53rd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 15 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090321575 | STRUCTURE OF AN AIRCRAFT AEROFOIL - Aircraft aerofoil structure, in particular rear spar structure ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090321576 | Method and Apparatus for Detecting Conditons Conducive to Ice Formation - A method for detecting ambient conditions conducive to ice formation. The method includes the steps of measuring at least one parameter selected from a group of parameters consisting of a static pressure, a total pressure, a total temperature, a dew point temperature, and a liquid water content, and determining whether ambient conditions are conducive to ice formation based on the measured parameter. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321577 | PROTECTIVE DEVICES FOR AIRCRAFT FUEL FILLER PORTS - Protective devices are provided subjacent to the filler port within an aircraft's wing fuel tank so as to protect the lower wing skin from being struck by a nozzle associated with refueling equipment. The protective devices for an aircraft fuel filler port may be associated with an aircraft wing tank and preferably include a generally cylindrical side wall structure and a hemispherical bottom apertured wall joined to an annular bottom edge of the side wall. The hemispherical bottom apertured wall may include a screen mesh, but apertured hemispherical cup-shaped members may also be employed and achieve equivalent benefits. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321578 | Planetary impact defense system - A system for defending a planet having a satellite against impact from an incoming body includes an explosive system and a propulsion system. The explosive system is adapted for deployment on the satellite and detonation thereon with sufficient explosive force to produce at least one ejectum to which is imparted a velocity increment sufficient for the ejectum to exceed the satellite's escape velocity and enter orbit about the planet. The propulsion system is adapted to be secured to at least one ejectum and impart a velocity increment to the ejectum sufficient to leave orbit about the planet and enter an orbit intercepting the incoming body. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321579 | Space based orbital kinetic energy weapon system - A space based orbital kinetic energy weapon system and method of using same is provided. The space based orbital kinetic energy weapon system includes a satellite having a control system configured to maintain an orbit in outer space around the earth and to deorbit the satellite on a desired trajectory corresponding to an earth based target upon a command, and a projectile object operably connected to the satellite. The projectile object includes a dense mass and a heat shield operably surrounding the mass such that at least a portion of the mass survives reentry into the earth's atmosphere and strikes the earth based target delivering its kinetic energy. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321580 | VERNIER ACTIVE FLOW CONTROL EFFECTOR - Methods and apparatus for controlling the attitude of a mobile platform with a resolution suitable for vernier attitude control. In one embodiment a method includes flowing fluid through an orifice of an aerodynamic surface. The method also includes modifying a boundary layer of the aerodynamic surface with the flowing fluid. Another embodiment provides an aerodynamic member of a mobile platform. The aerodynamic member includes an aerodynamic surface, an orifice, an actuator, and a fluid moving member. The orifice is in the aerodynamic surface and the actuator is subject to friction and backlash. The fluid moving member communicates with the orifice and causes the fluid to flow through the orifice to modify the boundary layer of aerodynamic surface. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321581 | FLAP DEVICE - A flap device adapted for location on or in a fluid interfacing surface such as an airfoil section, the device comprising a housing, a flap mounted for rotation at least partially within the housing, an entry in a leading portion of the housing, and at least one stop member associated with the housing and actuable between a non-operative parked position and an operative position in which in use the stop member is adapted to limit the movement of the flap within the housing thereby to vary the coefficient of lift and drag of the fluid interfacing surface or airfoil section. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321582 | Translating active Gurney flap to alleviate aircraft wake vortex hazard - A wake vortex alleviator is provided. The wake vortex alleviator produces rapid variations in the position of vortices emanating from aerodynamic surfaces by using an active flap that moves span-wise back and forth along the outboard section of the surface. Rapidly moving the flap back and forth in a slot at an appropriate frequency will cause the vortex to oscillate, resulting in interaction between other vortices and subsequent destruction much earlier than it would occur naturally. The slot is positioned near the aerodynamic surface trailing edge and generally transverse to a chord line of the aerodynamic surface. The flap can be moved using a variety of actuators to position, translate and stow the flap. The oscillation frequency and position are guided by information feedback according variations in lift in the aerodynamic surface, such as wind gusts. The flaps can control yaw, roll and pitch of the aerodynamic surface. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321583 | Panel-Mounted Aircraft Control Stick - A panel-mounted control stick for aircraft providing for roll and pitch input that emulates the response of a traditional floor-mounted control stick. The panel-mounted control stick incorporates a pitch beam input assembly and a roll input assembly for translating the movements of the control stick into movements of aircraft control surfaces. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321584 | Panel-Mounted Aircraft Control Stick - A panel-mounted control stick for aircraft providing for roll and pitch input that emulates the response of a traditional floor-mounted control stick. The panel-mounted control stick incorporates a pitch beam input assembly and a roll input assembly for translating the movements of the control stick into movements of aircraft control surfaces. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321585 | NACELLE INLET LIP - A nacelle inlet lip has a simplified geometry. The nacelle inlet lip has a constant cross-section all along a circumference thereof and is wholly concentric relative to the engine centerline, thereby allowing for the use of simple and economical manufacturing processes. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321586 | Cable Retainer - Device including flexible main sheet, two fold regions, and two flexible flap sheets. Main sheet has first and second opposite sides and edge surrounding sides. Fold regions are located along two spaced-apart portions of edge. Each flap sheet has first and second opposite sides. Flap sheets are integrated with main sheet at fold regions. Flap sheets are configured for being bent toward first side of main sheet. Main sheet is configured for being bent to move fold regions toward each other, while retaining bias for moving fold regions away from each other. Apparatus including trough and device. Trough includes base member integrated with two spaced-apart wall members forming side walls in trough. One side of each flap sheet in contact with a side wall. Main sheet is bent with fold regions at least partially positioned toward each other, and configured for retaining bias for moving fold regions away from each other. Methods also provided. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321587 | Double clevis hanger - The double clevis hanger is designed to have two clevis (u-brackets) under one support yoke bracket. The two u-bracket under the one yoke bracket is design with an elevation offset, so that the pipes can cross over one another with the use of the least amount of fittings. On the outside edges of the four corners of the upper yoke bracket, are four tabs turned inward toward one another, so that the two inverted clevis (u-brackets) below the upper support yoke bracket will be seismically secure to the upper yoke. There is a sway bracket attachment that can be attached to the upper yoke that will seismically secure the double hanger to the structure. This double clevis hanger was design to increase the efficiently of the installation of pipe, by eliminating labor and material in the installation of pipe. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321588 | Mounting clamp - The present invention relates to a mounting clamp that does not use threaded fasteners to close the mounting clamp to retain electrical conduit, plumbing pipe, or other construction components within the mounting clamp. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321589 | Intravenous Fluid Container Stand And Methods For Making Same - According to one embodiment, an intravenous stand for supporting an intravenous fluid container includes a hanger configured to support one or more intravenous fluid containers. A pole, having a first end and a second end, is coupled to the hanger at the first end and a base at the second. A plurality of casters are releasably coupled to the base via a plurality of quick-release members. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321590 | Lift and hold, anti-tipping trash container support system - An anti-tipping container support system for supporting a container above a ground surface, the container comprising a substantially horizontal bar running across an outer wall of the container, the system comprising a support portion fixedly attached to the ground surface in a substantially perpendicular relationship to the ground surface, a lifting portion comprising a lever rotatably coupled to the support portion in substantially a T-orientation relative to the support portion, the lever comprising a handle and at least two connecting claws pivotally attached to the lever on opposite sides of the handle and substantially perpendicular to the lever, each connecting claw comprising a groove, such that when a manual downward force is applied to the handle with the bar of the container engaged in the grooves of the connecting claws, the container is lifted and supported off the ground surface. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321591 | SUPPORTING MECHANISM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A supporting mechanism for an electronic device includes a connecting bracket configured to connect to the electronic device and a supporting bracket connected to the connecting bracket and configured to support the electronic device. The supporting bracket includes a supporting portion having a receiving space, a locating member received in the receiving space, a supporting plate, and a resilient sliding member engaged in the locating member. A sliding slot is defined in the locating member. The resilient sliding member is secured on the supporting plate through the sliding slot. The resilient sliding member is compressed to disengage from the locating member, and slide in the sliding slot with the supporting plate relative to the locating member and the supporting portion along an extending direction of the supporting portion to change a length of the supporting bracket. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321592 | Support apparatus for a well bore tool - A rigless support for a downhole operation, such as cutting of an underwater casing in preparation for plug-and-abandonment. The unit has a movable base that can be positioned on a floating structure, such as a barge or a marine vessel and delivered to the site. A pair of piston rams support a swivel unit therebetween, with the swivel unit being driven by a hydraulic motor and driving a casing cutter. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321593 | Camera Guiding Device - A camera guiding device, in particular for a camcorder or a digital camera, includes a camera holding platform to be fixed thereon, for supporting the camera. At least one horizontal element projects away from the camera holding platform and at least one vertical element projects up from the horizontal element. A handle for guiding the camera guiding device is connected to the vertical element, directly or through a further horizontal element. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321594 | Shower curtain mounting device - A shower curtain mounting device includes: a pair of wall brackets each having a mounting body defining a recess having a concave surface; a pair of joints each of which is pivoted to a respective one of the wall brackets and each of which has a tubular rod connecting part, and a bracket connecting part protruding from the tubular rod connecting part into the recess, the bracket connecting part being rotatable about an axis relative to the mounting body and having a convex surface contacting rotatably the concave surface; and a shower curtain rod transverse to the axis and having two ends respectively extending into the rod connecting parts of the joints. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321595 | SHELF FRONT DISPLAY MOUNT - A shelf front mounting system mounts to the front of industry standard shelving. The shelf front mounting system holds product signage or advertising, strips or spines of merchandise product. The shelf front mounting system includes a flexible clip portion having an upper finger for contacting the shelf lower surface near the front edge of the shelf and a lower detent for engaging the shelf front at about the lower lip. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321596 | Bracket for attaching column to a structural support - A connecting bracket, for attaching a columnar building member to a structural support member, includes a horizontal ring-shaped base surface having an inner perimeter and an outer perimeter, with a plurality of spaced non-uniform apertures disposed along the horizontal ring-shaped surface. A vertical ring-shaped surface extends from the inner perimeter of the horizontal surface, with the perimeter of the vertical surface conforming to the inner perimeter of the horizontal surface, and with a plurality of spaced non-uniform apertures disposed along the vertical ring-shaped surface. The columnar building member is attached to the connecting bracket via a fastening device through one or more of the spaced apertures disposed along the vertical ring-shaped surface. The columnar building member and connecting bracket are attached to the structural support member via a fastening device through one or more of the spaced apertures disposed along the horizontal ring-shaped surface. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321597 | HANGER - A hanger mounted to an upright member ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090321598 | Luminaire quick mount universal bracket system and method - A luminaire system provides for mounting and accessing a light fixture housing without tools. A universal bracket is coupled to the junction box along the ceiling and engages with a top mounting plate affixed to the housing. One or more slide hooks appended to the universal bracket allows the top mounting plate to mount to the universal bracket, and a reinforced spring and locking spring keeps the light fixture housing in place, while preventing rattling between the universal bracket and the top-mounting plate. The housing can be removed from the electrical junction box through the use of a release button affixed to the housing. The button disengages the locking spring from the top mounting plate, thereby allowing the housing to swivel away from the universal bracket and junction box by way of a hanging hook. The hanging hook supports the housing when released from the universal bracket. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321599 | SLIDE RAIL - A slide rail has a mounting shaft and a sliding mount. The sliding mount is movably mounted around the mounting shaft and has a clamp, a handle, a clamp jaw, a holding bracket and a spring. The clamp is mounted around the mounting shaft. The handle is rotatably connected to the clamp and has a lock bar and a grip. The clamp jaw is mounted around and abuts the mounting shaft in the clamp and has a convex surface. The holding bracket is connected to the clamp to hold a showerhead, a soap dish or the like and has a positioning ring. The spring is mounted in the clamp between the clamp jaw and the positioning ring to push the convex surface of the clamp jaw to engage an engaging recess of the lock bar. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321600 | SHOWER CURTAIN MOUNTING DEVICE - A shower curtain mounting device includes: a pair of wall brackets; a pair of joints, each of which is pivoted and is rotatable about an axis relative to a respective one of the wall brackets and each of which has a tubular rod connecting part; and a shower curtain rod extending in a transverse direction relative to the axis into the rod connecting parts of the joints. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321601 | DEVICE FOR CONNECTING A PLURALITY OF WASTE RECEPTACLES - Embodiments of the claimed subject matter provide a device and method for transporting a plurality of waste receptacles. One embodiment of the claimed subject matter is a device for transporting a plurality of coupled waste receptacles. The device comprises a plurality of securing ends, which may include a latch portion for coupling to a first waste receptacle and a hook portion for coupling to a second waste receptacle. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321602 | ROTARY SUPPORTING STRUCTURE WITHOUT DRAWING - A rotary supporting structure without drawing is provided. A base is designed to have a protrusion to cooperate with a locating hole of an electronic device to make the base rotate between the accommodating position coinciding with the bottom surface of the electronic device and the supporting position intersecting with the bottom surface without drawing. The tenons used in the conventional design are replaced, and thus the operation is more convenient. The base is composed of an upper lid and a lower lid, and this may overcome the thickness limitation of the conventional single plastic component and provide stable support. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321603 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR CUTTABLE ELEMENTS - A support structure for cuttable members includes side members and feet attached to offset toothed cross members. The toothed cross members are adjustable to support a plurality of cuttable members of different lengths, diameters, and/or sizes. A lower toothed cross member acts as a balance point, with the majority of the cuttable member extending away from the lower toothed cross member side of the support structure. A upper toothed cross member applies a counterbalancing downward force against the cuttable member, securely holding the cuttable member until the center of gravity moves to the upper toothed cross member side of the lower toothed cross member. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321604 | ENCASEMENT FOR A HEIGHT-ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT COLUMN - In the encasement of a height-adjustable support column comprising a plurality of encasement elements ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090321605 | Laptop Stand - The EZ Laptop Stand® is a stand for a laptop computer that is very inexpensive, extremely lightweight, easy to assemble and disassemble and folds flat for portability. It is made from foamcore for its light weight, inexpensive material cost, and strength and durability when designed in the manner that it is. Manufacturing is done by laser cutting or die cutting, both methods being cost effective and practical for use with foamcore. There are three models of the EZ Laptop Stand®, the main feature of all three consisting of primary support members, which when folded or hinged at an acute angle at their mid point, create two strong triangular sloped surfaces tapered to a narrower dimension towards the bottom, front edge (the side closest to the user), where feet protrude upward for the laptop computer to rest against. These two primary support members are connected by two smaller cross-members that slide onto them along slots that keep all the pieces of the EZ Laptop Stand® fixed, in a rigid, upright formation on which the laptop computer rests. The EZ Laptop Stand® raises the laptop computer high enough to achieve proper ergonomics for the user while allowing comfortable use of onboard keyboard, high enough to allow adequate ventilation for heat dissipation from under the computer, high enough to provide protection from spilled of beverages, and is inexpensive to buy and simple to disassemble and reassemble for easy portability. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321606 | RAIL ARRANGEMENT FOR GUIDING A FITTING INSIDE GUIDING RAILS PARTICULARLY IN AIRCRAFTS - The invention relates to a rail arrangement for coupling a displaceable element to a support structure, wherein the rail arrangement comprises a guiding rail and a fitting. In this arrangement the fitting is connectable to the displaceable element, and the guiding rail is connectable to the support structure. The fitting is arranged in the guiding rail in such a way that the fitting can be displaced in longitudinal direction of the guiding rail; wherein the guiding rail is formed as an open-top hollow profile with a rail base. In this arrangement the rail base comprises at least one elevation that extends upwards (i.e. towards the open-top). The fitting comprises a bottom surface which in longitudinal direction is interrupted by a continuous groove, wherein the form of the groove of the fitting is designed in such a way that the fitting is guided by the elevation along the guiding rail. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321607 | Three point mounting arrangement for a power system - A mounting system for supporting a power system is disclosed. The mounting system may have a support structure including a first end spaced from a second end of the support structure. The mounting system may further have a first mounting assembly attached near the first end of the support structure. The first mounting assembly may have a first mounting support and a second mounting support for supporting the support structure, each of the first mounting support and the second mounting support attached to the support structure offset to a side of a longitudinal axis. The mounting system may also have a second mounting assembly attached near the second end of the support structure. The second mounting assembly may have a third mounting support attached to the support structure below the longitudinal axis for supporting the support structure. The second mounting assembly may have at least one shock absorber mounted near the third mounting support. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321608 | Transition piece mounting bracket and related method - A mounting bracket assembly includes: a first bracket component having a first pair of laterally spaced securement tabs; a second bracket component having a second pair of laterally spaced securement tabs; wherein said first and second bracket components are engageable with each other such that respective ones of each of the first and second pairs of securement tabs are located adjacent each other and adapted to engage corresponding pairs of recesses in a machine component. A related method of securing a transition piece to a combustor casing without welding includes: providing a first mounting bracket component for attaching the transition piece to a turbine combustor casing, the first mounting bracket formed with a first set of securement tabs; providing a second mounting bracket component that is usable with the first bracket component, the second mounting bracket component formed with a second set of securement tabs; and slidably engaging the transition piece with the first and second mounting bracket components, such that the first and second pairs of securement tabs are received within corresponding axially-aligned recesses provided on the transition piece, thereby permitting the transition piece to grow thermally relative to the first and second mounting bracket components. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321609 | Portable Electronics - A portable electronics comprises a main body and a supporting device, and the supporting device is rotatably connected to the main body wherein, the portable electronics further comprises an automatic opening device, which enables the supporting device to rotate automatically to a position to form an angle between the supporting device and the main body. The portable electronics can automatically open the supporting device and ensure the supporting device to keep a stable angle to the main body after flicking, which makes it convenient for the user to use. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321610 | SUPPORTING MEMBER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - The invention provides a supporting member and an electronic device including the same. The supporting member according to the invention may dispose an object on a target firmly. Furthermore, the supporting member includes a circular body and a plurality of bumps. The circular body has an outer surface and is sleeved on the object. Moreover, the bumps are formed on the outer surface, and the height of each bump is different from each other. Particularly, when the circular body is sleeved on the object and disposed on the target, some of the bumps contact the target. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321611 | Devices Including an Annular Undercut - A device including an annular undercut having a curved cross-sectional shape made by electrical discharge machining (EDM) is disclosed. An exemplary device with an EDM-formed annular undercut is a tool used for injection-molding of plastic parts having a crab's claw seal. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321612 | MOLD - This invention provides a mold that can prevent molten metal from leaking out of it as well as from leaking onto a parting plane. The mold according to this invention comprises: a lower mold comprising a concave portion, having the shape of a product, into which the amount of molten metal required to produce a casting is poured; and an upper mold comprising a convex portion having the shape of a casting, and forming a cavity that molds a casting, when the upper mold overlaps the lower mold; and wherein a structure is formed so as to have certain clearances between the lower mold and the upper mold such that the molten metal is prevented from leaking onto the parting plane that is formed where the upper mold and the lower mold overlap, when the casting is produced. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321613 | Differential Source Follower Source Leader Addressable Node Readout Circuit - A readout circuit for reading from addressable nodes comprises first and second half-circuits of a differential amplifier. The first half-circuit comprises at least one source follower transistor adapted to receive an input signal from one of the addressable nodes, such as pixel readouts of an imaging system. The first half-circuit further comprises a row selector switch coupled to the source follower transistor to selectively activate the source follower transistor to receive the input signal. The second half-circuit comprises an output node for providing an output signal of a readout of a selected addressable node. The second half-circuit further comprises a source leader transistor coupled to the output node to provide a feedback signal based on the readout. A feedback loop is connected to the source leader transistor to provide feedback from the output node for utilization in a differential amplification of the input signal. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321614 | Imaging module with folded illuminating and imaging paths - An imaging module for imaging, and a reader for and a method of electro-optically reading, a target, include a support, an imaging assembly including a solid-state imager having an array of image sensors on the support for capturing return light over a field of view at a range of working distances from the target along a folded imaging path, and an illuminating assembly on the support for directing illumination light along a folded illuminating path having a length longer than the folded imaging path to uniformly illuminate the target with the illumination light. The longer length of the folded illuminating path enables the illuminating assembly to illuminate the target with more of the illumination light, and also enables the imaging assembly to capture more of the return light for increased imaging/reading performance. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321615 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - The solid-state image pickup device | 2009-12-31 |
20090321616 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE - The resolution to the illuminance of light in photoelectric conversion is improved. A photoelectric conversion circuit | 2009-12-31 |
20090321617 | Color filter array, method of fabricating the same, and image pickup device including the same - An image pickup device includes a pixel array including a plurality of photo sensitive devices and a color filter array including a plurality of color filters each disposed above a corresponding one of the plurality of photo sensitive devices. The color filters include a first type color filter formed on a glass substrate to filter light to pass a first spectrum and a second type color filter stacked on at least part of the first type color filter to filter light to pass a second spectrum. Accordingly, fabrication of a color filter array can be simplified and a color filter array having a small lay out can be fabricated. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321618 | Image Pickup Apparatus and Information Code Reader - An image pickup apparatus operable to reduce defocusing due to temperature changes is disclosed. An optical system comprises a glass lens and a plastic lens, wherein a power of the plastic lenses is smaller than that of the glass lens. An image pickup device picks up an object image that has passed through the optical system as a defocused object image including an area with a large-depth-of-field light and a blurred area. An image processing device generates an image signal with a smaller blur than the blurred object image from the image pickup device. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321619 | OPTICALLY CONTROLLED ELECTRICAL-SWITCH DEVICE BASED UPON CARBON NANOTUBES AND ELECTRICAL-SWITCH SYSTEM USING THE SWITCH DEVICE - Described herein is an optically controlled electrical-switch device which includes a first current-conduction terminal and a second current-conduction terminal, and a carbon nanotube connected between the first and the second current-conduction terminals, the carbon nanotube being designed to be impinged upon by electromagnetic radiation and having an electrical conductivity that can be varied by varying the polarization of the electromagnetic radiation incident thereon. In particular, the carbon nanotube may for example, in given conditions of electrical biasing, present a high electrical conductivity when it is impinged upon by electromagnetic radiation having a given wavelength and a polarization substantially parallel to the axis of the carbon nanotube itself, and a reduced electrical conductivity when it is impinged upon by electromagnetic radiation having a given wavelength and a polarization substantially orthogonal to the axis of the carbon nanotube itself. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321620 | Electromagnetic device with integral non-linear component - An optical antenna assembly including multiple optical antenna elements, each of the optical antenna elements are arranged in a regular pattern and carried by a supporting body. The regular pattern of the plurality of optical antenna elements is nonuniform. Certain ones of the optical antenna elements are configured to respond to the one or more waves of light. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321621 | OPTICAL ENCODER - An optical encoder, with a simple structure, that can output a high-precision origin signal is provided. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321622 | DETERMINING DOWNHOLE FLUID FLOW - Apparatus for determining properties of a borehole and a formation around the borehole. The apparatus comprising a source for generating nuclear particles, a detector for measuring a effect of the nuclear particles on a fluid flowing in the borehole and a second detector for measuring an effect of the nuclear particles on the formation. The source is arranged to generate the nuclear particles in a manner that enables the measuring of the first and the second detector to be performed simultaneously. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321623 | Security markers for identifying a source of a substance - A method of identifying a source of a substance incorporating one or more luminescent markers comprises illuminating the substance to stimulate emission from at least one of the luminescent markers. A luminescent signature is generated from the detected luminescent emission. The source of the substance is identified based on a match between the generated luminescent signature and a pre-defined luminescent signature. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321624 | Ion trap, multiple electrode system and electrode for mass spectrometric analysis - An ion trap, a multiple-electrode-pole system and an electrode pole for mass spectrometric analysis. The electrode pole ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090321625 | Ion Implanter Having Combined Hybrid and Double Mechanical Scan Architecture - A system and method are provided for implanting ions into a workpiece in a plurality of operating ranges. A desired dosage of ions is provided, and a spot ion beam is formed from an ion source and mass analyzed by a mass analyzer. Ions are implanted into the workpiece in one of a first mode and a second mode based on the desired dosage of ions, where in the first mode, the ion beam is scanned by a beam scanning system positioned downstream of the mass analyzer and parallelized by a parallelizer positioned downstream of the beam scanning system. In the first mode, the workpiece is scanned through the scanned ion beam in at least one dimension by a workpiece scanning system. In the second mode, the ion beam is passed through the beam scanning system and parallelizer un-scanned, and the workpiece is two-dimensionally scanned through the spot ion beam. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321626 | LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION AND PEPTIDE SEQUENCING ON LASER INDUCED SILICON MICROCOLUMN ARRAYS - The present invention provides a method of producing a laser-patterned silicon surface, especially silicon wafers for use in laser desorption ionization (LDI-MS) (including MALDI-MS and SELDI-MS), devices containing the same, and methods of testing samples employing the same. The surface is prepared by subjecting a silicon substrate to multiple laser shots from a high-power picosecond or femtosecond laser while in a processing environment, e.g., underwater, and generates a remarkable homogenous microcolumn array capable of providing an improved substrate for LDI-MS. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321627 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HIGH THROUGHPUT MASS ANALYSIS - The invention relates to a test method, especially for mass spectroscopy of biomolecules, including the following steps: one or several samples ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090321628 | MASS SPECTROMETER - A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising a Time of Flight mass analyser comprising an ion detector comprising an Analogue to Digital Converter. Signals from the Analogue to Digital Converter are digitised and the arrival time and intensity of ions are determined. The arrival time T | 2009-12-31 |
20090321629 | MASS SPECTROMETRIC DETECTION OF MATERIAL TRANSFERRED TO A SURFACE - The present invention provides methods for using detection methods, including mass spectrometry methods such as SELDI-TOF-MS, to detect and analyze molecules directly transferred from a sample to a surface to form a molecular print of the sample. Methods and compositions of the invention can be used to produce spatially and non-spatially oriented molecular prints for detection using methods such as mass spectrometry. Methods and compositions of the invention encompass molecular printing of tissues, cells and gels onto surfaces. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321630 | POST-DECEL MAGNETIC ENERGY FILTER FOR ION IMPLANTATION SYSTEMS - A system and method for magnetically filtering an ion beam during an ion implantation into a workpiece is provided, wherein ions are emitted from an ion source and accelerated the ions away from the ion source to form an ion beam. The ion beam is mass analyzed by a mass analyzer, wherein ions are selected. The ion beam is then decelerated via a decelerator once the ion beam is mass-analyzed, and the ion beam is further magnetically filtered the ion beam downstream of the deceleration. The magnetic filtering is provided by a quadrapole magnetic energy filter, wherein a magnetic field is formed for intercepting the ions in the ion beam exiting the decelerator to selectively filter undesirable ions and fast neutrals. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321631 | LOW-INERTIA MULTI-AXIS MULTI-DIRECTIONAL MECHANICALLY SCANNED ION IMPLANTATION SYSTEM - An ion implantation system configured to produce an ion beam is provided, wherein an end station has a robotic architecture having at least four degrees of freedom. An end effector operatively coupled to the robotic architecture selectively grips and translates a workpiece through the ion beam. The robotic architecture has a plurality of motors operatively coupled to the end station, each having a rotational shaft. At least a portion of each rotational shaft generally resides within the end station, and each of the plurality of motors has a linkage assembly respectively associated therewith, wherein each linkage assembly respectively has a crank arm and a strut. The crank arm of each linkage assembly is fixedly coupled to the respective rotational shaft, and the strut of each linkage assembly is pivotally coupled to the respective crank arm at a first joint, and pivotally coupled to the end effector at a second joint. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321632 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING PARTICLES AND CONTAMINATION BY MATCHING BEAM COMPLEMENTARY APERTURE SHAPES TO BEAM SHAPES - An ion implantation system comprising an ion source configured to generate an ion beam along a beam path, a mass analyzer is located downstream of the ion source wherein the mass analyzer is configured to perform mass analysis of the ion beam and a beam complementary aperture located downstream of the mass analyzer and along the beam path, the beam complementary aperture having a size and shape corresponding to a cross-sectional beam envelope of the ion beam. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321633 | NANOPILLAR ARRAYS FOR ELECTRON EMISSION - The present invention provides systems, devices, device components and structures for modulating the intensity and/or energies of electrons, including a beam of incident electrons. In some embodiments, for example, the present invention provides nano-structured semiconductor membrane structures capable of generating secondary electron emission. Nano-structured semiconductor membranes of this aspect of the present invention include membranes having an array of nanopillar structures capable of providing electron emission for amplification, filtering and/or detection of incident radiation, for example secondary electron emission and/or field emission. Nano-structured semiconductor membranes of the present invention are useful as converters wherein interaction of incident primary electrons and nanopillars of the nanopillar array generates secondary emission. Nano-structured semiconductor membranes of this aspect of the present invention are also useful as directed charge amplifiers wherein secondary emission from a nanopillar array provides gain functionality for increasing the intensity of radiation comprising incident electrons. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321634 | Multi-beam ion/electron spectra-microscope - This invention is a multi-beam charged particle instrument that can simultaneously focus electrons and a variety of positive and negative ions, such as Gallium, Oxygen and Cesium ions, onto the same material target. In addition, the instrument has provision to simultaneously capture the spectrum of both secondary electrons and ions. The highly dispersive, high resolution mass spectrometer portion of the instrument is expected to detect and identify secondary ion species across the entire range of the periodic table, and also record a portion of their emitted energy spectrum. The electron energy spectrometer part of the instrument is designed to acquire the entire range of scattered electrons, from the low energy secondary electrons through to the elastic backscattered electrons. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321635 | BETA-RAY SOOT CONCENTRATION DIRECT READOUT MONITOR AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING EFFECTIVE SAMPLE - A beta-ray soot concentration direct readout monitor and a method for determining effective sample. The monitor includes a fume collection cell and a fume mass detection cell. The fume collection cell includes a fume sampling gun, a filter paper and a mechanical control auto form feed structure. The fume sampling gun includes a gathering tube, a pitot tube and a sheath tube. The gathering tube tail of the fume sampling gun is equipped with an upper cavity body and a corresponding lower cavity body. The filter paper passes through space between the upper and lower cavity bodies. A paper supporting gate is provided at the inlet of the lower cavity body. A smoke outlet is equipped at a lower part of the lower cavity body. The sampling area of the soot acquired from the upper cavity body is at least twice with the actual testing area of the filter paper. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321636 | METHOD OF SEARCHING FOR A THERMAL TARGET - In one embodiment, an efficient method is presented for aerial searching for a small thermal target in a search area, such as a single person in open water, using two thermal imagers or “cameras” coupled with a computer which presents data from the system to a human user for inspection. One of the two thermal imagers has a very wide field of view (WFOV) fixed forward of or below the aircraft. The other, narrow field-of-view (NFOV) imager has a high zoom capability but its field of view can be reoriented to geo-point to a location on command. The WFOV thermal imager collects images rapidly so that no individual image is blurred due to changes in the field of view (FOV) on the time-scale of the image capture. The images are geo-registered using information from a global positioning receiver as well as the current altitude, roll, pitch, yaw, and velocity of the aircraft. As the aircraft moves and the FOV in the WFOV thermal imager changes, the computer averages the amplitude of the thermal radiation detected from each geo-registered position on the water below using the captured images continuously and in real time. The signal from a thermal target in the water is integrated while the background is relatively suppressed, enhancing the signal-to-noise ratio for the target as the square root of the number of images collected in which the target appears. A target which is much smaller than the area covered by a single pixel or that even has a thermal contrast below the noise equivalent temperature difference of the WFOV thermal imager can be detected. Thermal anomalies which have a signal commensurate in amplitude and spatial extent to the object of the search are selected by the system and their coordinates are relayed to the NFOV thermal imager. The NFOV thermal imager zooms into these locations sequentially and presents the image information to the human user who can then either reject or verify that the subject being imaged is the object of the search. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321637 | CAMERA HAVING DISTORTION CORRECTION - A lightweight camera is provided that includes a lightweight lens system that has a reduced number of lenses. Reducing the number of lenses produces a lighter camera, but produces a distorted local image. The distorted local image is captured by the lightweight camera, and is preferably transmitted to a remote station. The remote station then performs image processing on the distorted image to remove at least some of the distortion in the image. Preferably, a Massively Parallel Richardson-Lucy (MPRL) algorithm is used to identify and remove distortion from the image. Also, motion, temperature and inter-detector difference distortion is detected and corrected. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321639 | Process and Apparatus for the Measurement of Thermal Radiation Using Regular Glass Optics and Short-Wave Infrared Detectors - An infrared measurement apparatus and method to detect and view ambient-temperature objects using short-wave infrared (“SWIR”) detectors which operate in a wavelength region from 2.0 μm to 2.5 μm. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321640 | PHOTODETECTOR, ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An photodetector includes: a first light receiving element that receives light including ambient light; a second light receiving element that receives light including the ambient light; and a red color filter disposed on an optical path through which the ambient light is incident on the second light receiving element. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321641 | BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTOR-BASED UNCOOLED INFRARED SENSOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A BJT (bipolar junction transistor)-based uncooled IR sensor and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The BJT-based uncooled IR sensor includes: a substrate; at least one BJT which is formed to be floated apart from the substrate; and a heat absorption layer which is formed on an upper surface of the at least one BJT, wherein the BJT changes an output value according heat absorbed through the heat absorption layer. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a BJT-based uncooled IR sensor capable of being implemented through a CMOS compatible process and obtaining more excellent temperature change detection characteristics. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321642 | PHOTODETECTOR WITH DARK CURRENT REDUCTION - A detector of incident infrared radiation has a first region with a first spectral response, and a second region with a second, different spectral response. The second absorption region is stacked on the first and may be separated therefrom by a region in which the chemical composition of the compound semiconductor is graded. Separate contacts are provided to the first and second absorption regions and a further common contact is provided so as to permit the application of either a bias voltage or a skimming voltage across the respective pn junctions. The detector may be operated such that a preselected one of the absorption regions responds to incident infrared radiation of a predetermined waveband while the other absorption region acts as a skimmer of dark current, thereby enhancing the signal to noise ratio of the detector. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321643 | DETECTOR FOR AND A METHOD OF DETECTING ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION - A detector unit ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090321644 | BOLOMETER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A BOLOMETER - A bolometer includes a membrane, a first spacer and a second spacer, the membrane including resistive and contact layers. At a side facing a foundation, the contact layer has a first contact region at which the first spacer electrically contacts the contact layer, and a second contact region at which the second spacer electrically contacts the contact layer. In this manner, the membrane is kept at a predetermined distance to the foundation. The contact layer is laterally interrupted by a gap, so that the contact layer is subdivided at least into two parts, the first part including the first contact region, and the second part including the second contact region, and no direct connection existing within the contact layer from the first contact region to the second contact region, and the resistive layer being in contact with the first and second parts of the contact layer. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321645 | Infrared Camera System With Diffractive Optical Array - An apparatus and method for imaging incoming radiation. The apparatus includes a radiation shield unit having a cavity. A detector array is positioned at least partially within the cavity and has a planar surface with at least one infrared detector affixed on the detector array. A diffractive optical array is positioned within the cavity and is in thermal communication with the radiation shield unit. The diffractive optical array is configured to diffract and direct the spectral components of the incoming radiation onto the detector array. The apparatus is in an external environment having a predetermined ambient temperature. The radiation shield unit, diffractive optical array and detector array may be temperature-controlled to a temperature that is within a few degrees of the ambient temperature. The radiation shield unit, diffractive optical array and detector array may be temperature-controlled to cryogenic temperatures. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321646 | NON-DESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS BY VIS-NIR SPECTROSCOPY OF FLUID(S) IN ITS ORIGINAL CONTAINER - A method is described for assessing at least one characteristic of a fluid held in a container that utilizes visible—near infrared (VIS-NIR) spectroscopy in combination with chemometrics. A method is also provided for calibrating VIS-NIR analyser(s) operating in transflectance mode for one or more characteristics of a fluid. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321647 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING IR SPECTROSCOPY MEASUREMENTS TO QUANTIFY A LEVEL OF UV EFFECT - A method of non-destructively determining the amount of ultraviolet degradation of a surface and/or paint adhesion characteristics of the surface corresponding with UV damage including determining a physical property of a composite material/surfacing film by providing a series of composite materials/surfacing films which are subjected to increasing UV light experience to create a set of UV damage standards, collecting mid-IR spectra on those standards, performing data pre-processing and then multivariate calibration on the spectra of the composite materials/surfacing films, and using that calibration to predict the UV damage for samples in question. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321648 | Sample Preparation and Methods for Portable IR Spectroscopy Measurements of UV and Thermal Effect - A method of non-destructively determining the physical property of a material surface, the method including irradiating a surface with infrared energy over a spectrum of wavelengths; detecting said infrared energy reflected from said surface over said spectrum of wavelengths; performing multivariate calibration of said reflected infrared energy at a plurality of selected wavelengths including said spectrum of wavelengths; using results of said multivariate calibration to predict one or more physical properties of said model material; and, determining said one or more physical properties of said surface. Details are included for the case where uni-directional fiber CFRP materials are to be calibrated and predicted because special care must be taken for that material to insure the incident light from the spectrometer is at the proper orientation for calibration and for prediction of samples in question. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321649 | Method of Detection of Radioactive Material - A method is disclosed to determine an inspection protocol for radioactive material in shipping containers using an inspection technique threshold characteristic. The method includes weighing a container prior to shipment and determining a relative position of the container weight to at least one of a number of predetermined inspection technique threshold lines in an inspection threshold characteristic. Each of the of the predetermined inspection technique threshold lines corresponds to at least one of a number of inspection techniques. The container is classified as either a heavy container or a light container relative to at least one of the inspection techniques according to the relative position of the container weight to at least one of the predetermined inspection technique threshold lines. An inspection protocol for radioactive material in the container is selected according to the classification of the container. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321650 | Radiation Security Blanket - A radiation detection blanket for use in surveying a broad or irregular area of interest for radiation emissions. Small radiation detectors are affixed to the fabric and distributed relative to its surface area. The detector materials may be of the OSL, TLD, or ERD variety, or may be a combination of OSL, TLD and ERD. Detector materials having varying thicknesses of high Z coatings may be clustered together in the blanket fabric to yield a gamma radiation spectrum. Use of a converter material on the detector material allows the blanket to detect neutron radiation. The blanket includes specialized transmission means for allowing the detector materials to be read individually, by passing the reader along a surface or along an edge of the blanket. A composite radiation measurement is obtained upon reading the individual detectors, allowing determination of the radiation distribution within the object being surveyed by the blanket. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321651 | ACF ATTACHMENT FOR RADIATION DETECTOR - A device includes (a) radiation detector including a semiconductor substrate having opposing front and rear surfaces, a cathode electrode located on the front surface of said semiconductor substrate, and a plurality of anode electrodes on the rear surface of said semiconductor substrate, (b) a printed circuit board, and (c) an electrically conductive polymeric film disposed between circuit board and the anode electrodes. The polymeric film contains electrically conductive wires. The film bonds and electrically connects the printed circuit board and anode electrodes. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321652 | RADIATION DETECTOR USING GAS AMPLICATION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A radiation detector using gas amplification includes: a first electrode pattern which is formed on a first surface of an insulating member and has a plurality of circular openings; and a second electrode pattern which is formed on a second surface of the insulating member opposite to the first surface thereof and has convex portions of which respective forefronts are exposed to centers of the openings of the first electrode pattern; wherein a predetermined electric potential is set between the first electrode pattern and the second electrode pattern; wherein edges of the first electrode pattern exposing to the openings are shaped in respective continuous first curved surfaces by covering the edges thereof with a first solder material. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321653 | IDENTIFYING FISSIONABLE MATERIAL - Fissionable materials are distinguished from other high-effective atomic number materials by producing dual-energy x-ray radiation sufficient to cause fission in fissionable materials and directing the dual-energy x-ray radiation sufficient to cause fission in fissionable materials towards a physical region. X-ray radiation and a product of fission from the physical region are sensed. An absorption of the dual-energy x-ray radiation by the physical region is determined based on the sensed x-ray radiation, and whether the physical region includes fissionable material is determined based on the presence of a product of fission. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321654 | BEAM GUIDING MAGNET FOR DEFLECTING A PARTICLE BEAM - A beam guiding magnet includes a first and second coil system, which are designed such that the dipole moments of the first and second coil systems point in opposite directions. Since the dipole moments of the first and second coil systems point in opposite directions, the two dipole moments at least partially compensate for one another. The resultant dipole moment of the beam guiding magnet may be reduced. The beam guiding magnet may take into account that the remote field of a beam guiding magnet can be lowered by a reduction in the dipole moment of the beam guiding magnet. The dipole moment decreases with the cube of the distance from the beam guiding magnet. A quadruple moment, which on attenuation of the dipole moment represents the next strongest field component, decreases with the fifth power of that distance. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321655 | Ion Transfer Tube with Spatially Alternating DC Fields - An ion transfer arrangement for transporting ions between higher and lower pressure regions of a mass spectrometer includes an electrode assembly ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090321656 | VERIFYING THE ENERGY OF A PARTICLE BEAM - A method for verifying the energy of a particle beam is provided. The method includes accelerating charged particles to a predefined energy in an acceleration apparatus, forming a particle beam from the acceleration apparatus and guiding the particle beam by means of a transport apparatus, deflecting the particle beam using at least one magnet, measuring a position of the particle beam in a direction, which is ideally but not necessarily perpendicular to the beam direction, and verifying an actual energy of the particle beam using the measured position. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321657 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING BROAD BEAM UNIFORMITY - An ion beam uniformity control system, wherein the uniformity control system comprising a differential pumping chamber that encloses an array of individually controlled gas jets, wherein the gas pressure of the individually controlled gas jets are powered by a controller to change the fraction of charge exchanged ions, and wherein the charge exchange reactions between the gas and ions change the fraction of the ions with original charge state of a broad ion beam, wherein the charge exchanged portion of the broad ion beam is removed utilizing an deflector that generates a magnetic field, a Faraday cup profiler for measuring the broad ion beam profile; and adjusting the individually controlled gas jets based upon feedback provided to the controller to obtain the desired broad ion beam. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321658 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STERILIZING OBJECTS BY THE APPLICATION OF GAS-CLUSTER ION-BEAM TECHNOLOGY - Methods and systems for sterilization of objects by gas-cluster ion-beam (GCIB) irradiation are disclosed. The sterilization may be in conjunction with other beneficial GCIB surface processing of the objects. The objects may be medical devices or surgically implantable medical prostheses. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321659 | METHOD FOR ON-SITE DRUG DETECTION IN ILLICIT DRUG SAMPLES - The invention is intended for illicit drug detection, preferably to Cocaine detection in street samples containing in addition to Cocaine also adulterants and/or diluents (also denominated as cutting agents) used for increasing the quantity of the product and/or for disguising the existence of Cocaine. The invention provides preparing of the liquid street sample, taking an aliquot of said sample, its analysis with help of SFS (Spectral Fluorescence Signatures) technology, fixing the result of analysis as a reference value, the subsequent acidification of the liquid sample, taking an aliquot of the acidified liquid sample and its analysis with help of SFS technology, fixing the result of analysis and comparing said result with the reference value. The result of comparison enables to differentiate between Cocaine Base and Cocaine hydrochloride in the street sample. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321660 | DISPERSIONS OF LUMINESCENT RARE-EARTH OXIDE PARTICLES, VARNISH COMPRISING THESE PARTICLES, THEIR METHODS OF PREPARATION AND METHOD FOR MARKING SUBSTRATES - Dispersion of particles of at least one oxide of at least one luminescent rare earth, disaggregated and stabilized in a hydrophobic liquid medium containing at least one surfactant, in which the said surfactant is a non-ionic surfactant having an HLB (hydrophilic-to-lipophilic balance) lower than 12. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321661 | DETECTING METHOD, DETECTION SAMPLE CELL, AND DETECTING KIT - A fluorescent substance having fluorescent pigment molecules, which are enveloped in a light transmitting material that transmits fluorescence generated by the fluorescent pigment molecules, is employed as fluorescent labels in a detecting method the detects the amount of a detection target substance based on the amount of light which is generated due to excitation of the fluorescent labels. The fluorescent substance is excited by evanescent waves which are generated due to leakage from an optical waveguide mode. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321662 | DETECTION METHOD, DETECTION APPARATUS, AND SAMPLE CELL AND KIT FOR DETECTION - A sensor chip includes a sensor-portion having at least a metal-layer deposited on a surface of a dielectric-plate. A fluorescent-label binding-substance in an amount corresponding to the amount of a detection target substance in a sample binds to the sensor-portion when the sample is placed in contact with the sensor-portion. The sensor-portion is irradiated with excitation-light to generate an enhanced electric-field on the sensor-portion. The amount of the detection target substance is detected based on the amount of light generated by excitation of a fluorescent-label in the fluorescent-label binding-substance in the enhanced electric-field. A magnetic-particle is added to the fluorescent-label binding-substance, and the amount of the detection target substance is detected while the fluorescent-label binding-substance modified with the magnetic-particle is attracted to the vicinity of the sensor-portion by a magnetic-field application means arranged on an opposite-surface side of the dielectric-plate, opposite to the metal-layer-deposited surface thereof. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321663 | Radiation-blocking bladder apparatus and method - Measurements are provided ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090321664 | Method for the Continuous Production of Water-Absorbent Polymer Particles - A process for continuously preparing water-absorbing polymer beads by determining at least one particulate delivery material mass flow by means of incident electromagnetic waves. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321665 | Irradiation Device - The present invention relates to an irradiation device for irradiating an irradiation object with heavy charged particles at an irradiation station, comprising a particle accelerator for providing a particle beam and a swivelling device for swivelling the particle beam impinging on the irradiation object, wherein the swivelling device comprises a carrier pivotable about an axis. In accordance with the invention, the irradiation device is characterized in that the particle accelerator is mounted on the pivotable carrier. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321666 | SOLID-STATE LIGHT SOURCE WITH COLOR FEEDBACK AND COMBINED COMMUNICATION MEANS - The present invention relates to a light sensor device comprising a substrate ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090321667 | SERVO VALVE MODULES AND TORQUE MOTOR ASSEMBLIES - Servo valve modules and torque motor assemblies are provided. In an embodiment, a servo valve module includes a housing assembly, a diaphragm, a valve assembly, and a spiral washer. The housing assembly includes two chambers, a valve port, an intake port, and an outlet flow channel. The diaphragm extends across one chamber to divide the chamber into a pressure reception section and a pressure transmission section. The valve assembly includes a valve seat adjacent to the valve port in the other chamber, a valve element to seat and unseat against the valve seat, and a valve plate in the pressure transmission section including a valve stem extend axially and disposed in the valve port to contact the valve element. The spiral washer is coupled to the valve element and extends across the chamber to provide a preload against the valve element to bias the element toward the closed position. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321668 | Distributed stiffness biasing spring for actuator system and fuel injector using same - A fuel injector includes a fuel injector body defining a fuel inlet and at least one fuel outlet, a valve having a first valve state and a second valve state and an actuator for the valve. The fuel injector includes a biasing spring including a cylindrical rolled sheet having a first spring end, a second spring end and defining a longitudinal center axis. The cylindrical rolled sheet is configured to change in length to bias the actuator toward the first actuator position and includes a helical seam located between the first spring end and a second spring end which has a shape adapted to reduce non-uniformity in a spring constant via distributing stiffness about the longitudinal center axis. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321669 | FLAPPER HOT GAS VALVE - A gas valve apparatus is provided. A primary valve includes a flapper nozzle valve and first and second outputs. A secondary valve includes a housing having first and second inputs coupled to the first and second outputs of the primary valve, first and second seats coupled to the first and second inputs, first and second nozzles coupled to the first and second seats, and a moveable element configured for alternatively sealing the first and second nozzles as the moving element comes into contact with the first and second seats. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321670 | Quick connection device for electric spray gun - An electric spray gun includes a barrel having a positioning member received therein which includes two guide slots and two respective holes are defined through two sidewalls of the positioning member and communicate with the two guide slots. A cylinder is fixedly connected with a cover which is connected to a container and the cylinder is slidably connected to the positioning member. Two recesses are defined in two sides of the cylinder and two pawls are pivotably connected to the two sidewalls of the positioning member. Each pawl includes a first end and a second end, the first end of each pawl extends through the hole and engaged with the recess corresponding thereto. The first end can be pivoted out from the recess by pressing the second end of each of the pawls when the cylinder is slid in the guide slots. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321671 | SOLENOID VALVE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY THEREOF - A valve assembly includes a housing having a valve bore, a valve seat, and at least one port communicating with the bore. A moveable plunger resides in the valve bore and selectively seals against the valve seat. A bobbin integral with the housing has a solenoid bore adjacent to and coaxial with the valve bore. A moveable armature resides in the solenoid bore and has an operating rod connected to the plunger. A pole piece resides in the solenoid bore adjacent the armature. A solenoid coil is wound about the bobbin. A flux conductor partially surrounding the bobbin, pole piece, and armature. An assembly method includes flowing air through the port, inserting the plunger or another sealing element into the bore while monitoring the fluid flow; and stopping the plunger or sealing element when the flow is at a preselected condition. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321672 | Adjustable Regulator Insert - An adjustable regulator insert ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090321673 | Valve closure system and valve closure assembly - A valve closure assembly ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090321674 | AUTOMATED BALL VALVE AND ACTUATOR - A ball valve and ball valve actuator including a unique valve stem seal and mounting connection between the ball valve and actuator. The stem seal design reduces leakage issues and significantly lengthens the life span of the ball valve and actuator and the mounting connection between the actuator. The ball valve maintains the centrality of the valve stem in connection with the actuator pinion and minimizes torque and shear forces transferred to the valve stem and hence the stem seal itself. | 2009-12-31 |
20090321675 | POPPET VALVE ORIFICE - A poppet valve ( | 2009-12-31 |