24th week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 34 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170167867 | RANGE FINDER - A range finder including a sighting optical system that forms an optical image of a sighting target by sighting a target object and includes a correcting member in an optical path thereof that is driven to correct image blur of an optical image; a driving section that drives the correcting member based on a shaking amount applied to the sighting optical system; a light transmitting section that emits measurement light to a sighting target; a light receiving section that receives returned light from the sighting target and outputs a received light signal; a distance calculating section that calculates distance to the sighting target based on a timing when the measurement light is output and a timing when the return light is received by the light receiving section; and a power changing section that controls a focal distance of the light receiving section according to driving of the correcting member. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167868 | LASER DEVICE - A laser device is provided that comprises a light source, a first mirror, a second mirror, and a light receiver. The light source emits light. The first mirror is pivotable around a pivot axis. The first mirror reflects the light from the light source toward an object. The second mirror is arranged relative to the first mirror in an axial direction of the pivot axis and pivotable around the pivot axis. The second mirror reflects the light reflected by the object in a specific direction. The light receiver receives the light reflected by the second mirror. The light receiver is disposed at a position in the axial direction that is substantially the same as the light source. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167869 | Level with Rotating Vial and Locking Assembly - A level including a rotating level vial is provided. The level includes a locking mechanism that utilizes an actuator that engages a brake to lock the rotating vial into the desired position. The locking mechanism may include a spring element that is compressed by the actuator during locking, and the spring element in turn pushes against the brake facilitating control of the normal force that the brake applies to the vial surround of the rotating vial. The rotating level vial may engage the level body such that the rotating level vial is permitted to rotate 360 degrees in both the clockwise and counter clockwise directions. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167870 | SYSTEM OF MEASURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL POSITION - The system includes a survey machine | 2017-06-15 |
20170167871 | TOROIDAL SHAPE RECOGNITION FOR AUTOMATIC COMPASS CALIBRATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide automatic and substantially continuous calibration for compasses mounted to moving structures. A compass calibration system may include a logic device configured to receive one or more sensor signals and determine a corrected magnetic field based, at least in part, on a measured local magnetic field. The logic device may be configured to receive the measured local magnetic field comprising a series of magnetic measurements associated with a mobile structure; determine a valid portion of a toroidal shape of the series of magnetic measurements that is available for further processing; and determine the corrected magnetic field based, at least in part, on calibration parameters derived from at least the valid portion of the toroidal shape. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167872 | VEHICLE COMPASS SYSTEM WITH HEATED WINDSHIELD COMPENSATION - A vehicle directional heading system suitable for use in a vehicle includes a forward viewing camera viewing through a heatable localized region of the windshield, which includes a heating element disposed thereat. A compass system includes a compass sensor and associated compass circuitry that, responsive to an output of the compass sensor indicative of sensed magnetic fields, is operable to determine a directional heading of the vehicle. When the heatable localized region is heated by an electrically resistive material of the heating element passing an applied electric current when the heating element is electrically powered, a magnetic signature is generated. The compass sensor of the compass system senses said magnetic signature, and the compass circuitry determines a vehicle directional heading of the vehicle that is compensated for the magnetic signature. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167873 | TWO FREQUENCY GYROSCOPE COMPENSATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A gyroscope is driven at a drive frequency and senses a Coriolis force caused by rotation of the gyroscope. The response of the gyroscope to a given Coriolis force may change due to changes in the gyroscope over time. A plurality of test frequencies are applied to the gyroscope, and the response of the gyroscope to those test frequencies is analyzed in order to track changes in the response of the gyroscope. Operational parameters of the gyroscope may be altered in order to compensate for those changes. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167874 | MEMS SENSOR WITH VOLTAGE SENSING OF MOVABLE MASS - A suspended spring-mass system is suspended from a plurality of the anchoring points. A source voltage is provided from one of anchoring points to the suspended spring-mass system. The other anchoring points have measurement nodes which measure the voltage at those anchoring points. If a voltage other than the source voltage is received at one of the measurement nodes, an error is identified. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167875 | INTEGRATED INERTIAL SENSING DEVICE - A CMOS IC substrate can include sense amplifiers, demodulation circuits and AGC loop circuit coupled to the MEMS gyroscope. The AGC loop acts in a way such that generated desired signal amplitude out of the drive signal maintains MEMS resonator velocity at a desired frequency and amplitude. The system can include charge pumps to create higher voltages as required in the system. The system can incorporate ADC to provide digital outputs that can be read via serial interface such as I2C. The system can also include temperature sensor which can be used to sense and output temperature of the chip and system and can be used to internally or externally compensate the gyroscope sensor measurements for temperature related changes. The CMOS IC substrate can be part of a system which can include a MEMS gyroscope having a MEMS sensor overlying the CMOS IC substrate. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167876 | GYROSCOPE WITH AUXILIARY SELF-TEST - A gyroscope includes drive electrodes that drive a drive mass at a drive frequency. A sense mass is responsive to a Coriolis force caused by rotation of the gyroscope and oscillates based on the drive frequency. Electrodes adjacent to the sense mass drive the sense mass at test frequencies. The response to the driving at the test frequencies is measured and a gyroscope failure is identified based on this response. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167877 | CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR MINIMIZING SCALE FACTOR ERRORS OF A ROTATION RATE SENSOR - The invention relates to a controller ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170167878 | MEMS ANTI-PHASE VIBRATORY GYROSCOPE - A MEMS anti-phase vibratory gyroscope includes two measurement masses with a top cap and a bottom cap each coupled with a respective measurement mass. The measurement masses are oppositely coupled with each other in the vertical direction. Each measurement mass includes an outer frame, an inner frame located within the outer frame, and a mass located within the inner frame. The two measurement masses are coupled with each other through the outer frame. The inner frame is coupled with the outer frame by a plurality of first elastic beams. The mass is coupled with the inner frame by a plurality of second elastic beams. A comb coupling structure is provided along opposite sides of the outer frame and the inner frame. The two masses vibrate toward the opposite direction, and the comb coupling structure measures the angular velocity of rotation. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167879 | GEOLOCATION USING GUIDED SURFACE WAVES - Disclosed are various approaches for determining positions of a navigation unit and correcting for errors. The navigation unit can receive a guided surface wave using a guided surface wave receive structure. The navigation unit can then determine a potential location of the guided surface wave receive structure. Finally, the navigation unit can determine an accuracy of the potential location based at least in part on a secondary data source. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167880 | GENERATING A ROAD NETWORK FROM LOCATION DATA - The present disclosure relates to a method and system for generating a road network. An embodiment of the present invention provides a method comprising: identifying a target area to be refined in a road network skeleton; and refining the target area using at least one trajectory associated with the target area to generate the road network. Another embodiment of the present invention provides a corresponding system. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167881 | VEHICLE TRACTION MAP FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - A vehicle determines a traction value for a surface of a road segment, and associates the traction value with a location of the surface. The vehicle stores the traction value and location as part of a traction map. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167882 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AVAILABLE RIDE-SHARE PATHS IN A TRANSPORTATION NETWORK - This disclosure provides a method and system for generating one or more available paths from a rider origin location to a rider destination location using a trip planning platform. The generated available paths include, at least in part, a rider-sharing route. According to an exemplary system, the transportation network includes one or more fixed routes of transportation associated with one or more of buses, trains, bikes, walking paths and trams. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167883 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF A VEHICLE - A method for determining the position of a vehicle, including sensing of multiple objects in a surround field of the vehicle, detecting a sequence of the multiple sensed objects in a digital map and determining a position of the vehicle in the digital map based on a position of the detected sequence in the digital map. An apparatus for determining the position of a vehicle, as well as to a computer program are also described. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167884 | Mobile navigation system operating with a remote server - A client navigation system establishes a wireless connection to a navigation server on a computer network. The client requests a route by uploading start and destination specifications. The server calculates an optimal route based on real-time data available on the network. A generic natural language description is used to specify the optimal route downloaded to the client. The natural language description is a plain text description for each link using pre-defined generic terms. The client interprets the route, interfaces with the local mapping data and reconstructs the optimal route. The route is subsequently displayed and highlighted on the client. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167885 | GPS ROUTING BASED ON DRIVER - A global positioning system (“GPS”) receives a destination location from a current driver of a vehicle. A GPS route planning process of the GPS identifies potential routes for the vehicle to the destination location. A data analysis process of the GPS rates the potential routes based on how characteristics of the potential routes relate to characteristics of the current driver. The GPS route planning process selects a route for the current driver responsive to the ratings. The GPS displays the selected route to the driver on a display. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167886 | Interacting with a User Using a Dynamic Map - Described herein is technology for, on a computer, facilitating interaction with a user utilizing a dynamic map displayed on a display device. A computer receives a use indication that the user has recently used an application on a computing device associated with the user, e.g., a mobile device, with the use indication including the location of the user. Then, a graphic is displayed on the dynamic map representing the user's location. The computer then receives a selection indication that the graphic has been selected, e.g., a person chooses a particular graphic to interact with. Then, based on the selection indication, the computer initiates an interaction with the user. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167887 | AUDIO VIDEO NAVIGATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CHARGING STATION INFORMATION USING THE AUDIO VIDEO NAVIGATION DEVICE - An audio-video-navigation device of a vehicle includes: an input interface receiving power information of the vehicle through inter-vehicle communication; a memory storing map information; a user input portion generating an input signal corresponding to a demand of a user; a global positioning system (GPS) receiving a signal transmitted from a GPS satellite; a controller connected to the input interface, the memory, the user input portion, and the GPS; and a display portion displaying information processed by the controller. When power of the vehicle is turned on, the controller determines whether first information regarding a charging station nearest to a position of the vehicle at a time at which power of the vehicle was previously turned off is stored in the memory and controls the display portion so as to display an object representing the first information when the first information is stored in the memory. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167888 | PLANNING TRIPS ON A ROAD NETWORK USING TRACTION INFORMATION FOR THE ROAD NETWORK - A computer system maintains, for a given geographic region, a data structure that identifies a traction value for each of a plurality of locations of a road network within a geographic region. At least of a start or destination location is determined for the trip. The computer system may plan the trip, including selecting at least one of a route or a vehicle to use for the trip, based on the traction values of one or more of the plurality of locations. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167889 | ROAD SINUOSITY TO ENHANCE SPEED APPROXIMATION IN ROAD NAVIGATION - A navigation system which includes a central processing unit; a nonvolatile storage for storing digitized map data; a road sinuosity S(R) of a route including a plurality of digitized road segments calculated from a starting point to a destination point to be traveled by a user by summing the rotation angle of each of the road segments divided by the distance of each of the road segments; a module to determine an estimated travel time of the route; a module to determine a corrected travel time using the road sinuosity S(R); and a display to display the corrected travel time. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167890 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR DETECTING PATTERN BASED IRRIGATION - A system is disclosed for providing a platform for detecting pattern-based irrigation. The system comprises a data storage area to store: a property database, wherein information relating to the one or more properties is stored; and a water usage database, wherein information pertaining to water usage of one or more properties is stored; and one or more servers coupled to the data storage area, wherein the one or more servers are programmed to execute computer program steps, the computer program steps comprising: receiving first water and second usage rates corresponding to first and second points in time, respectfully from the water usage database relating to a property of the one or more properties; calculating a range as a function of a percentage of the first usage rate so as to avoid incorrectly characterizing the first usage rate as an irrigation event; comparing a similarity between the first and second water usage rates as a function of a percentage of the first water usage rate; determining if the second water usage rate is within the range; and determining a likelihood that first water usage rate is an irrigation event as a function of the whether the second usage rate is within the range. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167891 | POSITION DETECTING APPARATUS - A position detecting apparatus includes: a main gear on a main shaft rotatable around a shaft center, and rotating with the main shaft; two or more auxiliary gears connected to the main gear, configured with a different number of teeth than the main gear, and configured to have a different number of teeth than each other; magnetic angle sensors respectively provided on the auxiliary gears, and configured to detect rotating angles of the auxiliary gears; a first polarization plate provided on the main shaft, and rotating with the main shaft; counter polarization plates provided at positions facing the first polarization plate, and having polarization angles deviated from each other by 45°; a light source irradiating the first polarization plate and the counter polarization plates; and light receptors detecting light irradiated from the light source and passing through the first polarization plate and the counter polarization plates. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167892 | METHOD OF SENSING SLIDING BY HALL SENSOR AND SENSING SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A method of sensing a sliding by a sensor including grouping one or more Hall elements into one or more groups, measuring magnetic field strength generated by a magnetic field source, and comparing the magnetic field strength at the one or more Hall elements to determine whether a horizontal sliding occurs. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167893 | ELECTRONIC ABSOLUTE POSITION ENCODER - An electronic absolute position encoder comprises a scale, a detector and a signal processing configuration. The scale comprises a signal modulating scale pattern including a first periodic pattern component having a spatial wavelength λ | 2017-06-15 |
20170167894 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE AXIAL POSITION OF A ROTOR SHAFT AND ITS APPLICATION TO A ROTARY MACHINE - A device for detecting the axial position of a rotor shaft of a rotary machine having a stator and a rotor is provided. The detecting device includes a sensor stator ring, secured to the stator, made from ferromagnetic material, facing the shoulder of one end of the hollow or not hollow rotor shaft and arranged so as to leave an axial airgap with the one end of the rotor shaft. The sensor stator ring having at least one annular slot receiving an annular induction coil. The rotor shaft is made from solid magnetic steel, an outer end of the rotor shaft acts as a target surface whose axial position is to be measured by the sensor stator ring. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167895 | Angle Detecting Apparatus and Angle Detecting System - An angle detecting apparatus using a resolver disposed at a position where an external magnetic field is present on one side in an axial direction includes a rotor that is rotatable and made of a magnetic material, a magnetic permeability of the magnet material having an uniaxial anisotropy as an entirety, and a stator disposed to face the rotor, the stator including an exciting coil and a detection coil for detecting a magnetic flux generated by the exciting coil, the rotor being provided between the stator and the external magnetic field. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167896 | ABSOLUTE MEASURING LENGTH MEASURING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ITS OPERATION - In a length or position measuring system which has an at least locally substantially linear measuring gauge and at least one sensor able to be moved relative to the measuring gauge wherein the measuring gauge includes an incremental track and at least one absolute track and wherein the incremental track and the at least one absolute track have pole pairs arranged in the longitudinal direction of the measuring gauge, it is provided in particular that at least one pole pair of the absolute track is phase-shifted relative to a corresponding pole pair of the incremental track. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167897 | ANGLE MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND ELECTRIC MOTOR - An angle measurement device for an electric motor, including an angle disk which is mountable in a rotationally fixed manner to a shaft. Two measurement tracks are formed on the angle disk having differing angular resolutions with respect to a rotational movement of the angle disk. A sensor device is provided with which the two measurement tracks are readable in order to generate at least one angle-dependent signal for each of the measurement tracks of the two measurement tracks. The angle disk has, at least in a region of the measurement tracks, a magnetically conductive material which defines the respective angular resolution by way of a respective configuration, and the sensor device has at least one biased magnetic field sensor. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167898 | SCHEME FOR INTERRUPT-BASED MOTION REPORTING - A method for reporting motion information from an electronic device to a remote host device includes: using an optical sensor for sensing the motion information of the electronic device, the optical sensor being configured within the electronic device; and reporting a motion result of the electronic device to the remote host device based on the optical sensor when the electronic device has moved a predetermined distance each time. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167899 | MULTICORE OPTICAL FIBER APPARATUS, METHODS, AND APPLICATIONS - Fiber optic sensors based on multicore optical fibers that are intended for use in harsh environment sensing. This multicore fiber comprises an arrangement of optically coupled cores in a silica background. Sensors are fabricated by splicing a section of multicore fiber between two single mode fibers. This multicore fiber sensor is simple and repeatable to fabricate and multiple sensors can be multiplexed in a chain. These fiber optic sensors are intended for a broad set of sensing applications including temperature, pressure, strain, bending, acoustic vibrations, mechanical vibrations, or combinations thereof. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167900 | IMPACT PROTECTION FOR WIRELESS DIGITAL DETECTOR GLASS PANEL - A digital radiography detector has a substrate that is enclosed by a housing and that has, formed on a first surface, photosensitive circuitry that provides image data of a subject in response to ionizing radiation passed through the subject, wherein a second surface on the exterior of the detector has a multilayer flexible cover sheet configured to absorb impact force against the detector. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167901 | Instrument Panel Meter - An instrument panel meter including a flexible face and a pointer. The flexible face includes indicators configured to convey information to a user regarding operation of the vehicle. The pointer is beneath the flexible face, and is movable between an inactive position and an active position. In the inactive position, the pointer does not stretch the flexible face. In the active position, the pointer does stretch the flexible face at or proximate to one of the indicators so as to convey information to the user regarding operation of the vehicle. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167902 | Arrangement for Measuring the Quantity of Protective Gas - An arrangement for measuring the quantity of protective gas for robot-controlled importable welding torches with a protective gas nozzle in the measuring arrangement, characterized in that the measuring arrangement includes a spring-mounted receiving cup in the direction of the insertion of a welding torch in and/or with the measuring arrangement, with a sealing ring surrounding the welding torch on its outer circumference. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167903 | FLUID TRANSPORT SYSTEM INCLUDING A FLOW MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A fluid transport system includes a housing defining a passageway for fluid to flow through the fluid transport system and a probe extending in the passageway. The probe includes a first end defining a plurality of sensing ports for the fluid to flow into the probe and a second end opposite the first end. The fluid flows through a plurality of conduits and a plurality of tubes. A differential pressure sensor is in fluid communication with the plurality of tubes such that the differential pressure sensor determines a differential pressure of the fluid in the plurality of tubes. A purge system is in fluid communication with the plurality of tubes. The purge system includes a source of purge liquid and is configured to direct the purge liquid through the plurality of tubes. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167904 | ULTRASONIC FLOWMETER USING WINDOWING OF RECEIVED SIGNALS - A method of ultrasound flow metering includes applying a first and second pulse train to an ultrasound transducer pair (T | 2017-06-15 |
20170167905 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING FLOW RATES OF PHASES OF A TWO-PHASE MIXTURE IN A PIPELINE - The disclosure relates to measurements of parameters of multiphase mixtures transported in pipelines. For determining phases flow rates of a two-phase mixture an unsteady pulsed flow regime of the mixture is formed in a pipeline to provide pulsating outbursts of a liquid phase at an outlet of the pipeline. Upon establishment of the pulsed flow regime at the pipeline outlet parameters of the liquid phase outbursts are measured and the flow rates of the phases are determined based on the measured parameters of the liquid phase outbursts. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167906 | NET OIL AND GAS WELL TEST SYSTEM - A method of assessing flow from an individual well in a set of oil and gas wells includes flowing output from a first subset of the wells collectively to a first flow measurement system through a first conduit while flowing output from a second subset of the wells collectively to a second flow measurement system through a second conduit different from the first conduit. Total flow through the first flow measurement system and total flow through the second measurement system are measured. Output from said individual well is rerouted from one of said first and second measurement systems to the other of said first and second measurement systems. Total flow through at least one of the first and second measurement systems is measured after the re-routing. A difference between the total flow rate before the re-routing and after the re-routing is used to assess flow rate from said individual well. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167907 | FLUID REGULATION SYSTEM - The disclosed technology includes a method comprising detecting one or both of a rate of normal water flow and a duration of normal water flow, and calculating a maximum rate of normal water flow and a maximum duration of normal water flow. In another implementation, the method also includes calculating a minimum rate of normal water flow and a minimum duration of normal water flow. In yet another implementation, the method also includes monitoring one or both of a rate of current water flow and a duration of current water flow, determining whether a predetermined threshold is met, and adjusting a valve to close if the predetermined threshold is met. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167908 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING PASTE-LIKE OR STICKY NUTRITIONAL SUBSTANCE - An elongate device for dispensing a measured quantity of a paste-like resinous nutritional substance for consumption, injection, or topical use has an integral, outwardly directed hook at a first end. In one case, the elongate device is curved along its length from the hook to a second end and has a concave front face and a convex rear face, with a metered end portion on the front face or on both faces extending from the second end and having one or more scale markings for indicating an amount of paste-like substance adhered to the end portion between a scale marking and the second end. The dispensing device may alternatively be used for dissolving a measured quantity of the material in a liquid by engaging the hook over the rim of a container to suspend the device into the container with the metered end portion submerged in liquid in the container. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167909 | FUEL TANK PRESSURE SENSOR RATIONALITY TESTING FOR PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES - A method for a hybrid-electric vehicle is presented, wherein a fuel tank is sealed closed during a first condition that includes an inductive charging event, and wherein degradation of a fuel tank pressure transducer is indicated responsive to a fuel tank pressure transducer output failing to increase above a threshold following an active testing duration. The outer walls of the fuel tank may include ferrous components which are energized by a magnetic field generated during the inductive charging event, thus heating the fuel tank and the fuel stored within. In this way, the pressure within the sealed fuel tank increases during the inductive charging event, and a determination may be made as to whether the output of the fuel tank pressure transducer is rational. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167910 | DETECTION OF WATER IN A TENSIONING BUOY - The disclosure relates to a method for detecting water in a tensioning buoy of a riser column of an installation located in an aquatic environment, the method including, in succession, steps of: defining a representative standard echo; emitting the ultrasonic signal on a wall of the buoy; measuring a representative response echo due to the reflection of the ultrasonic signal in the buoy; comparing the representative response echo to the representative standard echo; and determining whether water is present in or absent from the buoy from the comparison. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167911 | PROPAGATION TIME SENSOR COMPRISING A LONG-TERM ENERGY STORE - A fill level measurement device including a long-term energy store, the discharging of which is prevented by a diode and a switch or by two switches when the fill level measurement device is switched off Therefore, energy is storable for a long period of time, even if the field device is switched off. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167912 | FLOW RATE SENSOR CORRECTION DEVICE, PROGRAM FOR CORRECTION DEVICE, AND CORRECTION METHOD - In order to reduce a flow rate error over the entire range of a sensor output value even when the relationship between the sensor output value and a flow rate value is poor in linearity, a flow rate sensor correction device includes: a sensitivity setting part adapted to set a sensitivity coefficient on the basis of an initial value and a sensitivity correction value and adjust the sensitivity of the flow rate sensor; a function calculation part adapted to calculate a corrected flow rate characteristic function on the basis of a function correction value, which is determined on the basis of the flow rate value , and a standard flow rate characteristic function; and a function modification part adapted to make a function storage part store, as a flow rate characteristic function, a final flow rate characteristic function based on the corrected flow rate characteristic. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167913 | Random Light Collector Device - Disclosed is a random light collector device including a reflecting cavity configured to enclose a random light source that randomly transmits photons. The reflecting cavity has an inner wall adapted to reflect at least a portion of the photons to an output port and guiding means for directing the photons to a photodetector. The guiding means is a hollow tube having an inner wall adapted to reflect the photons, wherein a first end of the hollow tube is connected to or positioned adjacent to the output port of the reflecting cavity and wherein the photodetector is provided within the hollow tube or at a second end such that a sensitive area of the photodetector covers the cross-section of the second end. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167914 | OPTICAL SENSING MODULE WITH MULTI-DIRECTIONAL OPTICAL SENSING FUNCTION - An optical sensing module capable of providing a multi-directional optical sensing function teaches that the optical sensing module can be fixed on a circuit board via a bridging medium. The optical sensing module includes a supporter, a photosensitive component and a connecting component. The supporter includes a base and several lateral portions. The lateral portions are bent from edges of the base to form an accommodating space. The photosensitive component is disposed inside the accommodating space to receive an optical signal passing into an opening of the accommodating space. The connecting component is disposed on the supporter and includes a conductive terminal. The supporter is connected with the bridging material via the conductive terminal to stand on the circuit board by one of a plurality of sensing directions. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167915 | ADJUSTING GAIN OF DETECTOR - A method of adjusting a gain of a detector is provided in the present disclosure. According to an example, whether a gain of a photomultiplier tube in the detector meets a gain determination condition may be determined, where the gain determination condition may indicate that an absolute of a difference between the gain of the photomultiplier tube and a target gain is within a predetermined numerical range. When the gain of the photomultiplier tube does not meet the gain determination condition, a voltage of the photomultiplier tube may be adjusted, such that the gain of the photomultiplier tube meets the gain determination condition. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167916 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPTICAL SPECTRUM ANALYSIS - A system and method of optical spectrum analysis that circumvents the trade-off between resolution and sensitivity by combining two spectral measurements: a first spectrum ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170167917 | SPECTROMETER, AND SPECTROMETER PRODUCTION METHOD - A spectrometer includes a light detection element provided with a light passing part, a first light detection part, and a second light detection part, a support fixed to the light detection element such that a space is formed, a first reflection part provided in the support and configured to reflect light passing through the light passing part in the space, a second reflection part provided in the light detection element and configured to reflect the light reflected by the first reflection part in the space, and a dispersive part provided in the support and configured to disperse and reflect the light reflected by the second reflection part to the first light detection part in the space. A plurality of second light detection parts is disposed in a region surrounding the second reflection part. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167918 | ABSORPTION SPECTROMETER - In order to reduce a variation in the light amount of light detected in every reference measurement cycle in an absorption spectrometer | 2017-06-15 |
20170167919 | SPECTRAL READING USING SYNCHRONIZED LED SOURCES - A system for spectral reading includes a plurality of LEDs, an interface, and a processor. The plurality of LEDs are disposed in a physical array. Light from the plurality of LEDs is enabled to be collimated at a Fabry-Perot etalon. The interface is configured to receive a gap calibration table and power characteristics of a plurality of LEDs. The processor is configured to determine an LED switch table. The LED switch table indicates a set of the plurality of LEDs with power above a threshold at a plurality of wavelengths. The processor is further configured to cause measurement of a sample using the gap calibration table and the LED switch table for a set of gap values and determine measurement results. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167920 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY, SPECTROMETER USING THE SAME AND MEASUREMENT METHOD OF THE SPECTROMETER - An electronic circuitry of a spectrometer, configured to electrically connect with an optical sensor of the spectrometer, includes a memory unit configured to store a measurement setting, a trigger line configured to transmit at least one trigger signal, and a control unit electrically connected to the trigger line and the memory unit. The control unit is configured to receive the trigger signal from the trigger line so as to instruct the spectrometer to perform a plurality of exposure measurements continuously under the measurement setting, and to save a plurality of spectral data acquired from the exposure measurements into the memory unit. A spectrometer using the electronic circuitry for performing the exposure measurements and a measuring method of the spectrometer are also provided. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167921 | SPECTRAL DETECTOR AND IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING THE SAME - A spectral detector includes a plurality of spectral detection units, each of the spectral detection units including an optical signal processor configured to deliver an optical signal incident to the spectral detection unit to an outside of the spectral detection unit, and a resonator configured to modulate a spectrum of an optical signal incident to the optical signal processor by interacting with the optical signal processor, at least some of the resonators of the plurality of spectral detection units having different lengths from each other, and a number of optical signal processors included in each respective spectral detection unit varying according to a length of the resonator included in the respective spectral detection unit. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167922 | DETECTION DEVICE WITH SUSPENDED BOLOMETRIC MEMBRANES HAVING A HIGH ABSORPTION EFFICIENCY AND SIGNAL-TO- NOISE RATIO - A bolometric detection device includes a substrate having a read-out circuit. The device also includes an array of elementary detectors each including a membrane suspended above the substrate and connected to the read-out circuit by at least two electric conductors. The membrane has two electrically-conductive electrodes respectively connected to the two electric conductors, and a volume of transducer material electrically connecting the two electrodes. The read-out circuit is configured to apply an electrical stimulus between the two electrodes of the membrane and to form an electric signal as a response to said application. The volume includes a volume of a first transducer material electrically connecting the two electrodes of the membrane and forming walls of a closed enclosure having each of the electrodes at least partially housed therein; and a volume of a second transducer material, electrically connecting the two electrodes and housed in the enclosure, the electric resistivity of the second material being smaller than the electric resistivity of the first material; and the two transducer materials having a negative thermal coefficient of resistivity TCR. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167923 | CEILING MOUNTED MOTION DETECTOR WITH PIR SIGNAL ENHANCEMENT - A system including a pyroelectric sensor further including an enclosure, a positive pyroelectric sensing element located within the enclosure, a negative pyroelectric sensing element located adjacent the positive pyroelectric sensing element within the enclosure and a window disposed in the enclosure having an elongated shape with a width of the window parallel to a line joining the respective centers of the sensing elements and the length perpendicular to the line wherein the window is centered over the sensing elements to conduct infrared energy from an external source onto the sensing elements and wherein the width of the window is less than the combined widths of the sensing elements plus any space separating the sensing elements. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167924 | Substrate and Display Device - A substrate and a display device are disclosed. The substrate includes: a base substrate; a first temperature sensing section disposed on the base substrate; and a first processing chip connected with the first temperature sensing section. The substrate includes a peripheral area and a central area; one part of the first temperature sensing section is disposed in the peripheral area of the substrate; another part of the first temperature sensing section is disposed in the central area of the substrate; and the first processing chip is configured to convert temperature sensing signals of the central area and the peripheral area of the substrate sensed by the first temperature sensing section into relevant control signals and output the signals. The above first temperature sensing section can more accurately measure the temperature difference between the peripheral area and the central area of the substrate. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167925 | LIGHTWEIGHT FIRE DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - According to an embodiment, a heat detection system includes a graphene conductor, a housing containing the graphene conductor; and, a signal wire connected in electrical communication with the graphene conductor, the signal wire having a length that extends from the housing. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167926 | THERMOANALYTICAL INSTRUMENT - A thermoanalytical instrument, and especially a differential scanning calorimeter, has first and second measurement positions, a heater and a temperature sensor associated with each of the measurement positions, and a controller. The controller, which has an associated means for setting a predetermined temperature program, controls a heating power of the first heater to cause the temperature measured at the first position to follow the temperature program. The controller also controls both heaters to eliminate any temperature difference between the measured first and second temperatures. The controller also provides a means for determining the lower of the measured first and second measured temperatures and applies additional power to the heater associated with that lower measured temperature. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167927 | ARMOR PLATE DAMAGE DETECTION SYSTEM - An armor plate damage detection and testing system is disclosed that uses an initial electrical signal to generate mechanical energy waves that travel across the armor plate and reflect off the plate surfaces, wherein the reflections of those waves are recorded and analyzed with reference to a previously stored wave reflection signature to determine if damage has occurred to the armor plate. The analyzed results are communicated to the user in real time using a display unit and can further be communicated to a remote entity through an incorporated wireless transmitter. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167928 | SHEET FOR PRESSURE SENSOR, PRESSURE SENSOR, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SHEET FOR PRESSURE SENSOR - In order to provide a highly flexible and more highly sensitive ultrathin sheet for a pressure sensor, a pressure sensor, and a method for producing the sheet for a pressure sensor, a pressure sensor sheet ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170167929 | SURFACE FORCE APPARATUS BASED ON A SPHERICAL LENS - A force detector and method for using the same includes a lens. A cantilever is below the movable lens. A laser above the movable lens emits a beam of light through the movable lens, such that light reflects from the lens and the cantilever. A camera is configured to capture images produced by the light reflected from the lens and the light reflected from the cantilever. A processor is configured to determine a force between the movable lens and the cantilever based on a change in phase of the interference rings. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167930 | COMPONENTS WITH EMBEDDED STRAIN SENSORS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING THE SAME - Components can comprise a substrate, an embedded strain sensor comprising at least two reference points disposed on the substrate, and an outer coating disposed over at least a portion of the embedded strain sensor. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167931 | PIEZORESISTIVE SENSORS AND SENSOR ARRAYS - Highly expressive and flexibly programmable foot-operated controllers are described. Specific implementations are intended for musical applications and allow musicians an unprecedented degree of control of a wide variety of musical components and subsystems for recording and/or performance. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167932 | INTEGRATED SENSORS FOR STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING - A wireless sensor includes a sensing element, a signal conditioning element, and a passive RFID tag. The sensing element is adapted to provide an electrical response indicating whether a physical parameter applied to the wireless sensor has exceeded a predetermined threshold. The signal conditioning element is electrically coupled to the sensing element and is adapted to detect the electrical response of the sensing element. The passive RFID tag is electrically coupled to the signal conditioning element. The passive RFID tag is adapted to be powered by an interrogation by an RFID reader, to receive an indication of the electrical response from the signal conditioning element, and to transmit the indication to the RFID reader. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167933 | PRESSURE SENSOR - A pressure sensor comprises a first substrate and a cap attached to the first substrate. The cap includes a processing circuit, a cavity and a deformable membrane separating the cavity and a port open to an outside of the pressure sensor. Sensing means are provided for converting a response of the deformable membrane to pressure at the port into a signal capable of being processed by the processing circuit. The cap is attached to the first substrate such that the deformable membrane faces the first substrate and such that a gap is provided between the deformable membrane and the first substrate which gap contributes to the port. The first substrate comprises a support portion the cap is attached to, a contact portion for electrically connecting the pressure sensor to an external device, and one or more suspension elements for suspending the support portion from the contact portion. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167934 | PLATFORM UNIT FOR COMBINED SENSING OF PRESSURE, TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY - A a modular platform unit comprising a plurality of sensors for the combined sensing of pressure, temperature and humidity. In particular, the sensors are composed of a layer of metallic-capped nanoparticles (MCNP) casted on a flexible substrate or a rigid substrate. Integration of the platform unit for artificial or electronic skin applications is disclosed. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167935 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING THERMAL OFFSET IN A PRESSURE GAUGE - A pressure measurement device is provided. The pressure measurement device includes a pressure gauge having a hermetically sealed cavity. The cavity is filled with pressure transferring media that includes a first material and a compensator material. The first material has a first coefficient of thermal expansion and the compensator material has a second coefficient of thermal expansion that is lower than the first coefficient of thermal expansion. The pressure measurement device includes a pressure reading mechanism coupled to the pressure gauge and operative to convert a displacement of the pressure gauge to a pressure measurement reading. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167936 | Differential Pressure Sensor - A differential pressure sensor comprises a measuring diaphragm made of an electrically conductive material, two electrically insulating mating bodies, and at least one capacitive transducer. The measuring diaphragm is connected to the mating bodies in a pressure-tight manner with the formation of a measuring chamber in each case along a circumferential edge. The mating bodies each have a diaphragm bed which is concave in the center, wherein the mating bodies each have a pressure channel which extends through the mating body into the measuring chamber. The capacitive transducer has at least one mating body electrode which is formed by a metallic coating of the surface of the mating body in the region of the diaphragm bed and with which contact can be made by a metallic coating of the wall of the pressure channel. The mating body electrode is formed by an inner region of the metallic coating, which inner region is annularly enclosed by an outer region of the coating and is separated from the latter by an annular insulation region. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167937 | AIR DATA PROBE WITH ELLIPTICAL CROSS SECTION - In one example, an air data probe includes a probe head and an air data sensing port. The probe head defines a longitudinal axis extending from a forward tip of the probe head to an aft end of the probe head. The probe head has an elliptical cross section orthogonal to the longitudinal axis. The air data sensing port is disposed in the probe head aft of the forward tip. A length of a major axis of the elliptical cross section and a length of a minor axis of the elliptical cross section can be configured to cause boundary layer separation of airflow across the probe head at a flow separation region that is aft of the air data sensing port. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167938 | FLUID PROPERTY SENSOR WITH HEAT LOSS COMPENSATION AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - An improved Pirani sensor uses a measuring element disposed within a fluid between a base plate and a cover. The measuring element is held by suspension members that are connected to the base plate. A heating element is thermally conductively connected to the suspension members. Using the sensor the characteristic of the fluid is determined by evaluating the heat transfer from the thermal element through the fluid into the cover when heating power is applied to measuring element. Parasitic conductive heat loss from the measuring element into the suspension members is compensated by applying power to the heating element. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167939 | PRESSURE SENSOR DRIFT DETECTION AND CORRECTION - A system includes at least one pressure sensor that is configured to generate a first signal in response to sensing a process and generate a second signal in response to sensing a drift detection condition different from the process. The system includes at least one processing device that is configured to determine a pressure measurement (P | 2017-06-15 |
20170167940 | Golf club head balancing fulcrum - This invention is directed toward a balancing device that can be used to find the balance center of a golf club head. It is specifically applicable to finding the “sweet spot” of putters. The device comprises a base portion that holds the device in place, and a fulcrum portion, upon which the head is placed and moved back and forth until it is balanced. The section of the golf club directly above the fulcrum is thereby found to be the center of the club, with an even amount of weight distributed on either side of the fulcrum. This allows a golf club manufacturer to accurately place a line on the golf club head that guides the golfer to the ideal portion of a golf club that should strike the ball. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167941 | Method of balancing a golf club head using a balancing fulcrum. - This invention is directed toward a method that uses a balancing device to find the balance center of a golf club head. It is specifically applicable to finding the “sweet spot” of putters. The method relies on a balancing device with a base portion that holds the device in place, and a fulcrum portion, upon which the head is placed and moved back and forth until it is balanced. The section of the golf club directly above the fulcrum is thereby found to be the center of the club, with an even amount of weight distributed on either side of the fulcrum. This allows a golf club manufacturer to accurately place a line on the golf club head that guides the golfer to the ideal portion of a golf club that should strike the ball. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167942 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING VEHICLE PITCH ANGLE USING ACCELERATION SENSOR AND GYRO SENSOR AND METHOD THEROF - The present disclosure includes a vehicle state recognition unit configured to determine states of a vehicle using an acceleration value and an angular velocity value, a stopping state gravity vector calculation unit configured to calculate a stopping state gravity vector value, an accelerating state vehicle acceleration vector calculation unit configured to calculate a vehicle acceleration vector value, a vehicle pitch angle vector calculation unit configured to calculate a vehicle pitch angle vector value, and a vehicle pitch angle calculation unit configured to calculate a vehicle pitch angle using a corresponding vehicle pitch angle vector value. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167943 | Balancing method for balancing at high speed a rotor of a rotary machine - A balancing method for balancing at high speed a flexible rotor of a rotary machine, the rotary machine having a stator, and the rotor being supported in the stator by at least two radial magnetic bearings. The balancing method including a step of placing the rotor inside the stator, a step of performing at least one first run in order to identify amplitude and angular location of the unbalance in a first speed range below critical speed, a step of placing first balancing masses inside the rotor on predefined first balancing planes, a step of performing at least one second run in order to identify amplitude and angular location of the unbalance in a second speed range above critical speed, and a step of placing second balancing masses inside the rotor on predefined second balancing planes. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167944 | Underwater drain leakage detection apparatus - An underwater drain leakage detection apparatus for a swimming pool is provided including an elongated pole and a housing connected to one end of the pole. A flexible leak detection tube is connected to the housing at a first end thereof and is in liquid communication with the inside of the housing. The housing is positioned over a suspected leak area below the surface of the water in the pool by suitable manipulation of the elongated pole by the pool leak specialist. A suitable dye substance then is inserted into the distal top or free end of the leak detection tube while the latter is positioned just below the surface of the swimming pool water by the leak specialist. The dye is observed from above the surface of the swimming pool water to determine whether there is a leak. If there is a leak in the area of the pool covered by the housing, the dye easily will be observed to move downward along the tube. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167945 | IDENTIFICATION OF A SEAL FAILURE IN MEMS DEVICES - A microelectromechanical sensor (MEMS) package includes a gyroscope and an accelerometer. The gyroscope is located within a low-pressure cavity that is sealed from an external pressure. The accelerometer is located within a cavity, and the seal for the accelerometer cavity is entirely within the gyroscope cavity. Under normal operating conditions, the accelerometer seal holds the accelerometer cavity at a higher pressure than the pressure of the enclosing gyroscope cavity. In the event that one of the gyroscope seal or the accelerometer seal is broken, the gyroscope senses the change in pressure and a failure is identified. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167946 | DUAL-SEALED MEMS PACKAGE WITH CAVITY PRESSURE MONITORING - A microelectromechanical sensor (MEMS) package includes a gyroscope and an accelerometer. The gyroscope is located within a low-pressure cavity that is sealed from an external pressure. The accelerometer is located within a cavity, and the seal for the accelerometer cavity is entirely within the gyroscope cavity. Under normal operating conditions, the accelerometer seal holds the accelerometer cavity at a higher pressure than the pressure of the enclosing gyroscope cavity. In the event that one of the gyroscope seal or the accelerometer seal is broken, the gyroscope senses the change in pressure. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167947 | BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW SENSOR - Apparatus and methods described herein provide for boundary layer flow sensor and corresponding determination of the flow characteristics of an ambient airflow over an aerodynamic surface. According to one aspect of the disclosure provided herein, the boundary layer flow sensor includes a body configured for mounting within or below the aerodynamic surface, a pressure port configurable between an open state for taking pressure measurements within the boundary layer of the ambient airflow and a closed state that protects the pressure port from contaminants when not in use. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167948 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE SCANNING - A method of estimating an in-focus level of a target in an image scanning apparatus is provided, wherein the image scanning apparatus comprises a first line scan detector configured to obtain one or more image scan lines of the target and a second line scan detector configured to obtain one or more focus scan lines of the target. The method comprises obtaining at least one image scan line of the target using the first line scan detector, each at least one image scan line being obtained at a respective focus level; obtaining at least one focus scan line of the target using the second line scan detector, each at least one focus scan line being obtained at a respective focus level; calculating at least one focus parameter using at least the at least one focus scan line; and estimating a nominal in-focus level of the target using the calculated focus parameter(s). | 2017-06-15 |
20170167949 | DISTRIBUTED NONDESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING SLICKLINE CABLE DEFECTS AND MECHANICAL STRENGTH DEGRADATION TREND - Disclosed embodiments include a distributed nondestructive inspection method and system for slickline cable structural defect and mechanical strength degradation inspection. One method may include transmitting a light pulse along an optical fiber embedded in a slickline cable. A reflected light signal is received from the optical fiber in response to the local strain induced refractive index variation. Defects and mechanical strength degradation may be determined by time-dependent time-domain and frequency-domain data analyses of the dynamic strain signals and power spectral density variation as a function of time and cable location. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167950 | ESTIMATION APPARATUS, ESTIMATION METHOD AND ENGINE SYSTEM - An estimation apparatus, includes: a sensor, disposed in the proximity of a crank rotor, configured to output a signal in response to a positional variation of an outer periphery of the crank rotor, the crank rotor including a plurality of protruding teeth formed at given distances and a tooth-missing region on an outer periphery of the crank rotor and configured to rotate in an interlocking relationship with a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine; and a processor configured to calculate a crank angular velocity of the internal combustion engine at given time intervals from the signal output from the sensor and estimate a first crank angular velocity corresponding to the tooth-missing region from second crank angular velocities at two or more points corresponding to at least one of portions before and after the tooth-missing region. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167951 | SYSTEM FOR SENSING PARTICULATE MATTER - Methods and systems are provided for sensing particulate matter in an exhaust system of a vehicle. An example system comprises a particulate matter sensor inside a tube configured to receive a portion of exhaust gas in an exhaust passage. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167952 | MISFIRE DETECTION DEVICE - A rotation acquisition unit acquires a rotation signal correlated with a rotational state of an internal combustion engine. An analysis unit performs frequency analysis of the rotation signal acquired with the rotation acquisition unit. An inter-cylinder determination unit determines whether an inter-cylinder component is smaller than an inter-cylinder threshold representing occurrence of misfire. The inter-cylinder component is a frequency component of an inter-cylinder cycle. The inter-cylinder cycle is computed by dividing an ignition cycle, which is one burning cycle of the internal combustion engine, by a number of cylinders of the internal combustion engine. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167953 | System and Method for Performing a Visual Inspection of a Gas Turbine Engine - A method for performing a visual inspection of a gas turbine engine may generally include inserting a plurality of optical probes through a plurality of access ports of the gas turbine engine. The access ports may be spaced apart axially along a longitudinal axis of the gas turbine engine such that the optical probes provide internal views of the gas turbine engine from a plurality of different axial locations along the gas turbine engine. The method may also include coupling the optical probes to a computing device, rotating the gas turbine engine about the longitudinal axis as the optical probes are used to simultaneously obtain images of an interior of the gas turbine engine at the different axial locations and receiving, with the computing device, image data associated with the images obtained by each of the optical probes at the different axial locations. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167954 | Natural Gas Liquid Pressure Regulating Vaporizer Sampling System - Provided herein is a system and method for natural gas liquid sample conditioning including an insulated cabinet having a sample input, a vaporizer, a heated regulator, a gas sample outlet, and a control system for preventing phase separation and or re-liquification of the conditioned sample before entry into an associated analyzer and in a specific embodiment, featuring an automatic shutdown system to prevent sample liquid from further processing and passage to an associated analyzer. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167955 | CYLINDER TIP MOUNTING HEAD, AND HEAD DEVICE AND MOVEMENT DEVICE EACH USING SAME - A cylinder tip mounting head includes: a shaft member; a first cylindrical rod having a cylindrical space, which is mounted to a lower end of the shaft member, which is configured to move in the up-down direction integrally with the shaft member; a stationary second cylindrical rod, which has a housing space for housing the first cylindrical rod so that the first cylindrical rod is movable in the up-down direction, the stationary second cylindrical rod including a syringe mounting portion; and a discharge rod housed in the cylindrical space in the first cylindrical rod, the discharge rod including a plunger mounting portion. The discharge rod is configured to coordinate with the movement of the shaft member in the up-down direction so that the plunger mounted to the discharge rod reciprocates in the tubular passage in the syringe to suck the object into the tubular passage and discharge the sucked object. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167956 | SEALING FLUID FOR MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSES - The present disclosure relates to an aqueous sealing fluid for sealing a stained biological specimen present on a microscope slide for microscopic analysis. The sealing fluid protects the biological specimen from drying artifacts, protects stains performed on biological specimen from fading, and protects stains performed on biological specimens from being dissolved by organic mounting media. Methods of using the aqueous sealing fluid are also disclosed. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167957 | CELL MEMBRANE OBSERVATION AND ANALYSIS DEVICE AND CELL MEMBRANE OBSERVATION AND ANALYSIS METHOD - A cell membrane observation and analysis device includes at least: a microscope; and a substrate which has a plurality of holes, in which a cell membrane is placed on each hole of the substrate to be placed on the substrate, the cell membrane is immersed into a buffer solution while the cell membrane is suctioned through the hole, and the buffer solution is sealed, thereby observing and analyzing the cell membrane. Using the above-mentioned device, a substrate is prepared; a cell membrane is dispersed in a buffer solution, thereby preparing a suspension; the suspension is dripped onto a face of the substrate; the cell membrane is sucked through each hole to be placed on each hole; the cell membrane is immersed into a second buffer solution while the cell membrane is sucked; the second buffer solution is sealed; and the cell membrane is observed and analyzed with a microscope. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167958 | MIXING OF FLUIDS IN FLUIDIC SYSTEMS - Fluidic devices and methods associated with mixing of fluids in fluidic devices are provided. In some embodiments, a method may involve the mixing of two or more fluids in a channel segment of a fluidic device. The fluids may be in the form of, for example, at least first, second and third fluid plugs, composed of first, second, and third fluids, respectively. The second fluid may be immiscible with the first and third fluids. In certain embodiments, the fluid plugs may be flowed in series in the channel segment, e.g., in linear order, causing the first and third fluids to mix without the use of active components such as mixers. The mixing of fluids in a channel segment as described herein may allow for improved performance and simplification in the design and operations of fluidic devices that rely on mixing of fluids. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167959 | INTELLIGENT AUTOMATED LOAD CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for automating load conditions on a test specimen includes a test equipment assembly that includes one or more test components configured to apply load to the test specimen. The system includes a control system to actuate the load, and includes a controller that receives and transmits data to sensors and actuators operatively connected to the test equipment assembly. The system includes a data analyzer connected to the control system to transmit a loading sequence to the controller for actuating the test equipment assembly. The data analyzer receives and processes the data from the controller to determine whether the test specimen is within an acceptable stress range as the test equipment assembly performs the loading sequence, and transmits data to the controller to reduce the load on the test specimen if the acceptable stress range is exceeded. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167960 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE EDGE STRENGTH OF PLATE-SHAPED ELEMENTS MADE OF BRITTLE-FRACTURE MATERIAL - An improved measurement method and a corresponding measurement device are provided that measure the edge strength of plate-shaped elements made of brittle-fracture material. For this purpose, a long sample is drawn apart at the short edges, wherein the force transmission points lie next to the center of gravity of the base surface of the sample. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167961 | HYDRAULIC TEST METHOD AND HYDRAULIC TEST DEVICE - A water hydraulic test on test pipes having a wide range of sizes is conducted accurately, efficiently, and economically, by using a plurality of booster cylinders arranged in parallel with respect to a test pipe and having respective boosting ratios increasing in stages. A plurality of servo motor driven pumps arranged in parallel is used as a drive source for the plurality of booster cylinders. Before a water pressure on an output side of the booster cylinder reaches a pressure near a test pressure, the plurality of servo motor driven pumps operates simultaneously. Then, the plurality of servo motor driven pumps stops operating except one and the water pressure on the output side of the booster cylinder is increased to the test pressure by the one servo motor driven pump. During pressure increase, the plurality of booster cylinders is used in turn in order of increasing boosting ratio. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167962 | PRESSURE INDICATOR FOR HYDRAULIC HAMMER - A pressure indicator for a hydraulic hammer is provided. The pressure indicator includes a sleeve member configured to couple to an opening defined in a wall housing of an accumulator of the hydraulic hammer. The pressure indicator further includes a plunger slidably disposed within the sleeve member and movable between a first position and a second position with respect to the sleeve member. The plunger includes a first end disposed outside the wall housing of the accumulator. The plunger further includes a flange coupled to a second end. The pressure indicator further includes an elastic member inserted over the plunger and disposed between the wall housing of the accumulator and the flange. A position of the first end of the plunger with reference to an outer end of the sleeve member provides a visual indication of the pressure of the gas within the accumulator. | 2017-06-15 |
20170167963 | Method for Evaluating Aerosol Mass of Electronic Cigarette - The invention discloses a method for evaluating the aerosol mass of electronic cigarettes, comprising the following steps: (1) Measurement: an electronic cigarette is smoked to measure the particle size distribution and the particle numbers in the generated aerosol, and measure the volume flow rate C of the aerosol and the testing time t; (2) Data processing: based on the particle size distribution and number, the aerosol particles are classified with classifying diameter d | 2017-06-15 |
20170167964 | Methods and Systems for Determining Gas Permeability of a Subsurface Formation - Methods and systems for determining permeability, as a function of pore pressure, and porosity of a subsurface formation. The method includes positioning a sample in a sample assembly comprising of a gas and a pressure gauge, inside a pressure vessel comprising gas or liquid and a pressure gauge, measuring a first gas pressure, p | 2017-06-15 |
20170167965 | CELL IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD - There is provided a cell imaging apparatus and method capable of generating a high-quality composite image as an image to be evaluated. The cell imaging apparatus includes: an imaging unit | 2017-06-15 |
20170167966 | MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH FOCUSED ENERGY APPARATUS - An apparatus and method of identifying objects includes: a microfluidic chip in which are disposed a plurality of channels, the micro-fluidic chip including: a main fluid channel into which a sample fluid mixture of objects to be identified is introduced; a plurality of sheath fluid channels into which sheath fluids are introduced, the sheath fluids which orient the objects in the main fluid channel in a predetermined direction while still maintaining laminar flow in the main fluid channel; an interrogation apparatus which detects and interrogates the oriented objects in the main fluid channel; and a focused energy apparatus which performs an action on the objects. | 2017-06-15 |