25th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120151949 | AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE - To provide an air-conditioning apparatus capable of achieving energy saving. An air-conditioning apparatus controls first heat medium flow switching devices and second heat medium flow switching devices in a heating only operation mode and a cooling only operation mode such that a flow rate through which a heat medium circulates is formed between all of the heat exchangers related to heat medium and at least one of use side heat exchangers. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151950 | HEAT TRANSFER SYSTEM - A heat transfer system includes a heat exchanger configured to transfer heat between a first fluid and a second fluid. The heat exchanger includes an outer sleeve and a microchannel unit. The outer sleeve has an interior surface defining a cavity and an exterior surface configured to be in direct thermal communication with the first fluid. The microchannel unit is received in the cavity. The microchannel unit has a plurality of microchannels configured to receive the second fluid therein and be in direct thermal communication with the second fluid. The microchannel unit has an exterior surface in direct thermal communication with the interior surface of the outer sleeve to transfer heat therebetween. At least one of the interior surface of the outer sleeve and the exterior surface of the microchannel unit has grooves defining breach channels for the first fluid or the second fluid should a breach in the outer sleeve or the microchannel unit occur. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151951 | Cool vest - A method and apparatus for adjusting the body temperature of a patient comprises a vest receiving at least a portion of the body and head. The vest comprises a frontal opening with adjustable Velcro adhesive for accommodating different patients and two openings for the arms with rubber-tubing coiled between two layers of fabric, one being thermal insulated. The rubber-tubing from the vest will be connected to a pump then connected to a copper-tubing coil inside a cooler to form a closed circuit loop between the rubber-tubing, copper-tubing coil and pump. Water or other liquids will be circulated via pump into vest from copper-tubing coil inside a cooler filled with ice. The vest, pump and copper coil will be portable and there will be two union connectors, two tee connectors, and a manual diverter to enable unit to also be powered via a stationary cooling motor if so desired. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151952 | MULTIPLE AIRFLOW PATTERN WATER SOURCE GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMP UNIT - A modular water source geothermal heat pump unit is provided. The water source geothermal heat pump unit comprises separate fan, compressor and coil modules. In one embodiment, the compressor module may be located between the fan and coil modules. In another embodiment the water source geothermal heat pump unit may be a monolithic unit that includes a fan that directs air through a chute located adjacent a compressor. The chute may also be located between the fan and a coil. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151953 | DRAIN PAN RAIL FOR USE IN A HEATING VENTILATION AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - The present disclosure is directed to an elongated body member configured to be inserted into a heat ventilation air conditioning (HVAC) plenum, said elongated body member having a middle portion, an upper supporting ledge, and a stop tab integrally formed therewith, and wherein said elongated body member is a unitary piece of bent sheet metal. The present disclosure is also directed to employing the drain rail and drain pan within a plenum housing. A method of fabricating a plenum housing the drain rails is also provided. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151954 | WATER PAN FOR WATER DISCHARGE DEVICE OF REFRIGERATION/AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM - Mounted in a bottom side of a water discharge device of a refrigeration/air-conditioning system for collecting waste water, a vermin-protective, high-strength and high beauty water pan is disclosed to include a bottom portion, and an upright peripheral wall extending along the border of the bottom portion and having at least one overflow port. The upright peripheral wall has a part curved inwards, defining a recessed open chamber, a recessed wall portion that surrounds the recessed open chamber, a bridge wall portion that suspends above the recessed open chamber and has the topmost edge thereof higher than the topmost edge of the recessed wall portion, and a plurality of ribs that are connected between the recessed wall portion and the bridge wall portion and divide the space in between the recessed wall portion and the bridge wall portion into multiple overflow holes that form one overflow port. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151955 | Energy-Saving Heat Pump Device - An energy-saving heat pump device includes first, second, third, and fourth pipes connected in sequence in a loop. A condenser is mounted between the first and second pipes. An expansion valve is mounted between the second and third pipes. An evaporator is mounted between the third and fourth pipes. A compressor is mounted between the first and fourth pipes. The compressor compresses and outputs a coolant mixture including at least two coolants. The coolant mixture in the first pipe has a pressure of 24-30 kg/cm | 2012-06-21 |
20120151956 | Ice Pusher - An ice pusher is provided. The ice pusher incorporates a cam and a linear actuation arrangement for removing ice from an evaporator plate of an ice-making machine. The cam provides a helix shaped ramp structure having a cam surface. The linear actuation arrangement has an input end and an output end. The input end is in slidable contact with the cam surface such that the linear actuation arrangement linearly moves relative to the housing upon rotation of the cam to effectuate the removal of ice from the evaporator plate. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151957 | ACCUMULATOR FOR REFRIGERATION CYCLE SYSTEM - An accumulator including a liquid accumulating chamber for accumulating refrigerant, a refrigerant inlet port leading the refrigerant, a refrigerant outlet pipe, an oil return opening, a refrigerant flow generating structure and a refrigerant flow mixing structure. The refrigerant outlet pipe includes an upstream open end exposed to an upper part of the liquid accumulating chamber to discharge the refrigerant from the chamber to outside the chamber. The oil return opening is in the refrigerant outlet pipe to return oil contained in the lower part of the liquid accumulating chamber to a compressor of the refrigeration cycle system. The refrigerant flow generating structure provides refrigerant from the refrigerant inlet port with a given flow, the given flow being produced by a drive force possessed by the refrigerant. The refrigerant flow mixing structure provides the given flow with an upward-and-downward movement to mix the refrigerant. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151958 | USE OF TERNARY COMPOSITIONS - The invention relates to the use of compositions essentially containing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, HFC-134a and HFC-32 in compression refrigeration systems comprising exchangers operation in counterflow mode. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151959 | BINARY REFRIGERATING FLUID - The invention relates to binary compositions of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and difluoromethane, and especially to the uses thereof as a heat transfer fluid in compression systems with exchangers operating in counterflow mode or in split flow mode with counterflow tendency. The invention also relates to a heat transfer method. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151960 | Self-Adapting Multi-Stage Absorption Heat Pump - An absorption heat pump including a generator or desorber which generates vapour from a first fluid fed to a first condenser, an evaporator provided downstream of the condenser, an outlet of the evaporator connected by a third line to an inlet of a mixer of a low pressure absorber connected to a suction side of a pump feeding solution to the generator. The generator having a poor solution outlet connected by a sixth line provided with at least one lamination valve to a poor solution inlet feeding the absorber. The second line is brought into heat exchange contact with the low pressure absorber and opens into a liquid/vapour separator feeding the evaporator via a third line, the vapour outlet of the separator opening into an intermediate pressure absorber unit. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151961 | Liquid Air As Energy Storage - A method of liquid air energy storage is provided. This method includes liquefying and storing air to form a stored liquid air during a first period of time; during a second period of time, introducing a compressed air stream into a cryogenic system, wherein the cryogenic system comprises at least one cold compressor, and at least one heat exchanger. The method includes producing a first exhaust stream and a second exhaust stream. The method also includes vaporizing at least part of the stored liquid air stream in the heat exchanger, thereby producing a first high pressure compressed air stream, then combining the first high pressure compressed air stream, the first exhaust stream and the second exhaust stream to form a combined exhaust stream, heating the combined exhaust stream, then expanding the heated combined exhaust stream in an expansion turbine to produce power. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151962 | Ethylene Recovery From Off-Gas - A method for the recovery of ethylene from an off-gas is provided. This method includes providing an ethylene containing feed gas stream, introducing the ethylene containing gas stream into a first cryogenic separation device, thereby producing a first condensed stream and a first ethylene poor stream, and introducing the ethylene poor stream into a first feed compressor, thereby producing a pressurized first ethylene poor stream. This is repeated three times, resulting in a pressurized third ethylene poor stream, which is introduced into a pressure swing adsorber, thereby producing a high purity hydrogen stream and a PSA tail gas stream. The PSA tail gas stream is into a PSA tail gas compressor, thereby producing a pressurized PSA tail gas stream, which is then combined with an ethylene containing gas stream to produce the ethylene containing feed gas stream. The first condensed stream, the second condensed stream and the third condensed stream are combined to produce a combined condensed stream, which is introduced into an ethylene separation column thereby producing an ethylene rich stream and a methane rich stream. The methane rich stream is introduced into a methane compressor thereby producing a methane fuel stream. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151963 | PERSONAL ORNAMENT - When the supporting unit is supported away from the flame unit by a predetermined distance in the opening of the flame unit, the rotational stick and are inserted in the rotatable state into the reentrant unit and described above. The rotational stick and support the supporting unit in the vicinity of a center of a center of gravity of the supporting unit and the upper part end in up and down direction. Thereby it is possible to keep the attitude in which the table surface of the jewelry unit faces to the front. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151964 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF GLASS MOLDED ARTICLE, OPTICAL ELEMENT PRODUCED BY THE PROCESS, AND METHOD OF TREATING GLASS - Provided are a process for the production of a precision press-molded article having a high transmittance and a method of treating a glass to color or decolor the glass, the process comprising heat-treating a press-molded article containing at least one selected from WO | 2012-06-21 |
20120151965 | GLASS FUSION METHOD - A glass layer fixing method for manufacturing a glass layer fixing member by fixing a glass layer to a first glass member, includes the steps of disposing the glass layer on the first glass member along a region to be fused, the glass layer containing a glass powder and a laser-absorbing material and irradiating the region to be fused therealong with a first laser beam, so as to melt the glass layer, fix the glass layer to the first glass member, and increase a laser absorptance of the glass layer. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151966 | GLASS MELTING FURNACE, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MOLTEN GLASS, APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING GLASS PRODUCT, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING GLASS PRODUCT - The present invention provides (i) a glass melting furnace, (ii) a process for producing molten glass, (iii) an apparatus for producing a glass product, and (iv) a process for producing a glass product, which are capable of preventing deterioration of the quality of molten glass caused by deposition of particles floating on a wall of the furnace. The melting furnace described herein includes a melting tank in which a flue located substantially at the center of a ceiling wall and a number of first heating units are disposed, such that particles floating in the furnace are suctioned off by a suction power of the flue and discharged from the furnace without being directed to a surrounding furnace wall. This drastically reduces the amount of floating particles deposited on the furnace wall, which prevents damage to the furnace wall and deterioration of the quality of glass produced therein. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151967 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR MAGNETIC DISK, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF GLASS BLANK, GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR MAGNETIC DISK, AND GLASS BLANK - There are provided, a method for efficiently manufacturing a glass substrate for magnetic disk in which the degree of surface irregularity of the principal surface is suppressed, and the glass substrate for magnetic disk. When manufacturing a glass substrate for magnetic disk including a pair of principal surfaces, a glass blank is formed by pressing molten glass or softened glass with planar press forming surfaces of dies in such a way that the molten glass or the softened glass is sandwiched from the both sides. Temperature condition is equalized around the pair of principal surfaces of the glass blank during the pressing. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151968 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PHOTONIC BAND GAP FIBER BASE MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PHOTONIC BAND GAP FIBER - A method of manufacturing a photonic band gap fiber base material includes: a forming step of continuously forming a columnar core glass body | 2012-06-21 |
20120151969 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING THIN SILICON RODS - A method for producing thin silicon rods includes: a) providing a rod of silicon; b) sequentially cutting with a sawing device slabs from the rod, wherein the rod is respectively rotated axially through 90° or 180° between two successive cuts so that two of four successive cuts respectively take place pairwise on radially opposite sides of the rod or wherein slab cutting takes place simultaneously together at radially opposite sides of the rod; and c) sawing the cut slabs into thin rods having a rectangular cross section. A device for producing thin rods from a silicon rod by sawing, contains a first unit with cutting tools and a cutting tool cooling liquid, a second unit having nozzles for introducing additional cooling liquid into cutting kerfs of the workpiece, and a third unit having a band saw, a wire saw or cutting tools containing one or more shafts. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151970 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USING A DISPENSING SYSTEM UTILIZING A VENTURI COMPONENT - An apparatus is provided herein. The apparatus includes, a clothes basket rotatable about an axis, a motor coupled to the clothes basket, an additive tank, a Venturi component comprising a hole connecting to a water inlet, a hole connecting to the additive tank, and a hole connecting to the clothes basket, a first valve, a second valve, and a processor coupled to the first valve and the second valve, the processor being operative to carry out a dispensing phase of the apparatus, wherein the dispensing phase comprises dispensing additive to the clothes basket, and carry out a self-cleaning phase of the apparatus, wherein the self-cleaning phase comprises washing the additive tank. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151971 | DETERGENT DISPENSING DEVICE - A detergent composition dispensing device removable insertable into a washing machine comprises:—
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20120151972 | WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine having a balance weight. The washing machine includes a main body, a tub provided within the main body, a drying duct connected to the tub so as to supply low-humidity air to the tub, and the balance weight mounted on the tub so as to reduce vibration of the tub. The balance weight includes a first weight member and a second weight member separably connected to the first weight member. The first weight member includes a connection part provided at one end thereof such that the second weight member is connected to the connection part, and a space formation part having a smaller thickness in the axial direction of the tub than the second weight member so as to form a space in which the drying duct is disposed. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151973 | Linkage Lock - A linkage lock comprises a lock body, a linkage chain, and a lock mechanism arranged in the lock body. The linkage chain is formed via linking a plurality of link plates and has a first end joined with the lock body and a second end able to be inserted into and secured to a socket of the lock body. The lock body has a shaft. When intending to collect the linkage lock whose second end is unlocked, the user winds the linkage chain around the surface of the shaft with the shaft being a central axis to fold the linkage lock. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151974 | SECURITY DEVICE - An anti-theft security device is particularly useful with bottles and is typically secured to a bottle neck. The device may carry an onboard alarm. The device typically includes a catch member which engages the bottle neck to secure the device to the bottle and a blocking structure to help block access to the catch member. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151975 | Vessel Locking System - A vessel locking system which provides a locking cap which secures in locked engagement with a vessel releasable by mated engagement of a cap key with the locking cap. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151976 | SECURITY LOCK CONTROL DEVICE FOR AN ACCESS SYSTEM AND ACCESS SYSTEM - The invention relates to a security lock control device ( | 2012-06-21 |
20120151977 | Combined Mechanical and Electronic Key - A combined mechanical and electronic key includes a housing with an edge area having a link configured with grooves, electronics disposed in the housing, a key portion, which has a bearing point mounted in a rotatable manner about an axis along the link, an activating element in the bearing point having at least two radially projecting wings and a radially projecting driver, where the activating element is movable between a passive and an active position, the key portion is movable between an inoperative position and an operative position, where in the inoperative and operative positions, in which the activating element occupies the passive position, each wing is in a respective groove, and during the movement between the inoperative and operative positions, in which the activating element occupies the active position, the wings are detached from the grooves, and the driver engages with a contour of the bearing point. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151978 | Platform Mill for Producing Helically Wound Pipe and Related Method - A pipe production system includes a plurality of platform segments that are coupled together at a construction site to form a work platform. A helical pipe production system is mounted on the work platform. The work platform includes an integrated drive system that enables the platform to be moved around the terrain of the construction site so that pipe can be produced in-line with an intended or desire pipe laying path. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151979 | DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING ROLLING POSITIONS OF ROLLING ROLLS CONSTITUTING THREE-ROLL MANDREL MILL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEAMLESS PIPES OR TUBES - A device for adjusting the rolling positions of rolling rolls and restraining poor roll-biting of the front edge part of a pipe material rolled by a three-roll mandrel mill includes pressing-down devices | 2012-06-21 |
20120151980 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE ROLLS OF A ROLL STAND AND ROLL STAND - The invention relates to a method for adjusting the rolls ( | 2012-06-21 |
20120151981 | METHOD FOR COOLING HOT-ROLLED STEEL STRIP - The present invention provides a method for cooling a hot-rolled steel strip after a finishing rolling in which a transportation speed varies, the method including: setting a transportation-speed changing schedule on the basis of a temperature of a steel strip before the finishing rolling and a condition of the finishing rolling; performing a first cooling in which the hot-rolled steel strip is cooled under a film boiling state in a first cooling section; performing a second cooling in which the hot-rolled steel strip is cooled with a water amount density of not less than 2 m | 2012-06-21 |
20120151982 | CLUSTER ARM ARRANGEMENT FOR THE INTERMEDIATE ROLL SETS OF 18 HS ROLL STANDS - The invention relates to a cluster arm arrangement for the intermediate roll sets of 18 HS roll stands, wherein arranged between the chock at the operating side and the chock at the drive side are cluster arms which are pivotable laterally of the intermediate roll and in which the lateral backing rolls are integrated for support of the working rolls in the stand. In that case, arranged between the chock ( | 2012-06-21 |
20120151983 | METHOD OF OPERATING AN APPARATUS FOR DECELERATING AND TEMPORARILY ACCUMULATING HOT ROLLED LONG PRODUCTS - A method for operating an apparatus for decelerating and temporarily accumulating a hot rolled long product. The product is deposited on a rotating drum in the form of a helix, and is simultaneously unwound from the drum to a receiving guide movable incrementally along a path parallel to the rotational axis of the drum. Immediately upon entry of the product front end into the receiving guide, the incremental movement of the receiving guide is preceded by an initial rapid shifting through a distance adequate to prevent subsequent product convolutions of the helix from budding and overlapping. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151984 | GAS SPRING MOUNTING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR METAL FORMING DIES - A gas spring mount and related method for metal forming dies includes a one-piece, generally U-shaped clamping band with an arcuate medial portion shaped to receive an associated gas spring body therein, and two enlarged ends with through apertures. Threaded mounting screws extend through the through apertures in the clamping band ends, and are anchored into threaded retainer holes in an associated die member. At least one of the mounting screws has a tapered head and is disposed laterally offset from the associated threaded retainer hole in the die, whereby tightening of the one screw shifts the related enlarged end of the mounting band laterally toward the opposite enlarged end to pull the clamping band constrictingly against the gas spring body to securely, yet detachably retain the same therein. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151985 | GAS SPRING MOUNTING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR METAL FORMING DIES - A gas spring mount and related method for metal forming dies includes a one-piece, split clamping ring having a generally ovate plan shape with two spaced apart axes of symmetry. A generally circular clamping portion extends around the first axis, and is shaped to receive a gas spring body therein. A hook-shaped end extends around the second axis, and is shaped to receive a tapered head mounting member therein. A resilient free end is located operably between the clamping portion and the hook-shaped end portion, whereby tightening of the mounting member shifts the hook-shaped end outwardly and the free end inwardly to constrictingly pull the clamping ring securely against the gas spring body, and contemporaneously attach the assembly to an associated die member. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151986 | ON-DEMAND GAS REGULATOR FOR GAS ANALYZER CALIBRATION - The present invention relates to a gas regulating device ( | 2012-06-21 |
20120151987 | METHOD AND ROTARY ENCODER FOR ESTIMATION OF ECCENTRIC VALUE - An angle detection apparatus includes a grating disk supported by a rotation axis and three or more detectors arrayed proximate to a front surface of the grating disk at equal distances in a circumferential direction of the grating disk. A rotation angle of the grating disk rotated by a reference angle from a predetermined initial position is detected by each of the detectors. An angle error at each of the detectors is measured from a difference between the rotation angle and the reference angle. A tangential vector is acquired by rotating by 90° a directional vector of each of the detectors relative to the rotation center. An eccentricity vector is calculated whose inner product with the tangential vector is the angle error. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151988 | MACHINE CALIBRATION ARTIFACT - A calibration artifact includes an elongated body made substantially entirely of ceramic material and having a direction of elongation. A plurality of measurement elements comprising the ceramic material are integrally formed with the elongated body, each measurement element comprising a first planar measurement surface facing in a first direction. The first planar measurement surface of each measurement element is parallel to the first planar measurement surface of each of the other measurement elements of the plurality of measurement elements. The calibration artifact may be a unitary step gauge formed with a single piece of ceramic material. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151989 | Nondestructive Test For Flexible Composites - A method for testing internal differences in reinforced flexible composites including placing a flexible composite on a rigid support structure, tapping the composite with a tapper of predetermined mass, determining a value representative of the impact duration of the tap and/or computing a value representative of the local stiffness of the composite. The composite may be a power transmission belt or portion thereof with tensile cord reinforcement. The method is useful for comparing the degree of penetration of elastomer into the tensile cord, for example in a cast polyurethane toothed belt. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151990 | HOLDER FOR A LIQUID SEPARATOR AND GAS ANALYZER FOR ANALYZING RESPIRATORY GAS SAMPLES - A holder for a liquid separator is disclosed herein. The liquid separator includes a separator body for dividing a sample flow into two separate flows, one of said flows substantially free of liquid being for the gas measurement and another of said flows including at least one of liquid and gas bypassing the measurement, and which liquid separator also includes a detachable liquid container for receiving the another flow. The holder includes a space receiving the liquid separator and also includes a frame surrounding at least partly the space and which frame including a first contact point being in contact with the separator body. The frame also includes a second contact point being in contact with the liquid container and which first contact point together with the second contact point are adapted to hold the liquid separator. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151991 | Exhaust Gas Analyzer - A flue gas analyzer device which can be held in one hand and which has a probe barrel for drawing in a gas sample with a pump, a thermocouple arranged in the probe barrel, and with a housing receiving a battery-powered evaluating and measuring device. A pump chamber, a condensate chamber, a condensate separator, and the probe barrel are arranged axially one behind the other in front of a handle of the pistol-shaped housing of the analyzer device. The gas sample is drawn in from the condensate chamber via an exchangeable filter device by the pump arranged in the pump chamber and is supplied for analysis to sensors arranged in the handle via a line. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151992 | PARTICULATE MATTER DETECTION SENSOR - In a PM detection sensor S having a PM sensor element 1 installed in an exhaust-gas pipe of an engine E/G, PM detection electrodes are placed in detection spaces in slits, respectively, formed in an insulation substrate. In the insulation substrate, one slit is embedded between an electric field generating electrode and a common electric field generating electrode. The other slit is embedded between an electric field generating electrode and the common electric field generating electrode. The same magnitude of an electric field is generated between the detection spaces when electric power is supplied to the electric field generating electrodes. An average value of sensor outputs transferred from the PM detection electrode is used as a sensor output of the PM sensor element. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151993 | TARGET ODOR DETECTION AND SECURITY APPARATUS - A target odor detection apparatus and system configured to house one or more inanimate odor detectors for screening air passed across odor emitters or conveyances that pass through the target odor detection apparatus. Various communication technologies are incorporated in certain embodiments to provide enhanced control over an apparatus or system located in multiple and, in some cases, very distant, geographic locations. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151994 | ACTIVE DETECTION TECHNIQUES FOR PHOTOACOUSTIC SENSORS - Traditional photoacoustic sensors generally operate in a passive mode, which can degrade the performance. Here, however, a photoacoustic sensor has been disclosed that operates an acoustic resonance chamber and a transducer in an active mode so as to avoid the problems associated with traditional photoacoustic sensors; in particular, because the acoustic resonance chamber operates at near atmospheric pressure such as 100's Torr as opposed to 1 m Torr type of pressure for radio spectroscopy, the sensor is allowed to be scaled to operate on an integrated circuit or IC. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151995 | PHOTOACOUSTIC SENSOR AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF - A photoacoustic sensor, containing a resonance body, which at least partially delimits a space for receiving molecules to be detected, and a device for detecting an oscillation of the resonance body, including a device for optically detecting the location of at least one partial surface of the resonance body. A method for the photoacoustic detection of molecules in the gas phase and to a method for producing an optically integrated photoacoustic sensor. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151996 | OXYGENATED BUTANOL GASOLINE COMPOSITION HAVING GOOD DRIVEABILITY PERFORMANCE - A gasoline blend and a method for producing a gasoline blend containing low concentrations of a butanol isomer and having good cold start and warm-up driveability characteristics are disclosed. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151997 | METHOD OF MAKING AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURE, METHOD OF MAKING A GAS SENSOR, GAS SENSOR OBTAINED WITH THE METHOD AND USE OF THE GAS SENSOR FOR SENSING A GAS - A method of making an electrically conductive structure in a surface portion of a dielectric material is disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes creating vacancies at at least part of an exposed surface of the dielectric material by removing atoms from a plurality of molecules of the dielectric material. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151998 | WETTABILITY AND MATRIX IMBIBITION ANALYSIS - A method of determining wettability of a rock sample, such as from a core sample is described. The sample is preferably crushed or comminuted to a particulate size where micro fractures have been eliminated, but where the particles are still large enough to represent the native rock matrix and texture. The comminuted core sample is exposed to a test fluid for a given period of time. The rock sample can be split into many separate aliquots, and a series of tests is performed using a series of different fluids and/or the same fluid for different exposure times. The excess test fluid residing on the surfaces of sample particles is removed. The test fluid imbibed into the interior of the particulate sample is then measured. The test fluid can be, for example, water, a non-aqueous fluid, and/or a solution of miscible solvents. The technique used to measure the imbibed fluid depends on the solvent (imbibing fluid) being studied. In one example, this technique includes both gravimetric determination and quantitative chemical analysis. The detection of water can be via Karl Fischer titration. | 2012-06-21 |
20120151999 | METHOD FOR ASCERTAINING A FLAP POSITION OF AN EXHAUST GAS HEAT EXCHANGER - A method is provided for ascertaining the setting of an exhaust gas flap, which is situated so it is adjustable in an exhaust system of a motor vehicle, by which a combustion gas flowing through an exhaust tract can alternately be supplied to a heat exchanger branch and/or a bypass branch, a pressure prevailing in the heat exchanger branch and/or in the bypass branch being measured to ascertain the setting of the exhaust gas flap, and a current position of the exhaust gas flap being ascertained by a comparison of the measured pressure to a reference value. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152000 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CHARACTERIZING LCM PARTICLE PLUGGING AND RHEOLOGY IN REAL TIME - Methods and systems for characterizing drilling fluids laden with LCM (Lost Circulation Material) and other solid materials are disclosed. A test cell for analyzing a fluid is provided with a first conical inner portion and an axial positioning device positioned along an axis of the test cell. A first conical plug is coupled to the axial positioning device and is movable in and out of the first conical inner portion along the axis of the test cell. A fluid inlet is positioned at a first location on the test cell and a fluid outlet at a second location. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152001 | SENSOR ARRAY FOR MEASURING PROPERTIES OF FLUIDS - A sensor array for viscosity measurement includes the following: a carrier substrate formed with an opening; a metal plate-shaped oscillating element disposed on a surface of the carrier substrate and parallel to the surface over the opening; at least two metal contact electrodes disposed on the carrier substrate; at least two metal spring elements, wherein each of the contact electrodes is connected to the oscillating element by way of a spring element such that the element is mounted on the carrier substrate by way of the spring elements; and a magnet, which is disposed in the vicinity of the carrier substrate such that the magnetic field lines penetrate the plate-shaped oscillating element. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152003 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR NANOGRAVIMETRY IN FLUID MEDIA USING PIEZOELECTRIC RESONATORS - The invention relates to a method, to a device for electronic characterisation, and to a measurement cell and support for monitoring a chemical or physical process with results that can be assessed in terms of the weight variation of a coating deposited on a piezoelectric sensor, exposed to a fluid medium with stable physical properties. The invention uses the deduction of an analytic expression establishing a simple connection between the phase variation of a fixed-frequency signal, which queries the piezoelectric resonator, and the variation in the bulk density of the coating. The invention is suitable for implementations that use piezoelectric resonators for characterising biochemical and electrochemical processes, such as, inter alia: piezoelectric biosensors and immunosensors, process and material characterisation by AC electrogravimetry, detection of dissolved chemical or biological substances. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152004 | SUBMERGED FILTER INDICATOR - The invention described herein, is a design that allows the amount of any liquid which is to be filtered, to be monitored while submerged yet remain contactless to the liquid in its measurement to indicate how much liquid has passed through the filter inside the jug/container or cartridge. It can indicate when a filter used in the container/jug holding the liquid has expired or can indicate how much liquid has been through the filter so the user can decide when it requires replacing. The status indication is displayed by using a motion sensor to give a user interaction display based on movement rather than direct contact of user. Currently all water utilize external indicators located on the jugs to monitor the usage of the filter. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152005 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENSING LEVELS OF INSOLUBLE FLUIDS - A method and apparatus for sensing levels of insoluble fluids within a storage vessel utilizing an array of main capacitive sensors having differing geometries. The array of main capacitive sensors gives the ability to measure the levels of insoluble liquids in a vessel. Each of the main capacitive sensors include at least one pair of conductive plates capable of submersion in the at least three insoluble fluids, and the geometries of the pair of conductive plates differ and are distinct, such as in distance or in width, in each of the main capacitive sensors. In addition, the apparatus and method may include at least one reference sensor placed intermittently along the height of the vessel to provide input as to the permittivities of the insoluble fluids. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152006 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE - A microfluidic device, for analysis, comprising: a chip ( | 2012-06-21 |
20120152007 | TESTING PERFORMANCE OF A MATERIAL FOR USE IN A JET ENGINE - An apparatus for testing failure of a material used in a jet engine, and more particularly to an apparatus that uses one or more miniature jet engine components made from a material used in a full-size jet engine and desired to be tested. The apparatus permits easy removal and disassembly of a jet engine mounted thereon as well as real-time measurements of run-time parameters. The methods and apparatus provide for predicting and analyzing failure by a number of fatigue-related mechanisms including creep, fatigue, crack growth, foreign object damage, fretting, erosion, and stress corrosion. The apparatus also permits testing of a component placed in the exhaust gases of a jet engine mounted therein. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152008 | WIRELESS TIRE PRESSURE SENSING DEVICE, METHOD FOR SETTING A STANDARD TIRE PRESSURE THEREOF, AND WIRELESS TIRE PRESSURE SENSING ACTIVATION DEVICE - A wireless tire pressure sensing device, a method for setting a standard tire pressure thereof and a wireless tire pressure sensing activation device adjust the tire pressure of each tire in a vehicle to a standard tire pressure according to a requirement of the vehicle after the wireless tire pressure sensing device is mounted in each tire, maintain each tire at the standard tire pressure for a preset time period or employ the wireless tire pressure sensing activation device to transmit a setup instruction to the wireless tire pressure sensing device to set a current tire pressure as the standard tire pressure. The wireless tire pressure sensing device can be set up with the standard tire pressure and conveniently modified. As no threshold value of tire pressure needs to be pre-stored, wireless tire pressure sensing devices with different threshold values are not necessarily prepared beforehand, thereby effectively lowering the stocking pressure on inventory management. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152009 | TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE AND FASTENING AND UNFASTENING TOOL OF THE SAME - A tire pressure gauge includes a holder, an air intake seat, and a detection device coupled with the air intake seat. The holder and air intake seat have respectively a first positioning ring and a second positioning ring. A fastening and unfastening tool of the tire pressure gauge includes an outer barrel and an inner barrel held in the outer barrel. The outer barrel has a first anchor portion to latch the first positioning ring. The inner barrel has a second anchor portion to latch the second positioning ring. The outer barrel and inner barrel respectively drive the holder and air intake seat to be fastened to an air nozzle of a vehicle tire, and the holder and air intake seat are butted tightly to allow the tire pressure gauge to be securely installed on the air nozzle of any type of vehicles through the fastening and unfastening tool. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152010 | Apparatus and Measuring Stress in a Subterranean Formation - A method and apparatus for determining a stress field in a subterranean formation include deploying a stress measurement tool on a tubular string, opening at least three fractures in three different radial directions in the subterranean formation, and closing the at least three fractures. The at least three fractures are reopened while measuring stress and strain conditions. From the reopening, a tangential stress component for each of the at least three fractures is determined. From the tangential stress components and radial directions of the at least three fractures, the stress field of the subterranean formation is determined. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152011 | Scale-Up Device For Testing Bit Balling Characteristics - An apparatus and method for testing the effects of mud chemistry and bit design on bit balling is disclosed The apparatus includes a replica bit coupled to a rotary drive and having at least one nozzle, a test container, a test formation located within the test container through which the replica bit will be drive, wherein the test formation includes a plurality of layers of pre-manufactured cuttings The apparatus further includes a lifting device applying a force to the bottom of the container to drive the test formation into the replica bit while the replica bit is rotating, a second container within which is a drilling fluid, and a pump for communicating drilling fluid from the container through a conduit to the replica bit. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152012 | Method of Determining Surface Level, and a Soil Moisture Sensor - A method of determining the surface level of an area subject to flood, furrow or surface irrigation. The method includes the steps of providing at least one measuring cup positioned below the surface level but within the area and providing a water level sensor within or integrated with the at least one measuring cup. The levels provided by the water level sensor are used to calculate the surface level by determining the inflection point between the rapid increase of the monitored levels when the front of irrigation water passes the water level sensor. A further aspect of the disclosure is the provision of a soil moisture sensor, said sensor comprising an auger adapted to be inserted into the ground with minimum soil disturbance, said auger having means for measuring soil moisture. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152013 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ACQUIRING ACCELERATION WAVEFORMS IN A BOREHOLE - Methods and apparatus for acquiring acceleration waveform measurements while deploying a tool along a borehole. A conveyance and a sensor section are configured to deploy the sensor section in the borehole. At least one multi-axis receiver is configured to detect acceleration waveform signals while the sensor section is being deployed in the borehole. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152014 | SENSOR BRIDGE WITH THERMALLY ISOLATING APERTURES - A sensor having a sensor bridge supported above a substrate is disclosed. A number of thermally isolating apertures are provided in the sensor bridge to help increase the thermal isolation of the sensor bridge from the substrate. In one illustrative embodiment, a heater element, an upstream sensor element, and/or a downstream sensor element are provided on the sensor bridge. A plurality of apertures may extend through the sensor bridge to thermally isolate the heater element, the upstream and/or downstream sensor element from the substrate and/or from each other. In one illustrative embodiment, the plurality of apertures may be provided at spaced locations adjacent a first lateral side of the sensor bridge, adjacent the second lateral side of the sensor bridge, between the heater element and the upstream sensor element, and/or between the heater element and the downstream sensor element. In some cases, the plurality of apertures may be substantially round, oval, rectangular and/or any other suitable shape. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152015 | Multichamber Ultrasonic Sensor for Determining a Liquid Level - An ultrasound sensor arrangement for determining a fluid level includes an elongated housing with a lid and a floor, and a measuring chamber in the housing, in which a fluid has the same level as the fluid outside the measuring chamber, and an ultrasound transmitter/receiver on the floor within or outside the housing in the area of the measuring chamber. Transmitted sound signals from the ultrasound transmitter/receiver reflect from the fluid surface and are received by the ultrasound transmitter/receiver to determine the fluid level from the signal transit time. At least one further chamber is arranged at least partially in front of or around the measuring chamber. The outermost chamber forms the inlet chamber. The several chambers are connected to each other for fluid flow. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152016 | MAGNETOSTRICTIVE PROBE HAVING PHASE SEPARATION FLOAT ASSEMBLY - Embodiments of the present invention provide a phase separation float assembly, a phase separation detection system, and a method for detecting phase separation. One embodiment comprises a first float subassembly comprising a first float adapted for vertical travel along a fuel level probe shaft and a magnet. This embodiment also comprises a second float subassembly comprising a second float adapted for vertical travel along the shaft. The first float has a first density and the second float has a second density greater than the first density. The second float subassembly further comprises at least one stop feature which engages the first float subassembly when the first float subassembly travels vertically a predetermined distance along the fuel level probe shaft. The first float density is selected such that the first float subassembly travels vertically along the shaft to engage the at least one stop feature in the presence of phase separation. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152017 | SMALL FORM FACTOR MEDICAL SENSOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD THEREFOR - A measurement system for measuring a parameter of the muscular-skeletal system is disclosed. The measurement system comprises a capacitor, a signal generator, a digital counter, counter register, a digital clock, a digital timer, and a data register. The sensor of the measurement system is the capacitor. The measurement system generates a repeating signal having a measurement cycle that corresponds to the capacitance of the capacitor. The capacitor comprises more than one capacitor mechanically in series. Electrically, the capacitor comprises more than one capacitor in parallel. In one embodiment, the capacitor includes a dielectric layer comprising polyimide. A force, pressure, or load is applied to the capacitor that elastically compresses the device. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152018 | ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE ESTIMATION METHOD AND ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE ESTIMATION DEVICE - An atmospheric pressure estimation method is disclosed. The method includes: controlling an oscillation frequency of a predetermined oscillator to match an oscillation frequency of an atmospheric pressure measurement oscillator; detecting a phase difference between an oscillation signal of the predetermined oscillator and an oscillation signal of the atmospheric pressure measurement oscillator; and estimating atmospheric pressure using the oscillation frequency of the predetermined oscillator and the phase difference. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152019 | Yaw-rate sensor and method for operating a yaw-rate sensor - A yaw-rate sensor is described as having a substrate which has a main plane of extension for detecting a yaw rate about a first axis extending parallel to the main plane of extension is provided, the yaw-rate sensor having a first rotation element and a second rotation element, the first rotation element being drivable about a first axis of rotation, the second rotation element being drivable about a second axis of rotation, the first axis of rotation being situated perpendicularly to the main plane of extension, the second axis of rotation being situated perpendicularly to the main plane of extension, the first rotation element and the second rotation element being drivable in opposite directions. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152020 | INERTIAL SENSOR - Disclosed herein is an inertial sensor. There is provided an inertial sensor | 2012-06-21 |
20120152021 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ULTRASONIC IMAGING - A method for ultrasonic imaging comprises: emitting Doppler pulses to a target to be detected; performing a Doppler scan with Doppler pulses; receiving echo signals from the target, wherein the echo signals include Doppler pulse echo signals; processing the echo signals, wherein processing comprises an imaging step, the imaging step comprising parallel processing steps including a 2D image processing step, a flow image processing step, and a spectrum image processing step, wherein the 2D image processing step is configured for processing the echo signals to obtain 2D image signals, the flow image processing step is configured for processing the echo signals to obtain flow image signals, and the spectrum image processing step is configured for processing the echo signals to obtain spectrum image signals; and displaying the processed echo signals. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152022 | Ultrasound-Based Measuring Device and Method - An ultrasound-based measuring device includes a measurement body, at least one ultrasonic transmitter for coupling ultrasonic measurement signals into the measurement body, and at least one ultrasonic receiver for detecting the ultrasonic measurement signals reflected at an end face of the measurement body. The at least one ultrasonic transmitter emits both a longitudinal and a transverse measurement signal. The influence of a physical disturbance variable on the measurement section traversed by the measurement signals during a determination of a measurement pressure prevailing at the end face and/or of a measurement temperature prevailing at the end face can be taken into account on the basis of the propagation times and a difference between the propagation times of the longitudinal and transverse measurement signals reflected at the end face. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152023 | VIBRATION TEST ARRANGEMENT - Vibration test arrangements incorporate an isolation device. In order to allow the isolation device to operate on one side only of a component subject to vibration testing a clamp association is provided between isolation elements. An abutment pressure to retain and present the component is generated between the isolation elements utilising the clamp association and an appropriate displacement mechanism. The displacement mechanism is controlled by a controller in a control loop incorporating a sensor to determine operational characteristics of the arrangement and appropriate drivers for the displacement mechanism. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152024 | DISTRIBUTED ACOUSTIC SENSING (DAS)-BASED FLOWMETER - Methods and apparatus for sensing fluid flow within a conduit using a Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) system. The DAS system may lower production costs and may offer some technical advantages over fiber Bragg grating (FBG)-based flowmeters such as auxiliary measurement of strain from the wellhead down to the flowmeter. The DAS system may also simplify multiplexing multiple flowmeters on a single fiber. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152025 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR MAPPING PIPELINE - The present invention provides an apparatus for mapping pipeline for use in a fluid pipeline, comprising: a pressure gauge that measures the pressure of the fluid in the fluid pipeline; a gyroscope that measures the angular velocity of the apparatus for mapping pipeline in the fluid pipeline; a processing module that collects and converts the pressure of the fluid and the angular velocity to a pressure data and an angular velocity data, respectively; and a data output module that outputs the pressure data and the angular velocity data. The present invention also provides a method for mapping pipeline and a system using the same that obtain the spatial layout of the fluid pipeline by analyzing the pressure data and the angular velocity data. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152026 | GAGE PRESSURE TRANSDUCER AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A gage pressure transducer comprising a first pressure sensing assembly exposed to a main pressure and a second pressure sensing assembly exposed to a reference pressure. The pressure sensing assemblies comprise half-bridge sensors and means for using an alignment glass plate with each sensor which reduces the amount of oil required for operation, which consequently reduces the back pressures caused by large volumes of oil. The pressure sensor assemblies are hermetically sealed using glass frits, therefore enabling the gage pressure transducer to robustly and accurately measure pressure in harsh environments. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152027 | Sensitive Differential Pressure Sensor and Method - A differential pressure sensor has a magnetized piston free to move in a cylinder. Magnetic endcaps seal the ends of the cylinder, forming chambers on either side of the piston. The moveable magnetic piston is constrained by the opposing magnetic fields of the endcaps. The piston is covered with magnetic ferrofluid, providing a low friction gas-tight seal around the piston. The cylinder has two pressure input lines, one being connected to the chamber on either side of the piston. The relative pressures of the input lines cause the piston to move to a position of equilibrium within the cylinder, with the magnetic fields of the endcaps holding the piston in place against the pressure. A magnetic field angle sensor detects flux lines on the outside of the cylinder, and the reading is correlated with the pressure differential between the two input lines. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152028 | POWER SUPPLIER USING FLEXIBLE PCB BASED ON SELF-POWERING AND SENSOR NODE USING THE SAME - Disclosed are a slim self-powering power supplier using a flexible PCB for a wireless sensor network and a sensor node using the same, and a fabrication method thereof. An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides a self-powering power supplier including: a flexible PCB; a lower electrode positioned on the flexible PCB; a piezoelectric body having a cantilever structure deposited on the lower electrode; and an upper electrode formed on the piezoelectric body. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152029 | SEMICONDUCTOR PRESSURE SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor pressure sensor, a multilayer structure including a polysilicon diaphragm, a polysilicon gauge resistor formed on a side of a space which is to serve as a vacuum chamber below the polysilicon diaphragm, and a group of insulating films containing the polysilicon diaphragm and the polysilicon gauge resistor and having an etching solution introduction hole in contact with a sacrificial layer is formed on the sacrificial layer. Then, an etching solution is supplied through the etching solution introduction hole and the sacrificial layer is etched with the etching solution, to thereby obtain a diaphragm body formed of the multilayer structure, which functions on the vacuum chamber, and a surface of a silicon substrate below a first opening of a first insulating film is etched to thereby form the space which is to serve as the vacuum chamber and a diaphragm stopper disposed in the space, protruding toward near the center of the diaphragm body. With this structure, it is possible to provide a technique for suppressing the variation in the performance of a semiconductor pressure sensor when the semiconductor pressure sensor is downsized. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152030 | Device for Measuring Deformation of a Structure and a Method for Measuring Deformation of a Structure Using the Same - The present invention relates to a device for measuring a deformation ratio of a structure and a method of measuring a deformation ratio of a structure using the same. More specifically, the device for measuring a deformation ratio of a structure according to the present invention comprises a photonic crystal layer containing nanoparticles aligned at a certain interval. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152031 | WRIGGLER FOR GAS METER ENDPOINT - A wriggler device is provided for a gas meter endpoint or gas meter index as an interface with a gas meter drive mechanism. In general, the wriggler may include a base surface, at least one interface wall, and at least one guide wall. The base surface has a peripheral edge and a center point. The interface wall extends at an interface angle from the base surface, and may have an interface surface and a tip portion, with the tip portion spaced from the base surface. The at least one guide wall may extend between the base surface and the tip portion, and may have a guide surface. The guide wall may be configured to guide the drive mechanism along the guide surface to the base surface. Engagement of the interface surface by the drive mechanism causes the wriggler to rotate. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152032 | Drip Monitor - A low power, low cost system and method for the detection of flow disturbances in a fluid dripping system is disclosed. In one embodiment, a light source and a light detector configured to monitor the amount of light passing through a droplet while the droplet is suspended and later falls from the tip of a tube. In another embodiment, dripping fluid is monitored from a system maintained part of the time in a sleep mode to conserve power, the system waking up at predetermined times to determine from detected light whether the monitored system is functioning properly. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152033 | CHAIN FORCE MEASURING DEVICE FOR MOUNTING ON A BICYCLE - A chain force measuring device for measuring a chain force of a bicycle includes a dropout body unit having frame and axle connecting portions which are respectively connected to a frame fork and a wheel axle to define an accommodation space therebetween, and a hall sensing unit having a sensor extending from the frame connecting portion to spacedly confront a magnetic element which is disposed on a slidable carrier. By shifting of the magnetic element with the carrier due to the chain force exerted on the wheel axle, a magnetic field generated thereby is changed so as to give off a signal indicative of the magnitude of the chain force. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152034 | Sensor system - A sensor system has a rotational angle sensor for detecting a rotational angle and a torque sensor for detecting a torque. The rotational angle sensor has a rotatable rotational angle transmitter having index elements. The torque sensor has a rotatable torque transmitter having magnets, which generate a magnetic field, and a magnetic flux unit for amplifying the magnetic field. The index elements and the magnetic flux unit are connected to one another in a rotationally fixed manner. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152035 | NON-CONTACT MEASUREMENT SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A non-contact measurement signal transmission system for a wheeler device includes a detection device, a magnetic coupling device, and a pressure sensing device. The detection device is disposed on a body of the wheeler device, and is used for generating an alternating current (AC) signal. The magnetic coupling device includes a first primary side and a first secondary side. The magnetic coupling device receives the AC signal at the first secondary side and emits a magnetic coupling signal from the first primary side. The pressure sensing device disposed on a rotator receives the magnetic coupling signal, and includes a forced portion and a base. The pressure sensing device responds a feedback signal according to a relative displacement between the forced portion and the base after receiving a press of a user. The detection device outputs a forced signal according to the feedback signal. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152036 | SHIELDED CAPACITOR SENSOR SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS AND METHOD - A measurement system for measuring a parameter of the muscular-skeletal system is disclosed. The measurement system comprises a capacitor, a signal generator, a digital counter, counter register, a digital clock, a digital timer, and a data register. The sensor of the measurement system is the capacitor. The measurement system generates a repeating signal having a measurement cycle that corresponds to the capacitance of the capacitor. The capacitor comprises more than one capacitor mechanically in series. Electrically, the capacitor comprises more than one capacitor in parallel. In one embodiment, the capacitor includes a dielectric layer comprising polyimide. A force, pressure, or load is applied to the capacitor that elastically compresses the device. The capacitor is shielded from parasitic coupling and parasitic capacitance. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152037 | FORCE SENSOR - A force sensor is disclosed. In one illustrative embodiment, the force sensor may include a sensing die mounted to a substrate and an actuation assembly for transmitting an external force to the sensing die. The sensing die may include a diaphragm and one or more sensing elements (e.g. piezoresistive elements) positioned on the diaphragm. The actuation assembly may include a spherical member or object (e.g. ball bearing) in contact with the diaphragm, a pin member having a first end coupled to the spherical object and a second end coupled to a button member. The actuator assembly may transmit a force applied to the button member to the diaphragm via the pin member and spherical member. In some cases, the front side of the sensing die may be mounted to the substrate with an adhesive, such as a pattern of conductive adhesive and nonconductive adhesive to electrically connect one or more bond pads of the sensing die to one or more bond pads of the substrate without the need for wire bonds. The force sensor may also include signal conditioning circuitry. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152038 | HIGH VOLUME SAMPLING FRONT END COLLECTION DEVICE - A device for sampling surfaces for the presence of compounds is provided, the device comprising a housing having a proximal end adapted to receive a negative pressure gradient and a distal end adapted to contact the surfaces; a heating element spaced medially from the distal end, the heating element positioned within the housing; a primary filter spaced medially from the heating element, the primary filter encased by the housing; and a secondary filter spaced medially from the primary filter, the secondary filter removably received by the housing. Also provided is a method for sampling a surface for the presence of compounds, the method comprising contacting the surface for a time and with a pressure to dislodge the compounds from the surface; capturing first fractions of the compounds with a primary filter while allowing second fractions of the compounds to pass through the primary filter; heating the primary filter for a time and at a temperature sufficient to volatilize the first fractions; capturing the volatized first fractions and the second fractions with a secondary filter; and analyzing the secondary filter for the identity of the compounds. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152039 | EASY-LINK DEVICE FOR FLUID TRANSFER - A transfer device ( | 2012-06-21 |
20120152040 | System and method for air sampling in controlled environments - A sampling system for quantifying the amount of contaminants in a controlled environment within a facility, the controller having a plurality of ports, each port having a timer circuit, a flow rate circuit, a flow switch, and a vacuum tube, wherein the flow rate circuit controls the flow switch and maintains a fluid flow through the vacuum tube at about 1 cfm. The system also includes a plurality of air sampling device located within the controlled environment, each connected to one of the plurality of ports by way of the vacuum tube. A touchpad input/output device is connected to a base station, wherein the base station comprises a communications device for wirelessly sending a start and stop signal from the touchpad to the controller. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152041 | SAMPLE PREPARATION FOR IONIZATION WITH MATRIX-ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION - A simplified sample preparation on a sample support for ionization with laser desorption (MALDI or LDCI, for example) includes depositing an analyte material onto a deposition site, providing a sample site which is intended as the substrate for a matrix crystal layer at a distance from the deposition site, and establishing a liquid communication between the deposition site and the sample site. A device for the preparation of samples for ionization with matrix-assisted laser desorption, and a sample support for use with the inventive method are also disclosed. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152042 | Multi-Dimensional Micro Driver - A micro driver includes a translational unit, an actuating unit and a rotational unit. The translational unit includes translational elements movable relative to one another. The actuating unit includes two opposite actuators connected to each of the translational elements. The actuators are operable to move the translational elements relative to one another. The rotational unit includes a frame and semi-spheres each located in an aperture defined in the frame and in contact with the uppermost one of the translational elements so that the uppermost translational element rotates the semi-spheres on the frame when the actuators causes the translational elements to move relative to one another. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152043 | EASILY SWITCHABLE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ECCENTRIC SHAFT - An easily switchable automatic transmission eccentric shaft includes an input shaft over which a movable centrifugal saddle is fit. An elastic body is arranged between the centrifugal saddle and the input shaft. The centrifugal saddle is provided at one side thereof with an openable weight assembly, which selectively moves the centrifugal saddle with respect to the input shaft. A balance weight is coupled to one side of the weight assembly. The balance weight forms a limiting structure that includes two retention members and an elastic element between the retention members. The limiting structure helps controlling preciseness of variable transmission, helps increasing available transmission positions, facilitates the weight assemblies returning back to home positions, and is suitable for high horsepower applications. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152044 | WATER FLOW DETECTOR - A water flow detector has a gear driven timer responsive to the movement of a lever. The lever is connected to a paddle and the paddle is responsive to the flow of water in a pipe. The detector via the gear driven timer responds to the flow of water in the pipe. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152045 | REMOTE-CONTROLLED ACTUATOR - A remote control actuator includes a spindle guide section ( | 2012-06-21 |
20120152046 | MULTISTAGE TRANSMISSION - A gear with an annular member disposed alongside a side wall of an inward protrusion in a manner turnable relative to the side wall. The annular member is formed with abutment projections with inclined surfaces extending in circumferential directions and engaged by engaging pawls. The annular member is urged by return springs in such a manner that the portion of each abutment projection, at least other than the inclined surfaces, overlaps each engaging projection as viewed in axial direction. Each inclined surface of the abutment projection is made up of a bottom-side inclined surface having an inclination angle allowing abutment by the engaging pawls, and a top-side inclined surface having an inclination angle not allowing abutment by the engaging pawls but causing sliding movement of the engaging pawls. The engaging pawls are prevented be imposed with excessive local load when the engaging pawls engage the engaging projections of the gear. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152047 | BRAKING DEVICE FOR ROTATING SHAFT AND GEAR MOTOR SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A braking device for a rotating shaft and a gear motor system using the same. The braking device includes a brake subassembly, a rotating shaft, and a sleeve. The rotating shaft is sheathed with the sleeve. The brake subassembly includes an adjustable screw, a spring, and a brake disc. One end of the spring presses on top of the brake disc and the other end presses at the bottom of the adjustable screw. After the adjustable screw is fixed, the bottom surface of the brake disc is tightly against the outer surface of the sleeve. When the adjustable screw is adjusted, the amount of compression of the spring is changed and the pressure imposed on the brake disc by the spring varies accordingly such that the friction between the brake disc and the sleeve is changed. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152048 | TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED ENGINE - A transmission system disclosed herein includes a crankshaft having an outer surface with a plurality of splines and a hub having an inner surface with a plurality of splines. The hub is mounted on the crankshaft such that the plurality of splines on the inner surface of the hub meshes with the plurality of splines on the outer surface of the crankshaft. The transmission system further includes a flywheel mounted to the hub. | 2012-06-21 |
20120152049 | GEAR ABSOLUTE POSITION SENSOR FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION - The present invention provides a gear absolute position sensor assembly (GAPS) that senses the current absolute, position of the shift lever of a manual transmission. The sensor assembly provides data to an associated electronic controller such as an engine control module (ECM) regarding the current position of the shift lever, such as an engaged gear. The sensor assembly preferably comprises two Hall effect or other type of magnetic field (proximity) sensors in combination with an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) which is supplied with data from the sensors, decodes the output of the sensors and provides an output identifying a specific engaged gear or neutral for use by vehicle or engine management electronics. The sensors are mounted proximate the shift linkage at a location where they can sense both rotation and translation. | 2012-06-21 |