16th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140103112 | GUN SIGHT FOR USE WITH SUPERELEVATING WEAPON - A gun sight is disclosed herein for use with a weapon configured for superelevation. The gun sight includes, but is not limited to, an imaging system configured to capture an image of an area down range of the imaging system, to display the image on a display unit having a display, and further configured to rotate in elevation. The gun sight further includes, but is not limited to, a drive mechanism configured to rotate the imaging system. The gun sight still further includes, but is not limited to, a processor communicatively coupled with the drive mechanism and with the imaging system, the processor configured to receive information from the imaging system relating to the image and to control the drive mechanism based on the information to rotate the imaging system in a manner that causes the image to remain on the display when the weapon is superelevated. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103113 | MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND MANAGEMENT METHOD - There is provided a management device including a position identification unit that identifies, based on identification information that is acquired from a plurality of antennas, a plurality of terminals, or antennas and terminals and indicates an object, a position of the object that stores the identification information. A distance between the antennas, a distance between the terminals, or a distance between the antennas and the terminals is a distance at which no mutual interference occurs. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103114 | OPTICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR READING ENCODED MICROBEADS - A method and apparatus for reading a microbead having a code thereon is provided wherein the code is projected on and read from a Fourier plane. The microbead may be 1-1000 microns (um) or smaller in feature size. The code is projected on the Fourier plane by scattering input light off the microbead. The scattered light from the microbead is directed through an optical arrangement having a transform lens for projecting the code on the Fourier plane, and read on the Fourier plane using a charge coupled device (CCD) or other similar device. The code may include periodic layers of material having different refractivities or phase, including index of refraction differences; periodic spatial modulations having a different phase or amplitude; a periodic binary phase change used to code information in the Fourier plane; a photonic crystal used to encode the information on the microbead, wherein a pattern of holes causes interference between incident and scattered light to form spatial and spectral patterns in the far field that are unique to the pattern of holes; or may be formed in the microbead using a single photoactive inner region, a series of longitudinal holes, different fluorescence regions, or concentric rings of material in a preform. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103115 | DECODING UTILIZING IMAGE DATA - The invention relates to decoding utilizing image data. The image data can be received from a source. A processor can process the image data for decoding. Processing for decoding can be responsive to determined information. The format of a frame of image data may be recognized. The recognizing may include determining the source of the frame of image data. The recognizing may include determining a parameter associated with the frame of image data. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103116 | RFID TAG ASSEMBLY AND LABEL PROCESS - A tag assembly is disclosed for attaching an RFID tag including a primary antenna to a flexible surface such as fabric, textile or an item of clothing. The tag assembly has a receptacle including a frame for securely holding the RFID tag, a secondary antenna, and attachment means for attaching the frame to the surface, wherein the frame forms part of the secondary antenna. A method of attaching an RFID tag to a flexible surface is also disclosed. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103117 | RFID TAG - There is provided an RFID tag, which includes: a first substrate having flexibility and configured to include an antenna provided on a first surface of the first substrate; a second substrate; an IC chip mounted on a first surface of the second substrate; an anisotropic conductive rubber configured to contact the first substrate to the second substrate with the IC chip facing the first surface of the first substrate and to contact a terminal of the IC chip to the antenna; and an exterior rubber configured to cover the first substrate, the second substrate, and the IC chip. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103118 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INSERTS FOR ELECTRONIC PASSPORTS - A method for manufacturing inserts provided with an electronic module supporting a chip and an antenna includes supplying top and bottom substrate sheets for a plurality of inserts, said substrates being provided with cavities for subsequently inserting an electronic module in each cavity; providing an antenna for each insert; providing at least one layer of adhesive; providing stacking and assembling by lamination a bottom substrate sheet, a first layer of adhesive, a plurality of antennas, a second layer of adhesive and a top substrate sheet; cutting the laminated assembly to obtain inserts each provided with an antenna; inserting electronic modules in the cavities after the step of laminating the substrate sheets, antennas and layers of adhesive. The method also includes printing the inner surface of at least one of the substrate sheets with a thickness-compensation layer, outside the substrate area intended for receiving the antenna. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103119 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BREAKAWAY RFID TAGS - A breakaway RFID tag is configured such that it comprises part of a Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCB). Thus, the breakaway RFID tag can be used to track the PCB as it migrates through a manufacturing process. In one embodiment, the REID tag can be assembled first and then used to track the PCB as it is populated with components and installed into larger assemblies and ultimately into the end device. Once the PCB is installed into a larger assembly or the end device, the breakaway RFID tag is configured such that it can be broken off and attached to the outside of the larger assembly or end device. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103120 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING A RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TAG WITHOUT ALIGNING THE CHIP AND ANTENNA - An apparatus and method for attaching antennae to RFID tags is disclosed. Included is the use of RFID tags having a symmetrical interconnect system for attaching one or more antennae, such that virtually any rotational orientation of the RFID tag will result in a successful antennae attachment. Two oversized and “L” shaped gold-bumped poles can be arranged on the same side of a chip in an opposing fashion, such that at least one axis of symmetry is formed. Accordingly, virtually all rotational orientations of the chip are then acceptable when attaching a pair of opposing pole antenna leads. Alternatively, a pair of poles can be located on opposing chip surfaces, such that antenna substrates can attach to both the top and bottom of the chip to form a product “sandwich,” whereby the rotational orientation of the chip is irrelevant at an antenna attachment step | 2014-04-17 |
20140103121 | SELECTIVELY CONCEALABLE INDICATOR SYSTEMS AND ASSEMBLIES - Selectively concealable indicator assemblies configured to mount behind a wall plate, which provides an interface to interior wiring and is operatively mounted to a wall with a mounting fits tenet. The indicator assembly includes an elongate member and an indicator. The elongate member is disposed between the wall and the wall plate and configured to move between a first position substantially concealed by the wall plate and a second position where at least a portion of the elongate member extends beyond the wall plate. The indicator is disposed on the portion of the elongate member that extends beyond the wall plate when the elongate indicator is in the second position. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103122 | MOTOR AND MOTOR DRIVE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM USING BARCODE - A motor drive system includes a motor drive configured to provide signals to an electric motor to drive the motor in operation. A barcode is disposed on the motor drive and is configured to be scanned by a user device to provide the user device with information relating to the motor drive or operation of the motor drive. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103123 | System and Method for Encoding and Using a Digital Camouflage Pattern with a Two-Dimensional Code Linked to an Internet Uniform Resource Locator or Context-Sensitive Coded Message - A system and method for incorporating manufacturer-selected indicia in a camouflage pattern, used on an item which does not ruin the camouflage's effectiveness, and is programmed to encode a selected indicia such as a manufacturer's brand, an address in a stored Look Up Table or an Internet Uniform Resource Locator used to identify a marked item into a machine readable two-dimensional code pattern such as a QR code pattern having bright portions and dark portions. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103124 | CONTROL SYSTEM OF ELECTRICAL THERMOSTAT AND THE SYSTEM THEREOF - A control method of an electrical thermostat that includes an operating heater heating wax so as to operate an operating valve that may be disposed to close a coolant passage according to an exemplary embodiment of may include detecting a coolant temperature of coolant circulating a coolant passage, determining whether the coolant temperature may be included in a predetermined heating temperature range, performing a coolant heating mode by supplying a predetermined level of power to the operating heater for a predetermined time, if the coolant temperature may be within the heating temperature range, and stopping the coolant heating mode in a condition that the operating valve may be closed. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103125 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF A MEMORY DEVICE - A system and method for thermal management of a memory device is described. In an embodiment, one or more thermal sensors sends a signal to a thermal control module indicating that a pre-determined temperature threshold for a memory device or devices has been reached. The thermal control module may then begin tracking memory thermals or initiate thermal management operations based on the signal and history of memory device temperatures over time. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103126 | THERMOSTAT THAT THE REACTIVITY THEREOF IS IMPROVED - A thermostat having improved reactivity may include a thermostat case having side connected to first and second passages, and a third passage formed between the first and second passages in a side direction, a valve body where first and second valves are formed to open/close the first and second passages, and a mounting space is formed in the valve body, an elastic member elastically pushing the valve body in a direction of the first valve such that the first valve closes the first passage, and a drive portion moving the valve body in response to contraction or expansion of a wax disposed in the mounting space. A flowing turn wall may be formed to correspond to the third passage such that a liquid flowing in through the second passage moves in a direction opposite to the third passage. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103127 | TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLING WATER VALVE - A temperature-controlling water valve includes a main body, a main valve, and a screw element to screw with a threaded portion on the main body. The main body defines a height direction and a horizontal direction perpendicular to each other. The main body has a first end and an opposite second end along the height direction. A cold and a hot water inlets opposite to the first end are formed at the second end. Cold water and hot water are mixed in the main body and flow out from an outlet between the first and the second ends along the horizontal direction. The main valve disposed in the main body is able to regulate water amount flowing in, and one end of the main valve is exposed above the second end. Thereby, the present invention is able to be installed easily. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103128 | Thermostatically-Controlled Multi-Mode Coolant Loops - A heat transfer system is provided for a road vehicle having a passenger cabin. A primary branch includes a primary pump and a primary power plant. An auxiliary branch includes an auxiliary coolant pump, an auxiliary heat source, and a cabin heat exchanger. A thermostatic multi-way valve directs coolant from a valve inlet to substantially only a first valve outlet when receiving coolant below a first temperature. The valve directs coolant from the valve inlet to substantially only a second valve outlet when receiving coolant above a second temperature. The valve inlet is coupled to receive coolant from either the primary branch or the auxiliary branch. The first valve outlet is configured to return coolant to the same branch as is connected to the valve inlet. The second valve outlet is configured to direct coolant to the other branch to which the valve inlet is not connected. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103129 | Cup Holder Integrated With Heating System In A Motor Vehicle - A cup holder/heater plate integrated with heating system in a motor vehicle using exhaust gas heat for heating food/drink items. The heating system has a cup holder/heater plate provided in the console of the vehicle with a heater coil tube at bottom of said cup holder/heater plate. A fluid reservoir having inlet connected to the one end of the heater coil to receive cold fluid and outlet of the reservoir connected to the first inlet of a circulating pump for pumping cold fluid through a first outlet of the said pump to one end of the heating coil tube/heat exchanger around the exhaust manifold with other end of the said heating coil/heater plate coil connected to the second inlet of the pump for circulation of heated fluid through the second outlet of the pump to the the heater coil tube. The pump having a controller for controlling the circulation of the fluid. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103130 | BRACKET FOR MOUNTING EXPANSION TANKS AND OTHER PLUMBING DEVICES TO A BUILDING SURFACE - An expansion tank is fastened to a support using a bracket with a U-shaped cross-section formed by a back and two sidewalls. The edges of the sidewalls each have a notch mating with a weld bead on the tank. Fasteners hold the back of the bracket to the support. First and second hose clamps pass through the sidewalls by the back to encircle the tank and clamp it to the edges of the sidewall when the hose clamps are tightened. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103131 | TRACTION MAT - A traction mat for extricating the wheels of a vehicle in slippery road conditions comprising: a handle, a plurality of bars with protrusions to provide traction, and a wire connecting the handle and the bars together | 2014-04-17 |
20140103132 | RAIL-FASTENING SYSTEM - Rail-fastening system for the non-positive resilient fastening of a rail ( | 2014-04-17 |
20140103133 | Web-Material Dispenser With Air Freshener - A dispenser for dispensing web material from a roll contained within the dispenser includes an air freshener for providing a pleasing fragrance to the area surrounding the dispenser. The dispenser may include a housing to which the air freshener may be attached. The housing may include a pivoting cover, and the air freshener may be coupled to the pivoting cover to selectively cover one of the rolls of web material housed within the dispenser. The air freshener may alternatively be supported within a mandrel configured to support one of the rolls of web material within the dispenser. A fan may be provided and configured to push the fragrance into the surrounding environment. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103134 | Externally Driven Flow Control Actuator - A method and apparatus for managing a flow of a fluid. The fluid is received at an input port of a structure. The fluid is sent through a chamber in communication with the input port. The fluid is caused to flow from the chamber and out of an output port in a direction that changes with a frequency based on an application of pressure pulses in the chamber. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103135 | WATER GUN - A repeatable water gun device for projecting jets of water into ambient surrounding water for the purpose of causing cavitations in the water which when the produced cavities collapse due to ambient water pressure a loud sharp report is caused when the cavities collapse upon themselves. The sharp reports may be used for scaring fish away from the intakes of water pipe lines, for cleaning water wells, and for the removal of zebra mussels or other sea life infestation from water pipes. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103136 | SPILL-RESISTANT AIR FRESHENER CANISTER - The present invention provides a spill-resistant air freshener canister that includes: a supply vessel filled with aromatic liquid that has a threaded mouth sealed with a puncturable membrane; a cylindrical inner sleeve incorporating a socket that sealably engages the threaded mouth of the supply vessel, the sleeve also having a cylindrical axial aperture at the bottom of the socket, and at least one seepage aperture at the very bottom of the socket which enables liquid from inside the supply vessel to escape in a radially outward direction to the exterior of the cylindrical sleeve; a cylindrical wick surrounding the cylindrical inner sleeve; and a evaporator cage into which the cylindrical sleeve is inserted, the evaporator cage having a fully-enclosed bottom portion containing a central projecting blade that fits through the axial aperture at the bottom of the socket. The bottom portion is ultrasonically welded to the bottom of the cylindrical inner sleeve. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103137 | INTEGRATED FUEL INJECTOR IGNITERS WITH CONDUCTIVE CABLE ASSEMBLIES - The present disclosure is directed to a fuel injector assembly including a valve and a cable assembly for actuating the valve. The cable can include a plurality of strands, and each strand can be an optical fiber, an electrical conductor, or a tensile member capable of withstanding a tensile stress caused when the valve actuator actuates the valve, or any combination thereof. The cable can also include a brush bearing with bristles extending from the cable to maintain the cable at least generally centered within a channel as the cable moves in the channel. The bristles can be electrically conductive and can convey a voltage to an electrode pair near the valve to ionize at least a portion of the fuel to urge the fuel from the injector through the valve. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103138 | Device for Weed Control - An apparatus suitable for controlling vegetation which apparatus comprises a hot-liquid reservoir ( | 2014-04-17 |
20140103139 | APPARATUS TO CHANGE LIQUID LIGHT AROMATIC HYDROCARBON INTO GASEITY - An apparatus to change liquid light aromatic hydrocarbon into gaseity includes a gas storage barrel, two gas generation barrels and two gas connection pipes connected between the gas storage barrel and the respective gas generation barrels to form a “π” shape. Each gas generation barrel includes a light aromatic hydrocarbon filling pipe, an air supply pipe, an air intake pipe, an aeration pipe, and a heating member. A liquid communicating pipe is connected between the two gas generation barrels. The apparatus of the present invention is to mix and gasify liquid fuel, such as ether or alkanes, and air as combustion gas. During heating, the fuel can be resupplied to stable the quality of the output gas. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103140 | COMBINATION INFLATABLE PROTECTIVE COVER AND LIQUID SOAP DISPENSER FOR WATER FIXTURES - A combination inflatable protective cover and liquid soap dispenser for a water ejecting fixture. An inflatable protective cover having an interior opening and first and second apertures in communication with the interior opening and a liquid soap dispenser having a narrow aperture adjacent the second aperture where water from the fixture is ejected. Liquid soap flows out of the liquid soap dispenser by gravity into the tub alongside the water from the water ejecting fixture. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103141 | VARIABLE JET ENGINE OUTLET WITH A MAINLY CIRCLE SECTOR-FORMED CROSS SECTION - The present invention relates to a low signature jet engine outlet comprising movable border segments forming at least one circular arc and being movable radially for controlling the form and area of the outlet, at least one stationary border element for defining the form and area of the outlet, and movable coupling means for connecting the at least one circular arc to the at least one stationary border element. The coupling means are movable along a connection part of the at least one stationary border element, and the connection part of the at least one stationary border element is substantially flat and extending in a substantially radial direction of the at least one circular arc. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103142 | Spray Pattern Adjustment For Mop - A sprayer assembly that includes a reservoir for storing liquid, a pump in fluid communication with the reservoir, first and second supply tubes in fluid communication with the pump wherein the pump is configured to draw liquid from the reservoir and discharge the liquid into the first and second supply tubes, a first nozzle in fluid communication with the first supply tube, a second nozzle in fluid communication with the second supply tube, and a collar having at least one protrusion and rotatable between a first position in which the at least one protrusion pinches closed the first supply tube but not the second supply tube, and a second position in which the at least one protrusion pinches closed the second supply tube but not the first supply tube. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103143 | Paint Cup for Spray Gun - A paint cup for a spray gun includes a container containing paint solvents, a lid body covering an upper opening of the container, and a ventilation member mounted in the container. The lid body includes an annular coupling portion protruding from an inner surface thereof, an inner rod located in the annular coupling portion, and a vent extending into an annular coupling groove of the annular coupling portion. A gap is formed between the ventilation member and the inner rod. When the container is turned upside-down, the paint solvents in the gap will flow into an accommodating groove formed between the inner rod and the annular coupling portion, and ambient air circulates in the container via the vent and the gap. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103144 | SEAL MEMBER FOR PLURAL COMPONENT SPRAY GUN - Provided are various embodiments of polymeric seals that may be incorporated into two-component spray guns to replace a metal-to-metal seal surface within the gun to reduce scoring. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103145 | SEMICONDUCTOR REACTION CHAMBER SHOWERHEAD - A showerhead including a body having an opening, a first plate positioned within the opening and having a plurality of slots, a second plate positioned within the opening and having a plurality of slots, and wherein each of the first plate plurality of slots are concentrically aligned with the second plate plurality of slots. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103146 | FUEL INJECTION VALVE - An injection hole inlet is disposed at the upstream side face of the injection hole plate in such a way that, assuming that a denotes the angle between respective lines obtained by vertically projecting a straight line that passes through the center of the injection hole inlet and the center of the valve seat and the major axis of the injection hole inlet onto a perpendicular plane that passes through the center of the injection hole inlet and is perpendicular to the center axis of the valve seat and assuming that β denotes the angle between respective lines obtained by vertically projecting the straight line that passes through the center of the injection hole inlet and the center of the valve seat and the minor axis of the injection hole inlet onto the perpendicular plane, α<β is satisfied. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103147 | MODULAR DUAL VECTOR FLUID SPRAY NOZZLES - Various embodiments of modular dual vector fluid spray nozzles are disclosed. Embodiments of the nozzles are characterized by specially shaped fluid channels, impingement surfaces and exit orifices used to generate atomized mists of fluid under pressure. Embodiments of the nozzles are generally characterized by composite fluid spray density patterns having horizontal and vertical components, i.e., dual vector in nature. The nozzles disclosed are modular and may be easily installed or removed from a given fluid spray system, nozzle head, or fixture as dictated by any given application. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103148 | Rotary Feed Dispensing Apparatus - A rotary feed dispensing apparatus includes a reservoir configured to hold feed. The apparatus includes a rotary dispenser having an inlet operatively coupled to the reservoir and a rotary dispenser outlet, the rotary dispenser defining a rotary dispenser interior area configured to selectively receive the feed from the reservoir through the rotary housing inlet. An impellor assembly is rotatably mounted in the rotary dispenser, the impellor assembly having an impellor body portion and at least one impellor end portion pivotally coupled to the impellor body portion. The impellor end portion is movable between an extended configuration and a folded configuration. A motor is operatively coupled to the impellor assembly and configured to rotate the impellor assembly when energized. The impellor end portion is configured to eject the feed from the rotary dispenser through the outlet when the motor is energized and the impellor end portion is at the extended configuration. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103149 | ELECTROSTATIC PAINTING APPARATUS - An electrostatic painting apparatus includes a painting gun having at one end thereof a paint spray section, and a connection section detachably connectable to an external paint supply section for receiving a supply of paint from the supply section and supplying the received paint to a paint storage section that stores and supplies the supplied paint to the painting gun. The connection section is surrounded and protected by a peripheral wall, so that paint can pass by the other end of the painting gun without reaching the connection section. Consequently, the connection section can be prevented from being undesirably smeared with the paint. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103150 | METHOD FOR EMPTYING AN INERTIA CONE CRUSHER - A method for at least partly emptying a crushing chamber formed between an inner crushing shell and an outer crushing shell of an inertia cone crusher is provided. The inner crushing shell is supported on a crushing head. A central axis of the crushing head gyrates about a gyration axis with an rpm, for crushing material in the crushing chamber. The method includes the steps of interrupting the feeding of material to the crusher; measuring, directly or indirectly, at least one of a position and a motion of the crushing head during an amplitude control period; comparing the measured position and/or motion with at least one set point value; determining, based on the comparison, the measured position and/or motion to at least one set point value, whether the rpm should be adjusted; and adjusting the rpm when necessary. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103151 | SHREDDER AUTO FEED SYSTEM WITH PAPER STACK SEPARATION MECHANISM - The present disclosure is generally related to an apparatus having cutter elements for destroying articles such as paper sheets and a mechanism for separating at least a sheet from a stack in a tray. A paper feed mechanism feeds paper that is separated from the stack by a stack separation mechanism to the cutter elements. The feed and separation mechanisms can be activated by rotation of the cutter elements. In one embodiment, the stack separation mechanism moves in an alternating manner between retracted and extended positions to disengage and engage and insert the stack to separate (with its edge) paper therefrom to feed to the feed mechanism for shredding. The paper stack separation mechanism can move in an non-undulating manner relative to the stack. A device for stripping stapled pages, a pivotable support plate, and pressure plate can also be used, as well as a number of sensors. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103152 | Comminutor for Comminuting Bulk Material, and Method Therefor - The invention relates to a comminutor for comminuting bulk material, and a trailer and method therefor. The comminutor includes a frame provided with an opening; a rotatable drum which is arranged on the frame and on which blades are provided; counter-blades which are connected to the frame and which operate with the blades for the purpose of comminuting material carried into the opening; a screen positioned on the underside of the drum; and an access door connected to the frame and provided with a tilting mechanism such that easy access to the screen is obtainable by opening the door. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103153 | Grain Mill - An improved grain mill is presented herein comprising a dispenser adapted to receive and store a material, and a grinding mill adapted to receive the material from the dispenser. The grinding mill comprises a grinding cylinder and a motor assembly adapted to rotate the grinding cylinder. When the material is dispensed into the grinding mill from the dispenser, and the motor assembly is engaged, thereby causing the grinding cylinder to rotate, the material is moved along a tapered passage and forced across a sharp edge, causing the material to be ground, crushed, broken, flattened, or cut, dispensing the material into a material receiving portion and thereby allowing the material to be delivered to the user. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103154 | FRAME FOR A GYRATORY CRUSHER - A gyratory crusher includes a frame and a crushing head which is arranged rotatably about a substantially vertical shaft. The frame has an upper frame portion and a lower frame portion. The lower frame portion includes a hub. The hub has a centralized arranged through hole with a center axis extending through the hole and the hub. The hole is arranged to cooperate with the shaft being rotatably arranged in the hole. The hub is connected by arms to the lower frame portion and includes a drive ring pocket. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103155 | FOOD BASED HOMOGENIZER - A food homogenizer is provided, including a base with a driving motor and a homogenizer assembly removably coupled to the base. The homogenizer assembly includes a homogenizing chamber, an inlet chute, and an exit spout. A shredder is disposed within the homogenizing chamber and is driven by the driving motor to homogenize food ingredients into a soft texture with a similar consistency as ice cream or sherbet. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103156 | DISTRIBUTOR PLATE LOCKING MECHANISM FOR A VERTICAL SHAFT IMPACT CRUSHER - A replaceable distributor plate, adapted for protecting a lower horizontal disc of a rotor of a vertical shaft impact crusher, includes a first portion of a bayonet joint, the first portion being adapted for cooperating with a second portion of the bayonet joint, the second portion being associated with the lower horizontal disc. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103157 | MECHANISM FOR CONTROLLING THE ROTATION OF A ROLLER BLIND WINDING ROLLER HAVING A SPRING DRIVE - One embodiment of a mechanism for controlling the rotation of a roller blind winding roller having a spring drive and immovably fixed to a roller blind holder and its winding roller is constructed of an inner shaft ( | 2014-04-17 |
20140103158 | AirShip Endurance VTOL UAV and Solar Turbine Clean Tech Propulsion - An aircraft with a wide fuselage having a longitudinal axis, a left and right forward swept wing mounted well back on the fuselage, a tail section extending from the aft portion of the fuselage, a first and second brushless ducted fan with air accelerator ring stationary and integrated into the left and right lateral fuselage, a third brushless ducted fan with integrated air accelerator ring rotatable mounted to the aft tail portion, a solar turbine based external solar film applied on the fuselage and wing surfaces and lateral fan regenerative drive that powers all ducted electric fans, that powers one internal-mounted central master impeller motor, that powers a brushless electric motor that spins three supercharger impellers via pulley chains to enable all three air accelerator rings with super compressed forced air thrust, that recharges ultracapacitors for aircraft propulsion of persistent flight endurance targeted for 30 to 90 days. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103159 | Tunnel wing system for lift, altitude flight, and ground effect flight - Aircraft comprising a single wing suspended under a closed sided chassis. The wing spar is mounted to the sides that enclose and channel the airflow over and under the wing to provide lift. Airflow is provided by a source located in front of the wing by means of either propeller, ducted fan or similar devise. Engines mounted on a rotational engine mount can provide downward thrust to lift front of craft to obtain an angle great enough for lift-off Once aircraft has sustained-angle for lift off engine(s) rotate to produce airflow parallel to wing for flight. Rudders mounted behind the air source and prior to the wing provide steering. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103160 | TIP FAIRING OF A HORIZONTAL AIRFOIL OF AN AIRCRAFT - A tip fairing of a horizontal airfoil of an aircraft is provided. The tip fairing comprises stiffening elements and a skin covering the stiffening elements. The stiffening elements comprise a central web and two flanges located at the tips of the web, with contact between the skin and the stiffening elements being made through the flanges of the stiffening elements. The tip fairing is manufactured from a composite material, is manufactured from a single part, and the planes defining the webs of any pair of stiffening elements taken in twos form an angle less than about 30°. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103161 | Three-Dimensional Airport - The present invention discloses a three-dimensional (3-D) airport. In a 3-D airport, the airplanes are parked in an interleaved manner on at least two levels of parking surfaces. Portions of the wings of adjacently parked airplanes overlap. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103162 | Method And Apparatus For Attaching An Aircraft Fuselage Frame To A Wing Box - The present disclosure is generally directed to an aircraft body including a fuselage skin on an outboard member of the aircraft body and a wing box extending through a member of the aircraft body. The wing box being enclosed and capable of being pressurized is fixedly attached at an outer surface to at least one pair of an attachment member and an attachment link member that is fixedly attached to the aircraft body. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103163 | AIRCRAFT AND CABIN DOOR - The invention relates to an aircraft including a cabin and a door panel ( | 2014-04-17 |
20140103164 | SPACECRAFT PROPELLANT TANK MOUNT - A spacecraft having a primary structural frame and a propellant tank, in which the spacecraft may include a tank mount adopted to engage a portion of the propellant tank, the tank mount being configured to transfer launch loads directly from the propellant tank to a lunch vehicle interface ring. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103165 | Maneuvering and Stability Control System for Jet-Pack - To improve the maneuverability and stability of a jet-pack, the thrust of the nozzles is varied relative to one another, through a suitable valve arrangement. The ability to reduce the pressure on one side of the jet-pack enables much more flexible turns to be accomplished, and requires much less effort on the part of the passenger. Actuators, such as piston-cylinder arrangements, control the positioning of the nozzles and thereby assist the passenger in the piloting of the jet-pack. To further increase maneuverability, additional nozzles can be incorporated into the jet-pack to control the forward and backward tilt of the device, to more easily accomplish hovering, forward movement and backward movement. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103166 | TRAIN OPERATION CONTROL SYSTEM - In accordance with a predetermined segment definition rule based on a point-switch protection section, a point switch control direction, and a train advancing direction, a plurality of segments are defined in advance with respect to a railway network. Segment competition information in which a competitive relationship between the plurality of segments is set in advance is prepared. A segment use permission setting part determines whether or not a competition for a use-requested segment in terms of a train operation occurs between the plurality of trains, by using segment competition information and segment use permission status information. A use-requested segment for which it is determined that no competition occurs is incorporated, as a use permission segment, into use permission segment information of the corresponding train. In accordance with a result of the competition determination, the segment use permission status information is updated. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103167 | TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM WITH PULSE-CODE-MODULATED CAB SIGNALING - A train control system with pulse code-modulated cab signaling, especially for defining traveling speeds, includes a code generator acting upon a signal generator in dependence on a direction of travel. An output signal of the signal generator is supplied to a current track circuit covering a track section. In order to economize on components, the signal generator includes a transmitting device for modulating the input signals of both code generators. The transmitting device is connected to circuit connection adaptation devices on one of two entry ends of the track section through travel direction-specific outputs. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103168 | UMBILICAL MEMBER ATTACHMENT DEVICE OF ROBOT - An umbilical member attachment device including a first umbilical member-use first fastening part and second fastening part respectively fastening a first umbilical member to a first member and second member, and a second umbilical member-use first fastening part and second fastening part respectively fastening a second umbilical member to a first member and second member. These fastening parts are arranged offset in position from each other on a surface of the robot so that the first umbilical member and the second umbilical member do not cross, and at a reference posture, and so that a distance between the first umbilical member-use second fastening part and the second umbilical member-use second fastening part becomes broader than a distance between the first umbilical member-use first fastening part and the second umbilical member-use first fastening part. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103169 | Magnetic Clamp - A magnetic clamp for attaching to a ferromagnetic mounting surface to provide a securement location on the mounting surface is disclosed. The magnetic clamp includes a base member formed of substantially non-ferrous material, wherein the base member is operable to flex to accommodate for changes in curvature or irregularities of the mounting surface and at least one of magnet element arranged on the flexible base member for attaching the base member to the mounting surface. The magnetic clamp further includes a securement means as well as manually actuated release means to remove the magnetic clamp from the mounting surface. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103170 | Bracket for Mounting a Pipe Away from a Vertical Wall - Bracket for mounting a pipe away from a vertical wall having a linear support to be secured to a vertical wall and a pipe receptacle for receiving and supporting the pipe. The pipe receptacle includes a segment of a circle configuration, and an extension is connected between the linear support and the pipe receptacle, wherein the extension extends upward, non-horizontally, non-vertically, and away from the pipe receptacle toward the linear support so as to position a pipe within the pipe receptacle a distance away from the linear support. A brace is connected between the linear support and a lower portion of the pipe receptacle to provide additional support to position the pipe receptacle a distance away from a wall to which the linear support is to be secured. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103171 | APPARATUS FOR GUIDING CABLE - An apparatus for guiding a cable is provided. The apparatus includes a first plate, a second plate, and a tie. The first plate includes an opening. The second plate angularly extends from the first plate. The second plate includes a cut-out portion configured to allow passage of a tie associated with the cable. The tab extends into the cut-out portion and includes a first member and a second member. The first member is configured to allow wrapping of the tie while the second member is configured to lock a position of the tie. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103172 | FIXING COLLAR FOR PIPES, TANKS AND BODIES WITH CYLINDRICAL PORTIONS IN GENERAL - A fixing collar for pipes, tanks and bodies with cylindrical portions in general, of the type of a band that wraps around the element to be fixed to a supporting structure by way of fixing elements, the collar comprising three arc-like portions in series, which are associated by means of at least two hinges in positions that are not diametrically mutually opposite and close so as to surround the element to be fixed by way of snap-acting quick-closure elements arranged at the ends of the first arc-like portion and of the last arc-like portion of the three arc-like portions in series, the arc-like portions being further provided with elastic elements for compensating the dimensional tolerances of the diameter of the element to be fixed. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103173 | Condiment Dispenser Holder - A condiment dispenser holder including an elongated stem, a base section, a body section, and a support tab section is provided. The base section extends curvedly from an upper end of the elongated stem and supports an undersurface of a condiment dispenser. The body section extends from the base section in a geometrical configuration, for example, a cylindrical helically coiled configuration. The body section in the geometrical configuration firmly accommodates the condiment dispenser within a space defined within the body section. The support tab section extends from an upper end of the body section and secures the condiment dispenser within the body section. The support tab section precludes displacement of the condiment dispenser from the body section. Multiple condiment dispenser holders accommodating multiple condiment dispensers may be arranged in a vase with other decorative elements, for example, flowers, fruits, etc., in multiple configurations to create different decorative arrangements of condiments. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103174 | TELESCOPIC COLUMN THAT CAN BE CALIBRATED, PIECE OF FURNITURE HAVING A TELESCOPIC COLUMN THAT CAN BE CALIBRATED, AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A TELESCOPIC COLUMN - The invention relates to a column that can be calibrated, in particular for a piece of furniture, wherein the column | 2014-04-17 |
20140103175 | HANGER - A hanger is described for hanging an object from a generally vertical support rod. In one embodiment, the hanger comprises a hanger body, a first set of one or more hooks on the hanger body defining a first hook-defined recess, and a second set of one or more hooks on the hanger body defining a second hook-defined recess. The first and second hook-defined recesses have different transverse dimensions for receiving support rods having respective first and second different diameters. Various embodiments are disclosed. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103176 | BACKPLANE - The present invention provides a backplane, which includes a main body and a plurality of wall-mounting pieces mounted to the main body. Each of the wall-mounting pieces forms a first arc opening. The first arc opening is engageable with a first bolt to mount the backplane to the wall-mounting rack. With the backplane being of a wall-mounting structure that is arranged to be directly suspended on a head of a bolt or a suspension hook structure, the backplane can be suspended on a wall-mounting rack with the bolt or the suspension hook structure, making the use easy. The wall-mounting structure is easy to manufacture, is easy to use, shortens the processing time of the backplane, and lower down manufacture cost. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103177 | HANGING BRACKET - A hanging bracket is provided, including a first element, a second element and at least a stop element. The first element and the second element have a plate shape, and are coupled on one side. The two elements can open up to 90°. The first element includes a hanging hole. The stop element is coupled to the first element, located close to the coupling position between the first element and the second element. After flipping, the stop element can protrude from the surface of the first element. As such, the hanging bracket can provide multiple function, including supporting portable electronic device when placing on desk top, temporary placement for portable electronic device during recharging, and storage for recharging wire. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103178 | TENSION WINDOW RODS - A window rod assembly includes two support arm assemblies each including a bracket, a support arm having a first end rigidly connected to the bracket, and a tube rigidly connected to a second end of the support arm; a curtain rod including a first rod section and a second rod section configured in a telescoping arrangement and sized to fit into the tubes of the support arm assemblies; a locking mechanism for securing the relative axial position of the first rod section with respect to the second rod section; and a force adjusting mechanism mounted on at least one of the support arm assemblies and configured to apply an inward force to the curtain rod at a location within the first tube and an outward force to the support arm assemblies to force the brackets into support surfaces of a window opening or window casing. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103179 | DEVICE HOLDER - An electronic device holder is provided. In one aspect, a strap or a back plate, such as a molded plastic strap, is provided to facilitate holding an electronic device. In another aspect, a device cradle is provided that can hold an electronic device and facilitate retention and management of associated device cables. In another aspect, the strap or back plate can comprise a set of connector stations that conform to a standardized form-factor, wherein the connector stations are adapted to accept a standardized insert. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103180 | ELECTRICAL BOX MOUNTING BRACKET WITH RAILS - An electrical installation bracket includes a body that may telescope to allow the length of the bracket to be changed to accommodate installation in different configurations, for example to accommodate different spacing between mounting studs. The bracket has rails on a face that allow an electrical box to be positioned, by sliding, at any of a variety of locations along the length of the body. The body has holes in it for securing the box to the bracket at a desired location along the body, with a front of the box for example protruding through an opening in the body. The body includes ears on opposite sides of the opening, with mounting holes for mounting the bracket to studs or other structure (or other hardware or devices). The electrical installation bracket advantageously provides more flexibility in placement of electrical boxes, with pre-prepared holes available for securing boxes. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103181 | UNIVERSAL MOUNTING SYSTEM - A system and method for universally mounting a user's imaging solution(s). The universal mounting solution (sometimes referred to herein as the Velocity Clip) is a universal video mounting system for smartphones and digital cameras with video capabilities that turns them into a point of view camera. The Velocity Clip allows the user to attach their smartphone video device securely to their head, chest, or any hard or mobile surface with a gear mount by using a versatile mounting system (e.g., a set of straps or the like). | 2014-04-17 |
20140103182 | ASSEMBLY PALLET - An assembly pallet is assembled a cell stack to. The cell stack that includes a cell group in which a plurality of electric cells are stacked, end plates arranged in a position between which the cell group is interposed, and a restraining member for applying a restraint that restrains the cell group to the end plates. The assembly pallet includes a positioning engagement member that is engaged with the restraining member to effect positioning of the cell stack. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103183 | AUTO LOCKS STAY ROD FOR CABIN OF A VEHICLE - The invention relates to an auto lock stay rod for cabin of a vehicle for mounting over the chassis. The said stay rod comprises two links, one top ( | 2014-04-17 |
20140103184 | APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING THE TILT ANGLE OF AN ANTENNA - An apparatus for adjusting a tilt angle of a vertically positioned antenna on a pole comprising a top mounting assembly formed by a first link and a second link that has a top edge and a bottom edge each, the top edges of both links are pivotally connected together by a first hinge such that the second link is rotatable about the first hinge in relative to the first link to adjust an angle between the links. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103185 | SPRING BOOT FOR A MOBILE ANTENNA - A spring boot for use with an antenna comprises a cylindrical main body having an annular flange at the lower end thereof, and an annular rim at the upper end thereof. The flange has a plurality of mounting holes therethrough. The interior of the spring boot is hollow and is configured to match the shape of the antenna spring. When installed, the spring boot is fitted over the spring, and seated on an antenna mount, encircling the spring. Fasteners are installed through the mounting holes on the flange to affix the spring boot to corresponding bores in the mount. A washer is positioned atop the rim and is fixed between the antenna core and the spring. This configuration effectively constrains the spring boot between the core and the mount, so as to provide added damping to the antenna spring. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103186 | ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE - This attachment structure ( | 2014-04-17 |
20140103187 | TRANSMISSION MOUNTING UNIT FOR VEHICLE - The transmission mounting unit for a vehicle includes a mounting bracket in which a cylindrical mounting unit is formed, mounting ends fixed to a vehicle body that are integrally formed on both sides of the mounting unit, and a bush unit inserted into the mounting unit of the mounting bracket. The bush unit has a first outer pipe that forms an outer shell to be inserted into the mounting unit, a first insulator bonded to an internal circumference of the first outer pipe and integrated with a stopper protruding from the first through hole, a second outer pipe inserted into the first outer pipe, an inner core disposed in a center of the second outer pipe, and a second insulator having an external circumference bonded to an internal circumference of the second outer pipe while surrounding an external circumference of the inner core. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103188 | POSITION SENSITIVE DETECTION OPTIMIZATION - An automatically adjustable method for use in opto-acoustic metrology or other types of metrology operations is described. The method includes modifying the operation of a metrology system that uses a PSD style sensor arrangement. The method may be used to quickly adjust the operation of a metrology system to ensure that the data obtained therefrom are of the desired quality. Further, the method is useful in searching for and optimizing data that is or can be correlated to substrate or sample features or characteristics that of interest. Apparatus and computer readable media are also described. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103189 | Compact In-Pixel High Dynamic Range Imaging - Embodiments of the invention describe providing a compact solution to provide high dynamic range imaging (HDRI or simply HDR) for an imaging pixel by utilizing a control node for resetting a floating diffusion node to a reference voltage value and for selectively transferring an image charge from a photosensitive element to a readout node. Embodiments of the invention further describe control node to have to a plurality of different capacitance regions to selectively increase the overall capacitance of the floating diffusion node. This variable capacitance of the floating diffusion node increases the dynamic range of the imaging pixel, thereby providing HDR for the host imaging system, as well as increasing the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the imaging system. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103190 | BINARY IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE SENSING METHOD - A binary image sensor includes; binary pixels, each having a transistor structure, being coupled between a drain line and a column line and generating a number of photons in response to incident light, sense amplifiers connected to a respective column line and outputting a binary value in response to detecting a voltage corresponding to current flowing to the column line when a gate voltage is applied to a gate line connected to a gate of a binary pixel, and an accumulator configured to accumulate binary values output by the sense amplifiers. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103191 | SENSING METHODS FOR IMAGE SENSORS - A sensing method for an image sensor includes: connecting a first column line with a second column line in response to switch signals; and sensing a first pixel signal generated based on a first signal output from a first pixel and a second signal output from a second pixel, the first pixel and the second pixel being connected to the first column line and the second pixel being connected to the second column line. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103192 | BINARY CMOS IMAGE SENSORS, METHODS OF OPERATING SAME, AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEMS INCLUDING SAME - A binary complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor includes a pixel array and a readout circuit. The pixel array includes at least one pixel having a plurality of sub-pixels. The readout circuit is configured to quantize a pixel signal output from the pixel using a reference signal. The pixel signal corresponds to sub-pixel signals output from sub-pixels, from among the plurality of sub-pixels, activated in response to incident light. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103193 | BINARY IMAGE SENSORS AND UNIT PIXELS THEREOF - A binary image sensor includes a plurality of unit pixels on a substrate having a surface on which light is incident. At least one quantum dot is disposed on the surface of a substrate. A column sense amplifier circuit is configured to detect binary information of a selected unit pixel among the plurality of unit pixels from a voltage or a current detected from the selected unit pixel, and a processing unit is configured to process binary information of the respective unit pixels to generate pixel image information. Related devices and methods of operation are also discussed. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103194 | Coded-light detection system including a camera, light sensor and augmented information display - There is disclosed a sensing device ( | 2014-04-17 |
20140103195 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An embodiment of the invention provides a solid-state image pickup device, including a pixel portion in which a plurality of light receiving areas corresponding to different wavelengths, respectively, are disposed, and transistors used commonly to the plurality of adjacent light receiving areas in the pixel portion, and disposed so as to be brought near to a side of the light receiving area, corresponding to the shorter wavelength, of the plurality of adjacent light receiving areas. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103196 | LIGHT DETECTOR - There is provided a light detector having a light-receiving unit including a light-receiving element of a photon-counting type that receives incident light and outputs a binary pulse indicating presence or absence of photon incidence, and an integrating unit that calculates an output value in which a total of pulse widths of pulses is integrated over a measurement period. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103197 | PIXEL READ METHOD - A method for reading a pixel, including at least two integration periods, at least one of said periods including at least one integration sub-period, wherein an output value of the pixel is determined by taking into account the amounts of photogenerated charges contained in the pixel at the end of each of said periods and the amount of photogenerated charges stored in a photodiode of the pixel beyond a threshold during said at least one sub-period. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103198 | SENSOR DEVICE - A sensor device has a display part that displays a numerical value and a character on a casing and at least three switches. The switches have an up switch and a down switch. The up switch has a function of changing the numerical value to increase and also the down switch has a function of changing the numerical value to decrease. Each switch has a different function and each switch has a different symbol. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103199 | Proximity Sensor Device With Internal Channeling Section - A proximity sensor device, which may detect the presence of external objects at close proximity is disclosed. The proximity sensor device may comprise an emitter, a detector, a separation wall and an internal channeling section. In one embodiment, the internal channeling section may be configured to direct light from the emitter to the detector when the external object is present at close proximity. In other embodiments, a proximity sensor assembly, an optical structure and an electronic device having similar internal channeling section are disclosed. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103200 | TWO-AXIS APPARATUS WITH STATIONARY POSITIONING, ROTATING AND/OR SCANNING MOTION OF POINT OR LINE SOURCES - An apparatus and method for simulating a radiation phantom so as to calibrate or measure performance of a gamma detection system. The apparatus includes a line bar configured to rotate around an axis of rotation, a source carriage configured to move linearly along the line bar and to hold an attached radiation source, and a fixture assembly configured to support the line bar, the fixture assembly being configured to attach to a patient bed. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103201 | OCTOPOLE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SPOT SIZE IMPROVEMENT - A method of compensating mechanical, magnetic and/or electrostatic inaccuracies in a scanning charged particle beam device is described. The method includes an alignment procedure, wherein the following steps are conducted: compensating 4-fold astigmatism with an element having at least 8-pole compensation capability, wherein the aligning and compensating steps of the alignment procedure act on a charged particle beam with beam dimensions in two orthogonal directions each of at least 50 μm and coaxially aligned with at least the element having at least the 8-pole compensation capability. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103202 | Combined Sonic/Pulsed Neutron Cased Hole Logging Tool - A through casing formation evaluation tool string | 2014-04-17 |
20140103203 | Imaging Systems and Image Fiber Bundles for Downhole Measurement - An example system for downhole measurement disclosed herein comprises a tool to be positioned downhole in a formation, the tool comprising an imaging system to determine measurement information from imaging information obtained by sensing light, and an illumination system to control source light to be emitted by the tool. The system also comprises an optical cable to sense an optical field of view that is remote from the tool, the optical cable including an optical fiber bundle comprising a bundle of imaging fibers to convey the imaging information from a sensing end of the optical cable to the imaging system, and a plurality of illumination fibers positioned outside the bundle of imaging fibers, the illumination fibers to convey the source light from the tool to the sensing end of the cable, the illumination fibers to emit the source light to illuminate the optical field of view. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103204 | Biomarkers for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer - Compositions and methods which indicate an increased risk for pancreatic carcinoma are disclosed. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103205 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYSIS AND ION SOURCE - An ion source is formed by a chamber | 2014-04-17 |
20140103206 | ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETER - In a first-stage intermediate vacuum chamber, cluster ions causing a background noise are dominantly formed in area (A), while fragment ions are dominantly generated in area (B). Taking this fact into account, when no in-source CID analysis is performed, voltages applied to the first-stage plate electrode of an ion guide and the exit end of a desolvation tube are adjusted to create an accelerating electric field only in area (A) without creating such a field in area (B). Meanwhile, voltages applied to the electrodes of the ion guide are adjusted to create an electric field for separating ions according to their mobility and selecting a specific ion. Such an operation suppresses the cluster-ion formation, removes ions which originate from impurities and have mass-to-charge ratios close to or equal to those of the ions originating from a target substance, and suppresses the fragment-ion generation. As a result, the target ions are detected with high S/N. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103207 | MASS SPECTROMETRY DEVICE - When a specimen from a specimen ionizing unit is not sufficiently ionized, is caused to remain in sites other than a pore in an introducing section and be deposited as a product such as an oxide or carbide, which causes a deterioration in the performance of the mass spectrometry device. The mass spectrometry device has a specimen ionizing section for ionizing a specimen, a specimen-introduction regulating chamber into which ions of the ionized specimen are introduced, a differential evacuation chamber located downstream of the specimen-introduction regulating chamber, and an analyzing section located at the downstream side of the differential evacuation chamber, in which a discharge generating means is formed for generating an electric discharge inside the specimen-introduction regulating chamber and/or the differential evacuation chamber. The discharge generating means has a specimen introducing section electrode and a first-pore-section-forming member located oppositely to each other inside the specimen-introduction regulating chamber. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103208 | ELECTRON MICROSCOPE - This electron microscope ( | 2014-04-17 |
20140103209 | TERAHERTZ-WAVE ELEMENT, TERAHERTZ-WAVE DETECTING DEVICE, TERAHERTZ TIME-DOMAIN SPECTROSCOPY SYSTEM, AND TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS - A terahertz-wave element includes a waveguide ( | 2014-04-17 |
20140103210 | MULTI-STACK FILM BOLOMETER - A semiconductor device includes a substrate, suspension structures extending from the upper surface of the substrate, and an absorber stack attached to the substrate by the suspension structures. The suspension structures suspend the absorber stack over the substrate such that a gap is defined between the absorber stack and the substrate. The absorber stack includes a plurality of metallization layers interleaved with a plurality of insulating layers. At least one of the metallization layers has a thickness of approximately 10 nm or less. | 2014-04-17 |
20140103211 | INTERLACED TERAHERTZ TRANSCEIVER USING PLASMONIC RESONANCE - Disclosed are devices and methods for enhancing the performance of photoconductive switches or photomixers used to generate or receive terahertz radiation. An interlaced electrode is used to minimize carrier transit times across an absorbing semiconductor photoconductor. This electrode is designed to support a plasmonic resonance such that coupling of the optical pump signal to the absorbing photoconductor is enhanced. | 2014-04-17 |