39th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 18 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100243848 | SPRING SEAT AND MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR SPRING SEAT - A spring seat is mounted to a suspension arm to receive a coil spring of a suspension, a spring seat body is provided with a receiving part for receiving the coil spring and a locking protrusion, which projects from the spring seat body to the side opposite to the receiving part so as to be locked in a locking hole formed in the suspension arm, are formed integrally using an elastic member, and a core material harder than the elastic member is incorporated in the spring seat body and the locking protrusion. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243849 | Telescopically Adjustable Support Brace - A telescopically adjustable support brace includes a first member and a second member operably moveable with respect to the first member in a telescopic manner. The first and second members are adapted to be positioned across two objects for maintaining a fixed distance therebetween. A quick-clamping device includes a collar moveably engaged in the first member and a quick-release device for selectively clutching the collar to the second member, and when the collar is clutched to the second member, the second member is adapted to be moved with respect to the first member by the collar. Further, an adjusting device is operable to move the collar with respect to the first member and the collar is thereafter adapted to move the second member with respect to the first member. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243850 | FOLDING SUPPORT STAND FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - The present invention provides a portable support stand for various devices such as laptop computers, tablet PCs and other electronic equipment. The stand has a tripod configuration which promotes stability of the user device. The front legs of the tripod may be adjusted between compact and extended positions, and may be placed in a position relative to the rear leg anywhere from 0° in a fully closed position to approximately 180° in a fully open position. Audible indicators are used with overall stand adjustment and with adjustment of stoppers at the ends of the front legs. Adjustment of the front legs relative to the rear leg employs a pivot section, including a finger disc spring, an adjustment actuator and an engagement member between the spring and the actuator. The engagement member includes projections or dimples which engage receptacles on an engagement member to secure the stand in a desired arrangement. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243851 | PAN AND TILT HEADS - A pan and tilt head for supporting a payload such as a TV, video or motion picture camera comprising a base and a tiltable support including a platform for receiving a payload pivotally mounted on the base to tilt about a horizontal axis to either side of a neutral position in which the platform is generally horizontal. A balancing mechanism for the platform includes an adjustable spring mechanism mounted on the base to enable a pre-load in the spring mechanism to be varied and means coupling the tilting support to the spring mechanism. Adjustable mounting for one end of the spring mechanism includes an upright post mounted on the base and having rotary height adjustment. A manually operable rotary thumb wheel is mounted on the base for rotation about an upright axis. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243852 | SEAT SLIDE RAIL - A seat slide rail comprising a lower stationary rail having, defined therein, a connecting region for allowing one of said at least two connection portions of said powered drive mechanism to be connected therewith; said upper rail being configured such that the upper portion thereof has an outer surface and an inner hollow region defined inwardly and longitudinally thereof; wherein said outer surface of said upper rail has a connecting region for allowing connection therewith of a selected one of: said at least one connecting portion of said manual lock mechanism; and another of said at least two connection portions of said powered drive mechanism, wherein said inner hollow region of said upper rail allows installation therein of a selected one of: said at least one longitudinally extending operative element of said manual lock mechanism; and said at least one longitudinally extending operative element of said powered drive mechanism. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243853 | SEAT SLIDE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A seat slide apparatus for a vehicle includes a cushioning member provided at one of an operational lever and a lock lever. The cushioning member is configured to contact the other of the operational lever and the lock lever for restricting a contact of an end portion of the operational lever with the lock lever at an initial stage of the rotational operation of the operational lever and is configured to allow a contact of the end portion of the operational lever with the lock lever when canceling the restriction of the movement of an upper rail relative to a lower rail by the lock lever in response to the rotational operation of the operational lever. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243854 | Presentation pad easel - A folding presentation pad easel, particularly suited for a classroom or teaching environment, utilizes a support spine and a leg element with additional legs to form a rigid triangular base, a supporting column, and a telescopic support, with pivotal supports therebetween. Superior stability is provided as well as a minimum required floor space to the rear of the easel, a feature which is particularly desirable in a classroom. When the easel is folded it has a set of wheels and a handle in which can be used for mobility. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243855 | WRAP BRACKET CLAMP ASSEMBLY - A wrap bracket assembly is provided for securing an elongated member. The assembly includes a bracket with a clamp extending from a base to wrap around the elongated member. The clamp defines an aperture, and includes side edges that extend around the elongated member. The assembly also includes a grommet forming a split tubular body that defines a substantially cylindrical cavity. The body has an axially extending opening through which the elongated member is inserted into the cavity. The body includes a pair of flanges, each of which engages one of the first and second side edges to nest the grommet within the clamp. A projection is provided that extends radially outward from the body and is received in the aperture to circumferentially align the grommet with the bracket. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243856 | LOAD BEARING SURFACE - An elastomeric load bearing surface includes an integral attachment mechanism, wherein portions of the load bearing surface attach to each other to secure the load bearing surface to a support structure. In one embodiment, a molded elastomeric strip includes a tab that wraps around a support structure frame member, and a receptacle that receives and retains the first portion. The load bearing surface may be formed from a plurality of molded elastomeric strips, each having a tab extending around the frame member and an opening receiving the tab. The strips may be oriented to reduce creep by aligning the crystalline structure of the elastomer in one direction. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243857 | Concrete hanger bracket - An adjustable concrete form hanger to temporarily couple a concrete form used in the pouring of concrete to a structural pier or column until the concrete has cured at which time the adjustable concrete form hanger and concrete form are separated from the structural pier or column, the adjustable concrete form hanger comprises a hanger bracket coupled to an anchor stud or other attachment element embedded or welded to the pier or column by a first coupler and coupled to the concrete form by a second coupler such that the anchor stud, first coupler, hanger bracket and second coupler are symmetrically aligned in a vertical plane whereby the weight of the concrete form and poured concrete exerts minimal torsion force on the adjustable concrete form hanger in the vertical plane. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243858 | AUTOMATIC FAULT DETECTION AND LASER SHUT-DOWN METHOD FOR A LASER-GENERATED WINDSHIELD DISPLAY - The laser of a laser-generated windshield display is controlled to initially deflect the laser beam in the direction of a reflective target disposed outside a display region of the windshield, and a sensor disposed in a reflection path of the target is sampled to detect the presence of a feedback signal that occurs when the laser beam impinges on the sensor. If the feedback signal is detected, the laser beam is deflected onto the display region to generate a driver display; but if the feedback signal is not detected, the laser is automatically turned-off. Once the laser is turned off for lack of a feedback signal, the control is repeated following a specified delay interval so that the driver display will automatically resume the when the condition that prevented generation of the feedback signal is cured. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243859 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ANGLE OF INCIDENCE OF MULTIPLE ILLUMINATION BEAMS - Provided is an apparatus for projecting multiple beams to a structure on a workpiece comprising a first light source generating a first illumination beam and a second light source generating a second illumination beam, an illumination primary mirror configured to reflect the first illumination beam onto the structure of the workpiece at a first angle of incidence, generating a first detection beam, and configured to reflect the second illumination beam onto the workpiece at a second angle of incidence, generating a second detection beam, a separate illumination secondary mirror positioned relative to the illumination primary mirror so as make the first angle of incidence substantially the same or close to a calculated optimum first angle of incidence and make the second angle of incidence substantially the same or close to a calculated optimum second angle of incidence. The first and second detection beams are diffracted off the structure at the corresponding angle of incidence to a detection primary mirror, reflected onto a separate secondary detection mirror and other optical components on the detection path, and onto spectroscopic detectors. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243860 | CONTROLLING ANGLE OF INCIDENCE OF MULTIPLE- BEAM OPTICAL METROLOGY TOOLS - Provided is a method of controlling multiple beams directed to a structure in a workpiece, the method comprising generating a first illumination beam with a first light source and a second illumination beam with a second light source, projecting the first and second illumination beams onto a separate illumination secondary mirror, reflecting the first and second illumination beams onto an illumination primary mirror, the reflected first and second illumination beams projected onto the structure at a first and second angle of incidence respectively, the reflected first and second illumination beams generating a first and second detection beams respectively. The separate illumination secondary mirror is positioned relative to the illumination primary mirror so as make the first angle of incidence substantially the same or close to a calculated optimum first angle of incidence and make the second angle of incidence substantially the same or close to a calculated optimum second angle of incidence. The first and second detection beams are diffracted off the structure at the corresponding angle of incidence to a detection primary mirror, reflected onto a separate secondary detection mirror and other optical components on the detection path, and onto spectroscopic detectors. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243861 | BEAM IRRADIATION DEVICE - A beam irradiation device includes a photodetector which receives servo light; a signal processing section which generates a position detection signal based on a detection signal from the photodetector; and a control section which controls the laser light source and the actuator for beam scanning based on the position detection signal. The signal processing section performs a sampling operation with respect to the detection signal from the photodetector at two consecutive sampling timings. The signal processing section includes an A/D converting section which converts a difference between two sampling values obtained by the sampling operation into a digital signal, and a computing section which computes the position detection signal based on the digital signal from the A/D converting section. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243862 | SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING FOCUS OF A LIQUID LENS IN A MACHINE VISION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for recalibrating a liquid lens. In one embodiment, a lens holder is provided to adjust the focal length of the lens as a function of temperature. In another embodiment, a recalibration circuit including a second lens of similar characteristics to the imaging lens is used to determine an appropriate focus. In other embodiments, an open loop calibration process is used. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243863 | Combined Photoelectric Conversion Device - A multi-layer photoelectric conversion device and technology is disclosed. A first photoelectric converter is separated from a second photoelectric converter by an insulative layer. The photoelectric converters may be of a variety of types, and the insulative layer provides protection to reduce pinhole faults in the multi-layer photoelectric conversion device. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243864 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes plural photodiodes which are formed in a photodiode area of a unit pixel with no element separating area interposed therebetween and in which impurity concentrations of pn junction areas are different from each other. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243865 | Cross-strip charge multiplexing readout for differential detector arrays - An array of two-terminal detectors is configured to provide output signals that provide position sensitive radiation detection (e.g., outputs A and B provide vertical position and outputs C and D provide horizontal position), and which are differential (i.e., signal A+B is equal and opposite to signal C+D). Preferably, a capacitive network is employed to provide the position sensitivity. Array outputs are preferably provided to a low impedance amplifier or opto-electronic coupler. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243866 | IMAGING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CHARGE TRANSFER - A pixel circuit having improved charge transfer including an amplifier having an input node electrically connected to a charge storage node of the pixel circuit, and a negative feedback control loop having a capacitance element electrically connected between the input node and an output node of said amplifier. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243867 | MAPPING MECHANISM, FOUP AND LOAD PORT - Disclosed herein is a mapping mechanism for carrying out mapping for a FOUP which includes a wafer receiving section on which a plurality of wafers can be placed at a plurality of stages in a heightwise direction and a lid member mounted for opening and closing movement, including: a light emitting member and a light receiving member provided outside the FOUP; and a window member provided on a light path between the light emitting member and the light receiving member which can cross at least part of the wafers placed on the stage portions of the wafer receiving section; the light being caused to pass over all of the stages of the wafer receiving section of the FOUP to carry out the mapping for the FOUP. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243868 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF IMPROVING EFFICIENCY OF AN IMAGE SENSOR - Provided is an image sensor device. The image sensor device includes a device substrate having a front side and a back side. The device substrate has a radiation-sensing region that can sense radiation that has a corresponding wavelength. The image sensor also includes a first layer formed over the front side of the device substrate. The first layer has a first refractive index and a first thickness that is a function of the first refractive index. The image sensor also has a second layer formed over the first layer. The second layer is different from the first layer and has a second refractive index and a second thickness that is a function of the second refractive index. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243869 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes a light sensing portion which is formed on a substrate and generates a signal electric charge according to incident light; a rectangular or gradient-index on-chip micro lens formed on a light incident side above the light sensing portion; and a planarized lens layer which covers the on-chip micro lens and is formed in such a manner that a light incident surface is planarized. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243870 | Main Body Unit Of Optical Fiber Photoelectric Sensor And Optical Fiber Photoelectric Sensor - The present invention provides a main body unit of an optical fiber photoelectric sensor and the optical fiber photoelectric sensor, which improves optical coupling efficiency of a light emitting element and a light projecting side optical fiber and is capable of making uniform light incident on the light projecting side optical fiber without highly accurately positioning the light emitting element and a condenser lens. The main body unit of the optical fiber photoelectric sensor makes light emitted from an LED chip converge by the condenser lens and incident on the light projecting side optical fiber; and also makes light not incident on the condenser lens and emitted around the condenser lens reflect by a reflecting surface provided around the condenser lens, then refract the reflected light by a refractive surface, and incident on the light projecting side optical fiber. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243871 | OPTICAL ENCODER FOR DETECTING THE RELATIVE DISPLACEMENT BETWEEN AN ENCODER SCALE AND AN ENCODER HEAD - An optical encoder comprises an encoder head and a scale having a second grating that has an optical pattern. The encoder head has a light emission unit to emit specific light to the scale, a light transmission member to transmit the light emitted from the light emission unit and a light detection unit having light detection elements arranged at a predetermined pitch. The light transmission member has a first grating having an optical pattern of a predetermined pitch and an aperture to narrow the light emitted from the light emission unit and impinging on the second grating of the scale. A motion of an image on the light detection elements of the light detection unit is detected. The image is formed by the light reflected or diffracted by the second grating of the scale after the light impinges on the scale through the light transmission member. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243872 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor element having an imaging function, one surface of which serves as a light-receiving surface; a package having a recess containing the semiconductor element with the light-receiving surface facing outward; a light-transmitting plate closing the recess of the package containing the semiconductor element; a conductor provided at the package, electrically connected to the semiconductor element, and electrically connected to an external circuit; a heat conductive member provided to protrude from another surface of the semiconductor element; and a printed circuit board on which the external circuit is provided, on which the semiconductor element is mounted in electrical connection with the external circuit, and which is formed with an opening to serve as a clearance for the heat conductive member. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243873 | OPTICAL PICKUP DEVICE - An optical pickup device includes a house having three walls connected together whose horizontal cross-section is substantially U-shaped. A first wall supports one end of a shaft, a second wall facing the first wall supports the other end of the shaft and a third wall connects the first and second walls. A lubricant tray is surrounded by the three walls and the shaft. By the shaft being attached to an end side surface of the lubricant tray, the shaft can be integrally formed with the housing. A radius of curvature or an angle formed on a horizontal cross-section of the three walls is larger than a radius of curvature or an angle formed between one of the three walls and the lubricant tray. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243874 | PHOTONEUTRON CONVERSION TARGET - A photoneutron conversion target for generating photoneutrons by directing an x-ray beam at the photoneutron conversion target includes an elongated body having a first end and a second end. When the photoneutron conversion target is in use, the x-ray beam enters the body and propagates in a direction from the first end to the second end. The body of the photoneutron conversion target is shaped such that propagation of the x-ray beam is substantially proportionate to an intensity distribution of the x-ray beam, so that the greater an intensity of x-rays of the x-ray beam, the greater the propagation distance of the x-rays within the body of the photoneutron conversion target. The photoneutron conversion target according to the invention can make full use of the x-ray beam so as to increase a yield of photoneutrons. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243875 | WATER PHANTOM - The present invention is related to a water phantom for measuring and determining the dose distribution of radiation produced by a particle beam or photon radiation beam comprising: a water tank; means for varying the water level in said water tank; an acquisition detector positioned in a fixed position related to the water tank opposite to the beam, wherein said acquisition detector is a two dimensional detector comprising a plurality of sensors and capable of simultaneously measuring the dose in a plurality of points in an area. Subsequent measurements are performed varying each time the water level within the water tank, until the dose distribution in the entire volume of the water tank is obtained. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243876 | Optical Standard for the Calibration and Characterization of Optical Measuring Devices - The invention relates to an optical standard ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100243877 | SCINTILLATOR BASED RADIATION DETECTION - Methods and related systems are described for the detection of nuclear radiation. The system can include a tool body adapted to be deployed in a wellbore and a scintillator material that intrinsically generates radiation. The scintillator material is mounted within the tool body. A photodetection system is coupled to the scintillator material, and mounted within the tool body. Features in a spectrum associated with a scintillation material's intrinsic radioactive decay are used for the determination of one or more parameter's of the response function of the radiation detector system. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243878 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING AN AUTOMATIC DRIFT COMPENSATION - A device for monitoring an automatic drift compensation of a scintillation counter may include a drift compensation monitoring unit which is designed to evaluate a counting rate caused by a monitoring radiation source for the purpose of monitoring the automatic drift compensation. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243879 | High mass resolution low aberration analyzer magnet for ribbon beams and the system for ribbon beam ion implanter - The present invention provides a mass analyzing magnet which can bend a very wide charged particle ribbon beams through angles between 90 to 200 degrees. The shorter dimension of the ribbon beam is aligned with the magnetic field. The magnet can focus the longer dimension of the ribbon beam through a resolving slot inside the magnet for mass or momentum analysis. The magnet pole is shaped to increase the mass resolving power and to provide the focusing force in the direction of the shorter dimension of the ribbon beam. This magnet can achieve high mass resolving power with very small system aberrations for very wide ribbon beam. This feature is of significant value, for example, in the ion implantation industry. The ribbon beam width can be 300 mm, 450 mm and even 1000 mm. Integrated with the present invention, the ion implanter systems can be built to provide mass analyzed ribbon beams for various applications. The system will have much lower cost and much better ribbon beam quality than the ion implanters which are using conventional mass analyzing magnet. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243880 | RELATING TO A MASS SPECTROMETER - This invention relates to mass spectrometers comprising a reaction cell and where mass spectra are collected both from unreacted ions and also from reaction product ions. In particular, although not exclusively, this invention finds use in tandem mass spectrometry where mass spectra are collected from precursor and fragment ions. The present invention provides an arrangement where ions may be sent to a reaction cell for fragmentation or other processing before onward transport to a mass analyser. Alternatively, ions may be passed directly to a mass analyser along a bypass path. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243881 | HEATED TIME OF FLIGHT SOURCE - A lens assembly for use in mass spectrometry and a method for reducing contaminant build up on ion optic components in a lens assembly for use in a mass spectrometer are disclosed herein. In various embodiments of applicant's teachings, the lens assembly comprises a plurality of ion optic components assembled to form an ion lens and a heater. The plurality of ion optic components has a generally similar expansion coefficient. The heater is operatively coupled to the ion optic components. The heater heats the ion optic components to reduce the accumulation of debris on the ion optic components. In various embodiments, the method includes receiving, in a lens assembly, ions from an ion source. The lens assembly includes a plurality of ion optic components assembled to form an ion lens, the plurality of ion optic components having a generally similar expansion coefficient. The method also comprises heating the ion optic components to a first temperature. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243882 | HEATED OPTICAL COMPONENTS - Applicant's teachings relate to apparatuses and methods of cleaning laser optical components, particularly in, for example, but not limited to, high throughput matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) applications. In accordance with various embodiments of applicant's teachings, the optical component is heated. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243883 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO PRODUCE STEADY BEAMS OF MOBILITY SELECTED IONS VIA TIME-DEPENDENT ELECTRIC FIELDS - A method is described to select ions based on their electrical mobility. Ions are subjected to at least one full cycle of a time-dependent electric field. Ions are separated in space, and a continuous flow of filtered ions with a narrow range of selected mobility ions is produced at the outlet of the device, as in Differential Mobility Analyzers (DMAs). Yet, no high fluid velocity field is required, avoiding limitations associated in DMAs to flow unsteadiness, compressibility and turbulent transition. Instead, separation relies on the use of time-dependent ion trajectories generated by the time-dependent electric fields. Unlike FAIMS, full separation according to the mobility takes place within one or a few characteristic times for field variation, rather than via many tiny separation steps over many periods of field variation producing separation according to the mobility non-linearities in the mobility. Unlike conventional pulsating ion mobility spectrometry, a steady ion flow is produced with high duty cycle. Different embodiments of the apparatus using the method of the present invention are also described comprising different geometrical configurations and different time-dependent electric profiles, each of them having specific advantages. In a first configuration proposed, a rotary electric field is combined with an axial steady field achieving high resolution and a continuous output throughout all the selected and undesired ions. In a second two-dimensional configuration, an oscillating field is combined with a perpendicular steady field. Much higher sample flow rates can be achieved, though the undesired ions will periodically be transferred. Configurations using more than one stage allow minimizing the undesired pulsed signal of non selected ions. In all those configurations, the trajectories of ions are time dependent and the selected ions are subjected to at least one full cycle of the variable electric field. Separation is based on synchronizing the period of the field with the flight time of an ion from an inlet to an outlet for a particular electrical mobility. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243884 | MASS SPECTROMETER AND MASS SPECTROMETRY METHOD - A mass spectrometer includes an ionization chamber ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100243885 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING AIR CONTAMINANTS - In accordance with the present invention there are provided methods and devices for ozone-free electrostatic extraction of contaminating particles. The devices include spatially separated areas of particle ionization by electrospraying and of electrostatic particles precipitation. Electrospray sources include arrays of porous polymer wicks and porous polymeric ribbons. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243886 | Cylindrical Geometry Time-of-flight mass spectrometer - The mass spectrometer includes a mass analyzer having a pair of planar electrode structures. The electrode structures are disposed opposite one another, parallel to one another, and axially offset from one another, and are structured to generate, in response to a common pattern of voltages applied to them, a cylindrically-symmetric, annular electric field surrounding a cylindrical central region. The electric field includes an annular axially focusing lens region surrounding the central region, and an annular mirror region surrounding the lens region. Ions injected tangentially in the central region towards the electric field reach an ion detector after executing a number of ellipse-like orbits, which enables a long flight path to be accommodated within a small evacuated space. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243887 | MASS SPECTROMETER - A mass spectrometer that allows easy replacement of an MCP (microchannel plate) and is enabled to secure orthogonality between an incident surface of the MCP and an ion track at high accuracy is provided. A flight tube | 2010-09-30 |
20100243888 | Apparatus and Method for Inspecting Samples - An inspection apparatus and method capable of well observing or inspecting a specimen contained in a liquid. The inspection apparatus has a film including first and second surfaces. Furthermore, the apparatus has a vacuum chamber for reducing the pressure in the ambient in contact with the second surface of the film, primary beam irradiation column connected with the vacuum chamber, and a shutter for partially partitioning the space between the film and the primary beam irradiation column within the vacuum chamber. A liquid sample is held on the first surface of the film. The primary beam irradiation column irradiates the sample. Backscattered electrons (a secondary beam) produced from the sample by the primary beam irradiation are directed at the shutter, producing secondary electrons (a tertiary signal). | 2010-09-30 |
20100243889 | FORMING AN IMAGE WHILE MILLING A WORK PIECE - Dual beam instruments, comprising a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) column for imaging and a Focused Ion Beam (FIB) column for milling, are routinely used to extract samples (lamellae) from semiconductor wafers. By observing the progress of the milling with the SEM column, end pointing of the milling process can be performed. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243890 | OPTICAL BYPASS DEVICE - An optical bypass device comprises a pair of prisms. The capture apertures of the prisms are provided on either side of a projector block. The exit apertures are substantially adjacent to one another. In this manner the prisms can act to direct incident light around the projector block and into the image intensifier aperture. In the projector block is provided an OLED screen operable to display an image including text overlay information corresponding to that captured by the thermal imaging camera. The image is projected through a small opening provided where the prisms are connected. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243891 | COMPACT MID-IR LASER - A compact mid-IR laser device utilizes a quantum cascade laser to provide mid-IR frequencies suitable for use in molecular detection by signature absorption spectra. The compact nature of the device is obtained owing to an efficient heat transfer structure, the use of a small diameter aspheric lens and a monolithic assembly structure to hold the optical elements in a fixed position relative to one another. The compact housing size may be approximately 20 cm×20 cm×20 cm or less. Efficient heat transfer is achieved using a thermoelectric cooler TEC combined with a high thermal conductivity heat spreader onto which the quantum cascade laser is thermally coupled. The heat spreader not only serves to dissipate heat and conduct same to the TEC, but also serves as an optical platform to secure the optical elements within the housing in a fixed relationship relative on one another. A small diameter aspheric lens may have a diameter of 10 mm or less and is positioned to provided a collimated beam output from the quantum cascade laser. The housing is hermetically sealed to provide a rugged, light weight portable MIR laser source. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243892 | BOLOMETER PIXEL PROVIDED WITH A MIM INTEGRATION CAPACITOR - A thermal imaging microelectronic device comprising:
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20100243893 | LIGHT OR RADIATION DETECTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In the light or radiation detector of this invention, each of the molding structure, the first member, and the second member is formed such that the molding structure to protect the conversion layer and voltage application electrode has the resistance higher than the first member composed of the planar conductive buffer that is laminated on the (light or radiation) incident surface side of the molding structure, and that the first member mentioned above has the resistance higher than the second member composed of the planar conductive member that is laminated on the incident surface side of the first member. Consequently, occurrence of the noise from the static electricity may be suppressed. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243894 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS - A radiation imaging apparatus includes a radiation detector that captures an image of a subject by detecting radiation transmitted through the subject and converting the radiation into an image signal; an electrical component processes the image signal; an interior housing accommodates the radiation detector and the electrical component therein; an exterior member surrounds the interior housing; an air circulating unit is disposed in the interior housing so as to circulate air inside the interior housing; and a cooling unit is disposed inside of the exterior member and outside of the interior housing so as to cool the interior housing. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243895 | X-RAY WINDOW WITH GRID STRUCTURE - A window for a radiation detection system includes a plurality of intersecting ribs oriented non-perpendicularly with respect to each other. The plurality of intersecting ribs defines non-rectangular openings therebetween. A support frame is disposed around a perimeter of the plurality of intersecting ribs. A film is disposed over and spans the openings to pass radiation therethrough. The film and the plurality of intersecting ribs are integrally formed from a same material including a polymer. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243896 | MICROBOLOMETER PIXEL AND FABRICATION METHOD UTILIZING ION IMPLANTATION - A microbolometer pixel and a reduced-step process for manufacturing it comprising the step of ion implantation of vanadium oxide whereby VO | 2010-09-30 |
20100243897 | High Voltage Supply to Increase Rise Time of Current Through Light Source in an Optical Sensor System - A high voltage supply circuit to drive a light source in an optical sensor system. The high voltage supply provides a high voltage output to the light source during the start of an on time for the light source to decrease current rise time through the light source. After the start of the light source on time, the high voltage output is disconnected from the circuit and a current source provides current output to the light source to drive the light source during the remainder of the light source on time. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243898 | Fire Detector - Provided is a fire detector in which an element substrate can be easily removed from and mounted into an optical case. The fire detector includes: an optical case ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100243899 | AMBIENT INFRARED DETECTION IN SOLID STATE SENSORS - A solid state imaging device includes an array of active pixels and an infrared cut filter formed over the sensor. Optionally, a slot in the infrared cut filter allows infrared illumination to reach the sensor to be detected by pixels covered by a visually opaque filter and surrounded by pixels of special types that limit charge leakage and enable high dynamic range sensing of infrared illumination. A ratio of average infrared signal to average brightness indicates an amount of infrared illumination reaching the imaging device. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243900 | SPECTROSCOPY HAVING CORRECTION FOR BROADBAND DISTORTION FOR ANALYZING MULTI-COMPONENT SAMPLES - A spectroscopic method and spectroscopy system therefrom for analyzing samples. A sample includes a first chemical component that has a characteristic first absorption peak is provided. The sample is irradiated in a measurement waveband proximate to the first absorption peak, and at a first and a second reference waveband where the first chemical component lacks characteristic absorption features. Reflected or transmitted detection data is obtained including a measured power proximate to the first absorption peak and first and second reference powers at the reference wavebands. A plurality of different waveband ratios are evaluated using pairs of detection data to generate a plurality of measured waveband ratio values. A parameter of the first chemical component is then determined by evaluating a multidimensional polynomial calibration equation that relates the parameter of the first chemical component to the plurality of different waveband ratios by substituting the measured waveband ratio values into the calibration relation. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243901 | PELLET FOR USE IN SPECTROMETRY, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF SPECTROMETRY | 2010-09-30 |
20100243902 | INFRARED SPECTROPHOTOMETER AND AUXILIARY DEVICE THEREFOR - An infrared spectrophotometer, which is capable of preventing measurement data measured from being adversely affected by moisture vapor. An internal space of an attachment receiving therein an optical element is sealed and isolated from ambient air by providing a tube and others, and a dehumidifier is provided in the internal space of the attachment for an optical path. Thus, the dehumidifier is disposed in a relatively narrow space, so that the internal space of the attachment can be efficiently dehumidified within a short period of time so as to reduce humidity in the internal space to suppress absorption of moisture vapor which would otherwise occur on the optical path in the internal space of the attachment. This makes it possible to prevent a negative influence of moisture vapor on measurement data, while reducing a standby time due to the dehumidification. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243903 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION IN SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTION PROCESSES BASED ON FTIR WITH VARIABLE ANGLE OF INCIDENCE - During the processing of complex semiconductor devices, dielectric material systems comprising a patterned structure may be analyzed in a non-destructive manner by using an FTIR technique in combination with a plurality of angles of incidence. In this manner, topography-related information may be obtained and/or data analysis may be made more efficient due to the increased amount of information obtained by the plurality of angles of incidence. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243904 | CHITIN-BASED CANTILEVER BIMORPHS AND READOUT DEVICES - An infrared sensor with at least one cantilever beam functionalized with chitin, chitosan or their derivatives that can be tailored to be sensitive to certain IR bands for detection and does not require cooling is described. The functional layers expand differently than the structural layer of the cantilever beam causing the beam to bend in response to exposure to infrared radiation. The sensor can be adapted to optical, piezoresistive, capacitive and piezoelectric methods of detect beam deflection. Sensitivity can be increased with a reflective layer to increase the absorption of infrared radiation by the functional layer. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243905 | RADIATION DETECTOR - A radiation detector comprises a tool housing. The tool housing has a substantially cylindrical tubular shape. A radiation sensor generates a signal in response to detecting radiation. The radiation sensor is locatable within the tool housing. A signal processor is operably connectable with the radiation sensor. The signal processor receives the signal from the radiation sensor and generates an electrical signal as a function of the signal received. The signal processor is locatable within the tool housing. A flex-sleeve supports at least one of the radiation sensor and signal processor within the tool housing. The flex-sleeve comprises a substantially cylindrical portion and a coaxially extending polygonal portion for engagement and supportive interaction with the cylindrical portion. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243906 | DIRECT CONVERSION DETECTOR - A radiation-sensitive detector includes a first substrate | 2010-09-30 |
20100243907 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A SYSTEM MATRIX FOR PINHOLE COLLIMATOR IMAGING SYSTEMS - Apparatus and methods for determining a system matrix for pinhole collimator imaging systems are provided. One method includes using a closed form expression to determine a penetration term for a collimator of the medical imaging system and determining a point spread function of the collimator based on the penetration term. The method further includes calculating the system matrix for the medical imaging system based on the determined point spread function. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243908 | Flat Panel Detector - Provided is a flat panel detector which prevents aging deterioration of characteristics of a phosphor layer, protects the phosphor layer from chemical alteration or physical impact, and maintains a stable contact state between a scintillator panel and a flat light receiving element. Disclosed is a flat panel detector comprising a scintillator panel comprising a scintillator provided with a phosphor layer on a substrate and a protective layer covering the phosphor surface of the scintillator, and the scintillator panel being placed on the surface of a flat light receiving element comprising plural picture elements which are two-dimensionally arranged, wherein a re-releasable adhesive layer is provided on the protective layer surface. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243909 | RADIATION DETECTOR - The present invention provides a radiation detector with improved workability in manufacturing processes and maintenance processes. Namely, a first housing and a second housing can be opened, to allow accessing of a TFT substrate and a radiation converting layer disposed in the first housing, and to allow accessing of a circuit substrate disposed in the second housing. Accordingly, higher workability can be achieved in manufacturing processes such as connecting of switching elements of the TFT substrate and the circuit substrate, and in maintenance processes of the TFT substrate and the circuit substrate. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243910 | Radiation detecting apparatus, radiographic image capturing system, and radiographic image capturing method - A radiographic image capturing system includes an image capturing apparatus for applying radiation to a subject, a radiation detecting apparatus for detecting radiation transmitted through the subject, a power feeder for supplying electric power contactlessly to a contactless power receiver of the radiation detecting apparatus, a feeding-state determining unit for determining whether power-feeding by the power feeder is being performed or not, and a signal generator for generating an image-capturing inhibition signal for inhibiting radiographic image-capturing by the image capturing apparatus if the feeding-state determining unit judges that the power-feeding is being performed. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243911 | CHARGED PARTICLE IRRADIATION SYSTEM AND IRRADIATION PLANNING EQUIPMENT - In a charged particle irradiation system, forming a uniform dose distribution is required by irradiating a moving irradiation object through beam scanning and energy stacking. The charged particle irradiation system includes an ion beam generator | 2010-09-30 |
20100243912 | ISOLATION CIRCUIT FOR TRANSMITTING AC POWER TO A HIGH-VOLTAGE REGION - A sequence of series-connected transformers for transmitting power to high voltages incorporates an applied voltage distribution to maintain each transformer in the sequence below its withstanding voltage. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243913 | PRE-ALIGNED NOZZLE/SKIMMER - The pre-aligned nozzle/skimmer module includes an internal pre-aligned nozzle assembly and internal pre-aligned skimmer cartridge assembly to more accurately control the formation of the Gas Cluster Ion Beam (GCIB). The nozzle/skimmer module can be pre-aligned to more accurately position the GCIB. The pre-aligned nozzle/skimmer module more accurately controls the formation of the gas clusters of a pre-aligned Gas Cluster Ion Beam (GCIB). | 2010-09-30 |
20100243914 | SUPER CRITICAL ANGLE FLUORESCENCE SCANNING SYSTEM - A scanning system that provides for detection based on supercritical angle fluorescence (SAF) is described. The system provides for the optical coupling of a sample to the scanner in a sandwich structure that uses first and second refractive index matching materials to provide optical coupling through the sandwich arrangement. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243915 | FLUORESCENCE DETECTION SYSTEM - A fluorescence detection system capable of detecting fluorescence with a high sensitivity even if a sample generating fluorescence is small in amount includes a light source emitting excitation light, a probe arranged in opposition to a sample unit, an optical multiplexer/demultiplexer, a detector, a first optical fiber connecting the light source to the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer, a second optical fiber connecting the probe to the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer, and a third optical fiber connecting the detector to the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer. An excitation filter, serving as a short-pass filter, is arranged on the first optical fiber and a detection filter serving as a long-pass filter is arranged on the third optical fiber. The optical multiplexer/demultiplexer includes a multiplexing/demultiplexing filter serving as a long-pass filter. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243916 | MODULAR OPTICAL DIAGNOSTIC PLATFORM FOR CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL TARGET DIAGNOSIS AND DETECTION - A modular system for optical diagnosis of a sample includes a portable optical probe, a light source, a filter, and a gain detector. A first optical element releasably, optically couples the optical probe to the light source. A second optical element releasably, optically couples the optical probe to the filter and a third optical element releasably, optically couples the filter to the gain detector. The optical probe receives an optical signal from the light source via the first optical element and directs the optical signal onto the sample, thereby inducing fluorescence emission from the sample. The optical probe receives the fluorescence emission from the sample and transmits to the filter via the second optical element. The filter transmits the fluorescence emission to the gain detector via the third optical element. The optical head includes a beam splitter which reflects the fluorescence emission from the sample to the filter. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243917 | Method of improving probability of Knowing through which slit in a double slit system a particle or photon passes while still forming an interference pattern - A method of applying a double slit system to the end that both knowledge of an interference pattern formed on a screen located at one distance from the slits, and knowledge of improved probability as to which slit a particular particle or photon passed in the act of forming said interference pattern on that screen, wherein the method uses a remormalization interference pattern preliminarily provided on a screen located at a different distance from the slits, as a reference. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243918 | Garnet UV phosphor and scintillator materials preparation and use in radiation detection - A method of detecting radiological substances on a surface comprises coating the surface with a coating containing an indicator material that produces UV emissions and monitoring the coating to detect the radiological substances. A UV viewer can be used for monitoring the coating to detect the radiological substances. The invention also provides a coating that includes an indicator material carried by the coating that provides an indication of the radiological substances. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243919 | METHOD FOR MODIFYING A MATERIAL LAYER USING GAS CLUSTER ION BEAM PROCESSING - A method of modifying a material layer on a substrate is described. The method comprises forming the material layer on the substrate. Thereafter, the method comprises establishing a gas cluster ion beam (GCIB) having an energy per atom ratio ranging from about 0.25 eV per atom to about 100 eV per atom, and modifying the material layer by exposing the material layer to the GCIB. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243920 | METHOD FOR ENHANCING A SUBSTRATE USING GAS CLUSTER ION BEAM PROCESSING - A method of enhancing a material layer on a substrate is described. The method comprises establishing a gas cluster ion beam (GCIB), and treating a host region of the substrate by exposing the host region of the substrate to the GCIB. The treatment with the GCIB may selectively remove an undesirable specie and/or introduce a desirable specie to the host region. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243921 | ION RADIATION THERAPY SYSTEM WITH VARIABLE BEAM RESOLUTION - An ion radiation therapy machine provides a steerable beam for treating a tumor within the patient where the exposure spot of the beam is controlled in width and/or length to effect a flexible trade-off between treatment speed, accuracy, and uniformity. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243922 | EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS - An extreme ultraviolet light source apparatus generating an extreme ultraviolet light from plasma generated by irradiating a target material with a laser light within a chamber, and controlling a flow of ions generated together with the extreme ultraviolet light using a magnetic field or an electric field, the extreme ultraviolet light source apparatus comprises an ion collector device collecting the ion via an aperture arranged at a side of the chamber, and an interrupting mechanism interrupting movement of a sputtered particle in a direction toward the aperture, the sputtered particle generated at an ion collision surface collided with the ion in the ion collector device. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243923 | TRANSPARENT ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE-SHIELDING FILTER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THEREOF, AND CONDUCTIVE FILM - A transparent electromagnetic wave-shielding filter, containing a support, a conductive layer provided on the support, and a hard coat layer provided on the conductive layer,
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20100243924 | Radiation imaging apparatus - A supporting/moving section for supporting and moving a device to predetermined positions at which radiation imaging is performed is prepared. An operating portion is provided for manipulating the movement of the device supported by the supporting/moving means. A detecting section outputs detection signals, which are obtained by detecting external forces which are applied to the operating portion. A control section controls the supporting/moving means to move the device such that the movement tracks target values for movement, which are determined from the detection signals. During manipulation of the operating portion, a unique oscillation frequency measuring section executes measurements to obtain a unique oscillation frequency of the device. A unique oscillation attenuating section attenuates signal components, which are included in control signals output by the control means to control the supporting/moving means and cause the movement of the device to fluctuate at the unique oscillation frequency, in real time. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243925 | ENHANCED LIGHT DETECTOR FOR COMPUTED RADIOGRAPHY - A scanning apparatus for obtaining an image from a phosphor sheet has a cylindrical drum having an inner axis and having an inner surface that is concave with respect to the axis. A light collector is coupled to a transport mechanism that is actuable to translate the light collector along a direction parallel to the axis. The light collector has a beam generator with a light source and a rotatable beam deflector that is actuable to provide a rotating scanning beam. There are first and second cylindrical hoops circumferentially disposed about the axis and spaced apart from each other along the direction of the axis to define a slot aligned with the rotating scanning beam as it scans the phosphor sheet. At least one light detector is disposed to detect light stimulated from the phosphor sheet by the scanning beam. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243926 | BLOWOUT PREVENTER WITH RAM SOCKETING - A blowout preventer and seal structure for a blowout preventer, the seal structure having a the body with two front faces including a first face and a second face, a projection projecting out from the body, the first face on the projection, the second face in a plane, and the projection with the first face projecting out beyond the plane. This abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure and is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims, 37 C.F.R. 1.72(b). | 2010-09-30 |
20100243927 | VALVE ARRANGEMENT - A valve system for activating a piston of a piston-cylinder arrangement for a hydraulic or fluid device includes a pilot control valve including 3/2-way valve and a main valve arrangement having a first and a second main valve. The first and second main valves include 2/2-way valves, wherein in a first position the pilot-control valve is configured to move the first main valve into an open position so as to direct a path for a high pressure fluid to a space above the piston, and wherein in a second position the pilot-control valve is configured to connect the space to a low-pressure tank so as to relieve a pressure in the space above the piston via the second main valve, and wherein the pilot-control valve is configured to open the second main valve and configured to close the first main valve. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243928 | MODULAR GAS VALVE ARRANGEMENT - A modular gas valve arrangement including a housing that has a valve chamber having a gas inlet and a gas outlet and a valve mechanism disposed in the chamber between the inlet and the outlet to control the flow of gas. An interchangeable valve control module is mounted to the housing and has a valve actuator that moves the valve mechanism to control the position of the valve mechanism to thereby control the flow of gas. A diaphragm seal is disposed between the control module and the valve mechanism to seal the valve chamber from the control module. A diaphragm seal is connected to the valve mechanism and acts to retract the valve mechanism under pressure of gas within the valve chamber. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243929 | BOOSTER VALVE - A booster valve comprising a housing having a signal port, an actuator port, a supply port, and an exhaust port disposed therein. Disposed within the housing are upper and lower plugs. The upper and lower plugs and the housing collectively define a signal chamber which fluidly communicates with the signal port, an actuator chamber which fluidly communicates with the actuator port, and a supply chamber which fluidly communicates with the supply port. The upper and lower plugs are selectively moveable between neutral, delivery and discharge positions. When in the neutral position, the actuator chamber is fluidly isolated from both the supply chamber and the exhaust port. When in the delivery position, the actuator chamber fluidly communicates with the supply chamber but is fluidly isolated from the exhaust port. Finally, when in the discharge position, the actuator chamber fluidly communicates with the exhaust port but is fluidly isolated from the supply chamber. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243930 | MANUAL VALVE OPERATORS HAVING A LOCKOUT DEVICE - Manual valve operators having a locking device are described. An example manual operator includes a lever rotatably coupled to a locking plate and has a handle that pivots between a first position to prevent rotation of the lever relative to the locking plate and a second position to enable rotation of the lever relative to the locking plate. A lockout member is removably coupled to the handle. The handle has an aperture to receive at least a portion of the lockout member. The lockout member engages a portion of the lever to prevent the handle from pivoting between the first and second positions to prevent rotation of the lever relative to the locking plate when the lockout member is coupled to the handle. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243931 | LINEAR MOTOR VALVE - A valve having a valve body having spaced inlet and outlet ports separated by an intermediate valve seat in open communication with the inlet and outlet ports includes a piston and a valve member being adapted to sealingly mate with the valve seat. A biasing member is positioned to bias the valve member toward the valve seat. A linear motor assembly attached to the valve body, the linear motor having a plurality of stator discs, a plurality of stator coils, a plurality of teeth defining a cylindrical opening, and a slider positioned within the cylindrical opening. The slider has a plurality of teeth defining a generally cylindrical outer periphery of the slider and is movable in response to magnetic flux generated by electrical current passing through one or more of the stator coils. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243932 | ELECTROMAGNETICALLY ACTUATED VALVE - An electromagnetically actuated valve including a solenoid with a coil that generates a magnetic field upon being energized, a tubular member made of a non-magnetic material and disposed on an inner circumferential side of the coil, a movable valve body disposed within the tubular member and movable in an axial direction of the tubular member by an attraction force that is generated upon energizing the coil to thereby open and close a fluid passage, a first member made of a resin material and including a seat portion that is brought into contact with the movable valve body to close the fluid passage, and a first biasing member that biases the movable valve body toward the seat portion. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243933 | Solenoid valve device - A solenoid valve device includes a solenoid valve that has a solenoid portion, a valve element that drivingly slides using electromagnetic force generated by the solenoid portion and regulates and outputs fluid pressure supplied from a fluid pressure source, a spring that biases the valve element in the sliding direction, and a spring chamber that accommodates the spring; an accumulating portion that accumulates operation fluid; an intake check valve that permits the flow of operation fluid from the accumulating portion to the spring chamber; and a discharge check valve that permits the flow of operation fluid from the spring chamber to an operation destination different from the accumulating portion. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243934 | STRUCTURE OF SOLENOID VALVE ATTACHED TO RESIN COVER BY INSERT-MOLDING - A structure of a solenoid valve attached to a resin cover by insert-molding, the solenoid valve includes a valve body having a cylindrical shape and at least two fluid passages, a spool housed in the valve body and slidable therein in an axial direction relative to the valve body, a solenoid for actuating the spool, wherein a plurality of flanges is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the valve body, and at least one of the flanges has a through hole formed in the axial direction relative to the valve body. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243935 | Non-sliding Solenoid Valve - A non-sliding solenoid valve has an armature supported by a spring for movement with no sliding contact with other valve surfaces. An inner perimeter of the spring is snapped into position adjacent to an inner perimeter reference surface on the armature. An outer perimeter of the spring engages a reference surface on a shell of the valve, and another reference surface spaced, from the spring reference surface, receives an outer perimeter of a seat for the valve. When the seat is positioned against its reference surface, this urges the inner and outer perimeters of the spring against respective reference surfaces and completes the assembly with assured accuracy. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243936 | VALVE - A valve for use in connection with oil production and gas production comprising a valve housing ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100243937 | Valve - A housing having at least one valve seat for at least one flap, which is supported so it can rotate on a drive shaft. The drive shaft is guided on at least one side through the housing, a sleeve, through which the drive shaft is rotatably guided, being disposed fixed in place on the inside of the housing in this area. The sleeve has a first area, which faces the flap and encloses the drive shaft with a first slight play. Furthermore, the sleeve has a second area, which faces away from said flap and has a diameter expansion in comparison to the first area and which, on the front side thereof facing away from the flap encloses the drive shaft with a second slight play. Furthermore, the valve is a gas recirculation valve of a motor vehicle. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243938 | FLUID PASSAGE VALVE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAME - An EGR valve includes a valve housing, a ball valve, a shaft, a valve holder held against the ball valve, and a valve seat. The valve holder includes a smaller-diameter portion, a larger-diameter portion, and an annular groove defined between the smaller-diameter portion and the larger-diameter portion. The annular groove is smaller in diameter than both the smaller-diameter portion and the larger-diameter portion. A chamber is defined between the annular groove and the valve housing. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243939 | FLOW CONTROL DEVICE - A flow control device includes a hood, a ball valve, a sealing ring, and a handle. The ball valve is movably received in an interior receiving space of the hood and the ball valve is set in sealing engagement with the sealing ring. The ball valve and the handle located outside the hood are coupled together and are thus movable in unison with each other. The ball valve defines a flow passage. The hood forms a discharge opening. When installed on an opening of any kind of container, such as a PET bottle or a glass bottle, or an outlet tube of a water tank, by rotating the handle to move the ball valve, the flow passage can be selectively set in fluid communication with the discharge opening. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243940 | RELIEF VALVE - A relief valve includes a valve body having a first port through which fluid flows in and a second port through which the fluid is discharged, a sleeve arranged so as to be slidable within the valve body and formed with an inlet being communicatable with the first port and an outlet being communicatable with the second port, a valve being slidable within the sleeve by receiving a fluid pressure of the first port flowing through the inlet in order to establish a closing state at which the outlet is closed by the valve and an opening state at which the outlet is opened, a biasing member applying a biasing force to the valve and a valve position adjusting mechanism actuated for operating the fluid pressure of the first port so as to act on the sleeve in a direction of the biasing force of the biasing member and changing the position of the sleeve relative to the valve body by turning on or off the operation of the fluid pressure of the first port so as to act on the sleeve. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243941 | SLIDING VALVE - A sliding valve having a valve slider that can be axially displaced relative to the valve sleeve in order to determine the size of variable passage cross-sections and for establishing a pressurization connection between a high-pressure connection and a working connection and a pressure-reducing connection between the working connection and a low-pressure connection, in that control edges running in the circumferential direction are configured on the outer circumference of the valve slider, which interact with the control edges of the valve sleeve. The control edges of the valve sleeve are configured as edges extending in the circumferential direction relative to the symmetry axis, which are a component of a lateral face of the valve sleeve. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243942 | CONTROL VALVE FOR A REVERSE OSMOSIS WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM - An improved control valve for a reverse osmosis (RO) water purification system for supplying relatively pure water for on-demand dispensing, wherein the improved control valve positively terminates pure water production and brine outflow to a waste or drain when a pure water reservoir reaches a substantially filled condition. The control valve responds to a predetermined pressure differential between a tap or feed water inflow and produced pure water to close a pure water outflow line when the pure water reservoir reaches a substantially filled condition, thereby positively preventing further production of pure water. Shortly thereafter, the control valve closes a brine outflow line thereby positively preventing further water flow through the system until at least a predetermined volume of the reservoir-stored pure water is dispensed. When this occurs, the control valve re-opens in sequence the brine outflow and the pure water outflow lines. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243943 | AZEOTROPIC AND AZEOTROPE-LIKE COMPOSITIONS OF E-1,1,1,4,4,5,5,5-OCTAFLUORO-2-PENTENE - Azeotropic or azeotrope-like compositions are disclosed. The azeotropic or azeotrope-like compositions are mixtures of E-1,1,1,4,4,5,5,5-Octafluoro-2-pentene with methyl formate, n-pentane, 2-methylbutane, 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluorobutane, trans-1,2-dichloroethylene, 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane, dimethoxymethane, cyclopentane or Z-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene. Also disclosed is a process of preparing a thermoplastic or thermoset foam by using such azeotropic or azeotrope-like compositions as blowing agents. Also disclosed is a process of producing refrigeration by using such azeotropic or azeotrope-like compositions. Also disclosed is a process of using such azeotropic or azeotrope-like compositions as solvents. Also disclosed is a process of producing an aerosol product by using such azeotropic or azeotrope-like compositions as propellants. Also disclosed is a process of using such azeotropic or azeotrope-like compositions as heat transfer media. Also disclosed is a process of extinguishing or suppressing a fire by using such azeotropic or azeotrope-like compositions. Also disclosed is a process of using such azeotropic or azeotrope-like compositions as dielectrics. Also disclosed is a process for the separation of a chemical compound from a mixture of two or more chemical compounds using such azeotropic or azeotrope-like compositions. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243944 | ORGANOPOLYSILOXANES CONTAINING QUATERNARY AMMONIUM GROUPS, THE PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF - Polysiloxanes containing both epoxy groups and quaternary ammonium groups bonded to the polysiloxane through ring-opened epoxy groups provide a soft hand and wash fastness to fibrous substrates. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243945 | SOFT MAGNETIC CORE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A soft magnetic core including a soft magnetic material and a low melting point lubricant is manufactured by adding a low melting point lubricant into an insulation-treated soft magnetic material, warm forming the soft magnetic material with the low melting point lubricant added, and performing a thermal treatment on the warm-molded soft magnetic material. The low melting point lubricant has a melting point ranging from 50° C. to 170° C., and includes at least a material selected from the group consisting of zinc oleate, copper stearate, zinc stearate, calcium stearate, and aluminum stearate. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243946 | METHODS OF MAKING HIGH RESISTIVITY MAGNETIC MATERIALS - A method to make a high resistivity permanent magnetic material comprising a non-conductive phase and a permanent magnetic phase microstructure, is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of, (a) disposing at least one layer comprising a non-conductive powder and at least one layer comprising a permanent magnetic powder adjacent to each other to obtain a multilayer, (b) compressing the multilayer, and (c) sintering the multilayer. A method to make a high resistivity soft magnetic material comprising a microstructure comprising a bulk metallic glass phase and a soft magnetic crystalline metal phase, is also disclosed. | 2010-09-30 |
20100243947 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MAGNETIC MICROPARTICLES, MAGNETIC MICROPATICLES OBTAINED THEREFROM, MAGNETIC FLUID, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MAGNETIC PRODUCT - It is an object to provide a method for producing magnetic microparticles, which produces monodispersed magnetic microparticles, causes no clogging with a product due to self-dischargeability, requires no great pressure, and is excellent in productivity. In the method for producing magnetic microparticles, at least two fluids are used, and at least one kind of the fluids is a fluid containing at least one kind of magnetic raw material, and at least one kind of the fluids other than the above fluid is a fluid containing at least one kind of a magnetic microparticles-separating agent, and the respective fluids join together in a thin film fluid formed between two processing surfaces arranged to be opposite to each other so as to be able to approach to and separate from each other, at least one of which rotates relative to the other, whereby magnetic microparticles are separated in the thin film fluid to obtain the magnetic microparticles. | 2010-09-30 |