37th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 39 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220291022 | RESOLVER - Sheet coils formed in a ring shape to constitute excitation windings and detection winding, and magnetic cores attached to the sheet coils are provided with coil portions of the same coil pattern constituted by a multipole type on the front and back surfaces of sheet coils constituting at least one winding of the excitation windings and detection winding, and the electrical phase of one coil portion in each coil portion is made 180° different from the electrical phase of the other coil portion. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291023 | ELECTROMAGNETIC NOISE POSITION SENSING - Embodiments described herein relate to a device for detecting the position of electromagnetic noise. The device includes a detector that includes coils that produce voltages in the presence of electromagnetic noise of a defined frequency. The device further includes a controller that senses the voltages and determines a position of the electromagnetic noise relative to the device according to the voltages. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291024 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERROGATING AN OPTICAL FIBER SENSOR OF THE FIBER BRAGG GRATING TYPE, USING A TUNABLE OPTICAL BANDPASS FILTER - A method for interrogating an FBG sensor includes lighting the FBG sensor with a broadband excitation optical radiation, conveying the optical spectrum transmitted or reflected by the FBG sensor to a tunable optical BPF having a first extraction port and a second transmission port, tuning the optical BPF at a constant operating wavelength, depending on nominal operating wavelength of the FBG sensor, detecting a first optical signal exiting the first extraction port, converting, by a first opto-electronic receiver, the first optical signal into a first electrical signal, representative of a wavelength shift of the spectrum transmitted or reflected by the FBG sensor, detecting a second optical signal exiting the second transmission port, converting the second optical signal, by a second opto-electronic receiver, into a second electrical signal, representative of an optical reference power, and determining the wavelength shift of the spectrum transmitted or reflected by FBG sensor, based on detected first and second electrical signals. A system for interrogating an FBG sensor is also provided. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291025 | MAGNETIC-INDUCTIVE FLOWMETER - A magnetic-inductive flowmeter includes: a housing having first and second housing parts connected via a guide element, which is configured to enable a distance between the first and second housing parts to be linearly adjustable; an exchangeable measurement tube for guiding a flowable medium; two measurement electrodes mounted in the measurement tube; a magnetic field-generating device for generating a magnetic field permeating the measurement tube; and at least two connection contacts, each electrically connected to a measurement circuit, wherein the measurement tube is reversibly interlockingly and/or frictionally arranged between the first housing part and the second housing part of the housing. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291026 | PROPAGATION TIME MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A device determines a propagation time of an acoustic signal through cross-correlation analysis between a transmission signal and a reception signal. The device generates the transmission signal to satisfy (1) a ratio of a height of a peak other than a maximum peak in an autocorrelation function of the transmission signal to a height of the maximum peak being 0.8 or less and (2) a duration of the transmission signal being at least five times a shortest period of the transmission signal or at least 20 times a half width at half maximum of the autocorrelation function of the transmission signal. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291027 | SENSOR - According to one embodiment, a sensor includes a first member including a first member surface, and a first element part. The first element part includes a first fixed electrode fixed to the first member surface, and a first movable electrode facing the first fixed electrode. The first fixed electrode is along the first member surface. A gap is located between the first movable electrode and the first fixed electrode. The first movable electrode includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is between the first fixed electrode and the second surface. At least one of the first surface or the second surface is non-parallel to the first member surface. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291028 | FLOW SENSOR CHIP - A flow sensor chip includes a substrate in which a cavity having an opening is formed, a membrane provided on a surface of the substrate so as to cover the opening, a heater provided inside the membrane, a first thermopile and a second thermopile provided in the membrane, and a heat conduction member for heat conduction between the substrate and the membrane. A first hot junction and a first cold junction of a thermocouple provided in the first thermopile and a second hot junction and a second cold junction of a thermocouple provided in the second thermopile are arranged at positions overlapping with the opening in a plan view. The heat conduction member includes a first heat conduction member for heat conduction between the first cold junction and the substrate and a second heat conduction member for heat conduction between the second cold junction and the substrate. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291029 | FLOW SENSING DEVICE - An object is to provide a flow sensing device improved in weather resistance and insect resistance. A flow sensing device includes: a cover member; a cap member disposed below the cover member; a foreign-body intrusion prevention net surrounding a space between the cover member and the cap member; a light emitting element disposed in a housing space surrounded by the cover member, the cap member, and the foreign-body intrusion prevention net; and a sensing element disposed inside the foreign-body intrusion prevention net in the housing space, the sensing element including a thermosensitive resistive element. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291030 | AIRFLOW MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND A COMMUNICATION MODULE - An airflow measurement system includes a plurality of communication modules and an information processing apparatus. The communication module includes an airflow sensor, and a body portion including a communication unit configured to acquire data output from the airflow sensor and transmit the data to outside by wireless communication. The information processing apparatus includes a data collection unit configured to collect the data output from the airflow sensor of the plurality of communication modules, and an output unit configured to output the collected data. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291031 | MEASUREMENT TUBE OF A CORIOLIS SENSING ELEMENT, CORIOLIS SENSING ELEMENT, AND CORIOLIS METER - A measurement tube of a Coriolis sensing element for measuring a density and a mass flow rate of a medium flowing through a measurement tube includes a measurement tube wall and a measurement tube lumen, characterized in that the measurement tube wall has a sintered ceramic material or is produced from a sintered ceramic material. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291032 | MEASURING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING A NON-HOMOGENEOUS, FLOWABLE MEDIUM - The disclosure relates to a measuring device for characterizing a non-homogeneous, flowable medium, and for determining the density, the mass flow rate and/or the viscosity of the medium measuring tube for guiding the medium natural frequency of which depends on the density of the medium. An exciter for exciting the mode of oscillation and an operation and evaluation circuit designed to apply an excitation signal to the exciter, to capture signals from the oscillation sensor, to determine current values of the natural frequency of the oscillator and fluctuations of the natural frequency on the basis of the signals from the oscillation sensor. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291033 | METHOD FOR COMPENSATING THE INFLUENCE OF THE REYNOLDS NUMBER ON THE MEASUREMENT OF A CORIOLIS MASS FLOW METER, AND CORRESPONDING DEVICE - A method for compensating the influence of at least one of the parameters from the group consisting of flow rate, viscosity, density and Reynolds number of a fluid to be measured on the measured flow rate and/or density of this fluid in a Coriolis mass flow meter with the aid of an equation using the parameters of the current Reynolds number of the fluid to be measured in the Coriolis mass flow meter, the maximum compensation value for Reynolds numbers approaching zero, the Reynolds number at which the curve of the compensation value has the largest slope, and the slope of the curve of the compensation value at the point Re | 2022-09-15 |
20220291034 | FLUID COMPOSITION SENSOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - Various embodiments are directed to a fluid composition sensor device and method of using the same. In various embodiments, the fluid flow composition sensor is configured to receive a volume of fluid, the fluid composition sensor comprising a housing, a removable fluid flow component, an impactor nozzle, a collection media assembly dock element configured to receive a replaceable collection media assembly comprising a collection media configured to receive one or more particles within the volume of fluid, an imaging device configured to capture an image of at least a portion of the one or more particles received by the fluid composition sensor, and a controller configured to determine, based at least in part on the image, at least one particle characteristic of the volume of fluid. The imaging device may be configured to capture the image of one or more particles received by the fluid composition sensor using lensless holography. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291035 | AGGREGATION METHOD AND PROCESSING APPARATUS - An aggregation method includes: acquiring log information including a measurement value of a force used by a processing apparatus and a measurement date and time, the measurement value being measured by a sensor of the processing apparatus that processes a substrate; storing the measurement value of the force and the measurement date and time included in the acquired log information in a storage unit; and integrating the measurement value of the force associated with the measurement date and time in a specified aggregation period with reference to the storage unit to calculate an integrated value of the force for each processing apparatus. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291036 | ULTRASOUND AND THERMAL MASSFLOW IN ONE FLOW CHANNEL - A system includes a flow tube configured to receive a flow measured by an ultrasonic flow measurement, wherein a center region of the flow tube is configured to have a drop in pressure. The system also includes a heat source/hot wire and temperature sensors configured to enable a flow measured by a thermal massflow measurement. In the system, a controller is configured to compare the flow measured by the ultrasonic flow measurement to the flow measured by the thermal massflow measurement. The controller determines a ratio of the flow measured by an ultrasonic flow measurement to the flow measured on by the flow measurement based on thermal massflow. The controller also calculates a density, a thermal conductivity and an energy and/or gas content of the gas. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291037 | ACOUSTIC MEASURING DEVICE - An acoustic measuring device suitable for performing measurements on a surface in contact with a flow. This acoustic measuring device comprises an acoustic surface delimiting a cavity, which has an axis of revolution, which comprises a recess centered with respect to the axis of revolution, configured to house an acoustic sensor and which, in a longitudinal plane passing through the axis of revolution, follows a logarithmic profile which extends from a first edge separating the recess and the acoustic surface. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291038 | Light Sensing Module and Display Apparatus - A light sensing module and a display apparatus are provided. The light sensing module includes a circuit board and a light sensing device, wherein the circuit board includes a mounting region and a device region surrounding the mounting region, an encapsulation layer is disposed on the device region, and a light sensing device, a light sensing hole and a barrier structure are provided on the mounting region, a vertical projection of the light sensing device on the mounting region at least partially overlaps with a vertical projection of the light sensing hole on the mounting region, and the barrier structure is disposed around the periphery of the light sensing hole, and separates the encapsulation layer from the light sensing hole. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291039 | LASER FABRICATION WITH BEAM DETECTION - A computer numerically controlled machine may include a source of electromagnetic energy. A beam of electromagnetic energy from the source may be delivered to a destination such as, for example, a material positioned in a working area of the computer numerically controlled machine. The beam of electromagnetic energy may be susceptible to interferences while traveling from the source to the destination. The computer numerically controlled machine may include a beam detector configured detect an interference of the beam by measuring a power of the beam of electromagnetic energy at a location between the source and the destination. An interference of the beam may be detected if the power of the beam is less than a threshold value. A controller at the computer numerically controlled machine may perform one or more actions in response to the beam detector detecting the interference of the beam of electromagnetic energy. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291040 | SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS DEVICE AND SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS METHOD - A spectroscopic analysis device ( | 2022-09-15 |
20220291041 | OPTICAL FILTER, SPECTROMETER INCLUDING THE OPTICAL FILTER, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE OPTICAL FILTER - An optical filter, a spectrometer including the optical filter, and an electronic apparatus including the optical filter are disclosed. The optical filter includes a first reflector including a plurality of first structures that are periodically two-dimensionally arranged, each of the first structures having a ring shape, and a second reflector spaced apart from the first reflector and including a plurality of second structures that are periodically two-dimensionally arranged. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291042 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING LIGHT-SOURCE INFORMATION, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - A method for determining light-source information, an electronic device, and a non-transitory storage medium are provided. The method includes acquiring a first infrared-band parameter under a current environment output by an image sensor, wherein the first infrared-band parameter is configured to represent a proportion of all infrared bands in the current environment to a full spectrum; and determining a light-source type and a light-source scenario of a light source in the current environment based on the first infrared-band parameter. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291043 | SPECTRUM MEASUREMENT METHOD AND SPECTRUM MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A wavelength-swept light source is configured to generate light to be measured that is wavelength-swept coherent light with a wavelength periodically changed. The light to be measured is separated into a measurement section and a reference section that have different optical path lengths, and is then coupled in an interference section to generate interfering light. An analyzer performs a Fourier transform of interference signals of the interfering light, and acquires an actual measured noise floor value for each of the optical path length differences based on a point spread function. An estimated coherence time is determined so that an actual measured amplitude value of the noise floor value and a calculated amplitude value coincide with each other. Linewidth of the light emitted from the coherent light source is measured based on the estimated coherence time. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291044 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A DEVICE FOR DETECTING ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION, COMPRISING A GETTER MATERIAL - A process for manufacturing a detection device having at least one thermal detector covered by a mineral sacrificial layer, at least one getter portion covered by a carbon-based sacrificial layer, and a thin encapsulation layer surrounding the thermal detector and the getter portion includes a making a through-opening extending through the mineral sacrificial layer and opening on the substrate. The carbon-based sacrificial layer is deposited so as to cover the getter portion located in the through-opening and to entirely fill the through-opening. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291045 | NONCONTACT THERMOMETER - A thermometer includes one or more temperature sensors mounted on a housing. The one or more temperature sensors determine a temperature of at least one measurement site without contact. The non-contact thermometer displays an indicator to assist alignment of the one or more temperature sensors with the at least one measurement site, receives at least one measurement reading from the at least one measurement site, determines a temperature based on the at least one measurement reading, and displays the temperature on a display unit. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291046 | TEMPERATURE SENSING MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A temperature sensing module includes a hollow base, an infrared temperature sensor, and a condenser lens. The hollow base has a through hole, a first end, and a second end opposite to the first end. The first end has a first opening, the second end has a second end, and the through hole is in communication between the first opening and the second opening. The infrared temperature sensor is disposed in the through hole and adjacent to the second opening. The infrared temperature sensor includes a photosensitive surface, and the photosensitive surface faces the first opening. The condenser lens is disposed in the through hole and adjacent to the first opening. The condenser lens corresponds to the photosensitive surface of the infrared temperature sensor. An electronic device having the temperature sensing module is also provided. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291047 | WARM FILTER CONFIGURATION FOR REDUCING EFFECTS OF REFLECTED INFRARED RADIATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Various techniques are disclosed to reduce the effect of reflected infrared radiation on cooled thermal imaging systems. In one example, a system includes an integrated dewar cooler assembly (IDCA) configured to maintain an interior volume at a constant temperature. The system also includes a thermal imager disposed within the interior volume and configured to capture thermal images. The system also includes an optical element external to the IDCA and configured to provide reflected infrared radiation in a uniform distribution over a field of view of the thermal imager in response to emitted infrared radiation from the thermal imager. Additional methods, devices, and systems are also provided. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291048 | THERMAL DETECTOR FOR DETECTING ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION COMPRISING AN ANTENNA AND A RESISTIVE LOAD THAT ARE COUPLED INDUCTIVELY - The invention relates to a thermal detector ( | 2022-09-15 |
20220291049 | HOTSPOT MONITORING SYSTEM FOR SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICE - Hotspot monitoring system for superconducting devices including: —a superconductor; —a first optical waveguide attached to the superconductor for providing a first optical signal; —a second optical waveguide for providing a reference signal; and—interference means configured to overlay or superimpose the first optical signal and the reference optical signal to produce an optical interference signal. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291050 | FLAME MONITOR - The invention relates to a flame monitor ( | 2022-09-15 |
20220291051 | CELLULAR CONNECTED WIRED TEMPERATURE SENSOR - A temperature sensing device ( | 2022-09-15 |
20220291052 | Sensing Apparatus Utilizing RF Technology - This disclosure describes a slide comprising a substrate, a wireless communication element, and a sensing element, wherein the slide is capable of communicating with an external communications device via the wireless communication element. In some implementations, the wireless communication element comprises an antenna, an integrated circuit, and a memory unit, that are powered wirelessly by an external device, such that it is capable of measuring, logging, and communicating data. The data, such as time and temperature, may be collected via the sensing element connected to the wireless communication element. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291053 | Sensor with Housing and Silicone Resin Filler - In an embodiment a sensor includes a sensor element, electrical leads connected to the sensor element, a housing having an opening, wherein the sensor element is arranged in the housing such that the electrical leads protrude through the opening and a first silicone resin filling the housing such that the sensor element and the electrical leads are fixed in the housing. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291054 | Wirelessly Powered Resistive Sensor - A wirelessly powered resistive sensor is presented. The sensor includes: an antenna; a parametric resonator and a resistive loop circuit. The parametric resonator is configured to receive a pumping signal from the antenna and operable to oscillate at two frequencies. The resistive loop circuit is inductively coupled to the parametric resonator, such that oscillation frequency of the parametric resonator changes (e.g., linearly) with changes in resistance of the resistance loop circuit. The resistance of the resistor in the resistive loop circuit approximately equals the impedance of the resistive loop circuit at one resonance frequency of the parametric resonator. The resistive sensor may further include a resonator enhancer circuit arranged adjacent to the parametric resonator and operates to resonate at frequency of the pumping signal. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291055 | SENSOR INTERFACE WITH TEMPERATURE SIGNAL PROCESSING - A sensor interface includes a signal path configured to receive a sensing element output signal from a sensing element and to generate an interface output signal indicative of a parameter sensed by the sensing element, an NTC interface and a diode interface. The NTC interface is configured to be coupled to an NTC element having a non-linear resistance over temperature and to generate an NTC signal indicative of a linearized version of the non-linear resistance of the NTC element and the diode interface configured to be coupled to a diode and to generate a diode signal indicative of an absolute temperature. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291056 | HIGH ACCURACY FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT OF A PHOTONIC DEVICE USING A LIGHT OUTPUT SCANNING SYSTEM AND A REFERENCE WAVELENGTH CELL - A system for determining a signature frequency of a photonic device includes a reference cell that receives a first light beam of a plurality of light beams. Based on a predetermined characteristic of the reference cell, the reference cell produces a first identifiable output indicative of a reference frequency in response to light in the first light beam having a particular frequency. A photonic device receives a second light beam of the plurality of light beams, and produces a second identifiable output in response to light in the second light beam having a frequency at the signature frequency. A computing device uses electrical signals representative of the first and second identifiable outputs to determine the signature frequency of the photonic device. A light source may emit a light beam having a controlled change of frequency and an optical splitter splits the light beam to produce the plurality of light beams. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291057 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NON-CONTACT TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT OF A FOOD ITEM - A method and apparatus for temperature processing a food item. It should be noted that the description provided herein will primarily focus on cooking temperature processing, but cooking is referred to, the process for determining core temperature can also be used for chilling and/or freezing a food item. One implementation of the technology as disclosed and claimed, utilizes a combination of 3D profile scanning camera, mid-range infrared camera, high-resolution encoder-based positioning device, and cook profile settings in order to measure the physical attributes of the product related to the fully cooked state. The system is measuring at least two aspects that determine the temperature change within an object during the cook process and they are geometry and thermodynamic properties. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291058 | TENSION IN POST-TENSIONED RODS - A system for estimating tension in a post-tensioned rod is provided. The system includes an impact device for transversely-impacting a post-tensioned rod, an accelerometer configured to generate data indicative of a vibrational response in the post-tensioned rod, and a receiver communicatively coupled to the accelerometer. The receiver includes a display, at least one input device, a communication module, a processor, and one or more memory devices coupled to the processor. Instructions stored on the one or more memory devices, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receiver the data indicative of a vibrational response in the post-tensioned rod, process the received data to determine a difference between a first and a second modal frequency corresponding to the vibrational response, and store the difference between a first and second modal frequency corresponding to the vibrational response. The receiver is configured to transmit the stored difference between a first and second modal frequency. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291059 | CONTACT FORCE SENSOR AND DEVICE PROVIDED WITH CONTACT FORCE SENSOR - Provided are: a contact force sensor which has high accuracy and sensitivity and is capable of ensuring strength; and a device provided with the contact force sensor. The present invention comprises: a sensor body ( | 2022-09-15 |
20220291060 | Elastomeric Sensor - This disclosure relates to sensors comprising an elastomeric body incorporating a plurality of discrete electrical conductors such that an electrically conductive path can be formed within the elastomeric body via conduction between neighbouring conductors, and the elastomeric body includes at least one slit passing between neighbouring conductors. These sensors may be included in circuit structures, decals and vibration sensors. Also disclosed are methods of preparing the sensors, circuit structures and decals, and methods of using the sensors, circuit structures and decals. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291061 | PREPARATION METHOD FOR A FLEXIBLE STRESS SENSOR BASED ON A COMPOSITE MULTILAYER CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL - The invention discloses a preparation method for a flexible stress sensor based on a composite multilayer conductive material. The method comprises the following steps: S1) preparing a PEDOT: PSS cotton cloth fiber layer; S2) preparing conductive carbon cloth; S3) preparing a metal silver nanowire conductive film; S4) preparing a flexible stress sensor, involving: packaging the PEDOT: PSS cotton cloth fiber layer, the disordered conductive carbon cloth and the silver nanowire conductive film together, and respectively leading a wire out of the PEDOT: PSS cotton cloth fiber layer and the silver nanowire conductive film to obtain the flexible stress sensor. The silver nanowire, the conductive carbon cloth and the PEDOT: PSS cotton cloth fiber cooperate with each other with different different conductivities, realizing the richer resistance variability, the wider resistance change range, higher resistance change rate and higher sensing range up to 70 kPa. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291062 | FORCE SENSOR - A strain body of a force sensor according to the present invention includes a tilting structure disposed between a force receiving body and a support body, a force-receiving-body-side deformable body connecting the force receiving body and the tilting structure, and a support-body-side deformable body connecting the tilting structure and the support body. The tilting structure includes a first tilting body that extends in a second direction orthogonal to a first direction and that is elastically deformable by the action of force in the first direction. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291063 | FORCE MEASURING DISC AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING FORCES IN THE PICO-NEWTON TO NANO-NEWTON RANGE - A force measuring disc having a planar regular arrangement of force measuring cells. A force measuring cell is formed in a hole in the force measuring disc, in which hole precisely one planar element which is secured by springs in a self-supporting fashion is arranged and is oriented so as to run parallel to the force measuring disc. Each spring is connected in a materially joined fashion at a first end to the edge of a hole and at a second end to the edge of a planar element. The force measuring disc, the springs and the planar elements are formed from the same material. Each planar element can be elastically deflected in three spatial directions under the effect of a force. There is a linear relationship between the deflection and the force. In addition, the invention relates to a device for determining forces in the piconewton to nanonewton ranges. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291064 | TORQUE SENSOR - A torsion sensor, including a casing assembly, a sleeve set, a driven slider, a driving slider, an elastic member, a magnetic sensor, and a magnetic member is provided. The sleeve set includes a first sleeve, a second sleeve, and a third sleeve. The first sleeve is disposed in the casing assembly. The second sleeve has a neck portion sleeved on the second side of the first sleeve. The third sleeve is disposed between the first and the second sleeves. The driven slider is connected to a head portion of the second sleeve. The driving slider surrounds an outer side of the driven slider. The elastic member surrounds an outer side of the second sleeve. One of the magnetic sensor and the magnetic member is disposed in the casing assembly, and the other one is disposed in the sleeve set. The magnetic sensor and the magnetic member are disposed opposite to each other. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291065 | FREQUENCY-MODULATING SENSOR ARRAY - Spatially-distributed resonant MEMS sensors are coordinated to generate frequency-modulated signals indicative of regional contact forces, ambient conditions and/or environmental composition. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291066 | DETECTION DEVICES - Methods, systems, and apparatuses are provided for detecting and determining conditions of and conditions within a fluid conduit. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291067 | SENSOR ARRANGEMENT FOR MEASURING THE PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE OF A FLUID - The invention relates to a sensor arrangement ( | 2022-09-15 |
20220291068 | PRESSURE SENSOR DEVICE - A sensor element suitable for miniaturization. This pressure sensor element has: a metal plate; an insulating film provided on a first surface, which is one surface of the metal plate, so as to form a covered region in which the first plate is covered and an exposed region in which the first surface is exposed; and a pressure detection circuit formed on the insulating film so as to be insulated from the first surface by means of the insulating film. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291069 | GAS MONITORING DEVICE, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A gas monitoring device, a gas monitoring method, and a gas monitoring program detect presence or absence of a predetermined gas on the basis of an image obtained by imaging a monitoring target, receive an input of predetermined additional information including alarm activation presence/absence information representing whether or not to activate an alarm, and determine whether or not to suppress alarm activation of presence of gas detected in the detection on the basis of the additional information received. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291070 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND RESPONDING TO SENSED ENVIRONMENTAL EVENTS AND SENSORS THEREFOR - A wireless sensing device for environmental monitoring of a location is provided. The sensing device includes an electronic system and a housing for securing and protecting the electronic system in a cavity therein. The housing includes a vented top portion defining the cavity, and a wicking base portion including wicking material attached to and covering an exposed underside of the top portion. The electronic system includes: a temperature and humidity sensor for sensing a current temperature and humidity of the location and converting the sensed temperature and humidity to temperature and humidity signals; a wireless transmitter for periodically wirelessly transmitting the temperature and humidity signals from the location to an external computing device; an alerting device for providing an audible, visual, or tactile signal from the location in order to alert a user of a condition of interest; and a microcontroller for controlling the electronic system devices. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291071 | SNIFFER PROBE AND LEAK DETECTOR - A sniffer probe for a leak detector for monitoring the leaktightness of an object to be tested by tracer gas includes an end piece created in the form of a rigid tube, a housing, a connection member connecting the end piece to the housing, and a sampling duct to sample a gas at a first end of the end piece. The connection member includes a main body that is elastically deformable such that it can adopt a deformed position, making it possible for the end piece to pivot when acted upon by a force and to return to the initial rest position. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291072 | OPTICAL LIQUID COOLANT LEAK DETECTOR - An information handling system includes a liquid cooling system and a coolant leak detector. The liquid cooling system circulates chilled coolant liquid to a component of the information handling system. The coolant liquid includes a fluorescent dye that emits light at a particular wavelength when the fluorescent dye is illuminated. The coolant leak detector system includes a light source, and a detector configured to detect light at the first wavelength. When the liquid cooling system develops a leak, the light source illuminates the first fluorescent dye in the leaked coolant liquid, the detector detects the light at the first wavelength, and the coolant leak detector provides an indication that the liquid cooling system has developed a leak in response to detecting the light at the first wavelength. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291073 | HYDRANT CAP LEAK DETECTOR WITH ORIENTED SENSOR - A nozzle cap includes a cap body defining a cap axis, the cap body defining a circumferential wall extending circumferentially around the cap axis; and a vibration sensor including a shaft, the shaft defining a first end and a second end, the first end attached to the circumferential wall, the cap axis positioned closer to the second end than to the first end. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291074 | LEAK DIAGNOSIS METHOD AND LEAK DIAGNOSIS DEVICE FOR BLOWBY GAS TREATMENT DEVICE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A blowby gas treatment device includes a pressure control valve, a fresh air induction pipe, a first blowby gas pipe, a second blowby gas pipe, a shutoff valve, a one-way valve, and a PCV valve. A leak diagnosis includes a first-stage diagnosis to determine whether or not falling of a pressure in a crank case after closing of the shutoff valve under a non-supercharging condition is normal. A second-stage diagnosis is implemented by moving the pressure control valve from a fully opened state into a fully closed state, and determining whether an intake air quantity in each state is equal to each other. When the intake air quantity in each state is equal to each other, presence of an in-system leak is determined. When a fully closed state intake air quantity is different from a fully opened state intake air quantity, presence of an out-of-system leak is determined. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291075 | AIRTIGHTNESS EVALUATION DEVICE - An airtightness evaluation device includes a differential pressure gauge to output a pressure difference between two spaces connected to two joints. A system joint for connecting a refrigeration cycle system is connected to one joint of the differential pressure gauge. A pressure vessel is connected to the other joint of the differential pressure gauge. The airtightness evaluation device includes a bypass circuit to connect the system joint and the pressure vessel to each other with bypassing the differential pressure gauge, and a bypass valve to open/close the bypass circuit. The airtightness evaluation device also includes a supply source joint for supplying a pressurization gas to the pressure vessel. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291076 | LEAKAGE DETECTION UNIT WITH VARIABLE SIZE ORIFICE - The present invention relates to leakage detection unit ( | 2022-09-15 |
20220291077 | DAMAGE DETECTION APPARATUS, DAMAGE DETECTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A damage detection apparatus | 2022-09-15 |
20220291078 | Measurement Method, Measurement Device, Measurement System, And Measurement Program - A measurement method includes: a high-pass filter processing step of performing high-pass filter processing on observation data-based velocity data including a drift noise to generate drift noise reduction data in which the drift noise is reduced; a displacement data generation step of generating displacement data by integrating the drift noise reduction data; a correction data estimation step of estimating, based on the displacement data, correction data corresponding to a difference between the displacement data and data obtained by removing the drift noise from data obtained by integrating the velocity data; and a measurement data generation step of generating measurement data by adding the displacement data and the correction data. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291079 | VIBRATION-CENTRIFUGATION COMPOSITE TEST APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A vibration-centrifugation composite test apparatus and a control method thereof, the apparatus comprises: a centrifuge, an air-cooled electric vibration table and a control electrical cabinet the air-cooled electric vibration table comprises a vibration table main machine and a fan; a central axis of the moving coil in the vibration table main machine is on the same straight line as a horizontal center line of the rotation arm in the centrifuge; the fan is a horizontal fan and disposed above the center of the rotation arm, and a fan cover cabinet is mounted outside the horizontal fan; the control electrical cabinet is mounted above the fan cover cabinet, a power supply line of the control electrical cabinet is connected to a power supply through the conductive slip ring, and a vibration feedback signal line of the vibration table main machine is directly connected to the control electrical cabinet. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291080 | WIND TUNNEL TEST EQUIPMENT USING WIND FORCE INTEGRATION - A wind tunnel test equipment using wind force integration includes: a structural model whose interior is empty; an internal support disposed inside the structural model; and load sensors disposed outside the internal support and coming into close contact with the inner surfaces of the structural model to measure aerodynamic forces applied to the structural model. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291081 | PCB WIND TUNNEL TEST EQUIPMENT - The present disclosure provides PCB wind tunnel test equipment. The PCB wind tunnel test device includes: a flow-stabilizing structure, which includes: a box used to provide flow channels for air entering the flow-stabilizing structure; flow-stabilizing plates, which are inserted into the cavities of the box in a layered manner; a wind source, arranged at an air inlet of the flow-stabilizing structure; a test device, arranged at the outlet of the flow-stabilizing structure. When the flow-stabilizing structure receives the wind energy provided by the wind source, the state of the air flow is adjusted by flow stabilization, so that the test device can test the air passing through the flow-stabilizing structure. The present invention solves the problem that conventional wind tunnels cannot test at low air volumes and enables PCB testing at different ambient temperatures. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291082 | METHOD OF MEASURING EFFICIENCY FOR OPTICAL DEVICES - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to measurement systems and methods of measuring efficiency of optical devices. In one example, the measurement systems include a light source, a mirror, an illumination source, and a sensor. The light source provides a light beam to the optical device to be diffracted into diffraction beams having diffraction orders. The diffractions beams form a diffraction pattern. The method includes positioning the optical device in the measurement system and directing the diffraction beams to the sensor. The sensor is operable to measure the efficiency of the optical device by measuring the diffraction pattern. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291083 | METHOD TO MEASURE LIGHT LOSS OF OPTICAL FILMS AND OPTICAL SUBSTRATES - A method of optical device metrology is provided. The method includes introducing a first type of light into a first optical device during a first time period, the first optical device including an optical substrate and an optical film disposed on the optical substrate, the first optical device further including a first surface, a second surface, and one or more sides connecting the first surface with the second surface; and measuring, during the first time period, a quantity of the first type of light transmitted from a plurality of locations on the first surface or the second surface during the first time period, wherein the measuring is performed by a detector coupled to one or more fiber heads positioned to collect the light transmitted from the plurality of locations. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291084 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ACTUAL SLIP IN A COUPLING OF A ROTARY SHAFT - A method for detecting actual slip in a coupling of a rotary shaft, for example, in a wind turbine power system, includes monitoring, via a controller, a plurality of sensor signals relating to the coupling for faults. In response to detecting a fault in the plurality of sensor signals relating to the coupling, the method includes determining, via the controller, whether the fault is indicative of an actual slip or a no-slip event of the coupling using one or more classification parameters. When the fault is indicative of the actual slip, the method includes estimating, via the controller, a magnitude of the actual slip using the plurality of sensor signals and a time duration of the actual slip. Further, the method includes implementing, via the controller, a control action based on the magnitude of the actual slip in the coupling. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291085 | TEST BENCH AND METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT A TEST RUN ON A TEST BENCH - Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a test bench and methods for carrying out a test run on a test bench. In one example embodiment, a test run method includes: connecting a test object to a load machine, specifying a target torque for a torque controller by a test bench automation unit according to the test run, adjusting an actual torque of the load machine by the torque controller, specifying a test object control variable for the test object by a test object controller, determining an actual rotational speed of the load machine, determining at least one deviation of at least one attribute of the actual rotational speed from at least one threshold value, and based on the at least one deviation, and determining at least one additive torque correction value and superimposing the at least one additive torque correction value on the target torque. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291086 | METHOD FOR MONITORING AN EPICYCLIC GEAR TRAIN BY PROGRESSIVE MECHANICAL WAVE MEASUREMENT - A method for monitoring an epicyclic gear train of an aircraft includes the following steps: acquiring, at a predetermined sampling frequency, first values (5(ti)) of a signal formed by a progressive mechanical wave generated in the epicyclic gear train; measuring, at a plurality of successive instants, values (Vmes_r(tj)) of a speed of rotation of at least one of the toothed wheels of the gear train; calculating values (Vc(tj)) of a speed of rotation of a point of contact between two toothed wheels of the epicyclic gear train; determining second values (S(ç½)) of the signal formed by a progressive mechanical wave generated in the epicyclic gear train, the second values being sampled depending on a phase of the point of contact and forming secondary mechanical wave data; and using the secondary mechanical wave data (S(ç½)) to detect an anomaly related to the operation of the epicyclic gear train. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291087 | TIRE TESTING DEVICE - A tire testing apparatus performs the test by rotating a tire while the tire is in contact with a drum. A plurality of sensors are provided on the outer circumferential surface of the drum and are arranged side by side along a widthwise direction of the drum, thereby measuring the ground contact forces at the ground contact position with the tire. A calculation unit obtains, based on the ground contact forces measured by the sensors, a displacement amount Dy of the ground contact position in the widthwise direction and a change amount ΔFy of the ground contact force Fy in the widthwise direction which corresponds to the displacement amount Dy, thereby calculating the lateral stiffness sharing rate Ky rib on the basis of the displacement amount Dy and the change amount ΔFy. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291088 | TEST MANAGEMENT MODULE AND VEHICLE TEST SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - A test management module includes a test manager writing a test list, a first emulator controlling an operation of the vehicle according to instruction of the test manager, and a controller controlling an operation of a test station according to instruction of the test manager. The test list includes an event condition to be generated in a vehicle and operation information of the operation of the vehicle, which is performed when the event condition is satisfied, and the operation of the test station provided to virtually test the vehicle. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291089 | SAMPLER | 2022-09-15 |
20220291090 | CHIP FOR SAMPLE SEPARATION, SAMPLE DETECTION DEVICE AND SAMPLE DETECTION METHOD - A chip for sample separation including a first substrate, a first electrode, a first dielectric layer, a second substrate, a second electrode, a second dielectric layer, and a flow channel layer is provided. The first electrode is disposed on the first substrate. The first dielectric layer is disposed on the first electrode and includes a first opening. The second electrode is disposed on the second substrate. The second dielectric layer is disposed on the second electrode and includes a second opening. An area of the first electrode exposed by the first opening is smaller than an area of the second electrode exposed by the second opening. The flow channel layer is sandwiched between the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer and includes a through hole. The through hole communicates between the first opening and the second opening. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291091 | SAMPLER DEVICE FOR PARTICLE CONCENTRATION SENSOR - A sampler device for sampling gas for a particle concentration sensor from a flow, includes a first chamber having a first inlet and a first outlet and defining a main flow direction of a gas stream between the first inlet and the first outlet. A second inlet and a second outlet are configured to provide a sink and a source of a sample gas stream, respectively. The second inlet and the second outlet are provided in the first chamber at a first position and a second position, respectively. The first position and the second position overlap along the main flow direction. The first chamber is configured for providing a laminar flow of the gas stream at the first position and the second position. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291092 | SAMPLE SHAKER SYSTEM WITH SEALED AIRFLOW - Disclosed is a sealed air flow system suitable for use with a sample shaker assembly. The sealed air flow system includes at least one component which accommodates movement of the sample shaker assembly while maintaining an air tight assembly between components of the sealed air flow system. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291093 | Rapid Bio/Chemical Assay - The present invention is related to the field of bio/chemical sampling, sensing, assays and applications. Particularly, the present invention is related to how to make the sampling/sensing/assay become simple to use, fast to results, highly sensitive, easy to use, using tiny sample volume (e.g. 0.5 uL or less), operated by a person without any professionals, reading by mobile-phone, or low cost, or a combination of them. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291094 | FIXATIVES AND METHODS OF USE - Disclosed herein are compositions for fixing tissue for cytologic, histomorphologic, and/or molecular analysis (e.g., DNA, RNA, and/or protein analysis). In some embodiments, the fixatives are aldehyde-free fixatives, for example, formaldehyde- or formalin-free fixatives. Particular disclosed compositions include buffered ethanol. The buffer is a phosphate buffer or phosphate buffered saline (PBS) in some examples. In further embodiments, the fixative includes additional components, such as glycerol and/or acetic acid. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291095 | DEVICE CONTAINING GLASS BEADS FUNCTIONALIZED WITH POLYETHYLENEIMINE, AND USE THEREOF FOR CAPTURING MICROORGANISMS - A device containing glass beads functionalized with polyethyleneimine which is adsorbed on the surface of the glass beads, and the use thereof for capturing microorganisms for implementing a method for removing microorganisms or for diagnosing. The microorganisms can be chosen in particular from bacteria and Fungi, in particular yeasts and fungi. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291096 | METHODS FOR EXTRACTING AND ANALYZING COMPOUNDS FROM IMPLANTED AND EXCISED MEDICAL DEVICES - In general, this invention discloses methods for extracting and analyzing coatings from implanted and excised animal tissue medical devices; wherein the coating comprises at least one biodegradable polymer and at least one or more therapeutic ingredients. The present invention describes optimal conditions for extraction and isolation of biodegradable polymers and therapeutics in medical devices or complex pharmaceutical agent formulations prior and after implanting or injecting into animal tissues. Particularly this work relates to accurate isolation and quantification of ppm amounts of polymer and/or therapeutics without biological interferences. The use of GPC/SEC systems equipped with light scattering detectors enables “absolute” or “true” molecular weight determination. All of these improvements allow for accurate determination of the degradation profile of the polymer/therapeutic component independent of polymer standards used in conventional GPC/SEC. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291097 | Methods and Compositions for Sample Filtration - Methods and compositions for creating a de novo filtration structure for filtering, e.g., chemical, biological, or other samples prior to further manipulation of the samples are disclosed. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291098 | SAMPLE SUPPORTS AND SAMPLE COOLING SYSTEMS FOR CRYO-ELECTRON MICROSCOPY - Sample support design and sample cooling devices for single-particle cryo-electron microscopy that simplify sample preparation and handling, dramatically reduce errors and improve outcome reproducibility, and dramatically reduce overall costs. The system consisting of grid based sample support system, grid handling tools, grid blotting tools, a plunge cooling system, and jet cooling systems. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291099 | ISOLATION AND ANALYSIS OF TERPENES - In accordance with embodiments of the present invention, a terpene-rich sample is prepared for terpene analysis using liquid chromatography via an extraction method that takes little time, uses minimal external equipment, and permits direct injection of extracted terpenes into a liquid chromatography instrument for analysis. An embodiment of the invention involves preparing a terpene-containing sample for analysis by liquid chromatography by liquid extraction; heating the liquid extract in a vial that contains a filter medium or solvent; collecting the terpenes in the medium by the vapor pressure forced through the filter from heating; and eluting the collected terpenes into a vial or directly into a chromatography injector. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291100 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING DYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF MATERIAL UNDER COMPLEX STRESS STATE - The present disclosure provides a system and method for testing dynamic properties of a material under a complex stress state, and belongs to the technical field of dynamic mechanical property tests. The system includes a control circuit system, a loading system, and a signal acquisition system. Based on the electromagnetic loading technology, the control circuit system controls charging and discharging of the loading system, the loading system loads the material, and the signal acquisition system acquires material strains and time characteristics during loading. The control circuit system can discharge 4 discharge coils simultaneously through the same discharging silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR), realizing biaxial bidirectional synchronous loading. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291101 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING STRENGTH OF A STRUCTURE - The present invention relates to a apparatus for determining at least one a bending strength of a substrate and peel strength of a joint between a structure and the substrate. The apparatus includes a fixture configured to support the structure and a plurality of support beams positioned on either sides of the fixture and configured to support the substrate. Further, the apparatus includes a plurality of load applying members, which are configured to apply load onto the substrate to deform the substrate relative to the plurality of support beams. Furthermore, the apparatus includes a sensor, which is configured to determine parameters such as axial load induced in the structure, peel stress in the joint between the substrate and the structure and bending moments on the substrate during application of load onto the substrate, to determine at least one of the bending strength and the peel strength. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291102 | TENSILE TESTING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TENSILE TESTING MACHINE - A test result of a tensile test and a measurement result of a natural frequency are easily associated with each other. A high-speed tensile testing machine | 2022-09-15 |
20220291103 | COLLISION PERFORMANCE EVALUATION TEST METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMOBILE BODY PART - A translation control and rotation control mechanism support jig for supporting a front end portion of an automobile body part includes a pair of support members, a rotary box having an L-shaped plate, a rotary shaft pin, a compression pin, and a connection plate. The translation control mechanism includes a support plate, a slide guide, an automobile body part securing disk, a translation plate, and a compression pin. Energy-absorbing members are disposed in an arcuate guide groove on a side surface of the rotary box and a linear guide groove arranged on the support plate or the translation plate. A collision punch collides at a test speed with the L-shaped plate of the rotary box. The compression pin deforms the energy-absorbing members to apply torque opposite to a rotation direction and a reaction force in an opposite direction to a translation direction. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291104 | MOLD COATING AGENT TEST DEVICE - A mold coating agent test device includes a frame positioning portion and a connection positioning portion. The frame positioning portion positions a frame portion of a metal mold such that the frame portion of the metal mold is positioned at a predetermined position when the metal mold is placed on a metal block. The connection positioning portion positions a connecting portion such that the connecting portion that is a portion provided in the frame portion and to which a drive unit that applies a force is connected is positioned at a predetermined position when the metal mold is placed on the metal block. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291105 | TBM-MOUNTED SURROUNDING ROCK WEAR RESISTANCE TESTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A TBM-mounted surrounding rock wear resistance testing system and method, the system including: a fixing module, arranged on a TBM, the module has a movable end for extending to the surrounding rock of a tunnel; a surrounding rock polishing module on the movable end, the module includes a polishing mechanism for test area; a surrounding rock wear resistance testing module on the movable end, follows the movable end moving the test area, and including a mechanism for testing the wear resistance of the polished test area and a drive mechanism thereof; and a central control module, configured to control the motion states and operations of the fixing module, the surrounding rock polishing module and surrounding rock wear resistance testing module, and determine the wear resistance of the surrounding rock according to the wear resistance test result. The system can polish tunnel surrounding rock during TBM excavation and test wear resistance. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291106 | REAL TIME MONITORING OF NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS - Systems and methods for determining the yield stress of a non-Newtonian fluid in real time are provided. A pressure loss and/or liquid rise technique, an ultrasonic technique, and/or a penetrometer technique can be used to determine the yield stress of a non-Newtonian fluid. The ultrasonic technique can include a longitudinal wave approach and/or a shear wave approach. The methods and systems are non-invasive and only require slight modifications to the piping containing the non-Newtonian fluid in order to measure the yield stress. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291107 | RHEOMETER FOR DRILLING-MUD VISCOSITY MEASUREMENTS - Described herein is a rheometer comprising a rotor comprising a rotary shaft and at least two screws extending longitudinally along a first portion of said shaft; a motor coupled to said shaft and adapted to rotatably drive said rotor; a stator having a cylindrical shape and adapted to contain a fluid; wherein said at least two screws form a cylindrical twin helix; wherein said cylindrical twin helix has an inside radius of 2 mm to 10 mm and an outside radius of 10 to 20 mm; wherein said stator has a radius which is longer than the outside radius of said cylindrical twin helix. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291108 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RHEOLOGY PROPERTY MEASUREMENTS OF DRILLING FLUIDS IN REAL-TIME - A system for monitoring fluid properties in real-time, where the system includes a flow loop having a fluid inlet and fluid outlet. In some embodiments, the flow loop includes a plurality of pipe sections forming the flow loop, where each of pipe section of the plurality of pipe sections are in fluid communication with each other and sensors fluidly coupled to each of the pipe sections perpendicular to fluid flow within each of the pipe sections. In some embodiments, each of the pipe sections has varying inner diameters. In some embodiments, the sensors measure fluid at different velocities corresponding to the varying inner diameters of each of the pipe sections. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291109 | SETTLEMENT ANALYSER AND METHOD OF ANALYSING SETTLEMENT - A settlement analyser and a method of analysing settlement which employs an array of emitters and at least one array of detectors, wherein the settlement analyser is configured to analyse a sample placed or otherwise located between the array of emitters and the at least one array of detectors by sequentially emitting light from the array of emitters, and detecting light which arrives at the at least one array of detectors via the sample volume. Repeating this sequence allows an optical profile of the sample to be determined as a function of time. The sequence may be a linear sequence, or it may be a non-linear sequence, and light from a particular emitter may be detected by several different detectors in order to increase the resolution of the analyser and the method. The analyser and the method may thereby identify the location of boundaries or interfaces between different layers in a sample once settled and during settlement. Furthermore, measurements obtained by the settlement analyser and method may be used to determine one or more properties of the sample, including MLSS concentration, SV30 number and SVI value. In one embodiment one or more settlement analysers may be comprised in an apparatus which may be located in a process or flow and thereby obtain and analyse samples directly from the process or flow, and in another embodiment a stand-alone analyser is able to receive and analyse samples within sample holders. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291110 | A DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE QUALITY OF AIR - A device for measuring the particle content of air comprises a laser source for generating laser light and for directing it to a target area, an air channel for directing the air subjected to the measurement as an air flow through the target area, and a light detector located adjacent to the target area for detecting bursts of light generated as the particles entrained with the air flow scatter the laser light in the target area. The device comprises a light trap between the laser source and the target area for reducing stray light propagating to the target area. The light trap comprises at least two intermediate walls which are substantially transverse in relation to the propagation direction of the laser light, each of the intermediate walls having an aperture for passage of a desirably limited amount of the laser light through the given intermediate wall. The intermediate walls are part of a same piece manufactured as one continuous block. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291111 | MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM WITH COMBINED ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL DETECTION FOR HIGH ACCURACY PARTICLE SORTING AND METHODS THEREOF - Disclosed herein is a system to detect and characterize individual particles and cells using at least either optic or electric detection as the particle or cell flows through a microfluidic channel. The system also provides for sorting particles and cells or isolating individual particles and cells. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291112 | MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM WITH COMBINED ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL DETECTION FOR HIGH ACCURACY PARTICLE SORTING AND METHODS THEREOF - Disclosed herein is a system to detect and characterize individual particles and cells using at least either optic or electric detection as the particle or cell flows through a microfluidic channel. The system also provides for sorting particles and cells or isolating individual particles and cells. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291113 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING DELAYED FRACTURE OF METAL MATERIAL - A method for evaluating a delayed fracture characteristic of a metal material that performs a step including a step (A) and a step (B) below once or a plurality of times to evaluate the delayed fracture characteristic of the metal material having been processed. Step (A): a step that brings an aqueous solution which includes a chloride ion into contact with a surface of the metal material to cause chloride of 1000 to 100000 mg/m | 2022-09-15 |
20220291114 | SETUP FOR SIMULATING CORROSION OF MATERIALS UNDER REFINERY CONDITIONS - An apparatus for testing corrosiveness of liquid feedstock includes a feed preparation section (A) for pre-treating the liquid feedstock; a feed treatment section (B) downstream of the feed preparation section (A) for treating the pre-treated liquid feedstock at elevated temperature; a separation section (C) downstream of the feed treatment section (B) for separating a liquid portion from a vaporous portion at a temperature lower than the elevated temperature of the feed treatment section (B); a product analysis section (D) downstream of the separation section for analysing the amount of corrosive species in the liquid portion ; and one or more corrosion coupons ( | 2022-09-15 |
20220291115 | PRODUCT INDEX MECHANISM AND PRODUCT INSPECTION SYSTEM - A product index mechanism for a product inspection system includes a material strip driving wheel and an index structure driving wheel. The material strip driving wheel engages with a material strip carrying a plurality of products to be inspected by an inspection device of the product inspection system. The driving wheel drives the material strip to move. The index structure driving wheel rotates synchronously with the material strip driving wheel and includes a plurality of product index structures thereon. As a product on the material strip is moved by the material strip driving wheel to an inspection position of the inspection device, one product index structure on the index structure driving wheel is rotated to a trigger position corresponding to a trigger of the inspection system. Activation of the trigger transmits a trigger signal to the inspection device to inspect the product. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291116 | GAS SUPPLY AND DISCHARGE ADAPTER AND GAS DETECTION DEVICE - A gas supply and discharge adapter has an opening through which a gas flows into and out of a gas sensor, an inflow port through which the gas flows into the opening, and an outflow port through which the gas flows out of the opening. The inflow port and the outflow port are positioned independently of each other. When the inflow port and the opening are viewed in plan through the gas supply and discharge adapter, the inflow port partially overlaps the opening. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291117 | MEASUREMENT CUVETTE AND RADIATION SENSOR, WHICH CAN BE DETACHABLY CONNECTED ONLY IN A PREDEFINED RELATIVE ORIENTATION - A measurement cuvette for detecting at least one fluid constituent of a fluid flowing through the measurement cuvette by means of electromagnetic radiation, includes: a channel, which extends through the measurement cuvette along a channel path extending centrally through the channel; a coupling and detection portion, which extends, between its first longitudinal end and its second longitudinal end, along a linear longitudinal axis, detachably mechanically coupled to a radiation component; a physical orientation structure, which allows detachable mechanical coupling of the measurement cuvette to the radiation component in a predefined desired relative orientation and prevents the detachable mechanical coupling in an undesired relative orientation. The physical orientation structure is arranged and formed between the first and the second longitudinal ends of the coupling and detection portion. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291118 | OPTICAL MEASURING DEVICE - An objective of the present invention is to provide an optical measurement device capable of performing remote optical measurement. An optical measurement device may include a light source that generates irradiation light with a beam shape, a beam control unit configured to control an irradiation direction of the irradiation light L | 2022-09-15 |
20220291119 | ACTIVE STABILIZATION OF PARASITIC FRINGES IN OPTICAL SPECTROMETERS - Disclosed are a system and method for active stabilization of parasitic fringes in optical spectrometers, wherein the spectrometer obtains the transmission spectrum, and a signal processor extracts the etalon drift from the spectral signatures of parasitic fringes. The disclosed approach improves spectrometer accuracy, minimizes drift, and increases time between calibrations. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291120 | SPECTRALLY RESOLVED IMAGING FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT ASSESSMENT - A method for determining a quality condition of an agricultural product comprises: receiving a received light at a light detector, the received light comprising reflected, scattered, refracted, and/or deflected light from the agricultural product; transmitting the received light to a spectrometer; producing agricultural product (AP) spectral data of the received light using the spectrometer; with a computer in electrical communication with the spectrometer, comparing the AP spectral data to reference spectral data to determine whether the agricultural product has the quality condition, the reference spectral data corresponding to known quality conditions of the agricultural product; and with the computer, generating an output signal corresponding to the quality condition of the agricultural product. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291121 | Monitoring of Compounds - The present invention relates to methods for determining the change in concentration of a substance in solution over time by continuously monitoring in real time. In particular, the present invention relates to methods for continuously monitoring the concentration of compounds during the manufacturing process of biomolecules. | 2022-09-15 |