29th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110174933 | SLOT SEAL - A panel assembly for an aircraft comprises a panel rotatably connected to a support structure and moveable between a first position and a second position. The panel has an aerodynamic surface with a slot at one edge thereof which receives a portion of the support structure when the panel is in the first position. The assembly further comprises a resilient seal member which occupies the slot when the panel is in the second position. The panel may be an aircraft flight control surface, or an aircraft landing gear bay door. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174934 | TRAIN DETECTOR AND TRAIN SECURITY DEVICE FOR DUAL GAUGE TRACK CIRCUIT - When a prior art track circuit for monitoring an electric signal supplied to a rail via a transmitter and a receiver connected to the rail for detecting a presence of a train using a phenomenon in which the reception level of a signal drops when axles of a train electrically short two rails together and sending a train control signal to the train is applied to a dual gauge track circuit in which two types of trains having different gauges share a rail, mutual induction between rails occurs which is a problem specific to the dual gauge track circuit, and the amount of attenuation of the train detection signal when a train is present on a track drops. The present invention prevents the mutual induction between rails and suppresses the drop of the amount of attenuation of the train detection signal when a train is present on a track by providing a train detector for recognizing two types of trains and detecting the presence of trains on the track via transmitters and receivers respectively connected to three rails, including filters for passing relevant signals and increasing the impedance of signals of other signal bands disposed on input stages of the respective receivers. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174935 | SWIVEL-COUPLING HANGER ASSEMBLY - A swivel-coupling hanger assembly includes an coupling element configured to rotate about a defined geometric axis, coupled to an insulating member. The insulating member may include one or more openings receiving at least a portion of the coupling element. The assembly may further include one or more mechanical fasteners received by an opening of the insulating member such that the assembly may be coupled to a structural member. The assembly may further include a mounting bracket to facilitate attachment to the structural member. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174936 | MODULAR STAND WITH MOUNTING PROVISIONS - The stand has modules to form a support base with elongated support members with wheels or legs. The stand can either incorporate two spaced load supporting posts or a single post extending from a spanner module that connects between the elongated support members. When two load support members are employed the user can step between the posts. When a single post and spanner are employed the user can step as far as the spanner near the center of support. The support members diverge from their centers provide a wide stance of the wheels or legs for stability. At the upper end of the post or posts a load support platform is carried either directly on a single post or through a cross-piece on a two post configuration. T-shaped slots in the post can be utilized to attach loads to the posts and a panel extending between posts. In either configuration a spilt wheel at the level of the load support allows for the user to maneuver a wheeled version of the stand and serves as a fender protecting equipment carried on the load support platform. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174937 | MOUNTING DEVICE - A mounting device for mounting an object on a support includes a base configured to be coupled to the support, and a slide arm coupled to the base and movable between a retracted position and a plurality of extended positions. The slide arm is movable from any of the plurality of extended positions to the retracted position by sliding the slide arm relative to the base without any other manipulation of the mounting device by the user. The slide arm automatically locks relative to the base when the slide arm is moved to the retracted position. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174938 | Modular Low Profile Swivel Mechanism - A swivel mechanism, comprising a base configured to be attached to a screen and further configured to rotate with the screen as the screen is rotated, a hub configured to fit into the base and remain stationary as the screen and the base are rotated and two springs configured to be set into the hub and configured to compress to provide a resistance torque as the screen is rotated. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174939 | WALL MOUNTING DEVICE - A wall mounting device for a flat panel display includes a wall bracket and a mounting bracket. The wall bracket is adapted to be directly coupled to a wall and includes a top rail and a bottom rail. The mounting bracket is adapted to be coupled to the flat panel display, and includes first and second plate members connected to each other and defining an upper end and a lower end. At the upper end, the mounting bracket includes a hook to engage the top rail of the wall bracket. At the lower end, the mounting bracket includes a spring clip that selectively engages the bottom rail of the wall bracket. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174940 | Hook for hanging object on a wall - A hook for hanging objects comprises a first plate for mounting to a wall, a holder and a distributor having a second plate and a thin gap between the plates for dissipating the object's weight to prevent the hook from falling off the wall. The holder has a first opening to receive a wine glass, second opening to allow the stem of the wine glass to enter the first opening and third opening for stabilizing the wine glass. The wine glass may deform the second plate, which acts as a weight watcher to indicate on a mark plate whether the wine glass is overweight, thereby further preventing any accidental falling off the hook, thus the wine glass, from the wall. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174941 | MOUNTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A mounter apparatus includes a first block disposed so as to be able to be reciprocated by an actuator in a first direction, the first block has a conical hole having a conical internal wall and an axis parallel to the first direction, a second block disposed so as to face the first block and is held by the first block with an elastic body interposed between the first block and the second block, the second block moving by the actuator together with the first block in the first direction, the second block approaching the first block while compressing the elastic body, the second block moving away from the first block due to an elastic force of the elastic body, and a suction head portion rotatably held by the second block and has a suction nozzle on the opposite side from the side where the first block is disposed. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174942 | Three-in-one (3-in-1) trivet - A coaster tray (trivet) comprising a base tray with removable coasters functioning in three ways: Firstly intact, as a large trivet/tray for protecting surfaces from hot dishes; secondly with tiles removed, as transportable coasters or small trivets for glasses, hot mugs, etc; and thirdly, individual tiles for use as emergency refrigerator magnets. The coasters (tiles) are readily at hand because they are held in the steel-lined tray by magnets, and need only a rocking pressure to release. The coasters/tiles/magnets can be utilized individually while the rest of the set remains in the tray. This simple device also allows the owner to swap out and/or replace coasters (tiles) at will; problems with breakage and boredom are remedied. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174943 | QUICK MOUNTING DEVICE - A quick mounting device for appliances that utilizes at least one locking mechanism and at least one adjustable locking orientation to provide at least 3 locking factors for facilitating quick mechanical connection between an appliance and a wall, ceiling, floor or other support. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174944 | RECESS VIDEO DISPLAY MOUNTING SYSTEM - Technologies are described herein for a recess video display mounting system. The recess video display mounting system may be fixed to the front frame of a recess or nook to support the load of a mounted video display. The recess video display mounting system can include a center plate upon which a video display may be mounted. Adjustable plates can extend from either side of the center plate to be fixed to the side framing of the recess or nook. One or more adapter plates may extend from the top and/or bottom of the center plate to be fixed to the horizontal framing at the top and/or bottom of the recess or nook. The recess video display mounting system can support newer, larger, flat-panel video displays. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174945 | SPORTING GOODS SUPPORT PLATE - A sporting goods support plate has a single plate that secures to fencing prevalent at diamonds. The plate has a rounded end and a generally square end with at least one slot on the square end. The at least one slot engages an intersection of wire of chain link fence so that the square end fits into the apertures of the fence in a cantilevered arrangement. A pair of posts cooperates with the slot as the plate cantilevers outwardly from a fence. The plate has an opening there through for a beverage containers, pegs for gloves, keys, clothing, bags, and helmets, and a slot for a bat. The plate fits within equipment bags common among ball players and teams. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174946 | PART FIXING STRUCTURE TO RESIN-MADE FUEL TANK AND PART FIXING METHOD THERETO - There are provided a part fixing structure and a part fixing method to a resin-made fuel tank which can firmly fix a part to a tank wall without the need of providing a molding die with a convex portion and a recess. A part fixing method for fixing a tank-associated part to a tank wall of a resin-made fuel tank, the part being formed together with a pair of hook portions, the method comprising a step of burying the hook portions in the tank wall in a melted state when the resin-made fuel tank is molded, thereby fixing the part to the tank wall after the tank wall is cooled. In order to cause the resin of the tank wall to flow well, a chevron portion having a pair of first inclined faces is projectingly provided at the bottom face of the part between the hook portions, and a second inclined face which is inclined in a direction opposite to the buried direction toward the tip of the hook portion is formed at the bottom face of each hook portion. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174947 | PANEL FASTENING SYSTEM - The present invention discloses a fastening system for a panel. The fastening system includes: at least two mounting rails which each has a plurality of engaging open cavities formed therein; and a plurality of engaging slide blocks respectively engaging with the engaging open cavities; wherein the panel is disposed on the mounting rails and fixedly connected with the engaging slide blocks respectively. Basing on the engagement structure, the present invention can be fastened on a surface of a mounted object via two rails and provide high tensile strength and simple installation. The present invention can fix different shapes of panel assemblies on a roof, the ground, a wall or a surface of a framework safely, quickly and stably, and the present invention has a simple structure, light weight and low total costs. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174948 | Device for Hanging Curtain Rods - A device for hanging curtain rods is disclosed. In one embodiment, a device includes a mounting base, a post coupled to the mounting base, an adjustable sleeve designed to adjustably operatively engage the post, and a front portion coupled to the adjustable sleeve. In another embodiment, a device includes a double L-shaped bracket and a front portion that is designed to be removably coupled to one end of the double L-shaped bracket. In still another embodiment, a device includes a mounting base, a post coupled to the mounting base, and a front portion coupled to the post. The front portion in any of the embodiments may be one of many decorative faces contained in a kit. The kit may contain such suitable decorative faces, including but not limited to, a heart, a basketball, a crown, or any suitable combination or variation thereof. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174949 | Hanger Device - The application discloses a hanger device. The mentioned hanger device comprises a body, a slide-able element, and an elastic element. According to this application, through the hook-shaped portions of the body and the slide-able element, the hanger device can be performed as an adjust-able clip to clipping at a desired position with different thickness. More preferably, besides being able to clip onto different thickness position, the hanger device can also provide at least one hanger for user to hang. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174950 | INK-CARTRIDGE LOADING/UNLOADING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to an ink-cartridge loading/unloading apparatus used in various devices onto which an ink-cartridge is capable of minimizing damage of a flexible printed wiring board of the ink-cartridge. The ink-cartridge loading/unloading apparatus according to the present invention comprises a vertically extending main body having a support portion; a mounting part connected to the front surface of the main body; and a coupling part connecting the main body and the mounting part. A metal coupling bar or a magnetic substance inserted in a coupling bar is attached to an electromagnet provided in a side of the main body, whereby the mounting part is coupled to the main body. The mounting part is released from a coupled state by pressing a button bar with an external force, and an elastic means is further provided between the mounting part and the main body. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174951 | Hanger with an insulated hook | 2011-07-21 |
20110174952 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND STAND THEREOF - A display device includes a display module and a stand. The display module has a display surface. The stand includes a curved sliding rail, a base, and a holder. The curved sliding rail is fixed to the display module. The base is suitable for being disposed at the supporting surface. The holder is slidably connected with the curved sliding rail and is pivotally connected with the base. By rotating of the holder relative to the base and sliding of the holder along the curved sliding rail, an angle between the display surface and the supporting surface and a distance between the display surface and the supporting surface are adjustable. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174953 | EZ-Mark Picture Hanging Marker - EZ-Mark Picture Hanging Marker consists of a head that has an adhesive coating on one side and a marking device, like a pin or marker on the other side. On the other side of the marking device is an encasement sleeve that protrudes further than the marker. The adhesive coating of the head is attached to the back of a picture frame or other object that needs hanging. Once the adhesive coating or other attachment mechanism is put in place, the frame may be moved along the wall into the desired location of hanging. The EZ-Hang Picture Hanging Marker user is then able to mark the desired location of where they would like to place their nail by pressing on the picture frame or hanging instrument. Only when significant force is applied to the picture frame, does a marking device protrude from EZ-Hang's encasement sleeve and mark the wall. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174954 | BOOKSHELF PICTURE HANGER - A shelf picture hanger. This invention has a U-shaped member designed to fit snugly over a shelf. The U-shaped member has a substantially planar top, a substantially planar bottom, and a substantially planar end running between and substantially perpendicular to the top and the bottom. A picture hook is affixed to or formed integrally with the end, and a soft material, such as felt, is affixed to and lines the interior of the member. The separate picture hook may be a safety picture hook. The free end of the integral hook may be pointed or rounded. The integrally formed hook may be at an angle to the end or run parallel to it. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174955 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR STORAGE DEVICE - A mounting apparatus for a storage device comprises a chassis configured for receiving the storage device and a securing member configured for securing the storage device. The chassis defines a positioning pin, for engaging in a positioning slot defined in the storage device, and an elastic piece mounted on the chassis. The elastic piece is elastically deformed when the securing member is engaged with the storage device and capable of rebounding to drive the storage device to move away from the wall when the securing member is disengaged from the storage device. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174956 | FORM AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING A FORM - A concrete form having a tubular body formed from a flexile strip wound helically in successive passes to define a wall of the form. The adjacent edges of the strip being releasably engaged with one another to inhibit axial separation of the strip. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174957 | RADIATION DETECTION ELEMENT - The present invention provides a radiation detection element that may suppress variation in wiring load, and that may increase the arrangement pitch of connecting portions connected to external circuits. Namely, plural pixels are disposed in an inclined matrix within a detection region, and a signal line is disposed for every two pixel lines in a vertical direction. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174958 | PHOTOSENSITIVE SENSOR CELL, DETECTOR UNIT, AND IMAGING MEANS - A photosensitive sensor cell includes a photosensitive element with a detection surface for receiving light. The element is manufactured from a material of which at least one electrically measurable quantity is changeable under the influence of light. The element further includes electrodes for making the quantity measurable such that a property of the light can be determined. The element has a pointed shape, which renders a robust decorrelation possible so as to obtain super-resolution. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174959 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING MOVEMENT OF AN OBJECT AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF - The present invention relates to a detection system for detecting movement of a movable object. The detection system comprises a light source (S) for emitting light, a reflecting unit ( | 2011-07-21 |
20110174960 | ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE-RESISTANT CONTROL DEVICE - An EMI-resistant control device for providing a control signal may include an optical glass fiber connector housing adapted to be connectable to an apparatus for providing the control signal to the apparatus for controlling operation thereof. The EMI-resistant control device may also include a carbon nanotube optical switch mounted in the optical glass fiber connector housing. The carbon nanotube optical switch may include a plurality of light sensitive carbon nanotubes adapted to connect a voltage source to an output of the EMI-resistant control device in response to an optical signal being received by the optical glass fiber connector housing. The optical glass fiber connector housing directs the optical signal onto the plurality of light sensitive carbon nanotubes. The voltage source provides the control signal to the apparatus. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174961 | OPTICAL TRAP - A system for forming an optical trap comprising two or more photonic crystal fibers (PCFs) and at least one source of radiation for inputting radiation to the photonic crystal fibers, the fibers being operable to provide counter-propagating outputs for forming the optical trap. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174962 | METHOD FOR REDUCING INTERFERENCE AND CROSSTALK IN DOUBLE OPTICAL TWEEZERS USING A SINGLE LASER SOURCE, AND APPARATUS USING THE SAME - Experimental studies of single molecule mechanics require high force sensitivity and low drift, which can be achieved with optical tweezers through an optical tweezers apparatus for force measurements. A CW infrared laser beam is split by polarization and focused by a high numerical aperture objective to create two traps. The same laser is used to form both traps and to measure the force by back focal plane interferometry. Although the two beams entering the microscope are designed to exhibit orthogonal polarization, interference and a significant parasitic force signal occur. Comparing the experimental results with a ray optics model, the interference patterns are caused by the rotation of polarization on microscope lens surfaces and slides. Two methods for reducing the crosstalk are directed to polarization rectification by passing through the microscope twice and frequency shifting of one of the split laser beams. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174963 | PRACTICAL SPECT CALIBRATION METHOD FOR QUANTIFICATION OF NUCLIDES WITH HIGH-ENERGY CONTRIBUTIONS - When calibrating a nuclear camera, such as a SPECT camera, point spread functions (PSF) are simulated for all possible photon energies and detection distances that the camera may experience. During manufacturer-side calibration, a point source ( | 2011-07-21 |
20110174964 | CONTINUOUS FLOW MOBILITY CLASSIFIER INTERFACE WITH MASS SPECTROMETER - A continuous flow mobility classifier provide the ability to perform two-dimensional separation in mass spectrometry. An ionization system is used to ionize a sample. A differential mobility analyzer (DMA) (e.g., a nano-radial DMA) is coupled to the ionization system and to a mass spectrometer. The nano-RDMA is configured to separate the ionized sample by mobility for subsequent mass analysis by the mass spectrometer. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174965 | METHOD FOR COOLING IONS IN A LINEAR ION TRAP - Methods for cooling ions retained in an ion trap are described. In various embodiments, a cooling gas is delivered into a linear ion trap causing a non-steady state pressure elevation in at least a portion of the trap above about 8×10 | 2011-07-21 |
20110174966 | CURTAIN GAS FILTER FOR MASS- AND MOBILITY-ANALYZERS THAT EXCLUDES ION-SOURCE GASES AND IONS OF HIGH MOBILITY - A filter for a mass- or mobility-spectrometer that bars gases or vapors of a high-pressure ion source, as well as ions of high mobility and charged droplets, from entering an evacuated mass spectrometer or a mobility spectrometer at a lower pressure than the filter. The buffer gas of the high pressure ion source is blown into the volume of this filter directly or through tubes from where buffer gas and embedded ions are sucked through the aperture of a diaphragm or through an aperture of a capillary mainly from an “extraction volume” filled with a separately supplied clean gas, into which ions of interest are pushed by electric fields formed by electrodes that are substantially rotational symmetric around the “extraction volume” and a substantially flat electrode with respect to an axis of ion extraction and the end of the capillary and the end of a coaxial tube surrounding the capillary. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174967 | Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer - A time-of-flight mass spectrometer has an ion transport region and a time-of-flight (TOF) mass analyzer. The ion transport region includes a collision cell (ion storage region), a steady potential region, and a variable potential region such that the difference in potential between the steady potential region and the variable potential region when ions passed through the steady potential region enter the steady potential region increases with increasing mass-to-charge ratio of ions. The mass analyzer causes the ions transported via the transport region to be accelerated along another optical axis at a given acceleration timing and guides the ions toward a detector. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174968 | CHARGED PARTICLE ANALYZER - An ion entrance opening ( | 2011-07-21 |
20110174969 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REPLACING AN ION SOURCE IN A MASS SPECTROMETER - A method of replacing an ion source in a mass spectrometer (MS) system is provided, where the ion source includes an ionization volume, at least one ionizing element and at least one focusing element, and where the mass MS system includes the ion source, a vacuum chamber that houses the ion source, and an interlock chamber. The method includes opening a valve between the interlock chamber and the vacuum chamber, moving the ion source into the interlock chamber through the opened valve and closing the valve, and removing the ion source from the interlock chamber. The ion source may further include means for plugging into a docking station in substantially one action, where the docking station provides sufficient electrical connection, upon plugging with the ion source, for operation of the ion source. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174970 | PROCESS - The present invention relates to a process for fabricating a quadrupole mass spectrometer (QMS) component, to a monolithic quadrupole mass spectrometer or a component thereof, to a quadrupole mass filter (QMF) or quadrupole ion trap (QIT) capable of generating a hyperbolic electric field and to a modular quadrupole mass spectrometer (QMS) assembly. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174971 | Phase contrast imaging and preparing a tem therefor - New methods for phase contrast imaging in transmission electron microscopy use the imaging electron beam itself to prepare a hole-free thin film for use as an effective phase plate, in some cases eliminating the need for ex-situ fabrication of a hole and reducing requirements for the precision of the ZPP hardware. The electron optical properties of the ZPP hardware are modified primarily in two ways: by boring a hole using the electron beam; and/or by modifying the electro-optical properties by charging induced by the primary beam. Furthermore a method where the sample is focused by a lens downstream from the ZPP hardware is disclosed. A method for transferring a back focal plane of the objective lens to a selected area aperture plane and any plane conjugated with the back focal plane of the objective lens is also provided. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174972 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE STAGES - Methods and apparatus for generating an image of a specimen with a microscope (e.g., TEM) are disclosed. In one aspect, the microscope may generally include a beam generator, a stage, a detector, and an image generator. A plurality of crystal parameters, which describe a plurality of properties of a crystal sample, are received. In a display associated with the microscope, an interactive control sphere based at least in part on the received crystal parameters and that is rotatable by a user to different sphere orientations is presented. The sphere includes a plurality of stage coordinates that correspond to a plurality of positions of the stage and a plurality of crystallographic pole coordinates that correspond to a plurality of polar orientations of the crystal sample. Movement of the sphere causes movement of the stage, wherein the stage coordinates move in conjunction with the crystallographic coordinates represented by pole positions so as to show a relationship between stage positions and the pole positions. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174973 | High-Speed Molecular Analyzer System and Method - This invention relates to a device, in one example embodiment, for the determination of the sequence of nucleic acids and other polymeric or chain type molecules. The device analyzes a sample prepared by incorporating fluorescent dyes at the end of copies of varying lengths of the sample to be sequenced. The sample is then vaporized, charged and accelerated in an evacuated chamber. The individual molecules of the sample are accelerated to different velocities because of their different masses, which cause, in one embodiment, the molecules to be sorted by length as they travel along the evacuated chamber. Once sorted, the stream of molecules is illuminated causing the fluorescent dyes to emit light that is picked up by a detector. The output of the detector is then processed by a computer to yield of the sequence of the sample under analysis. Such an embodiment improves over the art by using photo-detection of the individual molecules instead of measuring the time of flight to a detector that measures collisions. Unlike mass spectrometry, the method of such an embodiment does not require the extreme sensitivity required to differentiate between very small mass differences in large molecules. Such an embodiment is therefore more robust than the art and well suited for high throughput sequencing of for example, various large nucleic acid molecules. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174974 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A MICROSAMPLE - An object of the invention is to realize a method and an apparatus for processing and observing a minute sample which can observe a section of a wafer in horizontal to vertical directions with high resolution, high accuracy and high throughput without splitting any wafer which is a sample. In an apparatus of the invention, there are included a focused ion beam optical system and an electron optical system in one vacuum container, and a minute sample containing a desired area of the sample is separated by forming processing with a charged particle beam, and there are included a manipulator for extracting the separated minute sample, and a manipulator controller for driving the manipulator independently of a wafer sample stage. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174975 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM SCANNING METHOD AND CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS - In a method of scanning a charged particle beam which can position the scan position to a proper location inside a deflectable range of the scan position of charged particle beam, the scan position of charged particle beam is deflected to a plurality of target objects inside a scan position deflectable region and on the basis of a shift of a target object at a scan location after deflection, the deflection amount at the scan location is corrected. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174976 | SPECTRAL DETECTOR - The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a spectral detector including a photo detector array and cholesteric liquid crystal material for measuring properties of light over portions of the electromagnetic spectrum. By exposing the cholesteric liquid crystal material for different exposure intensities or exposure times of ultraviolet radiation at different positions on the cholesteric liquid crystal material in a controlled way, portions of the cholesteric liquid crystal material are obtained, each having, in general, its own optical transmission. This invention also relates to a spectral detector manufactured by the inventive method. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174977 | SPECTRAL DETECTOR - The invention relates to a spectral detector for measuring properties of light over portions of the electromagnetic spectrum including cholesteric liquid crystal material and switching means capable of varying the pitch of the helix of the cholesteric liquid crystal material, so that the position of the transmission wavelength band is adjusted in response to the switching means. The spectral detector may further include at least one light direction selecting structure for selecting light incident on the spectral detector having a certain angle of incidence. This invention also relates to a lighting system including the spectral detector of the invention. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174978 | THERMOPILE INFRARED SENSOR BY MONOLITHIC SILICON MICROMACHINING - A thermal infrared sensor is provided in a housing with optics and a chip with thermoelements on a membrane. The membrane spans a frame-shaped support body that is a good heat conductor, and the support body has vertical or approximately vertical walls. The object is to provide a thermopile infrared sensor in monolithic silicon micromachining technology, wherein the infrared sensor has a high thermal resolution capacity with a small chip size, a high degree of filling and a high response rate. The thermopile sensor structure consists of a few long thermoelements per sensor cell. The thermoelements being arranged on connecting webs that connect together hot contacts on an absorber layer to cold contacts of the thermoelements. The membrane is suspended by one or more connecting webs and has, on both sides of the long thermoelements, narrow slits that separate the connecting webs from both the central region and also the support body. At least the central region is covered by the absorber layer. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174979 | Variable aperture for infra-red cameras - A variable aperture assembly for an infrared camera for use with optics having two or more f-numbers. The variable aperture assembly includes a variable iris disposed substantially along an axis of the infrared camera and is thermally connected to a cooling assembly. The variable iris is capable of causing an infrared radiation admitting opening to vary in size. The infrared radiation admitting openings of the variable aperture assembly can be circular or non-circular, including generally rectangular or racetrack shaped openings. The variable aperture assembly provides f-number matching by adjusting the infrared radiation admitting opening to the size necessary to effectively match the numerous f-numbers of the optics, or by adjusting to a size so that a fixed aperture on the radiation shield becomes the effective aperture stop, providing the f-number matching. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174980 | ENCLOSURE FOR HYGROSCOPIC SCINTILLATION CRYSTAL FOR NUCLEAR IMAGING - When employing hygroscopic scintillation crystals ( | 2011-07-21 |
20110174981 | Photodiode Array, Radiation Detector and Method for Producing Such a Photodiode Array And Such A Radiation Detector - A photodiode array for a radiation detector is disclosed, including a multiplicity of photodiodes arranged in a structured fashion, the photodiodes respectively having an active pixel region for converting light into electrical signals. In at least one embodiment, a transparent oxide layer with a refractive index comparable to the photodiodes is arranged on the active pixel region of at least some of the photodiodes on a side of the photodiode array provided for arranging a scintillator array. Compared to known photodiode arrays, the oxide layer replaces an adhesive. As a result of equalizing the refractive indices, light incident on the interface between the oxide layer and the photodiode array is refracted or reflected to a lesser extent. This reduces the optical crosstalk between adjacent pixels. Moreover, the active pixel regions of the photodiodes become optically visible as a result of the oxide layer. This therefore provides conditions for precisely aligning the photodiode array relative to the scintillator array by way of optical monitoring. Overall, compared to known radiation detectors, this procedure can increase the effective light yield. At least one embodiment of the invention moreover relates to a corresponding method for producing such a photodiode array and such a radiation detector. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174982 | High radiation environment tunnel monitoring system and method - In accordance with the principles of the present invention utilizing a first radiation monitoring module, radiation information associated with the first radiation monitoring module within a tunnel is wirelessly transmitted to a second radiation monitoring module. The second radiation monitoring module is able to receive radiation information from the first radiation monitoring module for relay of the received radiation information to a central monitoring system. The radiation monitoring modules of the present invention allow long term monitoring of a tunnel's radiation levels with maintenance simply requiring replacement of a non-operational tunnel monitoring module by a robot. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174983 | System And Method For Acquiring Radiation Spectral Data In A Radiation Field And Determining Effective Dose Rate And Identifying Sources Of Localized Radiation - The present disclosure relates to a system and survey method for acquiring radiation spectral data in a radiation field and optionally determining effective dose rate based on the radiation spectral data. The method may include acquiring energy-dependent radiation spectral data at a location of interest in a radiation field using a detector, wherein the energy-dependent radiation spectral data may include counts versus energy. The method may further include acquiring radiation spectral data at least one other location wherein the at least one other location is positioned relative to the location of interest. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174984 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM EXTRACTION METHOD AND APPARATUS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A CHARGED PARTICLE CANCER THERAPY SYSTEM - The invention comprises a charged particle beam extraction method and apparatus used in conjunction with charged particle beam radiation therapy of cancerous tumors. The system uses a radio-frequency (RF) cavity system to induce betatron oscillation of a charged particle stream. Sufficient amplitude modulation of the charged particle stream causes the charged particle stream to hit a material, such as a foil. The foil decreases the energy of the charged particle stream, which decreases a radius of curvature of the charged particle stream in the synchrotron sufficiently to allow a physical separation of the reduced energy charged particle stream from the original charged particle stream. The physically separated charged particle stream is then removed from the system by use of an applied field and deflector. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174985 | LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM WITH LENS ROTATION - The invention relates to a charged particle based lithography system for projecting an image on a target using a plurality of charged particle beamlets for transferring said image to said target, said system comprising a charged particle column comprising: | 2011-07-21 |
20110174986 | Apparatus, Especially Microscope, for the Analysis of Samples - Disclosed is an apparatus, especially a microscope, characterized by a diffraction-limited resolution volume, comprising multiple dye molecules (UF) that can be switched between different states, at least one of which is fluorescent. The fluorescence is focused using an objective lens (O) and is imaged onto a spatially resolving detector. In at least one portion of the sample, the UF have a distribution density that is greater than the inverse of the diffraction-limited resolution volume. Said apparatus further comprises one or more light sources for emitting a switching radiation in order to switch a first subset of the UF in the sample, and for emitting an excitation radiation in order to excite the first subset of UF. A phase mask which generates a light distribution (PSF) having an at least partially limited local minimum radiation on the detector plane is provided in the beam path, preferably in the detection beam path. Alternatively, an axicon is provided for generating a Bessel distribution (PSF) on the detector plane, a means for structuring the illumination distribution is provided in the illumination beam path, means for spectrally splitting the sample light are provided in the detection beam path, a receiver array composed of position-sensitive receivers is provided for detection purposes, means causing a color-dependent light distribution (PSF) on the detector plane are provided in the detection beam path, or an achromatic beam splitter is arranged in or near the pupil. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174987 | Spectroscopic Device, and Method for Driving the Device - Provided is a spectroscopic device of a new constitution, which is suited for detecting precisely a fluorescent light emitted from an inspection object in a fluorometric analysis, such as a DNA. The spectroscopic device ( | 2011-07-21 |
20110174988 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION OF WALL ZETA-POTENTIAL, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR QUANTITATIVE VISUALIZATION OF SURFACE MODIFICATION PATTERN - A first and a second fluorescent dye are mixed into a solution, the first dye being positively ionized in the solution and the second dye being negatively ionized in the solution and having different fluorescence wavelength from the first dye. The solution is flown onto a measured surface, and the surface is excited with an evanescent wave to produce a fluorescence intensity distribution of two colors. A fluorescence intensity of the surface is measured using a two-dimensional imaging element, the element providing a fluorescence intensity of each color separated from the other colors, thereby calculating a ratio of the fluorescence intensities of the colors. Using an equation expressing a relationship between the ratio of fluorescence intensities and wall zeta potential, the ratio is converted to a two-dimensional distribution of wall zeta potentials. This achieves visualizing in real time and quantitatively evaluating the two-dimensional distribution of wall zeta potentials, and surface modifications. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174989 | CALCIUM LANTHANOID SULFIDE POWDERS, METHODS OF MAKING, AND CERAMIC BODIES FORMED THEREFROM - A method of preparing a fine powder of calcium lanthanoid sulfide is disclosed. The method includes spraying soluble calcium and lanthanoid salts into at least one precipitating solution to form a precipitate comprising insoluble calcium and lanthanoid salts, optionally, oxidizing the precipitate comprising insoluble calcium and lanthanoid salts, and sulfurizing the optionally oxidized precipitate to form a fine powder of calcium lanthanoid sulfide. An alternative method for forming the powder is by flame pyrolysis. The calcium lanthanoid sulfide powder produced by either method can have an impurity concentration of less than 100 ppm, a carbon concentration of less than 200 ppm, a BET surface area of at least 50 m | 2011-07-21 |
20110174990 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING DIRECTIONALITY OF RADIATION - A method of determining directionality of radiation is disclosed which comprises dividing the tensioned metastable fluid liquid volume adjacent to a radioactive source into a plurality of sectors, determining the opposing sector ratio of the respective sector and determining the direction of the radiation based on the opposing sector ratios of the plurality of sectors. The method further comprising determining directionality of incoming radiation from the tension pressure assisted elongation of bubble shapes pointing towards direction of radiation particles that interacted with nuclei of tensioned metastable fluid detector system. A device capable of carrying out these methods is also disclosed. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174991 | SCANNING METHOD AND SYSTEM USING 2-D ION IIMPLANTER - An ion implanter system has a movable wafer support for holding a semiconductor wafer and a beam source that generates a beam for implanting ions in the semiconductor wafer while the wafer is moving. A plurality of path segments are identified, through which the wafer support is to move to expose the semiconductor wafer to the ion beam. A first position and a second position are identified for each respective one of the plurality of path segments, such that, when the wafer is in each first position and each second position, a perimeter of the beam projected in a plane of the wafer is tangent to a perimeter of the wafer. The ion implanter is configured to automatically move the wafer along each of the plurality of path segments, starting at the respective first position on each respective path segment and stopping at the respective second position on the same segment, so as to expose the wafer to the beam for implanting ions in the wafer. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174992 | Irradiation system for door handle - The door handle irradiation system includes at least one local subsystem that includes at least one door handle irradiation hardware, at least one motion detectors, at least one door open/close state sensor; and at least one device to program the local subsystem. The device to program the local subsystem is connected to the local subsystem by a wired or wireless communication means. The local subsystem includes a control means, door handle irradiation hardware, at least one motion detector and at least one door open/closed state sensor. The door handle irradiation hardware includes a housing that contains a plurality of germicidal lamps. The housing is generally a letter C- or reverse letter C-shaped, and comprises a vertical part and two horizontal parts, contiguous to one another, and each part contains at least one germicidal lamp that emits ultraviolet rays. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174993 | WATER PURIFYING DRINK CONTAINERS - Water purifying drink containers include a liquid container, a cap assembly removably coupled to the liquid container, and a purification assembly that emits ultraviolet (UV) light in the germicidal spectrum to purify a volume of drink liquid held in the liquid container. In some embodiments, the purification assembly includes a UV bulb positioned within a recess of the cap assembly facing the internal compartment of the liquid container. In some embodiments, the UV bulb further emits light in the visible spectrum and the drink container includes an indicator that becomes illuminated with visible light to indicate to a user when the UV bulb is emitting UV light. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174994 | PARTICLE BEAM IRRADIATION APPARATUS - A particle beam irradiation apparatus which can perform high-precision beam irradiation position is obtained. The apparatus is provided with inverse mapping means having an inverse mapping mathematical expression model for generating an command value for the scanning electromagnet and an command value for kinetic energy of the charged particle beam from a desired irradiation position coordinate of the charged particle beam in an irradiation subject so that irradiation to the irradiation subject is implemented on the basis of the command values concerned, and the scanning electromagnet and the kinetic energy of the charged particle beam are controlled on the basis of the command values generated from the desired irradiation position coordinate of the charged particle beam in the irradiation subject by using the inverse mapping mathematical expression model, thereby irradiating the irradiation subject with the charged particle beam while scanning the charged particle beam. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174995 | SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION SYSTEM - The present disclosure provides a method of forming a single photon emission system and a single photon emission system. The method comprises providing a single photon source arranged for single photon emission at a predetermined wavelength in response to a suitable excitation. The single photon source comprises a particle for generating the single photons. The method also comprises providing an optical pump source arranged to provide the suitable excitation in the form of suitable photons. In addition, the method comprises adjusting a pathway of the photons provided by the optical pump source and a position of the single photon source relative to each other so that the single photon source is located at a predetermined location relative to the pathway of the photons provided by the optical pump source and in use single photons are emitted by the single photon source. Providing the single photon source comprises identifying the particle for generating the single photons at a location that is remote from the predetermined location. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174996 | EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND NOZZLE PROTECTION DEVICE - A nozzle protection device capable of protecting a target nozzle from heat of plasma without disturbing formation of a stable flow of a target material in an LPP type EUV light source apparatus. This nozzle protection device includes a cooling unit which is formed with an opening for passing the target material therethrough, and which is formed with a flow path for circulating a cooling medium inside, and an actuator which changes a position or a shape of the cooling unit between a first state of evacuating the cooling unit from a trajectory of the target material and a second state of blocking heat radiation from the plasma to the nozzle by the cooling unit while securing a path of the target material in the cooling unit. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174997 | System and Method for Providing a Suspended Personal Radiation Protection System - An improved personal radiation protection system that substantially contours to an operator's body is suspended from a suspension means. The garment is operable to protect the operator from radiation. The suspension means is operable to provide constant force and allows the operator to move freely in the X, Y and Z planes simultaneously, such that the protective garment, face shield, or other attachments integrated into the system are substantially weightless to the operator. The suspension means may be mounted to the ceiling, a vertical wall, the floor, or on a mobile platform. The suspension means may comprise an articulating arm, a balance arm, or a manipulator, and the radiation protection system is suspended generally about its center of gravity. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174998 | LIGHT FIELD IMAGE SENSOR, METHOD AND APPLICATIONS - An angle-sensitive pixel (ASP) device that uses the Talbot effect to detect the local intensity and incident angle of light includes two local diffraction gratings stacked above a photodiode. When illuminated by a plane wave, the upper grating generates a self-image at a selected Talbot depth. The second grating, placed at this depth, blocks or passes light depending upon incident angle. Several such structures, tuned to different incident angles, are sufficient to extract local incident angle and intensity. Arrays of such structures are sufficient to localize light sources in three dimensions without any additional optics. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174999 | GALVANIC ISOLATION THAT INCORPORATES A TRANSFORMER WITH AN OPTICAL LINK AND THAT CAN BE INTEGRATED ONTO A SINGLE SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE - Methods and structures provide galvanic isolation for electrical systems using a wide oxide filled trench, and that allows power across the system divide with a transformer, and that transmits data at a high baud rate using an optical link. The system solution allows the integration of all of these elements onto a single semiconductor substrate in contrast to currently available galvanic isolation systems that require multiple individual silicon die that are connected by wire bonds and are relatively slow. | 2011-07-21 |
20110175000 | PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE - A pressure relief valve ( | 2011-07-21 |
20110175001 | GRAVITY DRIVEN VALVE SWITCH - A gravity driven valve switch includes an acted component, which defines an internal receiving space having a bottom forming a through hole; an acting component, which is received in the acted component; and a driving component, which is arranged below the acted component in a movable manner and forms at least one through hole. The acting component forms a coupling portion and the driving component forms a connection section that is received through the through hole of the acted component whereby the coupling portion and the connection section are engageable with each other to allow for easy coupling and separation of the acting component and the driving component and whereby the driving component provides a weight that, together with a gravitational force acting on the acting component, drives the acting component downward to precisely and tightly seal the through hole of the acted component. | 2011-07-21 |
20110175002 | PRESETTABLE GAS VALVE WITH RETAINER - A presettable gas valve is disclosed herein. The gas valve may have a maximum gas flow that can be adjusted to the particular requirements of the fireplace in which the gas valve is used. By way of example and not limitation, for real biomass/fuel burning fireplaces, the gas valve may be opened to its maximum level with a quarter turn of a handle. In contrast, for fake fireplaces, which require more gas flow compared to real fireplaces, the gas valve may be opened to its maximum level with a half turn of the handle. The maximum gas flow through the gas valve may be set during installation such that the user does not need to manually determine the appropriate amount of gas during use. | 2011-07-21 |
20110175003 | COMBINED CONTROL VALVE AND COUPLER - A control valve which comprises a body ( | 2011-07-21 |
20110175004 | Low-Pressure Valve with an Inner and Outer Throughflow Cross Section - An electromagnetically actuated valve with a valve body which is assigned to a valve seat, is mechanically prestressed in a first direction toward a first switching position and can be adjusted by means of a magnetic actuator in a second, opposite direction into a second switching position is disclosed. The valve body has a planar contact surface which can be brought into sealing contact with a surface of the valve seat, which surface is planar at least in sections. | 2011-07-21 |
20110175005 | Selector Valve Operating Mechanism for Working Vehicle - The structures of oil paths and switching control of a mechanical selector valve for controlling a hydraulic actuator and the cost of parts of the mechanical selector valve are respectively simplified and reduced to levels not achievable by an electromagnetic selector valve. However, simple and quick switching operation of the mechanical selector valve by the use of a nearby switch which requires small force to actuate is difficult, and this makes the mechanical selector valve less easy to operate than the electromagnetic selector valve. A selector valve operating mechanism ( | 2011-07-21 |
20110175006 | VARIABLE SPEED ACTUATOR - A valve actuator including an electric motor is disclosed that includes a solid-state motor controller capable of operating a motor at variable speeds and a gear set that provides inherent braking. The speed and torque of the valve actuator may be selected. The speed and torque experienced by a valve may be varied over the length of a valve stroke. The valve actuator may include logic sufficient to act as a process controller. | 2011-07-21 |
20110175007 | BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE - A backflow prevention device includes a plurality of flaps and a frame case for rotatably supporting the flaps. The flaps are opened by airflow supplied from a cooling fan and closed by gravity when the airflow stops. The backflow prevention device also includes a connecting member for connecting between the flaps. The connecting member serves to open the flaps at the same angle or close them simultaneously in response to changes in the amount of airflow supplied by a cooling fan in a manner such that the flaps are cooperatively opened or closed. | 2011-07-21 |
20110175008 | HIGH-PRESSURE PLUG VALVE - A plug valve has a valve body, a cage fitted within the valve body and a rotatable plug housed within a cylindrical cavity in the cage, for controlling fluid flow through the valve. The cage has first and second opposed flat side surfaces, each side surface has a port for receiving a replaceable flow-path insert in a fluid-tight seal. In one embodiment, the plug also includes at least one inset seal for sealing the at least one of the ports when the plug is in a closed position to inhibit leakage through the valve at low fluid pressures. | 2011-07-21 |
20110175009 | FLUID REGULATOR - A fluid pressure regulating unit ( | 2011-07-21 |
20110175010 | VALVES - Valves, and particularly check valves, are detailed. The valves may isolate a spring or other biasing member from flowing fluid so as to reduce the possibility of damage to the spring caused, for example, by chemicals contained in the fluid. In some versions of the valves, the spring may be positioned within a cavity of a cover sealed from the fluid. | 2011-07-21 |
20110175011 | VACUUM VALVE - A vacuum valve including a wall ( | 2011-07-21 |
20110175012 | PIEZOELECTRIC THIN FILM, INK JET HEAD, METHOD FOR FORMING IMAGE WITH THE INK JET HEAD, ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR, METHOD FOR MEASURING ANGULAR VELOCITY WITH THE ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR, PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ELECTRIC POWER WITH THE PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT - Provided is a lead-free piezoelectric thin film containing a lead-free ferroelectric material and having low dielectric loss, high electromechanical coupling coefficient and high piezoelectric constant comparable to that of lead zirconate titanate (PZT). The piezoelectric thin film of the present invention has a (Bi, Na, Ba)TiO | 2011-07-21 |
20110175013 | COMPOSITE MAGNETIC MATERIAL AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE COMPOSITE MAGNETIC MATERIAL - The present invention is intended to provide composite magnetic material having excellent soft magnetic characteristics that can reduce the size of electromagnetic components such as inductors, choke coils, and transformers and is usable in a high frequency range. The composite magnetic material of the present invention includes substantially spherical magnetic metal powder, flat inorganic insulating material interposed between the magnetic metal powder, and a binder, in which the magnetic metal powder has an aspect ratio of not more than 3, and the inorganic insulating material has an aspect ratio of not less than 2 and is cleavable. The present invention also provides a process for producing the composite magnetic material, which includes carrying out pressure-forming while crushing the inorganic insulating material. | 2011-07-21 |
20110175014 | MAGNETIC PARTICLE AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - An aspect of the present invention relates to a magnetic particle obtained by heat-treating a hexagonal ferrite magnetic material in reducing atmosphere containing hydrocarbon gas. | 2011-07-21 |
20110175015 | Azeotrope-Like Compositions Comprising Trans-1-Chloro-3,3,3-Trifluoropropene - An azeotrope-like mixture consisting essentially of chlorotrifluoropropene and at least one component selected from the group consisting of pentane, hexane, methanol, and trans-1,2-dichloroethene. | 2011-07-21 |
20110175016 | Method for transferring heat - A process for transferring heat from a heat source to a heat sink, comprising using as heat transfer medium a composition comprising: at least one fluorinated fluid free from functional groups (fluid (H)); at least one functional (per)fluoropolyether (functional PFPE(1)) comprising recurring units (R1), said recurring units comprising at least one ether linkage in the main chain and at least one fluorine atom (fluoropolyoxyalkylene chain), and at least one functional end group chosen between —COOH and —CONH | 2011-07-21 |
20110175017 | Heat Transfer Fluid Containing Nano-additive - A heat transfer fluid comprising a carrier fluid and a nano-additive is provided. The heat transfer fluid is manufactured by dispersing the nano-additive in the carrier fluid. The nano-additive comprises nano-particles having a porous structure that provides dispersion stability of the nano-additive in the heat transfer fluid. The nano-additive structure has an aspect ratio of about 1.0 to about 10,000, a porosity of about 40% to about 85%, a density of about 0.4 g/cc to about 3.0 g/cc, an average pore diameter of about 0.1 nanometer to about 100 nanometers, and a specific surface area of about 1 m | 2011-07-21 |
20110175018 | POLISHING LIQUID AND POLISHING METHOD - The present invention relates to a polishing slurry including: a colloidal silica having an average particle size of 40 nm or more; water; and a ζ potential adjusting component, in which (1) the ζ potential adjusting component includes at least one sodium salt selected from the group consisting of sodium nitrate and sodium sulfate, and the polishing slurry has a pH of 8 or more, or (2) the ζ potential adjusting component includes at least one water-soluble organic polymer selected from the group consisting of a water-soluble polyether polyamine and a water-soluble polyalkylene polyamine and at least one acid selected from the group consisting of hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, nitrous acid and amidosulfuric acid, and the ζ potential adjusting component contains the acid at a ratio of from 0.6 to 1.4 to the water-soluble organic polymer in terms of molar ratio, and the polishing slurry has a pH of 8 or more. | 2011-07-21 |
20110175019 | METHOD FOR PREPARING CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL OF LITHIUM BATTERY - A method for preparing a cathode active material of lithium battery is shown. The method includes providing MnOOH and lithium source material, and mixing the MnOOH and the lithium source material in a liquid solvent to achieve a mixture. Then, the mixture is dried to remove the liquid solvent, thereby achieving a precursor. A temperature of the precursor is elevated from room temperature to a sintering temperature of about 500° C. to about 900° C. at a uniform rate, and the precursor is sintered at the sintering temperature for about 3 hours to about 24 hours. | 2011-07-21 |
20110175020 | NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND A METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME - Provided are an anode active material for a lithium secondary battery having high reversible capacity and excellent charge/discharge efficiency, comprising a complex composed of ultra-fine Si phase particles and an oxide surrounding the ultra-fine Si phase particles, and a carbon material; and a method for preparing the same. The present invention also provides a method for preparing an anode active material for a lithium secondary battery comprising producing a complex composed of ultra-fine Si particles and an oxide surrounding the ultra-fine Si particles by mixing a silicon oxide and a material having an absolute value of oxide formation enthalpy (ΔH | 2011-07-21 |
20110175021 | PROCESS OF MAKING CATHODE MATERIAL CONTAINING NI-BASED LITHIUM TRANSITION METAL OXIDE - The present invention provides for a process of making a Ni-based lithium transition metal oxide cathode active materials used in lithium ion secondary batteries. The cathode active materials are substantially free of Li | 2011-07-21 |
20110175022 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PREPARING MATERIALS FOR SUCRALOSE PRODUCTION - The present invention provides a method for preparing DMF for sucralose production, including, e.g., isolating DMF from a composition comprising DMF, water, and methanol, using a single-tower rectification system. In various embodiments of the present invention, the composition, after the removal of water and methanol, may be further dried/dehydrated, such as, by using a dehydration agent and/or filtration. The resulting substantially pure DMF may comprise at least about 98-99% DMF. The present invention further provides a method of preparing a composition comprising anhydrous sucrose for sucralose production, which may comprise mixing regular sucrose with a water-containing DMF composition, and drying the resulting sucrose-DMF composition. Also provided is a single-tower separation system for isolating DMF from a composition comprising DMF, water, and methanol. | 2011-07-21 |
20110175023 | METHOD OF CHLORINATING POLYSACCHARIDES OR OLIGOSACCHARIDES - A process for chlorinating polysaccharides or oligosaccharides, which comprises
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20110175024 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING HIGH-PURITY SILICON CARBIDE FROM HYDROCARBONS AND SILICON OXIDE THROUGH CALCINATION - The invention relates to a method for producing silicon carbide through reaction of silicon oxide and a carbon source comprising a hydrocarbon at high temperature, in particular to a technical method for producing silicon carbide or for producing compositions containing silicon carbide. The invention further relates to a high-purity silicon carbide, to compositions containing the same, to the use thereof as a catalyst and for the production of electrodes and other items. | 2011-07-21 |
20110175025 | TURBOCHARGER AND SUBASSEMBLY FOR BYPASS CONTROL IN THE TURBINE CASING THEREFOR - The invention relates to a subassembly for bypass control in the turbine casing of a turbocharger, in particular in a diesel engine, and to an exhaust gas turbocharger with a subassembly for bypass control in the turbine casing of the turbocharger. | 2011-07-21 |
20110175026 | PROCESS FOR WETTING A WATER REPELLANT SOIL - Water repellent soils may be treated with an aqueous wetting composition comprising from 10 to 100,000 ppm of an anionic derivative of alkyl polyglycosides to improve the ability of the soil to be penetrated by water. This composition may also be combined with certain known wetting agents to produce a synergistic wetting effect. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 2011-07-21 |
20110175027 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The subject is to provide a liquid crystal composition that satisfies at least one of characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a negatively large dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance and a high stability to ultraviolet light or heat, or that is suitably balanced regarding at least two of the characteristics. The subject is to provide a AM device that has a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth. The invention provides a liquid crystal composition that has negative dielectric anisotropy, including a specific four-ring compound having a high maximum temperature and a negatively large dielectric anisotropy as a first component, a two-ring compound having a small viscosity as a second component, and optionally including a specific compound having a negatively large dielectric anisotropy as a third component, a specific compound having small viscosity as a fourth component and a specific compound having a negatively large dielectric anisotropy as a fifth component. The invention provides also a liquid crystal display device containing this composition. | 2011-07-21 |
20110175028 | GARNET-TYPE SINGLE CRYSTAL, OPTICS USING SAME AND RELATED APPARATUS THEREOF - A garnet-type single crystal is represented by a general formula, A | 2011-07-21 |
20110175029 | PERSISTENT PHOSPHOR - A persistent phosphor of formula I is provided, along with methods for making and using the phosphor: | 2011-07-21 |
20110175030 | PREPARING LARGE-SIZED EMITTING COLLOIDAL NANOCRYSTALS - A method of making a colloidal solution of ternary AIAIIB nanocrystals, wherein AI and AII are independently selected from an element of periodic table subgroup IIB, when B represents an element of periodic table main group VI; or AI and AII are independently selected from an element from periodic table main group III, when B represents an element of periodic table main group V. The method providing a mixture of AI in a suitable form for the generation of a nanocrystal, and coordinating solvents including at least 30 wt % of fatty acids; heating the reaction mixture for a suitable time, adding B in a suitable form for the generation of a nanocrystal, adding AII in a suitable form for the generation of a nanocrystals; and heating the reaction mixture for a sufficient period of time at a temperature suitable for forming nanocrystal AIAIIB. | 2011-07-21 |
20110175031 | COMPOSITE ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIAL - A composite organic electroluminescent material includes particles that include two or more materials, the two or more materials being bonded and including a first material and a second material. | 2011-07-21 |
20110175032 | METHOD AND PLANT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SYNTHESIS GAS FROM BIOGAS - A method and system produce a synthesis gas from a biogas. The method provides a more economic process control and a higher yield. For this purpose hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide of the biogas are nearly completely separated in separate cleaning steps before a catalytic conversion of the biogas, wherein hydrogen sulfide is biologically removed by the admixture of oxygen and/or oxidation agents containing oxygen. The oxygen, or the oxidation agent, is dosed such that an excess of oxygen of at least 1.0 vol.-% is present in the cleaned biogas (methane gas). The biogas is concentrated without any dehumidification, heated, and mixed with superheated steam. Due to the excess of oxygen, thermal energy is additionally created during the reforming process by an exothermal oxidation of oxygen contained in the biogas together with hydrogen in the catalyst bed for the endothermal conversion of methane to the synthesis gas. | 2011-07-21 |