09th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100051688 | Card Processing Apparatus and Card Processing Method - A card processing apparatus is provided with: a storage unit for storing biological information read by a biological information acquiring unit as a result of comparing biological information read from a card by a card handling unit with the biological information read from a user by the biological information acquiring unit, a confirmation is made that the user is an owner of the card; and a control unit for judging whether storing operations for storing the biological information in the storage unit have been carried out preselected times, for producing biological information stored in another card newly issued by employing a plurality of biological information stored in the storage unit when the storing operations have been carried out the preselected times, and for instructing the user to again acquire biological information when the storing operations have not yet been carried out the preselected times. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051689 | WIRELESS MOBILE COMMUNICATOR FOR CONTACTLESS PAYMENT ON ACCOUNT READ FROM REMOVABLE CARD - A wireless mobile communications apparatus reads removable cards and can communicate an account corresponding to the removable card in order to conduct a wireless transaction with a merchant on the account with the wireless mobile communications apparatus. A total currency amount for the transaction, and remaining balance in the account after the transaction, can be displayed on a display screen of the wireless mobile communications apparatus. The removable card can be a gift card bearing a magnetic strip having an identifier for the account encoded thereto that will be read when inserted into the wireless mobile communications apparatus which can be a cellular telephone or Web enabled portable device. The magnetic strip gift card can be substantially composed of paper so as to be intended for disposable after use. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051690 | Off Line Micropayment Commerce Transactions Using A Conventional Credit Card - A method for completing a transaction including receiving a credit card payment request at a card reader. The payment request can include a payment amount and a micropayment account identification identifying a pre-pay account or a post-pay account. In the event the payment request is for a pre-pay type of account and the payment amount is greater than a balance associated with the account, then a credit card account associated with the micropayment account is charged with a top off amount plus the difference between the payment amount and the remaining balance. In the event, the payment request is for a post-pay type of account and the payment amount is greater than the balance associate with the account, then a credit account associated with the micropayment account is charged with an amount equal to a credit limit plus the difference between the payment amount and the remaining credit. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051691 | System, Program Product and Methods For Retail Activation And Reload Associated With Partial Authorization Transactions - Systems, program product, apparatus and method for transmitting and processing the sale of a transaction card product over an existing payment network using partial authorization messaging, are provided. An example of such a system can include a merchant POS apparatus equipped to support partial authorization messaging, a transaction card issuer server in communication therewith, and a transaction card product. The transaction card product can include a conventional transaction card securely wrapped within a tamper evident container that can carry its own magnetic strip. The container magnetic strip can store an assigned unique card identifier linked to, but different from, the card identifier normally associated with the card. The container card identifier stored in the container magnetic strip is compatible with the merchant POS card reader and is usable to activate the card without the merchant or consumer having access to the card, the card identifier, or the card magnetic strip. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051692 | DETECTION AND TRACKING OF ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS - A system includes a plurality of carriers for storing articles sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD), wherein each of the plurality of carriers includes a device having a sensor to sense one or more environmental parameters. At least one of the environmental parameters comprises an ESD parameter. The system also includes a plurality of radio frequency (RF) receiving devices and a coordinator unit to which the RF receiving devices communicate according to a wireless networking standard. The RF receiving devices are configured to obtain data associated with the sensed environmental parameters from the devices of the plurality of carriers via wireless communications according to the wireless networking standard. The plurality of RF receiving devices route the data obtained from the devices of the plurality of carriers to the coordinator unit. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051693 | INFORMATION ENCODING AND DECODING METHOD - The method of encoding text and graphical information consists in pre-building a code conversion table, wherein different colours, nuances, geometrical shapes or configurations or the combinations thereof corresponding to recognizable characters, including figures and symbols, are determined, in encoding required data items by using the code conversion table, in forming data areas provided with a code image and in obtaining the image in the form of a physical or electronic code. Said invention is characterized in that, during the code conversion table setting, a three-dimensional matrix is used, said matrix is divided throughout the height into fragments, each of which comprises a combination of empty and filled cells corresponding to one unit of data items used for encoding, in assigning to each fragment the colour or nuance or graphical symbol or the combination thereof belonging thereto and in obtaining the code image by sequentially projecting the fragments on the plane and in overlapping said fragments along two mutually perpendicular parameters. Graphical, video, audio information is pre-converted by the executable files with the aid of a MIME processing method (Base 64), UUEncode, XXEncode or with the aid of the own additional encode vocabulary. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051694 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A COATED OPTICAL ELEMENT - A method of producing a coated optical element which uses in-mold decoration (IMG) techniques. The method includes injection molding an element adjacent a coating of a preform sheet, whereby the coating transfers to the element to create the optical element. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051695 | MULTIPLE APERTURE IMAGING BARCODE READER - A multiple aperture imaging barcode reader which positions a movable mirror to image items at different focal lengths and fields of view. The barcode reader includes a housing with a first aperture and a second aperture, a mirror assembly moveable to first and second positions, a camera for capturing a first image of a first item when the mirror assembly is in the first position and the first item is optically aligned with the first aperture, and for capturing a second image of a second item when the mirror assembly is in the second position and the second item is optically aligned with the second aperture, and a processor for identifying and decoding a first barcode label on the first item, and for identifying and decoding a second barcode label on the second item. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051696 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM FOR A BAR CODE READER - A method and apparatus for illuminating a target object such as a bar code having areas of differing light intensity on the target. A bar code reader has a light source that is selectively activated, a screen having a slit aperture for creating a narrow light beam, a reflecting mirror for reflecting light transmitted through the slit aperture and a lens for shaping light reflected by the mirror to form an elongated target/illumination pattern. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051697 | CHIP CARD HOLDER - A chip card holder includes a body member, a card receiving space formed on the body member and a releasing piece. The releasing piece is slidablely mounted on the body member along a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the card receiving space and is slid to be in front of the opening of the card receiving space to lock the chip card in the card receiving space or to expose the opening of the card receiving space to unlock the chip card. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051708 | LOTTERY TICKET BAR CODE - Security can be provided for lottery tickets having data printed thereon in a bar code or other machine readable media by covering only a portion of the bar code with a scratch-off material. Removing the scratch-off material, or in some cases only a portion of the scratch-off material, can permit machine validation of the lottery tickets. For bar codes having a specified level of redundancy, it is desirable to cover at least enough of the bar code to prevent the machine reading of ticket validation data encoded in the bar code. Also, a lottery ticket can include a bar code printed on the ticket having both inventory and validation data along with a bar code printed on the front of the ticket including the validation data. All or part of the bar code printed on the front of the ticket can be covered by a scratch-off material. Also, the validation and redemption process can be expedited by having a player ticket checker read a ticket identifier printed on the lottery ticket so that this information can be checked and automatically entered in an agent terminal. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051709 | SPACE HEATER WITH ELECTROSTATICALLY ASSISTED HEAT TRANSFER AND METHOD OF ASSISTING HEAT TRANSFER IN HEATING DEVICES - A space heater for heating air includes a duct for transporting air from an inlet to an outlet of the duct; a heating component; and an electrostatic discharge device within the duct for accelerating the gas through the duct from the inlet to the outlet. The electrostatic discharge device may include a high voltage power supply; at least one corona electrode connected to the high voltage power supply; and a collector electrode located proximate the corona electrode and connected to the high voltage power supply so as to induce a motion of the gas in a direction from the corona electrode toward the collector electrode. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051710 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR MONITORING HVAC EQUIPMENT - An equipment monitoring device for monitoring a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system configured to control an internal environment of a structure may include a current transformer configured to sense current being supplied from a power source to a first component of the HVAC system and a gauge configured to display the amount of current being supplied from the power source to the first component based on the current sensed by the current transformer. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051711 | REVERSIBLE COOLING FAN FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DIRECTION OF ROTATION - An apparatus for heating a passenger compartment of a vehicle having an engine room defining a ram airflow path, an engine located in the engine room, and a cooling pack located in the ram airflow path for dissipating waste heat generated by the engine is described. The apparatus includes a fan positioned in the ram airflow path, the fan responsive to a control signal to operate in at least two modes relative to the ram airflow path. The apparatus also includes a controller responsive to at least one sensor and configured to generate the control signal to operate the fan in a first mode when the detected one or more operating conditions are in a first state and to operate the fan in a second mode when the detected one or more operating conditions are in a second state. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051712 | Variable Air Intake Opening for a Vehicle - An air intake for a climate control system of a vehicle. The air intake includes an inlet having a cover with holes to permit a flow of air into a chamber when the vehicle is moving. The chamber is adjacent to the inlet and has an outlet that channels the flow of air from the cover through the chamber and to the climate control system. The chamber is positioned in the vehicle to absorb heat from the engine. An adjustable baffle regulates the flow of air through the cover into the chamber. A thermally-responsive actuator is exposed to the ambient air. The actuator is configured to move the baffle to reduce the flow of air into the chamber in response to lower ambient air temperature and increase the flow in response to higher ambient air temperature. The cover can be a cowl and the chamber a cowl box. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051713 | Hot water circulation system associated with heat pump and method for controlling the same - Disclosed is a hot water circulation system associated with a heat pump and a method for controlling the same. The present invention allows the system to be defrosted while hot water supply or a heating operation is performed, making it possible to improve a phenomenon that heating efficiency is deteriorated. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051714 | PROCESSES AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING THE INTENSITY OF TROPICAL CYCLONES - A procedure for moderating the intensity of a hurricane in regions of the seas that are host to the oil and gas industries is described, using the Gulf of Mexico as an example of such a region, and snow-making machines as the instruments for carrying out the procedure. These machines are carried on moving platforms that follow the hurricane and on fixed platforms that are located in the path of the hurricane. In the described procedure snow-making machines are installed on fixed platforms throughout the region, and only those machines that are in the path of an approaching hurricane are turned on, while the snow-making machines on the moving platform(s) are operating continually. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051715 | MULTI-PASSAGE HEATER ASSEMBLY - A gas dynamic spray unit is provided that includes gun housing halves secured about a heater assembly. The heater assembly includes a one-piece, multi-passage ceramic heater core. The heater assembly is retained within the gun housing using locating features provided on the heater assembly and the gun housing. The heater assembly includes a heater housing at least partially surrounding the heater core. A biasing member biases the ceramic heater core toward a tapered outlet, which is provided by a deflecting cone surrounded by an insulating cone. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051716 | AUTOMATED SWITCH FOR LIQUID ADDITIVE INJECTION PUMP - The present invention discloses operation of a system for injecting a predetermined amount of a secondary fluid into a primary fluid stream. The system uses a liquid additive injection pump driven by a fluid powered motor that is driven by the primary fluid stream and can be selectively suspended by an automated switch mechanism. The automated switch mechanism comprises an actuator in communication with an actuating shaft and a fluid source. When the actuator is pressurized, an actuating shaft is displaced relative to a housing which either engages or suspends the fluid-powered motor. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051717 | ULTRASONIC ATOMIZER - An ultrasonic atomizer includes a container, a separating membrane and an ultrasonic oscillator. The container defines an inner chamber therein. The separating membrane is disposed in the inner chamber. The separating membrane partitions the inner chamber into a bottom chamber and a top chamber, the bottom chamber is filled with a noncorrosive liquid. The ultrasonic oscillator is received in the bottom chamber and submerged in the liquid. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051728 | Piloted Variable Area Fuel Injector - An improved fuel injection apparatus and method have a variable area injector arrangement in which a pintle defines a pilot orifice extending through a tip of the pintle for supplying a pilot flow of fuel through the fuel injector at low fuel pressures, and in particular when the pintle tip is sealed against a variable flow orifice of the variable area injector arrangement. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051729 | REAR IMPLEMENT FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD OF EXCHANGING REAR IMPLEMENTS - This disclosure relates to a rear-removable attachment for a lawn and garden vehicle such as a residential zero-turn rider, and more specifically, to an attachment system made with two parallel fixation plates with a two-point hook-up where one point is locked in position and the second is slideably connected in the plates before the first point is locked. The attachment interface allows for the connection and removal of different attachments such as a bumper, a spreader, or any other lawn and garden equipment. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051730 | High frequency disintegrator - A high frequency disintegrator includes a plurality of high frequency vibration generators, a plurality of connectors, and at least a heat exchanger. The high frequency vibration generators each have an operational portion that axially outputs high frequency vibration energy. The connectors are respectively connected to the high frequency vibration generators, and each include an action portion for allowing the operational portion to axially output the high frequency vibration energy, an inlet, and an outlet, wherein the inlet and the outlet are connected to the action portion. The connectors are connected in series. The heat exchanging device dissipates heat from the connectors. The high frequency disintegrator eliminates the drawbacks of the conventional techniques. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051731 | SHREDDER WITH THICKNESS DETECTOR - A shredder is disclosed. The shredder includes a housing having a throat for receiving at least one article to be shredded, and a shredder mechanism received in the housing and including an electrically powered motor and cutter elements. The shredder mechanism enables the at least one article to be shredded to be fed into the cutter elements. The motor is operable to drive the cutter elements so that the cutter elements shred the articles fed therein. The shredder also includes a detector that is configured to detect a thickness of the at least one article being received by the throat, and a controller that is operable to perform a predetermined operation responsive to the detector detecting that the thickness of the at least one article is at least equal to a predetermined maximum thickness. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051732 | Connector and high frequency vibration device having the same - A connector is provided, which is applicable to a high frequency vibration generator of a high frequency disintegrator. The high frequency. vibration generator has an axially installed operational portion for outputting high frequency vibration energy. The connector includes a connecting portion axially connected to the high frequency vibration generator, an action portion axially extended from an end of the connecting portion, and an inlet and an outlet, which communicate with the action portion and are located on different planes from each other. A high frequency vibration device having the connector is also provided. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051733 | PRETENSIONER AND PRETENSIONER MANUFACTURING METHOD - A pretensioner is provided, of which the cylinder, including a restriction portion, can be inexpensively formed, the cylinder having the restriction portion for positioning a gas generation unit to be mounted to a cylinder, and a pretensioner manufacturing method for manufacturing such a pretensioner is provided. In the pretensioner, since the cylinder is molded by forging, an inexpensive material compared with a stainless pipe member can be used for the molding. In addition, since the positioning portion can be molded during forging-molding for molding the entire cylinder, cost can be reduced even in this regard. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051734 | PRETENSIONER - A pretensioner is provided, which can be partially changed in mechanical strength of in a cylinder, in addition, can be widely used. In the pretensioner, the cylinder is molded by forging, and a positioning portion as a high-strength portion is formed from a partition formed using a excess portion produced during the forging-molding. Therefore, while an outer circumferential shape of the cylinder is not changed, a specification of the positioning portion can be varied, the specification including a formation position of the positioning portion, an extension dimension of the positioning portion from the cylinder, and thickness of the positioning portion along a through direction of the cylinder. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051735 | WRAP ADAPTOR FOR WINDING KNEE WRAPS FOR POWER-LIFTING PURPOSES - A wrap adaptor is provided which includes a Shaft, an L shaped retainer bar inserted into and welded to the Shaft, a Selector Pin, Foot Plate, and mean for winding and removing knee wrap from wrap adaptor shaft. The Shaft is inserted into a drill, and a knee wrap is inserted under the L shaped retainer bar, the drill is powered causing the knee wrap to become wound with tension; The Foot Plate is used to insert the Shaft with tightly wound knee wrap into foot plate with the Selector Pin inserted into Shaft forming a T handle to allow for removal of the wound knee wrap by pulling up on wrap adaptor shaft, for purpose of removing knee wrap from wrap adaptor shaft. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051736 | Reeling Apparatus for Fiber Web and Method of Reeling Fiber Web - The present invention relates to a reeling apparatus ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100051737 | ROLLED MATERIAL DISPENSER WITH ENERGY HARVESTING - An automatic dispenser for a rolled material has a sensor that detects the presence of a user in front of the dispenser. When that occurs, a motor is driven by energy stored in a battery or a capacitor and a short length of the material is dispensed from the roll. The user then grasps that short length and pulls more of the material off the roll, thereby causing the roll to rotate. Rotation of the roll drives the motor as a generator producing electrical energy that recharges the battery or capacitor. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051738 | Coreless Roll Mounting Apparatus - An apparatus for mounting a coreless roll that comprises a first and/or second component with a roll mounting surface comprising a radius that is substantially equal to the inner radius of the roll such that the roll mounting surface supports the coreless roll when the roll mounting surface is disposed within the cavity; and a tapered guiding surface coupled to a distal end of the roll mounting surface that transitions from a radius less than the radius of the roll mounting surface to a radius substantially equal to the radius of the roll mounting surface such that the tapered roll guiding surface guides a free end of the coreless roll formed in the cavity against the inner circumference of the roll when the apparatus is inserted into the cavity. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051739 | Method for controlling lifting force of an aerovane fan and a helicar - The invention discloses a new method for controlling lifting force of an aerovane fan and a helicar utilizing this method. The method directly controls airflow rate enter a duct (Collar, culvert pipe, in which has the aerovanes fans), using an airflow valve that can be opening or closed by a rotating operation, so to control lifting force. The airflow valve has double layer perforated the hemisphere hulls or hemi-ellipsoid hulls in shape. A simple and practical helicar is designed on the basis of this method. At the center part of the helicar, a duct (Collar) placed upright, in which double aerovane fans rotating in opposite directions with each other; some spouts and grid slices for adjusting airflow are arranged at bottom plate; setting the auxiliary wings that can be foldable and retractable on two sides; a double fins (and rudderpistons); a horizontal empennage (and a elevator); and some tail spouts are provided at the tail part of helicar; an engine is placed at the rear part of the helicar; a cab or passenger chamber are placed at fore of helicar; and furthermore, a series of operate mechanisms is included. The blades of the aerovane fans are fixed at an angle of attack connect with hub fixedly, strong as a whole, the aerovanes fans rotating at a high speed and has small diameter. Therefore, the structure of the helicar is simple and compact. After the wings be retracted and folded, the helicar width may be about 2 meters, which is suitable for driving on the road of ground or flying in the air. When an inflatable rubber gasbag is attached to the bottom plate underside, this helicar also may land on the surface of water and drive on it. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051740 | VTOL VEHICLE WITH COAXIALLY TILTED OR TILTABLE ROTORS - A VTOL vehicle includes a forward rotor, an aft rotor and a fuselage, the forward and aft rotor lying in a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, with the fuselage located axially between the forward and aft rotors. The vehicle has an in-flight configuration wherein the forward rotor is tilted downwardly at a negative tilt angle relative to the fuselage and the aft rotor is tilted upwardly at a positive tilt angle relative to the fuselage. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051741 | Unmanned air vehicle - An unmanned air vehicle for military, land security and the like operations includes a fuselage provided with foldable wings having leading edge flaps and trailing edge ailerons which are operable during ascent from launch to control the flight pattern with the wings folded, the wings being deployed into an open unfolded position when appropriate. The vehicle is contained within a pod from which it is launched and a landing deck is provided to decelerate and arrest the vehicle upon its return to land. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051742 | Folding Wing & Locking Mechanism - Improved mechanisms for folding and locking an aircraft wing and controlling the wing's aileron through a wing fold have been motivated by development of a roadable aircraft. Applicable to a broader class of aircraft, these mechanisms allow for a safer, lighter-weight solution to the wing-folding challenge than currently available. The cable control system allows an outer wing section to be moved in concert with an actuated inner wing section. The locking mechanism allows for automated operation and visual inspection. The aileron control mechanism provides centering and locking in addition to flight control through the hinge axis. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051743 | REAR LOWER AERODYNAMIC FAIRING FOR THE ATTACHMENT DEVICE OF AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE - A rear lower aerodynamic fairing for an attachment device for an aircraft engine, including two side panels assembled together with transverse stiffening inner ribs spaced apart from each other along a longitudinal direction of the fairing, and a heat protection floor to be closely followed by a primary flow of the engine. The floor includes plural floor segments distributed along the direction and non-rigidly bound to each other, and the fairing further includes an assembling mechanism assembling the floor segments, offsetting the latter of the ribs to which are connected the assembling mechanism. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051744 | ENGINE PYLON FOR THE SUSPENSION OF A TURBO ENGINE UNDER AN AIRCRAFT WING - According to the invention, the engine pylon for the suspension of a turbo engine under an aircraft wing is such that the trailing edge of the rear lower part of the engine pylon is shifted toward the root of the wing. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051745 | Low Weight Carpet and Carpet Tile and Methods of Sizing and Installation - Low weight and non-square carpet tile suitable for use in mass transit vehicles, particularly passenger aircraft. The carpet tile preferably weighs less than about 82 ounces per square yard. The carpet tile of this invention may have a carpet pile and at least one backing layer. The backing layer may use a low weight filler material. The carpet tiles satisfy transportation industry standards for flame, smoke and toxicity. Tiles may be sized during manufacture and installed in configurations that minimize the number of tile sizes needed and minimize the need for cutting tiles during installation. The patterns used for such tiles may be orthogonally ambiguous or otherwise suitable for “random” installation. In other embodiments, a passenger aircraft cabin includes a floor having rectangular carpet tiles installed thereon, and the carpeting can be installed in the aircraft without removing seats from the aircraft. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051746 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATING HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE SEATS INTO AIRCRAFT INTERIOR CONFIGURATIONS - A handicapped accessible seat that classifies functionally as an aircraft seat is configured for maneuvering within an aircraft and docking to an aircraft floor using a typical track member having a longitudinal flange like extension and counterbores for mating with a shear plug of an aircraft seat. A bracket or track above the typical track member and containing inwardly-extending longitudinal flanges allows mating association with a plug or plunger on the wheel/caster or bottom seat structure of the handicapped accessible seat ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100051747 | LEAKTIGHT FRAME FOR A WINDOW AND A MECHANICAL ASSEMBLY PROVIDED WITH SUCH A FRAME - A leaktight frame ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100051748 | FLUSH-MOUNTED LATCHING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAME - A latch assembly for a door is provided. The latch assembly includes a force actuated locking mechanism having a depressable actuator, a sleeve coupled to an inside surface of the door, wherein the sleeve includes a cylindrical opening configured to receive at least a portion of the force actuated locking mechanism therein and maintain the force actuated locking mechanism with respect to the door. The latch assembly also includes a flexible membrane oriented such that the depressable actuator is operable through the flexible membrane. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051749 | AIRCRAFT SPILLOVER FUEL TANK - Apparatus and methods described herein provide for a spillover tank to extend the fuel capacity of the main wing tank of an aircraft. The spillover tank is located in the wing of the aircraft adjacent to the main wing tank. At least one aperture exists through the shared barrier between the main wing tank and the spillover tank that allows fuel to flow passively between the tanks. A scavenge pump mechanism driven by motive flow from the main fuel pumps continuously pumps fuel from the spillover tank into the main wing tank. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051750 | System and method for space elevator deployment - A system and method for the initial deployment of a space elevator using a tether, doubly spooled from each end, an inertial mass, beacon satellite and positional thrusters, whereby tether is de-spooled from geosynchronous Earth orbit altitude, using gravity and centripetal force gradient, and timed such that when the tethers fully de-spool or near the point of being fully de-spooled, are released and the free ends, one left to fall inwards to Earth anchor point, and the other left to fall outwards to tether end ballast support point, result in an Earth anchored self supporting tension structure. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051751 | REUSABLE ORBITAL VEHICLE WITH INTERCHANGEABLE MODULES - A reusable module is affixed atop a reusable orbital vehicle (OV). Various configurations of the reusable module have identical external dimensions in the region of attachment to the OV, aerodynamic characteristics, and mounting configurations to permit interchangeability. Different configurations can accommodate a variety of missions of different type and duration. The module may be a cargo module, a satellite payload module or a passenger module. The passenger module is provided in a variety of configurations to accommodate a different number of passengers and cargo based on mission parameters. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051752 | Aerodynamic or Hydrodynamic Profile Which Can Be Deformed in a Continuous and Controlled Manner - The present invention relates to an aerodynamic or hydrodynamic profile ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100051753 | WALL EFFECTS ON VTOL VEHICLES - ducted air flow vehicle that includes a fuselage having a longitudinal axis, supporting at least one air flow duct and a prime mover arranged to force surrounding air into the duct through an inlet at an upper end of the duct with normally symmetrical airflow streams, thereby creating a lift force directed substantially along a duct axis; a plurality of vanes extending across the inlet, substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis; and wherein one or more groups of the vanes are selectively pivotable to align with adjacent abnormal asymmetrical airflow streams. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051754 | Aircraft - An aircraft has a generally circular main body including an upper surface portion supported for rotation about a central passenger compartment to produce a gyroscopic effect on the aircraft. The rotatable upper surface portion includes viewable panes therein arranged to provide visibility therethrough from the central passenger compartment to an exterior of the main body. An engine communicates between a central inlet opening in the upper surface portion and an exhaust opening in the bottom of the main body to provide upward thrust to the aircraft. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051755 | TAIL-LESS BOXED BIPLANE AIR VEHICLE - An exemplary embodiment of the present invention sets forth an exemplary bi-plane air vehicle. The air vehicle may include, a plurality of wings coupled to one another in substantially a box configuration, wherein the bi-plane air vehicle has no tail. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051756 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR THROAT CORNER SCOOP OFFTAKE FOR MIXED COMPRESSION INLETS ON AIRCRAFT ENGINES - A system, method, and apparatus for throat corner scoop offtake for mixed compression inlets for high speed aircraft engine applications is disclosed. The throat corner scoops are small air intakes located inside the large mixed compression inlet. They are positioned in a region otherwise prone to generate low pressure airflow. The throat corner scoops capture and remove the low pressure airflow from the bulk stream that is passed on to the engine. This location also provides inlet stability enhancement, and the airflow is used on the auxiliary systems. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051757 | LOW PROFILE DERAIL - This invention relates to a derail assembly used in the railroad industry for derailing the wheel of an undesirably moving railed vehicle and, in particular, relates to derailing a moving locomotive having a pilot at the front of the locomotive. The derail assembly includes a full rigid derail plate which is in direct contact with the entire upper surface of the rail. An upright derail bar is securely mounted on the derail plate and the derail bar is angled outwardly for engaging a wheel of the locomotive when moving undesirably for causing a desired derailment. The derail includes longitudinally spaced rigid hooks at opposite ends of the derail. The hooks secure one side of the derail assembly to the rail. On the opposite side of the rail, a clamp assembly is provided on the derail shoe from the hooks. The hooks and the clamp cooperate to secure the derail assembly to the rail. The derail has an overall height which is less than three inches measured from the upper surface of the rail to the highest point of the derail assembly so a clearance is always provided between the pilot of the moving locomotive and the highest point of the derail assembly. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051808 | Imaging System Using Infrared Light - An imaging system is disclosed for imaging buried structure, typically vasculature, below the surface of an object which can be skin, fat deposits, or other material and for projecting an image of the buried structure onto the surface of the object. Scanning lasers are used both to illuminate the object and to project an image onto it. One or more photodiodes measure the intensity of scattered and reflected light to create an image in conjunction with one or more of the scanning lasers. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051809 | Monolithic Dual Band Imager - An imaging sensor for imaging scenes based on both shortwave infrared and midwave infrared radiation is disclosed. The imaging sensor comprises pixels that include a photodiode that is selectively sensitive to shortwave infrared radiation based upon its bias voltage. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051810 | MICROMECHANICAL COMPONENT AND CORRESPONDING PRODUCTION METHOD - A micromechanical component and a corresponding production method. The micromechanical component includes a first component and a second component, with which the first component is connected by an alloy region; the first and second components enclosing a vacuum region or residual gas region, which is sealed by the alloy region. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051811 | Photoconductive Element and Sensor Device - There is provided a photoconductive element capable of generating and detecting broadband electromagnetic waves such as terahertz waves at a comparatively high efficiency by decreasing or avoiding the absorption of electromagnetic waves into a substrate. A photoconductive element | 2010-03-04 |
20100051812 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING TERAHERTZ WAVES - A terahertz wave detecting apparatus includes a semiconductor chip | 2010-03-04 |
20100051813 | MEASUREMENT ACCESSORY WITH MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION-REFLECTIONS USED FOR INFRARED SPECTROMETER - A measurement accessory with multiple transmission-reflections uses for an infrared spectrometer, laid accessory is arranged in the sample cavity of the infrared spectrometer. Said accessory includes two parallel plane mirrors ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100051814 | STIMULATED EMISSION AND ENHANCED DETECTION OF CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS - A method and apparatus for remotely detecting, locating, and identifying chemicals and chemical compounds through optically opaque materials. Electromagnetic radiation in the Terahertz range emitted from an antenna array is modulated to excite target molecules. The apparatus then stops the excitation energy and the molecules emit an electromagnetic signature detectable by the device at standoff distances. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051815 | HEAT-RADIATING PATTERN - A heat-radiating pattern and a heat-radiating pattern includes metal layers such as Au (gold) and Ag (silver). Metal layers with certain dimensions can absorb light in the visible/near IR (infrared) range and emit light in IR range as heat. The metal layers can be formed into a desired pattern and surroundings of the metal layers can be heated up locally and thereby form a portion of the heat-radiating pattern. Locally heated portions on a substrate by the heat-radiating pattern can transform a heat reactive polymer layer and perform as a local heater. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051816 | DETERMINATION OF A SPATIAL GAIN DISTRIBUTION OF A SCINTILLATOR - A method for providing information about a spatial gain distribution of a scintillator for a primary radiation is provided which does not require the irradiation of the scintillator with the primary radiation. The method comprises the step of irradiating the scintillator with a secondary radiation for generating an image of a spatial secondary gain distribution of the scintillator for said second radiation. The spatial secondary gain distribution image corresponds to an image of the spatial primary gain distribution for the primary radiation. In an embodiment of the invention, i.e. in an X-rayimaging device where the primary radiation is X-rayradiation, the invention provides for an accurate calibration of the X-raydetector without irradiating the X-raydetector with X-rayradiation. Rather, irradiation with UV radiation as the secondary radiation provides the desired spatial secondary gain distribution image which can be used for calibration. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051817 | Systems and methods for determining the shape of glass sheets - Disclosed are systems and methods for determining the shape of a glass sheet during and/or after the forming process. In one example, a system for determining the shape of a glass sheet defining an interior bulk can include a light source, an image capture device and a processor that are configured to calculate the location of an energy centroid within a selected portion of the bulk of the glass sheet. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051818 | Method and Apparatus for the Measurement of Signals from Radiation Sensors - The preferred embodiments of the present invention include a device for measuring an ionizing event in a radiation sensor. The device can include a charge amplifier and a timing shaper. The charge amplifier receives a cathode signal and is configured to output an amplified cathode signal. The timing shaper is operatively connected to the charge amplifier to receive the amplified cathode signal. The timing shaper is configured to generate a first pulse in response to a beginning of the ionizing event and a second pulse in response to an end of the ionizing event. The first and second pulses are associated with a depth of interaction of the ionizing event and are generated in response to a slope of the amplified cathode signal changing. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051819 | X-Ray Detection Panel and X-Ray Detector - An X-ray detector includes a plurality of bias connection lines that connect both ends, respectively, of a bias line for applying a bias voltage to a PIN diode. The bias line includes first and second bias lines. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051820 | X-RAY DETECTING ELEMENT - The present invention provides an X-ray detecting element that obtains radiation images by X-rays of different energies by irradiation of X-rays at a single time, without positional offset arising. Two X-ray detecting sections are provided so as to be layered at a substrate in a direction of irradiation of X-rays. A first X-ray detecting section detects irradiated X-rays, and a second X-ray detecting section detects X-rays that are transmitted through the first X-ray detecting section. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051821 | PHOTODIODE AND PHOTODIODE ARRAY WITH IMPROVED PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS - The present invention is a photodiode and/or photodiode array, having a p+ diffused area that is smaller than the area of a mounted scintillator crystal, designed and manufactured with improved device characteristics, and more particularly, has relatively low dark current, low capacitance and improved signal-to-noise ratio characteristics. More specifically, the present invention is a photodiode and/or photodiode array that includes a metal shield for reflecting light back into a scintillator crystal, thus allowing for a relatively small p+ diffused area. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051822 | Broad band referencing reflectometer - A spectroscopy system is provided which is optimized for operation in the VUV region and capable of performing well in the DUV-NIR region. Additionally, the system incorporates an optical module which presents selectable sources and detectors optimized for use in the VUV and DUV-NIR. As well, the optical module provides common delivery and collection optics to enable measurements in both spectral regions to be collected using similar spot properties. The module also provides a means of quickly referencing measured data so as to ensure that highly repeatable results are achieved. The module further provides a controlled environment between the VUV source, sample chamber and VUV detector which acts to limit in a repeatable manner the absorption of VUV photons. The use of broad band data sets which encompass VUV wavelengths, in addition to the DUV-NIR wavelengths enables a greater variety of materials to be meaningfully characterized. Array based detection instrumentation may be exploited to permit the simultaneous collection of larger wavelength regions. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051823 | DETECTOR FOR RADIATION THERAPY - A detector device for radiation therapy comprising an array of detector cells is provided. Each detector cell comprises an electronic circuit connected to a sensor cell that generates a charge signal in response to an incident radiation hit. The electronic circuit comprises at least two discriminators and at least two analogue counters, and is adapted to substantially simultaneously perform two different measurements on the signal in order to simultaneously provide imaging and dosimetry. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051824 | Radiation Treatment Trajectory and Planning Methods - A radiation system includes a radiation source, and a patient support for supporting a patient, the patient support located adjacent to the radiation source such that the radiation source can deliver radiation towards the patient while the patient is supported on the patient support, wherein the patient support and the radiation source are positionable at least partially around a same spatial region. A system for use to determine a treatment plan includes a user interface for allowing a user to define a plurality of control points, a first parameter, and a second parameter, wherein the user interface also allows the user to prescribe which of the first and second parameters is to be optimized, and which of the first and second parameters is to be interpolated. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051825 | ION SOURCE - An ion source includes a plasma generating chamber into which an ionization gas containing fluorine is introduced, a hot cathode provided on one side in the plasma generating chamber, an opposing reflecting electrode which is provided on other side in the plasma generating chamber and reflects electrons when a negative voltage is applied from a bias power supply to the opposing reflecting electrode, and a magnet for generating a magnetic field along a line, which connects the hot cathode and the opposing reflecting electrode, in the plasma generating chamber. The opposing reflecting electrode is formed of an aluminum containing material. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051826 | Fluorescent Xanthenes and White Light Fluorophores - Xanthene compounds are disclosed having fluorescence at multiple wavelengths. Also disclosed are methods for their synthesis and use. Some of the compounds fluoresce at three wavelengths, emitting white light. Uses include the imaging of biological tissues, illumination, and display technologies. Many of the compounds have large Stokes shifts, and are resistant to photobleaching. The fluorescence may be readily distinguished from that of endogenous fluorophores, and from that of most existing, commercially-available fluorescent probes. The compounds are well suited for use in “multiplexing” techniques. They exhibit clear isosbestic and isoemissive points, and have broad absorption and emission ranges. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051827 | METHOD OF CLEANING OPTICAL SURFACES OF AN IRRADIATION UNIT IN A TWO-STEP PROCESS - The present invention provides a method of cleaning optical surfaces in an irradiation unit in order to remove contaminations deposited on said optical surfaces. The method includes a cleaning step in which a first gas or gas mixture is brought into contact with said optical surfaces thereby forming a volatile compound with a first portion of said contaminations. In an operation pause of the irradiation unit prior to the cleaning step, a pretreatment step is performed, in which a second gas or gas mixture is brought into contact with said optical surfaces. Said second gas or gas mixture is selected to react with a second portion of said contaminations different from said first portion to form a reaction product, which is able to form a volatile compound with said first gas or gas mixture. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051838 | CAPACITY CONTROL VALVE - A capacity control valve includes a solenoid portion; a tube placed in the solenoid portion; and a movable core which forms a slide surface that is fitted to the tube. An actuation rod has a joint portion and a valve body, the joint portion being engaged with an abutting surface of a solenoid rod portion, and the valve body opening or closing a control fluid passage. The joint surface of the solenoid rod portion or the abutting face of the actuation rod has a concave cone-shape surface while the other has a convex cone-shape portion. A bottom face of the concave cone-shape surface is formed as a wide area of either a planar surface or a circular cross section, wherein a head portion of the convex cone-shape portion is truncated to form a truncated cone surface, the truncated cone surface corresponding to the bottom face of the concave cone-shape surface. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051839 | MAGNET VALVE - The invention relates to a solenoid valve comprising a magnetic assembly and a valve cartridge. The valve cartridge comprises a capsule, a valve insert connected to the capsule and an armature that is mobile in the capsule. The armature includes a tappet having a first closing element. A magnetic force produced by the magnetic assembly displaces the armature towards the valve insert. As a result, the first closing element sealingly plunges into a main valve seat. The valve insert is configured as a valve insert sleeve into which a valve sleeve including the main valve seat is disposed. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051840 | FLOW CONTROL VALVE - Provided is a flow control valve including: a valve body including a flow passage; a first poppet being fixed within the valve body, and including an inlet port through which a fluid flows in and an outflow hole through which the fluid flows out to the flow passage; a second poppet being fixed within the valve body, and including an outlet port through which the fluid flows out and an inflow hole through which the fluid flows in from the flow passage; a sleeve sliding along the first poppet to close the outflow hole and regulate an area thereof; and a spool being disposed between the first and second poppets to be slidable along the first and second poppets, being elastically supported by the second poppet, and sliding due to a pressure of the fluid flowing in the first poppet to close the inflow hole and regulate an area thereof. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051841 | Electromagnetic apparatus and method for controlling fluid flow - An actuator including actuator base, bobbin, and pole piece forming a pocket for a ferromagnetic armature located therein. The actuator including a radial magnet and a solenoid coil constructed and arranged to cause a linear displacement of the armature upon application of a coil drive current from a control circuit. The actuator may include a flexible membrane that partially encloses the armature to form an armature chamber filled with an incompressible fluid. In a valve design, a fluid flow is stopped by driving the membrane against a valve seat. Pressure from the controlled fluid in the conduit is transmitted through the membrane to the fluid within the armature chamber so that the armature does not need to counteract force applied to the membrane by the conduit fluid's pressure. A fluid flow is opened by driving the membrane away from the valve seat. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051842 | ELECTROPNEUMATIC PRESSURE TRANSDUCER - An electropneumatic pressure transducer. The electropneumatic pressure transducer includes a double-seated valve with a first valve seat disposed between a control pressure chamber and an underpressure connector, and a second valve seat disposed between an atmospheric-pressure connector and the control pressure chamber, and a movable plunger-type armature; a valve closure member; a membrane coupled to the plunger-type armature; and an electromagnetic circuit generating an electromagnetic force acting on the plunger-type armature. The control pressure chamber is selectively connected to one of the atmospheric-pressure connector and the underpressure connector to generate a mixed pressure in the control pressure chamber dependent on a position of the plunger-type armature. The position of the plunger-type armature is dependant on the electromagnetic force and on a pneumatic force acting on the membrane. In a rest state without current flow through the electromagnetic circuit, the valve closure member is seated on the first valve seat and is disposed at a distance from the second valve seat. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051843 | CARBON NANOTUBE-BASED GAS VALVE - Precise control over gas delivery is achieved at the micro and nanobar mass levels by incorporating blocks of aligned carbon nanotubes into valves and finely adjusting the flow through the block by controlling a compressing force applied to the block. A valve for controlling gas flow includes: a valve housing; a block of aligned carbon nanotubes, the block and the valve housing being configured to direct the gas through the carbon nanotubes in the block; and a device configured to apply a force to the block in order to compress the block, wherein the block is compressed perpendicular to the walls of the carbon nanotubes in the block; whereby the application of the force to the walls restricts the flow of the gas through the valve. The valve may further comprise an electrical device for monitoring the electrical properties of the carbon nanotube block. This monitoring provides information on the state of compression of the carbon nanotube block and/or the gas that is flowing through the valve. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051844 | ELECTROMAGNETIC VALVE - In an electromagnetic valve, a stator assembly includes an electrically energizable coil and a thin-walled core which receives and reciprocally supports an armature. The thin-walled core has a closed end and an open end, the open end being in fluid communication with a fluid flow passage within a valve member. The valve member reciprocates with the armature to control flow rate in the flow passage. A flange integral with the thin-walled core extends about the open end. A washer receives the thin-walled core and abuts the flange. The flange and the washer are received in a recess in the valve body and are permanently and sealingly fixed therein by a swaged joint in the valve body. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051845 | Water Valve Apparatus - A water valve apparatus includes a housing and a control valve stem. The housing has a spacer to divide the interior space and a base with a plurality of water outlets formed thereon. The spacer has a first opening. The base has a second opening corresponding to the first opening. The spacer and base are interposed by a displacement track. The displacement track has at least one first anchor zone and one second anchor zone. The valve control stem runs through the first opening and second opening, and has a water stopper located in the first opening and an anchor ring movably coupled thereon. The anchor ring has at least an anchor stub in the displacement track. The valve control stem is operable easily to allow users to determine water supply. No excessive contact with water faucets is needed. Thus the risk of bacteria contagion can be minimized. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051846 | SHAFT SEALING DEVICE AND VALVE STRUCTURE USING THE SAME - A shaft sealing device with a simple internal structure switches a sealing state and an unsealing state of a fluid, with high sealing performance maintained, because of no abrasion accompanying the movement of a sealing material or a sealing member, thereby enabling feeding a fluid at a predetermined flow rate, and adjusts the expanding rate of the sealing material with the quantity of an external electric signal and accordingly adjusts the contact face pressure to enable controlling the amount of leakage of the fluid highly precisely, so that it can be used for all applications. The shaft sealing device includes a shaft sealing body formed of a macromolecular material and made expansible or contractible, or deformable, through external electrostimuli applied to a shaft sealing portion disposed in a device body, and flow passages disposed in the shaft sealing portion for feeding the fluid leaked due to the expansion or contraction, or the deformation, of the shaft sealing body. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051847 | Method and Apparatus for Severing Conduits - Apparatus is provided for cutting a conduit passing through a valve as the valve is closed. The apparatus may be used in subsea well operations or as a safety valve in any well. A spherical outside surface on a cutter element seats in the apparatus. The cutter element cuts a conduit passing through the apparatus in one location and leaves free the severed pieces of the conduit. An actuator to rotate the cutter element may be driven by energy stored in springs or by hydraulic pressure. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051858 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY CELL NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL AND METALLIC SILICON POWDER THEREFOR - A metallic silicon powder is prepared by effecting chemical reduction on silica stone, metallurgical refinement, and metallurgical and/or chemical purification to reduce the content of impurities. The powder is best suited as a negative electrode material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cells, affording better cycle performance. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051859 | Carbon Dioxide Capture and Related Processes - Processes for capturing carbon dioxide are described. The carbon dioxide may be captured from the atmosphere and/or from the waste stream of a carbon dioxide point source (e.g., power plants, chemical plants, natural gas fields, oil fields, industrial sites, etc.). The processes can involve capturing carbon dioxide using alkaline solutions (e.g., NaOH). In some processes, the carbon dioxide may react with the alkaline solution to form a product (e.g., NaHCO | 2010-03-04 |
20100051860 | COMPOSITION WITH A POLYMER AND AN OXIDATION-CATALYST - The present invention relates to a polymer composition with an increased rate of oxygen-uptake by the presence of an oxidation catalyst. The invention further relates to a process to increase the rate of oxygen-uptake by a polymer composition. The invention also relates to a process to increase the oxo-biodegradability of a polymer composition and to the use of such a composition for the preparation of a product having a controlled lifetime. The invention further relates to a process to increase the rate of oxygen-scavenging in a composition containing a carbon-containing polymer, the composition obtained by this method and its use in the preparation of an oxygen-scavenging product. The present invention further relates to objects containing an oxygen scavenging layer containing such a composition. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051861 | OXYGEN-ABSORBING RESIN COMPOSITION - It is an object of the invention to provide an oxygen-absorbing resin composition that has excellent oxygen absorbency, in particular a high initial oxygen absorption rate, does not generate an unpleasant odor as a result of oxygen absorption and has high transparency. This objective is achieved by providing an oxygen-absorbing resin composition containing a thermoplastic resin (A) having the structural unit represented by formula (I) below, a transition metal salt (B) and, as necessary, a matrix resin (C): | 2010-03-04 |
20100051862 | Oxygen-Scavenging Materials and Articles Formed Therefrom - An oxygen-scavenging component and methods for producing the oxygen-scavenging component are provided. The oxygen-scavenging component, which in preferred embodiments is suitable for use in packaging articles, includes an oxygen-scavenging group preferably having at least one double bond. The oxygen-scavenging component may be combined with a polymer and/or an oxidation catalyst to form an oxygen-scavenging composition. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051863 | OXHIDATION INHIBITION OF CARBON-CARBON COMPOSITES - A method of inhibiting oxidation of a porous carbon-carbon composite is disclosed and comprises the steps of: (a) contacting the carbon-carbon composite with an oxidation inhibiting composition comprising phosphoric acid or an acid phosphate salt, at least one aluminum salt, and at least one additional metal salt, the oxidation inhibiting composition penetrating at least some of the pores of the carbon-carbon composite; and (b) heating the carbon-carbon composite at a temperature sufficient to form a deposit from the oxidation inhibiting composition within at least some of the penetrated pores of the carbon-carbon composite. The foregoing oxidation inhibiting composition and carbon-carbon composites treated by the foregoing method are also disclosed. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051864 | LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE MEDIUM - Disclosed are a liquid-crystalline medium based on a mixture of polar compounds which contain at least one compound of formula I | 2010-03-04 |
20100051865 | Liquid Crystal Composition and Liquid Crystal Display Device - A liquid crystal composition having a nematic phase that includes two components, wherein the first component is a specific four-membered ring compound having a large maximum temperature, and the second component is a specific four-membered ring compound having a large dielectric anisotropy and a large optical anisotropy, and a liquid crystal display device containing the composition. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051866 | Polymerizable liquid crystal composition and optically anisotropic film using the same - A polymerizable liquid crystal composition is provided that has a wide range where a liquid crystal phase is exhibited, has excellent solubility in an organic solvent, and is facilitated in control of an alignment state. The use of the polymerizable liquid crystal composition provides a polymerizable liquid crystal composition that has good solubility in a solvent with high safety, such as PGMEA, and can control various alignment states. The polymerizable liquid crystal composition in one aspect contains a fluorenone derivative represented by the formula (1) and a compound having a bisphenol skeleton represented by the formula (2). In the formulae (1) and (2), W | 2010-03-04 |
20100051867 | NOVEL LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOUND, LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE SAME, AND OPTICAL FILM USING THE SAME LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION - Disclosed is a novel liquid crystal compound, a liquid crystal composition comprising the same, and an optical film using the same liquid crystal composition. More particularly, there is provided a liquid crystal material of a viewing angle compensation film with high quality characteristics, which can improve a contrast ratio and minimize variations in color with viewing angles in a black state, a liquid crystal composition comprising the same liquid crystal material, and a compensation film obtained from the same liquid crystal composition. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051868 | LUMINOPHORES AND CORE-SHELL LUMINOPHORE PRECURSORS - A novel type of green luminophore containing mixed rare-earth phosphates is produced from precursor particles having a mean diameter ranging from 1.5 to 15 microns; such particles have an inorganic core and a shell of a mixed lanthanum and/or cerium phosphate, optionally doped with terbium, evenly covering the inorganic core with a thickness greater than or equal to 300 nm. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051869 | ORGANIC IRIDIUM COMPOSITIONS AND THEIR USE IN ELECTRONIC DEVICES - The present invention provides compositions comprising at least one novel organic iridium compound which comprises at least one cyclometallated ligand and at least one ketopyrrole ligand. The organic iridium compositions of the present invention are referred to as Type (1) organic iridium compositions and are constituted such that no ligand of the novel organic iridium compound has a number average molecular weight of 2,000 grams per mole or greater (as measured by gel permeation chromatography). Type (1) organic iridium compositions are referred to herein as comprising “organic iridium complexes”. The novel organic iridium compositions are useful in optoelectronic electronic devices such as OLED devices and photovoltaic devices. In one aspect, the invention provides novel organic iridium compositions useful in the preparation of OLED devices exhibiting enhanced color properties and light output efficiencies. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051870 | Semiconductor nanocrytals and compositions and devices including same - A semiconductor nanocrystal capable of emitting light with an improved photoluminescence quantum efficiency. The present invention further relates to compositions and devices including semiconductor nanocrystals capable of emitting light with an improved photoluminescence quantum efficiency. A semiconductor nanocrystal wherein the semiconductor nanocrystal is capable of emitting light with a photoluminescence quantum efficiency greater than about 50% upon excitation and including a maximum peak emission with a FWHM less than 20 nm is disclosed. Also disclosed are a device, a population of semiconductor nanocrystals, and a composition including a semiconductor nanocrystal wherein the semiconductor nanocrystal is capable of emitting light with a photoluminescence quantum efficiency greater than about 50% upon excitation and including a maximum peak emission with a FWHM less than 20 nm. A semiconductor nanocrystal that is capable of emitting light upon excitation with a photoluminescence quantum efficiency greater than about 90%. Also disclosed are a device, a population, and a composition including a semiconductor nanocrystal. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051871 | FLUORESCENT FILM - Disclosed is a fluorescent film containing an azobenzene derivative represented by the general formula (I) below and a binder. (In the general formula (I), R | 2010-03-04 |
20100051872 | PROCESS FOR THE PURIFICATION OF COMBUSTION FUMES - A process for the removal of heavy metals from flue gas deriving from combustion processes comprising the following steps: a) optional removal by filtration of solid particles or of particulate of heavy metals or their compounds, having an average diameter higher than 10 micron; b) flue gas washing performed with an aqueous phase and transfer of the heavy metals or their compounds to the aqueous phase; c) flue gas cooling and partial condensation of the steam contained in the flue gas and separation of a condensed phase; d) discharge of the flue gases substantially free from heavy metals or their compounds into the environment; f) discharge of the aqueous phase substantially free from heavy metals or their compounds into the environment. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051873 | PROCESS FOR EVAPORATING A LIQUID FUEL AND A MIXING CHAMBER FOR PERFORMING THIS PROCESS - A process with which a liquid fuel is evaporated completely in two stages is provided. In the first stage, the fuel is mixed with a hot primary medium and partly evaporated. In the second stage, the already evaporated fuel fraction is partly oxidized, which provides the heat for the complete evaporation of the fuel fractions which are yet to be evaporated. A fuel-air mixture for a reformer can be obtained with an advantageous embodiment of the process, in which the fuel is mixed homogeneously with oxidizing agent in the inventive evaporation. For the performance of the process, a mixing chamber is provided. | 2010-03-04 |
20100051874 | PROCESSING OF BIOMASS-DERIVED OXYGENATES WITH PARTICLES COMPRISING A COKE DEPOSIT - A method is disclosed for producing a mixture of CO and H | 2010-03-04 |
20100051875 | Production and conditioning of synthesis gas obtained from biomass - A method of producing and treating synthesis gas in which a biomass-rich material is gasified in a gasifier containing a fluidized bed at a temperature that does not exceed 750° C. to produce a crude synthesis gas product. The crude synthesis gas then is quenched, scrubbed, and then subjected to at least one adsorption step to provide a clean synthesis gas. The clean synthesis gas then may be reformed catalytically to provide a synthesis gas with a desired H | 2010-03-04 |
20100051876 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF AMMONIA SYNTHESIS GAS WITH IMPROVED CRYOGENIC PURIFICATION - A process and related equipment for producing ammonia synthesis gas are disclosed, wherein a raw syngas ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100051877 | Superficially Porous Metal Oxide Particles, Methods For Making Them, and Separation Devices Using Them - Micelle-templated superficially porous particles having a solid core and an outer porous shell with ordered pore structures and a narrow particle size distribution, such as about ±5% (one sigma), and a high specific surface area of about 5 to about 1000 m | 2010-03-04 |