29th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 29 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100183159 | Method and System for Spatialization of Sound by Dynamic Movement of the Source - The invention relates to a method and the system for algorithmic processing of signals for sound spatialization making it possible to associate sound signals with information that has to be located by a listener, the spatialized sound signals being defined by a virtual position of origin corresponding to the position of the information wherein by algorithmic processing, a spatialized sound signal has an oscillatory movement applied to it describing a sequence of virtual positions of the said signal around the virtual position of origin. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183160 | VIBRATION SENSOR ASSEMBLY WITH AMBIENT NOISE DETECTION - A sensor assembly for detecting vibrational energy on a target surface, including at least one target vibration transducer configured to measure vibrational energy associated with at least one target surface; and at least one environmental vibration transducer, each environmental vibration transducer being configured to measure vibrational energy in the immediate vicinity of the environmental vibration transducer wherein the environmental vibration transducer is vibrationally isolated from the target vibration transducer. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183161 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR TRAINING HEARING SYSTEM USERS - The inventor has found that a considerable portion of hearing system users have a considerable lack of understanding the effect of adjusting adjustable audio processing parameters of the hearing system. Therefore, the method according to the invention comprises the steps of
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20100183162 | ECHO MODULATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Methods and systems for echo modulation are described. In one embodiment, intensities of a plurality of values in multiple windows of an audio signal may be obtained. The windows may be subject to a periodic boundary condition. A plurality of echo values may be calculated for each of the respective windows. The audio signal may be altered in one or more of the windows using a windowing function and echo values. Additional methods and systems are disclosed. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183163 | SOUND SIGNAL PROCESSOR AND DELAY TIME SETTING METHOD - An echo canceller formed of an adaptive filter is designed such that even under a condition where a system transmission delay is undefined, an appropriate delay time can be set in a delay circuit that absorbs a system delay, and that an effective echo cancellation effect can always be achieved. A time difference of a transmission path until a reproduction audio signal input to the delay circuit is input as a processing target signal of an adaptive filter system through a space between a speaker and a microphone is determined, and the delay time corresponding to this time difference is set in the delay circuit. At this time, the speaker and the microphone are placed so that the distance therebetween is small, and the delay time of the delay circuit is set to 0. Thus, the determined time difference indicates a system transmission delay in the above transmission path. That is, an accurate delay time corresponding to the system transmission delay can be set in the delay circuit. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183164 | GENERATION OF PROBE NOISE IN A FEEDBACK CANCELLATION SYSTEM - The invention regards a scheme for generating a probe noise signal to be used in an anti feedback system of an audio system. The audio system comprises e.g. a microphone for capturing an audio signal, an audio signal processor for adaptation of the audio signal and a receiver for generation of an audible signal. According to an embodiment of the invention, a noise signal is injected into the audio signal path between the microphone and the receiver and used for estimating acoustical feedback, the noise signal being generated by the following steps:
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20100183165 | NOISE CANCELLING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND NOISE CANCELLING PROGRAM - [Problems] To detecting divergence of a coefficient of an adaptive filter without setting a threshold value in advance based on characteristics of a device from which a noise is to be cancelled or an environment. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183166 | EXTERNAL CAR AMPLIFIER CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HIGH POWER - An external car amplifier includes an audio amplifier module; a pulse width modulation (PWM) module electrically connected to the audio amplifier module to receive signals generated by a phase inverting unit and a source amplifying unit of the audio amplifier module and compare the same with a signal in the PWM module to generate a PWM signal; a drive amplifier module coupled to the PWM module and controlled by the PWM signal to on/off and generating a high-current audio signal; an on/off control and mute module for receiving a control signal to control the drive amplifier module; and a filter and power supply module electrically connected to the audio amplifier module, the PWM module, the drive amplifier module, and the on/off control and mute module. With these arrangements, the external car amplifier can have reduced production cost and power consumption and output a high-current and high-power signal at high efficiency. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183167 | Multi-membrane microphone for high-amplitude audio capture - Disclosed herein are apparatus, method, and computer program product whereby a device receives an acoustic signal. In response to the received acoustic signal, the device outputs electrical signals from a first input audio transducer and a second input audio transducer. The second input audio transducer is less sensitive than the first input audio transducer. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183168 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device is disclosed. The semiconductor device includes a digital audio circuit which converts an input digital signal into an analog audio signal, a DC-DC converter having a switching power source circuit, and an audible frequency determining circuit. In order that a difference between a frequency of a first clock signal for digital to analog conversion which is used in the digital audio circuit and a frequency of a second clock signal for switching control which is used in a DC-DC converter exceeds a maximum audible frequency, a frequency comparing circuit in the audible frequency determining circuit outputs a signal to a frequency changing circuit in the DC-DC converter. The frequency changing circuit causes a second oscillating circuit to change the second frequency. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183169 | VOICE OUTPUT UNIT - The invention intends to provide an appliance which can be easily assembled, assure quality and reliability, and can be downsized. A voice output unit includes: a power source | 2010-07-22 |
20100183170 | DOCK WITHOUT A POWER SOURCE FOR DIGITAL DEVICES - There is provided a dock without a power source for a portable digital device with at least one integrated speaker driver. The dock may include a platform for placement of the portable digital device; a protrusion located at the platform for connection of the portable digital device with the dock with the protrusion including a slot for egress of air from at least one hole in a casing of the portable digital device to the dock; and at least one primary chamber to receive air from the portable digital device with the at least one primary chamber having a vented port for the egress of air. Advantageously, sound from the at least one integrated speaker driver is amplified when the portable digital device is connected to the dock. The connection of the portable digital device with the dock may be securable. A horn may be included in an exterior facing opening of the vented port, as the horn advantageously improves aspects of sound such as, for example, sound directivity, radiation efficiency or both of the aforementioned. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183171 | Structure of Speaker - An improved structure of a speaker comprises a cone frame, a surround and a diaphragm, wherein a circumference of the diaphragm is sealed to an edge of an opening of the cone frame. A container portion is disposed on an inner side of the opening of the cone frame. The surround is disposed between the diaphragm and the container portion of the cone frame. Therefore, when an audio-frequency electrical signal is coupled with a voice coil inside the cone frame, the voice coil outputs an audio signal to drive the diaphragm to move and generate a sound. The present invention uses the surround to let the diaphragm move up and down with less resistance, which helps the diaphragm move more smoothly and reduces a distortion of sounds and increases the sensitivity of sound pressure level by enlarging the diaphragm moving area. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183172 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SIGNAL WHICH IS AUDIBLE BY AN INDIVIDUAL - Audible signals (m | 2010-07-22 |
20100183173 | DYNAMIC SOUND TRANSDUCER AND RECEIVER - There is provided a dynamic sound transducer having a diaphragm system ( | 2010-07-22 |
20100183174 | Microphone package - In one exemplary embodiment, an apparatus includes: a first substrate having an aperture adapted to receive an acoustic signal; a microphone comprising a plate connected to the first substrate and a movable member connected to the first substrate, where the microphone is adapted to transduce the received acoustic signal into an electrical signal; a second substrate connected to the first substrate; at least one wall connected to the first substrate and the second substrate such that the at least one wall, the first substrate, the second substrate and the microphone define an interior cavity; and an electrical component on the second substrate and electrically coupled to the microphone, where the electrical component is configured to generate an output based on the electrical signal. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183175 | Audio Player with Monophonic Mode Control - An audio player includes an audio headset having two earpieces. A playback circuit provides one of a stereophonic program and a monaural program to the audio headset. The monaural program may be created by mixing channels of the stereophonic program. A mode control is coupled to the playback circuit and to the audio headset. The mode control detects when at least one of the two earpieces is not adjacent a listener's ear and causes the playback circuit to deliver the monaural program to the audio headset. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183176 | HEARING SYSTEM WITH ASSISTANCE FUNCTIONALITY - The hearing system ( | 2010-07-22 |
20100183177 | USER-ADAPTABLE HEARING AID COMPRISING AN INITIALIZATION MODULE - The invention relates to a hearing aid to be arranged at and/or in an ear, comprising a microphone for converting acoustic signals into electrical signals, a hearing module for providing the electrical signals, a loudspeaker for converting the electrical signals outputted from the hearing module into acoustic signals. The hearing module comprises a means for noise suppression effecting a noise estimation to determine a signal-dependent filter and to provide a noise-reduced output signal. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183178 | BLIND SOURCE SEPARATION METHOD AND ACOUSTIC SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING INTERFERENCE ESTIMATION IN BINAURAL WIENER FILTERING - A method and an acoustic signal processing system for noise reduction of a binaural microphone signal (x | 2010-07-22 |
20100183179 | Acoustic Dock for Portable Electronic Device - An accessory for a portable electronic device having a speaker uses an acoustic wave guide to passively amplify and direct the output of the device's speaker. The accessory has a housing with a docking cavity formed therein. The docking cavity has supportive sidewalls that are adapted to receive and support the portable electronic device in an upright position. A cable access channel is formed in the docking cavity that allows a connector and cable to be coupled to the portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is mounted in the docking cavity. An acoustic waveguide having a spiral shaped acoustic chamber is positioned in the housing such that an entrance to the acoustic waveguide corresponds to a hole in the docking cavity that is positioned to correspond to the location of the speaker of the device when the device is mounted in the docking chamber. The exit of the acoustic chamber corresponds to an exterior opening in a sidewall of the housing and the hole in the docking cavity. The housing can be provided with charging circuitry to charge the device when the device is mounted in the dock. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183180 | Speaker Apparatus - A speaker apparatus is provide, which includes a casing, a speaker disposed in the casing, and a one-way inlet valve and a one-way outlet valve disposed in the casing for introducing and discharging air so as to balance pressure inside the casing, thereby enabling an air cushion generated by the speaker to timely dissipate without interfering with air cushions subsequently generated to thus be more capable of reproducing sound with high fidelity. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183181 | MINIATURE MEMS CONDENSER MICROPHONE PACKAGES AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - MEMS microphone packages and fabrication methods thereof are disclosed. A MEMS microphone package includes a cavity that houses a MEMS sensing element, an IC chip and other passive elements supported by a common substrate. The cavity is formed by a top cover member, a housing wall surrounds and supports the top cover member and the common substrate supports the housing wall. A conductive casing encloses and surrounds the cavity, and is electrically connected to a common analog ground lead on a PCB board. The top cover member and the housing wall are non-conductive. And the conductive casing is not connected directly to the ground leads of the package. An acoustic absorption layer is sandwiched between the conductive casing and the cavity which is formed by the top cover member, the housing wall and the substrate. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183182 | HELMET AND APPARATUS FOR ACTIVE NOISE SUPPRESSION - There is provided a safety helmet ( | 2010-07-22 |
20100183183 | HEADSET FOR USER SPECIFIC AUDIO SERVICE AND METHOD FOR USER SPECIFIC AUDIO SERVICE USING THE SAME - Provided are a headset for a user specific audio service and a method for a user specific audio service using the same. The headset for a user specific audio service includes: a sensing unit sensing whether or not the headset is put on; an information collecting unit determining whether or not the headset is put on by the sensing unit and collecting current situation information of a user when the headset is put on; and an information processing unit generating a user profile based on the current situation information of the user, and controlling an audio signal output of a digital audio device based on the generated user profile. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183184 | EARPHONE - There is provided an earphone having an ear hook, at one end of which is arranged a first end of a sliding shaft and at the other end of which (at the ear lobe abutment end) the cable is fixed. The housing of the electroacoustic transducer is connected to the second end of the shaft in such a way that the housing of the electroacoustic transducer can be moved in the longitudinal direction of the shaft. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183185 | Speaker Apparatus - A speaker apparatus includes a speaker and a sound box. The sound box is shaped like a wine barrel and includes arced side boards and parallel top and bottom boards coupled to upper and lower ends of the side boards, respectively. The sound box is divided by at least an isolating board into air chambers interconnected with one another via at least an air aperture formed in the isolating board, and at least an air venting hole is formed through at least one of the side boards so as to communicate the air chambers with the outside. The speaker is installed on the top board via an installation hole formed therein. The interconnected air chambers and side boards produce air cushions corresponding to resonant frequency sections of the speaker, thereby enabling the speaker to reproduce original audio sounds without interfering with a successively formed air cushion. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183186 | SPEAKER MOUNTING MEMBER FOR DISPLAY APPARATUS - A speaker mounting member for a display apparatus including:
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20100183187 | LOUDSPEAKER WITH A STIFFENING ELEMENT - The present invention provides: a loudspeaker including a frame, a drive unit, and a membrane;
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20100183188 | OPTICAL MEASURING DEVICE - A method for determining the surface topography of a coated object and for the simultaneous spatially resolved determination of the thickness of the layer on the coated object. It is provided that the surface topography is measured with the aid of white-light interferometry, the thickness of the layer is measured by the principle of reflectometry, and by using, for both measurements, a shared radiation source having an electromagnetic radiation spectrum, which is reflected from the layer surface in a first wavelength range contained in the radiation spectrum and which penetrates into the layer in a second wavelength range contained in the radiation spectrum. Also described is a corresponding optical measuring instrument. The method and the optical measuring instrument make simultaneous highly accurate surface measurement of the surface topography and of the layer thickness of coated objects possible. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183189 | IMAGE SIGNATURE CREATING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISCRIMINATING STILL IMAGES - An image signature creating method includes: creating a map by partitioning a still image using rings defined by concentric circles radially spaced apart from each other by a predetermined interval and radial lines circumferentially spaced apart from each other by a predetermined angle, the center of the still image being that of the concentric circles; and creating an image signature from the created map on the basis of distribution of pixels in regions defined by the rings and the radial lines. Accordingly, distribution of illegal contents is prevented and interrupted by search for and discrimination of a still image illegally deformed by a copying of or an intended attack on the still image. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183190 | ELECTRONIC WATERMARK EMBEDDING APPARATUS AND METHOD AND ELECTRONIC WATERMARK DETECTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An electronic watermark embedding apparatus includes means for storing a pixel matrix G with n rows and m columns of an input image, means for acquiring singular values s | 2010-07-22 |
20100183191 | METHOD FOR THE CONTACT-FREE MEASUREMENT OF DEFORMATIONS OF A SURFACE OF A MEASURED OBJECT - The invention relates to a method for the contact-free measurement of deformations of a surface of a object in which a series of individual images is captured in each of two time windows (T | 2010-07-22 |
20100183192 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBJECT MOTION DETECTION BASED ON MULTIPLE 3D WARPING AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a technique for detecting dynamic (i.e., moving) objects using sensor signals with 3D information and can be deployed e.g. in driver assistance systems. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183193 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR PROCESSING IMAGES - This image processing apparatus, for photographed images taken at a predetermined time interval and input sequentially, specifies an image area as the target of predetermined processing. The apparatus (i) has processing capability to generate, in accordance with a particular input photographed image, reduced images at K (K≧1) ratios within the predetermined time interval, (ii) selects, for each photographed image that is input, M (M≦K) or fewer ratios from among L (L>K) different ratios in accordance with ratios indicated for a photographed image input prior to the photographed image, (iii) compares each of the reduced images generated at the selected M or fewer ratios with template images, and (iv) in accordance with the comparison results, specifies the image area. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183194 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASURING DEVICE - A three-dimensional measuring device includes an irradiation device configured to irradiate and switch among a multiplicity of light patterns having different periods and having a striped light intensity distribution on at least a measurement object, a camera having an imaging element capable of imaging reflected light from the measurement object irradiated by the light pattern, a rack configured to cause relative change in positional relationship between the imaging element and the measurement object, and a control device configured to perform three-dimensional measurements based on image data imaged by the camera. The control device performs the three-dimensional measurements by performing a phase shift method calculation of height data as a first height data for each pixel unit of image data based on a multiply phase-shifted image data obtained by irradiating on a first position a multiply phase-shifted first light pattern having a first period. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183195 | Method and Apparatus for Object Detection in an Image - A method and apparatus for detecting at least one of a location and a scale of an object in an image. The method comprising distinguishing the trailing and leading edges of a moving object in at least one portion of the image, applying a symmetry detection filter to at least a portion of the image to produce symmetry scores relating to the at least one portion of the image, and identifying at least one location corresponding to locally maximal symmetry scores of the symmetry scores relating to the at least one portion of the image, and utilizing the at least one location of the locally maximal symmetry scores to detect at least one of a location and a scale of the object in the image, wherein the scale relates to the size of the symmetry detection filter. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183196 | DYNAMIC TRACKING OF SOFT TISSUE TARGETS WITH ULTRASOUND IMAGES, WITHOUT USING FIDUCIAL MARKERS - An apparatus and method of dynamically tracking a soft tissue target with ultrasound images, without the use of fiducial markers. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes an ultrasound imager to generate a reference ultrasound and a first ultrasound image having a soft tissue target, and a processing device coupled to the ultrasound imager to receive the reference ultrasound image and the first ultrasound image, to register the first ultrasound image with the reference ultrasound image, and to determine a displacement of the soft tissue target based on registration of the first ultrasound image with the reference ultrasound image. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183197 | APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING AND MEASURING OBJECT TO BE MEASURED - An apparatus for inspecting and measuring an object to be measured includes: a distance measurement device having a light projector that projects a two-dimensional optical pattern onto a measurement target of the measurement object, imaging devices disposed in a stereoscopic arrangement that image the measurement object, and a driving device that rotates a posture of at least one of the imaging devices to control a parallax angle between the imaging devices; a working distance control device that controls the driving device and adjusts a position at which optical axes of the imaging devices intersect; and a distance calculation device having a correspondence position calculation device that determines a correspondence position at which the same region is imaged among images of the imaging devices, and a distance calculation devices that calculates a distance to the measurement target of the measurement object based on a calculation result of the calculation device. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183198 | METHOD OF SURFACE SEISMIC IMAGING USING BOTH REFLECTED AND TRANSMITTED WAVES - Reflected-transmitted non-converted and converted seismic waves as used for seismic imaging which is not limited by the angle of inclination of the seismic interfaces. These wave signals are recorded at the surface and are later used to obtain seismic imaging of geological discontinuities and the physical properties of the medium. Known duplex waves are used with transmitted waves for obtaining seismic images from much wider angles, ranging from horizontal to vertical. Two types of migration procedures are used: the first one being based on migration of transmitted compressional and converted duplex waves, and the second one being based on the joint migration of two interrelated fields, such as interferometric principles; for example, the first field of primary waves corresponding to the one time reflected monotypic compressional (non-converted) type of waves and a second wavefield corresponding to secondary waves of more complex origin, such as reflected waves and converted waves. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183199 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION - An automated method of performing various processes and procedures includes central and/or distributed iris identification database servers that can be accessed by various stations. Each station may be equipped with a handheld staff-operated iris camera and software that can query the server to determine whether an iris image captured by the iris camera matches a person enrolled in the system. The station takes selective action depending on the identification of the person. In disclosed medical applications, the station may validate insurance coverage, locate and display a medical record, identify a procedure to be performed, verify medication to be administered, permit entry of additional information, history, diagnoses, vital signs, etc. into the patient's record, and for staff members may permit access to a secure area, permit access to computer functions, provide access to narcotics and other pharmaceuticals, enable activation of secured and potentially dangerous equipment, and other functions. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183200 | Fingerprint Input Module - A fingerprint input module includes at least one prism sheet, an image-capturing unit, and a planar light source. The prism sheet has a micro-prism array. The image-capturing unit has a lens. The planar light source is disposed between the prism sheet and the image-capturing unit, and has a through hole in optical alignment with the lens for passage of light from the micro-prism array to the lens. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183201 | Adaptive Software and Hardware System for Scientific Image Processsing - A modular software and hardware scientific image analysis and processing system adaptable to a wide variety of practical tasks in various specialties of the sciences. Modules and their interconnections are selected according to the specialty needs of users, permitting intermediate storage, transmission, or transport on external storage devices. Modules are included for (a) universal image acceptance from a wide variety of formats, including most DICOM formats, an otherwise tedious task in medical practice, (b) image evaluation through a variety of science-specific measurements, simulation of changes or interventions, or simulated implants or grafts, (c) management of supply logistics, also for implants or grafts, (d) semi-automatic report generation as required, for example, in medical practice, (e) organized storage of active images, including measurements, re-measurements, and intervention strategies for easy access from various locations or possible distribution, and (f) large scale, organized image archiving possibly permitting retrieval from various locations and image sharing. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183202 | BRAIN-IMAGE DIAGNOSIS SUPPORTING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - To provide a brain-image diagnosis supporting method or the like. The method is a statistical evaluation method excluding the subjective judgment of an examiner, and enables image diagnosis. The method can present stable judgment criteria with respect to data on brain images imaged by a predetermined method in order to discriminate difficult diseases to diagnose. The method is also effective with respect to relationships which can not be always explained with a simple linear relationship, for example, the relationship between data on brain images imaged by a predetermined method and a disease which is a variable. By applying a predetermined nonlinear multivariate analysis method to data on brain images of a plurality of examinees imaged by a predetermined method and by classifying the data, image diagnosis support using a computer performed with respect to the data on brain images is performed. For example, SOM method is applied as a predetermined nonlinear multivariate analysis method. Data on brain images of a plurality of examinees imaged by SPECT or the like are handled as input data vectors x, which are presented to neurons on a two-dimensional lattice array in the SOM method so as to perform image diagnosis support based on the two-dimensional SOM after a predetermined training length. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183203 | ISOTROPIC RESOLUTION IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION - A nuclear imaging system ( | 2010-07-22 |
20100183204 | Image processing device, image processing method, and computer readable storage medium storing image processing program - An image processing device includes a region-of-interest detecting unit that detects a region of interest from each of sequence images acquired in chronological order; a region dividing unit that divides a plurality of images temporally neighboring to each other into regions based on region-of-interest detection results obtained from the plurality of images; an inter-image variation calculating unit that calculates an inter-image variation between the plurality of images based on a variation in each region obtained by the division by the region dividing unit; and a display-condition setting unit that sets a display condition for each image based on the inter-image variation. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183205 | METHOD FOR PERCEPTION MEASUREMENT - In a procedure for measuring perception, in particular for measuring the visual attention of an individual, whereby at least the first visual coordinates of a first point of vision ( | 2010-07-22 |
20100183206 | ADJUSTING ACQUISITION PROTOCOLS FOR DYNAMIC MEDICAL IMAGING USING DYNAMIC MODELS - The invention relates to automatically adjusting an acquisition protocol for dynamic medical imaging, such as dynamic CT, MRI or PET imaging. The protocols are adjusted based on anatomic and dynamic models ( | 2010-07-22 |
20100183207 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND X-RAY DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes a storage unit which stores data of X-ray projection images generated through a angiographic imaging sequence, a generation unit which, based on the data, generates a reference time density curve concerning a reference region which is set as a blood supply region, and time density curves concerning perfusion regions which are set as a blood supplied region, a measurement unit which measures delay times for which a contrast medium reaches the perfusion regions from the reference region, from relationships between the reference time density curve and the time density curves, a calculation unit which calculates, respectively for the perfusion regions, first indices expressing correlations of the time density curves to the reference time density curve within a period determined on the basis of the delay times, and a first image generation unit which generates a first image expressing spatial distribution of the first indices. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183208 | IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING APPARATUS, AND MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Setting information in which a sequence with medical meaning is set as the sequence of viewing a plurality of medical image data is read from a portable medium. Moreover, in accordance with the sequence set in the setting information, a plurality of medical image data stored in the portable medium is replicated into a storage unit of a terminal device as replicated medical image data. Furthermore, before replication of all of the medical image data stored in the portable medium is finished, reception of an output instruction is started. Replicated medical image data corresponding to medical image data specified in the output instruction is then output to an output unit. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183209 | HISTOGRAM-BASED COMPOUND OBJECT SEPARATION - Certain imaging systems, such as automatic explosives detection systems, employ techniques that utilize image processing, feature extraction and decision making steps to detect threats in images. Such techniques use segmentation as a first algorithmic step, which extracts data representing objects from image data. Some of the extracted objects are actually composed of multiple distinct physical objects. For these compound objects discrimination becomes difficult because computed object properties are less specific than properties computed for a single physical object. A technique is described which includes splitting such compound objects by separating the data of each component from the rest of the data and using properties of density histograms based on voxel distributions in both density and spatial domains. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183210 | COMPUTER-ASSISTED ANALYSIS OF COLONIC POLYPS BY MORPHOLOGY IN MEDICAL IMAGES - The application discloses computer-based apparatus and methods for analysis of images of the colon to assist in the detection of colonic polyps. The apparatus and methods include the classification of anomalies which are suspected colonic polyps by morphological types, and the use of information about the morphological type to assist in the determination of whether the anomaly is a polyp. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183211 | DETECTING HAEMORRHAGIC STROKE IN CT IMAGE DATA - The invention relates to a system ( | 2010-07-22 |
20100183212 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMAGING CARTILAGE AND BONE - The present invention relates in general to compositions, processes and apparatus for imaging, and in particular for improved preparation, collection and processing of images of specimens that include cartilage, particularly specimens of intact or disarticulated joints. Images of specimens according to the present invention include images obtained from X-ray microscopic computed tomography. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183213 | OPPOSED VIEW AND DUAL HEAD DETECTOR APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND BIOPSY WITH IMAGE PROCESSING METHODS - The invention relates generally to biopsy needle guidance which employs an x-ray/gamma image spatial co-registration methodology. A gamma camera is configured to mount on a biopsy needle gun platform to obtain a gamma image. More particular, the spatially co-registered x-ray and physiological images may be employed for needle guidance during biopsy. Moreover, functional images may be obtained from a gamma camera at various angles relative to a target site. Further, the invention also generally relates to a breast lesion localization method using opposed gamma camera images or dual opposed images. This dual head methodology may be used to compare the lesion signal in two opposed detector images and to calculate the Z coordinate (distance from one or both of the detectors) of the lesion. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183214 | System and Method for Highly Attenuating Material Artifact Reduction in X-Ray Computed Tomography - The present invention is a method for reducing artifacts caused by highly attenuating materials in x-ray computed tomography (“CT”) images. The method includes combining projection views acquired at equivalent view angles to generate a projection plane data set, from which a reformatted projection is produced. The reformatted projection is then processed to detect and segment regions corresponding to objects composed of metals, metal alloys, or other highly attenuating materials. These segmented regions are then removed from the reformatted projection and the removed portions replaced by attenuation information interpolated from portions of the reformatted projection adjacent the removed portions. The interpolated reformatted projection is then mapped back to a projection plane data set, and an image of the subject is reconstructed from the projection views contained in that data set. The reconstructed image, therefore, is one in which artifacts caused by highly attenuating materials are substantially suppressed. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183215 | RADIOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - A radiographic apparatus of this invention, imaging (slot imaging) is carried out in one operation for obtaining a plurality of radiographic images based on radiation detected with an irradiation field restricted to be narrow by the irradiation field control device. Since these plurality of radiographic images are images picked up with the irradiation field restricted to be narrow, a center calculating device can determine a shifted center of the radiographic images. A shift calculating device derives a shift of the center of the X-ray images from a positional relationship between the shifted center of the radiographic images determined and the irradiation field of a radiation detecting device. Since the shift is corrected for the plurality of radiographic images per se based on the shift determined, the shift can be corrected in one slot imaging operation. At a time of slot imaging, the shift can be corrected while determining a central point at a point of time when each image is acquired, or determining a central point all together after acquiring a series of images. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183216 | CELL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CELL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - The present invention is to present a cell image processing apparatus comprising: an imaging unit for imaging a specimen smeared on a slide glass, and obtaining a cell image of a cell included in the smeared specimen; a display; and a processing unit being configured to perform operations comprising: obtaining a plurality of characteristic values based on a plurality of cell images obtained by the imaging unit, each of the plurality of characteristic values respectively representing a predetermined characteristic of each of the plurality of cell images; and controlling the display so as to display a screen showing a fluctuation in the obtained characteristic values. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183217 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE PROCESSING - Identifying objects in images is a difficult problem, particularly in cases an original image is noisy or has areas narrow in color or grayscale gradient. A technique employing a convolutional network has been identified to identify objects in such images in an automated and rapid manner. One example embodiment trains a convolutional network including multiple layers of filters. The filters are trained by learning and are arranged in successive layers and produce images having at least a same resolution as an original image. The filters are trained as a function of the original image or a desired image labeling; the image labels of objects identified in the original image are reported and may be used for segmentation. The technique can be applied to images of neural circuitry or electron microscopy, for example. The same technique can also be applied to correction of photographs or videos. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183218 | OBJECT DETERMINING DEVICE AND PROGRAM THEREOF - An object determining device includes imaging means for obtaining an image of the object, likelihood value calculating means for calculating a first likelihood value for the object shown in the image by use of the image obtained by the imaging means and a machine learning system and for calculating a second likelihood value for the object shown in the image by use of the image obtained by the imaging means and another machine learning system, the first likelihood value indicating a level of likelihood that the object is wearing the covering and the second likelihood value indicating a level of likelihood that the object is not wearing the covering, and determining means for determining whether or not the object, shown in the image obtained by the imaging means, is wearing a covering, on the basis of a ratio between the first likelihood value and the second likelihood value. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183219 | COLOR DISTRIBUTION ANALYSIS APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING COLOR DISTRIBUTION OF IMAGE AND COLOR DISTRIBUTION ANALYSIS METHOD THEREFOR - A color distribution analysis apparatus analyzes color distribution of image data by counting frequencies of appearance of color types shown in readout image data. The color distribution analysis apparatus includes: a primary counter increment section that increments a primary counter with a predetermined bit width provided for each color type; a counter generation section that, when a carry is generated by allowing the primary counter increment section to increment the primary counter corresponding to the color type of the image data, generates an extended counter with a predetermined bit width corresponding to the primary counter; and an extended counter increment section that increments the extended counter in accordance with generation of the carry. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183220 | Imaging device color characterization including color look-up table construction via tensor decomposition - A model-based method and apparatus for characterizing the performance of a printing device comprising printing a target set of patches with the device and measuring device response when the target is set; compiling a LUT from the target set and measured response; and representing the LUT as a tensor. Tensor decomposition/parallel factor analysis is employed for compacting the tensor representation of the LUT. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183221 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes an image-capturing module configured to captures an image, a module configured to detect a first object region from the image, a module configured to extract color information of an image of the first object region, a module configured to detect candidates of a second object region, which is an object of recognition, from the image, a module configured to extract color information of an image of the second object region, and sets reference color data, a module configured to select the candidates of the second object region on the basis of the reference color data and the color information of the image of the first object region with respect to each of the candidates of the second object region, and a module configured to output, as an object of recognition, any one of the candidates of the second object region. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183222 | System and method for edge-enhancement of digital images using wavelets - Systems, methods, and techniques are provided for performing any one or more of edge-preserving image sharpening, edge-preserving image smoothing, edge-preserving image dynamic range compression, and edge-aware data interpolation on digital images, wherein a pixel prediction module is adapted for coupling to a memory storing pixel data representative of a digital image and extracts from the image predicted pixel values using robust smoothing. The predicted pixels are stored in a memory and respective detail values equal to the difference between respective original and predicted values are computed. A pixel update module computes approximation values by averaging the respective detail values with original pixel values using robust smoothing, and stores the approximation values for subsequent rendering. The prediction and update modules run recursively and a manipulation module increases or decreases the detail values and the approximation values depending on their magnitude and depending on the kind of edge enhancement required. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183223 | IMAGE COMPRESSING METHOD, IMAGE COMPRESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - When N kinds of foreground identifiers for identifying color information of a foreground of a color image is to be reduced to M smaller than N, foreground identifiers corresponding to similar chromatic colors are merged and foreground identifiers corresponding to similar achromatic colors are merged but a foreground identifier corresponding to a chromatic color and a foreground identifier corresponding to an achromatic color are not merged. Thus, image quality degradation derived from color change from an achromatic color to a chromatic color or vice versa may be suppressed. On the basis of a foreground layer including the M kinds of foreground identifiers, M binary images respectively corresponding to the M kinds of foreground identifiers are generated, each of the binary images is subjected to lossless compression and a background layer is subjected to lossy compression. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183224 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING CURRENT SPREADING OF LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - Disclosed are a method and system for evaluating current spreading of a light emitting device. The method includes applying current to a light emitting device and acquiring a luminescence image corresponding to a digital signal, converting the luminescence image into a gray image, and determining the number of pixels having gray levels greater than a set threshold among pixels included in the luminescence image converted into the gray image, as a criterion for determining the degree of current spreading of the light emitting device. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183225 | Methods for adaptive and progressive gradient-based multi-resolution color image segmentation and systems thereof - A multi-resolution color image segmentation algorithm which takes advantage of gradient information in an adaptive and progressive framework is described. A gradient-based segmentation method is initiated with a dyadic wavelet decomposition scheme of an arbitrary input image, accompanied by a vector gradient calculation of its color converted counterpart. The resultant gradient map is used to automatically and adaptively generate thresholds for segregating regions of varying gradient densities, at different resolution levels of the input image pyramid. In combination with a confidence map and non-linear spatial filtering techniques, regions of high confidence are passed from one resolution level to another until the final segmentation at highest (original) resolution is achieved. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183226 | BETA-SHAPE: COMPACT STRUCTURE FOR TOPOLOGY AMONG SPHERES DEFINING BLENDING SURFACE OF SPHERE SET AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING SAME - There is provided a beta-shape, which is a compact structure for topology among spheres defining a blending surface of a sphere set. There is also provided a method of constructing the beta-shape, comprising: acquiring a Voronoi diagram of spheres; searching for partially accessible Voronoi edges; and obtaining faces of the beta-shape from the partially accessible Voronoi edges. Further, there is provided a method of utilizing the beta-shape to recognize pockets, which comprises the steps of acquiring the beta-shapes, and recognizing the pockets from the beta-shapes. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183227 | Person detecting apparatus and method and privacy protection system employing the same - A person detection apparatus and method, and a privacy protection system using the method and apparatus, the person detection apparatus includes: a motion region detection unit, which detects a motion region from a current frame image using motion information between frames; and a person detecting/tracking unit, which detects a person in the detected motion region using shape information of persons, and performs a tracking process on a motion region detected as the person in a previous frame image within a predetermined tracking region. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183228 | SPECIFYING POSITION OF CHARACTERISTIC PORTION OF FACE IMAGE - Image processing apparatus and methods are provided for specifying the positions of predetermined characteristic portions of a face image. A method includes determining an initial disposition of characteristic points in a target face image, applying a transformation to at least one of the target face image or the reference face image, and updating the disposition of the characteristic points in response to a comparison between at least one of the transformed target face image and the reference face image or the target face image and the transformed reference face image. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183229 | System and method to match images - A method, system and computer program product for matching images is provided. The images to be matched are represented by feature points and feature vectors and orientations associated with the feature points. First, putative correspondences are determined by using feature vectors. A subset of putative correspondences is selected and the topological equivalence of the subset is determined. The topologically equivalent subset of putative correspondences is used to establish a motion estimation model. An orientation consistency test is performed on the putative correspondences and the corresponding motion estimation transformation that is determined, to avoid an infeasible transformation. A coverage test is performed on the matches that satisfy orientation consistency test. The candidate matches that do not cover a significant portion of one of the images are rejected. The final match images are provided in the order of decreasing matching, in case of multiple images satisfying all the test requirements. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183230 | FEATURE ATTRIBUTE CALCULATION APPARATUS, FEATURE EXTRACTION APPARATUS, PATTERN MATCHING APPARATUS, AND METHOD - Disclosed is an apparatus that detects a stream line from a pattern signal, sets a stream line coordinate system determined by the stream line, and calculates an attribute of the pattern feature based on the stream line coordinate system. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183231 | HIGH PERFORMANCE IMAGE IDENTIFICATION - A method and apparatus for deriving a representation of an image is described. The method involves processing signals corresponding to the image. A two-dimensional function of the image, such as a Trace transform (T (d, θ)), of the image using at least one functional T, is derived and processed using a mask function (β) to derive an intermediate representation of the image, corresponding to a one-dimensional function. In one embodiment, the mask function defines pairs of image bands of the Trace transform in the Trace domain. The representation of the image may be derived by applying existing techniques to the derived one-dimensional function. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183232 | IMAGE PROCESSOR, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - An image processor performing super-resolution of converting an input image with first resolution to an output image with second resolution higher than the first resolution on consecutive input images includes a prediction unit predicting the output image with the second resolution of a current frame using the input image of the current frame and the output image obtained by the super-resolution on an input image of a previous frame; a generation unit generating a reduced image with the first resolution composed of pixels at different phases of the prediction image using a prediction image obtained by the prediction of the prediction unit; a difference calculation unit calculating a difference between the input image of the current frame and the reduced image; and an addition unit adding the difference up-sampled to the second resolution to the prediction image, thus generating the output image with the second resolution of the current frame. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183233 | IMAGE DATA COMPRESSION DEVICE, ENCODER, ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT AND METHOD OF COMPRESSING IMAGE DATA - An image data compression device includes a quantization part quantizing image data with a quantization step that varies based on a quantization parameter, a FIFO buffer part buffering quantized data of a plurality of frames, a coded data formation part reading out the quantized data from the FIFO buffer part asynchronously with a writing to the FIFO buffer part and generating coded data by encoding the quantized data, a rate control part controlling a data size of the coded data by changing the quantization step and a frame skip part skipping a generation process of the image data. The rate control part calculates the quantization parameter by using a predicted data size of the coded data of a previous frame which is calculated from a data size of the quantized data of the previous frame. The frame skip part performs the skip process if a frame, in which the quantization parameter becomes larger than a skip threshold, appears consecutively in a number of times which is equal or more than the number of a skip succession threshold. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183234 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - It is an objective of the present invention to provide an apparatus by which the processing required to perform the average density storage method on the hardware can be performed with a higher speed. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183235 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DESIGNING RESTORATION FILTER, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESTORING IMAGE USING THE RESTORATION FILTER - A method and an apparatus for designing an image restoration filter and a method and an apparatus for restoring an image by using the image restoration filter are provided. A test image is captured by an imaging system to obtain image information of the test image. The image restoration filter is then calculated according to original image information of the test image and the image information obtained by the imaging system through a numerical method, such that the obtained image information after being processed by the image restoration filter has a better similarity to the original image information. Thereafter, an image captured by the imaging system is processed by using the image restoration filter as a kernel, so as to resolve the problems of image blur and distortion caused by the optical path and the imaging system. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183236 | Method, medium, and apparatus of filtering depth noise using depth information - A depth noise filtering method and apparatus is provided. The depth noise filtering method may perform spatial filtering or temporal filtering according to depth information. In order to perform spatial filtering, the depth noise filtering method may determine a characteristic of a spatial filter based on depth information. Also, in order to perform temporal filtering, the depth noise filtering method may determine a number of reference frames based on depth information. The depth noise filtering method may adaptively remove depth noise according to depth information and thereby enhance a noise filtering performance. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183237 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INTERPOLATING IMAGE, AND IMAGE SCANNER - An image interpolation device comprises a data storage unit ( | 2010-07-22 |
20100183238 | Method and Apparatus for Spectrum Estimation - An apparatus and methods are provided for determining control parameters for image enhancement. In one embodiment a method for determining control parameters includes receiving image data for a first frame and calculating an adaptive threshold value based on the image data. The method includes determining a pixel slope distribution for a pixel window of the image data, wherein the pixel window is selected based on the adaptive threshold value and determining a spectrum estimation coefficient based on the pixel distribution, wherein the spectrum estimation coefficient is determined based on the spectral components of the image data. The method may then include determining one or more control parameters for enhancement of the image data based on the spectrum estimation coefficient, wherein the one or more control parameters relate to filtering parameters for adaptive enhancement of image data. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183239 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR IMAGE CORRECTION - To perform image correction according to the features of an input image and output a fine and conspicuous image corresponding to a variety of scenes; an image correcting apparatus detects, from the pixels of the input image, the dark pixels that have the respective pixel values equal to or smaller than a first threshold value. Then, for each dark pixel having the pixel value equal to or smaller than the first threshold value, the image correcting apparatus detects calculates the shading variation between the dark pixel and the corresponding surrounding pixels, calculates a correction amount based on the calculated shading variation, and performs image correction with the calculated correction amount. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183240 | Image processing method and imaging apparatus - An image processing method for reducing noise of an image to be filtered; the method includes a step of creating shrunken image of shrinking ratio r×r (where r is a natural number) by averaging the pixel values for each pixel in a block for every r pixels, a step of obtaining the pixel value in the shrunken image that correspond to the focus pixel in the source image by performing linear interpolation from the shrunken image pixels, a step of determining the noise reduction filter from the focus pixel and reference pixel in the shrunken image, and a step of computing the compensated pixel value of the focus pixel in the source image by weighted sum of each pixel value applying the filter to the focus pixel in the source image and the corresponding shrunken pixel. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183241 | RESTORATION METHOD FOR BLURRED IMAGES USING BI-LEVEL REGIONS - A blind image restoration method restores a motion blurred image and a blur kernel is estimated based on an intrinsic bi-level image region of the motion blurred image. In addition, the blur kernel is iteratively estimated. When the blur kernel is iteratively estimated, bi-level image priors are introduced to achieve better image restoration. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183242 | Method for Editing Images and Videos - A method edits editing an input image to produce an output image by first partitioning pixels of the input image into sets of adjacent pixels. Then, for each set, a trellis of nodes connected by directed links is defined. Each node corresponds to one of the pixels in the set of pixels, and an action and location of the pixel in the output image. Costs are assigned to the nodes and the links. A least cost path through the trellis is determined, and pixels corresponding to the nodes on the least cost path are edited according to the action and location to form the output image. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183243 | Method for Temporally Editing Videos - A method edits an input video to produce an output video. Pixels of the input video are partitioned into sets of pixels, wherein the pixels in the sets are adjacent, and for each set of pixels performing the following steps. A trellis having nodes connected by directed links is constructed. Each node corresponds to one of the pixels in the set of pixels, and each node is associated with an action and location of the pixel in the output image. Costs are assigned to the nodes and the links, wherein the costs are on apparent motion in the input video. A least cost path is determined through the trellis. Then, for each node on the path, apply the action associated the node to the corresponding pixel in the input video to edit the corresponding pixel at the location in the output video associated with the node. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183244 | IMAGE-SCALING-DOWN METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image-scaling-down method for scaling down a pixel block of an image component is provided. The pixel block includes a plurality of sub-blocks and each sub-block includes m number of non-processed pixel data where m is a positive integer. The image-scaling-down method comprises: determining a scaling down factor wherein m divided by n is the scaling down factor and n is a positive integer less than m; and calculating n number of processed pixel data in each sub-block by using the scaling down factor and the m number of the non-processed pixel data, wherein the combination of the n number of the processed pixel data of the sub-blocks corresponds to the image component. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183245 | IMAGE PROCESSOR, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - An image processor performing super-resolution of converting an input image with first resolution to an output image with second resolution higher than the first resolution on consecutive input images includes a prediction unit predicting the output image with the second resolution of a current frame using the input image of the current frame and the output image obtained by the super-resolution on an input image of a previous frame; a generation unit generating a reduced image with the first resolution composed of pixels at different phases of the prediction image using a prediction image obtained by the prediction of the prediction unit; a difference calculation unit calculating a difference between the input image of the current frame and the reduced image; and an addition unit adding the difference up-sampled to the second resolution to the prediction image, thus generating the output image with the second resolution of the current frame. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183246 | DATA CAPTURE FROM RENDERED DOCUMENTS USING HANDHELD DEVICE - A portable device having scanning, imaging or other data-capture capability is described. In some cases, the portable device can indicate to the user when enough information has been captured to uniquely identify a source document. In some cases, the portable device calculates timestamps and location-stamps indicating when and where a data capture occurred. In some cases, the portable device is controlled by gestures. In some cases, the portable scanning device has associated billing and content/service subscription information. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183247 | PROTECTIVE CONTAINER - A protective container, such as a protective bag, comprising a sealable aperture defined by opposing first and second flexible sheets which are joined to each other by seals at either side of the aperture, such that the aperture is closable by bringing the first and second flexible sheets into contact with each other across the width of the aperture, wherein the inward facing surface of the first sheet comprises an adhesive strip which extends across the width of the aperture and is covered by a release liner such that when the release liner is removed, the aperture is sealable by bringing the adhesive strip into contact with an opposing part of the second flexible sheet across the width of the aperture, wherein the release liner does not extend into the seal between the first and second flexible sheets at either side of the sealable aperture. The protective container is typically waterproof and can be used to protect articles from damage by water, such as rain water or flood water. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183248 | CHECK VALVE AND COMPRESSION BAG AND AIR CUSHION BAG EQUIPPED THEREWITH - A check valve comprising two valve films | 2010-07-22 |
20100183249 | Packaging Container - The invention relates to a packaging container of multilayer plastic foil which can be sealed with at least one layer lying on the container inner side. The packaging container has two primary walls ( | 2010-07-22 |
20100183250 | Bag with Lateral Folds - The invention relates to a bag with lateral folds ( | 2010-07-22 |
20100183251 | Closure Device For Storage Bag - A closure element is used for closing an opening disposed through the flexible sidewall of a storage bag such as those used to store food items. The storage bags provide an internal volume accessible via the opening. The closure element includes a first fastening strip and an interlocking second closure strip. The first and second fastening strips include complementary, engagable first and second closure profiles. To hermetically seal the internal volume, at least a portion of the first or second fastening strip can include a sealant. The sealant can be a displaceable fluid, fluid-like substance, semi-rigid substance, or wax-like substance such as an oil or a gel. When the closure profiles are engaged, the sealant provides an air tight barrier sealing the internal volume. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183252 | Component for Linear Guideway and Method for making the same - A component for linear guideway and method for making the same, wherein the component is an end cap or a bolt cover which is made by bulk molding compound which is injected into a mold and formed into the desired shape by thermal setting. The component can be an assembly made up of a plurality of members, namely, an inserting member which is provided for passage of rolling elements can be formed simultaneously when the component is molded by plastic injection molding. The inserting member is formed by: injecting metal powder into a first mold and forming into an inserting member with acceptable rigidity and precision; putting the inserting member into a second mold and bulk molding compound; then the die material is formed into the desired component by thermal setting directly on the inserting member. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183253 | HYDROSTATIC BEARING PAD - A hydrostatic bearing pad in which separation between a housing and a pad member and entry of an adhesive into an air supply groove are prevented to obtain stable bearing performance is provided. The hydrostatic bearing pad includes the pad member having a bearing surface forming a hydrostatic bearing and having air supply holes formed therein, and the housing bonded to the pad member with the adhesive. The air supply groove for supplying compressed gas to the pad member is formed in a surface of the housing bonded to the pad member, in a manner corresponding to arrangement of the air supply holes. An adhesive inflow groove is formed between a bonded portion, where the housing and the pad member are bonded to each other with the adhesive interposed therebetween and the air supply groove. The adhesive inflow groove is formed along the air supply groove in the surface of the housing bonded to the pad member. | 2010-07-22 |
20100183254 | COMPONENT FOR THE SLIDING SUPPORT OF ANOTHER COMPONENT, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING IT - The invention relates to a component that is suitable for use as a sliding bearing. The invention further relates to a method for the production of said component. The design of the component according to the invention provides a layer of a light metal material ( | 2010-07-22 |
20100183255 | Seal Guard - A seal guard | 2010-07-22 |
20100183256 | ANGULAR BALL BEARING - When an outer diameter of an outer ring | 2010-07-22 |
20100183257 | TAPER ROLLER BEARING - Provided is a taper roller bearing which is excellent in incorporating properties and has longer axial length of the rollers so as to increase load rating. The taper roller bearing includes an inner race ( | 2010-07-22 |
20100183258 | Fiber sensing system with self-detection mechanism - The present invention discloses a fiber sensing system with self-detection mechanism which utilizes a central office to control secondary ring architecture formed by fiber sensor, remote node and optical coupler primarily. The secondary ring architecture is connected serially to form a primary ring architecture. The central office has a tunable laser light source that can deliver the light source to the fiber sensor. Since the fiber sensor has reflective ability, all light source signal sent by the tunable laser light source will be detected and measured by the fiber sensor. Thus central office can detect all signals reflected by the fiber sensor and produce a spectrum for analyzing fault point locations. The present invention can greatly enhance survivability and sensing capacity of all fiber sensors, so that when a fault point caused by environmental change within the fiber, it will not effect the overall operation of the sensing mechanism. The application of fiber sensor can also reduce cost and complexity of the overall fiber network topology. | 2010-07-22 |