33rd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 35 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100206632 | Connection Structure, Power Module and Method of Manufacturing the Same - In ultrasonic bonding of a metal terminal to a substrate pad, a thin buffer metal layer which is formed of a soft metal or a highly slidable metal is interposed between a terminal edge and a pad so as to prevent direct contact between an end of the terminal and the pad upon bonding. This makes it possible to prevent abrasion and a crack in the pad at the end of the terminal caused by pressure and an ultrasonic wave upon the ultrasonic bonding. This makes it possible to realize a compact bonded structure with high reliability. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206634 | Reamer and Methods for Directional Drilling - A reamer for underground boring is provided. The reamer includes at least: (a) a center mandrel, wherein the center mandrel defines a mandrel axis; (b) a plurality of radial members extending radially from the center mandrel; (c) a plurality of cutting heads, wherein each of the cutting heads: (i) is supported by at least one of the radial members; (ii) is arcuately spaced-apart around the center mandrel from the other cutting heads; (iii) has a rounded surface; and (d) a plurality of cutting teeth on the rounded surface of each of the cutting heads. A method of horizontal drilling with the reamer is also provided. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206642 | AUTOMATED SIDE LOADING COLLECTION AND SCALE SYSTEM - The disclosure describes a novel approach of utilizing a collection bin for a side loading waste collection vehicle. The collection bin includes a weighing system with a processor for measuring the weight of material collected from each waste container and associating this weight with appropriate data, such as the owner of the waste container. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206644 | Electromagnetic Induction Handwriting System and Coordinate Determining Method Thereof - The present invention discloses an electromagnetic induction handwriting system and its single side coordinate determining method for determining a coordinate of a stylus on a handwriting apparatus. The coordinate is computed by a first voltage, a second voltage, and a third voltage, where the first voltage equals the maximum detection voltage, the second voltage and the third voltage are obtained from two antennas, and both of the two antennas are arranged at the same side of the antenna that induces the maximum detection voltage. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206647 | RIDING WORK VEHICLE - A riding work vehicle includes right and left wheels, at least one caster wheel, and a working machine. The lawnmower vehicle further includes traveling motor, steering motor, a traveling system clutch, and a steering system clutch. The traveling system clutch is configured to disable transmission of the rotational force from an axle of the caster wheel to the traveling motor in a state where the traveling motor is deactivated. The steering system clutch is configured to disable transmission of the rotational force from a steering shaft for the caster wheel to the steering motor in a state where the steering motor is deactivated. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206652 | DUAL-POSTURE ELECTRIC ASSIST BICYCLE - A dual-posture Electric Assist Bicycle (EAB) permits a rider to assume a rider-upright position while peddling or a rider-recumbent position while coasting with the electric assist propulsion system engaged. The rider can alternate between positions safely and while in motion. The dual-posture EAB comprises: a seat assembly, a footrest assembly and an extended handlebar assembly. The EAB's seat assembly includes an inclined backrest that is typically affixed to the EAB's seat post. Left and right footrests are affixed near the EAB's headtube. The extended handlebar typically includes means for quickly repositioning the controls while under way to optimize ergonomics for whichever seating posture is being used. In another example of the invention the frame of the bicycle is foldable into a dolly configuration for easy moving and storage. In yet another example of the invention the seat assembly, extended handlebar assembly, footrest assembly and an electric assist propulsion system are provided in kit form for converting a standard peddle bicycle into a dual-posture EAB. In still another example of the invention a trailer is provided with the EAB for towing additional batteries. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206661 | ACOUSTIC WAVEGUIDE VIBRATION DAMPING - An acoustic waveguide with at least two portions coupled by vibration damping structure. The vibration damping structure may be a conformable material such as closed cell foam. The vibration damping structure may further include structure for inhibiting motion in a direction transverse to the interface between the vibration damping structure and a portion of the waveguide. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206662 | VIBRATION DAMPING SHEET - Disclosed is a vibration damping sheet ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100206663 | GLAZING UNIT HAVING AN IMPROVED VIBROACOUSTIC DAMPING PROPERTY, PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A GLAZING UNIT AND PROCESS FOR ACOUSTIC PROTECTION IN A VEHICLE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT - A glazing unit with an improved vibroacoustic damping property including at least one sheet of glass and at least one vibroacoustic damping strip that is attached to at least one of the faces of the glass sheet and that includes at least one component made of damping material having a loss factor greater than 0.2. The strip is not joined to any other device on the opposite side from the glass sheet and the component made of damping material has a Young's modulus greater than 800 MPa, at 20° C., for a particular frequency corresponding to the critical frequency of the glazing unit to within plus or minus 30%. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206666 | Work Platform For Vehicle - One embodiment of a work platform for a vehicle may include a support structure. The support structure may include an elongated hollow member configured by a plurality of hollow sections spaced apart from each other, and a plurality of connecting members extending from the plurality of hollow sections. The work platform may also include a plurality of pins, each having an annular head and a tail extending from the annular head. The plurality of pins may be received between the plurality of hollow sections for allowing the annular head of the plurality of pins to conform with the plurality of hollow sections of the elongated hollow member. The work platform may further include a shaft adapted to be received through the conformed annular heads and the plurality of hollow sections. Further, the work platform may include a plate member carried by the plurality of connecting members of the support structure. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206668 | Multiple Car Elevator Safety System and Method - An elevator safety system ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100206676 | SHOCK ABSORBER HOUSING - A shock absorber housing for a shock absorber of a vehicle comprises a tube, which has a tubular wall, and an attaching element joined onto the tubular wall, the attaching element determining a critical force introduction area of an introduction of a force into the tubular wall, the tube in a longitudinal direction being built up from a first tube section having a first tubular wall and at least a second tube section having a second tubular wall, the first tube section and the second tube section being joined together by their ends facing one another. The first tube section and the second tube section are joined together with a tubular wall overlap of the first and second tubular wall, which overlap extends in a longitudinal direction, the tubular wall overlap being situated in the critical force introduction area of the attaching element. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206680 | Shaft rotating mechanism for mower - A shaft rotating mechanism for a mower is disclosed. The shaft rotating mechanism comprises a housing; a driving shaft settled in the housing; a driving gear rotatably mounted around the driving shaft and comprising a plurality of first one-way teeth; a shiftable gear unrotatably mounted around the driving shaft and comprising a plurality of second one-way teeth; a clutch settled for engaging or disengaging the shiftable gear with or from the driving gear; and a worm having one end connected with a power source of the mower and an opposite end coupled with the driving gear for driving the driving gear to rotate. Thereby, the clutch, when operated, moves the shiftable gear along the driving shaft to make the shiftable gear couple with the driving gear so that the driving shaft is driven by the driving gear to rotate. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206688 | COOLING METHOD OF CARRYING SECTION AND CARRIER - In a cooling method of a carrying section including a conveyor for carrying an inverter component, a heating furnace covering a part of the carrying conveyor and heating the inverter component, and a mechanism for cooling the carrying conveyor and cooling the carrying conveyor by means of the cooling mechanism, the conveyor for carrying the inverter component is provided with a roller for carrying the inverter component by touching it, a roller cooling member surrounding the outer periphery of the carrying roller and having an opening for projecting a part of the outer periphery of the carrying roller is provided as the cooling mechanism, and the carrying roller heated by the heat of the heating furnace is cooled by the roller cooling member. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206693 | LONG AXIS COMPONENT LOADER - A component loader orients a component along its long-axis for transfer from a rotatable load plate. The load plate has an outer peripheral edge and an upper surface inclined from a horizontal plane. Slots on the upper surface terminate at the outer edge of the load plate and are sized to receive at least one elongate chip lying with its long axis perpendicular to the axis of the load plate and in parallel with radius of the load plate. An outer wall conforms to the curvature of the outer edge and is mounted adjacent thereto. A transfer slot extends axially from and into the upper surface of the load plate on outer ends of the slots and terminates at the outer edge of the load plate. Each transfer slot is shaped so that a chip descending therein from a slot has a ninety degree rotation about the long axis. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206698 | CYLINDRICAL SHAFT, TRANSPORT ROLLER, TRANSPORT UNIT, AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A cylindrical shaft is provided of which a pair of ends are formed in a cylindrical shape by a press work so as to form a joining portion therebetween. Here, the joining portion includes: a central linear section which is provided on a center portion in an axis direction of the cylindrical shaft and is formed in a linear shape to be parallel to the axis direction of the cylindrical shaft; and a folded section which includes a plurality of intersections which are provided on both ends of the center portion and are disposed so as to be extended in a direction perpendicular to the axis direction of the cylindrical shaft, and a connection linear section which connects ends of a pair of the adjacent intersections. In addition, the connection linear section is constituted by a first linear section which connects ends on one side of the pair of the intersections and a second linear section which connects ends on the other side of the pair of the intersections and formed shorter than the first linear section. In addition, a distance between the pair of the ends of the center portion is longer than a distance between the pair of the ends of the second linear section. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206699 | GUIDE(S) MOUNTED ON A CONVEYOR - The guide ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100206700 | Chain Guiding Mechanism for a Linear Motion Machine - A chain guiding mechanism for a linear motion machine comprises a support member and a linear motion device. The support member cooperates with a chain and the linear motion machine to move, respectively. The support member is disposed on the linear motion device for carrying a part of the weight of the chain, so as to prevent the chain from vibration, thus avoiding influencing the displacement precision of the linear motion machine. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206708 | PRESSURE SENSOR FOR A HERMETICALLY SEALED CONTAINER - A pressure sensor is provided for a container having a hermetically sealed internal chamber. The pressure sensor includes a support member having a membrane side and an electrical contact extending along the membrane side. The support member is configured to be held by the container such that at least a portion of the support side is exposed to the internal chamber of the container. The pressure sensor also includes a membrane having a chamber side and an opposite support side. The membrane is held by the support member such that the chamber side is configured to be exposed to the internal chamber and the support side is configured to be isolated from the internal chamber. A pressure differential across the chamber side and the support side of the membrane deflects the membrane into and out of engagement with the electrical contact of the support member. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206714 | PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION WITH PHASE SHIFT - A method of physical vapor deposition includes applying a first radio frequency signal having a first phase to a cathode in a physical vapor deposition apparatus, wherein the cathode includes a sputtering target, applying a second radio frequency signal having a second phase to a chuck in the physical vapor deposition apparatus, wherein the chuck supports a substrate, and wherein a difference between the first and second phases creates a positive self bias direct current voltage on the substrate, and depositing a material from the sputtering target onto the substrate. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206715 | SPUTTERING APPARATUS, DOUBLE ROTARY SHUTTER UNIT, AND SPUTTERING METHOD - Two shutter plates form a double rotary shutter mechanism. A cylindrical second deposition shield is interposed between the first shutter plate disposed on the side of a target and the second shutter plate so as to surround a first opening formed in the first shutter plate. A cylindrical first deposition shield is interposed between a sputtering cathode and the first shutter plate so as to surround the front surface region of the target. This makes it possible to prevent a sputtering substance from passing through the gaps between the first shutter plate and the second shutter plate and between the first shutter plate and the sputtering cathode, and to, in turn, prevent generation of any cross-contamination. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206717 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium by mounting a substrate for film formation on a carrier, sequentially transporting said substrate into a plurality of connected chambers, and forming at least a magnetic film and a carbon protective film on said substrate for film formation within said chambers, wherein said method comprises a step of forming a metal film on a carrier surface, which is performed following a step of removing a magnetic recording medium from said carrier following film formation, but prior to a step of mounting a substrate for film formation on said carrier. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206721 | ON DEMAND HYDROGEN ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The objective of this invention, on demand hydrogen enhancement system for internal and external combustion engine, is to develop a continuous non pressurized water electrolyzer from clean water (not pure water or distil water) generator system. The mixed hydrogen gas and oxygen gas called “Oxyhydrogen”. Oxyhydrogen use as catalyse for internal and external combustion engine to increase fuel flame speed. It can use with variety fuels such as Ethanol, Methanol, Gasohol, Gasoline, Diesel, Bio Diesel, LPG, CNG, and LNG. This system can reduce fuel consumption, increase fuel efficiency, increase torque, reduce emissions, and reduce engine temperatures. The system required no cooling fan and electrolytic solution circulating pump. The system has less heat loss and very low electrical consumption. Oxyhydrogen will produce on demand as the engine RPM and load of generator. The control unit detects signal frequency from the alternator. Gas production rate low at low RPM and use less current and gas production will high at high RPM and use higher current. This can save lot of energy for the electrolysis process. In the past, water electrolysis use direct current (D.C.). In this invention the inventor uses D.C. with Frequency Modulate (FM) pulse width modulator (PWM) instead of Amplitude Modulator (AM) to control the electrolyzer (FMPWM). This circuit had current detector for automatic current adjustment and over current protection. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206729 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION POTENTIAL SENSOR - An electrochemical corrosion potential sensor (ECP sensor) has an electrode cap, an electrode fixing body, a tubular insulator, a tubular metallic housing, and a conductive wire. Both ends of the tubular insulator are connected to the electrode fixing body and the tubular metallic housing respectively. A conductive wire passes through the tubular insulator and the tubular metallic housing, and is connected to an inner surface of the electrode fixing body. The electrode cap | 2010-08-19 |
20100206731 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR OPTOELECTRONIC MANIPULATION OF SMALL PARTICLES - A method for sorting cells in a biological sample comprising a first type of cells and a second type of cells may comprise introducing the biological sample into a chamber comprising a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface is associated with a transparent electrode and the second surface is associated with a photoconductive portion of an electrode. The method may further comprise moving incident light and the photoconductive portion relative to one another so as to illuminate regions of the photoconductive portion and modulate an electric field in the chamber in proximity to the illuminated regions. The method may further comprise separating the first type of cells from the second type of cells in the chamber via dielectrophoretic movement of the first type of cells and the second type of cells caused by the modulated electric field, wherein a dielectrophoretic characteristic of at least one of the first type of cells and the second type of cells has been modified. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206732 | Method, Apparatus, and Magnet for Magnetically Treating Fluids - A sucker-rod pumping system includes diametrically charged rare earth magnets having significant monopolar character mounted on the rod string and, optionally, within a magnet barrel below the pump barrel. The magnets are jacketed to preclude contact with crude petroleum. The magnets subject the petroleum to a significant magnetic flux to substantially preclude precipitation of paraffins and asphaltenes with a minimum of retrofit to existing equipment and without substantially altering the operation of the rod string. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206739 | METHOD OF OBTAINING A YELLOW GOLD ALLOY DEPOSITION BY GALVANOPLASTY WITHOUT USING TOXIC METALS OR METALLOIDS - The invention relates to an electrolytic deposition in the form of a gold alloy with a thickness of between 1 and 800 microns and which includes copper. According to the invention, the deposition includes indium as the third main compound. The invention concerns the field of electroplating methods. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206745 | CORROSION INHIBITING COATING FOR ACTIVE CORROSION PROTECTION OF METAL SURFACES COMPRISING A SANDWICH-LIKE INHIBITOR COMPLEX - A corrosion inhibiting coating for active corrosion protection of a metal substrate includes, deposited on the metal substrate, a sandwich-like complex including a first inner layer of organic species, a corrosion inhibitor layer and a second outer layer of organic species, which coating is sensitive to at least one specific stimulus and releases the corrosion inhibitor in response to the stimulus. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206750 | Rapid Analyte Measurement Assay - The present the invention provides methods, devices and systems for rapidly measuring analytes within a biological sample. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206753 | STABLE BICARBONATE ION-CONTAINING DRUG SOLUTION - The invention relates to a stable bicarbonate ion-containing drug solution, particularly a bicarbonate-containing drug solution for dialysis in which the stability has been improved by the presence of a phosphate ion. Further, the invention relates to a drug solution for acute blood purification, particularly a dialysate and a substitution liquid for acute blood purification to be mixed before use containing the drug solution. Still further, the invention relates to a dialysate and a substitution liquid for acute blood purification to be mixed before use in which the formation of insoluble fine particles or precipitates is prevented for a long time after mixing and with which hypokalemeia and hypophosphatemia are not caused. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206754 | CIGAR CASE - A cigar carrying case including a housing unit having a base in which the cigars are housed and a top which fits over the base to cover the cigars. In one embodiment, the top and the base are hingedly coupled such as by a living hinge and secured by a fastener, such as a zipper, wherein the zipper may also serve as the living hinge. In another embodiment, the top and/or base also have end caps made of buffalo horn. In an alternative embodiment, the base contains an adjustable divider to prevent the cigars from damaging each other. In a further embodiment, the top has a humidification device in order to prevent the cigars from drying out. In yet another embodiment, a storage compartment is incorporated into either the top or the base. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206757 | Reclosable Package With Magnetic Clasp for Rolling Papers Used in Smoking Articles - A recloscable package for containing smoking papers to be dispensed therefrom, the package comprising: a body for holding the smoking papers, the body having a cover which overlays the body of the package for closure, wherein the cover has a first magnet, and wherein the body has a second magnet, the first and second magnets being positionally mounted to contact one another when the cover is folded downwardly over the body of the package for closure. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206761 | WATER STORAGE TANK - Storage tank loaded with an aqueous medium and made of porous, freely flowing particles, wherein the particles are formed from a hydrophobic polymer and the loading of said particles contains at least one particular mediator additive of the general formula (I), the use of which as an entrainer delivery agent for removing volatile components from plastics, for evenly doping intermediate plastic products and/or plastic articles with adjuvants as a soil improvement agent such as a delivery agent for a pest management agent or fertilizer | 2010-08-19 |
20100206762 | MULTILAYER POLYESTER CONTAINER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A multilayer polyester container comprising inner and outer layers of a polyester resin and at least one intermediate layer of a polyamide resin, wherein in the container body portion, the intermediate layer of the polyamide resin has an exothermic peak starting temperature due to crystallization of not lower than 96° C. as measured by a differential scanning calorimetry, and a clay is dispersed in the polyamide resin, effectively preventing whitening of the intermediate layer even after the passage of time and featuring excellent transparency despite of using, as an intermediate layer, a polyamide resin composition obtained by blending the polyamide resin with the clay. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206774 | MAGNETIC REMOVAL OF MATERIAL FROM A MIXTURE BASED ON SULFIDED DILUENT IN THE MIXTURE - Methods and apparatus relate to processing of petroleum with a bed having a sorbent based diluent that the petroleum contacts upon passing through the bed. Magnetic properties of the sorbent and any other material, such as zeolite, used in the bed enable separation of such bed constituents based on a sulfided form of the sorbent being magnetic in contrast to a non-sulfided form of the sorbent being non-magnetic. Dividing the bed constituents into first and second portions by magnetic separation facilitates in selective replacing and/or regenerating the first portion independent of the second portion. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206776 | Process for adsorption of sulfur compounds from hydrocarbon streams - The present invention provides a high capacity adsorbent for removing sulfur from hydrocarbon streams. The adsorbent comprises a composite material containing particles of a nickel phosphide complex Ni | 2010-08-19 |
20100206780 | FIBER SEPARATION USING ELUSIEVE PROCESS - Methods, devices, and compositions relating to processed grain products are disclosed for ground corn flour, soybean meal, cottonseed meal, and wheat middlings. An exemplary method disclosed is a fiber separation process for the ethanol industry corn products of Distillers Dried Grains (DDG) and Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS) resulting from the widely used dry grind technology. A disclosed process and apparatus allows the removal and separate recovery of fiber-reduced products with expanded potential for use as a non-ruminant feed product in addition to the removal and separate recovery of a fiber-enriched product. The fiber enriched and fiber reduced products each have uses in the feed industry. The specific processes, devices, and compositions disclosed are readily adaptable to feed mills. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206783 | DE-INKING SCREEN - Multiple shafts are aligned along a frame and configured to rotate in a direction causing paper products to move along a separation screen. The shafts are configured with a shape and spacing so that substantially rigid pieces of the paper products move along the screen while non-rigid pieces of the paper products slide down between adjacent shafts. In one embodiment, the screen includes at least one vacuum shaft that has a first set of air input holes configured to suck air and retain the non-rigid paper products. A second set of air output holes are configured to blow out air to dislodge the paper products retained by the input holes. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206787 | CONTROL OF OXIDATION PROCESSES IN ULTRAVIOLET LIQUID TREATMENT SYSTEMS - Embodiments of the invention include a system and a method of monitoring in real-time, using a close loop feed-back configuration, the concentration of an active chemical substance, such as an oxidizing agent, in a water treatment system combining oxidation processes and enhanced by ultraviolet light. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206789 | DEHYDRATOR - Provided is a dehydrator that requires no excessively large apparatus structure and achieves cost-saving while maintaining suction efficiency at a desired level by use of suction means. A dehydrator | 2010-08-19 |
20100206790 | Stormwater treatment system with flow distribution overflow/bypass tray - A stormwater treatment system, including a treatment container for treating stormwater through a bioretention mechanism. The treatment chamber includes an overflow/bypass system, including a flow distribution tray or flume that includes a distribution compartment or channel, an overflow dam or weir, and an overflow/bypass compartment. The stormwater distribution compartment or channel includes one or more openings for stormwater to be treated to fall onto the filter media located within the treatment container. When high flow rates are obtained that exceed the capacity of the unit, the overflow/bypass stormwater enters the overflow/bypass compartment where it is received by an overflow/bypass outlet pipe to be directed out of the container without such water being treated or further treated by the filter media. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206801 | FILTERING BASKET FOR FIBRES IN WATER DISPERSION - The invention is a filtering basket for fibres in water dispersion, comprising a plurality of profiled bars arranged side by side to define a tubular structure with the inner lateral surface provided with a plurality of longitudinal slots that define a filtering surface; two or more annular elements coaxial to one another and spaced from one another, coupled by interference outside the profiled bars. The profiled bars comprise a plurality of main bars, each one of which is provided with a shaped edge whose cross-section is in the form of a trapezium and has the long side facing towards the inside of the basket and a plurality of secondary bars, each one of which is provided with a shaped edge whose cross-section is curved, with the convex part facing towards the inside of the basket. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206807 | Municipal septic tank biogas collection system and method - A biogas collection system and method for collecting and utilizing biogas that is produced as a byproduct of anaerobic digestion in a wastewater treatment system having one or more wastewater sources. The biogas collection system comprises an interceptor or septic tank hydraulically connected to the wastewater sources to receive wastewater therein and to generate effluent and biogas from the anaerobic digestion of the wastewater. The system has a wastewater treatment facility hydraulically connected to the interceptor tank by one or more effluent lines and a biogas processing facility hydraulically connected to the interceptor tank by one or more biogas pipelines. Biogas inside the effluent lines is compressed and transported to the biogas processing facility to be utilized as a fuel for power generation or processed to reduce the greenhouse gas effect of the biogas. The biogas collection is a closed system that does not vent biogas to the atmosphere. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206808 | ACTIVATED SLUDGE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR REDUCING EXCESS SLUDGE PRODUCTION IN BIOREACTOR, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING BIOREACTOR - Excess sludge production in a bioreactor of a wastewater treatment plant in which excess sludge is being produced is reduced by adding an activated sludge material having a chitinase specific activity of at least 150 Units/g-MLSS and a pectinase specific activity of at least 120 Units/g-MLSS to the bioreactor. After the addition of the activated sludge material, the bioreactor is controlled by adding the activated sludge material when any one of the chitinase activity, the pectinase activity, and the protease specific of the sludge in the bioreactor drops below the lower limits of 50 Units/L, 40 Units/L, and 0.3 Units/L, respectively. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206812 | HIGH EFFICIENCY SEPARATIONS METHOD AND APPARATUS - The invention concerns separation methods and systems comprising a continuous chromatographic simulated moving bed integrated with vapor compression distillation to create a high efficiency separations platform applicable to a broad range of separation functions. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206820 | FLUID TREATMENT ARRANGEMENTS WITH SETS OF FLUID TREATMENT ELEMENTS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM - Fluid treatment arrangements having at least first and second radially displaced sets ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100206824 | System for safely transporting loading and unloading slabs - A system including a collapsible, recyclable, cost-effective module for transporting, loading and unloading slabs or tiles. The module comprises two lateral U-shaped members with each U-shaped member defining a top portion, bottom portion, proximal arm and distal arm. The member bottom portions are attached to one another and corresponding releasable connectors close each U-shaped member. The module is attached to a stabilizing base which in turn is secured to a transport ship or vehicle. Multiple modules are interconnected for the purpose of stabilization. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206825 | MERCHANDISE DISPLAY HOOK INCLUDING UNIVERSAL ADAPTER FOR MOUNTING TO VERTICAL SUPPORT - A merchandise display hook for supporting and displaying items of merchandise includes a universal adapter and a mounting bracket for mounting the display hook to a generally vertical support, for example slatwall. The universal adapter includes one of a pair of attachment tracks and attachment rails for engaging the other of a pair of attachment tracks and attachment rails on the mounting bracket to attach the universal adapter to the mounting bracket from a generally lateral direction. The universal adapter may further include a lower portion for engaging the support to prevent the display hook from being tilted in a downwards direction. The mounting bracket may include flanges on upper and lower portions of a rear wall for engaging a channel formed in the support. Alternatively, the mounting bracket may include a body portion and a mounting plate movably disposed on the body portion for engaging the channel formed in the support. The display hook further includes a lockable base movable between an unlocked position and a locked position to lock the display hook on the support. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206826 | PORTABLE GRILLING UTENSIL RACK - An outdoor storage rack includes a set of supports mounted to a base through a respective hinge assembly such that said rack is movable between an extended and a stored position. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206833 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AN INSULATED BOTTLE HAVING A LOCATION TO SECURE A PROTECTIVE NIPPLE TOP WHEN NOT LOCATED TO PROTECT THE NIPPLE - A thermal bottle including an outer body wall defining a shape of the thermal bottle having a top opening and a bottom end, an inner body wall having an inner volume for a storage area disposed within the inner body and selectively connected to the outer body wall wherein the storage area is accessible through the top opening, a thermal area defined therebetween the outer body wall and the inner body wall, a cover configured to be attachable to at least one of the top opening that prevents removal of a material placed within the storage area, and a securing element located at the bottom end of the outer body wall which is configured to hold the cover when the cover is detached from the top opening. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206835 | BOTTLE STOPPER - A stopper for an opening of a container such as a thermos. The stopper includes a pushbutton, a fluid flow channel extending between an inlet and an outlet, and a movable plug portion positioned adjacent the inlet. A biasing member biases the plug portion into sealing engagement with the inlet thereby preventing the contents of the container from flowing into the channel. A cam follower is disposed upon a cam surface opposing the biasing member. The cam follower is rotatable by the pushbutton relative to the cam surface from a closed position to an open position and when so rotated, exerts a biasing force on the cam surface sufficient to overcome the biasing force exerted by the biasing member on the plug portion and space the plug portion from the inlet allowing the contents of the container to flow into the channel and out the outlet. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206836 | VIAL RUBBER-STOPPER - There is provided a rubber stopper used to seal an opened portion of vials and syringes for keeping medical liquid and, in particular, to a rubber stopper in which stoppering properties can be improved without damaging sealing properties in the absence of silicone coating. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206847 | Toroidal plasma chamber for high gas flow rate process - A plasma chamber for activating a process gas, including at least four legs forming a toroidal plasma channel, each leg having a cross-sectional area, and an outlet formed on one leg, the outlet having a greater cross-sectional area than the cross-sectional area of the other legs. The plasma chamber further includes an inlet for receiving the process gas and a plenum for introducing the process gas over a broad area of the leg opposing the outlet to reduce localized high plasma impedance and gas flow instability, wherein the leg opposing the outlet defines a plurality of holes for providing a helical gas rotation in the plasma channel. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206849 | Wire bonding apparatus, record medium storing bonding control program, and bonding method - A wire bonding apparatus including a bonding control section provided with an electrical non-bonding detector, an optical non-bonding detector, and an optical shape detector, which are for detecting non-bonding between a first bonding point and a bonding wire; and when non-bonding is detected by the electrical non-bonding detector and non-bonding is also detected by the optical non-bonding detector, then the tip end of the bonding wire is reformed by, based on the shape of the tip end of the bonding wire detected by the optical shape detector, a ball formation device into a ball of a prescribed shape, and rebonding is performed at the first bonding point. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206857 | Device and Method for Laser Processing - A device for laser processing, in which the device includes: a laser including a resonator, the resonator being configured to generate a laser beam with a predetermined caustic during operation of the device; and an optical element to transform a laser beam generated by the resonator into a transformed laser beam having an annular intensity distribution in a plane perpendicular to a propagation direction of the transformed laser beam during operation of the device, in which the annular intensity distribution extends along the propagation direction of the transformed laser beam, and has, at a minimum diameter of a caustic of the transformed laser beam, a beam radius and a ring width corresponding to 50% of a maximum beam intensity in a radial direction of the transformed laser beam, and a ratio of the ring width to the beam radius is less than 0.6. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206858 | Beam Capturing Devices for Processing Machines - A beam capturing device for a processing machine includes a housing and at least one rotating body. The housing includes a substantially linear opening for receiving a cutting beam from the processing machine during processing of a workpiece. The at least one rotating body is arranged beneath the opening in the housing. The at least one rotating body is arranged to be rotationally driven about its axis of rotation and is arranged to absorb energy from the cutting beam entering the housing through the opening. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206859 | OPTICAL FILM CUTTING METHOD, AND APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A suction table | 2010-08-19 |
20100206863 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE, FLEXIBLE WEB MATERIAL - An electrically conductive, flexible web material assembly includes a polymer-bonded electrically conductive coating on a flexible, electrically non-conductive carrier, and at least two electrodes for feeding electric current. The electrodes are flexible bands made of an electrically conductive material, and each electrode is fixed on the flat carrier by way of one or more stitches. At least one surface of each electrode has a surface contact with the electrically conductive coating. There are also described a variety of implementations of the electrically conductive, flexible web material assembly in heating elements and in clothing. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206864 | CULINARY HEATER ROLLING PIN DEVICE - A heater rolling pin having a roller body, stainless steel axles, hollow roller interior, roller outer surface, a handle mounted to each axle, electrical tactile switch secured to one end of the roller, a heater secured inside the roller interior, batteries and a battery holder at the opposite end of the roller. The internal heater makes the outer surface of the roller hot. The roller is manufactured from food grade aluminum alloy and is hard anodized and dyed to make the surface very hard and scratch resistant. The roller has two food quality, high density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic handles with stainless steel axles. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206875 | PACKAGE WITH A SEALING REGION - A package ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100206877 | CHILD-SAFE CLOSURE DEVICE WITH SCREW AND COLLAR FOR REVEALING FIRST OPENING - The invention relates to a child-safe closure device for a container ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100206878 | Closure Having a Segmented Locking Ring - A closure ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100206880 | WASTE CONTAINER AND SEQUENTIAL LINER DEPLOYMENT METHOD - A waste container and method of deploying liners in the waste container generally comprising one or more container side walls; a container partition structure having a liner passing port and dividing the container into a container waste chamber and a container liner chamber; a sequential plurality of liners provided within the liner chamber in such a way that each liner is linked to the next so that when the first liner in the sequence is pulled through the liner passing port, the next sequential liner is ready to be pulled into the waste container for use; and a motion-activated spray canister that discharges an antiseptic or fragrant mist or spray into the waste container each time a new liner is deployed. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206886 | INFANT FEEDING BOWL - There is provided an infant feeding bowl comprising a bowl container defining an inner bowl surface, an outer bowl surface and a bowl rim; and projecting away from said bowl rim, a bowl handle defining an arc form handle rim. The bowl handle includes a lamellar portion that extends from said handle rim to the bowl rim and provided to the lamellar portion, a thumbhole arranged for receipt of the user's thumb in use. The thumbhole is arranged symmetrically about a chord axis extending from the arc form handle rim to the bowl rim. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206888 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE - A temperature control device ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100206893 | Paper Roll and Waste Water Enzyme Treatment - A packet of an enzyme and/or enzyme producing bacteria is contained within the core of a roll of toilet tissue or similar paper product wound on a core. The packet has a cover that dissolves or disintegrates on contact with water and disperses its conents into the aqueous waste stream. The packet may contain a mixture of bacterial cultures that produce enzymes to attack the greasy or fatty components of the waste stream. An additional article such as a sample of a liquid or creme personal care product may also be contained within the tissue paper core. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206896 | WIPES DISPENSER WITH ANTI-ROPING AND ANTI-FALLBACK FEATURES - A wipes dispenser includes a container having an interior holding a plurality of wipes. A grip orifice provides communication between the interior and the exterior of the container, and the grip orifice serves to prevent wipes from falling back into the interior. The dispenser also includes a rip fence, and a lead end of a lead wipe of the plurality of wet wipes within the container extends through the grip orifice and then through the rip fence such that pulling on the lead end to pull the lead wipe against the rip fence causes the remainder of the lead wipe to be removed from the container and become disassociated with the remaining wipes of the plurality of wipes. As the lead end is pulled against the rip fence, the following wipe of the plurality of wipes is pulled through the grip orifice to provide its lead end outside of the interior of the container, and the grip orifice prevents this lead end of the following wipe from falling back into the interior of the container. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206904 | Multicomponent cartridge for single use - A multicomponent cartridge which is designed for single use includes two separate supply chambers arranged coaxially of each other and two pistons. The two pistons are movable via a plunger to simultaneously discharge two components. A guide element guides the two pistons in the respective supply chambers and contains a discharge opening for discharging the first component. The guide element is movable relative to a housing via a movement element in order to open the discharge opening. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206914 | NORMALLY-CLOSED OPENABLE CLOSURE DEVICE - There are provided a system and a method for implementing a normally-closed but openable closure device ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100206915 | POURING MEMBER - Two or more rotation prevention sections | 2010-08-19 |
20100206918 | HUNTING CALL HOLDER - The hunting call holder | 2010-08-19 |
20100206920 | Wine glass holster and method of manufacture thereof - An apparatus for holding and carrying stemware and informational cards by attachment to personal clothing articles, or freely standing, and method of manufacture is described. When used as a wine glass holder the apparatus is connected to the person by attachment to various clothing articles by use of an extending hook. The apparatus comprises a base aperture that allows placement of the stem of a stemware glass into a base receptacle. The bowl or receptacle part of the stemware glasses rests solely onto the extending base sidearms. The base is attached perpendicularly to a hooking mechanism and is of a contiguous piece thereof. Furthermore, the hook attachment and upper base allow for the placement of a promotional or business card by a pinching action. When not in use as a wine glass holder, the apparatus stands up on a flat surface and may display a card or other indicia. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206927 | TOOLBOX STRUCTURE OF CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - An illumination device is installed in a box body of a toolbox of a construction machine, and is protected by a protective cover. Water that flows into the box body through a weep hole formed in a lid is received by the protective cover and is guided to a water drain hole formed in a bottom plate of the box body. Then, the water is drained to the outside of the box body. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206928 | FRONT CARRIER FOR MOTORCYCLES - Front carrier for motorcycles, comprising a loading platform ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100206930 | Ski and snowboard sling-belt - The Ski and Snowboard Sling-Belt is a device enabling an individual to transport a snowboard or a pair of skis, worn diagonally across their back. This design allows for unimpeded use of the arms and thus facilitates navigation under relevant conditions. The device is worn around the waist, as like a belt, when not in use. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206931 | NIP APPARATUS AND NIP METHOD - The present invention provides a nip apparatus and a nip method which reduce consumption of gas used without scratches which are produced when a material to be treated (such as a band-shaped film and the like) is pressed against a support (such as a roll and the like). The invention is characterized in that a gas storage chamber, which stores gas with a pressure higher than outside atmospheric pressure, is disposed at a position facing a film, and the film is conveyed while being pressed against a roll with a reduced consumption of gas. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206937 | WELDING ADDITIVE MATERIAL - A steel has the following chemical composition (amounts in % by weight):
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20100206938 | PROCESS FOR WORKING A CONTOUR ON AT LEAST ONE WORKPIECE BY MEANS OF A ROBOT - A process for working a contour on at least one workpiece using a robot includes positioning the workpiece relative to the robot; acquiring an actual position of the workpiece; acquiring a real course of the contour on the workpiece at predefined points using at least one sensor; and actuating the robot according to individual vectors so as to correct a robot motion during the working of the contour. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206944 | PACKAGE WITH MODULES - A package ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100206952 | CAPACITIVE DATA BODY AND DATA READING DEVICE THEREOF - Capacitive data electrostatically recorded on a medium such as cards, papers, and labels is read by shifting the medium and the data reading device opposite to each other. The capacitive data is formed in multiple kinds of different widths and contains a plurality of electrode planes | 2010-08-19 |
20100206953 | DURABLE WASHABLE LABEL HAVING A VISIBLE DIFFRACTION GRATING PATTERN - This invention provides an improved and novel thin and pliable holographic fabric label that possesses durability, high intensity of holographic diffraction, laundering resistance, minimal alteration and degradation to the fabric and the label through extended use, and the ability to be cost-effectively mass produced is described. High bond is formed at multiple inter polymer interfaces and reflective diffractive layer is protected within the construction, superior durability to repetitious laundering, dry clean cycle and mechanical wear with long lasting diffracting effect and visual authentication property is realized. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206954 | MAP DISTANCE CALCULATOR - A map distance calculator including a linear scale that to measure a specified distance on a map such as, for example, a scaled map of a golf course. The map distance calculator includes a double logarithmic scale that can be moved relative to the linear scale to easily calibrate the calculator | 2010-08-19 |
20100206967 | COMMINUTING TOOL AND COMMINUTING DEVICE WITH SUCH A COMMINUTING TOOL, AS WELL AS A METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE STATE OF WEAR OF SUCH A COMMINUTING TOOL - A device for the determination of the state of wear of comminuting tools a comminuting tool, a comminuting device with such a comminuting tool, and a corresponding method. A reference surface is provided on the comminuting tool, the surface from which the distance A | 2010-08-19 |
20100206969 | Grinding Sink Strainer - A sink drain strainer and sink straining method that does not require electricity or installation permitting a user to manually cut, grind, push, or punch clogging food debris through the drainage holes so that it will be small enough to safely pass through the plumbing system without causing clogs. A sink strainer for processing a solid organic debris object, includes a sink strainer basket, sized for overlying and covering a drain, the sink strainer basket including a plurality of drainage holes retaining the solid organic debris object and inhibiting the solid organic debris object from entering into the drain; and a manually-actuable debris processor, coupled to the basket, for interacting with the drainage holes to resize the solid organic debris object into smaller debris objects sized to enter into the drain from the basket. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206970 | DEVICE FOR COMMINUTING FEEDSTOCK WITH SCRAPING ELEMENTS - A device for comminuting scrappable feedstock by way of cutting or shear-cutting is provided that includes at least one rotor situated within a housing. The rotor has a plurality of rotary disks which are situated at an axial distance from each other, forming spaces, and which are fitted on their circumferences with comminuting tools which interact with additional comminuting tools to perform the comminution work. Stationary scraping elements extend into the spaces in the radial direction. To achieve a largely unhindered flow of stock through the device, it is proposed according to the invention to situate the stationary scraping elements in the dead zone of the at least one rotor with regard to the direction of stock flow. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206981 | PROPULSION ASSEMBLY FOR AIRCRAFT - The invention relates to a propulsion assembly for an aircraft, that comprises: a turbojet engine ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100206982 | COUNTER ROTATING FAN DESIGN AND VARIABLE BLADE ROW SPACING OPTIMIZATION FOR LOW ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT - An air vehicle propulsion system incorporates an engine core with a power shaft to drive an outer blade row. The power shaft is extends through and is supported by a counter rotation transmission unit which drives an inner blade row in counter rotational motion to the outer blade row. The counter rotation transmission unit exchanges power from the engine core with the shaft. An actuator engages the shaft for translation from a first retracted position to a second extended position. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206988 | Temporarily installed aircraft observer door plug, chair, sonotube ejection and control system - The system and apparatus of the present invention is generally comprised of a non-dedicated, temporarily installed, aircraft observer bubble door, chair, sonotube ejection system, mission electronics LRU rack and workstation assembly which are affixed to the Air Deployment System (ADS) rails, cargo tie down “D” rings, seat belt restraint ring bolt sockets, and litter bar of a host aircraft, thereby precluding the requirement for dedicated airframe modifications. One embodiment of the present invention also utilizes a multi-axis, articulated, foldable chair temporarily installed in conjunction with a segmented or one piece pressurized observer bubble door plug and door retraction system. The door plug assembly is designed to accommodate the simultaneous use of a sonotube stores launch system, a missile defense system, and an observer bubble window. The door plug also accommodates fitment around the envelope of a special mission strut which extends through the interior to the exterior of the host aircraft beneath the door plug's lower periphery. The door plug is also moveably mounted within a temporary retraction rail system which interfaces mechanically to the permanent door retraction rails and the aircraft floor or ADS rail system. When the host aircraft is not equipped with an ADS rail system, the retract rails, chair stanchion, mission electronics racks, and workstation assemblies are mounted to an adaptive floor plate (AFP) which can be modified to interface with various cargo floor “D” rings, or other cargo tie down mechanisms and bolt patterns such that several types of dissimilar aircraft can utilize the subject apparatus either with or without ADS rails installed. Once installed the subject apparatus can be stowed outboard of the fuselage cargo transit envelope to permit use of the ADS rail system in-flight, without affecting normal air drop operations, crew egress, the flight performance envelope, or emergency procedures of the host aircraft. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206991 | DETECTING ICE PARTICLES - Systems and methods for detecting ice particle accumulation is disclosed herein. In one exemplary implementation, a method for detecting ice is described in which a parameter within an interior volume of a heated conduit is measured. The method also includes detecting the presence of an accumulation of ice particles based on the parameter measured within the interior volume of the heated conduit. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206993 | STEERING STRUCTURE OF TOY PLANE AND INFRARED FOUR-CHANNEL REMOTE-CONTROL ELECTRIC TOY PLANE - This invention discloses a steering structure of toy plane and an infrared four-channel remote-control electric toy plane. The steering structure of toy plane includes small internal guide, large external guide, elliptical shaft, and sector gear; the small internal guide has a rectangle hole with rounded angles and two arc-back bosses, and driven by the sector gear, the small internal guide contacts the elliptical shaft along the second and fourth quadrants; the large external guide has the elliptical hole, and driven by the sector gear, the large external guide contacts the elliptical shaft along first and third quadrants. The small infrared four-channel remote-control plane has adopted such steering structure, which allows the small internal guide or the large external guide to change the rotating direction of lower propeller by contacting the elliptical shaft, so as to realize the simple steering structure, also large reduction on product cost, and the functions of Forward/Backward and Left Turn/Right Turn of mini toy plane. | 2010-08-19 |
20100206998 | HOSE FRAME ASSEMBLY - A hose frame assembly includes a pipe body, a wheel disc, a tensile adjusting device, and a cable. The pipe body includes three aligned pipe sections, and two resilient joints connected between every adjacent two of the three pipe sections. The tensile adjusting device is located between the pipe body and wheel disc, and includes a guide rail, two sliding members slidably mounted to the guide rail, and a resilient member connected between the sliding members. A wheel is rotatably mounted to each of the sliding members. Two ends of the cable extend extend through the pipe sections and the resilient joints and spacedly are fixed to an inner wall of one of the pipe sections located at a far end of the pipe body. A portion of the cable located out of the pipe body is positioned around the wheel disc and the wheels. | 2010-08-19 |
20100207002 | Mechanical Climbing Aid of the Cam Type - A climbing cam having opposed asymmetrically sized cam members to eliminate the interference that limits the expansion range of climbing aids of the cam type. An optional cam member provides an opposing force to assist in maintaining the placement of the cam in the rock. | 2010-08-19 |
20100207004 | PLINTHS - A plinth constructed of plastics material including a platform; a continuous side wall depending from said platform and adapted to rest on the ground, said side wall including one or more peripheral portions and one or more divider portions, each of said one or more divider portions dividing the platform into at least two load bearing sections and each divider portion including two spaced apart divider wall portions joined by a bottom wall adapted to rest on the ground so as to support the adjacent load bearing sections of said platform, said platform, said divider wall portions and said bottom wall providing a continuous top face. | 2010-08-19 |
20100207011 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING OPTICAL NAVIGATION USING A COMPACT OPTICAL ELEMENT - A system and method for performing optical navigation uses an illumination optical element positioned between a light source and a navigation surface to bend and collimate a beam of light from the light source, which may be originally emitted in a direction normal to the navigation surface. The illumination optical element includes a concave surface to receive the beam of light from the light source and a convex surface to transmit the beam of light from the illumination optical element toward the navigation surface. The beam of light incident on the navigation surface produces light, which is received at an image sensor array to capture frames of image data for displacement estimation. | 2010-08-19 |
20100207014 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A photoelectric conversion device comprises a semiconductor substrate and a multilayer wiring structure, wherein the multilayer wiring structure includes a first wiring layer which serves as a top wiring layer in an effective region and contains aluminum as a principal component, a first insulation film arranged in the effective region and an light-shielded region so as to cover the first wiring layer, and a second wiring layer which serves as a top wiring layer arranged on the first insulation film in the light-shielded region and contains aluminum as a principal component, and wherein the first insulation film has, in the effective region, a first portion which is positioned above the photoelectric conversion unit, and the first portion functions as at least a part of an interlayer lens. | 2010-08-19 |
20100207021 | NANOPHOTONIC PRODUCTION, MODULATION AND SWITCHING OF IONS BY SILICON MICROCOLUMN ARRAYS - The production and use of silicon microcolumn arrays that harvest light from a laser pulse to produce ions are described. The systems of the present invention seem to behave like a quasi-periodic antenna array with ion yields that show profound dependence on the plane of laser light polarization and the angle of incidence. By providing photonic ion sources, this enables enhanced control of ion production on a micro/nano scale and direct integration with miniaturized analytical devices. | 2010-08-19 |
20100207022 | PLATFORM FOR FIELD ASYMMETRIC WAVEFORM ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETRY WITH ION PROPULSION MODES EMPLOYING GAS FLOW AND ELECTRIC FIELD - A differential ion mobility spectrometry or field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry (FAIMS) platform is disclosed that utilizes both gas flow and electric field, consecutively or simultaneously, to move ions through the analytical gap. The consecutive combination of flow and field enables rapid and flexible switching of the FAIMS stage “on” (for ion separation) and “off” (for high non-selective transmission) with no hardware modifications. This capability is needed for effective use of multidimensional instrument systems that couple FAIMS to mass spectrometry and/or conventional ion mobility spectrometry. The joint application of flow and field allows controlling the discrimination against high-mobility ions, maximizing it to remove the chemical noise or minimizing it to make the analyses of complex samples more predictable and uniform. | 2010-08-19 |
20100207026 | ENHANCED VISION SYSTEM SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION - An enhanced vision system and method for use with vision systems with an imager sensitive to infrared radiation of less than 2-microns in wavelength, to produce a first image signal. Another imager sensitive to infrared radiation at least 3-microns in wavelength may be used to produce a second image signal. Preferably, the first image signal represents sensed electric light sources, and the second image signal represents sensed background such as terrain, runways, structures, and obstacles. A signal processor combines an image signal representing locally maximum values of the first image signal with the second image signal to create a displayed image. | 2010-08-19 |
20100207030 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, RADIATION IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND RADIATION IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM - The invention provides an image pickup apparatus which is provided with plural light receiving areas arranged two-dimensionally, and a vertical scanning circuit composed of plural unit circuit stages arranged in the vertical direction and a horizontal scanning circuit composed of plural unit circuit stages arranged in the horizontal direction, for selecting and reading the plural light receiving areas in succession and in which the vertical scanning circuit and the horizontal scanning circuit are arranged in spaces between the light receiving areas, wherein a crossing area of the vertical scanning circuit and the horizontal scanning circuit, in a space between the light receiving areas, is divided into two areas, and at least a unit circuit of the horizontal scanning circuit is provided in one of the two areas while at least a unit circuit of the vertical scanning circuit is provided in the other of the two areas, or an image pickup apparatus which is provided with plural light receiving areas arranged two-dimensionally, and a vertical scanning circuit composed of plural unit circuit stages arranged in the vertical direction and a horizontal scanning circuit composed of plural unit circuit stages arranged in the horizontal direction, for selecting and reading the plural light receiving areas in succession and in which the vertical scanning circuit and the horizontal scanning circuit are arranged in spaces between the light receiving areas, wherein the unit circuits of the vertical scanning circuit and/or the unit circuits of the horizontal scanning circuit are arranged at a constant pitch. | 2010-08-19 |
20100207035 | FLUORESCENCE BASED SENSORS UTILIZING A MIRRORED CAVITY - A fluorescence based sensor system that provides improved signal-to-noise over prior systems is provided. The system includes a fluorescence based sensing medium that is contained a recessed cavity with reflective sides that allow for more uniform excitation of the fluorescence based sensing medium by the excitation light. | 2010-08-19 |