10th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130056583 | HANDLING SYSTEM FOR HANDLING OBJECTS IN A VEHICLE, STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HANDLING OBJECTS IN A VEHICLE - A handling system for handling objects in a vehicle comprises a storage apparatus that is positionable outside a vehicle cabin, an access device that is positionable in a vehicle cabin, and a transport device for transporting objects between the storage apparatus and the access device. The storage apparatus comprises a storage space and a connection station that is connectable to the transport device, wherein the storage apparatus comprises at least one drive device for moving carriers on which objects to be stored are held. The handling system comprises at least one guiding device that with the drive device guides the carriers on at least one circular path within the storage space. The storage space thus comprises a vertical flat shape that results in a significantly smaller reduction in the available cargo volume in a vehicle, while at the same time maximizing the design space available for passenger seats. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056584 | METHOD FOR MOUNTING AN AIRCRAFT COMPONENT AND AIRCRAFT ASSEMBLY - A method for mounting an aircraft component, which in the mounted state is movable between a first and a second operating position and is taken up in its first operating position in a mounting area, comprises the measuring of the mounting area, in order to obtain data characteristic of the shape and/or the dimensions of the mounting area. The data characteristic of the shape and/or the dimensions of the mounting area are projected onto the aircraft component arranged in its second operating position. Finally, the aircraft component arranged in its second operating position is adjusted with reference to the projection of the data characteristic of the shape and/or the dimensions of the mounting area. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056585 | AIRCRAFT TAIL SURFACE WITH A LEADING EDGE SECTION OF UNDULATED SHAPE - An aircraft tail surface ( | 2013-03-07 |
20130056586 | AUTOMATIC JETTISON SYSTEM FOR A ROTORCRAFT - A method of automatically jettisoning cargo suspended from a suspension system coupled to an auto jettison system, includes receiving an initial load value from at least one attachment point of the suspension system, the receiving of the initial load value in response to attaching the cargo to the suspension system; receiving an instantaneous load value of the cargo suspended on an attachment point, the attachment point being coupled to the cargo; predicting a rate of change of the instantaneous load value at a predetermined future time period; combining the predicted rate of change of the instantaneous load value with the initial load value to create a predicted load value; comparing the predicted load value to a threshold value for the attachment point; and jettisoning the cargo from the attachment point if the predicted value is greater than the threshold value. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056587 | RAILWAY SNOW MELTER DUCT ASSEMBLY - The present disclosure relates to a component for a railway snow melter. The component includes a mounting plate adapted for connection to a tie duct. The mounting plate defines a point nozzle opening and/or a track duct nozzle. A point nozzle is mounted to the mounting plate at a location above the point nozzle opening. A track duct nozzle is mounted to the mounting plate at a location above the track duct nozzle opening. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056588 | ARRANGEMENT RELATED TO GUIDING OF HOSES AND/OR CABLES - The invention relates to a device for guiding hoses and/or cables miming from a crane jib via its nose portion, wherein a first/upper swing joint ( | 2013-03-07 |
20130056589 | EXHAUST PIPE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF FASTENING A SHEET-METAL TAB TO AN EXHAUST PIPE - An exhaust pipe assembly comprises an exhaust pipe extending along a pipe axis and a fastening panel that is mounted to the exhaust pipe. The cross-section of the fastening panel is configured in a curved manner, and two contact surfaces of the fastening panel, which are spaced apart in the circumferential direction, are soldered to the exhaust pipe. A support connected with the fastening panel is arranged between the two contact surfaces of the fastening panel. The fastening panel can be fastened to the exhaust pipe by the following steps: an exhaust pipe and a sheet-metal tab are provided; a soldering material is then captively fixed to the sheet-metal tab; and the sheet-metal tab is then arranged on the exhaust pipe such that the soldering material contacts the exhaust pipe to finally solder the sheet-metal tab to the exhaust pipe. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056590 | EXTRUSION TAP TOP BEAM CLAMP - An improved beam clamp for use in hanging pipes and fire protection systems has a one piece clamp body with parallel arms which extend from a base for contact with a beam flange or other structure, and with one more through-holes formed in the base by friction drilling or other extrusion process to form a collar on one side of the base and a bushing on an opposite side of the base whereby the extruded through-hole has a linear dimension which is greater than a material thickness of the base. The extruded through-hole is threaded to receive a fastener or rod for extension to a pipe or other object, and the strength of the threaded engagement is increased by the number of threads in the extruded through-hole. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056591 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL COMB TO SECURE METALLIC PIPING AND METHOD FOR SECURING SUCH PIPING - A multifunctional comb includes an upper half-comb provided to be mounted on a support and a lower half-comb provided to be mounted on the support through the upper half-comb and a screw system. The half-combs have arches facing each other to grip the piping. In addition, each of the half-combs has at least two half-bores located in front of each other to form bores of the comb, as well as inter-arches connecting faces. The half-bores, the arches and the connecting faces are continuously covered by an electrically conductive coating in order to ensure the plating function. Moreover, the half-bores, the upper half-comb and the bottom half-comb include structure coupled to the half-combs that can be secured to the support respectively in a temporary and permanent way. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056592 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO SUPPORT BUILDING MEMBERS DURING INSTALLATION - A portable apparatus for temporarily supporting one end portion of a building element includes a primary support rail and a support member. The support member is adjustably and movably coupled to the primary support rail. The support member is configured to temporarily support an end portion of a building member and is coupled to the primary support rail via an adjustment mechanism. Actuation of the adjustment mechanism is effective to adjust a relative position of the support member along the primary support rail. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056593 | BRAKE HOSE GUIDE - A brake hose guide includes a guide portion constructed of a pair of vertical wall portions with a connecting portion for connecting the vertical wall portions to each other. The brake hose guide is fastened to a support body for allowing a brake hose to pass through the inside of the guide portion. A mounting portion is connected to a specified vertical wall portion that constitutes at least one of a pair of vertical wall portions and is formed such that a portion of the mounting portion projects more toward the inside of the guide portion than the specified vertical wall portion. At least a portion of a fastening hole, that is formed in the mounting portion so as to allow a fastening member to pass therethrough, is arranged inside an outer end portion of the specified vertical wall portion as viewed from the fastening direction toward the support body. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056594 | Support Mechanism - A support mechanism for raising and lowering objects from a fixed position. When operatively interconnected, and in its raised resting position, the device forms what is substantially a forward leaning parallelogram bisected by the consolidated length of a slide and slide-guide, which forms two substantially congruent triangles sharing a common side. In its lowered resting position, the device collapses to form an elongated rectangle bisected by the fully extended slide and slide-guide and rests substantially atop its support surface at a height defined by the cumulative thickness of each component. Generally the support mechanism comprises: a base and support member, a first and second side member, a slide and a slide-guide. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056595 | MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAYS - A mount system for a photovoltaic (PV) panel array allows for ease of installation, flexibility of movement, and the ability to remove and redeploy the system as needed. The mounting system includes a plurality of standoff mounts which are secured to a substrate in a grid system, elongated mounting rails which are secured onto the standoff mounts in parallel, and attachment rails secured to opposing side edges of the PV panels. The attachment rails and mounting rails include interfitting mating formations which interlock to suspend the PV panels between the mounting rails and above the substrate. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056596 | Device Holder - Device holder for clamping long-handled devices subject to gravity, has a carrier to be fastened to a wall, a pair of clamping scissors reversibly pivoted relative to the carrier from horizontal to vertical positions, the scissors having two scissor legs moved relative to each other and rotatably arranged at a bent end on the carrier side. Free legs of the scissor legs cross one another and form a device receptacle. For the device holder to securely hold the device and to remain functional for a long time, in the area of the receptacle the scissor legs are always in a plane having a line of intersection with the clamp carrier plane that is horizontally oriented, and at least one scissor leg limits at least the pivoting motion of the other scissor leg into the clamping position by a stop. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056597 | Quick Release Hook and Loop Device - A quick release hook and loop device is used to attach an object to a base surface, such as a wall. It is comprised of first and second quick release sections and a strap. The quick release sections each have a nonstick side. The quick release sections are attached to each other at their nonstick sides by threading a strap through openings within the quick release sections. The other sides of the quick release sections are provided with hook or loop fastener surfaces. The device may be used to attach an object to a surface by way of hook and loop fastener bonds. The hook and loop fastener bonds may be effectively broken by removing the strap from the quick release sections. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056598 | Mounting system - A mounting system for affixing fastening elements to a wall, particularly in rooms fitted with tiles, marble panels, or similar wall paneling, wherein the wall should not be punctured or have its surface penetrated in anyway. The mounting system comprises a support having a cavity or other structure for storing an adhesive and allowing uniform distribution of the adhesive on the support for attachment to a wall. At least one air transmission port on the support allows air penetration for ventilating and curing of the adhesive. An opening between the front face of the support and the rear face of the support allows air penetration from the air transmission port and recess to reach the adhesive on the rear face of the support. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056599 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TOOLLESSLY, RELEASABLY ATTACHING COMPONENTS TO A STRUCTURE - An apparatus for toollessly, releasably attaching an optical component to a structure is disclosed. The optical component has a snap fastener. The snap fastener may be integrally formed with and part of the optical component. An accepting feature is attached to the structure. When the snap fastener is brought into contact with the accepting feature, the accepting feature accepts the snap fastener thereby toollessly, releasably attaching the optical component to the structure. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056600 | Blocking support hanger - A Blocking Support Hanger is made from galvanized sheet metal bent into a C shape with an integral U shaped flange at the end of the top C flange that fits over the bottom flange of a bulb tee, steel bar joist, I-beam and other flanged type structural support framing. Various gages and widths of galvanized sheet metal will be used to fabricate the blocking support hangers in order to support differing weight and span length of the structural support framing as needed to support the materials attached to the blocking supported by the blocking support hanger. The blocking support hanger assembly provides a simple installation to the bottom of an existing support frame, inexpensive, capable of a wide range of nonstructural support product installations, allows quick, lasting easy installation. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056601 | ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM FOR USE WITH MOUNTING SYSTEMS FOR AUDIO/VISUAL DEVICES OR THE LIKE - An adjustment mechanism for use in a mounting system comprising a first mounting portion configured to operatively connect to the audio/visual device and a second mounting portion configured to attach to the first mounting portion and to a mounting surface. The adjustment mechanism operatively connects the first mounting portion to the second mounting portion. The adjustment mechanism includes a housing with a bore formed therein, a clutch positioned within the housing, and a rotatable shaft positioned within the housing and being operatively connected to the first mounting portion. The shaft is configured to rotate within the bore relative to the housing. The shaft is rotatable within the bore in a first rotational direction through the clutch with a first torque, and the shaft is also rotatable within the bore in a second rotational direction through the clutch with a second torque. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056602 | Flexible Bag Holder - A bag holder for suspending a bag above the ground from a game table with a bumper is provided. The bag holder includes a flat base which fits underneath the inner edge of the table bumper and is attached with a flat, flexible strap which bends over the bumper that is attached with a chain or hook. The chain may have a fastener at one end so that the chain can be wrapped around a handle on the bag and then removably attached to another section of the chain to form a loop and secure the bag to the bag holder. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056603 | ANGLE-ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT WITH PIVOT MECHANISM - An angle-adjustable support includes a base, a carrier and a pivot mechanism. The base includes a sidewall and a bottom. The sidewall has a first pivot and a second pivot. The pivot mechanism pivotally connects the carrier with the base. The pivot mechanism has three working states. The carrier is locked when the pivot mechanism works in a first working state. The carrier is capable of pivoting relative to the base in a clockwise or anticlockwise when the pivot mechanism works in a second working state. The carrier is free to rotate when the pivot mechanism works in a third working state. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056604 | SLIDE RAIL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - The slide rail device includes lock release levers rotatably supported in a vertical direction between a lock position where locking mechanisms restrict sliding of upper rails and an unlock position where front of the lock release levers move further upward to release the restriction on the sliding of the upper rails, a handle having rear-end connecting portions respectively inserted into the connecting portions of the lock release levers, rotation limit portions to prevent the rear-end connecting portions from rotating upward relative to the lock release levers, rotation allowance spaces to allow the connecting portions to relatively rotate downward from a position where the rear-end connecting portions contact the rotation limit portions, and biasers to bias and rotate the rear-end connecting portions in a direction to bring the rear-end connecting portions into contact with the rotation limit portions. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056605 | ACTIVE ANTENNA - An active antenna, comprising: a main board and at least one wireless module; a first buckle member set on the at least one wireless module, a second buckle member set on the main board corresponding to the first buckle member on the least one wireless module; the first buckle member of the at least one wireless module clasps the second buckle member of the main board, thereby fixing the wireless module on the main board. The active antenna has advantages of low maintenance cost and high maintenance efficiency. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056606 | GROUND SPIKE - A metal post support ground spike is disclosed having a post receiving socket, and a flat plate. The flat plate is welded to four walls of the post receiving socket. The post support may also comprise a blades portion welded to the flat plate. The blades portion, post receiving socket and flat plate may all have reinforcement lines stamped therein and may comprise metals of varying thickness and rigidity. The flat plate may comprise the thickest and most rigid metal, whereas the post receiving socket and/or the blades may be made from a thinner and/or less rigid metal. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056607 | IN-GROUND POLE RECEPTACLE - An in-ground pole receptacle can be driven into or buried in the ground by a homeowner or other individual who is familiar with the routing of underground sprinkler pipes. The pole receptacle has a stake component with a cylindrical chamber that serves as a receptacle for the lower end of a flagpole or other pole and a top plate component that prevents grass from growing around the opening of the cylindrical chamber. The holder is further equipped with a hinged cap or resilient plug secured to the top plate component that is used to cover the opening of the chamber so that soil and debris can be excluded from the chamber when the pole is not installed therein. The stake component and the top plate component can be formed separately or they can be unitary. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056608 | TEMPORARY ROOF ANCHOR HAVING SHOCK ABSORBING MEANS - Described is a temporary roof anchor for fitment to a roof support structure, the roof anchor comprising: first attachment means for temporary fitment to the roof support structure; second attachment means remote from the first attachment means for attaching safety equipment; and shock-absorbing means having a deformable region extending between the first and second attachment means in a first length when not subject to a deformation force corresponding to a critical sudden load, the shock-absorbing means lying substantially in a single plane and comprising a substantially rigid structure that, when subject to the critical sudden load, deforms, elongating to a greater length than the first length. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056609 | DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING A SIDE WASHING BRUSH, AND VEHICLE WASHING SYSTEM HAVING SUCH A DEVICE - A device for supporting a side washing brush of a vehicle washing system is provided, which brush is rotatable about a rotational axis, the device including a bearing apparatus for rotatably supporting a drive shaft, and a holding apparatus which is fixedly connected to the bearing apparatus and which is held on a frame by means of elastic cushioning elements arranged above and below the holding apparatus. To improve the device in such a way that the risk of damage to the cushioning elements is reduced, it is proposed that the holding apparatus can be acted on by the cushioning elements only by compressive forces aligned in the direction of the holding apparatus. A vehicle washing system is also proposed which has at least one device of this type, on which a side washing brush is mounted. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056610 | MOBILE BASE FOR A TABLE SAW - A mobile base that attaches to the stand of a table saw is disclosed, The mobile base includes wheels and casters that rotate down and lift the saw when a foot pedal is depressed. The mobile base raises the saw asymmetrically to provide clearance for the legs of an extension table attached to the table of the saw. A locking mechanism locks the wheels and casters so that they do not retract while the saw is moved, and a foot-operated lever releases the wheels and casters so that they may retract and lower the saw back to the ground. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056611 | Mounting Apparatus and Method - A mounting apparatus and method that can be used to secure a component to be tested to a testing device when the mounting holes of the component are offset from each other in one or more axes in relation to the axis of the component to be tested. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056612 | Universal Multipoint Lock Lever Set For Patio Doors With Non-Standard Mounting Holes - A door lever set assembly for a patio door with non-standard center to center spacing between mounting holes includes a sub-plate adapted to be located on an outside surface of the patio door has a vertical slot near the top and bottom ends of the sub-plate, and two reinforcement blocks located between the sub-plate and the surface of the patio door where each reinforcement block has a hole aligned with a vertical slot. The reinforcement blocks slide toward or away from each other until the center to center spacing between the holes in the reinforcement blocks is the same as the center to center spacing between the mounting holes on the patio door to allow bolts to pass through the slots in the sub-plate, the holes in the reinforcement blocks and the mounting holes in the patio door. The sub-plate is adapted to be snap fit to different cover plates. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056613 | Grommet Mounting Assembly - A mounting assembly for mounting a mounting foot to a base pan comprises a grommet, a mounting foot and a fastener. The grommet includes a body, an upper post and a lower post. The upper post extends from a first end the body and the lower post extends from a second end of the body. The upper post has a shoulder. The mounting foot has a mount opening for receiving the upper post. The mount opening has a diameter. The fastener is received on the upper post, and maintains the mounting foot on the upper post. The mounting foot has a thickness less than the thickness of the shoulder. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056614 | MULTI-DIMENSIONAL MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING - A photovoltaic (PV) generating system that includes a plurality of PV tracker units, each having: a PV panel with a plurality of PV generators connected to output electrical power and an actuator for positioning the PV panel. A multiple tracker control unit is in communication with the plurality of PV tracker units, the tracker control unit monitoring the output electrical power of the PV panels and controlling, in dependance on the monitored output electrical power, both: (i) power conversion of the output electrical power and (ii) the actuators of the PV tracker units, to optimize power output for the plurality of PV tracker units. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056615 | OPTICAL FAULT MONITORING - Various embodiments related to monitoring for optical faults in an optical system are disclosed. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides, in an optical system comprising a light source, a light outlet, and an optical element disposed between the light source and the light outlet, a method of monitoring for optical system faults. The method includes detecting, via a light sensor directed toward an interface surface of the optical element closest to the light source, an intensity of light traveling from the interface surface of the optical element to the light sensor, and comparing an intensity of light detected to one or more threshold intensity values. The method further includes identifying an optical system fault condition based on comparing the intensity of light detected to one or more threshold values, and modifying operation of the optical system. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056616 | IMAGE SENSOR, LIGHT QUANTITY MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND MICROSCOPE SYSTEM - An image sensor includes an effective pixel region formed of a pixel group which is irradiated with light, and an optical black region formed of a pixel group which is shielded from light. In the image sensor, when the image sensor is used for a light quantity measurement, the effective pixel region is sectioned into a measurement region used for the light quantity measurement and a light shielding region which is used for a calculation of a value of one of an offset component and a noise component and is shielded from light. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056617 | IMAGER WITH VARIABLE AREA COLOR FILTER ARRAY AND PIXEL ELEMENTS - A color pixel array includes a plurality of micropixels. Each micropixel includes a photosensitive element and a filter element optically aligned with the photosensitive element such that incident light passes through the filter element prior to reaching the photosensitive element. The micropixels are organized into triangular macropixels that each includes multiple micropixels. A perimeter shape of each of the triangular macropixels forms a triangle. The triangular macropixels have a repeating pattern across the color pixel array. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056618 | DRIVING DEVICE AND SPATIAL INFORMATION DETECTING DEVICE USING THE SAME - The driving device includes an applied voltage control unit configured to perform a transfer process of controlling a charge-coupled device to transfer electric charges. The applied voltage control unit is configured to switch, in order from a first end to a second end of a line of transfer electrodes of the charge-coupled device, a voltage applied to the transfer electrode from a control voltage for forming a potential well to a reference voltage for eliminating the potential well. The applied voltage control unit includes a control circuit configured to generate a driving signal based on a clock signal, and a driving circuit configured to apply the control voltage and the reference voltage selectively to the transfer electrode in accordance with the driving signal. The control circuit is configured to delay a second driving signal defined by the driving signal associated with one of the adjacent transfer electrodes from a first driving signal defined by the driving signal associated with the other of the adjacent transfer electrodes so as to adjust a phase difference between the first driving signal and the second driving signal to a value corresponding to predetermined time shorter than a period of the clock signal. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056619 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND DRIVE METHOD THEREFOR - A solid-state image pickup apparatus of the present invention includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix. For the convenience sake, among the plurality of pixels, two pixels from which signals are not read in parallel are set to be a first pixel and a second pixel. A first reset transistor is disposed in an electrical path between a first reset power supply line and the control electrode of an amplifying transistor contained in the first pixel. A second reset transistor is disposed in an electrical path between the control electrode of the amplifying transistor contained in the first pixel and the control electrode of an amplifying transistor contained in the second pixel. A third reset transistor is disposed in an electrical path between the control electrode of the amplifying transistor contained in the second pixel and a second reset power supply line. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056620 | DEVICE FOR LIGHTING AN OBJECT, WITH LIGHT SOURCE PROVIDED WITH A MEMBER FOR SAMPLING A PORTION OF SAID LIGHT, APPLICATION TO THE MEASUREMENT OF FLUX VARIATIONS OF THE SOURCE - A device for lighting an object, with light source provided with a member for sampling a portion of the light, application to the measurement of flux variations of the source. The device includes at least one light source emitting an illuminating light around an illumination axis, for lighting the object, and a photodetector. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056621 | SIGNS-OF-DETERIORATION DETECTOR FOR SEMICONDUCTOR LASER - A signs-of-deterioration detector for a semiconductor laser includes a first light receiving section that acquires first information relating to an optical output of the semiconductor laser and a second light receiving section that acquires second information relating to an intensity distribution of the emission pattern below the lasing threshold of the semiconductor laser. The detector also includes a holding section that holds the first information and the second information at a predetermined time point T | 2013-03-07 |
20130056622 | ANALOG ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT FOR PROCESSING A LIGHT SIGNAL, AND CORRESPONDING PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - This analog electronic circuit ( | 2013-03-07 |
20130056623 | ELECTRO-OPTIC MODULATOR STRUCTURES, RELATED METHODS AND APPLICATIONS - An electro-optic modulator structure, a method for fabricating the electro-optic modulator structure, a method for operating an electro-optic modulator device that derives from the electro-optic modulator structure and a related communications apparatus that includes the electro-optic modulator structure all are directed towards effecting a comparatively low voltage operation of the electro-optic modulator device predicated upon consideration of optimal charge carrier injection efficiency characteristics of a PIN diode charge carrier injection based micro-ring electro-optic modulator structure as a function of applied bias voltage. To realize the foregoing result, at least in part, the PIN diode charge carrier injection based electro-optic modulator structure includes at least one of a p-doped region and an n-doped region that has a relatively high volume dopant concentration at a surface thereof. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056624 | ABSOLUTE POSITION MEASURING ENCODER - An absolute position measuring encoder having an ABS/INC integrated pattern obtained by integrating an absolute pattern and an incremental pattern together is provided. The absolute position measuring encoder includes an imaging optical system (lens) designed to generate an amplitude difference between a light and dark signal derived from the absolute pattern and light and dark signal derived from the incremental pattern, and a signal processing system (comparator) for separating a received light signal from the ABS/INC integrated pattern into an absolute pattern signal and an incremental pattern signal by utilizing the amplitude difference. Accordingly, an absolute pattern signal and an incremental pattern signal can be separated off from the ABS/INC integrated pattern at a high speed with a simple processing circuit. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056625 | BLACKBODY CALIBRATION STANDARD FOR SUBMILLIMETER FREQUENCY RANGE - Blackbody calibration standard including a main absorber and a secondary absorber, wherein the main absorber is comprised in a cavity and the secondary absorber is comprised in a cavity and the secondary absorber is arranged such that it surrounds the cavity comprising the main absorber. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056626 | Downhole Spectroscopic Detection of Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen Sulfide - The present invention relates to a method for measuring the characteristics of a downhole fluid. The method for measuring the characteristics of a downhole fluid includes passing a downhole fluid sample through an analyzer, analyzing the downhole fluid sample by illuminating the downhole fluid sample with light from a light source and detecting light that interacts with the fluid sample. The method is applicable to detecting carbon dioxide and/or hydrogen sulfide directly in a downhole environment. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056627 | Open Trap Mass Spectrometer - An open electrostatic trap mass spectrometer is disclosed for operation with wide and diverging ion packets. Signal on detector is composed of signals corresponding to multiplicity of ion cycles, called multiplets. Using reproducible distribution of relative intensity within multiplets, the signal can be unscrambled for relatively sparse spectra, such as spectra past fragmentation cell of tandem mass spectrometer, past ion mobility and differential ion mobility separators. Various embodiments are provided for particular pulsed ion sources and pulsed converters such as orthogonal accelerators, ion guides, and ion traps. The method and apparatus enhance the duty cycle of pulsed converters, improve space charge tolerance of the open trap analyzer and extends the dynamic range of time-of-flight detectors. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056628 | LASER SPOT CONTROL IN MALDI MASS SPECTROMETERS - Mass spectrometers ionize samples by matrix-assisted laser desorption (MALDI). The samples are located on a moveable support plate, and irradiated by a pulsed laser. A fast positional control of laser spots is provided via a system of rotatable mirrors to relieve strain on a support plate motion drive. If the spot position is finely adjusted by the mirror system and follows the movement of the sample support plate, the intermittent movement of the sample support can be replaced with a continuous uniform motion. The fast positional control allows more uniform ablation of a sample area. Galvo mirrors with low inertia may be used between the beam generation and a Kepler telescope in the housing of the laser. The positional control can also provide a fully automatic adjustment of MALDI time-of-flight mass spectrometers, at least if the ion-optical elements are equipped with movement devices. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056629 | Mass Spectrometer - A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising an ion mobility spectrometer or separator and an ion guide arranged downstream of the ion mobility spectrometer or separator. A plurality of axial potential wells are created in the ion guide so that ions received from the ion mobility spectrometer or separator become confined in separate axial potential wells. The potential wells maintain the fidelity and/or composition of ions received from the ion mobility spectrometer or separator. The potential wells are translated along the length of the ion guide. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056630 | DETECTION AND MONITORING OF NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE - A method of assessing the severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, and/or liver fibrosis in a subject includes obtaining a bodily sample from a subject and determining a level of the at least one oxidized fatty acid product in the sample. An increased level of at least one oxidized fatty acid product in the subject compared to a control is indicative of an increase in severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, and/or liver fibrosis. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056631 | TECHNIQUES FOR AUTOMATED PARAMETER ADJUSTMENT USING ION SIGNAL INTENSITY FEEDBACK - Described are techniques for tuning parameters of a system. For one or more values of a distance, mass spectral analysis of a liquid analyte stream is performed. A corresponding ion signal intensity of a selected ion is obtained. The distance is measured from a first end of a first tube to a second end of a second tube which surrounds said first tube. Using a computing device, a current value of the distance is automatically adjusted in accordance with corresponding ion signal intensities obtained for the selected ion. Using a computing device, a desired value for the distance is automatically determined using the corresponding ion signal intensities. The desired value results in an ion signal intensity for the selected ion which is any of more than a threshold intensity and a maximum of ion signal intensities obtained by performing mass spectral analysis using different values for the distance. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056632 | Detectors And Ion Sources - A field asymmetric ion mobility spectrometer (FAIMS) has an analyte ion source assembly by which an analyte substance is ionized and supplied to the inlet of the spectrometer. The ion source assembly has an upstream source of clean, dry air and two ion sources of opposite polarity arranged at the same distance along the flow path. The ion sources are arranged so that the overall charge of the plasma produced is substantially neutral. The analyte substance is admitted via an inlet downstream of the ion sources and flows into a reaction region of enlarged cross section to slow the flow and increase the time for which the analyte molecules are exposed to the plasma. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056633 | MASS SPECTROMETER - A mass spectrometer having a resolution improved by introducing ions into a mass spectrometry part with a high efficiency is provided with a small-sized, simple configuration. The mass spectrometer includes an opening/closing mechanism provided between a sample introducing piping part for introducing a sample into the mass spectrometry part and the mass spectrometry part to conduct gas introduction intermittently and control sample passage. The mass spectrometer further includes a pump mechanism to evacuate a high pressure side of the sample introducing piping part, that is, an opposite side of the opening/closing mechanism to the mass spectrometry part to have a pressure in a range of 100 to 10,000 Pa. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056634 | Charged Particle Detector System Comprising a Conversion Electrode - The invention relates to a charged particle detector system comprising a conversion plate ( | 2013-03-07 |
20130056635 | XY-COORDINATE COMPENSATION APPARATUS AND METHOD IN SAMPLE PATTERN INSPECTION APPARATUS - Stage orthogonal error and position errors caused by mirror distortion are reduced. A CPU calculates a coordinate error (Δx,Δy) between a measured XY coordinate (x,y) of each of arbitrary reference points on a wafer W | 2013-03-07 |
20130056636 | SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE - Sample drift in a scanning electron microscope is suppressed which is caused by a change in room temperature or associated with operation of motors for driving a sample stage. Supply currents to the motors during movement of the sample and a stop of the sample movement are controlled so that the supply currents have the same level or so that a maximum difference in level between the supply currents is 20%. This lessens any changes in the amounts of heat generated by the motors, thereby reducing sample drift during observation. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056637 | INFRARED DETECTING ELEMENT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INFRARED DETECTING ELEMENT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The infrared detecting element has a base plate; an insulating film that is provided on the base plate and has a recessed portion surrounding a hollow space; a supporting section that is held by a beam, one end of the beam being fixed to the insulating film, and is located in an area that opposes the hollow space; and an infrared detecting section that is provided on the supporting section and detects infrared rays, in which the recessed portion is covered with a water repellent film that includes polysilicon, and the beam and the supporting section include silicon nitride or silicon carbonitride. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056638 | Three-dimensional radiation position detector and method of identifying sensed positions therein - A three-dimensional position-sensitive radiation detector is provided which has a three-dimensional array of photodetectors disposed on the surface of a scintillator block and which is capable of three-dimensionally identifying the position of light emission at which radiation has been detected within the detector. The three-dimensional position-sensitive radiation detector includes: a scintillator block including a central portion which restricts the direction of diffusion of light so as to direct the light in three axial directions and which has an optically discontinuous region, and an outer portion which is disposed on the outside of the central portion and which does not restrict the direction of diffusion of light; and photodetectors disposed on at least two outer circumferential surfaces of the scintillator block. The detector identifies three-dimensionally the position of light emission, thereby preventing deterioration in position discrimination performance even when inner scintillator elements are smaller than the photodetectors. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056639 | Timing Response Improvement in Light-Sharing Detectors - A method for improving timing response in light-sharing scintillation detectors is disclosed. The method includes detecting an event, by a plurality of photo sensors, from a scintillation crystal. The method then includes sampling and digitizing the photo sensor outputs by an analog-to-digital converter. Then the method includes correcting associated timing data, by a processor, for each of the photo sensor outputs based on a lookup table. The method then includes selectively time shifting the photo sensor outputs based on the lookup table to generate corrected photo sensor outputs. The method then includes summing the corrected photo sensor outputs by the processor. The method then includes generating an event time, by the processor, for the detected event based on the sum of the corrected photo sensor outputs. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056640 | HIGH-ENERGY PHOTON DETECTOR - A detector of a high-energy photon, the detector including a photodetector and a detection medium that is intended to absorb a high-energy photon while generating ionization electrons and photons along a luminous phenomenon, the electrons and photons being detected by the photodetector. The detection medium is formed of molecules, having a heavy atom with an atomic number greater than or equal to 72, such that the detection medium is liquid under the operating conditions of the detector. The detector also includes a device for diverting the ionization electrons that are generated by the absorbed photon and moreover includes a collector that collects charges in order to determine the time for diverting the electrons to the charge-collector on the basis of a triggering time that corresponds to the detection of the luminous phenomenon by the photodetector. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056641 | SOLID-STATE NEUTRON DETECTOR WITH GADOLINIUM CONVERTER - Thermal Neutron Detector. The detector includes at least one semiconductor transistor within a circuit for monitoring current flowing through the semiconductor transistor. A film of gadolinium-containing material covers the semiconductor transistor whereby thermal neutrons interacting with the gadolinium-containing material generate electrons that induce a change in current flowing through the semiconductor transistor to provide neutron detection. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056642 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING AERIAL IMAGE OF EUV MASK - An aerial image measuring apparatus includes an extreme ultra-violet (EUV) light generation unit configured to generate EUV light, a moving unit configured to mount an EUV mask and to move the EUV mask in x and y axis directions, a primary reduction optics configured to primarily reduce a divergence of the EUV light generated by the EUV light generation unit, a secondary reduction optics configured to secondarily reduce the divergence of the primarily reduced EUV light, and a detection unit configured to sense energy information from the secondarily reduced EUV light reflected from the plurality of regions on the EUV mask, the secondarily reduced EUV light being incident on and reflected from a plurality of regions on the EUV mask. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056643 | MATERIAL DISCRIMINATION SYSTEM - This disclosure relates to systems and methods for material discrimination. The systems and methods include a single source that generates both neutrons and photons, and a single imaging array with a common detector that detects the neutrons and the photons generated from the single source. The systems and methods allow for a determination of the contents, and/or the effective atomic number (“Z”) of the contents, of an object without physical inspection of the interior of the object. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056644 | TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGE GENERATING APPARATUS AND TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGE GENERATING METHOD - A tomographic image of a subject is generated from projection image data acquired in a series of image capturing processes carried out by a radiation detector based on radiation emitted from a radiation source and transmitted through the subject. An extrapolating process is performed on each of the projection image data along a prescribed direction, and a smoothing process is performed on each of the projection image data along a direction perpendicular to the prescribed direction, thereby determining values of a plurality of pixels in non-detecting regions, which do not belong to a detecting region of the radiation detector. The determined values of the pixels also are used to generate the tomographic image. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056645 | MULTI CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM WRITING APPARATUS AND MULTI CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM WRITING METHOD - In accordance with one aspect of this invention, a multi charged particle beam writing apparatus includes an aperture member, in which a plurality of openings are formed, configured to form multi-beams by making portions of the charged particle beam pass through the plurality of openings; a writing processing control unit configured to control writing processing so that a plurality of beams having passed through different openings among the plurality of openings are arranged to align on the target object; and a shot interval adjusting unit configured to adjust shot intervals among beams so that a maximum shot interval among beams being a control grid interval defined by a predetermined quantization size or a size which is prescribed within a predetermined range from the predetermined quantization size, or less when the shot intervals among beams which are arranged to align on the target object are different depending on a place. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056646 | MULTI-LEAF COLLIMATOR, PARTICLE BEAM THERAPY SYSTEM, AND TREATMENT PLANNING APPARATUS - There are provided a leaf row ( | 2013-03-07 |
20130056647 | MULTI CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM WRITING APPARATUS AND MULTI CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM WRITING METHOD - In accordance with one aspect of this invention, a multi charged particle beam writing apparatus includes an aperture member, in which a plurality of openings are formed, configured to form multi-beams by making portions of the charged particle beam pass through the plurality of openings; a plurality of blankers configured to perform blanking-deflect regarding beams corresponding to the multi-beams; a writing processing control unit configured to control writing processing with a plurality of beams having passed through different openings among the plurality of openings being irradiated on the target object at a predetermined control grid interval; and a dose controlling unit configured to variably control a dose of a beam associated with deviation according to a deviation amount when an interval between the plurality of beams irradiated is deviated from the control grid interval. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056648 | METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF BALLAST WATER - A process has been developed to selectively dissociate target molecules into component products compositionally distinct from the target molecule, wherein the bonds of the target molecule do not reform because the components are no longer reactive with each other. Dissociation is affected by treating the target molecule with light at a frequency and intensity, alone or in combination with a catalyst in an amount effective to selectively break bonds within the target molecule. Dissociation does not result in re-association into the target molecule by the reverse process, and does not produce component products which have a change in oxidation number or state incorporated oxygen or other additives because the process does not proceed via a typical reduction-oxidation mechanism. This process can be used for the remediation of water, particularly ballast water. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056649 | UNIT FOR TREATING BLANKS OF HOLLOW BODIES WITH RADIATION, PROVIDED WITH A RADIATION-CONTAINMENT AIRLOCK - A unit for treating blanks of hollow bodies made of a plastic material which includes: an enclosure which the blanks travel through longitudinally; a plurality of electromagnetic radiation sources, arranged on at least one lateral side of the enclosure; at least one airlock adjoining the enclosure, provided with mobile shields that are opaque to the electromagnetic radiation travelling along a path locally encroaching upon the path of the blanks; two shields defining two-by-two an area for holding at least one blank. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056650 | METHOD FOR ALIGNING A PLURALITY OF SUB-APERTURES OF A MULTIPLE-APERTURE IMAGING SYSTEM - A method for aligning a plurality of sub-apertures of a multiple-aperture imaging system including, but not limited to, identifying one sub-aperture to serve as a reference sub-aperture, actuating the reference sub-aperture in a series of piston steps of a known amount, collecting data relating to each image of a plurality of images of a point object, each image corresponding to a respective piston step, compiling the data into a three-dimensional data cube, detecting a plurality of fringes positioned within the three-dimensional data cube, determining the relative location of each sub-aperture of the plurality of sub-apertures based on a location of each fringe of the plurality of fringes within the three-dimensional data cube, and actuating a piston associated with at least one sub-aperture based, at least in part, on the relative location to move the at least one sub-aperture into alignment with another sub-aperture and repeating with each remaining sub-aperture until all sub-apertures are at substantially the same piston height. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056651 | ADVANCED ANTIMATTER WEAPON TECHNOLOGIES - A gamma ray emitting technology is described. It creates pair production in the enemy target and the positrons annihilate the electrons in the target. This causes the atoms of the target to lose their chemical bonds with each other. This technique is continued until the target is neutralized. Targets, which can be neutralized, include everything from a single enemy soldier, to a large battleship. The information in this abstract is not meant to limit the scope of the claims in any way. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056652 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING RF SIGNALS FROM COLLECTED RADIANCE ENERGY - A system and method for collecting radiance energy from the Earth and using the collected radiance energy as the main energy source for generating RF signals is provided. The radiance energy collector may comprise an array of quantum systems configured to collect infrared energy radiated from the Earth. Once a sufficient amount of energy is collected (in the form of charged energy) by a cell of the array of quantum systems, a laser is configured to strike the cell with a certain amount of energy and phase and other attributes to allow the energy to be discharged and thus generate an RF signal. Most of the energy used for generating the RF signal is from the charged energy in the array of quantum systems and only a small portion of the total RF energy is contributed by the laser. The array of quantum systems and the laser generating module may be placed on an airship at a very high altitude. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056653 | POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERNING PROCESS - The invention provides a positive resist composition comprising, as base resins contained therein, (A) a polymer having a weight-average molecular weight of 1000 to 500000 and containing a repeating unit which contains a structure having a hydrogen atom of a carboxyl group thereof substituted with an acid-labile group having a cyclic structure and (B) a novolak resin of a substituted or an unsubstituted naphtholphthalein, and in addition, a photo acid generator. There can be provided a positive resist composition having an appropriate absorption to form a pattern on a highly reflective substrate, excellent characteristics in adhesion and implantation onto a non-planar substrate, a good pattern profile after light exposure, and an ion implantation resistance at the time of ion implantation; and a patterning process. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056654 | POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERNING PROCESS - The invention provides a positive resist composition comprising, as base resins contained therein, (A) a polymer having a weight-average molecular weight of 1000 to 500000 and containing a repeating unit which contains a structure having a hydrogen atom of a carboxyl group thereof substituted with an acid-labile group having a cyclic structure and (B) a novolak resin of a substituted or an unsubstituted fluorescein, and in addition, a photo acid generator. There can be provided a positive resist composition having an appropriate absorption to form a pattern on a highly reflective substrate with excellent pattern profile after light exposure, adhesion, implantation characteristics onto a non-planar substrate, and in addition, ion implantation resistance at the time of ion implantation; and to provide a patterning process. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056655 | ION IMPLANT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ION IMPLANTATION - An apparatus and a method of ion implantation using a rotary scan assembly having an axis of rotation and a periphery. A plurality of substrate holders is distributed about the periphery, and the substrate holders are arranged to hold respective planar substrates. Each planar substrate has a respective geometric center on the periphery. A beam line assembly provides a beam of ions for implantation in the planar substrates on the holders. The beam line assembly is arranged to direct said beam along a final beam path. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056656 | OPTICAL MEASURING APPARATUS, FLOW CYTOMETER, AND OPTICAL MEASURING METHOD - Provided is an optical measuring apparatus including a light irradiating unit that irradiates a sample flowing through a flow path with light, a light detecting unit that detects optical information emitted from the sample due to light irradiation by the light irradiating unit, and a rate information adding unit that adds a predetermined display corresponding to a flow amount of the sample per unit time obtained from the optical information to a waveform data graph obtained from the optical information. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056657 | LATCH VALVE FOR ACTUATING A TRANSMISSION CONTROL ELEMENT - A latch valve includes a first port containing line pressure, a second port containing control pressure, a third port located between the first and second ports, alternately connecting the first and second ports to a transmission control element, and a fourth port containing control pressure that tends to close the second port and open the first port in opposition to a spring force. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056658 | ELECTRICALLY OPERATED VALVE ACTUATOR WITH ELECTRO-MECHANICAL END STOP DETECTION DEVICE - An electrically operated valve actuator effective for shifting a valve ( | 2013-03-07 |
20130056659 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL VALVE WITH TWO VALVE SLIDES - An electromechanically actuated, hydraulic control valve with a double slide arranged in a valve housing which is in fluid communication with at least three hydraulic-fluid ports wherein a first and a second axially movable valve slide are, independently of each other, arranged to sealingly abut corresponding portions of a double valve seat, each valve slide is provided with a slide nut which is in engagement with an external threaded portion on the valve slide and is connected via transmission means to an actuator, and to each valve slide, a position sensor is connected, arranged to indicate a rotational motion of the slide nut. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056660 | ELECTRONIC COOLANT VALVE WITH INTEGRAL ACTUATOR MECHANISM - An electronic coolant valve mechanism with an integral actuator mechanism. The coolant valve mechanism utilizes an electric motor and a planetary roller mechanism integrated into a valve body to translate and operate a valve member in a linear direction. A manifold can include a plurality of coolant valve mechanism operating independently by a control system. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056661 | ACTUATION SYSTEM FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC VALVES - An actuation system for an electromagnetic valve, including: an actuation housing; an upper electromagnet assembly including a lower end surface which operates as an upper pickup surface; a lower electromagnet assembly including an upper end surface which operates as a lower pickup surface; an armature disposed between the upper pickup surface and the lower pickup surface; a radial permanent magnet; a valve spring; and a valve rod. Each electromagnet assembly includes an inner magnet core, a coil kit, and an outer magnet core. The radial permanent magnet is disposed between the inner magnet core and the outer magnet core. The valve spring is disposed at an inner side of the inner magnet core. The valve rod passes through a center formed by the valve spring and is fixedly connected with the armature. The armature is interconnected with at least one radial permanent magnet to form an actuation compound rotor. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056662 | ELECTROMAGNETICALLY ACTUATED VALVE - An electromagnetically actuated valve including a solenoid with a coil that generates a magnetic field upon being energized, a tubular member made of a non-magnetic material and disposed on an inner circumferential side of the coil, a movable valve body disposed within the tubular member and movable in an axial direction of the tubular member by an attraction force that is generated upon energizing the coil to thereby open and close a fluid passage, a first member made of a resin material and including a seat portion that is brought into contact with the movable valve body to close the fluid passage, and a first biasing member that biases the movable valve body toward the seat portion. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056663 | GAS VALVE UNIT FOR A DUAL CIRCUIT BURNER - A gas valve unit for adjusting a gas volume flow in a dual circuit gas burner of a gas appliance includes a valve body having a gas inlet and two gas outlets; and a control mechanism constructed to adjust the gas volumetric flow supplied to one of the gas outlets in a number of stages and to adjust the gas volumetric flow supplied to other one of the gas outlets in a number of stages. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056664 | Controlling Seat Structure for a Faucet - A controlling seat structure for a faucet contain a body connecting with an outlet pipe and including a controlling seat extending outward from one side thereof, the controlling seat including a cavity to receive a control valve with a lever, a locking member locked on the controlling seat of the body to position the control valve, and the controlling member being fitted on the lever of the control valve, the cavity including a first inlet, a second inlet, an outlet, and two positioning holes, all of which are fixed on an inner bottom of the cavity, characterized in that: between the inner bottom of the cavity of the controlling seat and the control valve is defined an adjusting member, and the adjusting member includes a first, a second, a third orifices, two fourth orifices, a first, a second, a third apertures and two pillars. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056665 | CAM OPERATED VALVE - A product transfer valve ( | 2013-03-07 |
20130056666 | VALVES HAVING REMOVABLE INTERNAL ACTUATION MECHANISMS - Internal valve apparatus are described. An example internal valve includes a body having a valve seat disposed in a fluid flow passageway between an inlet and an outlet. A flow control member is operatively coupled to the body and movable between a first position to engage the valve seat to restrict fluid flow through the valve and a second position to move away from the valve seat to allow fluid flow through the valve. A removable actuator is coupled to the body and operatively coupled to the flow control member to cause the flow control member to move between the first and second positions. A portion of the removable actuator is cantilevered in the fluid flow passageway between the inlet and the outlet when the removable actuator is coupled to the body. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056667 | Triple Offset Butterfly Valve and Rotary Valves For Sever Services - This invention relates to a novel rotary control valve with new joint methods and flow control mechanisms, line-reparability and fully metal seals more particularly to a triple offset butterfly valve or ball valve with those features used for on-off and flow controlling under multiple extreme conditions or in sever service; such as the integrated gasification combined cycle under high temperature and pressure, Fluid Catalytic Cracking under high temperature over 1200 F with hard diamond like catalytic particles, shale fracking process under extreme high pressure and high velocity fluid with solid particles and corrosive additives and other critical applications for products life lasting 5 to 30 years like deepsea flow control systems and nuclear power plants and for the applications of millions cycles like jet or rocket turbine engine fuel delivery systems with high velocity fuel fluid mixed with highly oxidative gas under temperature 1365 F. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056668 | Offset type ball valve - The invention relates to offset-type ball valves utilized in fluid control applications requiring special relationships between the amount of passing fluid and the camming motion of a spherical element; and furthermore can provide leak proof shut-off when in the closed position. My invention, due to the absence of sliding plug seals, offers very little friction, making it ideal for throttling applications as part of automatic control systems. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056669 | SINGLE-ACTING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL VALVE - A valve rod is accommodated in a valve chest which is in communication with a plurality of ports, the valve rod has a round poppet valve disposed between a supply valve seat and a discharge valve seat, an annular protruding wall is formed on a side surface of the poppet valve, the protruding wall has a circumference surface including a cylindrical surface extending in parallel with an axial line of the valve chest and an inclined surface which enables the base end of the cylindrical surface to be smoothly continuous with the side surface of the poppet valve, and the cylindrical surface has a diameter smaller than that of the poppet valve and larger than that of a narrow portion of the valve rod. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056670 | Gate Valve With Equalizer Port - A gate valve is comprised of a gate movable between open and closed positions within a valve body, and gate having defined through it an equalizer port or passageway between opposite sides of the gate with fixed side walls. The equalizer passageway being is opened and closed by an internal gate. The internal gate is in a close fitting engagement with each of a pair of opposing valve seats mounted with the gate and is shiftable by a carrier that does not constrain movement of the internal gate as it sits between the valve seats. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056671 | PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMICS, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMICS, PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS, ULTRASONIC MOTOR, OPTICAL APPARATUS, VIBRATION GENERATOR, DUST REMOVING DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Provided is a piezoelectric ceramics that can achieve both high piezoelectric performance and a high Curie temperature. Also provided are a piezoelectric element, a liquid discharge head, an ultrasonic motor, and a dust removing device, which use the piezoelectric ceramics. The piezoelectric ceramics include a perovskite-type metal oxide expressed by a general formula (1): xBaTiO | 2013-03-07 |
20130056672 | Method, Apparatus and Material Mixture for Direct Digital Manufacturing of Fiber Reinforced Parts - A part is manufactured by introducing magnetic particles into a matrix material, and orienting the particles by coupling them with an electromagnetic field. The matrix material is solidified in patterned layers while the particles remain oriented by the field. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056673 | Electromagnetic Wave-Absorbing Material - Disclosed is an electromagnetic wave-absorbing composite. To make the electromagnetic wave-absorbing composite, barium ferrite (BaFe | 2013-03-07 |
20130056674 | POWDER MAGNETIC CORE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - A powder magnetic core of the present invention is a powder magnetic core that includes an insulating layer containing a particulate metal oxide between metal powders, in which the insulating layer contains Ca, P, O, Si, and C as elements. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a powder magnetic core in which securing of a constant permeability characteristic under a high magnetic field and decrease in core loss are compatible with each other, and a method for producing the powder magnetic core. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056675 | COLLOIDAL DISPERSION OF ALUMINIUM OXIDE - The invention relates to a heat-transporting fluid and to the use thereof. The heat-transporting fluid of the invention is formed of an aqueous colloidal sol including water and up to 58.8 wt %, relative to the total fluid weight, in a-Al2O3 particles, the thickness of which is the smallest dimension and less than or equal to 30 nm 90% to 95% of said a-Al2O3 particles have a size less than or equal to 210 nm, among which 50% have a size less than or equal to 160 nm. The invention is of use in the field of cooling, in particular nuclear reactor backup cooling. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056676 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR POLARITY SWING ASSISTED REGENERATION OF GAS SELECTIVE CAPTURE LIQUIDS - A polarity swing-assisted regeneration (PSAR) process is disclosed for improving the efficiency of releasing gases chemically bound to switchable ionic liquids. Regeneration of the SWIL involves addition of a quantity of non-polar organic compound as an anti-solvent to destabilize the SWIL, which aids in release of the chemically bound gas. The PSAR decreases gas loading of a SWIL at a given temperature and increases the rate of gas release compared to heating in the absence of anti-solvent. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056677 | CLAUS HYDROCARBON DESTRUCTION VIA STAGED SOLVENT REGENERATION - A solvent for absorbing H | 2013-03-07 |
20130056678 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING CARBOXYLATED STARCH - The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing carboxylated starch derivatives as well a their use as osmotics in particular for use in the treatment of chronic renal failure by dialysis. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056679 | METHODS FOR RECYCLING LIQUID CRYSTAL AND FORMING REFORMULATED LIQUID CRYSTAL MIXTURES - Provided are methods for recycling liquid crystal comprising: receiving at least one liquid crystal mixture; and forming a reformulated liquid crystal mixture using at least one portion of the at least one liquid crystal mixture. Also provided are reformulated liquid crystal mixtures comprising at least one recycled liquid crystal mixture and liquid crystals displays devices having one or more reformulated liquid crystal mixtures. | 2013-03-07 |
20130056680 | LIQUID CRYSTALLINE MEDIUM AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - The instant invention relates to liquid crystalline media comprising
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20130056681 | FULLY-AROMATIC THERMOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYESTER RESIN COMPOSITION, MOLDED OBJECT, AND LED REFLECTOR - The fully-aromatic thermotropic liquid crystal polyester resin composition of the present invention comprises 100 parts by mass of a fully-aromatic thermotropic liquid crystal polyester; and 50 to 150 parts by mass of titanium oxide, wherein the fully-aromatic thermotropic liquid crystal polyester comprises a repeating structural unit represented by the following formula (1), a repeating structural unit represented by the following formula (2), and a repeating structural unit represented by the following formula (3), and comprises 65 mole % to 78 mole % of the repeating structural unit represented by the formula (1). | 2013-03-07 |
20130056682 | Optical Element for Correcting Color Blindness - Described herein are devices, compositions, and methods for improving color discernment. | 2013-03-07 |