37th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140252159 | ENGINE INSTALLATION - A fuselage mounted gas turbine engine installation the installation includes at least one propeller stage and a gas turbine core arranged in use to drive the propeller stage. The core is external to the fuselage and the rotational axes of the core and propeller stage are offset with respect to each other. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252160 | REVERSE FLOW GAS TURBINE ENGINE REMOVABLE CORE - An engine mounting arrangement includes a propulsor mounted to an aircraft wing, and an engine core aerodynamically connected to the propulsor and positioned rearward of the propulsor. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252161 | DE-COUPLE GEARED TURBO-FAN ENGINE AND AIRCRAFT - A turbofan engine includes a core engine section including a compressor section feeding air to a combustor to generate high speed exhaust gases that drive a turbine section all disposed about an engine axis, a geartrain driven by the core engine section, a fan section driven by the geartrain about a fan axis spaced apart from the engine axis, and an accessory gearbox driven by the geartrain and mounted apart from the core engine section and the fan section. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252162 | UAV LAUNCHING FROM MOVING PLATFORM - A system for launching an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from a moving platform, the system comprising: a platform configured to carry the UAV; one or more sensors configured to measure forces acting between said platform and said UAV in one or more directions; a mooring mechanism configured to moor said UAV to said platform; and a controller configured to: transmit at least one trimming command to said UAV based on measurements of said one or more sensors, and cause said mooring mechanism to release said UAV from said platform following the transmitting of the at least one trimming command, when the measurements of said one or more sensors indicate that a lift force is sufficiently close to a weight of the UAV. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252163 | Altitude Control Via Rotation of Balloon to Adjust Balloon Density - A balloon having an envelope, a gas contained within the envelope, a payload connected to the envelope, wherein the envelope has a first portion that has a first absorptive or reflective property with respect to allowing solar energy to be transferred to the gas within the envelope, and a second portion that has a second absorptive or reflective property with respect to allowing solar energy to be transferred to the gas within the envelope where the second absorptive or reflective property is different than the first absorptive or reflective property, wherein the second portion is provided with a darkly colored surface that allows more solar energy to be transferred through the envelope to the gas within the envelope than the first portion, and wherein the envelope is rotatable to allow a preferred ratio of the first and second portions of the envelope to be positioned facing the sun. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252164 | Aircraft with Electrically Conductive Nanocoating - A device has a first electrically conductive component, a second electrically conductive component, and an electrically conductive nanocoating (ECN) electrically connecting the first electrically conductive component to the second electrically conductive component. An aircraft has an engine, a fuselage, and a device having a first electrically conductive component, a second electrically conductive component, and an electrically conductive nanocoating (ECN) electrically connecting the first electrically conductive component to the second electrically conductive component. A method of providing an electrical conduction path includes providing a first electrically conductive component, providing a second electrically conductive component, and decreasing an electrical resistance between the first electrically conductive component and the second electrically conductive component using an electrically conductive nanocoating (ECN). | 2014-09-11 |
20140252165 | Crash Load Attenuator for Water Ditching and Floatation - A flotation device is described herein. The floatation device comprising an air bladder; a girt coupled to the air bladder; and a load attenuator coupled to the girt. The load attenuator is further coupled to an airframe of an aircraft. The float bag is used in water landings of the aircraft. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252166 | Crash Load Attenuator for Water Ditching and Floatation - An apparatus comprising a float bag comprising an air bladder configured to inflate when an aircraft lands in the water, a girt coupled to the air bladder and configured to attach the air bladder to the aircraft via at least one airframe fitting, and a load attenuator coupled to the girt and configured to be positioned between the girt and the airframe fitting when the float bag is attached to the aircraft. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252167 | REVERSE CORE ENGINE THRUST REVERSER FOR UNDER WING - A gas turbine engine for mounting under a wing of an aircraft has a propulsor that rotates on a first axis, and an engine core including a compressor section, a combustor section, and a turbine section, with the turbine section being closer to the propulsor than the compressor section. The engine core is aerodynamically connected to the propulsor and has a second axis. A nacelle is positioned around the propulsor and engine core. The nacelle is attached to the wing of the aircraft. A downstream end of the nacelle has at least one pivoting door with an actuation mechanism to pivot the door between a stowed position and a horizontal deployed position in which the door inhibits a flow to provide a thrust reverse of the flow. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252168 | HELIPORT - Embodiments of a heliport incorporate commercial and residential spaces with a plurality of helipads at multiple levels or floors, within a multi-story building. In various embodiments, the helipads cantilever out from the sides of the building or may simply span between oppositely faced sides of adjacent building structures. In some embodiments, the helipads extend outwardly from aircraft hangers and from commercial and residential spaces that extend into the building from the rear of the helipad. Rooftops associated with embodiments of the heliport include control tower facilities and additional helipads. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252169 | SYSTEM FOR FASTENING A LOAD TO A ROTORCRAFT, AND A ROTORCRAFT - A fastener system ( | 2014-09-11 |
20140252170 | DEVICE FOR PROTECTING A ROTORCRAFT AGAINST A PYRAMID-SHAPED STRUCTURE FOR CARRYING A LOAD - A protection device ( | 2014-09-11 |
20140252171 | NITROGEN BUBBLER SYSTEM IN FUEL TANK AND METHOD - An assembly of fuel tank and bubbler system comprises a fuel tank defining a storage volume adapted to receive fuel therein. The fuel tank comprises at least one fuel inlet, at least one fuel outlet, and at least one gas inlet adapted to be connected to an inert gas source to feed inert gas to fill an ullage in the storage volume. A bubbler system has at least one pipe extending into the fuel tank and adapted to be immersed into the fuel of the fuel tank. The pipe has a porous structure. The pipe is adapted to be connected to an inert gas source to inject inert gas via the porous structure into the fuel of the fuel tank. A method for treating fuel in a fuel tank is also provided. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252172 | SINGLE SURFACE ELECTRO-MECHANICAL ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY - The current invention is directed to a self-contained electro-expulsive actuator assembly capable of being attached and operating external to an object, and methods of providing an electro-expulsive force external to an object. During operation the deformation or flexing of the electro-expulsive actuator causes deformation of an integral outer skin which is overlaid over the outer surface of the underlying structure, thereby causing unwanted build-up of residues on the outer skin of the actuator assembly to be expelled. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252173 | AQUACULTURE NET WITH WALLS WITH DIFFERENT WIRE DIRECTION - An aquaculture net ( | 2014-09-11 |
20140252174 | LEAD LOCOMOTIVE CONTROL OF POWER OUTPUT BY TRAILING LOCOMOTIVES - A locomotive consist control system may include a lead controller associated with a lead locomotive of the consist, and a secondary controller associated with a trailing locomotive of the consist and communicatively coupled by a communication link with the lead controller. The lead controller may be configured to receive a generator voltage or current output from a power bus electrical characteristics sensor associated with each locomotive, determine a total electrical power output requirement for the consist, determine an electrical power output requirement for each locomotive in the consist, and supply instructions to dynamically adjust an output voltage or current generated by a generator associated with each locomotive to a desired voltage or current anywhere within the rated capacity of the generator. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252175 | Hydraulic switch machine for railroads - The invention provides a hydraulic railroad switch machine. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252176 | TIE ROD SUPPORT APPARATUS FOR LARGE PRESSURE VESSEL PIPING - A tie rod support apparatus for a large pressure vessel system. The tie rod support apparatus comprises a tie bar, an upper bearing unit, a bottom bearing unit and a tie rod support base. The upper bearing unit is coupled to a pipe section or other component in the large pressure vessel system and includes a bearing to provide a pivotally moveable connection point. The bottom bearing unit is coupled to the other end of the tie rod and configured with the tie rod support base. The tie rod support base is connected or attached to a support surface (e.g. a concrete slab or block) that is independent from the large pressure vessel system. The bottom bearing unit may include a bearing to provide another pivotally moveable connection point. According to an embodiment, the tie rod support includes a length adjustment mechanism configured to allow adjustment of the length or span of the tie bar. According to an embodiment, the tie rod support includes a spring block configured to allow flexing of the tie rod support assembly. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252177 | MULTIPLE INTRAVENOUS LINE ORGANIZER AND METHOD FOR USING THEREOF - A multiple intravenous line organizer for managing multiple intravenous lines which provide a mechanism for labeling each line, prevent the lines from tangling, and place the injection port in an accessible position thereby preventing errors associated with simultaneous multiple intravenous drug infusion. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252178 | Building Strut System - This invention allows attachment of strut channels | 2014-09-11 |
20140252179 | DEVICE FOR FIXING THE HYDRAULIC PIPING OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT - Provided is a device for fixing hydraulic piping to prevent the hydraulic piping from sliding down even when the bolt for coupling a clamp which fixes the hydraulic piping is loosened by the vibration generated during operation. The device for fixing the hydraulic piping of construction equipment includes: a piping sheet fixed to a boom structure; upper and lower clamps constituted by a fixed part fixed to the piping sheet and a concave groove for supporting the hydraulic piping; a coupling member for fixing the fixed part to the piping sheet; a hydraulic pipe fixing plate mounted on the piping sheet; a connecting hole for connecting a main pipe, which is connected to a main control valve mounted on an upper rotating body, to the hydraulic pipe disposed on the boom structure; and a bolt and nut for fixing the connecting hole to the hydraulic pipe fixing plate. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252180 | SCREEN SUPPORTING DEVICE - A screen supporting device includes a shaft, a bracket, and a torsion adjusting structure. The bracket and the torsion adjusting structure are pivotally on the shaft. The torsion adjusting structure has a limited washer and a torsion spring. The shaft passes through the limited washer and the torsion spring, and two ends of the torsion spring are respectively inserted into the bracket and the limited washer. Thus, when the bracket pivots by being forced, the shaft and the limited washer maintains the position thereof to cause that the relative position of the ends of the torsional spring, which respectively inserted into the bracket and the limited washer, is changed to provide the bracket with an additional torsion. Therefore, the instant disclosure provides the supporting device capable of the torsion variable function. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252181 | SCREEN SUPPORTING DEVICE AND TORSION ADJUSTING STRUCTURE - A torsion adjusting structure, which is installed on a shaft and a carrying member pivoted on the shaft, includes a gear, a pair of friction washers, and a linkage assembly. The shaft passes through the gear and the friction washers respectively abutted on two opposite surfaces of the gear. The linkage assembly installed on the carrying member has an engaging portion. The linkage assembly is adjusted between an engaging position and a separating position. When the linkage assembly is at the engaging position, the engaging portion engages with the gear for enabling rotation of the carrying member to rotate the gear to rub the friction washers, thereby providing the carrying member with an additional torsion. When the linkage assembly is at the separating position, the engaging portion separates from the gear for maintaining the relative position between the gear and the friction washers. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252182 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR MOUNTING AN ELECTRICAL SWITCHING DEVICE - Described herein are mounting plates which facilitate securing of the electrical switching device to an object. The plate mounts to an object and is configured to secure one or more electrical switching devices. The mounting plate includes a planar surface having a plurality of first through holes configured to secure an electrical switching device to a first side of the planar surface. The mounting plate further includes a bracket attached to a second side of the planar surface configured to secure the mounting plate to another object. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252183 | Sensor Hoop Storage and Transport Apparatus - A hoop support device ( | 2014-09-11 |
20140252184 | Trap clip - The present trap support is light weight, durable, easily adjustable, compact, holds traps securely until trap is set off, and also is adaptable to different sizes and styles of traps. It is intended for use on various sizes of smooth fiberglass rods which is also durable and light in weight. When used for muskrats in open water it makes a fast and safe setup as the traps are elevated in the water column just under the surface of the water. When an animal is caught it falls off the support and the chain which is attached to the pole slides down the pole and drowns. Normally one would set on the bank in shallow water or on the muskrat houses where undesirable catches could be made. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252185 | MOUNTING BRACKET FOR A PLURALITY OF SUPPORT STRUCTURES - A bracket for mounting a device to support structure has (i) a first side and (ii) second and third sides that extend perpendicularly from opposite edges of the first side in the same direction, such that the second and third sides are parallel to each other. The bracket supports a first mounting configuration in which the first side is attached to a face of the device and the second side is attached to a plane of the support structure such that the side of the device is perpendicular to the plane of the support structure. The bracket also supports a second mounting configuration in which the third side is attached to the face of the device and the second side is attached to the plane of the support structure such that the face of the device is parallel to the plane of the support structure. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252186 | MOUNTING RAIL FOR THE INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION OF A SWITCH CABINET HOUSING - The invention relates to a mounting rail for the interior construction of a switch cabinet housing, said mounting rail comprising a mounting section that has a clamping section at its first end and a support section at its second end opposite the first end, characterized in that the clamping section has a knee lever with a fastening side, via which the knee lever is detachably screwed to the first end of the mounting section and with a clamping side that includes an angle with the fastening side. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252187 | MODULAR MOUNTING SYSTEM USING PICATINNY-TYPE RAIL - A system for mounting one article to another article incorporates a clamp having a base configured to interlock with a Picatinny-type rail. In one form, the clamp has a quick-connect device serving as a platform for quickly attaching different articles to the clamp, and in another form a coupler joins two clamps that are attachable to respective different rails. The clamp preferably is spring biased to one position and manually operated to a second position to facilitate application to and removal from the rail. The invention thus provides an easily customizable equipment rack that can be mounted to almost any surface, allowing it to be extremely versatile. For example, it could be used to mount a shelf to a wall surface, or for supporting tools, weapons, and other articles on various structures, or for mounting accessories to a weapon or to other objects. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252188 | CAMERA MOUNTING SYSTEM - A mounting system for mounting a load on a structure, comprising a first strap having a distal end and a proximal end, a first clamp body for supporting a load, the first clamp body including a catch mechanism for engaging at least one end of the strap, the first clamp body further including a clamp mechanism for engaging a structure, wherein the strap is configured for tightening around at least a portion of the structure and engaging with the catch mechanism of the first clamp body, to maintain the clamping mechanism of the first clamp body on the structure. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252189 | ADJUSTMENT ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN AUDIO/VISUAL MOUNTING SYSTEMS OR THE LIKE - A device mount for supporting an audio/visual device may include a first mounting portion configured to couple to the audio/visual device, a second mounting portion configured to couple to the first mounting portion and to a mounting member, a puck disposed between the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion, and a coupling member. The first mounting portion includes a curved portion having a slot. The second mounting portion includes a first opening. The puck includes a curved inner surface that complements the curved portion of the first mounting portion and a second opening. The coupling member is configured to insert, at least partially, through the slot, the first opening, and the second opening to couple the first mounting portion, the puck, and the second mounting portion. The first mounting portion is pivotable and/or rotatable relative to the second mounting portion. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252190 | Devices, Systems and Methods for Reinforcing a Traffic Control Assembly - Reinforcement devices and systems for holding a traffic control assembly in compression are provided. The traffic control assembly includes a traffic signal disconnect hanger and/or a traffic signal and a first span wire positioned above the traffic control assembly. In some embodiments, the reinforcement device includes an upper support device connected to the first span wire where the upper support device has a length that is greater than a width of the traffic control assembly and the upper support device is configured to spread the load of the traffic signal assembly to the first span wire. The reinforcement device includes a lower support device operably connected to the traffic signal, a first vertical support member, and a second vertical support member where the first and second vertical members are tensioned when the upper support device, the lower support device and the first and second vertical support members are connected together. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252191 | Lifting Device for Umbrella - A lifting device for an umbrella includes a base, a plurality of fixing seats secured on the base, a plurality of movable members each movably mounted in the respective fixing seat, a pressing module movably mounted on the base and pressing the movable members, a threaded rod mounted on the base and connected with the pressing module, and a drive handle connected with the threaded rod. The pressing module includes a driven rod and two pressing rods. Each of the pressing rods is provided with a straight pressing portion that is movable to press the respective movable member and at least one recessed release portion that is movable to receive the respective movable member. Thus, each of the movable members is rotatable freely so that the lifting device is moved on the ground easily. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252192 | SUPPORTING ASSEMBLY - A supporting assembly for a solar cell lamination includes a frame member, a column member, and an adapter member. The frame member includes a first flange, a second flange, and a first wall. The second flange is substantially parallel with the first flange. The first flange, the second flange and the first wall cooperate to define a space for accommodating the solar cell lamination. The column member is used for supporting the frame member, in which the column member has an end surface facing the frame member. The end surface has a proximal half portion and a distal half portion respectively proximal and distal to a central axis of the frame member, and a location of a vertical projection of the first wall on the end surface falls on the distal half portion. The adapter member is used for connecting the column member and the frame member. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252193 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING A MELON OR OTHER FRUIT IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION - A device for elevating and securing a melon is provided. The device includes a ring defining a height, and three support members extending from an upper facing surface of the ring in an equally spaced-apart arrangement. A related method for supporting and elevating a melon using the device is provided herein. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252194 | Trailer Stabilizing Jack - A jack for stabilizing a semi-truck trailer with improved maneuverability that can be coupled to a trailer kingpin without a need for the user to crawl or crouch under the trailer floor. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252195 | SOLAR EQUIPMENT MOUNTING SYSTEM - A solar equipment mounting system may include a solar mount cap. The solar mount cap may include a pipe having a lower side and a top end, with the lower side of the pipe having at least one hole. A plate may attach to the top end of the pipe. A mount racking bracket may attach to the plate. A top mount bracket may attach to the mount racking bracket, which may be adjustable. At least one set screw or the like may be inserted into the at least one hole in the solar mount cap to adjustably attach the solar mount cap to a conduit pipe and conduit coupling. The top mount bracket may secure a solar panel mount system rail. The solar equipment mounting system may allow for leveling and plumbing after the at least one pole has been set. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252196 | Music Stand and Rack, Pedestal and Hinge Therefor - Disclosed is a music stand that includes a column with a first segment having at least one positional slot and a second segment having a protrusion configured to be received in each of the positional slots. When the protrusion is received in one of the positional slots, the protrusion can prevent relative translation of the first segment and the second segment in at least one direction, thereby defining a unique extension. The music stand also includes a support selected from a rack and a pedestal that is fixed relative to said column. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252197 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIBRATIONAL ISOLATION OF INFORMATION HANDLING RESOURCES - In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a vibrational isolator may include at least one supporting section and at least one attachment member mechanically coupled to the at least one supporting section and configured to mechanically couple to a chassis, such that when disposed in a chassis, the at least one supporting section suspends from the chassis and is configured to support vibration-generating equipment. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252198 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE WITH DISSIMILAR METAL WELDS - A support structure for a gas turbine exhaust system having an exterior shell, an interior liner, and insulation therebetween, the support structure including a support bar welded to the exterior shell, wherein the support bar weld includes a first filler material including a carbon steel filler material. The support structure further including a stud welded to the support bar and coupled to the interior liner, wherein the stud weld includes a second filler material including a low percentage of chromium. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252199 | Concrete Pier Foundation Anchor Bolt Support and Chamfer Form - a Embodiments of the Concrete Form include a form tube, chamfer disk, and one or more form cross-members. The form cross-members are comprised of a center pivot, two bolt guides, which are formed by the cross-members, and an optional clamp. The chamfer disk is a disk that sits atop of the form tube and forms side chamfers when placed upon the form tube when the concrete cures. The chamfer disk is a separate formed or molded piece that will sit on top of the tube form in order to form a chamfer in the concrete. The chanfer disk is a ring-shaped device with the chamfer formed in positive relief under the ring of the chamfer disk. The optional clamp can be used to hold any conduit, tube or any other item during the pour. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252200 | POLYFOCAL INTERFEROMETRIC IMAGE ACQUISTION - A microscope-based system and method for simultaneous imaging of several object planes, of a three-dimensional (3D) sample, associated with different depths throughout the sample. The system includes a polyfocal optical portion, adapted to create a plurality of optical channels each of which is associated with an image of a corresponding object plane, and a spectrally-selective portion, adapted to transform the spectral distribution of the image-forming beam of light to a corresponding spatial distribution. The image, registered by a detector, includes an image of an object plane and an image of the spatially-coded spectral distribution. The method effectuates the simultaneous multispectral imaging of the several object planes. The required data-acquisition time is several fold shorter than that taken by a conventional multispectral microscope-based imaging system. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252201 | CHARGE TRANSFER IN IMAGE SENSORS - Apparatuses and methods for charge transfer in image sensors are disclosed. One example of an image sensor pixel may include a first charge storage node and a second charge storage node. A transfer circuit may be coupled between the first and second charge storage nodes, and the transfer circuit may have a first region proximate the first charge storage node and configured to have a first potential. The transfer circuit may also have a second region proximate the second charge storage node configured to have a second, higher potential. An input node may be configured to control the first and second potentials based on a transfer signal provided to the input node. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252202 | COLUMN ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER FOR CMOS SENSOR - A system and method is disclosed for an imaging device and/or an analog to digital converter which converts an analog input signal to a digital data signal using a comparator which compares the analog input signal to a first ramped reference signal to determine an operating point and then uses the same comparator to compare the analog input signal to a second ramped reference signal multiple times about the determined operating point. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252203 | DRIVING CIRCUIT OF IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A driving circuit of an image sensor is provided. The driving circuit can include a pixel array where pixel circuits receiving light and converting the received light into an electrical signal are arranged in columns, an analog-to-digital (ADC) block including a plurality of ADC circuits receiving an analog image signal from pixel circuits arranged in the same column and converting the received analog image signal into a digital signal, and an ADC controller outputting a global signal to control each operation of the ADC circuit. The ADC controller can allow the ADC circuits in the ADC block to operate separately according to at least two timings. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252204 | IMAGE SENSOR - An image sensor is provided. An image sensor can include a plurality of unit pixels. Each of the unit pixels can include a photoelectric converter as a light receiving element. In each unit pixel, a transport switching unit can transport charges in the photoelectric converter to a floating diffusion region, and a first switching unit can selectively connect the floating diffusion region to a first sensing line. A second switching unit can selectively connect the floating diffusion region to a second sensing line, and a first sensing part can be connected to the first sensing line, and a second sensing part can be connected to the second sensing line | 2014-09-11 |
20140252205 | RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM, CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A radiation imaging system includes a radiation imaging apparatus including a radiation detection unit in which conversion elements configured to convert radiation into electric charges are arranged and a driving unit configured to drive the radiation detection unit, and a control apparatus configured to control the radiation imaging apparatus. The control apparatus includes: a determination unit configured to determine whether a remaining image sensing enable time acquired by subtracting an elapsed time from initialization of the radiation detection unit from an image sensing enable time for a radiation image in use of the radiation detection unit is not less than a threshold time; a control unit configured to change operating states of the radiation detection unit and the driving unit in accordance with the determination result; and an operation detection unit configured to detect an operation instruction for the control unit. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252206 | CONTROL APPARATUS, RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD OF RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A control apparatus for a radiation sensor, including pixels each for obtaining electric charges, includes: a control unit configured to start driving for imaging in response to radiation irradiation, and stop the driving when a first time elapses after the start of the driving; and a receiving unit configured to externally receive a predetermined instruction signal. The control unit is configured to, in response to reception of the predetermined instruction signal, control a state of the radiation sensor based on a difference between the first time and a second time from the start of the driving to the reception of the predetermined instruction signal. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252207 | ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER AND SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - An ADC includes a comparator and first and second amplifier circuits including a fully-differential operational amplifier. The comparator converts an analog signal output from the operational amplifier into digital data. The first amplifier circuit stores charge corresponding to a signal having a phase reverse to an input signal in each of a pair of capacitors during a first period and transfers the charge in one of the pair of capacitors to the other via the operational amplifier during a second period to amplify the reversed phase signal twofold. The second amplifier circuit amplifies the input signal twofold similarly to the first amplifier circuit. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252208 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A solid-state imaging device includes the following. Pixels arranged in matrix converts received light into signal voltage. A column AD conversion unit, which includes a comparison unit and an up-down counting unit, converts signal voltage to digital signal. The comparison unit compares a value of signal voltage to a gradually changing value of reference signal voltage. The up-down counting unit counts, by one of down-counting and up-counting, a time period until the comparison result is reversed if the signal voltage is of a base signal component of each pixel at reset level, and counts, by an other of down-counting and up-counting, the time period if the signal voltage is of a superimposed signal component in which the base signal component is superimposed on a pixel signal component corresponding to an amount of light received by the pixel. The comparison unit has switchable kinds of frequency band characteristics. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252209 | PROXIMITY SENSOR WITH COMBINED LIGHT SENSOR HAVING AN INCREASED VIEWING ANGLE - A proximity and light sensing device including a radiation emitter for proximity sensing positioned on a substrate. The device further includes a radiation detector positioned on the substrate, the radiation detector configured to detect radiation from the emitter. An ambient light detector is also positioned on the substrate and around the radiation emitter so as to form a border around the radiation emitter and detect off-axis ambient light rays. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252210 | PROXIMITY SENSOR - A proximity sensor for detecting non-contact detection of a target using a fibre optic strain sensor and a system for operating multiple such proximity sensors is disclosed. The proximity sensor includes an optic fibre that has an optic fibre strain sensor that is coupled to a mass that moves in response to the target. The mass can be a magnet that moves when a ferrous target is within the magnetic field of the magnet causing the magnet to move and apply strain to the optic fibre strain sensor. The optic strain sensor can include periodic variation in the refractive index of the optic fibre, such as a fibre Bragg grating. The proximity sensor can include a second fibre optic sensor that is sensitive to temperature or a second fibre optic strain sensor coupled to a second magnet that operates in opposition to the first magnet. A system coupling multiple proximity sensors can include an interrogator that has an optical power source and a detector, each coupled to a processor. The processor compares frequency information from the proximity sensor to a threshold to determine whether a target is in proximity to its corresponding proximity sensor. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252211 | AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR WITH AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL - An ambient light sensing method, comprising: acquiring the sensitivity settings, an exposure time and obtaining a sensing signal of a light sensor according to the sensitivity settings and the exposure time; determining whether the magnitude of the sensing signal is within a predetermined range when the sensing signal is available, wherein the predetermined range has an upper value and a lower value; updating the sensitivity settings and the exposure time of the light sensor according to the determined result for the magnitude of the sensing signal; and acquiring the sensing signal of the light sensor with the updated sensitivity settings and the updated exposure time. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252212 | SIGNAL CONDITIONING CIRCUIT FOR A LIGHT SENSOR, A SENSOR ARRANGEMENT AND A METHOD FOR SIGNAL CONDITIONING FOR A LIGHT SENSOR - A signal conditioning circuit for a light sensor, in particular for an ambient light sensor, comprises a first integration stage (INT | 2014-09-11 |
20140252213 | Proximity Sensor Module With Light Reflector - A proximity sensor may be mounted below a display cover layer in an electronic device. The proximity sensor may have a light source that emits light and a detector configured to detect reflections of the emitted light from nearby external objects. The light emitted from the light source may pass through a lens along an axis towards external objects. The light source and the detector may be mounted in a proximity sensor housing having openings that are aligned with the light source and the detector. A reflector may be mounted to the proximity sensor in a configuration that bridges the opening over the light source. The reflector may be formed from a strip of metal or a strip of prism structures. Some of the light from the light source reflects from the reflector at a non-zero angle with respect to the axis and enhances proximity sensor performance. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252214 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ANALYSIS OF A FLUID BY MEANS OF EVANESCENCE FIELD SPECTROSCOPY AND DIELECTROPHORESIS - A device for analyzing a fluid by evanescence field spectroscopy. The device includes a waveguide, a source of electromagnetic radiation coupled to the waveguide on the entry side, and a detector coupled to the waveguide on the exit side for detecting electromagnetic radiation, wherein the waveguide is arranged in contact with the fluid in at least certain sections between its entry side and its exit side. An electrode arrangement is also provided, which is designed to generate an inhomogeneous electric field in the direct environment of the waveguide, said field exerting a dielectrophoretic force on polarisable particles in the fluid, which moves these particles towards or away from the waveguide. A corresponding method is presented. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252215 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATING MASS SPECTROMETERS - Systems and methods are disclosed for calibrating mass spectrometers. In accordance with one implementation, a system comprises a calibrant chamber within a housing of a mass spectrometer. The system also comprises a permeation tube enclosed within the calibrant chamber, wherein the tube contains a calibrant chemical that continuously outgasses the calibrant chemical. The outgassed calibrant chemical may be introduced to the mass spectrometer for analysis. The system may also comprise a heating block to control the temperature of the calibrant chemical. The system may further comprise a valve that introduces a known amount of the calibrant chemical into the calibrant chamber. In accordance with the present disclosure, systems and methods are provided for calibrating a mass spectrometer abundance scale. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252216 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, DETERMINATION APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, CALIBRATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A radiation imaging apparatus comprising: a signal generation unit configured to generate a signal value corresponding to charges detected by a radiation detector; an acceleration detection unit configured to detect acceleration applied to the radiation imaging apparatus; a noise measurement unit configured to measure a noise value based on the detected acceleration; a reduction unit configured to reduce the noise value from the signal value; and a radiation irradiation determination unit configured to determine radiation irradiation based on the noise-reduced signal value. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252217 | MASS SPECTROMETER - A mass spectrometer having a multi-stage differential pumping system with an ion lens provided in a partition wall separating a second intermediate vacuum chamber and a third intermediate vacuum chamber, the incircle radii of ion guides and the size of the opening of the ion lens are determined so that the circumferential edge of the opening is located outside the circumferential surface of a virtual tubular body straightly connecting the incircle at the rear edge of the second ion guide in the front stage and the incircle at the front edge of the third ion guide in the rear stage. Although the ion lens is located in between, the radio-frequency electric field created by the second ion guide can be effectively connected to the radio-frequency electric field created by the third ion guide through the opening of the ion lens. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252218 | Methods and Apparatus for Decomposing Tandem Mass Spectra Generated by All-Ions Fragmentation - A method for tandem mass spectrometry of a plurality of eluting compounds comprises: (a) performing, during a time period, the steps of: ionizing the plurality of eluting compounds to generate a plurality of precursor ion species; introducing the plurality of precursor ions into a fragmentation cell operated at constant fragmentation energy so as to generate a plurality of product-ion species from at least a portion of the precursor ion species; and generating a mass spectrum of the plurality of product-ion species; and (b) recognizing matches between certain of the product ion species generated during the time period based on correlations between elution profiles of the product ion species. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252219 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR APPLYING END CAP DC BIAS IN ION TRAPS - A mass spectrometer for analyzing a sample utilizing an ion trap comprises an entrance end cap defining an entrance aperture configured to receive the sample entering the ion trap; a ring electrode defining a ring cavity configured to generate, based on a radio frequency (RF) voltage applied to the ring electrode, an electric field configured to trap the sample received through the entrance aperture; an exit end cap defining an exit aperture configured to receive sample ions exiting the ion trap; and an end cap controller configured to generate a bias control voltage for applying a DC bias potential to at least one of the entrance end or the exit end cap, wherein a value of the bias control voltage is based on an operational parameter of the mass spectrometer. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252220 | MASS SPECTRUM NOISE CANCELLATION BY ALTERNATING INVERTED SYNCHRONOUS RF - A mass spectrometer comprising a controller configured to generate an RF signal to be applied to an electrode during the mass scan, wherein the electrode generates, based on the RF signal, an electric field to be applied to sample ions during a mass scan; an ion detector configured to detect sample ions passing through the electric field and generate a corresponding ion detection signal; and a sampling circuit configured to sample the ion detection signal; wherein the controller is configured to adjust a phase of the at least one RF signal relative to a sample timing of the sampling circuit and average successive mass scans to cancel a portion of the RF signal present in the ion detection signal. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252221 | General Mass Spectrometry Assay Using Continuously Eluting Co-Fractionating Reporters of Mass Spectrometry Detection Efficiency - The invention provides general methods for quantifying any conceivable compound including small organic molecules and biological molecules in mass spectrometric measurements. The methods include the use of chemical or biological reporters such as artificial polypeptides containing proteolytic cleavage sites, which provide proteolytic reporter peptides for standardization of mass spectrometric detection efficiency. In addition to mass spectrometry standardization between different samples, the artificial polypeptides also standardize sample preparation amongst different samples undergoing mass spectrometric analysis when using electrophoresis separation prior to mass spectrometric analysis. Methods of the present invention also include methods for designing artificial polypeptides with peak to peak continuous liquid chromatography elution profiles spanning the complete or partial analyte elution profile for organic and biological molecules. Also included are the artificial polypeptides predigested with protease, which is compatible for use in experiments with native PAGE, in-solution proteolytic digestion of polypeptides, and small organic molecules undergoing fractionation separation followed by mass spectrometric evaluation. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252222 | AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL WITH DEFOCUSING LENS - A method and apparatus for performing mass spectrometry using an electron source, an ion trap, and a voltage-controlled lens located between the electron source and the ion trap. A controller applies a voltage to the lens. Features of the resulting output spectrum can be analyzed to determine whether to adjust the lens voltage. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252223 | Tandem Ion Trapping Arrangement - A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising a first storage ion trap arranged upstream of a high performance analytical ion trap. According to an embodiment, ions are simultaneously scanned from both the first and second ion trap. At any instant in time, the quantity of charge present within the second ion trap is limited or restricted so that the second ion trap does not suffer from space charge saturation effects and hence the performance of the second ion trap is not degraded. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252224 | MASS SPECTROMETER ION TRAP HAVING ASYMMETRIC END CAP APERTURES - An ion trap for a mass spectrometer is disclosed. The ion trap includes a ring electrode and first and second electrodes which are arranged on opposite sides of the ring electrode. The ring electrode and the first and second electrodes are configured to generate an electric field based on the received RF signal. The first electrode defines a first aperture and the second electrode defines a second aperture, the first aperture and the second aperture being asymmetric relative to each other and configured to generate a hexapole field. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252225 | MASS SELECTOR, AND ION GUN, ION IRRADIATION APPARATUS AND MASS MICROSCOPE - When a time-of-flight mass selector having a chopper using a deflector selects the masses of the ions, an ion beam is deflected. As a result, at least a part of the ion beams diagonally pass through an aperture electrode with respect to the axis. Accordingly, there has been a problem that a position on an object irradiated with a cluster ion beam, results in moving. This mass selector includes: a flight tube having an equipotential space that makes a charged substance fly therein; a deflector that is installed in a downstream side with respect to the flight tube in a direction in which the charged substance flies; a first aperture electrode that is installed in a downstream side with respect to the deflector in a direction in which the charged substance flies; and a second aperture electrode that is installed in between the deflector and the first aperture electrode. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252226 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING MICRODIFFRACTION ANALYSIS - An apparatus for detecting one or each of Kikuchi and Kossel diffraction patterns is provided. The apparatus comprises an electron column adapted in use to provide an electron beam ( | 2014-09-11 |
20140252227 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM IRRADIATION SYSTEM AND CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM IRRADIATION PLANNING METHOD - A charged particle beam irradiation system includes: an irradiation unit configured to irradiate an irradiation target with a charged particle beam; a radiation resistance state measuring section configured to measure a radiation resistance state of the irradiation target; a region dividing section configured to divide the irradiation target into a plurality of radiation resistance regions based on a measurement result of the radiation resistance state measuring section; a radiation dose computing section configured to compute a planned value of a radiation dose of the charged particle beam for each of the plurality of radiation resistance regions divided by the region dividing section; and an irradiation planning section-configured to create an irradiation plan of the charged particle beam with respect to the irradiation target based on a computation result of the radiation dose computing section. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252228 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CREATING GAUSSIAN ABERRATION-CORRECTED ELECTRON BEAMS - Electron beam phase gratings have phase profiles that produce a diffracted beam having a Gaussian or other selected intensity profile. Phase profiles can also be selected to correct or compensate electron lens aberrations. Typically, a low diffraction order produces a suitable phase profile, and other orders are discarded. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252229 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS - A radiation imaging apparatus includes a casing having an opening at a portion other than a radiation receiving surface thereof, a cover member attached to the opening, and a first seal member for effecting sealing between the interior of the radiation imaging apparatus and the opening arranged at the peripheral edge portion of the opening. By attaching the cover member, the hermeticity of the radiation imaging apparatus due to the first seal member is improved. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252230 | Laser-Heated Thermoluminescence Dosimeter - An improved thermoluminescence dosimeter (TLD) system, which includes a TLD reader configured to produce data indicative of a radiation exposure, one or more dosimeters comprising a dosimeter substrate coated with a thin layer of a light-absorbing material, a light stimulation source configured to heat the dosimeter using light incident on the dosimeter coating, a light detection system to detect TL emission and an appropriately programmed computer configured to analyze data from the reader and to output data indicative of an extent of radiation exposure. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252231 | SPECIMEN INSPECTION APPARATUS - A specimen inspection apparatus includes: a terahertz wave generation unit which generates a terahertz wave; a transportation unit which includes a transportation surface on which specimens as inspection objects are loaded and is configured so as to transport the specimens in an in-plane direction of the transportation surface; an irradiation direction changing unit which changes an irradiation direction of a terahertz wave which is emitted from the terahertz wave generation unit and is emitted to the specimens loaded on the transportation surface; and a terahertz wave detection unit which detects a terahertz wave which is emitted to the specimens loaded on the transportation surface to transmit therethrough or be reflected thereby, wherein the irradiation direction changing unit changes the irradiation direction by changing a position of the terahertz wave generation unit. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252232 | DEVICE FOR THE CONTACTLESS AND NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING OF SURFACES - A device for the contactless and nondestructive testing of a surface by measuring the infrared radiation thereof has one or more incoherent electromagnetic radiation sources ( | 2014-09-11 |
20140252233 | METHODS, DEVICES AND KITS FOR PERI-CRITICAL REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY - Spectroscopy apparatuses oriented to the critical angle of the sample are described that detecting the spectral characteristics of a sample wherein the apparatus consists of an electromagnetic radiation source adapted to excite a sample with electromagnetic radiation introduced to the sample at an angle of incidence at or near a critical angle of the sample; a transmitting crystal in communication with the electromagnetic radiation source and the sample, the transmitting crystal having a high refractive index adapted to reflect the electromagnetic radiation internally; a reflector adapted to introduce the electromagnetic radiation to the sample at or near an angle of incidence near the critical angle between the transmitting crystal and sample; and a detector for detecting the electromagnetic radiation from the sample. Also, provided herein are methods, systems, and kits incorporating the peri-critical reflectance spectroscopy apparatus. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252234 | TRANSMISSION RAMAN SAMPLE ANALYSIS - Systems and methods for analyzing samples in containers are provided, where an emitter emits radiation at a first location on the container, with a portion of the radiation passing through the container and into the sample, some of the radiation is reflected within the container, a detector receives a transmission Raman signal including Raman radiation from multiple portions of the sample, and a comparator compares the transmission Raman signal with the radiation emitted by the emitter. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252235 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND FEATURE MEASUREMENT METHOD OF OBJECT TO BE MEASURED EMPLOYING SAME - A measurement device that includes a device main unit including at least one cavity for accommodating an analyte containing a specimen and an aperture array structure including a plurality of apertures extending therethrough in a direction perpendicular to a principal surface thereof. The aperture array structure is fixed such that part or all of the aperture array structure is positioned in the cavity. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252236 | ENHANCING DEPTH PERCEPTION - Apparatuses and methods enhance depth perception, e.g., the depth perception of a human being using an apparatus worn on the user's head. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252237 | METHODS OF DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF MICROORGANISMS IN A SAMPLE - The present disclosure provides a method of detecting the presence of a microorganism in a tested sample, the method comprises:
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20140252238 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE IRRADIATION DOSE DEPOSITED IN A SCINTILLATOR BY IONISING RADIATION AND ASSOCIATED DEVICE - Method of determination of an irradiation dose deposited in a scintillator ( | 2014-09-11 |
20140252239 | DIGITAL X-RAY IMAGE SENSOR DRIVE - A digital X-ray image sensor device comprising a fibre-optic scintillating layer for converting X-rays into optical radiation and a photoelectric conversion layer for converting the optical radiation into electrical signals, the photoelectric conversion layer comprising an array of CMOS sensor elements, wherein each of the sensor elements has a composite exposure response characteristic comprising a low exposure region characterized by a first gain and a high exposure region characterized by a second gain, wherein the first gain is higher than the second gain. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252240 | PHASE-SENSITIVE TWO-DIMENSIONAL NEUTRON SHEARING INTERFEROMETER AND HARTMANN SENSOR - A neutron imaging system detects both the phase shift and absorption of neutrons passing through an object. The neutron imaging system is based on either of two different neutron wavefront sensor techniques: | 2014-09-11 |
20140252241 | SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A solid state imaging device | 2014-09-11 |
20140252242 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUANTUM EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT EMPLOYING DIFFUSIVE DEVICE - A system for measuring a characteristic of a solar cell is disclosed and includes a light source irradiating an optical signal having a spectral range from about 100 nm to about 3000 nm, a wavelength selector configured to selectively narrow the spectral range of the optical signal, a beam splitter, a reference detector in optical communication with the beam splitter and configured to measure a characteristic of the optical signal, a specimen irradiated with the optical signal, a reflectance detector in optical communication with the specimen via the beam splitter and configured to measure an optical characteristic of the optical signal reflected by the specimen, a multiplexer in communication with at least one of the reference detector, specimen, and reflectance detector, and a processor in communication with at least one of the reference detector, specimen, and reflectance detector via the multiplexer and configured to calculate at least one characteristic of the specimen. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252243 | RADIOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING RADIOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - Upon detecting irradiation of X-rays, an X-ray imaging apparatus stops driving scanning lines and makes a transition into an electric charge accumulating state. The X-ray imaging apparatus transmits, to an image processing apparatus, a digital value of a current that flows through a bias line at a timing at which the electric charge accumulating state starts and a scanning line number for identifying a scanning line on which the scan has stopped as defect correction information. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252244 | RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS - A radiation detection apparatus is provided with a detection element group which includes a plurality of detection elements arranged on a support substrate, a shield body of which a pinhole is formed on front surface and a slit is formed on back surface, the shield body putting the detection element group therein, a signal processing substrate which processes a detection signal respectively detected by each detection element, is provided outside of the shield body, and has a dimension being larger than a width of the slit, and a relay substrate which goes through the slit and connects each detection element with the signal processing substrate. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252245 | ELECTRON LENS AND THE ELECTRON BEAM DEVICE - There provided a device for effectively drawing a fine pattern using a permanent magnet. The device has an outer cylinder | 2014-09-11 |
20140252246 | SYSTEM FOR IN VITRO DETECTION AND/OR QUANTIFICATION BY FLUOROMETRY - The invention relates to a system for the in vitro detection and/or quantification, by fluorometry, of at least one analyte in a sample of fluid constituting a biological material, in particular for an immunological test, including a radiation source, followed by an optical splitter for splitting the main beam into a sample-energizing beam and a reference beam, with a first photodetector means for detecting a fluorescence ray emitted by the sample and a second photodetector means for the reference beam, said system also including a generator outputting a sinusoidal carrier signal and at least one digital demodulation signal, and a digital processing means for processing, by demodulation, the signals from the two photodetector means in order to extract a fluorescence value that is characteristic of the amplitude of the fluorescence ray and a second reference value that is characteristic of the amplitude of the reference beam. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252247 | Switch Sanitizing Device - The invention relates to a family of devices to be used for sanitizing switches. The device is placed around the periphery of the switch and contains a means for exposing the switch touch surfaces to UV light source local to the switch in order to maximize the exposure of the switch to the UV light source. Because the light is localized and directed toward the switch contact surfaces, the device may be used continuously while humans or animals are present without detrimental exposure to the UV light, ensuring a sanitary switch contact surface so as to reduce or prevent infection or disease resulting from transference of contamination from one person to another via contact transference with said switch surface. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252248 | UNIVERSAL MOUNT - A mount for mounting an ultraviolet (UV) lamp assembly or other device to a duct wall of an HVAC system. The mount may have a base having a first side and a second side, an aperture extending through the base from the first side to the second side, one or more first mounting features, and one or more second mounting features. To secure a UV lamp assembly to the base, the mount may have a socket allowing at least a portion of the UV lamp to extend through the aperture of the base. To secure the first side of the mount to the duct wall, the first mounting features receives connectors. To secure the second side of the mount to the duct wall, the second mounting features receive connectors. A recess between the second mounting features may facilitate connecting connectors to a duct wall without the duct wall interfering with the secured UV lamp assembly. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252249 | METHOD OF OBTAINING A UNIFORM BEAM OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF ARBITRARY GEOMETRICAL SHAPE AND A MECHANICAL-OPTICAL DEVICE FOR APPLICATIONS OF THIS METHOD - The method of obtaining a uniform beam of electromagnetic radiation with arbitrary geometrical shape by means of lens optical system consists in that a source of artificial light ( | 2014-09-11 |
20140252250 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION OF THE DIELECTRIC RESPONSE OF FLUIDS - A method for characterizing the dielectric response of a fluid includes receiving the fluid into a portion of a flow line that is disposed proximate to a photonic bandgap (PBG) resonant cavity so that a dielectric permittivity of the fluid affects a frequency response of the resonant cavity. The method further includes providing electromagnetic waves to the resonant cavity and measuring a frequency response of the resonant cavity in the presence of the fluid in the flow line. The method further includes determining a property of a resonant mode of the resonant cavity using the frequency response and determining a property of the fluid using the property of the resonant mode. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252251 | Systems and Methods for Inspecting and Monitoring a Pipeline - An example method includes introducing a movable inline inspection device into a pipeline, the movable inline inspection device having a housing that defines a conduit therein which provides fluid communication through the movable inline inspection device in the form of a bypass fluid, the conduit having one or more optical computing devices arranged thereon for monitoring the bypass fluid, wherein each optical computing device has at least one integrated computational element arranged therein, generating an output signal corresponding to a characteristic of the bypass fluid with at least one detector arranged within each optical computing device, receiving the output signal from each optical computing device with a signal processor communicably coupled to the at least one detector of each optical computing device, and determining with the signal processor the characteristic of the bypass fluid detected by each optical computing device. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252252 | Device and Method for Reading an Imaging Plate - A device configured to read an exposed imaging plate, comprises a light-source that generates read-out light. A deflection unit directs the read-out light in a scanning movement over the imaging plate. The deflection unit comprises a micromirror that deflects impinging read-out light towards the imaging plate. The micromirror swivels about a first swivel axis and about a different second swivel axis. The micromirror oscillates with a first frequency about the first swivel axis and simultaneously with a different second frequency about the second swivel axis. A detector unit detects fluorescent light which is emitted from the imaging plate at locations where the read-out light impinges. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252253 | PLUG MEMBER OF GAS VALVE - A plug member of a gas valve includes a main body. The main body has an axial bore in an axial direction, a first inlet and a second inlet in radial directions, and a guiding slot on a surface. The first inlet and the second inlet are connected to the axial bore. A diameter of the first inlet is greater than a diameter of the second inlet. The guiding slot has a first end communicated with the first inlet and a second end communicated with the second inlet, and a width of the guiding slot gradually reduces from the first end to the second end. Therefore, the gas valve may provide a gas flow with a linear change by controlling the plug member. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252254 | VALVE CORE ASSEMBLY AND VALVE ADOPTING THE VALVE CORE ASSEMBLY - A valve core assembly and a valve adopting the valve core assembly. The valve core assembly comprises a valve core ( | 2014-09-11 |
20140252255 | Expanding Gate Valve Assembly - An expanding gate valve assembly includes a segment and a gate Inner faces of the segment and gate are configured for slidable contact and angled faces of the segment and gate are configured for slidable contact to form a first gate assembly interface. The first gate assembly interface can further include a tab on the gate configured to contact a base surface of the segment to form a second gate assembly interface. A spring can be coupled between the gate and the segment to maintain at least the first gate assembly interface. The tab can be disposed below the segment to provide a lifting engagement with the base surface of the segment. The first gate assembly interface can be ledge-free. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252256 | VALVE HANDLE WITH PERMANENT, INTEGRAL IDENTIFICATION - A valve handle that operates a valve, and includes permanent, integral labeling. The labeling includes installer information about the installer of the valve handle, including the installer's name and contact information; and the function of the valve operated by said valve handle. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252257 | TRANSVERSE HANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR A VALVE - A handle assembly for a valve system is provided. The handle assembly includes a body defining a cavity, an input shaft at least partially located in the cavity, a handle coupled to the input shaft, and a first gear located in the cavity and coupled to the input shaft. The handle assembly further includes an output shaft at least partially located in the cavity, a second gear coupled to the output shaft and located in the cavity engaging the first gear, and at least one key supported by the body. At least one of the input shaft and the output shaft include a first portion having cross-section that is other than circular, and the first portion selectively engages the at least one key, thereby limiting rotation of the at least one of the input shaft and the output shaft. | 2014-09-11 |
20140252258 | HYDRAULIC VALVE - A valve formed with a valve sleeve formed with at least a first port, at least a second port and a pressure-compensated valve tappet movable between a closed position and at least one open position. The valve tappet is formed as two parts that move relative one another and are acted upon relative to one another by a hydrostatic pressure present at the first port. | 2014-09-11 |