45th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090274306 | Method for Key Administration for Cryptography Modules - The invention relates to a method for a central key station (SS), for setting a new key (nK) in a cryptography module (KM) without a public key being stored in the cryptography module (KM), the authenticity of the new key (nK) being secured by a protocol. According to said method, the public key (KMpub) of the cryptography module is only transported in an encoded manner and only transmitted to key points (SS) that have access to the cryptography module (KM). | 2009-11-05 |
20090274307 | AUDIO SYSTEM - Disclosed is an audio system including a group of loudspeakers that form a sound field by delivering into a single space sound signals passed through respective ones of a plurality of sound signal channels. This audio system is comprised of two characteristic-variable equalizers that are cascaded to each other to constitute a part of the sound signal channels; a sound field characteristics detecting part for supplying test signals through the sound signal channels and detecting sound pressure in the sound field and thereby obtaining a sound pressure signal; and a characteristics adjusting part for adjusting, based on the sound pressure signal, equalizing characteristics of the characteristic-variable equalizers individually and with respect to each of the sound signal channels. The sound field characteristics detecting part selectively generates test signals of different bands. The characteristics adjusting part adjusts equalizing characteristics of either one of the two characteristic-variable equalizers according to the band of the test signal. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274308 | Method and Apparatus for Processing a Media Signal - An apparatus for processing a media signal and method thereof are disclosed, by which the media signal can be converted to a surround signal by using spatial information of the media signal. The present invention provides a method of processing a signal, the method comprising of extracting spatial information and a downmix signal from a bitstream; and generating rendering information by using the spatial information and filter information having a surround effect, wherein the rendering information comprises first rendering information applied to one channel of the downmix signal extracted from the bitstream and then transmitted on the same channel and second rendering information applied to the channel and then transmitted on another channel. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274309 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EQUALIZING A LOUDSPEAKER IN A ROOM - A method and a system for equalizing one or more loudspeaker(s), e.g. a hi-fi system, positioned in a room in order to compensate sound reproduction from the loudspeaker for an influence of the room. The method includes measuring a listening position transfer function (L) from electrical input of the loudspeaker (L | 2009-11-05 |
20090274310 | System and method for dynamic sound delivery - A dynamic range manipulation system, for use for example in an audio playback system such as a two-way communication system, mobile telephone, MP3 player, and the like, obtains a measure of ambient noise at the playback location and adjusts the gain of the drive signal provided to the loudspeaker based on this measure and based on the audio signal to be played back. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274311 | Multi-Channel Audio Load Box With Selectable Loading - An audio load box to test multiple audio channels using selectable loading for each channel. A resistive load is switched into the signal path of each audio channel before audio tests are conducted. The resistive load can be a single resistor or resistors in parallel. The multi-channel audio load box with selectable loading can provide greater flexibility, reliability and accuracy for tests, for example inter-channel phase measurements and crosstalk. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274312 | Detecting a Loudspeaker Configuration - A detecting circuit measures at least one response characteristic of an output channel in an electro-acoustic transducer system. A memory stores a plurality of equalizations, each equalization corresponding to a known electro-acoustic transducer system associated with at least one response characteristic stored in the memory. A processor in communication with the detecting circuit and the memory selects one of the stored response characteristics matching the response characteristic measured by the detecting circuit. In some cases, an appropriate equalization is loaded based on the selected response characteristic. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274313 | Slotted Waveguide Acoustic Output Device and Method - The present application is directed to an omnidirectional sound emitting device comprising an acoustic slotted waveguide array; and an acoustic source in communication with the acoustic slotted waveguide array. The device is configured to project an acoustic beam at distance up to about two nautical miles or more. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274314 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A DEGREE OF CLOSURE IN HEARING DEVICES - A method for determining a degree of closure in a hearing device with at least one auditory canal microphone, at least one receiver and an associated hearing device apparatus is disclosed. The method is characterized by an in-situ measurement of a transmission function between the receiver and the auditory canal microphone, by a comparison of the measured transmission function with previously determined reference values and/or curves, and by a determination of an effective vent diameter from the comparison, the effective vent diameter specifying the degree of closure. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274315 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO REDUCE NON-LINEAR DISTORTION - Techniques to reduce distortion in acoustic signals in mobile computing devices are described. For example, a mobile computing device may comprise a speaker operative to receive a first signal and output a second signal. The mobile computing device may further comprise a first microphone operative to receive the second signal and a second microphone operative to receive a third signal. An echo canceller may be coupled to the first microphone and the second microphone and may be operative to compare the second signal and the third signal and reduce distortion in the third signal based on the comparison. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274316 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COUNTERING NOISE WHEN OPERATING AN ADDRESS SYSTEM IN A PASSENGER TRANSPORT - A system for countering ambient noise when operating an address system in at least one compartment of a passenger transport unit includes: (a) a noise control unit; and (b) at least one memory unit coupled with the noise control unit. The at least one memory unit stores noise characteristic information relating with at least one operational condition of the transport unit. The noise control unit employs the noise characteristic information to effect the countering. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274317 | Headset - A method or apparatus to provide an improved headset. The headset includes at least one sensor. The headset further includes a configuration logic to configure the headset based on the position of the headset on the user's head. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274318 | AUDIO CONFERENCE DEVICE - A audio conference device capable of detecting a talker's direction exactly and collecting a sound emitted from this direction at a high signal S/N ratio is provided. A detecting beam generating portion | 2009-11-05 |
20090274319 | AUDIO AMPLIFIER - An audio amplifier includes an amplifying circuit, a bias control circuit, and a decoupling device. The amplifying circuit amplifies an audio signal. The bias control circuit provides at least one bias voltage for the amplifying circuit according to a power down signal, in which the power down signal represents that the audio amplifier is powered on or powered down. The decoupling device reduces the damping phenomenon of the bias voltage caused by powering on or powering down the audio amplifier. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274320 | NOISE CANCELING APPARATUS AND NOISE CANCELING METHOD - Disclosed herein is a noise canceling apparatus including: a microphone configured to pick up ambient sound as noise; a first signal generator configured to receive a signal from the microphone to generate a noise cancel signal that is inverted in phase to the signal received from the microphone and has an amplitude level considered with an attenuation in accordance with a distance from the microphone to an observation point separated away from the microphone; a first loudspeaker configured to be arranged in the proximity of the microphone and output the noise cancel signal; a second signal generator configured to receive the signal from the microphone to generate a positive-phase signal that has the same phase as that of the signal from the microphone; and a second loudspeaker configured to be arranged in the proximity of the microphone and output the positive-phase signal. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274321 | AUDIO AMPLIFIER AND TECHNIQUE FOR POWER EFFICIENCY THEREOF - Some embodiments take the form of a vehicle audio amplifier comprising a plurality of amplifier stages and a controller. The amplifier stages are operatively coupled to each other and the amplifier stages include an input stage for receiving an audio signal and an output stage for driving at least one load in response to a supply voltage level. The controller is operatively coupled to the amplifier stages and configured to receive a volume signal that is indicative of a desired volume setting selected by a user. The controller is further configured to adjust the supply voltage level to the output stage to a first voltage level if the volume signal is less than a predetermined volume level. The controller is further configured to adjust the supply voltage level to the output stage to a second voltage level if the volume signal is greater than the predetermined volume level. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274322 | Volume Control Apparatus and Method - A volume control apparatus and method is provided. The volume control apparatus includes an automatic gain controller and an equal loudness controller. The method includes steps of receiving an original sound signal by the automatic gain controller, adjusting the original sound signal by the automatic gain controller according to a target volume to output an auto-gain sound signal that gradually converges to the target volume, and rendering a loudness curve according to the target volume for compensating the auto-gain sound signal to output a compensated sound signal. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274323 | VOLUME CONTROLLED PRENTAL MUSIC BELT - The present invention transmits sounds and/or music to an unborn baby in the mother's womb via a waist belt and speaker disposed within the belt, where the speaker connects to most audio devices via a universal audio plug. The waist belt can also be used to temporarily house/transport appropriate portable audio devices in an internal pocket. The speaker of the present invention utilizes a volume control unit that is separate from a volume control of an attached audio device and that allows for limiting and/or adjusting the sound volume delivered by the speaker. The separate volume control unit is an improvement over any previously known devices because it provides additional safety for the developing baby's hearing. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274324 | MICROPHONE UNIT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A microphone unit includes a substrate. The substrate includes a first face formed with a first recess, a second face opposite to the first face, and a through hole communicating the second face to a bottom part of the first recess. A diaphragm unit includes a diaphragm, and at least a part of which is disposed in the first recess so that the diaphragm opposes the through hole. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274325 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING VIBRATIONS - Methods and apparatus for transmitting vibrations via an electronic and/or transducer assembly through a dental patch are disclosed herein. The patch assembly may be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded intra-orally on a tooth or oral tissue. The electronic and transducer assembly may receive incoming sounds either directly or through a receiver to process and amplify the signals and transmit the processed sounds via a vibrating transducer element coupled to a tooth or other bone structure, such as the maxillary, mandibular, or palatine bone structure. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274326 | SYNCHRONIZATION OF SIGNALS FOR MULTIPLE DATA SINKS - A data source sends a synchronization signal and information to several data sinks that use the synchronization signal and a specified parameter to determine when to process the information. The data source and data sinks may comprise wireless nodes such as, for example, a wireless audio source that sends multi-channel data to a pair of wireless earpieces. The wireless earpieces use the synchronization signal and a latency interval to determine the appropriate time to output audio based on the audio channels. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274327 | CIRCUIT FOR OPERATING A HEARING DEVICE AND HEARING DEVICE - A circuit for operating a hearing device with a variable operating parameter is disclosed. A storage device for storing operating parameter settings in a starting situation as well as in a target situation and a control unit, which implements a matching of the operating parameter according to a setting of the starting situation to the operating parameter settings of the target situation, is provided. Further, a connection device for connection to a control element and a data processing device for influencing the operating parameter by a user of the hearing device, is provided. The control unit performs the matching of the operating parameter with a minimal matching rate in time segments in which the operating parameter is often influenced by the control element or data processing device, and with a higher matching rate in time segments, in which the operating parameter is rarely influenced or not influenced at all by the control element or data processing device. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274328 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING INTERFERENCE EFFECTS IN THE CASE OF A WIRELESS DATA TRANSMISSION IN HEARING DEVICE APPLICATIONS - An apparatus and a method are provided for reducing an interference input coupling caused by asymmetrically embodied field lines of at least one hearing device component into a receiving antenna of a wireless data transmission facility of a hearing device. The apparatus includes at least one first means arranged in the hearing device, by means of which the asymmetry of the field lines is reduced and the field distortion is corrected. In addition, the receiving antenna can be geometrically adjusted to the outer interference field of the hearing device components such that interference currents induced in the antenna by means of field input coupling compensate. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274329 | Passive Directional Acoustical Radiating - An acoustic apparatus, including an acoustic driver, acoustically coupled to a pipe to radiate acoustic energy into the pipe. The pipe includes an elongated opening along at least a portion of the length of the pipe through which acoustic energy is radiated to the environment. The radiating is characterized by a volume velocity. The pipe and the opening are configured so that the volume velocity is substantially constant along the length of the pipe. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274330 | Microphone Mount for a Cabinet - A microphone mount for mounting a microphone adjacent a speaker housed in a cabinet is defined by an elongate body having gripping fingers on opposite ends. The body is extendable and an elastic cord housed in the body normally pulls the gripping fingers together so that the mount may be extended and retained on a cabinet. A microphone interface is attached to one end of the body, which allows the user to position the microphone in any desired position relative to the speaker. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274331 | MICROPHONE DEVICE ADAPTED TO BE WORN ON AN EAR - A microphone device includes an earpiece unit and a sound pickup unit. The earpiece unit includes a pliable ring part adapted for looping around an ear of a wearer and bendable to conform to the shape of the ear of the wearer. The sound pickup unit includes a boom component that is connected to the earpiece unit and that has a front boom section extending to a vicinity of the mouth of the wearer when the earpiece unit is worn on the ear of the wearer. The sound pickup unit further includes a sound pickup member mounted on the front boom section of the boom component. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274332 | Miniaturized Acoustic Boom Structure For Reducing Microphone Wind Noise and ESD Susceptibility - A miniaturized acoustic boom structure includes a microphone boom housing having a wind screen and a microphone pod configured to hold a microphone. The microphone pod has an outer surface secured to an inner surface of the microphone boom housing, an interior having one or more surfaces configured to form an acoustic seal around at least a portion of the periphery of the microphone, and first and second pod port openings. The first and second pod port openings provide sound wave access to opposing sides of a diaphragm of the microphone, and are shaped and spaced away from the first and second microphone ports of the microphone so that an acoustic path length between the first and second pod port openings is greater than an acoustic path length between the first and second microphone ports. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274333 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH INTERNAL ARRAY MICROPHONE AFFIXED TO REAR COVER OF DISPLAY - An electronic device includes a display, a plurality of chambers, and a microphone array. The display includes a front cover and a rear cover affixed to the front cover. The plurality of chambers is formed on the rear cover. The microphone array includes a plurality of microphones disposed in the chambers. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274334 | Mounting Method and Holder for SMD Microphone - A SMD microphone holder has an SMD microphone mounted within, and includes a cap body and cylindrical portion. The cap body is withstands a reflow temperature, and defines a cavity for mounting the SMD microphone therein. The cylindrical portion is formed with the cap body, and withstands a reflow temperature. The cap body includes a center hole, a tool contacting surface, and a shock absorbing protrusion. The center hole, through which outside sound enters, is formed in an upper surface of the cap body. The tool contacting surface is formed around the center hole, to facilitate use of a vacuum tool during a mounting of the SMD microphone. The shock absorbing protrusion is formed on an upper, inner perimeter surface of the cap body in a radial direction about the center hole, to avert direct surface friction between the cap body and a sound hole of the SMD microphone. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274335 | Shoulder/neck supporting electronic application - A shoulder/neck supporting electronic appliance includes a wireless head set wherein the head set includes a supporting unit adapted for wearing on a user's collar from behind, a wireless audio device comprising a wireless transceiver supported by the supporting unit for receiving an audio signal, and a power source electrically coupled with the wireless transceiver; and a headphone member provided at the supporting unit in vicinity of the user's ear, such that an overall weight of the wireless head set is adapted for being supported and distributed on the collar of the user to minimize stress on the user's head when the user's wears the wireless head set. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274336 | ENCLOSURE AND ENCLOSURE SYSTEM FOR A SPEAKER OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The disclosure relates to a system for adjusting a response signal of a transducer of an electronic device is provided. The system comprises: a substrate, such as a printed circuit board (PCB), having a first side and a second side; a transducer making an electrical connection with the first side of the PCB; and an enclosure mounted on the second side of the PCB. The enclosure defines a volume by an interior space of the enclosure and the second side of the PCB. In the system, the PCB, the transducer and the enclosure are contained within a housing for the device; and the transducer is in communication with the volume. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274337 | SPEAKER VOICE COIL - The present invention is to provide a speaker voice coil having an improved productivity, a lightweight, a good response to vibration, and an elimination of a specified frequency. The speaker voice coil includes a plurality of coil main bodies connected in series each other, the coil main bodies each have a lead-in wire portion and a lead-out wire portion at a periphery of an end of the respective coil main bodies, the lead-in wire portion of one coil main body continuously communicating with the lead-out wire portion of the adjacent coil main body. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274338 | Method and System for Enhanced Image Alignment - Provided is a method for analyzing image slices. The method includes extracting first and second sub-slices from first and second image slices, respectively, and computing a shift between the first and second image slices based on the first and second sub-slices. The first and second sub-slices overlap. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274339 | Behavior recognition system - A system for recognizing various human and creature motion gaits and behaviors is presented. These behaviors are defined as combinations of “gestures” identified on various parts of a body in motion. For example, the leg gestures generated when a person runs are different than when a person walks. The system described here can identify such differences and categorize these behaviors. Gestures, as previously defined, are motions generated by humans, animals, or machines. Multiple gestures on a body (or bodies) are recognized simultaneously and used in determining behaviors. If multiple bodies are tracked by the system, then overall formations and behaviors (such as military goals) can be determined. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274340 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR USE IN ASSESSING FAT AND MUSCLE DEPTH - Methods, systems and devices are implemented in connection with measuring subcutaneous fat and loin depth in a portion of muscle tissue. Consistent with one such method a probe is presented to the portion of muscle tissue. The probe produces a response-provoking signal in the muscle tissue used to determine the fat and loin depth in the portion of muscle tissue. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274341 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR USE IN FILTER-BASED ASSESSMENT OF CARCASS GRADING - Methods, systems and devices are implemented in connection with measuring the relative content of intramuscular fat (IMF) in a portion of muscle tissue. Consistent with one such method a probe is presented to the portion of muscle tissue. The probe produces a response-provoking signal in the muscle tissue. A resulting signal is used to determine the relative content of IMF in the portion of muscle tissue as a function of a selected filter. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274342 | PRINTER CHARACTERIZATION, MONITORING AND DIAGNOSIS USING DYNAMIC TEST PATTERNS GENERATED BY SENSING AND ANALYZING CUSTOMER DOCUMENTS - A method for automated image quality based diagnosis of a document printing system is disclosed. The method comprises receiving image data to be printed on a document; printing an image on the document based on the image data; scanning the printed image on the document with a sensor; analyzing the scanned printed image with an image quality analysis module to identify one or more defects in the printed image; automatically generating test pattern image data based on the one or more identified defects; and printing and analyzing a test pattern image based on the test pattern image data. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274343 | Dynamic optimization of a biometric sensor - Provided is a method for dynamic optimization of a biometric sensor. The method includes receiving image data having pixel values. The pixel values are processed to determine a bias. An offset adjustment is determined to mitigate the bias. The biometric sensor is adjusted with the offset adjustment. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274344 | METHOD OF INDENTIFYING AN INDIVIDUAL - A method of identifying an individual in which captured images are encrypted by a transformation function and superimposed over previously recorded encrypted images. The superimposition image thus formed is used for identity verification. If the verification is negative a looping step repeats the process until positive verification is achieved. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274345 | Compact Biometric Acquisition System and Method - A method of determining the identity of a subject while the subject is walking or being transported in an essentially straight direction is disclosed, the two dimensional profile of the subject walking or being transported along forming a three dimensional swept volume, without requiring the subject to change direction to avoid any part of the system, comprising acquiring data related to one or more biometrics of the subject with the camera(s), processing the acquired biometrics data, and determining if the acquired biometric data match corresponding biometric data stored in the system, positioning camera(s) and strobed or scanned infrared illuminator(s) above, next to, or below the swept volume. A system for carrying out the method is also disclosed. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274346 | Fast Navigation Technique - Provided is a method for analyzing image slices. The method includes extracting first and second sub-slices from first and second image slices, respectively, and computing a shift between the first and second image slices based on the first and second sub-slices. The first and second sub-slices overlap. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274347 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DETERMINATION OF PROCEDURE TERMINATION - This invention relates to a system and methods for determining the initiation and/or the termination of an autonomous in vivo imaging procedure, such as by a capsule imaging the gastro intestinal tract. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274348 | IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC TEST APPARATUS HAVING AT LEAST ONE IMAGER TO PROVIDE AGGLUTINATION EVALUATIONS DURING CENTRIFUGRATION CYCLE - An immunodiagnostic testing apparatus includes a centrifuge and an imager disposed in relation to the centrifuge wherein at least one image is captured of at least one test element in advance of a complete centrifugation period in order to provide predictive data concerning the presence of an agglutination reaction or failure mode of the apparatus or test element. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274349 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING BIOMEDICAL IMAGES - The present invention relates to a method for highlight and to diagnose regions of interest in biomedical radiographic images, useful in the context of a CAD tool processing operating as second reader during the normal clinical and screening routine, so reducing the costs of management of the “double reading” procedure. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274350 | System and method for image segmentation in generating computer models of a joint to undergo arthroplasty - Systems and methods for image segmentation in generating computer models of a joint to undergo arthroplasty are disclosed. Some embodiments may include a method of partitioning an image of a bone into a plurality of regions, where the method may include obtaining a plurality of volumetric image slices of the bone, generating a plurality of spline curves associated with the bone, verifying that at least one of the plurality of spline curves follow a surface of the bone, and creating a 3D mesh representation based upon the at least one of the plurality of spline curve. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274351 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An image processing apparatus includes a spectral-characteristic estimating unit that estimates, based on a pixel value of a pixel of a stained sample image, a spectral characteristic value of each wavelength at a corresponding point on a stained sample corresponding to the pixel, the stained sample image being obtained by imaging the stained sample that is stained with a plurality of dyes. The image processing apparatus also includes a weight setting unit that sets a weight value of each wavelength based on the spectral characteristic value of each wavelength estimated by the spectral-characteristic estimating unit; and a weighted dye-amount estimating unit that estimates an amount of dye at the corresponding point on the stained sample as a weighted dye amount based on the spectral characteristic value of each wavelength estimated by the spectral-characteristic estimating unit using the weight value of each wavelength. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274352 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MICROSCOPIC MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY - A method comprises performing a first T2-weighted imaging (T2WI) on a subject; injecting the subject with a contrast agent after performing the first T2WI; and waiting a predetermined period of time before performing a second T2WI on the subject. The first T2WI and second T2WI are then co-registered. The co-registered first T2WI and co-registered second T2WI are then trimmed. A ΔR | 2009-11-05 |
20090274353 | BACKGROUND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - An imaging controller ( | 2009-11-05 |
20090274354 | DYNAMIC TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION AND RENDERING ON-DEMAND - A method of dynamically reconstructing three dimensional (3D) tomographic images from a set of projection images is disclosed. The method includes the steps of loading a set of projection images into a memory device, determining a reconstruction method for the set of projection images, reconstructing a 3D tomographic image from the set of projection images to be displayed to a user; and performing any post reconstruction processing on the 3D tomographic image. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274355 | Method for Prior Image Constrained Progressive Image Reconstruction - A method for reconstructing a high quality image from undersampled image data is provided. The image reconstruction method is applicable to a number of different imaging modalities. Specifically, the present invention provides an image reconstruction method that incorporates an appropriate prior image into an iterative image reconstruction process as well as utilizing an image frame from a previous time frame to constrain the reconstruction of a current image frame. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274356 | TOEPLITZ RANDOM ENCODING FOR REDUCED ACQUISITION IN COMPRESSED SENSING MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - A method and a system for generating a magnetic resonance image of a subject. The method and system include generating a first pulse having first random data having a first amplitude and a first linear phase; applying the first pulse to the subject as an radio frequency pulse; collecting a first signal from the subject; generating a second pulse having second random data having a second amplitude and a second linear phase, wherein the second amplitude is substantially equal to the first amplitude, and wherein the second phase has a different slope from the first phase; applying the second pulse to the subject as an radio frequency pulse; collecting a second signal from the subject; and reconstructing an image of the subject. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274357 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR USING ULTRASONIC PROBE PRESSURE INFORMATION IN ASSESSING MUSCLE TISSUE QUALITY - Methods, systems and devices are implemented in connection with measuring characteristics of a portion of muscle tissue. Consistent with one such method an ultrasound probe is presented to the portion of muscle tissue. The probe produces a response-provoking signal in the muscle tissue, and the pressure applied between the probe and the portion of muscle tissue is sensed. A resulting signal is used to determine the muscle tissue characteristics based on the pressure being exerted between the probe and the portion. For example, the pressure data is associated with and used to filter the acquisition or use of ultrasound image data. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274358 | Method and tomography scanner for normalizing image data with respect to a contrast in the image data produced by a contrast agent - A method and a correspondingly configured tomography scanner are disclosed for normalizing image data with respect to a contrast in the image data produced by a contrast agent, the image data illustrating a tissue structure to be examined and at least part of a blood vessel system of an examination region connected to the tissue structure, which are at least in part permeated by the contrast agent. In an embodiment of the method, image data of the examination region is provided with the aid of the tomography scanner. At least one section of a reference vessel permeated by contrast agent is selected in the image data. The image data is normalized on the basis of image data from the section of the reference vessel such that the contrast in the image data as a result of the contrast agent is almost independent of patient-specific and examination-specific parameters in order to ensure that image data from different times can be compared. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274359 | SPECIMEN OBSERVATION METHOD - It is an object of the present invention to provide a specimen observation method, an image processing device, and a charged-particle beam device which are preferable for selecting, based on an image acquired by an optical microscope, an image area that should be acquired in a charged-particle beam device the representative of which is an electron microscope. In the present invention, in order to accomplish the above-described object, there are provided a method and a device for determining the position for detection of charged particles by making the comparison between a stained optical microscope image and an elemental mapping image formed based on X-rays detected by irradiation with the charged-particle beam. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274360 | Predetermined Site Luminescence Measuring Method, Predetermined Site Luminescence Measuring Apparatus, Expression Amount Measuring Method, and Measuring Apparatus - An object of the present invention is to provide a predetermined site luminescence measuring method and a predetermined site luminescence measuring apparatus, which allow for determining whether, when the luminescence from the predetermined site in live samples is measured, a photoprotein is localized at the predetermined site in the same ones as the samples. An predetermined site luminescence measuring apparatus | 2009-11-05 |
20090274361 | MACHINE VISION TECHNIQUE FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS - A vision system is provided to determine a positional relationship between a photovoltaic device wafer on a platen and a printing element, such as a printing screen, on a remote side of the photovoltaic device wafer from the platen. A source emits ultraviolet light along a path that is transverse to a longitudinal axis of an aperture through the platen, and a diffuser panel is located along that path. A reflector directs the light from the diffuser panel toward the aperture. A video camera is located along the longitudinal axis of the aperture and produces an image using light received from the platen aperture, wherein some of that received light was reflected by the wafer. A band-pass filter is placed in front of the camera to block ambient light. The use of diffused ultraviolet light enhances contrast in the image between the wafer and the printing element. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274362 | Road Image Analyzing Apparatus and Road Image Analyzing Method - In a road image analyzing apparatus capable of obviously and rapidly distinguishing a road marking from a guardrail and capable of obtaining precise position information, a pre-processing unit defines sub-areas to main image data obtained by an image pickup unit, and an edge extracting unit extracts an edge component in each of the sub-areas. A linear line extracting unit analyzes the extracted edge component to extract a linear component, and a linear component analyzing unit extracts a continuous component from the linear component by using the linear component. A matching process unit performs a matching process between a vertex of the continuous component and auxiliary image data to obtain three-dimensional position information of each continuous component. An identifying unit identifies whether the continuous component is a road marking or a guardrail on the basis of height information of each continuous component included in the three-dimensional position information. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274363 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE ENCODING METHOD - A region separation unit separates an inputted color document image into a plurality of types of regions such as a character region, a clip art region and a photo image region, and a clip art region extraction unit identifies the clip art region from among the separated regions. A clip art region dividing unit divides the clip art region based on the color features of the clip art region, and a clip art background identify unit identifies the background portion of the clip art region from among the divided regions. A filling unit for filling portions other than the background of a clip art fills a portion of the clip art other than the background with the background color, and a JPEG compression unit compresses the result obtained from the process for filling a clip art portion. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274364 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING ADULT VIDEOS - Disclosed are apparatus and methods for detecting whether a video is adult or non-adult. In certain embodiments, a learning system is operable to generate one or more models for adult video detection. The model is generated based on a large set of known videos that have been defined as adult or non-adult. Adult detection is then based on this adult detection model. This adult detection model may be applied to selected key frames of an unknown video. In certain implementations, these key frames can be selected from the frames of the unknown video. Each key frame may generally correspond to a frame that contains key portions that are likely relevant for detecting pornographic or adult aspects of the unknown video. By way of examples, key frames may include moving objects, skin, people, etc. In alternative embodiments, a video is not divided into key frames and all frames are analyzed by a learning system to generate a model, as well as by an adult detection system based on such model. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274365 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC CAMERA - An image processing device includes an interpolation color processing circuit receiving images of continuous frames to perform interpolation and color processing thereon, a storage part cyclically storing a plurality of frames of images being processed and having been processed by the interpolation color processing circuit, a plurality of image compression processing circuits reading the images of frames processed by the interpolation color processing circuit to perform image compression processing on the images and being cyclically started up for each of frames to perform parallel processing, and a compression data storage part storing compression data processed by the image compression processing circuit. The image processing device can solve a problem of a prior art in that long processing time is required because image compression processing is heavier than interpolation processing and color processing. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274366 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BLOCK BASED IMAGE COMPRESSION WITH MULTIPLE NON-UNIFORM BLOCK ENCODINGS - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method and apparatus for block based image compression with multiple non-uniform block encodings. In one embodiment, an image is divided into blocks of pixels. In one embodiment the blocks are four pixels by four pixels, but other block sizes are used in other embodiments. In one embodiment, a block of pixels in the original image is compressed using two different methods to produce a first and second compressed block. Thus, each block in the original image is represented by two, typically different, compressed blocks. In one embodiment, color associated with a pixel is determined by combining the compressed information about the pixel in the first compressed block with information about the pixel in the second compressed block. In another embodiment, global information about the image is combined with the information in the first and second compressed blocks. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274367 | IMAGE COMPRESSION AND DECOMPRESION METHOD CAPABLE OF ENCODING AND DECODING PIXEL DATA BASED ON A COLOR CONVERSION METHOD - An image compression and decompression method encodes and decodes pixel data based on a color conversion method. Based on the relationships of corresponding color components of two adjacent pixels, the corresponding color components are encoded either by a white and black modification, a down-sampling or an edge modification. Based on the relationships of encoded color components of the two adjacent pixels, the corresponding encoded color components are decoded either by an inverse white and black modification, an up-sampling or an inverse edge modification. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274368 | Image correction method and apparatus - A computer readable storage medium contains instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform detecting a flat image portion having a color variation amount less than a predetermined amount from a specific color region having a specific color in an image, measuring a size of the flat image portion detected, and correcting the flat image portion by a first correction amount if the size of the flat image portion measured is larger than a predetermined value, and correcting the flat image portion by a second correction amount greater than the first second correction amount if the size of the flat image portion measured is not greater than the predetermined value. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274369 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing device includes a dividing unit for dividing objects of an input image, a metadata adding unit for adding metadata to each of the divided objects by performing OCR processing and morpheme analysis, a display unit for displaying at least one of the divided objects and the metadata added to the divided object, and a metadata accuracy determining unit for determining accuracies of the added metadata. The display unit preferentially displays metadata determined as being low in accuracy by the metadata accuracy determining unit. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274370 | COMPOSITIONAL ANALYSIS METHOD, IMAGE APPARATUS HAVING COMPOSITIONAL ANALYSIS FUNCTION, COMPOSITIONAL ANALYSIS PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A technology is disclosed for easily executing a compositional analysis to obtain a preferred composition. Image data is acquired, the image data is analyzed, and a plurality of composition lines expressing the feature of the image data on the composition are acquired. On the composition formed of the plurality of acquired composition lines, the ratio of lengths of two sides selected from the plurality of sides in the region partitioned by the plurality of composition lines is detected to be a specified value (for example, the golden ratio). | 2009-11-05 |
20090274371 | EFFICIENT MODEL-BASED RECOGNITION OF OBJECTS USING A CALIBRATED IMAGE SYSTEM - A model-based object recognition system operates to recognize an object on a predetermined world surface within a world space. An image of the object is acquired. This image is a distorted projection of the world space. The acquired image is processed to locate one or more local features of the image, with respect to an image coordinate system of the image. These local features are mapped a world coordinate system of the world surface, and matched to a model defined in the world coordinate system. Annotations can be arranged as desired relative to the object in the world coordinate system, and then inverse-mapped into the image coordinate system for display on a monitor in conjunction with the acquired image. Because models are defined in world coordinates, and pattern matching is also performed in world coordinates, one model definition can be used by multiple independent object recognition systems. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274372 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING BLOCKINESS IN VIDEO IMAGES - The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for processing images, in particular for determining the degree of blockiness in coded images. The invention comprises apparatus and methods for determining a degree of blockiness by performing the steps of: for each of a plurality of pixels determining a vertical gradient measure in dependence upon the values of said pixel and neighbouring pixels; comparing said vertical gradient measure with a vertical gradient threshold and defining said pixel as a potential horizontal boundary in dependence thereon determining a horizontal gradient measure in dependence upon the values of said pixel and neighbouring pixels; comparing said horizontal gradient measure with a horizontal gradient threshold and defining said pixel as a potential vertical boundary in dependence thereon; and determining said blocking artefact measure in dependence upon the vertical gradient measure of pixels defined as a potential horizontal boundary and upon the horizontal gradient measure of pixels defined as a potential vertical boundary. Method and apparatus for generating a quality measure in dependence upon the measure of blockiness are also provided. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274373 | Image processing apparatus and method for generating coordination calibration points - The invention provides an image processing apparatus for generating coordination calibration points. The image processing apparatus includes a subtracting module, an edge detection module and an intersection point generation module. The subtracting module subtracts a first image from a second image to generate a first subtracted image, and subtracts the first image from a third image to generate a second subtracted image. The edge detection module performs an edge detection process for the first subtracted image to generate a first edge image, and performs the edge detection process for the second subtracted image to generate a second edge image, wherein the first edge image includes a first edge and the second edge image includes a second edge. The intersection point generation module generates, according to the first and second edges, an intersection point pixel, serving as the coordination calibration point corresponding to the first edge and the second edge. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274374 | METHOD FOR MATCHING IMAGES, IMAGE MATCHING DEVICE, IMAGE DATA OUTPUT APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - In an image matching device of the present invention, a feature point calculation section calculates feature points on an input document image from inputted data of the input document image; a features calculation section calculates features of the input document image in accordance with a relative position between the calculated feature points; and a voting process section and a similarity determination section compare the calculated features of the input document image with features of a reference document image, so as to determine whether or not the input document image is similar to the reference document image. When it is determined that the input document image is similar to the reference document image, a document discrimination section determines a position of an image which is on the input document image and similar to the reference document image, in accordance with the positions of the coordinates of the feature points on the input document image and the feature points on the reference document image which coincides with the input document image in features, so as to discriminate whether or not the input document image is an image of an N-up document. With this, whether or not an input document is an N-up document can be discriminated by utilizing the function of an image matching process. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274375 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ALIGNING AND CLASSIFYING IMAGES - In one embodiment, L dimensional images are trained, mapped, and aligned to an M dimensional topology to obtain azimuthal angles. The aligned L dimensional images are then trained and mapped to an N dimensional topology to obtain 2 | 2009-11-05 |
20090274376 | METHOD FOR EFFICIENTLY BUILDING COMPACT MODELS FOR LARGE MULTI-CLASS TEXT CLASSIFICATION - A method of classifying documents includes: specifying multiple documents and classes, wherein each document includes a plurality of features and each document corresponds to one of the classes; determining reduced document vectors for the classes from the documents, wherein the reduced document vectors include features that satisfy threshold conditions corresponding to the classes; determining reduced weight vectors for relating the documents to the classes by comparing combinations of the reduced weight vectors and the reduced document vectors and separating the corresponding classes; and saving one or more values for the reduced weight vectors and the classes. Specific embodiments are directed to formulations for determining the reduced weight vectors including one-versus-rest classifiers, maximum entropy classifiers, and direct multiclass Support Vector Machines. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274377 | Clustering System and Image Processing System Having the Same - [Subject] It is to provide a clustering system, the processing speed of which is high and which can perform clustering with high accuracy and to provide an image processing system having the clustering system. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274378 | ENCODING DEVICE AND METHOD, DECODING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to an encoding device and method, a decoding device and method, and a transmission system, wherein image data which is subjected to compression encoding and sent out can be output as decoded images at the receiving side in a short time. At the time of wavelet transformation, filtering processing is performed in increments of lines, with a number of lines, whereby coefficient data for one line worth of lowest band component is generated, as an increment. At the first time, processing of line No. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274379 | GRAPHICAL DATA PROCESSING - A method and system | 2009-11-05 |
20090274380 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM AND SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a filter unit which filters image signals; a sampling unit which generates first digital image signals having a first resolution by sampling the filtered image signals at a predetermined sampling frequency; and a super-resolution unit which reconstructs a second digital image signal having a second resolution which is higher than the first resolution by performing super-resolution on the first digital image signals generated by the sampling unit, wherein the filter unit passes frequency components corresponding to or lower than the Nyquist frequency which is half the sampling frequency, and passes a part of frequency components within a range from the Nyquist frequency to the highest frequency which can be represented by the second resolution. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274381 | SCALABLE CODING - A method of encoding data comprises the steps of dividing the data into sets of data, transforming each set of data into a set of transform coefficients (A, B, C), assigning each transform coefficient to a single sub-set (S | 2009-11-05 |
20090274382 | ENTROPY DECODING CIRCUIT, ENTROPY DECODING METHOD, AND ENTROPY DECODING METHOD USING PIPELINE MANNER - An entropy decoding circuit, an entropy decoding method, and an entropy decoding method using a pipeline manner are provided. The entropy decoding circuit includes a coefficient register unit, a first entropy decoder, a read/write control circuit, and a second entropy decoder. The first entropy decoder reads a first stream to be decoded to perform a first entropy decoding process thereupon and writes it to the coefficient register unit in an adaptive scan order through the read/write control circuit. The second entropy decoder reads a second stream to be decoded and performs a decoding process thereupon according to a normalization parameter and whether a normalized coefficient is zero or not. Meanwhile, the normalized coefficient in the coefficient register unit is read out in a fixed scan order through the read/write control circuit to complete the decoding process. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274383 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GLOBAL IMAGE ENHANCEMENT OF DARKENED IMAGE - The subject application is directed to a system and method for global darkness image enhancement. Image data encoded in a multidimensional color space is first acquired. Thereafter, histogram data is calculated according to the acquired image data. A ramp zone associated with the calculated histogram data is then detected. A black level associated with the acquired image data is then selectively stretched in accordance with the detected ramp zone so as to generate enhanced image data. The enhanced image data is then output to an associated data storage or an associated display. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274384 | METHODS, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS, APPARATUSES, AND SYSTEMS TO ACCOMMODATE DECISION SUPPORT AND REFERENCE CASE MANAGEMENT FOR DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING - A method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided to accommodate decision support and reference case management for diagnostic imaging. An apparatus may include a processor configured to receive a request for an image from a client device. The processor may be further configured to retrieve a source image corresponding to the requested image from a memory. The processor may additionally be configured to process the source image to generate a second image having a greater resolution than the source image. The processor may also be configured to provide the second image to the client device to facilitate viewing and manipulation of the second image at the client device. Corresponding methods and computer program products are also provided. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274385 | SUPER RESOLUTION USING GAUSSIAN REGRESSION - A computer implemented technique for producing super resolution images from ordinary images or videos containing a number of images wherein a number of non-smooth low resolution patches comprising an image are found using edge detection methodologies. The low resolution patches are then transformed using selected basis of a Radial Basis Function (RBF) and Gaussian process regression is used to generate high resolution patches using a trained model. The high resolution patches are then combined into a high resolution image or video. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274386 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE RESTORATION - Methods and apparatus for restoration of a digital image. In one embodiment, a method for repairing a defect in a digital image to provide a restored image comprises determining a plurality of pixel locations to form a neighborhood relating to the defect and whether or not the neighborhood has a well-defined, dark border along its edge. Should the neighborhood not have dark border, one embodiment of the method entails processing the neighborhood to bring the neighborhood approximately to uniform darkness, processing the neighborhood to match surroundings in the digital image, copying an edge of a neighborhood in the digital image into the processed neighborhood, processing pixels of the edge to repair the copied edge pixels, and outputting the restored image for display to a user. Should the neighborhood have a dark, well-defined border, one embodiment of the method entails processing the neighborhood as to locally enhance the neighborhood and match its surroundings in the digital image; processing the neighborhood's edge such that the edge also matches its surroundings in both the defect and the digital image; processing the neighborhood to invert its pixel values and then perform the last two steps once again; processing the neighborhood to increase its contrast and then perform the last three steps once again; processing the neighborhood to bring the neighborhood to a more uniform darkness; processing the uniform darkness neighborhood to match surroundings in the digital image; and outputting the restored image for display to a user. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274387 | METHOD OF CAPTURING HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGES WITH OBJECTS IN THE SCENE - Methods, image processors and imaging devices for capturing a high dynamic range (HDR) image. Multiple images of a scene are captured at respectively different exposure settings. A further image of an object placed in the scene is captured at one exposure setting. A first radiance image is formed from the multiple images. A second radiance image is formed from the further image. The first radiance image and the second radiance image are merged to form the HDR image. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274388 | IMAGE CORRECTION ACROSS MULTIPLE SPECTRAL REGIMES - Systems, including apparatus and methods, for obtaining and/or correcting images, particularly from atmospheric and/or other distortions. These corrections may involve, among others, determining corrective information in a first (e.g., visible) wavelength regime, and then applying the corrective information in a second (e.g., longer) wavelength regime, such as infrared (IR) or millimeter-wave (MMW) wavelengths, in real time or with post-processing. For example, these corrections may include scaling a phase diversity correction from one wavelength to another. These systems may be useful in any suitable imaging context, including navigation, targeting, search and rescue, law enforcement, and/or surveillance, among others. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274389 | IMAGE PROCESSOR, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An image processor includes a statistic-data acquiring section acquiring statistic data of a luminance value of a displayed image, the statistic-value acquiring section acquires, as the statistic data, a first index regarding a shadow pixel group and a second index regarding a highlight pixel group; a brightness index computing section computing a brightness index of the displayed image based on the statistic data, the brightness index computing section computing the brightness index from the first and the second indexes; a filtering section filtering luminance values of at least a part of a plurality of pixels included in a target pixel region of the displayed image to compute a local average luminance value; and a contrast correcting section performing contrast correction of the displayed image based on the brightness index and the local average luminance value. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274390 | Method for assessing the quality of a distorted version of a frame sequence - The invention is related to a method for video quality assessment. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274391 | INTERMEDIATE POINT BETWEEN IMAGES TO INSERT/OVERLAY ADS - The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates simulating a portion 2-dimensional (2D) data for implementation within a 3-dimensional (3D) virtual environment. A 3D virtual environment can enable a 3D exploration of a 3D image constructed from a collection of two or more 2D images, the 3D image is constructed by combining the two or more 2D images based upon a respective image perspective. An analyzer can evaluate the collection of two or more 2D images to identify a portion of the 3D image that is unrepresented by the combined two or more 2D images. A synthetic view generator can create a simulated synthetic view for the portion of 3D image that is unrepresented, the simulated synthetic view replicates a 2D image with a respective image perspective for the unrepresented portion of 3D image. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274392 | PAGE ORIENTATION DETECTION BASED ON SELECTIVE CHARACTER RECOGNITION - A system and method for character recognition with document orientation determination is shown. The method is a detection of simple page orientation based on a limited version of character recognition. The method includes binairizing an input image which has a plurality of alphanumeric characters with a first orientation. The method continues with extracting the connected components and determining a second orientation where the second orientation is based on a 90° turn clockwise or counterclockwise or, in the alternative, no turn from the first orientation. The second orientation will result in a 180° variance from the proper orientation or it will be the proper orientation. The method continues with implementing a limited version of optical character recognition for an analysis of a character and determining if that second orientation is upside down, based at least in part on the analysis. This method generally uses the character “i” for analysis. However, for documents that have a limited number of “i”s, e.g. such as Russian documents or documents with all capital letters, the “T” may also be used. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274393 | Automatic image cropping - Upon enabling an automatic cropping feature, a computer-implemented method for cropping a plurality of images retrieves a number of images to process among the plurality of images, and selects an image from the plurality of images to determine a set of crop values for the image until the set of crop values for each image have been determined. Determining a set of crop values for an image includes scanning the image from a first side to an opposing side to determine for each scan line of the image an amount representing a degree of color variation among the pixels for that scan line. The amount determined for each scan line is then compared to a threshold value until a crop value for a first area of the image can be determined. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274394 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - The present invention enables mixture of a core line vectorization process and a outline vectorization process, and comprises: inputting an object image of a vectorization process; extracting a core line of the object image; computing an original line width for every pixel of the core line acquired by the extracting; judging whether every section is indicative of an equal-width line or indicative of a surface figure by using the line width value for every pixel of the core line acquired by the estimating, the every unit delimiting the core line acquired by the extracting between two points of intersections and endpoints; separating a surface figure from the object image on the basis of a judging result of the judging; and approximating functionally the core line judged to be the equal-width line at the judging and a outline of the surface figure separated at the separating, respectively. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274395 | Container - An inflatable container includes a first body having an inner wall defining at least a portion of a receptacle and an outer wall. The inner wall is attached to the outer wall such that a cavity is defined between the inner wall and the outer wall. A first foam is positioned within the cavity. The first foam is of a type that expands when exposed to air. At least one first valve is attached to the first body. The one or more first valves are in communication with the cavity and are configured to adjust from a closed position to an open position. The at least one first valve permits air to pass through the at least one first valve and into the cavity when in the open position and prevents air from passing through the at least one first valve and into the cavity when in the closed position. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274396 | T-shirt bag and stack of bags - In embodiments of the invention, a T-shirt bag includes a breakout die cut between a rack hook die cut and a bag opening. Such breakout die cuts may thus limit tears from reaching the edge of the bag opening. In embodiments of the invention, a T-shirt bag includes multiple rack hook die cuts to accommodate dispensing racks having rack hooks in different positions. Such a T-shirt bag may thus enjoy wider application than conventional bags. Moreover, the multiple rack hook die cuts may further lessen the chance that a tear caused by tugging or elevated bags during loading will reach the edge of the bag opening. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274397 | Disposable pet-waste containment bag - The disposable pet-waste containment bag is a disposable apparatus that adheres around the perimeter of the birdcage to collect the waste that falls and collects a notable distance from the interior of the cage where the birds reside. The used bag is quickly detached and easily disposed by folding all sides of the used bag toward the center to contain the waste upon removal, which keeps the pet cleaner and reduces cleanup time. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274398 | Bag with cooler compartment and uses thereof - The present invention provides a bag with a cooler compartment that can store perishable food or medicinal items with generous storage compartments in the interior and on the exterior front, back and sides of the bag. The cooler compartment is lined with thermal plastic lining to maintain cool temperature and is easily washable to clean up after spills. The cooler compartment is flexible and can be increased in size to accommodate larger items. Security features have been added to the bag, so that valuables can be carried safely in the padded exterior back compartments. All exterior and interior compartments feature quick access and ease of use through the use of double-headed zippers, which allow opening of the compartments in either direction. The bag can be worn on the back and is secured there by two padded shoulder straps, which individually have a hook for keys and a mesh pocket for a cell phone for added convenience. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274399 | Adhesive closure strip for bulk material product bag - A bulk material product bag has an adhesive closure strip fixedly secured thereon. As a result of the adhesive closure strip being oriented transversely across the normally open end region of the bulk material product bag so as to be adhesively bonded to both the back and front sides of the bulk material product bag, the adhesive closure strip effectively closes and seals the open end region of the bulk material product bag. Handle structure can also be integrally incorporated within the adhesive closure strip. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274400 | Rotating -Body Support Structure - The present invention provides a rotating-body support structure that is capable of obtaining a damping effect of a rotating body with a simple configuration. To this end, the rotating-body support structure is configured to include a housing ( | 2009-11-05 |
20090274401 | WEAR RESISTANT FOIL BEARING ASSEMBLY - A foil bearing assembly for supporting a rotating member that rotates about an axis including a stationary mount member spaced from the rotating member so that a gap is defined between the stationary mount member and the rotating member. A foil member is disposed in the gap between the rotating member and the stationary mount member. At least one of the rotating member, the stationary mount member or the foil member includes a wear resistant coating layer. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274402 | Fluid dynamic bearing - The invention relates to a fluid dynamic bearing having at least one first bearing part as well as a second bearing part that are rotatably supported with respect to one another about a rotational axis and separated from one another by a bearing gap filled with bearing fluid. Associated bearing surfaces of the bearing parts form a first and a second radial bearing that are marked by grooved bearing patterns disposed on at least one bearing surface. Between the radial bearings, there is a separator gap having an enlarged gap distance compared to the bearing gap. According to the invention, the ends of the grooved bearing patterns of the radial bearings adjoining the separator gap penetrate into the separator gap. This measure goes to prevent the creation of negative pressure at the ends of the grooved bearing patterns, as a result of which the formation of air bubbles is also reduced. The larger gap distance of the separator gap and the direct connection to the grooved bearing patterns result in an improved flow rate of the bearing fluid through the grooved bearing patterns. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274403 | Bearing Having Improved Consume Resistivity and Manufacturing Method Thereof - Disclosed is a composition for a bush-type bearing, a bush-type bearing manufactured using the composition, and a method of manufacturing the bush-type bearing. The bearing has excellent friction characteristics with a shaft made of iron (Fe) based material, and thus is able to increase the lubrication cycle of a lubricant. Further, the bearing has excellent hardness, and thus is able to prevent plastic deformation under high contact pressure. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274404 | Wheel Bearing Apparatus Incorporated With A Wheel Speed Detecting Apparatus - A wheel bearing apparatus incorporating a wheel speed detecting apparatus has an outer member and an inner member. Double row rolling elements freely rollably contained between the inner and outer raceway surfaces. Seals are mounted in annular openings formed between the outer member and the inner member. A sensor holder is injection molded from synthetic resin with an embedded wheel speed detecting sensor. The holder is mounted on an inner side end of the outer member. The inner side seal of the seals includes a slinger mounted onto the outer circumference of the inner ring. A pulser ring has an encoder with circumferential characteristics that alternately and equidistantly change. A metal core is press formed from a steel plate and insert-molded into the sensor holder. A sealing member is integrally bonded to the metal core. A connector for electrically connecting the wheel speed detecting sensor to a harness, connected to an electronic circuit, is mounted at a predetermined position on the circumference of the sensor holder. The connector projects radially outward from the circumference at a predetermined inclined. A recess is formed in the connector. The recess is fit onto an inner side end of the outer member in a manner to cover the inner side end, via a predetermined interface. | 2009-11-05 |
20090274405 | Wheel Bearing Apparatus for a Vehicle - A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus has a substantially cylindrical outer ring formed with double row outer raceway surfaces on its inner circumference and with press fitting surfaces on its outer circumferences of its cylindrical portions. A pair of inner rings is formed with inner raceway surfaces on their outer circumferences. The inner rings cylindrical portions have fitting surfaces on their inner circumferences. The fitting surfaces fit onto a cylindrical portion of a wheel hub. The inner rings are adapted to be arranged so that end faces of the cylindrical portions abut each other. Double row rolling elements are freely rollably arranged between outer and inner raceway surfaces. At least the outer ring of the outer and inner is formed by pressing or rolling from a plate member or a pipe member. The outer ring and the inner rings have cylindrical portions axially extending, respectively, from the outer raceway surfaces and the inner raceway surfaces. The thickness of the cylindrical portions of the outer ring is thinner than that of the outer raceway surfaces. Seals are arranged in annular spaces formed between the inner circumferences of the cylindrical portions of the outer ring and the outer circumferences of the cylindrical portions of the inner rings. The seals are adapted to be press-fit into the inner circumferences of the cylindrical portions of the outer ring. The double row outer raceway surfaces of the outer ring and the inner raceway surfaces of the inner ring are surface hardened. | 2009-11-05 |