| 50th week of 2019 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
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| 20190376805 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROUTING PERSONAL MOBILITY VEHICLES BASED ON ROAD CONDITIONS - The disclosed computer-implemented method may include routing personal mobility vehicles based on road or path conditions. In some embodiments, trip routing for personal mobility vehicles participating in a dynamic transportation network may leverage road condition map data gathered from personal mobility vehicle sensors to evaluate potential routes for personal mobility vehicles. In some examples, the method may account for the type and/or characteristics of the personal mobility vehicle when evaluating a potential route. In some examples, the method may account for user preferences when evaluating a potential route. The method may also make matching decisions for a dynamic transportation matching system and/or personal mobility vehicle distribution decisions for the dynamic transportation network based on the conditions of prospective routes. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376806 | PROBABILISTIC NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods are provided for probabilistic navigation planning. An exemplary probabilistic navigation method may comprise: obtaining a map of an environment comprising one or more first objects each associated with a probability model; obtaining one or more global factors and local factors to update the probability models, wherein the global factors apply to all of the first objects and the local factors apply to a portion of the first objects; and determining a navigation for a second object through at least a part of the environment based at least on minimizing a total collision probability with the first objects along the navigation according to the updated probability models. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376807 | Route Planning for an Autonomous Vehicle - Among other things, a determination is made of and ability of an autonomous vehicle to safely or robustly travel a road feature or a road segment or a route that is being considered for the autonomous vehicle as of a time or range of times. The route conforms to properties of stored road network information. The road feature or road segment or route is eliminated from consideration if the computer has determined that the road feature or road segment or route cannot be safely or robustly traveled by the autonomous vehicle. The determination is based on analysis of performance of the autonomous vehicle. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376808 | INFORMATION PROVISION SYSTEM - An information provision system that allows appropriate information provision suited for a user who is a driver. The information provision system includes a route proposition part that proposes a route based on emotion information detected by an emotion detection part, which detects emotion of a user and spot information associated with the emotion information. The route proposition part sets targeted emotion kinds from a departure spot to a final guiding spot and proposes a route including spots corresponding to the emotion kinds that are set based on the emotion information and the spot information. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376809 | SELECTIVE RETRIEVAL OF NAVIGATIONAL INFORMATION FROM A HOST VEHICLE - System and methods for selectively collecting information from a host vehicle. The system may perform operations including causing collection of navigational information associated with an environment traversed by the host vehicle; storing the collected navigational information; determining, based on an output of at least one navigational sensor, a location of the host vehicle; transmitting the determined location of the host vehicle to a server; receiving, from the server and in response to the transmitted determined location, a request for transmission of a selected subset of the navigational information collected by the host vehicle; and transmitting the selected subset of the navigational information to the server. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376810 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING ROUTE INFORMATION IN MAP APPLICATION EXECUTED BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE - There is disclosed a method of generating a parking route. The method is executable by the server and comprises: receiving an indication of a geo-position associated with an electronic device; generating, based on the geo-position, a set of parking candidates; determining a parking-spot-probability at each of the set of parking candidates; generating the parking route containing at least some of the set of parking candidates such as to optimize: a distance to the destination position; total travel time through the parking route; a total parking probability that is based on the parking-spot-probability at each of at least of the set of parking candidates. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376811 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING AGGREGATED WEATHER DATA FOR ROAD SURFACE CONDITION AND ROAD FRICTION ESTIMATES - A system and method for utilizing aggregated weather data (AWD) for deriving road surface condition (RSC) estimates. This system and method supplements road friction estimates (RFEs) made at the vehicle level with AWD in the cloud to form the RSC estimates, which are then transmitted to the vehicles such that more accurate RFEs can be made locally, and so on. Conventional RFE physics-based models are replaced with enhanced RFE trained machine learning (ML) models accordingly. Global RSC estimates are derived for each geographical region using weather and location constraints. Thus, improved autonomous driving and driver assist functions may be implemented, better driver warnings may be provided, and safer road trips may be planned in advance based on a thorough analysis of the drivable conditions. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376812 | METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR MANAGING THE DISPLAY OF AN AIRCRAFT FLIGHT PLAN, RELATED COMPUTER PROGRAM AND ELECTRONIC DISPLAY SYSTEM - This method for managing the display of a flight profile of an aircraft is implemented by an electronic management device. It comprises determining a current range of altitudes displayed during the display of a vertical flight profile; and acquiring at least one constraint associated with an upcoming point of a flight plan, each constraint including at least one reference altitude. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376813 | CLOUD METERING AND ANALYZING SYSTEM - A cloud metering and analyzing system is provided. The cloud metering and analyzing system of the present invention includes an automatic-meter-reading module, at least one gateway device, and a cloud server. The automatic-meter-reading module is directly connected to at least one terminal meter having no communication function to collect at least one measurement value from the at least one terminal meter. The at least one gateway device is connected to the automatic-meter-reading module to receive and transmit the at least one measurement value. The cloud server is connected to the at least one gateway device to receive and store the at least one measurement value from the at least one gateway device in real time and automatically produce an analysis report according to the at least one measurement value. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376814 | SUSPENSION POSITION MONITORING SYSTEM - A motorcycle suspension position monitoring system comprises: a first assembly including one or more Hall Effect sensors configured to be fastened to an outer fork tube; a first housing including a first magnet configured to be fastened to a fork guard so that the first magnet and the Hall Effect sensors move relative to one another in response to displacement of the motorcycle suspension; a second assembly including a Hall Effect sensor configured to be fastened to a frame of the motorcycle; a second housing including a second magnet configured to be fastened to a swingarm so that the second magnet and the Hall Effect sensor move relative to one another in response to displacement of the motorcycle suspension; and a device operatively connected to the Hall effect sensors and capable of receiving and recording respective output signals from the Hall Effect sensors. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376815 | GEAR SELECTION APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR SHIFTING A VEHICLE TRANSMISSION - A gear selection apparatus for a vehicle may include a first contact strip and a second contact strip. The first contact strip may include a plurality of low level contact surfaces and a plurality of high level contact surfaces, where the low level contact surfaces are configured to connect to a low level connection for applying a low voltage level, and where the high level contact surfaces are configured to connect to a high level connection for applying a high voltage level. The second contact strip may include a plurality of signal contact surfaces, where the signal contact surfaces are configured to connect to at least six signal connections for tapping a signal combination. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376816 | POSITION MEASURING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A POSITION MEASURING DEVICE - A position measuring device includes a scale carrier with a measuring scale. A scanner is configured to generate position signals by scanning the measuring scale. A processor is configured to process the position signals into a digital position value. An interface is configured to communicate with downstream electronics. At least one collision sensor is assigned to the position measuring device, and is configured to generate analog or digital measured values from a time characteristic of which collision events are determinable. The measured values are fed to an evaluator configured to determine the collision events by evaluating the time characteristic of the measured values in a controller. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376817 | ENCODER - An encoder includes: a disk having a pattern of slits arranged in one direction; a light emitting element for emitting light toward the pattern of the disk; multiple first light receiving elements for receiving the light emitted from the light emitting element, by way of the slits and outputting a signal according to the amount of the received light; and multiple second light receiving elements for receiving the light emitted from the light emitting element, by way of the slits, at a phase different from a phase at which the first light receiving elements receive the light, and outputting a signal according to an amount of the received light. In this configuration, a first region in which the multiple first light receiving elements are arranged and a second region in which the multiple second light receiving elements are arranged are provided so as to be separated from each other. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376818 | ENCODER - An encoder includes: a disk having a pattern of slits arranged in one direction; a light emitting element for emitting light toward the pattern of the disk; a plurality of light receiving elements arranged in the direction in which the slits are arranged and configured to receive the light emitted from the light emitting element, by way of the slits; and an optical element configured to magnify an image formed by the light which is emitted by the light emitting element and then reaches the optical element by way of the slits and to transmit the magnified image toward the light receiving elements, the optical element having a magnification ratio that is set so as to magnify the formed image at least in the direction in which the light receiving elements are arranged, depending on the pitch of the slits and the pitch of the light receiving elements. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376819 | LINEAR AND ROTARY MULTITRACK ABSOLUTE POSITION ENCODER AND METHODS USING THE SAME - Optical Position Encoders and methods using the same are described. In embodiments, the optical position encoders include a multitrack Hybrid Cyclic Binary Code-2 (HCBC-2) encoded scale and an Optical Readout Assembly (ORA), where the ORA provides absolute position optical readout and automatic physical alignment to the scale. Linear optical position encoders, rotary optical position encoders, and methods of measuring the position of ORA relative to a scale using such encoders are also described. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376820 | METHODOLOGY FOR IN SITU CHARACTERIZING AND CALIBRATING AN ENTANGLED PHOTON DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A novel methodology for characterizing and calibrating an entangled photon distribution system is disclosed. The entangled photon distribution system includes at least a source of entangled photon pairs, two photon detectors which detect photons among two channels and a controller. The methodology includes: for at least two different operational setting levels of the source of entangled photon pairs, measuring count rates for photons detected by the two photon detectors, individually and coincidently; fitting the measured individual and coincidence count rate data for the at least two different operational setting levels with theoretical models of detection probability; and determining operational parameters of the system from the fitting. The determined operational parameters of the system include the rate of generated entangled photon pairs by the source, the rates of Raman-scattered photons generated in the first and second channels, respectively, and the efficiency of the two photon detectors, respectively. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376821 | MINI-SPINNER FLOWMETER AND DOWNHOLE TOOL COMPRISING AN ARRAY OF MINI-SPINNER FLOWMETERS FOR OPERATION IN HYDROCARBON WELL - A mini-spinner flowmeter ( | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376822 | FLOW SENSOR SYSTEM WITH CONNECTION ASSEMBLY - A system for sensing medicament delivery and transmitting an operation modification signal having at least two separable components is disclosed. The system includes a flow sensor having an inlet to couple to a fluid source, an outlet for delivering fluid from the fluid source to a patient, at least one sensor to characterize at least one attribute of the fluid, and at least one pin in in electrical communication with the sensor. The system includes a second component having a base having a contact, a controller in electrical communication with the contact that generates an operation modification signal in response to an attribute matching a condition specified by a rule, a transmitter for transmitting the operation modification signal to a device, the operation modification signal, when received by the device, causing the device to modify at least one operating parameter, and a cross-component electrical circuit. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376823 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING AIR FLOW - In an apparatus and method for measuring air flow in a duct, e.g. in a ventilation duct, the apparatus includes a sensor fittable into connection with the duct at a certain distance from an interference source, the sensor including an ultrasound transmitter and at least two ultrasound receivers, and a control unit to which the ultrasound transmitter and ultrasound receivers are connectable. The control unit is adapted to measure the phase difference of the ultrasound signal received at the same moment in time by at least two ultrasound receivers fitted into connection with the duct and, based on the measured phase difference, to determine the flow velocity and/or flow direction of the air. The control unit is adapted to compensate the determined flow velocity and/or flow direction of the air with a coefficient that is formed on the basis of the diameter of the duct, the type of interference source and the distance between the sensor and the interference source. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376824 | SENSOR ELEMENT AND THERMAL FLOW SENSOR FOR DETERMINING A PHYSICAL VARIABLE OF A MEASURMENT MEDIUM - The present disclosure resides in a sensor element for determining a physical, measured variable of a measured medium, comprising: a planar substrate; a functional layer applied on a surface of the substrate; a passivating layer applied on the functional layer; a metal connecting layer applied on the surface of the passivating layer such that the passivating layer is completely covered; and a metal platelet applied on the surface of the metal connecting layer such that no contact can occur between the passivating layer and the measured medium, as well as residing in a thermal flow sensor, which has at least two such sensor elements. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376825 | MASS FLOW METER INCLUDING A FLEXIBLE PLATE - A mass flow meter and methods for using the same are provided. The mass flow meter can include a tubular housing, a flexible plate, an actuator, and at least two sensors. The flexible plate can be coupled to an interior wall of the tubular housing such that the flexible plate can vibrate in torsion. The actuator can be configured to apply an oscillating torque to the flexible plate sufficient to vibrate the flexible plate in torsion. The at least two sensors can each be configured to measure oscillations of the flexible plate as a function of time at different locations. The mass flow meter can also include a computing device in electrical communication with the at least two sensors and configured to determine a mass flow of fluid passing through the tubular housing from a phase shift between oscillations of the flexible plate measured by the at least two sensors. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376826 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOW POWER CONSUMPTION FUEL LEVEL INDICATION - Methods and systems are provided for determining a fuel level of a fuel tank. In one example, a method may include transiently powering a fuel level sensor responsive to a fuel tank refilling event to obtain a fuel level measurement, maintaining the fuel level sensor unpowered after obtaining the fuel level measurement, and, while maintaining the fuel level sensor unpowered, inferring the fuel level based the obtained fuel tank fuel level measurement and an amount of fuel consumed since the obtained fuel level measurement. In this way, electrical power consumption by the fuel level sensor is reduced while a fuel level indication is provided. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376827 | SENSOR FOR A THERMAL, FLOW MEASURING DEVICE, A THERMAL, FLOW MEASURING DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SENSOR OF A THERMAL, FLOW MEASURING DEVICE - The invention relates to a sensor of a thermal, flow measuring device, to a thermal, flow measuring device and to a method for manufacturing such a sensor, wherein the sensor has a sensor cup having at least one protrusion, which assures a constant spacing of a sensor element from a cup floor, so that a good temperature transfer between sensor and a medium flowing around the sensor is assured. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376828 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MITIGATING CONDENSATION IN A SENSOR MODULE - Methods and systems for mitigating condensation in a sensor module of a combustion appliance are disclosed. In one example, a fluid flow from a main conduit is cooled with a passive heat exchanger. A sensor of a sensor module may be heated to a temperature above the cooled fluid flow. Cooling the incoming fluid flow with a passive heat exchanger and/or heating the downstream flow sensor may help mitigate condensation in the sensor module, and in particular, on the sensor device. This may help increase the reliability of the system. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376829 | SENSOR UNIT AND AIRFLOW MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A sensor unit includes a first component including an airflow sensor; a second component; and a third component. The first component includes a lower end portion that is selectively connectable to the second component or the third component, and an upper end portion that is selectively connectable to the third component or the second component. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376830 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING LIQUID LEVEL OF LIQUID STORAGE TANKS FOR VEHICLE - A device for monitoring a liquid level of a liquid storage tank for a vehicle is capable of improving sensing sensitivity of a liquid level sensor by employing a structure capable of amplifying an electromotive force, which is generated by an electrode, at an electromotive force amplification layer including a carbon micro coil (CMC) and accurately sensing a frozen state of a liquid to perform a heating function so as to resolve the frozen state of the liquid. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376831 | VIBRATION-TYPE FLUID FLOW-RATE MEASURING SYSTEM HAVING TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION - The measuring system comprises a transducer apparatus (MT) with two tubes ( | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376832 | METHOD FOR VERIFYING A FLOWMETER AND DEVICE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF - The invention relates to inspection and measuring technology for use in the calibration, verification and routine monitoring of the metrological characteristics of volume flow and mass flow meters and calibration rigs, primarily for petroleum and petroleum products. The special feature of the present method for monitoring the metrological characteristics of a flowmeter using a bidirectional prover is that the portion of the prover situated at the end of the path of travel of a ball and acting as an accelerator during the opposite movement of the ball is used on said path as an addition to the calibrated portion. The special feature of a bidirectional prover for implementing the present method is the installation of one or more detectors in a closed cross-section of the portion of the prover situated at the end of the travel path. The technical result is an increase in the accuracy and reliability of the measuring results, a reduction in the dimensions, mass and material intensity of the structure, a decrease in the duration of verification operations, and the mobility of the structure. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376833 | WEIGHING CONVEYING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a weighing conveying apparatus for goods, having at least one conveyor belt, and a weighing belt arranged downstream of the conveyor belt in the conveying direction, wherein the respective conveyor belt includes a belt body having an upper side and a transport belt running around the belt body in operation of the weighing conveying apparatus, and wherein the at least one conveyor belt is provided with a respective alignment rail at both sides in the conveying direction, with the two alignment rails serving for the alignment of the goods. The width of the respective transport belt is smaller than the spacing of the two alignment rails from one another, with the respective transport belt being arranged between the two alignment rails, and with the upper edge of the upper run of the respective transport belt being arranged above the lower edges of the alignment rails. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376834 | A COMBINATION WEIGHER - A combination weigher includes: a dispersion unit adapted to radially disperse food products dropped in from above and onto the dispersion unit; a plurality of V-shaped like guide structures extending radially away from a center of the dispersion unit and arranged such that a narrower end of the V-shaped like guide structures face a center point of the dispersion unit; a plurality of hoppers associated to each of the trenches arranged below the outfeed ends of the trenches; and a control unit; and screw feeders arranged in each of the trenches operated by the control unit. The space between adjacent V-shaped like guide structures at a distance R | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376835 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE AUTOMATIC, WEIGHT-DEPENDENT FILLING OF A HOSE SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method and to an apparatus for the automatic, weight-dependent filling of a hose system, in particular for a gravimetric cycler for peritoneal dialysis, having only one scale, wherein the hose system comprises at least three line sections for connection to at least one drainage bag, to at least one solution bag and to a patient. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376836 | WEIGHING DEVICE WITH A MOVABLE MOUNTING UNIT - A weighing device ( | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376837 | CONTROL DEVICE, ANIMAL TOILET, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL, AND CONTROL METHOD - It is recognized that an offset is added to a measurement value shown by a weight scale. In a case where a measurement value, shown by a body weight scale, has decreased from a first reference value by more than a first threshold, an offset determining section determines whether or not a difference between the measurement value and a second reference value is greater than a second threshold. In a case where the offset determining section determines that the difference between the measurement value and the second reference value is greater than the second threshold, the offset determining section stores the measurement value as a candidate second reference value. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376838 | Intelligent Noise Mapping in Buildings - A method and a system for noise mapping in buildings, wherein a communication device is configured for determining the current noise level of a location in the building by an appropriate sensor of the communication device, wherein the communication device is further configured to communicate the noise level information and the location data to a computer system; wherein the computer system is configured for collecting and analyzing the received noise level information and the corresponding location data, and wherein the computer system is further configured to provide a noise heat map of the building. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376839 | Vibration Sensor And Method For Optimizing A Piezoelectric Drive - The a vibration sensor comprising a membrane that can be stimulated so as to oscillate by means of a piezoelectric drive, and a mechanical oscillator arranged on the membrane, at least one piezoelectric element of the drive comprising at least one first electrical contact structure on an upper side of the piezoelectric element and at least one second electrical contact structure on a lower side of the piezoelectric element, such that the at least one piezoelectric element is designed so that an active area of the piezoelectric element corresponds to an area of a mechanical deformation of the unidirectional curvature of the membrane, during a pre-defined eigenmode of the mechanical oscillator. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376840 | ANOMALOUS SOUND DETECTION APPARATUS, DEGREE-OF-ANOMALY CALCULATION APPARATUS, ANOMALOUS SOUND GENERATION APPARATUS, ANOMALOUS SOUND DETECTION TRAINING APPARATUS, ANOMALOUS SIGNAL DETECTION APPARATUS, ANOMALOUS SIGNAL DETECTION TRAINING APPARATUS, AND METHODS AND PROGRAMS THEREFOR - To provide an anomalous sound detection training technique by which a feature amount extraction function for detecting anomalous sound can be generated irrespective of whether training data for anomalous signals is available or not. An anomalous sound detection training apparatus includes: a first function updating unit | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376841 | SUPER-RESOLUTION MODAL IMAGING - Super-resolution modal imaging methods and devices are disclosed herein. One super-resolution modal imaging device includes an optical component provided to receive incoming radiation, a mode separating structure for separating the received incoming radiation into multiple modes, at least one output array, and at least one detector array having multiple array elements for measuring an energy level of each mode to construct an image of the received incoming radiation. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376842 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A measurement device for a light-emitting device includes a light attenuator, a photometric sphere, and a light detector. The light attenuator includes a first surface and a heat dissipator. A first light that is emitted from the first light-emitting device is incident on the first surface. The first surface is configured to absorb a portion of the first light. The heat dissipator is configured to dissipate heat of the first surface. The photometric sphere has an inner surface to reflect the first light reflected by the first surface. The light detector is configured to receive at least a portion of the first light reflected by the inner surface. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376843 | QUANTUM RESOLUTION IMAGING - Quantum resolution imaging methods and devices are disclosed herein. The quantum resolution imaging device comprises an optical component provided to receive incoming radiation, a mode separating structure for separating the received incoming radiation into multiple modes, and an imaging array having multiple array elements for measuring an energy level of each mode to construct an image of the received incoming radiation as it comes in contact with a surface of one of the array elements. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376844 | METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A ROTATABLE AND PIVOTABLE PIECE OF TECHNICAL STAGE EQUIPMENT - Method for calibrating a spotlight ( | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376845 | DIGITAL PIXEL WITH EXTENDED DYNAMIC RANGE - In one example, an apparatus comprises a photodiode, a charge storage unit, and a processing circuits configured to: transfer overflow charge from the photodiode to the charge storage unit to develop a first voltage; compare the first voltage against a first ramping threshold voltage to generate a first decision; generate, based on the first decision, a first digital value; transfer residual charge from the photodiode to the charge storage unit to develop a second voltage; compare the second voltage against a static threshold voltage to determine whether the photodiode saturates to generate a second decision; compare the second voltage against a second ramping threshold voltage to generate a third decision; generate, based on the third decision, a second digital value; and output, based on the second decision, one of the first digital value or the second digital value to represent an intensity of light received by the photodiode. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376846 | DIRECT ABSOLUTE SPECTROMETER FOR DIRECT ABSOLUTE SPECTROMETRY - A direct absolute spectrometer includes: a first light source; a second light source; an optical combiner that produces dual light; an optical cell that receives the dual light; an electromagnetically induced transparent medium that is optically transparent to single photon light in a presence of pump light, such that output light is produced; and a filter that filters output light and provides EIT light free from, wherein electromagnetically induced transparent EIT light is a direct and absolute metric of a linewidth and a wavelength of single photon light such that the direct absolute spectrometer provides direct and absolute determination of the linewidth of the single photon light and direct and absolute determination of wavelength at a maximum of intensity of the single photon light. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376847 | NON-DESTRUCTIVE, IN-SITU EVALUATION OF WATER PRESENCE USING THERMAL CONTRAST AND COOLED DETECTOR - Exemplary systems for detecting water include: a light source positioned to transmit thermal radiation through a sample; a lens assembly positioned to: receive the thermal radiation transmitted through the sample; and focus the transmitted thermal radiation onto a filter positioned between the lens assembly and a detector; and a cooling subsystem for cooling the filter and the detector to a temperature below that of the sample. The filter (1) selectively transmits first portions of the thermal radiation received from the lens assembly and characterized by a wavelength at least partially overlapping a predefined water absorption band and/or a predefined water absorption line; and (2) selectively blocks second portions of the thermal radiation received from the lens assembly and characterized by a wavelength outside the predefined water absorption band and/or the predefined water absorption line. Methods for detecting presence of water in a sample are also disclosed. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376848 | TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE POWER GENERATION APPARATUS AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A temperature difference power generation apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention includes a thermoelectric conversion element configured to convert thermal energy into electric energy based on a temperature difference, radiation fins which are thermally connected to a low-temperature side of the thermoelectric conversion element and contactable to outside air, and a pipe which is thermally connected to a high-temperature side of the thermoelectric conversion element and through which a high-temperature fluid at a higher temperature than the outside air is flowable. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376849 | DEVICE FOR TEMPERATURE DETECTION - The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a device for temperature detection, including a delay unit including an odd number of inverters coupled end to end, a switching transistor having a control electrode coupled to an output end of the delay unit, a first electrode coupled to an operating voltage node of the device, and a second electrode coupled to an input end of the delay unit, a first capacitor having a first end coupled to the input end of the delay unit, and a second end coupled to the first electrode of the switching transistor or a ground node of the device, and a temperature sensitive transistor having a control electrode coupled to a bias voltage end of the device, a first electrode coupled to the input end of the delay unit, and a second electrode coupled to the ground node of the device. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376850 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING JUNCTION TEMPERATURE OF A SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCH - A system for monitoring a junction temperature of a semiconductor device includes a sensing resistor electrically coupled to a source terminal of the semiconductor device in a gate loop of the semiconductor device. The system includes a detection circuit electrically coupled to the gate loop of the semiconductor device and configured to measure a voltage difference across the sensing resistor. The system also includes an electronic control unit electrically coupled to the gate loop and the detection circuit. The electronic control unit is configured to determine a first gate current peak during a switching process of the semiconductor device, wherein the first gate current peak is determined based on the voltage detected by the detection circuit. The electronic control unit is configured to determine the junction temperature based on the first gate current peak. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376851 | Sensor and Sensor Assemblies for a Thermometer - The invention is directed to embodiments of a temperature sensor for use with a temperature measuring device, for example a digital thermometer. The temperature sensor includes at least two and preferably three wires joined at a thermocouple. The temperature sensor is designed to be mounted on terminals of the digital thermometer sensor to allow precise temperature measurements for a thermal device, for example a soldering tool or de-soldering tool. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376852 | SENSOR, INPUT DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes: an exterior body; a pressure-sensitive sensor having a first surface and a second surface; a support body supporting the pressure-sensitive sensor such that the exterior body faces the first surface; and a first deformation layer disposed at least either between the first surface and the exterior body or between the second surface and the support body. The pressure-sensitive sensor includes a capacitive sensor electrode unit including a sensing unit, a reference electrode layer, and a second deformation layer disposed between the reference electrode layer and the sensor electrode unit. The first deformation layer and the second deformation layer satisfy a predetermined relationship. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376853 | PRESSURE SENSOR - A pressure sensor includes a conductive substrate, a ring-shaped spacer, an inner spacer and a sensing circuit substrate. The conductive substrate includes a conductive-substrate body and a conductive layer. The conductive layer is disposed on the conductive-substrate body. The ring-shaped spacer and the inner spacer are disposed on the conductive-substrate body. The sensing-circuit substrate, disposed on the ring-shaped spacer and the inner spacer, includes a circuit-substrate body, a first sensing circuit and a second sensing circuit. The first sensing circuit and the second sensing circuit are disposed on opposing sides of the circuit-substrate body, and a priority of first finger circuits of the first sensing circuit and a priority of second finger circuits of the second sensing circuit are interlaced. The first sensing circuit and the second sensing circuit are densely arranged at the center of the conductive layer and less densely arranged on both sides of the conductive layer. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376854 | BI-DIRECTIONAL FORCE SENSOR - A bi-directional force sensor which includes a first body and a second body. The first body has a first portion and a second portion. The second body also has a first portion and a second portion. The second body interlocks with the first body with the first portion of the second body positioned between the first portion and the second portion of the first body and the second portion of the first body positioned between the first portion and the second portion of the second body. A first sensor is positioned between the first portion of the first body and the first portion of the second body. A second sensor is positioned between the second portion of the first body and the first portion of the second body. This bi-directional force sensor was developed for use in assessing cycling technique. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376855 | STRAIN BODY AND FORCE SENSOR PROVIDED WITH THE STRAIN BODY - A strain body according to the embodiment includes a central portion, an outer peripheral portion surrounding the central portion, connecting portions connecting the central portion and the outer peripheral portion, first and second strain sensors provided on main surfaces of the connecting portions, reference resistors provided on a main surface of the central portion, and constructing a bridge circuit with the first strain sensors, and a full bridge circuit which is provided on the main surfaces of the connecting portions and in which a pair of the serially connected second strain sensors are connected in parallel. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376856 | STRAIN BODY AND FORCE SENSOR PROVIDED WITH THE STRAIN BODY - A strain body according to the embodiments includes a central portion, an outer peripheral portion, connecting portions each includes a first connecting portion adjacent to the outer peripheral portion and a second connecting portion adjacent to the central portion, strain sensors provided on main surfaces of the connecting portions, reference resistors provided on a main surface of the central portion, and a strain increasing portion configured to increase strain occurring at the first connecting portion more than strain occurring at the second connecting portion, on a back surface side opposed to the main surface of the first connecting portion. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376857 | STRAIN BODY AND FORCE SENSOR PROVIDED WITH THE STRAIN BODY - A strain body according to an embodiment includes a central portion, an outer peripheral portion, connecting portions, strain sensors provided on main surfaces of the connecting portions, reference resistors provided on a main surface of the central portion, and constructing a bridge circuit with the strain sensors, an electrode for taking a detection signal of the bridge circuit, a lead wire making electric connection between the electrode and the outside, and an anisotropic conductive film provided between the electrode and the lead wire to make electric connection between a terminal of the electrode and a terminal of the lead wire. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376858 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TORQUE MEASUREMENT - The present disclosure describes a concept for torque measurement on a shaft. To that end, millimeter waves are transmitted in the direction of a first encoder structure, which is coupled to a first shaft section of the shaft for conjoint rotation and is arranged around the shaft, and in the direction of a second encoder structure, which is coupled to a second shaft section of the shaft for conjoint rotation and is arranged around the shaft. The first encoder structure and the second encoder structure are rotatable relative to one another in the case of a torque to be transmitted via the shaft. At least one reception signal is generated on the basis of millimeter waves reflected or transmitted by the first and second encoder structures. A torque transmitted using the shaft is determined on the basis of the at least one reception signal. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376859 | VARIABLE RELUCTANCE MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY FOR DRILLING RISERS AND RISER TOWERS - The invention involves utilizing variable reluctance measurement technology (“VRMT”) sensors to monitor forces and stresses on drilling risers and riser towers. The tension monitoring system described herein includes an optimized configuration of variable reluctance measurement technology sensors, wherein the sensors have increased wire turns around each end of their C-cores or alternatively are mounted on mechanical amplifiers or both. An array of optimized variable reluctance measurement technology sensors can be configured at multiple points on a riser system. The VRMT sensors may be integrally attached to the risers or flexible joints for the risers, or may be installed on existing riser or flexible joint systems. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376860 | VISUO-HAPTIC SENSOR - The present disclosure presents a visuo-haptic sensor, which is based on a passive, deformable element whose deformation is observed by a camera. In particular, the improved simplified sensor may determine the force and/or torque applied to a point of the sensor in multiple spatial dimensions. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376861 | QUADRATURE DETECTION FOR OPTICAL MEMS PRESSURE GAUGE - A method and apparatus for measuring a pressure. A pressure gauge includes a first plate having a resonant frequency related to a pressure at the pressure gauge. The first plate is thermally-excited at a selected frequency, and a sensor measures a first power level of a first light having a first wavelength reflected from the first plate and a second power level of a second light having a second wavelength reflected from the first plate. A processor determines a thermal drift in the resonant frequency of the first plate due to the thermal excitation of the first plate from the first power level and the second power level, corrects a pressure measurement determined from the resonant frequency of the first plate for the thermal drift of the resonant frequency, and operates a device based on the pressure measurement. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376862 | COMPRESSION DEVICE - A compression device ( | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376863 | ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE RESISTANT PRESSURE SENSOR - A pressure sensor includes a housing, a pressure chamber defined within the housing, and a pressure transducer. The pressure sensor also includes a header that seals the pressure chamber and supports the pressure transducer in the pressure chamber. A plurality of pins extend through respective openings in the header. The sensor pins have first ends electrically connected to the pressure transducer in the pressure chamber and second ends electrically connected to sensor electronics outside the pressure chamber. The pins are electrically insulated from the header. The header is configured so that the electrical insulation of at least one pin from the header is less than the electrical insulation of the remaining pins from the header. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376864 | MICROMECHANICAL PRESSURE SENSOR - A micromechanical pressure sensor, having —a pressure sensor core including a sensor diaphragm and a cavity developed above the sensor diaphragm; and —a pressure sensor frame; and —a spring element for the mechanical connection of the pressure sensor core to the pressure sensor frame being developed in such a way that a mechanical robustness is maximized and a coupling of stress from the pressure sensor frame into the sensor pressure core is minimized. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376865 | Pressure Sensor - A pressure sensor includes a sensor element, an inner frame configured to receive at least a portion of the sensor element, and a housing configured to receive the inner frame therein. The inner frame is formed of a metal material and includes a printed circuit board assembly to be electrically connected to the sensor element. The housing is formed of a resin material. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376866 | PRESSURE SENSOR - A pressure sensor which detects a combustion pressure of an engine includes: a contact part which is in direct or indirect contact with a casing of the engine when the pressure sensor is attached to the engine; and a pressure detection unit which detects the combustion pressure and outputs a signal corresponding to the combustion pressure, wherein the pressure detection unit includes a pressure detection element which detects the combustion pressure and outputs a signal, and a circuit unit which converts the signal obtained from the pressure detection element into a signal corresponding to the combustion pressure, and the pressure detection unit is provided at a location positioned more inside the engine than the contact part when the pressure sensor is attached to the engine. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376867 | MASS PROPORTIONS SCALING APPARATUSES - The present disclosure provides an apparatus to measure swing mass moments of sports implements. The present disclosure further provides an apparatus to measure a center of mass point of sports implements. Some embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a single, compact apparatus configured to measure both a swing mass moment and a center of mass point of a sports implement. The disclosed swing mass measurement apparatus provides a compact mechanical device configured to quickly, accurately measure even small differences of implement swing mass. The disclosed center of mass point measurement apparatus provides a large roller rod adjuster, allowing easy adjustment of tested implements into balance of center mass over rod, then a touch stylus is moved into contact with the tested implements handle, for an accurate location measurement, that is projected onto a double size scale readout for enhanced comprehension. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376868 | DETECTING A FLUID LEAK IN A VACUUM CHAMBER - A method for detecting a fluid leak in a vacuum chamber of a degasser is provided. The method includes measuring a temperature of the vacuum chamber with a temperature sensing device, wherein a temperature drop of the vacuum chamber indicates the fluid leak within the vacuum chamber. An associated degasser and further methods are also provided. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376869 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FLUID LEAK DETERMINATION - Methods and systems are provided for a fluid leak diagnostic. In one example, a method may include intrusively increasing a fluid pump displacement to determine if an internal fluid leak is occurring. The method may further include adjusting a parking routine to determine if an external fluid leak is occurring. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376870 | PRESSURE AND LEAK TESTING METHODS - An analysis system includes a fluidic system includes a number of components that are interconnected to form a fluidic system having a plurality of flow paths. An example method of pressure testing the fluidic system includes (a) selecting a flow path from the plurality of flow paths through a flow cell in accordance with a prescribed test protocol; (b) actuating a pump to pressurize a fluid in the selected flow path; (c) generating pressure data representative of the pressure in the selected flow path; and (d) processing the pressure data to determine whether the selected flow path maintains pressure in a desired manner. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376871 | Test Device and Measurement Method - A test device including two measuring systems is provided. The test device includes a first measuring system which is configured for leakage testing of a test object, and a second measuring system which is configured for dimensional checking of the test object. The first measuring system has at least one connecting region, by which a test medium can be introduced into the test object. The test object can be set into rotation via the at least one connection region, on which the dimensional checking is based. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376872 | FILM CHAMBER HAVING DOUBLE FILM - The invention relates to a film chamber | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376873 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALTERNATING-DIRECT HIGH VOLTAGE LEAK DETECTION - A method and device for determining the existence of a leak in a package includes generating an AC high voltage with a DC high voltage offset in a circuit. A package is placed between an inspection electrode and a detection electrode, which are located within the circuit. The inspection electrode applies the AC high voltage with the DC high voltage offset to the package. Current flow through the package is then detected by the detection electrode. A detection board then processes the current flow and sends the processed signal to a programmable logic controller which determines if a leak is present in the package. If a leak is present, a signal is sent to a display to notify a user. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376874 | A METHOD OF ESTIMATING THE NUMBER OF MODES FOR THE SPARSE COMPONENT ANALYSIS BASED MODAL IDENTIFICATION - Data analysis for structural health monitoring, relating to a method of estimating the number of modes for sparse component analysis based structural modal identification. First, structural responses are transformed into time-frequency domain using short-time Fourier transform method. Single-source-point detection method is applied to the time-frequency coefficients to pick out the single-source-points where only one mode makes contribution. The single-source-point vectors are normalized to the upper half unit circle. Three statistics are given to analyze the statistical property. The suggested number of subintervals is given. Through counting, the approximate probabilities in subintervals are calculated and then smoothed through the weighted average procedure. The local maximum values of the averaged probability curve are detected and the number of active modes is equal to the number of local maximum values. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376875 | Methods for Operating an Electrostatic Particle Sensor - Various embodiments include a method for operating an electrostatic particle sensor to detect the particle concentration in the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, the sensor comprising a first electrode, a second electrode electrically insulated from the first electrode by an insulating body, a guard electrode electrically insulated from the first electrode and from the second electrode by the insulating body, and a voltage supply. The method comprises: applying a first electric potential to the first electrode; applying a second electric potential to the second electrode; applying an guard potential to the guard electrode; and limiting a first leakage current flowing between the first electrode and the guard electrode via the insulating body to a first leakage-current limiting value using a first electrical limiting resistor arranged between the guard electrode and the voltage supply. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376876 | Molten Metal Samplers for High and Low Oxygen Applications - The present invention relates to a sampler for taking samples from a molten metal bath, particularly a molten steel bath, the sampler comprising:
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| 20190376877 | PORTABLE GAS DETECTING DEVICE - A portable gas detecting device includes at least one detecting chamber, at least one gas sensor and at least one actuator. The gas sensor is disposed in the detecting chamber and configured for monitoring gas inside the detecting chamber. The actuator is disposed in the detecting chamber and includes a piezoelectric actuator. When an actuating signal is applied to the piezoelectric actuator and the piezoelectric actuator generates a resonance effect, the gas outside the detecting chamber is introduced into the detecting chamber for sampling. The actuator is driven by an instantaneous sampling pulse to control a trace of gas to flow into the detecting chamber for forming a stable airflow environment. In the stable airflow environment, a gas molecule is dissolved in or bonded to a reaction material on a surface of the gas sensor for reacting. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376878 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MESO-DISSECTION - The subject disclosure presents systems and methods for improved meso-dissection of biological specimens and tissue slides including importing one or more reference slides with annotations, using inter-marker registration algorithms to automatically map the annotations to an image of a milling slide, and dissecting the annotated tissue from the selected regions in the milling slide for analysis, while concurrently tracking the data and analysis using unique identifiers such as bar codes. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376879 | METHOD FOR ANALYZING AND SELECTING A SPECIFIC DROPLET AMONG A PLURALITY OF DROPLETS AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a method for analyzing and selecting a specific droplet among a plurality of droplets ( | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376880 | Device And Methods - The present invention relates generally to methods and materials pertaining to assays, for example immunoassays, for biomarkers in body fluids e.g. blood. The invention also relates to diagnostic or screening methods for infections, and methods of differentiating between infectious and non-infectious conditions in mammals, particularly equines, for monitoring response to anti-infective/antibiotic therapy. The invention further relates to a test fluid collection system adapted to permit dilution and analysis of the collected test fluid. The invention further relates to monitoring exertional rhabdomyolysis in equines, and assay devices for all these things. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376881 | DMF METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONCENTRATING ANALYTE FROM LARGE VOLUMES INTO SMALLER VOLUMES USING MAGNETIC MICROPARTICLES - Disclosed herein is a method and system for concentrating analyte from large sample solutions using a combination of magnetic microparticles on a digital microfluidic device using virtual channels. Virtual channels are produced by applying voltages to a series of driving electrodes of the DMF that connect a reservoir of solution situated just outside of the DMF device to a fluid exit location. The magnetic microparticles are first exposed to a liquid sample containing the analyte whereupon analytes are bound by analyte specific receptors on the microparticles. By flowing these solutions of magnetic particles through virtual channels in DMF device, large volumes can be processed, regardless of the total capacity of the DMF. Engaging a magnet underneath the DMF device while a suspension of magnetic microparticles is flowed through the virtual channel causes the microparticles to become immobilized and the the supernatant solution is removed. The isolated magnetic microparticles can then be resuspended in a much smaller volume and further processed on the DMF device for whatever application, thereby significantly increasing the concentration of the analytes in the small droplets compared to the original liquid solution. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376882 | Composition and Method for Disrupting Tissue Material - The present invention relates to a composition for disrupting tissue material, the composition comprising solid disrupting particles in combination with at least one enzyme for enzymatic lysis and at least one chaotropic agent , as well as to a method for disrupting tissues material by simultaneously applying mechanical grinding or milling disruption and enzymatic digestion. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376883 | AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS DEVICE - Temperature uniformity of a reaction liquid in a plurality of reaction containers of an automatic analysis device is maintained by a heat block. A strip-shaped heater heats the heat block, and is wound and attached on an outer circumference of the heat block so that both end regions of the strip-shaped heater are adjacent to each other. The strip-shaped heater includes a heat generating resistor that is heated by applying an electric current, an insulating film sandwiching the heat generating resistor, and first and second electrical feed lines that are attached to both end portions of the heat generating resistor and supply power to the heat generating resistor. The width of the heat generating resistor in both end regions of the strip-shaped heater is formed to be narrower than the width of the heat generating resistor in the other region thereof. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376884 | METHOD FOR SELECTING ADHESIVE WITH EXCELLENT FOLDING STABILITY - The present invention relates to a method of deriving significant factors of rheological properties, which influence folding stability for developing an adhesive with excellent folding stability, and predicting folding stability through the same. It is possible to select an adhesive with excellent folding stability by measuring initial stress and a strain recovery rate as the significant factors, and measuring predicted folding stability (predicted number of times of folding) therefrom. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376885 | FORCE SENSING PROBE FOR SURFACE WETTABILITY CHARACTERIZATION - A force sensing probe ( | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376886 | Test chamber, use and method for the microbial and/or particulate barrier testing of a product - A test chamber for the microbial and/or a particulate barrier testing of a number of products, the test chamber having a test space which has, at least along a straight section, an inner extent of at least 1.5 m. As a result, a particularly homogeneous microbe and/or particle distribution is achieved. The invention also relates to an associated use and to an associated method. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376887 | Parallel Flow Cytometer Using Radiofrequency Multiplexing - An imaging flow cytometry apparatus and method which allows registering multiple locations across a cell, and/or across multiple flow channels, in parallel using radio-frequency-tagged emission (FIRE) coupled with a parallel optical detection scheme toward increasing analysis throughput. An optical source is modulated by multiple RF frequencies to produce an optical interrogation beam having a spatially distributed beat frequency. This beam is directed to one or more focused streams of cells whose responsive fluorescence, in different frequencies, is registered in parallel by an optical detector. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376888 | ASSAY WITH TEXTURED SURFACE - Among other thing, the present invention provides solution to the problem, particularly, the present invention certain surfaces and certain sample holder to improve the sensitivity, speed, and easy-to-use of an optical signal based assays, such as colorimetric assays or fluorescence assays. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376889 | SENSOR WIRING SUBSTRATE, SENSOR PACKAGE, AND SENSOR DEVICE - The present invention relates to a sensor wiring substrate in which a decrease in detection accuracy is suppressed, a sensor package, and a sensor device. A gas sensor wiring substrate includes a substrate having a first accommodation recessed portion for accommodating a microphone element and a second accommodation recessed portion for accommodating an infrared light emitting element, and connection wiring. In the gas sensor wiring substrate, thermal resistance of a heat transfer path between a bottom surface of the first accommodation recessed portion and a bottom surface of the second accommodation recessed portion is greater than thermal resistance in any position of an imaginal heat transfer path in case of a depth of the first accommodation recessed portion identical with a depth of the second accommodation recessed portion. For example, the depth of the second accommodation recessed portion is deeper than the depth of the first accommodation recessed portion. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376890 | Method and Systems for Remote Emission Detection and Rate Determination - Methods and systems for remotely detecting gases and emissions of gases are provided. Data is collected from a scene using a sensor system. The data is initially optionally processed as 1D data to remove noise, and is then assigned a confidence value by processing the 1D data using a neural network. The confidence value is related to a likelihood that an emission has been detected at a particular location. The processed 1D data, including the confidence value, is gridded into 2D space. The 2D data is then processed using a neural network to assign a 2D confidence value. The 2D data can be fused with RGB data to produce a map of emission source locations. The data identifying emissions can also be processed using a neural network to determine and output emission rate data. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376891 | DETERMINATION APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING TYPE OF RECORDING MEDIUM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An apparatus for determining a type of a recording medium is provided. A detection unit detects a characteristic value indicating a physical characteristic of a recording medium. A measurement unit measures a moisture content correlated with a moisture content of the recording medium. A determination unit determines the type of the recording medium based on the moisture content and the characteristic value. The determination unit may correct the characteristic value using the moisture content or correct a rule for determining the type of the recording medium using the moisture content unit, and determines the type of the recording medium in accordance with the corrected characteristic value or the corrected rule. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376892 | FLUORESCENCE IMAGING DEVICE AND FLUORESCENCE IMAGING SYSTEM - This fluorescence imaging device | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376893 | OBSERVATION DEVICE AND OBSERVATION METHOD - An observation device is an observation device observing an observation target and includes: an emission light source that generates emission light; a projection light source that generates projection light; a scanning mirror that scans the emission light and the projection light toward the observation target along the same optical path; a light guide optical system that guides detection target light generated in the observation target in accordance with emission of the emission light without it passing through the scanning mirror; an optical detector that detects the detection target light guided by the light guide optical system; and a control unit that controls an intensity of the projection light on the basis of a result of the detection of the detection target light. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376894 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR FLUORESCENCE IMAGING USING RADIOFREQUENCY-MULTIPLEXED EXCITATION - Apparatus and methods for fluorescence imaging using radiofrequency multiplexed excitation. One apparatus splits an excitation laser beam into two arms of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer. The light in the first beam is frequency shifted by an acousto-optic deflector, which is driven by a phase-engineered radiofrequency comb designed to minimize peak-to-average power ratio. This RF comb generates multiple deflected optical beams possessing a range of output angles and frequency shifts. The second beam is shifted in frequency using an acousto-optic frequency shifter. After combining at a second beam splitter, the two beams are focused to a line on the sample using a conventional laser scanning microscope lens system. The acousto-optic deflectors frequency-encode the simultaneous excitation of an entire row of pixels, which enables detection and de-multiplexing of fluorescence images using a single photomultiplier tube and digital phase-coherent signal recovery techniques. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376895 | Apparatus and Methods for Fluorescence Imaging Using Radiofrequency-Multiplexed Excitation - Apparatus and methods for fluorescence imaging using radiofrequency multiplexed excitation. One apparatus splits an excitation laser beam into two arms of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer. The light in the first beam is frequency shifted by an acousto-optic deflector, which is driven by a phase-engineered radiofrequency comb designed to minimize peak-to-average power ratio. This RF comb generates multiple deflected optical beams possessing a range of output angles and frequency shifts. The second beam is shifted in frequency using an acousto-optic frequency shifter. After combining at a second beam splitter, the two beams are focused to a line on the sample using a conventional laser scanning microscope lens system. The acousto-optic deflectors frequency-encode the simultaneous excitation of an entire row of pixels, which enables detection and de-multiplexing of fluorescence images using a single photomultiplier tube and digital phase-coherent signal recovery techniques. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376896 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGING MICROWELL PLATE SAMPLES - A system for analyzing one or more liquid samples includes a microwell plate including a plurality of rows of wells configured to store liquid samples, a sensor array that is moveable relative to the microwell plate along a first axis between a first position and a second position to allow a portion of the sensor array to be disposed within a first one of the plurality of rows of wells when the sensor array is in the second position, an objective, and one or more linear translation stages configured to move the microwell plate relative to the objective (i) along a second axis that is orthogonal to the first axis, (ii) along a third axis that is orthogonal to the first axis and the second axis, or (iii) both (i) and (ii). | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376897 | PARALLEL IMAGING SYSTEM - Provided herein are enhanced imaging techniques which allow for the use of multiple optical sensors, each of which corresponds to only a portion of an array, including utilizing individual sensors for each individual well of a multi-well plate. The provided systems and methods may reduce the amount of time to perform optical analysis of an array, reduce the amount of moving parts or mechanical devices required to perform optical analysis and/or reduce the amount of space between the sensors and the array being analyzed resulting in more compact, efficient optical analyzers. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376898 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CELL CAPTURE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - Embodiments of the current disclosure are directed to systems, methods and apparatus for evaluating single cell secretion profiles. In some embodiments, the apparatus may be configured to analyze substances expressed by a biological cell and may include a first compressible substrate, and a second substrate configured for removable sealing attachment with the first substrate. In some embodiments, upon attachment of the second substrate with the first substrate, an assembly is formed such that the open side of the plurality of chambers are covered by the second substrate, and a portion of each of the plurality of capture areas are exposed in each of the chambers. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376899 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR A BIOSENSOR - Various embodiments of the present technology may comprise a method and apparatus for a biosensor. The biosensor comprises a vertical flow channel that extends through a photodiode, and wherein the photodiode is lateral to the channel's vertical sidewall. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376900 | Hardware And Mobile Software For Operation Of Portable Instruments For Nucleic Acid Amplification - The present disclosure provides methods and hardware for real-time amplification and detection of nucleic acid molecules. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376901 | DETECTION OF HYDROPEROXIDES USING CHEMICALLY-STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE FROM STRUCTURED COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTORS - A method of monitoring for the presence of a hydroperoxide in an aqueous or non-polar environment includes steps of exposing a structured compound semiconductor material with peroxidase activity to the hydroperoxide in the environment and detecting electromagnetic radiation emitted by the structured compound semiconductor material with peroxidase activity upon exposure to the hydroperoxide. The luminescence emitting semiconductor material with peroxidase activity consists of a primary semiconductor material with a dopant prepared on a phytate scaffold. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376902 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM USING LATERAL ILLUMINATION FOR DIGITAL ASSAYS - A compact optical imaging system including a single filter and a light source that provides lateral illumination for bead detection in digital assays. The light source is configured to emit light toward the detection vessel. The single filter is positioned to receive light reflected from a sample in the detection vessel, that originated from the light source, and receive an output from a sample in the detection vessel. A detector is configured to receive a portion of the reflected light and a portion of the output that passes through the single filter. | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376903 | OH RADICAL DETECTION PROBE, OH RADICAL MEASUREMENT DEVICE, AND OH RADICAL MEASUREMENT METHOD - An OH radical detection probe ( | 2019-12-12 |
| 20190376904 | Test for Determining the Phosphate Concentration - The present invention relates to a device for determining the concentration of inorganic phosphate, especially orthophosphate, where said device is a test matrix including a molybdate salt, a solid acid, a PVP derivative, and a mixture of at least two different chromogenic reducing agents. In addition, the invention relates to a process for increasing the sensitivity of a test device. | 2019-12-12 |
