47th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 35 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150330835 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MEASURING SIGNAL LIGHT QUALITY - There is provided a measurement apparatus of measuring signal light quality. The measurement apparatus may include: a tunable wavelength filter configured to be input signal lights having different power levels; a measure configured to measure an optical power level of light passing through the tunable wavelength filter; and a controller configured to calculate a non-linear noise component and a spontaneous emission component of a signal light based on the measured optical power levels, the optical power levels being measured at different transmission frequencies for each of the signal lights having the different power levels in response to a control of the transmission frequency of the tunable wavelength filter. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330836 | PHOTOCELL DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Embodiments relate to photoreceivers, such as photodiodes. In one embodiment, an integrated circuit device comprises a photodiode, and an electrode arranged over or on top of the photodiode. The electrode is substantially transparent or otherwise exhibits a lower absorption rate, such that light or other radiation can pass through the electrode to the photodiode. Varying a charge applied to the electrode enables the spectral sensitivity of the underlying photodiode to be altered, tuned or otherwise adjusted. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330837 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE SPECTRAL RESPONSE OF AN INFRARED PHOTODETECTOR | 2015-11-19 |
20150330838 | MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETER HAVING A DOUBLY-CORRUGATED SPOOFED SURFACE PLASMON POLARITON WAVEGUIDE - A Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) structure based on a doubly-corrugated spoofed surface plasmon polariton (DC-SSPP) waveguide is presented. The dependence of phase change on the dielectric loading of the DC-SSPP structure causes the output from both arms to interfere and enhance features on the transmission spectrum of the MZI. The proposed MZI structure can be used for tag-free bio-molecular sensing. The highly localized electro-magnetic field at frequencies close to SSPP resonance is shown to reduce the sample amount needed to produce interference patterns without affecting the selectivity of the sensing structure. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330839 | Mounting Configuration For Thermocouple Temperature Detector On Kneader For High Viscosity Kneading Material - There is provided a thermocouple temperature detector mounting structure for a mixing tank for which the temperature detecting end of the thermocouple temperature detector mounted on the high viscosity mixing material mixer is capable of measuring temperature in real time and for which the mechanical load applied, by the flow of the material being mixed, on the temperature detecting end is made as small as possible. A temperature sensing portion with a hemispherical tip, of a protective inner tube that accommodates a thermocouple element of a thermocouple temperature detector, is mounted on a mixing tank, for mixing a high viscosity mixing material, so as to project from the end of a protective tip that projects into the mixing tank. With the outside diameter of a projecting base section of the protective tip that projects into the mixing tank being 2 to 3 times that of the protective inner tube, and with the projecting length (h) that projects into the mixing tank being the same length as the difference of the radius of the projecting base section of the protective tip and the radius of the protective inner tube, the outer circumferential face of a shoulder section of the protective tip, that is from the projecting base section of the protective tip to the site connecting to the outer circumference of the protective inner tube, is formed in a convex arcuate face that has a radius that is the difference of the radius of the projecting base section of the protective tip and the radius of the protective inner tube. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330840 | CORROSION RESISTANT THERMOWELLS WITH THIN WALL TIPS - A corrosion resistant thermowells with thin wall tips for use in unusually difficult industrial applications such as pharmaceutical and chemical process plants and semiconductor manufacturing facilities. These facilities have process environments that may include at least one of the following: highly corrosive fluids, difficult mechanical conditions such as rapid or turbulent fluid flows, and/or reasonably high process temperatures and/or pressures. The corrosion resistant thermowells provide isolation between a temperature sensor and a fluid to be measured. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330841 | Determining Rate of Change in Temperature Measurements - A temperature sensor device has a digital interface with a first memory storing a current temperature value which can be read through the digital interface and a second memory storing a rate of temperature change value which can be read through the digital interface. Such a temperature sensor can be preferably used in a system with a cooling fan and a processor coupled with the digital interface of the temperature sensor. The processor is operable to control the cooling fan based on temperature measurement values and the rate of change in temperature retrieved from the temperature sensor through the digital interface. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330842 | Radio Circuits and Components Thereof Including Temperature Responsive Liquid MEMS - A radio circuit includes an adjustable RF front-end module on an IC die, a liquid MEMS component on a board, and a processing module on the IC die. The adjustable RF front-end module adjusts processing of an inbound or an outbound RF signal based on a compensation control signal. The liquid MEMS component changes an operational characteristic as temperature of the radio circuit varies. The processing module generates the compensation signal based on the changing of the operational characteristic of the liquid MEMS component. The liquid MEMS component includes a channel within the board, a liquid droplet contained within the channel, and one or more conductive elements proximal to the channel. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330843 | TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE INDICIA FOR DANGEROUS GOODS - An indicator comprises a first portion having a first temperature sensitive indicia arranged so as to provide an ongoing visible indication that the aerosol can has reached a predetermined temperature and a second temperature sensitive indicia arranged so as to provide a visible indication when the aerosol reaches a different predetermined temperature. There is also a dangerous item that comprises a temperature sensitive indicia arranged on the item so as to provide a visible indication when the item reaches a predetermined temperature. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330844 | OPTICAL FIBER TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION MEASURING DEVICE - An optical fiber temperature distribution measuring device measures a temperature distribution along an optical fiber by using backward Raman scattering light generated in the optical fiber. The device includes an arithmetic controller that changes a plurality of calibration parameters in conjunction with each other on the basis of a measured temperature value and a reference temperature value at a to-be-measured point, thereby converging a calibrated value of the measured temperature to a true value. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330845 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING SENSOR - Disclosed here is an apparatus that comprises a sensor including a plurality of sense nodes, a plurality of first latch circuits including a plurality of first input nodes and a plurality of first output nodes, respectively, the plurality of first input nodes coupled to the plurality of sense nodes, respectively, a plurality of second latch circuits including a plurality of second input nodes and a plurality of second output nodes, respectively, the plurality of second input nodes coupled to the plurality of first output nodes, respectively, and a selector including a plurality of third input nodes coupled respectively to the plurality of first output nodes, a plurality of fourth input nodes coupled respectively to the plurality of second output nodes and a plurality of third output nodes. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330846 | MOUNTING METHOD FOR A STRAIN GAGE - A method of adhesively bonding a strain gauge in an opening having the steps of providing a component, cleaning the inner lateral surface of the opening, providing an insert, wherein the insert has an outer lateral surface which corresponds essentially to the inner lateral surface of the opening and, on its outer lateral surface, has a mount for the strain gauge, wherein the strain gauge is positioned in the mount, introducing an adhesive into the opening and/or applying an adhesive to the strain gauge, positioning the insert in the opening, wherein the strain gauge is moved into the vicinity of that region of the inner lateral surface on which it is to be fastened. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330847 | OPTICAL MULTI-AXIS FORCE SENSOR - A force sensor includes a rigid loaded member including a flat plate having a first major side, a second major side opposite the first major side, and a center; wherein the first major side and the second major side are substantially parallel to each other and to a plane including orthogonal X and Y axes, and are substantially perpendicular to the Z axis; at least two optical strain sensors directly secured to at least one of the first major side and the second major side; and an attachment means secured to the first major side substantially at the center; wherein the loaded member is configured to be securable to an associated supporting surface such that the second major side faces the associated supporting surface. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330848 | OPTICAL DEVICE UTILIZING FIBER BRAGG GRATING AND NARROWBAND LIGHT WITH NON-BRAGG WAVELENGTH - In certain embodiments, an optical device and a method of use is provided. The optical device includes a fiber Bragg grating having a substantially periodic refractive index modulation along a length of the fiber Bragg grating. The fiber Bragg grating has a power transmission spectrum with a plurality of local transmission minima, wherein each pair of neighboring local transmission minima has a local transmission maximum therebetween. The local transmission maximum has a maximum power at a transmission peak wavelength. The optical device further includes a narrowband optical source in optical communication with a first optical path and a second optical path. The narrowband optical source is configured to generate light having a wavelength at or in the vicinity of a local transmission maximum or at or in the vicinity of a wavelength at which the power transmission spectrum has a maximum slope between a local transmission maximum and either one of two local transmission minima neighboring the local transmission maximum. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330849 | TORQUE SENSOR AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM - A torque sensor includes a first magnet fixed to a first shaft, a tubular magnetic yoke assembly in which a magnetic yoke core is molded with a resin member, and a first magnetic sensor that detects a magnetic flux from the first magnet induced by the magnetic yoke core. The torque sensor also includes a collar made of a ferromagnetic body that is fixed to an inner circumference of the magnetic yoke assembly and to which a second shaft is press-fitted and fixed, and a second magnet for an index sensor that is disposed on an outer circumference of the magnetic yoke assembly. At least a part of the collar is disposed between the magnetic yoke core and the second magnet with respect to an axial direction of the magnetic yoke assembly. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330850 | ROTOR FOR TORQUE SENSOR - Disclosed is a rotor for a torque sensor configured to improve a mechanical coupling force with respect to a jig in a process of adjusting a torque center, thus enabling a fine adjustment, the rotor including a rotor body having a sleeve coupled to a rotating shaft and a yoke protruding from an outer circumference of the sleeve, a ring-shaped magnet coupled to an outer circumference of the yoke, and an anti-slip structure formed on the rotor body and partially coming into contact with a jig during a rotating process for adjusting a torque center, thus inhibiting slipping between the rotor body and the jig when a rotating force is transmitted, so that slipping between the jig and the rotor body is inhibited to enable precise transmission of the rotating force whereby accuracy is improved during fine adjustment of the torque center. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330851 | ADAPTIVE WIRELESS TORQUE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - An adaptive wireless torque measurement system includes a rotor, a rotor antenna, a stator antenna, stator electronics, and rotor electronics. The rotor antenna is attached to the rotor. The stator antenna is configured to be inductively coupled to the rotor antenna. The stator electronics are coupled to receive, via the stator antenna, feedback data and are configured, in response thereto, to generate and transmit, via the stator antenna, power signals at a power level magnitude based in part on the feedback data. The rotor electronics are attached to the rotor and are coupled to receive, via the rotor antenna, the power signals transmitted by the stator electronics. The rotor electronics are configured to determine the power level magnitude of the power signals, generate the feedback data, the feedback data at least including information representative of the determined power level magnitude, and transmit, via the rotor antenna, the feedback data. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330852 | TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION FOR MONITORING A LOAD BEARING MEMBER - An exemplary system includes a moveable mass. A load bearing member includes at least one electrically conductive tension member that supports a load associated with movement of the mass. An electrically conductive member is situated along a selected portion of a path of movement of the load bearing member. The electrically conductive member is not subject to a load on the tension member. A processor is configured to determine an electrical resistance of the tension member as an indicator of a condition of the tension member. The processor is configured to determine an electrical resistance of the electrically conductive member. The processor uses the determined electrical resistance of the electrically conductive member to compensate for any environmental influence on the determined electrical resistance of the tension member. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330853 | System and Method for Measurement and Evaluation of Brake Pedal Performance - Linear brake pedal travel measurements are provided using a diagnostic unit with at least two linear measurement devices. The at least two linear measurement devices are offset in at least a vertical direction from a face of the brake pedal lever, and therefore directly measure non-linear pedal travel values. Thus, in certain embodiments, the system is further configured to convert the non-linear pedal travel measurements received from each of the at least two linear measurement devices to a linear brake pedal travel value corresponding to an operated position of the brake pedal lever. The resulting linear brake pedal travel information may then be used to evaluate brake pedal performance or measure customer brake feeling in an objective and reproducible way. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330854 | DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SENSOR AND DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SENSOR MANUFACTURING METHOD - A differential pressure sensor has a sensor chip that is, between a first inner wall surface and a second inner wall surface of a sensor chamber, joined by a first adhesive agent layer between one face of the sensor chip and the first inner wall surface of the sensor chamber and joined through a second adhesive agent layer between other face of the sensor chip and the second inner wall surface of the sensor chamber. The first adhesive agent layer is an adhesive agent layer that has a Young's modulus that is smaller than the Young's modulus of a material that structures a sensor diaphragm. The second adhesive agent layer is an adhesive agent layer that has a Young's modulus that is smaller than the Young's modulus of the material that structures the sensor diaphragm and larger than the Young's modulus of the first adhesive agent layer. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330855 | LOWER LIMB FORCE SENSING SYSTEM - Lower limb force sensing system includes a sensory insole formed of a plurality of thin film material layers arranged in a stack to form a plurality of sensor cells in a pattern that defines a sensor array. A plurality of perforations defined in the thin film material layers extend substantially around a perimeter of each sensor cell to substantially separate each sensor cell from a remainder of the thin film material layers and form a hinge member which extends from each sensor cell to an interstitial portion of the thin film layers extending between adjacent ones of the sensor cells. The hinge member defines an axis of rotation about which the sensor cell can pivot independently relative to adjacent interstitial portions of the thin film material layers. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330856 | PRESSURE SENSOR DEVICE WITH HIGH SENSITIVITY AND HIGH ACCURACY - The voltages output from a low-pressure MEMS sensor are increased by increasing the sensitivity of the sensor. Sensitivity is increased by thinning the diaphragm of the low pressure sensor device with corner trench. Nonlinearity increased by thinning the diaphragm is reduced by simultaneously creating a cross stiffener to the bottom side of the diaphragm. A rim, anchors, and a stiffener pad can also be added to further stiffen the thinner diaphragm and further reduce pressure nonlinearity. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330857 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING LOADING OF AN AIR FILTER - Methods and systems for estimating the loading of an air filter are disclosed herein. The method includes receiving upstream mass air flow data indicative of a mass air flow on an upstream side of an air filter (i.e., the “dirty side of the filter”), receiving downstream air pressure data indicative of an air pressure on a downstream side of the air filter (i.e., the “clean side of the filter”), and receiving downstream temperature data indicative of a temperature on the downstream side of the air filter. The method also includes determining a differential pressure (ΔP) across the air filter indicative of a loading of the air filter based on the upstream mass air flow data, the downstream air pressure data, and the downstream temperature data. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330858 | PRESSURE DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Provided are a pressure detection device having a fail-safe structure for minimizing leaking out of a fluid targeted for pressure detection, and a method for producing the same. A pressure detection device is provided with: a fluid inflow member having a flow path; a pressure sensor for detecting the pressure of the fluid that has flowed into the flow path; a base plate unit having a first resin section surrounding the pressure sensor; a lid section which is bonded to the first resin section so as to cover the pressure sensor from above, and forms a sealed space in the interior of which the pressure sensor is located; a terminal unit; and a resin cover section for bonding the fluid inflow member, the base plate unit, the lid section, and the terminal unit. The lid section is bonded to the first resin section and is pushed on from above by the resin cover section . | 2015-11-19 |
20150330859 | Method for Producing a Sensor Housing and Corresponding Sensor Housing - A method for producing a sensor housing comprises forming three seals including a first annular seal and a second annular seal connected to each other by a connecting web formed materially integral in a unipartite fashion with the first annular seal and the second annular seal, and positioning the first annular seal and the second annular seal on a housing shell of the sensor housing. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330860 | PIPING INSPECTION ROBOT AND METHOD OF INSPECTING PIPING - Provided is an inspection robot that is self-propelled on piping, measures moisture contained in a lagging material using a mounted inspection device, for example, a neutron moisture meter, and detects risk of corrosion. The inspection robot includes a main frame | 2015-11-19 |
20150330861 | CURRENT BASED AIR FILTER DIAGNOSTICS AND MONITORING - A system and method for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system of a building is provided. A monitoring device installed at the building is configured to measure a current supplied to the HVAC system and transmit current data based on the measured current. The monitoring system includes a monitoring server, located remotely from the building, configured to receive the transmitted current data and, based on the received current data, determine an average motor current over a predetermined time period and determine whether a failure has occurred in an air filter of the HVAC system based on a comparison of the average motor current with a predetermined threshold. The monitoring server generates a notification based on the comparison indicating that the failure has occurred in the air filter. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330862 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DIESEL ENGINE CHECK TOOL - A method for detecting leaks in a diesel engine is disclosed. The method includes connecting a nozzle of a leak testing device to a threaded inlet of the engine. The threaded inlet is in fluid communication with a high pressure oil cavity of the engine. A hose in fluid communication with the nozzle is connected to a pressurized air source to pressurize the engine with pressurized air from the pressurized air source. With the engine pressurized, a technician listens for an audible sound identifying the pressurized air leaking from the engine. A location of the leaking is then identified based on the audible sound from the engine. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330863 | Method and System for Identifying Leaks in Fluid Pipe Construction - System and method for identifying defects in a fluid pipe construction, where the method includes: receiving output signal data of at least two acoustic sensors configured for measuring flow related acoustic measures of the pipe constructions at least at the entrance point and at least one exit points thereof; and processing the received output signal data for identifying one or more types of flow related defects, using ultrasonic spectral range of the received signal data, wherein the identification is carried out by calculating at least the difference between the flow in the entrance and exit points of the pipe construction within the ultrasonic spectral range and comparing the calculated difference with at least two references indicating at least two flow states. The references are indicative of the flow states within the ultrasonic spectral range under normal conditions. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330864 | METHOD FOR TESTING THE INTEGRITY OF A FLEXIBLE TUBULAR PIPE AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING SAME - Method for testing a pipe for carrying hydrocarbons. The pipe has at least one internal sealing sheath made of polymer material, incorporating elements of reactive compound capable of reacting with corrosive gases contained in the hydrocarbons which diffuse radially through the sheath. The reaction forms a first layer, extending radially from the internal surface, in which the elements of reactive compound have reacted with the gases. A second layer, extends between the first layer and the external surface, in which the elements of reactive compound have not yet reacted with the gases. The method uses ultrasound to determine the position of an interface between the first and second layers to measure the progression of the diffusion of the gases through the sheath. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330865 | HANDHELD APPARATUS FOR MEASURING LENS SURFACE POWER - This invention discloses a handheld apparatus for measuring surface power or radius of prescription ophthalmic spectacle lenses, optical lenses or molds blocked with or without chuck during Rx production, and after comparing measurement results with designed data, providing correction data to the processing machines via wireless connection for correction processing if needed. The handheld apparatus integrates an optical measurement head into a monolithic optical system. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330866 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING OPERATING CONDITIONS IN A STEAM GENERATOR - A system and method for monitoring operating conditions of tubes in a steam generator. The system comprises sensors, affixed to the tubes, for detecting one or more of mechanical strains, pressures, and temperatures in the tubes; or a camera positioned in the steam generator, the camera for capturing thermal images of the tubes; or both the sensors and the camera. The system also comprises one or more computers connected to the sensors, or the camera, or both the sensors and the camera, the computers for receiving one or more of the mechanical strains, pressures, temperatures, and thermal images, and monitoring the operating conditions of the tubes. The method comprises receiving, at one or more times, one or more of pressures, mechanical strains, temperatures, and infrared photon counts of the tubes; identifying segments of the tubes to which pertains the pressures, mechanical strains, temperatures, and infrared photon counts; and monitoring the operating conditions of the tubes. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330867 | DIAGNOSIS OF GEAR CONDITION BY COMPARING DATA FROM COUPLED GEARS - A method and system for diagnosing gear condition by comparing data collected from each member of a set of coupled gears, including mating gears. Data containing vibrations or other signals from the set of coupled gears are collected. Condition indicators are calculated from the vibration data. The values of these condition indicators are compared for each pair of coupled gears. A divergence of the condition indicators as indicated by the comparison may indicate the presence of a faulted or otherwise anomalous condition. Such indication may be provided to a user. In one variation, the vibration data are used to calculate a synchronous average for each gear and the condition indicators are based on the synchronous average. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330868 | EXHAUST GAS ANALYZING APPARATUS - An exhaust gas analyzing apparatus of a vehicle mounted type equipped with an analyzer that is configured to analyze components contained in exhaust gas includes a sampling line that is an exhaust gas flow path extending from an exhaust gas introduction terminal that is configured to introduce the exhaust gas from the outside to the analyzer; a pressure reduction source that is configured to reduce a pressure in the sampling line to a predetermined pressure; and a temperature-regulating mechanism that is configured to regulate a temperature of the exhaust gas flowing in the sampling line to be at least a first temperature. The first temperature is set to be a temperature equal to or higher than an evaporation temperature of moisture at the reduced predetermined pressure and lower than an evaporation temperature of moisture at one atmospheric pressure. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330869 | WIRELESS ENGINE MONITORING SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED ENGINE WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK - A monitoring system for an aircraft engine includes a plurality of wireless engine sensors that sense engine parameters based on an engine sampling algorithm. The wireless engine sensors receive a new engine sampling algorithm to change the engine parameter sensing and generate engine data based on the new engine sampling algorithm. An engine monitoring module is mounted at the aircraft engine and collects and stores in a memory the engine data and transmits the engine data over a wireless communications signal into the aircraft and receives a new engine sampling algorithm and transmits it to the wireless engine sensors. A wireless LAN is within the aircraft and receives the new engine sampling algorithm from a ground based control center and transmits the new engine sampling algorithm to the engine monitoring module. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330870 | Restraint Device - Disclosed is a method of testing a vehicle having a fifth wheel and an apparatus for restraining the vehicle. The method of testing the vehicle may include moving the vehicle on a dynamometer and inserting a coupling structure into the fifth wheel to secure the vehicle during a test. In accordance with example embodiments, the apparatus may include a boom having a pin connection and a connecting structure arranged at an end of the boom, the connecting structure being configured to couple to the fifth wheel of the vehicle. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330871 | System Force-Deformation Modeling Apparatuses and Methods - System force-deformation measuring apparatuses (e.g., an apparatus that applies a quasi-static force), such as those, for example, configured to generate data (e.g., non-generic or accident-specific data) that assists in the reconstruction of vehicle collisions. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330872 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATION, SAFETY AND RELIABLE OPERATION PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT - In accordance with various embodiments described herein are systems and methods for collecting and analyzing parameter and properties data from an operation and using the data to determining Automation Safety and Operations Performance (ASOP) metrics indicative of various performance aspects of a given operation. Some embodiments are systems and methods for determining one or more ASOP metrics or metrics selected from a group consisting of elements including but not limited to Alarm System Performance Metric, an Operator Loading Metric, a Controllability Performance Metric, a Proximity to Safety System Metric, a Demand on Safety Systems Metric, and a Control System Integrity Metric. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330873 | PIPELINE SAMPLING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention describes a sampling system and densitometer system for sampling fluids from a pipeline. A flow loop is set up which continuously collects fluid from the pipeline and then returns the fluid with a minimum fluid flow rate so that the fluid is representative of fluid flowing through the pipeline at the time of sampling. For each sample, pressurized fluid is taken from the flow loop and directed to a pressurized sampling chamber. The sampling chamber is then directed by gravity to an removable sample container, which may pressurized or unpressurized, in each sampling cycle. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330874 | Water Sampling Device - A water sampling device for obtaining a water sample within an environment isolated from adverse weather conditions, such as rain or a debris filled atmosphere. The water sampling device includes a chamber having a base, one or more sidewalls, and an upper end. The interior of the chamber includes a faucet disposed on a sidewall and connected to a hose that extends through the sidewall to the exterior of the chamber, wherein the hose can collect water from a water source. A valve is disposed within the faucet in order to control the flow of water therethrough. The water sampling device further includes a pair of gloves disposed on opposing sidewalls, wherein the gloves extend into the chamber so as to allow a user to manipulate the water sample therein. A stand is secured to the exterior of the chamber in order to support the chamber in an upright position. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330875 | EXHAUST GAS SAMPLING MECHANISM AND EXHAUST GAS ANALYSIS APPARATUS - To provide an exhaust gas sampling mechanism which can prevent condensed water droplets in exhaust gas from being sampled by a sampling probe and advantageously sample only the gas components of the exhaust gas to be measured, thereby maintaining a high response speed in analyzing the exhaust gas, the exhaust gas sampling mechanism includes the sampling probe disposed in a flow path through which the exhaust gas flows, for sampling the exhaust gas; and a gas-permeable cover which covers at least an upstream portion or a lateral surface portion of the sampling probe in the flow path, and has a water droplet removing structure. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330876 | COMPACTION TESTING SAMPLER ASSEMBLY - An in-situ roller compacted concrete testing sampler assembly is provided. The testing sampler assembly includes a first tube and a second tube. The second tube is configured to contain a roller compacted sample. The first tube and the second tube are configured to be placed in a loose roller compacted concrete lift for a construction site, and compacted simultaneously during the compaction of the loose roller compacted concrete lift. The second tube is configure to move with respect to the first tube to compact the roller compacted sample during compaction of the loose roller compacted concrete lift. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330877 | METHOD FOR PREPARING SAMPLES FOR IMAGING - A method and apparatus is provided for preparing samples for observation in a charged particle beam system in a manner that reduces or prevents artifacts. An ion beam mills exposes a cross section of the work piece using a bulk mill process. A deposition precursor gas is directed to the sample surface while a small amount of material is removed from the exposed cross section face, the deposition precursor producing a more uniform cross section. Embodiments are useful for preparing cross sections for SEM observation of samples having layers of materials of different hardnesses. Embodiments are useful for preparation of thin TEM samples. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330878 | SAMPLE ANALYZER AND A SAMPLE ANALYZING METHOD - Herewith disclosed is a sample analyzer comprising: a measurement section configured to perform a measurement on a sample and generate a measurement value according to the concentration of an analyte in the sample; a memory storing a calibration curve; an analysis section; an output section; and an instruction receiver. When the instruction receiver receives an instruction to perform a diluting measurement on a calibration sample, the measurement section dilutes the calibration sample by a predetermined ratio and performs a measurement on the diluted calibration sample, and the analysis section determines the concentration of the analyte in the diluted calibration sample by applying a measurement value obtained from the diluted calibration sample to the calibration curve. Information generated based on the determined concentration and the known concentration is output. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330879 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BIOMOLECULE ANALYSIS - Disclosed are devices or apparatus and methods for membrane-, bead- or cell-based biomolecule analysis, where a detectable signal can be measured after affinity binding and/or enzymatic reaction occurs on the membranes, beads or cells. The apparatus or device can rapidly separate the beads or cells from the liquid solution without using centrifugation, vacuum, or magnetic force. The apparatus or device includes a sample well for receiving a sample containing cells or beads, as well as other aqueous solutions, a porous filter membrane at the bottom of the well which is capable of retaining the cells or beads on its upper surface by size exclusion, and an absorbing plug in touch with the filter membrane for removing the liquid solution. Multiple devices can be arranged in a multi-well array in a plate so that signals from multiple assays can be directly analyzed in a plate reader or an imaging instrument. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330880 | DEVICE, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING A TARGET ANALYTE - This disclosure is directed to a cap for obtaining a target analyte from a suspension. The cap introduces a magnetic field or a magnetic gradient to the tube to draw the target analyte bound to a particle to the cap. In one aspect, a cap includes a magnetic insert and a receiving piece. The magnetic insert includes a stopper and a magnet extending from the stopper; and, the receiving piece, which is configured to hold the magnetic insert, includes a receiving stopper and a sheath. The sheath may include imaging slides on opposite sides of the sheath. In another aspect, the cap may include a stopper and an embedded magnet. The cap may include an analysis piece on a bottom end of the stopper. In yet another aspect, the cap may include a fluid compartment and a filter at a bottom end of the stopper. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330881 | ANALYZING METHOD OF SPOT WELDED PORTION, ANALYZING PROGRAM OF SPOT WELDED PORTION, RECORDING MEDIUM AND ANALYZING APPARATUS OF SPOT WELDED PORTION - An analyzing method of a spot welded portion, includes: acquiring bar elements as the spot welded portion; extracting other bar elements existing at a periphery of a target bar element which is targeted among the acquired bar elements; determining whether or not there is a bar element which shares the same end point with the target bar element among the extracted bar elements; determining that the target bar element and the bar element which shares the same end point with the target bar element are a three-layer spot welded portion when it is determined that there is the bar element which shares the same end point with the target bar element; and determining whether or not there is a bar element whose distance between elements with the target bar element is within a predetermined distance among the extracted bar elements when it is determined that there is not the bar element which shares the same end point with the target bar element, and determining that the target bar element and the extracted bar element are not the three-layer spot welded portion when it is determined that there is not the bar element within the predetermined distance. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330882 | MATERIAL TESTING MACHINE - When a crosshead descends after a specimen is loaded, pins attached to link members contact seat surfaces formed on seat members, and then contact side walls of the seat surfaces. As the crosshead descends further, the pins contacting the seat surfaces press the seat members | 2015-11-19 |
20150330883 | LIQUID SALT ENVIRONMENT STRESS-RUPTURE TESTING - Disclosed herein are systems, devices and methods for stress-rupture testing selected materials within a high-temperature liquid salt environment. Exemplary testing systems include a load train for holding a test specimen within a heated inert gas vessel. A thermal break included in the load train can thermally insulate a load cell positioned along the load train within the inert gas vessel. The test specimen can include a cylindrical gage portion having an internal void filled with a molten salt during stress-rupture testing. The gage portion can have an inner surface area to volume ratio of greater than 20 to maximize the corrosive effect of the molten salt on the specimen material during testing. Also disclosed are methods of making a salt ingot for placement within the test specimen. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330884 | PEELING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING WELDED LAYERS - An apparatus and method for separating welded multi-layered samples has a slotted engine-driven spindle that twists and pulls a layer from the sample, breaking the welds as the layer winds around the spindle. The sample is held between two clamps and a tensioning cylinder pulls a movable first clamp against the second stationery clamp. Sensors may sense the force required to break the welds and the data may be stored and analyzed in a computer. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330885 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING FILTERING CARTRIDGE - An apparatus applicable to a storage container is provided and includes a filtering cartridge, a gas supply device and a particle counter. The filtering cartridge is configured to be disposed on the storage container. The filtering cartridge includes a flexible housing and a filter. The flexible housing has a first portion and a second portion opposite to the first portion. The flexible housing includes a gas inlet, a first gas outlet and a second gas outlet. The gas inlet is disposed on the first portion. The first gas outlet is disposed on the first portion. The second gas outlet is disposed on the second portion and connected to the storage container. The filter is disposed over the second gas outlet. The gas supply device is connected to the gas inlet, thereby purging gas into the flexible housing. The particle counter is connected to the first gas outlet. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330886 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MIXING SOLUTION AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING PARTICLES IN SOLUTION - An apparatus for mixing a solution includes first and second tanks, a sampling element, a flow control element, a mixing assembly, first and second air-intake systems, and first and second air-exhaust systems. The first tank has a first chamber. The second tank has a second chamber. The sampling element has an extraction port located in the first chamber. The flow control element connects and communicates with the first chamber. Two opposite ends of the mixing assembly connect and communicate with the first chamber and the second chamber, respectively. The first air-intake system and the first air-exhaust system connect and communicate with the first chamber. The second air-intake system and the second air-exhaust system connect and communicate with the second chamber. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330887 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MICROPARTICLE SEPARATION BASED ON MICROFLUIDIC CHROMATOGRAPHY USING SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE - The present invention related to an apparatus for separating micro-nano scale particles based on microfluidic chromatography using surface acoustic waves, comprising: a piezoelectric substrate; a pair of transducers, which are patterned on the piezoelectric substrate and generate surface acoustic waves when electric energy is applied to the piezoelectric substrate; a microfluidic chip, which is mounted on the piezoelectric substrate and include a microfluidic channel disposed between the pair of transducers, wherein a fluid including micro-nano scale particles flows in the microfluidic channel; and a detection unit, which detects micro-nano scale particles separated by the surface acoustic waves while the micro-nano scale particles pass through the microfluidic channel, wherein forces of the surface acoustic waves generated by the pair of transducers are formed in a direction opposite to a fluid flow to generate flow resistance to the micro-nano scale particles which flows in the microfluidic channel. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330888 | FLOW CYTOMETRY DATA SEGMENTATION RESULT EVALUATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods evaluate the results produced by histogram segmenting techniques. Exemplary techniques assess boundary region decision or placement techniques according to histogram based metrics, population based metrics, or combinations or transformations thereof. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330889 | Device and Method for Monitoring Corrosive Environment - Provided is a device for monitoring corrosive environment including at least one passage structure having an opening and configured to control intrusion of a corrosive substance present in an atmosphere; and a sensor unit having a metal film that is disposed inside the passage structure. The metal film inside the passage structure corrodes by the corrosive substance intruding from the opening to the passage structure. During the monitoring, an electric resistance value of the metal film varies depending on expansion of the corroded region of the metal film. Thus, the device for monitoring corrosive environment measures the electric resistance value of the metal film with suppressing fluctuation of the measured values. This allows a corrosion level of the environment installed with electric and electronic apparatuses to be evaluated for a long term and in an accurate manner. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330890 | INTERMEDIATE SEALING FOR ULTRADEEP WATER APPLICATIONS - A sealing arrangement and a method for testing the integrity of a sealing arrangement of a flexible pipe are disclosed. The method includes locating a first annular sealing element and a second annular sealing element in a joint between two elements of a flexible pipe, with a region of the joint therebetween; and pressurising the region between the first sealing element and the second sealing element through a port extending towards the region to a predetermined pressure of 0.2 MP or greater. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330891 | INSPECTION DEVICE AND INSPECTION SYSTEM FOR DISPLAY SUBSTRATE - The present disclosure relates to a technical field of display substrate inspection. The present disclosure discloses an inspection device and an inspection system for display substrate. The inspection device includes a support member, a turning table and a first drive device. The turning table includes: a carrier pivotally mounted on a pivot shaft, the carrier having an observation aperture through its thickness direction; and positioning clamps which are mounted on the carrier and are used to retain the display substrate in the range of the observation aperture. The first drive device is in transmission connection with the pivot shaft of the carrier in order to drive the turning table to rotate around the pivot shaft. When inspecting the appearance of the display substrate by the above mentioned inspection device, omnidirectional inspection of the display substrate can be achieved by turning the turning table. Moreover, the contact between the inspector and the display substrate can be avoided, the risk of damaging the display substrate during appearance inspection can be decreased, and therefore defects of the display substrate caused by appearance inspection can be reduced. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330892 | Analysis of Action Potentials, Transients, and Ion Flux in Excitable Cells - Video recordings from two or more optical channels are produced, processed, and analyzed simultaneously in order to provide quantitative analysis of action potentials, calcium transients and ionic flux in excitable cells loaded with voltage or ion sensitive dyes with distinct excitation and emission wavelengths, The specific wavelengths of fluorescent light emitted from each dye are separated and recorded. The recordings are mutually registered and cytometric analysis is performed to provide a quantitative analysis of the action potentials calcium transient, and/or ionic flux on a cell-by-cell and well-by-well basis in microtiter plates. The cells are then fixed, labeled for other biomarkers, and scanned again. The resulting fixed cell images are registered with the live cell recordings and analyzed; missing cells that were washed off are detected relative to the live recordings, and cytometry data from live and fixed cell scans is collated cell-by-cell. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330893 | PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER ANALYSIS ASSEMBLY - An analysis assembly ( | 2015-11-19 |
20150330894 | Near-Infrared Optical Probe and Associated Disposable Sheath - An optical probe with associated disposable polymer sheath for near-infrared optical interrogation of fluids within bioprocessing vessels by means of transmission or transflection spectroscopy provides for the determination of quantities and parameters of substances in fluids contained within bioprocessing vessels. Associated methods for use of the optical probe and associated sheath to determine quantities of substances in fluids and parameters of fluids during bioprocesses are provided. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330895 | INSTRUMENT FOR MEASURING THE CONCENTRATION OF WATER ISOTOPES IN A GAS SAMPLE LOADED WITH WATER VAPOUR - An instrument for measuring the concentration of water isotopes in a gas sample loaded with water vapour, includes an analyser; a vaporiser including a circuit that connects to the analyser to transmit a vaporised calibration liquid to the analyser and an output circuit for discharging the overflow of the vaporised calibration liquid, the output circuit arranged such that the overflow is discharged without passing through the analyser and a purge circuit connected to the input of the vaporiser for sucking said vaporised purge fluid through the vaporiser during a purge operation, the purge circuit arranged such that the vaporised purge fluid does not pass through the analyser; a selector for selectively establishing a first state establishing the circulation of the calibration liquid through the connection circuit and the circulation of the overflow through the output circuit and a second state establishing the circulation of the purge liquid through the purge circuit. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330896 | METHOD AND MEASURING DEVICE FOR CONTINUOUSLY MEASURING THE ABBE NUMBER - Method and device for measuring the Abbe number in a process liquid. Light generates successively at wavelengths of 486.1 nm, 589.3 nm and 656.3 nm and different light wavelengths are directed successively through a measuring window in the process liquid so total reflection occurs at each wavelength on the measuring window surface and process liquid. Partial light reflected at each wavelength is directed to a sensor, whereby an image forms on the sensor surface; between light and dark boundary region corresponding to each wavelength critical angle, in which total reflection occurs. At each wavelength between light and dark boundary region detection by image analysis. At each wavelength, dependency between light and dark boundary region and refractive-index of process liquid measurement is detected, the Abbe number by refractive-index values obtained from: | 2015-11-19 |
20150330897 | IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MEASURING REFRACTIVE INDEX - An image sensor and method for measuring a refractive index of a material includes a semiconductor substrate having an exposed surface for facing the material, an array of pixels on the semiconductor substrate spaced from the exposed surface, and a light source on the semiconductor substrate configured to emit light into the semiconductor substrate toward the exposed surface to reflect the light off the exposed surface toward the array of pixels, wherein the array of pixels detect the light reflected by the exposed surface for calculating the refractive index of the material. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330898 | Real Time Optical Detection of Bacteria - A system and method for the detection of bacteria on a sample, utilises spectroscopic analysis of the sample and the fluorescent properties of bacteria or other substance(s) or matter associated with the bacteria to identify the presence of bacteria on the sample. A detector analyses light emitted from the sample in response to illumination. The detector | 2015-11-19 |
20150330899 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MAKING A SENSOR - A sensor, system, and method of making a sensor are disclosed. The sensor includes a solid polymer material, and a dopant-containing region of discrete thickness at a surface of the solid polymer. The method of creating the sensor includes impregnating the polymer material with the dopant by contact with a solvent solution containing the dopants. A polymer/solvent gel-layer, whose depth increases with impregnation time, forms after contact of the polymer material in the solvent solution. The dopants are diffused into the polymer material, forming a dopant-containing region of discrete thickness at a surface of the solid polymer. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330900 | DUAL-MODE MICROFLUIDIC GENETICS TESTING PLATFORMS AND METHODS OF DUAL-MODE GENETICS TESTING USING SAME - Dual mode genetics testing systems are devised about a single element testing platform. A microfluidic network and system of interconnected receiving cells and reaction vessels supports at the same time genotyping and copy number analysis where the platform may be subject to a common thermal cycle schedule to cause the proper reactions (DNA replication) necessary in both test types. Further, the microfluidic platform which includes reaction vessels for genotyping which are spatially removed from reaction vessels for copy number analysis, is coupled to optical scanner and detection systems specifically arranged to apply test specific detection routines on each of these distinct regions or portions of the dual mode test platform. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330901 | Fluorescent Biological Sample Operating and Monitoring System - A fluorescent biological sample operating and monitoring system for restricting the range of movement of a biological sample to facilitate observation. The system includes: a base formed with a predetermined observation position; a shield formed with an operation opening and cooperating with the base to define a light shielding cavity; an infrared illuminating device for illuminating the predetermined observation position; a low-angle excitation light source device including an excitation light source that emits light in a direction oriented toward the predetermined observation position and of a wavelength smaller than that of light emitted by the infrared illuminating device; and an observation display device including an image capturing device having a lens disposed within the shield for capturing an infrared image and oriented toward the predetermined observation position, and an image display. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330902 | Gas-Phase Delivery System for Molecule Sensing Apparatus - Molecule sensing apparatus. The apparatus has first and second chambers, an input port extending into the first chamber, a fluid channel extending from the first chamber to the second chamber, and a surface-enhanced substrate in the second chamber. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330903 | Near-Infrared Optical Interfaces for Disposable Bioprocessing Vessels - An optical sampling apparatus for disposable flexible bioprocessing vessels includes features for optical interrogation of the vessel contents by means of transmission or transflection spectroscopy. This optical interrogation allows for the determination of quantities and parameters of substances in fluids contained within the vessels during bioprocesses. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330904 | COLORMETRIC SENSOR DETECTING ANALYTES WITH VISUAL EXAMINATION - Provided is a colorimetric sensor whose color is changed from an A color to a B color after being exposed to analytes and which adds a dye or pigment complementing the A or B color so as to induce the color change from a black color to another color thereby maximizing a color contrast effect. The colorimetric sensor according to embodiments of the present invention includes a color change detecting part in which an indicator of which a color is changed according to presence and absence of the analytes and a dye which complements the color of the indicator are mixed, wherein the analytes are detected using a color change of the color change detecting part. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330905 | Methods and apparatus for surface classification - In illustrative implementations of this invention, light sources illuminate a surface with multi-spectral, multi-directional illumination that varies in direction, wavelength, coherence and collimation. One or more cameras capture images of the surface while the surface is illuminated under different lighting conditions. One or more computers take, as input, data indicative of or derived from the images, and determine a classification of the surface. Based on the computed classification, the computers output signals to control an I/O device, such that content displayed by the I/O device depends, at least in part, on the computed classification. In illustrative implementations, this invention accurately classifies a wide range of surfaces, including transparent surfaces, specular surfaces, and surfaces with few features. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330906 | FRESHNESS ESTIMATION METHOD, FRESHNESS ESTIMATION APPARATUS, AND NON-VOLATILE RECORDING MEDIUM - A freshness estimation method includes obtaining an absorbance spectrum that is obtained by irradiating an eye of a fish with light having all or part of a wavelength band from 315 nm to 450 nm; and estimating freshness of the fish by using a shape of the obtained absorbance spectrum. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330907 | Method and Apparatus for Producing and Measuring Dynamically Focused, Steered, and Shaped Oblique Laser Illumination for Spinning Wafer Inspection System - A method and apparatus for producing high frequency dynamically focused oblique laser illumination for a spinning wafer inspection system. The focus is changed by changing the beam direction incidence angle so as to bring focal spot onto the wafer surface. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330908 | PUMP AND PROBE TYPE SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION METROLOGY - Various approaches to can be used to interrogate a surface such as a surface of a layered semiconductor structure on a semiconductor wafer. Certain approaches employ Second Harmonic Generation and in some cases may utilize pump and probe radiation. Other approaches involve determining current flow from a sample illuminated with radiation. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330909 | WAFER METROLOGY TECHONOLOGIES - Various approaches can be used to interrogate a surface such as a surface of a layered semiconductor structure on a semiconductor wafer. Certain approaches employ Second Harmonic Generation and in some cases may utilize pump and probe radiation. Other approaches involve determining current flow from a sample illuminated with radiation. Decay constants can be measured to provide information regarding the sample. Additionally, electric and/or magnetic field biases can be applied to the sample to provide additional information. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330910 | Cosmetic Evaluation Box for Used Electronics - A cosmetic testing device for electronic devices that uses the electronic device's own camera to take photographs of the electronic device in order to determine its cosmetic condition. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330911 | REMOTE SCANNING AND DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A surface scanning method and apparatus attached to a highway vehicle, mobile equipment, or the like, that traverses existing roadways and bridges. The apparatus has at least one of a variously adaptable, complete, and ready to operate packaged kit including configured sensor suites with one or more of a visual scanning sensor; an infra-red scanning sensor; and an elevation measuring sensor. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330912 | Defect Sampling for Electron Beam Review Based on Defect Attributes from Optical Inspection and Optical Review - Various embodiments for generating a defect sample for electron beam review are provided. One method includes combining, on a defect-by-defect basis, one or more first attributes for defects determined by optical inspection of a wafer on which the defects were detected with one or more second attributes for the defects determined by optical review of the wafer thereby generating combined attributes for the defects. The method also includes separating the defects into bins based on the combined attributes for the defects. The bins correspond to different defect classifications. In addition, the method includes sampling one or more of the defects for the electron beam review based on the bins into which the defects have been separated thereby generating a defect review sample for the electron beam review. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330913 | SCANNER AUTOMATIC DIRTY/CLEAN WINDOW DETECTION - An image from a window of a scanner is taken and analyzed to determine whether the image is relevant to dirt or debris on the window. When the image is relevant to dirt or debris, the size and amount of the dirt or debris is compared to a threshold and when the threshold is exceeded an alert is raised to have the window cleaned of the dirt or debris. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330914 | Wafer Edge Detection and Inspection - Methods and systems for determining wafer inspection coordinates for fixed location(s) on a wafer are provided. One system includes an illumination subsystem configured to direct light to a spot on an edge of a wafer. The spot extends beyond the edge of the wafer. The system also includes a stage that rotates the wafer thereby causing the spot to be scanned over the edge of the wafer. The system also includes a detector configured to detect light from the spot while the spot is being scanned over the edge and to generate output responsive thereto. The system further includes a computer processor configured to determine wafer inspection coordinates of two or more locations on the edge of the wafer based on the output and to determine wafer inspection coordinates of fixed location(s) on the wafer based on the wafer inspection coordinates of the two or more locations on the edge. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330915 | NONDESTRUCTIVE INLINE X-RAY METROLOGY WITH MODEL-BASED LIBRARY METHOD - Described is a method and system for measuring parameters of a structure on a substrate, such as a via or a through-silicon via (TSV) using an imaging X-ray metrology system. A previously-trained Support Vector Machine (SVM) model is used to extract structure parameters from the acquired structure X-ray images. Training of the Support Vector Machine (SVM) model is accomplished by using a library of actual or simulated X-ray images, or a combination of the two image types, paired with structure parameter sets. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330916 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE AUTOMATED TESTING AND/OR MEASURING OF A PLURALITY OF SUBSTANTIALLY IDENTICAL COMPONENTS BY X-RADIATION - A system for the automated serial testing and/or measuring of a plurality of substantially identical components by X-radiation, the system comprising a testing device with a support, a rotor mounted so as to be continuously rotatable on the support, and an X-ray device disposed on the rotor, a protective enclosure surrounding the testing device, a handling device for handling a component during X-ray testing, and a control/evaluation unit configured for automatically controlling the system as well as evaluating the X-ray signals by computer tomography. The handling device is configured for periodically reciprocating between a loading region and a testing region and comprises an end face element on which the component can be disposed on the side of the end face. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330917 | Covert Surveillance Using Multi-Modality Sensing - The present specification discloses a covert mobile inspection vehicle with a backscatter X-ray scanning system that has an X-ray source and detectors for obtaining a radiographic image of an object outside the vehicle. The system is configured to also simultaneously detect passive radiation. The systems preferably include at least one sensor for determining a distance from at least one of the detectors to points on the surface of the object being scanned, a processor for processing the obtained radiographic image by using the determined distance of the object to obtain an atomic number of each material contained in the object, and one or more sensors to obtain surveillance data from a predefined area surrounding the vehicle. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330918 | METHOD OF DETERMINING SURFACE ORIENTATION OF SINGLE CRYSTAL WAFER - Provided is a method of determining a surface orientation of a single crystal wafer. The method of determining a surface orientation of a single crystal wafer using high resolution X-ray rocking curve measurement may determine a surface angle of the wafer and a direction of the surface angle using rocking curve measurement of a high resolution X-ray diffraction method and measuring a misalignment angle formed by a rotation axis of a measuring apparatus and a surface normal of the wafer and an orientation of the misalignment angle. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330919 | GROUP III NITRIDE WAFERS AND FABRICATION METHOD AND TESTING METHOD - The invention provides, in one instance, a group III nitride wafer sliced from a group III nitride ingot, polished to remove the surface damage layer and tested with x-ray diffraction. The x-ray incident beam is irradiated at an angle less than 15 degree and diffraction peak intensity is evaluated. The group III nitride wafer passing this test has sufficient surface quality for device fabrication. The invention also provides, in one instance, a method of producing group III nitride wafer by slicing a group III nitride ingot, polishing at least one surface of the wafer, and testing the surface quality with x-ray diffraction having an incident beam angle less than 15 degree to the surface. The invention also provides, in an instance, a test method for testing the surface quality of group III nitride wafers using x-ray diffraction having an incident beam angle less than 15 degree to the surface. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330920 | Nanoconfinement Platform for Nanostructure Quantification via Grazing-Transmission X-ray Scattering - A nano-confinement platform that may allow improved quantification of the structural order of nanometer-scale systems. Sample-holder ‘chips’ are designed for the GTSAXS experimental geometry. The platform involves fabricated nanostructured sample holders on and in one or more corners of a substrate support where the sample material of interest is positioned at the corner of the substrate support. In an embodiment, the substrate material making up the substrate support beneath the sample-holding area is removed. A scattering x-ray sample platform includes a substrate support arranged in a parallelepiped form, having a substantially flat base and a substantially flat top surface, the top surface being substantially parallel with the base, the parallelepiped having a plurality of corners. At least one corner of the substrate support has a sample holding area formed in the top surface of the substrate support and within a predetermined distance from the corner. The sample holding area includes a regular array of nano-wells formed in the top surface of the substrate support. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330921 | METHOD FOR ACCURATELY DETERMINING THE THICKNESS AND/OR ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION OF SMALL FEATURES ON THIN-SUBSTRATES USING MICRO-XRF - A method for X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) analysis includes directing an X-ray beam onto a sample and measuring an XRF signal excited from the sample, in a reference measurement in which the sample includes one or more first layers formed on a substrate, and in a target measurement after one or more second layers are formed on the substrate in addition to the first layers, so as to produce a reference XRF spectrum and a target XRF spectrum, respectively. A contribution of the first layers to the target XRF spectrum is reduced using the reference XRF spectrum. A parameter of at least one of the second layers is estimated using the target XRF spectrum in which the contribution of the first layers has been reduced. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330922 | METHOD FOR EVALUATION TESTING OF MATERIAL FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A sample composed of a nickel-based metal is immersed in a corrosive solution (aqueous solution containing an acid and sodium chloride). The sample that has been immersed in the corrosive solution is exposed to a flame of engine oil, and further heated. By immersing the sample in the particular corrosive solution, a Ni-enriched phase which is deficient in additional elements and in which the Ni concentration increases is formed in a surface layer region of the sample. By exposing the sample having the Ni-enriched phase to the flame of the engine oil, components in the engine oil are activated and brought into contact with the sample to form a low-melting point phase in the surface layer region of the sample. By heating the sample having the low-melting point phase to melt the low-melting point phase and resolidifying the low-melting point phase, particles and the like can be formed depending on the type of material of the sample. The ease of the generation of particles can be evaluated by using simple equipment instead of an engine for testing. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330923 | Computer-Implemented System And Method For Externally Assessing A Building's Susceptibility To Heat Loads - Usage data of an indoor climate control system for a building is obtained. To determine system susceptibility to infiltration, the infiltration parameter per unit effective leak area is determined. To determine system exposure to insolation, an insolation parameter per unit area is determined. To determine thermal isolation of the building, ambient temperature data is obtained for a time period of interest. A fit of the relevant data is performed. A large positive infiltration regression coefficient with minimal error is interpreted as indication of a significant infiltration load. Either a large positive insolation regression coefficient with minimal error for cooling or a large negative insolation regression coefficient with minimal error for heating is interpreted as indications of significant heat load due to insolation. For thermal isolation, a large positive temperature coefficient is interpreted as poor insulation or isolation against temperature-driven thermal loads. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330924 | METHOD FOR AIR FLOW FAULT AND CAUSE IDENTIFICATION - Methods and systems for detecting and identifying faults in air-cooled systems are provided. The systems and methods may utilize a prediction model based on an energy balance relationship. In certain methods, one or more measured parameters associated with the air-cooled system may be compared with corresponding parameters generated by the prediction model. One or more faults may be detected and identified based upon deviations between the measured and detected system parameters. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330925 | System for Determining the Zeta Potential for Characterizing a Solid/Liquid Interface With Controlled Profile Pressure Loading - A device determines information indicative for a zeta potential at the interface between a solid phase and a liquid phase. The device includes a pressure vessel, in which the liquid phase can be accommodated and a measuring cell, downstream of the pressure vessel and such that it can be brought into fluid communication with the pressure vessel and in which the solid phase can be accommodated. A storage vessel is downstream of and in fluid communication with the measuring cell. A pressure loading apparatus, loads the pressure vessel with a pressure profile with a temporally continuous pressure change so a liquid phase can be conveyed out of the pressure vessel through the measuring cell into the storage vessel. A detection apparatus detects the information indicative for the zeta potential at the measuring cell during the loading of the pressure vessel with the pressure profile. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330926 | HAND-HELD TEST METER CONSTANT CURRENT DRIVER WITH INTEGRATED TEST STRIP SAMPLE DETECTION - A hand-held test meter for the determination of an analyte in a bodily fluid sample using an analytical test strip includes a microprocessor block (MB), a strip port connector (SPC), a voltage driver block (VDB) operatively connected to the MB and the SPC, a current measurement block (CMB) operatively connected to the SPC and the MB, and a memory block operatively coupled to the MB and storing integrated test strip detection and constant current driver instructions. Moreover, the memory block, MB, VDB and CMB are configured such that the integrated test strip detection and constant current driver instructions, when executed by the MB, algorithmically detects sample application to a test strip inserted in the SPC and algorithmically drives a constant current through the inserted strip by varying a voltage applied to the SPC by the VDB based on a signal from the CMB. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330927 | INTERFACIAL CONCENTRATION AND ORIENTATION OF DROPLET CONTENTS FOR ENHANCED DETECTION USING ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY - System and method of concentrating (or aligning) analytes at a droplet-bulk solution interface as a means of enhancing a detection sensitivity of the analytes at electrodes in a fluidic channel. A number of differing types of intermolecular forces and chemicals or materials can be employed to accomplish the concentrating (and/or aligning). For example, a measurement analogous to a conventional electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurement can be made by bringing an analyte (e.g., a molecule to be detected) to the edge of a droplet, and in so doing, positioning the analyte close to an electrode surface to aid in detection. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330928 | DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A SALT CONCENTRATION OF CRUDE OIL - A device for determining a salt concentration of crude oil includes a mixture container for holding a mixture of crude oil and solvent while the salt concentration is determined. The device also may include a sample conduit possessing a first end selectively fluidly connected to one of a crude oil storage container and a solvent pump and a second end selectively fluidly connected to one of a crude oil pump and the mixture container. In addition, the device may include an air pump configured to supply a sample conduit with pressurized air, and at least one collapsible solvent storage container configured to collapse when solvent is withdrawn from the solvent storage container. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330929 | OZONE WATER CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND OZONE WATER CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT METHOD - An ozone water concentration measurement apparatus that is capable of measuring ozone concentrations with high accuracy and without using an electrolyte brings at least a counter electrode and a working electrode into contact with ozone water, which is a sample solution (S), applies voltage between the counter electrode and the working electrode, and measures the current value at that voltage, to thereby calculate the ozone concentration in the ozone water. In the ozone water concentration measurement apparatus, the working electrode is a conductive diamond electrode, and the surface area that contacts the ozone water of the working electrode is within the range of 628 to 392,500 μm | 2015-11-19 |
20150330930 | Silicon Oil Sensor - A silicon oil sensor has a conductive layer made of an organic silicone polymer doped with conductive particles. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330931 | GRIP SENSOR - A grip sensor includes: a plurality of capacitive detectors which are disposed in a grip of a steering wheel of a vehicle, and output values which vary according to whether a human body is in contact; and a controller which determines, at a preset timing, a reference value to be subtracted from the values output from the plurality of capacitive detectors, to determine whether the human body is in contact, wherein the controller identifies, from among values output from the plurality of capacitive detectors at the preset timing, one or more values each having an absolute value smaller than a first threshold, and determines, as the reference value, one of the one or more values identified or an average of the one or more values identified. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330932 | SOIL MOISTURE SENSOR - A soil moisture sensor includes a capacitive probe configured to be inserted into soil, a series RLC circuit electrically coupled to the capacitive probe, a microcontroller configured to determine the capacitance value of the soil and determine the moisture content of the soil from the capacitance value of the soil. | 2015-11-19 |
20150330933 | CATHODIZED GOLD NANOPARTICLE GRAPHITE PENCIL ELECTRODE AND METHOD FOR GLUCOSE DETECTION - The cathodized gold nanoparticle graphite pencil electrode is a sensitive enzymeless electrochemical glucose sensor based on the cathodization of AuNP-GPE. Cyclic voltammetry shows that advantageously, the cathodized AuNP-GPE is able to oxidize glucose partially at low potential (around −0.27 V). Fructose and sucrose cannot be oxidized at <0.1 V, thus the glucose oxidation peak at around −0.27 V is suitable enough for selective detection of glucose in the presence of fructose and sucrose. However, the glucose oxidation peak current at around −0.27 V is much lower which should be enhanced to obtain low detection limit. The AuNP-GPE cathodization increases the oxidation peak current of glucose at around −0.27 V. The dynamic range of the sensor is in the range between 0.05 to 5.0 mM of glucose with good linearity (R | 2015-11-19 |
20150330934 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING THE QUALITY OF ORE - The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for monitoring the quality of an ore delivered to flotation concentration and the state of a slurry prepared from said ore. In the method, two or more working electrodes ( | 2015-11-19 |