33rd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 35 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150226792 | Analysis of Stimulus by RFID - The present invention is directed to a stimulus monitoring process. The process includes exposing an RFID device to an environment. The RFID has characteristics that alter based on exposure to the environment, which in turn alter a response signal emanating from the RFID device in response to an interrogation signal. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226793 | DEVICE - Provided is a device capable of generating test patterns even after the design stage. The area of a circuit which is included in the device and unnecessary during normal operation can be reduced. The device includes a first circuit and a second circuit. The second circuit includes a plurality of third circuits, a plurality of fourth circuits, and a fifth circuit and has a function of generating a signal for testing operation of the first circuit and a function of operating as part of the first circuit. The fourth circuit has a function of storing a first data and a function of storing a second data. The fifth circuit has a function of writing the first data to the plurality of fourth circuits, a function of writing the second data to the plurality of fourth circuits, and a function of reading the second data from the plurality of fourth circuits. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226794 | Apparatus for Testing Package-on-Package Semiconductor Device and Method for Testing the Same - An apparatus for testing a package-on-package semiconductor device comprises a pick and place device for loading a first chip into or unloading the first chip from a test socket and a lifting and rotating arm for moving a chip placement module which receives a second chip to a position between the pick and place device and the test socket. The pick and place device and the chip placement module are lowered, and then a test process is performed. After the test process is completed, the pick and place device and the chip placement module are lifted, and the lifting and rotating arm moves the chip placement module to one side of the pick and place device. Accordingly, a method for testing the semiconductor device could be performed automatically so as to greatly enhance test efficiency and accuracy and to significantly reduce costs. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226795 | Monitoring Functional Testing of an Integrated Circuit Chip - A method of validating functional testing of system circuitry on an integrated circuit chip, the system circuitry configured to perform a plurality of functions, the integrated circuit chip further comprising debugging circuitry under the control of a debug controller, the debugging circuitry comprising at least one debug unit. The method comprises: at the system circuitry, performing one of the plurality of functions; applying a debug configuration to the at least one debug unit; and at the at least one debug unit, monitoring for a characteristic in the system circuitry's performance of the one of the plurality of functions according to that debug configuration, and reporting to the debug controller. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226796 | GENERATING TEST SETS FOR DIAGNOSING SCAN CHAIN FAILURES - Embodiments of the disclosed technology comprise software-based techniques that can be used to improve scan chain test pattern generation and scan chain failure diagnosis resolution. For example, certain embodiments can be used to generate high quality chain diagnosis test patterns that are able to isolate a scan chain defect to a single scan cell. Such embodiments can be used to generate a “complete” test set—that is, a set of chain diagnosis test patterns that is able to isolate any scan chain defect in a faulty scan chain to a single scan cell. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226797 | EVENT GROUP EXTENSIONS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - An operating system uses non-bit aligned test masks to encode compound logical tests within the test mask. Generally, a bit within the test mask will indicate whether the test mask is a bit-aligned test mask or a non-bit-aligned test mask. If the system detects that the test mask in a non-bit-aligned test mask, the system will traverse the test mask to extract bit-aligned sub-masks and perform multi-level logical tests with the bit-aligned sub-masks. Such a system is particularly useful when performing a compound AND-OR logical test involving mutually exclusive event group flags. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226798 | BOUNDARY SCAN PATH METHOD AND SYSTEM WITH FUNCTIONAL AND NON-FUNCTIONAL SCAN CELL MEMORIES - An integrated circuit or circuit board includes functional circuitry and a scan path. The scan path includes a test data input lead, a test data output lead, a multiplexer, and scan cells. A dedicated scan cell has a functional data output separate from a test data output. Shared scan cells each have a combined output for functional data and test data. The shared scan cells are coupled in series. The test data input of the first shared scan cell is connected to the test data output of the dedicated scan cell. The combined output of one shared scan cell is coupled to the test data input lead of another shared scan cell. The multiplexer has an input coupled to the test data output, an input connected to the combined output lead of the last shared scan cell in the series, and an output connected in the scan path. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226799 | REMOVABLE AND REPLACEABLE TAP DOMAIN SELECTION CIRCUITRY - Today many instances of IEEE 1149.1 Tap domains are included in integrated circuits (ICs). While all TAP domains may be serially connected on a scan path that is accessible external to the IC, it is generally preferred to have selectivity on which Tap domain or Tap domains are accessed. Therefore Tap domain selection circuitry may be included in ICs and placed in the scan path along with the Tap domains. Ideally, the Tap domain selection circuitry should only be present in the scan path when it is necessary to modify which Tap domains are selected in the scan path. The present disclosure describes a novel method and apparatus which allows the Tap domain selection circuitry to be removed from the scan path after it has been used to select Tap domains and to be replaced back into the scan path when it is necessary to select different Tap domains. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226800 | MEASUREMENT CIRCUITRY AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A CLOCK NODE TO OUTPUT NODE DELAY OF A FLIP-FLOP - A measurement circuit and method are provided for measuring a clock node to output node delay of a flip-flop. A main ring oscillator has a plurality of main unit cells arranged in a ring, with each main unit cell comprising a flip-flop and pulse generation circuitry connected to the output node of the flip-flop. The flip-flop is responsive to receipt of an input clock pulse at the clock node to output a data value transition from the output node, and the pulse generation circuitry then generates from the data value transition an input clock pulse for a next main unit cell in the main ring, whereby the main ring oscillator generates a first output signal having a first oscillation period. A reference ring oscillator has a plurality of reference unit cells arranged to form a reference ring, and generates a second output signal having a second oscillation period, each reference unit cell comprising components configured such that the second oscillation period provides an indication of a propagation delay through the pulse generation circuitry of the main unit cells of the main ring during the first oscillation period. Calculation circuitry then determines the clock node to output node delay of the flip-flop from the first oscillation period and the second oscillation period. This provides a particularly simple and accurate mechanism for calculating the clock node to output node delay of a flip-flop. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226801 | Functional Testing of an Integrated Circuit Chip - A method of functionality testing system circuitry on an integrated circuit chip, the system circuitry comprising a plurality of sub-circuits and the integrated circuit chip further comprising debugging circuitry, the debugging circuitry comprising variability circuitry. The method comprises: at the system circuitry, performing a function by the sub-circuits performing concurrent actions; at the variability circuitry, altering relative timing of the concurrent actions so as to increase the likelihood of one or more errors in the system circuitry's performance of the function; and at the debugging circuitry, recording one or more errors in the system circuitry's performance of the function. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226802 | DEVICE - Provided is a device capable of generating a new test pattern after the design stage with the area of a circuit that is not in use during normal operation reduced. The device includes a first circuit and a second circuit. The second circuit includes a plurality of third circuits, a plurality of fourth circuits, and a fifth circuit and has a function of generating a signal for testing operation of the first circuit and operating as part of the first circuit. The fourth circuits have a function of storing first data and second data. The fifth circuit has a function of writing the first data to the fourth circuits, writing the second data to the fourth circuits, and reading the second data from the fourth circuits. The first data is used to control the conduction between the third circuits. The second data is used for processing in the first circuit. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226803 | METHOD TO PREDICT A USABLE LIFE OF A VACUUM INTERRUPTER IN THE FIELD - A closed and open contact method to predict a usable life of vacuum interrupters in the field can include using computer instructions in the data storage to instruct the processor to position a calculated amp or calculated pressure on an ionic or current versus pressure calibration curve for the installed vacuum interrupter and identify trend data from a library of trend data corresponding to the installed vacuum interrupter and to the calculated pressure or calculated amp of the installed vacuum interrupter; thereby determining the anticipated life expectancy. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226804 | ELECTROMAGNETIC TEST DEVICE TO PREDICT A USABLE LIFE OF A VACUUM INTERRUPTER IN THE FIELD - An electromagnetic testing assembly to predict a usable life of an installed vacuum interrupter in the field, which can include an electromagnetic testing device connected to a flexible magnetic field coil to generate a potential in a vacuum interrupter in an installation, magnetically monitor ion flow across one or more gaps in the vacuum interrupter, and apply trend data, tube chart information, and an algorithm to predict the usable life. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226805 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR MOTOR MONITORING - A data acquisition device that can be coupled with any motor, even those already in service, to automatically monitor the operation of the motor and provide alerts when the motor is in need of repair or replacement. The data acquisition device senses conditions of the motor and transmits sensor data to a computer system or other remote monitoring device so that the remote monitoring device can determine if the motor needs to be repaired or replaced. The data acquisition device also acquires location data and sends it to the remote monitoring device so that a technician or other person can quickly locate the motor. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226806 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING REDOX FLOW BATTERY - A system for evaluating a redox flow battery according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a control unit configured to control the path of a flow channel connected between a detection cell and the redox flow battery or a flow channel connected between the detection cell and an agitator; and an evaluation unit configured to evaluate any one of the state of charge, capacity fade and oxidation number balance of an electrolyte, which is used in the redox flow battery, by measuring a current or voltage of the detection cell based on the controlling of the path by the control unit. According to the present disclosure, the capacity fade problem of a redox flow battery can be quickly coped with by evaluating the information of the positive and negative electrode electrolytes on battery capacity fade and information about the valence balance of the electrolytes in situ. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226807 | DETERMINATION OF NOMINAL CELL RESISTANCE FOR REAL-TIME ESTIMATION OF STATE-OF-CHARGE IN LITHIUM BATTERIES - A functional relation relationship has been established between SOC, nominal resistance (R | 2015-08-13 |
20150226808 | Method of Use for Electric Energy Stores, Arrangement for carrying out such a Method of Use, Battery and Motor Vehicle having such a Battery - A method of use for an electric energy store includes defining a set of states of the electric energy store. The method further includes defining at least one separation surface which separates a first subspace of first states of the electric energy store from at least one second subspace of second states of the electric energy store and detecting at least one influencing factor from the predefinable influencing factors and determining third states of the electric energy store if the electric energy store is used. The method includes estimating at least one state by evaluating at least one influencing factor, checking whether the at least one state is in a predefined subspace for the predefined time and changing use of the electric energy store such that the at least one state is in the predefined subspace at the predefined time based on the check. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226809 | APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING DEPTH OF DISCHARGE (DOD) OF SECONDARY BATTERY - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for estimating a parameter of a secondary battery. The apparatus includes a sensor unit configured to repeatedly measure a voltage of a secondary battery including a blended cathode material containing at least first and second cathode materials at time intervals when the secondary battery is in an operation state or in an idle state, and a control unit configured to receive the repeatedly measured plurality of voltages from the sensor unit, identify an inflection point in a voltage change profile corresponding to the plurality of voltages, and estimate a depth of discharge (DOD) of the secondary battery by using a voltage measured after the inflection point is identified as a reference voltage. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226810 | SENSOR ARRANGEMENT, BATTERY CELL AND ENERGY SYSTEM - A sensor arrangement according to an embodiment includes a substrate, and at least one sensor and a control circuit mounted on the substrate, wherein the at least one sensor and the control circuit are located on the substrate to be mountable inside a battery cell and outside the battery cell, respectively. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226811 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING INTERNAL RESISTANCE OF BATTERY PACK - A method for estimating an internal resistance of a battery pack is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: detecting a terminal voltage and a charging current of the battery pack when a current constant charging to the battery pack is executed; estimating an initial state-of charge (SOC) of the battery pack at the time of starting the current constant charging of the battery pack; estimating an initial open-circuit voltage based on the initial SOC by referring to a relationship between the SOC and the open-circuit voltage; and calculating the internal resistance based on the initial open-circuit voltage, the terminal voltage, and the charging current. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226812 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE AGEING OF A BATTERY - A method for estimating the ageing of a battery powering an electrical system. A set of data about the voltage and current across the battery terminals, in response to the current perturbations provoked during the normal operation of the battery by the changes of consumption rate of the electrical system are stored. The impedance of the battery, within a predetermined frequency interval, from the voltage and current data is determined. The age of the battery as a function of the impedance is estimated by comparing the impedance with a previously stored model of evolution of this impedance with ageing. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226813 | LOW-TEMPERATURE COOLING APPARATUS AND SUPERCONDUCTING QUANTUM INTERFERENCE DEVICE SENSOR MODULE - Provided are a low-temperature cooling apparatus and a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) sensor module. The low-temperature cooling apparatus includes an outer container; an inner container disposed inside the outer container, the inner container including a neck portion having a first diameter and a body portion having a second diameter greater than the first diameter; an insert inserted into the neck portion of the inner container; and a plurality of SQUID sensor modules inserted into the body portion of the inner container. Each of the SQUID sensor modules is in the form of a fan-shaped pillar and is fixedly coupled with an inner bottom plate of the inner container. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226814 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING QUENCH IN SUPERCONDUCTING COIL - A device for detecting a quench in a superconducting coil according to one aspect of the invention includes a first superconducting coil and a second superconducting coil that are connected in series. The first superconducting coil and the second superconducting coil have the same shape. A first axis of the first superconducting coil and a second axis of the second superconducting coil are arranged at the same position and in the same direction, and the position of the first superconducting coil and the position of the second superconducting coil in the direction of the first and second axes are the same. The length of a winding wire of the first superconducting coil and the length of a winding wire of the second superconducting coil are equal to each other. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226815 | AUTOMATIC BOLUS DETECTION - In a method for automatically detecting contrast enhancement at predetermined phases as a contrast agent bolus perfuses a target tissue volume in a patient, a continuous acquisition MRI imaging system is provided for obtaining dynamic contrast enhanced MRI data for use in creating images. The contrast agent bolus is injected into a blood stream of the patient which passes through the target volume. With the imaging system, a center of a k-space of the target volume is repeatedly sampled to obtain k-space data. A bolus time curve signal is automatically extracted from the k-space data which indicates a course of bolus contrast enhancement which is used to automatically pick time frames at the predetermined phases of the perfusion which are then used to identify corresponding key images to be obtained at the time frames. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226816 | Patient Communication in Magnetic Resonance Tomography - A magnetic resonance tomograph has a component on which the head of a patient rests during imaging in a contact area. The magnetic resonance tomograph also has a patient communication device for communicating information to the patient. The patient communication device has a control device and also an actuator assigned to the contact area. The actuator, upon actuation with electric control signals by the control device, vibrates the surface of the contact area. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226817 | VERSATILE SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET FOR EXTREMITIES MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - A method, a system, and an article of manufacture are disclosed for obtaining imaging data from human extremities using an Extremities MRI (EMRI) system configured to accommodate both legs of a patient during scanning by providing multiple bores, including a scanning bore and one or more non-scanning bores, deployed within an actively or passively shielded, Cryogen-Free (CF), cooled superconducting electromagnet. In various embodiments, the non-scanning bores are located between field or main coils and shield coils, and the cross sections of the bores may be circular, oval, or any other appropriate and useful geometric shape. The longitudinal axis of extra bores may or may not be parallel to the longitudinal axis of the scanning bore. In various embodiments, the EMRI system may have a passively shielded superconducting magnet in which the other leg may be placed between the outside of a cryostat of the superconducting magnet and the ferromagnetic shield components. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226818 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND GRADIENT COIL - A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes a gradient coil configured to generate a gradient magnetic field in an image taking space. The gradient coil includes: a first coil member formed by using a first metal that is non-magnetic; and a second coil member connected to the first coil member and formed by using a second metal that is different from the first metal and is non-magnetic. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226819 | METHOD AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER FOR ACQUIRING A MAGNETIC RESONANCE DATA SET - In a method and magnetic resonance (MR) scanner for acquiring an MR data set of multiple slices of a volume of interest of an examination object (patient), on receipt of a trigger signal relating to the patient's respiration and indicating the start of an acquisition time window, a fat saturation technique is begun and, in one of a number of acquisition blocks having a number of echo trains each relating to a single slice and a single portion of k-space, wherein all the echo trains of each individual acquisition block relate to different slices, magnetic resonance data for the different slices are acquired. A magnetic resonance image of each slice is determined for that slice by combining magnetic resonance data acquired in different acquisition blocks and relating to a portion of k-space. For at least two of the acquisition blocks, a different sequence of the slices to be acquired by the echo trains is used within the acquisition block. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226820 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Whole Body and Local Coil Systems - A magnetic resonance imaging system includes an arrangement of magnet systems for generating a homogeneous main magnetic field and additional gradient fields for spatial encoding. At least one transmission coil is used to radiate in an alternating electromagnetic field in order to induce magnetic resonance signals and measure the latter using at least one reception coil. The magnetic resonance imaging system is configured in such that, during an imaging measurement of the magnetic resonance signals for generating the alternating electromagnetic field, at least one fixedly installed whole body coil system and at least one mobile local coil system are operated simultaneously with separately actuated channels. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226821 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GRADIENT-MODULATED SWEEP IMAGING WITH FOURIER TRANSFORMATION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - Described here are systems and methods for magnetic resonance imaging (“MRI”) using a sweeping frequency excitation applied during a time-varying magnetic field gradient. As an example, a gradient-modulated offset independent adiabaticity (“GOIA”) approach can be used to modify the pattern of the sweeping frequency excitation. Data are acquired as time domain signals and processed to generate images. As an example, the time domain signals are processed using a correlation between a Fourier transform of the gradient-modulated sweeping frequency excitation and a Fourier transform of the time domain signals. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226822 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED DETERMINATION OF THE RESONANCE FREQUENCIES OF PROTONS FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE EXAMINATIONS - In a method and magnetic resonance system for the automated determination of the resonance frequency or resonance frequencies of protons for magnetic resonance examinations, at least one signal is acquired and Fourier transform to a spectrum. An automated analysis of the spectrum, that has three resonance peaks, is made with at least two cross-correlation coefficients of at least one model spectrum being determined with the measured spectrum. Depending on the values of the cross-correlation coefficients, the resonance frequency is or resonance frequencies are determined. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226823 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEM - In a magnetic resonance apparatus and a method for the operation thereof, a pulse sequence is employed that is composed of a number of pulse sequence segments, each including an excitation procedure and a readout procedure. For each of a number of slices of an examination subject that are to be simultaneously excited, the pulse sequence segment is repeated, as a pulse sequence segment pair, with a prephasing gradient pulse being generated between the respective excitations in the respective segments of the pair. The prephasing gradient is configured to cause a gradient moment for all gradients between the respective centers of the respective excitations to be zero. The respective rephasing gradient pulses in each pair of segments are similar, and the respective excitation pulses have different phases. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226824 | METHOD AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE SYSTEM FOR GENERATING MR IMAGES - In a method and a magnetic resonance (MR) system for generating MR images, MR data of a predetermined volume segment within an examination subject are acquired using the same measurement configuration of the MR system. A number of MR images are reconstructed from the MR data. Each of the MR images is assigned to a respective time point at which the MR image represents at least a part of the volume segment. A spatial resolution during the acquisition of the MR data is maintained constant because of the aforementioned same measurement configuration. The temporal distance between each two time points succeeding one another in time is not constant. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226825 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method includes receiving an impedance calibration command, adjusting an impedance by a first amount until the impedance reaches a first range, and adjusting the impedance by a second amount smaller than the first amount until the impedance reaches a second range. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226826 | SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING A REFLECTIVE SURFACE IN RELATION TO THE SUN, USING A SOLAR SENSOR AND THE REFLECTED LIGHT - The present invention consists of a system for positioning a reflective surface in relation to the sun by means of a solar sensor in the reflected light, the object of which is for the reflected light to fall upon a target point, using a solar sensor and a dual-axis angular mechanism. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226827 | Sky Polarization and Sun Sensor System and Method - A system for determining a new orientation and/or position of an object comprises a sky polarimeter configured to record image data of the sky, a signal processing unit, and logic configured to receive and store in memory the image data received from the sky polarimeter. The logic calculates the Stokes parameters (S | 2015-08-13 |
20150226828 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING AND TAGGING OBJECTS WITHIN A BROADCAST - The present disclosure presents an improved system and method for tracking and tagging objects of interest in a broadcast. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226829 | LOAD CONTROL SYSTEM - A load control system includes: an imaging sensor to capture an image of a target space and detect whether or not a human exists in a detection area in the space; and a display terminal including a display unit to display detection area information corresponding to the detection area thereon. The imaging sensor transmits a transmission signal containing area data indicative of the detection area to the transmission control device, and the transmission control device transmits a transmission signal containing the area data and an address of the display terminal to the display terminal, and the display terminal displays the detection area information on the display unit based on the area data. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226830 | CHIP-SCALE STAR TRACKER - A chip scale star tracker that captures plane-wave starlight propagating in free space with a wafer-thin angle-sensitive broadband filter-aperture, and directs the light into a waveguide structure for readout. Angular information about the star source is determined from characteristics of the starlight propagating in the waveguide. Certain examples include internal propagation-constant-based baffling to elimination stray light from extreme angles. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226831 | SOUND PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SOUND PROCESSING METHOD - A sound processing apparatus includes a sound collection position calculating unit configured to calculate sound collection positions of sound signals of multiple channels on the basis of the sound signals, a sound source direction calculating unit configured to calculate a sound source direction on the basis of the sound signals of multiple channels, a first transfer function calculating unit configured to calculate a first transfer function corresponding to the sound source direction on the basis of the sound signals of multiple channels, and a second transfer function calculating unit configured to calculate a second transfer function by interpolating the first transfer function corresponding to each of a plurality of sound source directions. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226832 | POSITION DETECTION SYSTEM - A position detection system includes a responder configured to be carried by a user; interrogators, and a position detection unit configured to detect the user. The responder includes: a responder reception unit configured to receive interrogator identification information and floor identification information from the interrogator, a current floor identification information storage unit configured to store therein the floor identification information, and a responder transmission unit configured to determine whether to transmit the user identification information to the interrogator, when a transmission source of the received interrogator identification information is the interrogator provided in the room, and wherein the position detection unit comprises a position determination unit configured to detect that a position in the room of the floor, at which the user exists, is adjacent to the interrogator, based on the interrogator identification information and user identification information received from the interrogator. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226833 | Geo-Location Using Known Target Co-Calibration - Systems, methods, and apparatus for geo-location using known target co-calibration are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, a method for geo-location of a target involves receiving, by at least three elements on a vehicle, at least one station signal from at least one station in a known direction from the vehicle. The method further involves calculating, by at least one processor, a roll estimate and a pitch estimate of the vehicle using at least one station signal. Also, the method involves receiving, by at least three elements on the vehicle, at least one target signal from the target. Further, the method involves calculating, by at least one processor, an azimuth direction and an elevation direction of the target using the roll estimate, the pitch estimate, and at least one target signal. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226834 | Evaluating the Position of an Aerial Vehicle - A method for evaluating the position of an aerial vehicle involves receiving a radio signal from the aerial vehicle with an antenna array, determining the direction of arrival of the received radio signal, forming a reception beam of the antenna array depending on the determined direction of arrival for receiving one or more further radio signals from the aerial vehicle, calculating the ranging between the aerial vehicle and the antenna array based on a radio signal provided for ranging and received from the aerial vehicle, and evaluating the position of the aerial vehicle based on the calculated ranging, the determined direction of arrival, and the known position of the antenna array. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226835 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING LOCATION OF TERMINAL - An apparatus and method for determining the location of a terminal are disclosed herein. The apparatus includes a reception unit, an initiation unit, a selection unit, and a correction unit. The reception unit receives the location identifications (IDs) of one or more illumination lights. The initiation unit initiates the location coordinates of a receiving terminal to the coordinates of an illumination light corresponding to the most frequently received location identification (ID). The selection unit selects the coordinates of an illumination light corresponding to the second-most frequently received location ID. The correction unit calculates the reception ratio of reception from the coordinates of the initiated illumination light to reception from the coordinates of the selected illumination light, and then corrects the coordinates of the receiving terminal based on the calculated reception ratio. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226836 | TRANSCEIVING SURFACE-TREATED METALLIC MEMBER WITHIN TRANSMISSION PATH OF RADAR, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed are a transceiving surface-treated metallic member disposed within a transmission path of a radar, and a method of manufacturing the transceiving surface-treated metallic member. The surface-treated metallic member in the invention provides a more secure transception property within the transmission path of the radar, particularly when it is applied as a smart cruise control (SCC) cover, has an aesthetic appearance, and is manufactured at reduced cost. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226837 | RADAR INTEGRATION WITH HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A device comprising: a housing mountable on a back surface of a handheld electronic device; a radar coupled with the housing, the radar comprising: (a) a receiver unit comprising at least one receiving antenna element; (b) a transmitter unit comprising at least one transmitting antenna element; an integrated circuit (IC) module; and an interface unit configured to operatively couple the radar with the handheld electronic device. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226838 | RADAR APPARATUS - A radar apparatus includes: a transmitting antenna including a first antenna and a second antenna that transmit transmission waves; a signal processor configured to determine a mounted state of the radar apparatus on the vehicle; and a phase adjuster that adjusts at least one of phases of transmission signals output to the first antenna and the second antenna of the transmitting antenna. The signal processor controls the phase adjuster to adjust the at least one of the phases of the transmission signals based on the mounted state determined by the signal processor. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226839 | OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE - An optoelectronic device includes an optoelectronic component that generates or receives radiation, a frame and an optical element, wherein the frame extends in a vertical direction between a radiation passage side and a rear side; an opening, in which the component is arranged, is formed in the frame; the optical element covers the component in a plan view of the radiation passage side; and the optical element is a Fresnel lens or a Fresnel zone plate. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226840 | LASER SCANNER AND METHOD OF REGISTERING A SCENE - A laser scanner and method of operation to determine the consistency of a registration is provided. The method includes generating with the laser scanner at least a first scan of the scene with first measuring points. The laser scanner generates at least one second scan of the scene with second measuring points. At least one measured distance is determined from at least one of the second measuring points to the center of the second scan. The second scan is provisionally registered subjected to a consistency check. The consistency check is performed. At least one virtual distance is determined from at least one of the first measuring points to the center of the second scan. The consistency check is based at least in part on comparing the at least one virtual distance with the at least one measured distance. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226841 | LASER TRACKER WITH CALIBRATION UNIT FOR SELF-CALIBRATION - Embodiments of the invention relate to a laser tracker for continuous tracking of a target, with a beam source for generating measuring radiation, a base defining a vertical axis and a support, wherein the support is pivotable by motor power about the vertical axis relative to the base and thereby a horizontal pivot angle is defined. The tracker further comprises a beam directing unit pivotable by motor power, which defines a vertical pivot angle for orienting the measuring radiation and for receiving measuring radiation, an angle measuring functionality for determining the horizontal pivot angle and the vertical pivot angle, a distance measuring functionality and a photosensitive surface detector for detecting an incidence position of the reflected measuring radiation. The base has a self-calibration unit with a first retroreflective reference target and an optical assembly functioning as a reducing lens. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226842 | SONAR TECHNIQUE - An improved sonar mechanism comprises an audio source from a sonar system. The audio source is processed in parallel by the following modules: a low pass filter with dynamic offset; an envelope controlled bandpass filter; a high pass filter; and adding an amount of dynamic synthesized sub bass to the source audio. The processed audio is then combined in a summing mixer with the audio source. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226843 | CALCULATION OF DEPTH AND SPEED OF OBJECTS WITH CODED PULSES BASED ON SPEED CHANGES OF ULTRASOUND/SOUND - During transmission, a speed of ultrasound pulses gradually reduces due to acoustic impedance. A length and a density and a sound speed of the ultrasound pulses decide their average speed in the transmitting medium, frequencies, sound intensity and detecting depth. Time of flight (TOF) and TOF shift can be used to calculate the depth and moving speed of detecting objects. Calculating a speed of moving objects by simultaneously detecting TOFs at one detecting site from two separated piezoelectric (PZT) elements improves the testing results with accuracy, simplification and reproducibility. Coding ultrasound pulses to obtained the TOF and the TOF shift can be used to simultaneously calculate the depth and the moving speed of the objects, which also avoids a problem of an aliasing for highly moving speed of the objects. Coding ultrasound pulses also improves the quality of the imaging. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226844 | METHOD FOR CHECKING A SURROUNDINGS SENSOR DEVICE, REFERENCE SOUND SOURCE, AND CORRESPONDING SURROUNDINGS SENSOR DEVICE - A method for checking a surroundings sensor device including the following: transmitting a reference sound signal by a reference sound source; detecting the reference sound signal by a receiving device of the surroundings sensor device; and calibrating the surroundings sensor device by a computer unit of the surroundings sensor device based on the detected reference sound signal for checking the surroundings sensor device. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226845 | ULTRASONIC/PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGING DEVICES AND METHODS - Devices are disclosed for obtaining data of a sample, particularly data capable of being processed to produce an image of a region of the sample. An exemplary device includes a light-beam source, an acoustic-wave source, an optical element, and an acoustic detector. The optical element is transmissive to a light beam produced by the light-beam source and reflective to acoustic waves produced by the acoustic-wave source. The optical element is situated to direct the transmitted light beam and reflected acoustic wave simultaneously along an optical axis to be incident at a situs in or on a sample to cause the sample to produce acoustic echoes from the incident acoustic waves while also producing photoacoustic waves from the incident light beam photoacoustically interacting with the situs. The acoustic detector is placed to receive and detect the acoustic echoes and the photoacoustic waves from the situs. The acoustic detector can comprise one or more hydrophones exploiting the acousto-electric effect. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226846 | SHARED APERTURE ANTENNA ARRAY - A shared aperture antenna array including an array of antennas is disclosed. Elements of neighboring antennas are shared to create additional antennas. The shared elements include radiating patches and apertures. Each antenna shares an aperture with neighboring antennas. The array of antennas may be linear or two-dimensional. A phase shifting network with single-pole-single-throw reflective switches may be coupled to the antennas. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226847 | CONTROLLING A RADAR SYSTEM AND THE PROVISION OF A RANGE-DOPPLER TARGET IMAGE SIGNATURE - A method of controlling a radar system by: receiving a radar return signal from a target and generating a range-Doppler target image signature of the target; selecting a spectral line within the range-Doppler target image signature from a modulation feature on the target which includes an effective point scatterer; providing a range profile for the spectral line; obtaining a reference range profile of a reference point scatterer; and determining a difference between a power at a range shorter than a peak corresponding to the modulation feature in the range profile and a power at a corresponding range of the reference range profile. The method may further include controlling provision of the range-Doppler target image signature based on the difference. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226848 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING TARGET USING RADAR - Provided is a method and apparatus for detecting a target using radar, the apparatus including a transmitter to generate a frequency modulated continuous waveform (FMCW) of a baseband, convert the FMCW into a signal of a predetermined frequency band, and emit the signal to a target through radar, a receiver to receive the signal reflected from the target through each antenna of a multi-array antenna, and estimate information on the target based on the signal received through each antenna, and a processor to control operations of the transmitter and the receiver. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226849 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD IN WIND PROFILER - In a wind profiler, the number of acquisition ranges is expanded up to heights where noise is introduced into a received signal, even in the case where noise due to transmit/receive switching is introduced. A signal processing device in a wind profiler emits an electromagnetic wave pulse into a space, switches from transmitting to receiving, receives an electromagnetic wave reflected from a target to be observed, and measures wind speed from a Doppler frequency of the received electromagnetic wave, and includes an unnecessary data determiner that detects a noise section in which switching noise occurs due to the switching between transmitting and receiving, and an unnecessary data eraser that converts a received signal in the noise section to substantially insignificant data. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226850 | ULTRASOUND BASED MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - An ultrasound based measurement method includes obtaining an element of synthetic data corresponding to a focusing point in a region adjacent to a reflector by applying a synthetic focusing method to received data corresponding to an actual focusing point; and generating an image of the reflector based on the element of the synthetic data. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226851 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A GEOID VIA THREE COMPUTATION SPACES AND AIRBORNE-ACQUIRED GRAVITY DATA - Airborne gravity measurements may be added to the collection of airborne LiDAR so that it may be used to produce a digital elevation model (DEM), which may be used along with gravity data to produce an improved geoid, which may be used to produce an improved DEM based on the improved orthometric heights. A computing device may be configured to receive airborne navigation, gravity and LiDAR data, generate position information based on the navigation data, generate gravity field information based on the gravity data and the position information, generate orthometric height information based on the LiDAR data and the position information, and generate a geoid based on the gravity field and orthometric height information. The computing device may also generate a geoid model based on the gravity field and an existing DEM, and generate the orthometric height information based on the LiDAR data, position information, and geoid model. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226852 | POSITION MEASURING DEVICE AND POSITION MEASURING METHOD - A position measuring device includes a light emitter, an image capturer, a first beam splitter, a first light receiver, a second light receiver, a calculator, and a controller. The first light receiver receives light that propagates along a first optical axis toward the light emitter and is reflected by the first beam splitter, and outputs a first signal. The second light receiver outputs a second signal corresponding to an intensity of light propagating along a second optical axis toward the image capturer. The controller controls the intensity of the laser light based on the second signal when a difference between the first signal and the second signal is smaller than a predetermined threshold, and performs control so that the laser light has a predetermined intensity when the difference between the first signal and the second signal is equal to or greater than the threshold. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226853 | LASER RADAR APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ACQUIRING IMAGE THEREOF - Disclosed is a laser radar apparatus. The laser radar apparatus includes: a light transmission unit configured to output a laser pulse by using a light source; a light reception unit configured to receive a reflected laser pulse in connection with the laser pulse; and a controller configured to adjust a repetition rate of the laser pulse of the light source, in which the controller adjusts the repetition rate of the laser pulse based on at least one of reception power, a target distance, a movement speed, a vertical angle, and a radiation angle. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226854 | WIDE AREA POSITIONING SYSTEM - Positioning systems and methods for estimating an altitude of a receiver. In some embodiments, pressure and temperature information from a network of sensors is received by the receiver, and the pressure and temperature information from the network of sensors is used along with pressure information measured at a position of the receiver to estimate the altitude of the receiver. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226855 | Mitigation of Scintillations in Signals of Global Navigation Satellite Systems Caused by Ionospheric Irregularities - Scintillations caused by ionospheric irregularities during Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) measurements are detected and mitigated. Detection is based at least in part on statistical properties of geometry-free combination parameters calculated from input GNSS measurements corresponding to the same navigation satellite and different carrier frequencies. Mitigation is based at least in part on ionosphere-free combination parameters calculated from input GNSS measurements corresponding to the same navigation satellite and different carrier frequencies. Depending on the number of satellites with detected scintillations, different algorithms are used to calculate values of target parameters from a set of ionosphere-free combination parameters or from a set of ionosphere-free combination parameters and the remaining input GNSS measurements. Different algorithms accommodate stand-alone mode code phase measurements, stand-alone mode carrier phase measurements, differential navigation mode code phase measurements, and differential navigation mode carrier phase measurements. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226856 | DISTORTIONLESS MEAN PHASE ANTIJAM NULLING OF GPS SIGNALS - System and method for mean phase compensation of code and carrier phase distortions induced by Space Time Adaptive Processing (STAP) filters used for removing interferences from received GPS signals. The phase distortion is mitigated (without the use of beamforming) using a single STAP filter for processing the GPS satellite channels in which appropriate bundling of constraints is applied to the filter weights. The complete solution can be contained in the antenna electronics with no required changes to the legacy GPS receiver. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226857 | DETECTION OF SPOOFED SATELLITE SIGNALS - A technology is provided for detecting spoofed satellite signals. An aircraft may be equipped with a top antenna that is adapted to receive satellite signals and a bottom antenna that is adapted to receive terrestrial signals. A signal may be received on the top antenna and the bottom antenna. Relative signal strength between the top antenna and the bottom antenna may be used to differentiate satellite sourced signals from terrestrial sourced signals. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226858 | GPS Spoofing Detection Techniques - Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for detecting spoofing of a navigation device. A plurality of anti-spoofing techniques are provided. The plurality of anti-spoofing techniques detect interference with data provided by one or more navigation devices for a plurality of threat situations. Positioning, timing and frequency characteristics associated with the one or more navigation devices are analyzed in order to identify a threat situation among the plurality of threat situations. Based on the identified threat situation one or more of the anti-spoofing techniques are executed. The one or more anti-spoofing techniques can be executed in parallel in order to provide various anti-spoofing detection techniques at the same time. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226859 | ENHANCING SEARCH CAPACITY OF GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM (GNSS) RECEIVERS - Enhancing search capacity of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers. A method for searching satellite signals in a receiver includes performing a plurality of searches sequentially. The method also includes storing a result from each search of the plurality of searches in a consecutive section of a memory. Further, the method includes detecting free sections in the memory. The method also includes concatenating the free sections in the memory to yield a concatenated free section. Moreover, the method includes allocating the concatenated free section for performing an additional search. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226860 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A RELATIVE ALIGNMENT OF TWO GPS ANTENNAS IN RELATION TO ONE ANOTHER - Relative GPS antenna alignment uses a phase shifter electrically connected to a first GPS antenna. A combiner is electrically connected to the phase shifter, the second GPS antenna and to a GPS receiver. A GPS reception signal (Sig | 2015-08-13 |
20150226861 | X-RAY COMPUTER-TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS - An X-ray computer-tomography (CT) apparatus includes an X-ray detector, a reading unit, and a read control unit. The X-ray detector has a first region and a second region at least a part of which is aligned with the first region along a channel direction, the first region in which a plurality of first detection devices that detect X-rays are arranged, the second region in which a plurality of second detection devices having a width smaller in a slice direction than that of the first detection device are arranged. The reading unit reads a signal of the X-rays detected. The read control unit adjusts timing of reading signals from the first detection device and the second detection device according to difference between the size of the first and the second detection device in such a manner that time difference in the reading signals in the slice direction decreases. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226862 | OPTICAL-INTERFACE PATTERNING FOR RADIATION DETECTOR CRYSTALS - A radiation detector is disclosed that includes a scintillation crystal and a plurality of photodetectors positioned to detect low-energy scintillation photons generated within the scintillation crystal. The scintillation crystals are processed using subsurface laser engraving to generate point-like defects within the crystal to alter the path of the scintillation photons. In one embodiment, the defects define a plurality of boundaries within a monolithic crystal to delineate individual detector elements. In another embodiment, the defects define a depth-of-interaction boundary that varies longitudinally to vary the amount of light shared by neighboring portions of the crystal. In another embodiment the defects are evenly distributed to reduce the lateral spread of light from a scintillation event. Two or more of these different aspects may be combined in a single scintillation crystal. Additionally, or alternatively, similar SSLE defects may be produced in other light-guiding elements of the radiation detector. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226863 | RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS - A radiation detection apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a scintillator; a photon detection device array including a plurality of cells each being a photon detection device with an avalanche photodiode configured to detect visible radiation photons emitted from the scintillator and a resistor disposed along a part of a periphery of an active region of the avalanche photodiode; and a reflector configured to reflect a visible radiation photon and disposed in a region that does not include the active regions and the resistors of the cells, on a face including the active regions. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226864 | RADIATION IMAGE CONVERSION PANEL - A radiation image converting panel includes a flexible support, a photostimulable phosphor layer provided on the main surface of the support and made of a plurality of columnar crystals, a first protective film provided on the photostimulable phosphor layer, and a second protective film provided on the first protective film, the photostimulable phosphor layer is composed of a photostimulable phosphor including Eu-doped CsBr, the first protective film is provided so as to cover the upper surface and side surface of the photostimulable phosphor layer and fill a gap of the plurality of columnar crystals in the photostimulable phosphor layer, the pencil hardness of the second protective film is not more than the pencil hardness of the first protective film, and the radiation image converting panel has a flexibility of up to a bending radius of 15 mm. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226865 | IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - To improve a temporal resolution. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226866 | Semiconductor Device and Method of Driving the Same - To provide a semiconductor device and a driving method of the same that is capable of enlarging a signal amplitude value as well as increasing a range in which a linear input/output relationship operates while preventing a signal writing-in time from becoming long. The semiconductor device having an amplifying transistor and a biasing transistor and the driving method thereof, wherein an electric discharging transistor is provided and pre-discharge is performed. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226867 | BEAM STEERED BROADBAND MARINE SURVEY METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method for improving data resolution in a broad band marine seismic survey. The method includes towing a source array and a receiver array; calculating a non-vertical steering angle to improve a magnitude of a high frequency part of a shallow zone of subsurface reflections that arrive at a selected region of the receiver array over a magnitude of subsurface reflections that would arrive at the selected region of the receiver array for a substantially vertical imaging wave; generating an imaging wave to propagate substantially with the non-vertical steering angle relative to gravity; and recording seismic data corresponding to the imaging wave. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226868 | METHOD FOR MICROSEISMIC EVENT MOMENT MAGNITUDE ESTIMATION - A method for estimating moment magnitude of a seismic event occurring in subsurface formations includes measuring seismic signals at each of a plurality of seismic sensors disposed in a selected pattern proximate a subsurface area in which the seismic event occurs. Amplitude events corresponding to the seismic event from the signals detected by each receiver are time aligned. Corrections are applied to the aligned events for density, for the formation velocity, for the radiation pattern, for propagation effects and instrument response. The corrected events are summed. Seismic moment is determined from the summed, corrected events. A moment magnitude is estimated from the seismic moment. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226869 | Geophysical Cable Preparation for Antifouling Paint - Embodiments relate generally to marine geophysical surveying. More particularly, embodiments relate to a streamer-preparation apparatus that cleans a geophysical cable to prepare it for application of an antifouling paint. An embodiment discloses a method comprising: moving a streamer into position for cleaning; directing a cleaning fluid onto the streamer as the streamer is being moved; and directing a gaseous fluid onto the streamer as the streamer is being moved. An embodiment discloses: applying an antifouling paint to the streamer with the streamer-preparation apparatus; and applying a curing agent to the streamer with the streamer-preparation apparatus. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226870 | ELECTRONIC SENSOR UNIT FOR DETECTING THE NONCONTACT ACTUATION OF A DOOR OR FLAP ON A MOTOR VEHICLE - An electronic motor vehicle sensor unit includes a housing, a control and evaluation device arranged in the housing, and at least one capacitive sensor electrode with a detection region (X, X′). The capacitive sensor electrode is coupled to the control and evaluation device and is arranged in the housing. The sensor unit further includes a lighting device with an illuminant that can emit an optical signal, wherein the lighting device is coupled to the control and evaluation device, and a target region (Y) identifying the detection region (X) can be marked outside the housing with the lighting device. The housing, the control and evaluation device, the at least one capacitive sensor electrode and the lighting device form an integrated assembly. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226871 | CAPACITIVE SENSOR DRIVING TECHNIQUE THAT ENABLES HYBRID SENSING OR EQUALIZATION - Embodiments described herein include an input device that drives an equalization signal onto an electrode that may be capacitively coupled to a sensor electrode used for capacitive sensing. The equalization signal may include a plurality of pulses that are synchronized to be out of phase with a capacitive sensing signal driven on the sensor electrode. For example, as the capacitive sensing signal transitions from a low voltage to a high voltage, the equalization signal transitions from a high voltage to a low voltage. Doing so increases the voltage difference between the electrodes and increases the slew rate of the capacitive sensing signal. In further embodiments, where the input device includes a display device, the equalization signal may be driven onto display electrodes that are used when updating a display. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226872 | MAGNETOMECHANICAL MARKERS FOR MARKING STATIONARY ASSETS - An article, system and method related to a magnetomechanical marker used to mark stationary assets. Magnetomechanical markers can be arranged in clusters and associated with stationary assets, including assets buried underground. Markers can be associated with an asset by being attached to the asset, arranged in a particular spatial relationship with the asset, or in any other appropriate way. A portable locating device can be used to generate an alternating magnetic field to activate the magnetomechanical marker and thus locate the asset. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226873 | Methods for producing a log of material properties - A method for making a log of material properties in a plurality of beds from an instrument utilizes steps such as estimating material properties for said plurality of beds and/or estimating positions for a plurality of bed boundaries and/or estimating orientations for said plurality of bed boundaries wherein the bed boundary orientations are individually variable. The estimated positions, orientations, and/or material properties can be utilized to compute the log. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226874 | MEASURING TOTAL, EPITHERMAL AND THERMAL NEUTRON FORMATION POROSITIES WITH ONE SINGLE SET OF NEUTRON DETECTORS AND A PULSED NEUTRON GENERATOR - An apparatus for estimating porosities of a formation includes: a borehole conveyable pulsed neutron generator to emit a pulse of high energy neutrons; a short spaced neutron detector to provide a count rate as a function of time; a long spaced neutron detector to provide a count rate as a function of time; a timing gate to synchronize a timing of neutrons detected by the detectors with respect to the neutron pulse; and a processor. The processor is configured to determine epithermal count rates and thermal count rates for the detectors based on timing of detection of neutrons with respect to the neutron pulse and calculate a first ratio of short to long spaced detector epithermal count rates and a second ratio of short to long spaced detector thermal count rates. The processor estimates an epithermal porosity using the first ratio and a thermal porosity using the second ratio. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226875 | Single Sensor for Detecting Neutrons and Gamma Rays - A logging system for imaging a subterranean formation that includes radiation sources that emit different energy levels of radiation into the formation. The radiation scatters from the formation and is sensed by a single sensor that is responsive to the different energy levels of radiation. The single sensor includes a crystal which includes cesium, lithium, yttrium, cerium, and chlorine. The radiation sources emit neutron rays and gamma rays. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226876 | SYSTEM FOR DETECTING A GENERALLY TRANSPARENT OR TRANSLUCENT ITEM - A detector for detecting generally transparent or translucent items for a high speed filling machine. The detector includes an infrared emitter emitting infrared light in a range of 1300 nm to 1600 nm or 1800 nm to 2200 nm and an infrared sensor for detecting infrared light in the selected ranges. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226877 | METHOD OF ASSISTANCE IN GEOLOGICAL MODELING BY GROUPING MESHES TOGETHER - The present invention relates to a method of assistance in geological modeling by grouping meshes together in a geological model comprising a plurality of meshes, each mesh of said model being associated with at least one digital parameter representing a geological property. For at least one column of at least n meshes of the model, a plurality of decompositions of said column into m subsets of adjacent meshes can be determined. Then, for each composition determined, one determines, for each one of the m subsets, a new digital parameter associated with said subset depending on the digital parameters associated with the meshes of said subset. Finally, one can determine a dispersion value of said decomposition depending, at least, on the new digital parameters associated with said subsets. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226878 | SPACE-TIME SURROGATE MODELS OF SUBTERRANEAN REGIONS - Methods for creating and using space-time surrogate models of subsurface regions, such as subsurface regions containing at least one hydrocarbon formation. The created surrogate models are explicit models that may be created from implicit models, such as computationally intensive full-physics models. The space-time surrogate models are parametric with respect to preselected variables, such as space, state, and/or design variables, while also indicating responsiveness of the preselected variables with respect to time. In some embodiments, the space-time surrogate model may be parametric with respect to preselected variables as well as to time. Methods for updating and evolving models of subsurface regions are also disclosed. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226879 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THIOURETHANE - BASED OPTICAL MATERIAL - Disclosed is a method of preparing a thiourethane based optical material In particular, a method of preparing a high-quality optical material, which is colorless and transparent and is not deformed, at a high yield without generation of striae, whitening, and microbubbles is disclosed. A method of preparing the thiourethane based optical material according to present invention is characterized in that, before cast polymerization, a polymerizable composition including a polythiol compound and a polyisocyanate compound is treated at a specific vacuum condition and then injected into a mold. A thiourethane based optical material prepared according to the present invention may be widely used in a variety of fields as a substitute of conventional optical materials. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226880 | Cut Pattern For Film - A cut pattern for a film or film laminate used in the fabrication of optical articles such as lenses. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226881 | ANTIREFLECTION MULTILAYER FILM - An antireflection multilayer film is formed by alternately laminating high refractive index layers and low refractive index layers having indexes of refraction different from each other. The high refractive index layer is an oblique deposition layer formed by depositing an inorganic material such as tantalum pentoxide onto the surface of an optical element from a diagonal direction, and has minute internal structures composed of slant columnar structures growing along to the deposition direction. The low refractive index layer is an isotropic and dense layer. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226882 | ANTI-GLARE/ANTIREFLECTION MEMBER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Provided is an anti-glare/antireflection member having excellent visibility. The anti-glare/antireflection member ( | 2015-08-13 |
20150226883 | ARTICLES WITH BINDER-DEFICIENT SLIP COATING AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A sheet comprising: (1) a core member comprising one or more layers and having a first major surface and (2) a slip control layer disposed on at least a portion of the first major surface, wherein the slip control layer comprises: (i) a footing layer disposed on at least a portion of the first major surface of the core member, (ii) a binder layer disposed on the footing layer, and (iii) an array of particles disposed in the binder layer and footing layer and protruding therefrom, wherein the average diameter of the particles is greater than the combined thickness of the foot layer and binder layer. A process for making such a sheet comprising: (1) providing a core member; (2) forming a footing layer on at least a portion of the first major surface of the core member, wherein the footing layer is viscoelastic and has a T | 2015-08-13 |
20150226884 | POLARIZING PLATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING SAME - Disclosed is a polarizing plate including a polarizing film and a protective film provided on the polarizing film, and a display device having the same. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226885 | WAVELENGTH CONVERSION MEMBER, RELATED MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND RELATED BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY - A wavelength conversion member may include a first substrate and a second substrate that overlaps the first substrate. The wavelength conversion member may further include a wavelength conversion layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate in a first direction. The wavelength conversion member may further include a first hydrophobic membrane that overlaps at least one of the first substrate, the second substrate, and the wavelength conversion layer in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226886 | Easy-Clean Coating - An easy-cleaning coating, an easy cleaning coating having anti-fogging properties, and an easy-cleaning, anti-reflective coating. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226887 | CONCENTRATOR FRESNEL LENS WITH VARYING DRAFT ANGLE - The present invention relates to a Fresnel lens and a respective mold, the lens comprising a plurality of draft facets, wherein the draft angle of the draft facets has at least two different angular values for two different draft facets, in particular, wherein the draft angle is bigger for a draft facet closer to the edge of the lens or, respectively, of the mold, than for a draft facet closer to the center of the lens or, respectively, of the mold. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226888 | Diffuser Plate Assembly, Backlight and Display Device - The present invention provides a diffuser plate assembly. The diffuser plate assembly includes a first diffuser plate and a second diffuser plate located under the first diffuser plate, and a gap is formed therebetween. Correspondingly, the present invention also provides a backlight comprising the diffuser plate assembly and a display device comprising the backlight. Compared with the prior art, the diffuser plate assembly provided by the present invention can enable light emitted by a light source to irradiate a display panel more uniformly, and the thicknesses of the backlight and the display device can be reduced. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226889 | DECORATIVE GLASS PANEL HAVING A REFLECTIVE LAYER DEPOSITED ON A TEXTURED SUBSTRATE - A composite successively includes a transparent substrate, and a transparent layer, a portion at least of the surface of which is textured, with characteristic dimensions of the texturing forms of between 10 nm and 100 μm, and coated with a reflective layer. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226890 | COLOR FILTER SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A color filter substrate and a display device are provided. The color filter substrate comprises a substrate; a color filter layer provided on the substrate; and a photochromic material, the photochromic material and the color filter layer cooperating to display different colors by adjusting the light irradiated onto the color filter substrate. In the color filter substrate and the display device, the photochromic material is introduced into the color filter substrate. In this way, by adjusting the light emitted from the backlight source, the photochromic material is excited to display different colors and the color gamut of the pixel units is thus changed. This color filter substrate and liquid crystal panel can be better applied to different environments. | 2015-08-13 |
20150226891 | UV MASK AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A UV mask and a fabrication method thereof. The UV mask fabrication method includes: forming a UV shielding layer on a coverage area of a base substrate by using a color filter layer mask plate and a black matrix mask plate; or forming a UV shielding layer on the base substrate by using the color filter layer mask plate. In this way, the cost spent in manufacturing a display device by using a special mask plate (mask) to fabricate the UV mask is reduced. | 2015-08-13 |