14th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120080540 | CARTRIDGE FOR A HANDHELD SPRAYER - A cartridge for a handheld electrohydrodynamic (EHD) spraying device. The cartridge is disposable, and can contain therapeutic products. The device includes a wetted lead screw with a compliant seal, where the placement of the seal relative to the screw inhibits leakage during both cartridge use and storage. A frame disposed within the cartridge acts as a load-transferring mechanism for the weight of the cartridge to a handle of the spraying device. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080541 | NOZZLE CLOSURE DEVICE FOR A PAINT SPRAYER - A nozzle assembly for use with a paint sprayer that includes a reservoir configured to store a supply of liquid and a pump operable to draw liquid from the reservoir. The nozzle assembly includes a nozzle configured to receive liquid under pressure from the pump and operable to spray the liquid onto a surface, and a nozzle closure device that is movable between an open position, in which liquid is sprayed out of the nozzle generally unimpinged, and a closed position, in which the nozzle closure device covers the nozzle. The nozzle closure device is moved from the closed position to the open position by a force other than the liquid under pressure from the pump. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080542 | FUEL INJECTION VALVE - A movable core includes a through-hole, which receives a main body of a needle therethrough, and a receiving recess, which is axially recessed in a stationary core side end surface of the movable core. The receiving recess is configured into an annular form and radially outwardly extends from the through-hole to receive a flange of the needle. A movable plate is placed on an axial side of the movable core, which is opposite from the nozzle. An axial length of the flange is smaller than an axial distance between a contact surface of the movable plate, which is contactable with the needle, and a bottom wall of the receiving recess in a contact state where the movable core and the movable plate contact with each other. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080543 | Device for Humidifying a Bulk Commodity - A device for humidifying a bulk material, particularly for humidifying power plant filter ash, comprises a downpipe. At the upper end of the downpipe, there is formed an inlet, through which the bulk material enters the downpipe, and at the lower end of which there is formed an outlet, through which the bulk material leaves in a humidified state. A plurality of water nozzles are arranged on a first plane in the downpipe and a plurality of water nozzles are arranged on a second plane in the downpipe. The water nozzles of the first plane are arranged offset at an angle to the water nozzles of the second plane. With the device and a corresponding method, the bulk material can be humidified effectively and deposits of the bulk material can be removed from the downpipe. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080544 | SUBSTANCE MIXING APPARATUS AND SUBSTANCE MIXING METHOD - [Object] To provide a substance mixing apparatus that is capable of uniformly mixing a certain amount of trace substances and also mixing minute particles. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080545 | TRUSS-TYPE SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR IRRIGATION SYSTEMS - A truss-type support system for a water-carrying conduit of an irrigation system includes a plurality of elongated truss braces and at least one truss rod for interconnecting the truss braces. The truss braces each have a pair of interconnected legs separated by an angle of approximately 40°-70°. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080546 | FOOD WASTE DISPOSER AND MOUNTING FLANGE THEREFOR WITH MIS-INSTALLATION PREVENTION FEATURES - A mounting assembly for a food waste disposer includes a lower mounting flange having mounting tabs that engage with mounting ramps of an upper mounting flange. The lower mounting flange is rotated with its mounting tabs riding on the mounting ramps of the upper mounting flange to bring the upper and lower mounting flanges securely together. The lower mounting flange includes mis-installation prevention features that if all the mounting tabs of the lower mounting flange are not properly engaged with corresponding mounting ramps of the upper mounting flange, at least one of the mis-installation prevention features will interfere with one of the mounting ramps and prevent the lower mounting flange from being rotated. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080547 | V-BLADE GRATER - A food grater having an improved cutting surface with teeth that are configured to prevent or reduce the sideways pull against a food item as it travels along the cutting surface. In a preferred version, the blades are formed with a V-shape that improves the ability of the user to push a food item straight down the cutting surface. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080548 | OFFSET BLADE GRATER - A food grater having an improved cutting surface in which cutting teeth are configured with cutting edges that are inclined in alternating directions. In various embodiments, the cutting surface is incorporated into a hand-held, box, pyramid, or other grater. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080549 | BLENDER BLADE - A blender blade or blade for being mounted to an interior base of a blender container for rotation about a vertical axis is described. The blade includes at least two blade wings, such that it may include four blade wings. The blade includes a body, first transition section, second transition section, first blade wing and second blade wing. Body includes an aperture, wherein the body is located on a first horizontal plane. First and second transition sections extend at downward angles from opposite sides of the body. First blade wing extends outwardly from the first transition section, wherein the first blade wing is located on a second horizontal plane. Second blade wing extends outwardly from the second transition section, wherein the second blade wing is located on a third horizontal plane. The blade is a one-piece blade and can process approximately 6-48 ounces of working medium. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080550 | TAPE CASSETTE - A tape cassette that includes a box-shaped cassette case whose outline being defined by a bottom wall, a top wall, and a side wall and including a plurality of corner portions, at least one tape contained within a tape containment area defined within the outline, a pair of cavities extending from the bottom wall and being provided between the tape containment area and the outline at opposite ends of a diagonal line connecting one of the corner portions to another of the corner portions, and a side face indicator portion provided in the side wall, indicating a type of the tape, and including a plurality of indicator portions disposed in a pattern in accordance with the type of the tape, each of the indicator portions being one of a switch hole and a surface portion. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080551 | RECREATIONAL VEHICLE CABLE AND HOSE STORAGE REEL - A recreational vehicle cable and hose storage reel includes a shaft having an axis and a support drum rotatably mounted on the shaft for rotation about the axis. The support drum includes a central cylindrical support housing through which the shaft extends. A pair of end flanges are disposed at opposite ends of the central cylindrical support housing. One or more intermediate flanges are disposed along the central cylindrical housing between the pair of end flanges at spaced intervals and defining two or more reel segments. One or more apertures extend through the central cylindrical support housing along each reel segment that is configured to receive and retain an end of an elongated article to be wound about the reel segment. A bracket connects to the shaft and is configured to mount the shaft to a support structure. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080552 | SEEKER WITH A MOLDED DICHROIC MIRROR - A molded dichroic mirror and a seeker comprising a molded dichroic mirror are provided. The dichroic mirror may be molded from polysiloxane or lithia potash borosilicate and may be coated to reflect an infrared signal and configured to transmit a radio frequency signal between 33 GHz and 37 GHz. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080553 | PREDICTIVE ROLL CAPTURE - A method for controlling autopilot roll capture of a rocket comprising adapting the start time and the rate of roll capture such that regardless of the initial rocket spin rate, the roll capture process is completed at a predetermined time. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080554 | AIRCRAFT ENGINE ATTACHMENT PYLON COMPRISING TWO FRONT WING SYSTEM ATTACHMENTS WITH ORTHOGONAL SHEARING PINS - The present invention relates to an aircraft assembly ( | 2012-04-05 |
20120080555 | TAKE-UP DEVICE FOR THRUST FORCES WITH CONNECTING RODS FOR AIRCRAFT ENGINE ATTACHMENT PYLON, INTEGRATING THREE ALIGNED BALL JOINTS - The present invention relates to a take-up device for thrust forces ( | 2012-04-05 |
20120080556 | Systems and Methods for Autonomous Operations of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - Systems and methods are disclosed for autonomous or remote-controlled operation of unmanned aerial vehicles (“UAVs”). An integrated mechanical and electrical system is capable of launching, controlling, snagging, recovering, securing, parking, and servicing UAVs without human intervention at the site of the system. The illustrative embodiment comprises a boom and a container that houses the boom and UAV(s). The boom rotates about its longitudinal axis to operationally orient a plurality of faces thereof. Each face is associated with certain system operations, including but not limited to: launching a UAV, snagging a UAV from the air, and securing a UAV to the boom. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080557 | DEVICE FOR ACTUATING A CONTROL SURFACE OF AN AIRCRAFT - The invention relates to a device ( | 2012-04-05 |
20120080558 | UNDERCARRIAGE, AN AIRCRAFT INCLUDING SAID UNDERCARRIAGE, AND A METHOD OF LANDING SAID AIRCRAFT - An undercarriage ( | 2012-04-05 |
20120080559 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY WITH A BREAKER STRUT - A method of operating an aircraft landing gear between a deployed position and a retracted position. The landing gear comprises a leg hinged to the aircraft, the leg being stabilized in the deployed position by a folding strut comprising two hinged-together links, the strut being held in an aligned position by a stabilizer member comprising two hinged-together links themselves held in alignment by a locking member. The method comprises the steps of arranging the strut ( | 2012-04-05 |
20120080560 | SKID LANDING GEAR AND AN AIRCRAFT PROVIDED WITH SUCH LANDING GEAR - A landing gear ( | 2012-04-05 |
20120080561 | PARACHUTE INLET CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A parachute inlet control system is configured to provide an improved inflation profile for solo and/or clustered parachutes. An inlet parachute is coupled to a main parachute via a plurality of lacing loops and/or reefing rings. The lacing loops may be passed through the reefing rings and/or may be routed around one or more of the main parachute suspension lines. The inlet parachute is located in the inlet area of the main parachute, and causes the inlet of the main parachute to rapidly form a desirable shape. The inlet parachute and lacing loops function as a reefing means, and prevent full inflation of the main parachute until a reefing cutter has functioned. In this manner, parachute failures, such as those due to leading and/or lagging parachutes in a parachute cluster, may be reduced or eliminated. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080562 | LANDING DEVICE FOR A SPACE PROBE, AND LANDING METHOD FOR A PROBE PROVIDED WITH SUCH A DEVICE - A space probe including a descent module with a mobile exploration vehicle, wherein the descent module is a landing module inside which the mobile exploration vehicle is fastened, the landing module being provided with landing legs which can be deployed under the lower level of the mobile exploration vehicle. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080563 | ROBOTIC SATELLITE REFUELING TOOL - A tool for fuelling an unprepared or partially prepared client satellite required for accessing, opening and closing a fuel fill valve on the satellite being serviced, storage and retrieval stations on a tool caddy on which the tools and various fuel fill valve caps are stored. The tool includes interchangeable socket modules, a support frame, a socket module holder mechanism, a socket drive mechanism, a clamping mechanism to secure the tool to a reaction area on the fuel fill valve and oxidizer fill valve, and a valve actuation mechanism. The interchangeable socket modules include a first module for removing and replacing the access valve cap, a second module for coupling the fuel fill line to the fuel tank, a third module for engaging the access valve cap on the oxidizer fill valve, and a fourth module for coupling the oxidizer fill line to the oxidizer tank. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080564 | DUCTED PLATFORMS - A ducted fan for a VTOL vehicle includes a substantially cylindrical duct having an inlet at an upper end and an outlet at a lower end, and an air mover unit located within the substantially cylindrical duct. The duct also includes inner and outer wall portions and a substantially annular upper lip connecting the inner and outer wall portions, thus defining the inlet. The substantially annular upper lip has opposed fore and aft portions and opposed side portions and is provided with at least first and second openings, respectively, at each of the opposed side portions. The first and second arrays of openings permit flow of air into at least first and second respective chambers formed within the duct, the first and second chambers connected by at least one passageway to thereby enable substantial equalization of surface pressure at the opposed side portions of the substantially annular upper lip. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080565 | CABLE TRAY AND ORGANIZER - A cable organizing device which mounts to an underside of a desk or to a wall, such that cables from computers and other equipment can be quickly and easily wrapped around the device, thus taking up the slack in each of the cables and keeping them off of the floor. The cable organizing device includes a plurality of loop hooks on each side, spaced apart such that individual cables can be wrapped around and between the loop hooks in a variety of ways. The device is designed to be easy and inexpensive to manufacture, yet sturdy and versatile in use. The cable organizing device can handle any type of wire or cable material, and the cables can be connected at both ends before being wrapped onto the cable organizing device. A mounting aid is included with the cable organizing device, thus making it easy for a person to install. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080566 | CABLE SECURING DEVICE - The subject of the invention is a cable securing device comprising a base, a housing having an interior and an exterior surface and two spaced-apart edges allowing a plurality of cables to be inserted into the said housing, and a tongue connecting the two edges so as to hold the cables in the housing. The said tongue is connected removably at one end, known as the free end, to the first edge. The tongue comprises at least one orifice capable of engaging with a pin provided on the exterior surface of the housing. The interior surface of the tongue comprises a touch-and-close structure capable of engaging with a touch-and-close structure provided on the exterior surface of the housing. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080567 | BASE PLATE - A base plate | 2012-04-05 |
20120080568 | Hose Trolley for Pneumatic Tool - A hose trolley includes a support unit ( | 2012-04-05 |
20120080569 | BAG MOUTH HOLDER AND OPENER - A device for keeping lawn waste or other flexible refuse bags open while filling. The device is made of a resilient and flexible material so that it can be squeezed and easily inserted into the top opening of a refuse bag. The device has a generally-rectangular frame, a pair of spaced apart, substantially-parallel, upwardly-curved members each having a proximal end and a distal end; and a pair of spaced apart, substantially-parallel downwardly-curved members. One of the pair of downwardly-curved members connects to the proximal ends of the upwardly-curved members and another one of the pair of downwardly-curved members connects to the distal ends of the upwardly-curved members. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080570 | BEVERAGE PRESENTATION DEVICE - A beverage holder in one aspect is comprised of a spherical ball, supported by a pedestal that is attached to a base that the unit can be supported by. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080571 | TELESCOPIC SUPPORT WITH INTERNAL BRAKE - The telescopic support with an internal brake provides a telescoping tube with a selectively actuable and adjustable internal braking mechanism. At least one lower opening is formed through a lower end of a sidewall of an inner hollow tube. A mounting plate is secured within the inner tube adjacent the lower end, and an element is secured to the mounting plate so that the resilient element projects through the lower opening. At least one brake pad is secured to the resilient element, so that the brake pad contacts an inner surface of an outer hollow tube when the internal brake is engaged. At least one cable is provided, with a lower end secured to the brake pad. An actuating mechanism linearly translates the upper end of the cable to selectively disengage the brake pad from the inner surface of the outer hollow tube. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080572 | Chair Base - A chair base including a support body and a plurality of foldable assembly legs is disclosed. The support body has a plurality of supporting legs. The plurality of foldable assembly legs is movably coupled with the foldable assembly legs. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080573 | BRAKE SYSTEM COMPONENT AXLE MOUNT - A brake system component axle mount for a vehicle axle/suspension system includes an axle having at least one depression formed therein. A sleeve is formed with at least one depression and disposed about the axle so that the axle depression and the sleeve depression matingly engage one another to form a mated pair of depressions. A brake mount assembly is rigidly attached to the sleeve. A method of forming the brake system component axle mount includes providing an axle and disposing a sleeve about the axle. At least one mated pair of depressions is simultaneously formed in the axle and the sleeve. A brake mount assembly is rigidly attached to the sleeve. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080574 | Method and apparatus of attaching a stringer between a pair of posts - A method and apparatus for attaching a stringer between a pair of posts includes a removably attachable bracket for supporting and aligning one end of a stringer between a pair of posts. The alignment bracket attaches to a post with compression clamping arms which are easily repositioned to adjust one end of the stringer. The method of attaching a stringer between a pair of posts uses a pair of stringer alignment brackets clamped onto two spaced posts for supporting a stringer between the posts. The stringer is leveled by repositioning the stringer alignment bracket at one end. One person can easily and rapidly attach the stringers between posts in the construction of a fence or deck. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080575 | La Reyna - Are you tired of seeing your delicious baked foods fall off the aluminum containers due to their faulty structure? We have the right solution for you. La Reyna is a steel base that was built to support oval or rectangular shaped aluminum containers in order to prevent the spilling of baked foods and dangerous personal bums that occur as a cause of the spilling of hot foods. The base's strong and steady structure is guaranteed to give you the support necessary to take your food out of the oven without having to worry. Its strong handles were designed to give you the support that you had been waiting for in your kitchen. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080576 | RESTRAINT DEVICE FOR A TIRE - A restraint device for securing a tire to an apertured surface and which fits in a safe space under a vehicle includes a base, a support, an abutment and an activation system. The base secures the restraint device to an apertured surface. The abutment, which is attached to the support, which in turn is slidably attached to the base, is moved into engagement with the tire using the activation system to prevent movement of the tire. The activation system has a rotational device such as a lever. The abutment may have a wedge shaped lateral support, and a positioning spring to maintain the abutment in a retracted or extended position. The restraint device may have an indicator to show that the device is properly set in the apertured surface, and a handle that collapses into the safe space when not in use. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080577 | APPARATUS FOR HOLDING A PORTABLE DEVICE - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for supporting a portable computer appliance. The invention may comprise rotating a computer appliance to convert between mouse-based use and a touch-based use, or other orientations and applications. The apparatus may be attached to a microphone stand or similar mechanism to aid viewing the computer appliance. To assist coordination with public performances, the apparatus may hold and support a computer appliance to display notes, music, video, or other expressions for assisting a performer, such as for public speeches, concerts, plays, stand-up comedy, and the like. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080578 | Six Degrees of Freedom Motion Platform - A motion platform includes a base, a platform, and a suspension supporting the platform above the base. Strings preload the platform toward the base while the suspension pushes the platform away from the base. Actuators pull and release the strings to manipulate the platform in multiple degrees of freedom. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080579 | AIR-ASSISTED HEAVY EQUIPMENT SUPPORT STAND - A heavy equipment support stand is provided have a piston therein for air pressure assisted raising and lowering of the support and having an insert support pin guide connected to the stand to direct the movement of a support pin into and out of the stand. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080580 | Easel Adaptor - Stretched Canvas Holder - An easel adaptor and canvas holder that enables an individual to handle and/or remove a first freshly painted canvas or other material from an existing easel without coming into direct contact with the freshly painted work, thereby enabling another to use the easel before the first painting is completed. The easel adaptor and canvas holder also enables an artist to freely paint the edge surfaces of a canvas without having to wait for the freshly painted canvas to dry before repositioning the canvas relative to the easel. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080581 | Rotary reading stand - A rotary reading stand contains a fixed plate; a bottom panel fixed on the fixed plate at a predetermined angle and including a recessed area and a plurality, of positioning members arranged around the recessed area, and the recessed area including a first orifice formed at a central position thereof; a top panel including a second orifice and a number of fixing projections formed around the second orifice; a resilient member fixed between the recessed area of the bottom panel and the top panel; a locking unit inserting through the first and second orifices and being pushed to be in an engaging or disengaging state. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080582 | SPIGOT-TYPE FASTENER PROVIDED WITH AT LEAST ONE MEANS FOR MEASURING THE FORCE GENERATED BY AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE - The invention relates to a spigot-type fastener ( | 2012-04-05 |
20120080583 | AVALANCHE PHOTODIODE OPERATING VOLTAGE SELECTION ALGORITHM - An accurate and rapid method for characterizing the performance of an APD and setting its operating voltage Vop to an optimal value uses an on-board LED or other pulsed light source to measure APD responses at different operating voltages Vop. An estimated breakdown voltage Vb is determined by comparing the measured responses, and the Vop is adjusted to a new value at a fixed offset from the estimated Vb. The fixed offset is selected according to ambient light conditions, including the presence or absence of light background noise, and whether the sun is partially or fully in the field of view. The method is iterated until convergence, or until a maximum number of iterations is reached. In embodiments, a plurality of APD's having a common Vop can be adjusted, and the Vop is never set below a minimum value VopBW necessary to meet timing requirements for a missile guidance system. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080584 | EUV LIGHT SOURCE WITH SUBSYSTEM(S) FOR MAINTAINING LPP DRIVE LASER OUTPUT DURING EUV NON-OUTPUT PERIODS - A device is disclosed herein which may comprise a droplet generator producing droplets of target material; a sensor providing an intercept time signal when a droplet reaches a preselected location; a delay circuit coupled with said sensor, the delay circuit generating a trigger signal delayed from the intercept time signal; a laser source responsive to a trigger signal to produce a laser pulse; and a system controlling said delay circuit to provide a trigger signal delayed from the intercept time by a first delay time to generate a light pulse that is focused on a droplet and a trigger signal delayed from the intercept time by a second delay time to generate a light pulse which is not focused on a droplet. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080585 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, PHOTOSENSOR, IMAGING DEVICE AND THEIR DRIVING METHOD - To provide a photoelectric conversion element capable of functioning as a photoelectric conversion element when a compound having a specific structure is applied to the photoelectric conversion element, causing the element to exhibit a low dark current, and reducing the range of increase in the dark current even when the element is heat-treated, and an imaging device equipped with such a photoelectric conversion element. A photoelectric conversion element having a photoelectric conversion film which is sandwiched between a transparent electrically conductive film and an electrically conductive film and contains a photoelectric conversion layer and an electron blocking layer, wherein the electron blocking layer contains a compound having, as a substituent, a substituted amino group containing three or more ring structures. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080586 | Process for testing a laser device - A process is proposed for testing a laser device that has been set up to emit pulsed focused laser radiation, the focal position of which is adjustable both in and across the direction of propagation of the laser radiation. The laser device includes a contact element that is transparent to the laser radiation, with an abutment surface for abutment of an object to be machined. Within the scope of the process, a test object that is transparent to the laser radiation at least in a machining region is applied onto the abutment surface of the contact element. Then laser radiation is beamed into the test object bearing against the abutment surface and in the process the focal position is moved in accordance with a predetermined test pattern, in order to generate enduring machining structures in the test object. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080587 | WATER DETECTION AND 3-PHASE FRACTION MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS - Methods and apparatus enable monitoring a hydrocarbon well for water within a flow stream of the well. A water detector includes a light source for emitting into a flow stream infrared light that includes a water absorbent wavelength band. A detector detects attenuation of the water absorbent wavelength band upon the infrared radiation passing through at least a portion of the flow stream. The water detector outputs a presence of water and/or a phase fraction or quantification of water as determined based on the attenuation. Detecting attenuation of a substantially transmissive wavelength band with respect to water simultaneously with detection of the attenuation of the water absorbent wavelength band can enable correction for non-wavelength dependent attenuation. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080588 | SPECTRAL IDENTIFICATION OF PROPPANT IN SUBTERRANEAN FRACTURE ZONES - Proppant placed in a subterranean fracture zone is detected with a spectral identification method in which capture gamma ray spectra are obtained during a logging run carried out with a logging tool having a neutron emitting source and at least one detector sensitive to thermal neutron capture gamma rays. Capture gamma rays from one or more high thermal neutron cross-section materials in the proppant are distinguished from capture gamma rays produced by thermal neutron capture reactions with other downhole formation and borehole constituents utilizing a spectral processing/deconvolution technique. The capture gammas rays from the high thermal neutron capture cross section material in the proppant are used to identify propped fracture zones either alone or in combination with other proppant identification methods which rely on measuring thermal neutron related count rates and/or thermal neutron capture cross-sections from neutron, compensated neutron, and/or pulsed neutron capture logging tools. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080589 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LASER ASSISTED SAMPLE TRANSFER TO SOLUTION FOR CHEMICAL ANALYSIS - A system and method for laser desorption of an analyte from a specimen and capturing of the analyte in a suspended solvent to form a testing solution are described. The method can include providing a specimen supported by a desorption region of a specimen stage and desorbing an analyte from a target site of the specimen with a laser beam centered at a radiation wavelength (λ). The desorption region is transparent to the radiation wavelength (λ) and the sampling probe and a laser source emitting the laser beam are on opposite sides of a primary surface of the specimen stage. The system can also be arranged where the laser source and the sampling probe are on the same side of a primary surface of the specimen stage. The testing solution can then be analyzed using an analytical instrument or undergo further processing. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080590 | METHODS OF DETERMINING PLANT ZYGOSITY USING MASS SPECTROMETRY - The present invention relates to methods and systems for identifying seeds that are homozygous for an allele of interest and/or for identifying seeds that are likely to produce plants possessing a desired trait. Methods of producing plants that are homozygous for an allele of interest and/or that possess a desired trait are also provided. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080591 | Method for Sequencing RNA by In-source Decay Using Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer - An analytic method is provided for obtaining much sequence information by causing in-source decay of modified RNA and non-modified RNA and generating many fragment ions. Particularly, a method for analysis wherein a matrix that efficiently causes decomposition by in-source decay of RNA of 20 bases or longer is used in an apparatus that has a laser of a wavelength commonly used in MALDI-TOF MS. A specimen containing RNA is subjected to matrix assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry that uses 2,4-dihydroxyacetophenone as a matrix to obtain fragment ions derived from the RNA. The difference in mass between the peaks of ions in the fragment ions is used to analyze the sequence of the RNA. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080592 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SURFACE SAMPLING - A system and sampling probe adaptable to an ultrasonic surgical instrument applies irrigation fluid and ultrasonic or vibrational energy to a target, and aspirates material desorbed from the target into a pick-up conduit. A suction source at the distal end of the conduit may aspirate the material released from the target with the irrigation fluid, thus efficiently sampling a broad range of materials from an arbitrary target to produce an analyzable effluent analyte stream which may be ionized and provided to the inlet of an ion-type analysis instrument, or may be fed directly to an instrument such as a flow cytometer, IR or fluorescence spectrophotometer, or other analyzer. Carrier gas may be provided to more effectively transport the desorbed material, and the probe may be incorporated into a robotic device to automatically carry out surface imaging or to effect sampling in hazardous environments. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080593 | Cyclone Separator Type Mass Analyzing System - Provided is a small-sized mass analysis system capable of analyzing an analysis target system being under atmospheric pressure. The mass analysis system ( | 2012-04-05 |
20120080594 | PARTICLE BEAM DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING AND/OR TREATING AN OBJECT - A particle beam device and a method for analyzing and/or treating an object is disclosed. According to the described system, the position of a crossover on an optical axis of a particle beam device can be freely adjusted, even in the case of a fixed extractor potential and a fixed high voltage. The particle beam device has a first electrode unit with three electrode apparatuses, a second electrode unit with three electrode apparatuses, and an acceleration unit. The method according to the system described herein uses the particle beam device. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080595 | NON-CONTACT DETERMINATION OF JOINT INTEGRITY BETWEEN A TSV DIE AND A PACKAGE SUBSTRATE - A non-contact voltage contrast (VC) method of determining TSV joint integrity after partial assembly. A TSV die is provided including TSVs that extend from a frontside of the TSV die to TSV tips on a bottomside of the TSV die. At least some TSVs (contacting TSVs) are attached to pads on a top surface of a multilayer (ML) package substrate. The ML package substrate is on a substrate carrier that blocks electrical access to the frontside of the TSV die. Two or more nets including groups of contacting TSVs are tied common within the ML substrate. A charged particle reference beam is directed to a selected TSV within a first net and a charged particle primary beam is then rastered across the TSVs in the first net. VC signals emitted are detected, and joint integrity for the contacting TSVs to pads of the ML package substrate is determined from the VC signals. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080596 | Laser Atom Probe and Laser Atom Probe Analysis Methods - A laser atom probe system and a method for analysing a specimen by laser atom probe tomography are disclosed. The system includes a specimen holder whereon a specimen to be analyzed may be mounted, the specimen having a tip shape. The system further includes a detector, an electrode arranged between the specimen holder and the detector, and a voltage source configured to apply a voltage difference between the specimen tip and the electrode. The system also includes at least one laser system configured to direct a laser beam laterally at the specimen tip and a tip shape monitoring means configured to detect and monitor the tip shape, and/or a means for altering and/or controlling one or more laser parameters of said laser beam(s) so as to maintain, restore or control said specimen tip shape. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080597 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO INSPECT DEFECT OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An apparatus and method to inspect a defect of a substrate. Since a recess of an under layer of a substrate is darker than a projection of a top layer, a ratio of a value of a secondary electron signal (of an SEM) of the under layer to a value of the top layer may be increased to improve a pattern image used to inspect an under layer defect. Several conditions under which electron beams are irradiated may be set, and the pattern may be scanned under such conditions. Secondary electron signals may be generated according to the conditions and converted into image data to display various pattern images. Scan information on the images may be stored with positional information on the substrate. Each of scan information on the pattern images may be calculated to generate a new integrated image. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080598 | Apparatus and Method for Radiation Analysis - Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus for radiation analysis, comprising a pulse discrimination module arranged to receive a signal corresponding to a pulse output by a scintillator and to determine a discrimination value indicative of one or more characteristics of the pulse, and a radiation type determination module for determining a type of radiation responsible for the pulse according to the discrimination value. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080599 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR NEUTRON DETECTION BY CAPTURE-GAMMA CALORIMETRY - An apparatus for detecting neutron radiation includes a first section with a high neutron absorption capability and a second section with a low neutron absorption capability. The second section includes a gamma ray scintillator having an inorganic material with an attenuation length of less than 10 cm for gamma rays of 5 MeV energy. The material of the first section releases the energy deployed in the first section by neutron capture mainly via gamma radiation. A substantial portion of the first section is covered by the second section. An evaluation device determines the amount of light detected by a light detector for one scintillation event, and the amount is in a known relation to the energy deployed by gamma radiation in the second section. The evaluation device classifies detected radiation as neutrons when the measured total gamma energy E | 2012-04-05 |
20120080600 | DETECTION APPARATUS AND RADIATION DETECTION SYSTEM - A stacked-type detection apparatus includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix having row and column directions. Each pixel includes a conversion element configured to convert radiation or light into an electric charge, and a switch element configured to output an electric signal corresponding to the electric charge. A driving line is connected to switch elements arranged in the row direction, and a signal line is connected to switch elements arranged in the column direction. In each pixel, the conversion element is disposed above the switch element. The signal line is formed by a conductive layer embedded in an insulating layer located below an uppermost surface portion of a main electrode of the switch element located below an uppermost surface portion of the driving line located below the conversion element. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080601 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING RADIATION - An apparatus and method for detecting radiation, which can improve the resolution of a radiation image and contribute to the simplification of the manufacture of the apparatus, are provided. The apparatus includes an upper electrode layer transmitting radiation; a first photoconductive layer becoming photoconductive upon exposure to the radiation and thus generating charges therein; a charge trapping layer trapping therein the charges generated in the first photoconductive layer; a second photoconductive layer becoming photoconductive upon exposure to rear light for reading out a radiation image; a lower transparent electrode layer charged with the charges trapped in the charge trapping layer; a micro lens layer disposed between the lower transparent electrode layer and a rear light emission unit and including a plurality of micro lenses respectively corresponding to a plurality of pixels; and the rear light emission unit applying the rear light to the second photoconductive layer via the micro lens layer and the lower transparent electrode layer in units of the pixels. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080602 | Process and equipment for the measurement of ionizing radiation doses in patients - The invention consists of equipment and a process, based on ionizing radiation dosimeters, whereby one or several of these dosimeters are placed in the patient. The identity of these dosimeters, and the information collected by them are entered in a computer system, which applies an algorithm to determine the surface dose and estimate the dose in organs. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080603 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING RADIATION - An apparatus and method for detecting radiation, which can improve the resolution of a radiation image and contribute to the simplification of the manufacture of the apparatus, are provided. The apparatus includes an upper electrode layer transmitting radiation; a first photoconductive layer becoming photoconductive upon exposure to the radiation and thus generating charges therein; a charge trapping layer trapping therein the charges generated in the first photoconductive layer and serving as a floating electrode; a second photoconductive layer becoming photoconductive upon exposure to rear light for reading out a radiation image; a lower transparent electrode layer charged with the charges trapped in the charge trapping layer; a rear light emission unit applying the rear light to the second photoconductive layer via the lower transparent electrode layer in units of pixels; and a data processing unit reading out a signal corresponding to the charges trapped in the charge trapping layer from the lower transparent electrode layer and generating a radiation image based on the read-out signal. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080604 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING RADIATION - An apparatus and method for detecting radiation are provided. The apparatus includes an upper electrode layer transmitting radiation; a first insulating layer blocking charges from the upper electrode layer; a photoconductive layer becoming photoconductive upon exposure to the radiation; a second insulating layer protecting the photoconductive layer from a plasma discharge; a lower substrate facing the second insulating layer; a plurality of barrier ribs defining a cell structure between the second insulating layer and the lower substrate; a gas layer included in an inner chamber inside the cell structure and generating a plasma discharge; a bottom electrode formed on the lower substrate; a first radio frequency (RF) electrode formed over the bottom electrode and connected to a ground source; a second RF electrode to which RF power for generating plasma is applied; and a third insulating layer surrounding the first and second RF electrodes and thus insulating the first and second RF electrodes from the gas layer and the bottom electrode. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080605 | DETECTION APPARATUS AND RADIATION DETECTION SYSTEM - A stacked-type detection apparatus includes a plurality of pixels arranged at small intervals in row and column directions and has small signal line capacitance that allows a high-speed driving operation. Each pixel includes a conversion element configured to convert radiation or light into an electric charge and a switch element disposed on an insulating substrate. A driving line is disposed on the insulating substrate and is connected to switch elements arranged in the row direction; and a signal line is connected to switch elements arranged in the column direction. Each conversion element is disposed above a corresponding switch element. The driving line is realized using a conductive layer embedded in an insulating layer located below an uppermost surface portion of the driving line located below an uppermost surface portion of a main electrode of the switch element located below the conversion element. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080606 | PROCESSING CIRCUIT FOR AN X-RAY SENSOR - A processing circuit for an X-ray sensor for collecting at least a first pixel information of a first pixel and a second pixel information of a second pixel is provided. The processing circuit comprises an amplifier ( | 2012-04-05 |
20120080607 | RADIATION DETECTOR WITH INTEGRATED READOUT - The disclosure is directed at a radiation detector comprising a substrate layer of detector material; a set of readout electronics deposited and integrated on one side of the substrate layer; and a contact layer deposited on a side of the substrate layer opposite the set of readout electronics. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080608 | On-Line Monitoring of Synthesis Reactions - Methods, devices and systems for on-line UV monitoring of automated synthesizer reactions. The device includes a UV source, detector, electronics, and housing that are integrated with a line or tube through which liquid reactants flow for periodic measurements in a synthesizer system. The methods include the measurements and methods for determining the progression of the reaction, completion point of the reaction, and the modification of the reaction times and repetitions in real time. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080609 | GRID PROVIDING BEAMLET STEERING - A grid assembly coupled to a discharge chamber of an ion beam source is configured for steering ion beamlets emitted from the discharge chamber at circularly asymmetrically determined steering angles. The grid assembly includes at least first and a second grid with a substantially circular pattern of holes, wherein each grid comprises holes positioned adjacent to one another. A plurality of the holes of the second grid is positioned with offsets relative to corresponding holes in the first grid. Due to the offsets in the holes in the second grid, ions passing through the offset holes are electrostatically attracted towards the closest circumferential portion of the downstream offset holes. Thus, the trajectories of ions passing through the offset holes are altered. The beamlet is steered by predetermined asymmetric angles. The predetermined steering angles are dependent upon the hole offsets, voltage applied to the grids, and the distance between the grids. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080610 | OPTICAL CAMERA ALIGNMENT - A camera alignment system that can enable alignment in at least one of three planes and about an axis of at least one of the planes. An alignment mount can mate to a camera and lens. The alignment mount can comprise a mechanism to adjust the camera relative to the lens to that an image plane of the camera aligns with an image plane of the lens in a predetermined orientation. One predetermined orientation can be that the image plane of the camera being parallel to the image plane of the lens. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080611 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING SCATTERING OF RADIATION - A photometric device for investigating a sample, comprises an array of radiation sources that are spaced apart from one another, and which are operable to generate radiation that differs from that generated by the other radiation sources in the array. The device includes a lens arrangement for focusing the radiation at a region of space where a sample may be located for example by means of a sample holder, and at least one detector for receiving radiation from the region of space. Preferably, a number of detectors are employed that are spaced apart from one another, and especially about an axis of the device, so that one radiation detector can detect radiation transmitted by the sample and the other detectors can detect radiation scattered by it. The radiation sources may be time division multiplexed so that in each time slot the detectors receive radiation originating from each radiation source. In an alternative embodiment, the radiation from the region of space may be transmitted to the sample via a beam homogeniser, for example an optical waveguide in the form of an optical fibre, which may be used to reduce or remove speckle where laser diodes are employed as the radiation sources. The device may be used to determine the particle size distribution of particles in a sample by a method employing Bayesian inference. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080612 | CANTILEVER-BASED MEMS OPTICAL SCANNING APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention relates to an optical scanning apparatus and an optical scanning system The optical system includes an optical engine connected to an optical scanning probe The optical scanning probe images a sample at different lateral positions of the sample The optical scanning probe includes a housing having a longitudinal axis extending in a direction towards a sample to be scanned, a first base having a first moveable mirror supported thereon by a first cantilever connecting the first moveable mirror to the first base, a second base having a second moveable mirror supported thereon by a second cantilever connecting the second moveable mirror to the second base, and a support attaching the first and second bases so that the first moveable mirror and the second moveable mirror are disposed along the longitudinal axis apart from each other | 2012-04-05 |
20120080613 | Photolytically and Environmentally Stable Multilayer Structure for High Efficiency Electromagnetic Energy Conversion and Sustained Secondary Emission - A multilayer structure for sustained conversion of a primary electromagnetic radiation into another electromagnetic radiation characterized by a spectrum of a higher average wavelength is disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of creating and using the inventive multilayer structure. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080614 | PHOTOLYTICALLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY STABLE MULTILAYER STRUCTURE FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY ELECTROMAGENTIC ENERGY CONVERSION AND SUSTAINED SECONDARY EMISSION - A multilayer structure for authentication that includes an energy conversion layer, at least one stability enhancement layer and at least one optical variable element is disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of creating and using the inventive multilayer structure for use-in authentication. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080615 | PHOTOLYTICALLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY STABLE MULTILAYER STRUCTURE FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY ELECTROMAGENTIC ENERGY CONVERSION AND SUSTAINED SECONDARY EMISSION - A multilayer structure for use in authentication that includes an energy conversion, at least one stability enhancement layer and at least one blocking layer is disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of creating and using the inventive multilayer structure for use in authentication. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080616 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MULTI-PHOTON FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY FOR OBTAINING INFORMATION FROM BIOLOGICAL TISSUE - A device for multi-photon fluorescence microscopy for obtaining information from biological tissue is provided. The device comprising a laser unit for generating an excitation radiation, an optical unit which is formed to focus the excitation radiation for generating an optical signal at different locations in or on an object to be examined, and a detector module for detecting the optical signal from the region of the object. The optical unit for generating the optical signal at different locations in or on the object is movable in at least one direction relative to the object. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080617 | Production process for an interface unit and a group of such interface units - A process for producing an interface unit and also a group of such interface units are specified. The interface unit exhibits a first reference surface for beaming in radiation, a second reference surface for emitting the radiation, and an axis extending in the direction from the first to the second reference surface. The production process comprises the steps of setting an optical path length of the interface unit between the first and second reference surfaces along the axis and the fixing of the set optical path length of the interface unit. The optical path length of the interface unit is set in such a way that radiation of a defined numerical aperture beamed in at the first reference surface exhibits a focus location that is predetermined with respect to the second reference surface in the direction of the axis. A precise and uniform focus location with respect to the second reference surface is obtained. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080618 | LASER ACCELERATOR DRIVEN PARTICLE BRACHYTHERAPY DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - A laser accelerator driven electronic brachytherapy system, device, and method for particle based treatment of a tumor or other human diseases and conditions. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080619 | Method and Apparatus for the Generation of EUV Radiation from a Gas Discharge Plasma - The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for generating EUV radiation from a gas discharge plasma. The object of the invention, to generate EUV radiation from a gas discharge plasma by with is optimized conversion efficiency of the EUV emission while locally limiting the electric discharge channel, is met in that a channel-generating beam of pulsed high-energy radiation is supplied in at least two partial beams which are focused in a pulse-synchronized manner into a superposition region along a spacing axis between the electrodes, and an electrically conductive discharge channel is generated along the superposition region due to an ionization at least of a buffer gas present in the discharge space, wherein the pulsed high-energy radiation of the channel-generating beam is triggered in such a way that the discharge channel is generated before a discharge current pulse has reached its maximum value. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080620 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING METALS IN A FLUID - A method detects metallic atoms in a fluid. The method includes: placing, in a zone sheltered from light, a photodiode comprising a photosensitive surface in contact with a fluid to analyze; heating the photosensitive surface of the photodiode to a temperature sufficient to allow metallic atoms deposited on the photosensitive surface to migrate through this surface; acquiring a signal relative to the lighting of the photodiode; and determining, from the acquired signal, a measurement representative of a contamination status by metallic atoms of the photodiode. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080621 | VALVE INTEGRATING A SENSOR - A valve incorporates a sensor which can be remotely interrogated wirelessly. A body of the valve comprises a seat, a mobile assembly comprising a rod forming a plug with the seat, by way of a sealing component for closing off and releasing a fluid passage on command. The sensor is fixed to a base at the lower end of the rod. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080622 | NON-CONTACT TORQUE SENSING FOR VALVE ACTUATORS - Non-contact torque, thrust, strain, and other data sensing of a valve actuator or valve is disclosed. A sensor may include a surface acoustic wave device. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080623 | ELECTRIC VALVE FOR REFRIGERANT CONTROL - An electric valve for refrigerant control is provided, which includes: a base; a cover adapted to cover the base; a rotor adapted to perform stepping motions in a rotating direction by means of a stator disposed outside the cover; and a drive pad rotated by receiving a rotating force from the rotor through decelerating gears, wherein the base has a first port through which a refrigerant is introduced to the space inside the cover and at least two or more second ports through which the refrigerant introduced through the first port is discharged, and the drive pad has a contact surface contacted with the surface of the base and an open surface stepped from the contact surface and forming a passage extended to the second ports in accordance with the operation of the drive pad. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080624 | Solenoid Device and Driver Assistance Device - A solenoid device having an armature and a corresponding armature element which is arranged on the inside of the armature is disclosed. The armature and the corresponding armature element can be moved in relation to one another. An intermediate element which is provided for producing a supporting contact with the corresponding armature element is mounted in an axially movable fashion in a guide recess in the armature, and the intermediate element is operatively connected, on its side facing away from the corresponding armature element to a spring element. The intermediate element is at least partially conical. A driver assistance device is also disclosed. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080625 | SAFETY VALVE AND ELECTROMAGNETIC VALVE - A safety valve includes a cylinder having an open end and a plug for closing the open end with a hermetic seal. The interior of the cylinder communicates with a high-pressure gas passage. The cylinder is deformed as a function of gas pressure in the high-pressure gas passage to widen the open end. This allows gas in the high-pressure gas passage to escape and thus prevents the gas pressure from increasing beyond an acceptable level. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080626 | Connecting Element and Related Fluid Assembly - A connecting element for electrically connecting two components to a first electric contact element for electrically contacting a first component, to a second electric contact element for electrically contacting a second component, and to at least one tolerance compensating element is disclosed. The fluid assembly includes at least one such connecting element. The connecting element is configured as one piece and the first electric contact element and the second electric contact element are connected to each other by way of the at least one tolerance compensating element. The first variable tolerance compensating element enables a compensation in length in at least one spatial direction in order to predetermine a desired spatial position of the first contact element and the second contact element in relation to each other. The first variable tolerance compensating element may be three-dimensionally shaped by bending. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080627 | DEVICE FOR CONNECTING A GAS-OPERATED APPLIANCE AND A GAS CARTRIDGE - A device for connecting gas equipment to a valve of a gas cartridge, having a tap body fixed to the gas equipment, an axial coupling ring fixed to the body of the tap and having at least one elastic lug which can engage radially in a groove of a valve of the cartridge, a rotary locking ring which can occupy a locking position in which the rotary ring keeps each lug engaged in the groove and a release position in which the rotary ring allows each elastic lug to be disengaged from the groove, and a cylinder having a tube which can override the shut-off device of the valve, wherein the rotary locking ring has radial coupling means which can interact with complementary radial coupling means provided on the gas cartridge valve, so that the device can be moved from a locking position to a release position by the rotation of the cartridge. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080628 | ACTUATING DEVICE FOR ACTUATING VALVES - An actuating device ( | 2012-04-05 |
20120080629 | VALVE DEVICE FOR A COMBUSTION ENGINE - The invention relates to a valve device for a combustion engine, in particular of an automobile, comprising a housing with at least two fluid connections, a hollow valve element, being rotatably supported in the housing between at least two rotational positions, said valve element comprising at least two openings, which dependent on the rotational position of the valve element can be connected with the fluid connections of the housing, and a drive for rotating the valve element. According to the invention, the valve element is connected torque proof with a shaft, which shaft is rotatably supported at two opposing bearings of the housing, wherein the shaft is at least at one end rotatably supported in a bearing bush, which bearing bush is received at one of the bearings torque proof against a rotation about the shaft axis, wherein the inner surface and/or the outer surface of the bearing bush is formed spherically. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080630 | FLOW PATH OPENING/CLOSING APPARATUS - There is provided a flow path opening/closing apparatus that can enhance airtightness so as to be capable of being used for a high-speed processing under a high pressure, while keeping advantages, which are a non-contact valve element, high exhausting capability, and high response speed. A butterfly valve includes a body having a flow path through which a fluid flows; and a valve element that can rotate in the flow path about a rotation axis vertical to the flow path, wherein a seal length extending wall for extending a seal length in a direction of the flow path at a gap, which is formed between the body and the valve element when the valve element is fully closed, is formed to project along an edge of the valve element. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080631 | BOTTOM ENTRY PLASTIC BALL VALVE - A bottom entry plastic ball valve comprises a valve stem cap ( | 2012-04-05 |
20120080632 | TOP ENTRY PLASTIC BALL VALVE - A top entry plastic ball valve comprises a valve stem cap ( | 2012-04-05 |
20120080633 | CONTROL VALVE - A control valve includes a hollow valve body, a valve plug and a block mechanism. The valve body defines a valve chamber, an inlet hole, two outlet holes and two connecting holes. The inlet hole, the two outlet holes and the two connecting holes communicate with the valve chamber, respectively. The valve plug is slidably assembled within the valve chamber of the valve body, and operating in one of three different working states of the control valve. The valve plug defines a first lock slot, an intermediate slot and a second lock slot. The block mechanism is adjustably assembled to the valve body and selectively received and engaged in one of the first lock slot, the intermediate slot or the second lock slot, in which each position of the valve plug establishes one of the three working states of the control valve. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080634 | VALVE BORE SEALING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A gate valve has a body, the body having a cavity and a flow passage intersecting the cavity. A seat ring is mounted to the body at the intersection of the flow passage and the cavity, the seat ring having an engaging face. A gate in the cavity has an engaging face that slidingly engages the face of the seat ring while being moved between open and closed positions. A seat sealing element is located in a cavity between seat rings and a counterbore formed in the flow passage and body of the valve. The sealing element blocks flow from the flow path to the interior of the valve. The sealing element also prevents debris from entering the counterbore-to-seat interface to improve sealing integrity. The sealing element has an axial spring property that enhances contact between the seat and gate and accounts for thermal expansion of the valve internals. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080635 | SILICA-BASED NONFLAMMABLE MATERIAL FOR REPLACING ASBESTOS AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME - The present application relates to a silica-based nonflammable material and to a method for preparing same. More particularly, the application relates to a silica-based nonflammable material which contains silica, limestone, and albite as main ingredients, which is obtained by a series of processes including grinding, melting, spraying, and molding, and which can replace asbestos, as well as to a method for preparing same. As functional building materials which are nonflammable even at high temperatures can be prepared using silica-based nonflammable materials consisting of silica-based minerals, and as only natural minerals may be used as main ingredients. The materials used as building materials may not be harmful to the human body and can replace asbestos that has been widely used as a conventional building material for thermal insulation, soundproofing, etc. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080636 | PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMIC, PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT COMPRISING IT, AND PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE COMPRISING PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT - According to a preferred embodiment, the piezoelectric ceramic includes a complex oxide having the composition represented by formula (1) or (2), and Mn at 0.2-1.2 mass % or 0.2-3 mass %, respectively, in terms of MnCO | 2012-04-05 |
20120080637 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL COMPRISING POLYETHYLENE AND MAGNETIC PARTICLES - Composite material which is in pellet form and which comprises particles with a core-shell structure, where the core of the particles comprises one or more magnetic materials, and the shell comprises silicon dioxide, and which comprises a polyethylene crosslinkable in the presence of a heat-activatable free-radical initiator and/or polyethylene-containing copolymers. Process for the crosslinking of polyethylenes, by mixing the composite material, one or more heat-activatable free-radical initiator(s) and at least one polyethylene, and heating the mixture inductively. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080638 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, MAGNETIC RECORDING-USE MAGNETIC POWDER AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - An aspect of the present invention relates to a magnetic recording medium comprising a magnetic layer comprising ferromagnetic powder and a binder, wherein the ferromagnetic powder is magnetic powder comprised of gathering magnetic particles, the magnetic particles are a reduction product of hexagonal ferrite magnetic particles wherein a ratio Dc/Dtem of a crystallite size Dc obtained from a diffraction peak of a (220) plane to a particle diameter Dtem in a direction perpendicular to a (220) plane as determined by a transmission electron microscope ranges from 0.90 to 0.75. | 2012-04-05 |
20120080639 | POTATO SHAPED GRAPHITE FILLER, THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS AND EMI SHIELDING - Various potato graphite filler, thermal interface materials, EMI shielding materials and methods of making thermal interface and EMI shielding materials are disclosed. An example thermal interface material includes a matrix material and a graphite filler suspended in the matrix material. The graphite filler includes potato graphite particles. | 2012-04-05 |