24th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 40 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220187108 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A PORTABLE VECHICLE SENSOR - A system and method is provided for calibrating a portable vehicle sensor which is releasably mountable to a vehicle at least at a first and a second position on the vehicle, wherein the first and second positions are offset from each other. The system includes inputting means configured to receive position information relating to the second position when or after the portable vehicle sensor has been moved from the first position to the second position; calibration means configured to calibrate the position of the portable vehicle sensor with respect to the second position by use of the received position information. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187109 | RADIOMETRIC MEASURING DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A MASS FLOW RATE - A radiometric measuring device for determining a mass flow of a bulk material on a conveyor belt including, at least one detector which is configured to detect at least part of radiation of at least one radiation source the emits the radiation in a direction of the bulk material on the conveyor belt, the radiation having at least partially passed through the bulk material and the conveyor belt, at least one evaluation circuit which is configured to determine the mass flow of the bulk material based on the detected radiation; at least one storage means which is set up to store at least one measured value equation, the measured value equation mapping a relationship between the detected radiation and the mass flow, at least one electronic calculation means which is set up to determine, based on at least one calibration measurement without bulk material on the conveyor belt, a correction equation with which the measured value equation is corrected. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187110 | MATERIAL INDEPENDENT MASS FLOW SENSOR - A material independent mass flow sensor is used to generate signals that can be used to calculate mass flow of grain harvested by a combine. A method for determining a mass of material includes the steps of receiving data from a three-measurement transducer and determining an angular center of mass location of an object based on the data from the three-measurement transducer. A coefficient of friction of the object is determined. A velocity of the object is determined. A mass of the object is determined. The mass of the object can be determined based on the angular center of mass location of the object, the coefficient of friction of the object, and the velocity of the object. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187111 | DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, DIAGNOSTIC METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - Provided is a diagnostic apparatus, including a diagnostic unit configured to diagnose a condition of a vortex flowmeter using a determination result of a magnitude of a signal component of each of at least one target detection signal among the at least one detection signal detected by the vortex flowmeter having a vortex generator and a detection unit configured to detect at least one detection signal according to a vortex generated by the vortex generator, or a magnitude of a signal component of at least one of combined signals configured to linearly combine two or more of the at least one detection signal. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187112 | ENHANCED NOISE IMMUNITY MULTILAYER PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCER - A transducer sensor apparatus can include a sensor, and a multilayer transducer can include a plurality of piezoelectric elements. The sensor can include the multilayer transducer, and the multilayer transducer can improve a signal-to-noise ratio during sensing operations by the sensor by overcoming an external noise source. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187113 | Microneedle Probe For Measuring Sap Flow Of Plant, And Sap Flow Measuring Device Having Same - A microneedle probe for measuring a sap flow in a plant is disclosed, the microneedle probe including: a substrate; and a sensor unit which is installed on the substrate, generates heat, and measures a temperature that changes in accordance with a sap flow. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187114 | IMPROVED LIQUID SENSOR - A liquid detector comprising a housing having a plurality of side walls and a bottom surface; a sensor mounted within a cavity of the housing and having a sensing surface configured to detect a liquid on an outer surface of a first of the plurality of side walls, and securing means to secure the housing relative to a surface of an external reservoir, wherein the plurality of side walls extends from a top end to a lower end, wherein the bottom surface has a profile comprising a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion and second portion are lower than the plurality of side walls, and wherein at least a lower-most point of the second portion is lower than at least one point of the first portion. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187115 | SENSING DEVICES AND SYSTEMS INCLUDING EXAMPLES OF PAIRING SENSING DEVICES TO CONTAINERS - Examples of systems and methods are described herein including sensing devices and pairing sensing devices to containers. In some examples, sensing devices may be used to weigh liquid-containing containers. Responsive to changes in weight readings indicative of a change in a container being weighed by a sensing device, a user may be prompted on a user device to associate updated container size and contents with the sensing device. Systems and methods described herein may facilitate accurate inventory management and menu display of liquid available in containers. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187116 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING THE FILLING LEVEL OF A SILO - The invention relates to a system ( | 2022-06-16 |
20220187117 | PHASED ARRAY RADAR FOR FLUID SENSING - A covered enclosure surface sensing device, with an on-chip 2-D phased array radar sensor, beam-steering to create a three-dimensional image of the enclosure's interior. An environmental encasing contains a processor, a motion detector, a communication module coupled to an external communication antenna, a power source. It is attachable to a lid or upper side surface of the enclosure. After scanning, the device measures positions of, if present, flexible surfaces and obstructions within the enclosure and a level of liquid or powder in the bottom of the enclosure. If the enclosure contains an open channeled inlet and outlet, it measures liquid levels in the inlet and outlet, the position of the inlet and outlet, and the speed of fluid in the inlet and outlet. If the motion detector detects a threshold movement of the lid or surface sensing device, the phased array radar sensor performs a reorientation scan. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187118 | Angle Detection Device - An angle detection device, in particular for a fuel filling level detection device includes: a carrier; a cover, which has been connected to the carrier by at least one solder or adhesive connection layer; and a sensor for the contactless detection of an orientation of a magnetic field of a magnet. The sensor has been arranged in an interior space, which has been defined by the carrier and the cover, in particular on the carrier. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187119 | VEHICLE WHEEL ASSEMBLY HAVING IMPROVED MONITORING CAPABILITIES FOR VARIOUS VEHICLE CONDITIONS AND MONITORING DEVICE FOR ACCOMPLISHING SUCH MONITORING - A monitoring device includes a housing adhered to a drop well of a wheel inside of a vehicle tire. The housing rotates with the wheel. An electrical circuit disposed within the housing. The electrical circuit including a load sensing device disposed within the housing. The load sensing device sensing forces exerted on the wheel. A transceiver coupled to the electrical circuit. The transceiver communicates load data sensed by the load sensing device to components exterior of the wheel. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187120 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERFEROMETRIC VIBRATION MEASUREMENT AT A PLURALITY OF A MEASUREMENT POINTS BY MEANS OF A MEASURING LASER BEAM - A method for interferometric vibration measurement at a plurality of measurement points using a measuring laser beam, including A. generating the measuring laser beam having a wavelength in the infrared wavelength range and a pilot laser beam having a wavelength in the visible wavelength range; B. deflecting the measuring laser beam and the pilot, laser beam by a common optical deflection unit, and controlling the deflection unit such that the pilot laser beam is incident on the measurement point; and C. carrying out a vibration measurement using the measuring laser beam. An angular deviation between the pilot laser beam and the measuring laser beam is determined and, in a correction step B | 2022-06-16 |
20220187121 | SPATIAL AVERAGING METHOD FOR COHERENT DISTRIBUTED ACOUSTIC SENSING - Aspects of the present disclosure describe systems, methods and structures for coherent distributed sensing that employs a moving average method among locations along a sensing fiber employing a user configured number of taps that involves location grouping and a group's internal phase alignment followed by an inter-group phase alignment and combining. Our method employs two steps of rotation to achieve the alignment: intra-group rotation and inter-group rotation to align the phase of all participating sensing fiber locations. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187122 | OPTICAL SENSOR CAPABLE OF SYNCHRONIZING TO AMBIENT LIGHT FLICKER - There is provided an optical sensor including a photodiode, a wave converter, a pixel array and a processor. The photodiode detects ambient light flicker to generate sine waves. The wave converter converts the sine waves to square waves. The processor uses a sampling frequency to count the square waves, and identifies whether the ambient light flicker is well detected according to a counting value of each square wave and a counting value variation of multiple square waves within a count period to accordingly determine whether to adjust an acquiring phase of the image frame. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187123 | OPTICAL PACKAGE OF AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An electronic chip supports an optical device and electric connection zones. An insulating coating coats the electronic chip, covers the electric connection zones and exposes the optical device. An optical plugging element is at least partly fastened onto a first face of the insulating coating and is optically coupled to the optical device. Vias pass through the insulating coating from its first face to a second face opposite to the first face. Inner walls of the vias support electrically conductive paths connected to the electric connection zones of the electronic chip by electrically conductive tracks arranged on the first face of the insulating coating. The electrically conductive paths of the vias further have ends protruding onto the second face of the insulating coating. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187124 | OPTICAL MEASUREMENT DEVICE INCLUDING INTERNAL SPECTRAL REFERENCE - An optical measurement device may include a light source; an emission optic configured to direct a first portion of light generated by the light source to a measurement target; a collection optic configured to receive light from the measurement target; an optical conduit configured to direct a second portion of light generated by the light source to a spectral reference; the spectral reference; a sensor; and a filter. A first portion of the filter may be provided between the collection optic and a first portion of the sensor. A second portion of the filter may be provided between the spectral reference and a second portion of the sensor. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187125 | LIGHT SOURCE FOR VARIABLE PATH LENGTH SYSTEMS - A system for determining a characteristic of a sample includes a light source for directing light into an input of a spectrometer. The spectrometer splits the received light into light outputs each having a different wavelength. An active wavelength selection module (AWSM) includes an optical receiving component (ORC). An actuator is coupled to the spectrometer and/or the ORC to adjust a relative position between the spectrometer and the AWSM so that light is receivable by the ORC from a selected one of the plurality of light outputs. The ORC is configured to direct the received light to a sample. A collector is positioned to collect a portion of light that passes through the sample, and to deliver the collected light to an analysis module. The analysis module is configured to determine a quantity of light transmitted through the sample and to correlate transmitted light with a characteristic of the sample. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187126 | BROADBAND PULSED LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS - Broadband pulsed light from a broadband pulsed light source is pulse-stretched such that an elapsed time and a wavelength in a pulse correspond to each other on a one-to-one basis, and is radiated to an object. The light transmitted through the object is received by a light receiver and converted into a spectrum by a calculator. The broadband pulsed light is divided according to a wavelength by dividing elements, and is pulse-stretched by two fibers having different dispersion characteristics or received by two light receivers having different characteristics. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187127 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING A SPECTRAL RESPONSE SPEED OF A TUNABLE FILTER - A system for testing a spectral response speed of a tunable filter is disclosed, which includes a collimating light source, a beam splitting element, a focusing lens, and an image recording device of light spot position arranged successively. The tunable filter is disposed between the collimating light source and the beam splitting element and configured to be continuously tuned within a certain wavelength range during testing. The beam splitting element is used to form light beams of different wavelength bands passing through the tunable filter into diffracted beams or refracted beams corresponding to different wavelength bands. The focusing lens is used to perform focusing. The image recording device of light spot position is used to record change information about positions where the diffracted beams or refracted beams corresponding to different wavelength bands are imaged. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187128 | Method for Quantifying Solutions Comprised of Multiple Analytes - A method of determining the identity and concentration of a target analyte present in a biological sample includes: introducing a first target analyte into a hollow core of an optical fiber; introducing a first reference calibrant into the hollow core of the optical fiber; transmitting light from a laser light source through the hollow core of the optical fiber and the first target analyte to generate a first Raman anti-Stokes analyte emission corresponding to the first target analyte; receiving the first Raman anti-Stokes analyte emission at a spectral analysis system optically coupled to the optical fiber; and deriving Raman anti-Stokes spectral peaks or spectra of the first target analyte at the spectral analysis system based on the first Raman anti-Stokes analyte emission. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187129 | SILICON FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROMETER AND OPTICAL SPECTRUM RECONSTRUCTION METHOD - A silicon Fourier transform spectrometer and an optical spectrum reconstruction method are disclosed. The spectrometer includes a waveguide input coupler, cascaded optical switches, unbalanced subwavelength grating (SWG) waveguide pairs, and a germanium silicon detector, where the cascaded optical switches are connected through unbalanced SWG waveguide pairs. The state of the optical switches are adjusted to digitally configure the optical path, so as to constitute a series of unbalanced Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) arrays with different optical path differences, to realize a Fourier transform spectrometer based on spatial heterodyne. The optical spectrum is reconstructed by using a compressed sensing algorithm. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187130 | OPTICAL DEVICE WITH A FOLDED OPTICAL PATH - In some implementations, an optical device may include an aperture, one or more optical elements, an optical filter, and an optical sensor. The aperture may be configured to receive light. The one or more optical elements may be configured to diffuse the light received by the aperture, direct the diffused light to the optical filter via a folded optical path, wherein a length of the folded optical path is greater than a distance between the aperture and an input surface of the optical filter, and cause the diffused light to be distributed across the input surface of the optical filter. The optical filter may be configured to filter the diffused light distributed across the input surface of the optical filter to pass portions of the diffused light associated with one or more wavelengths to the optical sensor. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187131 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF TWO-POINT CORRECTION BASED ON TEMPERATURE SUBSTITUTION - A method and system of two-point correction based on temperature substitution, includes: a black body related to the lens temperature is arranged outside a lens, a first black body arranged in front of the lens of an infrared thermal camera, so as to collect a gray value of the first black body; a temperature of the first black body being equal to the lens temperature; a second black body arranged in front of the lens of the infrared thermal camera, so as to collect a gray value of the second black body; a temperature of the second black body being higher than the lens temperature. Two correction parameters obtained by black body calculation related to temperature are strongly applicable, which eliminates the problem of image quality deterioration caused by temperature changes and greatly eliminates the pot lid phenomenon due to non-uniformity, thereby accurately calculating the corrected gray value. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187132 | DETECTION SYSTEMS WITH SPATIAL SPECIFICITY AND METHODS OF DETECTING FLAME OR GAS WITH SPATIAL SPECIFICITY - A detection system includes a photodetector, a spatial light modulator (SLM) device optically coupled to the photodetector, and a controller. The controller is operatively connected to the SLM device and is disposed in communication with the photodetector and a memory. The memory has instructions recorded on the memory that cause the controller to communicate a SLM pattern sequence to the SLM device, modulate illumination incident on the SLM device according to the SLM pattern sequence to generate an illumination pulse sequence, and receive an intensity-time profile from the photodetector corresponding to the SLM pattern sequence. The instructions also cause the controller to signal, with spatial specificity, presence of flame or gas when the intensity-time profile indicates that flame or gas is present within a field of view of the detection system. Detection methods and computer program products are also described. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187133 | Microscale In-Situ Imaging Of Dynamic Temperature And Deformation Fields - An embodiment provides a system for measuring temperature and deformation fields of at least a portion of a sample, comprising a visible light camera, an infrared camera, and a beam splitter. The visible light camera is at a first location with respect to the sample and can take a visible light image of at least a portion of the sample at a first time. The infrared camera is at a second location with respect to the sample and can take an infrared image of the at least a portion of the sample at the first time. The beam splitter can receive a beam of light, comprising infrared and visible light, traveling in a direction normal to the at least a portion of the sample and direct the infrared light to the infrared camera and the visible light to the visible light camera. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187134 | Planck Spectrometer - An optical spectrometer uses broadband radiation detectors to measure thermal radiation generated by the varied heating of an object without complex mechanical mechanisms, narrowband filters, or the like. The received thermal radiation is used to deduce spectral qualities of either the thermal radiation emitter or a second object reflecting or transmitting this thermal radiation. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187135 | THERMAL IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF THERMAL IMAGING - A thermal imaging apparatus comprising: a thermal detector device ( | 2022-06-16 |
20220187136 | INFRARED IMAGING-RELATED UNCERTAINTY GAUGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Techniques for facilitating uncertainty gauging for imaging systems and methods are provided. In one example, a method includes determining temperature data associated with infrared image data of a scene. The method further includes receiving at least one parameter associated with the infrared image data. The method further includes determining an uncertainty factor associated with the temperature data based on the at least one parameter. Related devices and systems are also provided. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187137 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THERMAL IMAGING - A system with a detector array, a processor unit and a signal interface. The detector array includes a plurality of bolometric measuring cells and a base body. Each measuring cell is configured to detect infrared radiation and to transmit a measurement signal, which is representative of the readings of the measuring cells, to the processor unit. The processor unit is configured to determine a body heat stored by the base body, to determine a predictive value compensated according to the time delay of the respective measuring cell for each current reading, to determine a temperature value corrected according to the measurement error for each current predictive value, and to determine a thermal image based on the current temperature values, allowing an image signal representing the thermal image to be sent from the signal interface. A corresponding method is also provided. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187138 | Totagraphy: Coherent Diffractive/Digital Information Reconstruction by Iterative Phase Recovery Using Special Masks - A totagram is produced by an iterative spectral phase recovery process resulting in complete information recovery using special masks, without a reference beam. Using these special masking systems reduce computation time, number of masks, and number of iterations. The special masking system is (1) a unity mask together with one or more bipolar binary masks with elements equal to 1 and −1, or (2) a unity mask together with one or more phase masks, or (3) a unity mask together with one pair of masks or more than one pair of masks having binary amplitudes of 0's and 1's, in which the masks in the pair are complementary to each other with respect to amplitude, or (4) one or more pairs of complementary masks with binary amplitudes of 0's and 1's without a unity mask. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187139 | ESTIMATION DEVICE AND ESTIMATION METHOD - The present invention provides an estimation device and an estimation method. The present invention comprises: an input unit to which are inputted an element temperature measured for some power storage elements among a plurality of power storage elements that constitute a power storage device, and an environment temperature of the power storage device; and an estimation unit that estimates the temperature of the power storage elements on the basis of a heat balance model for the power storage elements, the heat balance model being represented using the element temperature and the environment temperature. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187140 | ABNORMAL TEMPERATURE DETECTION DEVICE, ABNORMAL TEMPERATURE DETECTION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An abnormal temperature detection device includes a temperature acquirer configured to acquire temperature data; a preprocessor configured to perform preprocessing of calculating a feature amount of the temperature data; a synthesizer configured to perform synthesis processing of synthesizing the feature amount and past determination information indicating whether the temperature data acquired in the past is normal or abnormal; a learner configured to generate an identification model by performing machine learning on a result of synthesis by the synthesizer; and a determiner configured to determine whether temperature data for detection which is acquired by the temperature acquirer, and on which the preprocessing is performed by the preprocessor and the synthesis processing is performed by the synthesizer, is normal or abnormal by using the identification model. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187141 | DEVICE AND METHOD TO MEASURE TEMPERATURE DURING TRIBOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF MATERIALS - A device and method for measuring temperature during tribological examination of sample materials. More specifically, the device includes a sample holder that provides for surface temperature measurement for sample materials undergoing tribological testing. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187142 | METHOD FOR MAINTAINING AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT - A method for maintaining a first electrical component includes the following: Temperature measurement values recorded at the first electrical component are stored as a first set of measurement data, and temperature measurement values recorded at least at one second and one third electrical component are stored as second and third sets of measurement data. Taking into account the three sets of measurement data, a verification is carried out to determine whether a maintenance operation is necessary at the first component. There is also described a data-processing system for carrying out the method. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187143 | Internal Temperature Measurement Device and Method - An internal temperature measurement device includes a sound wave sensor that transmits a sound wave to a subject and receives a reflected sound wave reflected by the subject, a time measurement device that measures an elapsed time elapsed between transmission of the sound wave from the sound wave sensor and reception of the reflected sound wave, a sound velocity calculator that calculates a sound velocity in the subject according to the elapsed time measured by the time measurement device, and an internal temperature derivation device that determines an internal temperature of the subject according to the sound velocity calculated by the sound velocity calculator. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187144 | PRESSURE SENSOR - This application relates to a pressure sensor. In one aspect, the sensor includes a base material and a through-hole formed to pass through the upper surface and the lower surface of the base material. The sensor may also include a conductive thread sensor including conductive thread that passes through the through-hole. According to some embodiments, the pressure sensor is implemented through a structural combination of the conductive thread and the base material so that the degree of design freedom can be effectively increased in the application of a variety of recent wearable flexible materials. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187145 | FORCE SENSOR - According to an aspect, a force sensor includes: a sensor sheet having a first surface and a second surface on an opposite side to the first surface; a substrate facing the first surface; a first adhesive layer interposed between the substrate and the sensor sheet and made of an anisotropic conductive material; and a plurality of array electrodes interposed between the substrate and the first adhesive layer and separated from each other. The first surface of the sensor sheet is bonded to the first adhesive layer. The first adhesive layer has conductivity in a thickness direction and has insulation properties in a planar direction along a plane. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187146 | Optical Fiber System For Detecting Forces During A Collision Test - An optical fiber system for a body part of an anthropomorphic test device is disclosed that includes at least one body part and at least one optical fiber that has a plurality of cores in a spaced and parallel relationship with one another that extend between ends of the optical fiber for sensing positions of the at least one body part. Each of the cores have a plurality of grating sensors disposed along a length thereof capable of determining a position and orientation of the body part. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187147 | STRAIN SENSOR FIXING DEVICE AND TORQUE SENSOR USING SAME - A strain sensor fixing device includes a fixing member including a first side, a second side parallel to the first side, and a surface provided between the first side and the second side and including an opening part, the first side being brought into contact with the first structure, the second side being brought into contact with an end part of the flexure body constituting the strain sensor provided on the first structure, a screw inserted into the opening part and screwed into the first structure, and a rotation stopping part bringing the fixing member into line contact or point contact with the other part to prevent rotation of the fixing member. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187148 | 6 PHASE MOTOR TORQUE MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL SYSTEM - A method of measuring torque is provided in a six phase electrical motor which includes a motor-stator including two electrically independent stator winding arrangements which each have three combined windings such that the winding arrangements are symmetrical and offset by an angle to each other and such that each combined winding of the second stator arrangement has a corresponding combined winding in the first stator arrangement and offset thereto by an angle. The method includes a) determining the current in the three combined windings of the first stator arrangement and/or the current in the three combined windings of the second stator arrangement and b) determining the torque from the currents. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187149 | SPINDLE SHAFT DEVICE WITH TORQUE SENSOR - A spindle shaft device including a shaft, a first torque sensor, and a second torque sensor. The shaft extends along an axial direction and comprises a first side portion, a second side portion, and a central portion located between the first side portion and the second side portion. The central portion has a central torsional rigidity with respect to the axial direction. The first side portion has a first torsional rigidity with respect to the axial direction. The second side portion has a second torsional rigidity with respect to the axial direction. The first torsional rigidity is smaller than the central torsional rigidity. The second torsional rigidity is smaller than the central torsional rigidity. The first torque sensor is disposed on the first side portion. The second torque sensor is disposed on the second side portion. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187150 | Waist Measuring Belt - In various example embodiments, devices, systems, and methods for a waist measuring belt are provided. An example waist measuring belt is made up of a belt buckle frame with attachments for a belt strap. The belt further includes a position measuring module coupled to the belt buckle frame that measures an attachment position of a second end of the belt strap to the belt buckle frame. The belt also includes a tension measuring module coupled to the belt buckle frame that measures a tension through the belt buckle frame and the belt strap. A memory and a wireless communication module attached to the belt may be used to store measurements and communicate with a mobile device or server. In various embodiments, estimated user waist sizes over time using measured values and belt-specific data may be used to estimate a user's waist size and generate a waist size history. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187151 | PRESSURE GAUGES, PRESSURE VESSEL ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS OF DISPLAYING PRESSURE WITHIN PRESSURE VESSEL ASSEMBLIES - A pressure gauge includes a housing, a helical tube, and a compensation member. The housing has an inlet. The helical tube is arranged within the housing and has a closed end and an open end, the open end of the helical tube in fluid communication with the inlet. The compensation member is arranged between the between the open end and the closed end of the helical tube, the compensation member fixed to the helical tube. The compensation member and the helical tube are formed from materials having different coefficients of thermal expansion to limit movement of the closed end of the helical tube due to temperature change of a compressed fluid in fluid communication with the helical tube. Pressure vessel assemblies and methods of displaying pressure in pressure vessels are also described. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187152 | Optical Hydrocarbon Leak Detection Sensor - A method to have a fast, contactless & re-usable sensor to detect the presence of hydrocarbons on surfaces by analyzing the reflected light of the sensor. The invention generally is a sensor device which includes a light emitting source, a reflective light spectrum analyzer which is able to detect the specificity of the reflectivity of hydrocarbons on surfaces. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187153 | Distributed Sensor Networks Deployed Using Soft Growing Robots - A distributed sensor network for soft growing robots is provided. Sensor bands are distributed at discrete intervals along the length of the flexible tube, and the sensor bands each are wrapped circumferentially around the diameter of the flexible tube. Each sensor band has one or more sensors and one or more semi-rigid islands containing a self-contained microcontroller, and one or more communication lines to an aggregator microcontroller located at the base of the soft growing robot communicatively connecting signals from the sensor bands. A casing laminates the distributed sensor network. In one example the encasing has cavities or a tooth geometry to allow bending. The casing is flexible to not hinder the growth of the soft growing robot, yet protecting the distributed sensor network. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187154 | BLOWER UNIT AND COUPLING FOR DETECTING LEAKS - A coupling for use with a blower unit for detecting leaks in a structure, wherein the coupling is constructed and arranged to attach to a surface of the structure defining an opening and to the blower unit via a sealing gasket, and to allow air flow through the coupling when the blower unit is attached to the coupling and to prevent air flow through the coupling when the blower unit is not attached to the coupling, and wherein the coupling further includes a pressure port defined within a surface of the coupling constructed and arranged to accommodate at least one of a differential pressure gauge fitting or a tube. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187155 | REAL-TIME, NON-DESTRUCTIVE CONTAINER CLOSURE INTEGRITY MEASUREMENT - Systems and methods for determining Container Closure Integrity (CCI) in a container system comprising a container, an elastomeric stopper, and a retainer for retaining the stopper in place are disclosed. The systems and methods involve disposing, within a seal assembly, a component configured to sense a degree of compression of the elastomeric stopper. In a first implementation, the elastomeric stopper comprises an embedded positioning component embedded within the elastomeric material. The position of the positioning component is sensed using a detection system and the integrity of the closure is determined based on the position of the embedded component. In a second implementation, a force sensitive resistor is disposed within the seal stack to measure the compression of the elastomeric stopper. The compression of the elastomeric stopper is correlated to the integrity of the seal. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187156 | FORCE AND INCLINATION MONITORING SYSTEM WITH SELF-POSITION RECOGNITION - The present invention relates to a sensor device, system, and monitoring system for monitoring force and inclination of load supporting members, such as temporary support props. The sensor devices include a tubular member that interface with and slidably/detachably attached to the temporary support props, and sensors on the tubular member for measuring force, inclination and position of the temporary support props for construction and demolition work. The sensor device includes a controller for processing data from the sensors. The sensor system includes a wireless device that communicates with the sensor device. The sensor system further comprises positioning device, such that precise location or position of the sensor devices may be detected/calculated by the sensor system. The monitoring system includes a server that communicates one or more sensor systems to form a network. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187157 | EXCITER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FATIGUE TESTING OF A BLADE OF A WIND TURBINE - Provided is an exciter device for fatigue testing of a blade of a wind turbine, including a actuator for generating a periodic excitation force and a coupling device for coupling the actuator to a blade to be tested. The exciter device includes a pretensioning device applying a pretension such that the excitation force only acts in a pulling or pushing direction over the whole period. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187158 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF FULL-FIELD VIBRATION MEASUREMENT VIA MICROWAVE SENSING - The present invention relates to a full-field vibration measurement method based on microwave sensing, which is characterized by comprising the following steps: step 1, repeatedly transmitting linear frequency modulated continuous wave microwave signals by means of one or more transmitting antennas; step 2, receiving reflected signals from targets and/or measurement points by means of a plurality of receiving antennas, and performing frequency mixing on received signals and local oscillator signals to obtain multi-channel intermediate frequency baseband signals; step 3, acquiring intermediate frequency baseband signals in various channels, and resolving and positioning targets and/or measurement points within the full field based on a joint range and angle dimension; and step 4, extracting vibration displacement time-domain information of targets to be measured and/or measurement points. By means of the full-field vibration measurement method based on microwave sensing provided in the present invention, synchronous vibration information measurement of targets and/or measurement points within the full field is achieved by positioning and resolving the targets and/or measurement points within the full field based on a joint range-angle dimension and tracking phase evolution, thereby solving the difficulties in the prior art that full-field vibration measurement and interference suppression cannot be achieved. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187159 | WING MODEL FOR STATIC AEROELASTICITY WIND TUNNEL TEST - A wing model for static aeroelasticity wind tunnel test belongs to the technical field of aeroelasticity tests. In the wing model, the model steel joint and the spar frame are connected with the composite material skin. The piezometer wing ribs are arranged among the spar frame and the plurality of supporting wing ribs. The embedded piezometer tubes are arranged in the piezometer wing ribs, the lightweight filling foam is arranged among the spar frame and the plurality of supporting wing ribs. An outer surface of a frame segment formed by the lightweight filling foam, the plurality of supporting wing ribs, the piezometer wing ribs and the spar frame is covered with the composite material skin. The frame segment is assembled on the model steel joint to form the wing model for the static aeroelasticity wind tunnel test. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187160 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WAVEFRONT RECONSTRUCTION BASED ON ROTATIONALLY SYMMETRIC EXTENDED STRUCTURED LIGHT ILLUMINATION - The present disclosure provides an apparatus and method for wavefront reconstruction based on rotationally symmetric extended structured light illumination. The apparatus includes a laser device, a neutral density filter, a microscope objective, a pinhole, a collimating lens, a beam splitter prism, a spatial light modulator, a lens to be measured, and an image acquisition device that are sequentially arranged. The method permits modulation of incident parallel light into phase grating-like structured light by using a spatial light modulator. Based on the characteristic of non-infinitely small pixel unit of the spatial light modulator, changing the modulation pattern of the spatial light modulator may result in different forms of structured light. Not only the object to be measured but also the real structured light wavefront can be recovered by acquiring diffraction spots at the focal plane and simultaneously updating the object plane and the structured light plane using an algorithm | 2022-06-16 |
20220187161 | Deflectometry Measurement System - A system for measuring ( | 2022-06-16 |
20220187162 | STRESS DISTRIBUTION IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - A stress distribution image processing device including:
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20220187163 | LIGHT-TRANSMISSION-PATH-SPECTRUM MEASUREMENT DEVICE, LIGHT-TRANSMISSION-PATH SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - According to one example embodiment, a light-transmission-path-spectrum measurement device includes: a wavelength varying OTDR measurement unit that varies and generates a wavelength of measurement light to be transmitted to a first light transmission path, and also measures return light acquired from the measurement light being returned, by a repeater connected to the first light transmission path, via a second light transmission path connected to the repeater; an optical signal multiplexing unit that selects the wavelength of the measurement light being generated by the wavelength varying OTDR measurement unit, and outputs the selected wavelength to the first light transmission path; a control unit that controls the wavelength of the measurement light being generated by the wavelength varying OTDR measurement unit and the wavelength of the measurement light being selected by the optical signal multiplexing unit; and a measurement data processing unit. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187164 | TOOL CONDITION MONITORING SYSTEM - Systems, methods, and computer program products for monitoring a health condition of a tool. Operational data is collected from a machine while the machine is operating in a predetermined manner with the tool in each of at least two known health conditions. A plurality of features is extracted from the operational data, a training dataset is generated from the extracted features, and an analytic model is trained using the training dataset. The analytic model can then be used to determine the health condition of the tool by providing features extracted from operational data received from one or more field machines to the analytic model. The analytic model may then determine a health condition of the tool in the field machine based on like features extracted from the operational data from the one or more field machines. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187165 | Method for correcting a time-dependent measurement signal of a motor transmission unit as well as a method for detecting wear and/or damage of the same by means of this correction method - A method for correcting a time-dependent measurement signal generated by means of an electric motor coupled on the output side to a transmission with regard to the influence of a variable output load and a variable rotational speed includes: tapping a time-varying measurement signal which is dependent on a torque of the motor transmission unit; generation of a useful signal, which is free of any DC component, from the measurement signal; interval-by-interval determination of RMS values from the measurement signal; generation of a load-corrected useful signal by an interval-by-interval division of the useful signal, which is free of any DC component, by the interval-specific RMS values; time-resolved determination of the rotational frequency of the motor from the measurement signal; scaling the load-corrected useful signal to the mean rotational frequency to generate a corrected measurement signal, and, use of the corrected measurement signal for fault detection of the motor transmission unit. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187166 | DEVICE FOR MONITORING THE DEGRADATION OF ROLLING BEARINGS - The present invention relates to a device ( | 2022-06-16 |
20220187167 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING EXHAUST GAS SENSORS - An evaluation and control unit for operating a wideband lambda sensor that has at least two electrical lines, the evaluation and control unit having at least two electrical terminals for electrical connection to the electrical lines of the wideband lambda sensor. Each of the electrical terminals has assigned to it a respective electrical switch via which each terminal is capable of being individually connected to at least one defined electrical potential. Each switch is voltage-resistant against the maximum short-circuit voltage that is to be expected at the respective terminal in case of fault. In addition, a method is described for the line-specific short-circuit diagnosis of the wideband lambda sensor (pinpointing). | 2022-06-16 |
20220187168 | MODULE TEST MACHINE - A module test machine includes a frame, a fixture, at most two actuators coupled to the fixture, and a controller. The frame is couplable to a first end of a strut module. The fixture is couplable to a second end of the strut module. The fixture includes a plurality of arms with a plurality of adjustable lengths. The at most two actuators are coupled to two of the plurality of arms and configured to impart a plurality of loads along six axes of force at the second end of the strut module. The controller is configured to control the at most two actuators in response to at most two actuator vectors. The plurality of adjustable lengths and the at most two actuator vectors are configured to replicate road load data at the second end of the strut module while under test. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187169 | Interactive Diagnostics for Evaluating Designs for Measurement Systems Analysis - A computing system receives a request for computer-generated likelihood(s) for candidate evaluations of an industrial product set according to a measurement system analysis (MSA). The MSA comprises tests for evaluating, according to a measurement standard, the industrial product set. The request indicates a metric set representing metric(s) each quantifying an estimate of contribution to variation in evaluating the industrial product set according to the MSA. The system generates a design comprising a respective input set for each test of the MSA. The respective input set comprises setting(s) for conducting a test of the MSA. The design is designed to isolate candidate sources for contributing to the variation in evaluating the industrial product set according to the MSA. The system (e.g., prior to the MSA) outputs, based on the metric set and the design, the computer-generated likelihood(s) for the candidate evaluations of the industrial product set according to the MSA. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187170 | Tactile Device Inspection System, Device, and Method - A tester obtains a test result indicating a subjective evaluation result of a test subject with respect to a traction illusion generated by a sample. A quality checker checks the quality of the sample in accordance with the test result. A measurer performs measurement processing to obtain objective sample characteristic data representing the traction illusion generated by the sample. A feature computer computes a reference feature in accordance with a quality check result and the sample characteristic data. An inspector performs measurement processing to obtain objective inspection target characteristic data representing a traction illusion generated by an inspection target. A determiner computes, for each inspection target, an inspection target feature indicating a feature of a corresponding traction illusion in accordance with the inspection target characteristic data and determines the quality of each inspection target in accordance with a comparison result of the inspection target feature to the reference feature. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187171 | INSTRUMENTED FRACTURING SLURRY FLOW SYSTEM AND METHOD - Embodiments include a method for monitoring a fracturing operation that includes positioning a pump at a well site where fracturing operations are being conducted. The method also includes arranging one or more sensors at at least one of a pump inlet or a pump outlet, the one or more sensors monitoring a flow rate of a slurry. The method includes receiving flow data from the one or more sensors. The method also includes determining a pump efficiency, based at least in part on the flow data, is below a threshold. The method further includes adjusting one or more operating parameters of the pump. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187172 | Device for gravimetric dilution of a sample with a predetermined quantity of liquid and corresponding method - A device for gravimetric dilution of a sample in a container with a predetermined quantity of liquid. The device includes a support for receiving the container defining a volume able to receive the container in an open position and an injector configured to inject the liquid into the container when the container is received by the support. The injector has an injection axis. The injector and the support are configured in such a way that during an injection of the liquid in the container, the injection axis is directed towards a chosen side edge of the container, in such a way that the liquid is spilt substantially over the side edge of the container. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187173 | CONTRAST SOLUTION FOR THE CHARACTERISATION OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES BY ELECTRON OR CORRELATIVE MICROSCOPY - The invention relates to a solution comprising: a heteropolyacid and a lanthanide salt in a solvent consisting of a water/organic solvent mixture or an organic solvent. Optionally, the solution can also comprise an organic or inorganic buffer with a pH comprised in the interval of 4-6 or a strong base or acid. The object of the present invention also includes a use of said solution and any products of the reaction between the components thereof as a contrast medium for biological samples and a method for preparing biological samples that uses said solution in at least one step, for analysis by either correlative microscopy (CLEM) and electron microscopy (EM). | 2022-06-16 |
20220187174 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES WITH CAPILLARY DILUTORS - An embodiment for a microfluidic device is provided. The device comprises two areas, arranged side-by-side, and a trigger channel. They include a first area, which is delimited by a first liquid pinning barrier, and a second area, which is delimited by a second liquid pinning barrier. The latter extends parallel to the first liquid pinning barrier to delimit a corridor. The trigger channel extends through the corridor between the two areas. In addition, the trigger channel connects the first liquid pinning barrier with the second liquid pinning barrier, allowing a first liquid pinned at the first liquid pinning barrier and a second liquid pinned at the second liquid pinning barrier to be contacted, each, by a reverse flow of the second liquid in the trigger channel and thereby start mixing at a level of the corridor, in operation. The invention is further directed to related methods of operation. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187175 | STRETCH FLANGE CRACK EVALUATION METHOD, METAL SHEET SELECTION METHOD, PRESS DIE DESIGN METHOD, COMPONENT SHAPE DESIGN METHOD, AND PRESSED COMPONENT MANUFACTURING METHOD - A method includes two or more reference strain gradient information being a relationship between the strain at the hole edge and a strain gradient along a radial direction. Hole expansion forming is performed on the evaluation metal sheet under the same forming conditions as respective forming conditions corresponding to at least two pieces of the reference strain gradient information to obtain at least two limit hole expansion ratios at a hole expansion limit of the evaluation metal sheet. A formable region of the evaluation metal sheet is obtained from the at least two pieces of the reference strain gradient information and the obtained at least two limit hole expansion ratios at the hole expansion limit. Stretch flange cracking at the sheared end face of the evaluation metal sheet is evaluated by the obtained formable region. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187176 | BIOREACTOR DEVICE - The invention relates to an apparatus ( | 2022-06-16 |
20220187177 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING EQUILIBRIUM STATE OF TENSEGRITY STRUCTURE - A method for determining the equilibrium state of a tensegrity structure includes: determining the critical bending moment that the tensegrity structure bears; calculating the tension of longitudinal tie rods; calculating the pressure of longitudinal compression members; calculating the tensile lengths and the unstressed lengths of the longitudinal tie rods; calculating the compressed lengths and the unstressed lengths of the longitudinal compression members; calculating the forces and the radial deformations of annular compression members; and calculating the positioning lengths and the manufacturing lengths of the longitudinal tie rods and the longitudinal compression members. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187178 | UNDER WATER ACOUSTICS PLASMA GENERATOR - A system and method for evaluating a bond is provided. The system uses an underwater spark discharge to generate a compression wave in a first vessel containing a liquid. The system further includes a second vessel in which a vacuum is pulled to hold the first vessel against a bonded structure being inspected. The compression wave is directed to propagate from the liquid into the bonded structure to apply a known force to the bond being inspected. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187179 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EVALUATING SIGNALS OF A SENSOR UNIT INCLUDING AT LEAST TWO SENSORS - A method for evaluating signals of a sensor unit including at least two sensors. The method includes reading in a first sensor value of a first of the sensors and a second sensor value of a second sensor, the first and second sensor value each representing one parameter of a substance to be measured by the sensors or a linking of the parameters. A threshold value range is read in, which maps a range of combinations of at least the first and second sensor values, which represents the presence or a value of the substance to be measured in surroundings of the first and second sensors. A combination of the read-in first and second sensor values is recognized as being outside the threshold value range. The threshold value range is changed into a changed threshold value range so that the combination is situated within the changed threshold value range. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187180 | PARTICLE BEAM EXPERIMENT DATA ANALYSIS DEVICE - Automated analysis of particle beam measurement results is facilitated by a device that calculates a spatial parameter distribution representing spatial structure of a sample based on a scattering pattern corresponding to projection of the spatial structure of the sample to wavenumber space, the projection being obtained by detecting scattering of a particle beam which enters the sample and intersects with the sample. The device includes a section to provide estimates for signals on the scattering pattern in association with at which point on a spatial parameter distribution of the sample interactions occur during scattering; a section to aggregate estimation results of the interaction estimation section to calculate a spatial parameter distribution of a sample matching an aggregated result; and a section to perform alternately and repeatedly estimation in the interaction estimation section and calculation in the parameter distribution calculation section in order to improve estimation accuracy in spatial parameter distributions. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187181 | Particle Emission Tomography - The present invention provides autoradiography methods and systems for imaging via the detection of alpha particles, beta particles, or other charged particles. Embodiments of the methods and systems provide high-resolution 3D imaging of the distribution of a radioactive probe, such as a radiopharmaceutical, on a tissue sample. Embodiments of the present methods and systems provide imaging of tissue samples by reconstruction of a 3D distribution of a source of particles, such as a radiopharmaceutical. Embodiments of the methods and systems provide tomographic methods including microtomography, macrotomography, cryomicrotomography and cryomacrotomography. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187182 | Parameters for Use in Particle Discrimination - Aspects of the present disclosure include methods for characterizing particles of a sample in a flow stream. Methods according to certain embodiments include detecting light from a sample having cells in a flow stream, generating an image of an object in the flow stream in an interrogation region and determining whether the object in the flow stream is an aggregate based on the generated image. Systems having a processor with memory operably coupled to the processor having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to generate an image of an object in a flow stream and to determine whether the object is an aggregate are also described. Integrated circuit devices (e.g., field programmable gate arrays) having programming for practicing the subject methods are also provided. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187183 | CONVERTIBLE HOUSING ASSEMBLY FOR A PARTICLE SENSOR - A convertible housing assembly for a particle sensor includes an integral housing and at least one guide element. The integral housing includes a longitudinal bore, a first intersecting bore, and a second intersecting the bore. The longitudinal bore extends from a first end surface of the integral housing to a second end surface of the integral housing. The first intersecting bore extends from a bottom surface of the integral housing and intersects with the longitudinal bore. The second intersecting bore extends from the bottom surface of the integral housing and intersects with the longitudinal bore. The at least one guide element is secured within the longitudinal bore to reduce turbulence of a fluid flowing therethrough. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187184 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR SINGLE CELL PROCESSING AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SINGLE CELL BIOPHYSICAL PHENOTYPING USING THE MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE - A microfluidic device includes a substrate; a plurality of electrode channels, including a first electrode channel, a second electrode channel, a third electrode channel and a fourth electrode channel, each containing an electrode material to form an electrode; and a plurality of fluidic channels, including a first fluidic channel and a second fluidic channel, each being configured to form a fluid pathway for allowing a fluid sample to flow through and at least one of the first and second fluidic channels including a cell manipulation portion, the cell manipulation portion including a plurality of constriction portions. The first and second electrode channels are each coupled to the first fluidic channel and the electrodes of the first and second electrode channels and the third and fourth electrode channels are each coupled to the second fluidic channel and the electrodes of the third and fourth electrode channels. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187185 | METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING AND IDENTIFYING SUBSTANCES - A method for of validating the identity of one of more component(s) in a substance including: obtaining a substance; placing the substance in a plenum with a sealed bottom; exposing the substance to a perturbation; digitally recoding the time-dependent changes in the substance after exposing the substance to the perturbation; producing a chronological fingerprint of the changes, where the chronological fingerprint is a digital multi-dimensional image of the changes as a function of time; and comparing the chronological fingerprint to chronological fingerprints for known substances to validate the one or more component(s) in the substance being measured. Also described are associated systems and computer program products for implementing the method. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187186 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A PARTICLE MONITORING SENSOR - A method for calibrating a contaminant detection device includes fluidly connecting the contaminant detection device in series to a test reservoir and a light-obscuration-type particle counter, pumping low-end, intermediate, and high-end test dust dilutions through the contaminant detection device and the particle counter until a particle count measured by the particle counter for each of the successive test dust dilutions stabilizes, and setting a low-end gain, an intermediate gain, and a high-end gain for the contaminant detection device based on the stabilized particle counts for each of the test dust dilutions using a first-sized test dust grade. A bubble counting gain of an aeration threshold for the device may be set according to a second test dust grade greater in size than the first-sized test dust grade, and associated with a voltage signal produced by the contaminate detection device indicative of the presence of an air bubble contained within the fluid during use of the fluid in heavy machinery. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187187 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING DATA FROM A PARTICLE MONITORING SENSOR - Data relating to an amount of contaminant in a fluid is obtained from a contaminant detection device. Aeration detection raw voltage data output and particle detection raw voltage data output from the contaminate detection device are received at an external data processing system separate and independent from the contaminate detection device. The aeration detection raw voltage data output and particle detection raw voltage data output are analyzed and cleaned to determine real time information on the amount of air bubbles and solid contaminate particles in the fluid, and then supplied to an onboard monitoring and controlling module of a machine for controlling one or more operations onboard the machine based on the determined amount of solid contaminate particles. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187188 | MICRO-LENS SYSTEMS FOR PARTICLE PROCESSING SYSTEMS - The present disclosure provides improved optical systems for particle processing (e.g., cytometry including microfluidic based sorters, drop sorters, and/or cell purification) systems and methods. More particularly, the present disclosure provides advantageous micro-lens array optical detection assemblies for particle (e.g., cells, microscopic particles, etc.) processing systems and methods (e.g., for analyzing, sorting, processing, purifying, measuring, isolating, detecting, monitoring and/or enriching particles. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187189 | Systems And Methods For Improved Imaging And Fluorescence In Flow Cytometry And Other Applications - Provided are systems and methods that allow for brightfield imaging in a flow cytometer, allowing for collection of fluorescence and high-quality image date. The disclosed technology also gives rise to an illumination pattern that allows a user to create different oblique or structured illumination profiles within a static system. With the disclosed approach, a user can illuminate a sample from a first direction (e.g., with laser illumination configured to give rise to one or more of fluorescence information and scattering information), collect scattering information from a second direction, collect fluorescence information from a third direction, and capture an image of the sample from a fourth direction. (Two or more of the foregoing can be accomplished simultaneously.) Also as described elsewhere herein, an illumination used to illuminate the sample for visual image capture can be communicated to the same through a lens that also collects fluorescence from the sample. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187190 | White Blood Cell Population Dynamics - Systems and methods for modeling and detecting white blood cell population dynamic for diagnosis and treatment, e.g., of acute coronary syndrome or leukocytosis. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187191 | CELL CAPTURE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A cell capture system including an array, an inlet manifold, and an outlet manifold. The array includes a plurality of parallel pores, each pore including a chamber and a pore channel, an inlet channel fluidly connected to the chambers of the pores; an outlet channel fluidly connected to the pore channels of the pores. The inlet manifold is fluidly connected to the inlet channel, and the outlet channel is fluidly connected to the outlet channel. A cell removal tool is also disclosed, wherein the cell removal tool is configured to remove a captured cell from a pore chamber. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187192 | GAS CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND AIRWAY ADAPTER THEREOF - A gas concentration measurement system and an airway adapter thereof are provided. The gas concentration measurement system includes the airway adapter and a gas concentration detection device including a main body. The main body includes an accommodating passageway, a check unit, a transmitter unit and a receiver unit. The airway adapter includes an inlet section, a detection section, an identification part and an outlet section. The detection section includes a light entering detection window and a light exiting detection window that are integrally formed. The identification part has an identification chip disposed therein. When the airway adapter is mated with the accommodating passageway of the gas concentration detection device along an axis of the airway adapter, the identification chip of the identification part is read to check whether or not the airway adapter is matched with the gas concentration detection device. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187193 | PHOTOACOUSTIC GAS SENSOR DEVICE - A photoacoustic gas sensor device is proposed for determining a value indicative of a presence or a concentration of a component in a gas. The photoacoustic gas sensor device comprises a substrate, and a measurement cell body arranged on a first side of the substrate. The substrate and the measurement cell body define a measurement cell enclosing a measurement volume. The measurement cell comprises an aperture for a gas to enter the measurement volume. The device further comprises an electromagnetic radiation source for emitting electromagnetic radiation, and a microphone for measuring a sound wave generated by the component in response to an absorption of electromagnetic radiation by the component. The electromagnetic radiation source and the microphone are arranged on the first side of the substrate and in the measurement volume. The microphone has a bottom port facing the substrate, and the measurement volume is communicatively coupled to the bottom port. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187194 | MEASUREMENT LIGHT SOURCE AND MEASURING ARRANGEMENT FOR DETECTING A REFLECTION SPECTRUM - The present invention relates to a measurement light source for generating measurement light with a uniform spatial illumination intensity distribution. The measurement light source comprises a solid block, in which an illumination space, a light-forming space and a light exit space are each formed as a hollow space in the block and have a diffusely reflecting inner surface. The illumination space opens into the light-forming space. The light-forming space opens into the light exit space. At least one light source is at least partially arranged in the illumination space in order to generate light. The light exit space has a light exit. According to the invention, an axis of the illumination space and an axis of the light exit space are arranged at a distance from one another. The light-forming space is designed for a reversal of a light propagation direction. The invention also relates to a measuring arrangement for detecting at least an absolute reflection spectrum of a sample. The measuring arrangement is used in particular for the spectroscopic examination of surfaces in production processes in order to determine the color or gloss of surfaces, for example. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187195 | METHOD FOR CALIBRATING NANO MEASUREMENT SCALE AND STANDARD MATERIAL USED THEREIN - Provided is a method of calibrating a nano measurement scale using a standard material including: measuring widths of a plurality of nanostructures included in the standard material and having pre-designated certified values of different sizes by a microscope; determining measured values for the widths of each of the plurality of nanostructures measured by the microscope based on a predetermined criterion; and calibrating a measurement scale of the microscope based on the certified values and the measured values. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187196 | SPECTROMETER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING OF SAME - A spectrometer system comprises a housing provided with a window, an illumination source, a spectrometer and a standard for internal recalibration being disposed in said housing. Specific absorption bands of a filling gas present in the housing are identified in a reference spectrum, which was recorded using the standard, wherein a wavelength characterizing the relevant identified specific absorption band is measured in each case such that measured values are obtained for the wavelengths of the absorption bands. A test spectrum is recorded by the spectrometer using the standard. The specific absorption bands of the filling gas are identified in the test spectrum, wherein a wavelength characterizing the relevant identified specific absorption band is measured in each case such that measured values are obtained for the wavelengths of the specific absorption bands. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187197 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DIGESTION - An embodiment provides a method for digesting at least one analyte of an aqueous sample, including: introducing an aqueous sample comprising at least one analyte into a digestion device comprising one or more carbon substituted material electrodes; digesting the at least one analyte by applying an electrical potential between an anode and a cathode of the digestion device, wherein the digesting comprises a step-wise disintegration; measuring the at least one analyte of the aqueous sample from the digested material, using a measurement device selected from the group consisting of: an electrochemical device and an optical measurement device; and modifying the electrical potential based upon the measurement of the at least one analyte. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187198 | MEASURING A COLOR OF A TARGET COATING - Devices and methods for measuring color of a target coating are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a color measurement device includes a housing configured for placement on a target coating. A source connected to the housing directs a beam of electromagnetic radiation towards the target coating at an entrance angle. A spherical coordinate system is used, where the entrance angle is a polar angle measured from a zenith that is normal to the target coating surface. First and second detectors are connected to the housing at a first and second polar angle, respectively, to measure the electromagnetic radiation reflected by a target population of flakes within the target coating, where all the flakes in the target population of flakes have the same angled flake normal polar angle. The first polar angle is different than the second polar angle. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187199 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCATING SOURCES OF FUGITIVE GAS EMISSIONS - A fugitive gas detection system includes an inertial measurement assembly that measures a change in position of the inlet of a gas analyzer and applies a time slip to concentration data detected by an analyzer to generate a time series of the concentration of the gas in three-dimensional space. Applying statistical methods, the relative location of the source of the fugitive gas can be established from the time series. Additionally, in some embodiments, the data may be interpolated to establish a map of a plume of the fugitive gas. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187200 | QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT-BASED DETECTION SYSTEM (QE-bDS) - Methods of detecting material in an object are provided. The method includes emitting an entangled photon pair having a sensing photon and a local photon, directing the sensing photon to the object including a predetermined material, directing the local photon to a detector, and detecting a change in the local photon when the sensing photon encounters the predetermined material in the object. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187201 | Method and system for low detection limit EO using pressure, chiller and reactor - A gas analysis system and method using a spectrometer, such as a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, utilizes a reactor, such as a catalytic reactor, for providing interference spectra. The gas is pressurized and chilled to remove water prior to the spectrometer. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187202 | TERAHERTZ ENHANCED FOREIGN OBJECT DEBRIS DISCRIMINATION FOR OPTICAL PARTICULATE SENSOR - A method of foreign object debris discrimination incudes illuminating particulates located within a sensing volume with a first electromagnetic radiation pulse emitted from a first source, and illuminating the particulates within the sensing volume with a second electromagnetic radiation pulse emitted from a second source, wherein the second electromagnetic radiation pulse has a second wavelength range within the terahertz (THz) regime. The first electromagnetic radiation returns and the second electromagnetic radiation returns are compared to determine a scattering ratio from the comparing step. The scattering ratio is then utilized to determine a resultant foreign object debris type of the solid objects. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187203 | SPECTROSCOPIC DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR OPTICAL SENSING OF MOLECULAR SPECIES - Disclosed is a spectroscopic device, system, and method for measuring the concentration of one or more molecular species of interest in a gas, liquid or solid sample, where the device may be portable, may be commercially manufactured, and/or may be adapted to existing systems and/or integrated with new systems to provide optical gas sensing for such systems. The disclosed devices, systems, and methods can be particularly useful in monitoring the purity of, e.g., a certain gas species, including determining whether a gas mixture contains certain gas species above a set concentration limit. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187204 | SLOPE, P-COMPONENT AND S-COMPONENT MEASUREMENT - An optical scanning system including a radiating source capable of outputting a source light beam, a de-scan lens that is configured to output a de-scanned light beam, the de-scanned light beam is created by focusing light reflected from the sample and the de-scan lens is located approximately one focal length of the de-scan lens from an irradiation location where the light beam irradiates the sample, a focusing lens that is configured to output a focused light beam, a collimating lens that is configured to output a collimated light beam, a polarizing beam splitter that is configured to be irradiated by the collimated light beam, and a detector that is configured to be irradiated by at least a portion of the collimated light beam that is not reflected by the polarizing beam splitter. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187205 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHIP REGENERATION - Aspects of the disclosure relate to methods and systems for regenerating a sensor chip surface, including techniques for reuse of a single sensor chip in multiple sampling cycles by regenerating a surface of the sensor chip between successive sampling cycles. A method is provided for reusing an integrated device to process a sample, the sample being divided into a plurality of aliquots, the method comprising: loading a first aliquot of the plurality of aliquots into at least some of a plurality of chambers of the integrated device; sampling analytes of the first aliquot while the analytes are present in the at least some of the plurality of chambers; removing the first aliquot from the at least some of the plurality of chambers of the integrated device; and loading a second aliquot of the plurality of aliquots into the at least some of the plurality of chambers of the integrated device. | 2022-06-16 |
20220187206 | COMPACT DEVICE FOR CHARACTERIZING A PHOTOLUMINESCENT SUBSTANCE | 2022-06-16 |
20220187207 | METHOD AND SENSOR FOR DETECTING PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF A CONTAMINANT - The present invention relates in one aspect to a method of detecting a contaminant in a measurement chamber ( | 2022-06-16 |