05th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110024611 | CALIBRATION METHOD FOR VIDEO AND RADIATION IMAGERS - The relationship between the high energy radiation imager pixel (HERIP) coordinate and real-world x-coordinate is determined by a least square fit between the HERIP x-coordinate and the measured real-world x-coordinates of calibration markers that emit high energy radiation imager and reflect visible light. Upon calibration, a high energy radiation imager pixel position may be determined based on a real-world coordinate of a moving vehicle. Further, a scale parameter for said high energy radiation imager may be determined based on the real-world coordinate. The scale parameter depends on the y-coordinate of the moving vehicle as provided by a visible light camera. The high energy radiation imager may be employed to detect radiation from moving vehicles in multiple lanes, which correspondingly have different distances to the high energy radiation imager. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024612 | QUANTUM DOT BASED RADIATION SOURCE AND RADIOMETRIC CALIBRATOR USING THE SAME - In one embodiment, a quantum dot based radiation source includes a housing having a wall defining a cavity therein, a plurality of quantum dots disposed on an inner surface of the wall of the housing, and a radiation excitation source in optical communication with the housing and configured to output radiation to excite the plurality of quantum dots to emit radiation in a desired wavelength range. The quantum dot based radiation source can be used in a calibration system or calibrator, for example to calibrate a detector. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024613 | MATERIALS FOR USE AS STRUCTURAL NEUTRON MODERATORS IN WELL LOGGING TOOLS - An instrument for performing measurements downhole, includes: a neutron source; and a neutron moderating material exhibiting high compressive strength and high performance for moderation and shielding of neutrons, the shielding disposed proximate to the neutron source. A method for fabricating the instrument is provided. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024614 | SIFT-MS INSTRUMENT - A method of improving signal intensity of precursor ions constrained in a carrier gas in the flow tube of a SIFT-MS instrument, and an apparatus to carry out the method. The method applies an electrical potential to the flow tube to lower the diffusive loss of ions within the flow tube. The lowered diffusive loss of ions increases the sensitivity of the technique. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024615 | CELL INJECTOR FOR FLOW CYTOMETER HAVING MASS SPECTROMETER DETECTOR AND METHOD FOR USING SAME - A flow cytometer instrument and method for use thereof is described. The cell injector can receive particles from a sample slurry of particles associated with a biological material, and the cell injector can select particles from the sample slurry for injection into a mass spectrometer detector for the analysis of the individual particle. The spectrometer can have a plasma torch having a center tube being connected to the cell injector to receive the particles, a radio frequency power source and a load coil coupled to the plasma torch to generate and maintain a plasma in the plasma torch for ionizing the received particles, and a mass detector disposed downstream of the plasma torch for receiving ionized particles from the plasma torch and operative for detecting the particles in the sample slurry. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024616 | Gas Electron Multiplier Detector - A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising a Gas Electron Multiplier ion detector. The ion detector comprises three gas electron multiplier stages GEM | 2011-02-03 |
20110024617 | SWITCHED FERROELECTRIC PLASMA IONIZER - A novel ion source for ambient mass spectrometry (switched ferroelectric plasma ionizer or “SwiFerr”), which utilizes the ambient pressure plasma resulting from a sample of barium titanate [001] whose polarization is switched by an audio frequency electric field. High yields of both anions and cations are produced by the source and detected using an ion trap mass spectrometer. Protonated amines and deprotonated volatile acid species, respectively, are detected in the observed mass spectra. Aerodynamic sampling is employed to analyze powders of drug tablets of loperamide and ibuprofen. A peak corresponding to the active pharmaceutical ingredient for each drug is observed in the mass spectra. Pyridine is detected at concentrations in the low part-per-million range in air. The low power consumption of the source is consistent with incorporation into field portable instrumentation for detection of hazardous materials and trace substances in a variety of different applications. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024618 | Mass Spectrometer - An ion-ion reaction cell is provided comprising a plurality of electrodes (1) forming an ion guide (2). A transient DC voltage wave is applied to the electrodes (2) in order to load reagent anions into the ion guide (2). Analyte cations are then subsequently transmitted through the ion-ion reaction cell by a subsequent transient DC voltage wave. Ion are arranged to undergo ion-ion reactions within the reaction cell and the resulting fragment ions which are formed within the reaction cell are then subsequently translated out of the reaction cell by means of a transient DC voltage wave. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024619 | Mass Spectrometer Arrangement with Fragmentation Cell and Ion Selection Device - A method of mass spectrometry having the steps of, in a first cycle: storing sample ions in a first ion storage device; ejecting the stored ions out of the first ion storage device into a separate ion selection device; selecting a subset of the ions in the ion selection device; ejecting the subset of ions selected within the ion selection device to a fragmentation device; directing ions from the fragmentation device back to the first ion storage device without passing them through the said ion selection device; receiving at least some of the ions ejected from the first ion storage device, or their derivatives, back into the first ion storage device; and storing the received ions in the first ion storage device. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024620 | Dithered Multi-Pulsing Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer - A detection signal generated in response to incident ions accelerated at temporally-irregular intervals having an average repetition rate greater than a reference repetition rate represents detection events each having an event time and an intensity. For each detection event, respective allowed TOFs between the event time and the transient times are calculated. Using respective initial probabilities, initial apportionments of the intensity of each detection event among the allowed TOFs linked thereto are determined. For each allowed TOF, the intensity apportionments thereto are accumulated to generate an intensity accumulation linked thereto. For each detection event, respective revised probabilities are iteratively determined using the intensity accumulations linked to the allowed TOFs linked thereto, and the respective intensity is iteratively reapportioned among the allowed TOFs linked thereto using the revised probabilities to transform the detection signal to a time-of-flight spectrum. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024621 | SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An SEM control device comprises: an image acquisition unit that acquires by an SEM a plurality of images of a prescribed object, each of which is formed of a plurality of pixels lined up in a first direction, at a plurality of positions in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a variation range calculation unit that obtains maximum values and minimum values of gray scale values among the plurality of images at respective locations of the plurality of pixels, and calculates a variation range of the maximum values and a variation range of the minimum values for the plurality of pixels; and a brightness/contrast adjustment unit that adjusts brightness and contrast of the SEM so as to minimize difference between the variation range of the maximum values and the variation range of the minimum values. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024622 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MATERIAL ANALYSYS OF A MICROSCOPIC ELEMENT - A system and a method for material analysis of a microscopic element, the method comprising: illuminating an area that includes at least a portion of the microscopic element by a charged particle beam, detecting particles that are generated in the area in response to the charged particle beam and analyzing the detected particles to provide an indication about a material characteristic of the microscopic element, wherein the operation of illumination is implemented as a sequence of displacement compensation determination periods, each provided between consecutive material analysis periods, the method further comprising evaluating during a displacement compensation determination period, a displacement of the charged particle beam with respect to the microscopic element and during a consecutive material analysis period applying a spatial adjustment measure as required, thereby compensating for a drift of the charged particle beam. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024623 | DETECTOR AND INSPECTING APPARATUS - An inspecting apparatus for reducing a time loss associated with a work for changing a detector is characterized by comprising a plurality of detectors | 2011-02-03 |
20110024624 | PHASE CONTRAST IMAGING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method for phase contrast imaging comprises: illuminating an object by terahertz radiation such that the terahertz radiation interacts with the object; illuminating a diffraction grating by the terahertz radiation that has interacted with the object; translating the diffraction grating along the direction of the grating wave vector, to measure, for each of different grating positions, an intensity distribution of the terahertz radiation that has interacted with the object and with the grating in a diffraction field; and retrieving a phase contrast image of the object from the intensity distributions. An apparatus for phase contrast imaging comprises: a terahertz radiation emitter for generating terahertz radiation, which illuminates an object to interact with the object; a diffraction grating, which is illuminated by the terahertz radiation that has interacted with the object; a terahertz radiation detector for measuring, for each of different grating positions, an intensity distribution of the terahertz radiation that has interacted with the object and with the grating in a diffraction field; and a data collecting and processing system for retrieving a phase contrast image of the object from the intensity distributions. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024625 | DETERMINATION OF BEAM PARAMETERS FOR ASYMMETRICAL PHOTON BEAMS - An apparatus and a method for determining a beam parameter of an asymmetrical photon beam generated by an accelerator are provided. A beam profile of a symmetrical photon beam is measured and normalized. For the asymmetrical photon beam, a normalization of the beam profile is implemented such that the maximum of the profile corresponds to a value of the normalized symmetrical beam profile at the site of the maximum. The parameter determination takes place using a conventional beam parameter definition. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024626 | TRACE SAMPLING - A trace sampling detection system includes a gathering device configured to gather particles through a handle-bar, a gate and an air-stream gatherer. The handle-bar includes collection holes positioned to be adjacent to a user's hand when the user grips the handle-bar, and is configured to dislodge and capture particles from the user's hand when the user grips and moves the handle-bar. The gate includes a series of collection holes, is positioned to be adjacent to the user's clothing when the user traverses the gate, and is configured to dislodge and capture particles from the user's clothing in response to pressure applied from the user. The air-stream gatherer includes an outward vent and an in-drawing vent, and is positioned to enable objects, such as the user's feet, to be placed between the outward and in-drawing vents. The air stream is configured to dislodge and capture particles from objects, such as the user's feet, that block the air-stream between the vents. A collection tube is configured to deposit gathered particles from the gathering device onto a portion of a sample media. A carousel wheel that includes the sample media is configured to rotate the sample wheel such that the portion of the sample media including the gathered particles is presented to an exothermic decomposition detector that detects, through an infrared sensor, the decomposition of the gathered particles. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024627 | Proximity Sensor with Ceramic Housing and Light Barrier - An optical proximity sensor is provided that comprises an infrared light emitter, an infrared light detector, a ceramic housing, a substrate, and a cover or shield. The ceramic housing is mounted on or attached to the substrate, and comprises first and second recesses separated by a light barrier. The cover is mounted over the ceramic housing, the light emitter and the light detector. The infrared light emitter is located within the first recess and mounted on the substrate. The infrared light detector is located within the second recess and mounted on the substrate. The light barrier between the first and second recesses, in conjunction with the remainder of the ceramic housing, the substrate, and the cover or shield substantially attenuates or blocks the transmission of undesired direct, scattered or reflected infrared light between the light emitter and the light detector, and thereby minimizes optical crosstalk and interference between the light emitter and the light detector. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024628 | APPARATUS HAVING A SCREENED STRUCTURE FOR DETECTING THERMAL RADIATION - An apparatus for detecting radiation has a substrate, a protective housing fitting on the substrate, which has an electrically conductive material and a top facing away from the substrate, and that has an aperture therein. A stack is fitted on the substrate inside the protective housing and includes at least one detector substrate having at least one thermal detector element thereon that converts incoming thermal radiation into an electrical signal, at least one circuit carrier having at least one read circuit for reading out the electrical signal, and at least one cover that covers the detector element. The detector substrate is located between the circuit substrate and the cover. The detector substrate and the cover are arranged on each other such that the detector element of the detector substrate and the cover have at least one first stack cavity of the stack therebetween, the stack cavity being defined by the detector support and the cover. The circuit substrate and the detector substrate are arranged on each other such that the detector substrate and the circuit substrate have at least one second stack cavity therebetween, the second stack cavity being defined by the circuit substrate and the detector substrate. At least one of the first stack cavity and the second stack cavity is evacuated. The stack top that faces the substrate is accessible from outside of the protective housing. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024629 | ANALYSIS OF SUBSTRATES HAVING AGENTS DEPOSITED THEREON - Improved analytical, diagnostic, monitoring, and other methods (and their associated devices) for evaluating the extent of deposition of an agent onto a substrate are described. Exemplary methods may be used in the in the monitoring of the dental health of patients or in the fast, efficient screening and/or characterization of formulations in terms of their use for depositing oral actives onto tooth surfaces. The methods involve the direct or in situ analysis of substrates, onto which agents are deposited, using Near-IR spectroscopy and/or UV spectroscopy. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024630 | System, Device, and Methods for Real-Time Screening of Live Cells, Biomarkers, and Chemical Signatures - An ATR-FTIR device and system are described that defect live-cell responses to stimuli and perturbations in real-time. The system and device can monitor perturbations resulting from exposures to various physical, chemical, and biological materials in real-time, as well as those sustained over a long period of time, including those associated with stimuli having unknown modes-of-action (e.g. nanoparticles). The device and system can also be used to identify specific chemical species or substances that profile cellular responses to these perturbations. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024631 | MOTION SENSOR MOUNTING CONFIGURATION - A method of mounting a sensor in a region includes mounting at least one motion sensor within a region. The at least one motion sensor has a detection area, and has a central axis of detection within the detection area. The at least one motion sensor is oriented so that the central axis of detection diagonally intersects a floor of the region at an angle within a range of 20°-70°. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024632 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING ORGANIC MATERIALS AND OBJECTS FROM MULTISPECTRAL REFLECTED LIGHT - The present invention is a method of determining the presence of keratin, particularly hard keratin, such as exists in mammalian hair and feathers, and objects comprising such materials. The method of the present invention also includes displaying information derived from such a determination, as well as a measurement method followed by transmission of data to a remote processing site for analysis or display. The invention also includes devices for carrying out the determination, display and/or transmission. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024633 | CASSETTE TYPE RADIATION IMAGE DETECTOR - Disclosed is a cassette type radiation image detector, serving as an FPD that makes it possible to achieve the digitalization of image data. The detector includes: a detection unit to detect incident radiation to generate radiation image data and a housing that includes a main section formed in shape of a rectangular hollow cylinder at both ends of which opening sections are provided, and a first covering member and a second covering member, each of which is engaged with the main section by using an engaging member, to cover each of the opening sections, and that accommodates the detection unit therein. The main section is formed in such a manner that a first direction of carbon fibers included in a radiation incident surface and a second direction of carbon fibers included in an opposite surface are inclined relative to the opening sections, respectively, and are different from each other. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024634 | ENRICHED CsLiLn HALIDE SCINTILLATOR - Li-6 enriched Li-containing scintillator compositions, as well as related structures and methods. Radiation detection systems and methods include a Cs2LiLn Halide scintillator composition. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024635 | CsLiLn HALIDE SCINTILLATOR - Li-containing scintillator compositions, as well as related structures and methods are described. Radiation detection systems and methods are described which include a Cs | 2011-02-03 |
20110024636 | MODULAR MULTI-GEOMETRY PET SYSTEM - When performing positron emission tomography (PET) scanning and image reconstruction, a primary PET system ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110024637 | OPEN-TYPE PET SCANNER - In an open-type PET scanner, detector rings arranged in a multilayered manner in an axial direction are at least partially opened and the thus opened part of the detector rings is at least partially included in a main focus region. Then, at least some of the detecting elements constituting the detector ring are disposed obliquely in the axial direction so that the main sensitivity direction thereof is turned closer to the main focus region, increasing the resolution in the main focus region. Thereby, it is possible to retain resolution in the body axis direction without using a high-resolution DOI detector and to reduce the price of the open-type PET scanner. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024638 | PET SCANNER AND METHOD FOR DECIDING ARRANGEMENT OF DETECTORS - A PET scanner in which detector rings are arrayed in a multilayered manner so as to oppose each other in the body axis direction is provided. In the PET scanner, a predetermined number of detector units, each of which is made up of a predetermined number of detector rings, are arrayed so as to give each other a clearance, and a first ring set in which the clearance is less than or equal to a mean value of widths of two detector units forming each clearance and a second ring set constituted with a predetermined number of detector units are arrayed apart so as to give a clearance which is less than or equal to a mean value of the width of the first ring set and that of the second ring set, thereby imaging a field-of-view including the clearance and continuing in the body axis direction to an entire length of the first ring set and that of the second ring set. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024639 | Gadolinium-Doped Water Cerenkov-Based Neutron and High Energy Gamma-Ray Detector and Radiation Portal Monitoring System - A water Cerenkov-based neutron and high energy gamma ray detector and radiation portal monitoring system using water doped with a Gadolinium (Gd)-based compound as the Cerenkov radiator. An optically opaque enclosure is provided surrounding a detection chamber filled with the Cerenkov radiator, and photomultipliers are optically connected to the detect Cerenkov radiation generated by the Cerenkov radiator from incident high energy gamma rays or gamma rays induced by neutron capture on the Gd of incident neutrons from a fission source. The PMT signals are then used to determine time correlations indicative of neutron multiplicity events characteristic of a fission source. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024640 | DOSIMETRY APPARATUS , SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - A direct ion storage (DIS) radiation detector or dosimeter has a design that is easy and low cost to manufacture using semiconductor processing techniques. The detectors include internal communications interfaces so they are easy to read. Different interfaces, including wired, e.g. USB ports, and wireless interfaces, may be used, so that the dosimeters may be read over the internet. The detectors can thus be deployed or used in a variety of detection systems and screening methods, including periodic or single time screening of people, objects, or containers at a location by means of affixed dosimeters; screening of objects, containers or people at a series of locations by means of affixed dosimeters, and surveillance of an area by monitoring moving dosimeters affixed to people or vehicles. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024641 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - An imaging apparatus includes a detector, having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, for performing first and second radiography operations, a bias light source, and a control unit that controls the operation of the detector and the bias light source. In the first radiography operation, image data corresponding to radiation in a first radiation field corresponding to some of the pixels is output. In the second radiography operation, image data corresponding to radiation in a second radiation field larger than the first radiation field is output. In accordance with a change from the first radiation field to the second radiation field, the operation of the bias light source is controlled so that the irradiation with the bias light is performed during a period between the first and second radiography operations at a bias-light integral dose determined based on radiation integral dose information in the first radiography operation. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024642 | RADIOGRAPHIC DETECTOR FORMED ON SCINTILLATOR - A projection radiographic imaging apparatus includes a scintillator and an imaging array. The imaging array includes a plurality of pixels formed directly on a side of the scintillator. Each of the pixels includes at least one photosensor and at least one readout element. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024643 | RADIATION IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - A radiation image pickup device comprises temperature control means for maintaining the temperature of an X ray conversion layer to be substantially constant by performing a feedback process for controlling a voltage which is applied to the Peltier element based on the temperature of the X ray conversion layer. The temperature control means starts reading out an electric charge from each pixel (DU), then converts the electric discharge to voltage with a charge amplifier and in a period until an A/D conversion process for the voltage is completed, and restricts a variation in the voltage which is applied to the Peltier element. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024644 | Radiographic image capturing apparatus and radiographic image capturing method - A radiographic image capturing apparatus includes a radiation source device housing therein a radiation source for outputting a radiation, a cassette housing therein a radiation detector for detecting the radiation which is transmitted through a subject when the subject is irradiated with the radiation by the radiation source, and converting the detected radiation into a radiographic image, and a joining mechanism for selectively integrally joining the radiation source device and the cassette to each other and separating the radiation source device and the cassette from each other when the radiation source outputs the radiation. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024645 | ROTATING IRRADIATION APPARATUS - There is provided a rotating irradiation apparatus that can secure as large an access floor as possible, reduce noise during the formation of an access floor, and stably operate with a simple structure. The rotating irradiation apparatus includes an irradiation device | 2011-02-03 |
20110024646 | ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION WATER TREATMENT APPARATUS - An ultraviolet irradiation water treatment apparatus includes a vessel having a cylindrical side portion, and plural rod-shaped ultraviolet lamps are disposed in parallel with a central axis of the side portion in the vessel. A water inlet pipe through which water flows into the vessel is provided in an outer wall of the side portion at a position in a tangential direction of an inner periphery of the side portion. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024647 | Ultraviolet toothbrush sanitizing-box - The present invention provides an ultraviolet light toothbrush sanitizing-box for bacteria prevention and toothbrush dehumidification. The ultraviolet light toothbrush sanitizing-box will sterilize the toothbrush with ultraviolet light and dehumidify the toothbrush storage environment, thereby maintaining the toothbrush in a germ-free condition before each use and prolonging the life-span of the toothbrush. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024648 | LUMINESCENT COMPOUNDS - The subject of the invention is a compound chosen from compounds of formula Y | 2011-02-03 |
20110024649 | OPHTHALMIC LENS CASE EQUIPPED WITH AN ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT SOURCE - A container ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110024650 | TERAHERTZ EMITTER WITH HIGH POWER AND TEMPERATURE OPERATION - Terahertz emitting devices are disclosed. The terahertz emitting device comprises a wafer and a current source. The wafer includes silicon carbide and a dopant. In particular, the wafer may consist of 6H silicon carbide; a nitrogen dopant having a concentration of approximately 10 | 2011-02-03 |
20110024651 | RADIATION SYSTEM AND METHOD, AND A SPECTRAL PURITY FILTER - A radiation system configured to generate a radiation beam, the radiation system including a chamber including: a radiation source configured to generate radiation; a radiation beam emission aperture; a radiation collector configured to collect radiation generated by the source, and to transmit the collected radiation to the radiation beam emission aperture; and a spectral purity filter configured to enhance a spectral purity of the radiation to be emitted via the aperture, wherein the spectral purity filter is configured to divide the chamber into a high pressure region and a low pressure region. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024652 | OPTICAL ENCODER DEVICE - An optical encoder device is provided, in which first light transmissive slits are formed in a movable slit plate and second light transmissive slits are formed in a stationary slit plate. The number of the second light transmissive slits is defined as S. The second light transmissive slits are formed in the stationary slit plate such that when one of the second light transmissive slits is optically coincident with one of the first light transmissive slits, the remaining S-1 second light transmissive slits are shifted in position from other first light transmissive slits corresponding to the remaining second light transmissive slits by S-1 phase differences. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024653 | MUD PULSER ACTUATION - A system and method for transmitting mud pulse signals in a downhole environment is disclosed. In one embodiment, a mud pulser system includes a valve ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110024654 | ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC PROPORTIONAL FLOW VALVE SPEED REGULATING CONTROL SYSTEM AND ITS METHOD - An electro-hydraulic proportional flow valve speed regulating control system includes a PWM regulating device, an electro-hydraulic proportional flow valve, a hydraulic executing element, a speed measuring module, an electro-hydraulic proportional flow valve characteristic measuring module, and a feedforward control module. The speed measuring module measures a speed of the hydraulic executing element and sends the measured result to the electro-hydraulic proportional flow valve characteristic measuring module which measures a minimum actuating current and a maximum actuating current of the electro-hydraulic proportional flow valve and a maximum speed of the hydraulic executing element and inputs these measured results to the feedforward control module. With these measured results, the feedforward control module establishes a corresponding relationship between the speed of the hydraulic executing element and the valve core current and inputs the valve core current in correspondence with the setting speed value to the PWM regulating device, thereby driving the electro-hydraulic proportional flow valve. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024655 | Leak Prevention Method for Gas Lines - The present invention provides failsafe system for cutting gas off gas flow in response to electrical insults that may damage gas tubing. The invention uses an inductive sensor to detect electrical surges along a ground conductor that provides a ground path for gas tubing. The sensor is coupled to control circuitry that provides a continuous pulse train to a solenoid that forms part of a valve that controls gas flow through the gas tubing. The pulse train from the control circuitry keeps the valve open. In response to an electrical surge detected along the ground conductor (e.g., from lightning), the control circuitry stops the pulse train to the solenoid, which in turn causes the gas valve to close and stop the gas flow through the tubing. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024656 | ELECTRICAL SWITCHING VALVE - An electric switching valve for controlling a pneumatic actuator element includes a housing with a ventilation connection channel, a vacuum connection channel and a consumer connection channel. The vacuum connection channel comprises a first valve seat and the ventilation connection channel comprises a second valve seat. An electromagnetic drive is arranged in the housing. The electromagnetic drive is configured so that a magnetic armature is translationally movable in a passage channel to form a valve closure body for each of the vacuum connection channel and the ventilation connection channel. A cross-sectional constriction device is disposed in the ventilation connection channel. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024657 | MULTI-POSITION MICRO-FLUIDIC VALVE SYSTEM WITH REMOVABLE ENCODER ASSEMBLY - A micro-fluidic valve actuator assembly is provided for controlling a multi-position micro-fluidic valve device for switching between a plurality of discrete fluid distribution positions. The actuator assembly includes a housing having an exterior wall and an interior wall defining an interior through-chamber. A drive assembly is rotatably positioned within the chamber, having a drive axis of rotation positioned substantially co-axial with the chamber axis. A removable, stand alone, self contained encoder assembly is positioned within the actuator housing. The encoder assembly includes an encoder shaft rotatably mounted to a support structure for rotation about an encoder shaft axis. The encoder assembly further includes an encoder wheel mounted to the encoder shaft for rotation about the encoder shaft axis, and an encoder module mounted to the support structure. The encoder module cooperates with the encoder wheel, as a preset unit, to determine the rotational position of the encoder shaft about the encoder shaft axis. When the encoder assembly is oriented in a mounting position, the encoder shaft can be rotatably coupled to the drive assembly, while the support structure is free of rigid coupling directly to the housing. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024658 | Livewell Fill Valve - Embodiments of the invention provide a fill valve for use in a livewell of a boat. The fill valve includes an intake and a valve housing coupled to the intake. The valve housing includes a rounded half-sphere shaped front wall coupled to a substantially flat back wall. The front wall includes one or more inlet openings in fluid communication with the intake. The fill valve also includes a valve switch positioned in the valve housing to switch between a first position allowing fluid communication between the inlet openings and the intake and a second position providing a substantially liquid-tight seal between the inlet openings and the intake. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024659 | BUTTERFLY VALVE - A butterfly valve comprises a valve body, a seat ring mounted on a flow passage of the valve body, a disc rotatably mounted to the valve body and configured to open and close the flow passage by being attached to the seat ring; and a driving device configured to linearly move and rotate the disc so as to prevent interference between the disc and the seat ring when the flow passage of the valve body is open and closed. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024660 | Angle-seating butterfly vane and method for producing the same - The invention relates to vanes used in butterfly valves utilized in fluid control systems requiring special relationships between passing fluid and vane rotation and furthermore can provided leak proof shut-off when in the closed valve position. My invention furthermore features a shape that greatly reduces the customary high dynamic torque created by fluid suction effects on a vane when in the open position. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024661 | BUTTERFLY VALVE, PREFERABLY FOR A BLOW OFF CIRCUIT OF A GAS TURBINE PLANT - A butterfly valve, preferably for a blow off circuit of a gas turbine plant. In one aspect, the invention can be a butterfly valve for a blow off circuit of a gas turbine plant comprising: a supporting ring having an inner perimeter edge defining a fluid flow section and an annular seat arranged along the inner perimeter edge; a disc, which is pivoted to the supporting ring and is mobile between a valve closing position, wherein the disc obstructs the fluid flow section, and a valve opening position, wherein the disc does not obstruct the fluid passage section; a sealing ring partially housed in the annular seat and adapted to abut against a peripheral edge of the disc when the disc is in the valve closing position; the sealing ring comprising an inner annular portion, which is contained in the annular seat, and a projecting annular portion, which projects radially from the annular seat and is hollow. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024662 | TRUNNION-MOUNTED BALL VALVE WITH A FLEXIBLE VALVE SEAT - A trunnion-mounted ball valve, comprising, a valve body including a central body and two opposite tubular sections, the central body having a body cavity and the tubular sections having respective ducts with a common longitudinal axis and respective inner ends facing said body cavity, a trunnion mounted ball rotatably connected to the valve body and rotatable about an axis of rotation orthogonal to said longitudinal axis between an open position and a closed position, the ball having a through hole which is aligned to said ducts in the open position and transversal to said ducts in the closed position, a first and a second seat ring each of which has a guide portion slidably engaging a respective tubular section in the direction of said longitudinal axis and a head portion having a valve seat, the valve seats of the first and second seat rings abutting on opposite sides of said ball, wherein the head portion of at least one of said seat rings has at least one annular groove directed radially with respect to said longitudinal axis, wherein a backup ring is housed in said annular groove and is associated to an elastic preloading device arranged to apply between the seat ring and said backup ring elastic forces parallel to said longitudinal axis, said elastic preloading device acting in correspondence with two opposite angular sectors (α) of said backup ring, each of said angular sectors (α) being symmetric with respect to a diametric axis of said backup ring orthogonal to said axis of rotation | 2011-02-03 |
20110024663 | FLUID FLOW CONTROL APPARATUS - An apparatus for controlling a fluid flow rate includes a main body having a fluid flow passage and a cavity adapted to receive a flow control body having two or more flow channels therethrough. The flow control body may be moved within the cavity to two or more positions, each position corresponding to fluid communication between the flow passage of the main body and a different one of the flow channels of the flow control body. The flow control body may be held in each position by a detent feature that resists movement of the flow control body until a movement force acting upon the flow control body exceeds a threshold. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024664 | NEEDLELESS ACCESS PORT VALVES - Needleless access port valves are generally discussed herein with particular discussions extended to needleless access port valves incorporating a piston comprising slit along an upper piston section for accommodating fluid flow. The slit opens when the piston is compressed by a medical implement, such as a syringe tip, to permit fluid communication between the inlet and the outlet of the vale housing. The slit may be cut using high frequency cutting machine or a multi-axis robot arm and a cutting blade. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024665 | VALVE - A valve device ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110024666 | Reduced Inertia Valve Stem Seal Flange - A valve stem seal including a radially outwardly extending flange that includes one or more circumferential grooves to allow the flange to flex and lay flat against a support surface and protect the flange from fatigue. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024667 | HEAT SHIELDING ADDITIVES - Polymer dispersions of powders based on tungsten hydrogen bronze, especially containing a minor amount of tungsten metal, show good IR absorbing and heat shielding properties. The powders may be obtained by contacting an ammonium tungstate with hydrogen at a temperature of 2500 K or more, e.g. in a plasma. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024668 | Ink Composition for Optoelectronic Device - The present invention relates to an ink composition for printing capable of inking materials for an optoelectronic device and directly applying the inked materials to a patterning process. More particularly, the present invention relates to a printing ink composition for manufacturing an optoelectronic device capable of direct patterning by adjusting the physical property of a core material so as to be suitable for a printing method in the manufacturing of optoelectronic devices, for example, an organic electroluminescent device or an organic thin film transistor. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024669 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF MAGNETIC CARRIER AND MAGNETIC CARRIER PRODUCED THEREWITH - When a surface of magnetic carrier core particles is coated with coating resin composition particles, the coating is conducted so that a surface of the magnetic carrier is free from cracks and chips and has fewer residual resin composition particles and a coating is uniform. In the method, a rotor having a plurality of stirring members on a surface thereof is rotated to coat the surface of magnetic carrier core particles with the resin composition particles. When the coating is conducted, while repeatedly conducting transportation in a direction of a driver and transportation in an anti-driver direction, the surface of the magnetic carrier core particles is coated with the resin composition. The resin composition particles has a 50% particle diameter (D | 2011-02-03 |
20110024670 | COMPOSITE MAGNETIC MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Certain embodiments provide a composite magnetic material for an inductor, wherein a non-magnetic material contains a first binder as a compacting additive, and is added to and mixed with the soft magnetic metal powder, and a second binder that is impregnated to a compact as a binder after the heat treatment of the compact obtained by adding the first binder to the soft magnetic metal powder and compacting it, and the soft magnetic metal powder contains 40% by mass or more (including 100%) of spherical particles of which the ratio L | 2011-02-03 |
20110024671 | METHOD OF PRODUCING COMPOSITE MAGNETIC MATERIAL AND COMPOSITE MAGNETIC MATERIAL - In one embodiment, a method is disclosed for producing a composite magnetic material, wherein the non-magnetic binder comprises a layered compound having an insulation property and the non-magnetic binder and soft magnetic metal powder is admixed with each other, the admixture is compacted to a desired shape, and the compact is heat-treated under predetermined condition to form a thin insulating layer made of the insulating layered compound on the surface of the soft magnetic metal powder, thereby producing the composite magnetic material having a withstand voltage of | 2011-02-03 |
20110024672 | Oxide-Type, Magnetic Material and it's Production Method, and Sintered Ferrite Magnet and it's Production Method - A sintered ferrite magnet having an M-type ferrite structure and comprising Ca, an R element which is at least one rare earth element indispensably including La, Ba, Fe and Co as indispensable elements, which is represented by Ca | 2011-02-03 |
20110024673 | ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN ANTI-ICING OR DEICING FLUIDS - Deicing compositions comprised of hydroxyl-containing organic compounds and/or organic acid salts are disclosed. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024674 | COOLANT COMPOSITION - The disclosed embodiments include coolant compositions, packages of such compositions, and articles of manufacture derived from coolant compositions. According to one embodiment disclosed a liquid coolant composition is disclosed that comprises: (a) glycerol, (b) an aqueous solution of menthol, (c) calcium hydroxide, (d) barium hydroxide, and (e) water. According to another embodiment, a gel coolant composition is disclosed that comprises: (a) glycerol, (b) an aqueous solution of menthol, (c) calcium hydroxide, (d) barium hydroxide, (e) water, and (f) sodium polyacrylate. Such gel coolant composition can be converted to solid form by adding paraffin. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024675 | HEAT CONDUCTIVE CURED PRODUCT AND MAKING METHOD - A heat conductive cured product which can be handled even in a single layer or thin film form, can be readily attached to a heat-generating component or heat-dissipating member, and exhibits an appropriate tack and heat conductivity in a thin film form is provided as well as a method for preparing the same. A heat conductive cured product is prepared by applying a heat conductive composition as a thin film to a substrate which has been treated to have a silicone pressure-sensitive adhesive releasable surface, and curing the composition, the composition comprising as essential components, (a) an organopolysiloxane having alkenyl radicals, (b) a heat conductive filler, the filler containing at least 30 vol % of aluminum powder based on its total volume, (c) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane, (d) a platinum group metal catalyst, (e) a reaction regulator, and (f) a silicone resin. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024676 | ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND ANODE AND LITHIUM BATTERY CONTAINING THE MATERIAL - Silicon oxide based composite anode active materials including amorphous silicon oxides are provided. In one embodiment, the amorphous silicon oxide is represented by SiO | 2011-02-03 |
20110024677 | Processes for forming alkylated aryl phosphite compositions from complex hydrocarbon streams - Processes for alkylating hydroxyaryl compounds by reacting a hydroxyaryl with at least one olefin of a complex hydrocarbon stream. The complex hydrocarbon stream preferably comprises a fraction of a cracked hydrocarbon feed stream or the reaction products of a dehydrogenation of a paraffinic feedstock. The olefin of the complex hydrocarbon stream is preferably a branched olefin, e.g., isobutylene or isoamylene. The alkylated compositions are suitable for forming liquid phosphite compositions. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024678 | ORGANIC-SULPHIDE COMPOSITION WITH MASKED ODOUR - The present invention relates to the masking of the odour of organic sulphides and more particularly that of alkyl sulphides or of dialkyl sulphides, especially dimethyl sulphide, and also of oxides thereof, and especially of dimethyl sulphoxide, by addition, to said organic sulphides, of at least one odour-masking agent comprising at least one monoester, at least one di- or triester, at least one alcohol, at least one ketone and, optionally, at least one terpene. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024679 | WAX-LIKE BETA-KETOCARBONYL-FUNCTIONAL ORGANOSILICON COMPOUNDS - Long chain β-ketocarbonyl-functional organosilicon waxes are easily synthesized from organosilicon compounds bearing a reactive hydrogen bonded to N, O, or S, with a diketene. The products remain silicone-like despite being waxy, and can be used to gel low viscosity silicones to creamy formulations useful in cosmetics. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024680 | METAL CONTAMINANT REMOVAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAME - Metal sorbent compositions for removing a metal contaminant from a fluid, such as removal of mercury from a coal-fired flue gas stream, and methods for making and using the same are provided. The subject metal sorbent compositions comprise an effective amount of an aqueous dispersion of microfine elemental sulfur particles on an adsorbent substrate, and optionally, a metal capture enhancing agent such as a halogen source and/or an oxidizing agent in an amount providing a metal capture enhancing effect on the metal sorbent composition. The subject metal sorbent compositions are prepared by drying an aqueous dispersion of microfine elemental sulfur particles on an adsorbent substrate, such as on a substrate of microfine particles of a refractory material and the like. Also provided are kits for use in preparing the subject compositions, and compositions produced by the methods. The subject compositions, kits and systems find use in a variety of different applications. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024681 | TITANIUM OXIDE-CONTAINING AGGLOMERATE FOR PRODUCING GRANULAR METALLIC IRON - An object of this invention is to provide a titanium-containing agglomerate for producing granular metallic iron. The agglomerate is useful for obtaining a high yield of high-quality granular metallic iron in a size that is suitable for handling by using an iron source containing titanium oxide and other gangue components and heating at a relatively low temperature. The agglomerate contains: an iron source including titanium oxide of at least 5 mass % but less than 10 mass % in terms of TiO | 2011-02-03 |
20110024682 | LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE MEDIUM AND LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY - The present invention relates to dielectrically positive liquid-crystalline media comprising in each case one or more compounds of the formula I | 2011-02-03 |
20110024683 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SIZE OF RARE-EARTH-DOPED FLUORIDE NANOPARTICLES - II - For a continuous process for preparing rare-earth doped Group 2 or Group 3 metal fluoride nanoparticles comprising a confluence of feed streams of reagents, a method is provided for controlling particle size by adjustment in the flow rate of the streams. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024684 | SOLID SCINTILLATOR, RADIATION DETECTOR, AND X-RAY TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPARATUS - The solid scintillator according to the present invention is expressed by the following formula (1): | 2011-02-03 |
20110024685 | NANO-SCALE METAL OXYHALIDE AND OXYSULFIDE SCINTILLATION MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - Crystalline scintillator materials comprising nano-scale particles of metal oxides, metal oxyhalides and metal oxysulfides are provided. The nano-scale particles are less than 100 nm in size. Methods are provided for preparing the particles. In one method, used to form oxyhalides and oxysulfides, metal salts are dissolved in water, and then precipitated out as fine particles using an aqueous base. After the particles are separated from the solution, they are annealed under a flow of a water saturated hydrogen anion gas, such as HCl or H | 2011-02-03 |
20110024686 | Composition and Process for Preparing Phosphorescent Masterbatch and Phosphorescent Article Containing the Same - A composition for preparing a phosphorescent masterbatch is provided. The composition includes about 1-45 wt % of a phosphorescent material, about 0.1-10 wt % of a crosslinking, about 38-98.8 wt % of a thermoplastic polymer, about 0-0.2 wt % of a crosslinking initiator, and about 0.1-5 wt % of a dispersing agent. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024687 | CYCLIC CATALYTIC UPGRADING OF CHEMICAL SPECIES USING METAL OXIDE MATERIALS - Processes are disclosure which comprise alternately contacting an oxygen-carrying catalyst with a reducing substance, or a lower partial pressure of an oxidizing gas, and then with the oxidizing gas or a higher partial pressure of the oxidizing gas, whereby the catalyst is alternately reduced and then regenerated to an oxygenated state. In certain embodiments, the oxygen-carrying catalyst comprises at least one metal oxide-containing material containing a composition having the following formulas: (a) Ce | 2011-02-03 |
20110024688 | CORROSION PROTECTION COATINGS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - A corrosion protection composition includes a mixture of three different silanes selected to interact and form a coating on metal substrates that has improved adhesion and durability as well as UV protection properties. Methods of manufacturing the corrosion protection composition include mixing the silanes together and further combining the silane mixture with other mixtures to arrive at the corrosion protection composition. Sonication may be a preferred manner of mixing together the various components of the mixtures. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024689 | METHOD FOR EXTENDING USEFUL LIFE OF INFLATED ARTICLES - A method for enhancing the useful life of inflated articles such as a pneumatic tire includes shipping a concentrate to the location of the tire, adding a diluent to the concentrate to form a composition, and introducing some or all of the composition into the inflation chamber of the tire. Concentrates and compositions, useful in this (and other) methods also are provided. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024690 | CURABLE COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING COLOR INDICATORS FOR INDICATING THE CURING PROGRESS - The invention relates to curable compositions which are prepared from polyol components containing one or more polyols and isocyanate components containing one or more isocyanates, which compositions contain at least one indicator having at least one quinonoid group, which indicator signifies the degree of curing by a change of color. The invention also relates to a method for indicating the progress of curing in such curable compositions. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024691 | AROMATIC AND AROMATIC/HETEROAROMATIC MOLECULAR STRUCTURES WITH CONTROLLABLE ELECTRON CONDUCTING PROPERTIES - Aromatic and aromatic/heteroaromatic molecular structures with controllable electron conducting properties are derived from the incorporation of electron active substituents in selective positions. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024692 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CONDUCTING POLYMERS - The present invention relates to novel processes for preparing an aqueous or nonaqueous dispersion or solution comprising at least one conductive polymer and at least one polyanion, characterized in that the polymerization is performed at a pressure below atmospheric pressure, to aqueous or nonaqueous dispersions or solutions prepared by this process and to the use thereof. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024693 | DERIVATIZED 3,4-ALKYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE MONOMERS, METHODS OFMAKING THEM, AND USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to methods of making derivatized 3,4-alkylenedioxythiophene monomers and methods of using the 3,4-alkylenedioxythiophene monomers. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024694 | COMPOSITES COMPRISING CARBON NANOTUBES ON FIBER - A composite composition includes a plurality of carbon nanotube (CNT)-infused fibers dispersed in a matrix material. The amount of carbon nanotubes in the composition is in a range between about 0.1% percent by weight to about 60 percent by weight of the composite. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024695 | Hydrogen-oxygen generating electrode Plate and method for manufacturing the same - A hydrogen-oxygen generating electrode plate and a method for manufacturing the same. The hydrogen-oxygen generating electrode plate includes TiO | 2011-02-03 |
20110024696 | STATIC DISSIPATIVE POLYMERIC COMPOSITION HAVING CONTROLLED CONDUCTIVITY - The invention provides semi-conductive, static dissipative polymeric compositions comprising: an insulating polymeric resin; a first antistatic particulate material having a relatively low threshold percolation wt % concentration, wherein the first antistatic particulate material is present in the composition at from 50-150% of its threshold percolation wt % concentration; and a second antistatic particulate material having a relatively higher threshold percolation wt % concentration, wherein the second antistatic particulate material is present in the composition at from 1-110% of its threshold percolation wt % concentration. The invention enables forming semi-conductive, static dissipative polymeric compositions having volume resistivity easily controllable within the range of from about 10 | 2011-02-03 |
20110024697 | Methods of Producing Carbon Nanotubes and Applications of Same - The present invention in one aspect relates to a method for producing carbon nanotubes. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of forming a substrate, depositing a loading amount of catalyst including iron and cobalt nanoparticles on the surfaces of the substrate, and heating the catalyst deposited on the substrate in a radio frequency reactor having a flow of a methane carbon source at a predetermined temperature so as to cause the growth of carbon nanotubes on the substrate. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024698 | Mechanically Stiff, Electrically Conductive Composites of Polymers and Carbon Nanotubes - Using SWNT-CA as scaffolds to fabricate stiff, highly conductive polymer (PDMS) composites. The SWNT-CA is immersing in a polymer resin to produce a SWNT-CA infiltrated with a polymer resin. The SWNT-CA infiltrated with a polymer resin is cured to produce the stiff and electrically conductive composite of carbon nanotube aerogel and polymer. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024699 | POLYMERIC POLYMER CONTAINING POLY(OXYETHYLENE)-AMINE AND APPLICATION THEREOF TO PREPARING SILVER NANOPARTICLE - A polymeric polymer containing poly(oxyethylene)-amine and its application to preparation of silver nanoparticles. The polymeric polymer is prepared from poly(oxyethylene)-amine and a linker, for example, poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride) (SMA) or dianhydride. The polymeric polymer can chelate silver ions and reduce them to silver atoms which are dispersed as nanoparticles. No additional reducing agent is needed and more than 30% of solid content of the nanoparticles solution can be achieved without aggregation. The prepared silver nanoparticles are both hydrophilic and hydrophobic and therefore are compatible with polymers. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024700 | SINTERED COMPACT AND THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MATERIAL - Disclosed are a sintered body and a thermoelectric conversion material. The sintered body comprises a manganese-based oxide as a main component, further comprises an oxide A wherein the oxide A represents one or more members selected from among nickel oxides, copper oxide and zinc oxide, and has a relative density of 80% or more and 90% or less. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024701 | Ultraviolet Absorbent Composition - An ultraviolet absorbent composition, comprising:
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20110024702 | GYPSUM MORTAR WITH ADDED EXPANDED VERMICULITE AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING SAME - The invention relates to gypsum mortar with expanded vermiculite added with citric acid and tartaric acid and to the method for obtaining same, containing the following elements in the following proportions: between 40% and 70% calcium sulphate; between 40% and 70% laminated expanded vermiculite; between 0.05% and 0.3% citric acid; between 0.05% and 1% tartaric acid; between 0.01% and 0.5% sodium or potassium citrate; and water q.s.p. 1000 ml, in which, for surface coating, the added vermiculite is obtained following treatment in a vertical furnace, which provides improved grain size and sheets of exfoliated vermiculite without water or air, and the mortar is provided with citric acid and tartaric acid, copper sulphate and sodium or potassium scitrate, with the water being added before the mixture is produced. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024703 | ARYL ETHER OLIGOMERS AND PROCESS FOR MAKING ARYL ETHER OLIGOMERS - An aryl composition includes aryl ether oligomers. These compositions may be prepared by reaction of one or more dihalobenzenes with one or more dihydroxybenzenes by an Ullman ether reaction. The oligomers may have two or more benzene rings and include terminal halogen, e.g., bromine (Br), or hydroxyl (OH) groups. These oligomers may be brominated to form flame retardant compositions for thermoplastic polymers. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024704 | Compositions and Methods for Treating Nuclear Fuel - Compositions are provided that include nuclear fuel. Methods for treating nuclear fuel are provided which can include exposing the fuel to a carbonate-peroxide solution. Methods can also include exposing the fuel to an ammonium solution. Methods for acquiring molybdenum from a uranium comprising material are provided. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024705 | Service jack with locking mechanism - A service jack is provided that includes a base and a pump handle configured to pivot therewith. A lifting arm is in communication with the pump handle and can move with respect to the base. A locking mechanism is configured for limiting movement of the lifting arm with respect to the base when in a locked configuration. The locking mechanism has a locking handle that may be carried by the pump handle that is capable of being actuated between the locked configuration and an unlocked configuration. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024706 | LEVELING JACK FOR VEHICLE - A leveling jack for a vehicle, such as a recreational vehicle, includes a leveling piston and cylinder, a bi-directional, reversible pump, and a reservoir within a common sealed housing that does not require exterior fluid connections. The piston is extended from the housing to contact the ground and effect leveling by operating the pump in one direction, and is retracted into the cylinder by operating the pump in the other direction. Accordingly, the leveling jack is a self-contained unit, and does not require a central hydraulic unit and the necessary hoses between the jack and the central hydraulic unit as needed in the prior art. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024707 | Bumper Rail System Shock Absorber - A bumper rail assembly is provided that uses bars of arch-shaped spring steel, mounted in a standing-arch configuration, as shock absorbers for the bumper rails. An end portion of the spring steel bar is shaped into a saddle so that the spring steel bar can be secured indirectly, by means of a metal plate or bracket, to the concrete base. The assembly minimizes shear forces on the anchor bolts, offers performance advantages over conventional shock absorbers such as used tires, and is economically competitive with conventional shock absorbers. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024708 | FREESTANDING FENCE SYSTEM - A freestanding fence supported on x-shaped posts or x-posts that sit on top of the ground. Two tubes are welded together at approximately a 55 degree angle to form each x-post. The legs of the x-posts are provided with adjustable length feet and with receivers for holding electrical or non-electrical fence wires. Universal joints secure horizontal members between adjacent x-posts. The universal joints secure to a pair of ears proved on each leg of the x-posts. An adjustable height footed vertical support member can be installed on each horizontal member approximately midway between the adjacent x-posts. The fence is constructed of easily transported and assembled pieces that can be disassembled, moved, and then reassembled as often as needed. Once assembled, the fence is strong and stable and can be used to mount various types of equipment such as lighting, security, camera, motion detection, solar panels, radio frequency identification devices, etc. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024709 | STAIR RAIL ASSEMBLY - A stair rail assembly and a method of making a stair rail assembly is disclosed. The stair rail assembly comprises a stair rail having a first end and a cross section, a ball having a spherical surface, and a connector having a first surface, a concave surface and a connector cross section which is the same as the cross section of the stair rail. The first end of the stair rail is rigidly attached to the first surface of the connector, the concave surface of the connector is rigidly attached to a segment of the spherical surface of the ball, such that the concave surface is covered by the segment, and the connector is adjustably connected to the ball along any direction. | 2011-02-03 |
20110024710 | MEMRISTOR WITH A NON-PLANAR SUBSTRATE - A memristor includes a substrate having a plurality of protrusions, wherein each of the plurality of protrusions extends in a first direction, a first electrode provided over at least one of the plurality of protrusions, wherein the first electrode conforms to the shape of the at least one protrusion such that the first electrode has a crest, a switching material positioned upon the first electrode; and a second electrode positioned upon the switching material such that a portion of the second electrode is substantially in line with the crest of the first electrode along the first direction, wherein an active region in the switching material is operable to be formed between the crest of the first electrode and the portion of the second electrode that is substantially in line with the crest of the first electrode. | 2011-02-03 |