24th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110138813 | IMPURITY DETECTION IN COMBUSTOR SYSTEMS - The present invention discloses a combustor system and method of measuring impurities in the combustion system. The combustion system includes an up-stream fuel injection point; a down-stream turbine combustor; a flame zone in the turbine combustor comprising a plurality of axial sub-zones; an optical port assembly configured to obtain a non-axial, direct, optical view of at least one of the plurality of axial sub-zones, and an impurity detection system in optical communication with the optical port assembly. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138814 | Aircraft Engine Airflow Modulation Apparatus and Method for Engine Bay Cooling and Cycle Flow Matching - The present invention relates to a system and method of LO airflow modulation for use with a DTSA engine. A DTSA engine is positioned within an aircraft fuselage and the second DTSA turbine fan includes it own dedicated decoupled air inlet duct that is formed co-centrically about the housing. An airflow modulator member is positioned in duct to form the duct wall when the modulator is in a closed position. The Modulator member is pivotally connected to the duct wall, and is movable by an actuator to a second open position that allows airflow to escape the third stream duct, and provide airflow to both the DTSA fan blades as well as engine bay for cooling. The method of the present invention provides airflow modulation to an aircraft employing a DTSA engine, said method including the receiving of airflow from a supersonic aircraft intake; sensing a number of parameters, including, but not limited to aircraft speed, temperature, engine load and/or altitude. Calculating an efficient amount of airflow to provide to the DTSA turbine blades thorough a decoupled airstream; and directing movement of a modulator vane located in the intake duct to vary airflow to the DTSA turbine. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138815 | SWIRLER FOR MIXING FUEL AND AIR - A swirler for mixing fuel and air is provided. The swirler includes a plurality of vanes arranged on a reference circle diameter which, together with a first longitudinal end face of the vanes disposed on a first wall and a second wall disposed on an opposing second longitudinal end face of the vanes, form a flow channel. In this arrangement at least one injection orifice in the first wall and at least one further injection orifice in the second wall open into a flow channel. The arrangement of the at least two mutually opposing injection orifices in the wall of the swirler makes for a homogeneous distribution of the fuel in the flow channel and ensures a uniform mixing of the air with the fuel. This results in uniform and low-NOx combustion of the fuel/air mixture in a burner. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138816 | DRIVING DEVICE AND AN OPERATION METHOD OF A COMPRESSOR - It is desired to obtain a technique which enables turning of a compressor driven by a multi-shaft gas turbine. The multi-shaft gas turbine has a high-pressure side shaft and a low-pressure side shaft. A compressor drive device applies a drive force to a compressor connected to the low-pressure side shaft of the multi-shaft gas turbine. The compressor drive device includes: a motor which generates a drive force; and a control unit which controls the motor so as to generate an rpm when turning the compressor. If the torque generated by the gas turbine is insufficient, the control unit controls the motor so as to carry out a helper motor operation for increasing the torque. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138817 | METHOD OF INCREASING THE SAFETY OF A POWER PLANT, AND A POWER PLANT SUITABLE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD - The present invention relates to a method of increasing the safety of a power plant ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110138818 | GAS TURBINE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a gas turbine capable of achieving high-speed startup of the gas turbine through quick operation control of an ACC system during startup of the gas turbine, improving the cooling efficiency of turbine stationary components, and quickly carrying out an operation required for cat back prevention during shutdown of the gas turbine. Included are a pressurizing device ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110138819 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH COOLING ARRANGEMENT - A gas turbine engine has an exhaust diffuser. A first path extends radially through the outer and inner cones of the diffuser and has a radially inward end and a radially outward end the inward end fluidly connected to the central cavity. An air supply or ejector is fluidly connected to the radially outward end of the first path, for drawing air by using the compressed air through the first path into the central cavity. A first opening is defined in the inner cone to fluidly connect between the exhaust channel and the central cavity. The first path and the first opening are so positioned that the cooling air is delivered from the air supply through the first path, the central cavity, and the first opening into the exhaust channel as it makes thermal contact with an object positioned in the central cavity to cool the object. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138820 | Transportable Product Cooling Apparatus and Method - A portable, automated, cold-chain maintaining, cooling apparatus is disclosed. This apparatus comprises one or more portable cooling modules in communication with one or more portable transition modules. The cooling modules have cooling module conveyor apparatus to move containers of product through the module and a product cooling apparatus to provide cooling air to the product. The portable transition module is in communication with each of said one or more portable cooling modules in such a manner to maintain the cold temperature of said cooled product. A transition module conveyor apparatus within the transition module is in communication with the cooling module conveyor apparatus and automatically transfer the product from the cooling modules into the portable transition module. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138821 | ROTATING RAMP AND METHOD FOR FILLING AN ICE BIN - An appliance includes a cabinet and a cabinet door and an ice maker. A primary ice bin is disposed in the cabinet door of the appliance. A secondary ice bin is disposed in the cabinet of the appliance. A routing device is disposed inside the cabinet. The routing device includes a stationary base that supports an adjustable ramp. The ramp is operable between a first position that directs ice to the primary ice bin and a second position that directs ice to the secondary ice bin. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138822 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WITH HYBRID MODE BLEED AIR OPERATION - An energy supply system for operating at least one air conditioning system of an aircraft, comprises at least one air line network and at least one electric line network. The air line network is connected to the air conditioning system and at least one bleed air connection for routing bleed air to the air conditioning system. The electric line network is connected to the air conditioning system and at least one electrical energy source for routing electrical energy to the air conditioning system. The air conditioning system has an electrically operable cooling device. By means of the energy supply system according to the invention the energy withdrawn from the power units is better adapted to the energy necessary for operating the air conditioning system and other systems—such as, for example, wing de-icing—and therefore reduces the excess fuel consumption of the aircraft. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138823 | MICROCHANNEL COIL SPRAY SYSTEM - The present application provides a microchannel coil assembly. The microchannel coil assembly may include a frame, a number of microchannel coils positioned within the frame, and a microchannel coil spray system positioned about the frame and the number of microchannel coils. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138824 | METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT A HEAT TRANSFER BETWEEN ALTERNATELY WORKING ADSORBERS AND DEVICE - The invention relates to a method for carrying out a heat transfer between alternately working adsorbers (Ad | 2011-06-16 |
20110138825 | CARBON DIOXIDE REFRIGERANT VAPOR COMPRESSION SYSTEM - A carbon dioxide refrigerant vapor compression system and method of operating that system are provided. The refrigerant vapor compression system includes a compression device, a flash tank receiver disposed in the refrigerant circuit intermediate a refrigerant heat rejection heat exchanger and a refrigerant heat absorption heat exchanger, and a compressor unload circuit including a refrigerant line establishing refrigerant flow communication between an intermediate pressure stage of the compression device and the refrigerant circuit at a location downstream of the refrigerant heat absorption heat exchanger and upstream of a suction inlet to the compression device, and a unload circuit flow control device disposed in said unload circuit refrigerant line. In response to at least one system operating parameter sensed by at least one sensor, the controller selectively positions the unload flow control device to maintain the refrigerant vapor compression system operating below a preselected high pressure limit. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138826 | DISCRETE FREQUENCY OPERATION FOR UNIT CAPACITY CONTROL - A variable speed electric drive for use in refrigerant systems includes an electric motor for driving an associated component at a variable speed that is a function of an operating frequency of the motor; and a control for supplying alternating discrete drive frequencies to the electric motor to provide a continuously variable speed drive of the associated component. The control cycles the drive frequency to the electric motor among the at least two discrete frequencies so that the variable average resultant speed at which the associated component is driven is a function of a combination of the selected at least two discrete frequencies. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138827 | IMPROVED OPERATION OF A REFRIGERANT SYSTEM - A method and system for operating a refrigerant system having a reciprocating compressor with a main cylinder module and an economizer cylinder module includes regulating a flow of refrigerant into the main cylinder module and regulating a flow of refrigerant into the economizer cylinder module. The main cylinder module and the economizer cylinder module have separate inlet and outlet discharge streams. The flow through each module is regulated as a function of an operating mode of the refrigerant system, which includes various modes of loading and unloading based, in part, on a cooling demand. In some embodiments, the refrigerant system may include a connector refrigerant line configured to redirect refrigerant from the economizer cylinder module to the main cylinder module or from the main cylinder module to the economizer cylinder module. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138828 | MEGA ICE BIN - An ice collection area is disposed inside the cabinet proximate an ice maker. An ice storage area is disposed inside the cabinet. A first relocatable ice bin is disposed inside the cabinet. The first relocatable ice bin is disposed in one of the ice collection area and the ice storage area. A second relocatable ice bin is disposed inside the cabinet. The second relocatable ice bin is disposed in the other of the ice collection area and the ice storage area. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138829 | Heat Pump System - In a conventional heat pump system which has a space heat exchanger, a motor ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110138830 | AIR CONDITIONER - There is disclosed an air conditioner which can realize appropriate air conditioning control in a situation closer to a feeling temperature even in a case where a floor surface of a room to be conditioned is low. The air conditioner which blows air subjected to heat exchange between the air and a user side heat exchanger into a room to be conditioned by an indoor side blower comprises a user side controller which controls a revolution speed of the indoor side blower based on the present temperature in the room and a set temperature, and this controller raises the revolution speed of the indoor side blower in a case where an outside air temperature is not higher than a predetermined revolution speed rise temperature during a heating operation. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138831 | REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS - A refrigeration cycle apparatus ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110138832 | HYBRID SOLAR AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM - The hybrid solar air-conditioning system includes an air intake having an air drying system that uses a liquid desiccant to dry ambient air, a desiccant regeneration system that uses a heat exchanger having oil heated by solar energy to remove water from the desiccant, an indirect evaporative air conditioner that uses an air-air heat exchanger to cool the dried air indirectly with evaporatively cooled air, a distilled water recovery system to recover water from the desiccant and from the evaporatively cooled air in the form of distilled water, and a microprocessor-based controller to control room temperature and relative humidity, and to regulate air intake and the flow of desiccant and oil in the system. The hybrid system enables the use of evaporative cooling in regions having high humidity. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138833 | Refrigerator Ice Cream Showcase With Reduced Energetic Consumption And With Increased Protection Of The Contained Products - Refrigerator ice cream showcase with reduced energetic consumption and with increased protection of the contained products, is provided with two thermo-insulating transparent panels ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110138834 | REFRIGERATING APPARATUS AND STORGE DEVICE USING THE SAME - A refrigerating apparatus is provided with a cooling unit whose height is greater than width when installed; and a defrosting device for defrosting frost formed on the cooling unit by heat, the defrosting device being in a straight pipe form, wherein the defrosting device is provided in a vertical direction on a side of the cooling unit. By providing the defrosting device in a straight pipe form in the vertical direction on the side of the cooling unit that is long in a longitudinal direction, it is possible to increase the length of the defrosting device and to lower a surface temperature of the defrosting device. Further, as the defrosting device is long, an amount of heat generation is large and defrosting efficiency is high. Moreover, it is possible to manufacture the defrosting device at a low cost as the defrosting device is in a straight pipe form. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138835 | REFRIGERATING CYCLE APPARATUS AND AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - To provide a refrigerating cycle apparatus capable of improving cooling ability by water spray to perform an efficient operation while suppressing decrease in collected power by an expander. The refrigerating cycle apparatus includes: a first compressor that compresses the refrigerant; an expander that decompresses and expands the refrigerant to collect power for expansion; a second compressor that is driven by the power collected by the expander to further compresses the refrigerant compressed by the first compressor to transmit it to a main radiator; a heat exchanger having an intercooler that cools the refrigerant compressed by the first compressor and a main radiator that cools the refrigerant compressed by the second heat exchanger to transmit it to the expander; indoor heat exchangers that heat the refrigerant decompressed by the expander; and a water spray apparatus that sprays water onto the outer surface of the intercooler and the main radiator. The water spray apparatus sprays water such that the water spray amount per heat transfer area of the intercooler becomes larger than that of the main radiator. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138836 | THREE FUNCTIONS IN A SINGLE WELL - An appliance including an ice manipulation reservoir capable of receiving ice having a base, wherein the base includes a first level and a second level, with the first level descending gradually to the second level. A first ice modification member is disposed inside the ice manipulation reservoir adjacent the first level of the base, and a second ice modification member is disposed inside the ice manipulation reservoir adjacent the second level of the base. A motor is operably connected with the ice manipulation reservoir and includes an output shaft. An impeller is connected with the output shaft proximate to the plurality of ice modification members, with the impeller being operable between a first directional rotation, and a second directional rotation. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138837 | MODULAR BUCKET AND DOOR ARCHITECTURE TO DELIVER THREE ICE FUNCTIONS - An appliance including a module-receiving cavity disposed in the appliance. Also included is a removable module disposed in the module-receiving cavity, and at least one ice modification member disposed inside the removable module. A motor is operably connected with the removable module and includes an output shaft that extends into the removable module. An impeller is connected with the output shaft proximate to the at least one ice modification member, the impeller being operable between a first ice manipulating condition defined by a first directional rotation of the impeller, and a second ice manipulating condition defined by a second directional rotation of the impeller. An ice chute is located proximate the ice modification member for dispensing ice. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138838 | DEVICE FOR VARYING THE PRESSURE OF A PNEUMATIC FLUID THROUGH DISPLACEMENT OF LIQUID DROPLETS AND HEAT PUMP USING SUCH A DEVICE - A heat pump comprising at least two devices for displacement of droplets of liquid by electro-wetting, where one comprises a control unit such that it forms a compressor ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110138839 | WATER CIRCULATION APPARATUS ASSOCIATED WITH REFRIGERANT SYSTEM - A water circulation apparatus performs a variety of heat exchange operations for various refrigerants. The apparatus may be applied for a first refrigerant system having a first compressor and first heat-exchanger and a second refrigerant system having a second compressor. An intermediate heat-exchanger performs heat-exchange operations between first and second refrigerants flowing in respective ones of the systems. A water circulator is then used to circulate water which is heat-exchanged with the second refrigerant while the water is circulated. The apparatus performs these functions for operating modes which include a heating mode and a cooling mode. Defrosting operations are also performed for one or more of the heat exchangers. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138840 | AUTOMATED UNLOADING BARE BLOCK PLATE FREEZER SYSTEM - An automated plate freezer assembly apparatus includes a hopper mounted above at least one freezer plate unit with the hopper able to pass food material from the hopper to the freezer plate unit. The freezer plate unit has a cooling device for freezing the food material and a heating device so that, upon the completion of freezing, frozen blocks of material are able to be gravitationally removed from the plate freezer assembly apparatus. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138841 | ICE DISPENSER FOR A REFRIGERATION DEVICE - An ice dispenser for a refrigerator is provided. The ice dispenser includes an ice storage container housing and an ice generator having a hollow mold which is filled with water. The ice storage container housing and the ice generator are combined into one modular unit. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138842 | HIGH CAPACITY ICE STORAGE IN A FREEZER COMPARTMENT - A refrigerator including a cabinet having a cabinet door pivotally connected thereto. A primary ice bin is disposed on one of the cabinet and the cabinet door and includes a primary gate operable between a closed position and an open position. A secondary ice bin is disposed on the other of the cabinet and the cabinet door. The secondary ice bin includes a secondary gate operable between a closed position and an open position. The secondary gate operably engages with the primary gate to form an ice overflow route when the primary gate and the secondary gate are in the open position. An ice maker is disposed inside the cabinet and adapted to dispense ice into the primary ice storage bin. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138843 | REFRIGERATION DEVICE HAVING AN ICE-CUBE MAKER - A refrigerator having an ice-cube maker is provided. The refrigerator includes a collection container to collect the pieces of ice produced by the ice-cube maker. The collection container has a panel and is removable from the refrigerator. The refrigerator further includes an ice-cube production apparatus associated with the collection container and a cover which blocks access, at a front side, to the ice-cube production apparatus. The cover is rearwardly offset in relation to the panel of the collection container. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138844 | DUCT TYPE AIR CONDITIONER - The present invention solves a problem that the registration of screw holes for mounting fan panels on a front plate is practically solved. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138845 | DUCT TYPE AIR CONDITIONER - There is provided a duct type air conditioner that solves problems of assembling properties and serviceability. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138846 | DUCT TYPE AIR CONDITIONER - Even in the case of drop accident occurring due to a certain cause during transport or the like, it is intended by the present invention that any deformation of a motor support or a fan panel will not occur. A fan mechanism includes fan units having fan panels disposed vertically, motor supports mounted inwardly of said fan panels, motors mounted on said motor supports so that output shafts of the motors are parallel to the surfaces of the fan panels, fans positioned inwardly of said fan panels and driven by the motors, and spacers mounted to the motor supports so as to be positioned between the motor supports and a top plate or a bottom plate that serves as a bottom during conveyance. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138847 | Holder for a sample to be cooled to a low temperature in a vacuum space and 3He-4He dilution refrigerator adapted to accommodate such a holder | 2011-06-16 |
20110138848 | VARIABLE CAPACITY TYPE ROTARY COMPRESSOR, COOLING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - Disclosed is a variable capacity type rotary compressor ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110138849 | Cooling Device - Provided is an inexpensive and compact cooling device which does not increase the circulation resistance of a refrigerant, filling quantity of a refrigerant in a natural circulation circuit wherein natural convection of the refrigerant is caused by using a thermo-siphon, and cross-sectional areas of individual passages while maintaining a desired cooling efficiency in the circuit. A secondary cooling device ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110138850 | HEAT EXCHANGER FOR VEHICULAR AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS, AND PARTITIONING METHOD FOR HEAT EXCHANGER - In an evaporator constituting part of a vehicular air conditioning apparatus, a first cooling section that faces a first front passage, and a second cooling section that faces a first rear passage are provided. At a boundary portion between the first cooling section and the second cooling section, a partition member constituted by a filled and hardened packing agent is formed. The partition member is formed so as to fill spaces, which are located between first fins that constitute the first cooling section and second fins that constitute the second cooling section. Air that flows through the first cooling section and air that flows through the second cooling section do not mix together in the interior of the evaporator by the partition member. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138851 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PURIFIED NATURAL GAS FROM NATURAL GAS COMPRISING WATER AND CARBON DIOXIDE - The invention provides a process for producing purified natural gas from feed natural gas comprising water and carbon dioxide, the process comprising the steps of: (a) removing water from the feed natural gas to obtain natural gas depleted in water and comprising carbon dioxide; (b) contacting the natural gas obtained in step (a) with solid sorbent comprising a metal organic framework to remove at least part of the carbon dioxide, thereby obtaining the purified natural gas. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138852 | Method of Obtaining Carbon Dioxide From Carbon Dioxide-Containing Gas Mixture - Disclosed are methods of obtaining carbon dioxide from a CO | 2011-06-16 |
20110138853 | Process For Generating And Separating A Hydrogen-Carbon Monoxide Mixture By Cryogenic Distillation - A process and to an apparatus for the generation and separation of a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide is provided. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138854 | FRACTIONATION OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE RICH SOUR GAS AND METHODS OF USE - Methods and systems are provided for treating hydrogen sulfide rich sour gas through a series of fractionation columns. The processes disclosed herein and the variations thereof provide optimized processes for the removal of hydrogen sulfide from sour gas through the introduction of innovative azeotrope breakers, novel configurations of process equipment, and optimized operating conditions. Advantages of certain embodiments of the present invention include reduced equipment requirements, improved process efficiencies, reduced operating costs, and reduced capital costs. Other advantages include better process suitability to certain environmental conditions such as the arctic cold when compared to conventional amine treatment processes. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138855 | OXYGEN PRODUCTION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method and apparatus for producing an oxygen product in which air is separated in an installation including air separation units having higher and lower pressure columns. A pumped liquid stream generated within the installation, that can be a pumped liquid oxygen stream, is warmed within a main heat exchanger through indirect heat exchange with a compressed air stream to produce a liquid air stream. An impure oxygen stream is rectified within an auxiliary column to produce an oxygen containing stream that is introduced into the lower pressure column of each of the air separation units and intermediate liquid streams, composed of the liquid air stream or another air-like stream, reflux the lower pressure columns and the auxiliary column and optionally the higher pressure column of each of the air separation units. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138856 | SEPARATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method and apparatus for producing an oxygen product in which air is separated in an installation including one or more air separation units having higher and lower pressure columns. An exhaust stream produced from a turboexpander and optionally an impure oxygen stream such as that derivable from higher pressure column bottoms is rectified within an auxiliary column to produce an oxygen containing stream that is introduced into the lower pressure column of each of the air separation units to increase the capacity of such columns. The pressure within the auxiliary column is set by the pressure of the exhaust stream such that a nitrogen-rich vapor stream extracted from the top of the auxiliary column can be used in regenerating adsorbent within a pre-purification unit utilized in connection with the installation. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138857 | BONDED GLASS CUTTING METHOD, PACKAGE MANUFACTURING METHOD, PACKAGE, PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR, OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND ATOMIC TIMEPIECE - To provide a bonded glass cutting method whereby it is possible to suppress an occurrence of a crush or chipping when bonded glass is cut, and cut the bonded glass into pieces of a predetermined size, a package manufacturing method, a package, a piezoelectric vibrator, an oscillator, an electronic device, and an atomic timepiece. A bonded glass cutting method includes a scribing step, which irradiates a lid substrate wafer with a laser beam with a wavelength absorbed by a wafer bonded body along outlines, thus forming scribe lines on the lid substrate wafer, and a breaking step which, by cutting the wafer bonded body by applying a fracture stress to the scribe lines, dices the wafer bonded body into a plurality of piezoelectric vibrators, wherein a cutting step is carried out in a condition in which the wafer bonded body is placed on silicon rubber, and an outside end face of the lid substrate wafer is caused to face the silicon rubber. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138858 | METHOD OF ELIMINATING BLISTERS IN A GLASS MAKING PROCESS - A method of controlling blister formation in a glass melt flowing through a system comprising one or more refractory metal vessels by developing a blister index and determining the critical blister index value. The critical value of the blister index may be used to control the principal variables responsible for blister formation, including the water content of the melt, the concentration of reduced multivalent oxide compounds in the melt, and the hydrogen partial pressure of an atmosphere in contact with the outside surface of the refractory metal vessel. Also disclosed is a minimum partial pressure of hydrogen necessary to produce an essentially blister-free glass article in a glass essentially free of arsenic and antimony. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138859 | CERAMIC MICROSPHERES FOR CEMENTING APPLICATIONS - A method and apparatus for manufacturing ceramic microspheres from industrial slag. The microspheres have a particle size of about 38 microns to about 150 microns. The microspheres are used to create a cement slurry having a density of at least about 11 lbs/g. The resultant cement slurry may then be used to treat subterranean wells. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138860 | SILICA-ON-SILICON WAVEGUIDES AND RELATED FABRICATION METHODS - True time delay silica waveguides and related fabrication methods are disclosed. Also disclosed are true time delay silica waveguides comprising wedged silica structures. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138861 | OPTICAL FIBER MANUFACTURING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method of manufacturing an optical fiber includes: disposing an axially extending preform structure on a support structure; directing a gas mixture along a major axis of the preform structure in a first axial direction; disposing a heating device proximate to the preform structure; and activating the heating device and moving the heating device along the major axis in a second axial direction to heat the preform structure and deposit at least one layer of material on the preform structure, the second axial direction being opposite to the first axial direction. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138862 | Floating Stitch Needle for a Crochet Galloon Machine - A crochet galloon machine needle ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110138863 | Odor Supply Apparatus and Washing/Drying Machine Having the Same - Disclosed are a fragrance supply apparatus and a washing/drying machine having the same, wherein the washing/drying machine comprises a fragrance supply apparatus installed in a washing/drying machine body for collecting clothes to be treated such that a fragrance solution contained therein is uniformly effused by a pressure difference to be supplied into the clothes within the washing/drying machine body, whereby the fragrance solution can be supplied at a desired time so as to prevent an unnecessary consumption thereof, and also prevent an occurrence of a deviation of an effused amount due to an amount of the fragrance solution contained in the fragrance supply apparatus. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138864 | LAUNDRY MACHINE - A laundry machine includes a body for defining an exterior; a water supply valve provided in the body and connected with an outer water supply; a drum rotatably mounted within the tub; at least one steam generator to supply steam ino the drum; and a water-adjust-valve to adjust the water amount supplied to the steam generator. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138865 | Multiple Function Lock - A multiple function lock comprising a body, an engaging element having a first end and a second end, a locking mechanism for securing the first end and the second end of the engaging element to the body, and a gate mechanism for selectively concealing or revealing a passage in the body through which the second end may move to unlock the lock. In. embodiments, a multiple function lock may comprise a body, a U-shaped shackle having toe and heel portions, the heel portion rotatably secured within the body, a locking mechanism for locking the heel and the toe portions within the body, a passage through the body adjacent to the toe portion, the toe portion adapted to move through the passage to unlock the lock, and either a retaining cup, an adjustable gate, or an outer housing, each being adapted to selectively block or reveal the passage. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138866 | ACCESS IDENTIFICATION ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USING SAME - An access identification assembly allows the owner of a piece of luggage or some other accessible structure to identify when someone has gained access to it. The assembly includes a housing which defines an interior space. The housing includes first and second openings. A locking member defines a fixed end, a movable end and an elongated body extending therebetween. The fixed end is fixedly secured to the housing and the movable end extends out and away from the housing. The movable end is selectively insertable into the housing to secure the access identification assembly. The access identification assembly also includes a releasing mechanism that is operatively connected to the housing for permanently unsecuring the access identification assembly. When either the releasing mechanism is broken or the locking member is severed, the user of the luggage knows that access has been obtained. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138867 | FIXED CODED LOCK - The present invention relates to the technical field of coded locks, in particular to a fixed coded lock. The fixed coded lock comprises a casing, a latch hook return device that is used to push the front end portion of a latch hook into the casing is arranged inside the casing; the middle portion of the latch hook return device is hinged to the casing, and the latch hook return device respectively extends to form a pushing portion and a pressing portion respectively from the hinge point; the pushing portion pushes against the latch hook, and the pressing portion extends outside the casing; the front end portion of the latch hook is withdrawn into the casing through the latch hook return device which is manufactured by applying the lever principle, and the latch hook is withdrawn into the casing by pressing a key, so that unlocking becomes easier and more labor-saving for users. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138868 | Method for Leveling Parts in a Roller Leveling Machine - A method for leveling parts in a roller leveling machine, which includes an upper and a lower roller frame, and in which upper and lower leveling rollers are each arranged in a separate leveling roller block, at least one of the leveling roller blocks being variable in its position and angle so that the leveling gap can be adjusted, wherein at least one leveling gap setting device is arranged at the infeed side and at the outfeed side of the leveling machine, and an automatic leveling gap control is provided to set the leveling gap. The method includes determining, for each leveling triangle of the roller leveling machine, an offset value based on the thickness, width, and bending moment of the part to be leveled and characteristics of the leveling machine including a max deflection of the roller frame, and readjusting a setting device of the leveling gap as a function of the leveling triangles mapped onto the part to be leveled as it moves through the leveling gap. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138869 | BENDING MACHINE COMPRISING A CAVITY FOR A FOOT SPACE - The invention describes a bending press ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110138870 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR WINDING HOT-ROLLED STRIP - In a method for winding hot-rolled strip ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110138871 | Circular rolling mill with shaping roller - This circular rolling mill ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110138872 | TUBE EXPANDING METHOD FOR HEAT EXCHANGER TUBES AND TUBE EXPANDING APPARATUS FOR HEAT EXCHANGER TUBES - The present invention solves a problem with conventional tube expanding method for heat exchanger tubes that is susceptible, when carrying out tube expansion on U-shaped heat exchanger tubes that have a narrower diameter than in the past and forming flare portions in opening portions that have been subjected to tube expansion, to a buckling phenomenon at boundaries between straight portions and hairpin portions of the heat exchanger tubes or a vicinity thereof. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138873 | ROBOTIC PEENING APPARATUS - Solutions for robotic fastener peening in turbine machines are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes: a peening machine having a peening head; a robotic apparatus including: a robotic arm coupled to the peening machine; and a base member coupled to the robotic arm, the base member mounted independently of the machine element; a vision system for locating a fastener on the machine element; and a control system coupled to the vision system, the peening machine and the robotic apparatus, the control system configured to control movement of the robotic apparatus and the peening machine based upon vision system data and spatial information about the fastener and the machine element. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138874 | OUTPUT CALIBRATION APPARATUS AND OUTPUT CALIBRATION METHOD FOR NOx SENSOR - An output calibration apparatus for an NOx sensor according to the present invention includes a urea addition valve provided in an exhaust passage in an internal combustion engine to allow urea to be added to inside of the exhaust passage, and an NOx sensor provided at least downstream of the urea addition valve, the NOx sensor being capable of detecting not only an NOx concentration but also an ammonia concentration. The output calibration apparatus executes fuel cut on the internal combustion engine, and calibrates a gain of the NOx sensor based on ammonia obtained from the urea added via the urea addition valve during execution of the fuel cut. The ammonia obtained from the urea added during execution of the fuel cut is used as standard gas to calibrate the gain of the NOx sensor. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138875 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SENSOR ELEMENT FOR GAS SENSOR - A method for manufacturing a gas sensor element includes (a) printing a wiring pattern of a conductive paste on a green sheet for an oxygen-ion conductive solid electrolyte; (b) laminating a plurality of green sheets including the green sheet having been subjected to step (a) and integrating the plurality of green sheets; (c) cutting out a plurality of element bodies from the laminated body; (d) baking the element body cut out by step (c); (e) heating the element body having been subjected to step (d), in a reducing atmosphere; (f) driving the element body having been subjected to step (e), in an inspection-purpose gas atmosphere for a predetermined time period; and (g) inspecting electrical characteristics of the element body having been subjected to step (f). The element body having passed the inspection of step (g) is assembled as a sensor element in a gas sensor. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138876 | Method and Device for Determining an Oxygen Storage Capacity of a Catalytic Converter of an Internal Combustion Engine and Method and Device for Determining a Dynamic Time Duration for Exhaust Probes of an Internal Combustion Engine - An exhaust as catalytic converter is laden with oxygen until it is saturated at least upstream of an exhaust as probe. A predefined first rich air/fuel ration is set in a combustion chamber of a cylinder. A first oxygen storage capacity value is determined as a function of the measurement signal of an exhaust as probe and the predefined first rich air/fuel ratio. The exhaust as catalytic converter is laden with oxygen until it is saturated. A predefined second rich air/fuel ration is set in the combustion chamber of the cylinder. A second oxygen storage capacity value is determined as a function of the measurement signal of the exhaust as probe and the predefined second rich air/fuel ration. A corrected oxygen storage capacity value is determined as a function of the first and second oxygen storage capacity values. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138877 | Helium Reclamation Systems and Methods for a Gas Chromatograph - A system for recycling helium carrier gas comprises: a bladder, the bladder interior fluidically configured so as to receive helium-bearing gas output from at least one of a split vent and a septum purge vent of a gas chromatograph; a compartment containing the bladder; a source of pressurized air or gas operable so as to supply pressurized air or gas into the compartment interior so as to compress the bladder containing the helium-bearing gas; a gas reservoir fluidically coupled to the bladder interior so as to receive the helium bearing gas from the compressed bladder interior; and at least one gas purification module configured so as to receive the helium-bearing gas from the gas reservoir and operable to remove contaminants from the helium-bearing gas, an output of the at least one gas purification module being fluidically coupled to a carrier gas inlet of the gas chromatograph. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138878 | CARBON DIOXIDE SENSOR WITH FUNTIONALIZED RESONATING BEAMS - A carbon dioxide sensor comprising a first beam that includes a functionalized surface and a second beam that includes a functionalized surface such that reduced-drift differential sensing of carbon dioxide may be performed by monitoring changes in the resonant frequency of the first beam relative to the resonant frequency of second beam. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138879 | Method and control unit for detecting a gas concentration of gas from a gas mixture | 2011-06-16 |
20110138880 | SENSOR APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREFOR - A sensor apparatus includes a metal oxide semiconductor (“MOS”) sensor with a gas-sensing surface normally having a first sensitivity to a first species of flammable gas and a second sensitivity to a second, different species of flammable gas. A selective sensitivity-enhancement layer is disposed on the gas-sensing surface such that the first sensitivity becomes increased and the second sensitivity remains substantially unchanged. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138881 | SENSOR APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREFOR - A sensor apparatus includes a metal oxide semiconductor sensor and a housing having an internal chamber in which the sensor is disposed. The housing includes at least one window for the ingress of a gas into the internal chamber from an atmosphere exterior to the housing. A gas-selective barrier is disposed across the at least one window. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138882 | SEMICONDUCTOR GAS SENSOR HAVING LOW POWER CONSUMPTION - Provided are a structure and operating method of a semiconductor gas sensor having low power consumption. The semiconductor gas sensor is adapted to adsorb gas to a low-dimensional semiconductor nanomaterial at room temperature, output a change in resistance of the low-dimensional semiconductor nanomaterial, apply power to a heater, desorb the gas adsorbed to the low-dimensional semiconductor nanomaterial, and return the resistance of the low-dimensional semiconductor nanomaterial back to initial resistance. The semiconductor gas sensor senses the gas at room temperature using the low-dimensional semiconductor nanomaterial having a high-sensitivity characteristic at room temperature, and drives the heater only when the adsorbed gas is desorbed. Thereby, it is possible to improve a gas sensing characteristic, reduce power consumption, and provide a rapid response speed. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138883 | INJECTOR FLOW MEASUREMENT FOR FUEL CELL APPLICATIONS - A method for determining the amount of fuel flow from a high pressure gas tank to the anode side of a fuel cell stack through pulsed injector. The anode sub-system pressure is measured just before the injector pulse and just after injector pulse and a difference between the pressures is determined. The difference between the pressures, the volume of the anode sub-system, the ideal gas constant, the anode sub-system temperature, the fuel consumed from the reaction in the fuel cell stack during the injection event and the fuel cross-over through membranes in the fuel cells of the fuel cell stack are used to determine the amount of hydrogen gas injected by the injector. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138884 | Portable multi-function system for testing protective devices - An apparatus for testing a protective mask. The apparatus includes a testing unit for testing a protective mask. The testing unit includes a headform upon which a protective mask to be tested is mounted. The testing unit is configured to take a sample of the challenge from two different locations about the protective mask. The testing unit may also be configured to inflate and deflate a neck seal protective mask when mounted on the headform prior to performing a mask leakage test to eliminate or significantly reduce pockets or folds that may hide a leak. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138885 | VANE PUMP AND EVAPORATION LEAK CHECK SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A vane pump has an upper casing, a lower casing, a rotor and a motor. First to fourth points are defined on an outer peripheral end of a lower flat surface of the lower casing. The first point is farthest from an intersection between an axis of a shaft of the motor and the lower flat surface. A suction passage passing through the third point and a discharge passage passing through the second point are formed between the upper casing and the lower casing. The fourth point is defined in a range from the third point to the first point. The lower flat surface is provided to incline with respect to the axis of the shaft of the motor such that the fourth point is farthest from a motor case of the motor among points on the outer peripheral end. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138886 | Refrigerated Transport System Testing - A method involves inspecting/testing a refrigeration system. One or more conduits or other components cooperate with the compressor, heat rejection heat exchanger, expansion device, and heat absorption heat exchanger to define a refrigerant flowpath. The inspecting/testing method comprises placing a plurality of collars over respective joints along the refrigerant flowpath. The collars each define a space that may be exposed to one or more sensors. Based upon input from the sensors, the presence or absence of leaks at the joints is determined. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138887 | INSPECTION OF INSTALLED ASPHALT - An apparatus and a method for monitoring a ratio of at least two mixed components use a sensor for detecting taggant particles in one of the components of the mixed material after installation. The sensor is positioned adjacent a surface of the installed mixture and is connected to a control device for displaying an indication of a mixture ratio of the components below the surface. The control device also generates a profile of the mixture ratio of the installed mixed material versus a distance from the surface. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138888 | TREATMENT OF OBESITY - The present disclosure relates to the treatment, e.g. reduction, of body fat mass levels for example in overweight and obese subjects. The present disclosure also relates to weight control in a subject where obesity should be avoided. Disclosed herein are methods of reducing body fat mass e.g reducing obesity or preventing weight gain and agents used in such methods whereby the agents inhibit a sulphur containing amino acid. Also included in the present disclosure include, without being limited to, methods for determining regimes for the treatment of obesity as well as other subject matter. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138889 | Method of evaluating prostatic disease - According to the method of evaluating prostatic disease of the present invention, amino acid concentration data on concentration values of amino acids in blood collected from a subject to be evaluated is measured, and the state of prostatic disease including at least one of prostatic cancer and prostatic hypertrophy in the subject is evaluated based on the concentration value of at least one of Tau, Thr, Ser, Asn, Glu, Pro, Gly, Ala, Cit, ABA, Val, Met, Ile, Leu, Phe, His, Trp, Orn, Lys, and Cys2 contained in the measured amino acid concentration data of the subject. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138890 | CELL FOR TESTING MICROBEADS AND METHOD OF ANALYZING MICROBEADS - Disclosed herein is a cell for testing microbeads, used for testing microbeads each formed in a cylindrical shape having an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to and substantially parallel to each other and a side surface continuous with the upper and lower surfaces, at least one of the upper surface and the lower surface being provided with an identification pattern, the cell including: a support substrate; and a cover disposed opposite to the support substrate, wherein a space between the support substrate and the cover forms a containing space in which to dispose the microbeads, and the distance between the support substrate and the cover is greater than the thickness of the microbeads and smaller than twice the thickness of the microbeads. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138891 | Device For The Gravimetric Detection Of Particles In A Fluid Medium, Comprising An Oscillator Between Two Fluid Channels, Production And Method Of Employing The Device - The invention provides a device for the gravimetric detection of particles in a fluid medium, comprising a flat electromechanical oscillator ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110138892 | Methods and Systems for Determining Process Variables Using Location of Center of Gravity - Methods and systems for using force measurements to determine the amount of material in a container and/or the rate at which material is discharged from a container are disclosed. A container for storing a desired material is positioned so that the center of gravity of the container shifts horizontally with changes in level of the material in the container. A plurality of load sensors are symmetrically arranged at a base of the container and are used to monitor the amount of materials in the container. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138893 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING UNEVENNESS OF TOP FLANGE OF WIND TURBINE GENERATOR TOWER - The unevenness of the upper surface of a top flange of a wind turbine generator tower is adjusted by arranging shim plates on the upper surface of the top flange and by adjusting the thicknesses and/or number of the shim plates to be disposed at individual positions. First, the roughness levels of the upper surface of the top flange are measured at a plurality of measuring points in a state in which a nacelle of the wind turbine generator is not mounted on the tower, which is vertically erected. Next, the thicknesses and/or number of the shim plates to be disposed on the individual plurality of measuring points to adjust the unevenness of the upper surface of the top flange are determined in accordance with the measured roughness levels of the upper surface of the top flange. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138894 | Method for evaluation of absorption behavior of absorbent articles - An improved method and computer system is provided, for analyzing the two- or three-dimensional movement of a fluid in an absorbent article that comprises fluid-swellable composite material, which comprises a fluid-swellable solid material, and that comprises void spaces in the fluid-swellable composite material, the fluid-swellable composite material being defined by a virtual two-dimensional or three-dimensional mesh, to determine the performance or property of at least one feature of the fluid-swellable composite material thereof, or the absorbent article, the method comprising: inputting one or more properties for the fluid-swellable (composite) material into a model and evaluating this to determine the performance of a feature of the absorbent article or fluid-swellable composite material thereof, the virtual model. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138895 | SURFACE TEXTURE MEASURING DEVICE - A surface texture measuring device includes a rotation driving device configured to rotate a measured substance, a roughness detector including a stylus provided displaceably at a tip of a detector main body and at least one skid provided at the tip of the detector main body and in the proximity of the stylus and outputting displacement of the stylus based on the skid as an electric signal, and a detector driving device configured to drive a detector holder. The detector holder includes a guide member driven by the detector driving device, a slide member configured to hold the roughness detector and provided slidably in a displacement direction of the stylus to the guide member, and an urging member configured to urge the slide member so that the skid always comes in contact with the measurement face of the measured substance. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138896 | TRANSDUCER ASSEMBLY - A transducer assembly ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110138897 | METHOD FOR TESTING GAS TURBINE ENGINES - A method for testing a cooling system for use in a gas turbine engine control system is provided. The method includes connecting an inlet of the cooling system to a differential pressure sensor, connecting an outlet of the cooling system to the differential pressure sensor, and determining whether or not a difference in pressure exists between the inlet and outlet, wherein such a pressure difference is indicative of whether cooling fluid is flowing through the cooling system. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138898 | VARIATOR FAULT DETECTION SYSTEM - A variator fault detection system for a continuously variable transmission is incorporated into a hydraulic control circuit that controls fluid pressure applied to a variator of the continuously variable transmission. The hydraulic control circuit for the variator includes a number of electrically-controlled shift valves and pressure control valves. Sensing devices are multiplexed to these valves to detect a number of different possible fault states relating to the variator shift valves and the variator pressure control valves. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138899 | TIRE TESTING DEVICE - A tire testing device which can improve reliability in measurement of loss in tire is provided. The tire testing device can include a tire motor connected with the rotational shaft of the tire, a tire shaft torque meter for detecting torque applied to the rotational shaft of the tire, a roller on to which the tire is pressed to be contact with, a roller motor connected with the rotational shaft of the roller, and a roller shaft torque meter for detecting the torque applied to the rotational shaft of the roller. The device measures loss of power in tire from the difference in power of the tire obtained by adding the torque measured by the tire shaft torque meter and the difference in power of the roller obtained by adding the torque measured by the roller shaft torque meter. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138900 | Weatherized direct-mount absolute pressure sensor - A piezoresistive sensor assembly is provided that has a flex circuit having at least one air flow aperture formed therein. A sensor die is coupled to an absolute support and the flex circuit. The sensor die has a diaphragm that deflects in response to air flow that flows through the air flow aperture and is incident on the diaphragm. The sensor die includes one or more gages positioned on or in the diaphragm. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138901 | METHOD OF WIND TUNNEL MEASUREMENT OF AIRFOIL - A method of wind tunnel measurement of airfoil, includes a step of providing a wind tunnel test apparatus. The wind tunnel test apparatus includes two walls, two supporting members, and two load measuring units. The method further includes steps of: coupling both ends of an airfoil model under test with the two supporting members, respectively; generating a flow of a fluid in the wind tunnel flow path; and measuring a load applied to the airfoil model by using the two load measuring units. A thin film member is stuck on each end of the airfoil model so that a part of the thin film member protrudes from the each end of the airfoil model along an outer circumference throughout an entire circumference. The thin film member has a strength at which the thin film member enables to endure a pressure of the fluid, and is formed of a material which is elastically deformable. The thin film member is provided so that a gap between the each end of the airfoil model and one of the two walls facing to the each end of the airfoil model is blocked. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138902 | MEMS MICROPHONE ARRAY ON A CHIP - The present invention relates to microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). In particular, the present invention relates to MEMS arrays for use in acoustics and other applications. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138903 | FOLDING ULTRASONIC BOREHOLE IMAGING TOOL - A borehole logging tool includes a housing oriented along a longitudinal axis, and a centralizer assembly that positions the housing substantially at the center of the borehole. In one example, the centralizer assembly includes a plurality of centralizer arms radially extendable outward from the longitudinal axis. The borehole logging tool further includes a scanning head that rotates a plurality of scanning sensors axially within the borehole about the longitudinal axis. The scanning head further includes a plurality of linkage arms coupled to the plurality of scanning sensors such that the scanning sensors are radially extendable outward from the longitudinal axis. The borehole logging tool further includes an extension assembly adapted to substantially concurrently control the radial extension of the centralizer arms and the plurality of sensors. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138904 | Fluid measurement device, method of measuring fluid, and fluid special distribution visualization device - A fluid measurement device includes a fluid measurement unit which includes a plurality of fluid measurement sections configured to measure a measurement fluid introduced into a measurement chamber from the outside, each of the fluid measurement sections including a fluid measurement sensor on which the measurement fluid introduced into the measurement chamber acts. The fluid measurement devise includes a measurement controller which sequentially introduces the measurement fluid into each of the fluid measurement sections every set time shorter than a fluid measurement time required for one of the fluid measurement sections to conduct one fluid measurement, the measurement controller measuring the fluid to provide a time difference for each of the fluid measurement sections, and a central controller which accumulates fluid measurement data from the fluid measurement sensors and rapidly measures a change of the external measurement fluid. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138905 | LIGHTING APPARATUS - A lighting apparatus is disclosed. The lighting apparatus is capable of achieving improved aesthetics by irradiating mood lighting into a storage container and also, of functioning to display a variety of status information about the storage container to the outside and to sterilize the interior of the storage container. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138906 | PROGRAMMABLE ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT TO PROCESS A HALL-EFFECT SIGNAL FOR USE IN A LIQUID LEVEL SENSOR - A system and method for measuring liquid levels is provided. The system includes a sensing device disposed within an enclosure comprising a liquid therein, the sensing device generates a raw signal indicative of a surface level of the liquid in the enclosure; and an programmable device circuit in signal communication with the sensing device, the programmable device circuit samples and processes the raw signal producing a variation in voltage at an output of the programmable device circuit, the variation in voltage emulates a variable resistor at the output of the programmable device circuit. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138907 | MULTI-LEVEL LIQUID LEVEL MAGNETIC SENSOR - A liquid level sensor employs a set of axially displaced magnetic sensing switches and a magnet on a float that may rise and fall on liquid level to activate and deactivate the switches. The switches and magnet are configured so that movement of the magnetic float activates a new switch before deactivation of an adjacent previously activated switch. An electronic circuit provides a signal based on the uppermost activated switch to provide a signal that is monotonic with liquid level. The design may be readily implemented using reed switches and a resistive ladder. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138908 | HUMIDITY SENSING CIRCUIT WITH TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION - A humidity sensing circuit with temperature compensation includes a wave producing module, a phase processing module, a sensing module and a detecting module. The wave producing module outputs a wave signal. The phase processing module outputs an oscillatory wave and an invert oscillatory wave according to the wave signal. The sensing module has a temperature sensor and a humidity sensor which are connected in series. The temperature sensor and the humidity sensor respectively receive the oscillatory wave and the invert oscillatory wave. The sensing module outputs a parameter signal according to the oscillatory wave and the invert oscillatory wave. The detecting module outputs a detection signal according to the parameter signal. Hence, the humidity sensing circuit with temperature compensation senses the temperature and humidity by the simple circuit design. Moreover, it is feasible for circuit design and application. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138909 | GRAVITY GRADIOMETER - The present disclosure provides a gravity gradiometer that comprises a detector for detecting a gravity gradient. The detector comprises at least one movable sensing element and that is arranged to generate a signal in response to a change in gravity gradient. The gravity gradiometer also comprises a support structure for supporting the detector in an aircraft and a component that is arranged to reduce transmission of an aircraft acceleration to the detector. The at least one movable sensing element and the support structure together are arranged to reduce an influence of the aircraft acceleration on the signal by a factor of at least 10 | 2011-06-16 |
20110138910 | ROTATIONAL SPEED DETECTING UNIT AND ROLLING BEARING UNIT EMPLOYING THE SAME DETECTING UNIT - A protruding portion of a rotational speed detecting unit which is attached to a stationary side seal unit which is fixed to a stationary member which protruding portion protrudes axially and outer circumferentially of the stationary member is formed into a shape which has projecting portions in an axial direction, whereby the protrusion to the axial direction is reduced without reducing a bending strength in the axial direction, as a result of which the rotational speed detecting unit is miniaturized in the axial direction. Further, reinforcement members are embedded in an interior of the protruding portion, whereby the rotational speed detecting unit is miniaturized further in the axial direction. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138911 | VIBRATING REED, VIBRATOR, PHYSICAL QUANTITY SENSOR, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A resonator element includes: drive beams including a first beam and a second beam that vibrate in torsional vibration modes and are elongated side by side in a first direction; support parts that couple one ends and the other ends of the first beam and the second beam; and detection arms elongated from the respective first beam and second beam in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction in a plan view, wherein, in a drive mode, the first beam and the second beam torsionally vibrate in opposite directions to each other, the respective detection arms vibrate in a normal direction of a plane containing the first direction and the second direction, and the detection arm elongated from the first beam and the detection arm elongated from the second beam vibrate in the same direction as each other. | 2011-06-16 |
20110138912 | MICRO ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEM - In order to provide a technology capable of suppressing degradation of measurement accuracy due to fluctuation of detection sensitivity of an MEMS by suppressing fluctuation in natural frequency of the MEMS caused by a stress, first, fixed portions | 2011-06-16 |