37th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110220708 | Secure Mailbox For Parcels And Method Of Construction Thereof - A secure mailbox for parcels and method of construction thereof are presented. A mail shelf is affixed to an inner surface of a housing. An inner door is pivotably affixed to a bottom surface of the mail shelf and is rotatably movable on a top edge around a sphere of rotation defined by a bottom edge. A mail deposit having an outer door and inner door is constructed. The outer door is pivotably affixed to a front surface of the housing and is rotatably moveable on a bottom edge. The inner panel is affixed to the bottom edge of the outer door and includes a distal edge defining a sphere of rotation which is rotatably distinct from the sphere of rotation for the inner door. At least one connecting member is rotatably attached on one end to the inner door and on the other end to the mail deposit. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220709 | Improved Counter Device - Improved counter device ( | 2011-09-15 |
20110220710 | Virtual Reader for Processing Applications - A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for the automated processing and scoring of applications. Application reader resources are selected to read and score individual categories of the application. The difference between the respective reader scores and an average delta value for each category of each application that the selected readers have previously score is calculated. The standard deviation of the average delta value for each category is calculated. If the selected reader's score for that category is not within one standard deviation of the average delta value, then the selected reader's score is adjusted the least amount necessary to be so. An additional application reader is selected to read and score the application. Reading and scoring operations are continued until at least two reader scores are within one standard deviation of the average of the adjusted scores. Final scoring of all applications is performed and the scored applications are ranked in descending order. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220711 | PRINTER CREDIT MANAGEMENT - A printer credit management method is disclosed, the method includes receiving a code at a printer. From the code, a printer identifier and a credit value are discerned. It is determined if the printer identifier corresponds to a unique identifier assigned to the printer. Only upon a positive determination, a credit balance maintained by the printer is updated to include the credit value. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220712 | READING APPARATUS AND COMMODITY SALES DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a reading apparatus includes a base unit, a first display, a scanner, and a coupling unit. The scanner reads commodity information. The coupling unit couples the first display and the scanner to the base unit to be pivotable integrally around a rotation center axis extending along an up down direction. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220713 | Dosage tracking method and label therefor - A dose tracking method is supported by a multi-flag label construction that label-links a primary container to at least one secondary container. The dose tracking methodology comprises a series of steps including: printing information associated with a source container upon a parent label and a series of child labels, the parent and child labels forming a portion of a multi-layered, multi-flag label; adhesively attaching a transparent end of the multi-flag label to the source container, the transparent end overlying the information associated with the source container; drawing a dose from the source container into a dose container; removing a select child label from the multi-flag label; adhesively attaching the removed select child label to the dose container; and inputting the printed information from the select child label into a dose tracking mechanism. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220714 | Card activated cash dispensing automated banking machine system and method - An automated banking machine system operates to cause financial transfers responsive to data read from data bearing records. The system is operative to read a financial card bearing account indicia with a card reader. A user is enabled to perform at least one banking operation responsive to account indicia read from the card. Such banking operations may include dispensing cash and accessing financial accounts. The card reader may include a data store including a card reader device driver therein. The card reader may further communicate the device driver to a automated banking machine software application component, which is operative to use the device driver to operate the card reader. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220715 | ANALYSIS SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT THEREOF - An analysis system for analyzing biological samples, such as body fluids, methods implemented by the analysis system, and a computer program product for implementing the analysis system are disclosed. The system may include first and second lab devices, at least one of the lab devices may have a user identification component for identifying a user, a device identification component for identifying the lab device, and an interface component for sending a user identifier of the identified user and a device identifier of the lab device. The system may include a server computer having a server interface component for receiving the user identifier and the device identifier, and a processing component for determining a step of a workflow to be executed by the identified user, wherein the server interface component is operable to send a signal being indicative of a determined workflow to the lab device identified by the device identifier. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220716 | IDENTIFICATION FEATURE - The invention relates to an identification means ( | 2011-09-15 |
20110220717 | AN AUTOMATED DOCUMENT PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A document processing system includes an input receptacle for receiving documents. A transport mechanism receives the documents from the input receptacle and transports the documents past an image scanner and a discrimination unit. An output receptacle receives the documents from the transport mechanism after being transported past the full image scanner and the discrimination unit. The image scanner operates to obtain images of the documents and further operates to obtain images of selected portions of the documents, and further can obtain information contained in the selected portions. The discrimination unit operates to determine document authenticity. A system controller directs the flow of documents over the transport mechanism. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220718 | ASSOCIATION OF CONTACTLESS PAYMENT CARD PRIMARY ACCOUNT NUMBER - Embodiments of methods and machines are disclosed for enabling contactless devices, such as contactless payment cards and other devices having near-field communication (NFC) capabilities, for use as fare media in a transit and/or transportation system. Embodiments include reading contactless data from a contactless device and associating it with information received from another source on the device. For example, associating a primary account number (PAN) and/or other information received from a contactless payment card's contactless interface with a PAN obtained from a magnetic stripe of the contactless payment card. The information can then be further associated with one or more products and/or a transit user account. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220719 | BARCODE READING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - Disclosed is a barcode reading apparatus including: a variable focus lens in which a focus position can be adjusted at a high speed according to applied voltage; an imaging section to generate image data by imaging a barcode through the variable focus lens; a control section to change a focus position of the variable focus lens and to obtain image data of a plurality of image areas with different focus positions in one frame from the imaging section when image data of one frame is obtained from the imaging section; and a decoding section to decode a barcode image included in the image data of the plurality of image areas obtained by the control section. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220720 | CODE READING APPARATUS, SALES REGISTRATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CODE READING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a code reading apparatus includes an image capturing unit, a determining unit, and a notifying unit. The image capturing unit captures an image picked up by an image pickup unit. The determining unit determines whether the image captured by the image capturing unit satisfies a condition for extracting code data from a code symbol. The notifying unit notifies, if the determining unit determines that the image does not satisfy the condition, a cause that prevents satisfaction of the condition or a method of improving the image pickup. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220721 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR READING BARCODE INFORMATION - Provided is a method and an apparatus for reading barcode information; the method and apparatus being able to read barcode information correctly without being influenced by the environmental conditions at the time of reading the barcode information. When a reading method according to a prescribed rule could not read a character, each element width is judged again to be either thin or thick according to structural characteristics of characters to convert again an element width matrix into a bit pattern, and then a character corresponding to the bit pattern as a result of the re-conversion is determined. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220722 | RFID TAG ANTENNA AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - An exemplary radio frequency identification tag antenna includes a substrate and a patterned carbon nanotube layer. The patterned carbon nanotube layer is formed on the substrate. The carbon nanotube layer consists of a number of carbon nanotube segments. The carbon nanotube segments are connected end-to-end and well aligned. Each carbon nanotube segment includes a number of carbon nanotubes substantially parallel to each other. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220723 | RFID DEVICE HAVING LOW-LOSS BARIUM-BASED CERAMIC OXIDE - An RFID chip is embedded in a device having a body that includes a low-dielectric loss material including at least one of barium stannate, barium cerate, barium tungstate and barium molybdate. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220724 | RFID TAG AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An RFID tag prevents reduction of communication characteristics due to mutual interference of RFID tags and enables to collectively read plural densely arranged RFID tags by a reader apparatus even when the plural RFID tags are in a densely arranged state. The RFID tag of the present invention is an RFID tag having an IC chip and a first antenna connected to the IC chip, provided with an impedance matching circuit for performing impedance matching between the IC chip and the first antenna, and arranged by stacking a conductor to cover the impedance matching circuit via an insulator base material. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220725 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device which may be used as an ID chip and data may be rewritten only one time. In addition, a semiconductor device may be used as an ID chip and data may be written except when manufacturing the chip. The invention has a modulating circuit, a demodulating circuit, a logic circuit, a memory circuit, and an antenna circuit over an insulating substrate. The modulating circuit and the demodulating circuit are electrically connected to an antenna circuit, the demodulating circuit is connected to the logic circuit, the memory circuit stores an output signal of the logic circuit, and the memory circuit is a fuse memory circuit using a fuse element. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220726 | ADD-ON CARD WITH SMARTCARD CIRCUITRY POWERED BY A MOBILE DEVICE - An electronic transaction card communicates with an add-on slot of an intelligent electronic device. The add-on slot may be a memory card slot. The intelligent electronic device may be a mobile phone or other device with or without network connectivity. The electronic transaction card may have magnetic field producing circuitry compatible with magnetic card readers, smartcard circuitry, other point-of-sale interfaces, or any combination thereof. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220727 | RFID Tag Antenna and RFID Tag - The present invention relates to a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag antenna and an RFID tag, in which a connection part where a radiator dipole and a T-junction are connected has a branch structure, so that an electric current can be induced in the T-junction and the radiator dipole by the branch structure, and the amount of the electric current induced in the radiator dipole can be adjusted to thereby control impedance of the RFID tag antenna in detail. The RFID tag antenna includes: a substrate; a radiator dipole symmetrically printed on the substrate in a form of meanders; and a T-junction formed between the symmetrical radiator dipoles, formed integrally with each end part of the symmetrical radiator dipoles and performing impedance matching between the radiator dipole and an RFID tag chip, wherein a connection part where the symmetrical radiator dipole and the T-junction are connected has a branch structure. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220728 | PROTECTIVE FILM FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND USE THEREOF - Disclosed is a protective film for an electronic component comprising a base material containing a heat resistant resin and an adhesive layer formed on the base material containing an ethylene-unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer or a metal salt thereof, wherein the ethylene-unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer or the metal salt thereof contains 3 to 30% by weight of the structural unit derived from an unsaturated carboxylic acid. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220729 | VEHICLE WASTE HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A vehicle waste heat recovery system may include a first pump, an internal combustion engine, a waste heat recovery device and a condenser. The first pump may be in fluid communication with a fluid. The internal combustion engine may be operable to power rotation of a drive axle of a vehicle and may define an engine coolant passage having an inlet in fluid communication with an outlet of the first pump. The waste heat recovery device may have an inlet in fluid communication with an outlet of the engine coolant passage. The condenser may have an inlet in fluid communication with an outlet of the waste heat recovery device and an outlet in fluid communication with an inlet of the first pump. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220730 | PREFABRICATED PLINTH FOR SUPPORTING A RAILWAY TRACK - A precast plinth for supporting an associated object, such as a rail of a railway track, includes an elongated body made of a material including concrete. The plinth includes an upper face, a lower face, a first side face, a second side face and first and second end faces. The first and second side faces taper away from each other from the upper face to the lower face. A leveling hole can extend from the upper face to the lower face with a threaded leveling insert located in the leveling hole. A grout hole can extend from the upper face to a lower face in a spaced manner from the leveling hole. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220731 | Air Treatment Device With Controlled Pore Size Substrate - Disclosed are substrates suited for dispensing air treatment chemicals upon being heated. Granular particles, preferably sand with a phenolic binder, are adhered together to form a substrate body having a network of pores. A volatile air treatment chemical is disposed in the pores. The particle size and pores are such that the smaller particles of the substrate are grouped at one end, preferably an end adjacent to a projecting nose. This structure tends to wick the volatile air treatment chemical towards the nose, and heating that area can lead to efficient, and rechargeable, dispensing. Methods for using such substrates, and methods for forming such substrates, are disclosed. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220732 | FINE BUBBLE AIRLIFT DEVICE - The present invention relates to an aeration device for use in a liquid medium. The device includes a housing adapted to float within the medium such that a top portion thereof remains above a top surface of the medium. The housing has a bottom portion and an open side portion. The device further includes a hose affixed to the bottom portion of the housing substantially parallel to the surface of the liquid medium. The hose has a wall with a plurality of pores formed therein. The device further includes a gas-supplying pipe affixed to the hose and means for supplying a gas to the pipe such that the gas passes through the pipe and into the hose. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220733 | CREMATED REMAINS SCATTERING APPARATUS - The present invention generally relates to an apparatus for scattering cremated remains. More particularly, the invention relates to an apparatus that is used in conjunction with a vehicle, most commonly an aircraft, that allows for the dispersal of cremated remains of a deceased individual in a safe and clean manner that preserves the dignity of the deceased. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220734 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting head includes a plate which is composed of a material containing silicon, a titanium oxide layer which is disposed above the plate, a bismuth-containing layer which is disposed above the titanium oxide layer and contains bismuth, a first electrode which is disposed above the bismuth-containing layer and composed of platinum, a piezoelectric layer which is disposed above the first electrode and composed of a piezoelectric material containing at least bismuth, and a second electrode which is disposed above the piezoelectric layer. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220735 | VIVID WATER BLOOM SHOWER - The invention discloses a vivid water bloom shower. An electric generator, a control circuit board and at least one electromagnetic valve are arranged in the seal area of the vivid water bloom shower, the electric generator and the electromagnetic valve are respectively electrically connected with the control circuit board; a water inlet passage, at least one normal water outlet passage and at least one rhythm water outlet passage are arranged in the water passage of the vivid water bloom shower, and the electromagnetic valve is arranged between one water inlet passage and one rhythm water outlet passage. Controlled by the control circuit board, the vivid water bloom shower can adjust water currents along with the music rhythm, thereby enabling a user to enjoy the simulated vivid scenery. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220736 | SPRAY HEAD FOR A MOBILE FLUID DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A spray head for a fluid distribution system that includes a spray head base defining a fluid inlet passage connected to a spray head body, a pair of deflectors extending outwardly from the base and the body, respectively, defining a fluid outlet passage, a piston disposed in a chamber of the body defining a variable orifice between the inlet and outlet, and a deflector plate positioned on an inner surface of the deflector of the base having a deflector plate surface opposing the variable orifice. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220737 | PAINT SPRAYING DEVICE FOR SPRAYING VARIOUS-COLORED PAINTS - The present invention relates to a paint spraying device for spraying various-colored paints, and more specifically, to a paint spraying device which is capable of spraying various-colored paints, individually or in combination, increases spraying efficiency by controlling a paint spray angle, and is easy to carry. The paint spraying device comprises: a spray gun comprising a compressed air insertion pipe connected to a handle which controls the amount of compressed air, and a spray nozzle having a connection part formed on the side thereof provided in front of the compressed air insertion pipe; a paint storage unit comprising a cover provided on the open upper end of a paint storage tank of which the lower end is fixed to the top of the spray gun so as to communicate with the compressed air insertion pipe, a plurality of storage spaces formed inside the paint storage unit which is divided into the plurality of storage spaces by multiple partition plates, and connectors provided on the lower end portions of the storage spaces and communicating with the storage spaces, wherein the connectors are connected to a three-way valve, which has paint discharge valves, with paint discharge tubes in order to discharge the paints from the storage spaces of the paint storage unit; and a discharge unit which discharges the paint by connecting the three-way valve to the connection part. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220738 | Spray gun structure - A spray gun structure comprises a control valve mounted into an assembling chamber of a body and regulated by an adjusting device to control the on/off of water discharge thereby. A coupling sleeve is joined to the body with an abutment surface of a water-sealing sleeve abutting tight against a water-sealing area of the control valve, and protruding tracks engaged with guide recesses of a water-guiding element. A spray head having a connecting sleeve and a restrain collar mounted thereto is fitted to the body and screw-joined to the water-sealing element. The connecting sleeve is mounted to abut against the coupling sleeve, and the restrain collar has restrain blocks to restrict protrusions of the body. Therefore, when the spray head is pivotally rotated to and forth in its place, the water-guiding element can be synchronically actuated to move linearly forwards or backwards to verify the pattern of water spray thereby. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220739 | FUEL INJECTION VALVE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A fuel injection valve of an internal combustion engine includes a measuring plate that has at least one injection hole. Fuel that has flowed along an inner wall surface of the measuring plate flows into the injection hole through an injection hole entrance that is formed in the inner wall surface of the measuring plate, passes through the injection hole, and is injected through an injection hole exit that is formed in an outer wall surface of the measuring plate. A recess is formed from an injection hole entrance rim to an injection hole exit rim in an upstream section of the inner wall surface of the injection hole in a fuel flow direction along the inner wall surface of the measuring plate. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220740 | PRESSURE CONTROL VALVE - The invention relates to a pressure control valve, particularly for a high-pressure accumulator body of a fuel injection system. The pressure control valve includes a housing and an armature assembly having an armature plate and an armature pin. The armature plate and an end surface of the housing delimit a volume that can be filled with medium taken from the high-pressure accumulator. The volume is reduced by a fill volume. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220741 | Rotary spray nozzle for spray guns - A rotary spray nozzle for spray guns comprises a metallic outer housing and a plastic assembling element wherein the metallic outer housing has a hollow chamber disposed at one side to accommodate the plastic assembling element therein, a water-emitting port disposed at the other side to fluidly connect to the hollow chamber, and a ringed water-blocking seat protruding between the hollow chamber and the water-emitting port. The plastic assembling element, formed a hollow extending there-through, is molded similarly to the hollow chamber and equipped with an internal-threaded portion therein to secure to an external-threaded section defining a water-outlet cylinder of a gun body. The plastic assembling element also has a reverse-stop ring extending at the middle section to restrict the position of a sealing ring mounted to the water-outlet cylinder thereof, achieving anti-leaking and anti-loosing benefits as well as simplifying the structure and manufacturing process of the present invention thereby. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220742 | TRUCK-MOUNTED MATERIAL SPREADER - A material spreader is mountable to a rearwardly projecting bumper of a vehicle for conveying and spreading material, the vehicle including a rearwardly projecting hitch receiver. The material spreader includes a hopper for holding material to be spread, a frame supporting the hopper and having a forwardly projecting hitch mount configured for coupling to the rearwardly projecting hitch receiver of the vehicle, and a support member having an underside for resting atop a top surface of the bumper, the support member being movable vertically relative to the frame. A tie down is connected to the support member and the frame for urging the support member and the hitch mount towards one another to effect a clamping action on the receiver and the bumper. The material spreader also includes a dual hinged lid and a gear box for driving a spinner and an auger. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220743 | Tower Support System for Irrigation - A swing arm support system for automated irrigation systems has a support hub and a means to attach and operate two wheels to opposite sides of the support hub. The support hub provides greater ground flotation to prevent the forming of ruts in a field and traction to prevent an automated swing arm from becoming stuck. The swing arm support system provides for the use of common automated irrigation components so that fabrication, repair and operation are most efficient. The support hub in pivotally attached to an existing swing arm support tower. The support hub is carried by two pneumatic tires in one embodiment, four tires in another embodiment, six tires in another embodiment, and movable tracks in another embodiment. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220744 | PROCESS FOR REDUCING COAL CONSUMPTION IN COAL FIRED POWER PLANT WITH FLUIDIZED-BED DRYING - The present invention relates to a process for reducing coal consumption in coal fired plant with fluidized-bed drying, namely a fluidized-bed drying system is provided between a coal powder bunker as well as a weighing belt and a coal grinding mill of the prior coal fired boiler generating set, and superheated steam which has done partial work is extracted from an steam turbine and used as a drying medium, moisture contained in the coal powder is evaporated with sensible heat and latent heat of the superheated steam, water resulted from the condensation of the superheated steam is fed into a deaerator of the steam turbine via a condensate pump for recirculation. The present invention has advantages of reducing coal consumption and saving coal, recovering residual heat, reducing emission of carbon dioxide and adopting to the national industrial policy on energy saving and emission reduction. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220745 | DRY GRANULATION IN A GAS STREAM - An apparatus wherein the gas enters from an opening | 2011-09-15 |
20110220746 | Internal Cutter on Submersed Mixer - A mixing system for a fluid tank is described herein, the system having a drive motor, an impeller capable of being submersed, a shroud having a sidewall enclosing the impeller, and a cutter mounted on the shroud and cooperating with a blade of the impeller to cut solids within the shroud. The shroud is open at both an inlet end and a discharge end for drawing in and discharging fluid from the tank. A recess is provided on the internal surface of the shroud, wherein the cutter is adjustably positioned within the recess. Additionally, the cutter is also detachable from the recess so that it may be replaced when worn. In use, homogeneity is maintained in a slurry contained within the tank by submerging an impeller into the slurry, the impeller being shrouded in a housing having an inlet opening and a discharge opening, securing a cutter on an internal surface of the housing such that during operation of the impeller the cutter cooperates with a blade of the impeller to cut solids within the slurry, drawing tank contents into the impeller at the inlet opening, cutting solid material in the drawn tank contents between the cutter and an impeller blade, and then discharging the drawn tank contents out the discharge opening back into the tank. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220747 | TUBE MILL WITH INTERNAL LINING OF EPOXY MATERIAL - The invention relates to a tube mill for the wet grinding of lumpy material with a grinding cylinder, an inlet opening for inlet of lumpy material, means for addition of an aggressive medium and also an outlet opening ( | 2011-09-15 |
20110220748 | CONVERTIBLE DISCHARGE SYSTEM FOR BALE SHREDDER - A bale shredder is mounted on a frame and has a flail that will shred material, such as hay, straw and silage, and an auger receives the shredded material and moves it toward a first end of the auger. The first end of the auger is surrounded by a chamber that has a first opening in an axial direction of the auger that opens into a fan or blower so that material going through the first opening is blown out of a discharge chute. An endless conveyor is mounted adjacent a second opening of the chamber, laterally of the auger, and is positioned to receive material from the second opening. Panels are provided for selectively blocking the first opening when the endless conveyor is to be moving material from the chamber, and for blocking the second opening when the fan is to be used for discharging material. The two different conveyors are selectively used for delivery of shredded material from the bale shredder. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220749 | Grinder With Expansion Zone - A grinding machine has a shearing chamber that includes one or more edges that provide fulcrum points against which frozen block of material, such as frozen blocks of meat, can be held against during a reduction or shearing process. The edges may be arranged to limit the advancement of reduced blocks of material to provide more control on the size of the ground material that is ultimately output by the grinding machine. The grinding machine may also include an expansion zone into which reduced blocks can be temporarily held to accommodate volume increases during the reduction process. A feed screw advances the frozen blocks through the shearing chamber and includes pressure fighting to help shear material from the frozen blocks. The feed screw may include a knife holder that provides support for a knife held therein against the lateral forces experienced by the knife as the knife shears material adjacent the orifice plate. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220750 | Knife Holder Arrangement For A Grinder - A grinding machine has a shearing chamber that includes one or more edges that provide fulcrum points against which frozen block of material, such as frozen blocks of meat, can be held against during a reduction or shearing process. The edges may be arranged to limit the advancement of reduced blocks of material to provide more control on the size of the ground material that is ultimately output by the grinding machine. The grinding machine may also include an expansion zone into which reduced blocks can be temporarily held to accommodate volume increases during the reduction process. A feed screw advances the frozen blocks through the shearing chamber and includes pressure fighting to help shear material from the frozen blocks. The feed screw may include a knife holder that provides support for a knife held therein against the lateral forces experienced by the knife as the knife shears material adjacent the orifice plate. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220751 | MIXING DEVICE HAVING ROTOR AND STATOR - A mixing device ( | 2011-09-15 |
20110220752 | LIFTER BAR ASSEMBLY FOR A CRUSHING MILL AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION - A lifter bar assembly for a crushing mill is disclosed including: a plurality of lifter bar segments; the segments being arranged to be installed adjacent to one another to form a lifter bar; wherein each of the segments are of a weight which can be safely handled by a team of two people. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220753 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FAST DEPLOYING AND RETRIEVING OF TOWED BODIES - In a method and apparatus for controlling the deployment of a towline connecting a mooring craft to an ejected object comprising the steps of monitoring velocity to determine when a point for optimum braking has been achieved and then engaging a brake system to retard deployment of the towline, a DC motor augments and controls the brake system. The DC motor further controls the retrieval of the object. A cutter mechanism uses a first blade to grip the towing cable to maintain tension thereon as a second blade cuts the cable. A spring biased boom in combination with spring biased fins on the ejected object rapidly deploys the object from its storage housing. A locking mechanism secures the deployment mechanism in a stable locked position upon the object reaching its fully extended position. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220754 | CORD STORAGE SYSTEM - An apparatus and method facilitate storage of an extension cord about one or more hooks on an electrically powered appliance. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220755 | AUTO-REEL CHANGER - A device for the automatic coiling and/or uncoiling on reels (28) of a flexible tape carrier of electronic components (60), the device comprising a coiling location (80) where a reel (28) can be connected to a rotation actuator, and retractable tape guides (35), consisting of articulated jaws (35) that can be closed together forming a channel to guide the flexible tape (60) and connect a free end of the flexible (60) tape (60) to a hub (29) of the reel (28), the device further having a stopper element (87) that engages with the slot in the reel hub, in order to stop the reel in a position in which the slot is aligned with the tape guide. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220756 | Collapsible hose winding apparatus - An improved apparatus for winding hoses such as those used in the firefighting industry. The apparatus includes a control mechanism adapted for engagement by an operator to move the apparatus along a support surface while concurrently controlling the winding of the hose. The apparatus has an operating configuration and a storage configuration. In the operating configuration the control mechanism is at a first height convenient for the operator to move the apparatus backward and forward in multiple directions while concurrently to control rotation of a hose winder assembly. In the storage configuration the height of the control mechanism is changeable to a second height which allows storage of the apparatus in a substantially smaller space as compared to the operating configuration. Movement of the apparatus from the operating configuration to the storage configuration is enabled by separate wheeled front and rear frame portions movable relative to each other and to the control mechanism by a linkage arrangement. The linkage arrangement collapses and folds the apparatus upon itself and thereby reduces the height of the control mechanism with respect to the support surface. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220757 | DEFLECTION ROLLER - A deflection roller for guiding a nonwoven web is described, which deflection roller comprises a guide jacket, which is mounted so as to be rotatable and on the circumferential surface of which the nonwoven web can be guided so as to be in contact therewith. In order to achieve a smooth-running and low-inertia guide jacket, the jacket material is formed by a carbon fiber-reinforced plastic. For preventing any interaction between the nonwoven web to be guided and the guide jacket, the circumferential surface is formed, as suggested by the invention, by a wear-resistant layer that is applied to the jacket material and that has an electrical conductivity. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220758 | ARCHITECTURE D'AVION A FUSELAGE LARGE - A large-capacity airplane principally includes a fuselage which has no region of constant width between the front and the rear and a wing fixed to the fuselage. As a preference, the engines are fixed at the rear under a horizontal tail held above the fuselage by vertical stabilizers and maintenance wells are formed in the fuselage in vertical alignment with each engine to allow the engines to be fitted and removed using conventional means. The width of the fuselage is determined, on the one hand, so that the airplane landing gear is fixed to the fuselage and in the up position is included within the interior volume of the fuselage and, on the other hand, so that the rear engines are above the fuselage in order to make use of the beneficial effects of this position. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220759 | POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - The invention relates to a power distribution system for an aircraft that comprises at least one engine, comprising at least one torque transmission means that is movably held and is connected to at least one shaft of the engine and extends from the shaft of the engine to an interior region of the aircraft fuselage, and at an end pointing away from the engine comprises at least one interface for introducing a torque. At the interface of the torque transmission means it is possible both to operate mechanical and to start the engine. Consequently in the aircraft it is possible to essentially do without converting mechanical energy to electrical energy and the subsequent use of electrical energy for generating mechanical power. This is particularly favourable in the case of twin-engine commercial aircraft that are used on short hauls. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220760 | Actuation System for a Lift Assisting Device and Roller Bearings Used Therein - An actuation system for deploying and retracting a lift assisting device of a wing of an aircraft, is presented. The actuation system includes a track pivotally coupled to the lift assisting device, a shaft rotating in response to flight control signals to deploy or retract the lift assisting device, means for actuating the lift assisting device between a retracted position and a deployed position along an arcuate path, a plurality of track roller bearings and a plurality of side roller bearings. The roller bearings rotatably contact the track to guide the track along the arcuate path. The track roller bearings are comprised of an outer ring, a split inner ring and liners disposed between bearing surfaces of the outer and the inner rings. The split inner ring is configured for accommodating deflection and bending of a mounting pin coupling the track roller bearing in proximity to the track. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220761 | ACTUATOR-LINK ASSEMBLY MANUFACTURING METHOD, ACTUATOR-LINK ASSEMBLY DESIGNING METHOD, AND ACTUATOR-LINK ASSEMBLY - In a material determining step, the material constituting an actuator and the material constituting a link are determined such that at least one of the materials contains fiber reinforced plastic. In a computing step, a computation model that defines the relationship between a control surface, the actuator, and the link is used to compute the change in gain margin with the change in a rigidity ratio, which is the ratio of the rigidity of the link to the rigidity of the actuator. The rigidities of the actuator and the link are determined in a rigidity determining step based on a result of the above-described computation, the shapes of the actuator and the link are determined in a shape determining step, and the actuator and the link are formed in a formation step, and are assembled in an assembly step. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220762 | ACTUATION SYSTEM FOR A LIFT ASSISTING DEVICE AND ROLLER BEARINGS USED THEREIN - An aircraft wing includes a wing structure, a slat panel mounted on a track, and an actuator mechanism on the wing structure coupled to the track for moving the slat panel between a deployed position and a retracted position. Track roller bearings on the wing structure rotatably contact the track, and side roller bearings on the wing structure rotatably contact at least one side of the track. In another configuration, the actuator mechanism includes a shaft rotatably mounted on the wing structure, an actuator arm coupled to the track by a bearing linkage, and an actuator lever coupled to the shaft by a bearing linkage and to the actuator arm by a bearing linkage. At least one bearing linkage includes a spherical plain bearing. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220763 | TAPERED BRAKE DISK - A brake stack comprises a stator having an annular, inner periphery section disposed substantially along a first radial plane extending normal to an axis of a wheel, and a stator side wall having a first stator contact surface, the first stator contact surface including a sloped portion which deviates away from the radial plane defined by the annular, inner periphery section. The brake stack further comprises a rotor having an annular, outer periphery section disposed substantially along a second radial plane extending normal to the axis of the wheel, and a rotor side wall having a first rotor contact surface shaped complementary to the first stator contact surface, wherein the stator and the rotor are interleaved. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220764 | MECHANICALLY OPENING EMERGENCY PARACHUTE - The mechanically opening emergency parachute is a parachute that may be opened quickly at low altitudes, such as during an emergency exit from an office building. The parachute includes a tube having opposed upper and lower ends, with an upper end of a suspension cord being secured to the lower end thereof. An upper annular runner is resiliently mounted on the tube. First ends of a plurality of ribs are pivotally attached to the upper end of the tube. An upper stretcher is mounted on the upper annular runner and includes a plurality of supports, with each support extending therefrom to one of the ribs. A lower stretcher is secured to the lower end of the suspension cord and includes a plurality of risers radially extending therefrom. A canopy is secured to the ribs, and a plurality of suspension lines extend between the risers and the canopy. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220765 | SKYDIVING EQUIPMENT TO DISTRIBUTE THE TENSION FORCES OF A DROGUE PARACHUTE - The present invention relates to a skydiving equipment with a drogue parachute which is intended to capture the deployment bag until the opening, and to suspend the parachutist(s) in a horizontal position during the free fall, while distributing the tension forces of a drogue parachute ( | 2011-09-15 |
20110220766 | DEVICE SUPPORT STRUCTURE - A device support structure is provided. Two corresponding sides of a base of the device support structure extend upwards vertically from the base to form a first sidewall and a second sidewall. The base includes a configuration portion adjacent to the two sidewalls, which includes a front seat and a rear seat. A plurality of hook members are configured on the front seat for hooking a network device disposed on the front seat. Two sides of the network device are supported by the two sidewalls. A stopping member is configured on the front end of the base for abutting against a front end of the network device configured on the front seat. A device latching portion is configured on the rear seat for guiding and fixing a power adapter of the network device to the rear seat. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220767 | PEDESTAL ATTACHABLE TO SERVING DISH WITH SUCTION CUP - An attachable pedestal that can be attached to the underside of a plate, serving platter, bowl, serving dish, or the like. The attachable pedestal includes a pedestal with a base that can rest on a surface, and a suction cup that can be attached to an object thereby adjoining it with the pedestal. To facilitate the attachment and retention of the pedestal to the object, a support structure is provided under the suction cup. The support structure is biased towards the suction cup such that when a downward positive force is applied to the suction cup by pressing down on the object, the support structure applies an upward positive pressure. In cooperation, the downward pressure against the suction cup and the upward pressure against the suction cup operate to evacuate air from the cavity of the suction cup. The support structure also provides under support to stabilize the attached object. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220768 | PORTABLE MOUNTING ASSEMBLY - A portable mount for providing an elevated equipment mount affixable to an elongated upright structure such as a tree trunk or an upright post. The portable mount is compact and low weight so as to be easily transportable into the field and mounted to an available upright structure. Alternatively, the portable mount can be mounted to the support structure of a portable structure such as a tent or a blind. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220769 | SUPPORT PLATE FOR BEARINGS - The invention relates to a support device ( | 2011-09-15 |
20110220770 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR DISK DRIVE - A mounting apparatus is configured for securing a disk drive. The disk drive defines a locking hole. The mounting apparatus includes a bracket, a locking component and a spring member. The bracket includes a chassis side wall defining a through hole. Two pivot pieces are located on the chassis side wall. Two pivot pins are disposed on the locking component and rotatably engaged with the pivot piece. A locking tab is located on the locking component. The locking component defines a holding opening. One of the pivot pins is positioned in the holding opening. The spring member is secured on the one pivot pin, which is positioned in the holding opening. The locking component is rotatable between a locked position, where the locking tab is engaged in the locking hole of the disk drive, and an unlocked position, where the locking tab is disengaged from the locking hole. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220771 | SUPPORT POST CLAMPS FOR MOLTEN METAL PUMPS - An improved post clamp for a molten metal pump includes a support post clamp that supports the weight of a pump superstructure on the top of the support posts. The clamp preferably includes (a) a bottom flange for connecting to the pump superstructure, (b) a cavity for receiving an end of a support post, wherein the end has a top surface, and (c) a top flange for being positioned above the top surface. In operation the top flange rests on the top surface of the support post thereby supporting at least part of the weight of the superstructure. It is preferred that a plurality of support posts and post clamps according to the invention be used with a molten metal pump wherein the top surface of each support post supports some of the weight of the superstructure. Also disclosed are novel support posts that may be used with the post clamp, and a pump in which the post clamp and/or support posts may be used. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220772 | METHOD OF CASTING DAMPED PART WITH INSERT - A method including positioning an insert in a vertical mold including a first mold portion and a second mold portion; and casting a material including a metal around at least a portion of the insert. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220773 | Method for the Manufacture of Prefabricated Reinforced Mortar Panels and Slabs - A method for the manufacture of prefabricated reinforced mortar panels and slabs, particularly one in which metal molds are used that have resistant means to withstand the stressing of biaxial reinforcement members. According to the method, a mold ( | 2011-09-15 |
20110220774 | Light Beam Detector - Light beam detection is used in a wide variety of applications, including manufacturing, security, transportation, scientific research, and amusement products. A system for detecting a moving light beam is comprised of a light beam detector, a moving light system, and a controller. A light beam detector may include a light receiver and a light sensor. A moving light system may include a focused light source and a light movement system. A controller may monitor the light detector for the presence or absence of a light beam and may control light beam movement and other aspects of the system. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220775 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR DETECTING OPTICAL SIGNALS FROM A SAMPLE - An optical system configured to detect optical signals during imaging sessions. The optical system includes an objective lens that has a collecting end that is positioned proximate to a sample and configured to receive optical signals therefrom. The optical system also includes a removable path compensator that is configured to be located at an imaging position between the collecting end of the objective lens and the sample. The path compensator adjusts an optical path of the light emissions when in the imaging position. Also, the optical system includes a transfer device that is configured to move the path compensator. The transfer device locates the path compensator at the imaging position for a first imaging session and removes the path compensator from the imaging position for a second imaging session. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220776 | FIBER FUSE DETECTING APPARATUS - A fiber fuse detecting apparatus provides early detection of a fiber fuse generation in an optical fiber that propagates laser light, preventing the damage from expanding. It comprises light input means arranged on a laser light incidence side of the optical fiber that inputs at least a portion of reverse direction propagation light propagating in a reverse direction to light incidenting the optical fiber, light receiving means that photo-electrically converts light input by the light input means, electric filter means that extracts from an output signal of the light receiving means a prescribed frequency band component that contains a periodic signal due to fiber fuse, detecting means that detects change of or a prescribed value in output level of the electric filter means, and warning means that emits a warning signal in response to a detection output of the detecting means. The laser light to the optical fiber is stopped or reduced by means of the warning means. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220777 | Detection module - We describe a detection module useful with an apparatus and/or system for conducting luminescence assays. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220778 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - According to one embodiments, a transparent reference electrode is provided to be sandwiched between a red-detecting photoelectric conversion film and a green-detecting photoelectric conversion film, a first transparent driving electrode is provided to face the transparent reference electrode with the green-detecting photoelectric conversion film therebetween, a second transparent driving electrode is provided to face the transparent reference electrode with the red-detecting photoelectric conversion film therebetween, and a blue-detecting photoelectric conversion film is provided below the red-detecting photoelectric conversion film and performs blue detection. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220779 | OPTICAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE, LASER MODULE, FAILURE DETECTION METHOD FOR LASER MODULE, AND FAILURE DETECTION PROGRAM FOR LASER MODULE - An optical transmission device capable of being coupled to an optical fiber includes a light source configured to emit a first light toward the optical fiber; a lens configured to converge the first light to an end of the optical fiber; a light reflector configured to reflect a first reflected light as a second reflected light, a part of the first light being reflected as the first reflected light by the lens or the optical fiber; a first light receiver configured to receive the second reflected light; a detector configured to detect a failure based on a difference value between a first value corresponding to an amount of the second reflected light and a reference value being indicative of an amount of the second reflected light, the second reflected light being detected when the first light is normally emitted and is normally transmitted to and through the optical fiber. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220780 | OPTICAL ENCODER - An optical encoder | 2011-09-15 |
20110220781 | Optical Encoder - An optical encoder comprising a set of light sources configured to emit light rays in a serial manner, an encoded scale configured to reflect at least a portion of the emitted light rays, and a photodetector, where the photodetector is configured to detect at least a portion of the reflected light rays and to generate signals based on the detected light rays for each of the light sources. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220782 | OPTICAL SENSOR HOLDER FOR TRACKING LOCATION OF SUNLIGHT - A holder having an optical sensor for tracking location of sunlight is disclosed. The optical sensor holder includes a holder | 2011-09-15 |
20110220783 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CALIBRATING A NUCLEAR MEDICINE IMAGING SYSTEM - Methods and systems for calibrating a nuclear medicine imaging are provided. One method includes acquiring spatially determined non-uniform radiation flux information from a calibration scan of a calibration source using a gamma camera having an attached non-parallel-hole collimator. The method further includes determining a measured non-uniform count density profile from the acquired non-uniform radiation flux information. The method also includes creating a gamma camera uniformity correction map derived from (i) the measured non-uniform count density profile and (ii) a modeled or calculated non-uniform count density profile for calibrating the NM imaging system. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220784 | FOCUSED ANALYTE SPRAY EMISSION APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR MASS SPECTROMETRIC ANALYSIS - An apparatus and process are disclosed that deliver an analyte deposited on a substrate to a mass spectrometer that provides for trace analysis of complex organic analytes. Analytes are probed using a small droplet of solvent that is formed at the junction between two capillaries. A supply capillary maintains the droplet of solvent on the substrate; a collection capillary collects analyte desorbed from the surface and emits analyte ions as a focused spray to the inlet of a mass spectrometer for analysis. The invention enables efficient separation of desorption and ionization events, providing enhanced control over transport and ionization of the analyte. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220785 | METHODS FOR DETECTING VITAMIN D METABOLITES BY MASS SPECTROMETRY - Provided are methods of detecting the presence or amount of a vitamin D metabolite in a sample using mass spectrometry. The methods generally comprise ionizing a vitamin D metabolite in a sample and detecting the amount of the ion to determine the presence or amount of the vitamin D metabolite in the sample. Also provided are methods to detect the presence or amount of two or more vitamin D metabolites in a single assay. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220786 | Tandem Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer - A tandem time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometer is offered whose first mass analyzer is a TOF mass spectrometer having a flight distance smaller than the flight distance sufficient to impart a desired mass resolution to the first mass analyzer. When a mass spectrum is measured with the first mass analyzer, a reflectron field is activated. When precursor ions are selected by the first mass analyzer, the reflectron field is deactivated to permit ions to pass through without being reflected. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220787 | CYCLING ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION DEVICE - A cycling electrospray ionization device includes a driving mechanism and a nozzle. The nozzle is configured to sequentially form liquid droplets of an electrospray medium thereat, and is adapted to establish a traveling path with a receiving unit of a mass spectrometer such that when a potential difference is applied between the nozzle and the receiving unit to lade the liquid droplets with a plurality of electric charges for ionizing analytes to form ionized analytes, the charged droplets are forced to move toward the receiving unit along the traveling path. The nozzle defines a nozzle axis, and is driven by the driving mechanism to proceed with a cycling route about a cycling axis such that the nozzle axis tracks along the cycling route, and such that immediately after leaving the nozzle, the liquid droplets cooperate to form a substantially columnar plume with a cross section substantially surrounded by the cycling route. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220788 | Apparatus for focusing and for storage of ions and for separation of pressure areas - An apparatus for focusing and for storage of ions and an apparatus for separation of a first pressure area from a second pressure area are disclosed, in particular for an analysis apparatus for ions. A particle beam device may have at least one of the abovementioned apparatuses. A container for holding ions and at least one multipole unit are provided. The multipole unit has a through-opening with a longitudinal axis as well as a multiplicity of electrodes. A first set of the electrodes is at a first radial distance from the longitudinal axis. A second set of the electrodes is in each case at a second radial distance from the longitudinal axis. The first radial distance is less than the second radial distance. Alternatively or additionally, the apparatus may have an elongated opening with a radial extent. The opening has a longitudinal extent which is greater than the radial extent. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220789 | Sample Component Trapping, Release, and Separation with Membrane Assemblies Interfaced to Electrospray Mass Spectrometry - The invention provides a method and apparatus for trapping, releasing and/or separating sample components in solution passing through a channel with or without packing material present by passing ion current through the channel driven by an electric field. A portion of the ion current comprises cation and/or anion species generated from second solution flows separated from the sample solution flow path by semipermeable membranes. Cation and/or Anion ion species generated in the second solution flow regions are transferred into the sample solution flow path through ion selective semipermeable membranes. Ion current moving along the sample solution flow path is controlled by varying the composition of the second solutions and/or changing the voltage between membrane sections for a given sample solution composition. The sample composition may also be varied separately or in parallel to enhance trapping, release and/or separation efficiency and range. The invention when interfaced to an Atmospheric Pressure Ion Source, that may include Electrospray Ionization, with mass spectrometric analysis enables independent control of the on-line sample separation process and the Atmospheric Pressure Ion Source or Electrospray ionization processes. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220790 | DEVICE FOR SEPARATING, ENRICHING AND DETECTING IONS - A device for separating, enriching and detecting ions comprises: a gas tube, in which a carrier gas flows at a uniform rate; an ion source; multiple electrodes provided in the gas tube and applied with electric voltages respectively, so that at least an electric field is produced along the axis of the gas tube; an ion detector; and an ion extraction channel, by which specific enriched ions will be guided across the side wall of the gas tube toward the ion detector and be analyzed. The device enriches ions utilizing the following characteristic: compound ions with specific ion mobility maintain a dynamic balance for a period of time in a flow field under the combination of a carrier gas and a suitable electrical field against the direction of the carrier gas. Simultaneously, multiple compound particles with different ion motilities can be separated and enriched at positions with different electrical field intensities in a flow field in the same manner. The device also comprises synchronously export latitudinally enriched ions at different positions in a flow field, and performs later mass analysis using a mass spectrometer. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220791 | Ponderomotive Phase Plate For Transmission Electron Microscopes - A ponderomotive phase plate system and method for controllably producing highly tunable phase contrast transfer functions in a transmission electron microscope (TEM) for high resolution and biological phase contrast imaging. The system and method includes a laser source and a beam transport system to produce a focused laser crossover as a phase plate, so that a ponderomotive potential of the focused laser crossover produces a scattering-angle-dependent phase shift in the electrons of the post-sample electron beam corresponding to a desired phase contrast transfer function. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220792 | PHOTON INDUCED NEAR FIELD ELECTRON MICROSCOPE AND BIOLOGICAL IMAGING SYSTEM - A method of obtaining PINEM images includes providing femtosecond optical pulse, generating electron pulses, and directing the electron pulses towards a sample. The method also includes overlapping the femtosecond optical pulses and the electron pulses spatially and temporally at the sample and transferring energy from the femtosecond optical pulses to the electron pulses. The method further includes detecting electron pulses having an energy greater than a zero loss value, providing imaging in space and time. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220793 | Detection device and particle beam device having a detection device - A detection device and a particle beam device having a detection device ensure a good efficiency in detecting interaction particles and electromagnetic radiation. The detection device has a detector for detecting electromagnetic radiation and/or interaction particles and a filter element through which the electromagnetic radiation is transmitted. The filter element prevents the interaction particles from striking the detector such that the filter element is situated to move between a first position and a second position, the filter element in the first position being situated in relation to the detector in such a way that the filter element prevents the interaction particles from striking the detector. The filter element in the second position is situated in relation to the detector in such a way that the filter element allows the interaction particles to strike the detector. As an alternative, the filter element may be an object holder. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220794 | SYSTEMS AND METHODOLOGIES FOR PROTON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY - Disclosed are systems, devices and methodologies relating to proton computed tomography. In some implementations, detection of protons can yield track information before and after an object for each proton so as to allow determination of a likely path of each proton within the object. Further, measurement of energy loss experienced by each proton allows determination that a given likely path results in a given energy loss. A collection of such data allows characterization of the object. In the context of energy loss, such a characterization can include an image map of relative stopping power of the object. Various reconstruction methodologies for obtaining such an image, including but not limited to superiorization of a merit function such as total variation, are disclosed. In some implementations, various forms of total variation superiorization methodology can yield excellent results while being computationally efficient and with reduced computing time. In some implementations, such a methodology can result in high quality proton CT images using relatively low dose of protons. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220795 | TWIN BEAM CHARGED PARTICLE COLUMN AND METHOD OF OPERATING THEREOF - A column for a charged particle beam device is described. The column includes a charged particle emitter for emitting a primary charged particle beam as one source of the primary charged particle beam; a biprism adapted for acting on the primary charged particle beam so that two virtual sources are generated; and a charged particle beam optics adapted to focus the charged particle beam simultaneously on two positions of a specimen corresponding to images of the two virtual sources. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220796 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR HIGH THROUGHPUT CRYSTAL STRUCTURE ANALYSIS BY ELECTRON DIFFRACTION - A method and device for electron diffraction tomography of a crystal sample, which employs scanning of the electron beam over a plurality of discrete locations of the sample, in combination with a beam scanning protocol as the beam converges at every discrete location ( | 2011-09-15 |
20110220797 | INFRARED CAMERA WITH INFRARED-TRANSMISSIVE DOME SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods are disclosed that provide an infrared-transmissive dome, such as for infrared imaging applications. For example, an infrared camera system includes a housing having a lens coupled to the housing and an infrared detector within the housing configured to receive infrared energy passing through the lens. An infrared-transmissive dome, coupled to the infrared camera system, includes a main body providing a hollow, hemispherical-shaped dome, with the main body made of an ultra-high molecular weight or a very-high molecular weight polyethylene material. The main body may have a wall thickness equal to or less than approximately 0.012 inches to allow infrared transmittance greater than approximately sixty five percent through the main body to the lens for infrared imaging in a wavelength range of approximately three to fourteen micrometers. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220798 | RADIATION DETECTOR WITH DOPED OPTICAL GUIDES - The invention relates to a radiation detector suitable for use in connection with particle therapy applications. The detector comprises at least one set of scintillating optical guides which upon exposure to incident radiation generate scintillating light. The optical guides are arranged in an array, such as in a so-called harp configuration, for detecting a transversal radiation beam profile. The scintillating optical guides are provided in a glass-based material doped with a rare earth dopant. Of particular interest are the rare earth materials: Ytterbium, Holmium, Thulium and Erbium. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220799 | NANOGAP DEVICE FOR FIELD ENHANCEMENT AND A SYSTEM FOR NANOPARTICLE DETECTION USING THE SAME - Disclosed are a nanogap device for field enhancement, which includes: a film made of an electrically conductive material; and a nanogap formed on the film and having a gap-width between a Thomas-Fermi screening length and a skin depth, the Thomas-Fermi screening length and the skin depth being determined by an electromagnetic wave and the electrically conductive material, and system for nanoparticle detection using the same. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220800 | LEVEL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - An instrument adapted for the determination of fluid levels within a vessel by the comparison of the density of the fluid along the length of the instrument, said instrument comprising: (i) at least one generally linear source array comprising a plurality of sources of penetrating radiation, shielding and collimation means and a source supporting structure for supporting the sources and shielding and collimation means in a linear array (ii) at least one generally linear detector array comprising a plurality of radiation detectors, supported on a detector support structure, capable of detecting radiation emitted by the sources, and (iii) means to position the source and a respective detector array such that (a) radiation emitted from each of the sources is capable of following a linear path from the source, through the vessel and material to at least a respective one of the detectors forming a part of the respective detector array, and (b) the linear axis of the source array and the linear axis of its respective detector array are substantially parallel to each other (iv) means for analysing the detector output signals to determine the density of the medium traversed by the beams of radiation in passing from a source to a detector characterised in that the detector support structure and/or its associated electrical circuits and connectors is formed from a plurality of modular portions, each modular portion being adapted to be joined to an adjacent portion to provide a detector array of the required length. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220801 | ARM FOLDING MECHANISM FOR USE IN A VEHICLE-MOUNTED RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM - An arm-folding mechanism for use in a vehicle-mounted radiation imaging system. The vehicle includes a vehicle body behind a driving cab. The vehicle body includes a generator cabin and a control cabin. The arm-folding mechanism includes a vertical detection arm, a main arm frame, and a hinged mechanism hingedly connecting the vertical detection arm with the main arm frame. The hinged mechanism includes: a first connection arrangement having a free end and a fixed end fixedly connected with or integral with the main arm frame; a second connection arrangement fixedly connected with the vertical detection arm; and an intermediate arrangement connecting the first connection arrangement with the second connection arrangement so that the vertical detection arm can rotate relative to the main arm frame. The bottom of the first connection arrangement is at the same level as or above the bottom of the main arm frame. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220802 | USE OF FLAT PANEL MICROCHANNEL PHOTOMULTIPLIERS IN SAMPLING CALORIMETERS WITH TIMING - Large-area, flat-panel photo-detectors with sub-nanosecond time resolution based on microchannel plates are provided. The large-area, flat-panel photo-detectors enable the economic construction of sampling calorimeters with, for example, enhanced capability to measure local energy deposition, depth-of-interaction, time-of-flight, and/or directionality of showers. In certain embodiments, sub-nanosecond timing resolution supplies correlated position and time measurements over large areas. The use of thin flat-panel viewing radiators on both sides of a radiation-creating medium allows simultaneous measurement of Cherenkov and scintillation radiation in each layer of the calorimeter. The detectors may be used in a variety of applications including, for example, medical imaging, security, and particle and nuclear physics. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220803 | RADIATION SIGNAL-PROCESSING UNIT AND RADIATION DETECTOR PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A radiation signal-processing unit including a position identifying device for identifying an incident radiation position in a radiation detector; a count data-memory device for storing positional information outputted from the position identifying device, a count ratio-calculation device for calculating a count ratio based on the positional information stored in the count data-memory device, a reference count ratio-memory device for memorizing a reference count ratio as the count ratio calculated under a state where fluorescence to be detected does not overlap each other temporally, and a correction instruction device for reading the reference count ratio from the reference count ratio-memory device and comparing the ratio with the count ratio, thereby instructing execution of correction of a radiation generating position to the position identifying device. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220804 | Methods for increasing the sensitivity of gamma-ray imagers - This paper presents various methods that were developed to increase the position resolution and granularity of double sided segmented semiconductor detectors. These developments will increase the imaging resolution capability of such detectors, either used as Compton cameras, or as position sensitive radiation detectors in imagers such as SPECT, PET, coded apertures, multi-pinhole imagers, or other spatial or temporal modulated imagers. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220805 | FET RADIATION MONITOR - A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate; a buried insulator layer disposed on the semiconductor substrate, the buried insulator layer configured to retain an amount of charge in a plurality of charge traps in response to a radiation exposure by the semiconductor device; a semiconductor layer disposed on the buried insulating layer; a second insulator layer disposed on the semiconductor layer; a gate conducting layer disposed on the second insulator layer; and one or more side contacts electrically connected to the semiconductor layer. A method for radiation monitoring, the method includes applying a backgate voltage to a radiation monitor, the radiation monitor comprising a field effect transistor (FET); exposing the radiation monitor to radiation; determining a change in a threshold voltage of the radiation monitor; and determining an amount of radiation exposure based on the change in threshold voltage. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220806 | Radiation Detector - A radiation detector detects radiation. The radiation detector includes a plurality of Faraday cups. Each Faraday cup being provided with a cover. Each cover comprising a window arrangement through which the radiation may pass into the Faraday cup. The window arrangement of each cover being different for each Faraday cup. Each Faraday cup housing a target configured to emit photoelectrons if the radiation is incident upon the target. | 2011-09-15 |
20110220807 | LINE SCANNING APPARATUS - The invention includes an irradiation nozzle which radiates a line scanning beam, an irradiation position sensor which detects an irradiation position of the line scanning beam, an arithmetic processing circuit unit which measures the stationary time of the line scanning beam at the irradiation position detected by the irradiation position sensor, and an irradiation control unit which performs scanning control of the line scanning beam by utilizing the irradiation position measured by the irradiation position sensor and the stationary time detected by the arithmetic processing circuit unit. According to this line scanning apparatus, scanning control of the line scanning beam is performed by utilizing the irradiation position of the beam and the stationary time corresponding to the irradiation position, so that irradiation of the beam to an erroneous position or excessive irradiation of the line scanning beam can be more reliably prevented, and thereby the reliability of the line scanning apparatus can be improved. | 2011-09-15 |