32nd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 34 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150219407 | WEDGE SHAPED HEAT SINK FOR GIMBAL MOUNTED SOLID STATE RECESSED LIGHTING - A heat sink for a directional recessed lighting fixture, comprises a wedge-shaped rotatable inner heat sink | 2015-08-06 |
20150219408 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY PACK SPACER - An example battery pack spacer includes a base and at least one rib extending laterally from the base. The rib is configured to turn flow of a coolant through a battery pack. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219409 | HEAT EXCHANGER UTILIZING TUBULAR STRUCTURES HAVING INTERNAL FLOW ALTERING MEMBERS AND EXTERNAL CHAMBER ASSEMBLIES - A heat exchanger includes at least one cylindrical tubular member formed from a tubular structure and chamber assemblies. A plurality of flow altering members are coupled at predetermined intervals within the tubular structure. The flow altering members have an angled surface on their respective sides facing the flow of a heat exchange medium. Pairs of inlet orifices and outlet orifices are formed on the wall of the tubular structure at the same intervals as the flow altering members. Chamber assemblies are coupled as a full or partial collar on the exterior of the tubular structure. Each chamber assembly is hollow, permitting fluid flow within, and is in fluid communication with a corresponding inlet orifice, outlet orifice pair so that the heat exchange medium repeatedly flows out of the tubular structure into a chamber assembly and back into the tubular structure. Multiple cylindrical tubular members may be coupled between manifolds. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219410 | Heat Dissipation Structure Enhancing Heat Source Self Heat Radiation - A heat dissipation structure enhancing heat source self heat radiation includes a heat source and a heat radiation layer formed on at least one side of an exterior of the heat source. With the heat dissipation structure, the heat source can have largely increased self heat radiation efficiency, enabling heat emitted by the heat source to be quickly dissipated into ambient environment to avoid heat accumulation on the heat source. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219411 | AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM - The disclosed subject matter provides an air-conditioning system that is a total single room system or provides localized comfort zones in a larger space. This system can be produced at a very low cost and is highly efficient, combining known heat transport technologies to make a cooling or heating unit that will work in efficiently insulated rooms with little heat loss. This system allows a number of heat pump and air handler arrangements to be utilized. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219412 | VALVE DEVICE CAPABLE OF WASHING INTERNAL PIPE IN HOT WATER BOILER - Disclosed is a valve device capable of washing an internal pipe in a hot water boiler wherein an operating part is not brought into contact with a body made of a metal material, and even though the valve device is not used for a long period of time, the operating part does not adhere to the body, and wherein the valve device is simple in configuration so that it can be mounted on a restricted installation area. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219413 | METHODS AND DEVICES RELATING TO FIREARMS - A system facilitates one handed manipulation of a service pistol and includes a device having two components and related inserts that allow for single handed loading, cycling, firing, clearing and unloading of semi-automatic pistols. The present device includes a spine, a cover pivotally attached to the spine and operable under action of a user from a first normally closed position and a second open position, a spring connected to the cover and spine holding the cover without a first action of a user in the first normally closed position. A base is dimensioned to support a firearm magazine such that the firearm magazine is axially aligned to an axis of the spine; and a pair of retaining arms are attached to the spine for retaining the firearm magazine within the device without a second action of the user and releasing the firearm magazine under the second action of the user. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219414 | DRUM-TYPE MAGAZINE - A drum-type magazine in which a cartridge loading space for being loaded with cartridges can be formed in a drum unit when rotating a cartridge guide unit by an operation of a cartridge loading unit, and the cartridge loading unit can be immediately returned to an initial position thereof, so a user can easily load the magazine with cartridges using a small force. The drum-type magazine is also configured such that, even when the magazine is repeatedly used over a lengthy period of time and the elasticity of a tension member is reduced, the elasticity of the tension member can be increased by rotating a tension control unit, so the magazine can be efficiently loaded with cartridges and can efficiently support the loaded cartridges. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219415 | FIREARM MAGAZINE LOADER - A firearm magazine loader. The magazine loader includes an ammunition holder adapted for receiving and holding ammunition from a tray in the same arrayed configuration in which the ammunition was held in the tray. The magazine loader includes a holder adapted for holding ammunition in an array including multiple columns and rows. The magazine loader includes a carrier and a biasing member biasing the carrier for movement. The magazine loader includes a movable carrier and a stop. The stop engages ammunition held in the carrier for indexing movement of the carrier. The magazine loader includes a plunger oriented for plunging ammunition from the carrier in a direction transverse to a direction of travel of the carrier. The magazine loader includes a slot sized and shaped for receiving a round of ammunition and configured for permitting the round of ammunition to slide along a length of the slot. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219416 | TRIGGER GUARD CUSHIONING INSERT USED IN FIREARM MODIFICATION - A firearm assembly includes a receiver having a trigger guard structure, and a stock structure coupled to a rear portion of the receiver. An insert is positioned between the trigger guard structure and the stock structure for ensuring a tight fit and preventing contact therebetween. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219417 | Archery compound bow interchangeable accessories and carrying system - Interchangeable compound bow accessories comprised of a stabilizer apparatus, vibration reduction apparatus and carrying handle apparatus mechanically fastened to a universal support structure inherent to the accessories that is attached to the center portion of a compound bow riser or compound bow sight support structure. The comprised accessories may be integrated as a multi-functioning device by combining their individual functions into a single component such as a stabilizer apparatus and vibration reduction apparatus combined with a carrying handle apparatus or left as an individual component. The accessories may be easily detached from the universal support structure. The comprised accessories are constructed in such a manner that they may carry or support a compound bow by means of a universal support apparatus constructed specifically for the comprised accessories, by hand, carrying strap, sling, belt, or backpack strap. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219418 | ARCHERY RELEASE AID - An archery release aid is provided. The archery release aid includes a body having a circular inner surface forming a finger opening within. A trigger hook protrudes from an outer surface of the body and is configured to releasably hook onto a string of a bow. The present invention further includes a circular sleeve forming a finger opening within. The circular sleeve is suspended within the circular inner surface of the body and is rotatable relative to the circular inner surface. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219419 | COLLAPSIBLE PISTOL - A folding pistol is balanced so that it is held making three points of contact with the user's hand, resulting in more stability when discharged. When held by a user, the invention puts the gun bore axis in close alignment to the center axis of the user's forearm; reducing barrel jump and improving accuracy. A folding rear activation arm when in the closed position mechanically blocks the hammers preventing unintentional discharge. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219420 | CROSSBOW INTEGRATED GRIP GUARD - A grip guard may be used with a crossbow that has a main beam including a stock and a barrel. The grip guard may have a first wall that is positioned between the stock and the barrel and a second wall that extends outwardly from the main beam. The first wall may have dampening properties to attenuate sounds and vibrations caused by firing the crossbow and the second wall may prevent a user's fingers from inadvertently extending from the handle toward the barrel. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219421 | BULLPUP STOCK KIT FOR A RIFLE - The present invention provides for a stock kit that converts a conventional rifle, such as an SKS, into bullpup configuration. The preferred embodiment of the provided stock kit does not require any permanent modification be made to the host firearm. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219422 | COUPLING FIREARM ACCESSORIES TO A FIREARM - A system for coupling various types of firearm accessories to a firearm having an accessory rail may include a coupling member. The coupling member may include a head and a threaded body. The head may have a diameter that fits through a first region of an accessory rail of a firearm but not through a second region. A method of coupling a firearm accessory to a firearm may include inserting the head of the coupling member through the first region of the accessory rail and moving the threaded body into the second region of the accessory rail. The method may further include driving the threaded body into the threaded hole such that the coupling member and firearm accessory are compressed against the accessory rail. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219423 | INTERCEPTING VEHICLE AND METHOD - A simpler, smaller, less costly intercepting vehicle is provided. For example, a highly scalable intercepting vehicle may include a single axial rocket motor and a body-fixed, wide field of view (FOV) sensor unit to accommodate attitude changes required to steer the intercepting vehicle. This intercepting vehicle may be much smaller and less costly than conventional intercepting vehicles. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219424 | ARMOR SYSTEM - An armor system pellet is provided. The pellet includes a pellet body attached to four projections for interlocking adjacent pellets when arranged in an array. The pellet is configured such that the width of a first pair of co-linear projections is less than a width of a second pair of co-linear projections. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219425 | Projectile Interceptor Mountable on a Firearm - Ballistic projectile protection devices, and methods for their use, are provided. In a preferred embodiment, a gun-mounted ballistic protection device is provided, comprising multiple interception media launchers that cover and protect a user's vital organs from incoming projectiles. In some aspects of the invention, a control system using a microphone or other sensors, with multiple sampling points in a forward location, determine the location and trajectory of an incoming projectile, and deploy interception media to intercept the incoming projectile. In a preferred embodiment, a user may activate the projectile protection device with a partial trigger pull, or a button placed within reach of a user's trigger finger. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219426 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR INDICATING HOSTILE FIRE - Systems, methods, and computer program products for identifying hostile fire. A characteristic of a fired projectile is detected using an optical system and the projectile's travel path in relation to a vehicle is determined. If the determined travel path of the projectile is within a predetermined distance from the vehicle, it is determined that the projectile is hostile towards the vehicle and a warning is output. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219427 | LINEAR SHAPED CHARGES - A user-fillable linear shaped charge ( | 2015-08-06 |
20150219428 | SURFACE MOUNT EXPLODING FOIL INITIATOR - An exploding foil initiator system comprises a substrate having a first side and a second side, an exploding foil initiator and surface mount pads. The exploding foil initiator is formed on the first side of the substrate and comprises a first contact, a second contact and a channel that electrically connects the first contact and the second contact. A first surface mount pad is formed on the second side of the substrate. As second surface mount pad is also formed on the second side of the substrate. A first via extends through the substrate to electrically connect the first contact with the first surface mount pad. Analogously, a second via extends through the substrate to electrically connect the second contact to the second surface mount pad. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219429 | Small Diameter Double Cutter Crossbow Bolt - The small diameter double cutter crossbow bolt of the present invention incorporates a midsection spacer having a plurality of blades, positioned mid-shaft of a small diameter shaft having a nock and a tip. The nock and midsection spacer has an outer diameter equal to the outer diameter of a standard bolt to ensure the centerline axis of the bolt is the same as a traditional crossbow bolt, allowing the use of the small diameter double cutter crossbow bolt in standard crossbow stocks and rails. In a preferred embodiment, midsection blade is formed with a lumen and is slid over the small diameter shaft. In an alternative preferred embodiment, the midsection spacer is a solid unit, joining two halves of a small diameter shaft. Thus, the small diameter double cutter crossbow bolt of the present invention provides a crossbow bolt capable of greater speeds, range, accuracy, kinetic energy, and lethality. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219430 | SPEED TAPE - The framing layout assembly includes a housing that is positionable proximate the member. A tape is operationally coupled to the housing. The tape may be extendable from the housing. The tape has indicia printed thereon. the indicia indicates distance. The tape has a tape hole extending therethrough. A guide is operationally coupled to the housing. The tape extends through the guide. A stop is operationally coupled to the housing. The stop is extendable through the hole in the tape. The tape is retained at a pre-determined distance. A jig is operationally coupled to the housing. The jig is positionable on the member. A user marks the member at the pre-determined distance. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219431 | HANDHELD MEASURING INSTRUMENT - The invention relates to a handheld measurement instrument and a configurator forming a measurement kit. The measuring instrument and the configurator are provided each with an interface, enabling communication between the measuring instrument and the configurator. The handheld measurement instrument further comprises a measuring unit for measuring distances or angles of an object by contacting physically distinct points of said object; and a circuit unit applying a function of a functionality on electronic signals/electronic measurement results delivered from the measuring unit in order to deliver the measuring results in a desired form to the user by output means. The form the results should be presented can be selected by the user using input means of the measuring instrument. The circuit unit is configurable by the user using the configurator in order to determine, with which functionality the circuit unit and the input means, respectively should be equipped. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219432 | HEIGHT MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A height measurement device, detachably disposed on an article, includes a body and a measurement unit. The body includes a clamping member, a stopper and a pivot member. The clamping member has a first joint portion and a clamping slit, wherein the clamping slit is capable of clamping the article. The stopper has a first pivot portion. The pivot member has an adjacent portion and a second joint portion, and is pivotally jointed the stopper to the clamping member through the first pivot portion, whereas the pivot member is moved to allow the second joint portion joint to the first joint portion, the adjacent portion abuts the stopper onto the clamping member so as to fix the stopper at a measurement position. The measurement unit disposed on the body is for use in measuring a height of the measurement position. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219433 | DISPLACEMENT SENSOR - A displacement sensor includes: an first yoke that is formed of a soft magnetic body and is annular-shaped; an second yoke that is formed of a soft magnetic body and is annular-shaped, the second yoke having an inner circumferential surface which faces an outer circumferential surface of the first yoke via a gap and arranged coaxially with the first yoke; a magnet that is arranged to be capable of moving in an axial direction in a radial-direction central portion of the first yoke and is magnetized in the axial direction of the first yoke; and a detection element that detects a magnetic flux density which is generated in the gap and is arranged in the gap so that the magnetic flux density is detected along the radial direction of the first yoke. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219434 | INDUCTION TYPE POSITION MEASURING APPARATUS - An induction type position measuring apparatus includes a scale and a sensor. The scale includes a track having a plurality of control patterns provided at equal intervals along a measurement reference line to control flow of an induced current, and a first edge portion and a second edge portion located on both sides of the measurement reference line. The sensor is provided to be capable of moving relatively to the scale along the measurement reference line to detect an induced current. The scale includes regulation patterns at least between the track and the first edge portion or between the track and the second edge portion to regulate a flow of an induced current. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219435 | MAGNETIC DETECTOR EQUIPPED WITH ROTOR INCLUDING SIGNAL GENERATION UNIT - A magnetic detector includes a rotor including a signal generation unit in a surface perpendicular to a rotary shaft and configured to rotate around the rotary shaft, and a detection unit configured to detect a rotational angle of the rotor by using magnetism via the signal generation unit. A plurality of concave and convex portions of the signal generation unit is formed by electroforming or sintering. In the surface, a projection portion is preferably disposed radially inside or outside the rotor with respect to the signal generation unit. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219436 | OPTICAL PROBE AND METHOD OF ATTACHING OPTICAL PROBE - An optical probe includes an optical fiber that rotates around an axis of rotation and that transmits light; an optical connector that is connected to an end face of the optical fiber and that rotates together with the optical fiber; a supporting tube that surrounds the optical fiber and that rotates together with the optical fiber; a jacket tube that covers the supporting tube; an inner shell that is attached to the supporting tube, that surrounds the optical connector around the axis of rotation, and that rotates together with the optical fiber; an outer shell that is attached to the jacket tube and that surrounds the inner shell; and an elastic body that elastically deforms between the inner shell and the outer shell. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219437 | CODED LOCALIZATION SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS - A coded localization system includes a plurality of optical channels arranged to cooperatively image at least one object onto a plurality of detectors. Each of the channels includes a localization code that is different from any other localization code in other channels, to modify electromagnetic energy passing therethrough. Output digital images from the detectors are processable to determine sub-pixel localization of the object onto the detectors, such that a location of the object is determined more accurately than by detector geometry alone. Another coded localization system includes a plurality of optical channels arranged to cooperatively image partially polarized data onto a plurality of pixels. Each of the channels includes a polarization code that is different from any other polarization code in other channels to uniquely polarize electromagnetic energy passing therethrough. Output digital images from the detectors are processable, to determine a polarization pattern for a user of the system. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219438 | POSITION MEASURING APPARATUS, POSITION MEASURING METHOD, LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An apparatus to measure the position of a mark, the apparatus including an objective lens to direct radiation on a mark using radiation supplied by an illumination arrangement; an optical arrangement to receive radiation diffracted and specularly reflected by the mark, wherein the optical arrangement is configured to provide a first image and a second image, the first image being formed by coherently adding specularly reflected radiation and positive diffraction order radiation and the second image being formed by coherently adding specularly reflected radiation and negative diffraction order radiation; and a detection arrangement to detect variation in an intensity of radiation of the first and second images and to calculate a position of the mark in a direction of measurement therefrom. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219439 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING POSITION OF SUBSTRATE TRANSFER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In a method for detecting a position of a substrate transfer device including a substrate supporting unit, the light-transmitting optical sensor is moved with respect to a detection target provided at a predetermined relative position with respect to a position where a substrate is to be transferred by the substrate transfer device, and a vertical dimension of the detection target that blocks the optical axis is measured by setting the substrate supporting unit in a first orientation and relatively moving up or down the optical sensor with respect to the detection target. A vertical dimension of the detection target that blocks the optical axis is measured by setting the substrate supporting unit in a second orientation and relatively moving the optical sensor with respect to the detection target. Horizontal coordinates of a reference position of the detection target are obtained based on the measured vertical dimensions in the respective orientations. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219440 | MULTI-ANALYSIS ALGORITHM USING SIGNAL SHARING AND RELATED APPARATUS - A multi-analysis method and apparatus use a plurality of analysis models to determine different traits of a sample from a signal produced from the sample. The analysis models include a model-THK and a model-CD. An optical signal from a pattern is produced. A thickness of the pattern is determined from the optical signal using the model-THK. A critical dimension (CD) of the pattern is determined from the optical signal using the model-CD. The thickness and the CD are output. The determinations of the thickness of the pattern and the CD of the pattern are made from the same optical signal, i.e., from a one time or single examination of the sample. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219441 | IMAGE SEQUENCE AND EVALUATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STRUCTURED ILLUMINATION MICROSCOPY - In a method and apparatus for determining the height of a plurality of spatial positions on a surface of a specimen, a light beam is projected on the surface. The light beam has a sinusoidal spatial pattern in at least two directions perpendicular to an optical axis of the light beam, and which is moved to different spatial pattern positions. The surface is scanned along the optical axis in different scanning positions. A fixed relationship between a moving distance between subsequent spatial pattern positions, and a scanning distance between subsequent scanning positions exists. The light reflected by the surface is detected in scanning positions with the spatial pattern having corresponding spatial pattern positions. From the detected light for each spatial position of the surface, an envelope curve of intensity values corresponding to scanning positions is determined. A maximum of the envelope curve and its corresponding scanning position being representative of the height of the spatial position of the surface is selected. The spatial pattern is moved in a sequence of 2n steps (n>2) in a first and a second spatial direction over a distance of ¼ and 1/n pattern wavelength, respectively. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219442 | LASER INSPECTION STATION - A laser inspection fixture for facilitating visual inspection of attachments to an object such as adhesive, sealant, wax or mastic daubs or lines on the article in a manufacturing process. The intended location of each object is illuminated by one laser that is provided with a dot profile template. The fixture may also be used to facilitate visual inspection of production tools and dies to verify tool set-up configurations. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219443 | METHOD FOR MEASURING VOLUMETRIC CHANGES OF OBJECT - Under a known pressure is externally applied to a reference member to which an optical fiber is fixed, test light is allowed to enter the optical fiber, and at least one of a reference Brillouin measurement for determining a reference Brillouin frequency shift amount based on the Brillouin scattering phenomenon, and a reference Rayleigh measurement for determining a reference Rayleigh frequency shift amount based on the Rayleigh scattering phenomenon is performed. A Brillouin measurement coefficient or a Rayleigh measurement coefficient is determined from these calculation results. An optical fiber is fixed to a sample member, the volumetric change of which is unknown, and the same sample Brillouin measurement or sample Rayleigh measurement is performed to determine the frequency shift amount. The volumetric change of the sample member is determined from the sample Brillouin or the sample Rayleigh frequency shift amount, and from the Brillouin or the Rayleigh measurement coefficient. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219444 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING RESIDUAL STRESSES OF A COMPONENT - A method for determining residual stresses of a component ( | 2015-08-06 |
20150219445 | FIBER OPTIC SHAPE SENSING SYSTEM USING ANCHORING POINTS - Disclosed herein is a method for sensing one or more selected parameters related to a structure of interest, for example, the shape of an isolated structure. A cable is attached to the structure of interest at one or more attachment points. The cable contains one or more optical fibers. One or more light signals are transmitted into the one or more optical fibers and then detected to form a data set. The data set is compared with information known about the one or more attachment points to determine error values. The error values are then combined with the data set to determine the selected parameters associated with the structure. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219446 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MEASURING VALUES OF PARAMETERS OF INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICES - Methods and apparatuses for measuring parameters of integrated circuit devices may be provided. The methods may include performing detecting operations on samples to obtain a set of data. Each detecting operation may include irradiating a light beam to the samples using a light irradiation part and detecting reflected light from the samples using a light detector. The samples may have values of a parameter different from one another. The method may also include obtaining a principal component based on the set of data and obtaining a regression model for the parameter using the principal component and values of the parameter of the samples. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219447 | LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - The present invention provides a lithography apparatus which forms a pattern on a substrate, the apparatus including an optical unit including a plurality of optical systems each of which irradiates the substrate with a beam for forming the pattern and which are arranged in at least one of a first direction and a second direction orthogonal to an optical axis thereof, and a pair of interferometers configured to measure a rotation angle of the optical unit around an axis parallel to the optical axis, wherein a distance between measurement axes of the pair of interferometers is not small than longer one of a distance between optical axes of two optical systems, of the plurality of optical systems, farthest away from each other in the first direction and a distance between optical axes of two optical systems, of the plurality of optical systems, farthest away from each other in the second direction. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219448 | WAFER ALIGNMENT MARK SCHEME - A wafer alignment apparatus includes a light source, a light detection device, and a rotation device configured to rotate a first wafer and a second wafer. The light source is configured to provide a first light directed to the first wafer and a second light directed to the second wafer. The light detection device is configured to detect reflected light intensity from the first wafer to find a position of at least one wafer alignment mark of the first wafer and to detect reflected light intensity from the second wafer to find a position of at least one wafer alignment mark of the second wafer. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219449 | REFLECTION SYMMETRIC SCATTEROMETRY OVERLAY TARGETS AND METHODS - A method for target measurement is provided which comprises designing a reflection-symmetric target and measuring overlays of the target along at least one reflection symmetry direction of the target. Also, a tool calibration method comprising calibrating a scatterometry measurement tool with respect to a reflection symmetry of a reflection symmetric target. Further provided are methods of measuring scatterometry overlay using first order and zeroth order scatterometry measurements of a reflection-symmetric scatterometry targets. Also, a scatterometry target comprising a reflection-symmetric target having two cells in each of at least two measurement directions, wherein respective cells have different offsets along one measurement direction and similar offsets along other measurement directions. Further, a scatterometry measurement system comprising a reflection symmetric illumination and calibrated to measure reflection symmetric targets. Also, metrology tool comprising an illumination path and a collection path of the tool which are symmetric to reflection symmetries of a target. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219450 | FILM THICKNESS MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A measurement head ( | 2015-08-06 |
20150219451 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING SPATIAL COORDINATES WITH A MOBILE COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINE - The invention pertains to a method for determining at least one spatial coordinate of a measurement point of a local structure of an object, providing a mobile coordinate measuring machine, the method comprising at least placing the mobile coordinate measuring machine on a surface of the object to be measured, approaching the measurement point with a sensing head, and determining at least one spatial coordinate of the at least one measurement point, characterized by establishing a defined spatial relation between the coordinate measuring machine and the local structure wherein the defined spatial relation is established by means of a mechanical fixation of the coordinate measuring machine to the object, and/or a continuous determination of position and orientation of the coordinate measuring machine relative to the object. The invention furthermore pertains to a mobile coordinate measuring machine and a computer program product for execution of said method. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219452 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO COMPENSATE BEARING RUNOUT IN AN ARTICULATED ARM COORDINATE MEASUREMENT MACHINE - A method and apparatus for correcting errors in a bearing cartridge used in a portable articulated arm coordinate measurement machine (AACMM) is provided. The method includes providing a cartridge having a first bearing and a second bearing arranged in a fixed relationship to define an axis, the cartridge further including an angle measurement device configured to measure a rotation of a portion of the cartridge about the axis. A plurality of angles is measured with the angle measurement device. A first plurality of displacements is determined at a first position along the axis, each of the first plurality of displacements being associated with one of the plurality of angles. Compensation values are determined based at least in part on the plurality of angles and the first plurality of displacements. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219453 | Acceleration of Stationary Alignment Measurements - The embodiments relate to a method for the optimization of alignment measurements in which a MR facility is configured to a measurement object. First alignment measurements are carried out while the measurement object is being moved through the MR facility, wherein at least one MR system parameter of the MR facility is configured to the measurement object of the first alignment measurements. A second alignment measurement is also carried out in which the measurement object is stationary in a fixed position in the MR facility, wherein the second alignment measurement includes an iterative alignment method in which the at least one MR system parameter for the recording of MR signals of the measurement object is iteratively configured to the measurement object in the fixed position in the MR facility, wherein for the iterative alignment method the aligned MR system parameter is chosen from the aligned MR system parameters. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219454 | METHOD AND MEASURING DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE DISTANCE OF A SURFACE,THICKNESS AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF AN OBJECT - In the measuring device and measuring method, confocal measuring principle is utilized. A certain component of an optical measurement signal is, from the point of view of both illumination and imaging, in focus only at one point on the virtual measuring surface. In the measuring device, the surface to be measured always hits a common focus point of the illumination and imaging, whereby a reflection is generated. The reflected optical signal is directed to a detector belonging to the imaging unit, where one picture element of the detector corresponds to a certain focus point, respectively. The optical efficiency received by each picture element is indicated. The light reflecting from the intersection of the virtual measuring surface and the surface of the object produces an intensity maximum for the detector. This maximum point is indicated and converted in the imaging unit ( | 2015-08-06 |
20150219455 | INCLINATION SENSOR - Some embodiments of the invention relate to an inclination sensor for determining an inclination of an object with respect to a reference vector of a reference coordinate system. The inclination sensor may include a tilt detector for determining gravity vector data of a local gravity vector, and a calculation unit comprising means for providing, based on the position data, position-related vertical deflection data, the vertical deflection data comprising information about a relation between the local gravity vector and the reference vector, and calculation means for calculating reference vector data based on the vertical deflection data and on the gravity vector data, wherein an inclination of the object with respect to the reference vector is derivable from the reference vector data, to a surveying system comprising such an inclination sensor and to a method for determining the inclination of the object with respect to the reference vector. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219456 | ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR - Disclosed herein is an angular velocity sensor, including: a sensing module including a mass body part which includes a plurality of mass bodies disposed to be parallel with each other, an internal frame which movably supports the mass body, and sensing side flexible parts which rotatably connect the mass body to the internal frame; an external frame supporting the sensing module; and a vibration side flexible part rotatably connecting the sensing module to the external frame, wherein the vibration side flexible part is disposed between the internal frame and the external frame to be parallel with each other with respect to a disposition direction of the mass body part which is disposed in the internal frame. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219457 | STACKED LATERAL OVERLAP TRANSDUCER (SLOT) BASED THREE-AXIS ACCELEROMETER - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for making and using accelerometers. Some such accelerometers include a substrate, a first plurality of electrodes, a second plurality of electrodes, a first anchor attached to the substrate, a frame and a proof mass. The substrate may extend substantially in a first plane. The proof mass may be attached to the frame, may extend substantially in a second plane and may be substantially constrained for motion along first and second axes. The frame may be attached to the first anchor, may extend substantially in a second plane and may be substantially constrained for motion along the second axis. A lateral movement of the proof mass in response to an applied lateral acceleration along the first or second axes may result in a change in capacitance at the first or second plurality of electrodes. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219458 | NAVIGATING TO A MOVING TARGET - A non-transitory computer readable medium with instructions which cause performance of: determining a location of a first client device corresponding to a first user and a location of a second client device corresponding to a second user, displaying directions to the second location, determining that the second client device has moved to a third location, and displaying updated directions to the third location. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219459 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING FUTURE POSITION BOUNDARY FOR A MOVING OBJECT FROM LOCATION ESTIMATES - A method for estimating a boundary for a future location of a moving object includes: receiving location information about two previous locations of the moving object represented by a first and a second elliptical error probabilities (EEPs); representing each of the EEPs as a conic section via an implicit quadratic equation; defining four tangent lines from the implicit quadratic equation, each tangent line being tangent to both of the EEPs; determining two transverse tangent lines from the four tangent lines; forming a cone in a direction from the first EEP to the second EEP from the two transverse tangent lines; and estimating the boundary of the future location of the moving object as a first side of the cone formed by a first transverse tangent line and a second side of the cone formed by a second transverse tangent line, of the two transverse tangent lines. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219460 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREDICTION ON THE GROUND OF CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POSITION OF AN AIRCRAFT ALONG A PATH - A prediction device for prediction on the ground of characteristics of the position of an aircraft along a path is provided. The prediction device comprises a calculation element comprising a performance and integrity model consistent with a model on board an aircraft. The second calculation element determines precision, integrity and availability information concerning the position of the aircraft along a flight and/or ground path. The integrity information taking account of an integrity of a satellite positioning system and at least one hardware integrity on board the aircraft. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219461 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION OF MAGNETIC AND MOTION-BASED LANDMARKS - A method of determining landmarks includes receiving, at a computing system, a plurality of potential landmark measurements and corresponding signal measurements. The method further includes determining, at the computing system, a plurality of landmark candidates from the plurality of potential landmark candidates and corresponding signal measurements. The method further includes determining a normalized signal distance between a first signal measurement corresponding to a first landmark candidate of the plurality of landmark candidates and a second signal measurement corresponding to a second landmark candidate of the plurality of landmark candidates. The method further includes determining, at the computing system, that the first landmark corresponds to the second landmark based on the normalized signal distance. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219462 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A VEHICLE POSITION IN A MAPPED ENVIRONMENT - A method for determining a vehicle position of a vehicle to be located within a defined cruising range in a mapped environment is disclosed, wherein the vehicle position is determined by evaluating the position data of at least one predetermined component of the vehicle, and the position data are made available particularly by way of a plurality of position detecting sensors, which are fixedly arranged within the mapped environment | 2015-08-06 |
20150219463 | REAL-TIME TRANSPORTATION NETWORK TOPOLOGY CONTROL-COMBINED TRAFFIC FLOW CONTROL AND DYNAMIC ROUTE GUIDANCE SYSTEM USING IN-VEHICLE NAVIGATOR WITH BIDIRECTIONAL COMMUNICATION AND PARKING GUIDANCE AND RESERVATION SYSTEM USING THE SAME - Provided are a real-time traffic flow control and dynamic route guidance system, a parking guidance system using the same, and a method thereof capable of guiding a vehicle distribution. and a transportation flow by collecting positional information, destination information, a vehicle moving speed, and the like from each vehicle in real time at one or a plurality of central centers by using an in-vehicle navigator with bidirectional communication and a GPS to dynamically calculate and provide an optimal route of an individual vehicle so as to make a flow of the entire transportation network smooth and perform a control for a transportation network structure through various kinds of traffic control devices installed on roads. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219464 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PASSENGER EMBARKATION POINTS FOR POINTS OF INTERESTS - An approach is provided for determining a recommended passenger embarkation point to associate with a point of interest. An embarkation platform determines one or more candidate passenger embarkation points. The embarkation platform also processes contextual information associated with the one or more passenger embarkation points, the at least one passenger, the at least one vehicle, or a combination thereof to determine at least one recommended passenger embarkation point from among the one or more candidate passenger embarkation points. Information regarding the at least one recommended embarkation point is then caused to be presented. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219465 | COMPUTER-AIDED ROUTE SELECTION - In some aspects, a processor may receive a starting point and an ending point from a runner. The processor may receive calorie information from the runner. The processor may receive pace information from the runner. The processor may receive a mile marker input from the runner. The processor may display a he route based on the starting point and the ending point. The processor may display the number of calories burned based on the route and the calorie information. The processor may display a pace of running the route based on the route and the calorie information. The processor may display a mile marker on the route in response to the first mile marker input. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219466 | SELECTION OF A ROUTE BASED ON PRIOR USER BEHAVIOR OR COMMERCIAL INTERESTS - A non-transitory computer readable medium comprises instructions which cause performance of receiving a request from a user for directions to a destination, determining, based on historical user data, a commercial interest of the user, selecting a route based at least on a location related to the commercial interest being on the route, and directing the user to the destination according to the route. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219467 | GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION CODING SYSTEM - A system capable of receiving at least one location input, creating a code associated with that input, storing the code, receiving a created code, providing the location, and providing directions to or from the location. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219468 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREDICTING DESTINATIONS - Embodiments of the invention relate to a computer-implemented method of predicting a destination of a user of a mobile device, comprising selecting one or more geographic locations as a group of possible destinations based on a first location of the mobile device, determining a route from the first location to each of the geographic locations of the group of possible destinations according to one or more route planning criteria and digital map data, and updating the group of possible destinations based upon a second location of the mobile device and a change in an attribute of a route between the second location and each geographic location of the group of possible destinations. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219469 | Route-Based Modifications to a Map - Systems and methods for applying one or more route-based modifications to a map are provided. In some aspects, a system includes a pathfinder module configured to determine a primary route from a beginning point to a destination point on the map. The pathfinder module is further configured to generate one or more primary modifications to the map based on the primary route. The system also includes a restyling module configured to apply the primary route and the one or more primary modifications to the map. The one or more primary modifications include at least one of a) adding a first object to the map that would otherwise be excluded from the map if the primary route is not applied to the map and b) excluding a second object from the map that would otherwise be added to the map if the primary route is not applied to the map. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219470 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL INTERACTIVE SKI AND SNOWBOARD TOUR GUIDANCE, ENHANCEMENT AND SAFETY - A method for superior interactive ski and snowboard tour guidance, enhancement and safety. Application software is downloaded into a portable device, and a user uses this software to select among a variety of electronically guided ski and snowboard tours. The geographically accurate 2d trail map shows the area, tour route and other points of interest. A global positioning system shows the user's location, which is identified upon a satellite tour map. The selection of tours offered is based on the user's geographic location, and includes tours customized upon a number of factors, such as the type of terrain, natural points of interest, snow conditions, duration and other factors. As a safety feature and to maximize the user's ski experience, the user chooses an ability level and a selection of tours suitable to that ability level is displayed. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219471 | TIME DIVERSIFIED PACKET PROTOCOL - A method of reporting information from a meter interface unit to a receiving device in which a data packet is transferred from the meter interface unit containing meter readings, which are associated with an indicator of the elapsed time since the reading was taken. The receiving device compares this elapsed time value with the actual elapsed time, based upon the internal clock of the receiving device, in order to determine any inaccuracies in the clock of the meter interface unit. In another embodiment, the data packet includes at least two nonsequential meter readings, separated by a multiplicity of reading intervals, on a rolling basis, such that data will not be lost as a result of a temporary obstruction that interferes with the transmission or receipt of meter readings. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219472 | AXIAL AND PERPENDICULAR ANGLE SENSOR IN SINGLE PACKAGE - Embodiments relate to magnetic field angle sensors that utilize axial and perpendicular sensors collectively to infer a rotational angle. In embodiments, a sensor system comprises at least one axial sensor unit and at least one perpendicular sensor unit arranged in a single sensor package or on a single substrate. The axial and perpendicular sensor data both representative of the rotational position can be used to improve output angle accuracy by, e.g., calibrating the sensor system. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219473 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF A MOTOR-DRIVEN ACTUATING PART - A method and apparatus for determining the position of a motor-driven actuating part, in particular a window, a sliding roof, a boot lid, a sliding door or a seat, wherein a current position is determined and, in order to determine the current position, a position newly determined for this purpose is taken into account in conjunction with a last valid position, wherein the current position is selected to be between these two positions and closer to that position which has a comparatively lower uncertainty. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219474 | DIGITAL PERIOD DIVIDER - A system may have a digital period divider generating an output signal that is proportional to an angle defined by a rotational input signal and an interval measurement unit determining an interval time of an interval defined by succeeding pulses of the input output signal. In an enhancement, the system may also have a missing pulse detector which is operable to compare a current interval with a parameter to determine whether a pulse is missing in the input signal. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219475 | LINEAR ENCODER - A linear encoder includes a plate-type scale and a head which moves along the longitudinal direction of the scale. The scale has graduations formed on a surface of the scale and arranged along the longitudinal direction of the scale. The head includes a reading part which detects an amount of a relative movement of the head with respect to the scale by reading graduations formed on the scale. The head includes four bearings each having a rotation axis extending along the transverse direction of the scale. Each of the bearings is situated on the head so as to abut against a surface of the scale, to function as a spacer to maintain a distance between the scale and the head. The scale acts as a plate member interposed between the reading part and the graduations. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219476 | SPLICABLE FIBER OPTIC SENSING SYSTEM, METHOD OF MAKING SAME AND TAPE FOR SENSE TRANSMISSIVELY LOCKING AN OPTICAL FIBER - A splicable fiber optic sensing system includes, a core, a sheath surrounding the core, an adhesive disposed between the core and the sheath at some locations and not at other locations, and at least one optical fiber disposed between the core and the sheath being sense transmissively locked to the core by the adhesive at the locations containing the adhesive | 2015-08-06 |
20150219477 | MEASURING DIMENSIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A PRODUCTION PART - A measuring tool ( | 2015-08-06 |
20150219478 | HOUSING AND HOUSING PART FOR A HOUSING OF A SENSOR FOR A VEHICLE TRANSMISSION; SENSOR FOR A VEHICLE TRANSMISSION; AND METHOD FOT THE PRODUCTION OF A SENSOR FOR A VEHICLE TRANSMISSION - A housing part for a sensor for a vehicle transmission is able to be connected at the sensor housing to an additional housing part along a joining area by means of a joining process. The housing part has at least one uniform wall thickness or adjusted optical material properties in the joining area. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219479 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING FOREIGN MATERIAL ON A CHUCK - An apparatus and method for leak detection of coolant gas from a chuck. The apparatus includes a chuck having a top surface and configured to clamp a substrate to the top surface, the chuck having one or more recessed regions in the top surface, the recessed regions configured to allow a cooling gas to contact a backside of the substrate; a cooling gas inlet and a cooling gas outlet connected to the one or more recessed regions; a first measurement device connected to the cooling gas inlet and configured to measure a first amount of cooling gas entering the cooling gas inlet and a second measurement device connected to the cooling gas outlet and configured to measure a second amount of cooling gas exiting from the cooling gas outlet; and a controller configured to determine a difference between the first amount of cooling gas and the second amount of cooling gas. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219480 | SELF-DIAGNOSING DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE FLOW METER - An aspect provides a method of metering flow through a fluid conduit having an obstruction therein, including: placing an obstruction body within the conduit; generating at least two differential pressure measurement signals using at least three different pressure ports, said at least three different pressure ports comprising: an upstream pressure port; a downstream pressure port; and an auxiliary pressure port; wherein at least one of the upstream pressure port, the downstream pressure port, and the auxiliary pressure port is positioned at an angle between 0 and 90 degrees with respect to a conduit wall; establishing a baseline relationship between the at least two differential pressure measurement signals; and determining if the baseline relationship between the at least two differential pressure measurement signals differs by a predetermined amount. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219481 | FLOW PROFILING TECHNIQUES BASED ON MODULATED MAGNETIC-ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY - Apparatus includes a signal processing module configured at least to: receive signaling containing information about an application of a rotating magnetic field across a fluid flowing in a pipe, tank, cell or vessel; and determine a flow analysis across the fluid flowing in the pipe, tank, cell or vessel, based at least partly on the signaling received. The signal processing module may also be configured to provide corresponding signaling containing information about the flow analysis across the fluid flowing in the pipe, tank, cell or vessel. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219482 | Ultrasonic Flow Meter Comprising A Connection Arrangement - An ultrasonic flow meter is disclosed. The ultrasonic flow meter includes a meter housing, a first ultrasound transducer, a second ultrasound transducer, an electronic control arrangement for operating the ultrasonic flow meter, and a connection arrangement being arranged between the electronic control arrangement and the ultrasound transducers. The connection arrangement includes an electrically insulating support arrangement, and a set of elastic connectors for electrically connecting the electronic control arrangement with the first and second ultrasound transducers. The insulating support arrangement mechanically fixat the set of elastic connectors and maintains electrical separation between the set of elastic connectors. Furthermore, a method of assembling an ultrasonic flow meter, a connection arrangement, and a method of manufacturing a connection arrangement are disclosed. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219483 | METHOD FOR FUNCTIONAL TESTING OF ARRANGEMENT FOR DYNAMIC FUEL CONSUMPTION MEASUREMENT - For the functional testing of an arrangement for dynamic fuel consumption measurement, at least two reference flows are produced through successive operation, at different frequencies, of a system pump ( | 2015-08-06 |
20150219484 | SIGHT GLASS ASSEMBLY - The present invention relates to a sight glass assembly. The sight glass assembly includes a cover holding member that has an opening, sidewall, endwall. Positioned within the cover holding member is an O-ring and a glass or lens. The cover holding member is positioned against a farrel and a clamp is positioned around the farrel and the cover holding member and clamped to form a seal. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219485 | LEVEL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - An instrument adapted for the determination of fluid levels within a vessel by the comparison of the density of the fluid along the length of the instrument, said instrument comprising: (i) at least one generally linear source array comprising a plurality of sources of penetrating radiation, shielding and collimation means and a source supporting structure for supporting the sources and shielding and collimation means in a linear array (ii) at least one generally linear detector array comprising a plurality of radiation detectors, supported on a detector support structure, capable of detecting radiation emitted by the sources, and (iii) means to position the source and a respective detector array such that (a) radiation emitted from each of the sources is capable of following a linear path from the source, through the vessel and material to at least a respective one of the detectors forming a part of the respective detector array, and (b) the linear axis of the source array and the linear axis of its respective detector array are substantially parallel to each other (iv) means for analysing the detector output signals to determine the density of the medium traversed by the beams of radiation in passing from a source to a detector characterised in that the detector support structure and/or its associated electrical circuits and connectors is formed from a plurality of modular portions, each modular portion being adapted to be joined to an adjacent portion to provide a detector array of the required length. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219486 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHODS FOR WEIGHING AND POSITIONING WAFERS - An apparatus for characterizing a wafer comprising an aligner comprising a chuck for receiving and rotating the wafer, a sensor for detecting the position of the wafer as it is rotated, a first actuator for lowering and raising the wafer vertically, and a second actuator for moving the chuck horizontally; and a weighing scale comprising a weight sensor disposed proximate to the aligner, and a cantilevered arm extending laterally from the weight sensor over the chuck of the aligner, the cantilevered arm having a through hole surrounding the chuck. The chuck is vertically movable relative to the weighing scale from a first position in which the wafer is supported by the chuck to a second position in which the wafer is supported by the cantilevered arm of the weighing scale. A method for characterizing a wafer using the instant apparatus is also disclosed. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219487 | RAILWAY FREIGHT CAR ON-BOARD WEIGHING SYSTEM - A railcar weight sensing system is provided. The system includes at least one transducer positioned on a railway car bolster or sideframe. Signals from the transducer are transmitted to a receiver. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219488 | GRAIN MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A measurement apparatus may include a holding hopper configured to receive a sample of granular material. The measurement apparatus may include a top barrier assembly coupled between the holding hopper and a sub-sample measurement chamber. The top barrier assembly may include a movable top barrier configured to be moved from a closed position to an open position to direct a sub-sample of granular material to flow from the holding hopper to the sub-sample measurement chamber. The measurement apparatus may include the sub-sample measurement chamber configured to couple to the holding hopper at a docked position to receive the sub-sample of granular material from the holding hopper. The measurement apparatus may include a separator actuator configured to separate the sub-sample measurement chamber from the holding hopper. The measurement apparatus may include one or more measurement sensors configured to measure one or more attributes of the sub-sample of granular material. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219489 | OCCUPANT DETECTION DEVICE - A vehicle seat occupant detection device configured to indicate if a seat of a vehicle is occupied based on a weight of an occupant occupying the seat is provided. The device includes a spring and a sensor. The spring is configured to urge the device toward an unoccupied state. The sensor is configured to cooperate with the spring in order to determine an amount of deflection of the spring. In this way, the spring operates both as a return spring and an object that the sensor can detect and thereby determine the relative proximity of the spring. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219490 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE OUTPUT POWER CONTROL - A method of reducing variation in optical power levels across a group of light emitting diodes includes testing each respective one of the light emitting diodes to determine an optical power level produced by that light emitting diode when connected to an electrical power source. During testing, the electrical power source delivers a substantially identical amount of electrical current to each respective one of the light emitting diodes. The optical power levels from the test all fall within a first range of values. The method includes connecting an electrical resistance in parallel with at least some of the light emitting diodes to reduce an amount of optical power produced by those light emitting diodes. After the electrical resistances are connected, all of the optical power levels produced by the light emitting diodes fall within a second range that is narrower than the first range. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219491 | OPTICAL WAVE GUIDE HAVING MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT OPTICAL PATH AND OPTICAL GAS SENSOR USING THAT - The present invention relates to optical wave guide having multiple independent optical path and optical gas sensor using that, having an effect of improving optical efficiency by elongating optical path and condensing incident light without a separate artificial structure, by using first focus points of multiple 3 dimensional elliptical mirrors as a common focus point and equipping a light source at a first focus point and optical sensor parts at each second focus points in an optical structure using multiple 3 dimensional elliptical mirrors, and by placing so that virtual lines of first elliptical mirror and second elliptical mirror form a constant angle for improving optical efficiency in a structure equipping a light source at a second focus point of any one of elliptical mirror of multiple 3 dimensional elliptical mirrors and optical sensor parts at each second focus points of another 3 dimensional elliptical mirror. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219492 | LIGHT SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING LIGHT SENSOR SIGNALS - Color light sensors are used to sense colored light and a full spectrum light in order to generate at least three color channel signals and a clear channel signal. An infrared component IR is calculated by summing up the color channel signals with individual weighting factors and subtracting a weighted clear channel signal. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219493 | SPECTROPHOTOMETER - Provided is a spectrophotometer having a sample container | 2015-08-06 |
20150219494 | OPTICAL FILTER AND SPECTROMETER - An optical filter is disclosed including two laterally variable bandpass filters stacked at a fixed distance from each other, so that the upstream filter functions as a spatial filter for the downstream filter. This happens because an oblique beam transmitted by the upstream filter is displaced laterally when impinging on the downstream filter. The lateral displacement causes a suppression of the oblique beam when transmission passbands at impinging locations of the oblique beam onto the upstream and downstream filters do not overlap. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219495 | SPECTROMETER AND A FLUID ANALYSIS SYSTEM - A spectrometer, in particular for being installed in a sensor module of a fluid analysis system, including a radiation source and the following components defining a beam path or being arranged along the beam path: a sample chamber for a fluid to be examined, a first lens, a diffraction element, a second lens and a detector. A restriction aperture for restricting the effective diameter of the light beam incident on the diffraction element is provided between the sample chamber and the diffraction element. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219496 | SPECTRUM SENSOR AND ANGLE RESTRICTION FILTER - An angle restriction filter that allows light incident thereon in a predetermined range of incident angles to pass, includes: an optical path wall section formed from a plurality of light shield members laminated in layers including a common material, thereby forming an optical path in a lamination direction of the light shield members; and a light transmission section formed in a region surrounded by the optical path wall section. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219497 | Multiple Wavelength Ellipsometer System and Related Method - A multiple wavelength ellipsometer system for use in thin film characterization is disclosed. The light source for the system may include sequentially scanned multiple light emitting diodes or laser diodes. The polarization state detector may comprise no moving parts, and utilizes economical uncoated glass plates as beam splitters. The system compensates for potential measurement errors induced by misalignment of the input beam angle to the polarization state detector via a paired arrangement of the beam splitters. To provide improved accuracy in the analysis of data acquired by the system, methods herein actively compensate for the relatively large bandwidth of a preferable light emitting diode source. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219498 | Systems and Methods for Measuring Polarization of Light in Images - Systems capable of acquiring polarimetry data using a single camera with or without a polarizing filter. When a polarizing filter is used, the data acquisition method comprises: (1) maneuvering the aircraft (or other vehicle) to orient the polarizing filter (and camera) in various directions when images are captured, (2) registering the various images to each other, and (3) computing polarimetry values (such as the Stokes parameters) for points of interest in the images. When a polarizing filter is not used, the data acquisition method comprises maneuvering the aircraft (or other vehicle) to orient the camera in various directions when images are captured and then performing the same operations (2) and (3). These methods measure the amount of polarization in a given scene by taking multiple camera images at different angles. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219499 | CALCULATING POWER INPUT TO AN ARRAY OF THERMAL CONTROL ELEMENTS TO ACHIEVE A TWO-DIMENSIONAL TEMPERATURE OUTPUT - A method for calculating power input to at least one thermal control element of an electrostatic chuck includes: setting the at least one thermal control element to a first predetermined power level; measuring a first temperature of the at least one thermal control element when the at least one thermal control element is powered at the first predetermined power level; setting the at least one thermal control element to a second predetermined power level; measuring a second temperature of the at least one thermal control element when the at least one thermal control element is powered at the second predetermined power level; calculating a difference between the first temperature and the second temperature; calculating a system response of the at least one thermal control element based on the difference; inverting the system response; and calibrating the at least one thermal control element based on the inverted system response. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219500 | PROJECTION SYSTEM WITH SAFETY DETECTION - A projection system is disclosed including a safety detection system for a protected space, said projection system including a projection light source, a projection imaging system, a projection lens system, a detection source comprising at least of a detection light source and a detection camera comprising at least of a detection sensor, characterized by the fact that the optical axis of the projection source is identical to the optical axis of the detection source and the detection camera at least in the protected space. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219501 | BROADBAND, COMMON-PATH, INTERFEROMETRIC WAVEFRONT SENSOR - Hybrid sensors comprising Shack-Hartmann Wavefront Sensor (S-HWFS) and Zernike Wavefront Sensor (Z-WFS) capabilities are presented. The hybrid sensor includes a Z-WFS optically arranged in-line with a S-HWFS such that the combined wavefront sensor operates across a wide dynamic range and noise conditions. The Z-WFS may include the ability to introduce a dynamic phase shift in both transmissive and reflective modes. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219502 | HIGH TEMPERATURE SENSOR WITH A PROTECTIVE TUBE IN THE COLD SECTION - The invention relates to a high temperature sensor, in particular for measuring the exhaust gas temperature of motor vehicles, comprising a hot section for arranging in the medium which is to be measured, a cold section for arranging on the outside of the medium which is to be measured, a sensor element comprising a measuring section in a hot section and a protective enveloping which at least partially surrounds the sensor element. A protective tube which at least partially surrounds the sensor element and/or the protective enveloping and which comprises a collar towards the hot section, is provided in the cold section. Preferably, said protective tube does not extend into the hot section. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219503 | TEMPERATURE DETECTING DEVICE - A temperature detecting device adapted to detect temperature based on output voltage at a connection point of a thermistor and a voltage-dividing resistor, includes a temperature estimator to estimate temperature of the thermistor, a supply voltage regulator to regulate voltage supplied to the thermistor, a voltage dividing resistance regulator to regulate resistance of the voltage-dividing resistor, and a switching controller to determine whether the estimated temperature of the thermistor is in a high or low-temperature range and to control the regulators simultaneously based on the determination. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219504 | SENSOR AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A TEMPERATURE - A sensor for determining a temperature is provided, having a first insulating layer made of a first dielectric, which layer is arranged between a first and a second conductive layer made of a conductive material, and having a second insulating layer made of a second dielectric, which layer is arranged between the second and a third conductive layer made of a conductive material, wherein the first and the second dielectric have a different temperature dependency of the respective permittivity thereof. A method for determining a temperature by such a sensor is also provided. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219505 | Thermochromic Indicators - A thermochromic indicator includes a coating on the substrate. The coating comprising a solid crystalline particles having a melting point of 0-130° C. At temperatures below the melting point, the coating is opaque. At temperatures above the melting point, the coating becomes translucent. The change in opacity can be reversible or irreversible. | 2015-08-06 |
20150219506 | METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A TEMPERATURE SENSOR OF A VAPOUR COMPRESSION SYSTEM - A method for calibrating a temperature sensor arranged in a vapour compression system is disclosed. The opening degree of an expansion device is alternatingly increased and decreased. Simultaneously a temperature of refrigerant entering the evaporator and a temperature of refrigerant leaving the evaporator are monitored. For each cycle of the opening degree of the expansion device, a maximum temperature, T | 2015-08-06 |