43rd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120267444 | ARTIFICIAL FREEZING APPARATUS AND FREEZING METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention relates to an artificial freezing apparatus and a freezing method therefor. The present invention includes a supporter for vertically moving a water ice maker over and under the surface of water; and the water ice maker for producing an ice while being vertically moved by the supporter and to fall down thus-produced ice into the surface of water. In accordance with the present invention as described above, the present invention can separate some from the water and expose it to the atmosphere to naturally freeze the separated water and return thus-produced ice to the surface of water to thereby accelerate the freezing process on the surface and thus make some ice on the surface when it is difficult to ice, and creating various additional effects such as preventing global warming, preserving ecosystems and the like. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267445 | SINGLE VALVE READY TO USE SPRAYER - A sprayer head assembly for dispensing a chemical stored within a container comprises a body having a bore and a valve moveably positioned at least partially within the bore. The housing includes passages for carrier fluid and the chemical. A vent passage is also provided. The valve selectively closes and opens the carrier fluid, chemical and vent passages. The valve is configured to move in a side to side motion which is generally transverse to a longitudinal axis of the assembly. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267446 | PUMP FOR DELIVERING A FLUID - A pump, e.g., for delivering fluid, such as a metering pump for metering a coating agent in a coating system, is disclosed. An exemplary pump may include a pump inlet for feeding the fluid, a pump outlet for discharging the fluid, a rotatably supported drive shaft for mechanically driving the pump, and a coupling. The coupling may be structurally integrated in the pump, for mechanically connecting the drive shaft of the pump to an output shaft of a drive motor. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267447 | ENVIRONMENTAL AND BIOTIC-BASED SPEED MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF MECHANIZED IRRIGATION SYSTEMS - A system that based on changes in agricultural crop or plant characteristics or dynamics, e.g. heat stress, water deficit stress, stem growth, leaf thickness, plant color, nutrient composition, etc., or changes in environmental conditions, e.g., temperature, wind, pressure, relative humidity, dew point, precipitation, soil moisture, solar radiation, etc. or a combination of both, e.g., evapotranspiration, either automatically increases or decreases the speed or rate of movement or rotation of a mechanized irrigation system, e.g. center pivot, corner, linear, or lateral move irrigation system or similar, or reports a recommended increased or decreased speed or rate of movement or rotation of a mechanized irrigation system either directly or indirectly to the end user. The system responds directly or indirectly to data outputted from monitoring systems that gather and compile environmental (non-biotic), biotic or similar information from agricultural fields and crops. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267448 | VARIABLE SPRAY INJECTOR WITH NUCLEATE BOILING HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger, internal to an injector for a variable spray fuel injection system, uses nucleate boiling to maximize the heat flux from the heated metal to the fuel, wherein the nucleate boiling occurs along a control surface characterized by features conducive to generating detaching bubbles to transfer heat energy in a vapor flux. The source of heat flux may be an induction heater coil magnetically coupled to an appropriate loss component so that fuel inside a fuel component is heated to a desired temperature. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267449 | CONSOLIDATED GROUND LEVEL CONTROL STATION FOR A CROP SPRAYER - A crop sprayer includes a main frame. A product tank and a rinse tank are supported by the main frame. A battery is also supported by the main frame. A framework is supported by the main frame that defines a routing space. A control panel is attached to the framework that defines at least a first panel opening, a second panel opening, and a third panel opening. A first fluid line is connected between a first fluid outlet and the product tank. The first fluid line extends through the routing space and the first panel opening. A second fluid line is connected between the second fluid outlet and the rinse tank. The second fluid line extends through the routing space and the second panel opening. A first electrical switch is supported by the framework adjacent to the third opening. Electrical wiring extends between the first electrical switch and the battery, the electrical wiring also extending through the routing space. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267450 | EXHAUST SYSTEM OUTRIGGER ASSEMBLY FOR A CROP SPRAYER - A crop sprayer comprises a cab having i) a left lateral wall structure including a first door, and ii) a right lateral wall structure including a second door. A first platform having a first foot support is positioned adjacent to the first door. A second platform having a second foot support is positioned adjacent to the second door. The second platform defines a routing space located beneath the second foot support. An exhaust assembly includes i) a muffler having a muffler inlet and a muffler outlet, ii) an inlet conduit in fluid communication with the muffler inlet, and iii) an outlet conduit in fluid communication with the muffler outlet. The second platform defines a forward platform portion and a trailing platform portion. The muffler is located within the routing space with the inlet conduit extending into the routing space at the leading platform portion and the outlet conduit extending from the routing space at the trailing platform portion. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267451 | COOLANT APPLICATION DEVICE - A coolant application device includes a nozzle which spouts coolant and a motor which adjusts the rotation angle of the nozzle. The coolant application device also includes a housing, a hollow shaft rotatively and fluid-tightly inserted into the housing, a coolant passage formed in the hollow shaft, a port arranged at a lateral wall of the hollow shaft and communicating with the coolant passage, and an inlet passage arranged in the housing and communicating with the coolant passage through the port. The nozzle is connected to the hollow shaft and communicates with the coolant passage. The hollow shaft is coaxially arranged and directly connected to an output shaft of the motor. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267452 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE COUPLING OF A HEAD FRAME - A system for mounting a head frame to a spreader includes a sheave assembly connecting the head frame to a crane so as to permit the lowering of the head frame, mutually cooperating engagement devices for coupling the head frame and the spreader, an actuator arranged to connect mutually engageable transmission connectors on the head frame and spreader, and a registration device for registering the coupling of the head frame and the spreader. The registration device is arranged to prevent engagement of the transmission connector until the head frame and spreader are coupled. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267453 | SPRINKLER PROTECTION SYSTEM - A sprinkler protection system for protecting an existing sprinkler installation includes housing sections that cooperate to cover a majority of a sprinkler unit, such as a ceiling-mounted sprinkler unit. The housing sections can include one or more apertures aligned with a deflector of the sprinkler to permit the deflector to direct water through the aperture and out of the housing without significantly impeding the water output of the sprinkler and offer greater protection to the sprinkler unit. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267454 | DISC SHAPED REGULATED DRIP IRRIGATION EMITTER - A drip irrigation emitter includes a disc shaped body having a pressure reducing labyrinth between a water inlet area and an outlet hole, and a pressure regulating diaphragm changing flow through the outlet hole in response to water pressure fluctuations in the water conduit where the emitter is mounted. The water filtering inlet of the emitter is located entirely at the sides of the disc shaped body. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267455 | FAUCET - A pull-out faucet is provided. The faucet includes a spout having an outlet end, a spray head having an engaging end, and a sleeve disposed between the outlet end of the spout and the engaging end of the spray head and configured to detachably couple the spray head to the spout. The sleeve comprises a substantially rigid first portion and a substantially compliant second portion. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267456 | MEMBER JOINT AND SPRAY NOZZLE UNIT USING THE SAME - A member joint, in which a great rotating force is inevitably transmitted to a union nut connecting two members at the time of relatively rotating both the members, is structured such as to reliably carry out corotation prevention of the union nut, without complicating fixation of the nut and releasing of the fixation and without causing enlargement in size and deterioration of durability of a connecting portion. In a member joint ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120267457 | METHOD AND DEVICE HAVING A SIMPLIFIED CONSTRUCTIONS FOR THE REFERENCE GRINDING OF WHEAT - A process for simplified production of a reference milling for determining the milling quality of wheat, includes: a first crushing of a wheat sample; a first sieving of the crushed product into three distinct levels of particle size; a second crushing of oversize particles resulting from the first crushing; a second sieving of the oversize particles thus crushed; a mixing of coarse semolina resulting from the sievings; a third crushing of the mixture of the coarse semolina; a third sieving of the mixture of the coarse semolina thus crushed into two distinct levels of particle size; a mixing of fine semolina resulting from each of the three sievings; a fourth crushing of the mixture of fine semolina; a fourth sieving of the mixture of the fine semolina thus crushed into a single level of particle size; a mixing of the flours resulting from sievings, the mixture constituting the desired milling. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267458 | CUTTING AND GRINDING APPARATUS - A cutting apparatus including a grinder assembly for grinding and sharpening the knives in the cutting assembly is disclosed. The cutting apparatus comprises, a mouth defined by a jaw assembly for delivering the material to be cut to a cutting position at the mouth, a cutting drum having at least one knife the, or each, knife having a cutting edge, the cutting drum having drive means therefor and being rotatable about an axis arranged substantially parallel to the mouth such that the cutting edge of the at least one knife is arranged substantially perpendicular to the material to be cut. A grinder is described for removing material from the cutting edge of the at least one knife, the grinder being configured to be brought into contact with the cutting edge with a movement in a first direction substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the cutting drum and with a movement in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction and substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the cutting drum, wherein the grinder is configured to execute the movement in the first direction at a substantially uniform first speed and the movement in the second direction at a substantially uniform second speed, wherein the first speed is different to the second speed. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267459 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RUBBER GRINDING AND RECLAIMING - A method and system are presented for grinding and reclaiming of polymer material such as a rubber. The apparatus comprising a stator ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120267460 | Recycling Machine for Processing Reused Materials - A recycling machine includes a main frame, a sieve barrel, a pressing cylinder, an end disk, a propeller shaft, a cutting device and an output device. The sieve barrel has a receiving chamber and a plurality of sieving apertures. The pressing cylinder has a receiving space and a plurality of toothed pressing portions. The end disk has a plurality of extruding holes. The propeller shaft has a first helical blade, a buffering portion and a second helical blade. Thus, the reused materials are forced into and revolved in the sieve barrel by rotation of the first helical blade to proceed a first-stage dehydration process, and are compressed in the buffering space between the buffering portion and the receiving chamber to proceed a second-stage dehydration process so that the reused materials are dehydrated completely. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267461 | SHREDDER THAT PRODUCES CRINKLE PAPER STRIPES - The invention relates to a paper processing product and, in particular, to a shredder that crinkles paper stripes. The shredder has a shaft set driven by a motor. The shaft set includes at least two shafts rotating in opposite directions. Cutting blade sets are mounted on the shafts. Paper enters the entry of a paper passage formed by the shafts, and gets shredded into chips by the cutting blades. Since the exit of the paper passage is provided with a movable stopper, paper stripes are pushed by the rotating cutting blades to pass the stopper and become crinkled. The stopper is triggered to open by a certain force, letting the paper stripes fall. In addition to the functions of a usual shredder, the paper stripes thus made can be recycled. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267462 | Grater For Single-Handed Operation - A grater for single-handed operation has a handle adapted to be grasped by the fingers, and a plunger adapted for engagement with the thumb. The plunger is slidingly received in an opening extending longitudinally through the handle, with a spring urging it to an extended position. A grating cutter and a cooperating holder for locating a food item adjacent the grating cutter are both disposed in a cavity within the handle. A detachable container for holding the food item encloses a resiliently-biased pusher for urging the food item toward the grating cutter, and reciprocating the plunger causes relative movement between the grating cutter and the holder. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267463 | VIBRATORY MILL - A vibratory mill principally for the treatment of cement and fly ash, which mill has a grinding chamber ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120267464 | SHREDDER WITH ADJUSTABLE PAPER FEEDING OPENING - A shredder with adjustable paper feeding opening includes a top cover and a shredder body. The top cover has a paper inlet, beneath one side of which is a rotatable adjusting bar. The adjusting bar is parallel to the paper inlet. A paper feeding opening is formed between the adjusting bar and the other side of the paper inlet. The adjusting bar is controlled by an adjusting device. The width of the paper inlet is changed by controlling the adjusting bar. This solves the problems of difficulty in backing paper and too many/few pieces of paper entering at one time. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267465 | SHEET WINDING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A sheet winding apparatus for a vehicle includes a fixed shaft, a winding shaft rotatably supported at the fixed shaft, the winding shaft including a winding shaft-side fitting portion, a sheet whose end portion is fixed to the winding shaft, a supporting member inserted into the winding shaft, a torsion spring including a coil portion and biasing the winding shaft in a winding-up direction of the sheet, a soundproof tube, a supporting member-side fitting portion formed at the supporting member and engaging with the winding shaft-side fitting portion, a tube-side fitting portion formed at the soundproof tube and engaging with the winding shaft-side fitting portion, a holding portion formed at the supporting member and protruding in an axial direction of the supporting member, and a position-setting portion provided at the soundproof tube and sandwiched and held by the coil portion and the holding portion. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267466 | REEL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING LINEAR MATERIAL SLACK - A reel comprises a motorized spool member about which a linear material can be wound. A housing surrounds the spool member and has a port through which the linear material extends. A motor controller detects when the linear material is pulled from the spool member through the port, and responds by operating a motor to rotate the spool member in an unwind direction. During this operation, the motor controller (1) uses a spool sensor system to detect an unwind rate at which the linear material is unwound from the spool member, (2) uses a translation sensor system to detect a pull-out rate at which the linear material is pulled through the port in the unwind direction, and (3) adjusts the motor speed based on the detected rates, to limit a length of unwound linear material between the spool member and the port to less than a predetermined length. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267467 | BELT-LIKE MATERIAL-FEEDING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A belt-like material-feeding apparatus for continuously feeding a belt-like material to a treating unit, comprises a splicing unit which splices a second belt-like material to a first belt-like material being fed to the treating unit to thereby switch the belt-like material being fed to the treating unit from the first belt-like material into the second belt-like material, an accumulating unit which is arranged between the splicing unit and the treating unit and is capable of temporarily accumulating the belt-like material, and a control unit which, prior to the splicing operation of the splicing unit, increases the amount of accumulation of the belt-like material to be larger than the amount of accumulation of the belt-like material during the steady operation and, during the splicing operation, releases the belt-like material from the accumulating unit to decrease the amount of accumulation of the belt-like material. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267468 | TRANSPORT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS - A transport device that includes a PF motor (that drives a PF roller which transports roll paper) and an intermediate motor (that drives an intermediate roller disposed on the upstream side of the PF roller), sets a slack removal force when transporting the roll paper so that the force applied to the paper in a direction opposite to the transport direction of the roll paper is larger as paper width of the roll paper is narrower, sets a slack removal torque as a torque to be outputted from the intermediate motor in accordance with the set slack removal force, and controls the driving of the intermediate motor to output the set slack removal torque. This makes it possible to cause the tension of the roll paper to be uniform regardless of the paper width so as to transport the roll paper precisely. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267469 | TOOL AND METHOD FOR CREATING FASHION ACCESSORIES - A device comprising: (a) a body portion including: (i) a first end and ii. a second end; (b) a holder at the first end; (c) a holder at the second end; (d) a rotation device at the first end in communication with the holder at the first end; and wherein the holder is fixedly attached to a split gear having a channel therethrough so that one or more flexible mediums may be placed through the channel and removed from a work area located between the holder at the first end and the holder at the second end. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267470 | Silt Fence Unwinder - A silt fence unwinder for manually unraveling and deploying a silt fence. The apparatus includes a base and a back, a front, and a central trough attached to the base. The back has a pair of panels attached to one another and is triangular in shape when viewed laterally. The front also includes a pair of panels but is preferably of an inverted u-shape in cross-section when viewed laterally defined by a rounded top, the rounded top joining each panel. As a result of this configuration, a wound silt fence can be situated between the front and the back within the central trough, and the leading edge of the silt fence can be continuously pulled over and away from the rounded top as the silt fence spins within the central trough and unwinds for use. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267471 | MISSILE NOSE FAIRING SYSTEM - A missile nose fairing system includes sections attached at an aft end thereof to a missile body, a restraint for normally preventing aftward displacement of the plurality of sections, and a drive unit for releasing the restraint in response to a received signal. Each of the sections has an outer surface that converges to a common forward pointed tip for enclosing and protecting a guidance head when in an extended position and is retractable into a corresponding recessed region formed within a missile nose when the drive unit is activated releasing the restraint. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267472 | AIR VEHICLE - A sensor/emitter arrangement (M | 2012-10-25 |
20120267473 | ELEVON CONTROL SYSTEM - A system comprising an aerial vehicle or an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120267474 | HEAVIER THAN AIR INTERNAL BALLAST - A vehicle suitable for use in high-altitude applications use may include a gas impermeable body and a flexible barrier separating the body into multiple sections or compartments. The compartments may include a lift compartment for holding lift gas, such as lighter than air gas, and a ballast compartment for holding a ballast, such as heavier than air gas. A valve may permit passage of the ballast from the ballast compartment to an exterior of the body. The body may have an oblong shape, with fins attached to an exterior back end thereof. The vehicle may have only internal ballast compartments, without including a hopper external to the body. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267475 | ACOUSTIC SEAL FOR AIRCRAFT - An acoustic seal device is placed around the periphery of aircraft doors for reducing reducing wind noises transmitted into the aircraft cabin by the door gaps without adding additional weight to the aircraft. The acoustic seal includes a pre-shaped body made of a soundproofing material. The pre-shaped body is adapted to be secured to a door opening and has a shape that matches the shape of the door opening. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267476 | ACOUSTICALLY OPTIMIZED AIR CONDITIONING COMPONENTS - Systems and methods for sound damping in air conditioning systems in an aircraft is provided. In one embodiment, an air conditioning conduit can comprise a sound-damping wall that at least partially encloses a continuous hollow space for guiding the air. The wall comprises a multilayer design with a core layer and at least one first cover layer. The core layer comprises a sound-absorbing open-pore core material so that the wall shows an acoustic effect. The first cover layer is airtight, is arranged on the external surface of the core layer, and is two-dimensionally connected to the core layer. The two-dimensional connection between the core layer and the first cover layer causes a composite effect in such a manner that the wall is self-supporting and has a structural function in order to be able to transfer mechanically-occurring loads to structural parts of the aircraft. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267477 | Valve stem access system for aircraft - A valve stem access system including a valve stem access assembly for an aircraft wheel cover is provided. One variation of the valve stem access system is designed for installation on a surface of an aircraft wheel fairing or pant and includes an installation template and positioning and cutting guide for accurate location and attachment of a valve stem access assembly that provides easy access to the aircraft wheel tire valve stem through a movable access panel. An alignment and indicator guide provides visual confirmation that the valve stem is correctly aligned with the access assembly. In another variation, a valve stem access assembly for an aircraft wheel hub cover is also provided. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267478 | AIRCRAFT INCLUDING AN INTERNAL PARTITION - The aircraft includes a structural portion such as a fuselage, a wing, or a tail, the structural portion including a wall separating the inside from the outside of the portion and including fractions defining between them an inside volume of the portion and at least one structural partition separating zones of the volume, e.g. a front zone and a rear zone, from each other, the partition including at least one flexible diaphragm suitable for deforming and at least two preferably rigid supports supporting the diaphragm in discontinuous manner. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267479 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A COMPOSITE TRAILING EDGE PANEL FOR AN AIRCRAFT ELEMENT - The invention relates to a method for producing a structural composite trailing edge panel ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120267480 | Aircraft component comprising flame retardant compositions and methods of manufacture - An aircraft component wherein the component is a partition or a light cover, and wherein the aircraft component is molded or formed from a thermoplastic polymer composition including: a siloxane-containing copolymer in an amount effective to provide a total of 0.2 to 6.5 wt % of siloxane units based on the total weight of the polymers in the thermoplastic polymer composition, a bromine-containing polymer in an amount effective to provide 9 to 13 wt % of bromine, based on the total weight of the polymers in the thermoplastic polymer composition, and optionally a third polymer, wherein the wt % of the siloxane-containing copolymer, the bromine-containing polymer, and the optional third polymer, sum to 100 wt %, and 0.05 to 10 wt % of a light diffuser additive, based on the total weight of polymers in the thermoplastic polymer composition. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267481 | PROTECTION OF LIQUID FUELS - The formation in a liquid hydrocarbon fuel of ice particles having a weight average particle size greater than 1 μm when said liquid hydrocarbon fuel is cooled to temperatures in the range of from 0 to −50° C. can be reduced or eliminated by use of at least one surfactant that is capable of dispersing water in said liquid hydrocarbon fuel to provide a stable clear water-in-oil microemulsion wherein the droplet size of the dispersed water phase is no greater than 0.25 μm. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267482 | Device for Protecting an Optical Instrument of a Satellite - A device for protecting an optical instrument of a satellite comprises a body on which the optical instrument is mounted, said protection device having a folded-down position and a deployed position, and further comprising a plurality of rigid panels in the deployed position, the device forming a tube, the section of which is a polygon, arranged so as to protect the optical instrument, the longitudinal axis of the tube being substantially parallel with the focal axis of the optical instrument, the faces of the tube of polygonal section being formed by panels, in the folded-down position, said panels being held against the body of the satellite. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267483 | Cable Support and Method for Using Same - Embodiments described herein comprise a cable system. The cable system has a plurality of cables and a plurality of cable hangers. The cable hangers are configured to support the plurality of cables in a building. The plurality of cable hangers have one or more cable supports configured to hold at least one of the plurality of cables and a support configured to couple the cable support to the building. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267484 | DEVICE FOR FASTENING HEAT TRANSFER MEDIUM LINES TO A CONTAINER - A fastening device for heat transfer medium lines comprising a strip-shaped carrier element ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120267485 | Bottle caddy - THE BOTTLE CADDY was conceived while watching parents struggle trying to feed their babies while caring for other siblings at the same time. The multi-tasking while caring for children(s) is a fact of life and if there are alternatives they should be explored. With that in mind, the idea to develop such a product started. During that process a variety of design concepts were evaluated and then a prototype was constructed and tested, and including conducting trade-offs to ensure that a cost-effective product that is affordable to all was considered. THE BOTTLE CADDY met these goals and is maintenance free and safe to use product. Along the way THE BOTTLE CADDY usefulness was expanded for use by disable individuals with medical conditions. THE BOTTLE CADDY is light weight which is stored in small bag and consists of three basic components: a bottle sleeve/holder; a flexible arm and a clamp. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267486 | ADJUSTABLE FLOWER POT SUPPORT - A flower pot holder includes a collapsing frame assembly that moves between two configurations; an open configuration and a drawn-in configuration. In the first configuration, the frame assembly is spaced from a central axis, over which a flower pot is disposed. In the second configuration, members of the frame assembly are moved toward the central axis of the frame assembly, thereby engaging and holding the flower pot. Moreover, the force that causes the frame assembly to move from the first configuration to the second configuration is the weight of the flower pot; that is, as a user places the flower pot on the frame assembly, the frame assembly automatically moves to the second configuration to grip the flower pot. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267487 | L-CHARACTER STAND - There is provided an L-character stand. The L-character stand is provided with columns supporting one electronic product; a base combined with the columns like an L-character; one fixture provided on the columns; and another fixture provided on the rear face of another electronic product, wherein the one fixture and the another one can be engaged with each other at a first position and at a second position, at assembly, another electronic product can be fixed to the column by engaging at the first position, and, at wiring between one electronic product and another one, the products can be fixed by engaging them at the second position in a state in which the rear face of the another electronic product is turned upward. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267488 | ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE ROLLING ELEMENTS - Adjustable support devices with multiple rolling elements are disclosed. An adjustable support device includes a base that includes a plurality of rolling element receiving cavities, a plurality of rolling elements that interface with the rolling element receiving cavities, and an external sleeve coupled to the base for adjustable vertical positioning of the external sleeve relative to the base. Each of the rolling element receiving cavities is positioned and oriented to interface with a rolling element disposed between the base and the support surface. The external sleeve can be placed in a first vertical position relative to the base where the external sleeve contacts the support surface. And the external sleeve can be placed in a second vertical position relative to the base where the external sleeve does not contact the support surface. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267489 | CONNECTOR MOUNTING APPARATUS WITH EMI SHIELDING CLIP - A connector mounting apparatus includes a hollow receiving member, and a securing bracket. The receiving member is used for receiving a connector interface. A securing opening is defined in the securing bracket to receive the receiving member. The securing bracket includes a first resilient contacting tab extending from a first edge of the securing opening. A free end of the first resilient contacting tab extends towards a center of the securing opening. The first resilient contacting tab is used for contacting the receiving member when the receiving member is received in the securing opening. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267490 | TRAPEZOIDAL RIB MOUNTING BRACKET - A mounting bracket ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120267491 | LOCKING DEVICE - A locking device ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120267492 | RAILROAD COUPLER MOUNT - An improved railroad coupler mount for attaching equipment, such as an end-of-train device (EOT), marker light, test gear, etc., to a railroad coupler. The mount is comprised of a pivoting lever with brace (a V- or U-shaped notch) that grips the rib between vertically spaced coupler coring holes and a lever tip that contacts the inner wall of the coupler top coring hole, a pad that bears against the exterior face of the coupler guard arm side and a mechanism that forcibly pivots the lever tip towards the pad on an axis roughly parallel to the coupler axis. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267493 | MOUNTING BRACKET FOR ELECTRONIC KITCHEN FAUCET - An electrically non-conductive mounting assembly is disclosed for coupling an electronic faucet to a sink deck. The mounting assembly includes a spout insulator configurable to attach to a delivery spout and a mounting bracket configured to attach to an underside of the sink deck. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267494 | Enclosure Clamps And Clamp Systems - Enclosure clamps and clamp systems are provided for fastening a cover to an enclosure body to provide an explosion-proof container, while minimizing the number of bolts used over conventional systems. The enclosure clamps and clamp systems create a sufficient force so as to provide a flamepath between the cover and the enclosure body. The enclosure clamps described include a channel for receiving the cover and a flange on the enclosure body. The enclosure clamp is secured to the enclosure body by one or more bolts and/or by a cam actuated securing mechanism. The clamp systems described include a force distributing plate secured to a cover by cam actuated securing mechanism that is coupled to an enclosure body. The enclosure clamps and clamp systems allow a user to attach or remove the cover from the enclosure body more easily than possible with conventional explosion-proof enclosures. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267495 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HOLDING AN OPTICAL ROD - A system for holding an optical rod, contains an optical mount having a hole traversing throughout a body of the optical mount, wherein the optical mount is a c-shaped collar clamp. The system also contains an optical rod having a circumferential area and a split sleeve encompassing the optical rod circumferential area for at least a portion of the axial length of the optical rod. The split sleeve and optical rod are inserted within the optical mount hole, and the split sleeve contains an inner surface and an outer surface, where material of the split sleeve does not conform intimately with the optical rod so as to maintain total internal reflection conditions. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267496 | LOCKING ARM PEDESTAL SYSTEM - The locking arm pedestal system includes a clevis assembly pivotally attached to a plurality of pivotal arms. One of the arms is pivotally attached to a telescoping arm housed in a base, the telescoping arm setting the desired height of the clevis assembly. The base is adapted to be mounted to a vehicle console and floor. The clevis assembly includes a pivotal mounting bracket where an item can be mounted thereon at a desired angle. A pivot locking joint prevents the mounting bracket from pivoting from the desired angle. Each of the pivotal arms also includes similarly configured pivot locking joints to set the desired position of the clevis assembly with respect to the user. Fasteners clamp the locking pivot joints in place. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267497 | ARTICULATING MONITOR ARM WITH CABLE AND SPRING - An extension arm including an articulating portion that approximately counterbalances the mass of the articulating portion and any objects connected thereto, for example an electronic device, throughout the positional range of the articulating portion. In some embodiments according to the disclosed inventive concepts a spring coupled to a cable is used, the cable being routed along a bearing surface and then attached within the articulating portion. In some embodiments, the bearing surface may be located on a pivotable member that rotates in correspondence with the articulating portion. In various embodiments, the spring may be located within the articulating arm, a base portion in operative engagement with the articulating portion, or entirely external to the extension arm. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267498 | FASTENER - The invention relates to a fastener. The fastener includes: a lower fastening base, in which a pivoting plate is disposed upward on a back end of the lower fastening base and concavely disposed with a limiting groove, an upper fastening plate, disposed on the lower fastening base in a covering manner, in which a back end of the upper fastening plate has at least one pivoting portion pivotally connected to the pivoting plate, a limiting portion, extending backward from the upper fastening plate and penetrating the limiting groove correspondingly, at least one stop block, convexly extending from the limiting portion and located behind the pivoting plate, and a fixing part, disposed on a frond end of the lower fastening base and used for fixing the upper fastening plate to the lower fastening base. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267499 | CARRIER APPARATUS FOR AN OPERATING ROOM - A carrier apparatus for a medical device in a medical treatment facility includes a device holder that is configured to hold a medical device and a container that is configured to receive the device holder with a medical device, such that the device holder can move between an upper resting position in the container and a lower operating position in which a medical device held by the device holder can be used by medical staff. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267500 | FOLDABLE FIXING APPARATUS FOR HARD DISK DRIVE - A foldable fixing apparatus for fixing a hard disk drive includes a handle and two collapsible arms. The handle includes a sidewall. Each collapsible arm includes a fixing arm and a pivot arm. First ends of the fixing arms are rotatably connected to opposite ends of the sidewall. The pivot arms are rotatably connected to second ends of the fixing arms opposite to the first ends. When the pivot arms are pivoted to fold to the corresponding fixing arms, the collapsible arms are capable of being folded to the handle. When the fixing arms are rotated to be perpendicular to the sidewall of the handle, and the pivot arms are unfolded from, and aligned with, the corresponding fixing arms, the hard disk drive is capable of being mounted between the collapsible arms. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267501 | RETENTION DEVICE FOR DATA STORAGE MODULE - A retention device includes a first holder and a second holder. Two locking members downwardly extend from front and rear ends of the first holder. Each of the locking members and the first holder defines a guideway. An engaging portion extends from a side of the first holder. The second holder includes a handle to lock the engaging portion of the first holder. A number of latch portions extend from two ends of the second holder. The second holder can be arranged under the first holder via the latch portions of the second holder received in the guideway of the first holder, or the second holder can be juxtaposed with the first holder via the handle of the second holder locking the engaging portion of first holder. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267502 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ELEVATING AND SUPPORTING AN AIR FLOW MEASURING DEVICE - Apparatus and method for elevating and supporting an air flow measuring device to enable hands-free air flow measurement. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267503 | Self-leveling, gravity-stabilized, sliding and tilting support for a chair - The self-leveling, gravity-stabilized, sliding and tilting support for a chair is a gravity-powered human stabilization device for use on moving craft such as boats, ships, cars, trucks and aircraft. This device belongs to a family of human stabilization devices often referred to in the past as “gimbaled chairs.” Similarly purposed devices often known as “rolling chairs” also have been invented. The present invention performs the same function as gimbaled chairs and rolling chairs but is much smaller, lighter, simpler, cheaper to make; lacks spindles or gantries, axles, wheels, bearings or metallic tracks; needs no maintenance or lubrication; and has just one moving part. The basic device is constructed of just nine parts. These components are very simple; all can be readily, inexpensively fabricated using common composite construction techniques. At the heart of the device is a rotationally sliding payload platform. The platform is secured atop a semi-circular, upwardly curved dish. The outer edges of the dish ride inside radius-grooved, low-friction, high-density plastic end caps secured within a containment cassette. The dish/payload platform assembly rotationally slides freely and smoothly to remain level while the cassette and the mounting base tilt as the craft upon which the device is mounted rolls from side to side. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267504 | MOTION PLATFORM SYSTEM - A motion platform system for displacing the top frame in three degrees of translational freedom and three degrees of rotational freedom along and about the three axes comprising a base frame, a middle frame, a centre column and six actuators and; wherein said base frame is connected to said middle frame by three links capable of providing translational freedom to the said middle frame, said centre column and said top frame along the X-axis and Y-axis and sway actuator and surge actuator to control the said translational freedom; said middle frame is connected to said centre column by a cylindrical joint capable of providing translational and rotational freedom to the said centre column and said top frame along and about the Z-axis and heave actuator and yaw actuator to control the said translational and rotational freedom; said centre column is connected to said top frame by a joint capable of providing rotational freedom to the said top frame about the X-axis and Y-axis and pitch actuator and roll actuator to control the said rotational freedom. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267505 | VIBRATION DAMPER OF A VEHICLE AND METHOD OF REDUCING VIBRATION - In a vehicle an auxiliary machine ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120267506 | THREE PARAMETER, MULTI-AXIS ISOLATORS, ISOLATION SYSTEMS EMPLOYING THE SAME, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Embodiments of a three parameter, multi-axis isolator configured to limit the transmission of vibrations between a mass and a base are provided. In one embodiment, the three parameter, multi-axis isolator includes an isolator housing configured to be mounted to the base, opposing bellows sealingly mounted within the isolator housing, and a damper piston movably suspended within the isolator housing between the opposing bellows. The damper piston is configured to be coupled to the mass. The opposing bellows deflect with movement of the damper piston along multiple axes to limit the transmission of vibrations between the mass and the base. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267507 | FIXING ELEMENT FOR A CABLE SYSTEM - Vibration is transferred through components that pass from an engine compartment to a passenger cell in a vehicle. One such component is the transmission cable ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120267508 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR FAN - A mounting apparatus for a plurality of fans includes a mounting bracket, a base and a stopper. The mounting bracket includes a mounting piece and a limiting post. The base, for securing the plurality of fans, includes a mounting portion, and a side of the base is rotatably mounted to the mounting bracket. The stopper is rotatably mounted to the base and defines a first sliding slot, a second sliding slot and a stop slot. The base is rotatable relative to the mounting bracket among a locked position, where the limiting post is engaged in the first sliding slot, and the mounting portion is secured to the mounting piece, a first unlocked position, where the mounting portion is disengaged from the mounting piece, and the limiting post is engaged in the stop slot, and a second unlocked position where the limiting post is engaged in the second sliding slot. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267509 | QUANTUM INTERFERENCE DEVICE, ATOMIC OSCILLATOR, AND MAGNETIC SENSOR - A quantum interference device includes: gaseous alkali metal atoms; and a light source for causing a resonant light pair having different frequencies that keep a frequency difference equivalent to an energy difference between two ground states of the alkali metal atoms, the quantum interference device causing the alkali metal atoms and the resonant light pair to interact each other to cause an electromagnetically induced transparency phenomenon (EIT), wherein there are a plurality of the resonant light pairs, and center frequencies of the respective resonant light pairs are different from one another. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267510 | Optical Surface Shape Determination by Mapping a Lenslet Array Spot Pattern to a Spatial Frequency Space - Devices systems, and methods can characterize an optical surface of an object. A wavefront sensor system focuses light energy propagating from the object to form a pattern on a detector. The system maps the pattern to an array with a transform function such as a Fourier transform. The values of array correspond to characteristic locations and signals in a transform space, for example an intensity of spatial frequency signals in frequency space. The characteristic location and intensity of these signals in transform space are used to measure the optical surface. For example, a characteristic frequency of a spatial frequency intensity peak in Fourier transform space can be used to estimate the location of spots on the detector. Alternatively, the characteristics can be used to the measure sphere, cylinder and axis of a wavefront, wavefront elevation maps and point spread functions, often without locating positions of individual spots on the detector. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267511 | Image sensor with hybrid heterostructure - An image sensor architecture provides an SNR in excess of 100 dB, without requiring the use of a mechanical shutter. The circuit components for an active pixel sensor array are separated and arranged vertically in at least two different layers in a hybrid chip structure. The top layer is preferably manufactured using a low-noise PMOS manufacturing process, and includes the photodiode and amplifier circuitry for each pixel. A bottom layer is preferably manufactured using a standard CMOS process, and includes the NMOS pixel circuit components and any digital circuitry required for signal processing. By forming the top layer in a PMOS process to optimized for forming low-noise pixels, the pixel performance can be greatly improved, compared to using CMOS. In addition, since the digital circuitry is now separated from the imaging circuitry, it can be formed using a standard CMOS process, which has been optimized for circuit speed and manufacturing cost. By combining the two layers into a stacked structure, the top layer (and any intermediate layer(s)) acts to optically shield the lower layer, thereby allowing charge to be stored and shielded without the need for a mechanical shutter. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267512 | VIGNETTED PLANAR SPATIAL LIGHT-FIELD SENSOR AND SPATIAL SAMPLING DESIGNS FOR FAR-FIELD LENSLESS SYNTHETIC IMAGING VIA SIGNAL PROCESSING IMAGE FORMATION - Methods of implementing light field sensors for lensless synthetic imaging is provided. Relatively tall and short structures are fabricated, wherein the short structures comprise light sensing capabilities. The tall structures and short structures are arranged in an array to create an array of vignetted light sensors that partition an incoming light field into a plurality of vignetted light fields, each uniquely associated with a particular light sensor. Each light sensor generates a measurable electrical quantity responsive to the associated vignetted light field, and the collective measurable electrical quantities are responsive to incoming light field. The short structures can comprise photodiodes, LEDs, or OLEDs, and the resulting light field sensor can respond to color. Tall structures can comprise electronic components, LEDs, OLEDS, or OLETs. In an example implementation, tall structures in the array are light-emitting and act as a light-emitting visual display which further comprises an array of vignetted light sensors. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267513 | Light-Sensing Apparatus And Method Of Driving The Same - According to an example embodiment, a light-sensing apparatus may include an array of light-sensing pixels, a first gate driver, and a signal output unit. Each of the light-sensing pixels may include a light sensor transistor configured to sense light, a switch transistor configured to output a light-sensing signal from the light sensor transistor, and a conductive light-shielding film on a light-incident surface of the switch transistor. The light sensor transistor and the switch transistor may have the same oxide semiconductor transistor structure. The first gate driver may be configured to provide a gate voltage and a negative bias voltage to each of the light-sensing pixels. The signal output unit may be configured to receive the light-sensing signal from each of the light-sensing pixels and output a data signal. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267514 | OPTICAL SENSING DEVICE FOR DETECTING AMBIENT LIGHT IN MOTOR VEHICLES - An optical sensor device for the detection of ambient light is adapted to be coupled to a pane ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120267515 | Talbot-Illuminated Imaging Devices, Systems, and Methods for Focal Plane Tuning - A Talbot-illuminated imaging system for focal plane tuning, the device comprising a Talbot element, a tunable illumination source, a scanning mechanism, a light detector, and a processor. The element generate san array of focused light spots at a focal plane. The tunable illumination source shifts the focal plane to a plane of interest by adjusting a wavelength of light incident the Talbot element. The scanning mechanism scans an object across an array of focused light spots in a scanning direction. The light detector determines time-varying light data associated with the array of focused light spots as the object scans across the array of light spots. The processor constructs an image of the object based on the time-varying data. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267516 | Modular Light Curtain and Optical Unit For A Light Curtain - The present invention relates to a light curtain that comprises at least one first optical unit having a plurality of light emitting elements and light receiving elements and at least one second optical unit having a plurality of light emitting elements and light receiving elements, wherein said light emitting elements and light receiving elements are operable to form a light grid from a plurality of light barriers formed between opposing light emitting elements and light receiving elements. The first and second optical unit each comprise a transceiver unit carrying said plurality of light emitting elements and light receiving elements, and at least one separate detachable plug-in module, said first and second transceiver units being identically built and said first and second plug-in modules differing from each other in order to define the functionality of the first optical unit and the second optical unit, respectively. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267517 | COMPACT MULTISPECTRAL SCANNING SYSTEM - The invention refers to a compact multispectral scanning system comprising a primary mirror ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120267518 | SENSOR PROTECTOR - A sensor protector is intended to reduce the sensitivity of the optical sensor ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120267519 | RUGGEDIZED HIGH TEMPERATURE COMPATIBLE RADIATION DETECTOR - Disclosed is an apparatus configured to detect radiation at high temperatures in a borehole penetrating the earth. The apparatus includes a scintillation material that interacts with the radiation to generate photons, at least one solid-state photodetector optically coupled to the scintillation material and configured to detect the radiation by detecting the generated photons, and at least one optical element disposed between the scintillation material and the at least one solid-state photodetector and configured to concentrate the photons generated in the scintillation material onto the at least one solid-state photodetector. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267520 | RADIATION GENERATOR AND POWER SUPPLY CONFIGURATION FOR WELL LOGGING INSTRUMENTS - A well logging instrument includes a radiation generator and a high voltage power supply functionally coupled to the generator. The generator and the supply are longitudinally separated by a distance sufficient for emplacement of a radiation detector. At least a first radiation detector is disposed in a space between the generator and the supply. The instrument includes an electrical connection between the supply and the generator. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267521 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ELIMINATE RADIO FREQUENCY COUPLING BETWEEN COMPONENTS IN MASS SPECTROMETERS - A radio frequency component for use in a mass spectrometer is described. The radio frequency component includes a plurality of electrodes. The plurality of electrodes is configured around a central axis to create an ion channel within the plurality of electrodes. In addition, each of the plurality of electrodes is paired with an opposing electrode across the central axis. And, at least one electrode pair has an electrode extension on each electrode. The electrode extension is configured to overlap at least a portion of a proximate electrode of a second radio frequency component. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267522 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING PROTEINS IN MIXTURES - Protein identification in a complex sample begins by selecting a database having proteins likely to be in the sample. In-silico digestion is performed and a target peptide is selected from produced peptides. The masses of the Y- and B-ion fragments of the target peptide are determined. These masses are used to search previously obtained low- and high-energy AMRTs obtained from LC/MS analysis of the complex sample for masses on the list. Any mass observed in the data within a detection threshold are considered a hit. If enough hits accumulate in a given retention time, the target peptide is identified as being in the sample. The list of peptides identified in the complex sample can be used to identify the proteins present in the sample, track the chromatographic retention times of peptides between samples, and quantitate the peptides and proteins present in complex samples. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267523 | Miniature toroidal radio frequency ion trap mass analyzer - A scaled down version of a toroidal radio frequency (RF) ion trap mass analyzer operating with RF trapping voltages on the order of 1 kV | 2012-10-25 |
20120267524 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PIPELINE-TYPE ION CYCLOTRON RESONANCE MASS SPECTROMETER - The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for controlling a pipeline-type ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer, in which an ion trap unit of the ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer is capable of using two digitizers at the same time, thus enabling a measurement process for detecting an electrical signal which indicates the mass of ions corresponding to a specific purpose, and another measurement process for detecting another electrical signal which indicates the mass of ions corresponding to another specific purpose, to be simultaneously performed. Accordingly, it is an aim of the present invention to provide an apparatus and method to for controlling a pipeline-type ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer, which can overcome the problems of time delay among control procedures, and can present a signal detection step wherein an excitation electrode is utilized to improve the sensitivity and speed of signal detection. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267525 | GAS ANALYZER - The present invention is directed to a gas analyzer that hardly generates noise peaks and facilitates reading of a molecular peak, even when a low-molecular-weight alkane is an analysis target. The analyzer analyzes an alkane of the carbon number 1 through 12 contained in a sample gas as an analysis target. The analyzed includes an ionization module for ionizing the sample gas by thermoelectrons having energy of 10 through 30 eV, an ion extraction electrode for extracting ions from the ionization module, a quadrupole module for selectively passing the ions extracted from the ionization module by the ion extraction electrode, through the quadrupole module, and an ion detection module for detecting the ions passed through the quadrupole module. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267526 | Mass Spectrometer - An ion trap mass analyser is disclosed comprising a segmented rod set. Ions are trapped radially within the mass analyser by a radial pseudo-potential well. The ions are also confined axially within a quadratic axial potential well. An AC voltage or potential is applied to the electrodes comprising the ion trap mass analyser in order to excite parametrically ions within the ion trap. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267527 | A METHOD OF DETECTING CONTAMINATION OF TITANIUM ALLOYS OF TWO-PHASE TYPE HAVING AN ALPHA AND A BETA PHASE - The invention relates to a method of examining a titanium alloy of two-phase type with an alpha phase and a beta phase. The method comprises the following steps:
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20120267528 | Pattern Measuring Apparatus and Computer Program - A pattern measuring apparatus which can identify a kind of gaps formed by a manufacturing process having a plurality of exposing steps such as SADP, particularly, which can suitably access a gap even if a sample has the gap that is not easily accessed is disclosed. A feature amount regarding one end side of a pattern having a plurality of patterns arranged therein and a plurality of kinds of feature amounts regarding the other end side of the pattern are extracted from a signal detected on the basis of scanning of a charged particle beam. With respect to proper kinds of feature amounts among the plurality of kinds of feature amounts, the feature amount on one side of the pattern and that on the other end side of the pattern are compared. On the basis of the comparison, the kinds of spaces among the patterns are determined. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267529 | ELECTRON MICROSCOPE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING FILM THICKNESS REDUCTION OF RESIST PATTERNS - The invention provides a system for achieving detection and measurement of film thickness reduction of a resist pattern with high throughput which can be applied to part of in-line process management. By taking into consideration the fact that film thickness reduction of the resist pattern leads to some surface roughness of the upper surface of the resist, a film thickness reduction index value is calculated by quantifying the degree of roughness of the part corresponding to the upper surface of the resist on an electron microscope image of the resist pattern which has been used in the conventional line width measurement. The amount of film thickness reduction of the resist pattern is estimated by applying the calculated index value to a database previously made for relating a film thickness reduction index value to an amount of film thickness reduction of the resist pattern. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267530 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COLLIMATING - A collimator ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120267531 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR BASELINING THE CURRENT EMITTED BY ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION DETECTORS - A microelectronic device for electromagnetic radiation measurement including a bolometer and an integrator including an integration capacitor, to output, during an integration time, a first signal with variable amplitude and frequency according to the current emitted by the detector, in a form of a series of pulses, and a controller controlling the first signal, to deliver a second signal. The controller includes: a counting device to count each pulse of the first signal detected during an integration time and to indicate an end of counting when a predetermined number N of pulses is reached, and when the end-of-integration time is reached and a predetermined number N of pulses has been counted or deducted by the counter, to emit a second amplitude signal, depending on or equal to the amplitude of the first signal. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267532 | IR EMITTER AND NDIR SENSOR - An IR source in the form of a micro-hotplate device including a CMOS metal layer made of at least one layer of embedded on a dielectric membrane supported by a silicon substrate. The device is formed in a CMOS process followed by a back etching step. The IR source also can be in the form of an array of small membranes—closely packed as a result of the use of the deep reactive ion etching technique and having better mechanical stability due to the small size of each membrane while maintaining the same total IR emission level. SOI technology can be used to allow high ambient temperature and allow the integration of a temperature sensor, preferably in the form of a diode or a bipolar transistor right below the IR source. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267533 | PROCESSES FOR THE PREPARATION OF FORM I AND FORM II OF PALONOSETRON HYDROCHLORIDE - The present invention relates to processes for the preparation of Form I and Form II of palonosetron hydrochloride. The present invention further relates to a method of determining the polymorphic forms of palonosetron hydrochloride using Fourier-Transform Infra-red (FTIR) method. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267534 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING SEALING DEFECT OF CONTAINER - A method for inspecting sealing defects of a container using infrared light. Infrared light in a wavelength range of 1450 nm±20 nm is irradiated from a phototransmitter onto the sealed portion of a sample container. Infrared light reflected from or transmitted through the sealed portion of the sample container is received by a photoreceiver, and transmitted to a photodetector through an optical fiber. The infrared light in a same wavelength range as the case of inspecting the sample container is irradiated onto the sealed portion of a container to be inspected. The infrared light reflected from or transmitted through the sealed portion of the inspected container is converted into the analog voltage value and transmitted to a controller. If the infrared light is reduced to be smaller than a threshold set on the basis of the sample container, the sealed portion of the inspected container is judged as a sealing defect. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267535 | RADIATION IMAGING DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A radiation detector includes a sensor panel, a scintillator panel, a reflective layer, and a radiation irradiation detecting photodetector laminated in this order from a side of a radiation receiving surface. Radiation transmitted through a patient's body enters the scintillator panel through the sensor panel, and is converted into light. The converted light propagates through columnar crystals in the scintillator panel with total internal reflection. Apart of the light reaches the sensor panel, while the remains reach the reflective layer. The light reaching the sensor panel is detected by photoelectric converters. Out of the light reaching the reflective layer, a short wavelength component with a relatively high refractive index is specularly reflected to the sensor panel. A long wavelength component with a relatively low refractive index is transmitted through the reflective layer, and enters the radiation irradiation detecting photodetector, which detects a start of radiation irradiation. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267536 | PET IMAGING SYSTEM INCLUDING DETECTOR ELEMENTS OF DIFFERENT DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE - A positron emission tomography (PET) scanner, including a first detector portion arranged circumferentially around a patient pallet, the first detector portion having a predetermined axial extent and transaxially subtending less than 360 degrees with respect to a central axis of the scanner defined by the first detector portion, wherein the first detector portion includes a plurality of first detector elements; and a second detector portion arranged separately from and opposing the first detector section, the second detector portion including a plurality of second detector elements, the second detector elements being of a different type than the first detector elements, wherein each of the first detector elements includes photomultiplier tubes (PMTs); and each of the second detector elements includes photosensors of a different type from the PMTs of the first detector elements. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267537 | GEOMETRY FOR PET IMAGING - A positron emission tomography (PET) scanner, including a first detector portion arranged circumferentially around a patient pallet, the first detector portion having a predetermined axial extent and transaxially subtending more than 180 degrees, but less than 360 degrees with respect to a central axis of the scanner defined by the first detector portion; and a second detector portion arranged separately from and opposing the first detector section, the second detector portion having a radius of curvature smaller than a radius of curvature of the first detector portion, wherein the second detector portion transaxially subtends less than 180 degrees with respect to the central axis of the scanner. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267538 | MULTI-ELEMENT X-RAY DETECTOR, ITS REAR-EARTH LUMINESCENT MATERIALS, PRODUCTION OF MULTI-ELEMENT SCINTILLATOR AND DETECTOR IN GENERAL - The invention relates to X-ray technology and medical diagnostics, and can be used for carrying out gamma flaw detection on various articles and piping systems. The technical result is an increase in contrast of the integrated image that is produced. A multi-element X-ray radiation detector consists of a flat multi-element scintillator in the form of a discrete set of hetero-phase luminescent elements which are arranged in the cells of a mesh made from a metal which absorbs X-ray radiation and reflects light, the increment size of which mesh corresponds to the increment size of the photo receiver matrix. The metallic mesh that forms the multi-element luminescent scintillator is made from elements having an atomic number from N=26 (iron) to N=74 (tungsten), has silver-plated coils, and separates the scintillator elements optically from one another. The coils of the mesh have a diameter from 0.06 mm to 0.16 mm, and the area of the effective cross section of the mesh is between 45% to 82%. The scintillator consists of an X-ray luminophore based on a multi-ligand oxysulphide of gadolinium-lutetium-europium with the addition of bismuth and rhenium, and also fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine. The process of synthesis is carried out in two stages. In the first stage, oxyhalides of the elements making up a cationic subgroup are formed by reacting the initial coprecipitated oxides of rare earth elements, Bi and Re, with ammonium halides. The resulting product is then subjected to repeated thermal treatment in an alkali chalcogenide melt. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267539 | Radiation Detector and Method for Manufacturing Same - According to one embodiment, a radiation detector comprises an array substrate having thereon a photoelectric conversion element for converting fluorescence into an electrical signal and having the outermost layer covered with a protective film, a scintillator layer provided on the protective film and converting incident radiation into fluorescence, and a reflective layer filmed by coating and drying paste-like material containing light-scattering particles and a binder provided on the scintillator layer, wherein the protective film is made of a thermoplastic resin having a softening point not higher than the film formation temperature of the scintillator layer and extending on the array substrate over an area of the reflective layer. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267540 | MOBILE FRAME STRUCTURE WITH PASSIVE/ACTIVE SENSOR ARRAYS FOR NON-INVASIVE IDENTIFICATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS - A system, method, and mobile frame structure detect radiation and identify materials associated with radiation that has been detected. A mobile frame structure is maneuvered over an entity to be examined. A set of radiation data associated with the entity is received from a set of radiation sensors that are mechanically coupled to the at least one portion of the mobile frame structure. At least one histogram is generated based on the set of radiation data. The at least one histogram is compared to multiple spectral images associated with known materials. The at least one histogram is determined to substantially match at least one of the multiple spectral images. A determination is made whether a material associated with the at least one of the multiple spectral images is a hazardous material. Personnel is notified that the at least one radiation source is a hazardous material. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267541 | Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Position Sensing Systems and Sensors Therefor - Two and three dimensional position sensing systems and sensors for use in such systems are disclosed. The sensors incorporate linear array sensors and an aperture plate to block light or other radiation from reaching most elements of the sensors. A direction of a radiation source relative is determined based on illuminated sensor elements in each sensor. The sensors are combined in systems to allow the position of a radiation source to be estimated. | 2012-10-25 |
20120267542 | CHAMFERED PALLET FOR NUCLEAR MEDICINE | 2012-10-25 |
20120267543 | SYNCHROTRON AND PARTICLE THERAPY SYSTEM USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are provided an arrangement of devices suitable to downsize a synchrotron, a synchrotron using such an arrangement, and a particle therapy system using the synchrotron. In the synchrotron, a plurality of deflection magnets and a single defocusing quadrupole magnet are arranged between a first extraction deflector and a second extraction deflector. The defocusing quadrupole magnet is arranged between deflection magnets among the plurality of deflection magnets, a focusing quadrupole magnet is arranged on the side of an inlet of the first extraction deflector, and a focusing quadrupole magnet is arranged on the side of an outlet of the second extraction deflector. | 2012-10-25 |