23rd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120138701 | Electrospray Dispensing System - An electrospray dispensing system for delivering a controllable quantity of charged micro-droplets of a conductive fluid, and which includes an elongate fluid supply cylinder having a first end, a second end, a sidewall (e.g., forming a circular or other polygonal cross-section) between the first and second ends, and an interior hollow that is in fluid communication with a source of conductive fluid. The dispensing system also includes an array of selectively-activated capillary tubes having proximal ends that are in fluid communication with the interior hollow and distal ends extending radially outward through the sidewall, and which are configured so that any conductive fluid flowing outwardly through one or more activated capillary tubes is electrically-charged. The dispensing system further includes a grounding electrode that is in electrical communication with a source of ground and located at a predetermined distance from the distal ends of the capillary tubes, so that an electric potential between the charged conductive fluid and the grounding electrode will cause each of the activated capillary tubes to form a cone jet which projects a stream of charged micro-droplets towards the grounding electrode. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138702 | Pressure compensated fuel injector - A method of operating a pressure compensated fuel injector includes: filling a fuel chamber with a charge of fuel by closing an injector valve and circulating a fuel from a fuel source through a plurality of recirculating valves and a cap valve; then isolating the fuel chamber and the charge of fuel from the fuel source; then equalizing a pressure within the fuel chamber to a rising pressure outside the fuel chamber by reducing a volume of the isolated fuel chamber; and then activating a solenoid that is coupled to the injector valve, opening the injector valve; and then further reducing the volume of the isolated fuel chamber to apply an over pressure within the chamber, pumping fuel from the fuel chamber through the injection orifice. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138703 | Dual Fan Sprayer - A spray unit and process for controlled droplet atomization for use particularly in an orchard, wherein air is urged under pressure in substantially opposite directions in response to the actuation of dual, counter-rotating fans. The fans are, in one embodiment, driven by a motor that is coupled to the fans by a serpentine belt. The flowing air receives droplets of material to be substantially atomized from one or more motor-powered atomizers. The spray unit is easily retrofitted to be installed on a convention sprayer cart or tractor-pulled trailer. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138704 | Heat Resistant Piezo Bimorph Synthetic Jet Apparatus - A heat resistant piezo bimorph synthetic jet apparatus comprises a working fluid chamber partially defined by a plate, a working fluid port that provides fluid flow communication between the working fluid chamber and a working fluid mass, and a bimorph piezoelectric structure included in the plate. The bimorph piezoelectric structure alternately increases and decreases chamber volume by alternately expanding convexly and concavely in response to application of voltage of alternating polarity to alternately draw working fluid into and expel working fluid from the working fluid chamber through the working fluid port. A thermal insulating layer is disposed between the working fluid chamber and the bimorph piezoelectric structure to protect a ceramic layer within the first bimorph piezoelectric structure from high temperature working fluid. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138705 | Portable Fluid Treatment and Dispensing System - An apparatus and method for dispensing fluid to large numbers of people are disclosed. One embodiment of a portable apparatus for treating and dispensing fluid includes a housing that is fluidly attached to a fluid source. Several fluid delivery components are disposed within the housing to dispense fluid to a user. The fluid delivery components may include a pressure regulator, a backflow preventer, filters, cooling misters and dispensing valves such that the such that the fluid source integrity is protected, the fluid purity is improved, and the air within the housing is cooled which in turn provides cooling to the fluid delivery components and the fluid itself. This embodiment also includes a mechanism for providing ballast in the lower portion of the housing in order to stabilize the device and keep it from moving when bumped into by people (accidentally or intentionally) or in windy conditions, and a mechanism to empty the ballast for removal of the system. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138706 | ROTOR NOZZLE FOR A HIGH-PRESSURE CLEANING APPLIANCE - A rotor nozzle for a high-pressure cleaning appliance is provided. The rotor nozzle has a housing, which comprises at least one inlet opening tangentially, and which is provided in a front wall with a pan-shaped depression with a central opening. A nozzle body is arranged in the housing and supported with a spherical end in the pan-shaped depression. A longitudinal axis of the nozzle body is inclined to the longitudinal axis of the housing, it being possible for liquid in the housing to be caused to rotate about the longitudinal axis, and the nozzle body rotating together with the rotating liquid. In order to reduce flow losses in the rotor nozzle, without the operation of the rotor nozzle (in particular, start-up behavior of the nozzle body) being noticeably impaired, the nozzle body is provided with an outer contour deviating from the circular shape in a rear end area. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138707 | THRUST REVERSAL DEVICE - The present invention relates to a thrust reversal device ( | 2012-06-07 |
20120138708 | PROCESS AND A DEVICE TO CLEAN SUBSTRATES - The present invention relates to a process and a device for cleaning substrates. In particular the invention relates to an air-water jet device connected to a detergent dosing system. It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide air-water jet device for cleaning fabric articles with enhanced performance; and to provide a dosing device for a detergent composition that may be connected to an air-water jet device. Surprisingly it has been found that a dispensing chamber for a detergent composition DET between the water source and the outlet of the water nozzle provides improved cleaning of an air-water jet. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138709 | DISK SPRAY DEVICE - A disk spray device includes a shell having a bottom air inlet and a lateral air outlet, a fan rotatably mounted in the shell for streaming air through the bottom air inlet into the shell and then out of the lateral air outlet, and a spray tube mounted around an outer periphery of the shell and having a plurality of nozzles near the lateral air outlet of the shell. The spray tube is adapted to be connected with a water supply device such that water running in the spray tube can be sprayed into water mist through the nozzles of the spray tube. The water mist can be further delivered far way by the wind that is exhausted out of the lateral air outlet of the shell by the fan. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138710 | Hybrid Variable Area Fuel Injector With Thermal Protection - A hybrid variable area fuel injector is provided. The fuel injector includes a main body portion and a head portion carried by the main body portion. The fuel injector defines a fixed area port provided by the head portion for use during low flow conditions. The fuel injector defines a variable area port for use during high flow conditions. The variable area port is provided between the main body portion and the head portion. The area of the variable area port is adjustable due to the position of the head portion relative to the main body portion. The fuel injector also includes a shield portion surrounding at least a portion of the head portion. The shield portion reduces the amount of cross-flow that impinges on the head portion to reduce heat transfer to the head portion. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138711 | LPI INJECTOR - An LPI injector includes an injector body that is supplied with fuel from the upper portion and injects the fuel down, an icing tube of which the upper end is coupled to the lower portion of the injector body and that injects the fuel inside the injector body through a fuel injection channel therein, a valve seat disposed between the injector body and the icing tube and fitted in the lower portion of the injector body, having an injection hole to inject the fuel and a tube-fastening groove fitted on the icing tube around the injection hole, and a ball valve that is seated at the injector body of the valve seat and opens/closes the injection hole. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138712 | INJECTOR FOR VEHICLE - An injector for a vehicle includes an acceleration passage and at least two expansion passages formed in a nozzle hole such that the acceleration passage increases flow of fuel and the expansion passage increases mixing rate of the fuel and air by generating bubbles in the fuel. The injector for a vehicle may include a housing of cylindrical shape, a plurality of nozzle holes communicating an inside of the housing with an outside thereof at a lower end portion of the housing, and a needle adapted to move reciprocally in the housing, and selectively opening or closing the nozzle hole, wherein each nozzle hole is provided with an acceleration passage and at least two expansion passages, and diameters of the acceleration passage and at least two expansion passages are linearly increases, decreased, or maintained, respectively. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138713 | METHOD FOR COATING A SURFACE OF A COMPONENT - The invention relates to a method for coating a surface ( | 2012-06-07 |
20120138714 | Electrospray Delivery Device - An electro-spray delivery device for delivering a stream of charged micro-droplets of a conductive fluid, and which a capillary tube having a proximal end in fluid communication with a source of conductive fluid and a distal end opposite the proximal end. The device also includes a solid guide wire coaxially disposed at least partially within the capillary tube to form an annular passage therein, and which has a distal tip projecting beyond the distal end of the capillary tube. At least one of the capillary tube and guide wire is conductive and in electrical communication with a high-voltage source to electrically charge the conductive fluid flowing through the annular passage and wetting the distal tip of the guide wire. The electrospray delivery device further includes a grounding electrode that is located a predetermined distance from the distal tip of the guide wire and which is in electrical communication with a source of ground. A voltage differential between the charged fluid and the grounding electrode draws the charged fluid away from the distal end of the capillary tube to form a cone jet about the end face of the distal tip discharging a stream of charged micro-droplets. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138715 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING WOOD PULP PRODUCTION IN A CHIP REFINER - A method has been developed that estimates from the on line measurements of readily available process variables the proportion of the mass of fibre in the refining zone of a chip refiner relative to the mass with a full refining zone. This estimate of the filling factor is used to determine the margin available to load the refiner and the control action needed to avoid abnormal operation. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138716 | AUTOMATIC BREAD MAKING MACHINE - An automatic bread making machine ( | 2012-06-07 |
20120138717 | DEBRIS VACUUM WITH SUPPLEMENTAL DEBRIS SHEARING SURFACE - A debris vacuum having one or more rotating shearing edges and at least one supplemental shearing edge in close proximity to the rotating shearing edges. The supplemental shearing edge may be stationary and attached, for example, to a housing containing the rotating shearing edge, or to a vacuum tube that is itself attachable to the housing. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138718 | VERTICAL ROLLER MILL - In a vertical roller mill including a fixed classifier, a proportion of coarse particles in a pulverized coal product is reduced. The vertical roller mill ( | 2012-06-07 |
20120138719 | SYSTEM FOR BREAKING CAKED MATERIALS IN A RAILROAD HOPPER CAR - A system for breaking up caked materials in a hopper car having a gravity discharge outlet is shown. The system includes an agitator that is a compressible strut linked through a rod to an externally driven crank shaft and a crank arm disposed above the discharge outlet. The system further includes at least one energizing coil coupled with the strut that provides irresistible force to caked material in the vicinity of the strut to initiate crumbling when the crank shaft is rotated, and to progressively crumble caked material along the length of the coil. The system further may have scrubbing panels along slope sheets of the hopper coupled with the coil, and may have arch members coupled with the energizing coils to provide further progressive agitation of caked material in the hopper car. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138720 | ROLLER-TYPE HOMOGENIZING MILL - The invention relates to the grinding method with simultaneous homogenization of powder-like material with liquid components in construction engineering, chemical and other industries. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138721 | GRINDER FOR A COFFEE MACHINE - Inserted into the housing ( | 2012-06-07 |
20120138722 | ROLLER PRESS GRID ARMORING COMPRISING RING-SHAPED BOLTS - A grinding roller for the high-pressure comminution of granular milling material, having a reinforcement with hard bodies which protrude from the surface of the main part of the grinding roller. At least some of the hard bodies have a continuous recess, wherein the recess extends in the radial direction of the grinding roller. Refurbishing the surface of the grinding roller is substantially simplified by the continuous recess. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138723 | Dispenser Supply Roll Engagement System - The disclosure herein provides a roll support system for a rolled web material dispenser which ensures that the proper rolled web material is installed in the dispenser and that the rolled web material is properly aligned in the dispenser. The system limits the size of the core or core plug that can be supported by the support in a towel dispenser. Also disclosed is a system to provide different sized roll caps and supports to ensure that the dispenser is dispensing web material which the dispenser as designed to dispense. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138724 | THIN CABLE RETRACTOR - The cable retractor mainly contains a housing member, a coil spring, a rotary disc, a cable, and a winding disc. The rotary disc has a top circular indentation where the coil spring is accommodated in the indentation. A number of gear teeth are provided around the rotary disc and the winding disc. The winding disc has a central axle for the winding of the cable. The winding disc is positioned such that its teeth engage those of the rotary disc. A spiral track and a centrifugal track are provided on the rotary disc and the housing member, respectively. A positioning ball, together with the spiral track and the centrifugal track, provides a positioning function. The cable can be configured to be pulled in a single direction with a connector or multiple directors at a free end. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138725 | SLIDER CASE HAVING CABLE RETRACTOR - The slider case provides housing for a portable appliance and integrates a cable retractor containing a coil spring, a rotary disc, a cable, and a winding disc. The rotary disc has a top circular indentation where the coil spring is accommodated in the indentation. A number of gear teeth are provided around the rotary disc and the winding disc. The winding disc has a central axle for the winding of the cable. The winding disc is positioned such that its teeth engage those of the rotary disc. A spiral track and a centrifugal track are provided on the rotary disc and the casing member, respectively. A positioning ball, together with the spiral track and the centrifugal track, provides a positioning function. The cable can be configured to be pulled in a single direction with a connector or multiple directors at a free end. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138726 | Winding Apparatus Providing Steady Tension - A winding apparatus providing steady tension is proposed, which comprises: a loading unit rotatably supporting a roll of a sheet, releasing the sheet, and outputting an angle signal and a torque signal; a winding unit adapted to collect the sheet into a roll form; a dancer roller and a tension sensing unit separately arranged between the loading unit and the winding unit and outputting a shift signal and a tension signal respectively; and a control module having a calculating unit and a command unit, wherein the calculating unit electrically connects with the loading unit, the dancer roller and the tension sensing unit to receive the said signals and generating a torque command signal, and the command unit electrically connects with the calculating unit and the loading unit to receive the torque command signal and produces a control signal by the torque command signal or a velocity signal. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138727 | Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Based Sonar Buoy - A sonar buoy includes a fuselage having a tube-like shape, one or more wings coupled to the fuselage, an engine coupled to the fuselage and operable to propel the sonar buoy through flight, and a guidance computer operable to direct the sonar buoy to a predetermined location. The sonar buoy further includes a sonar detachably coupled to the fuselage and forming at least a part of the fuselage, and a rocket motor detachably coupled to the fuselage. The one or more wings are operable to be folded into a position to allow the sonar buoy to be disposed within a launch tube coupled to a vehicle and to automatically deploy to an appropriate position for flight after the sonar buoy is launched from the launch tube. The rocket motor propels the sonar buoy from the launch tube and detaches from the fuselage after launch. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138728 | FLIGHT VEHICLES WITH IMPROVED POINTING DEVICES FOR OPTICAL SYSTEMS - A pointing device is provided for directing electromagnetic radiation along a line of sight within a flight vehicle. The pointing device includes a beam deviation structure; a rotation assembly configured to support the beam deviation structure such that the beam deviation structure is pivotable about the rotation axis; and a nod gimbal configured to support the rotation assembly and the beam deviation structure such that the rotation assembly and the beam deviation structure are pivotable about a nod axis. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138729 | FLIGHT-CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CANARD-CONTROLLED FLIGHT VEHICLES AND METHODS FOR ADAPTIVELY LIMITING ACCELERATION - Embodiments of a flight-control system and methods of reducing the probability of a roll-control reversal in a canard-controlled flight vehicle are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the flight-control system may monitor angular velocities of the flight vehicle to detect the onset of instability and adaptively control an acceleration limit of the flight vehicle based on the detected instability to reduce the probability of a roll-control reversal. The onset of instability may be detected by persistently high angular velocities. The acceleration limit may be further adaptively controlled based on an approach of a vehicle trim limit. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138730 | STABILIZED SAFETY GYROPLANE - The rotary wing aircraft is based on the principle of the gyroplane, and includes a double wing rotating in opposite directions, coupled to a power converter which transfers the power of the gyroplane engine for launching by a mechanical converter which provides the lift energy and which, under command from the airframe, transposes the power to the horizontal thrust propeller. The aircraft is put into natural lift mode by its translational speed, this operating principle allowing take-off at low wind speeds which do not allow auto-rotation to be established. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138731 | ROTORCRAFT STRUCTURAL ELEMENT FOR REDUCING AERODYNAMIC DRAG - A fairing ( | 2012-06-07 |
20120138732 | Helicopter with folding rotor arms - A rotary wing aircraft apparatus includes a body and a rotor pair connected to the body by an arm. The rotor pair has an upper rotor driven by an upper motor and rotating about an upper rotor axis and a lower rotor driven by a lower motor and rotating about a lower rotor axis. The upper and lower rotor axes are tilted with respect to each other. Tilting the axes away from the arm increases the distance from the rotor blades to the arm, and decreases the risk of the blades of the rotor contacting the arm. In an aircraft with a plurality of arms extending from the body, and a rotor assembly connected to each arm, the arms can be pivoted from a flying position, where the arms extend laterally outward to a folded position where the arms are positioned substantially parallel and adjacent to each other. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138733 | High-Altitude Aerial Vehicle - A high-altitude aerial vehicle, in particular an aerial vehicle for the stratosphere that is designed as a non-rigid aerial vehicle with a hull, that has an at least partially inflated envelope with a buoyant gas other than air, which is lighter than air, in particular hydrogen. The hull is provided with at least a first chamber for the buoyant gas and at least a second chamber that can be inflated with air. Between the first and second chambers a flexible partition wall is provided that is preferably formed by a flexible membrane. Inflating of the second chamber, preferably with hot air depending on the flight altitude, can be controlled or regulated in such a way that the envelope of hull is always tautly inflated. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138734 | HYDRAULIC GROUND PROPULSION SYSTEM - A hydraulic ground propulsion system for an aircraft. The system comprises a wheel, axel, an aircraft power interface device, an electric motor, a hydraulic system, a drive assembly and a controller. The wheel is rotatably coupled to the wheel axel. The aircraft power interface device interfaces an aircraft power source. The electric motor is coupled to the aircraft power interface device and receives power from the aircraft power source through the aircraft power interface device. The hydraulic system is driven by the electric motor. The drive assembly mechanically couples the wheel axel to the hydraulic system. The drive assembly is mechanically driven by the hydraulic system. The drive assembly transfers energy from the hydraulic system to the wheel axel. The controller controls the electric motor and the hydraulic system based upon a pilot torque command. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138735 | DEVICE FOR BRAKING/DRIVING AN AIRCRAFT WHEEL - The invention relates to a device for braking/driving an aircraft wheel mounted tO rotate on an undercarriage axle, the device comprising: a stack of disks comprising disks that are constrained in rotation with the wheel and that alternate with disks that are constrained in rotation with a torsion tube; a support member mounted to rotate on the axle and constrained in rotation with the torsion tube; braking actuators carried by the support member for selectively pressing the disks together; and a drive member for selectively driving the support member in rotation; the support member carrying a secondary of a transformer having a primary arranged facing the support member while being stationary in rotation, the secondary being electrically connected to the actuators and the primary being adapted to being connected to a non-DC voltage source. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138736 | AIRPLANE WITH A TAILCOAT TAIL ASSEMBLY AND REAR ENGINE - An airplane, including a fuselage having an elongate shape along a longitudinal axis of the airplane, and at least one wing attached to the fuselage between front and back ends of the fuselage and a substantially cylindrical central portion and a rear scaleable portion on which a vertical tail assembly and a rear propulsion assembly are attached. Between a section for connecting the rear portion to the central portion of the fuselage and the back end: the maximum width of each fuselage section is constant or increases towards the rear up to a maximum fuselage width L; the height of each fuselage section decreases towards the rear, such that the back end of the fuselage forms a thin trailing edge substantially horizontal in the indicating line of the airplane and substantially rectilinear; a reactor for the propulsion assembly is provided in a so-called semi-buried configuration in the fuselage. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138737 | AIRCRAFT POWER DISTRIBUTION ARCHITECTURE - An aircraft power distribution architecture including an Auxiliary Power Unit, a power distributor, and an electric generator distributes power to multiple aircraft systems. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138738 | SYSTEM FOR INCREASING CONTROLLABILITY FOR AN AIRCRAFT - The system includes deflection transmission means ( | 2012-06-07 |
20120138739 | AIRCRAFT PROVIDED WITH A TAIL PLANE INCLUDING MEANS FOR COMBATING FLUTTER - An aircraft ( | 2012-06-07 |
20120138740 | Transmission of a Control Force - A control force transmission arrangement for an aircraft is provided. A transmission device has a first and a second force transmission point, and a coupling unit disposed between them. The coupling unit has a first and a second side element and a connecting element. The first and the second side elements are each connected to the first force transmission point and to the connecting element. At least the first side element has an element for altering the length of the side element. The second force transmission point is provided on the connecting element and is adjustable at least between a first and a second position. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138741 | Method And Device For Aiding The Localization Of An Aircraft Wreck Submerged In A Sea - Method and device for aiding the localization of an aircraft wreck submerged in a sea. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138742 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR - The invention relates to a method of powering at least one brushless DC electric motor having a plurality of phases for powering, the method including the steps of associating a static contactor with the motor for taking input voltage pulses and delivering polyphase voltage pulses to the motor in a manner that is servo-controlled to the angular position of the rotor of the motor, and for generating from a DC voltage source voltage pulses of frequency that is fixed and at a duty ratio that is controllable, thereby forming the input voltage pulses to the static contactor. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138743 | AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATION WITH RAMP ACCESS TO MULTIPLE DECKS - An aircraft may include a cabin having a first portion, a second portion, a first ramp and a second ramp. The first portion of the cabin may include an upper deck and a lower deck. The upper deck and the lower deck may be disposed proximate to each other with vertical separation therebetween. The second portion may include an intermediate deck disposed in a plane that is substantially parallel to planes in which the upper deck and the lower deck lie. The intermediate deck may be vertically separated from both the upper deck and the lower deck. The first ramp may extend between the lower deck and the intermediate deck to provide access therebetween. The second ramp may extend between the upper deck and the intermediate deck to provide access therebetween. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138744 | MODULAR PASSENGER SEAT FOR AN AIRCRAFT - An aircraft passenger seat assembly as described herein is formed from two primary and modular components: a structural frame that provides passenger support and dynamic load paths for the seat assembly; and a comfort frame that provides the passenger seating surface and the external upholstery layer for the seat assembly. If the seat assembly is designed for multiple passengers, then a separate comfort frame is used for each passenger seat location. The structural frame can be formed as a molded composite construction, and the comfort frame can also utilize a molded composite support frame. The support frame is used as a mounting shell for a fabric carrier that includes the external upholstery layer. The modular design and use of composite materials results in a significant weight and parts count savings relative to conventional seat designs. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138745 | SEAT BELT ATTACHMENT FOR AIRCRAFT SEAT - Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for locking a seat belt with respect to a fixed base frame to prevent movement of a movable seat portion in the event of a crash or crash-like condition on an aircraft. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138746 | OBLIQUE PANEL AT THE REAR OF A CENTRAL BOX OF AN AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE - An aircraft structure includes a wing spar ( | 2012-06-07 |
20120138747 | LOCKING FASTENING DEVICE, ADJUSTABLE FASTENING DEVICE, COMPONENT SYSTEM, MAIN WING OF A WIND TUNNEL MODEL AIRCRAFT, AND WIND TUNNEL MODEL AIRCRAFT HAVING SUCH A MAIN WING - A locking fastening device for fastening a first component to a second component, an adjustable fastening device for adjustably fastening a first component to a second component, and a component system including at least one first component that is fastened to a second component are described. Also described are a main wing of a wind tunnel model aircraft having an adjusting and fastening system which includes at least one locking fastening device and at least two adjustable fastening devices for adjusting and fastening an aerodynamic additional body that is adjustable relative to the main wing by means of a plurality of retaining devices, as well as a wind tunnel model aircraft having such a main wing. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138748 | TERMINATOR TAPE SATELLITE DEORBIT MODULE - A deorbit device comprising a passive electrodynamic conductive tape connected at one end to a spacecraft. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138749 | Mobile solar power station and coupled solar power stations for space based power generation and transmission - A solar sail spacecraft is designed to steer and move in space by using solar radiation pressure as a driving force, therefore allowing fuelless propulsion, station keeping and attitude control. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138750 | AEROFOIL COMPRISING A HIGH LIFT FLAP - An aerofoil wing is provided, including a main aerofoil, and a high-lift flap, which is movably arranged on the wing using side-by-side adjustment mechanisms. Each adjustment mechanism includes a first adjustment lever, hinged to the main aerofoil via a first rotary linkage, forming a first rotation axis; a second adjustment lever, hinged to the high-lift flap via a second rotary linkage, forming a second rotation axis; and a central linkage, linking together the first and the second adjustment levers, forming a third rotation axis. The first, second and third rotation axes pass through a common pole. The wing has a drive device with a drive module mounted on the main aerofoil, and movable with respect to the drive module a drive lever, which is coupled to the high-lift flap. The wing has a stop device to limit the maximum extended setting of the high-lift flap. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138751 | AIRCRAFT HAVING A VERTICAL LIFT SYSTEM - An aircraft having a high lift system, including a control computer, high lift bodies on each wing, a drive coupled to these, an activation device connected to the drive via an analog connection, an input device, and sensors detecting a state of the high lift bodies connected via analog lines to the activation device. The input device connects via a digital connection to the activation device for transmitting commands for adjusting the high lift bodies. The activation device is installed in the payload area of the fuselage and in an area extending from a location spaced from the front of the wingbox by a distance of one third of the fuselage length extending from there to the aircraft's tip, as far as a location spaced from the rear of the wingbox by a distance of one third of the fuselage length extending from there to the aircraft's tail end. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138752 | RAIL LINE SENSING AND SAFETY SYSTEM - A rail line sensing and safety system adapted to reliably sense the presence, and optionally the direction and speed, of vehicles traveling on a rail line, and when a vehicle is sensed, to indicate whether a safety device, such as crossing gates, lights, bells, etc., should be activated. The system comprises at least one detection module typically mounted on a rail, at least one remote module typically located near a detection module, and at least one control module typically located near a safety device. In operation, a detection module senses a vehicle traveling on a rail line and sends signals to a remote module. The remote module then processes signals received from the detection module and transmits signals to the control module. The control module then directs, either directly or indirectly as a backup or supplement to an existing sensing and safety system, whether a safety device should be activated. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138753 | Hook Terminal For Vehicles - A hook terminal is disclosed, the terminal including: a hook unit formed with an upper side-opened fixing groove into which a cable of several strands can be inserted; a fixing unit integrally formed with a bottom side of the hook unit and fixed to a main body; a cable disengagement prevention unit formed at an upper end of the hook unit to inhibit the cable from being disengaged; and a plurality of pressure lugs formed at the hook unit to inhibit the cable from moving to an axial direction by applying pressure to an external surface of the cable, whereby the cable disengagement prevention unit fixing the cable by way of hot pressing work inhibits the cable of several strands from being disengaged and from moving to an axial direction. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138754 | Universal Frame For Flat Panel Displays - The present invention provides a universal flat panel display frame which includes a supporting arm system, a universal head system and a fixing pedestal system. The universal flat panel display frame applies a translation mechanism with dual connecting rod supported by a spring force, and a crosshead universal head system, so as to allow the flat panel display installed thereon to be adjusted and fixed at a desired position and a desired angle at will. Only one person could activate the flat panel display by hand, and the height, front/back incline angle and right/left incline angle of the flat panel display can be adjusted at random just by applying a little force. Therefore, the present invention is convenient for a user to adjust the flat panel display at a desired position, or to rotate the flat panel display at a desired angle to show the screen to other people. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138755 | LEVELING FEET FOR HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES DUAL FAN CONVECTION PERFORMANCE DIVIDER - Leveling feet have embedded castors ( | 2012-06-07 |
20120138756 | WEIGHT ADAPTER BRACKET - A weight adapter bracket is provided for a drawbar support frame having a cylinder coupling member for coupling to a hydraulic cylinder. The coupling member has a slot for removably receiving an end of the cylinder. The adapter bracket includes a lug which extends from a flange. The lug is removably receivable by the coupling member, and the flange is adapted to engage and support a weight. A coupling bore extends through the lug and bracket bores extend through the coupling member. A coupling pin is insertable through the coupling bore and the bracket bores and to releasably hold the bracket in the coupling member. A pin bore extends vertically through the bracket, and a further coupling pin is removably insertable through the pin bore. The further coupling pin is adapted to engage a weight which is mounted on the bracket. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138757 | SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNTING BRACKET REINFORCING STRUCTURE - A shock absorber mounting bracket reinforcing structure is provided, which includes a shock absorber mounting bracket provided at a rear wheel house inner panel, and left and right reinforcing members which are provided on left and right sides of the shock absorber mounting bracket to support the left side and the right side of the shock absorber mounting bracket. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138758 | FENCING BRACKET SYSTEM - A fence bracket that attaches to a fence post and rail wherein the rail includes a raised notch on its surface is provided. The fence bracket includes at least one panel and a flange portion. The at least one panel is configured to wrap around at least a portion of the fence post. The flange portion is configured to extend from the fence post when the panel is attached thereto. The flange further includes a recess disposed thereon and configured to receive the raised notch. Still further, the flange includes a bore configured to receive a fastener that is attachable to the rail. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138759 | RAIL ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE OF ELECTRIC DEVICE - First fitting portions ( | 2012-06-07 |
20120138760 | UNIVERSAL CLAMP ASSEMBLY - A shaped clamp member having a symmetrical four section bent flat plate configured to fit the round surface of the rod and configured to fit the surface of the square spindle, a shaped abutment member having a symmetrical three section reversible bent flat plate configured to fit round surface of the rod and reversing the second clamp member is configured to fit the surface of the square spindle, and, thus, functions to enable a universal pole clamp able to fit one or more sizes and configurations of deck railing or deck spindle or utilized to support one or more sizes and configurations of poles or round rods. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138761 | CORBELLED-SUPPORT APPARATUS - A corbelled-support apparatus includes a support which has a horizontal surface and a vertical surface, a corbel which has opposed top and bottom ends, and a platform positioned concurrently on and supported concurrently by the horizontal surface of the support and the top end of the corbel. The corbel is secured to the vertical surface of the support. The platform is for receiving and supporting display items with respect to the horizontal surface of the support and the corbel. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138762 | Device And Method For Utilizing A Surface For A Variable Function - The present invention relates to a device for utilizing a surface, such as the surface of a floor, outside wall or roof, for a variable function, comprising a first functional element with an active surface area the size of at least a part of the surface, at least a second functional element with an active surface area the size of at least a part of the surface, and means for varying, on at least a part of the surface, the functional element with which the surface is utilized. The invention also relates to a method for utilizing a surface for a variable function. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138763 | Versatile camera support mount - A compact and portable, multi-function camera support device. The modular and variable plurality of components provide alteration of the device's configuration, build size and structural attachment to respond to locations physicality and user requirements. A self-supporting device that can be orientated and attached in various positions upon any structure, vehicle or terrain. Inter-changeable linear frame members and complementary hub profile engagement plate inserts provide the structure and engagement of mounting collar combinations that can linearly re-position and circumferentially rotate. Collars and detachable articulating limbs are employed singularly or paired to connect; equipment mounting plates, limb sets, attachments or wheel sets. Enabling transformation from a single axis vertical bracket to a vehicle mount, scaffold mount, wheeled dolly mount, or rail track support for camera movement. The device provides vertical and linear re-positioning of mounted equipment as well as an adjustable gauge width for attached wheel sets and supported parallel rails. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138764 | CLAMP FOR A PLATE ELEMENT, ESPECIALLY FOR A PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE - A clamp for at least one plate element, with a first clamp part and a second clamp part, the clamp parts adjustable relative to each other between an open position and a clamping position for the plate element, and with at least one elastomer profile that is arranged between the two clamp parts and that has an area with a U-shaped cross section for gripping the plate element. The elastomer profile has a clamping section that is clamped between the two clamp parts when the clamp parts are in the clamping position. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138765 | WORKPIECE-CARRIER - Improved workpiece-carrier in the form of a high-temperature-grating | 2012-06-07 |
20120138766 | SUPPORTING FRAME FOR FLAT ELECTRONIC DEVICE, - A supporting frame comprises a bottom plate; two lateral plates capable of being installed to two lateral sides of the bottom plate; and two supporting plates capable of being installed two ends of the bottom plate; and a free end of one supporting plate being resisted against another supporting plate. Each supporting plate has a respective hook for hooking the rod body. Each lateral plate has an inward recess, and each inward recess is installed with a pivotal rod, respectively; and each lateral plate has a hook portion; each hook portion is selectively installed to the pivotal. Each supporting plate has plurality of positioning recesses, and a free end of another supporting plate can be buckled to one of the recess. The bottom plate has two through holes for retaining a supporting rod. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138767 | METHOD OF PRECISELY SUPPORTING A COMPONENT, PARTICULARLY AN OPTICAL COMPONENT - An optical component ( | 2012-06-07 |
20120138768 | LOAD-BEARING PLATE AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING A BULKY DEVICE OF MEDICAL ENGINEERING AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A LOAD BEARING PLATE - The invention relates to a load-bearing plate for supporting a bulky device of medical engineering, especially a magnetic resonance imaging device. Said load-bearing plate comprises a flat hollow body which is filled with a high-density filler, said filler being cast to give a rigid composite by means of a solidified casting compound and the hollow body as well as the filler and the casting material consist of a non-magnetic material. The invention further relates to a method for producing a load-bearing plate of the above type and to a method for supporting a bulky device of medical engineering. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138769 | Techniques for Forming Solder Bump Interconnects - Interconnects are formed on attachment points of a wafer by performing several steps. A plurality of cavities having a predetermined shape is formed in a semiconductor substrate. These cavities are then filled with an interconnect material to form the interconnects. The interconnects are subsequently attached to the attachment points of the wafer. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138770 | NON-WETTED ALL SOLID PROTEIN PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A non-wetted all solid protein photoelectric conversion device that is able to be operated without existence of a liquid such as water inside and outside of the device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The non-wetted all solid protein photoelectric conversion device has a structure in which a solid protein layer composed of an electron transfer protein is sandwiched between an electrode and an electrode. The solid protein layer is immobilized onto the electrodes and. The solid protein layer does not contain a liquid such as water. The solid protein layer is composed of a monomolecular film or a multimolecular film of the electron transfer protein. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138771 | REFLECTING OPTICAL DETECTING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A reflective optical detecting device is for detecting movement of an object in a predetermined area. The reflective optical detecting device includes a light emitting unit, at least two optical detectors, and a comparing unit. The light emitting unit is used for illuminating the predetermined area. The optical detectors are disposed at opposite sides of the light emitting unit, and each of the optical detectors is associated with a respective detection region within the predetermined area for generating an output signal in response to light reflected from the object and detected thereby. The comparing unit is coupled to the optical detectors for receiving the output signal from each of the optical detectors, and is operable to output a comparison result according to the output signal of each of the optical detectors. The comparison result is to be used for determining the movement of the object. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138772 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - An image pickup device may include an image pickup unit in which a plurality of pixels are arranged, the plurality of pixels outputting a first and second pixel signals, and an analog-to-digital (AD) conversion circuit that outputs a digital difference signal. The AD conversion circuit may include a delay circuit that has a plurality of delay devices, the delay circuit outputting a first and second lower phase signals, a latch unit that latches the first and second lower phase signals, a lower counting unit that generates a first and second lower count signals, the lower counting unit generating and outputting a lower difference signal, and a higher counting unit that generates a higher difference signal, subtracts a predetermined number from the higher difference signal, or adds the predetermined number to the higher difference signal, and outputs the higher difference signal after subtraction or addition processing. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138773 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS - An image capture apparatus includes an image sensor which includes, a plurality of image forming pixels, and a plurality of focus detecting pixels that receive light beams having passed through the exit pupils of the imaging lenses while they are partially shielded, a vertical output line which outputs, in the vertical direction of the image sensor, signals of a plurality of pixels aligned on one column, a vertical addition unit which adds, in the vertical direction of the image sensor, signals of a plurality of pixels aligned on one column, and a control unit which controls so that the vertical addition unit is always OFF when the focus detecting pixel is included in pixels having signals to be added, in adding the signals of the plurality of pixels in the vertical direction and reading them out by the vertical addition unit. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138774 | FOCAL PLANE ARRAY PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A digital focal plane array includes an all-digital readout integrated circuit in combination with a detector array. The readout circuit includes unit cell electronics, orthogonal transfer structures, and data handling structures. The unit cell electronics include an analog to digital converter. Orthogonal transfer structures enable the orthogonal transfer of data among the unit cells. Data handling structures may be configured to operate the digital focal plane array as a data encryptor/decipherer. Data encrypted and deciphered by the digital focal plane array need not be image data. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138775 | DATA SAMPLER, DATA SAMPLING METHOD, AND PHOTO DETECTING APPARATUS INCLUDING DATA SAMPLER - A data sampler and a photo detecting apparatus compensate a reference signal with offset information measured from a unit pixel, and compare an offset-compensated reference signal with a data signal, thereby minimizing the impact of an offset occurring with an increase of gain in the data sampler. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138776 | DETECTION DEVICE COMPRISING A RUGGED TEST CIRCUIT - The detection device comprises a photodetector provided with first and second terminals. A readout circuit has an input coupled to the first terminal of the photodetector. A bias circuit imposes a bias on the terminals of the photodetector. A test circuit delivers a test current to the photodetector. The test circuit comprises a first transistor through which the test current flows. The first transistor presents a first main electrode connected to the input of the readout circuit and configured so as to have a junction diode opposing flow of the charge carriers when the photodetector is short-circuited. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138777 | OPTICAL INTERRUPTION SENSOR WITH OPPOSED LIGHT EMITTING DIODES - An optical-interrupter provides a mechanically integrated electric light source and electric light sensor positioned across a gap to transmit a light beam across the gap that may be interrupted with an opaque vane. The optical-interrupter uses conventional LEDs for both the light source and a light receiver. An integrated circuit comparator may be used to provide an adjustable threshold for the determination of whether the light beam is blocked. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138778 | OPTICAL NAVIGATION DEVICE - An optical navigation device may include an image sensor with an imaging surface, a laser, and an optical waveguide layer having an exposed user surface and a total internal reflection (TIR) surface on the underside of the exposed user surface. The waveguide layer, the laser, and the image sensor may be together arranged to direct radiation emitted by the laser onto the imaging surface at least partly by total internal reflection by the TIR surface. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138779 | LIQUID FUEL TANK FOR MEASURING FUEL VOLUME - Its object is to allow measurement of the volume of fuel ( | 2012-06-07 |
20120138780 | DEVICE FOR CONVERTING LIGHT INTO AN ELECTRICAL SIGNAL - A device for converting light transmitted by an optical transmission element into an electrical signal. Light is decoupled from a coiled or helically bent fiber and coupled into distributed over photovoltaic cells rather than concentrated at a small coupling location. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138781 | Interpolation Circuitry for Optical Encoders - Disclosed are various embodiments of circuitry and methods for generating interpolated signals in an optical encoder. The optical encoder configurations and circuitry disclosed herein permit very high resolution reflective optical encoders in small packages to be provided. Methods of making and using such optical encoders are also disclosed. According to one embodiment, the interpolated signals are generated through the use of signal generation circuitry, peak voltage generation circuitry, reference voltage generation circuitry, slope detection circuitry, and a clocked comparator that is configured to output interpolated output pulses. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138782 | Logging-While-Drilling Tool Incorporating Electronic Radiation Generator and Method for Using Same - Logging-while-drilling tools incorporating an electronic radiation generator, such as an electronic X-ray generator, and a method for using the same are provided. One example of such a logging-while-drilling tool may include a circumferential drill collar, a chassis disposed radially interior to the drill collar, and an electronic X-ray generator and an X-ray detector disposed within the chassis. The electronic X-ray generator may emit X-rays out of the logging-while-drilling tool into a subterranean formation. The X-ray detector may detect X-rays that return to the logging-while-drilling tool after scattering in the subterranean formation, which may be used to determine a density and/or a lithology of the subterranean formation. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138783 | ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETER AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE DETECTION SENSITIVITY THEREOF - The present invention relates to a method of improving detection sensitivity of an ion mobility spectrometer, comprising: inserting a sample into a sample receiving device of the ion mobility spectrometer; triggering an operation of spectra acquisition through an optocoupler; when the number of the acquired spectra reaches the level required to contain enough information for accurate detection of explosives with relatively high vapor pressure, adding a dopant instantly to the ionization region by controlling the ON/OFF-state of an electromagnetic valve; when the number of the acquired spectra reaches the level required to contain enough information for accurate detection of explosives with relatively low vapor pressure, stopping the acquisition operation, and turning off the electromagnetic valve so as to stop adding the dopant to the ionization region; analyzing all of the acquired spectra to obtain the detection result. The addition time of the dopant is controlled such that the dopant can take effect on the detection of some explosives with relatively low vapor pressure while the explosives which can be detected with higher sensitivity when no dopant is added can be analyzed in the case that the dopant concentration is very low, thereby achieving the optimal detection performance of the apparatus by taking account of its response to various explosives. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138784 | Method for in Vivo Measurement of Reverse Cholesterol Transport - Methods and compositions for the in vivo measurement of reverse cholesterol transport are provided. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138785 | Charged Particle Analysers And Methods Of Separating Charged Particles - Methods and analysers useful for time of flight mass spectrometry are provided. A method of separating charged particles comprises the steps of: providing an analyser comprising two opposing mirrors each mirror comprising inner and outer field-defining electrode systems elongated along an axis z, the outer system surrounding the inner and defining therebetween an analyser volume, the mirrors creating an electrical field within the analyser volume comprising opposing electrical fields along z, the strength along z of the electrical field being a minimum at a plane z=0; causing a beam of charged particles to fly through the analyser, orbiting around the z axis within the analyser volume, reflecting from one mirror to the other at least once thereby defining a maximum turning point within a mirror; the strength along z of the electrical field at the maximum turning point being X and the absolute strength along z of the electrical field being less than |X|/2 for not more than ⅔ of the distance along z between the plane z=0 and the maximum turning point in each mirror; separating the charged particles according to their flight times; and ejecting at least some of the charged particles having a plurality of m/z from the analyser or detecting the at least some of charged particles having a plurality of m/z, the ejecting or detecting being performed after the particles have undergone the same number of orbits around the axis z. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138786 | METHOD OF DETECTING PNEUMOCANDIN COMPOUNDS - The present invention concerns a method of detecting the antifungal cyclic hexapeptides Pneumocandin B | 2012-06-07 |
20120138787 | SENSING TECHNIQUES FOR ON-FARM ANALYSIS OF MILK COMPONENTS - A method of analysing milk components having the steps of collecting a milk sample, ionizing the milk sample, and using an ion mobility spectrometer to detect predetermined components within the ionized milk sample, wherein the ion mobility spectrometer is positioned within a milking system from which the milk sample is taken. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138788 | Ion Trap Time-Of-Flight Mass Spectrometer - A technique for improving the mass-resolving power of an ion trap time-of-flight mass spectrometer is provided. At the final stage of a cooling process before the ejection of ions from an ion trap, the frequency of a rectangular-wave voltage applied to a ring electrode of the ion trap is increased for a few to several cycles. This operation reduces the confining potential depth of the ion trap and decelerates the captured ions. The turn-around time of the ions is shortened when the rectangular-wave voltage is halted and an accelerating electric field is created. Thus, the variation in the time of flight of the ions with the same mass-to-charge ratio is reduced. The time for increasing the frequency is determined so that a spread of the ions because of the depth reduction of the confining potential will fall within the range that can be corrected in the time-of-flight mass spectrometer. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138789 | Phosphonium-Based Ionic Liquids and Uses - Phosphonium-based room temperature ionic liquids (“RTILs”) were prepared. They were used as matrices for Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry and also for preparing samples of dyes for analysis. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138790 | Miniature mass spectrometer system - A miniature mass spectrometer that may be coupled to an atmospheric pressure ionisation source is described. Ions pass through a small orifice from a region at atmospheric pressure or low vacuum, and undergo efficient collisional cooling as they transit a very short, differentially pumped ion guide. A narrow beam of low energy ions is passed through a small aperture and into a separate chamber containing the mass analyser. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138791 | ELECTRON BEAM COLUMN AND METHODS OF USING SAME - In one embodiment, a first vacuum chamber of an electron beam column has an opening which is positioned along an optical axis so as to pass a primary electron beam that travels down the column. A source that emits electrons is positioned within the first vacuum chamber. A beam-limiting aperture is configured to pass a limited angular range of the emitted electrons. A magnetic immersion lens is positioned outside of the first vacuum chamber and is configured to immerse the electron source in a magnetic field so as to focus the emitted electrons into the primary electron beam. An objective lens is configured to focus the primary electron beam onto a beam spot on a substrate surface so as to produce scattered electrons from the beam spot. Controllable deflectors are configured to scan the beam spot over an area of the substrate surface. Other features and embodiments are also disclosed. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138792 | OPTICAL PROBING IN ELECTRON MICROSCOPES - The present invention relates to an optical arrangement and in particular to an optical arrangement for use in electron microscopy applications. This is used for sample characterization with simultaneous measurement with the electron microscopy of the sample and measurements with an optical setup and/or using a manipulator for probing of a light source or a scanning probe device. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138793 | Method of Making Axial Alignment of Charged Particle Beam and Charged Particle Beam System - A method of making axial alignment of a charged particle beam starts with obtaining at least first through sixth image data while controlling the focal position of the beam on a sample in the direction of incidence, the excitation current in a first alignment coil, and the excitation current in a second alignment coil. Then, values of the excitation currents in the first and second alignment coils for the axial alignment of the beam are calculated from the at least first through sixth image data. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138794 | DEVICE FOR DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF CARBON- AND NITROGEN- CONTAINING MATERIALS - A device for detection and identification of carbon- and nitrogen-containing materials is described. In particular, the device performs the detection and identification of carbon- and nitrogen-containing materials by photo-nuclear detection. The device may comprise a race-track microtron, a breaking target, and a water-filled Cherenkov radiation counter. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138795 | SPECIMEN OBSERVATION METHOD - It is an object of the present invention to provide a specimen observation method, an image processing device, and a charged-particle beam device which are preferable for selecting, based on an image acquired by an optical microscope, an image area that should be acquired in a charged-particle beam device the representative of which is an electron microscope. In the present invention, in order to accomplish the above-described object, there are provided a method and a device for determining the position for detection of charged particles by making the comparison between a stained optical microscope image and an elemental mapping image formed based on X-rays detected by irradiation with the charged-particle beam. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138796 | Signal Processing Method for Charged Particle Beam Device, and Signal Processing Device - Provided is a signal processing method for a charged particle beam, and a signal processing device, wherein the amount of beam radiation per unit area is restricted, while maintaining the magnifications in the X and Y directions constant. Proposed, in order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, is a signal processing method and a signal processing device wherein a plurality of images taken at different places are added up, and an image is formed. Proposed as a specific example is a signal processing method and a signal processing device that obtains a repeating pattern formed on a sample and having the same shape or similar shapes, by moving the field of view, and that forms an image (or a signal waveform) by adding up the obtained signal, and conducts measurements using this image. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138797 | INFRARED SENSORS, FOCAL PLANE ARRAYS AND THERMAL IMAGING SYSTEMS - An infrared sensor and infrared imaging system, wherein said infrared sensor comprises: a first film structure, a second film structure, a gap between said first film structure and said second film structure. Reference light is incident from one of said first film structure and said second film structure. When said gap distance changes, the intensity of transmitted reference light changes, and the intensity of reflected reference light changes. When infrared light is incident, at least one of the said first and second film structures absorbs infrared light and the temperature changes, causing said gap distance to change. By detecting the intensity of said transmitted reference light or reflected reference light, the incident infrared light can be measured. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138798 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS - Provided is a radiation imaging apparatus capable of housing a radiation detection unit configured to detect radiation. The radiation imaging apparatus includes a first cooling unit configured to cool a first heat generation portion of the radiation detection unit housed in the radiation imaging apparatus by a cooling medium in the radiation imaging apparatus, a second cooling unit configured to cool a second heat generation portion of the radiation detection unit housed in the radiation imaging unit, which is larger in amount of generated heat than the first heat generation portion, by the cooling medium, and a discharge port formed in a position nearer to the second heat generation portion than to the first heat generation portion and configured to discharge the cooling medium. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138799 | INFRARED DETECTION ELEMENT AND INFRARED IMAGING DEVICE - An infrared detection element includes a pyroelectric element, an upper electrode and a lower electrode located so as to have a positional relationship where the pyroelectric element is interposed therebetween, and an opening function portion formed on the upper electrode such that a film thickness of the upper electrode is small or zero. | 2012-06-07 |
20120138800 | ON-CHIP CALIBRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INFRARED SENSOR - A radiation sensor includes an integrated circuit radiation sensor chip ( | 2012-06-07 |