38th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080223965 | Device for Chopping Food, in Particular Pieces of Ice - To provide a food chopper of simple design and high performance, a device ( | 2008-09-18 |
20080223966 | Comminuting Apparatus with Three-Phase Synchronous Motor and Integrated Epicyclic Gear Stage - A comminuting apparatus having a compact, variable-speed drive unit with a high level of efficiency and high torque levels. The comminuting apparatus comprises a drive device having an electric motor operatively connected by way of a transmission device to a comminuting shaft that has comminuting tools at its periphery. The tools cooperate with a counterpart member to comminute the material to be processed. The electric motor is in the form of a high-pole three-phase synchronous motor that is electrically connected to the output of a frequency converter controlled by a control device, and the transmission device is in the form of an epicyclic transmission device. The motor surrounds the epicyclic transmission device at least in part, and the motor and the transmission device are arranged in a common housing. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223967 | Enhanced ore communication process and apparatus - A method and apparatus for comminuting particulate material by interparticle comminution in a bed of particles are disclosed. The apparatus includes a vertical roller mill with a horizontal grinding table rotating about a vertical mill axis. At least one grinding roller presses resiliently against a bed of particulate material on the grinding track and applies a compressive force. The geometry of the mill is such that the roller engages the bed of particulate material with a substantially pure rolling action. This minimizes shear forces applied to the particle bed and minimizes the reduction of fines. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223968 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CHECKING TAPE REEL MOTION - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for checking tape reel motion. A control module directs a leading servo to apply torque to a leading reel and a trailing servo to apply torque to a trailing reel, wherein the control module directs the leading servo to apply an initial positive torque in a tape motion direction and directs the trailing servo to apply an initial negative torque counter to the tape motion direction. If there is no change in an angular position of the leading and trailing reels, the control module incrementally sums a first incremental positive torque to the leading torque to increase the leading torque and a second incremental positive torque to the trailing torque until there is a change in the angular position of the leading and trailing reels and/or until the torques exceed torque limits. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223969 | Coiling Device and Method for Rolled or Drawn Long Products - Coiling device (“R”) and relative method for a windable long, metal product ( | 2008-09-18 |
20080223970 | Revolving Rack for Chain Spools - The present disclosure relates to a revolving rack for the distribution and storage of chain on spools and a method of distribution and storage thereof, and more specifically, to a revolving rack with multiple spools placed on removable spool holders attached to a manual or automatic rotating mechanism that is user activated to place a selected spool at a desired operative position for distribution of chain. The revolving rack including a rotating mechanism connected to a frame with two roller chains placed on bottom sprockets and top sprockets having a built-in mechanism to hold a selected spool at a fixed height. Spools are inserted in spool holders and then adapted on the revolving rack. A drive mechanism rotates the spool holders a desired position either manually or electrically. The revolving rack also includes a sturdy frame having an operative section for receiving the rotating mechanism and a fixation section with a forklift-type interface. The spool holders include a central support placed on a spool holder equipped with a friction based stabilizer to prevent rotation and unwinding of chain. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223971 | TAPE REEL, RECORDING TAPE CARTRIDGE, TAKE-UP REEL, DRAWING-OUT MEMBER, AND DRIVE DEVICE - A tape reel, a recording tape cartridge, a take-up reel, and a drive device, in which displacement of recording tape in an axial direction of a hub may be suppressed during traveling and occurrence of reading errors of servo signals and recording/reproducing errors of data signals may be suppressed are obtained. The reel hub is integrally formed with a lower flange and a radius of the reel hub on an upper flange side is greater than a radius on a lower flange side. By winding the recording tape T around the reel hub in such a manner that a side having a smaller radius of curvature of a tape edge is on the lower flange side of the reel hub, the displacement of the recording tape T in the axial direction of the reel hub during traveling is suppressed. As a result, recording and reproducing errors of servo signals and recording signals may be suppressed and reduction of so-called position error signals and off-track errors may be expected even in a case of high-density recording. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223972 | INDEPENDENTLY DRAWING AND TENSIONING LINES WITH BI-DIRECTIONAL ROTARY DEVICE HAVING TWO SPOOLS - A method of drawing lines into a housing includes: rotating a dial in a first rotational direction of the dial such that a first spool located in an interior of the housing is mechanically rotated in a first rotational direction thereby winding a first line thereabout; and rotating the same dial in a second rotational direction opposite to the first rotational direction such that a second spool located in the interior of the housing is mechanically rotated in a first rotational direction thereby winding a second line thereabout. The rotating of the same dial in the second, opposite rotational direction does not result in unwinding of the first line from the first spool, and the rotating of the same dial in the first rotational direction does not result in unwinding of the second line from the second spool. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223973 | CHANGEOVER APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHANGING OVER WINDING OF WEB - A drum support arm supports a cutting drum with a sector cross section and a receiving drum with a circular cross section, and moves between a web winding changeover position for causing the receiving drum to contact a core and a spacing position for keeping the receiving drum away from the core. The guide roller moves between an approaching position for lifting a web from the receiving drum and a retracted position for causing the web contact a peripheral surface of the receiving drum. When the drum support arm moves to the web winding changeover position, the guide roller moves to the retracted position, and when the drum support arm moves to the spacing position, the guide roller moves to the approaching position. When the drum support arm is set to the web winding changeover position, the cutting drum rotates once to cut the web. A front end of the web formed by cutting is pressed against the core by the receiving drum and wound around the periphery of the core. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223974 | Winding jig polygonal coil, and method of manufacturing polygonal coil - A polygonal coil having a substantially square shape is manufactured by winding a conductive wire in the diameter direction of the core on the core in an overlapping manner by the use of a winding jig in which a first collar portion and a second collar portion are disposed at both ends of a core so as to be opposed to each other and four rod-shaped protrusions are disposed on a surface of the first collar portion opposed to the second collar portion so as to protrude in a radial shape centered on an end of the core. As a result, it is possible to obtain a polygonal coil with high precision. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223975 | REVERSIBLE SURFACE WINDER - Disclosed is a winder having: a drum about which a web passes in use; a cutter which severs the web as it passes around the drum into segments; a suction facility which draws air through a suction portion of the drum such that, when severed, the trailing web segment is carried by the suction portion to a release position; a loader which, for each segment, receives a core at a starting position whereat the core is rotated by contact with said drum and whereat the core receives the leading edge of said trailing segment, without fold-over, from said drum when the trailing segment reaches the take-up position; a guide which receives the core after the segment has started to wind thereupon; and a transfer mechanism which receives the core from the guide and supports same in driven contact with the drum as the segment is wound the Disclosed is a winder having: a drum about which a web passes in use; a cutter which severs the web as it passes around the drum into segments; a suction facility which draws air through a suction portion of the drum such that, when severed, the trailing web segment is carried by the suction portion to a release position; a loader which, for each segment, receives a core at a starting position whereat the core is rotated by contact with said drum and whereat the core receives the leading edge of said trailing segment, without fold-over, from said drum when the trailing segment reaches the take-up position; a guide which receives the core after the segment has started to wind thereupon; and a transfer mechanism which receives the core from the guide and supports same in driven contact with the drum as the segment is wound thereon. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223976 | Space vehicle launch system - A space vehicle launch system is proposed which utilizes a vacuum filled lighter than air vessel to lift a rocket powered vehicle to a high altitude where the vehicle can easily blast into outer space. The main advantages of this system are that, first, the rocket would not need to carry a large mass of fuel, and, therefore, this system would be much safer than the state of the art. Second, the vehicle would be lifted slowly through the atmosphere, and would not suffer any damage due to abrupt acceleration or air friction. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223977 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROJECTILE GUIDANCE - Methods and apparatus for projectile systems according to various aspects of the present invention comprise a projectile attached to an auxiliary control system. The auxiliary control system may include a control system and a transverse propulsion system. The control system controls the trajectory of the projectile system, for example by activating the transverse propulsion system to adjust the trajectory. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223978 | VARIABLE FLUID INTAKE WITH RAMP AND INFLATABLE BAG - Methods and apparatus for a fluid inlet according to various aspects of the present invention comprise a housing and a ramp at least partially within the housing. The housing and the ramp define a passage through which air may flow to the engine and a cavity on the opposite side of the ramp from the passage. The ramp is moveable within the housing to change the size of the passage and the cavity. The system further comprises a seal substantially disposed across the cavity. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223979 | AERODYNAMIC LIFTING DEVICE AND AIRBORNE CRAFT - An airborne craft is provided comprising an aerodynamic lifting device having a radial drum fan and a thrust vectoring shroud. The radial drum or vertical axis fan comprises a fan with a rotor, the rotor having a rotational axis and comprising a plurality of rotor blades disposed in an annular ring about the rotational axis and a driving means for the rotor such that, on operation of the driving means, lift is generated. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223980 | BUBBLE GLIDER - This invention is a “bubble glider” which is a modified hybrid of the hot-air balloon and the glider. It has a distinct undulating forward motion. A simple bubble glider has a soft air-bubble, a hard air-bubble and a thin body and is made of 0.25 mm PVC sheets. It is used inside a completely sealed water tank with an external control unit. An operator uses the control unit to vary the buoyancy of the soft air-bubble and completely control the motion of the bubble glider. Specifically, the glider can glide forward and backward, change direction, take off and land vertically, float motionless and so on. In generalization, bubble gliders can be of many shapes and sizes, and made of, practically, any material. They can be designed to operate in totally closed containers or in open environments such as open water tanks, reservoirs, lakes, oceans and skies. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223981 | GROUND EFFECT GLIDER - A glider including a center section configured to receive and support an operator thereon, and a pair of air-foil shaped wings extending generally outwardly from the center section. The glider is configured such that when the glider supports the operator thereon the glider is glidable down an incline in the ground effect zone of the incline, and is configured such that the glider cannot sustainably glide above the ground effect zone. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223982 | Method and device for wind generated electricity - An airborne electricity producing generator powered by wind at high altitude. A gas filled balloon keeps the turbines and other apparatus afloat. Connection with the ground is with tethers that also prevent the apparatus from floating freely and conduct electricity, thereby bringing the electricity produced to ground based transformers. Computer controls the position, direction, tilt and height of the apparatus depending on wind direction and speed. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223983 | Method for Mounting an Aircraft Engine on a Rigid Structure of a Strut for Locking the Engine - The invention concerns a method to mount an aircraft engine on a rigid structure of an engine mount, comprising a securing step, on the structure, to secure an attachment body ( | 2008-09-18 |
20080223984 | Aircraft comprising a landing gear compartment permitting better integration of the landing gear - The object of the invention is an aircraft comprising at least one gear compartment in which is adapted to be disposed a landing gear ( | 2008-09-18 |
20080223985 | Splicing Fuselage Sections without Shims - Fuselage sections of an aircraft are joined using splice elements that compensate for gaps caused by mismatches between mating surfaces on the fuselage sections. The fuselage sections are virtually assembled using computer models that are based on non-contact measurements of as-built fuselage sections. The virtually assembled fuselage sections are used to map the gaps between the mating surfaces. The mapped gaps are used to produce tool inserts having profiles that reflect the dimensions of the gaps. The tool inserts are used to manufacture splice elements having profiles that fill the gaps when the fuselage sections are assembled and joined, thereby eliminating the need for shims and spaces to fill the gaps. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223986 | Trussed Structure - The invention provides a trussed structure comprising a frame and at least one strut, wherein the frame is of composite material and includes sockets which are integral with the frame. The invention also provides a process of making the trussed structures. The struts are typically of composite material and the trussed structures of the invention are particularly suitable for use in aircraft, for example, as wing ribs or floor beams. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223987 | Rib element and composite flange for aircraft - A rib element for aircraft and a composite flange for use in aircraft. The rib element ( | 2008-09-18 |
20080223988 | System For Inerting a Compartment of a self-Propelled Vehicle, Especially an Aircraft - The invention relates to a system for inerting a compartment of a vehicle, typically a fuel tank ( | 2008-09-18 |
20080223989 | Force Balancing Kite Control System - An improvement to kite control systems for power kites, comprising at least one proportional redirection mechanism, which balances the forces of the main lifting force of the kite and the control handlebar, thus assisting with steering the kite and significantly reducing the effort needed to hold or pull the control handlebar, without taking away the flexibility to instantly depower the kite. A compound pulley system can be used as a proportional redirection device as described in one embodiment, or levers can used as shown in an alternative embodiment. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223990 | SELF-POWERED SPACECRAFT ATTITUDE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method are provided for operating a control moment gyro (CMG) in a spacecraft. The CMG includes a spin motor, and a CMG rotor that is coupled to the spin motor and is configured to rotate about a spin axis. Electrical power from a power source is supplied to the spin motor to rotate the CMG rotor about the spin axis. A determination is made as to whether the power source can supply sufficient electrical power to the spin motor. If the power source cannot supply sufficient electrical power to the spin motor, the spin motor is rotated by the CMG rotor to generate and supply electrical power to the power source. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223991 | Wing Tip Device - An aircraft comprises a wing having a positive dihedral, the wing comprising a tip and a wing tip device mounted in the region of the tip. The wing tip device is generally downwardly extending and has a region inclined at a cant of more than 180 degrees. The region is arranged to generate lift during flight. The region inclined at a cant of more than 180 degrees may be located at the distal end of the wing tip device. The wing tip may be swept and may aeroelastically deform during flight. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223992 | High-Performance Low-Noise Aircraft Exhaust Systems and Methods - Aircraft exhaust systems and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, an integrated propulsion assembly includes a wing assembly having an upper surface and a lower surface, and a propulsion unit at least partially disposed within the wing assembly. An exhaust system is configured to conduct an exhaust flow emanating from the propulsion unit to an exhaust aperture. The exhaust aperture is positioned proximate a trailing edge of the wing assembly, and has an aspect ratio of at least five. In further embodiments, the wing assembly includes a flap member moveably coupled along a trailing edge portion of the wing assembly, and the exhaust aperture is configured to direct the exhaust flow over at least a portion of the flap member. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223993 | HOMEOSTATIC FLYING HOVERCRAFT - A homeostatic flying hovercraft preferably utilizes at least two pairs of counter-rotating ducted fans to generate lift like a hovercraft and utilizes a homeostatic hover control system to create a flying craft that is easily controlled. The homeostatic hover control system provides true homeostasis of the craft with a true fly-by-wire flight control and control-by-wire system control. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223994 | MOVEABLE WINGS ON A FLYING/HOVERING VEHICLE - The present invention includes an embodiment defined as a flying vehicle having a pair of wings and a transition assembly partially housed within each of the pair of wings. The transition assembly has ends rotatable with respect to each other and separately secured to the wing in which the end is housed. The transition assembly has a first position defined as having each wing positioned at an angle offset from a substantial horizontal orientation and oriented in an opposite direction from the other wing. When the transition assembly is in the first position the vehicle spins and will fly in a substantially hovering vertical orientation. The transition assembly has a second position defined as having each wing positioned in a substantial horizontal position. When the transition assembly is in the second position the vehicle will fly in a substantially horizontal orientation. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223995 | Stand Off Tie for Communications Cables - The stand off tie includes a mounting block ( | 2008-09-18 |
20080223996 | Adjustable article support - An adjustable support for holding an article such as a notebook computer. The support has a base; an article holding platform; and a single, adjustable, articulated, link connected at one end to the base and at its other end to the platform. The link has two spaced-apart lockable pivots, the pivots dividing the link into a base link member connected to the base, an intermediate link member, and a platform link member connected to the platform. The pivots are of the type having a locking member movable toward the pivot to unlock the pivot. The pivots are normally locked to hold the platform is a desired working position for a user of the notebook. The support has an unlocking mechanism, operable by one hand, for unlocking the pivots simultaneously. While the pivots are unlocked, the platform can be manipulating by the one hand on the unlocking mechanism to adjust the platform to a new working position and then locked in the new position. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223997 | DRIPLESS COLLAR - A collar for a cooking utensil is configured to retain the utensil within the collar and hold the working end of the utensil above a countertop or other horizontal surface. In a preferred form, the collar is formed in two halves pivotally connected with one another, with an interior region of flexible material that deforms about a utensil handle to retain the handle within the collar. Magnets or other fasteners keep the collar halves joined together. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223998 | Display Device and Support Stand Therefor - A support stand for a display device includes a chassis base, a display panel, a connecting member, a stand member, and a shock absorbing member. The display panel is attached to the chassis base, and the connecting member is coupled to the chassis base. The stand member is connected to the connecting member such that the stand member supports the chassis base to which the display panel is attached. The shock absorbing member is disposed between the connecting member and the stand member such that the shock absorbing member absorbs a shock caused by a collision between the connecting member and the stand member. | 2008-09-18 |
20080223999 | MOTORCYCLE WHEEL HOLDER - The present invention is a motorcycle wheel holder with the capability of holding four motorcycle wheels simultaneously. The holder is capable of being rolled around and folds into a closed configuration by rotating two arms into its main frame. The arms are lockable in the deployed or stored configuration via actuation of locking pins. The unique geometry of the invention allows it to be oriented vertically or horizontally. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224000 | Tripod For Camera - A tripod for the camera is provided. The opening and closing mechanism for adjusting quickly the leg opening angle is provided between the leg tube base and the tripod body in the tripod. The inner expanding type of locking mechanism is provided between the tubes. The ratch in the tube is engaged with the pawl such that the opening angle of the leg of the tripod may be controlled. The taper screw is cooperated rotatablely with the taper nut within the tube such that the lock or the loose between the two leg tubes may be controlled. The adjustable turntable is provided on the top of the tripod central axis, and the withdrawing type of pothook is provided on the bottom thereof. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224001 | Upright support protector for children and pets - The present invention generally relates to protecting marring the finish of table legs or posts from pets and children. More importantly, the present invention help saves children, adults and pets from harm by cushioning and deflecting them from blunt and sharp edges on vertical upright supports. The present invention provides a soft covered buffer wrap to absorb, deflect and/or guide the child away from any sharp or hard surfaces such as a wooden table leg with corners in its design. In another embodiment, the present invention can be utilized as a mountable clamp-on device to protect furniture in general from children and pets by providing an alternative puppy chewing point and feline scratching apparatus. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224002 | Truss Bracket - A dual use or a single use bracket adapted to be mounted on the truss includes an inverted U-shaped portion to mount on the truss, an outward extending portion to connect to the inverted U-shaped portion to mount a shelf. The inverted U-shaped portion is adapted to mount to a floor member, and the duel use bracket includes a flap to mount to the floor member. The outward extending portion includes an aperture for a bolt, and the outward extending portion includes a nut. The inverted U-shaped portion includes a first flap on a front side and a second flap on the back side of the inverted U-shaped portion. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224003 | Adhesion Method and Adhesion Device for a Wall Hanger Plaster and a Base - An adhesion method for a wall hanger paster and a base comprises the steps: spreading liquid glue or dissolvent on the center of the bottom face of the base or melting the bottom face of the base with instant high heat; bending the paster to be an arc shape; and pressing the paster toward the bottom face of the base, the bulgiest point of the center of an arc face connecting to the base, and then gradually pressing the paster to make the paster and the base gradually stick together. An adhesion device for a wall hanger and a base comprises an upper mold and a lower mold. The upper mold has a paster clamping board having holes, a clamping trough, a base holding board having pillars, and the center place of the base holding board having a base installed groove corresponding to the fixing place of the paster. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224004 | Shelf mounting system - A shelf mounting system for mounting a shelf to a corner wall surface comprising an elongate member having a first arm and a second arm, each of the first arm and the second arm having a wall attachment portion and a body portion perpendicular to the wall attachment portion, the elongate member including a cut groove that extends along a width of the body portion to define an interruption between the first arm and the second arm, the body portion including a threaded region that extends at least partially along the length of the first arm and the second arm and a shelf member having a first abutment surface configured to abut the first wall surface and a second abutment surface configured to abut the second wall surface, the first and second abutment surfaces having a cut out portion for receiving the threaded region of the body portion. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224005 | LATERAL ADAPTOR - An apparatus is provided which can be inserted into a pegboard and then one or more pegboard devices can be inserted into the apparatus. The apparatus effectively extends the usable area of a pegboard. The apparatus may include first, second, and third sides, which together substantially form a U-shape. The first and second sides are substantially parallel to each other and the first side is substantially perpendicular to the third side. First and second prongs project outwards from the first side. A plurality of openings are provided in the second side, such that one or more prongs of a pegboard device can be inserted into the plurality of openings in the second side in order to attach the pegboard device to the apparatus, while the first and second prongs of the apparatus are inserted into a pegboard. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224006 | Mounting System For Flush Assembly in Walls and Ceilings in Walls And Ceilings - A flush-mounting system includes a mounting bracket with an opening that is coupled to a support extending substantially in a plane to allow the mounting bracket to move along the support. An inner bracket is disposed with the mounting bracket's opening and can be slide in and out of the opening to adjust accordingly. Among the many different possibilities, the flush mounting system also has a second support extending parallel to the first support and a mechanism coupling an opposite side of the bracket to the second support. It is further contemplated that the structure is a stud of any structure in a building such as wood, cement, masonry, and stone. A wallboard is then provided to cover the mounting system for a flush-mounting look. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224007 | Quick release vent mounting clip - A clip for an air vent louver attachment apparatus for portable electronic devices and the like, wherein the clip has an upper leg and a lower leg and a quick release lever attached to the lower leg for opening and closing the clip for insertion and removal onto a fin of the air vent louver. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224008 | HANGER BAR FOR RECESSED LIGHTING FIXTURES - A hanger bar for supporting a recessed light fixture is attachable to ceiling joists or a T-bar grid of a drop down ceiling. First and second bars of the hanger bar slide and telescope. First and second spring clips are detachably coupled to the brackets at the ends of the first and second bars, respectively. Each of the first and second clips has a pair of downwardly extending arms bent inwardly toward one another, a first leg extending from a first arm, a second leg extending from a second arm, and an outwardly-extending foot on the second leg. The spring clips snap on to the T-bar grid. Each bracket includes a nail that is angled away from the hanger bar and downward so that the nail head is below the level of the hanger bar. The angled nails enable easy hammer strikes to attach the hanger bar to ceiling joists without accidental hammer blows to the hanger bar. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224009 | Adhesion device by holding low pressure - Provided is an adhesion device used to cradle a car navigation system, a mobile phone, etc. The adhesion device according to the present invention comprises a pad ( | 2008-09-18 |
20080224010 | Bucket Hold-Down with Strap and Foot Levers - A hold-down for a common pail used in mixing paints, drywall compound, or other applications has a pair of swing-down, spring-loaded step-pads secured to the base of the pail. There can be a strap for this purpose, with an adjustable draw latch. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224011 | Shower caddy attachment - A shower caddy attachment device has a hanging member that has an upper semicircular edge that hangs from a shower pipe above a shower head. A top stopper having a grip surface and a stopping face is disposed to face the hanging member. The bottom clamp pivots in connection with a pivot location on the hanging member so that it locks with location on the hanging member. The bottom clamp is preferably made as a half pipe. The shower caddy attachment device loop is preferably a flat structure. A flat portion on the top stopper defines an area between the shower head and the wall. The flat portion with the optional ridge portion provides a space between the wall and the shower head. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224012 | Industrial Hangers for Framing and Method of Fabricating the Same - An industrial hanger is provided for coupling a device to a truss. The hanger apparatus includes a first member having a first support surface, a second opposed support surface, and a threaded portion extending between the first and second support surfaces. The hanger apparatus also includes a second member having a first support surface, a second opposed support surface, and a threaded portion extending between the second member first and second support surfaces. The first member is coupled to the second member such that the first member threaded portion and the second member threaded portions define a substantially circular threaded opening that is sized to receive a threaded rod therein. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224013 | Ceiling Fan Mounting System - A ceiling fan mounting system includes a mounting bracket for fixing the ceiling fan mounting system, and a canopy. The mounting bracket includes a flange comprising an external peripheral surface, the external peripheral surface having at least one locking hole thereat. The canopy includes a sleeve joint adapted to receive and nest the flange of the mounting bracket. The canopy has at least one elastic blocker corresponding the at least one locking hole, in assembly, the at least one elastic blocker being embedded in the at least one locking hole. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224014 | COLLAPSIBLE BOOK HOLDER - A collapsible book holder for securely holding a book open in a comfortable reading position includes a base having a recessed storage area therein, a cover pivotably attached to a first end of the base, a support beam and pair of arms adapted to be collapsed inside the recessed storage area when the cover is closed and deployed when the cover is open to hold a book at a comfortable reading position. The collapsible book holder may further include a pair of collapsible and deployable clips that may be used to hold the book open. The angle of the support beam may be adjusted to allow the angle of repose of a book leaning against it to be varied. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224015 | RETAINING CLIP - The present invention provides a retaining clip for securing an air conditioning evaporator coil to a drain pan. The retaining clip has a U-shaped body formed from a single piece of material, wherein parallel panels for the sides of the U. One side of the U is longer than the other. A tab is formed from the end of the side panel that constitutes the longer side of the U, wherein the tab points toward the center of the U and is approximately perpendicular to the sides of the U. The retaining clip is mounted over a side wall of the drain pan, with the tab securing the clip in place by fitting underneath a section of the drain pan wall that projects outward from the general plane of the wall. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224016 | POLE SUPPORT FOR AN UPRIGHT POLE - A pole support for an upright pole, preferably for use with an upright pole of a sunshade, umbrella or other similar product, that comprises a pole base, a pole holder connected to said pole base for the upright pole, and a weight, wherein the weight is configured to act upon the pole base to stabilize the pole base, and wherein the weight is configured to be detached from the pole base. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224017 | GOLF CART UMBRELLA HOLDER - An umbrella holder includes a clamp. The clamp is attached to a frame member, in an exemplary form, a frame member of a golf cart. The clamp is held on the frame member through a Velcro strap which wraps around the frame member. A telescoping rod extends from the clamp to hold an umbrella shaft holder which includes a slot through which an umbrella shaft can be passed. When the umbrella shaft is received within the holder, it is held securely therein. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224018 | Engine Assembly for an Aircraft Comprising an Engine as Well as an Engine Mounting Stucture - An engine assembly including an engine mount, the engine mount including a rigid structure including a box and a mounting system positioned between the engine and the rigid structure. This mounting system includes an aft attachment. The assembly further includes a thermal protection system for the box, including a preferably ventilated duct forming a heat barrier and extending between the box and the engine. The duct extends rearward beyond the aft engine attachment. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224019 | SUPPORT DEVICE FOR HEAT DISSIPATION MODULE - A support device for heat dissipation module provides a frame with four corners thereof extending outward a support part respectively. A mounting opening is disposed at the central area of the frame with two opposite side of the mounting opening having a projection plate respectively. A facial side of the projection plate is provided with fitting pins to fit with a guide heat plate and covering the mounting opening without help of welding. Therefore, thinner guide heat plate can be used for simplifying manufacturing process and lowering production cost. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224020 | Platform isolator - The platform isolator of the present invention isolates a vibration source from its surroundings. The platform is supported on elongated members that in turn are supported on knife-edge supports. The ends of the elongated members are restrained from longitudinal movement. The distance between a pair of knife edge supports may be fixed or adjustable based on the expected vibration frequency. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224021 | Cast-on-strap mold and method for producing a terminal post comprising an embedded member at one time - The present invention relates to a cast-on-strap mold and a method for producing a terminal post comprising an embedded member at one time. The cast-on-strap mold for producing a terminal post comprising an embedded member at one time is disposed with a cavity and a fixing bolt that correspond in size and position to the embedded member are disposed therein, a positioning aperture is disposed thereon, and the embedded member, the positioning aperture and the fixing bolt correspond to one another. The method for producing a terminal post comprising an embedded member at one time uses a cast-on-strap mold for producing a terminal post comprising an embedded member at one time and it comprises the following steps: install the embedded member into the cast-on-strap mold and secure it in position by the fixing bolt, cast and weld the terminal post and the plate pack, and then loosen the fixing bolt to take out the cast and welded terminal post and plate pack. The present invention increases the effects of the strength and the connection of the plate pack, the terminal post and the embedded member which are formed in one piece at one time, and it also significantly increases the capacity of the storage battery for conducting high electric current. The production steps are saved. The cost of production is lowered. The level of automation and the quality of the production can be enhanced. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224022 | Method for Introducing Vertical Built-In Parts Into Structures Erected with a Sliding Formwork, Particularly in Annular Concrete Walls, and Device for Performing the Method - The invention relates to a method for introducing vertical built-in parts into structures erected with a sliding formwork, particularly in annular concrete walls, and a device for performing the method. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224023 | Tiered Concrete Wall Pour - An example concrete wall form assembly includes a frame having a plurality of studs. A first panel and a second panel fasten to the plurality of studs. The first panel and the second panel span the studs to provide a wall form that has a concrete receiving cavity having a cavity height. The wall form includes an aperture for moving concrete through the wall form to the concrete receiving cavity. The aperture has a first aperture height less than the concrete receiving cavity height. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224024 | Control system for an illumination device incorporating discrete light sources - The present invention provides an illumination system enabling dynamic colour control of the illumination produced by the system. The illumination system comprises light-emitting elements for producing illumination, and at least one detecting device which collects information relating to the illumination, which is inherently non-linear. The illumination system also integrates a computing system which receives the information from the at least one detecting device and linearises this information using a multivariate function having a solution defining a hyperplane representing constant chromaticity for a given luminous intensity, and then determines a number of control parameters based on the information. The illumination system also integrates a controller for receiving the control parameters from the computing system and determining the control signals to be sent to the light-emitting elements in order to dynamically alter the characteristics of the illumination based on the collected information and the desired illumination result. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224025 | Step-wise intensity control of a solid state lighting system - A solid state lighting system controls overall light output level in a step-wise manner by discretely controlling the ON/OFF state of its light emitters. Solid state emitters that are ON at a given time are set and kept at a level intended to produce a desired output characteristic, e.g. at a level to produce a described color of light. The system utilizes optical processing of the generated light, for example by diffuse reflection in an optical integrating cavity, sufficient to convert the point source output(s) from the emitting elements into a uniform virtual source output. The virtual source output appears uniform regardless of how many emitters are ON or OFF, and only the perceptible intensity of the light output changes with the number of emitters that the system has ON. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224026 | RF controlled sequential lighting system - An RF controlled lighting system that activates lights in adjacent spaces when a person walks into a first space and then traverses the spaces in sequence. A detection device senses the entry of a person into a first space controlled by the system. A micro-controller activates the lights in that space for immediate light and in the adjacent spaces in preparation for the person to traverse the spaces in either direction from the origin space. As the person traverses the contiguous spaces, controllers in each space sense the person's presence and communicate by RF signals to activate lights along the person's path. The controllers extinguish their lights a predetermined time after the person passes or no one enters a space. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224027 | Display device - A display device according to an embodiment of the invention includes a display panel, a drive circuit that drives the display panel, an illuminating unit that illuminates the display panel, a photosensing section Ls having an ambient light photosensor Ts that senses the brightness of ambient light and a capacitor Cw that is charged with a predetermined reference voltage via a first switch S | 2008-09-18 |
20080224028 | Optical head apparatus and optical information recording or reproducing apparatus - Light emitted from a light source and having a wavelength of 400 nm is reflected by a beam splitter (BS), and converged on a disk according to a next-generation standard. Reflection light therefrom passes through the BS and is received by a photodetector. Light emitted from a light source and having a wavelength of 660 nm is reflected by the BS and passes through the BS, and converged on a disk according to a DVD standard. Reflection light therefrom passes through the BS and is received by the photodetector. About 50% of light emitted from a light source and having a wavelength of 780 nm is reflected by the BS. The light passes through the BS and is then converged on a disk according to a CD standard. Reflection light therefrom passes through the BS. About 50% of the light passes through the BS and is received by the photodetector. Thus, recording and reproduction can be performed on any of disks according to a next-generation standard, DVD standard, and CD standard. With respect to disks according to the next-generation standard, a high optical output is obtained during recording and a high S/N ratio is obtained during reproduction. With respect to disks according to the CD standard, the amount of light received by the photodetector does not substantially vary even when birefringence of a disk varies. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224029 | Foil-Type Pressure Sensor - A foil-type pressure sensor includes a first foil and a second foil. A spacer is arranged in between the first and second foils, which keeps the foils at a certain distance from each other. The spacer presents an opening that defines a sensing region. In this sensing region, the first and second foils can be brought closer one to the other against the resiliency of the foils by pressure acting on the pressure sensor. The pressure sensor further includes light emitting means arranged between the foils for inputting light into the sensing region and light collecting means arranged between the foils for collecting light propagated from the light emitting means through at least part of the sensing region to the light collecting means. When the first and second foils are brought closer one to the other, at least one of the first and the second foils at least partially blocks light propagation through the sensing region. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224030 | NON-CONTACT THERMAL IMAGING SYSTEM FOR HETEROGENEOUS COMPONENTS - A non-contact thermal imaging system for heterogeneous materials, the system including a translating head that is parallel to a reference plane; an infrared probe connected to data acquisition electronics in order to collect first data, the first data being nitrated intensity readings; a transmitter for sending one or more signals to a sample; and a receiver for receiving the one or more signals from the sample; wherein the transmitter and the receiver measure an intensity of the one or more signals reflected off the sample as second data; and wherein the first data and the second data are combined via software to calculate a temperature at every point on the sample. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224031 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH RESOLUTION GAMMA RAY MEASUREMENTS - A method for measuring radiation, the method includes selecting at least two radiation detectors, each detector having a spatial resolution that differs from the spatial resolution of other detectors; measuring the radiation with the detectors; and combining a response from at least two of the detectors to produce a composite response exhibiting a spatial resolution. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224032 | Micromachined field asymmetric ion mobility filter and detection system - A micromechanical field asymmetric ion mobility filter for a detection system includes a pair of spaced substrates defining between them a flow path between a sample inlet and an outlet; an ion filter disposed in the path and including a pair of spaced filter electrodes, one electrode associated with each substrate; and an electrical controller for applying a bias voltage and an asymmetric periodic voltage across the ion filter electrodes for controlling the paths of ions through the filter. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224033 | Mass Spectrometer - This invention relates to mass spectrometers comprising a reaction cell and where mass spectra are collected both from unreacted ions and also from reaction product ions. In particular, although not exclusively, this invention finds use in tandem mass spectrometry where mass spectra are collected from precursor and fragment ions. The present invention provides an arrangement where ions may be sent to a reaction cell for fragmentation or other processing before onward transport to a mass analyser. Alternatively, ions may be passed directly to a mass analyser along a bypass path. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224034 | System and Method for Locating One or More Persons - An apparatus ( | 2008-09-18 |
20080224035 | Pattern displacement measuring method and pattern measuring device - An evaluation method and apparatus is provided for evaluating a displacement between patterns of a pattern image by using design data representative of a plurality of patterns superimposed ideally. A first distance is measured for an upper layer pattern between a line segment of the design data and an edge of the charged particle radiation image, a second distance is measured for a lower layer pattern between a line segment of the design data and an edge of the charged particle radiation image; and an superimposition displacement is detected between the upper layer pattern and lower layer pattern in accordance with the first distance and second distance. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224036 | METHOD AND DEVICE TO QUANTIFY ACTIVE CARRIER PROFILES IN ULTRA-SHALLOW SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES - A method and device for determining, in a non-destructive way, at least the active carrier profile from an unknown semiconductor substrate are disclosed. In one aspect, the method comprises generating 2 | 2008-09-18 |
20080224037 | Charged Particle Beam Device - There is provided a charged particle beam device which can prevent a specimen from not being able to be observed due to entering of a part of a grid of a mesh in a field of view, each pixel of a scanning transmission electron microscope image is displayed on the basis of a gray value of a predetermined gradation scale. In the case where the number of pixels of a predetermined gray value is less than a predetermined percentage, it is decided that a mesh image is not included in the scanning transmission electron microscope image. In the case where the number of pixels of the predetermined gray value is not less than a predetermined percentage, it is judged that the mesh image is included in the scanning transmission electron microscope image. In the case where the mesh image is included in the scanning transmission electron microscope image, a magnification is increased, a specimen stage is moved, or beam deflection is performed, and when the mesh image is not anymore included in the scanning transmission electron microscope image, the predetermined gradation scale is converted to other gradation scale and a scanning transmission electron microscope image is obtained. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224038 | METHOD OF DETERMINING THE POWER TRANSFER OF NUCLEAR COMPONENT WITH A LAYER OF MATERIAL PLACED UPON A HEATING SURFACE OF THE COMPONENT - A method to characterize the power transfer of a nuclear component is provided including the steps of obtaining a sample of a deposit layer on a side of a nuclear component, obtaining a scanning electron microscope image of an outside surface of the sample, obtaining a scanning electron microscope image of an inside surface of the sample, analyzing the scanning electron microscope images of the outside and inside surfaces of the sample for a presence of capillaries and steam chimneys, and calculating the power transfer of the component based on a number of steam chimneys in the deposit layer. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224039 | Scanning electron microscope with length measurement function and dimension length measurement method - A scanning electron microscope with a length measurement function includes an electron gun emitting an electron beam, a measurement target region setting unit for setting a measurement region for a pattern formed on a sample, a storing unit for storing the designated measurement region, a beam blanker unit for controlling an irradiation of the electron beam depending on the measurement region, and a control unit for extracting the designated measurement region from the storing unit, interrupting the electron beam with the beam blanker unit in a region other than the measurement region, irradiating the electron beam passed through the beam blanker unit onto the sample in the measurement region, capturing an image of the measurement region, and measuring the pattern. The measurement region may be represented by a pair of measurement regions, and the respective regions may have the same areas as each other. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224040 | Image Forming Method and Electron Microscope - As an image forming method including comparison between images for three-dimensional image construction or the like and an apparatus for forming such images, there are provided an image forming method and an electron microscope capable of obtaining with high accuracy or efficiency information required for comparison. In the image forming method, an image is formed on the basis of comparison between a plurality of images obtained by applying an electron beam to a specimen at different tilt angles. The method includes obtaining a first transmission image with the electron beam applied in a first direction and a second transmission image with the electron beam applied in a second direction, the second transmission image being formed within a region different from a peripheral blurred region resulting from tilting, and making a search in the first transmission image by using the second transmission image. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224041 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUBSURFACE ANOMALY DETECTION AND IMAGE PROJECTION - A method of detecting subsurface anomalies that includes the steps of utilizing a detector to determine the existence of a subsurface anomaly at a location behind the surface, and generating a signal representative of the anomaly. The signal is transmitted to a projector mounted in image alignment with the detector. The signal is converted into a visual representation of the anomaly; and the visual representation of the anomaly is projected onto the surface at the location on the surface behind which the subsurface anomaly is present. An apparatus for carrying out the method is also disclosed. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224042 | RADIATION IMAGE DETECTOR - A radiation image detector includes: a photoconductive layer that generates electric charges when irradiated by recording electromagnetic waves which have passed through an electrode layer; and detecting electrodes, for detecting signals corresponding to the electric charges generated in the photoconductive layer. The radiation image detector further includes: dielectrics that cover the edges of the detecting electrodes, the edges being the side surfaces and portions of surfaces continuous with the side surfaces of the detecting electrodes, that face the photoconductive layer; and a charge injection preventing layer, which is a conductor with respect to electric charges of the same polarity as the electric charges accumulated during recording of the image information, and an insulator with respect to electric charges of the opposite polarity from the accumulated electric charges, provided to cover at least the surfaces of the detecting electrodes that face the photoconductive layer which are not covered by the dielectric. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224043 | Artifact scanning with infrared radiation generated within a cold cathode lamp - Visible and infrared radiation is generated from phosphors within a cold cathode lamp. At least partially transparent media is irradiated with the visible and infrared radiation from the cold cathode lamp. Infrared radiation that passes through the at least partially transparent media is sensed, and an artifact signal is generated from the sensed infrared radiation. The artifact signal corresponds to one or more unwanted artifacts on the at least partially transparent media. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224044 | Equipment for Non-Contact Temperature Measurement of Samples of Materials Arranged Under Vacuum - The invention concerns an equipment for non-contact temperature measurement ( | 2008-09-18 |
20080224045 | ULTRA-SENSITIVE SILICON SENSOR, LONG-WAVE INFRARED MICROANTENNA - Hybrid microantennas and improved sensor structures incorporating hybrid microantenna embodiments are described herein. A hybrid long-wave infrared (LWIR) microantenna includes four inner pie-shaped arms in which the four inner pie-shaped arms are in a double bow-tie configuration and a plurality of outer pie-shaped arms in which a subset of the outer pie-shaped arms is connected to the four inner pie-shaped arms and the pie-shaped arms are sensitive to electric fields and absorb radiation. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224046 | Method of Treating Non-Refrigerated, Spectrally-Selective Lead Selenide Infrared Detectors - The invention relates to a method of processing non-refrigerated lead selenide infrared detectors, consisting in: 1) selecting the substrate and preparing same; 2) delineating and depositing multilayer interference filters; and 3) treating polycrystalline lead selenide infrared detectors on the interference filters, comprising the following steps, namely 3a) metal deposition, 3b) delineation of the metal deposit, 3c) delineation of the sensor, 3d) PbSe deposition by means of thermal evaporation, 3f) processing of sensor, 3g) thermal treatment in order to sensitise the active material, and 3h) deposition of a passivator layer on the active material. The inventive method is unique in that it can be used to treat differently-shaped non-refrigerated infrared detectors on the same substrate, including discrete elements, multielements, linear matrices, two-dimensional matrices, etc., with the responses of each being modified by design by the corresponding interference filter. The invention is suitable for low-cost infrared detectors that are used for process control, gas analyses, temperature measurements, military applications, etc. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224047 | RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DETECTING MALFUNCTION OF RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - A mammographic system as a radiation image capturing apparatus includes a radiation source for emitting radiation, a solid-state detector for detecting radiation emitted from the radiation source and generating a radiation image based on such radiation, AEC sensors for detecting a radiation dose emitted from the radiation source, a radiation source controller for controlling the dose emitted from the radiation source based on output signals from the AEC sensors, a reference output storage unit for storing reference output ranges defining respective ranges of reference output signals for the solid-state detector and the AEC sensors, and a malfunction detector for comparing output signals generated by the solid-state detector and the AEC sensors with the respective reference output ranges to detect a malfunction of the solid-state detector, the AEC sensors, or the radiation source. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224048 | Radiation Converter and Method for Production Thereof - A radiation converter has a luminophore layer formed by needle-shaped crystals applied on a substrate, the crystals being composed of Csl. doped with Tl. The emission spectrum is modified to obtain smaller values by making the Tl content between 200 ppm and 2,000 ppm. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224049 | PLANAR RADIATION DETECTOR USING RADIATION-INDUCED-CHARGE CONVERSION FILM OF AMORPHOUS SELENIUM - In a planar radiation detector having a substrate; a charge-collection electrode; a radiation-induced-charge conversion film formed mainly of amorphous selenium; and an upper electrode which transmits radiation, or in a planar radiation detector having a substrate; a charge-collection electrode; a light-induced-charge conversion film which is formed mainly of amorphous selenium and generates electric charge when the light-induced-charge conversion film is irradiated with visible light which has passed through an upper electrode; the upper electrode which transmits the visible light emitted from a fluorescent layer; and the fluorescent layer formed of a fluorescent material which converts a radiation carrying image information into the visible light, the radiation-induced-charge conversion film or the light-induced-charge conversion film is formed of amorphous selenium or amorphous selenium alloy and has a residual oxygen concentration of 35 ppm or lower. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224050 | Method of and Software for Calculating a Scatter Estimate for Tomographic Scanning and System for Tomographic Scanning - The method calculates a scatter estimate for annihilation photons in a subject having a distribution of attenuation. The method can be used for scatter correction of detection data from a positron emission tomographic scanner. The method uses the following steps: —select a first scatter point S | 2008-09-18 |
20080224051 | Multi-axis moveable gantry gamma camera - A multiaxis gantry camera has additional axes of movement that allow unexpected functions. A first function allowed the collimator is to be exchanged while maintaining them in a configuration that saves space. The device can also be used to calibrate in a space-saving configuration. Different turning configurations can be allowed to change the orientation over which scanning is conducted. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224052 | Threshold Cerenkov detector with radial segmentation - A method of providing nuclear particle identification for e, μ, π, and p of up to about 4 to about 5 GeV/c using an improved Threshold Cerenkov Detector With Radial Segmentation (TCDRS), comprising: | 2008-09-18 |
20080224053 | RADIATION IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - A radiation image pickup device receives radiation passing through a subject and outputs an image pickup signal responsive to an amount of the radiation. The radiation image pickup device comprising pixel part each of which comprising: a photoelectric conversion section comprising a lower electrode on or above a substrate, a photoelectric conversion film on or above the lower electrode, and an upper electrode on or above the photoelectric conversion film; a phosphor film on or above the upper electrode; and a signal output section, provided in the substrate corresponding to the photoelectric conversion section, that outputs a signal responsive to a charge generated in the photoelectric conversion film. The signal output section and the photoelectric conversion section have an overlap in a plan view, and the photoelectric conversion film comprises an organic photoelectric conversion material that absorbs light emitted from the phosphor film. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224054 | Photon detection device - The present invention discloses a photon detection device that is adapted to detect at least one packet of photons. The photon detection device may include a photon-sensitive element having an output, an amplifier; and a non-linear feedback (NLF) element. The photon-sensitive element generates charges upon the engagement of at least one photon packet therewith. An increase from a first number of charges in the photon-sensitive element to a second number of charges, results in a corresponding increase of a first reset time required to reset the first number of charges to a respective second reset time required to reset the second number of charges in the photon-sensitive element, whereby the reset time is non-linear to with respect to an increase in the charges. Additional and alternative embodiments are described and claimed. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224055 | RADIATION DETECTING SYSTEM - In a radiation detecting system including a first electrode which is imparted with a positive bias and permeable to a recording electromagnetic wave carrying thereon image information, a recording photoconductive layer which generates electric charges in response to receipt of projection of the recording electromagnetic wave, an organic polymer layer provided between the first electrode and the recording photoconductive layer, and a second electrode which is provided on the side of the recording photoconductive layer opposite to a side where the first electrode is provided and being for recording the image information by storing electric charges generated in the recording photoconductive layer upon projection of the recording electromagnetic wave, the organic polymer layer includes a hole blocking material. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224056 | Energy Detector and Related Apparatus - A method includes purposefully electromagnetically shielding a portable x-ray detector. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224057 | APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF CAPTURING RADIATION IMAGE - While a solid-state detector is not being irradiated with a radiation, unexposed image data R | 2008-09-18 |
20080224058 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERTER AND X-RAY IMAGE PICK-UP DEVICE - A photoelectric converter includes a plurality of substrates, which are located adjacent to each other and on which a plurality of photoelectric conversion devices are two-dimensionally arranged, and either scan circuits or detection circuits that are arranged on two opposing sides of the photoelectric converter, whereby scanning directions either from the scan circuits or from the detection circuits, which are arranged on the two opposing sides, are capable of being set so as to be performed in like directions. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224059 | Method for Determining an Integral Sun Protection Factor Encompassing Uva and Uvb Radiation - The invention relates to a method for determining an integral sun protection factor (∫SPF or iSPF) which encompasses both UVA and UVB radiation and can be used for classifying cosmetic and dermatological sunscreens. The method comprises the steps of applying a defined amount of the sunscreen onto a defined area of a skin substrate impregnated with a spin trap, exposing the skin substrate to a defined amount of UVA- and UVB rays by a sun simulator, subjecting the skin substrate exposed to radiation to an electron spin resonance (ESR) measurement, recording the number of free radicals trapped as a real number×10 | 2008-09-18 |
20080224060 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING EXPLOSIVES - A method of detecting explosives in a vehicle includes providing a first rack on one side of the vehicle, the rack including a neutron generator and a plurality of gamma ray detectors; providing a second rack on another side of the vehicle, the second rack including a neutron generator and a plurality of gamma ray detectors; providing a control system, remote from the first and second racks, coupled to the neutron generators and gamma ray detectors; using the control system, causing the neutron generators to generate neutrons; and performing gamma ray spectroscopy on spectra read by the gamma ray detectors to look for a signature indicative of presence of an explosive. Various apparatus and other methods are also provided. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224061 | Compton Camera Configuration and Imaging Method - An approach for the selection of Compton camera shapes, configurations, positions, orientations, trajectory paths, and detector element sets is provided for collecting data for analysis using the surface integral and integral-of-line-integral methods of reconstruction Compton data. Methods are introduced for (1) selecting one or more imaging lines through a radioactive distribution for which approximations of integrals of radioactivity are to be derived, (2) selecting and using Compton camera relative positions, relative orientations, and detector element sets that “correspond to” the selected imaging lines to collect the needed data; and (3) deriving approximations of integrals of radioactivity along those imaging lines. This methodological approach is used to reconstruct line integrals, cross-sections, local volumes, parallel projections, and cone-beam projections of radioactive distributions. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224062 | LENS COIL COOLING OF A MAGNETIC LENS - A magnetic lens for a charged particle beam device and a charged particle beam device are provided. The magnetic lens includes a coil with coil windings to be excited for generation of a magnetic field, a pole piece to guide the magnetic field, a heat shield, which is connected to a cooling system, and a thermal insulation layer provided between the heat shield and the coil. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224063 | CHARGED PARTICLE OPTICS WITH AZIMUTHALLY-VARYING THIRD-ORDER ABERRATIONS FOR GENERATION OF SHAPED BEAMS - A charged particle shaped beam column includes: a charged particle source; a gun lens configured to provide a charged particle beam approximately parallel to the optic axis of the column; an objective lens configured to form the charged particle shaped beam on the surface of a substrate, wherein the disk of least confusion of the objective lens does not coincide with the surface of the substrate; an optical element with 8N poles disposed radially symmetrically about the optic axis of the column, the optical element being positioned between the condenser lens and the objective lens, wherein N is an integer greater than or equal to 1; and a power supply configured to apply excitations to the 8N poles of the optical element to provide an octupole electromagnetic field. The octupole electromagnetic field is configured to induce azimuthally-varying third-order deflections to the beam trajectories passing through the 8N-pole optical element. By controlling the excitation of the 8N poles a shaped beam, such as a square beam, can be formed at the surface of the substrate. The 8N-pole element can be magnetic or electrostatic. | 2008-09-18 |
20080224064 | Charged particle accelerator - A charged particle accelerator in which discharge is less likely to occur between a charged particle source, and an extraction electrode, and an acceleration electrode without the need for increasing the capacity of a high voltage power supply for extraction. The charged particle accelerator includes a charged particle source which emits charged particles, an extraction electrode which extracts the charged particles from the charge particle source and an acceleration electrode which accelerates the extracted charged particles. A surge absorber is electrically connected between at least two of the charged particle source, the extraction electrode, and the acceleration electrode. | 2008-09-18 |