24th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 42 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210181028 | RADIOMETRIC MODELING FOR OPTICAL IDENTIFICATION OF SAMPLE MATERIALS - Methods and systems for implementing and utilizing radiometric characterization in combination with reference material characterization of an optical sensor to more accurately and efficiently measure material properties are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method for for optically measuring material properties includes an optical sensor being radiometrically characterized based on measured optical responses. A model is generated and includes model components of the optical sensor. A parameterized model is generated by fitting n variable parameters of the model components using the optical responses. The optical sensor is utilized to measure an optical response to a reference material and a re-parameterized model is generated by re-fitting m of the n variable parameters of the model components based, at least in part, on the measured optical response to the reference material, wherein m is less than n. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181029 | METHOD FOR MONITORING AN ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION COMPRISES - A method for monitoring an electrical installation comprises: | 2021-06-17 |
20210181030 | Fastening Device - A fastening device that includes a main body and a retaining device. The main body has a receiving region configured to receive a passive electrical component such that the main body and the electrical component are connected to one another in an electrically and/or thermally conductive manner. The retaining device is configured to at least temporarily secure the electrical component in the receiving region. The retaining device has a deformable clamping means configured to clamp the electrical component to the main body. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181031 | TEMPERATURE DETERMINATION DEVICE - A temperature determination device includes: a temperature sensor; a mount; and at least one connection sensor. The temperature sensor is connectable to a process device via the mount. The temperature sensor acquires temperature data. The at least one connection sensor acquires connection status data relating to connection of the temperature sensor to the process device. The temperature determination device utilizes the temperature data and the connection status data with respect to a determination of a temperature of the process device. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181032 | TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING TEMPERATURE - A temperature measuring device for determining a temperature of a medium via a temperature of a measuring point on a surface surrounding the medium includes: at least one measuring sensor; at least one reference sensor; and a measurement value processing means, which is connected via a first supply line to the at least one measuring sensor and via a second supply line to the at least one reference sensor. The first and second supply lines each are mineral-insulated sheathed lines with an outer sheath of metal, the outer sheath enclosing at least two inner conductors which are insulated from the outer sheath with highly compressed metal oxide powder. The at least one measuring sensor is connected to the at least two inner conductors of the first supply line and the at least one reference sensor is connected to the at least two inner conductors of the second supply line. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181033 | Substrate Temperature Sensor, Substrate Retainer and Substrate Processing Apparatus - According to one aspect of the technique, there is provided a substrate temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of a substrate, wherein the substrate temperature sensor is provided in a protective pipe passing through a notch provided at least in a bottom plate of a substrate retainer inserted into a process chamber in a state where the substrate is mounted on the substrate retainer. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181034 | TEMPERATURE DETERMINATION DEVICE - A temperature determination device includes: a temperature sensor connectable to a process device at a connection position and for acquiring temperature data; and an environmental sensor for monitoring an environment in a region of the connection position and acquiring environmental data for the region of the connection position. The temperature determination device utilizes the temperature data and the environmental data with respect to a determination of a temperature of the process device. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181035 | In-contact Continuous Temperature Measurement Probe for Non-insulated Electric-Current Carrying Conductor - An in-contact temperature measurement probe, which can measure temperature accurately on the surface of a current carrying wire, rod, heater, or other device, while maintaining the safety of the user via employing non-electrically conductive but thermally conductive materials. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181036 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT FOR WELDING, MOUNTED BOARD AND TEMPERATURE SENSOR - The present invention enables the achievement of: high density mounting by means of an electronic component for welding; and improvement of thermal responsivity and tensile strength at high temperatures by means of reduction in size and thickness of a temperature sensor. An electronic component for welding, which has a function of a resistor, a capacitor, an inductor or the like, comprises: an insulating substrate; a function part and a bonding electrode part, which are provided on the insulating substrate; and a lead which is electrically connected to the bonding electrode part. The bonding electrode part is configured of: an adhesive active metal layer which is formed from a high-melting-point metal on the insulating substrate; a barrier layer which is formed from a high-melting-point metal on the active metal layer; and a bonding metal layer which is mainly composed of a low-melting-point metal and is formed on the barrier layer. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181037 | NON-INVASIVE TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT OF PACKAGED FOOD PRODUCTS - A non-invasive temperature measurement system comprises an ultrasound transducer configured to emit an ultrasound stimulus pulse toward a product package. An ultrasound receiver is configured to generate a reflected ultrasound waveform from electrical signals that represent physical characteristics of a plurality of reflected ultrasound pulses from a plurality of surfaces of the product package. A first reflected ultrasound pulse is from a first side of the product package closest to the transducer and a second reflected ultrasound pulse is from a second side of product package farthest from the transducer. A signal processor processes the reflected ultrasound waveform to determine a time lag between the first reflected ultrasound pulse and the second reflected ultrasound pulse. The time lag is then correlated to a temperature of a product in the product package. The ultrasound stimulus pulse does not induce nucleation of ice in a supercooled fluid. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181038 | STRUCTURE HAVING A WALL EQUIPPED WITH AN OPTICAL SENSOR MEASURING DEVICE SURROUNDED BY A FLEXIBLE ENVELOPE CLOSELY ATTACHED TO THE WALL, AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING THE DEVICE - A measuring device able to be closely attached to an outer wall of a movable or fixed object located in an air flow. The measuring device comprises a flexible envelope having a cavity provided with an opening orifice. At least one optical fiber is provided in the cavity, the opening orifice of which is closed by the wall on which the envelope is applied. In this way, the fiber is positioned as closely as possible to the wall for which measurements are desired. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181039 | Packaging Technologies for Temperature Sensing in Health Care Products - Temperature sensor packages and methods of fabrication are described. The temperature sensor packages in accordance with embodiments may be rigid or flexible. In some embodiments the temperature sensor packages are configured for touch sensing, and include an electrically conductive sensor pattern such as a thermocouple or resistance temperature detector (RTD) pattern. In some embodiments, the temperature sensor packages are configured for non-contact sensing an include an embedded transducer. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181040 | WIM FORCE TRANSDUCER AND HOUSING PROFILE FOR SUCH WIM FORCE TRANSDUCER - A Weigh-In-Motion force transducer includes a housing profile and a piezoelectric measuring arrangement that generates electric polarization charges from a reaction force acting along a force introduction axis via the housing profile, which includes a tubular part internally defining a cavity containing the piezoelectric measuring arrangement under mechanical prestress along the force introduction axis. The tubular par is configured to be expanded along the force introduction axis by a mounting force acting along a mounting force axis and applied to the tubular part. The configuration of the tubular part in a cross-sectional plane defined by the force introduction axis and the mounting force axis is elliptical in shape with a major semiaxis extending along the mounting force axis and a minor semiaxis extending along the force introduction axis. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181041 | FORCE-MEASURING AND TOUCH-SENSING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - A force-measuring and touch-sensing integrated circuit device includes a semiconductor substrate, a thin-film piezoelectric stack overlying the semiconductor substrate, piezoelectric micromechanical force-measuring elements (PMFEs), and piezoelectric micromechanical ultrasonic transducers (PMUTs). The thin-film piezoelectric stack includes a piezoelectric layer. The PMFEs and PMUTs are located at respective lateral positions along the thin-film piezoelectric stack, such that each of the PMFEs and PMUTs includes a respective portion of the thin-film piezoelectric stack. Each PMUT has a cavity, the respective portion of the thin-film piezoelectric stack, and first and second PMUT electrodes. Each PMFE has the respective portion of the thin-film piezoelectric stack, and first and second PMFE electrodes. Each PMFE is configured to output voltage signals between the PMFE electrodes in accordance with a time-varying strain at the respective portion of the piezoelectric layer resulting from a low-frequency mechanical deformation. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181042 | BENDING SENSING DEVICE - A bending sensing device comprises a substrate, a piezoresistive thin film and at least a pair of electrodes. The substrate is flexible and having a two-dimensional structure, and a material of the substrate is mica. The piezoresistive thin film is disposed on the substrate whose material is inorganic compound comprising zinc oxide (ZnO), doped ZnO, germanium (Ge), doped Ge, or any combinations thereof. The at least a pair of electrodes are disposed separately on two terminals of at least a measurement section of the piezoresistive thin film to electrically connect the measurement section. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181043 | STRAIN MAGNIFICATION - A strain magnification apparatus can have a first section and a second section coupled with the first section. The second section can have a lower stiffness relative to the first portion and a strain gauge coupled thereto. The first section is operable to be coupled to a tool experiencing strain and the tool is formed from a material having lower elasticity than the second section. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181044 | FORCE SENSING SYSTEMS - The present disclosure relates to a compensation circuit for compensating for an offset voltage that is present in an output signal output by a force sensor. The compensation circuit comprises: voltage divider circuitry, the voltage divider circuitry configured to receive a bias voltage that is also supplied to the force sensor and to output a control voltage derived from the bias voltage, wherein a component mismatch ratio of the voltage divider circuitry is adjustable to correspond to a component mismatch ratio of the force sensor; current generator circuitry configured to receive the control voltage and to generate a compensating current based on the received control voltage; and amplifier circuitry configured to receive the differential signal output by the force sensor and the compensating current and to output a compensated differential output signal in which the offset voltage is at least partially cancelled. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181045 | SENSING TEXTILE - A sensing textile includes at least one assembly of optical fiber filaments, wherein the sensing textile has a main direction and a cross direction, and wherein the at least one assembly of optical fiber filaments is oriented at any angle measured relative to the cross direction. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181046 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING TORQUE IN AN ACTUATING DRIVE - A method and a device ( | 2021-06-17 |
20210181047 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING BEARING PRELOAD BY VIBRATION MEASUREMENT - A method of determining bearing preload by vibration measurement including mounting the bearing on a vibration tester, the outer ring clamped preventing rotation, mounting a sensor proximate the outer ring to measure vibration, the bearing inner ring rotated to excavate eigen-frequencies, the measured vibration data transmitted from the sensor to a computer workstation, the computer workstation performs a numerical FFT transforming data to Frequency Domain, spectral data from the FFT analyzed with the computer workstation, a peak detection algorithm determines the peaks that are the various modes of the outer ring, the modes are sorted and main modes identified, numerical relationship is obtained for each mode between the resonance and preload, the mode relationships are compared to one or more references, a match between the numerical relationships for each mode and the ideally referenced graph modes indicates a correct preload is determined. Also, a system for carrying out the method. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181048 | LINEAR FORCE SENSOR AND METHOD OF USE - A device for attachment to a linear force transmission medium such as a wire or rod includes a flexure body having axially aligned tubular extensions on opposite ends that can receive and be crimped to the medium to create a continuous path for tensile force transmission. The flexure carries strain gages on top and bottom planar surface portions that are connected into a bridge circuit that responds to stress in the flexure body. Leads are protected against disconnection from solder pads by wrapping the leads and a carrier for them around the exterior circumferential surface of a jacket that fits on and around the flexure body. An FPC plug embodiment is disclosed. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181049 | HYBRID LARGE-AREA PRESSURE SENSOR WITH CAPACITIVE SENSOR AND RESISTIVE SENSOR INTEGRATED THEREINTO - A hybrid large-area pressure sensor with a capacitive sensor and a resistive sensor integrated thereinto. The sensor includes a first electrode pattern, a second electrode pattern spaced apart from the first electrode pattern by a predetermined distance, a third electrode pattern spaced apart from the second electrode pattern by a predetermined distance, and a controller, wherein a part of the first electrode pattern, a predetermined unit area of the second electrode pattern, and a predetermined unit area of the third electrode pattern form a single unit sensing cell, a change in distance between the first electrode pattern and the second electrode pattern causes a change in the capacitance of the second electrode pattern, a contact between the second electrode pattern and the third electrode pattern causes a change in the resistance of the second electrode pattern. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181050 | Pressure Sensing Device And Processing Method Thereof - A pressure sensing device includes a pressure signal receiver configured to receive an analog pressure signal from a pressure sensor, a converter configured to convert the analog pressure signal to a digital pressure signal, and a processor configured to convert a pressure value of the digital pressure signal to a bit value corresponding to the pressure value and output the bit value. The processor is configured to convert the pressure value to a first bit value by a first bit resolution in response to the pressure value being included in a first pressure interval, and convert the pressure value to a second bit value by a second bit resolution in response to the pressure value being included in a second pressure interval. The second pressure interval is a pressure interval greater than the first pressure interval, and the first bit resolution is greater than the second bit resolution. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181051 | DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE MEASURING INSTRUMENT - A chip that constitutes a pressure-sensitive sensor and an enclosure are provided. The enclosure is formed with a sensor placement chamber in which the chip is placed. In the sensor placement chamber in which the chip is housed, a first pipe connecting a first communication channel on the side of the sensor placement chamber to a first pressure introduction portion and a second pipe connecting a second communication channel on the side of the sensor placement chamber to the second pressure introduction portion are provided. A side surface of the first pipe and a side surface of the second pipe are disposed out of contact with an inner wall of the sensor placement chamber. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181052 | DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE GAUGE - The differential pressure gauge includes a base, a first part disposed on an upper surface of the base, a second part disposed on the first part, and a diaphragm layer disposed between the first part and the second part. A wall is formed in a second pressure chamber formed in the second part between a first region on a side including a pressure-receiving portion and a second region on a side including a first through-hole, with a gap defined with respect to inner walls of the second pressure chamber. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181053 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A LEAKAGE IN A CONDUIT IN WHICH A FLUID FLOWS AND SYSTEM THEREOF - The present invention relates to a method for identifying a leakage in a conduit in which a fluid flows. Said method allows to identify a leakage in said conduit based on the mechanical deformation of a cable comprising inside at least one optical fiber, at a plurality of predetermined points of said cable, when said cable is arranged tensioned inside said conduit. The present invention also relates to a system for identifying a leakage in a conduit. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181054 | LEAK-TIGHTNESS TESTING OF MOTOR VEHICLE BODIES - A method of leak-tightness testing a motor vehicle body that includes: a. fitting of electrically conductive contacts to at least one inner side of the motor vehicle body, and b. applying an electrical voltage between the contacts, c. applying water to at least a portion of at least one outer side of the motor vehicle body, and d. monitoring the voltage applied between the contacts to detect any drop in voltage that may occur, wherein at least one of the electrically conductive contacts comprises a lacquer composition comprising an organic binder and at least one electrically conductive additive. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181055 | COMBUSTION CHAMBER LEAK DETECTION KIT IN VEHICLE ENGINES - A detection kit for detecting combustion chamber leaks in water cooled otto or diesel vehicle engines includes a transparent solution reservoir placed in an expansion tank and/or expansion tank inlet/outlet hoses, and having low liquid and vapour permeability and high CO | 2021-06-17 |
20210181056 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING TEMPERATURE-INDUCED SAG VARIATION OF MAIN CABLE AND TOWER-TOP HORIZONTAL DISPLACEMENT OF SUSPENSION BRIDGES - A method for determining the temperature-induced sag variation of the main cable and the tower-top horizontal displacement of suspension bridges takes the sag variation and the span variation of each span of the main cable as the unknown quantities. By using the horizontal tension equilibrium at the tower top, the geometric relationship between the shape and the length of the main cable, and the compatibility condition to be satisfied by the sum of spans of each span of the main cable, a linear system of equations is constructed. The linear system of equations is solved to obtain the temperature-induced sag variation of the main cable and the tower-top horizontal displacement of the suspension bridge. This method can be extended to the temperature deformation analysis of the other cable systems with any number of spans such as transmission lines, ropeways, and the like. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181057 | ESTIMATING DEVICE, ESTIMATING METHOD, AND PROGRAM STORING MEDIUM - In order to provide an estimating device and the like capable of easily estimating the strength of a pipe, this estimating device is provided with a frequency response calculating unit, a pipe rigidity variable estimating unit, and a strength estimating unit. The frequency response calculating unit calculates a frequency response function of the pipe on the basis of excitation force data representing an excitation force when the pipe is excited, and response data obtained by measuring vibrations propagating through the pipe. The pipe rigidity variable estimating unit estimates a parameter relating to the rigidity of the pipe on the basis of a frequency response function model, which is a model representing the frequency response of the pipe, and the frequency response function. The strength estimating unit estimates the strength of the pipe on the basis of a relationship between the parameter and the strength of the pipe. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181058 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING A MODULATION TRANSFER FUNCTION AND CENTERING OF AN OPTICAL SYSTEM - The invention relates to an apparatus ( | 2021-06-17 |
20210181059 | BIPOLAR CYCLIC CODING FOR BRILLOUIN OPTICAL TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS - Aspects of the present disclosure describe systems, methods and structures providing bipolar cyclic coding for Brillouin optical time domain analysis that may be employed—for example—to determine high accuracy temperature and/or strain measurements along an optical fiber. Systems, methods, and structures according to the present disclosure employ the bipolar cyclic coding technique that advantageously overcomes the problems that plague the prior art and provides extended sensing range resulting from superior signal-to-noise characteristics. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181060 | OPTICAL TIME-DOMAIN REFLECTOMETER DEVICE INCLUDING MULTIPLE AND BI-DIRECTIONAL OPTICAL TESTING FOR FIBER ANALYSIS - In some examples, an optical time-domain reflectometer (OTDR) device may include a laser source to emit a laser beam into a device under test (DUT), and a connection port to connect the OTDR device to a first end of the DUT, where the OTDR device may be designated a first OTDR device. A sensor display generator may determine a length of the DUT, receive, from a second OTDR device connectable to a second opposite end of the DUT, and over the DUT, OTDR information acquired by the second OTDR device in a direction from the second OTDR device towards the first OTDR device, and ascertain, based on acquisition by the first OTDR device, further OTDR information in a direction from the first OTDR device towards the second OTDR device. The sensor display generator may generate a bi-directional combined schematic display that includes relevant optical events with respect to the DUT. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181061 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING RING-RELATED PARAMETERS - A method for estimating at least one ring-related parameter related to at least one piston ring may include estimating a bore distortion of a cylinder bore. The bore distortion may include a plurality of bore distortions corresponding to a plurality of respective piston locations within the cylinder bore. The method may also include receiving the bore distortion in a ring performance model configured to dynamically estimate a plurality of ring-related parameters associated with combustion in the cylinder bore during operation of the internal combustion engine. The ring performance model may be configured to receive a static data signal indicative of static parameters and a dynamic data signal indicative of dynamic parameters related to operation of the internal combustion engine. The ring performance model may be configured to estimate at least one ring-related parameter related to at least one piston ring during operation of the internal combustion engine. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181062 | MECHANICAL COMBUSTION ABNORMALITY DIAGNOSIS DETERMINATION METHOD AND COMBUSTION ABNORMALITY DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM USING ENGINE NOISE - A mechanical diagnosis method for combustion abnormality using engine noise includes: calculating an Energy K and a Loudness standard deviation index (N | 2021-06-17 |
20210181063 | TIRE SENSOR DEVICE - A tire sensor device for monitoring a condition of a tire includes a plurality of sensors including a temperature sensor and an accelerometer. The tire sensing device further includes memory configured to store data received by the plurality of sensors and one or more processors coupled with the memory. The one or more processors are configured to perform one or more initial processing operations on the data received by the plurality of sensors. The tire sensor device further includes an antenna, coupled with the one or more processors, configured to wirelessly communicate with one or more external devices. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181064 | METHOD OF ESTIMATING TIRE CONDITIONS - A method for estimating a condition of a tire is provided. The tire supports a vehicle and is mounted on a wheel. The wheel is rotatably mounted on an axle. A sensor is mounted on at least one of the tire, the wheel, the axle, and a component of the brake system. Vibrational data is measured with the sensor. The data from the sensor is transmitted to a processor, and the data is processed. The processed data is normalized and at least one of the normalized data and pre-processed data is input into a machine learning model. A condition estimation for the tire is generated, which includes at least one of a tread depth of the tire, a pressure of the tire, and a dual tire mismatch. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181065 | VIRTUALIZED AUTOMATED TEST EQUIPMENT AND METHODS FOR DESIGNING SUCH SYSTEMS - A virtualizable automated test equipment architecture includes a circuit assembly. The circuit assembly includes a number of signal paths that extend between a front plane and a backplane. The signal paths can be continuous and isolated from other signal paths of the plurality of signal paths. The circuit assembly also includes an impedance disposed along a signal path of the plurality of signal paths. A plurality of software-configurable physical disconnects may be arranged within the circuit assembly to form a switching matrix. The plurality of signal paths can be associated with a plurality of software-configurable physical disconnects, which can be configured to open and close signal paths of the plurality of signal paths based on the predetermined test requirements. The circuit assembly also includes a plurality of external device connections, at least one of which may be configured to interface with a unit under test (UUT). The software configurable physical disconnects may be configurable at runtime. Because the system if virtualizable, multiplied UUTs may be tested simultaneously according to different requirements, and the testing may be executed on shared hardware in a manner transparent to the UUTs. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181066 | SIMULATED PAYLOAD APPARATUS FOR FLIGHT MOTION SYSTEM TESTING - A simulated payload apparatus (SPA) for testing in a flight motion system (FMS), which has a body for mounting in the FMS, and which simulates an actual payload during the FMS test. The SPA may include a plurality of adjustable weights that are mountable on and/or removable from the body to vary the mass and/or center of gravity of the SPA. The SPA may include an adjustable bracket for interfacing with a motion drive of the FMS, in which the bracket is positionable along the body to vary the moment of inertia of the SPA. The SPA may include an onboard electronic measurement device that is configured to measure a motion characteristic of the SPA and/or communicate information about the measured motion characteristic in real-time during the FMS test. The SPA may include a laser alignment for aligning the SPA relative to test equipment of the FMS. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181067 | DEVICE FOR COLLECTING, TRANSFERRING AND STORING SAMPLES OF BIOLOGICAL AND/OR CHEMICAL MATERIAL - The concepts herein relate to a device for collecting, transferring and storing samples of biological and/or chemical material. The device includes a support body extending along a main longitudinal direction between a first and a second end opposite each other and a collecting portion engaged with one of said ends of the support body and suitable for collecting an amount of a sample of biological and/or chemical material. The support body is defined by at least a first sub-body and a second sub-body extending longitudinally and configured to be selectively engaged and separated with and from each other. The support body is configured to operate between an assembled condition, wherein the first and the second sub-body are engaged with each other, and a separated condition, wherein the first and the second sub-body are separated and bear, respectively, a first and a second sub-collecting portion of the collecting portion. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181068 | ADIPOSE TISSUE PARTICLE PROCESSING, TRANSFER AND STORAGE SYSTEM - A method of processing an adipose tissue material sample to create and collect fat aspirate particles having particle diameters less than or equal to a selected size includes providing the adipose tissue particle sample in a syringe, and connecting a proximal end of a transfer cannula to the syringe. A filter screen assembly having a first open end, a second closed end, and a screen portion therebetween is inserted into an interior of a container. The screen portion includes a plurality of apertures having diameters of the selected size. The transfer cannula is inserted into the filter screen assembly and positioned to leave selected apertures of the filter screen assembly unobstructed by the transfer cannula. Adipose tissue material is then expelled from the transfer cannula through the apertures of the filter screen assembly into the container to create and collect the fat aspirate particles having controlled maximum particle diameters. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181069 | SAMPLING SYSTEM - A material sampling system for obtaining a plurality of substantially similar samples of granular material, such as grain or other crop material, from a load of granular material is provided. The system can include a sample extractor for obtaining a sample portion of granular material, a sample divider operative to divide the sample portion of granular material into a plurality of smaller samples of granular material in a plurality of sample containers and a sample transfer conduit for transferring the sample of granular material from the sample extractor to the sample divider. The sample portions can be taken at regular sample time intervals throughout the entire load of granular material to get an accurate representation of the granular material and information about the samples in the sample containers can be obtained by the system while it is obtaining the samples and this information stored for later use and display. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181070 | AIRCRAFT AIR CONTAMINANT ANALYZER AND METHOD OF USE - Methods for determining and classifying by type aircraft air contaminants, and aircraft air contaminant analyzers, are disclosed. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181071 | APPARATUS FOR SAMPLING GAS, DRONE THEREWITH AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A gas sampling apparatus having a sampling film in a cartridge includes the cartridge configured to store and send the sampling film out, and the sampling film detachable from the cartridge, wherein the sampling film is configured to adsorb a target material and prevent disturbance between sampled target materials. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181072 | DOUBLE TRENCH WELL FOR ASSAY PROCEDURES - Apparatuses, systems and methods for using assay preparation plates comprising wells with two trenches are presented. More specifically, well plates are presented that comprising an array of wells configured to retain a plurality of beads suspended in a fluid during an assay procedure, each well in the array comprising a first trench and a second trench, wherein the working volume of each well is between about 25 uL and about 10 mL. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181073 | METHODS, KITS AND STAIN COMPOSITIONS FOR FLOW CYTOMETRY EVALUATION OF UNASSOCIATED VIRUS-SIZE PARTICLES USING MULTIPLE FLUOROGENIC DYES - In flow cytometry evaluation for unassociated virus-size particles stained with multiple fluorogenic dyes, the fluid sample is stained with an aqueous diluted dye formulation including multiple fluorogenic dyes. Preparation of the aqueous diluted dye formulation includes first preparatory processing to prepare a concentrated dye formulation with the fluorogenic dyes provided in a dry powder mixture mixed with and dissolved into a first liquid medium comprising DMSO. After the first preparatory processing, aqueous liquid diluent is added to dilute the first liquid medium and while the fluorogenic dyes remain in solution the liquid medium is converted to an aqueous liquid medium, which may include DMSO as a minor molar component but at a significant concentration. The stained fluid sample may include dissolved disaccharide. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181074 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR EXTRACTING A MATERIAL FROM A MATERIAL SAMPLE - Devices, systems, and associated methods for selectively extracting a material from a sample are provided. In one aspect, for example, a method for selectively extracting biological material from a biological sample can include identifying a region of biological material to be extracted from a biological sample, applying an extraction tool to the region of biological material to disrupt biological material from the biological sample, and dispensing a liquid at the region of biological material. The method can also include aspirating the liquid and the disrupted biological material from the biological sample. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181075 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PREPARING CYTOLOGICAL SAMPLES - The disclosed methods for preparing cytological samples may include placing a cytological sample in a concave filter in a filtration system, applying a negative pressure to an outer side of the concave filter with a vacuum device to withdraw a liquid from the cytological sample, applying a sectionable matrix material over the filtered cellular material within the concave filter, and removing an assembly including the filtered cellular material and the sectionable matrix material from the filtration system. Various other related methods, systems, and materials are also disclosed. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181076 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING BIOMOLECULES FROM SPECIFIC REGION OF TISSUE SECTION - Provided is, in a sample of a cell or a micro region at a position designated in a microscope image of a tissue section, an apparatus and a method for analyzing a biomolecule, which are capable of collecting and analyzing a biomolecule in a single cell or in a micro region without damaging surrounding cells. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181077 | METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR EXTRACTING CHROMATIN - This document provides methods and materials involved in extracting chromatin. For example, methods and materials for obtaining chromatin from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues are provided. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181078 | RAPID STALK STRENGTH ASSESSMENT - A system for post-harvest or at-harvest determination of pre-harvest strength of a corn stalk wherein the system comprises a stalk stump cutter structured and operable to cut a discarded post-harvest stalk stump to provide a substantially flat and even cross-sectional surface of the stalk stump, an imaging device structured and operable to acquire image data of the stalk stump cross-section, and a computer based data processing system structured and operable to analyze the image data and determine a pre-harvest stalk strength of the corresponding stalk. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181079 | Device and Method for Calibrating and Correlating Slump in a Concrete Mixer - Readings produced by an improved slump meter will be the consistent across a wide range of redi-mix units, regardless of the size of the load, make, model, age or condition of the redi-mix unit, therefore any mix consistency can be easily duplicated or created, by producing a common number for each mixer when running and empty, applying a conversion factor to raw hydraulic or electric motor work measurement data, and averaging and to stabilize the output reading on a refreshing period. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181080 | PARTICLE SENSOR AND METHOD - A particle sensor is provided for sensing the number or mass concentration of particles within a particular particle size range, the particles having a particle size distribution. The sensor comprises a light source ( | 2021-06-17 |
20210181081 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - A measurement apparatus includes a light source, an interferometer, a light receiver, and a signal processor. The light source emits laser light to a scatterer in the atmosphere. The laser light has multiple oscillation frequencies separated from each other at equal frequency intervals. The interferometer produces interference in scattered light generated as a result of the laser light being scattered by the scatterer. The light receiver receives Mie scattered light included in the scattered light subjected to the interference produced by the interferometer and generates a signal. The signal processor detects the quantity of the Mie scattered light based on the signal. Each of the equal frequency intervals is smaller than the full width at half maximum of the peak of a frequency spectrum of Rayleigh scattered light. The Rayleigh scattered light is generated as a result of the laser light being scattered by molecules forming the atmosphere. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181082 | HYDRAULIC AND LUBRICATING FLUID CONTAMINATION SENSOR SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for maintaining the rate of flow of hydraulic or lubricating fluid through a particle contamination sensor or monitor at an acceptable level is disclosed. The rate of flow may be a specific value or lie within a desired range of values. Regardless, maintaining the rate of flow at an acceptable level improves the accuracy of information produced by the contamination sensor or monitor. A display for displaying the particle information created by a particle contamination sensor or monitor in a manner more easily understood by maintenance personnel and a method of creating such a display is also disclosed. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181083 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING PARTICLES AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A device for detecting (D) at least one predetermined particle (P) includes an interferometric element (EI) arranged so as to be illuminated by an incident radiation (L | 2021-06-17 |
20210181084 | IN-SITU, REAL-TIME DETECTION OF PARTICULATE DEFECTS IN A FLUID - Examples disclosed herein generally relate to an apparatus and method for detecting particles in a fluid. A system for imaging a particle includes an imaging device. The imaging device has a lens and a detector. A laser source is configured to emit a laser beam. The detector is configured to accumulate an intensity of an accumulated light that passes through the lens. The accumulated light is scattered by the particle. The particle passes through the laser beam over a given period. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181085 | RAPID MEASUREMENT OF PLATELETS - Among other things, the present invention is related to devices and methods of performing biological and chemical assays, in particular, of platelets. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181086 | Image-Based Assay Using Intelligent Monitoring Structures - The present invention is related to correct the errors in instruments, operation, and others using intelligent monitoring structures and machine learning, and others. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181087 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING AN ADHESION GRADE BETWEEN THE RUBBER COMPOSITION AND THE REINFORCING PLIES OF A TEST SPECIMEN REPRESENTATIVE OF A TIRE TO BE CHARACTERIZED - A method comprises steps in which: the specimen is baked under pressure then put into the expected format, a stripping test is carried out by peeling apart two reinforcing plies, at least one image is acquired of the two half-specimens obtained at the end of the stripping test, the acquired images are trimmed, a first image separating reinforcement regions from regions of rubber composition is then determined a second image is determined depending on the spacing and on the diameter of the reinforcing cords of the tire, among a theoretical image and a fitted theoretical image, and a score depending on the ratio of the area of the reinforcing cords in the first image to the area of the reinforcing cords in the second image is determined. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181088 | REACTION VESSEL FOR TESTING - A reaction vessel for testing includes a reaction cup, a sample holder and a cover. The sample holder is contained in the reaction cup and/or the cover. The reaction cup has a first cavity, and the sample holder has a collection portion. The cover is for covering an opening of the first cavity. A packaging bag and a piercing member are contained in the reaction cup and/or the cover; the packaging bag has a second cavity for receiving external second reagent and a diaphragm for covering an opening of the second cavity; the piercing member is for piercing the diaphragm in order to mix a second reagent with a first reagent and a test sample. The reagent used for testing can be prepared according to the required time and sequence and reacted with the test sample. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181089 | DEVICE FOR PHOTOACOUSTIC CHARACTERISATION OF A GASEOUS SUBSTANCE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A DEVICE - A device for the photoacoustic characterisation of a gaseous substance, includes a chamber intended to contain the gaseous substance to characterise and into which a light beam is injected. The chamber is delimited, inter alia, by an inner face, on which a part of the light beam is reflected. This inner face is etched so as to have recesses, each recess being delimited laterally by a lateral surface of which a part at least is tilted, with respect to an average plane of the inner face, by a given tilt angle (α). | 2021-06-17 |
20210181090 | NORMAL INCIDENCE ELLIPSOMETER AND METHOD FOR MEASURING OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF SAMPLE BY USING SAME - The present invention relates to a normal incidence ellipsometer and a method for measuring the optical properties of a sample by using same. The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a normal incidence ellipsometer in which a wavelength-dependent compensator is replaced with a wavelength-independent linear polarizer such that equipment calibration procedures are simplified while a measurement wavelength range expansion can be easily implemented; and a method for measuring the optical properties of a sample by using same. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181091 | FORMULATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS EMPLOYING TARGET COATING DATA RESULTS - A computer system for seeding a formulation engine receives spectrometric data from a target coating. The computer system processes the spectrometric data through a probabilistic colorant analysis. The probabilistic colorant analysis generates a set of colorants. Each colorant within the set of colorants is associated with a calculated probability that the associated colorant is present within the target coating. Additionally, the computer system adds at least a portion of the colorants within the set of colorants to a formulation engine. The portion of the colorants is added to the formulation engine in order of decreasing probability. Further, the computer system generates, from an output of the formulation engine, a coating formulation that is calculated to match the target coating within a predetermined qualitative threshold. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181092 | Clutter avoidance in wide-band cavity ring-down data acquisition - Improved optical absorption spectroscopy of species having broad spectral features is provided by choosing frequencies to cover the spectral feature(s) of interest, where the frequencies are slightly adjusted as needed to avoid narrow spectral features from interfering chemical species (i.e., clutter). The resulting clutter avoidance provides improved optical spectroscopy of species having broad spectral features. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181093 | IDENTIFICATION OF ONE OR MORE SPECTRAL FEATURES IN A SPECTRUM OF A SAMPLE FOR A CONSTITUENT ANALYSIS - The invention relates to a method for identifying one or more spectral features in a spectrum ( | 2021-06-17 |
20210181094 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC ONLINE MONITORING OF DIMETHYL SULFIDE IN ENVIRONMENT - The present disclosure relates to a system and method for automatic online monitoring of dimethyl sulfide in environment. The method may realize separation of water vapor and the substance to be detected in accordance with the adsorption phase equilibrium principle of substance, thus eliminating the influence of water vapor on detection. The disturbance of other substances in an environmental sample can be eliminated in accordance with the charge or proton transfer principle of molecule ion reaction. Automatic online sampling, preprocessing and sample injection units are configured using valves, numerically controlled motor-driven injectors, flow controllers and a peristaltic pump, so that continuous online detection of DMS in an environmental water sample (e.g., seawater, or lake water) or a gas sample (e.g., atmosphere) can be realized. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181095 | COMPACT IMAGING-BASED SENSORS - Disclosed is an optical system for interrogating a sample, an optical system for measuring the spectrum of a beam of light, an optical system for measuring the spectrum of two beams of light, a compact imaging-based sensor or sensors, and combinations thereof. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181096 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETERMINING ISSUES WITH OPTICAL COMPONENTS - The disclosure provides a system that may: provide multiple first portions of a laser beam to an objective lens of an optical system; provide the multiple first portions of the laser beam to respective multiple locations of a test surface; receive multiple second portions of the laser beam from the test surface; determine multiple intensities respectively associated with the multiple second portions of the laser beam; transform the multiple intensities into data that represents multiple measurement values of the multiple intensities; determine, from the data, if an intensity value of the multiple intensities is below a threshold intensity value; if the intensity is below the threshold intensity value, provide information that indicates an issue associated with the objective lens; and if the intensity is not below the threshold intensity value, provide information that indicates there is no issue associated with the objective lens. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181097 | METHOD FOR DETECTING IODINE CONCENTRATION IN WATER SAMPLES - A method for detecting concentration of iodine in water samples. An arsenite-containing test solution, a tetravalent cerium ion-containing test solution and a series of iodine-containing standard solutions are prepared. The standard solutions are added to primary wells of a microplate, respectively. A water sample is added to a secondary well. The arsenite-containing test solution and the tetravalent cerium ion-containing test solution are sequentially added to the primary wells and the secondary well. Reaction mixture in each well is reacted and then measured for absorbance by a detector. A standard curve is plotted according to the absorbance of each primary well and a concentration of each iodine-containing standard solution. The absorbance of the sample is plugged into the standard curve to obtain an iodine concentration in the sample. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181098 | HYBRID FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR AND SURFACE ENHANCED INFRARED ABSORPTION BASED BIOSENSOR - A semiconductor structure, the semiconductor structure including a channel connecting a source on the semiconductor substrate and a drain on the semiconductor substrate, wherein the channel comprises a plasmonic resonator. A sensor including a plasmonic film, wherein the plasmonic film includes a sensitivity to a known analyte, a semiconductor structure including a source and a drain of a field effect transistor, and an electrical connection between the plasmonic film and a gate of the semiconductor structure. A method of forming a sensor including forming a field effect transistor (“FET”) on a semiconductor substrate, the field effect transistor including a source, a drain, and a gate, where the gate includes a plasmonic resonator. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181099 | GAS IMAGING SYSTEM - A spectral imaging system configured to obtain spectral measurements in a plurality of spectral regions is described herein. The spectral imaging system comprises at least one optical detecting unit having a spectral response corresponding to a plurality of absorption peaks of a target chemical species. In an embodiment, the optical detecting unit may comprise an optical detector array, and one or more optical filters configured to selectively pass light in a spectral range, wherein a convolution of the responsivity of the optical detector array and the transmission spectrum of the one or more optical filters has a first peak in mid-wave infrared spectral region between 3-4 microns corresponding to a first absorption peak of methane and a second peak in a long-wave infrared spectral region between 6-8 microns corresponding to a second absorption peak of methane. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181100 | MULTI-FUNCTION SPECTROMETER - The present invention relates to a spectrometer for detecting multiple spectra, the spectrometer comprising a light source, a sample tray, a detector adapted to detect Raman spectra and at least one of absorbance spectra or reflectance spectra, an incident light path extending from the light source to the sample tray, and a sample light path extending from the sample tray to the detector, wherein in use, the incident light path directs incident light from the light source to a sample in the sample tray, whereupon it interacts with the sample to form a characteristic signal, the sample light path directs sample light comprising the characteristic signal from the sample to the detector, and the characteristic signal comprises at least one of a Raman spectrum, an absorbance spectrum and a reflectance spectrum that is characteristic of the sample in the sample tray. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181101 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISCRIMINATION OF TISSUE TARGETS - Systems for and methods for detecting samples and other compounds of interest are disclosed herein. The system can include an illumination source that is configured to emit light in a variety of different wavelength bands, an optical filter, a camera chip, and an optical path configured to direct the light emitted by the first illumination source at a target and direct the light reflected from the target to the at least one camera chip. The illumination source and the optical filter are transitionable between a first tuning state corresponding to a target tissue and a second tuning state corresponding to a background tissue. The system can be configured to record images at the different tuning states and generate a score image corresponding to the target tissue based on the recorded images. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181102 | CALIBRATION METHOD AND TERMINAL EQUIPMENT OF TERAHERTZ FREQUENCY BAND ON-WAFER S PARAMETER - A calibration method includes: acquiring eight error models obtained after a preliminary calibration of a Terahertz frequency band system; based on the eight error models, determining a first mathematical model according to a first S parameter related to a first calibration piece, the first mathematical model comprising parallel crosstalk terms between probes, and determining a second mathematical model according to a second S parameter related to a second calibration piece, the second mathematical model comprising series crosstalk terms between the probes; determining a third mathematical model according to a third S parameter related to a measured piece; and solving and obtaining a Z parameter of the measured piece based on the first mathematical model, the second mathematical model and the third mathematical model, and acquiring an S parameter of the measured piece according to the Z parameter of the measured piece. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181103 | OPTICAL DENSITOMETER AND OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE - According to the present disclosure, provided is an optical densitometer for measuring a density of a gas or liquid of interest, the optical densitometer comprising: a light source capable of introducing light into a core layer; a detector capable of receiving the light that has propagated through the core layer; and an optical waveguide, the optical waveguide comprising: a substrate; and the core layer comprising a light propagation portion capable of propagating the light in an extending direction of the light propagation portion, and a diffraction grating portion, the diffraction grating portion comprising a diffraction grating region and an extension region connected to the diffraction grating region, and a first optical coupling region included in the extension region and a second optical coupling region included in the light propagation portion being optically coupled with respect to the light propagating through the core layer. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181104 | SURFACE ENHANCED LIMINESCENCE ANALYTE INTERROGATION STAGE SHIPPING AND STORAGE PACKAGE - A surfaced enhanced luminescence analyte interrogation stage shipping and storage package may include a sealed chamber, a liquid contained within the sealed chamber and nano pillars within the sealed chamber and submersed within the liquid. The nano pillars comprise polymer posts and metallic caps forming tips of the nano pillars. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181105 | DIGITAL LSPR FOR ENHANCED ASSAY SENSITIVITY - Techniques for detecting a presence of an analyte and determining a concentration of analytes are provided. An analyte may be provided on an LSPR-active surface. The LSPR-active surface may comprise sensitivity enhancing labels. The analyte may induce a local change near the LSPR-active surface. The LSPR-active surface may be imaged with an imaging device for images before, during, or after a reaction takes place. Local regions of interest within the images may be analyzed to detect the local changes. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181106 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING TRANSMITTANCE OF QUARTZ CRUCIBLE - A measurement method and a measurement apparatus are capable of measuring the transmittance of a quartz crucible accurately. A measurement method includes: emitting a parallel light from a light source disposed on a side of one wall surface of a quartz crucible toward a predetermined measurement point of the quartz crucible; measuring reception levels of light transmitted through the quartz crucible at a plurality of positions by disposing a detector at the plurality of positions on a circle centered around an exit point of the parallel light on the other wall surface of the quartz crucible; and calculating a transmittance of the quartz crucible at the predetermined measurement point based on a plurality of the reception levels of the transmitted light measured at the plurality of positions. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181107 | DUST ACCUMULATION MONITOR - Dust accumulation monitors are provided to autonomously monitor dust accumulations. The dust accumulation monitors include a casing having a translucent portion, a light sensor configured to output a sensing signal based on sensed light penetrating through the translucent portion, a controller coupled to the light sensor to receive the sensing signal and configured to output a dust alert signal based on the received sensing signal, and a communication interface coupled to the controller and configured to output an alert based on the dust alert signal output by the controller. A dust accumulation monitoring system includes a plurality of dust accumulation monitors, and a central monitor communicatively connected to each of the plurality of dust accumulation monitors and configured to receive dust sensing signals from each of the plurality of dust accumulation monitors. The dust accumulation monitors may communicate through wired or wireless links with the central monitor. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181108 | METHOD OF MONITORING A FLUID AND USE OF A TRACER FOR MONITORING A FLUID - A method of monitoring a fluid is described comprising introducing a luminescent nanoparticle into the fluid; removing a fluid sample from the fluid; adding a reagent to the fluid sample to vary the luminescence behaviour of the luminescent nanoparticles and/or of other luminescent species present in the fluid; analysing the luminescence of the modified fluid sample to determine an amount of the nanoparticle present therein. A use of a tracer based on these principles is also described. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181109 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING SKIN ALLERGENICITY AND REAGENT FOR DETERMINING SKIN ALLERGENICITY - An object of the present invention is to provide a method for determining skin allergenicity of a mixture containing two or more test substances, and a reagent for determining the skin allergenicity. The present invention provides a method for determining skin allergenicity, the method including causing a reaction between an organic compound that has at least one thiol group or amino group and emits fluorescence, and a mixture containing two or more test substances, and determining an amount of the organic compound after the reaction or an amount of a product of the reaction by an optical measurement using a fluorescence detector; and a reagent for determining skin allergenicity, the reagent including, as a measurement basis, an organic compound that has at least one thiol group or amino group and emits fluorescence, and being used for determining skin allergenicity of a mixture containing two or more test substances by an optical measurement using a fluorescence detector. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181110 | Method of Determining Surgical Margins Using Fluorescence Biopsy Specimen Imager - Methods for determining surgical margins using an imaging device are described that use multiple cameras to image a biological sample on a turntable bathed in white light or fluorescing due to a systemically administered dye. Fluorescence farther away from an excitation light source can be compensated upon determining a 3-D position of portions of the sample. The turntable is turned and tilted in order to take enough images to prepare an animation of the sample. In a graphical user interface, the animation can be stopped, zoomed, and tilted per a user's gesture, touch, tablet-tilting, or other commands. The image manipulation can be with touch gestures entered using a sterilizable or disposable touch pen. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181111 | SYSTEM FOR ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING OF MULTIPLEXED FLUORESCENCE IN-SITU HYBRIDIZATION IMAGES - In a fluorescent in-situ hybridization imaging system performs, as nested loops, the following: (1) a valve sequentially couples a flow cell to a plurality of different reagent sources to expose the sample to a plurality of different reagents, (2) for each reagent of the plurality of different reagents, a motor sequentially positions the fluorescence microscope relative to sample at a plurality of different fields of view, (3) for each field of view of the plurality of different fields of view, a variable frequency excitation light source sequentially emits a plurality of different wavelengths, (4) for each wavelength of the plurality of different wavelengths, an actuator sequentially positions the fluorescence microscope relative to sample at a plurality of different vertical heights, and (5) for each vertical height of the plurality of different vertical heights, an image is obtained. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181112 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR IMAGING BIOMOLECULES - The present disclosure provides devices and methods enabling the analysis of biomolecules. In some embodiments, the biomolecules may be DNA, RNA, protein, peptide, small molecule, catalyst, precursor, nucleotide, antibodies, or other biomolecules of interest. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181113 | IMAGING FLOW CYTOMETER USING SPATIAL-TEMPORAL TRANSFORMATION - Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for imaging particles and/or cells using flow cytometry. In one aspect, a method includes transmitting a light beam at a fluidic channel carrying a fluid sample containing particles; optically encoding scattered or fluorescently-emitted light at a spatial optical filter, the spatial optical filter including a surface having a plurality of apertures arranged in a pattern along a transverse direction opposite to particle flow and a longitudinal direction parallel to particle flow, such that different portions of a particle flowing over the pattern of the apertures pass different apertures at different times and scatter the light beam or emit fluorescent light at locations associated with the apertures; and producing image data associated with the particle flowing through the fluidic channel based on the encoded optical signal, in which the produced image data includes information of a physical characteristic of the particle. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181114 | METHOD, PROGRAM, AND APPARATUS UTILIZING FLUORESCENCE FINGERPRINT ANALYSIS FOR QUANTIFYING TSNAS IN PROCESSED RAW MATERIAL - To quickly and accurately quantify four types of TSNAs contained in a tobacco raw material by using fluorescence fingerprint information, a tobacco raw material containing known quantities of four types of TSNAs is prepared, and fluorescence fingerprint information thereof is acquired. The fluorescence fingerprint information is pre-processed, as needed, and an estimation model (calibration curve) for estimating the total quantity of the four types of TSNAs from the fluorescence fingerprint information is created. After verifying the calibration curve, the total quantity of the four types of TSNAs contained in an unknown tobacco raw material is estimated by applying the calibration curve to the unknown tobacco raw material. On the basis of the estimated value of the total quantity of the four types of TSNAs and the known abundance ratios of the individual TSNAs, the contained quantities of the four types of TSNAs are estimated. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181115 | SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING SUBSTRATE ASSEMBLY - The present disclosure provides a surface enhanced Raman scattering substrate assembly for detecting an analyte. The assembly can include an etched fiber base. The assembly can further include a metallic nanoparticle coating disposed over at least a portion of the surface etched fiber base. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181116 | ANALYTE ANALYSIS METHOD - An analyte analysis method includes, in one example, a mixing step of mixing an analyte, a metal ion solution, and a reducing agent to prepare a mixture solution, a metal microstructure generation step of reducing metal ions in the mixture solution by reducing action of the reducing agent in the mixture solution to generate a metal microstructure on a support, and attaching the analyte or a substance derived from the analyte to the metal microstructure, a measurement step of irradiating the metal microstructure on the support with excitation light, and measuring a spectrum of Raman scattered light generated by the excitation light irradiation, and an analysis step of analyzing the analyte based on the spectrum of the Raman scattered light. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181117 | METHOD OF GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION, PRODUCTION ALLOCATION, AND MONITORING USING TRACE AND ULTRA-TRACE ELEMENT ANALYSIS - A system for geochemical characterization of a sample includes a closed reaction chamber configured to perform a high temperature and high-pressure acid digestion test, a spectrometry system configured for performing trace element analysis, and a controller. The controller includes a processor and a memory. The memory includes instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by the processor, cause the system to mineralize the sample based on a microwave process using the closed reaction chamber, and perform trace element analysis on the mineralized sample by the spectrometry system. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181118 | SYSTEMS, SENSORS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A CONCENTRATION OF AN ANALYTE - Disclosed herein are systems, sensors and methods for determining a concentration of an analyte in a fluid. The system comprises a sensor configured to generate a differential response to a constant concentration of the analyte; and an acquisition device configured to determine the concentration of the analyte from the differential response. The method comprises exposing the fluid to a sensor which is configured to generate a differential response to a constant concentration of the analyte; and measuring a differential response of the sensor to the analyte. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181119 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSPECTION OF A SEWER LINE USING MACHINE LEARNING - A system for performing automated inspection of a sewer line using machine learning. The system comprises a inspection data database storing sewer inspection data including images and metadata associated therewith; an inspection upload module receiving and uploading the sewer inspection data to the inspection data database; and an inspection module receiving the sewer inspection data from the inspection data database and generating therefrom identification data including characteristics of the sewer line identified and categorized. The identification module uses at least one machine learning model processing the sewer inspection data and determining whether at least one sewer specific characteristic is identifiable in the images and categorizing the at least one sewer specific, using a plurality of hierarchical classes where a top class performs the determination of whether the at least one sewer specific characteristic is present and the identification thereof and lower classes perform categorization in decreasing abstraction levels. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181120 | OPTICAL INSPECTION SYSTEM - An optical inspection system includes a brightness inspection module for inspecting the brightness of a light emitting element, an integrated inspection module for inspecting the near field optical characteristic and the beam quality factor of the light emitting element, and a far field inspection module for inspecting the far field optical characteristic of the light emitting element. As a result, the optical inspection system is space-saving and capable of reducing the distance and time of the movement of the device under test. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181121 | MACRO INSPECTION SYSTEMS, APPARATUS AND METHODS - The disclosed technology relates to an inspection apparatus that includes a stage configured to retain a specimen for inspection, an imaging device having a field of view encompassing at least a portion of the stage to view a specimen retained on the stage, and a plurality of lights disposed on a moveable platform. The inspection apparatus can further include a control module coupled to the imaging device, each of the lights and the moveable platform. The control module is configured to perform operations including: receiving image data from the imaging device, where the image data indicates an illumination landscape of light incident on the specimen; and automatically modifying, based on the image data, an elevation of the moveable platform or an intensity of one or more of the lights to adjust the illumination landscape. Methods and machine-readable media are also contemplated. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181122 | CLOSE OBJECT DETECTION FOR MONITORING CAMERAS - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for determining a presence of an object located close to a lens ( | 2021-06-17 |
20210181123 | Device and Related Method for Providing Unidirectional Microwave Propagation - A device for unidirectional propagation of microwaves comprises a resonant microwave structure arranged to transmit microwaves between two ports and a magnetic source arranged to provide a generally static magnetic field and to have a resonant frequency distinct from that of the microwave structure, which is disposed adjacent the microwave structure so as to be located in presence of electromagnetic fields emanating from the transmitted microwaves such that the magnetic field interacts with the electromagnetic fields of the microwaves so as to form a set of hybridized resonant frequencies at which zero intrinsic damping exists, one of the set of hybridized resonant frequencies being a real eigenvalue providing the unidirectional propagation from one of the first and second ports to the other. A related method comprises arranging the magnetic source at a prescribed position where the real eigenvalue matches the frequency of an input signal applied at a selected port. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181124 | INSPECTION APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM STORING INSPECTION PROGRAM - According to an embodiment, an inspection apparatus includes a communication interface and a processor. The communication interface acquires package information regarding a package being conveyed by a sorter that sorts the package and an operation signal generated based on an operation of an operator. The processor outputs reference information, based on past history in which inspection-result information indicating whether or not the package is a regulated-article candidate, generated based on the operation signal, and the package information are associated together, and the package information newly acquired. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181125 | RADIATION TRANSMISSION INSPECTION METHOD AND DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MICROPOROUS FILM - A radiation transmission inspection method includes: when one side surface of the reel is a side end A and another side surface is a side end B, a first foreign body detection process in which radiation emitted from a first radiation source, incident from the side end A of the film reel, transmitted through the reel, and exited from the side end B is detected by a first detector, and information regarding a foreign body is obtained; and a second foreign body detection process in which radiation emitted from a second radiation source, incident from the side end B of the film reel, transmitted through the reel, and exited from the side end A is detected by a second detector, and information regarding a foreign body is obtained. | 2021-06-17 |
20210181126 | CONTROL APPARATUS, SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided a control apparatus | 2021-06-17 |
20210181127 | CELL ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND CELL ANALYSIS METHOD - Cancer is determined quantitatively, rapidly and highly accurately by using a cell specimen such as a tissue section or a smear preparation. More specifically, provided is a method and apparatus for analyzing the proliferating activity or malignancy of cells by measuring the signal intensity of phosphorus of cells or the signal intensities of phosphorus and sulfur of cells. | 2021-06-17 |