21st week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 37 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160146817 | DOT1L PROBES - The present invention relates to compound that bind Histone H3-lysine79 (H3K79) methyl transferase (DOTIL). The disclosed compounds are useful as for assessing the activity of DOTIL and for identifying inhibitors of DOTIL. Described herein are probes useful for both assessing the activity of DOTIL and identifying inhibitors of DOTIL. These probes can be used in various assays, including Amplified Luminescent Proximity Homogeneous Assays (“ALPHA” assays), Differential Scanning Fluorimetry (DFS) Assay, and Fluorescence Polarization (FP) assays used for high-throughput screening (HTS) for small molecule drug discovery. The compounds can also be used as a pull down agent for target identification. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146818 | BLADDER CANCER DETECTION COMPOSITION, KIT, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Compositions, kits, and methods for the diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring of bladder cancer in a subject are provided by detecting in a urine sample a combination of biomarkers. In one embodiment of the invention, biomarker panels consisting of individual targets listed in Tables 4 through 10 may be detected. In another embodiment of the invention, multiplex biomarker panels of various composition, but including those biomarkers listed above may be detected. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146819 | CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM, METHODS AND KIT FOR CLASSIFYING, PREDICTING AND TREATING BREAST CANCER - A novel classification system for breast cancer based on normal breast cell phenotypes and various expression levels of estrogen receptor (ER), androgen receptor (AR), and vitamin D receptor (VDR). The various categories of the classification system are associated with different survival rates and prognoses. The invention includes a method of classifying breast cancer comprises measuring the levels of ER, AR, and VDR in the cancerous tissue, and classifying the breast cancer into one of the above-noted categories according to expression levels. The invention includes a method of predicting the prognosis of breast cancer in a patient and a method of determining a treatment regimen for breast cancer depending on the category in which the breast cancer is classified. The invention includes a method of treating breast cancer according to the expression profile of ER, AR, and VDR detected in the cancerous tissue. Kits for detecting the same are also provided. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146820 | Method for the Prognosis of Survival Time of a Patient Suffering from a Solid Cancer - The present invention relates to an in vitro method for the prognosis of survival of a patient suffering from a solid cancer, comprising the quantification of the cell density of CD8+ cells and DC-LAMP+ dendritic cells present in a tumor tissue sample from said patient, wherein a high density of CD8+ cells and DC-LAMP+ dendritic cells indicates that the patient has a favorable prognosis, a high density of CD8+ cells and a low density of DC-LAMP+ dendritic cells indicates that the patient has a poor prognosis, and a low density of CD8+ cells and DC-LAMP+ dendritic cells indicates that the patient has the worst prognosis. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146821 | Detection of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) Leukaemic Stem Cells (LSC) - The present invention relates to diagnostic screens, gene expression profiles, methods and kits for detection of acute myeloid leukaemia leukaemic stem cells. Diagnostic and prognostic methods based on said diagnostic screens and/or gene expression profiles also form part of the invention. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146822 | METHODS OF DEVELOPING A PROGNOSIS FOR PANCREATIC CANCER AND PREDICTING RESPONSIVENESS TO CANCER THERAPEUTICS - Methods of predicting responsiveness of a cancer in a subject to a cancer therapy including a VEGF targeting agent are provided herein. The methods include detecting the expression level of at least one biomarker selected from ANG-2, SDF-1 and VEGF-D in a sample from the subject and using the expression levels to determine whether the VEGF targeting agent will be effective to treat the cancer in the subject. The predictions may be used to develop treatment plans for the subjects. Methods of developing a prognosis for a subject with pancreatic cancer are also provided. These methods include determining the expression level of IGFBP-1, PDGF-AA and at least one of IL-6 or CRP in a sample from a subject with pancreatic cancer. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146823 | METHODS, COMPOSITIONS AND SYSTEMS FOR MICROFLUIDIC ASSAYS - Provided herein, among other aspects, are methods and apparatuses for analyzing particles in a sample. In some aspects, the particles can be analytes, cells, nucleic acids, or proteins and contacted with a tag, partitioned into aliquots, detected by a ranking device, and isolated. The methods and apparatuses provided herein may include a microfluidic chip. In some aspects, the methods and apparatuses may be used to quantify rare particles in a sample, such as cancer cells and other rare cells for disease diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146824 | Diagnostic Assays and Kits for Detection of Folate Receptor 1 - The invention generally relates to antibodies that bind to human folate receptor 1 and diagnostic assays for folate receptor 1-based therapies. Methods of using the antibodies to monitor therapy are further provided. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146825 | METHOD FOR DETECTING LOW CONCENTRATIONS OF SPECIFIC CELL FROM HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF CELL POPULATIONS, AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING AND ANALYZING DETECTED CELL - Conventional CTC detection methods have been problematic in that 1) there is no technique for automatically determining and counting live CTCs in a brief period of time, 2) no process has been developed for detecting, counting, and thereafter collecting and culturing live CTCs, and 3) there exists no flow cytometer that is contamination free and is capable of measuring an entire sample. Provided is a CTC detection method which comprises a pre-treatment step for concentrating and fluorescence staining CTCs, and a step for identifying and counting CTCs. The pre-treatment step includes attaching magnetic beads to EpCAM antibodies expressed by epithelial cell-derived CTCs and concentrating the CTCs through the use of a magnet, fluorescently labeling an epithelia cell surface marker of the CTCs through the use of EpCAM antibodies or 5E11 antibodies, and performing two types of nuclear staining, one being cell membrane-permeable and the other being cell membrane-impermeable. The identifying and counting step includes evaluating the respective absolute concentrations of live and dead CTCs in a volume of blood by automatically identifying CTCs by the ratio of a plurality of fluorescence signal intensities using a flow cytometer, and differentiating between and counting the live CTCs and the dead CTCs. In the cytometer, an entire liquid-feeding system that includes a flow cell can be replaced for each sample, and the total amount of a liquid sample can be measured. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146826 | Electronically Neutral Metal Complexes As Biological Labels - The invention relates to electronically neutral metal complexes as luminescent labels. The positive charge of the metal ion in the complex is neutralized by the negatively charged groups that are covalently linked to the nitrogen-containing diimine ligands, such as 2,2-bipyridine, 1,10-phenanthroline and their derivatives. The electronic neutrality reduces the impact of the metal complexes on the biological and/or biochemical activities of the labeled biomolecules, while the intensity of luminescent emission under electrochemical excitation is enhanced. These luminescent metal complex labels are useful in bioanalytic methodology development, with luminescence as the signal modality, such as electrochemiluminescence. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146827 | GENETICALLY ENCODED SENSORS FOR IMAGING PROTEINS AND THEIR COMPLEXES - Isolated truncated and mutated sensor proteins derived from flavoproteins that are 12-20 KDa or less, genetically encoded for detection and imaging of protein complexes having long fluorescent lifetimes that can be 4.0 ns or greater. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146828 | CHEMISTRY, SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF TRANSLOCATION OF A POLYMER THROUGH A NANOPORE - Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to recognition tunneling systems, methods and devices, and more particularly, to chemical reactions for selectively labeling proteins and peptides and placing protein and/or peptides into, or onto a nanopore formed in a solid support and threading such in and/or through the nanopore, with such nanopores, in some embodiments, including a molecular motor to pull or otherwise force the protein/peptide through the nanopore. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146829 | METHODS FOR DETECTING ANTIBODIES - Methods for detection of any antibody utilizing a standardized approach applicable to any antibody which provides highly specific assays specific for individual or multiple antibodies. The methods enable improved pharmacokinetic analysis during development and clinical use of antibody-based therapies as well as determination of diagnostic and/or prognostic factors. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146830 | PROTEOMIC IDENTIFICATION OF ANTIBODIES - Methods and compositions for identification of candidate antigen-specific variable regions as well as generation of antibodies or antigen-binding fragments that could have desired antigen specificity are provided. For example, in certain aspects, methods for determining amino acid sequences of serum antibody CDR3 and abundancy levels are described. In some aspects, methods for determining nucleic acid sequences of antibody variable region sequences and the frequency thereof in biological samples are provided. Furthermore, the invention provides methods for identification and generation of antibodies or antigen-binding fragments that comprise highly-represented CDR domains. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146831 | Antibody and Cytokine Biomarker Profiling for Determination of Patient Responsiveness - Compositions and methods are provided for prognostic classification of autoimmune disease patients into subtypes, which subtypes are informative of the patient's need for therapy and responsiveness to a therapy of interest. The patterns of circulating blood levels of serum autoantibodies and/or cytokines provides for a signature pattern that can identify patients likely to benefit from therapeutic intervention as well as discriminate patients that have a high probability of responsiveness to a therapy from those that have a low probability of responsiveness. Additionally, serum autoantibody and/or cytokine signature patterns can be utilized to monitor responses to therapy. Assessment of this signature pattern of autoantibodies and/or cytokines in a patient thus allows improved methods of care. In one embodiment of the invention, the autoimmune disease is rheumatoid arthritis. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146832 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND PROGNOSIS OF RENAL INJURY AND RENAL FAILURE - It is an object of the present invention to provide a combination of a functional assessment of renal function together with biomarker results in order to improve assessment of patient at risk of or having, an acute kidney injury. A loop diuretic such as furosemide inhibits luminal active chloride transport throughout the thick ascending limb of Henle, thereby preventing sodium reabsorption and resulting in natriuresis and increased urine flow. Loop diuretic-induced increases in urine output might be a method to assess the integrity of the renal tubular function in the setting of early AKI, and so a kidney's response, or lack thereof, to a diuretic challenge as a clinical assessment of tubular function can identify patients with severe tubular injury before it is clinically apparent (e.g. a rise in creatinine). | 2016-05-26 |
20160146833 | STRESS AND INFLAMMATION BIOMARKER URINE PANEL FOR DAIRY COWS AND BEEF CATTLE - A panel for monitoring levels of biomarkers in ruminants, including an assay having at least one inflammation monitoring test, at least one oxidative stress monitoring test, and at least one antioxidant activity monitoring test. A method of monitoring the health of ruminants, by collecting a sample from the ruminant, applying the sample to an assay panel, performing at least one inflammation monitoring test, at least one oxidative stress monitoring test, and at least one antioxidant activity monitoring test in the panel, and determining levels of biomarkers related to inflammation, oxidative stress, and antioxidant activity and therefore providing information regarding the ruminant's relative health and/or risk of developing one or more diseases. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146834 | DIAGNOSTIC ASSAY TO PREDICT CARDIOVASCULAR RISK - This invention relates to the area of cardiovascular disorders and specifically relates to methods of diagnostic tests using a combination of markers to predict an individual's risk for developing coronary artery disease (CAD) and related diseases, such as angina pectoris and peripheral vascular disease and, more particularly, to determine an individual's risk of myocardial infarction, death, and stroke. Exemplary biomarkers include C-reactive protein (CRP), fibrin degradation products (FDPs), Heat Shock Protein 70 (HSP70), urokinase or urokinase receptor (uPA/uPAR), and/or anti-CMV antibody. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146835 | THERAPEUTIC AGENT, METHOD OF TREATMENT AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING THE SEVERITY OF SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME (SIRS), DISEASES CAUSED OR ACCOMPANIED BY NEUTROPHIL ACTIVATION - The present invention provides a neutrophil activation regulator comprising a histidine-rich glycoprotein (HRG) for the treatment of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), diseases caused by neutrophil activation and/or inflammatory diseases accompanied by neutrophil activation in a subject in need thereof. Further, the present invention provides methods for predicting the severity of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), diseases caused by neutrophil activation and/or inflammatory diseases accompanied by neutrophil activation in a subject in need thereof, and methods for predicting the survival of a subject with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), diseases caused by neutrophil activation and/or inflammatory diseases accompanied by neutrophil activation, that comprise determining the blood level of histidine-rich glycoprotein in the subject. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146836 | USE OF ALPHA-CRYSTALLIN B (CRYAB) IN THE ASSESSMENT OF HEART FAILURE - The invention relates to a method for assessing heart failure in vitro comprising the steps of measuring in a sample the concentration of the marker CRYAB, of optionally measuring in the sample the concentration of one or more other marker(s) of heart failure selected from the group consisting of a natriuretic peptide marker, a cardiac troponin marker, and a marker of inflammation, and of assessing heart failure by comparing the concentration determined in for CRYAB and the concentration(s) determined for the optionally one or more other marker to the concentration of this marker or these markers as established in a reference population. Also disclosed are the use of CRYAB as a marker protein in the assessment of heart failure, a marker combination comprising CRYAB and a kit for measuring CRYAB. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146837 | DIAGNOSTIC TESTING IN DEMENTIA AND METHODS RELATED THERETO - This disclosure relates to diagnostic testing for subjects with or at risk of dementia and methods related thereto. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of diagnosing a frontotemporal lobar degeneration subtype comprising measuring total Tau and Tau phosphorylated at threonine 181 in a sample from a subject, calculating a ratio of Tau phosphorylated at threonine 181 to total Tau, and making a diagnosis of the subtype based on said ratios. Typically, the sample is of cerebrospinal fluid and the frontotemporal lobar degeneration subtypes are selected from frontotemporal lobar degeneration with immunoreactive lesions to Tau and frontotemporal lobar degeneration with immunoreactive lesions to TAR DNA binding protein of 43 kD. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146838 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EBOLA DETECTION - A system and method for determining the level of bilirubin in bodily fluids based on the use protein that binds with bilirubin and measuring the level of bioluminescence produced and the use of measurements over time as a means of predicting potential infection and in particular possible Ebola infection. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146839 | METHODS FOR THE CLASSIFICATION AND DIAGNOSIS OF SCOLIOSIS THROUGH THE USE OF GI PROTEIN RECEPTOR - Methods for diagnosing a predisposition to developing a scoliosis (e.g., adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS)) and identifying compounds for treating scoliosis based on the modulation of Gi protein-coupled receptor activity are described. Specific embodiments of the methods involve measuring a change in impedance signals of cells expressing a receptor coupled to a Gi protein with a ligand. To identify compounds useful in treatment, the cell is contacted with a test compound and a ligand. A higher impedance in the presence relative to the absence of said test compound is indicative that the test compound is useful for treating scoliosis. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146840 | AUGURIN IMMUNOASSAY - The present invention relates to an immunoassay method for the detection of augurin or a precursor or fragment thereof comprising contacting a sample suspected of comprising augurin or a precursor or fragment thereof with a first and second antibody specific for augurin or a precursor or fragment thereof, wherein said first and second antibodies or antigen-binding fragments or derivatives thereof are specific for epitopes comprised in the sequence spanning amino acids 71 to 107 of pre-augurin according to SEQ ID NO:1. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146841 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING FREE COPPER - The present invention relates to a new method for the determination of ‘free’ copper concentration in serum, i.e. the portion of serum copper not structurally bound to ceruloplasmin. The present invention also refers to a method with a high degree of sensitivity and precision for the determination of free copper in serum samples of patients with Alzheimer's disease. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146842 | Sensitive Efficacy and Specificity Biomarkers for Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 (PCSK9) Inhibition - The present invention inter alia provides a method, and uses thereof, to measure drug efficacy and specificity of treatment with an inhibitor of Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 (PCSK9) by detecting the concentrations of lipids and/or lipid-lipid concentration ratios of a biological sample and comparing it to a control. The invention is applicable, inter alia, to determining whether a PCSK9 inhibiting drug is functioning efficiently in lowering serum low-density lipoprotein (LDL) concentration and whether a PCSK9 inhibiting drug displays any adverse side-effects, such as liver toxicity. Provided are lipid markers that are more specific and sensitive in detecting drug efficacy and possible adverse drug-induced side-effects than the currently utilized clinical markers. Also provided is an antibody towards said lipids, and the use thereof for predicting and diagnosing of PCSK9 inhibiting drug-induced adverse reactions. The invention additionally relates to kits comprising lipids and/or an antibody thereto, for the determination of PCSK9 inhibiting drug efficacy and drug-induced adverse reactions. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146843 | DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF CYSTEINE-LABELED FLUORESCENT PROBES OF UNBOUND ANALYTES - A method for high throughput discovery of proteins fluorescently labeled at a cysteine residue and that undergo a change in fluorescence ratio at 2 wavelengths upon binding an unbound analyte is described. Probes are disclosed which are labeled at a cysteine residue and also probes labeled at both cysteine and lysine with two different fluorophores. These probes are useful for characterization and measurement of hydrophobic species in a fluid sample, particularly characterization and measurement of levels of unbound free fatty acids. A profile of unbound free fatty acids can be determined for an individual which can be used to determine the individual's relative risk for disease. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146844 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR BINDING LYSOPHOSPHATIDIC ACID - Compositions and methods for making and using anti-LPA agents, for example, monoclonal antibodies, are described. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146845 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HEMATOCRIT CORRECTION IN ANALYTE TEST STRIPS - A system for determining a level of a lipid analyte corrected for hematocrit includes a test strip configured to receive a sample and a meter configured to receive the test strip. The system further includes circuitry and a microprocessor, the circuitry and microprocessor configured to read the test strip and the sample and determine a level of a lipid analyte and correct the level of the lipid analyte based on a hematocrit level of the sample. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146846 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZER - An automatic analysis device is provided with a reagent container disk, a reagent loader ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160146847 | VEHICLE WHEEL SPEED DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A sensor apparatus for detecting a wheel speed of a vehicle has a rod-shaped sensor carrier and a sensor, which is introduced into the sensor carrier and, in order to detect the wheel speed, senses the rotation of a rotor rotating together with the wheel. The sensor apparatus has a carrier structure for accommodating the sensor and a potting compound for filling the sensor carrier. The surface, in particular the lateral surface, of the sensor carrier is formed by a plurality of interrupted, metal surface areas of the carrier structure and areas filled with the potting compound, wherein at least two metal surface areas are in the form of contact surfaces. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146848 | SUBJECT MONITOR - An embodiment includes an apparatus with a housing wearable by a subject and a first sensor operable to detect a position of the subject. An embodiment of the apparatus includes a second sensor operable to detect a body state of the subject, where the first body state may be a vital sign such as heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature or respiratory rate. The apparatus may also include a wireless module, and be operable to transmit body state data and position data to a remote device. The apparatus may include a gyroscope or an accelerometer, and may be operable to detect rotational change in the subject's position about an axis, linear acceleration of the subject along an axis, a change in position of the subject, or a rate of change in position of the subject. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146849 | Resin-Sealed Sensor Device - To provide a resin-sealed sensor device in which a sensor element that detects an inertial force such as acceleration or angular velocity is mounted on a pad, and the entire thereof is molded by resin, the resin-sealed sensor device with a high reliability by suppressing or resolving a sensor output error by reducing or resolving inclination or deformation of the sensor element or the pad at the time of resin injection, in a resin-sealed sensor device | 2016-05-26 |
20160146850 | Micromechanical sensor device and corresponding manufacturing method - A micromechanical sensor device, and a corresponding method, including an ASIC substrate having first front and rear sides, a first rewiring element on the first front side; a MEMS substrate having a second front side, and a second rear side having a base substrate and a second rewiring element formed thereon; a micromechanical functional layer having at least one movable sensor structure, and which is on the second front side of the second rewiring element; a capping element having third front and rear sides, the third rear side being applied to the second front side for capping the sensor structure; and a recess formed in the base substrate on the second rear side, or in the capping element on the third front side, and within which the ASIC substrate is suspended on a flexible layered first suspension element via the first rewiring element, forming a cavity surrounding the ASIC chip. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146851 | PHYSICAL QUANTITY SENSOR, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND MOVING OBJECT - A physical quantity sensor includes an element piece, a support substrate in which the element piece is arranged on one surface and a groove is disposed on the one surface, wiring which is disposed in the groove and is electrically connected to the element piece, a lid substrate which is bonded to the one surface and contains the element piece, and a sealing material which seals the groove in a boundary portion between the lid substrate and the support substrate and has a melting point lower than a melting point or a softening point of the support substrate and the lid substrate. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146852 | OFFSET CANCELLATION DEVICE FOR MICRO-ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM - The present disclosure is directed to a system that includes a sensor and a signal conditioner coupled to the sensor. The signal conditioner includes signal processing circuitry coupled to the sensor and offset cancellation circuitry. The offset cancellation circuitry includes a sign detector configured to output a high signal or a low signal based on a sign of an output signal from the signal processing circuitry, an integrator coupled to the sign detector, and a divider coupled to the integrator and to an input of the signal processing circuitry. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146853 | EXPLOITATION OF SECOND-ORDER EFFECTS IN ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY - A processing system cooperates with an atomic force microscope operating in ramp mode at a ramp frequency is configured to collect data indicative of at least one of physical and chemical properties of a sample. The system collects data indicative of probe movement at a frequency that is higher than the ramp frequency. This data comprises a second-order portion of the probe's signal. Based at least in part on the second-order portion, the processor obtains a parameter that is indicative at least one of a physical and a chemical property of a sample. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146854 | DISPLAY CIRCUIT FOR POWER LOAD AND METHOD OF THE SAME - The display circuit coupled to a power source includes a connecting terminal, a detection resistor, a sample circuit, a comparison circuit, and an indicator circuit. The detection resistor is connected between the power source and the connecting terminal. The sampling circuit is connected to the connecting terminal for sampling a load voltage of the connecting terminal and generating a sample voltage. The comparison circuit with a first preset voltage and a second preset voltage is configured to compare the sample voltage with each of the first preset voltage and the second preset voltage. When the sample voltage is greater than the first preset voltage, the indicator circuit responds with a first response. When the sample voltage is greater than the second preset voltage, the indicator circuit responds with a second response. The disclosure further discloses a method of the display circuit. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146855 | FORMATTING AND NAVIGATING GRAPHED INFORMATION - A method in an electronic device that may include determining, with a processor, a quantity of group markers in a data set, and determining, with the processor and based on the quantity of group markers, a suggested view from a plurality of available views, each view in the plurality of available views diagrammatically depicting at least a portion of the data set. Also, a processor-implemented method of navigating between portions of a data set may include displaying, on a touchscreen display, a diagrammatical depiction of a first portion of the data set; detecting a continuous arc gesture at the touchscreen display; determining a direction of the arc gesture; selecting a second portion of the data set based on the determined direction of the arc gesture; and displaying a diagrammatical depiction of the second portion of the data set. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146856 | Current Sensor - A current sensor has a measurement unit for measuring the current flowing through an electrical wire using electromagnetic induction caused by the magnetic flux around the electrical wire, a wireless transmission unit for wirelessly transmitting measurement results, a power generation unit for generating power using the same electromagnetic induction caused by the magnetic flux around the electrical wire, and a battery that is charged by the power generation unit and supplies power to the measurement unit and the wireless transmission unit. A sudden change in the current flowing through the electrical wire causes measurement to be carried out. The timing at which transmission is carried out is controlled according to the size of the current flowing through the electrical wire. When the measurement unit is measuring, power generation by the power generation unit is stopped. Measurement results obtained during insufficient charging are stored and sent after charge is secured. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146857 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AC COMPONENTS IN A DC CIRCUIT AND USE OF THE APPARATUS - A device for detecting alternating-current components i | 2016-05-26 |
20160146858 | CURRENT SENSOR - A current sensor includes: a U-shaped core as a magnetic body; a conductor inserted into a slit of the core; and a detection element arranged in the slit of the core and detecting a magnetic field, wherein the core includes recessed portions on both side surfaces facing the detection element and the recessed portions have wall portions intersecting with at least an insertion direction of the conductor. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146859 | CURRENT DETECTOR - A current detector includes a half-bridge configuration including first and second magnetic detection elements that are connected in series and disposed such that a magnetization direction of a magnetic pinned layer thereof is opposite to each other, and a bias magnetic field generating means for applying a bias magnetic field to the first and second magnetic detection elements. The bias magnetic field has a substantially same intensity and is formed in a direction substantially orthogonal to the magnetization direction and opposite to each other. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146860 | CURRENT DETECTOR AND CURRENT DETECTION METHOD - A current detector includes a plurality of current paths arranged in parallel, magnetic detection portions that are provided corresponding to the plurality of current paths and have magnetic detection elements for detecting strength of a magnetic field generated by an electric current flowing through each of the current paths, a temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of the magnetic detection portions, correction circuits for correcting an output of the magnetic detection elements based on a result of detection by the temperature sensor, and detection circuits for detecting a magnitude of the electric current flowing through each of the current paths based on the output corrected by the correction circuits. The magnetic detection portions and the temperature sensor are housed, together with a portion of the plurality of current paths, in a molded package. A number of the temperature sensor is less than that of the magnetic detection portions. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146861 | MOTHERBOARD VOLTAGE TESTING DEVICE - Motherboard voltage testing device includes a power supply module for supplying a DC voltage, an illuminating module, and a switching module for detecting a DC voltage of a motherboard. A first terminal of the switching module is coupled to the power supply module, and a second opposite terminal of the switching module is coupled to the illuminating module. When the switching module detects the DC voltage of the motherboard is in the motherboard, the illuminating module is configured to receive the DC voltage of the power supply module to emit light, and when the switching module detects there is no remaining DC voltage on the motherboard, the illuminating module cannot receive the DC voltage from the motherboard and the illuminating module is power off and does not emit light. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146862 | DC Level Detection Circuit Between High Speed Signal Line Connecting Ports, A System Including the Circuit, and Methods of Making and Using the Same - A DC level detection circuit between high speed signal line connecting ports and a system using the same in optical communications is disclosed. Corresponding ports of a high speed signal line each have an additional resistor, where one additional resistor has a resistance significantly greater than that of the other resistor. The smaller resistor is grounded. The larger resistor is connected to a DC voltage source, a low pass filter, and a signal detection port. Thus, when both ports of the high speed signal line are connected, a status of the electrical level detected at the signal detection port changes. The circuit detects the connection state of the high speed signal line without negative effects on signal transmission and is applicable to various circuits, especially plug-in modules and corresponding slots. Thus, the circuit further enables signal port multifunctionality, increases module installation accuracy, and provides higher compatibility for plug-in modules. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146863 | DISAGGREGATION APPARATUS FOR BEING USED IN A MULTI-GROUP ELECTRICAL NETWORK - The invention relates to a disaggregation apparatus ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160146864 | Power System Monitoring and Control Apparatus, and Power System Monitoring and Control Method - To provide a power system monitoring and control apparatus that is capable of acquiring a measurement value at each point in a power system, which, is required for power system monitoring and control, according to the configuration or the physical quantity of the system even under low-speed communication environment. Disclosed is a power system monitoring and control apparatus ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160146865 | CAPTURE OF POWER QUALITY INFORMATION AT THE TIME A DEVICE FAILS - An apparatus for detecting an abnormal event and capturing associated waveforms includes a detection module within a power control device that detects an abnormal condition. The abnormal condition is indicative of an impending failure of the power control device and/or a condition within the power control device indicative of a parameter being outside of a specified limit. The power control device controls power to one or more power devices in a power distribution system. The apparatus includes a signal transmit module that transmits a capture signal to a transient capture meter. The transient capture meter meters transient conditions of a branch of the power distribution system that includes the power control device. The capture signal instructs the transient capture meter to capture current and/or voltage waveforms relevant to a time when the detection module detected the abnormal condition. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146866 | DETERMINING INFORMATION ABOUT DEVICES IN A BUILDING USING DIFFERENT SETS OF FEATURES - Electrical usage of devices in a building may be monitored to provide information about the operation of the devices to a user. The information communicated to a user may include historical information and real-time information. In determining the real-time information, it may be desired to provide the information quickly and use a smaller set of features that are available more quickly. In determining the historical information, it may be desired to provide more accurate information and use a larger set of features. A device may compute real-time information and historical information using different sets of features. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146867 | Generator Sizing - Customized hardware provides a generator sizing interface to the user for selecting individual loads that may be present at a particular facility of building. The hardware and/or generator sizing interface receives one or more load selections from the user and, in response, generates a single line diagram or a one line diagram for power flow analysis based on the load selections. The hardware and/or generator sizing interface accesses a database for power requirements for the load selections of the diagram. A List of potential generators or an optimal generator is identified based at least in part on the power requirement of the load selections. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146868 | INTELLIGENT ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - An intelligent electronic device (IED) having a gain control unit adapted to selectively regulate operating ranges of output signals of a sensing circuit of the device is described. In one embodiment, the IED is a digital electric power and energy meter, which operating ranges for supply voltages and supply currents of electrical services may be adjusted to match pre-determined ranges for input signals of a data acquisition system or a data processing module of the meter. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146869 | APPARATUS ENABLING USE OF A REFERENCE DIODE TO COMPARE AGAINST A DEVICE UNDER TEST IN RELATIVE AMPLITUDE AND PHASE MEASUREMENTS - Embodiments of the invention include methods and devices for determining a phase angle offset between a phase angle of a local oscillator relative to a phase angle of a signal input of a Device Under Test (DUT). Some embodiments include a laser source and an optical phase adjustor, which may be embodied by a loop stretcher structured to controllably stretch a length of fiber optic cable, driven by a phase adjust driver. In other embodiments the phase angle offset information is conveyed to an oscilloscope for internal compensation. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146870 | CONTACTOR HEALTH MONITOR CIRCUIT AND METHOD - In one possible embodiment, a contactor health monitor circuit is provided having a first operational amplifier connected at a first input to a line one primary side terminal of a contactor and connected at a second input to a line two primary side terminal of the contactor. The circuit also includes a second operational amplifier connected at a first input to a line one secondary side terminal of the contactor and connected at a second input to a line two secondary side terminal of the contactor. A summing amplifier is connected at a first input to an output of the first operational amplifier summed with an output of the second operation amplifier. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146871 | METHOD OF DETERMINING CAPACITANCE VALUE OF CAPACITOR WHILE TAKING APPLIED ALTERNATING VOLTAGE INTO CONSIDERATION, AND PROGRAM - The relationship between capacitance value variation and an AC voltage value of a capacitor is obtained in advance as an approximation equation or table data. The AC voltage value applied to the capacitor in the circuit is calculated. The capacitance value of the capacitor is calculated from the AC voltage value calculated in step | 2016-05-26 |
20160146872 | Resonant System and Method of Determining a Dielectric Constant of a Sample - The present invention pertains to a resonant cavity system, more specifically, a resonant system for measuring the dielectric constant of a sample and its method of use. The system and method provide for holding sample materials, which can be in solid, liquid, or powder form, and for reducing the size of the requisite cavity for measurement. The construction incorporates waveguide flange connectors to seal the electromagnetic cavity, which facilitates the measurement of low-loss materials. The design for signal input enables the use of standard calibration techniques and measurement. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146873 | TESTING DEVICE OF SIGNALING MODE AND TESTING METHOD THEREOF - A testing device of a signaling mode and a testing method thereof are provided. The testing device includes a connecting module and a processor electrically connected to the connecting module. The connecting module is configured to electrically couple with a plurality of communication devices under tests (DUTs) simultaneously. The processor is configured to execute a network attaching procedure between the testing device and each of the communication DUTs, wherein the network attaching procedures are overlapped to be executed. The processor is further configured to test the communication DUTs after executing the network attaching procedures. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146874 | SHORT CIRCUIT DETECTION MODULE - A microelectronic short circuit detection module is disclosed that locates and distinguishes among different types of short circuits in touch screen panels. Individual short circuit detection circuits are coupled to force and sense lines throughout a wire matrix within the touch screen. If the line is shorted to a neighboring line or any other line carrying an opposite logic state, its logic state will be corrupted by the short and will be held at a value opposite that of the intended input signal. Comparing the input and the output therefore provides an indicator of a short circuit to another force or sense line in the wire matrix. A pair of pull up/down stages is engaged to detect whether the short is coupled to power or ground. A threshold resistor can be varied to adjust detection sensitivity. By conducting a serial test, matrix coordinates of the short circuit can be identified. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146875 | ELECTRICAL CURRENT SYSTEM INCLUDING VOLTAGE DROP COMPONENT - An electronic open-circuit current measuring circuit is configured to measure a current delivered between a current source and a load during an open circuit condition. The electronic open-circuit current measuring circuit includes an electronic voltage drop component electrically connected between a first buffer output and an electrical voltage difference calculating circuit. The voltage drop component is configured to reduce a first voltage level of the first buffered output voltage below a second voltage level of the second buffered output voltage in response to an open circuit condition. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146876 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING INSULATION-BREAKDOWN OF VEHICLE COMPONENT - A system and method for diagnosing insulation-breakdown of a vehicle component including a system in a vehicle including high voltage components are provided. The system includes a battery pack that is configured to supply a high voltage to the vehicle and a high voltage relay that is connected to an output stage of the battery pack. Additionally, a high voltage component controller is connected to an output stage of the high voltage relay to turn the high voltage component on and off. A battery management system interlocks with the battery pack, the high voltage relay, and the high voltage component controller to diagnose whether the battery pack, an input stage of the high voltage component controller, and the high voltage component are insulated-breakdown. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146877 | Load Connection Detection - An apparatus comprises an output port to be connected to a load; a first input port to receive a first input signal; and a second input port coupled between the first input port and the output port, to receive a second input signal. The apparatus further comprises a coupling circuit to couple the second input signal to the output port and a frequency isolation circuit that has a frequency response to propagate the first input signal to the output port but prevent the second input signal from propagating to the first input port. The apparatus also comprises a detection circuit to determine a voltage of an output signal at the output port, the output signal having a first amplitude range with a load absent at the output port and having a second amplitude range lower than the first amplitude range with the load present at the output port. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146878 | Electronic Assembly for Prognostics of Solder Joint - The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a substrate for providing early warning of degradation in a semiconductor device. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146879 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR VOLTAGE RAMP TESTING - At least one method and system disclosed herein involves testing of integrated circuits. A device having at least one transistor and at least one dielectric layer is provided. A first voltage is provided during a first time period for performing a stress test upon the device. A second voltage is provided during a second time period for discharging at least a portion of the charge built-up as a result of the first voltage. The second voltage is of an opposite polarity of the first voltage. A sense function is provided during a third time period for determining a result of the stress test. Data relating to a breakdown of the dielectric layer based upon the result of the stress test is acquired, stored and/or transmitted. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146880 | DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, ITS TESTING METHOD AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - The present disclosure provides a display substrate, its testing method and its manufacturing method. A first testing terminal is connected to a gate electrode of a first TFT, a second testing terminal is connected to a source electrode of the first TFT and a drain electrode of a second TFT, a third testing terminal is connected to a gate electrode of the second TFT, and a fourth testing terminal is connected to a drain electrode of the first TFT and a source electrode of the second TFT. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146881 | DEVICE TESTING AND MONITORING METHOD THEREOF - Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method including turning on a noise-measuring system for a device under test (DUT) with the DUT turned off; measuring a first phase noise caused by the noise-measuring system; turning on the DUT; measuring a second phase noise caused by the noise-measuring system and the DUT; and subtracting the first phase noise from the second phase noise to obtain a third phase noise caused by the DUT. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146882 | METHOD OF CONTACTING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT COMPONENTS IN A TEST SYSTEM - The invention provides a method of contacting integrated circuit components in a test system for testing integrated circuit components comprises the steps of providing an atmosphere comprising an inert gas; and contacting tips of a contactor of the test system with respective contacting areas of an integrated circuit component to be tested, the contacting being performed in the provided atmosphere comprising the inert gas. The invention further provides a test system for testing integrated circuit components that comprises means for providing an atmosphere comprising an inert gas; wherein the test system is configured to contact tips of a contactor of the test system with respective contacting areas of an integrated circuit component to be tested, and the test system is configured to perform the contacting in the provided atmosphere under operating conditions. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146883 | DEVICE AND METHOD OF DETECTING SIGNAL DELAY - The present disclosure discloses a device for, and a method of, detecting a signal delay. The method of detecting a signal delay includes inputting a first signal and a second signal to a logic circuit to obtain an output signal; measuring an average voltage of the output signal; and determining a delay time of the second signal relative to the first signal based on a difference between the average voltage of the output signal and a reference voltage. The device for detecting a signal delay includes a clock output of a clock generator connected to a first logic input of a logic circuit and to a connection area for receiving a circuit to be tested. A second logic input of the logic circuit is also connected to the connection area. The voltage measurement device is connected to a logic output of the logic circuit. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146884 | CONTACT INSPECTION DEVICE - A contact inspection device includes: plural probes each having a first end to be brought into contact with a test object; a probe substrate including contact portions in contact with respective second ends of the probes; a probe head through which the probes extend and which is detachably attached to the probe substrate; and plural positioning members which are provided on a surface of the probe head facing the probe substrate and through which the probes extend. Each probe has a rotation restricted portion provided on the side of the second end. Each positioning member has rotation restricting portions adapted to engage the rotation restricted portions. When the positioning members are moved relative to each other, the rotation restricting portions align the probes and switch the probes from a rotation unrestricted state to a rotation restricted state. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146885 | PROBE AND CONTACT INSPECTION DEVICE - A probe comprises a first end that contacts and separates from a test object and a second end that contacts a circuit board to perform inspection of the test object. The second end is provided with a rotation restricted portion that restricts rotation of the probe about the axial direction thereof. An extendable portion, which is freely extendable and contractible in the axial direction of the probe and has at least one spiral slit, is provided between the first end and the second end. The second end is formed by a tubular member. Also, at least two of the extendable portions are provided between the first end and the second end, and an intermediate portion is formed between the extendable portions. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146886 | Method and Apparatus for Checking a Circuit - A method for checking a circuit devised for contactless data communication, which comprises an antenna and an electronic component coupled with the antenna, comprises the following steps: generating an alternating magnetic field of a field strength, and arranging the circuit in the alternating field region. Then the electronic circuit is excited by means of an energy pulse. In a further step, an oscillation of the circuit in response to the excitation of the circuit by the energy pulse is captured. The captured oscillation of the circuit is finally evaluated, in particular with regard to a self-resonant frequency of the circuit. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146887 | HIGH-SPEED FLIP-FLOP WITH ROBUST SCAN-IN PATH HOLD TIME - A flip-flop is provided that includes a master latch clocked according to a first delay during a normal mode of operation and clocked by a smaller second delay during a scan mode of operation. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146888 | ON-CHIP FIELD TESTING METHODS AND APPARATUS - On-chip field testing methods and apparatus are disclosed. Example on-chip testers disclosed herein include a decoder having a test data input and a test stimuli interface. Disclosed example on-chip testers also include a multiplexer having a first multiplexer interface coupled to the test stimuli interface, a second multiplexer interface coupled to an automatic test equipment interface, a third multiplexer interface coupled to a design-for-testing subsystem interface and an interface selection input. Disclosed example on-chip testers further include a memory having a memory interface coupled to the test data input. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146889 | MONITORING CIRCUIT FOR DETECTING A SWITCHING STATE OF AN ELECTRICAL SWITCHING CONTACT AND METHOD THEREFOR - The invention relates to a circuit ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160146890 | DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS FOR FIELD WINDING TYPE ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE AND DIAGNOSIS METHOD FOR FIELD WINDING TYPE ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE - The present invention relates to a diagnosis apparatus for a field winding type rotating electric machine. The diagnosis apparatus includes an internal power supply circuit having an open fault determination potential, and determines, on the basis of a measurement result of a voltage value of a circuit that includes the field winding in a fault diagnosis condition, that a disconnection has occurred in the circuit when the measurement result is within an open fault determination voltage range including the open fault determination potential, that a power fault has occurred in the circuit when the measurement result is within a power fault determination voltage range including the positive electrode potential, and that an earth fault has occurred in the circuit when the measurement result is within an earth fault determination voltage range including the negative electrode potential. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146891 | Position-Detection System - A position-detection system for a drive having a rotor, which can move along a path, comprises an encoder unit, a signal-detection unit and a signal-processing device. The encoder unit or the signal-detection unit is arranged on the rotor, and the respective other unit is arranged along the path. Furthermore, the signal-processing device is designed to generate a first position signal and a second position signal on the basis of a relative position of the encoder unit and signal-detection unit. The signal-processing device is designed to determine a longitudinal position of the rotor along the path on the basis of phase values of the first and second position signals. Furthermore, the signal-processing device is designed to determine a distance, directed transversely with respect to the path, between the encoder unit and the signal-detection unit, on the basis of amplitude values of the first and second position signals, and to detect an operating state of the drive on the basis of the distance. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146892 | TECHNIQUES TO PROVIDE A LOW CAPACITY NOTIFICATION FOR AN ENERGY STORE DEVICE - Disclosed are various systems and methods related to forecasting a low capacity state in an energy storage device of a node. A voltage is measured for the energy storage device of the node based upon measurement criteria. A counter for the node is adjusted based on the measured voltage, where the counter represents a history of instances of previous measurements of the voltage with respect to a voltage limit. The counter is adjusted in one direction if the measured voltage is below the voltage limit, and the counter is adjusted in the opposite direction if the measured voltage meets the voltage limit. If the counter meets a low capacity threshold, a low capacity condition is activated for the node. If the counter fails to meet the low capacity threshold, the value of the counter is stored for subsequent use during the next evaluation of the energy storage device. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146893 | Adjustable Length Battery Electrolyte Probe - Disclosed herein is an apparatus. The apparatus includes a sensor head section, a base section, a telescoping section, and an electronic component. The base section is connected to the sensor head section. The telescoping section includes a first end and a second end. The telescoping section is connected to the base section. The electronic component is proximate the first end of the telescoping section. The electronic component is protected from making contact with high current, electrically conductive battery elements and configured to sense battery parameters. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146894 | METHOD FOR MEASURING ELECTRIC CAPACITY OF CELL MODULE - A method for measuring electric capacity of a cell module is provided. A voltage measurement unit is configured to measure an instant voltage of the cell module. A calculation processing unit compares the instant voltage with a fully-charged voltage of the cell module. When the instant voltage is smaller than the fully-charged voltage, the calculation processing unit calculates a cell capacity displaying value of the cell module according to a corresponding threshold capacity, the instant voltage and the fully-charged voltage. The fully-charged voltage is a voltage value of the cell module when an electric capacity of the cell module enters a quasi fully-charged range. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146895 | Accurate Assessment of the State of Charge of Electrochemical Cells - Provided are methods, systems and devices for thermodynamically evaluating electrochemical systems and components thereof, including electrochemical cells such as batteries. The present systems and methods are capable of monitoring selected electrochemical cell conditions, such as temperature, open circuit voltage and/or composition, and carrying out measurements of a number of cell parameters, including open circuit voltage, time and temperature, with accuracies large enough to allow for precise determination of thermodynamic state functions and materials properties relating to the composition, phase, states of charge, health and safety and electrochemical properties of electrodes and electrolytes in an electrochemical cell. Thermodynamic measurement systems of the present invention are highly versatile and provide information for predicting a wide range of performance attributes for virtually any electrochemical system having an electrode pair. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146896 | BATTERY MONITORING DEVICE, POWER STORAGE SYSTEM, AND CONTROL SYSTEM - A controller of a battery monitoring apparatus, said controller calculating the amount of heat generated inside a battery on the basis of information about the electric current which flows out of or flows into the battery. Furthermore, the controller calculates the amount of heat discharged from the surface of the battery, said amount being calculated on the basis of temperature information about at least one from among the surface of the battery and a substance in the vicinity of the battery. In addition, the controller calculates the temperature inside the battery on the basis of information about the amount of heat generated, and information about the amount of heat discharged. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146897 | ELECTRIC CAPACITY MEASUREMENT APPARATUS WITH TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION AND TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION METHOD THEREOF - An electric capacity measurement apparatus with temperature compensation and a temperature compensation method thereof are provided. The electric capacity measurement apparatus includes an electric capacity measurement circuit, a non-volatile memory, a temperature measurement circuit and a control circuit. The electric capacity measurement circuit is configured to obtain an input current signal and compensate the input current signal according to a present invalid current range or a present zero current offset to obtain an electric capacity signal. The non-volatile memory is configured to store a plurality of test parameters at different temperatures related to the electric capacity measurement circuit in a test stage. The temperature measurement circuit measures a present temperature value of the electric capacity measurement circuit in an operation stage. The control circuit generates a present invalid current range or a present zero current offset according to the present temperature value and the plurality of test parameters. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146898 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING STATE OF HEALTH OF A BATTERY IN A HYBRID VEHICLE - A method for estimation of state-of-health (SOH) characteristics of a battery in hybrid vehicles includes charging and discharging the battery at least one time within an upper region of a state-of-charge (SOC) window, wherein the battery; charging and discharging the battery at least one time within a lower region of the SOC window, calibrating a battery management unit included in the hybrid vehicle by using the reached levels outside the SOC window and estimating the SOH characteristics of the battery during the charge and discharge periods by using the battery management unit. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146899 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING CAPACITY OF BATTERY - A method and an apparatus for measuring a capacity of a battery are provided. The apparatus comprises a battery status measuring module, a coulometer, and a calculating module. The battery status measuring module is used for monitoring a battery status of a battery. The coulometer is used for measuring an output quantity of electricity of the battery to obtain a coulometer capacity. The calculating module is coupled to the battery status measuring module and the coulometer to receive the battery status and the coulometer capacity. The calculating module looks into a lookup table according to the battery status to obtain a measuring a capacity of the battery, dynamically determines a weight value according to the battery status, and adjusts the measuring capacity of the battery and the coulometer capacity to calculate a displaying capacity of the battery. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146900 | BATTERY SENSOR ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a battery sensor assembly for a vehicle, and more particularly, to a battery sensor assembly for a vehicle, in which a clamp terminal, a shunt resistor, an attachment terminal, and a printed circuit board are easily assembled. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146901 | CONTACTOR FAILURE DETERMINING METHOD AND CONTACTOR FAILURE DETERMINING DEVICE - A contactor failure determining method in includes outputting a control signal for switching a positive-side contactor provided between a positive electrode of a multi-cell battery and a positive electrode of a load to which the multi-cell battery supplies electric power to an open state from a state in which a control signal for controlling the positive-side contactor and a negative-side contactor provided between a negative electrode of the multi-cell battery and a negative electrode of the load to a closed state and a precharge contactor provided between the multi-cell battery and the load to an open state is output, and as a first fixing determining step, determining a presence of fixing of the precharge contactor based on a degree of voltage drop of a voltage applied to the load after the control signal for switching the positive-side contactor to the open state is output. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146902 | System and Method for Detecting Diode Failures - A system for detecting faults in a rectifier includes an AC current generator and a rectifier. A controller is configured to determine an AC input current supplied to rectifier, generate a simulated rectified DC input current based upon the AC input current, and determine a DC output current from the rectifier. The controller is further configured to compare the simulated rectified DC input current to the DC output current and generate an alert command if a difference between the simulated rectified DC input current and the DC output current exceeds a predetermined difference threshold. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146903 | LOW-POWER MAGNETOMETER ASSEMBLIES WITH HIGH OFFSET STABILITY - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for calibrating the offset of a magnetometer assembly with reduced power are provided. In one embodiment, a method for operating an assembly may include determining a difference between a current signal measurement output component of a first magnetometer sensor and a previous signal measurement output component of the first magnetometer sensor, comparing the determined difference with a current threshold value, and generating an assembly output based on the comparing, where, when the determined difference is greater than the current threshold value, the generating may include providing a first assembly output using a current offset output component of a second magnetometer sensor, and, when the determined difference is less than the current threshold value, the generating may include providing a second assembly output using a previous offset output component of the second magnetometer sensor. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146904 | MICRO-DNV DEVICE - A method for providing a miniature vector magnetometer includes embedding a micron-sized diamond nitrogen-vacancy (DNV) crystal into a bonding material. The bonding material including the embedded micron-sized DNV crystal is cured to form a micro-DNV sensor. A micro-DNV assembly is formed by integrating the micro-DNV sensor with a micro-radio-frequency (RF) source, a micron-sized light source, a reference bias magnet, and one or more micro-photo detectors. The micro-DNV assembly is operable to perform vector magnetometry when positioned in an external magnetic field. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146905 | MAGNETIC FIELD SENSOR WITH IMPROVED ACCURACY RESULTING FROM A VARIABLE POTENTIOMETER AND A GAIN CIRCUIT - A magnetic field sensor includes a plurality of magnetic field sensing elements, wherein the plurality of magnetic field sensing elements is configured to generate a plurality of magnetic field signals, each magnetic field sisal responsive to a magnetic field. The magnetic field sensor additionally includes a sequence switches circuit coupled to the plurality of magnetic field sensing elements. The sequence switches circuit is configured to sequentially select from among the plurality of magnetic field signals to generate a sequenced output signal representative of sequentially selected ones of the plurality of magnetic field signals. The magnetic field sensor also includes a variable potentiometer coupled to the sequence switches circuit. The magnetic field sensor additionally includes a gain circuit coupled to receive a signal representative of the offset attenuated sequenced output signal. A corresponding method is also provided. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146906 | VERTICAL HALL ELEMENT - Provided is a highly sensitive vertical Hall element without increasing a chip area. In the vertical Hall element, trenches each filled with an insulating film are formed between a first current supply end and voltage output ends, respectively, which enables the restriction of current flow into the voltage output ends to increase the ratio of a current component perpendicular to a substrate surface, resulting in enhanced sensitivity. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146907 | MAGNETIC FIELD SENSOR DEVICE - A magnetic field sensor apparatus is provided for measuring one magnetic field vector component H | 2016-05-26 |
20160146908 | CORRECTION OF IMAGING METHODS IN A MAGNETIC RESONANCE DEVICE - In a method, by a magnetic resonance device, a transmit B | 2016-05-26 |
20160146909 | MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A magnetic measurement device has a magnetic sensor including a glass cell having alkali metal gas encapsulated therein that is configured to detect a magnetic field using a magneto-optical characteristic of spin-polarized alkali metal. A laser light source is configured to generate pump light introduced into the magnetic sensor and a coil provided in the same magnetically shielded space as the magnetic sensor is configured to apply a static magnetic field and a RF magnetic field to the magnetic sensor. A signal processor is configured to perform lock-in detection of a light detection signal transmitted through the glass cell of the magnetic sensor, control an intensity of the static magnetic field and a frequency of the RF magnetic field generated by the coil according to a lock-in detection output, and obtain a measurement signal reflecting a magnetic field intensity of an object to be measured in the magnetically shielded space. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146910 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING PARAMETER DETERMINATION METHOD - Provided is a technique capable of achieving safety and image quality at the same time in an MRI device using a transmission coil including plural channels. An SAR distribution is calculated, and an imaging parameter is determined for optimizing a radio frequency magnetic field distribution in an imaging region while suppressing a maximum value of an SAR to be equal to or smaller than a predetermined threshold value. The determined imaging parameter includes a radio frequency magnetic field parameter for specifying radio frequency pulses to be transmitted through each of the plural channels. The SAR distribution is calculated using a database that retains an electric field distribution of each of the plural channels for each subject model retained in advance. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146911 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING RECEIVE COIL ASSEMBLY - A radiofrequency receive coil assembly can include a first conductive loop and a second conductive loop electrically connected at a node. The first and second conductive loops can extend into a treatment beam region of the radio frequency receive coil assembly through which one or more beams of ionizing radiation pass. The first conductive loop and the second conductive loop can overlap each other to provide electromagnetic isolation and/or can use a common conductor combined with a shared capacitor to provide electromagnetic isolation, with the shared capacitor or other electrical components, as well as any conductive loop overlaps, being positioned outside of the treatment beam region. These features can, among other possible advantages, minimize and homogenize attenuation of the beams of ionizing radiation by the radiofrequency receive coil assembly. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146912 | SHIMMING ASSISTANCE UNIT, SHIMMING ASSISTANCE METHOD, MRI APPARATUS AND MAGNET APPARATUS - The shimming work assistance unit performs singular value decomposition of a response matrix, which represents the relationship between an error magnetic field distribution and an adjusted magnetic moment placement distribution. From the multiple eigenmodes obtained, the eigenmodes are selected and added one by one in order from the eigenmode with the highest singular value, and the residual magnetic field error, which represents the fluctuation range of the difference between the magnetic field distribution, generated by the placement of the shimming magnetic moments corresponding to said eigenmode, and the error magnetic field distribution, is displayed on a display unit as a function graph of eigenmode order (line graph (1)). | 2016-05-26 |
20160146913 | PHASE MONITORING FOR MULTICHANNEL MR TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS - A magnetic resonance tomography system is provided having a multichannel transmission system for generating signals to be transmitted for multiple transmit channels. The system includes devices for decoupling signals of different transmit channels from a transmit chain and applying signals decoupled from the transmit chain at inputs of a Butler matrix. The system includes a Butler matrix configured such that a combination of signals of different transmit channels applied at its inputs occurs such that the amplitude of Butler matrix output signals at outputs of the Butler matrix is a function of the relative phases that the phases of signals of different transmit channels have relative to each other at inputs of the Butler matrix. The Butler matrix output signals are applied at inputs of a monitoring unit configured to determine the relative phases of the signals on a basis of amplitudes of the Butler matrix output signals. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146914 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry generates a plurality of cross-sectional images for setting a sectional position to be collected in main imaging based on a characteristic portion of a target detected in three-dimensional data. The processing circuitry lists the cross-sectional images on a display and superimposes a mark corresponding to the characteristic portion on at least one of the cross-sectional images. The processing circuitry receives a setting operation to determine the sectional position. The processing circuitry causes, when the mark is selected in the setting operation, a cross-sectional image to be emphasized a sectional position of which is defined using the characteristic portion corresponding to the mark among the listed cross-sectional images. The processing circuitry performs main imaging based on the sectional position after the setting operation. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146915 | Compressed Sensing Reconstruction for Multi-Slice and Multi-Slab Acquisitions - A method for acquiring a three-dimensional image volume using a magnetic resonance imaging device includes performing a multi-slice or multi-slab acquisition process to acquire a plurality of slices or three-dimensional slabs corresponding to an imaged object. Each respective slice or three-dimensional slab included in the plurality of slices or three-dimensional slabs comprises k-space data. An iterative compressed-sensing reconstruction process is applied to jointly reconstruct the plurality of three-dimensional slabs as a single consistent volume. The iterative compressed-sensing reconstruction process solves a cost function comprising a summation of individual data fidelity terms corresponding to the plurality of three-dimensional slabs. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146916 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING METHOD, MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEM - In one embodiment a magnetic resonance imaging method is disclosed. The method includes the steps of selecting a first RF pulse, selecting a second RF pulse, selecting one of the first RF pulse and the second RF pulse to be spatially selective, with the other being non-spatially selective, selecting a frequency of the first RF pulse to be the same or different than a frequency of the second RF pulse, applying the first RF pulse to excite a first portion of an object, applying the second RF pulse, forming at least one echo in the first portion of the object, obtaining signal data from the first portion of the object in response to the first RF pulse and the second RF pulse and reconstructing the obtained signal data from the first portion to form an image. | 2016-05-26 |