18th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 44 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210131848 | CORIOLIS MASS FLOWMETER AND NODE ELEMENT - A Coriolis mass flowmeter having at least one measuring tube with at least one oscillation generator and at least two oscillation sensors and having at least two node elements. The at least one oscillation generator excites the measuring tube to oscillation during operation. The at least two node elements define the oscillation range. At least one node element has at least one stiffening element. An effective separation of undesired interference oscillations of the measuring tube is achieved by the at least one stiffening element increasing the stiffness of the measuring tube with respect to oscillations orthogonal to the excitation mode and to the Coriolis mode so that, during operation, the oscillation frequency of the oscillation orthogonal to the excitation mode and to the Coriolis mode is greater than the oscillation frequency of the excitation mode, preferably greater than that of the Coriolis mode. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131849 | VEHICLE BODY FUEL CONSUMPTION DETERMINATION BASED ON SENSOR DATA - Techniques are described for determining an amount of fuel that is consumed by the body components of a vehicle, based at least partly on sensor data describing the operations of the body components and/or the location of the vehicle. A vehicle is equipped with a body that has any suitable number of body components that perform operations not directly associated with the translational movement of the vehicle from one location to another. Fuel is consumed to provide power (e.g., through power take off) to operate the body components. The vehicle includes sensor device(s) configured to sense the operations of the body components and generate sensor data that describes the operations of the body components. The sensor data is analyzed to determine an amount of fuel that is consumed to power the operations of the body components. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131850 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FLUID DISPENSING - A system for dispensing fluid includes a reservoir chamber for receiving a liquid dose, said reservoir chamber in fluid flow connection with a liquid supply line via a first valve; a measuring chamber arranged in fluid flow connection with said reservoir chamber, said measuring chamber having a sensor for outputting a signal indicative of a volume of liquid in said measuring chamber; and a processor to control the operation of the first valve, based on the signal from the sensor. The system may also be used to determine liquid pressure in a liquid supply line and a volume flow rate of the liquid supply line. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131851 | CONTAINER MANAGEMENT DEVICE - A system for processing delivery items, the system including a delivery item monitoring device comprising one or more sensor and a processor that is communicatively connected to the delivery item monitoring device and that is configured to perform operations comprising obtaining sensor data from the one or more sensor. The operations can also include calculating a depth of the received delivery items in the container based on the sensor data and generating an under-filled indicator, a transport indicator, or an over-filled indicator based on the depth of the received delivery items in the container. Furthermore, the operations can include transmitting the under-filled indicator, the transport indicator, or the over-filled indicator to a control system, wherein the under-filled indicator, the transport indicator, and the over-filled indicator designate how to process the container to the control system. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131852 | Liquid Observation Device - A liquid observation device having a clear body structure | 2021-05-06 |
20210131853 | DEVICE FOR CAPACITIVELY MEASURING THE POWDER FILL LEVEL IN A FILLING APPARATUS OF A ROTARY PRESS - A device for capacitively measuring a powder fill level in a filling apparatus for a rotary press where the fill apparatus comprises a filling pipe. The device comprises a first measuring electrode positioned on the filling pipe and a reference electrode. A first electrical capacitor is configured to be formed by the reference electrode and the first measuring electrode, wherein an electrical field is configured to be formed between the first measuring electrode and the reference electrode. The first measuring electrode is covered by an electrically conductive protective shielding on a side facing away from the filling pipe and the electrically conductive protective shielding is at a ground potential. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131854 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING A FAULT CONDITION IN THE MEASUREMENT OF THE LEVEL OF A MEDIUM IN A TANK - Disclosed is a method for detecting a fault condition in the measurement of the level of a medium in a tank having a floating roof. The method uses a radar level gauge to measure the level of the floating roof and a level measuring device to measure the level of the medium. The method includes recording the level of the floating roof during a defined time interval that comprises some filling/emptying cycles of the medium, recording the level of the medium during said time interval, determining the deviations between the level of the medium and the corresponding level of the floating roof, centering the deviations between the level of the medium and the level of the floating roof reduced by the thickness of the floating roof with the corresponding level data, and generating an alert message when the centered deviations exceed a tolerance threshold. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131855 | Parallel Mode Grain Cart Scale Apparatus and Method - An apparatus is provided for use with an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) scale associated with a grain cart. The apparatus includes a real-time telemetry weight device operatively connected with the OEM scale. The apparatus is configured to allow for a parallel mode of operation which provides for simultaneous operation of the real-time telemetry weight device and the OEM scale without interference while using a same set of load cells. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131856 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING PLUGGING OF GROUND ENGAGING TOOLS BASED ON TOOL WEIGHT - A system for identifying plugging within an agricultural implement is provided. The system includes a ground engaging tool configured to be supported by the agricultural implement. A weight sensor is operable to measure a weight of one or both of the ground engaging tool and the agricultural implement. A controller is communicatively coupled to the weight sensor. The controller is configured to receive, from the weight sensor, a signal that corresponds to the weight of one or both of the ground engaging tool and the agricultural implement. The controller is further configured to determine when the ground engaging tool is plugged based at least in part on the signal from the weight sensor. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131857 | WEIGHING LOAD CELLS AND ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING THEM IN SHELVES - A weighing assembly having first and second shelf brackets supporting first and second planar load cell assemblies, each planar load cell assembly having at least one load cell arrangement disposed on a metal load cell body, each load cell arrangement including first and second contiguous cutout windows passing through the load cell body, a pair of measuring beams disposed along opposite edges of the load cell body, a first flexure arrangement having a first pair of flexure beams, a loading element comprising a receiving element and extending from an innermost flexure base, and at least one strain gage, fixedly attached to a surface of the measuring beam. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131858 | MOBILE WEIGHING SCALE AND METHOD - A mobile weighing apparatus includes a base tubing, a column extending from the base tubing, a handle extending from the column, a plurality of wheels, a weighing platform, and a plurality of load cells coupled to or between the base tubing and the weighing platform. The weighting platform may be suspended from the load cells, such as with wire rope bolts, such that a force applied to the column does not affect weighment of an object on the weighing platform. The apparatus may include a kingpin-less swivel rear wheel, a rear wheel brake to preclude rotation of the rear wheel about an axle of the rear wheel, and an actuator to actuate the rear brake when the rear wheel is in any position over a 360-degree range. The wheels may be positioned adjacent respective corners of a triangularly shaped base tubing, and the apparatus may further include a clinometer. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131859 | SCALE - A scale includes a scale pan for supporting goods to be weighed, and upper and lower bearing plates, wherein the scale pan is arranged above an upper bearing plate, and a weighing cell is arranged between the upper bearing plate and the lower bearing plate, wherein at least three feet are attached to the lower bearing plate, which are supported on a fixed area, wherein the lower bearing plate has a U-shaped cross-section, wherein, contiguous to respective stiffened areas of the U-shaped cross-section, there is a further region, which extends in parallel to a trough bottom, wherein the trough bottom is arranged between the two stiffened areas, and the trough bottom has a trapezoidal geometry. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131860 | VIBRATION SENSOR MOUNTING STRUCTURE - A vibration sensor mounting structure improves the stability and repeatability of a measured signal generated by a machine vibration sensor. The structure has an outer annular surface that contacts the machine under test and a shallow recess inside the outer annular surface. The recess causes resonant vibrations of the mounting structure to occur at frequencies that are above the intended measurement range of the sensor. The recess also allows the mounting force to be positioned away from the center mounting screw and onto the more stable outer annular surface. With the mounting force away from the center, lateral forces have less effect on the measured signal. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131861 | BLADE VIBRATION MONITORING DEVICE, BLADE VIBRATION MONITORING SYSTEM, MOVING BLADE, AND ROTARY MACHINE - A blade vibration monitoring device includes: a rotary machine including a rotating shaft that extends along an axis, and a plurality of moving blades having moving blade bodies that extend radially outward in a radial direction from the rotating shaft, and shrouds that are provided at tips of the moving blade bodies and are in contact with each other in a circumferential direction; and a sensor that is provided on the outside of the shroud in the radial direction to face the shroud, and is configured to detect a change in an outer circumferential surface of the shroud, in which the outer circumferential surface of the shroud includes a first surface, and a second surface which is disposed to be interposed between the first surfaces from both sides in the circumferential direction, and in which a detection signal from the sensor is different from that of the first surface. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131862 | SENSOR DEVICE INCLUDING A SENSOR FOR CARRYING OUT SURROUNDING-AREA MONITORING WITH THE AID OF SONIC WAVES - A sensor device, including a sensor having a sound transducer to emit sonic waves and convert received sonic waves to electrical signals. A sensor evaluation unit carries out surrounding-area monitoring during a normal operation of the sensor, by evaluating electrical signals of the sound transducer. During a monitoring mode of the sensor, a monitoring unit of the sensor device measures an impedance of the sound transducer for different excitation frequencies of excitation signals produced with a signal generator of the sensor device. The sensor device includes a first and a second signal path, which are each connected to the sound transducer and are connectable to the signal generator. To reset the sensor from normal operation to the monitoring mode, a first control unit of the sensor device is configured to decouple the signal generator from the first signal path and to connect it to the second signal path. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131863 | AMBIENT LIGHT DETERMINATION USING PHYSIOLOGICAL METRIC SENSOR DATA - A wearable computing device includes an electronic display with a configurable brightness level setting, a physiological metric sensor system including a light source configured to direct light into tissue of a user wearing the wearable computing device and a light detector configured to detect light from the light source that reflects back from the user. The device may further include control circuitry configured to activate the light source during a first period, generate a first light detector signal indicating a first amount of light detected by the light detector during the first period, deactivate the light source during a second period, generate a second light detector signal indicating a second amount of light detected by the light detector during the second period, generate a physiological metric based at least in part on the first light detector signal and the second light detector signal, and modify the configurable brightness level setting based on the second light detector signal. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131864 | SENSING MODULE AND VITAL SIGN MEASURING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A sensing module is provided. The sensing module includes a light source, unit pixels, a leakage current detector, and a pixel driving circuit. The light source outputs an optical signal. The unit pixels are connected to row lines and column lines, and sense the optical signal to generate a pixel signal. The leakage current detector compares an amplitude of the pixel signal generated by the unit pixels with a first reference voltage, in a state in which the light source is deactivated, to detect a unit pixel, among the unit pixels, in which a leakage current equal to or greater than a threshold value is generated. The pixel driving circuit deactivates the detected unit pixel in a state in which the light source is activated. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131865 | APPARATUS FOR INTEGRATED OFFSET VOLTAGE FOR PHOTODIODE CURRENT AMPLIFIER - An example apparatus includes: a first voltage source, a first amplifier having a noninverting input adapted to be coupled to a photodiode anode and coupled to the first voltage source, an inverting input adapted to be coupled to a photodiode cathode, and an output, a first resistor coupled to the first amplifier inverting input and to the first amplifier output, a first capacitor coupled to the inverting input of the first amplifier and the first amplifier output, and a second voltage source different from the first voltage source. There is a second amplifier having a noninverting input, an inverting input and an output. The noninverting input is coupled to the output of the first amplifier, the inverting input is coupled to the second voltage source, and there is a second resistor coupled to the inverting input and the output of the second amplifier. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131866 | LIGHT SENSOR WITH HIGH LINEARITY - A light sensor with high linearity is provided. A photoelectric component converts light energy into a photocurrent to a first capacitor. An error amplifier has a first amplification input terminal and a second amplification input terminal, which are respectively connected to a reference voltage source and a first terminal of a first transistor. A first terminal of a second transistor is connected to the second amplification input terminal. A second terminal of the first transistor is connected to the first capacitor. An output terminal of the error amplifier is connected to a second terminal of the second transistor. A first comparator compares a voltage of the first capacitor with a lowest one of a modulated voltage and a reference voltage to generate a first comparing signal. A counter circuit performs counting according to the first comparing signal. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131867 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING COUNTING RATE OF SUPERCONDUCTING NANOWIRE SINGLE PHOTON DETECTOR - The present disclosure provides a method and system for improving a counting rate of a superconducting nanowire single photon detector. The method includes: coupling an electrical attenuator in series with an output end of the superconducting nanowire single photon detector; the electrical attenuator includes an input end and an output end, and the input end of the electrical attenuator is coupled with the output end of the superconducting nanowire single photon detector. The present disclosure couples the electrical attenuator in series with the output end of the superconducting nanowire single photon detector. Since the configuration of the electrical attenuator is a resistor network, it can act as a series resistor and can also reduce the response pulse amplitude of the superconducting nanowire single photon detector. The present disclosure can improve the counting rate of the superconducting nanowire single photon detector, while keeping the detection efficiency high. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131868 | (MULTI-) HETERODYNE DETECTION SPECTROMETER SETUP - A heterodyne detection spectrometer setup comprises an optical path with at least a first cavity able to emit a first laser beam; a second cavity able to emit a second laser beam; and at least one combining and/or reflecting element. The cavities are connected to current drivers for stimulating laser emission, which shows increased signal-to-noise ratios of the heterodyne signal and an increased dynamic range. This can be reached if at least the second cavity comprises an active medium connected to a heterodyne signal extraction element and a (multi-) heterodyne signal processing unit, which is simultaneously usable for laser light generation and as detector element, comprising an active medium introduced in the optical path in order that the first and/or second laser beam can enter the respective other cavity. At least one reference path is established between the two cavities in the optical path with at least two combining and/or reflecting elements. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131869 | COMPACT FREEFORM ECHELLE SPECTROMETER - An echelle spectrometer includes a slit opening for incoming light, a collimator which collimates a diverging beam of light generated through the slit, a reflective echelle grating which disperses the collimated light along a first dimension; a cross-disperser which disperses at least a portion of the collimated light in a second dimension orthogonal to the first dimension to create a two-dimensional spectral field-of-view; and an imaging system which images the two- dimensional spectral field-of-view onto a detector; wherein the imaging system comprises primary, secondary, and tertiary tilted mirrors, where each of the tilted mirrors comprises a freeform, rotationally non-symmetric surface shape. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131870 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR FABRY-PEROT INTERFERENCE FILTER - A method of manufacturing a Fabry-Perot interference filter includes a forming step of forming a first thinned region, a first mirror layer, a sacrificial layer, and a second mirror layer are formed on a first main surface of a wafer, and the first thinned region in which at least one of the first mirror layer, the sacrificial layer, and the second mirror layer is partially thinned along each of a plurality of lines is formed; a cutting step of cutting the wafer into a plurality of substrates along each of the plurality of lines by forming a modified region within the wafer along each of the plurality of lines through irradiation of a laser light, after the forming step; and a removing step of removing a portion from the sacrificial layer through etching, between the forming step and the cutting step or after the cutting step. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131871 | OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR SPECTROMETERS - The invention relates to an optical system, to a spectrometer device comprising such optical system and to a method to operate such an optical system comprising an entrance aperture for entering primary light containing both a first, lower wavelength range and a second, higher wavelength range into said optical system, a grating for spectral dispersion of the primary light beam into a first fan of diffracted light within the first wavelength range and a primary zero order light beam, a mirror element suitably positioned to reflect the primary zero order light beam back as secondary light beam to the grating where it is dispersed into a second fan of diffracted light within the second wavelength range, a detector arrangement with detectors, an absorber element to be reversibly placed within the primary zero order light beam, and a filter element to be reversibly placed within the primary light beam. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131872 | Mid-Wave and Long-Wave Infrared Point Spectrometer - Methods and devices to implement mid-wave and long-wave infrared point spectrometers are disclosed. The described methods and devices involve bi-faceted gratings, high-operating-temperature barrier infrared and thermal detectors. The disclosed concept can be used to design flight spectrometers that cover broad solar reflectance plus thermal emission spectral ranges with a compact and low-cost instrument suitable for small spacecraft reconnaissance of asteroids, the Moon, and planetary satellites as well as mass-constrained landed missions. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131873 | OPTICAL WAVEMETER - A photonic integrated circuit (PIC) for determining a wavelength of an input signal is disclosed. The PIC comprises: a substrate; a first Mach-Zehnder Interferometer (MZI) disposed over the substrate, comprising first optical waveguides having a first optical path length difference, and configured to receive a first output optical signal from a light source. The PIC also comprises a second Mach-Zehnder Interferometer (MZI) disposed over the substrate, comprising second optical waveguides having a second optical path length difference, which is greater than the first optical path length difference, and configured to receive a second output optical signal from the light source. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131874 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CALIBRATE COLOR MEASUREMENT DEVICES - A system including a processor and a memory configured to store code executed by the processor is provided. In one or more implementations, the processor is configured by the code to calibrate measurements made by color measurement devices. In one particular implementation, the processor receives a measurement dataset of one or more color values, for a sample obtained by a color measurement device. The processor is configured to convert the measurement dataset to a standard space measurement dataset using a standard space measurement model and calculate a color dataset based on the standard space measurement dataset using a color conversion model. The processor is further configured to output the calculated color dataset to at least one of a display, database or local memory store. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131875 | THERMOGRAPHIC SYSTEM - The invention relates to a thermographic system comprising infrared imaging means, a radiation source and a duct ( | 2021-05-06 |
20210131876 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT FOR DRY-TYPE TRANSFORMER - An apparatus includes a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of a dry-type transformer, and the temperature sensor is arranged on or proximate a conductor of the dry-type transformer and is covered by an insulating layer of the conductor. The apparatus further includes a passive wireless communication module configured to transmit the measured temperature to a reader. The temperature of the dry-type transformer can be measured accurately, thereby improving the reliability and safety of the dry-type transformer. Accordingly, temperature measurement for the dry-type transformer can work appropriately in a cost-effective and efficient way. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131877 | FLEXIBLE TEMPERATURE SENSOR - Provided is a flexible temperature sensor including a flexible temperature-sensing fabric, wherein the flexible temperature-sensing fabric includes a fabric base and at least one flexible temperature-sensing conductive fiber, the fabric base is a flat fabric woven from a plurality of insulating fibers, and the temperature-sensing conductive fiber is fixed in the fabric base by weaving. The flexible temperature sensor has the advantages of being easy to fabricate, low in cost, washable, wide in temperature monitoring range, high in sensitivity, good in stability and repeatability, and compatible with existing textile technologies. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131878 | TEMPERATURE MONITORING - This application relates to methods and apparatus for temperature monitoring for integrated circuits, and in particular to temperature monitoring using a locked-loop circuits, e.g. FLLs, PLLs or DLLs. According to embodiments a locked-loop circuit ( | 2021-05-06 |
20210131879 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND CAPACITANCE SENSOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes first and second electrode pads for externally connecting two electrodes of a sensor capacitor that has a capacitance that changes according to an environmental change. The semiconductor device further includes a capacitor having a pair of electrodes, one of the pair of electrodes being connected to the first electrode pad, a capacitance circuit having a reference capacitance, and a determination circuit that includes first and second relay terminals. The determination circuit is configured to send a charging current from the first relay terminal to the other electrode of the capacitor and send a charging current from the second relay terminal to the capacitance circuit, and determine whether or not the size of a potential of the first relay terminal is greater than the size of a potential of the second relay terminal, thereby determining whether a capacitance of the sensor capacitor has changed or not. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131880 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL HEATING BASED ON MONITORING FEEDBACK OF TEMPERATURE SENSORS - Methods and apparatus to control heating based on monitoring feedback of temperature sensors are disclosed. An example heating apparatus includes: a heater configured to apply heat energy to an object; and control circuitry configured to: control the heater based on a target temperature to which the object is to be heated; in response to determining that a first measured temperature sample associated with a first temperature sensor is greater than a first reference temperature, updating a first temperature range and the first reference temperature based on the first measured temperature sample; and in response to determining that a second measured temperature sample associated with the first temperature sensor is not within the first temperature range, reduce the priority of the first temperature sensor for control of applying the heat energy to the object. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131881 | Calorimeter - A calorimeter for measuring a heat flux of a sample comprises a container, a first heat sink and a second heat sink whereby the sample is arranged in the container. The first heat sink and the second heat sink are arranged at a distance from each other on the container. The first heat sink comprises a first heat transducer element and the second heat sink comprises a second heat transducer element. Each of the first and second heat transducer elements comprise a heat receiving surface and a heat absorbing surface for generating an electromotive force equivalent to the heat flux to or from the respective heat sink to be sent to a detecting unit for obtaining an electrical potential representing the heat flux leaving or traversing the container. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131882 | TIRE COMPRISING A DEVICE, WHEREIN SAID DEVICE HAS A FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH AND FIFTH LAYER, AND USES OF THE DEVICE - The invention relates to a tire comprising an apparatus, wherein said apparatus comprises a first, second, third, fourth and fifth layer, the third layer being optional, characterized in that the first layer comprises a first electrode material, the second layer comprises a first intervening material, the fourth layer comprises a second intervening material and the fifth layer comprises a second electrode material, wherein the first intervening material of the second layer and the second intervening material of the fourth layer are different, the four or five layers are arranged on top of one another in the above order and the second and/or fourth layer comprises at least one filler in addition to the intervening material. The invention also relates to the uses of the apparatus. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131883 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A MODIFICATION OF A COMPOUND DURING A TRANSIENT PERIOD - A method and an apparatus for detecting a modification of a compound, the modification occurring during a transient period. The method may include: coupling at least one substance portion comprising ferro elastic material to a compound, the substance portion being configured to change a polarization level thereof continuously in response to a strain gradient applied thereto over the a transient period which results in said modification; sensing a physical property of said substance portion affected by the polarization level of the substance portion, due to the modification; and determining, using a computer processor, the modification, based on the sensed physical property of the substance portion. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131884 | FILM PRESSURE SENSING DEVICE AND PRESSURE SENSING SYSTEM FOR EXERCISE EQUIPMENT - A film pressure sensing device and a pressure sensing system for an exercise equipment are provided. The pressure sensing system includes an electronic device and at least one film pressure sensing device. Each film pressure sensing device includes a film sensing module and a processing module. The film sensing module includes a plurality of film pressure sensing elements, each of which senses pressure on a specific position of the exercise equipment to generate a pressure sensing signal. The processing module connects to the film pressure sensing elements via a plurality of conducting wires to receive the pressure sensing signals. The processing module generates a sensing data according to the pressure sensing signals, and transmits the sensing data to the electronic device. The film sensing module is flexible to be tightly disposed on a component of the exercise equipment, where the component corresponds to a part of a user's body. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131885 | PRESSURE SENSOR - A piezoelectric pressure sensor is characterized by a piezoelectric transducer having substantially parallel piezoelectric plate faces oriented in planes that extend substantially parallel a principal longitudinal axis of the sensor, a pair of clamping members engaging the piezoelectric plate faces, a membrane cap covering the clamping members and mounted on a stem to define an enclosed protective chamber that isolates the piezoelectric transducer and the clamping members from an environment outside the membrane cap. The membrane cap has a membrane wall engaging outside faces of the clamping members. The membrane wall undergoes inward deflections in response to pressure increases in the environment outside the membrane cap. The clamping members undergo corresponding inward deflections in response to the inward deflections of the membrane wall. The inward deflections of the clamping members act on the piezoelectric plate faces, resulting in deformations of the piezoelectric transducer that produce corresponding electrical signals. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131886 | STRAIN GAUGE - A strain gauge includes a flexible substrate, a resistor formed of material containing at least one from among chromium and nickel, on or above the substrate, and a pair of electrodes electrically connected to the resistor. Each electrode includes a plurality of first patterns that are juxtaposed at predetermined intervals and that are electrically connected to each other. A plurality of second patterns of which longitudinal directions are toward a same direction as a longitudinal direction of each of the first patterns are disposed between opposing electrodes. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131887 | Sensing Physical Attributes - An apparatus for sensing a physical attribute is shown, that includes a first track ( | 2021-05-06 |
20210131888 | Non-Contact Methods of Rail Assessment for a Railroad Track - Methods of non-destructive rail analysis and evaluation for railroad tracks are provided. The methods can include capturing images of rails over time and at various temperatures. High-contrast patterns can be applied to or associated with a rail to facilitate image analysis. Rail neutral temperature (RNT), stress, strain, and curvature of the track can be determined using image correlation and regression analysis. A stereovision system may be used for rail neutral temperature measurements and for determining effects of a heating method. A non-contacting, nondestructive methodology for RNT and longitudinal rail stress measurements is based on stereo vision image acquisition and Digital Image Correlation (DIC) for acquiring the full field shape, deformation, and strain measurements taken during a thermal cycle. The thermal cycle can be natural or induced. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131889 | Optical Fiber Sensing Device for Sensing the Distribution of the Compression or Deformation of a Compressible or Deformable Element - The invention relates to an optical fiber sensing device ( | 2021-05-06 |
20210131890 | TORQUE SENSOR - A connector ( | 2021-05-06 |
20210131891 | TORQUE SENSOR - A torque sensor which can improve detection accuracy is provided. The torque sensor includes a first structure, a second structure, a third structure provided between the first structure and the second structure and at least two sensor portions provided between the first structure and the second structure, and a stiffness of one of the first structure and the second structure, closer to the sensor portions is higher than that of the other one. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131892 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR TORQUE SENSOR - The object is to provide a mounting structure for a torque sensor capable of improving a detection accuracy of a torque sensor. A torque sensor includes a first structure, a second structure, a third structure provided between the first structure and the second structure, and at least two sensor units provided between the first structure and the second structure. A plurality of contact portions are provided on one of the first structure and the first attachment portion and one of the second structure and the second attachment portion, and are in contact with another of the first structure and the first attachment portion and another of the second structure and the second attachment portion. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131893 | TORQUE SENSOR ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE - A torque sensor includes a first structure, a second structure, a third structure provided between the first structure and the second structure, and at least two sensor units provided between the first structure and the second structure. A plurality of first contact portions having a structure integrated with the first structure is provided inside an outer peripheral portion of the first structure, first distal ends are arranged near the outer peripheral portion, and the first distal ends are in contact with a first attachment portion. A plurality of second contact portions having a structure integrated with the second structure is provided at a part of an inner peripheral portion of the second structure, second distal ends are arranged near the inner peripheral portion, and the second distal ends are in contact with a second attachment portion. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131894 | BEARING UNIT HAVING AT LEAST TWO KINDS OF SENSING ELEMENTS MOUNTED ON A HOUSING - Bearing unit providing a housing and at least one bearing mounted in the housing. The bearing unit includes at least one load sensing element and at least one vibration sensing element fixed on the housing. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131895 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING THE ANGULAR POSITION OF A CAP WITH RESPECT TO A BOTTLE - A method for detecting the angular position of a cap with respect to a bottle is provided. A first image of a cap provided with a first marker and of at least a portion of the bottle with which the cap is associated and which is provided with a second marker is captured. Liquid drops and other possible impurities existing thereon are removed from and/or displaced relative to the cap and bottle portion. A second image of the cap and bottle portion is then captured. The first image and second image are compared to obtain at least one processing which is free from “noise” and interferences due to the liquid drops and on which the positions of the first and second markers can be determined without errors. The relative angular position of the first and second markers are determined. An apparatus suitable to implement the aforesaid method is also provided. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131896 | PRESSURE GAUGE - A pressure gauge includes an introduction member, a connection member, a bourdon tube, a pointer, a dial plate, a detector, and an information communication unit. A battery installed in the information communication unit is disposed between a circuit board and a lid. The information communication unit is inserted in a through hole of the dial plate to be disposed astride between a front surface and a rear surface of the dial plate and the lid is disposed on a side of the information communication unit close to the front surface of the dial plate. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131897 | MICROMECHANICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MICROMECHANICAL DEVICE - A micromechanical device that includes a carrier substrate; a sensor device that is situated on the carrier substrate and spaced apart from a surface section of the carrier substrate with the aid of spring elements in such a way that the sensor device is oscillatable relative to the surface section; and at least one stopper element, situated on the sensor device and/or on the surface section of the carrier substrate, which limits a deflection of the sensor device in the direction of the surface section. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131898 | TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION OF STRAIN GAUGE OUTPUT - An apparatus includes a casing defining a fluid flow channel, the casing including one or more diaphragms each defining a portion of the fluid flow channel, a strain gauge disposed on one of the one or more diaphragms, the strain gauge having a characteristic responsive to a pressure of fluid in the fluid flow channel, a temperature-sensitive circuit element disposed on one of the one or more diaphragms, the temperature-sensitive circuit element having a characteristic responsive to a temperature of the fluid in the fluid flow channel, and temperature compensation circuitry electrically coupled to the strain gauge and to the temperature-sensitive circuit element. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131899 | DIGITAL PRESSURE SENSOR - A digital pressure sensor includes a substrate, a pressure sensing structure configured for measuring a pressure of an object to be measured, a signal processing chip configured for receiving a sensing signal of the pressure sensing structure, and a rubber cover having an opening through which the pressure is sensed. The pressure sensing structure and the signal processing chip are mounted on the substrate. The signal processing chip has an analog-digital conversion module that converts the sensing signal output by the pressure sensing structure into a digital signal and outputs the digital signal. The signal processing chip is electrically connected to the substrate. The substrate and the rubber cover are connected to each other and form a mounting cavity for holding the pressure sensing structure and the signal processing chip. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131900 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING CALIBRATED PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS - A compensating of the sensor module occurs with the implementing of the transfer function in the measuring circuit of the sensor module. The transfer function generates sensor measured values as a function of primary signal. In a later sensor calibration, sensor measured values provided on the sensor module interface are registered as a function of supplied pressure values and stored in a calibration database. In a later electronics module calibration, measured value signals provided on the signaling interface are registered as a function of sensor measured values supplied by means of a calibration signal source and stored in a calibration database, wherein the supplied sensor measured values correspond to the sensor measured values of the sensor calibration. Finally, there follows the calibration protocol creation, in which the measured value signals ascertained in the electronics module calibration are associated with the pressure values supplied in the sensor calibration. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131901 | System and method for detecting and containing liquid leaks - An apparatus for collecting liquid leaks, the apparatus comprising a tub, at least one boot for sealing a pipe passing through the tub for preventing leakage of the tub from water leakage collected in the tub from either a fluid reservoir disposed above the tub or leakage dripping along the pipe. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131902 | SNIFFER PROBE, LEAK DETECTOR AND LEAK DETECTION METHOD - A sniffer probe is provided for a leak detector for checking the leak-tightness of gat object to be tested by means of a tracer gas. The sniffer probe includes a sniffer end piece that is configured to be connected to a pumping device of the leak detector, and a handle bearing the sniffer end piece, a capacitive proximity sensor including at least one handling detection electrode that is arranged in a grip portion of the handle, the capacitive proximity sensor being configured to send a handling detection signal that is associated with the at least one handling detection electrode to a processing unit of the leak detector in order to control the suction into the sniffer end piece according to the handling detection signal. A leak detector and a leak detection method for checking the leak-tightness of an object to be tested by means of a tracer gas are also provided. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131903 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TESTING GAS LEAK DETECTORS - A system and a method for accurately testing gas leak detectors by considering multiple operational parameters as per the standard requirements are disclosed. The system comprises one or more gas cylinders, a test execution chamber, mass flow controllers (MFCs), and a control system. The test execution chamber is connected to the gas cylinders via test gas pipelines and a plurality of valves, and the mass flow controllers. The test execution chamber further comprises a first chamber and a second chamber, which are connected to form a closed cycle, thereby saving consumption of the testing gases. The control system in communication with the mechanized system, thereby controlling the operation of the system for accurately testing the gas leak detector test samples. The performance of the one or more gas leak detector test samples is controlled by adjusting the density of the testing gas to a predetermined value and as per the standard requirements. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131904 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING LEAKS IN A FLUID FILLED VESSEL - A leak detecting device for a fluid filled vessel including a housing, a solid shaft, an anchoring attachment, and a resilient member. The housing has a continuous perimeter edge sized to extend around an underwater surface, forms a hollow interior, and includes a first aperture formed through a wall of the housing and a second aperture formed through the wall of the housing. The solid shaft extends through the first aperture of the housing and has a first end on an interior side of the housing and a second end on an exterior side of the housing. The anchoring attachment is secured to the first end of the solid shaft. The resilient member is secured to the perimeter edge of the housing. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131905 | GAS PIPELINE LEAKAGE MONITORING SYSTEM AND MONITORING METHOD - The present invention provides a gas pipeline leakage monitoring system and a monitoring method, which solve the technical problem that the existing gas pipeline network leakage monitoring method has low monitoring efficiency and poor accuracy due to the presence of interference signals. In the present invention, the gas pipeline leakage monitoring system is provided with a pressure regulating apparatus, and further provided with a control apparatus, a front end and a rear end of the pressure regulating apparatus each are provided with a signal collecting apparatus, the signal collecting apparatus is for collecting signals at the front end and the rear end of the pressure regulating apparatus and uploading the signals to the control apparatus, and the signal collecting apparatus is provided with a timing apparatus. Meantime, the present invention provides a gas pipeline leakage monitoring method. The present invention can be widely applied to leakage monitoring of a gas pipeline. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131906 | LEAK DETECTION APPARATUS - A leak detection apparatus performing leak detection with suppressing energy consumption includes a leak detection section performing the leak detection of detecting occurrence or non-occurrence of purge gas leakage in an evaporative-emission pipe based on a tank inside pressure measured by a pressure sensor by evaporating a fuel, which has been atomized by an atomizer or an ultrasonic wave generator, by a heater in a state in which the evaporative emission pipe is air-tightly sealed by a purge valve and an atmosphere open/close valve. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131907 | SENSING LEAK IN A MULTI-SEAL SEALING ASSEMBLY WITH SENSORS - A multi-seal sealing assembly with sensors includes a housing, a first sensor and a second sensor. The housing can receive multiple seals and can mount to a surface of a tool. The multiple seals are configured to seal against fluid flow between the surface of the tool and the housing. Multiple sensors corresponding to the multiple seals are mounted to the housing adjacent respective seals and between the housing and the surface of the tool. The sensors sense a flow parameter at different levels responsive to an absence or a presence of fluid flow past the seals. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131908 | Monitoring device for a vacuum-insulated system - A monitoring device ( | 2021-05-06 |
20210131909 | DETERMINING STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF A RAISED FLOOR - Concepts for determining a structural integrity of a raised floor comprising an array of stringers and stanchions are presented. Each stringer is supported at opposite ends by a respective pair of stanchions. One example comprises a system having a transmitter configured to transmit a signal between a pair of stanchions via a respective stringer and a receiver configured to receive the transmitted signal. The system further comprises a processing unit configured to determine a status of the stringer based on the received signal, then determine an indicator of a structural integrity of a raised floor based on the determined status. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131910 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE AMPLITUDE OF OSCILLATORY INSTABILITIES IN FLUID MECHANICAL DEVICES - Embodiments herein provide a system ( | 2021-05-06 |
20210131911 | TEST DEVICE FOR QUASI ZERO STIFFNESS ISOLATOR - The present invention provides a test device for a quasi zero stiffness isolator, and belongs to the technical field of vibration response tests of isolators. The device comprises a negative stiffness adjusting mechanism, a positive stiffness adjusting mechanism, and a beam-damping block mechanism. The negative stiffness adjusting mechanism and the positive stiffness adjusting mechanism are connected successively and installed on a beam-mass block system. The test device for the quasi zero stiffness isolator can realize smooth longitudinal vibration of a tested system, and can also flexibly adjust the positive stiffness value and the negative stiffness value of an overall mechanism. The present invention is suitable for a vibration model test of the quasi zero stiffness isolator, and solves the problems of complicated use method, impossibility of flexible adjustment of mechanism stiffness and complicated replacement process of stiffness elements in the device for the existing quasi zero stiffness isolator. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131912 | DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE STATE OF A MECHANICAL COMPONENT, USE OF A MEASURING APPLIANCE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE STATE OF A MECHANICAL COMPONENT - A device for determining the state of a mechanical component, in which, when the component is in use, at least part of the component moves in relation to another component, particularly of drives or bearings or transmissions, using a measuring device that can determine an electrical variable or the change in an electrical variable. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131913 | GRADING A PISTON WITH DEPOSITS USING MEASUREMENT DATA AND THERMAL SCAN DATA - A method and system for grading pistons with deposits is disclosed. In an embodiment, a piston with upon its outer surface deposits is three dimensionally scanned and compared to a reference model to detect the location and geometry of the deposits. The location and geometry of the deposits are recorded and used to grade the pistons. The piston is increased in temperature and thermally scanned. The deposits are identified based on the temperature differences measured with respect to the temperature of the outer surface of the piston. Deposit characteristics can be generated from the identified locations of deposits and the magnitude of temperature difference with respect to the outer surface. The deposit characteristics are recorded and used to grade the pistons. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131914 | STOCHASTIC CONFIGURATION NETWORK BASED TURBOFAN ENGINE HEALTH PARAMETER ESTIMATION METHOD - A stochastic configuration network based turbofan engine health parameter estimation method is disclosed. The stochastic configuration network based turbofan engine health parameter estimation method designed by the present invention combines the model based Kalman filter algorithm and the data-driven based stochastic configuration network, i.e. using the output of the stochastic configuration network as the compensation of the Kalman filter algorithm, so as to take into account the estimated result of the Kalman filter and the estimated result of the stochastic configuration network and improve the estimation accuracy of the original Kalman filter algorithm when the measurable parameters of the turbofan engine are less than the health parameters to be estimated. In addition, the present invention effectively reduces the accuracy loss caused by the poor structure of the neural network through the stochastic configuration network, and improves the generalization ability of the network. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131915 | Particulate Matter/Number Synchronization Measurement Device - An emissions measurement system capable of providing an accurate, real-time measurement of an emissions sample is disclosed. The exhaust may be generated by an internal combustion engine, in which case the system may be sequentially connected to the exhaust from the internal combustion engine. The emissions measurement system can include a laser light opacity sensor, a light scattering sensor, and a particle ionization sensor. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131916 | SENSOR ASSEMBLIES AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING A DYNAMIC OBJECT - Sensor assemblies and systems comprise a housing configured with an electrical sensor device retained therein to protect the sensor device. The housing may include display indicia relating to some aspect of the sensor assembly. The electrical sensor device include electrical components useful for the purpose of monitoring and transmitting desired data relating to operating parameters/conditions of the dynamic article that the sensor assembly is attached with. The data is transmitted wirelessly from the electrical sensor device. The housing is removably attached with a retaining member that is also attached with the dynamic article or an element connected thereto. A receiver external from the dynamic article receives the data to determine such operating parameter/or conditions, when the dynamic article is a vehicle tire, as outside diameter, tread depth, pressure, radial load, vehicle camber and/or toe alignment variations, and tire/vehicle location, which may be stored. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131917 | AGRICULTURAL SAMPLING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS - An automated computer-controlled sampling system and related methods for collecting, processing, and analyzing agricultural samples for various chemical properties such as plant available nutrients. The sampling system allows multiple samples to be processed and analyzed for different analytes or chemical properties in a simultaneous concurrent or semi-concurrent manner. Advantageously, the system can process soil samples in the “as collected” condition without drying or grinding. The system generally includes a sample preparation sub-system which receives soil samples collected by a probe collection sub-system and produces a slurry (i.e. mixture of soil, vegetation, and/or manure and water), and a chemical analysis sub-system which processes the prepared slurry samples for quantifying multiple analytes and/or chemical properties of the sample. The sample preparation and chemical analysis sub-systems can be used to analyze soil, vegetation, and/or manure samples. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131918 | SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING LIQUID SAMPLES AND TRANSPORTING OVER DISTANCES WHILE MAINTAINING A LIQUID SAMPLE SEGMENT - Systems and methods are described to maintain a liquid sample segment of a sample transmitted through a transfer line from a remote sampling to an analysis system. A system, embodiment includes, but is not limited to, a sample transfer line configured to transport a liquid sample from a remote sampling system via gas pressure; a sample loop fluidically coupled with the sample transfer line, the sample loop configured to hold a sample fluid; and a backpressure chamber fluidically coupled with a gas pressure source and with the sample transfer line, the backpressure chamber configured to supply a backpressure against the liquid sample during transport through the sample transfer line. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131919 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECT SAMPLING A LIQUID OF A TANK - Direct tank liquid sampling device ( | 2021-05-06 |
20210131920 | SAMPLING CHIP DIVIDING INSTRUMENT - The sampling chip dividing instrument includes: a main body block; a space that is provided inside the main body block, has an opening leading to an outer surface of the main body block, and fits in and contains the cut portion of the sampling chip through the opening; and an surrounding portion that is provided outside the space at a periphery of the opening, and receives a sample scattered from a break portion of the sampling chip divided near the opening. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131921 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES - A measuring apparatus includes
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20210131922 | PASSIVE SAMPLER - A passive sampling device is provided that is comprised of a member having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface and a hole through the member extending from the first surface to the second surface. An adsorbent material is positioned between two mesh members. The adsorbent material allows for efficient and selective removal of organic molecules, such as, for example, perfluoroalkyl substances. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131923 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING COATING THICKNESS ON COATED CONTACT LENSES - The invention provides a method for imaging and thickness determination of coatings on coated contact lenses. The method comprises selectively staining a negatively-charged-groups-containing coating over the lens body of a coated contact lens by immersing the coated contact lens in an aqueous solution comprising a fluorescently-labeled polycationic polymer and having a pH of from about 6.5 to 8.0; orthogonally cutting the selectively-stained coated contact lens; and determining the thickness of the coating on the coated contact lens. In addition, the invention provides a method for selecting a candidate coating material comprising negatively charged groups for applying a coating with a desired thickness onto silicone hydrogel contact lenses and for optimizing a coating process for producing coated silicone hydrogel contact lenses with a desired thickness coating thereon. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131924 | TREATMENT FOR STABILIZING NUCLEIC ACID ARRAYS - The present invention is directed to treatment of nucleic acid molecules that are attached or associated with solid supports for biochemical analysis, including nucleic acid sequencing. After loading on the solid support, the nucleic acid molecules are treated with a composition comprising a condensing agent, a volume excluding agent, or both, then treated with a composition comprising a protein. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131925 | METHOD FOR MAKING BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL TRANSPARENT AND USE THEREOF - A method for making a biological material transparent according to the present invention includes: a first permeation step of causing a first solution to permeate into a biological material, the first solution containing at least one compound selected from the group consisting of urea and urea derivatives at a predetermined concentration; and then a second permeation step of causing a second solution to permeate into the biological material, the second solution containing at least one compound selected from the group consisting of urea and urea derivatives at a concentration higher than the concentration of the at least one compound contained in the first solution. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131926 | CLEARING REAGENT FOR BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL, AND USE THEREOF - A clearing reagent according to this invention for making a biological material transparent is a solution containing, as an active component, at least one compound selected from the group consisting of urea and urea derivatives, in order to provide a novel clearing reagent for making a biological material transparent. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131927 | PROCESS RECORD SLIDE FOR STAINING AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - Described herein is a process record slide for staining. The process record slide includes a detection area for mounting a sample and a control area including one or more control targets. Also described herein is a method of using the process record slide in an immunohistochemical (IHC) or an immunochemistry (ICC) staining process. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131928 | Accelerated Wright-Giemsa and May-Grunwald Staining Methods - The present disclosure provides methods for carrying out Romanowsky-type stains, specifically Wright-Giemsa and May-Grünwald stains, quickly and efficiently. The methods greatly reduce the overall amount of time required to complete a Wright-Giemsa stain or a May-Grünwald stain of sufficient quality on a biological sample. The subject methods can be applied to both manual and automated staining procedures. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131929 | AGRICULTURAL SAMPLING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS - An automated computer-controlled sampling system and related methods for collecting, processing, and analyzing agricultural samples for various chemical properties such as plant available nutrients. The sampling system allows multiple samples to be processed and analyzed for different analytes or chemical properties in a simultaneous concurrent or semi-concurrent manner. Advantageously, the system can process soil samples in the “as collected” condition without drying or grinding. The system generally includes a sample preparation sub-system which receives soil samples collected by a probe collection sub-system and produces a slurry (i.e. mixture of soil, vegetation, and/or manure and water), and a chemical analysis sub-system which processes the prepared slurry samples for quantifying multiple analytes and/or chemical properties of the sample. The sample preparation and chemical analysis sub-systems can be used to analyze soil, vegetation, and/or manure samples. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131930 | DAMAGE DETECTION APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention provides a damage detection apparatus, a damage detection method, and a damage detection program that can detect damage in a support by measuring vibration of a supported object. The damage detection apparatus that detects damage in a structure including a supported object and a support according to one example embodiment of the present invention includes a dominant frequency acquisition unit that acquires a dominant frequency from vibration information at a plurality of points on the supported object; a rigid body vibration identification unit that identifies rigid body vibration information on the structure from the acquired dominant frequency; and a damage determination unit that determines damage in the support based on the identified rigid body vibration information. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131931 | DETERMINING WHEN APPLIED STRESS TO A CORE ROCK SAMPLE HAS EQUILIBRATED IN THE CORE ROCK SAMPLE - Overburden stress is applied to a core rock sample in a sleeve. Pressure is applied to pores in the core rock sample. An overburden fluid pressure indicative of the overburden stress and pore fluid pressure indicative of the pore pressure is measured. A difference between the overburden fluid pressure and pore fluid pressure is determined. The measuring and determination of the difference is repeated over a period of time. A rate of change of the difference over the period of time is determined. An indication of the rate of change meeting a threshold level is output indicative of the overburden stress transferring into and throughout the core rock sample. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131932 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF ROCK FRACTURE TOUGHNESS OF A RESERVOIR AND THE EFFECT OF CONFINEMENT ON THE FRACTURE TOUGHNESS - A device and method for testing a rock specimen in order to determine the fracture toughness (K | 2021-05-06 |
20210131933 | SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING IMPACT AND PUNCTURE RESISTANCE - A method and a system for analyzing a physical characteristic of a film sample are described herein. The system includes a material holder system configured to hold the film sample; a dart testing system configured to test a physical characteristic of the film sample; and a moving system configured to move the held film sample to be analyzed or tested between stations. The moving system is configured to move the held film sample in the material holder system to the dart testing system. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131934 | NANO-INDENTATION TESTS TO CHARACTERIZE HYDRAULIC FRACTURES - A rock sample is nano-indented from a surface of the rock sample to a specified depth less than a thickness of the rock sample. While nano-indenting, multiple depths from the surface to the specified depth and multiple loads applied to the sample are measured. From the multiple loads and the multiple depths, a change in load over a specified depth is determined, using which an energy associated with nano-indenting rock sample is determined. From a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) image of the nano-indented rock sample, an indentation volume is determined responsive to nano-indenting, and, using the volume, an energy density is determined. It is determined that the energy density associated with the rock sample is substantially equal to energy density of a portion of a subterranean zone in a hydrocarbon reservoir. In response, the physical properties of the rock sample are assigned to the portion of the subterranean zone. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131935 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND DEVICES FOR FACILITATING ASSESSMENT OF A PHYSICAL ASSET - Disclosed herein is a system for facilitating assessment of a physical asset, in accordance with some embodiments. Accordingly, the system may include a device disposable on a location of the physical asset. Further, the device may include a sensor configured for generating an information. Further, the at least one device may include a communication interface communicatively coupled with the sensor. Further, the device may include a power source electrically coupled with the sensor and the communication interface. Further, the system may include an assessment system communicatively coupled with the device. Further, the assessment system may include a communication device configured for receiving the information and transmitting an assessment to a user device. Further, the assessment system may include a processing device communicatively coupled with the communication device. Further, the assessment system may include a storage device communicatively coupled with the processing device. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131936 | THERMAL ANALYZER - A thermal analyzer includes heating section including a heating furnace in which a sample is contained, and a weight measurement section configured to measure a weight of the sample. The weight of the sample is measured by the weight measurement section while the sample is heated by the heating section. The thermal analyzer further includes: a light emitting indicator that is provided in front of the exterior of the thermal analyzer, and includes a plurality of light emitting diode elements; an analysis controller configured to control heating by the heating section in accordance with a predetermined measurement program, and to acquire weight data of the sample from the weight measurement section in a predetermined time period; and an indication controller configured to drive the light emitting indicator to flash at least during a time period in which the weight data is acquired. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131937 | A COOKING SYSTEM, INCLUDING A PARTICLE DETECTING APPARATUS, AND A COOKING METHOD - A cooking system combines a food cooking unit and a particle detection system. By deriving a ratio between particle concentrations in at least two size ranges, particular particles may be identified, and the food cooking unit may then be controlled to reduce or eliminate the generation of those particles. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131938 | Method for Determining Volume and Hemoglobin Content of Individual Red Blood Cells - Provided herein is a method for determining the volume or hemoglobin content of an individual red blood cell in a sample containing a population of red blood cells. The method may be performed on a hematology analyzer. Also provided are a hematology analyzer for performing the method and a computer-readable medium containing programming for performing the method. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131939 | APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING GAS BARRIER PROPERTIES AND METHOD OF EVALUATING GAS BARRIER PROPERTIES - An apparatus for evaluating gas barrier properties, a support having a polymer for supporting a sample, a chamber on a permeation side, and a detection unit, the support being joined to the opening of the chamber on a permeation side; in which a polymer film is provided between the support and a sample; a chamber on a supply side is provided, being disposed so as to be closely attachable to the sample and able to go up and down; and an external chamber covers a region interposed between the polymer film and the support; and
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20210131940 | FLOW CELLS AND METHODS RELATED TO SAME - Flow cells and corresponding methods are provided. The flow cells may include a support frame with top and back sides, and at least one cavity extending from the top side. The flow cells may include at least one light detection device with an active area disposed within the at least one cavity. The flow cells may include a support material disposed within the at least one cavity between the support frame and the periphery of the at least one light detection device coupling them together. The flow cells may include a lid extending over the at least one light detection device and coupled to the support frame about the periphery of the at least one light detection device. The lid and at least a top surface of the at least one light detection device form a flow channel therebetween. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131941 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A SIGNAL FOR AN OBJECT DETECTOR - An object counting device adjusts a signal to account for noise to improve object counting accuracy. A controller receives an electromagnetic radiation (e.g., light) intensity signal from radiation detectors and determines that its value is within a voltage threshold, thereby indicating that no object is passing through the radiation. The controller determines a derivative of the signal and that the derivative is less than a derivative threshold level for at least a predefined time. The controller then updates a base noise floor value to be the value of the radiation intensity signal to account for particles within a path of the electromagnetic radiation to improve an object counting accuracy. In some embodiments, the processor can scale the received radiation intensity signal in accordance with the updated base noise floor value. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131942 | Particle Detection Methods and Systems for Practicing Same - Aspects of the present disclosure include methods for detecting events in a flow cytometer. Also provided are methods of detecting cells in a flow cytometer. Other aspects of the present disclosure include methods for determining a level of contamination in a flow cell. Computer-readable media and systems, e.g., for practicing the methods summarized above, are also provided. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131943 | Beam Shaping Optics of Flow Cytometer Systems and Methods Related Thereto - In some aspects, a flow cytometer system is provided that includes beam shaping optics positioned to manipulate a light beam and produce a resulting light beam that irradiates the core stream at the interrogation zone of the flow cell. The beam shaping optics include an acylindrical lens positioned to receive and focus light in a direction of a first axis orthogonal to a direction of light travel, and a cylindrical lens positioned to receive the light output from the acylindrical lens and to focus the light output from the acylindrical lens in a direction of a second axis orthogonal to the first axis and to the direction of light travel. The resulting light beam output has a flat-top shaped intensity profile along the first axis, and a Gaussian-shaped intensity profile along the second axis. Related methods of shaping a light beam at an interrogation zone of a flow cell are also provided. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131944 | METHOD FOR COUNTING PARTICLES IN A SAMPLE BY MEANS OF LENSLESS IMAGING - The invention relates to a method for counting particles, particularly blood cells, in a sample, using a lensless optical imaging device. The sample is arranged between a light source and an image sensor. The sample is illuminated by a light source and an image is acquired by the image sensor, said image sensor being exposed to a light wave called an exposition wave. A digital propagation operator is applied to the acquired image so as to obtain a complex amplitude of the exposition wave according to a surface facing the image sensor. An image, called a reconstructed image, is formed from the modulus and/or the phase of said complex amplitude, on which image the particles to be counted appear in the form of regions of interest. The method then comprises a step of selecting the regions of interest corresponding to the particles to be counted. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131945 | Fluorescence Imaging Flow Cytometry With Enhanced Image Resolution - In one aspect, a system for performing flow cytometry is disclosed, which comprises a laser for generating laser radiation for illuminating a sample, at least one detector for detecting at least a portion of a radiation emanating from the sample in response to said illumination so as to generate a temporal signal corresponding to said detected radiation, and an analysis module for receiving said temporal signal and performing a statistical analysis of said signal based on a forward model to reconstruct an image of said sample. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131946 | MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH TIGHTLY CONTROLLED INCUBATION TIME AND CONDITIONS - The invention relates to a microfluidic system in which the droplets flow through an off-chip delay line in a linear sequential order. This ensures that all the droplets are incubated for the same amount of time and under the same conditions as they flow through the delay line. The invention further relates to the use of this microfluidic system for high throughput screening methods or in vitro evolution methods. | 2021-05-06 |
20210131947 | SELF-ALIGNED HIGH FINESSE OPTICAL SENSOR CELL - The present invention provides a self-aligned high finesse optical sensor cell for analyzing a gaseous sample using highly reflective optical minors with a light source and a detector coupled on either end of the cell, having flexibility and/or serviceability in self-aligning the highly reflective mirrors to the optical cell without any mechanical manipulations. | 2021-05-06 |