51st week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 35 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150362569 | 3T Multinuclear and Proton Composite Array for Magnetic Resonance Imaging - The present invention is a dual resonant breast coil design for combined sodium and proton breast MRI with increased SNR at 3T when compared to a coil with a single proton and sodium channel. The coil consists of a 7-channel sodium receive phased array, a large sodium transmit coil, and a 4-channel hydrogen transceive array. An interleaved overlapping coil layout is used to reduce coupling between sodium and proton coil elements. The new composite array coil demonstrates a 2-5× improvement in SNR for sodium imaging when compared to a simple single-loop dual resonant design. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362570 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND GRADIENT COIL - A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes a static field magnet, a gradient coil and a shim housing box. The static field magnet generates a static magnetic field in a space within a substantially cylindrical hollow. The gradient coil is provided inside the static field magnet and generates a gradient magnetic field. The shim housing box is capable of housing a metallic shim, the shim housing box being formed into a shape such that an attractive force of the static magnetic field applied to the shim housing box under magnetic excitation becomes smaller than a predetermined threshold. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362571 | METHOD FOR ANALYSIS BY NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE OF A SAMPLE INCLUDING A SPECIES TO BE CHARACTERIZED AND A REFERENCE SPECIES - Method for analyzing, using nuclear magnetic resonance, at least one sample including at least one species to be characterized and a reference species having a content, in the sample, that is more than twice greater than the content of the species to be characterized, the method includes:
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20150362572 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE APPARATUS - A magnetic resonance apparatus has a computer designed to emit, on each of at least one control channel, a control signal generated from a sequence of values to control, via each channel, at least one component of the magnetic resonance apparatus. A buffer device is provided for each channel, which includes at least one read control device and a control buffer memory for that control channel. A software tool running on the computer is designed to determine the values as a function of predefined parameters and write them to the control buffer memory. The read control device is designed to read values from the control buffer memory and to supply them, with a read clock derived from a clock that was set independently of the computer, to the respective component. For each of the control buffer memories, the order in which the values are read corresponds to the order in which they are written. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362573 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREFOR - In a magnetic resonance apparatus and an operating method therefore, a data acquisition sequence for operating the apparatus is repeatedly reviewed in a number of ascertainment passes executed in a processor, each ascertainment pass involving a calculation step, and in each calculation step a determination is made as to other respective values of data elements used in a previous calculation step have changed. If no change has occurred, a re-calculation in the current calculation step is not implemented, thereby reducing the time and computing capacity that are needed to generate a final data acquisition sequence. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362574 | MULTIBAND RF/MRI PULSE DESIGN FOR MULTICHANNEL TRANSMITTER - A method for designing one or more multichannel, multiband radio frequency (“RF”) pulses for use with a magnetic resonance imaging (“MRI”) system is provided. The method includes determining a number of RF amplitude modulations and a number of RF phase modulations for each channel in a multichannel RF coil by minimizing an objective function that includes a complex-valued vector. The objective function also contains a system matrix that accounts for both a spatial sensitivity profile of each channel in the multichannel RF coil and a magnetic field map for each excitation band in the multiband RF pulse. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362575 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING SUSCEPTIBILITY ARTEFACTS IN A MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGE - An apparatus and method are provided for performing phase unwrapping for an acquired magnetic resonance (MR) image. The method includes modelling the MR phase in the MR image using a Markov random field (MRF) in which the true phase φ(t) and the wrapped phase φ(w) are modelled as random variables such that at voxel i of said MR image φ(t)(i)=φ(w)(i)+2πn(i), where n(i) is an unknown integer that needs to be estimated for each voxel i. The method further includes constructing a graph consisting of a set of vertices V and edges E and two special terminal vertices representing a source s and sink t, where there is a one-to-one correspondence between cuts on the graph and configurations of the MRF, a cut representing a partition of the vertices V into disjoint sets S and T such that sεS and tεT. The method further includes finding the minimum energy configuration, E(n(i)|φ(w)) of the MRF on the basis that the total cost of a given cut represents the energy of the corresponding MRF configuration, where the cost of a cut is the sum of all edges going from S to T across the cut boundary. The method further includes using the values of n(i) in the minimum energy configuration to perform the phase unwrapping from φ(w) to φ(t) for the MR image. A confidence may be computed for each voxel using dynamic graph cuts. The unwrapped phase from two MR images acquired at different times may be used to estimate a field map from the phase difference between the two MR images. The field map may be converted into a deformation field which is then used to initialise a non-rigid image registration of the acquired MR image against a reference image. The deformation field of the non-rigid registration is controlled to be smoother where the confidence is high. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362576 | METAL RESISTANT MR IMAGING - The invention relates to a method of MR imaging near metal parts using SEMAC. It is an object of the invention to provide an improved MR imaging technique that is sufficiently fast and robust against susceptibility effects. The invention proposes to apply a weaker slice-selection magnetic field gradient (G | 2015-12-17 |
20150362577 | METHOD AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE APPARATUS FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DATA SET FROM DATA ACQUIRED WHEN A NOISE OBJECT DISTORTED THE MAGNETIC FIELD IN THE APPARATUS - In a method for reconstruction of a three-dimensional image data set from magnetic resonance slice data of a target region acquired in target slices while a noise object distorting the magnetic field is present in the target region, for each target slice to be acquired, in addition to a central partition slice corresponding to the respective target slice, location, multiple partition slices adjacent to the central partition slice are acquired in a supplementary encoding direction perpendicular to the slice plane in multiple phase-encoding steps. A correction area and a standard reconstruction area of the target region are determined on the basis of a distortion criterion, obtained by evaluating the slice data that describes the distortion along the supplementary encoding direction. In the standard reconstruction area, only slice data are used, and in the correction area, slice data of partition slices outside the target slice are assigned to target slices in order to correct the distortion. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362578 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging - In order to enable efficient calculation of shim settings for a magnetic resonance imaging system, a method for magnetic resonance imaging of an object under investigation using a magnetic resonance device is provided. The method includes acquiring first magnetic resonance image data of the object under investigation using the magnetic resonance device. The method also includes segmenting the first magnetic resonance image data into at least two material classes, calculating a B0 map based on the segmented first magnetic resonance image data and based on susceptibility values of the at least two material classes, and calculating shim settings based on the calculated B0 map. The method also includes acquiring second magnetic resonance image data of the object under investigation using the magnetic resonance device. The acquisition of the second magnetic resonance image data is undertaken using the calculated shim settings. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362579 | Methods and Systems for Calibrating Sensors Using Recognized Objects - Methods and systems for sensor calibration are described. An example method involves receiving image data from a first sensor and sensor data associated with the image data from a second sensor. The image data includes data representative of a target object. The method further involves determining an object identification for the target object based on the captured image data. Additionally, the method includes retrieving object data based on the object identification, where the object data includes data related to a three-dimensional representation of the target object. Additionally, the method includes determining a predicted sensor value based on the based on the object data and the image data. Further, the method includes determining a sensor calibration value based on a different between the received sensor data and the predicted sensor value. Moreover, the method includes adjusting the second sensor based on the sensor calibration value. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362580 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING ANGLE OF ARRIVAL OF MULTI-TARGET MOVING AT HIGH SPEED - A method for estimating an angle of arrival of multiple targets moving at a high speed includes defining a range and a resolving power of an angle of arrival and an angular velocity of a plurality of direction finding targets (S | 2015-12-17 |
20150362581 | ROTATION BASED ALIGNMENT OF A GROUP OF WIRELESS TAGS - A method for determining a location of a wireless tag, the method may include generating or receiving, by a tagged mobile device, an estimated location of another tag that communicates with the tagged mobile device; receiving or generating, by the tagged mobile device, multiple distance measurements that are obtained during different points of time; wherein the multiple distance measurements are obtained during a rotational movement of the tagged mobile device and represent distances between the tagged mobile device and the other tag; finding a certain angle of rotation of the mobile device that corresponds to a minimal distance measurement of the multiple distance measurements; and amending the estimated location of the other tag based upon the certain angle of rotation. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362582 | Spatial Localization of Intermittent Noise Sources By Acoustic Antennae - A noise source localization process that uses as few as four microphones in an antenna array. The process combines different averaging to the information from the various signals with non-linear (wavelet-based) filtering, cross-correlation and triangulation to more particularly locate a noise source relative to a target point. The process calculates a propagation time based on the distance from a target to each microphones, delays each of the signals according to the propagation time from the target, calculates a continuous wavelet transform for each of the signals to band-pass filter each of the signals according to a predetermined frequency of interest, determines the product of each pair of signals to produce correlation fringes, and locates the noise source based on the product of the pairs of signals. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362583 | SCALABLE POLARIMETRIC PHASED ARRAY TRANSCEIVER - A polarimetric transceiver front-end includes two receive paths configured to receive signals from an antenna, each receive path corresponding to a respective polarization. Each front-end includes a variable amplifier and a variable phase shifter; a first transmit path configured to send signals to the antenna, where the transmit path is connected to the variable phase shifter of one of the two receive paths and includes a variable amplifier; and a transmit/receive switch configured to select between the first transmit path and the two receive paths for signals, where the transmit/receive switch includes a quarter-wavelength transmission line that adds a high impedance to the transmit path when the transmit/receive switch is in a receiving state. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362584 | FMCW Radar Self-Test - A self-testing method of a frequency-modulated continuous-wave(FMCW) radar device. A transmission signal having an object detection signal and a self-test signal superimposed on the object detection signal is transmitted. The self-test signal represents at least one virtual target. A reception signal is received. The reception signal is a received version of the transmission signal. Presence of the at least one virtual target in the reception signal is determined. A lack of presence of the virtual target in the reception signal provides an indication of hardware failure of the FMCW radar device. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362585 | 2-D Planar VCSEL Source for 3-D Imaging - An apparatus and a method are provided for 3-D imaging and scanning using a 2-D planar VCSELs source configured as a lightfiled optical source. VCSELs are configured in different 2-D spatial arrangements including single VCSEL, or preferably a group, cluster, or array each to be operated effectively as an independent VCSEL array source. A set of microlens and an imaging lens positioned at a pre-determined distance collimates radiation from each VCSEL array source to a set of parallel beams. The parallel beams from different VCSEL array sources generated in a rapid pre-determined timing sequence provide scanning beams to illuminate an object. The radiation reflected from the object is analyzed for arrival time, pulse shape, and intensity to determine a comprehensive set of distance and intensity profile of the object to compute a 3-D image. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362586 | DISTANCE-MEASURING-DEVICE - An apparatus and method for determining the distance from a distance-measuring-device to an object by sending a light-pulse from a light-emitting component toward the object by passing a current pulse through the component. A value based on the current or voltage across the component is used to determine the reference-time T0 when the value exceeds a first threshold-value, and determines first-time T1 when the value is reduced to a second threshold-value THL2. T1 is used to define two time-windows when intensity of reflected light is integrated to provide two values (Q1/Q3 and Q2/Q4) to determine a time of flight for the light-pulse based on the two values (Q1/Q3 and Q2/Q4), the difference between T0 and T1 (T1-T0), and the speed of light, c. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362587 | LIDAR SENSOR CALIBRATION USING SURFACE PATTERN DETECTION - Lidar scanning is used in a variety of scenarios to detect the locations, sizes, shapes, and/or orientations of a variety of objects. The accuracy of such scanning techniques is dependent upon the calibration of the orientation of the lidar sensor, because small discrepancies between a presumed orientation and an actual orientation may result in significant differences in the detected properties of various objects. Such errors are often avoided by calibrating the lidar sensor before use for scanning, and/or registering the lidar data set, but lidar sensors in the field may still become miscalibrated and may generate inaccurate data. Presented herein are techniques for identifying, verifying, and/or correcting for lidar calibration by projecting a lidar pattern on a surface of the environment, and detecting changes in detected geometry from one or more locations. Comparing detected angles with predicted angles according to a predicted calibration enables the detection of calibration differences. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362588 | DISTANCE MEASURING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATION - A distance measuring apparatus includes: a light-transmitting unit that transmits signal light from a light source toward a target object; a light-receiving unit that has a light-receiving element and receives the signal light from the target object on an optical axis different from that of the light-transmitting unit; a distance measuring unit that measures a distance to the target object based on propagation time from light transmission to light reception of the signal light; and a compensating unit that, while either optical path of an optical path from the light-transmitting unit to the light-receiving unit or an optical path from the target object to the light-receiving element is fixed, compensates an optical path of the signal light by displacing the other optical path at the light-transmitting unit or the light-receiving unit. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362589 | ANTI-SCRATCHING PROTECTION FOR ACOUSTIC SENSORS - An acoustic sensing element of an acoustic sensor and/or transducer can be covered with a composite material comprising a cover material and an anti-scratch material. In one aspect, an acoustic impedance of the cover material is lower than an acoustic impedance of the anti-scratch material. During acoustical sensing, the acoustic sensing element transmits an ultrasonic signal through the cover material and the anti-scratch material, which interferes with an object on (or near) the surface of the anti-scratch material. An interference signal that is generated based on an interference of the ultrasonic signal with the object propagates through the anti-scratch material and the cover material and is sensed by the acoustic sensing element. Further, an image of the object is recreated based on an analysis of the interference signal. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362590 | CALCULATING VELOCITY OF MOVING OBJECTS WITH TIME OF FLIGHT OF ULTRASOUND PULSES AND RECTIFYING DETECTING DEPTH WITH REDUCED ULTRASOUND SPEED - During transmission the speed of ultrasound pulses gradually reduces due to their energy loss. So, calculating the detecting depth with fixed transmitting speed may distort two dimensional images due to the reduction of pulse speed. Correcting TOF error will rectify the depth registration and improve the quality of images. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362591 | RADAR APPARATUS HAVING TRANSMISSION ANTENNA FOR EMITTING TRANSMISSION SIGNAL FOR DETECTING OBSTACLE - In a radar apparatus having a transmitting antenna that radiates a transmission signal for detecting an obstacle, and a receiving antenna that receives a reflected wave reflected on the obstacle as a reception signal, a beat signal that is a frequency difference between the transmission signal and the reception signal is generated, and presence or absence of the obstacle is detected on the basis of a frequency analysis result of the beat signal. When an obstacle is detected, the relative velocity and the relative distance of the obstacle with respect to the radar apparatus are calculated on the basis of the frequency analysis result of the beat signal, the relative velocity and the relative distance at next measurement of the obstacle with respect to the radar apparatus are estimated, and the transmission signal is controlled so that the beat signal of a large obstacle is eliminated at next measurement on the basis of the estimated relative velocity and relative distance. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362592 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING TARGET IN PERIPHERY OF VEHICLE - An on-vehicle target detection apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a radar sensing portion and a processing unit that processes information from the radar sensing portion. The processing unit detects a target that is present in the periphery of the vehicle based on detection results from the radar sensing portion, and determines a depth determination value indicating the depth of the target detected. The processing unit compares the depth determination threshold and a threshold set in advance and determines that the target is a low-lying target that is surmountable by the vehicle, when the depth determination value is determined to be less than the threshold. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362593 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE HAND-GUIDED ULTRASOUND CHECK OF A TEST OBJECT - A method for the ultrasound check of a test object involves moving a test probe along a test probe surface and sending ultrasound impulses into the test object by the test probe. Respective echo signals corresponding with the emitted ultrasound impulses are received by the test probe. An image of a predetermined test region of the test object is prepared on the basis of an overlapping and averaging of amplitude values of the received echo signals by a data processing unit. The respective position of the test probe when sending the ultrasound signals and/or when receiving the corresponding echo signals is captured by a capturing unit. The respectively captured positions of the test probe are considered when creating the image of the test region of the test object. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362594 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTICAL PROXIMITY DETECTION WITH MULTIPLE FIELD OF VIEWS - An optical proximity detector includes a plurality photodetectors (PDs) and a winner-take-all (WTA) circuit. Each of the PDs has a respective field of view (FOV) and produces a respective analog current detection signal indicative of light incident on and detected by the PD. In an embodiment, the WTA circuit includes a comparator and a multiplexor (MUX). The comparator compares the analog current detection signals produced by the PDs and produces a selection signal in dependence thereon. The MUX receives the analog current detection signals produced by the PDs and outputs one of the analog current detection signals in dependence on the selection signal produced by the comparator. Circuitry, which is shared by the PDs, produces a digital detection signal corresponding to the one of the analog current detection signals output by the MUX. Such design can be used to reduce power consumption, size and cost of an optical proximity detector. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362595 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR DEVELOPING A THREE DIMENSIONAL MODEL OF AN ENVIRONMENT - The present invention relates to a method and arrangement for developing a 3D model of an environment. The method comprises steps of providing a plurality of overlapping images of the environment, each image associated of navigation data, providing distance information, said LIDAR information comprising a distance value and navigation data from a plurality of distance measurements, and developing the 3D model based on the plurality of overlapping images and the distance information. The step of developing the 3D model comprises the steps of providing the 3D model based on the plurality of overlapping images; and updating the 3D model with the distance information using an iterative process. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362596 | STATE DETECTING METHOD, CORRECTION VALUE PROCESSING DEVICE, POSITIONING SYSTEM, AND STATE DETECTION PROGRAM | 2015-12-17 |
20150362597 | Ephemeris Extension - Apparatus has at least one processor and at least one memory having computer-readable code stored thereon which when executed controls the at least one processor: to store a model with parameters for extending ephemeris data for a first satellite; to receive first ephemeris data from the first satellite, the first ephemeris data relating to clock error data and/or orbit data for the first satellite at a first time; to receive second ephemeris data from the first satellite, the second ephemeris data relating to clock error data and/or orbit data for the first satellite at a second time; to use the model to predict clock error data and/or orbit data for the first satellite at the second time; to calculate a measure of deviation between the predicted clock error data and/or orbit data for the first satellite at the second time and the clock error data and/or orbit data for the first satellite at the second time as described in the second ephemeris data; to use the measure of deviation to determine whether there is a fault in the model or parameters of the model; and on a positive determination, to refrain from using ranging signals originating from the first satellite in positioning the receiver apparatus. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362598 | ONBOARD AIRCRAFT LANDING SYSTEM, BASED ON A GNSS SYSTEM, WITH REDUNDANT AND DISSIMILAR ARCHITECTURE FOR HIGH INTEGRITY LEVEL - Device for receiving radio-navigation signals, for aiding the piloting of an aircraft, comprising a first master GNSS module and a second slave GNSS module which are dissimilar, the first master GNSS module comprising a first means for processing radio-navigation signals and a first means for computing guidance data (X | 2015-12-17 |
20150362599 | GAMMA PROBE HEALTH DETECTION ASSEMBLY - An improved gamma controller health detection assembly to facilitate reliable downhole measurement of naturally occurring radiation is disclosed. The gamma controller assembly includes one or more gamma sensors, a micro-controller, memory, and input/output ports among other components. The gamma sensors detect radiation and output pulses that are received by the microcontroller. The sensor data can be checked, selected, and averaged by the microcontroller, and sent uphole to another microcontroller or computer that can then further process, communicate, and display the data. The sensor data can be averaged and stored to memory or stored as independent values to memory. The gamma controller health detection assembly can be configured to run algorithms that detect if one or more gamma sensors appear to be malfunctioning or have previously malfunctioned. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362600 | Scintillation Detection Device with Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Interfaces - A scintillator device includes an optically clear substrate, a scintillator plastic layer overlying the optically clear substrate, and an optically clear polymer layer between the optically clear substrate and the scintillator plastic layer. The optically clear polymer layer can mechanically and optically couple the scintillator plastic layer to the optically clear substrate. Further, the clear polymer layer can be configured to substantially reduce the formation of cracks in the scintillator plastic layer due to thermal expansion, thermal contraction, or a combination thereof, of the scintillator device. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362601 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD OF RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM - A radiation imaging apparatus includes a plurality of pixels for acquiring a radiation image and a plurality of sensors for detecting radiation, a processing unit for sampling outputs from sensors constituting an effective sensor group, out of the plurality of sensors, and outputting information for control of irradiation in accordance with the sampled outputs. In a first period after the irradiation to the radiation imaging apparatus starts, the processing unit excludes, from the effective sensor group, a sensor, a value corresponding to an output from which has exceeded a first threshold, out of the plurality of sensors, and in a second period after the first period, the processing unit outputs the information in accordance with outputs from the sensors constituting the effective sensor group. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362602 | SCINTILLATOR PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR AND RADIATION DETECTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A scintillator panel is provided with a substrate which transmits radiation ray and a phosphor layer which is present on the surface of the substrate and which is made of a thallium-activated cesium iodide that can convert an incident radiation to visible light. The phosphor layer is covered with a moisture-proof film. The phosphor layer is an alternating laminate composed of high thallium concentration layers and low thallium concentration layers that have a thallium concentration lower than that of the high-thallium concentration layers, wherein the thickness of one thallium concentration cycle in the lamination direction is 40 nm or less. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362603 | DETECTOR MODULE FOR AN X-RAY DETECTOR - A detector module for an X-ray detector is disclosed, which includes, in a stacked structure, a sensor layer with a sensor surface to which a high voltage can be applied for the detection of X-rays. A coherent protective film is arranged on at least two side surfaces of the stacked structure. An X-ray detector is also disclosed, including a number of corresponding detector modules. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362604 | DETECTOR - The invention relates to a detector ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150362605 | LIQUID-SEMICONDUCTOR NEUTRON DETECTOR - The invention relates to a liquid-semiconductor neutron detector characterised in that it comprises a hybrid structure consisting of a solid phase and a liquid phase, where the solid phase comprises a substrate of a semiconductor material characterised in that it has a series of grooves along the surface of one of the faces thereof forming an electrode of the detector, and where the liquid phase is contained in said grooves and characterised in that it comprises at least one neutron converter compound containing at least one isotope that is able to capture neutrons and replace them with charged particles suitable for ionising the semiconductor material. The invention also relates to the method for producing said detector and to the use thereof. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362606 | NODE LOCKS FOR MARINE DEPLOYMENT OF AUTONOMOUS SEISMIC NODES - Embodiments, including apparatuses, systems and methods, for attaching autonomous seismic nodes to a deployment cable. In an embodiment, an apparatus includes a seismic node having a direct attachment mechanism configured to directly attach the seismic node to a deployment line, the direct attachment mechanism being configurable between an open and/or unlocked position and a closed and/or locked position to release and retain the deployment line. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362607 | Flexible Printed Circuits in Marine Geophysical Streamers - Disclosed are flexible printed circuits incorporated into marine geophysical streamers. An embodiment discloses an apparatus comprising: a streamer; and a flexible printed circuit located in the streamer. Another embodiment discloses an apparatus comprising: a jacket; a strength member extending along a length of the jacket and disposed inside the jacket; geophysical sensors disposed inside the jacket; spacers disposed at spaced apart locations along the jacket; and a flexible printed circuit assembly extending along a length of the jacket. Another embodiment discloses a method comprising: towing at least one streamer in a body of water, wherein the at least one streamer comprises a flexible printed circuit. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362608 | COMBINED INTERPOLATION AND PRIMARY ESTIMATION - A method for combined interpolation and primary estimation can include performing a plurality of interpolations on received seismic data, performing a plurality of primary estimations on the received seismic data, and performing a combination of interpolation and primary estimation. Performing the combination can include generating reestimated primaries via a second primary estimation with input of a second interpolation, where output of the first primary estimation is input to the second interpolation. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362609 | HIGH PERFORMANCE AND GRID COMPUTING WITH PARTITIONING QUALITY OF SERVICE CONTROL - High performance computing (HPC) and grid computing processing for seismic and reservoir simulation are performed without impacting or losing processing time in case of failures. A Data Distribution Service (DDS) standard is implemented in High Performance Computing (HPC) and grid computing platforms, to avoid the shortcomings of current Message Passing Interface (MPI) communication between computing modules, and provide quality of service (QoS) for such applications. QoS properties of the processing can be controlled. A “partitioning” quality of service is provided and the computer can be logically segregated into several “logical partitions” so that a computer can have several publisher nodes, serving several groups of compute nodes, and running different applications independently. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362610 | METHOD OF SUPPRESSING SPECTRAL ARTEFACTS OF WAVEFIELD DECOMPOSITION CAUSED BY IMPERFECT EXTRAPOLATION - Artefacts arising from imperfect extrapolation of a data set subjected to filtering operation are removed by forming a model of the extrapolated data, performing a filtering process on the model and the data set to form a filtered model and a filtered data set, and adaptively subtracting the filtered model from the filtered data set. The adaptive subtraction may employ a least-square error filter. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362611 | SEISMIC IMAGING USING HIGHER-ORDER REFLECTIONS - Techniques are disclosed relating to geophysical analysis. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving seismic data for a geophysical formation recorded during a seismic survey using one or more seabed sensors and one or more sources. In this embodiment, the method includes determining a seismic gather for a location in the geophysical formation, modifying the seismic gather by interchanging source-receiver definitions for the seismic gather, and imaging the location using the modified gather. In this embodiment, the imaging uses higher-order reflections recorded in the seismic gather. In some embodiments, the method includes separating up-going and down-going wavefields and separately imaging using the up-going wavefield and the down-going wavefield. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362612 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF A BUOYANT TAIL SECTION OF A GEOPHYSICAL STREAMER - Buoyant tail section of a geophysical streamer. At least some of the example embodiments are methods of performing a geophysical survey in a marine environment, the method including: towing an active section of a geophysical streamer in the marine environment, the active section having a buoyancy; towing a tail section, the tail section coupled to a distal end of the active section, the towing of the tail section by way of the active section, and at least a portion of the tail section having a buoyancy that is both positively buoyant and greater than buoyancy of the active section; towing a tail buoy in the marine environment, the tail buoy coupled to a distal end of the tail section, and the towing of the tail buoy by way of the tail section; and gathering geophysical survey data by way of the active section. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362613 | APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING OF SEISMIC EQUIPMENT TOWED BY A SURVEY VESSEL - There is provided an apparatus for positioning in water of seismic equipment towed by a survey vessel. The apparatus is made of an elongated body part for receiving a towed underwater cable. The body part is provided with wings and integrated wing flaps for stably holding the apparatus in the correct water position. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362614 | METAL OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE - A metal object detection device includes a plurality of detection coils, a capacitor configuring a resonant circuit in cooperation with each of at least two of the detection coils, a first series connection body, a second series connection body, a voltage applying unit, and a processing unit. The voltage applying unit applies an AC voltage to both ends of each of the first series connection body and the second series connection body. The processing unit performs a process for detecting the metal object on the basis of a potential difference between a connection point included in the first series connection body and a connection point included in the second series connection body. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362615 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING WITH A DOWNHOLE TOOL - An apparatus for communicating with a downhole tool includes a sensor body including at least two electrodes electrically insulated from one another and an external control device configured to engage the two electrodes. Detection circuitry connected to the two electrodes is configured to monitor an electrical status across the two electrodes, through the external control device, and upon detecting a change in electrical status that matches a predefined pattern, communicate a command to power management circuitry to alter a power status of the downhole tool. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362616 | BURIED ASSET DETECTION INCLUDING PORTABLE TRANSMITTER HOOKUP LOGGING - A method on a server for logging and recalling data gathered from a buried asset location procedure is disclosed. The method includes receiving a group of buried asset data points corresponding to a particular buried asset, receiving at a different time a portable transmitter hookup definition associated with the group of buried asset data points, searching for buried asset data points that match, within predefined parameters, the portable transmitter hookup definition, storing the portable transmitter hookup definition in association with the matching points, creating a buffer zone around the portable transmitter hookup, and transmitting to a mobile device the buffer zone for the portable transmitter hookup. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362617 | AZIMUTHAL GAMMA RESOLVER ASSEMBLY - An improved azimuthal gamma radiation measurement assembly configured to facilitate downhole measurement of naturally occurring radiation and the correlation of measurement information with highly accurate orientation information. The azimuthal gamma radiation measurement assembly includes a resolver section that receives azimuthal gamma sensor inputs, correlates those inputs with orientation information, and logs the combined data set for further evaluation. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362618 | Pulsed Neutron Measurement Method And System - A method includes emitting a burst of neutrons having a first duration into earth formations. Neutrons are detected at a first position spaced apart from the emitting in two time intervals following the burst. After a selected delay time, a second duration neutron burst is emitted into the formations. Gamma rays are detected in selected time intervals following the second burst. The detected neutrons in the two time intervals are used to calculate a thermal neutron capture cross section. Gamma rays detected at the first position in following the second duration burst are used to determine an apparent formation thermal neutron capture cross section and to adjust a time interval for each of the first duration, the second duration and the starting time thereof for detecting gamma rays. The estimated wellbore thermal neutron capture cross section is used to determine an apparent formation thermal neutron capture cross section. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362619 | HIGH PERFORMANCE AND GRID COMPUTING WITH FAULT TOLERANT DATA DISTRIBUTORS QUALITY OF SERVICE - High performance computing (HPC) and grid computing processing for seismic and reservoir simulation are performed without impacting or losing processing time in case of failures. A Data Distribution Service (DDS) standard is implemented in High Performance Computing (HPC) and grid computing platforms, to avoid the shortcomings of current Message Passing Interface (MPI) communication between computing modules, and provide quality of service (QoS) for such applications. QoS properties of the processing can be controlled. Multiple data publishers or master nodes of a cluster have access to the same data source. Each of these publishers has an ownership strength quality of service, and the publisher with the highest ownership strength number is the designated publisher of the data to subscriber processor nodes of the cluster. If the designated data publisher prematurely terminates or crashes for some reason, then the publisher node with the next highest ownership strength measure is designated as data publisher and continues publishing data to subscribers. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362620 | Intelligent Management of Data Acquisition - A data acquisition system that includes an acquisition software module having a memory device, and a measurement device that includes sensor interface modules and sensors is provided. The acquisition software module is operatively connected to the measurement device. The data acquisition system is disposed at some desired location and data is acquired. Acquiring data includes performing an operation such as auto-resend, auto-save, and auto-recovery. The measurement device may also include a front end acquisition module and field boxes. The sensor interface modules may provide the state of each sensor, detect disconnection of any sensor, and/or detect a fault state for any sensor. The acquisition software module may determine the states of certain components of the data acquisition system. The acquisition software module can receive topology data from the measurement device and store the data into its memory device. The acquired data may be monitored in real-time while operations are performed. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362621 | Calibrations for A Well Drilling Apparatus - A calibration quality associated with a well-drilling apparatus can be determined. A projected value and a calculated value based upon a data set corresponding to a time interval section of a rig state of the well-drilling apparatus can be determined. A difference can be calculated between the projected value and the calculated value. A quality indicator can be applied to the difference, and a calibration quality based upon the application of the quality indicator can be determined. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362622 | Fast Viscoacoustic and Viscoelastic Full Wavefield Inversion - A method, including: obtaining an initial geophysical model; modeling a forward wavefield with viscoacoustic or viscoelastic wave equations; modeling an adjoint wavefield with adjoint viscoacoustic or adjoint viscoelastic wave equations, wherein the adjoint viscoacoustic wave equations are based on an auxiliary variable that is a function of pressure and a memory variable or the adjoint viscoelastic wave equations are based on a combination of stress and a memory variable, respectively; obtaining a gradient of a cost function based on a combination of a model of the forward wavefield and a model of the adjoint wavefield; and using the gradient of the cost function to update the initial geophysical model and obtain an updated geophysical model. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362623 | JOINT INVERSION OF ATTRIBUTES - A method can include receiving data associated with a multilithology geologic environment; and, based on at least a portion of the data, determining values for multiphase model parameters defined in a model space. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362624 | INFORMATION CONVERSION APPARATUS AND WEATHER PREDICTION SYSTEM - An information conversion apparatus is used in a weather prediction system including a weather sensor and a weather model calculation apparatus. The information conversion apparatus includes an observation data conversion circuit and a social model conversion circuit. The observation data conversion circuit receives observation data obtained by observing a quantity of state in a social infrastructure, converts the received observation data into a format reflectable on the weather model, and transmits the conversion data to the weather model calculation apparatus. The social model conversion circuit receives social model data that simulatively predicts the quantity of state in the social infrastructure, converts the received social model data into the format reflectable on the weather model, and transmits the conversion data to the weather model calculation apparatus. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362625 | PHOTONIC BAND GAP STRUCTURE WITH SUB-WAVELENGTH SCATTERING ELEMENTS - A structure includes a first material, the first material including an artificially structured array of elements, the first material further being arranged in a pattern to at least partially form a photonic band gap in a band gap frequency range. The first material has an effective permeability or an effective permittivity in the band gap frequency range that is determined at least partially by the elements in the array. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362626 | OPTICAL LENS - An optical lens is composed of a nanocomposite material that includes a resin material, and nano-fine particles dispersed in the resin material. The nano-fine particles are multiple kinds of nano-fine particles including nano-fine particles formed of at least one selected from SiC, ZnS and Si | 2015-12-17 |
20150362627 | NEAR-INFRARED RAY SHIELDING FILM, A METHOD THEREOF, AND A COMPOSITION THEREOF - A method of manufacturing a near-infrared ray shielding film is disclosed. The method comprises: providing a raw material of PET; providing tungsten oxides-containing nanoparticles; blending the raw material of PET and the tungsten oxides-containing nanoparticles to obtain a polyester mixture with 80-99.99 wt % of the raw material of PET and 0.01-20 wt % of the tungsten oxides-containing nanoparticles; rolling the polyester mixture to obtain a polyester sheet; and biaxially-orientating the polyester sheet with a orientating rate of 1-100 meters per minute at 60-300° C. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362628 | Composition For Forming An Article Having Excellent Reflectance And Flame Retardant Properties And Article Formed Therefrom - A composition comprises (A) a silicone resin; (B) an organosilicon compound; (C) a hydrosilylation catalyst; and (D) a flame retardant component comprising aluminum hydroxide. The composition further comprises (E) a reflective component different from component (D) and comprising titanium dioxide. The composition forms articles having excellent physical properties, including reflectance, flame retardant properties, and self-extinguishing properties. An article formed from the composition and a method of forming a molded article are also provided. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362629 | OPTICAL LENS - An optical lens is composed of a nanocomposite material including a resin material and nano-fine particles dispersed in the resin material. The nano-fine particles include indium tin oxide, and Ag or Au. The optical lens has improved performance of compensating chromatic aberration, enables further downsizing of lens barrels, and realizes improved transparency and reduction in scattered light by the nano-fine particles. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362630 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, HYBRID OPTICAL ELEMENT, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS AND IMAGING DEVICE - An optical element is formed of a composite material comprising a resin material and inorganic fine particles dispersed in the resin material. The resin material is composed of a first resin material comprising a compound having fluorine atom in its molecular structure, and a second resin material comprising a compound having carbonyl group and nitrogen atom in its molecular structure. A hybrid optical element includes a first optical element serving as a base material, and a second optical element layered on an optical surface of the first optical element. The second optical element is the above-mentioned optical element. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362631 | OPTICAL MATERIAL, OPTICAL ELEMENT AND HYBRID OPTICAL ELEMENT - An optical material is composed of a resin material and inorganic fine particles dispersed in the resin material. Each of the inorganic fine particles has a core and a shell formed so as to cover a part of a surface of the core. The core is formed of an oxide of at least one selected from Si, Ti, Zn, Al, B, Y, Mg, Ba, Ca, Sr, Ni, Cu, In, and Sn. The shell is formed of an oxide of at least one selected from Si, Ti, Zn, Al, B, Y, Mg, Ba, Ca, Sr, Ni, Cu, In, and Sn, which is different from the oxide forming the core. The particle diameter of the oxide forming the shell is smaller than the particle diameter of the oxide forming the core. The shell is formed as crystalline fine particles. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362632 | ANTIREFLECTION COATING AND OPTICAL ELEMENT INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is an antireflection coating to be formed on a substrate comprising a first layer, a second layer, a third layer and a fourth layer that are laminated in order from the substrate side to the air side. In the antireflection coating, a refractive index of material of the substrate for the reference wavelength of 550 nm ns, a refractive index of material of the first layer for the reference wavelength of 550 nm n1, a physical film thickness of the first layer d1, a refractive index of material of the fourth layer n4, and a physical film thickness of the fourth layer d4 are appropriately set. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362633 | MGF2 OPTICAL THIN FILM INCLUDING AMORPHOUS SILICON OXIDE BINDER, OPTICAL ELEMENT PROVIDED WITH THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MGF2 OPTICAL THIN FILM | 2015-12-17 |
20150362634 | OPTICAL MEMBER AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - First protrusions ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150362635 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MEMBER HAVING RELIEF STRUCTURE, AND MEMBER HAVING RELIEF STRUCTURE MANUFACTURED THEREBY - A method for producing a member having a concave-convex structure includes: preparing a stamp for micro contact printing; preparing a concave-convex forming material; coating convexities of the stamp for micro contact printing with the concave-convex forming material; transferring the concave-convex forming material, which has been applied on the stamp for micro contact printing, onto a substrate; preparing a concave-convex coating material; coating the substrate with the concave-convex coating material; and curing the concave-convex forming material and the concave-convex coating material. The member having the concave-convex structure can be produced easily and efficiently. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362636 | Method of Displaying An Enhanced Three-Dimensional Image - The present invention relates to an image-capturing apparatus and methods, a recording medium, a program and a display device that allows for the displaying of enhanced integral images. In particular, the present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and methods, a recording medium, a program and a display device and a display method which provide images of an object having enhanced three-dimensional resolution while allowing various viewpoints of the images. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362637 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electro-optical device | 2015-12-17 |
20150362638 | SPLICING-SCREEN BORDER WEAKENING STRUCTURE AND SPLICING SCREEN - A splicing-screen border weakening structure includes a transparent solid element through which a light ray is able to penetrate. The transparent solid element includes a fixing surface which is used for fixing to the border and a light-ray exiting surface which is opposite to the fixing surface, and further includes an inner area which is opposite to the border and an outer area which is opposite to an edge display area of the display screen. A first prism structure is at least arranged at a position corresponding to the inner area of the light-ray exiting surface. A light ray exits from the edge display area and enters into the outer area of the transparent solid element, and a part of the light ray is deflected by the first prism structure of the light-ray exiting surface and exits from an inner area of the light-ray exiting surface. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362639 | OPTICAL MIRROR, X-RAY FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR X-RAY FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS - The invention relates to an x-ray fluorescence analysis device, comprising an x-ray source ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150362640 | METALIZED MICROPRISMATIC RETROREFLECTIVE SHEETING WITH IMPROVED OBSERVATION ANGULARITY - One aspect of the present disclosure provides microprismatic retroreflective film that includes a substrate and metalized microprisms located on the substrate. At least a portion of the metalized microprisms are forward-tilted microprisms, and at least a portion of the forward-tilted microprisms are aligned with the plane of optical axis tilting aligned at an angle ranging from about 10 to 80 degrees with an edge of the microprismatic retroreflective film. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362641 | High Index Contrast Grating Structure for Light Manipulation and Related Method - A high index contrast grating (HICG) structure is disclosed. The HICG structure includes plurality of gratings fabricated from a high refractive index layer. The high refractive index layer is situated over a low refractive index substrate, wherein the high refractive index layer is patterned after determining a period and a duty cycle of each of the plurality of gratings for a desired reflection phase profile based on a lookup table. The low refractive index substrate includes sapphire. The plurality of gratings includes polycrystalline or amorphous silicon. The HICG structure includes subwavelength gratings for incident wavelengths of equal to or greater than 2.5 microns. An exemplary method for forming the HICG structure is also disclosed. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362642 | DISPLAY AND ARTICLE WITH LABEL - The present invention provides a display exhibiting high anti-counterfeiting effects and special visual effects. The display of the present invention includes a relief structure-forming layer having a plurality of relief structure-forming areas that are provided on one principal surface side of a light transmissive base, a light reflection layer covering at least a part of the relief structure-forming layer, and a light scattering layer provided on a light reflection layer side of the relief structure-forming layer. The plurality of relief structure-forming areas have a plurality of convexities or a plurality of concavities having a first surface substantially parallel to the principal surface and a second surface substantially parallel to the first surface. In each of the plurality of relief structure-forming areas, a difference in height between the first and second surfaces is substantially constant, and at least one of a difference in height between the first and second surfaces and a height of a virtual plane configured by the first surface is different from the difference in height or a height of the virtual plane of other relief structure-forming areas. The plurality of relief structure-forming areas are arranged in accord with a color image to be displayed. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362643 | DIFFRACTIVE LENS AND OPTICAL DEVICE USING THE SAME - An object of the present application is to thin a thick lens used in an automobile headlamp optical system and a projector lighting optical system while maintaining the optical properties of the lens. A diffractive lens includes, on at least one surface, an optical surface with a plurality of areas defined by a plurality of steps. A blaze wavelength of the diffractive lens is within a wavelength spectral range of a light source used. An optical path difference between adjacent areas at the blaze wavelength is larger than a coherence length of the light source. The diffractive lens substantially acts as a Fresnel lens at a wavelength other than the blaze wavelength. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362644 | Color Filter, Display Panel and Display Device - The present invention provides a color filter, a display panel and a display device. The color filter comprises a substrate, on which a plurality of pixel regions are formed, in each of the plurality of pixel regions, a color film and a black matrix is provided, and a reflecting layer for reflecting ambient light entering into the color film is provided on a surface of the black matrix. Compared to the prior art, the present invention can improve the utilization rate of ambient light and improve the display effect. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362645 | SELECTIVELY-TRANSPARENT ELECTRO-OPTIC DISPLAY - An electro-optic (EO) display includes one or more adjustable-intensity color filters; a transparent backlight; and a transflective layer positioned between the adjustable-intensity color filter(s) and the transparent backlight, wherein the transflective layer reflects light off of one surface of the transflective layer and allows light through another surface of the transflective layer. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362646 | PHOTOCHROMIC GLASS - Provided is photochromic glass. The photochromic glass includes a photochromic layer having visible-light transmittance decreased at short-wavelength light and having visible-light transmittance increased at long-wavelength light, a short-wavelength transmission layer provided on a surface of the photochromic layer to transmit only the short-wavelength light among lights entering the photochromic layer, and a wavelength conversion layer provided on another surface of the photochromic layer opposite to the surface to convert a wavelength of light entering the photochromic layer into a long wavelength, or a long-wavelength transmission layer transmitting only the long-wavelength among lights entering the photochromic layer. The visible-light transmittance of the photochromic layer may adjust on both surfaces of the photochromic layer through the incident direction of light. It is possible to implement various colors according to the photochromic layer and further provide a heat insulation function due to the blocking of an infrared ray of the short-wavelength transmission layer. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362647 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND LAMINATED OPTICAL FILM - Provided is a display device containing a crystalline piezoelectric polymer layer having a helical chiral polymer (A) that has a weight average molecular weight of from 50,000 to 1,000,000 and has optical activity, an optical compensation layer satisfying the following expression (1), and a linear polarizer. In expression (1), Xc represents a degree of crystallinity (%) of the crystalline piezoelectric polymer layer obtained by a DSC method; MORc represents a standardized molecular orientation of the crystalline piezoelectric polymer layer measured by a microwave transmission molecular orientation meter when a reference thickness is 50 μm; d represents a thickness (μm) of the crystalline piezoelectric polymer layer; and Rth represents a phase difference (nm) in a thickness direction of the optical compensation layer at a wavelength of 550 nm. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362648 | POLARIZING PLATE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE POLARIZING PLATE - A polarizing plate, a liquid crystal display device having the polarizing plate and a method of fabricating the polarizing plate are characterized by forming an anti-glare/reflection layer, which is formed into a single layer through one coating process using a phase separation resulting from a weight difference between polymer beads and air bubbles. This may result in ensuring cost competitiveness. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362649 | POLARIZING WAVEGUIDE PLATE - A polarizing waveguide plate includes a pair of spaced transparent plates that define a gap therebetween. Disposed within the gap is a composite material formed of a mixture of polymer mater and liquid crystal material. Positioned proximate to one edge of the gap is an edge light, while a reflector/converter is positioned proximate to another edge of the gap. During operation, unpolarized light is emitted from the edge light and is received within the gap. As such, a portion of the light polarized in a first direction is permitted to exit the waveguide, while the remaining portion of the light that is polarized in a second direction, orthogonal to the first direction, is converted by the converter/reflector so that its polarization is also in the first direction. As such, substantially all of the unpolarized light from the edge light is emitted by the polarizing waveguide plate as polarized light. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362650 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A panorama display device includes a first display panel flexibly hinged to provide a hinged part and a non-hinged part of the first display panel, a first polarization unit on the first display panel, the first polarization unit including a separated part separated from a remaining part of the first polarization unit, a second display panel flexibly hinged to provide a hinged part and a non-hinged part of the second display panel, and a second polarization unit on the second display panel, the second polarization unit including a separated part separated from a remaining part of the second polarization unit. The hinged part of the first display panel is hinged with the separated part of the first polarization unit. The hinged part of the second display panel is hinged with the separated part of the second polarization unit. The first and second display panels are connected to each other. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362651 | METHOD FOR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING OF OPTICS FOR HOLOGRAPHIC SIGHT - A method for design and fabrication of holographic optical elements for a compact holographic sight is proposed. The method includes use of ray-trace software to design holographic elements having optical power using an intermediate hologram with parameters obtained through minimization of the merit function defining image quality. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362652 | LIGHTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND TELEVISION RECEIVING DEVICE - A backlight device includes an LED; a light guide plate that has a light-exiting surface provided at one plate surface, an opposite surface provided at a plate surface on the opposite side to the light-exiting surface, and a light-receiving side face provided at one side face, that is arranged such that the light-receiving side face faces the LED and that guides light from the LED; a chassis having a plate surface arranged so as to face the opposite surface and housing at least the LED and the light guide plate; and an optical sheet that is arranged so as to face the light-exiting surface, that provides light that has exited the light guide plate with an optical function and that has a bent portion that extends further toward the outside than an edge of the light-exiting surface and is bent toward the opposite surface side and as a result covers at least part of a side face of the light guide plate. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362653 | BACKLIGHT MODULE - A backlight module includes a backplane, a light guide plate in the backplane, and at least a backlight source in the backplane. The backplane includes a bottom plate. The light guide plate is formed with at least a groove corresponding to the at least a backlight source at a location near a side edge of the light guide plate. An opening of the at least a groove is towards the bottom plate. The at least a backlight source is installed on the bottom plate of the backplane and correspondingly arranged in the at least a groove. A side of the at least a groove near the side edge of the light guide plate is formed with a side reflective sheet. The backlight module can improve the light coupling efficiency and light utilization, achieve the reduction of energy consumption and cost down, and is suitable for large-sized LCD device. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362654 | LIGHT MIXING CHAMBER FOR USE WITH COLOR CONVERTING MATERIAL AND LIGHT GUIDE PLATE AND ASSEMBLY - A light mixing chamber of a backlight includes a housing having a channel and a chamber exposed to the channel, an LED positioned within the chamber, and a capillary containing quantum dots positioned in the channel. A light guide plate is positioned adjacent the housing and adjacent the capillary. Relative dimensions of the elements of the light mixing chamber, as well as features added to the elements of the light mixing chamber, can be varied to balance efficiency and uniformity of light generated in the backlight. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362655 | LIGHT TRANSMISSION DEVICE, BACKLIGHT MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present disclosure discloses a light transmission device including a first prism layer. The first prism layer includes a plurality of first prism bars formed on a surface of the first prism layer facing away from the panel, and a plurality of reflective grooves formed on a surface of the first prism layer facing the panel. Each of the reflective grooves includes a plurality of reflective surfaces matching with prism surfaces of the first prism bars; the reflective surfaces reflect received light to corresponding prism surfaces; the prism surfaces of the first prism bars are configured to emit received light reflected from the corresponding reflective surfaces towards the panel in a first direction. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362656 | Light Guiding Decorative Composite Sheet and Components Made Thereof - A light-guiding decorative lamination sheet includes a transparent substrate with concave and convex structures on the surface. An edge is thicker than center of the substrate. The cross section of the edge is in horn shape. The substrate is coated with a printed layer and a hard coat on the concave and convex surface with an adhesion layer on the other side of the substrate. The hard coat side faces to one surface of a pair of match molds and followed by a resin injection process unto the adhesion layer. The other surface of the mold may optionally have micro-structures that can be transferred to the surface of injected resin. An LED placed beside the horn shape edge forms the corresponding light-guiding composite sheet. A heat resistant layer, with softening temperature at least 10° C. higher than the injected molten resin, may be placed underneath the adhesion layer. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362657 | DISPLAY SCREEN FRAME ELIMINATING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The disclosure relates to the field of liquid crystal display, specifically to a display screen frame eliminating apparatus and a display device. The display screen frame eliminating apparatus comprises a light source, a light tube and a drive module. The light tube comprises an upper surface and a lower surface, and the light source is located within the light tube or under the lower surface of the light tube. The light tube enables the light emitted by the light source to dispersedly exit from the upper surface. The drive module drives the light source to emit light based on the luminous condition of the edge pixels of the display area in the display screen. In this way, the light source emits light rays similar as the edge pixels of the display area in the display screen, and the light rays dispersedly exit from the upper surface of the light tube by means of the layered light tube structure. Therefore, to the human eyes, the display influence of the frame can be eliminated in all directions, and the display effect of the display device can be improved. (FIG. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362658 | LIGHTING DEVICE FOR BUTTON OF AUDIO-VISUAL SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a lighting device for a button, in which light incident into a light guide is prevented from leaking to a spacing clearance between a button unit and a light guide by a reflection layer, thereby enabling a lighting through the light guide to shine cleanly and uniformly to the outside. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362659 | VEHICLE LAMP FITTING - Problem: To provide a vehicle lamp fitting in which regularity of the strength or weakness of the emitted light is maintained and deterioration of appearance is suppressed. Solution: A vehicle lamp fitting | 2015-12-17 |
20150362660 | Optical Waveguide for Guiding Illumination Light - An optical waveguide serves for guiding illumination light. The waveguide has a waveguide main body for guiding the illumination light between a main body entrance region and a main body exit region. At least one coupling-out device is provided in the main body exit region. Via the coupling-out device, at least one coupling-out illumination light partial beam is coupled out from the illumination light emerging from the waveguide main body. This is done such that the coupling-out illumination light partial beam can be separated from the rest of the illumination light beam emerging from the waveguide main body. This results in a waveguide having improved possibilities for use when guiding illumination light. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362661 | LED BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY SUITABLE OF MIDDLE OR SMALL SIZE LCD DISPLAY - An LED backlight assembly suitable of middle or small size LCD displays comprises a light guiding plate; two LED lighting bars; a reflecting film; a light dispersing film; two parallel prism films installed on an upper side of the light dispersing film; each prism film being formed with a plurality of parallel prism posts; and a light enhancing polarizing film. A diagonal line of the LED backlight plate is smaller than 12 inches. In use, an LCD display is arranged on an upper side of the light enhancing polarizing film so that the light from the LED backlight plate is incident into the LCD display to have a light effect. The two lateral sides of the light guiding plate near the two LED lighting bars are arranged with textures for concentrating light from the LED lighting bars. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362662 | BACKLIGHT SOURCE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a backlight source and a display device. The backlight source is adapted to provide backlight to a display panel. The display panel includes a plurality of pixel units each of which includes a plurality of sub-psub-pixels. The backlight may provide different colors of backlight respectively to different sub-psub-pixels of the pixel unit. Since the backlight source may provide different colors of backlight respectively to the different sub-psub-pixels of the pixel unit, a colorful displaying may be achieved through the backlight provided by the backlight source. Therefore, there is no needs to provide color resists in opening areas between black matrixes of an upper substrate of the display panel, and thus the usage of the backlight source may improved. Furthermore, the manufacturing cost of the display panel may reduced due to the color resist needs not to be manufactured. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362663 | BLACK LIGHT MODULE WITH MOUNT AND DISPLAYING APPARATUS THEREWITH - A displaying apparatus includes a back light module and a panel module. The back light module is joined with the panel module and includes a mount, a light bar, a light guiding plate, and an optical film sheet. The mount includes a limiting structure and a holding structure. The light bar is fixed on the mount. The light guiding plate is disposed adjacent to the mount. The limiting structure constrains a stop structure so that a light incident side surface of the light guiding plate and the light bar remain separated at a predetermined interval. The optical film sheet includes a holding structure and is disposed above alight emitting surface of the light guiding plate. The two holding structures are engaged. Thereby, the mount performs limitation to both of the light guiding plate and the optical film sheet. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362664 | BACKLIGHT COMPONENT - A backlight component includes a back plate, a fastening module, a light source and a light-guiding plate. The fastening module includes a first plate, a second plate and a third plate. The first plate, the second plate and the third plate define a receiving space. The light source is securely assembled at one side of the second plate and facing toward the receiving space. The light-guiding plate is slidably assembled in the receiving space of the fastening module, and sandwiched between the first plate and the third plate. Accordingly, when the thickness of the light-guiding plate is changed, only the second plate of the fastening module need be changed; additionally, the length of the fastening module can be normalized to apply for display devices with different sizes. Consequently, the manufacturing cost of display devices can be reduced, and the fastening module is applicable to different kinds of display devices. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362665 | BACKPLANE AND BACKLIGHT MODULE HAVING THE SAME, DISPLAY DEVICE - In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a backplane includes a plate-like body, and a PCB for securing a rectangle. The body includes a first clamping part corresponding to a first side edge of the PCB having an L-shaped bend facing towards the PCB for clamping the first side edge. The body further includes a second clamping part corresponding to a second side edge of the PCB having a U-shaped bend facing towards the PCB for clamping the second side edge. The second side edge is parallel to the first side edge. A riveting column is secured on the body uncovered by the PCB, the riveting column is located at the same side of the PCB as the first clamping part, and a spring is secured on the riveting column and presses the edge of the PCB against the body. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362666 | MOLD FRAME, BACKLIGHT MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present disclosure discloses a mold frame, a backlight module and a display device. The mold frame includes sidewalls for limiting a periphery of a light guide plate and optical films in the backlight module, and a boss for limiting the light guide plate and the optical films in a direction perpendicular to an output surface of the light guide plate. The boss is provide with a recess opening towards the light guide plate. The recess is provided with a number of rollers therein in a lengthwise direction thereof. A diameter of the rollers is greater than a depth of the recess. The mold frame is applied to the backlight module. In assembly, the light guide plate, the light source and the optical films are placed in the mold frame. An outside surface of the roller provided in the boss of the mold frame abuts against the light guide plate, limiting the light guide plate in the direction of the thickness of the backlight module, thereby preventing the light guide plate from warping upward after expansion due to heat. Hence, the mold frame according to the present disclosure may reduce occurrence of phenomena such a slow light incidence efficiency of the backlight module, light leakage of the backlight module and wrinkling of the optical films. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362667 | LED Assembly for Transparent Liquid Crystal Display - A transparent liquid crystal display (LCD) assembly is disclosed. The assembly has an LCD panel and a light guide placed behind the LCD panel. The light guide ideally contains a front and rear surface. The assembly preferably has a front bracket that contacts the front surface of the light guide and a rear bracket that contacts the rear surface of the light guide. While the light guide is constrained from movement towards or away from the LCD panel by the front and rear brackets, the light guide is generally permitted to move parallel to the LCD panel. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362668 | Wireless Control Device Assembly - A control device, such as a gateway device for a wireless load control system, has a light bar extending around a periphery of an enclosure to provide feedback to a user of the load control system, as well as to provide a pleasing aesthetic effect on the gateway device. The control device may include at least one light-emitting diode mounted to a printed circuit board inside the enclosure, a control circuit mounted to the printed circuit board and operatively coupled to the light-emitting diode for controllably illuminating the light-emitting diode, and a multi-functional mounting structure for mounting the printed circuit board inside the enclosure. The mounting structure may have at least one light-pipe structure for conducting light from the at least one light-emitting diode to the light bar. The mounting structure may have an antenna-mounting structure to which an antenna of the control device may be mounted. | 2015-12-17 |