20th week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 38 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170138986 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING AT LEAST ONE PHYSICAL QUANTITY OF AN ELECTRIC INSTALLATION - A measuring device ( | 2017-05-18 |
20170138987 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A VOLTAGE - The invention relates to a device and to a method for determining a voltage. The voltage to be determined is a direct voltage at the input of a flyback converter. The flyback converter comprises at least a flyback-converter transformer and a switching element on the primary side of the flyback-converter transformer. In order to determine the voltage at the input of the flyback converter, a voltage on the secondary side of the flyback-converter transformer is sensed and evaluated in correlation with the switching state of the switching element on the primary side. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138988 | MAGNETIC FIELD CURRENT SENSORS - A magnetic field current sensor including a die having at least one magnetic field sensing element; a plurality of contacts disposed in a first plane and coupled to the die; a conductor comprising first and second contact portions, the first and second contacts electrically coupled and disposed in a second plane different from the first plane, and the conductor coupled to and electrically isolated from the die; and a mold body enclosing the die, the plurality of contacts, and the first and second contact portions. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138989 | INRUSH CURRENT RECORDING MODULE - An inrush current recording module is installed in a power supply unit. The power supply unit has a front-stage power circuit and a back-stage power circuit. The front-stage power circuit includes a first ground terminal, and the back-stage power circuit includes a second ground terminal. The inrush current recording module includes a series circuit and a detection recording unit. The series circuit is formed by a capacitor and a resistor, and includes two ends thereof respectively connected to the first ground terminal and the second ground terminal. The detection recording unit detects the resistor to generate a voltage signal, compares the voltage signal with a voltage determination level, starts timing an inspection period when the voltage signal is greater than the voltage determination level, and records whether a current inrush current is harmful or harmless according to whether a power output signal is obtained within the inspection period. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138990 | CURRENT SENSE AMPLIFIER WITH COMMON MODE REJECTION - The overall performance of a current sense amplifier system may be improved by increasing the common mode rejection of the system. In particular, improved current sense amplifier systems of this disclosure may be configured to use a first ADC path to measure a current flowing through a device, a second ADC path to measure a common mode value, a memory element to store a calibration value, and a summer block to output a voltage proportional to the measured current through the device by correcting a voltage value output by the first ADC path based on the measured common mode value of the second ADC path and the stored calibration value. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138991 | MULTIPLE FREQUENCY TONE MONITOR - An apparatus for monitoring ground current includes a signal generation module that generates a plurality of AC components of different frequencies. An injection module injects the plurality of AC components on one or more phases of a set of power cables connecting a power source to a load. The set of power cables includes an equipment grounding conductor. The AC components are injected in the equipment grounding conductor. An AC detection module that determines an AC current corresponding to each frequency of the AC components present in current in the equipment grounding conductor, an AC threshold module determines if one or more of the AC currents is below an AC threshold, and a trip module opens a contact if the AC threshold module determines that at least one of the AC currents is below an AC threshold. The contact disconnects the power source from the power cables. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138992 | Measurement device and method for a multidimensional signal analysis - The invention is related to a method and a measurement device for performing multidimensional signal analysis. The measurement device comprises at least one input terminal configured to apply a signal for a signal analysis. A displaying unit is configured to display the applied signal. A masking unit is configured to define a signal mask, wherein at least one signal mask parameter of the signal mask dynamically varies over the signal analysis time of the applied signal. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138993 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE PHASE CURRENTS OF AN ELECTRIC MACHINE HAVING A CONVERTER - A method for determining the phase currents of an electric machine having a power converter, and a stator, the power converter having, for each phase, an upper branch having an upper switch and a lower branch having a lower switch, all the upper branches being connected to an upper DC voltage terminal and all the lower branches to a lower DC voltage terminal. The power converter is operated in an active rectification mode in which each upper switch is closed only as long as a phase voltage at the relevant upper switch is higher than a voltage at the upper DC voltage terminal, and each lower switch being closed only as long as a phase voltage at the relevant lower switch is lower than a voltage at the lower DC voltage terminal; phase branch currents being measured in all the lower branches. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138994 | CHECKING A MULTI-POLE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT BREAKER - The present method relates to a method for checking a multi-pole electrical circuit breaker. The multi-pole electrical circuit breaker comprises a plurality of poles ( | 2017-05-18 |
20170138995 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING ELECTRICAL ISOLATION - A first voltage sensor measures a primary voltage between a first terminal of a tested device and electrical ground when a first switch and a second switch are in various on states or off states. In a test state either the first switch or the second switch is in an on state and in reference state both the first switch and the second switch are in on states. An observed leakage resistance is estimated based on the measured primary and secondary voltages of the test state. A reference leakage resistance is based on the measured primary and secondary voltages of the reference state. A test circuit has failed if the observed leakage resistance differs from the reference leakage resistance by more than a threshold amount. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138996 | DIFFERENTIAL PROTECTION METHOD AND DIFFERENTIAL PROTECTION DEVICE - A differential protection method generates a fault signal which indicates that a fault has occurred at an electrical component of an energy supply network. Differential current values and stabilization values are formed from current measurement values at different measurement points of the component and the fault signal is generated if a measured value pair, formed from one of the differential current values and the respectively associated stabilization value, lies in a predetermined tripping range. The stabilization current values in a predetermined observation period are compared with the respective associated differential current values and, based on the comparison, a fault indicator is formed, which indicates whether the proportion of the differential current values or the proportion of the stabilization current values is greater. The generation of the fault signal is blocked if the fault indicator indicates a greater proportion of the stabilization current values. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138997 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A CAPACITIVE SENSOR ARRANGEMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - The disclosure relates to a method for operating a capacitive sensor arrangement of a motor vehicle, a control unit being provided, the sensor arrangement having at least one electrode and a connection arrangement which is assigned to the electrode and has a connecting line and, on the latter, a connection on the electrode side and a connection on the control unit side, the electrode being controlled during a measurement routine by the control unit and the resulting distance values being determined on the basis of a measurement capacitance formed by the electrode with respect to a reference potential, the electrical connection state of the electrode being checked with respect to the connection to the control unit during a diagnostic routine by the control unit. It is proposed that the connection state is checked during the diagnostic routine by the control unit. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138998 | Testing Device for Connection Interface and Related Testing Methods - A testing device for a connection interface of an electronic device includes an interface module, comprising a plurality of pins for coupling to the connection interface of the connection interface; and a testing circuit, comprising at least one of a conducting path between a first pin and a second pin among the plurality of pins, a visualized module coupled to a third pin of the plurality of pins, and an impedance coupled to a fourth pin of the plurality of pins. | 2017-05-18 |
20170138999 | ARC FLASH DETECTION DEVICE HAVING OPTIC FIBER SENSOR - The present invention relates to an arc flash detection device for detecting the generation of an arc flash in a power receiving and distributing facility and for generating a trip signal upon the generation of the arc flash, including: optical fiber cables for transmitting an arc flash detection optical signal and receiving an arc flash optical signal converted by the arc flash; a lens part having a reflection element adapted to reflect the arc flash detection optical signal transmitted through the optical fiber cables and the arc flash optical signal converted by the arc flash if the arc flash is generated; and an optical detection part for transmitting the arc flash detection optical signal through the optical fiber cables and comparing the arc flash optical signal received through the lateral periphery of one side optical fiber cable and the arc flash optical signal reflected on the lens part with the arc flash detection optical signal to output an arc flash generation signal as a difference signal between the compared results. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139000 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED SURGE STRESS TESTING USING VOLTAGE AND CURRENT WAVEFORMS - Surge testing systems and methods to surge test a device under test (DUT) in which a host computer controls a pulse generator and an oscilloscope to automatically apply a high voltage pulse from the pulse generator through a current limiter to the DUT, the oscilloscope provides one or more current or voltage waveforms representing a voltage or current associated with the DUT and/or the pulse generator, and the host computer determines a pass or fail condition of the DUT for the applied high voltage pulse according to the waveform or waveforms. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139001 | Digital Approach to the Removal of AC Parasitics for Impedance Measurements - An improved measurement system may include a source measure unit (SMU) capable of performing accurate low-level current measurements. Based on an SMU design that provides a controlled DC voltage source with precision current limiting and a controlled 0V (zero Volt) DC at the measurement terminal, an AC design may be implemented to establish the same (or very similar) conditions over a specified frequency range. Instead of controlling each digital-to-analog converter (DAC) at respective source terminals of the SMU as a respective DC output, each DAC may be controlled as a respective function generator with programmable frequency and continuously variable phase and amplitude. Off-the-shelf pipelined analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) may be used to monitor voltage, current and the voltage at the measurement terminal, and a Fourier transform may be used to obtain both the amplitude and relative phase measurements to be provided to respective control loops. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139002 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An apparatus for evaluating a semiconductor device includes: a chuck stage; an insulating substrate; a plurality of probes; a temperature adjustment unit; an evaluation/control unit; and a probe position/temperature inspection device including an inspection plate, a thermo-chromic material, a photographing unit, and an image processing unit. The photographing unit photographs a color-change image of the thermo-chromic material in a state in which distal end portions of the plurality of probes are pressed against the upper surface of the inspection plate. The image processing unit performs image processing to the color-change image to calculate in-plane positions and temperatures of the distal end portions of the plurality of probes. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139003 | AUTO-ALIGNMENT OF BACKER PLATE FOR DIRECT DOCKING TEST BOARDS - A test probe aligner for aligning a test probe card with devices under test of a wafer is provided. The test probe aligner includes a backer plate arranged with its bottom side to the test probe card, and a stiffener mounted to the test probe card outside a horizontal dimension of the backer plate. The stiffener and a top side of the backer plate end in a same plane above the test probe card. The alignment further includes a bridge beam locked to a top side of the stiffener. Furthermore, the test probe aligner also includes at least two actuators and at least two corresponding force measurement sensors below a top surface of the bridge beam, arranged such that forces are applicable to the test probe card. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139004 | INTERFACE BOARD, A MULTICHIP PACKAGE (MCP) TEST SYSTEM INCLUDING THE INTERFACE BOARD, AND AN MCP TEST METHOD USING THE MCP TEST SYSTEM - In an interface board for testing a multichip package, the multichip package includes a first type semiconductor chip and a second type semiconductor chip, the interface board includes a first surface facing the multichip package and a second surface facing a test apparatus, the first surface includes upper terminals that are electrically connected to terminals of the multichip package, the second surface includes lower terminals that are electrically connected to the test apparatus, and the upper terminals include a first upper terminal group for testing the first type semiconductor chip and a second upper terminal group for testing whether a crack defect exists in the second type semiconductor chip. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139005 | WAFER SCALE TESTING USING A 2 SIGNAL JTAG INTERFACE - Testing of die on wafer is achieved by; ( | 2017-05-18 |
20170139006 | SEQUENTIAL CIRCUIT WITH ERROR DETECTION - Sequential circuits with error-detection are provided. They may, for example, be used to replace traditional master-slave flip-flops, e.g., in critical path circuits to detect and initiate correction of late transitions at the input of the sequential. In some embodiments, such sequentials may comprise a transition detector with a time borrowing latch. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139007 | SLEEK SERIAL INTERFACE FOR A WRAPPER BOUNDARY REGISTER (DEVICE AND METHOD) - Invention achieves reduced amount of terminals to control a test mode, test function and test results of a given standard for at least one “wrapped core” ( | 2017-05-18 |
20170139008 | SYSTEM ON CHIP AND SECURE DEBUGGING METHOD - A system on chip (SoC) is provided. The system on chip includes a multiprocessor that includes multiple processors, a debugging controller that includes a debug port and retention logic configured to store an authentication result of a secure joint test action group system, and a power management unit configured to manage power supplied to the multiprocessor and the debugging controller. The power management unit changes the debug port and the retention logic into an alive power domain in response to a debugging request signal. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139009 | TEST SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING A CIRCUIT BREAKER - The invention relates to a test system and a method to test a circuit breaker ( | 2017-05-18 |
20170139010 | FAULTY CIRCUIT DETECTION OF SHUT OFF VALVE - Systems and methods for detecting circuit conditions are provided. A method for detecting a condition of a circuit may comprise: applying electrical energy to at least a circuit element in the circuit, a level of the electrical energy being insufficient to fully actuate the circuit element. The method may further comprise verifying integrity of the circuit. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139011 | AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION OF THE TYPE OF MOTOR - An algorithm for identifying a motor type of a multi-phase (typically 3-phase) motor is described. The algorithm applies a series of active voltage vector pulses to the phases of the motor and measures the current rise-time for each applied voltage vector. The motor type is determined on the basis of the measured current rise-times. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139012 | EXPECTED BATTERY LIFE NOTIFICATION - A battery powered device has a rechargeable battery and a display. A programmed processor is programmed to: determine a charge state of the rechargeable battery; detect a trigger event; calculate an estimate of remaining battery time from the determined charge state; compare the determined charge state with a threshold value; set a display color to a first color if the determined charge state is less than the threshold value and to a second color if the determined charge state is greater than the threshold value; and cause the display to display a remaining battery time estimate upon detection of the trigger event, where the display displays the remaining battery time estimate in either the first or second color as set by the processor. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139013 | COMPUTING SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFICATION OF SOLID-SOLID INTERPHASE PRODUCTS - Embodiments of a method, a system, and non-transitory computer readable storage media evaluating electrochemical qualities for interphase products. The disclosed embodiments perform a selection of a plurality of chemical phases for a solid electrolyte and at least one of the anode and cathode to be received. Thermodynamic data is received for the plurality of chemical phases. The retrieved thermodynamic data is received to evaluate a respective electrochemical quality for at least one of an interface between the solid electrolyte and the anode, and an interface between the solid electrolyte and the cathode. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139014 | ENERGY STORAGE BATTERY, ENERGY STORAGE-BATTERY MONITORING METHOD AND MONITORING CONTROLLER - According to one embodiment, an energy storage battery includes: a plurality of cells; an acquirer to acquire measured values of state amounts of the cells; a first parameter calculator to calculate first parameters for evaluating the cells, based on the measured values; and a communicator to transmit the first parameters to a monitoring controller via a communication network. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139015 | System and Method for Monitoring a Nickel Cadmium Battery in a Passenger Aircraft - A system for monitoring a nickel-cadmium battery comprising twenty nickel-cadmium battery cells connected in series in a passenger aircraft comprises a plurality of cell sensors for measuring the cell voltage and the cell temperature of individual battery cells and a data processing unit, and is set up to measure the battery current. The data processing unit is set up to determine a state of health value which is indicative of the state of health of the battery from the measurement data of the cell sensors and the measured battery current. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139016 | MAGNETIC FIELD SENSOR - A magnetic field sensor is disclosed for providing an output signal in response to an external magnetic field. The sensor comprises a primary magnetic field transducer for producing a primary signal in response to the external magnetic field and having a first magnetic field saturation characteristic; a secondary magnetic field transducer for producing a secondary signal in response to the external magnetic field and having a second magnetic field saturation characteristic. The first magnetic field saturation characteristic is different from the second magnetic field saturation characteristic. The sensor is configured to use the secondary signal to correct for errors in the output signal arising from saturation of the primary transducer. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139017 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HIGH SENSITIVITY MAGNETOMETRY MEASUREMENT AND SIGNAL PROCESSING IN A MAGNETIC DETECTION SYSTEM - A system for magnetic detection may include a nitrogen vacancy (NV) diamond material, a radio frequency (RF) excitation source, an optical excitation source, an optical detector, a magnetic field generator, and a controller. The controller may control the excitation sources to apply a first pulse sequence. The controller may receive a first light detection signal due to the first pulse sequence, measure first and second values of the first light detection signal at first and second reference periods, and compute a first measurement. The controller may further control the excitation sources to apply a second pulse sequence, receive a second light detection signal due to the second pulse sequence, measure first and second values of the second light detection signal at first and second reference periods, and compute a second measurement. The first and second measurements may be based on high and low resonance frequencies of the NV diamond material. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139018 | Graphene-Based Magnetic Hall Sensor For Fluid Flow Analysis At Nanoscale Level - A method of detecting a particle comprises magnetizing a particle using an AC magnetic field; generating an AC voltage in a sensing device having a conductive substantially 2-dimensional lattice structure from the magnetized particle; superimposing a DC magnetic field on the generated AC voltage in the sensing device; and measuring an AC Hall voltage at the sensing device. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139019 | RADIO FREQUENCY COIL FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF GENERATING IMAGE OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEM - Disclosed is a radio frequency (RF) coil for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the RF coil including: a bow-tie antenna; and a loop coil. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139020 | PRE-AMPLIFIER FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING RADIO-FREQUENCY COIL - A pre-amplifier for a magnetic resonance imaging radio-frequency coil. The pre-amplifier comprises an input matching circuit ( | 2017-05-18 |
20170139021 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, MAGNETIC RESONANCE SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - An apparatus and method for decoupling between a body coil and a surface coil. The method comprising a first acquiring step of acquiring magnetic resonance (MR) signals by concurrent reception by a body coil and a surface coil in a plurality of views; a second acquiring step of acquiring MR signals by independent reception by the body coil in some of the plurality of views; an identifying step of identifying a correspondence between the concurrently-received MR signal for the body coil, the concurrently-received MR signals for the surface coil, and the independently-received MR signal for the body coil based on the concurrently-received MR signals in the some views and the independently-received MR signals for the body coil; and a calculation step of determining the independently-received MR signals for the body coil in others of the plurality of views based on the correspondence and using the concurrently-received MR signals for the body coil and surface coil in the other views. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139022 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEM AND AN ASSOCIATED METHOD THEREOF - A magnetic resonance imaging system is disclosed. The magnetic resonance imaging system includes a magnet core that generates a magnetic field including a plurality of magnetic field lines. The magnetic resonance imaging system also includes a plurality of gradient coils disposed along the magnet core and a plurality of gradient amplifiers. Further, the magnetic resonance imaging system includes a plurality of bus-bar conductors coupling a corresponding gradient coil of the plurality of gradient coils and a corresponding gradient amplifier of the plurality of gradient amplifiers. The plurality of bus-bar conductors is disposed along at least one of a first path extending along the plurality of magnetic field lines and a second path extending along a substantially linear direction from the corresponding gradient coil to a fringe region of the magnetic field to reduce an effect of Lorentz force on the plurality of bus-bar conductors. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139023 | MAGNETIC-RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - A magnetic-resonance imaging apparatus of an embodiment includes a gradient coil, a transmitter coil, and a processing circuitry. The gradient coil applies a gradient magnetic field to an imaging space in which a subject is placed. The transmitter coil applies a RF (radio frequency) pulse to the imaging space. The processing circuitry calculates a target temperature of the gradient coil throughout multiple protocols to be executed in an examination of the subject, and controls a temperature of the gradient coil to approach the target temperature when a data used to set a center frequency of the RF pulse is measured. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139024 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH SLEW RATE SINGLE POINT MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OF MAGNETIZABLE NANOPARTICLES - Apparatuses and methodologies are provided that utilize at least one polarizing magnet controlled and positioned to polarize spins in a first region of interest, at least one gradient coil controlled and positioned to generate phase-encoding gradient pulses within a second region of interest, and at least one radiofrequency coil controlled and positioned to acquire radiofrequency signals from the second region of interest, wherein the at least one gradient coil and at least one radiofrequency coil may be controlled such that application of phase-encoding gradient pulses stops before acquisition of radiofrequency signals. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139025 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EFFICIENT TRAJECTORY OPTIMIZATION IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE FINGERPRINTING - Systems and methods for acquiring magnetic resonance fingerprinting (MRF) data includes performing a schedule optimization that sequentially selects discrimination at each trajectory to yield an optimal trajectory and controlling a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system to perform a pulse sequence using the optimal trajectory to acquire MRF data. The process also includes estimating quantitative parameters of the subject using the MRF data by comparing the MRF data to a dictionary database and generating a map of quantitative parameters of the subject using the estimated quantitative parameters of the subject and the MRF data. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139026 | NAVIGATOR-BASED MAGNETIC RESONANCE METHOD AND APPARATUS TO DETECT NON-RIGID MOTION IN LARGE JOINT MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - In a magnetic resonance (MR) navigator-based method and apparatus, MR data are acquired from a large joint of a patient, which is not modelable as a whole based on a single rigid body model. The field of view which the MR data are acquired is divided in a processor into multiple sub-sections, with each sub-section being modelable based on a rigid body model. MR navigator signals are acquired from each of the sub-sections, and these navigator signals are used in a motion tracking algorithm that is based on a rigid body model in order to generate a modeling result that tracks the movement of the overall joint within the field of view. The modeling result can be used for prospective or retrospective motion correction of the MR data. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139027 | NMR METHOD FOR DETERMINING NON-OIL VOLUME OF A ROCK SAMPLE - The present invention relates to a method for determining a non-oil volume of a rock sample comprising: receiving a rock sample; and receiving a non-oil zone in a NMR map using a T1T2 sequence, the non-oil zone being associated to non-oil in the map; Then determining a first NMR map of the received rock sample using a T1T2 sequence, and determining a volume of non oil in the received rock sample based on an integral in an integration zone of the firstNMR map. The integration zone of the first NMR map being determined based on the received non-oil zone, and a calibration_value. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139028 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING METHOD - A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes sequence controlling circuitry and processing circuitry. The sequence controlling circuitry is configured to acquire k-space data by executing a pulse sequence while performing undersampling. The processing circuitry is configured to generate an output target image by generating a folded image by applying a Fourier transform to the k-space data and further unfolding the folded image by performing a process that uses a regularization term. The processing circuitry applies a weight to the regularization term on the basis of whether or not each of the pixels in the output target image is included in an observation target region. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139029 | BEACON LOCALIZATION METHOD - The method for localizing a beacon consists in transmitting, by a first transceiver, an initiation signal, which is received by second and third transceivers, in calculating, by means of said initiation signal, errors between a reference frequency of the first transceiver and reference frequencies of the second and third transceivers, in transmitting, by the beacon, a first pulsed signal, which is received by the first, second and third transceivers, in transmitting, by the first transceiver, a second pulsed signal, which is received by the second and third transceivers, in calculating differences in the times-of-flight of the first and second pulsed signals, each time-of-flight difference being calculated in a time base provided by a local oscillator of the first transceiver by means of reference frequency errors, and in calculating a beacon position by means of the times-of-flight. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139030 | TERRESTRIAL POSITION AND TIMING SYSTEM - A terrestrial positioning and timing system (TPTS) comprising a ground segment and user segment is disclosed that is comprised of a spread-spectrum based range and bearing reference signal, with respect to a reference time, transmitted by an antenna over a broad region of space; and a spread-spectrum based bearing variable signal with bearing specific modulation referenced to a reference time, transmitted using a scanning antenna over a spatial region of space that is more narrow than the spread-spectrum based range and bearing reference signal transmission spatial area. Various embodiments enable the TPTS station and user to support various position, velocity or time services. Most notably, an embodiment with a single TPTS station, active interrogation/transponder reply, and data delivery subsystem can provide a position, velocity, and time solution for the user. Additional embodiments disclosed provide varying levels of user solutions to include bearing, position, velocity, or time. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139031 | PASSIVE ACOUSTIC DETECTION, TRACKING AND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - An acoustic sensing system and method includes at least one cluster of acoustic sensors in communication with a computing device. The computing device is configured to process received acoustic signals, and provide at least one of detection of the acoustic source presence; determination of direction of arrival of an acoustic wave emitted by an acoustic source; and classification of the acoustic source as to its nature. The cluster may include at least two sensors and the computing device may be configured to process the received acoustic signals and provide localization of the acoustic source in three dimensions. The cluster of acoustic sensors may comprise at least one seismic wave sensor. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139032 | METHOD FOR LOCATING A RADIO TAG - The invention further relates to a radio tag with a communication stage and a logic stage that interacts therewith The invention relates to a method for locating a radio tag whose position is unknown, wherein in a group of radio tags, in particular designed as electronic price-indicating devices, a locating signal is either a) emitted by one or more radio tags whose position is known and received by the radio tag whose position is unknown or b) emitted by the radio tag whose position is unknown and received by one or more radio tags whose position is known, and, in both cases a) and b), the reception quality for the locating signal is determined and provided, for the radio tag receiving the locating signal, as a basis for narrowing down the position of the radio tag whose position is unknown. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139033 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC REASSIGNMENT OF AN IDENTIFICATION CODE IN A LIGHT-BASED POSITIONING SYSTEM - In a visual light communication (VLC) or other light based positioning system, a mobile device can detect modulated light emitted by one or more localized artificial lighting devices to obtain an identification (ID) label or code of each lighting device, e.g. that is visible in an image captured by the mobile device camera. The mobile device uses the detected ID code for a lookup in a self-stored or remotely stored table that associates light-source-location information with ID codes, to obtain an estimate of mobile device position. To mitigate against hacking by a third party detecting the ID codes and observing locations to compile its own lookup table, the disclosed examples dynamically alter the assignments of particular ID codes to the lighting devices, while minimizing potential disruption of position determination service for mobile devices due to the changes to ID code assignments. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139034 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF REACTIVE INTERFERER DETECTION - A method and system of reliably detecting a reactive jamming attack and estimating the jammer's listening interval for exploitation by a communication system comprises channelizing one or more signals of interest (SOI), channelizing one or more signals of unknown origin (SUO), identifying frequency support patterns for the SOI and SUO using Bayes thresholds, comparing SOI and SUO detection map histories, and determining a percent match, where a match percentage above a specified minimum indicates a reactive attack. Edge detection can be used to enhance jammer support. Embodiments further detect reactive jammer adaptation to changes in the SOI's frequency support. Embodiments include detectors that are insensitive to jammer modulation and/or signal type. A jammer reaction delay and/or size and periodicity of receive window can be detected. Embodiments determine if a jammer is copying and retransmitting the SOI's waveform(s), and/or if the jammer is anticipatory. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139035 | DIGITAL RECEIVER TECHNIQUES IN RADAR DETECTORS - A method and apparatus are provided for detecting a RADAR signal. RADAR channel data in a frequency range is received, where the frequency range is divided into a plurality of equally wide channels. The received RADAR channel data is digitally processed and analyzed to identify a signal in the RADAR channel data in the frequency range. The frequency range is advanced to a next channel of the plurality of channels, where the frequency range of the next channel of the plurality of channels is non-sequential with the frequency range of the first channel. The steps of receiving, processing, and analyzing are repeated for the next channel of the plurality of channels. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139036 | BUFFER SAMPLE SIZE CONTROL FOR VARIABLE CHIRP RADAR - A method of radar signal processing includes providing an analog front end (AFE) including an amplifier coupled between an antenna and an ADC in a receive path, where an ADC output is coupled to an input of an elastic ADC buffer (elastic buffer) including a divided memory with for writing samples from the ADC (samples) while reading earlier written samples to a first signal processor by a high speed interface. A transmit path includes at least one power amplifier provided by the AFE coupled to drive an antenna. A Greatest Common Divisor (GCD) is determined across all chirps in a radar frame programmed to be used. For each frame a sample size for the elastic buffer is dynamically controlled constant to be equal to the GCD for reading samples from one memory block and writing samples to another memory block throughout all chirps in the frame. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139037 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROPAGATION TIME MEASUREMENT AND CALIBRATION USING MUTUAL COUPLING IN A RADIO FREQUENCY TRANSMIT/RECEIVE SYSTEM - A method and system use the mutual coupling property of multiple antenna elements for measuring differences in propagation time among various signal paths involving antenna elements in a radio frequency transmit/receive system. The method and system alleviate the need for external test equipment by using the same hardware used in standard operation of the transmit/receive system for performing propagation time measurement through the generation, mutual coupling, and acquisition of a specially selected reference signal. In an embodiment involving calibration of various signal paths to realize matched propagation times, the signal energy returned through these various paths during standard system operation arrives for acquisition more closely coincident in time, increasing the instantaneous bandwidth of the system. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139038 | METHOD AND SIGNAL GENERATOR FOR SIMULATION OF SEA CLUTTER - The invention is related to a method and a signal generator for generating a sea clutter simulation signal used as an input signal for a radar system. The method comprises the steps of: modeling of gravity waves using a physical simulation of a sea surface; modeling of capillary waves using stochastic processes; and adding the modeled capillary waves to the modeled gravity waves. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139039 | Optoelectronic Sensor and Method for Detecting an Object - An optoelectronic sensor ( | 2017-05-18 |
20170139040 | RANGING DEVICE READ-OUT CIRCUIT - A ranging device includes an array of photon detection devices that receive an optical signal reflected by an object in an image scene and first and second logic devices to respectively combine the outputs of first and second pluralities of the photon detection devices. First and second counter circuits are respectively coupled an output of the first and second logic devices and generate first and second count values respectively by counting the photon detection events generated by the first and second pluralities of photon detection devices. A range estimation circuit estimates the range of the object by estimating the timing of one or more pulses of said optical signal based on the first and second count values. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139041 | RANGING DEVICE WITH IMAGING CAPABILITY - A ranging device includes an array of photon detection devices adapted to receive an optical signal reflected by an object in an image scene. First and second logic devices are adapted to respectively combine the outputs of first and second pluralities of the photon detection devices. A first range detection circuit is coupled to outputs of the first and second logic devices and a first counter is coupled to the output of the first logic device and adapted to generate a first pixel value by counting events generated by the first plurality of photon detection devices. A second counter is coupled to the output of the second logic device and is adapted to generate a second pixel value by counting events generated by the second plurality of photon detection devices. The first and second pixel values may be used in estimating a range to the object in the image scene. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139042 | RADAR APPARATUS - A radar apparatus includes: a transmitting portion including transmitter elements that emits a transmitting signal as a radar wave toward an object; a receiving portion including receiver elements receiving a reflection signal; and an estimation portion. The estimation portion generates a virtual receiving array including virtual receiver elements. The estimation portion divides the virtual receiving array into identical sub-arrays. The estimation portion generates covariance matrix data for each of the sub-arrays. The estimation portion averages the covariance matrix data for each of the sub-arrays to decorrelate a direct reflection signal from the object and multipath reflection signal among the reflection signal and spatially smooths the reflection signal. The estimation portion resolves the direct reflection signal from the object and the multipath reflection signal. The estimation portion determines the direction of the object. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139043 | RADAR MODULE, TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT, AND OBJECT IDENTIFICATION METHOD - This radar module is provided with: a transmission antenna; a reception antenna; a signal source for generating a transmission signal; a transmission unit for transmitting a transmission signal towards a target object through the transmission antenna; a reception unit for receiving, through the reception antenna, a reflected signal produced by reflection of the transmission signal from the target object; a signal processing unit for performing signal processing on the basis of a reception signal outputted by the reception unit; and an external interface for outputting information obtained by the signal processing unit. The signal processing unit calculates an average value and a variance value of the received power of the reception signal, and uses the calculated average value and variance value to identify the target object. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139044 | Transducer Elements at Different Tilt Angles - Various implementations described herein are directed to technologies for a sonar system for use with a vessel. The sonar system includes a sonar module configured to generate a transmit signal and receive sonar data. The sonar system also includes a transducer array in communication with the sonar module. The transducer array includes a plurality of left transducer elements configured to provide sonar data to the sonar module. Each of the left transducer elements may be configured at a different tilt angle. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139045 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING WEIGHT-ON-WHEELS USING LIDAR - A system and method for determining weight on wheels for an aircraft with at least one landing gear; a sensor associated with machinery Light Detection And Ranging scanner; a processor; and memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to receive signals indicative of LIDAR image information for a landing gear; evaluate the LIDAR image information against a landing gear model; determine information indicative that the landing gear is locked in response to the evaluating of the LIDAR image information; and determine information indicative that the landing gear is compressed in response to the evaluating of the LIDAR image information against the landing gear model. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139046 | METHOD FOR OPTICALLY SCANNING AND MEASURING AN ENVIRONMENT - A method for optically scanning, measuring and displaying a point cloud is provided. The method includes emitting, by a laser scanner, an emission light beam and receiving a reflection light beam that is reflected from an object. A control device determines for measurement points projected on a plane corresponding to a screen, wherein at least some measurement points are displayed on a display device. One or more pixels are gap filled to generate a visual appearance of a surface on the display device. Wherein the gap filling includes a first horizontal search in a first direction of a first measured point of the measurement points followed by a second horizontal search in a second direction of the first measured point. The gap filling further includes a first vertical search in a third direction of the measured point, followed by a second vertical search in a fourth direction. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139047 | A SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MEASURE AN ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMIC PROFILE WITH A COMPACT, ALL-FIBER AND EYE-SAFE LIDAR - A lidar system and method to enable simultaneous accurate and high spatial and temporal resolution measurements of atmospheric temperature, wind, and water vapor. The technology employs a laser ( | 2017-05-18 |
20170139048 | LOADING OF EPHEMERIS DATA INTO A DRONE - The invention relates to a method, implemented in a drone piloting device ( | 2017-05-18 |
20170139049 | Verification of Trustworthiness of Position Information Transmitted from an Aircraft via a Communications Satellite - An apparatus and method of verifying the trustworthiness of position information from an onboard tracking system on an aircraft. An onboard tracking system message comprising onboard tracking system position information indicating a first position of the aircraft is generated by the onboard tracking system and transmitted to an off board aircraft tracking system via a communications satellite in a satellite communications system. The satellite communications system adds a header comprising transmitter position information identifying a second position for transmission of the onboard tracking system message received by the communications satellite to the onboard tracking system message to form a message. The message is received from the satellite communications system by the off board aircraft tracking system and the first position from the onboard tracking system message is compared to the second position from the header to determine whether the onboard tracking system position information is trustworthy. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139050 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING RADIONAVIGATION SIGNALS FOR ATMOSPHERIC MONITORING - The invention provides an atmospheric monitoring and measurement system based on the processing of global navigation satellite system radio-frequency signals. The invention is characterized by an open-loop demodulation architecture to extract amplitude and phase information from the received satellite signals, and a signal processing technique which can provide statistics relating to the amplitude and phase variations induced by the atmosphere. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139051 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A WRONG SYNCHRONIZATION OF A RECEIVER WITH A SATELLITE, ASSOCIATED MODULE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - This determination method for determining a wrong synchronization including the steps of determining an ad hoc correlator corresponding to the value of correlation between the received signal and the local signal, and determining N additional correlators corresponding to the values of correlation between the received signal and an offset signal, each offset signal including a spreading code that is offset in relation to the local spreading code, and determining a value for the amount of inconsistency between the frequency of the local carrier wave and the frequency of the local spreading code; if the value of inconsistency is higher than a predetermined threshold value of inconsistency, determining a wrong synchronization; otherwise, determining an indicator of wrong synchronization as a function of the correlators determined, comparing the indicator of wrong synchronization with at least one threshold value, determining a wrong synchronization based on the result of the comparison. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139052 | SMART SATELLITE DISTRIBUTION INTO ARAIM CLUSTERS FOR USE IN MONITORING INTEGRITY OF COMPUTED NAVIGATION SOLUTIONS - A global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver including a processing device configured to: group GNSS satellites in view of the GNSS receiver into subsets based on relative geometries of the GNSS satellites relative to the GNSS receiver, wherein a GNSS satellite of the GNSS satellites is included in at most one subset of the subsets, wherein each subset of the subsets includes at least one GNSS satellite of the GNSS satellites and less than all GNSS satellites of the GNSS satellites, and wherein at least one subset includes more than one GNSS satellite; calculate a plurality of navigation sub-solutions based on data received at the GNSS receiver from the GNSS satellites using at least one GNSS antenna, wherein each navigation sub-solution of the navigation sub-solutions is calculated with at least one different subset of the subsets excluded; and calculate a protection level based on the navigation sub-solutions. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139053 | SIMULTANEOUS SIGNAL RECEPTION DEVICE OF DIFFERENT SATELLITE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS - The present invention is related to the area of receiving and processing of signals of the satellite navigation systems. The technical result of the present invention is creation of a device for simultaneous signal receiving of different satellite navigation systems with an increased positioning rate in difficult receiving environment, and also with an increased volume and reliability of information on geographical coordinates of the object and with a possibility of use of several navigation satellite systems, such as GLONASS, GPS, Galileo and BeiDou/Compass. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139054 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HANDHELD DEVICE BASED BATTERY EFFICIENT CONTEXT MONITORING, DETECTION OF A VEHICULAR MOTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF A SPECIFIC VEHICLE - A method performed in connection with a handheld communication device for monitoring a context in a battery efficient manner and for detecting a vehicular context, the handheld communication device comprising a GPS hardware component, a network-based position estimation component and a data processor, the method comprising: identifying a non-vehicular context; when the non-vehicular context is not identified, powering on the GPS hardware component and acquiring speed data using the GPS hardware component, determining whether the acquired speed is within predetermined vehicular speed ranges and identifying either a vehicular context or the non-vehicular context; when the vehicular context is not identified, powering off the GPS hardware component to save battery power. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139055 | PRECISE POSITIONING METHOD - A precise positioning method provides a 3D position data in the absence of GPS by correcting the INS error, which generates a precise altitude data in the presence of GPS by integrating the outputs of all the sources providing altitude data and which generates a precise position data by using the INS/GPS integrated system position data. The method is performed by processing the data from relative sensors in the platforms comprising INS which generates the data necessary for terrain-aided navigation, radar altimeter and barometric altimeter sensors, and DTED which is a database comprising the elevation above sea level of the relevant terrain. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139056 | IMAGING PANEL AND X-RAY IMAGING DEVICE - A second insulating film is disposed so as to cover a conversion element that includes a first insulating film, photodiode, and electrode. The second insulating film is made of a SiN | 2017-05-18 |
20170139057 | X-RAY IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM - An X-ray image pickup system ( | 2017-05-18 |
20170139058 | RADIATION DETECTOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A RADIATION DETECTOR - The present invention relates to a radiation detector device comprising a first array ( | 2017-05-18 |
20170139059 | FABRICATION OF A SCINTILLATOR MATERIAL OF ELPASOLITE TYPE - The present disclosure relates to a process for fabricating a crystalline scintillator material with a structure of elpasolite type of theoretical composition A | 2017-05-18 |
20170139060 | FABRICATING RADIATION-DETECTING STRUCTURES - Methods for fabricating radiation-detecting structures are presented. The methods include, for instance: fabricating a radiation-detecting structure, the fabricating including: providing a semiconductor substrate, the semiconductor substrate having a plurality of cavities extending into the semiconductor substrate from a surface thereof; and electrophoretically depositing radiation-detecting particles of a radiation-detecting material into the plurality of cavities extending into the semiconductor substrate, where the electrophoretically depositing fills the plurality of cavities with the radiation-detecting particles. In one embodiment, the providing can include electrochemically etching the semiconductor substrate to form the plurality of cavities extending into the semiconductor substrate. In addition, the providing can further include patterning the surface of the semiconductor substrate with a plurality of surface defect areas, and the electrochemically etching can include using the plurality of surface defect areas to facilitate electrochemically etching into the semiconductor substrate through the plurality of surface defect areas to form the plurality of cavities. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139061 | DETERMINING A PAIR OF COMPLIANCE EVENTS - A method for determining a pair of compliance events is provided. A set of event data collected by a PET detector may be divided into N sub-sets, and each of the N sub-sets of event data may be sorted according to an occurrence time of each event included in the event data, wherein N is an integer greater than or equal to 2. A K stage heapsort may be performed on the sorted N sub-sets of event data according to the occurrence time of each event, so as to sequentially output data of each event in the sorting order, wherein K is an integer greater than or equal to 1. A time compliance determination and a space compliance determination may be performed on the sequentially-outputted event data, and a pair of compliance events may be determined if both the time compliance determination and the space compliance determination are passed. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139062 | SPECTRAL DATA COMPRESSION - A data processing system ( | 2017-05-18 |
20170139063 | Gain Stabilization of Radiation Detectors Via Spectrum Analysis - Prior to actual use in a downhole application, gamma spectrum shape for a gamma detector can be quantified, and a relationship established between detector gain and spectrum shape. Given this relationship, the shape of a gamma spectrum measured after downhole deployment of the detector within a wellbore, for example as part of a tool in a drill string, can be quantified and compared to the pre-established relationship to determine whether the detector gain has drifted due to temperature or operating time effects. Using this relationship, a gain-affecting voltage across the detector (e.g., the photocathode voltage across the photomultiplier tube) can be adjusted to compensate for such drifts and thus to compensate for variations caused by temperature or operating time. With such compensation applied to the detector, resulting gamma spectra reliably indicate actual differences in radiation levels, thus enabling an inference of the composition of the formation at various times/depths. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139064 | REAL-TIME IN-SITU SUB-SURFACE IMAGING - Systems and methods of real-time in-situ sub-surface imaging are described herein. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139065 | ADAPTIVE ENSEMBLE-BASED METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HIGHLY-NONLINEAR PROBLEMS - Device, medium and method for generating an image of a subsurface of the earth. The method includes generating an ensemble of realizations (M) based on data related to the subsurface; applying an objective function (O) to members (m) of the ensemble of realizations (m) and corresponding estimated data to estimate a mismatch; selecting a best sensitivity matrix (G) from a plurality of sensitivity matrices associated with the objective function (O) and the ensemble of realizations (M); updating realization parameters (m | 2017-05-18 |
20170139066 | IDENTIFYING AN ERROR BOUND OF A STIMULATED RESERVOIR VOLUME OF A SUBTERRANEAN REGION - In some aspects, a closed boundary is computed based on locations and location-uncertainty domains of microseismic events associated with a stimulation treatment of a subterranean region. The closed boundary encloses the locations and respective location-uncertainty domains of multiple microseismic event data points. An error bound of a stimulated reservoir volume (SRV) for the stimulation treatment is identified based on the closed boundary. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139067 | PARALLEL PROCESSING SEISMIC WAVEFIELD DATA - Computing systems, methods, and computer-readable media for parallel processing an electronic representation of an approximation of a seismic wavefield while preserving spectral properties is presented. The technique may include obtaining, by at least one electronic processor, data representing a seismic wavefield, identifying a plurality of conical supports for the seismic wavefield, deriving, using at least one electronic processor, a plurality of kernels from the plurality of conical supports, decomposing, in parallel, a representation of the measured seismic wavefield in terms of the plurality of kernels to obtain a decomposition, where each of a plurality of kernels is processed by a different electronic processor, removing from the decomposition at least one kernel to remove an unwanted portion of the seismic wavefield, obtaining, based on the decomposition, an approximation of the seismic wavefield, and outputting the approximation of the seismic wavefield. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139068 | CONTROLLING THE DEPTH OF A SEISMIC CABLE - The invention notably relates to a method for controlling depth of a seismic cable having ballasts spaced apart along its length and providing a neutral buoyancy to the seismic cable, the seismic cable being adapted for midwater data acquisition, each end of the seismic cable being connected to a respective surface autonomous vessel exerting tension on the cable through a respective lead-in cable having a negative buoyancy, the method comprising, with respect to a target depth, varying the deployed length of each lead-in cable and/or the tension exerted on the cable by each respective surface autonomous vessel. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139069 | System and Method for Seismic Streamer Control - A control system for use in a marine seismic survey is provided. The system may include one or more processors configured to receive a desired position for one or more seismic streamers during the marine seismic survey. The one or more processors may be further configured to determine a current position for the one or more seismic streamers and to adjust a position of a steering device on each streamer, based upon, at least in part, a comparison between the current position of the one or more seismic streamers and the desired position of the one or more seismic streamers. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139070 | BACK DECK AUTOMATION - Systems and methods of deploying seismic data acquisition units from a marine vessel are disclosed. The system can include a spindle coupled to a tether. A robotic arm can couple the spindle to a tether via one or more tumblers. The tether can connect to a seismic data acquisition unit via a connection block having a mechanical force device. The assembled spindle, tether and seismic data acquisition unit can be deployed from the deck via a deployment block. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139071 | ACOUSTIC DEBLURRING FOR DOWNWELL SENSORS - A distributed acoustic sensor, such as a fiber optic acoustic sensing system, can be used in a wellbore to detect pressure fluctuations indicative of events occurring in the wellbore. Sensed data from the distributed acoustic sensor can be deblurred to enhance spatial resolution. The sensed data can be combined with a point-spread function determined from a calibration process to deblur the sensed data. Compressive sensing can also be used, alone or in conjunction with calibration, to determine the most-likely accurate results from the sensed data. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139072 | Cement Evaluation Using the Integration of Multiple Modes of Acoustic Measurements - Systems, methods, and devices for evaluating proper cement installation in a well are provided. In one example, a method includes receiving acoustic cement evaluation data into a data processing system. The acoustic cement evaluation data derives from one or more acoustic downhole tools used over a depth interval in a well having a casing. The acoustic cement evaluation data includes sonic measurements and ultrasonic measurements. The method includes deriving a sonic-derived acoustic impedance Z(sonic) from the sonic measurements deriving an ultrasonic-derived acoustic impedance Z(ultrasonic) from the ultrasonic measurements comparing the Z(sonic) with respect to the Z(ultrasonic), and determining whether an annular fill behind the casing is well bonded, partially bonded, comprises wet microannulus, or comprises dry microannulus based on the comparison of the Z(sonic) with respect to the Z(ultrasonic). | 2017-05-18 |
20170139073 | RESISTIVITY IMAGING USING COMBINATION CAPACITIVE AND INDUCTIVE SENSORS - A system for measuring electric characteristics of an earth formation includes a carrier configured to be disposed in an earth formation, and an inductive measurement assembly including an antenna configured to generate an oscillating magnetic field in the earth formation and measure a resistivity of the formation by detecting a signal in response to currents induced in the formation. The system also includes a capacitive measurement assembly including a capacitive measurement electrode configured to detect a signal in response to a measurement current injected into the formation, the capacitive measurement electrode disposed between the antenna and the formation and in a path of the magnetic field, the capacitive measurement electrode formed from a plurality of constituent electrodes that are electrically isolated from each other so as to prevent induction of eddy currents across the plurality of electrodes. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139074 | CONTROL OF ELECTRICALLY OPERATED RADIATION GENERATORS - The present disclosure describes a downhole tool including an electrically operated radiation generator that selectively output radiation to a surrounding environment based at least in part on supply of electrical power; and a control system that determines likelihood of exposing living beings in the surrounding environment to output radiation by determining whether one or more check conditions is met; determine that each of the one or more check conditions is met before instructing the electrically operated radiation generator to output radiation; and instruct the electrically operated radiation generator to cease output of radiation when at least one of the one or more check conditions is no longer met. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139075 | Automated Control of Electrically Operated Radiation Generators - The present disclosure describes a downhole tool that includes an electrically operated radiation generator that selectively outputs radiation to a surrounding environment based at least in part on supply of electrical power; a radiation detector that determines a first radiation metric based at least in part on first radiation measured when the electrically operated radiation generator is outputting radiation and that determines a second radiation metric based at least in part on second radiation measured when the electrically operated radiation generator is not outputting radiation; and a control system that determines whether the surrounding environment is properly shielded based at least in part on a relationship between the first radiation metric and the second radiation metric. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139076 | HYDROCARBON DETECTION IN OIL AND GAS WELLS USING FIBER OPTIC SENSING CABLES - Methods and systems that provide ways to detect the hydrocarbon flow while eliminating the hydrogen darkening effect in the downhole environment by separated strain and temperature measurement. The methods and systems use fiber optic sensing cables for real-time detection of hydrocarbon fluids (oil, gas, condensate or combination) in oil and gas wells, for example in cemented annuli between either a rock formation and a casing string, or between a larger diameter casing string and a smaller diameter casing string, or in a cement plug left in the well upon abandonment. Hydrogen darkening-resistant temperature and strain sensing fiber optic cables can be used in conjunction with hydrocarbon sensitive polymers to monitor hydrocarbon migration in the oil and gas well and/or to identify the zone(s) from which the hydrocarbons are flowing. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139077 | Optimization of Downhole Logging Tool Data Resolution - Methods and related systems which coordinate the motion of a logging tool string and the operation of individual logging tools along the string to improve the quality of the logging data for producing more accurate models of the downhole environment, for improving the logging operation efficiency, and for providing the capability to avoid violation of logging related constraints. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139078 | MICROBIOME BASED SYSTEMS, APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR THE EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION OF HYDROCARBONS - There are provided methods, systems and processes for the utilization of microbial and related genetic information for use in the exploration, determination, production and recovery of natural resources, including energy sources, and the monitoring, control and analysis of processes and activities. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139079 | METHOD FOR ALTERING LIGHT INTERACTIONS WITH COMPLEX STRUCTURED LIGHT - Structured beams, Bessel beams Laguerre beams, and focused Gaussian are used as a natural waveguide and its group velocity can be subluminal (slower than the speed of light) as compared to a Gaussian beam in free space. A free space dispersion relation for a Bessel beam, i.e., the dependence of its wavenumber on its angular frequency, is outlined from which the Bessel beam's subliminal group velocity is derived. For reasonable conditions a Bessel light beam has associated parameters that allow slowing near a critical frequency. The application of Bessel beams for a natural optical buffer in free space is presented. Optical transitions and selection rules in materials are altered by structured light carrying orbital angular momentum (OAM). Nano antennas are used to enhance the interactions of structured light. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139080 | LOW-REFLECTION COATING, LOW-REFLECTION COATED SUBSTRATE, AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE - A low-reflection coating of the present invention is a porous film including: fine silica particles being solid and spherical and having an average particle diameter of 80 to 150 nm; and a binder containing silica as a main component, the fine silica particles being bound together by the binder. The binder further contains an aluminum compound. The low-reflection coating contains, as components, 55 to 70 mass % of the fine silica particles, 25 to 40 mass % of the silica of the binder, and 2 to 7 mass % of the aluminum compound in terms of Al | 2017-05-18 |
20170139081 | ANTI-REFLECTIVE FILM, DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME, AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF - The present application discloses a method of fabricating an anti-reflective film, comprising forming a zinc oxynitride layer on a substrate; annealing the zinc oxynitride layer; and etching the surface of the zinc oxynitride layer with an etching solution to form a micro lenses layer comprising a plurality of micro lenses on surface. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139082 | TRANSLUCENT STRUCTURE - To provide a translucent structure, which is excellent in the antiglare property, and which has its sparkle sufficiently suppressed. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139083 | SILICA-MODIFIED-FLUORIDE BROAD ANGLE ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS - The disclosure is directed to a coating consisting of a binary metal fluoride coating consisting a high refractive index metal fluoride layer on top of a substrate, a low refractive index metal fluoride layer on top of the high refractive index layer and layer of SiO | 2017-05-18 |
20170139084 | SPECTACLE LENS - A spectacle lens in which excellent adhesive property is exhibited between a hard coat layer and a functional layer such as an antireflection layer formed on the hard coat layer. The spectacle lens includes a lens substrate, a hard coat layer, and an antireflection layer and in which the hard coat layer has a film thickness of 10 μm or more and 50 μm or less and the hard coat layer is obtained by curing a curable composition containing inorganic oxide particles, a silane coupling agent, and a polyfunctional epoxy compound contained at 20% by mass or more and 40% by mass or less in a matrix component. | 2017-05-18 |
20170139085 | Optical Element Comprising a Reflective Coating - An optical element including a reflective coating is disclosed. In an embodiment the reflective coating includes an adhesion-promoting layer, an at least partially reflective silver layer disposed on the adhesion-promoting layer and a protective layer system disposed on the silver layer, wherein the protective layer system includes a plurality of dielectric layers, wherein the dielectric layers include at least one first layer and at least one second layer, wherein the first layer and the second layer have a different resistance to at least two different contamination substances, wherein the dielectric layers have a thickness of not more than 30 nm, and wherein a number of the dielectric layers amounts to at least five. | 2017-05-18 |