26th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 38 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210199533 | POSITIONING METHOD FOR SPECIFIC SOUND SOURCE - A positioning method for a specific sound source is provided. An acoustic signal in each of multiple positions of on a preset path is respectively collected through a sensor. A pre-processing is performed on the acoustic signal to obtain multiple signal features. The signal features are used as an input of a deep learning model. The deep learning model is used for a signal recognition to obtain multiple specific sound signals of each position. An autocorrelation function operation is performed on the specific sound signals obtained at a same position to obtain multiple autocorrelation coefficients. A representative value among the autocorrelation coefficients is selected as a representative coefficient corresponding to each position. A specific sound source position is found according to the representative coefficient of each position. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199534 | VIBRATION TEST APPARATUS COMPRISING INDUCTIVE POSITION SENSING - A vibration test apparatus for vibrating a payload. The vibration test apparatus includes an inductive position sensor assembly which has a first member attached to a displaceable armature and a second member attached to a shaker frame. The inductive position sensor assembly is configured to generate at least one control signal indicative of an axial position of the armature based on a displacement dependent electromagnetic coupling between the first member and the second member. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199535 | TEST DEVICE FOR SIMULATING LONGITUDINAL-LATERAL-TORSIONAL COUPLED NONLINEAR VIBRATION OF DRILL STRING OF DEEPWATER RISERLESS DRILLING AND METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention discloses a testing device and method for simulating longitudinal-transverse-torsional coupled nonlinear vibration of a drill string in deep-water riser-free drilling. The testing device comprises a pool ( | 2021-07-01 |
20210199536 | TEST METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING AN OPTICAL FIBER LINK - There is provided a test method and system for characterizing an optical fiber link. At least one OTDR acquisition or at least one OLTS acquisition is performed on the optical fiber link. From the acquisition, a value of an excess insertion loss and/or an excess optical return loss associated with the optical fiber link under test is derived, i.e. in excess of a nominal value associated with a hypothetical optical fiber link having a length corresponding to the total length of the optical fiber link under test. A rating value (e.g., as a five-star rating) or a binary pass/fail value associated with the optical fiber link under test can then be derived and displayed. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199537 | ENGINE TESTING DEVICE - An engine testing device including a plurality of seal head units movable forward and backward relative to the intake ports and the exhaust ports. Each of the seal head units includes a plurality of seal heads disposed side by side and are connectable to respective ports of the intake ports and the exhaust ports. A pitch-varying unit changes interval pitches between the seal heads of at least one of the seal head units. The pitch-varying unit includes a plurality of first movement mechanisms connected with the seal heads and movable in a direction across the seal heads disposed side by side, and a plurality of drivers to drive the first movement mechanisms. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199538 | ON-ROAD DRIVING TEST SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM FOR ON-ROAD DRIVING TEST SYSTEM - An on-road driving test system includes a determination condition storing unit, a vehicle speed storing unit, a predicted vehicle speed distribution calculating unit, and a determining unit. The determination condition storing unit stores a determination condition including at least a vehicle speed distribution condition for determining whether an on-road driving test is valid. The vehicle speed storing unit stores an actual measured vehicle speed actually measured at each geographical point by one or more vehicles. The predicted vehicle speed distribution calculating unit calculates a predicted vehicle speed distribution based on the actual measured vehicle speed, the predicted vehicle speed distribution being a vehicle speed distribution predicted to be obtained if a vehicle is driven on a set driving route. The determining unit determines whether the predicted vehicle speed distribution satisfies the vehicle speed distribution condition. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199539 | TEST DEVICE - A test device includes an input side drive part that drives a steering shaft of a steering device, a control part that controls the input side drive part, and a position detecting part that detects an angular position of the steering shaft. The control part restricts a maximum value of a torque of the steering shaft when the angular position reaches an end abutment position. The control part also controls driving of the steering shaft by a position control in which the angular position is used as a controlled variable and a torque control in which the torque is used as a controlled variable. The control part performs the position control when the angular position is outside a first angular range including the end-abutment position and switches the driving of the steering shaft from the position control to the torque control when the angular position reaches within the first angular range. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199540 | Effort Fixture for Gauge Repeatability and Reproducibility - A fixture for testing efforts is described. The fixture may include a carriage, a platform mounted on the carriage, and a plurality of receiving members located at testing module positions around or in the platform. The platform is configured to receive one or more vehicle seats to be efforts tested. The fixture may further include a tumble return assembly, a lever test module, a headrest button test assembly, a slide assembly, a strap pull assembly, an anti-tilt tooling assembly, a calibration module, a seat back lift assembly, a headrest lift assembly, a weight box, and a tumble stop. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199541 | SAMPLING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Sampling of food products and/or surfaces can be efficiently carried out by providing an apparatus comprising a bag construction incorporating a sample collection material secured to an inside surface of the bag. The bag is of a size large enough to permit inversion of the bag to expose the sample collection material for collection of samples from surfaces, followed by re-inversion to enclose the sample collection material. Methods for sampling food products and/or surfaces for detection of pathogens, microbial contaminants and/or constituents in products or on surfaces are additionally contemplated. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199542 | PIPETTING DEVICE - A pipetting device includes a portal frame. The portal frame is arranged with a bearing device for bearing a feed pump, a driving mechanism for driving the bearing device to move up and down, and a liquid suction and injection mechanism for sucking or injecting liquid by the feed pump. The bearing device includes a bearing plate with receiving grooves. The driving mechanism includes a first bracing plate connected to the bearing plate, and the frame is arranged with a first motor. The liquid suction and injection mechanism includes a second bracing plate. The first bracing plate is arranged with a second motor. The first motor and the second motor are connected to a PLC. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199543 | ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The present disclosure provides for analysis systems that are configured to extract a fluid sample from a fluid (e.g., aqueous solution) in a reactor (e.g., bioreactor) at a first rate and then flow the fluid sample to a sensor system at a second rate to analyze the fluid sample. The sensor system can detect the presence and/or concentration of molecules (e.g., biomolecules such as biomarkers (e.g., metabolites, proteins, peptides, cytokines, growth factors, DNA, RNA, lipids) and cells of different types and cell properties, e.g., mechanical stiffness, etc.)). The data obtained can be used by a feedback control system to modify, as needed, the conditions in the reactor to enhance the productively of the reactor. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199544 | BRAKE DUST MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND BRAKE DUST MEASUREMENT METHOD - The present invention provides a brake dust measurement system that can accurately measure an amount of brake dust produced. The brake dust measurement system, in which a specimen having a brake is placed in a chamber and which measures brake dust produced from the brake, includes a sampling unit that samples air inside the chamber, an elemental analysis unit that performs elemental analysis of sampled air sampled by the sampling unit, a storage unit that stores elemental content information of a single or multiple elements contained in the brake, and a calculation unit that calculates an amount of brake dust contained in the sampled air on the basis of elemental analysis results of the elemental analysis unit and the elemental content information. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199545 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SERIAL STAINING AND IMAGING - The present invention relates to systems and methods for sequential operation of staining, imaging and sectioning of tissue samples by a processing system. After each layer of the sample is removed by the sectioning system, the system automatically stains the exposed surface of a sample to a depth to enable imaging of the remaining tissue. The system then repeats the sectioning, staining and imaging steps in sequence to image the sample. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199546 | METHOD FOR DIRECT INOCULATION OF A BROTH FROM A SOURCE SUSPENSION - An automated method for preparing a sample suspension. The sample suspension can be used for both MALDI and antimicrobial susceptibility (AST). A suspension is prepared, and a portion of that suspension is removed for a first analysis (e.g. MALDI), leaving a remaining volume. The turbidity of the remaining volume is measured. If the turbidity is below a first threshold, the suspension is not used for a second analysis (e.g. AST) and is subjected to a concentration protocol to raise the turbidity of the suspension. If the turbidity is within a predetermined range, a volume of the suspension is calculated that will deliver a predetermined amount of sample to a vessel for the second analysis. If the turbidity of the suspension is above the predetermined range, and the suspension has not been diluted a predetermined number of times, the suspension is diluted according to a dilution protocol. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199547 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR HYDROGEL- AND AEROGEL-BASED SAMPLE PRETREATMENT - Hydrogel-based or aerogel-based devices and methods for pretreatment of a sample. The devices and method may include an aerogel-based device for pretreating a sample comprising at least one aerogel; a hydrogel-based device for pretreating a sample comprising at least one hydrogel; or a combination aerogel-based and hydrogel-based device for pretreating a sample comprising at least one aerogel in fluid communication with at least one hydrogel. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199548 | SOLUTION COMPOSITION FOR EXTRACTING AVAILABLE PHOSPHATE, AVAILABLE SILICATE AND CATION EXCHANGE IN SOIL - Disclosed is a leaching solution composition for extracting available phosphate in soil, the composition including 100 parts by weight of a leaching solution containing acetic acid, lactic acid, ammonium fluoride, ammonium sulfate, and sodium hydroxide, of which the weights are 110% of the weights of constituent ingredients of a leaching solution for extracting available phosphate in soil, used in the Lancaster method and 0.001 parts by weight of a bromocresol green indicator. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199549 | TENSILE TESTING MACHINE - A tensile testing machine comprising a test specimen whose elongation is to be measured along a tensile axis, slide plates, an intermediate plate, and first and second parallel guide rods, which freely guide the slide plates axially past them. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199550 | SENSING DEVICE FOR A FLUIDIC MEDIUM - A sensing device for measuring physical properties of fluid medium uses fiber based cantilevers embedded in a cartridge. The cartridge may include: at least one fluidic channel, at least one light channel, at least one chamber located at the intersection of the fluidic channel and the light channel, and at least one light guide placed in the light channel. The light guide is at least partially contained in the respective chamber. The light guide has a movable section. The vibration of the movable section may be externally actuatable. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199551 | HOLOGRAPHIC CHARACTERIZATION OF PROTEIN AGGREGATES - Systems and methods for holographic characterization of protein aggregates. Size and refractive index of individual aggregates in a solution can be determined. Information regarding morphology and porosity can be extracted from holographic data. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199552 | Method for Determining a Three-Dimensional Particle Distribution in a Medium - The disclosed subject matter relates to a method for determining a three-dimensional particle distribution in a medium, comprising: emitting a coherent light beam to irradiate the sample; recording an interference image of the scattered light beam and a second part of the light beam that has not been scattered; computing, from the interference image, for each one of a plurality of virtual planes lying within the sample, a reconstructed image of the sample, generating for each reconstructed image, a presence image, wherein a value is assigned to each pixel of the presence images if the corresponding pixel of the reconstructed image has an intensity value exceeding a threshold value and if the corresponding pixel of the reconstructed image has a phase value with a predetermined sign. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199553 | HIGH SENSITIVITY FIBER OPTIC BASED DETECTION SYSTEM - According to another embodiment, a method of detecting the occurrence of a condition using a detection system located within a predetermined area includes transmitting light from at least one node of a plurality of nodes into an ambient atmosphere adjacent the at least one node, receiving scattered light from the ambient atmosphere at the at least one node, communicating the received scattered light to a control system operably coupled to the at least one node, analyzing the scattered light at the control system to determine a condition of the ambient atmosphere adjacent each at least one node, and adjusting a sensitivity of the at least one node of the plurality of nodes. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199554 | CONTINUOUS DUST ACCUMULATION MONITORING SYSTEM - Embodiments of a continuous dust accumulation monitoring system comprise an enclosure adapted for use in electrical hazardous locations, a sample area for collecting ambient dust, a dust accumulation sensor assembly installed in the enclosure configured to generate a signal based on the amount of ambient dust collected on the sample area and a circuit board within the enclosure configured to receive the signal from the dust accumulation sensor assembly. The continuous dust accumulation monitoring system may be connected to system control hardware. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199555 | PARTICULATE MATTER SENSOR - Integrated particulate matter sensors are operable to detect particulate matter by measuring an optical characteristic of a filter. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199556 | Field-Array Free Flow Fractionation - An example includes a field-flow fractionation device for the continuous separation of sample components including a channel comprising a sample inlet and a plurality of sample outlets, the channel being for coupling to a flow generator for translocating the sample components along the channel in a first direction from the sample inlet to the plurality of sample outlets, an actuator, which is not the flow generator, coupled to the channel, for translocating the sample components in a second direction, at a first angle with the first direction, an array of electrodes for connection to an AC power source, being in a path taken by the sample components in the channel, arranged in a plurality of rows, and in such a way that adjacent rows can be set at different potentials and every other row can be set at the same potential. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199557 | ADAPTIVE SURGICAL SYSTEM CONTROL ACCORDING TO SURGICAL SMOKE PARTICULATE CHARACTERISTICS - Various control systems for controlling a surgical system according to detected airborne particulate characteristics are disclosed. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199558 | FLOW CELL AND PARTICLE MEASURING DEVICE - A flow cell includes a body and a flow channel. The body is formed out of blocks made of an uniaxial crystal material and joined to one another. The flow channel is formed inside the body, so that the flow cell is configured to be used to measure particles passing through the flow channel based on reception of scattered light generated from the particles. A crystallographic c-axis in a predetermined part of the body is configured to being substantially perpendicular to both a receiving direction and a polarization direction of the scattered light. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199559 | LIGHT DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - Light detection systems for measuring light (e.g., in a flow stream) are described. Light detection systems according to embodiments include a light scatter detector, a brightfield photodetector and an optical adjustment component configured to convey light to the light scatter detector and to the brightfield photodetector. Systems and methods for measuring light emitted by a sample (e.g., in a flow stream) and kits having a light scatter detector, a brightfield photodetector and a beam splitter component are also provided. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199560 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING CORROSION FATIGUE LIFE OF PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BRIDGES - The invention discloses a method and a system for predicting the corrosion fatigue life of prestressed concrete bridges. A corrosion level of the strand is predicted to obtain the residual tension force of a structure. A stress concentration factor is integrated to consider the stress concentration effect caused by pitting corrosion, and a growth model of the elastic stress of the strand under the coupled effect of corrosion and fatigue is proposed. A growth model of the plastic stress of the strand is established using a cross-section loss of the strand as a fatigue damage parameter based on a degenerated elastic modulus of the concrete after fatigue. Failure criteria for the concrete, the strand, and a longitudinal tension bar are defined, so that a set of methods for analyzing the life of a prestressed concrete bridge subjected to corrosive environment and fatigue load are formed. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199561 | Corrosion Amount Estimation Device and Corrosion Amount Estimation Method - A corrosion amount estimation apparatus includes a soil analysis unit adapted to acquire a particle diameter distribution in soil in each of plural soil samples; a corrosion measurement unit adapted to take electrochemical measurements at plural soil moisture percentage values on an electrode containing the metallic material buried in each of the soil samples; a soil classification unit adapted to classify the soil in each of the soil samples; a corrosion rate calculation unit adapted to calculate a corrosion rate regarding each of the soil samples at each of the soil moisture percentage values and identify a local maximum corrosion rate; a corrosion estimation curve generation unit adapted to generate a corrosion estimation curve; and a corrosion amount estimation unit adapted to acquire the class proportions of actual soil in which the metallic material is buried, acquire the local maximum corrosion rate corresponding to the class proportions from the corrosion estimation curve, and estimate the corrosion amount of the metallic material. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199562 | SULFURIZATION DETECTION RESISTOR - A sulfurization detection resistor includes: a rectangle-shaped insulating substrate; pair of front electrodes formed at both ends facing each other on a surface of the insulating substrate; plurality of sulfurization detection conductors arranged in parallel between the paired front electrodes; plurality of resistors connected between the ends of each of the sulfurization detection conductors and the paired front electrodes; and sulfide gas impermeable protective film that covers all of the resistors and some of the sulfurization detection conductors, wherein each of the sulfurization detection conductors has a sulfurization detection unit exposed from a window hole in the protective film; and by covering the sulfurization detection units with different types of sulfurization rate adjustment layers formed of an acrylic resin, a silicon resin, and the like, timing of disconnection is set so as to vary in response to a cumulative amount of sulfurization in each of the sulfurization detection units. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199563 | RECEPTOR RESPONSE MODULATION METHOD, AND MEASURING DEVICE USING RECEPTOR RESPONSE MODULATION - In an analysis of a fluid component using a nanomechanical sensor covered with a receptor, the same receptor is caused to express different response characteristics. In a measuring system of analyzing a response when a sample gas and a purge gas are supplied to a nanomechanical sensor while switching the sample gas and the purge gas, a gas (external gas) different from both gases is mixed into a gas channel and supplied to the sensor for measurement. Since a response characteristic of a receptor is modulated by mixing of the external gas, the object described above is achieved. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199564 | SAMPLE RECEPTACLE FOR SPECTROPHOTOMETRY - Described herein is a receptacle for holding a sample under spectrophotometer analysis comprising: a body, first and second opposing windows separated by a gap to provide a volume for a sample, wherein at least the first opposing window is supported by a first compliant member, and wherein under a force, the first compliant member allows positioning of the first opposing window relative to a first datum to set a desired: a) gap between the first and second opposing windows, and/or b) relative orientation of the first and second opposing windows. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199565 | Optical Cell Cleaner - Systems, devices, and methods for an optical head enclosure of a sensor; one or more imbedded nozzles disposed on a surface of the optical head enclosure; an inlet of the one or more imbedded nozzles, where the inlet comprises a nozzle channel for receiving a cleaning solution; a flow channel internal to the optical head enclosure, where the nozzle channel is connected to the flow channel, and where the flow channel comprises an outlet for dispersing the cleaning solution received from the nozzle channel; wherein the inlet comprises a break to stop a nozzle of a cleaning device from reaching a mirror of the sensor; where the outlet directs the cleaning solution from the inlet onto the mirror. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199566 | SINGLE SOURCE PHOTOACOUSTIC REMOTE SENSING (SS-PARS) - A photoacoustic remote sensing system for imaging a subsurface structure in a sample, comprising exactly one laser source configured to generate a pulsed or intensity-modulated excitation beam configured to generate ultrasonic pressure signals in the sample at an excitation location, and an interrogation beam incident on the sample at the excitation location, a portion of the interrogation beam returning from the sample that is indicative of the generated ultrasonic pressure signals, an optical system configured to focus the excitation beam and the interrogation beam below a surface of the sample, a detector configured to detect the returning portion of the interrogation beam, and a processor configured to calculate an image of the sample based on a detected intensity modulation of the returning portion of the interrogation beam from below the surface of the sample. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199567 | FEMTOSECOND LASER-BASED ULTRASONIC MEASURING APPARATUS FOR 3D PRINTING PROCESS AND 3D PRINTING SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed are a femtosecond laser-based ultrasonic measuring apparatus for a 3D printing process, and a 3D printing system including the apparatus. The apparatus includes a femtosecond laser source for generating a femtosecond laser beam irradiated to inspect a state of a printing object formed by melting a base material by a printing laser beam irradiated from the laser source for 3D printing, a beam splitter for separating the femtosecond laser beam generated by the femtosecond laser source into a pump laser beam and a probe laser beam, an electric/acoustic optical modulator for modulating the pump laser beam, a time delay unit for delaying the probe laser beam, a photo detector for detecting the probe laser beam reflected by the printing object, and a lock-in amplifier for detect an amplitude and a phase of the output signal from the photo detector. The femtosecond laser source is disposed coaxially with a laser source for 3D printing. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199568 | PROTEIN QUANTITATION DEVICE - Systems for protein quantitation using a Fabry-Perot interferometer. In one arrangement, a quantitation device includes an infrared source, a sample holder, and a Fabry-Perot interferometer positioned to receive infrared radiation from the source passing through a sample on the sample holder. A band pass optical filter sets the working range of the interferometer, and radiation exiting the interferometer falls on a detector that produces a signal indicating the intensity of the received radiation. A controller causes the interferometer to be tuned to a number of different resonance wavelengths and receives the intensity signals, for determination of an absorbance spectrum. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199569 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING SPECTRAL ABSORPTION BY OBJECTS - Identifying object characteristic based on a contrast ratio of an amount of light reflected or absorbed by the object. Part of the object is illuminated, where the object is a material that absorbs or reflects light emitted by the light source. An amount of light absorbed/reflected by the object is measured. A contrast ratio of the absorbed/reflected light is determined by comparing an amount of light absorbed/reflected by the object to a default absorption or reflection value to obtain a difference between the amount of light absorbed/reflected by the object and the default absorption/reflection value. A characteristic of the object is determined based on the contrast ratio. The wavelength of the light from the light source can be substantially the same as the wavelength of the energy used to form the object by a welding process that uses energy to join at least two parts together to form the object. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199570 | ELECTROMAGNETIC METAMATERIAL CELLS, DETECTORS COMPRISING THE SAME, AND METHODS OF THEIR USE - Electromagnetic metamaterial cells are described. An example of an electromagnetic metamaterial cell includes spatially separate absorptive features disposed in a planar rotationally symmetric arrangement. Each of the absorptive features may include a curvilinear segment that is convex relative to a center of symmetry of the arrangement. In some embodiments, each of the absorptive features includes one or more forks extending from the curvilinear segment. Each of the one or more forks may include a stem and at least two tines extending from the stem. The electromagnetic metamaterial cell may be included in a detector, such as a microbolometer, which itself may be included in a Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) system. In some embodiments, the FTIR system may be used to characterize fluid in a wellbore. The fluid may be a drilling fluid or a downhole fluid, such as crude oil. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199571 | NARROWBAND, ACOUSTICALLY MEDIATED SPINTRONIC TERAHERTZ EMITTER - Acoustically mediated spintronic THz emitters in which sound waves, rather than direct laser pulses, give rise to a spin current in a magnetic material via magnetoelastic coupling are provided. The THz emitters include a metal layer that acts as a light-to-acoustic transducer. Also provided are THz time-domain spectrometers (THz-TDSs) that incorporate the THz emitters. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199572 | OUTDOOR MULTI-PASS CELL FOR TDLAS - The invention of the present application relates to a system for accurately measuring fine-dust precursors. Among apparatuses that measure concentrations of NO | 2021-07-01 |
20210199573 | Methane Value Online Real-Time Monitoring System - The disclosure discloses a methane value online real-time monitoring system, which includes a laser tunable system portion, a gas component detection system portion and a data processing system portion. The laser tunable system portion includes a computer, laser drivers, tunable lasers, a laser beam combiner, a collimator, and a beam expander, which are connected in sequence. The gas component detection system portion includes a gas supply system pipeline, a hose, a valve, and a gas chamber. The data processing system portion includes a detector, lock-in amplifiers, an oscilloscope, and a data acquisition card, which are connected in sequence. In a working process of the methane value online real-time monitoring system, gas mass namely the methane value change can be monitored in real time on line by collecting natural gas introduced into a combustion chamber through a gas supply system pipeline of a natural gas engine, and the knocking problem related to rapid change of the gas mass is solved. The whole system is easy to operate, low in cost, high in severe environment adaptability, low in maintenance cost, safe, free of pollution, capable of achieving real-time measurement, high | 2021-07-01 |
20210199574 | OPTICAL SENSOR DEVICE FOR FLUID SUBSTANCES - An optical sensor device ( | 2021-07-01 |
20210199575 | Two-Dimensional Second Harmonic Dispersion Interferometer - An interferometer having a fundamental beam generator, a first second harmonic generator, a waveplate, a second second harmonic generator, a harmonic separator, and a polarizing beam splitter, mounted uniaxially, (i.e., the components are aligned along one optical axis), wherein the interferometer is adapted to change a diameter of a beam to match a diameter of a sample, and to change the diameter of the beam back to its original diameter. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199576 | Resolve Path Optical Sampling Architectures - Described here are optical sampling architectures and methods for operation thereof. An optical sampling architecture can be capable of emitting a launch sheet light beam towards a launch region and receiving a detection sheet light beam from a detection region. The launch region can have one dimension that is elongated relative to another dimension. The detection region can also have one dimension elongated relative to another dimension such that the system can selectively accept light having one or more properties (e.g., angle of incidence, beam size, beam shape, etc.). In some examples, the elongated dimension of the detection region can be greater than the elongated dimension of the launch region. In some examples, the system can include an outcoupler array and associated components for creating a launch sheet light beam having light rays with different in-plane launch positions and/or in-plane launch angles. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199577 | CLEANABLE FLAT-FACED CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR - Provided is a cleanable conductivity sensor and related methods having a distal sensing end in which active sensing elements are positioned and an outer fin specially configured to minimize unwanted interference without impacting the ability for automated cleaning of the distal sensing end. A rotatable wiper or brush may be periodically rotated over the distal sensing end, thereby removing unwanted biological build-up and avoiding fouling, thereby increasing the sensor deployment time without active intervention and maintenance. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199578 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR VISIBILITY MEASUREMENTS - An automated device and a method to carry out visibility measurements are described. The device has an optical system comprising a camera ( | 2021-07-01 |
20210199579 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR URBAN IMPERVIOUS SURFACE EXTRACTION BASED ON REMOTE SENSING - The present invention provides a method and system for urban impervious surface extraction based on remote sensing. The method includes: acquiring Landsat data; preprocessing the Landsat data to obtain preprocessed remotely sensed data; separately calculating an NDUI, an MNDWI, and a SAVI based on the remotely sensed data; stretching the NDUI, the MNDWI, and the SAVI to obtain a stretched NDUI, MNDWI, and SAVI; calculating an NDUII based on the stretched NDUI, MNDWI, and SAVI; and extracting impervious surface information by using a thresholding method based on the NDUII. The present invention can improve impervious surface extraction accuracy. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199580 | TURBIDITY SENSOR - A turbidity sensor has a housing, a cuvette for a sample medium, a lighting source, a light sensor, a drying agent and a chamber system. The chamber system includes a central receiving space in which the cuvette is arranged, a lighting chamber adjoined by the lighting source, at least one sensor chamber adjoined by the light sensor, and a drying chamber in which the drying agent is arranged. The lighting chamber, the at least one sensor chamber and the drying chamber are each fluidically connected to the central receiving space. The chamber system is here configured as a passive, pump-free system. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199581 | PHOTOCATALYTIC LAYER ON PLASMONICALLY ACTIVE SURFACE - A plasmonic analyte interrogation stage may include a plasmonically active surface and a transition metal photocatalytic layer on the plasmonically active surface. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199582 | PRODUCING A COMPOSITE IMAGE OF A STAINED TISSUE SAMPLE BY COMBINING IMAGE DATA OBTAINED THROUGH BRIGHTFIELD AND FLUORESCENCE IMAGING MODES - The disclosed embodiments relate to a system that produces a composite image of a stained tissue sample by combining image data obtained through brightfield and fluorescence imaging modes. While operating in a brightfield imaging mode, the system illuminates the stained tissue sample with broadband light, and collects image data comprising a brightfield histology image using a multispectral imaging system. While operating in a fluorescence imaging mode, the system illuminates the stained tissue sample with one or more bands of excitation light, and collects image data associated with resulting fluorescence emissions using the multispectral imaging system. Next, the system processes the image data collected during the brightfield and/or fluorescence imaging modes. Finally, the system combines the image data collected during the brightfield and fluorescence imaging modes to produce the composite image. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199583 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE DETECTION AND ANALYSIS OF FREE THIOL - Embodiments described herein relate to devices, and methods for quantifying thiol content in a sample containing a mixture of proteins or protein isoforms. The method includes conjugating a portion of the sample with free thiol detection binders, separating the contents in the portion of the sample into separated protein isoforms, detecting fluorescence signals associated with each separated protein isoform, and quantifying, based on the fluorescence signals, a relative amount of free thiol associated with each separated protein isoform. In some instances, the method includes quantifying the amount of each separated protein isoform based on absorbance signals associated with each separated protein isoform. In some instances, the fluorescence and/or absorbance signals associated with protein isoforms conjugated with detection binders can be compared with the corresponding signals associated with unconjugated protein isoforms. In some instances, the method further includes applying a reducing agent and quantifying total-thiol content in the sample. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199584 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING OF MULTIPLEXED FLUORESCENCE IN-SITU HYBRIDIZATION IMAGES - In acquisition of spatial transcriptomic information, a plurality of images representing a common field of view of a sample are obtained and registered. Each pixel of the registered images is decoded by identifying a code word from a plurality of code words in a code book that provides a best match to data values in the plurality of registered images for the pixel. For each code word identified as a best match and each pixel, whether a bit ratio for an image word for the pixel meets a threshold for the code word is determined. The image word is formed from the data values in the plurality of registered images for the pixel. For at least one pixel that is determined to meet the threshold, a gene associated with the code word is determined. Pixels for which the bit ratio does not meet the threshold are screened. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199585 | FLUORESCENCE OBSERVATION APPARATUS AND FLUORESCENCE OBSERVATION METHOD - A fluorescence observation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a stage, an excitation section, and a spectroscopic imaging section. The stage is capable of supporting a fluorescently stained pathological specimen. The excitation section irradiates the pathological specimen on the stage with a plurality of line illuminations of different wavelengths, the plurality of line illuminations being a plurality of line illuminations situated on different axes and parallel to a certain-axis direction. The spectroscopic imaging section includes at least one imaging device capable of separately receiving pieces of fluorescence respectively excited with the plurality of line illuminations. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199586 | HIGH SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL RESOLUTION SYNTHETIC APERTURE PHASE MICROSCOPY (HISTR-SAPM) - A high spatial and temporal resolution synthetic aperture phase microscopy (HISTR-SAPM) system and methods are provided for sample imaging and metrology. The HISTR-SAPM system includes a sample-illumination path along which a first illumination beam propagates and a reference-beam path along which a second illumination beam propagates. A first digital micromirror device (DMD), a second DMD, and a first scanning objective lens are disposed in the sample-illumination path and at a first side adjacent to the sample. A second scanning objective lens passes the sample information to a beam splitter (BS), where the sample illumination beam and the reference-beam are combined to form an interferogram at a final image plane for imaging the sample. A Fourier spatial spectrum analysis and a synthetic aperture are then used to reconstruct a quantitative phase map of the sample with a high resolution and at a high-speed. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199587 | AUTOFOCUS FUNCTIONALITY IN OPTICAL SAMPLE ANALYSIS. - A method comprises: directing, using an objective and a first reflective surface, first autofocus light toward a sensor, the first autofocus light reflected from a first surface of a substrate; preventing second autofocus light from reaching the sensor, the second autofocus light reflected from a second surface of the substrate; and directing, using the objective and a second reflective surface, emission light toward the sensor, the emission light originating from a sample at the substrate. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199588 | DETECTION OF BIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCES - The invention generally relates to detecting biological substances. In certain aspects, the invention is directed to a method directing one or more wavelengths of light within a deep ultraviolet (UV) spectrum into a medium to excite a biological substance in the medium, detect emission from the excited biological substance via a plurality of semiconductor photodetectors, and analyze the deep UV emission data for presence of a deep UV spectral signature indicative of the biological substance, wherein presence of the deep UV spectral signature indicates that the medium comprises a biological substance. The invention is also directed to identifying a pathogen in a medium comprising a pathogen and a non-pathogen biological substance. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199589 | DETERMINING SUCROSE CONCENTRATION IN HONEY BASED ON FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY - A method for determining sucrose concentration in honey. The method includes preparing a sample of honey, stimulating the sample by emitting a first laser beam on the sample in a first stimulation direction, detecting a fluorescence spectrum from a first fluorescence emission emitted from the sample in a first detection direction, detecting a first pair of fluorescence peaks and a second pair of peak wavelengths in the fluorescence spectrum, and determining a sucrose concentration based on one of the first pair and the second pair utilizing a database. The database includes a plurality of predetermined sucrose concentrations associated with the first pair or the second pair. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199590 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING A TEMPERATURE OF A GAS - Methods and systems capable of measuring gas temperatures utilizing plasma discharges. Such a method performs a measurement of a temperature of a gas by generating a probing nanosecond plasma pulse in the gas, and then using an optical emission spectroscopy technique to measure the temperature of the gas by processing a light emission signal excited by the probing nanosecond plasma pulse. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199591 | CHEMICAL LUMINESCENCE ANALYSIS AND MEASUREMENT METHOD, SYSTEM USING SAME, AND KIT - A chemical luminescence immune analysis and measurement method, a system using the chemical luminescence immune analysis and measurement method, and a kit are disclosed. The method broadens a detection range and indicates an HD-HOOK sample or a sample that is beyond the detection range by way of selecting two signal values from signal values that are read in multiple times. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199592 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION - A material characterization system and method for characterizing a stream of material emanating from a material identification, exploration, extraction or processing activity, the system including a source of incident radiation configured to irradiate the stream of material in an irradiation region, one or more detectors adapted to detect radiation emanating from within or passing through the stream of material as a result of the irradiation by the incident radiation and thereby produce a detection signal, and one or more digital processors configured to process the detection signal to characterise the stream of material, wherein the source of incident radiation and the one or more detectors are adapted to be disposed relative to the stream of material so as to irradiate the stream of material and detect the radiation emanating from within or passing through the stream as the stream passes through the irradiation region. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199593 | Fiber Blend Identification and Ratio Measurement - An instrument for identifying at least one of fiber blend composition and fiber blend ratio in an input material moved by a third set of fiber movements. A second spectral radiation source directs radiation toward the input material. A second spectral sensor receives portions of the second radiation that pass through the input material. A third spectral sensor receives portions of the second radiation that reflect off of the input material. A controller processes the signals from at least one of the second spectral sensor and the third spectral sensor to determine at least one of the fiber blend composition and the fiber blend ratio in the input material. The controller also sends control signals to the second electromagnetic radiation source and the third set of fiber movements. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199594 | INSPECTION DEVICE, BLISTER PACKAGING MACHINE, AND BLISTER SHEET MANUFACTURING METHOD - An inspection device includes: an illumination device that irradiates an object with near-infrared light; a spectroscope that disperses reflected light from the object irradiated with the near-infrared light; an imaging device that takes a spectroscopic image of the reflected light dispersed by the spectroscope; and a processor. The processor obtains spectral data at a plurality of points on the object based on the spectroscopic image obtained by the imaging device, selects, from among the spectral data at the plurality of points, a group having a highest density of luminance values of a predetermined wavelength component as a dense spectral data group, and performs a predetermined analysis for the object based on the dense spectral data group and detects a different type of object. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199595 | PROJECTOR - A projector includes a first detection section which has a first sensor provided to an enclosure, and has a first detection axis as a central axis of a first detection range as a detection range of the first sensor, and a second detection section which has a second sensor provided to the enclosure, and has a second detection axis as a central axis of a second detection range as a detection range of the second sensor, and a distance of the first detection range from the first sensor in the first detection axis of the first detection section is longer than a distance of the second detection range from the second sensor in the second detection axis of the second detection section. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199596 | INSPECTION APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An inspection apparatus inspecting a wafer on which a plurality of patterns are formed by a plurality of exposure shots, the inspection apparatus comprising: acquisition unit configured to acquire first information representing a positional relation between an inspection mark included in a pattern formed by a first exposure shot and an inspection mark included in a pattern formed by a second exposure shot, and second information representing a positional relation between the inspection mark included in the pattern formed by the second exposure shot and an inspection mark included in a pattern formed by a third exposure shot; and derivation unit configured to derive a linear component of an error caused by a reticle, and a linear component of an error caused by a position of a wafer, on the basis of the first information and the second information. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199597 | WAFER SHAPE AND FLATNESS MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - A semiconductor equipment architecture WGT for wafer shape and flatness measurement is disclosed. The semiconductor equipment architecture WGT includes a reflective air-bearing chuck and a hybrid wafer thickness gauge. Also disclosed are the corresponding methods of measuring wafer shape and flatness using the architecture, the air-bearing chuck and the hybrid wafer thickness gauge. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199598 | BACKGROUND SUPPRESSION FOR DOPPLER-FREE MM-WAVE SPECTROSCOPY - A system includes first and second gas cells each comprising a respective sealed interior waveguide; first transmit antenna coupled to the first gas cell to provide a first electromagnetic wave to the first gas cell along a first direction; second transmit antenna coupled to the first gas cell to provide a second electromagnetic wave to the first gas cell along a second direction opposite the first direction; third transmit antenna coupled to the second gas cell to provide a third electromagnetic wave to the second gas cell; first receive antenna coupled to the first gas cell to generate a first signal indicative of an amount of energy in first electromagnetic wave; second receive antenna coupled to the second gas cell to generate a second signal indicative of an amount of energy in second electromagnetic wave; and processor to calculate a background-free signal based on a difference between first and second signals. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199599 | PAVEMENT MATERIAL MICROWAVE DENSITY MEASUREMENT METHODS AND APPARATUSES - Portable microwave material gauge for determining the quality of a pavement material is provided. The gauge includes an electromagnetic field generator configured to generate an electric field mode that penetrates into the material wherein the material includes a heterogeneous material including at least one of a pavement material and a soil material, a calibration data set, a sensor of size and shape to support the electric field mode and to determine the response of the pavement material to the electric field wherein determining the response includes determining a change in the permittivity as a function of a change in the quality of the material; and an analyzer configured to correlate the sensor permittivity response to the calibration data set wherein correlating the response includes using stored relationships between the material quality and the sensor response using calibration samples having changes in permittivity as a function of quality. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199600 | Dynamic Determination of Irrigation-Related Data Using Machine Learning Techniques - Methods, systems, and computer program products for dynamic determination of irrigation-related data using machine learning techniques are provided herein. A computer-implemented method includes obtaining irrigation-related data pertaining to a region of interest; determining temporal values corresponding to irrigation activity at the region of interest by performing spatiotemporal analysis of the irrigation-related data; determining amounts of water utilized in connection with the irrigation activity corresponding to the temporal values by applying machine learning techniques to the irrigation-related data; determining types of irrigation activity attributed to the irrigation activity by applying machine learning techniques to the irrigation-related data and determined amounts of water; determining irrigation-related variables pertaining to the region of interest by executing a physical model using, as inputs, the determined temporal values, amounts of water, and types of irrigation activity, wherein the irrigation-related variables include an extent of irrigation activity; and outputting the determined irrigation-related variables to a user. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199601 | Method For Evaluation Of Resin Alloy - A method for evaluation of a resin alloy includes identifying and quantifying individual materials contained in the resin alloy. In addition, the method can identify encapsulation and whether or not a single phase is formed, without an additional equipment, allowing easier analysis and evaluation of various alloy materials through evaluation of physical properties of resin alloys. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199602 | POWER SUPPLY UNIT AND RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An apparatus includes a supporting base arranged to support a panel arranged to detect incident radiation, a power supply including a positive terminal portion and a negative terminal portion, a substrate connected to the positive terminal portion and the negative terminal portion, an insulating sheet arranged between the supporting base, and the power supply and the substrate, wherein the power supply and the substrate are fixed to the insulating sheet, and a sheet fixing member arranged to fix at least one sheet end of a plurality of sheet ends of the insulating sheet to the supporting base. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199603 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLORIZING A RADIOGRAPH FROM CABINET X-RAY SYSTEMS - A cabinet X-ray image system for obtaining X-ray images and colorized or grey scale density X-ray images of a specimen includes a sampling chamber for containing the specimen, a display, an X-ray system including, an X-ray source, a photon counting X-ray detector, and a specimen platform, and a controller configured to selectively energize the X-ray source, control the photon counting X-ray detector to collect a projection X-ray image of the specimen when the X-ray source is energized, determine the density of different areas of the specimen from data collected from the photon counting X-ray detector of the projection X-ray image, create a density X-ray image of the specimen wherein different areas of the specimen are indicated as a density or range of densities based on the determined density of different areas of the specimen, and selectively display the density X-ray image of the specimen on the display. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199604 | ORIENTATION DETERMINATION AND MAPPING BY STAGE ROCKING ELECTRON CHANNELING AND IMAGING RECONSTRUCTION - A system to generate orientation maps includes a measurement system configured to capture a plurality images of a sample and a computing device in operable communication with the measurement system. The computing device is configured to align the plurality of images of the sample and process the aligned plurality of images to detect one or more regions of interest. The computing device is also configured to generate one or more electron channeling patterns (ECPs) corresponding to the sample based on the one or more regions of interest. The computing device is further configured to generate an orientation map of the sample based on the one or more ECPs. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199605 | SAMPLE INSPECTION APPARATUS EMPLOYING A DIFFRACTION DETECTOR - A sample inspection apparatus includes a source of electromagnetic radiation, a beam former for producing a substantially conical shell of the radiation with the conical shell being incident on a sample to be inspected, a detection surface arranged to receive diffracted radiation after incidence of the conical shell beam upon the sample to be inspected, and an unfocused collimator provided at or close to the detection surface and having a grid structure formed of cells which each stare at different portions of the conical shell. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199606 | MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, PROGRAM, AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD - A measurement system obtains its own measurement result through use of a different system's measurement result obtained by a different measurement system. The measurement system includes: an output data acquisition unit, a designated position acquisition unit configured to acquire a designated position, which is a position indicating an address at which the different system's measurement result is represented in the output data, by a user's designation, a different system's measurement result acquisition unit, a measurement result acquisition unit, and a position data storage unit configured to store position data indicating the designated position. The different system's measurement result acquisition unit acquires, when the position data is already stored in the position data storage unit in a case where the output data acquisition unit acquires different output data obtained by the different measurement system, the different system's measurement result included at the designated position indicated by the position data. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199607 | Methods and Systems for Measuring Pore Volume Compressibility with Low Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Techniques - Systems, methods, and apparatuses for determining pore volume and pore volume compressibility of secondary porosity in rock samples is disclosed. In some implementations, determining a pore volume of a secondary porosity in a rock core sample may include saturating the rock sample with deuterium oxide (D2O) by applying a vacuum to the core sample covered by D2O; centrifuging the saturated rock sample at a selected rotational speed in the presence of a second fluid to displace a portion of the D2O from the rock sample with the second fluid; measuring the rock sample with low-field | 2021-07-01 |
20210199608 | METHOD FOR MEASURING THERMAL DIFFUSIVITY PERFORMANCE AND SYSTEM THEREOF - A thermal diffusivity performance measurement system is configured to measure a temperature of a pillar. The thermal diffusivity performance measurement system has a heater, a temperature sensor and a calculation unit. The heater is configured to heat the pillar. The temperature sensor is disposed at the pillar and configured to measure the temperature of the pillar. The calculation unit is connected to temperature sensor. The calculation unit is configured to calculate a ratio of heat conduction to convection intensity per unit conduction intensity and a dimensionless time based on the measuring results of the temperature sensor. The calculation unit is configured to introduce the ratio of the heat conduction to the convection intensity per unit conduction intensity and the dimensionless time into a first formula as following: | 2021-07-01 |
20210199609 | SOIL SENSOR AND SOIL MEASUREMENT METHOD - A soil sensor includes a current supply unit, an electrode disposed in soil, and a processing unit that obtains a water content and a total ion concentration in the soil. The processing unit includes an information conversion unit that converts a first time and a second time until the measured voltage reaches first threshold voltages and second threshold voltages into frequency information using the temporal change of the measured voltage, an impedance calculation unit that obtains the impedance of the soil, a water content calculation unit that obtains the water content using the impedance, and a total ion concentration calculation unit that obtains the total ion concentration using the impedance. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199610 | GAS SENSOR AND PACKAGING COMPONENT HAVING THE SAME - A gas sensor includes a substrate, an oxidization stack, a heating element, a sensing circuit, and a gas sensing element. The substrate has a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a groove. The oxidization stack is on the substrate, and has a third surface and a fourth surface opposite to the third surface. The heating element is embedded in the oxidization stack. The sensing circuit is embedded in the oxidization stack. A distance between the sensing circuit and the fourth surface is shorter than a distance between the heating element and the fourth surface. The gas sensing element is located on the oxidization stack and coupled to the sensing circuit. The substrate and the oxidization stack collectively define a cavity substantially underneath the gas sensing element. The groove penetrates the substrate and extends outwardly from the cavity. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199611 | PARTICULATE-MATTER DETECTING SENSOR ELEMENT - A particulate-matter detecting sensor including an insulating substrate which has a detecting face, detecting conductors formed in the insulating substrate, and a heating section formed on the insulating substrate. Each detecting conductor includes a detecting electrode part, a terminal part, and a connecting part. A portion of the detecting conductor is constituted of a noble metal conductor mainly formed of at least one noble metal selected from Pt, Au, Pd, Rh and Ir. At least a portion of the connecting part is formed of a low expansion conductor mainly formed of a low expansion coefficient metal having linear expansion coefficient lower than that of the noble metal. Both conductors are joined at an overlapping part at which the noble metal conductor and the low expansion conductor are partly overlapped with each other on an insulating layer forming the insulating substrate in a normal line direction of the insulating layer. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199612 | NANO-SENSOR FOR DETECTING GASEOUS COMPONENTS - Nano-sensors, nano-sensor array and methods of fabrication thereof are provided. A nano-sensor comprises a pair of sensing electrode assemblies aligned longitudinally along a first axis. Each sensing electrode assembly comprises an electrode strip coupled to a contact pad at a first end of the electrode strip. A sensing member is disposed between the pair of sensing electrode assemblies to detect, at a predetermined temperature, presence of a gaseous component. A thermally conductive layer is provided in contact with the sensing member. The nano-sensor comprises a heating assembly, comprising a heating strip disposed between and coupled to a pair of heating contact pads, aligned longitudinally along a second axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis. A portion of the heating strip is in contact with the thermally conductive layer to heat the sensing member through the thermally conductive layer. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199613 | Method for calculating damage of carbon fiber reinforced polymer composite under action of single lightning current component with fast-rising rate - A method for calculating the damage of a carbon fiber composite reinforced polymer (CFRP) composite under an action of a single lightning current component with a fast-rising rate is disclosed. Through the obtained dynamic impedance curves of the CFRP composite under the action of the non-destructive lightning current component, the anisotropic conductivity of the CFRP composite under the action of the single lightning current component with specified parameters is extrapolated based on pre-designed lightning damage simulation conditions. The anisotropic conductivity is taken as the initial condition of the conductivity of the CFRP composite in the coupled thermoelectric simulation model, which is able to better simulate the real lightning effect on the CFRP composite, and is able to more accurately obtain the lightning damage of the CFRP composite and analyze the relationship between the lightning damage parameters. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199614 | ULTRA-COMPACT, PASSIVE, WIRELESS SENSOR USING QUANTUM CAPACITANCE EFFECT IN GRAPHENE - An electrical device includes at least one graphene quantum capacitance varactor. In some examples, the graphene quantum capacitance varactor includes an insulator layer, a graphene layer disposed on the insulator layer, a dielectric layer disposed on the graphene layer, a gate electrode formed on the dielectric layer, and at least one contact electrode disposed on the graphene layer and making electrical contact with the graphene layer. In other examples, the graphene quantum capacitance varactor includes an insulator layer, a gate electrode recessed in the insulator layer, a dielectric layer formed on the gate electrode, a graphene layer formed on the dielectric layer, wherein the graphene layer comprises an exposed surface opposite the dielectric layer, and at least one contact electrode formed on the graphene layer and making electrical contact with the graphene layer. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199615 | ELECTROCHEMICAL-BASED ANALYTICAL TEST STRIP WITH ELECTRODE VOLTAGE SENSING CONNECTIONS AND HAND-HELD TEST METER FOR USE THEREWITH - A hand-held test meter for use with an electro-chemical-based analytical test strip in the determination of an analyte in a bodily fluid sample includes a housing; a strip port connector disposed at least partially within the housing and configured to receive an electro-chemical based analytical test strip; a micro-controller disposed in the housing and configured to generate a micro-controller command signal; an electrode bias drive circuit block disposed in the housing and configured to generate a bias drive signal based on the micro-controller command signal, and a dynamic bias drive adjustment circuit block disposed in the housing and configured to receive at least one sensed electrode voltage and to adjust a bias drive signal from the electrode bias drive circuit block based on the sensed electrode voltage to create an adjusted bias drive signal. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199616 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING DISCRIMINATING REDOX-BASED CHEMICAL SIGNATURES - A method for measuring discriminating redox-based chemical signatures includes adding a chemical input to a body fluid, applying an electrical signal to a combination of the chemical input and the body fluid, measuring an electrical output and an optical output of the combination for a predetermined time period, and determining a cross-modal response that characterizes an interaction between the electrical output and the optical output. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199617 | SENSOR ELEMENT FOR GAS SENSOR - A sensor element for a gas sensor includes: an element base being a ceramic structure and including a sensing part for sensing a gas component to be measured and a heater for heating the sensor element; and a leading-end protective layer disposed around an outer periphery of the element base in a predetermined range at least including a leading end surface, and being a porous layer including one or more unit layers, wherein a radius of curvature of the leading-end protective layer on a side of the leading end surface in vertical cross section along a longitudinal direction of the sensor element is greater than ½ of thickness of the element base and is 3 mm or less. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199618 | ION CONCENTRATION MEASURING DEVICE - A pH sensor obtains the concentration of measurement ions by being provided in a measurement target containing the measurement ions and non-measurement ions. The pH sensor includes: a measurement target power supply that controls a measurement target voltage of the measurement target; a measurement ISFET that includes a measurement ion sensitive membrane selectively trapping the measurement ions to generate a pH-dependent voltage corresponding to the number of trapped measurement ions; a measurement membrane power supply that controls a membrane control voltage of the measurement ion sensitive membrane; and a power supply control unit that controls the size of a voltage to be output from each of the measurement target power supply and the measurement membrane power supply. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199619 | ION SENSING DEVICE - Ion sensing device includes a field-effect transistor including a bottom gate and a top gate, a reference electrode, and a driver circuit configured to measure concentration of ions in a sample solution into which the reference electrode and the top gate are immersed. The driver circuit includes a constant current source configured to supply a drain of the field-effect transistor with a constant current, and a voltage follower configured to receive a potential of the drain. The driver circuit is configured to supply the reference electrode with a constant reference potential, apply a constant voltage across an output of the voltage follower and the bottom gate, and output an output potential of the voltage follower. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199620 | NANOBIO SENSING DEVICE - A nanobio-sensing device includes: a substrate; a source electrode and a drain electrode which are disposed on the substrate and spaced apart from each other; a sensing film which serves as a channel connecting the source electrode and the drain electrode and is in contact with at least a part of the source electrode and the drain electrode; a first gate electrode which is a floating gate, extends while one end of the first gate electrode is in contact with a part of the sensing film, and is capable of being in contact with a part of the source electrode and/or the drain electrode; and a second gate electrode which is in contact with the other end of the first gate electrode to form a first gate stacked structure. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199621 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FAULTS OF A STRUCTURE - The invention relates to a device for detecting faults of a structure (STR), the device comprising a calculation unit and a plurality of transducers ( | 2021-07-01 |
20210199622 | DETERMINING MECHANICAL PROPERTIES VIA ULTRASOUND-INDUCED RESONANCE - A device for estimating a mechanical property of a sample is disclosed herein. The device may include a chamber configured to hold the sample; a transmitter configured to transmit a plurality of waveforms, including at least one forcing waveform; and a transducer assembly operatively connected to the transmitter and configured to transform the transmit waveforms into ultrasound waveforms. The transducer assembly can also transmit and receive ultrasound waveforms into and out of the chamber, as well as transform at least two received ultrasound waveforms into received electrical waveforms. The device also includes a data processor that can receive the received electrical waveforms; estimate a difference in the received electrical waveforms that results at least partially from movement of the sample; and estimate a mechanical property of the sample by comparing at least one feature of the estimated difference to at least one predicted feature, wherein the at least one predicted feature is based on a model of an effect of the chamber wall. Finally, the device can also include a controller configured to control the timing of the ultrasound transmitter and data processor. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199623 | Method for Continuously Separating Components From a Sample - A method for continuously separating components from a sample includes providing a field-flow fractionation device including: a channel coupled to a flow generator for translocating the sample components along the channel in a first direction, an actuator for translocating the sample components in a second direction, at an angle with the first direction, and an array of electrodes electrically or capacitively connected to an AC power source, operating the actuator so as to translocate the sample components in a second direction at an angle with the first direction, operating the AC power source so as to generate an AC electric field between adjacent rows, and operating the flow generator, collecting sample components from the sample outlets. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199624 | MICRO SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION DEVICES AND METHODS - Sample preparation and separation can be performed using a sample cartridge ( | 2021-07-01 |
20210199625 | CHROMATOGRAPHY VALVE FOR FLUID ANALYSIS - A chromatography valve for use in fluid analysis and chromatography applications is provided. The valve includes a first body having passages extending therethrough and opening on a flat face of the first body at respective passage ports. The valve also includes a second body engaged with the first body in a sealed relationship, whereby one of the first and second bodies is movable relative to the other one between two or more positions for controlling fluid circulation through the passages. The second body includes at least one cartridge receiving cavity for receiving at least one cartridge removably provided therein. The cartridge has channel(s) for channeling fluid of pairs of the passage ports, depending on the position of the first body relative to the second body, thereby channeling fluid through selected ones of the passages via the at least one channel. A method of operating the valve is also provided. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199626 | FAST TEMPERATURE RAMP GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY - A gas chromatography (GC) column system includes an insulation tubing, a metallic GC column disposed within the insulation tubing and having an outer diameter that is less than or equal to an inner diameter of the insulation tubing, a first electrode in contact with the metallic GC column, and a second electrode in contact with the metallic GC column on an opposite side of the insulation tubing from the first electrode. The metallic GC column may be heated by applying a voltage across the first and second electrodes. The voltage may be controlled in response to a measured temperature of the metallic GC column. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199627 | 3-D GLASS PRINTABLE HAND-HELD GAS CHROMATOGRAPH FOR BIOMEDICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS - A sensor structure is disclosed comprising at least four planar layers subsuming at least one cavity housed but not contained by overlapping apertures through at least two of the planar layers, wherein the at least one cavity comprises a plurality of chambers, and wherein at least one chamber of the plurality of chambers is configured to be in fluid coupling with at least one other chamber. The plurality of chambers may be defined by overlapping apertures through a plurality of the planar layers. The plurality of chambers may include a Gas Chromatograph (GC) column. The planar layers may be flexible flat glass. The planar layers may be fused together. The layers may be made with apertures through the layers disposed in a desired pattern to define complex structures by the apertures overlapping between abutting layers when the layers are stacked. The planar layers may be configured to admit ultraviolet light. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199628 | LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY SYSTEM, METHOD AND USE - A method performed in a liquid chromatography system includes a metering device pushing a sample into a trap column. The metering device sucks in the sample from a sample reservoir, wherein the sucking in the sample from a sample reservoir precedes the step of pushing the sample into the trap column. The liquid chromatography system also includes a trap column and a metering device, wherein the system is adapted to assume a configuration allowing the metering device to push a sample into the trap column and wherein the metering device is adapted to push the sample into the trap column in this configuration, wherein the system is adapted to assume a configuration allowing the sample to be sucked into the system by means of the metering device. Furthermore, the invention relates to a use of the liquid chromatography system for liquid chromatography, in particular of high-pressure liquid chromatography. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199629 | CHROMATOGRAPHY CARTRIDGE SEAL ARRANGEMENT - The present invention relates chromatography cartridge comprising a barrel to be sealed with a cap utilizing a seal member such as an O-ring. The barrel comprises barrel lip on the circular top surface of the barrel. The cap comprises a seal holder and a space to accommodate the seal member. Then the cap is mounted on the barrel an interior contact surface of the cap will contact the barrel lip and force the barrel lip to shear inwards. The barrel lip and the contact surface will form a first cartridge seal. The barrel lip will in turn contact the seal member which will contact a seal surface of the cap and the seal holder to form a second cartridge seal. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199630 | MICRO SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION DEVICES AND METHODS - Methods and devices for the washing, extraction, and separation of a sample in a disposable chromatography cartridge ( | 2021-07-01 |
20210199631 | A GC/MS ARRANGEMENT AND MASS SPECTROMETER - A GC/MS arrangement, comprising: a GC unit; an MS unit; a transfer line fluidly connecting the GC unit and the MS unit a carrier gas valve for selectively supplying carrier gas to the transfer line; at least one monitoring unit associated with the MS unit for monitoring at least one operational condition of the MS unit; and a controller connected to the at least one monitoring unit and carrier gas valve, configured to close the carrier gas valve when a predetermined operational event is detected by the at least one monitoring unit. | 2021-07-01 |
20210199632 | TRANSFER LINE, GCMS ARRANGEMENT AND MOUNTING ASSEMBLY - A transfer line for a GCMS arrangement, the transfer line comprising: a transfer probe having a probe bore to receive a GC column; a sealing cap movably mounted at a first end of the transfer probe; and a resilient element arranged to bias the sealing cap away from the first end of the transfer probe. | 2021-07-01 |