| 45th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights (11-05-09/11-05-09_10) part 10 |
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| 20090272803 | SENSOR NETWORK FOR MANAGING THE LOCATION OF MATERIALS ON A CONSTRUCTION SITE - A sensor network for managing the location of materials on a construction site includes RF sensors having unique identifiers attached to selected items. A radio frequency sensor reader network with two or more RF sensor readers sense the unique identifier of each of the radio frequency sensors and their distance from each radio frequency sensor. A processor connected to the radio frequency sensor reader network determines the location of the radio frequency sensors based on the unique identifier and distance sensed by each radio frequency sensor reader. A selection device for selects a RF sensor based on a user input, and an image capture device moves in response to the user input to display the selected radio frequency sensor on a display device. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272804 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR READING OPTICAL INDICIA - A method and apparatus for reading optical indicia. The method includes generating calibration light, and measuring an intensity of the calibration light reflected into a detector system. The method also includes determining an optimum exposure level for the imaging system based on the measured intensity of the calibration light reflected into the detector system, and generating an illumination light with an illumination system. In addition, the method includes capturing an image of the optical indicia with the imaging system subjecting to the optimum exposure level. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272805 | Interactive Holographic Security Element - The present invention relates to an interactive security element comprising at least one volume hologram the latter being responsive to at least one applied external stimulus and exhibits a defined optical effect in form of an image, whereby the optical effect in form of an image is preferably different when being observed at different angles of view and the different images may be observed at least after an external stimulus has been applied, to a method of verifying said interactive security element as well as to the use thereof for verification, identification, authentication or anti-counterfeiting purposes, in particular as a public feature to security products such as banknotes, passports, identification documents, tickets, credit cards, smart cards, etc., and for brand and production protection. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272806 | Instrument tracking - A method of tracking a medical instrument. The method includes using a processing system to receive indicating data from a scanning device, the indicating data being indicative of a unique identifier and being determined when the scanning device is used to scan the instrument. The processing system uses the identifier to obtain instrument data associated with the instrument from a database, before interacting with the instrument data to either record one or more events performed with the instrument or determine one or more events performed with the instrument. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272807 | IMAGING SYSTEM HAVING ANAMORPHIC MANGNIFCATION - A method and imaging system ( | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272808 | Imaging module with optical elements of one-piece construction - An imaging module for imaging, and a reader for and a method of electro-optically reading, a target, include an aiming assembly having an aiming laser for generating an aiming laser beam, an aiming element for collimating the laser beam, and a pattern-generating element for optically modifying the collimated laser beam to generate a visible aiming light pattern on the target, and an illuminating assembly having an illuminating light source for generating illumination light, and an illuminating element for uniformly illuminating the target with the illumination light. A solid-state imager has an array of image sensors for capturing return illumination light from the target. The pattern-generating element is molded of a one-piece construction with at least one of the aiming and illuminating elements. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272809 | Bar Code Reading Apparatus and Bar Code Reading Method - Reading result information about whether bar code information has been able to be read normally in a scanning cycle unit is stored in association with a plurality of locations and information on a condition set upon reading. When it is determined, based on stored reading result information which is obtained in an immediately previous scanning cycle, that bar code information in an identical relative location in the immediately previous scanning cycle has been able to be read normally, information on a condition set upon reading in the immediately previous scanning cycle is read. When it is determined that bar code information has not been able to be read normally, information on a condition that differs from information on a condition set upon reading in the immediately previous scanning cycle is set. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272810 | Bar code reader having multiple cameras - A multicamera imaging-based bar code reader for imaging a target bar code on a target object features: a housing supporting a plurality of transparent windows and defining an interior region, a target object being presented to the plurality of windows for imaging a target bar code; an imaging system including a plurality of camera assemblies coupled to an image processing system, each camera assembly of the plurality of camera assemblies being positioned within the housing interior position. Each camera assembly includes a sensor array and an imaging lens assembly for focusing a field of view of the camera assembly onto the sensor array. One or more processors prioritize an order of image capture or interpretation based upon user tendancies. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272811 | BAR CODE READER AND WEARABLE BAR CODE READER HAVING THE SAME - Provided are a bar code reader and a wearable bar code reader having the bar code reader. The bar code reader includes a main board, and a casing that has an upper casing with at least one button hole piercing therethrough, a lower casing mutually dissembled from and assembled to the upper casing interposing the main board, and a projection unit coupled to one sides of the upper casing and the lower casing to assist joining of the upper casing and the lower casing. An input button unit is coupled to the casing having at least one portion outward exposed through at least one button hole, and is electrically connected to the main board for supplying a required signal. Also, a bar code reading unit included within the casing for enabling external projection through the projection unit is electrically connected to the main board for reading a bar code of a target object, and a bar code support bracket is coupled to the casing for supporting the bar code reading unit. The bar code reader and the wearable bar code reader can be manufactured in a small size to be portable and is easily manipulated while being simply assembled and dissembled, so that a user can conveniently use it. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272812 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR READING MACHINE-READABLE CHARACTERS AND HUMAN-READABLE CHARACTERS - Systems, devices, and methods for automatic data collection. An automatic data collection system includes an image capture subsystem and a processor subsystem. The automatic data collection system is operable to decode machine-readable symbols in a machine-readable symbol reading mode, and to automatically switch from a machine-readable symbol reading mode to an optical character recognition mode in response to information encoded in a machine-readable symbol. In some embodiments, the automatic data collection system is further operable to perform optical character recognition on human-readable symbols in a human-readable symbol reading mode. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272813 | SECURITY ELEMENT WITH IC CARD - Proposed is a security element ( | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272814 | Passive Transponder and an Item with a Passive Transponder - A passive transponder includes an antenna having two electrically conductive parts; a diode connected to the antenna; and a transmission line connected to the antenna and to the diode. The transmission line is adapted to match the impedance of the diode to an impedance of the antenna. The passive transponder, when hit by radio frequency (RF) power of a first frequency f | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272815 | PROXIMITY PAYMENT CARD WITH PRINTED INDICATION OF SWITCH LOCATION - An identification token includes a body and an RFID IC embedded in the body. An antenna is also embedded in the body and is coupled to the RFID IC. A switch is embedded in the body and coupled to at least one of the RFID IC and the antenna. The switch is located at a switch location in the body. The switch is actuatable by being pressed by a user's finger. The identification token also includes a printed indication on the body for indicating the switch location to the user of the identification token. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272816 | Rapid-Response Thermostatic Element as Well as a Cartridge and Valve that are Equipped with this Element - This thermostatic element comprises a metal cup ( | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272817 | Method and apparatus for reducing the intensity of hurricanes at sea by deep-water upwelling - Methods and apparatus for reducing the intensity of hurricanes are described herein. A method may include positioning a fleet of submersibles in an area of ocean through which at least a portion of a hurricane's central core will pass within a predetermined amount of time. The submersibles are maneuvered to a depth greater than a depth of a thermocline in this area of ocean. The submersibles maintain their station and depth for a finite amount of time, during which they may release a gas to form bubble plumes which rise toward the ocean's surface. The bubble plumes entrain and upwell cold sub-thermocline water toward the surface of the ocean to cool the surface of the ocean. The cooled ocean surface reduces the intensity of the hurricane whose portion of central core passes through the cooled area. An apparatus to generate a bubble plume may include a gas source, a gas manifold to releasably collect gas from the gas source, and a cover having perforations of a predetermined shape, size, and spacing to produce a predetermined rate of upwelling of seawater. The apparatus may further include a duct to receive at least a portion of the generated bubble plume and channel the cold upwelled seawater toward the surface of the ocean. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272818 | HIGH VOLUME ATOMIZER FOR COMMON CONSUMER SPRAY PRODUCTS - A high volume piezoelectric atomizer for use with common consumer spray products is disclosed. The piezoelectric atomizer may include an actuator, a substrate and a supply of a liquid product to be dispensed. The substrate may include a plurality of tapered perforations in direct contact with the supply of a liquid product. A control circuit vibrates the actuator, substrate and its tapered perforations against the supply at velocities of at least 500 mm/s. Droplets are dispensed at a delivery rate of approximately 0.2 g/s resulting in plumes of at least 2 feet in length resulting in a Valpey factor of at least 51.0. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272819 | Disposable liquid paint reservoir with internal support member for use with paint spray guns - A liquid paint reservoir, which is adapted to be mounted atop a paint spray gun, has an adaptor or head portion sealingly mounted within an opening of the reservoir, and a substantially rigid support member extends internally within the liquid paint reservoir so as to effectively prevent the liquid paint reservoir from flopping or folding over upon itself during a paint spraying operation which could operatively interfere with the dispensing of the paint, or which could prevent the complete evacuation of the liquid paint from the liquid paint reservoir, or which could adversely alter the desired control of the paint spray gun by the operator personnel so as to, in turn, adversely affect the preciseness and finish appearance of the paint being sprayed onto a particular substrate. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272820 | NEBULIZER APPARATUS AND METHOD - A nebulizer for efficiently and reliably delivering aerosolized fluid to an inhaling patient is disclosed. The nebulizer includes a fluid channel air inlet and fluid channel air inlet valve responsive to either a manual force external of the nebulizer, or a patient's breathing, to begin the nebulization process. Also provided is a method of providing nebulization including the steps of moving a fluid channel air inlet valve against a fluid channel air inlet so that a negative pressure may build up over the fluid in the fluid channel to draw fluid from the fluid reservoir and begin nebulization during inhalation. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272821 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MIXING REACTOR FEED - Methods and systems for a feed injector are provided. The feed injector system includes a plurality of annular channels that are substantially concentric about a longitudinal axis. The plurality of annular channels direct a flow of fluid substantially axially therethrough from a respective source to a reaction zone. The feed injector system also includes a swirl member extending into the fluid flow path defined in at least one of the plurality of annular channels wherein the swirl member is configured to impart a circumferential flow direction to fluid flowing through the at least one annular channel. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272822 | FEED INJECTOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A feed injector system comprises substantially concentric channels with one being configured for pneumatically conveying pulverized solid fuel feed from a respective source to a reaction zone and another configured to impart convey a fluid oxidizer stream with and without swirl. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272823 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A FUEL INJECTION APPARATUS - The invention relates to a method for controlling a fuel injection apparatus, in particular a piezoelectric injector. Here, the fuel quantity which is injected into the combustion chamber is set by a mechanically actuable injector needle ( | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272824 | FUEL INJECTION VALVE - A fuel injection valve has a first and a second injection ports whose central axes are parallel to each other, the central axis of the second injection port is out of alignment with respect to the central axis of the first injection port so that, when the largest length M | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272825 | Laminar water jet with pliant member - An apparatus having a housing with a water channel, for instance a laminar water flow, flowing there through. A pliant member is provided and contained within at least a portion of the housing with an outer surface and an inner surface, the water channel passing substantially unimpeded along and through the inner surface of the pliant member. An at least one water input, an at least one filter member and an at least one jetting element are also provided. The pliant member is oriented within the housing and surrounds at least a portion of water channel, the portion of the water channel flowing therethrough, and the pliant member expanding to absorb surges within the water channel from the input of water flowing in from the at least one water input. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272826 | DESCALING SPRAY NOZZLE ASSEMBLY - A spray nozzle assembly for directing thin, straight line, high pressure liquid spray onto moving steel slabs for penetrating and removing scale buildup in steel processing operations. The spray nozzle assembly includes a high impact attachment tube for accelerating liquid flow, a tungsten carbide spray tip at a discharge end of the high impact attachment tube for directing a flat spray pattern, an inlet defined by a strainer at an upstream end of the high impact attachment tube, and a staged vane section intermediate the inlet and spray tip for reducing liquid turbulence in the flow passageway. The vane section comprises a pair of axially spaced vanes each having a plurality of radial vane elements that define a plurality of laminar flow passageways, with the laminar flow passageways of one vane being circumferentially offset to the laminar flow passageways of the other vane. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272827 | ELECTROSTATICALLY ATOMIZING DEVICE - An emitter electrode is cooled by a cooler to generate condensed water which is charged by a high voltage applied between the emitter electrode and an opposed electrode and is discharged as a mist of charged minute water particles. A controller is provided to vary a temperature drop to a predetermined minimum temperature in dependence of an environmental temperature detected by a temperature sensor. The temperature drop is made variable in proportion to the environmental temperature. Accordingly, a sufficient amount of water can be condensed on the emitter electrode simply by controlling the cooling of the emitter electrode without relying upon an environmental humidity. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272828 | PULPER FOR COMMINUTING AND SUSPENDING PAPER STOCK AND ITS USE - A pulper is used to comminute and suspend paper stock. The pulper includes a container that is open at the top and has a cylindrical side wall and a driven rotor, which is arranged eccentrically with respect to the center of the container. The bottom of the container can be provided with one or more truncated cones. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272829 | ACTIVATION AND FLUIDIFICATION SYSTEM FOR GRANULAR MATERIAL SILOS AND CONTAINERS - An activation and fluidification system ( | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272830 | KITCHEN WASTES DISPOSING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a kitchen wastes disposing system comprising a wet solid material crusher connected on a sewer, wherein the crusher includes an automatic switch controlled by water flow in the sewer and a hand switch, wherein the two switches are connected in series, the sewer is connected with a sewage disposing system, wherein the crusher includes a shell, an upper blade set, a lower blade set and a rotating shaft, wherein the upper blade set and the lower blade set are fixed the rotating shaft and in the shell, wherein the upper blade set and the lower blade set includes a plurality of horizontal blades. The system can crush the kitchen solid waste and other similar solid wastes and send them into the sewage disposing system together with the sewage, thereby simplifying the procedure and reducing the cost or disposing solid wastes. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272831 | SPOOL FOR SPINNING REEL - A spool for a spinning reel is attached to a non-circular portion formed on a tip of a spool shaft. The spool shaft moves back and forth but is prevented from rotating with respect to a reel unit. The spool includes a spool unit and a bearing member. The spool unit includes a bobbin trunk and a drag accommodation part. The bobbin trunk is capable of winding a fishing line around its outer periphery. The drag accommodation part is formed on the inner peripheral side of the bobbin trunk. The bearing member is a tubular member made of synthetic resin. The bearing member rotatably supports the spool unit. The bearing member is arranged on the inner peripheral side of the bobbin trunk. The bearing member has an engagement hole non-rotatably engaged with the non-circular portion of the spool shaft. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272832 | Attachable Accessory Device - An attachable accessory device is provided which has a housing assembly with an external cylindrical tube with an elongate slot, an internal cylindrical tube capable of rotational movement within the external cylindrical tube, and housing a spring member for providing the rotational movement. An elongate spring member is engaged within the internal cylindrical tube providing rotational movement of the internal cylindrical tube. A predetermined printed sheet of informational material with first and second protected surfaces to protect the informational material on the printed sheet, which has an elongate rigid handle secured to the printed sheet substantially along one edge, while an opposite edge of the printed sheet is secured with the internal cylindrical tube, so that the printed sheet is capable of being coiled or wound around the internal cylindrical tube under action of the elongate spring member and housed in a coiled condition within the external cylindrical tube, with the elongate handle extending from the external cylindrical tube through the elongate slot. An end cap secures the internal tube, elongate spring member and printed sheet within the external cylindrical tube. An attachment end is provided which extends from an opposite end of the external cylinder having the end cap, and has an opening therethrough for receiving an attachment device which may be attached to a user or to another alternate device. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272833 | Sensor unit for activating a blocking mechanism for a belt retractor of a motor vehicle - A sensor unit for activating a blocking mechanism for a belt retractor of an occupant protection system for motor vehicles is provided. The sensor unit comprising a sensor element, a receptacle for displaceably mounting the sensor element so that it is deflected by the impact of forces acting transversally to weight, and a coupling mechanism coupling the sensor element with a blocking mechanism of a belt retractor in such a manner that the blocking mechanism is triggered by a deflection of the sensor element. The sensor element has a mean roughness depth of at least 0.1 μm at least in such areas of its surface by which the sensor element rests against a bearing surface of the receptacle. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272834 | 3-DIMENSIONAL STRIP WINDING SYSTEM FOR SPECIAL GIANT ALL-STEEL RADIAL OTR TIRE - 3-D Strip Winding System for a special giant all-steel radial OTR tire comprising: a movable base plate, a pivoting device, a support, a winding and applying device, and a bracket. The pivoting device comprises a spin orbit of an external gear ring, a positioning and rotating inner race, a support plate, a servo motor, and a drive gear. The spin orbit of an external gear ring is fixed on the plane of movable base plate. The positioning and rotating inner race is flexibly attached inside the spin orbit of an external gear ring. One end of the support plate is fixed to the positioning and rotating inner race. The servo motor is fixedly disposed on the support plate, the output end of which is connected with the drive gear after passing through the support plate. The drive gear is engaged with the outer edge of the spin orbit of the external gear ring. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272835 | Method and Machine for Forming Logs of Web Material, with a Mechanical Device for Forming the Initial Turn of the Logs - The rewinding machine includes a winding unit; a feed path of a web material; a separator device to sever the web material upon completion of winding each log; an insertion path of the winding cores towards the winding unit; a movable mechanical member to facilitate forming a first turn of web material around each winding core inserted in the insertion path. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272836 | Hands-free paper towel dispenser - A hands-free towel dispenser is provided which utilizes an active sensing system, preferably an infra-red system, for detecting when a dispense of toweling should occur. The control for the dispenser is designed for low power use, thereby allowing the dispenser to be battery powered. The dispenser can also be powered by a solar panel, either in addition to or in place of, the batteries. Thus, the dispenser can be used in all lighting conditions. In addition, the dispenser is microprocessor controlled, thereby reducing costs and adding flexibility and functionality. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272837 | PACKAGING OF COMPONENT STRUCTURES OF SPOOL - An improvement in the packaging of component structures of spool is described which includes the arrangement of the disks, wood for the nucleus, hardware and closures in only one volume, facilitating the storage and the transportation of the dismantled spools, being the lathes ( | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272838 | Roll-sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus - A roll-sheet feeding device stores therein a roll sheet, rotates the roll sheet in an unwinding direction, and feeds the roll sheet. The roll-sheet feeding device includes a jumping preventing unit that suppresses a jumping of the roll sheet when feeding the roll sheet in the unwinding direction by applying a predetermined load to the roll sheet from both sides of the roll sheet. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272839 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HIGH SPIN RATE PROJECTILES - A method is disclosed for controlling a flight trajectory of a spinning projectile. In one aspect the method may involve supporting a nose of the projectile in a manner permitting the nose to be wobbled. At least one electrically responsive component may be coupled at a first end to the nose and at a second end to a base portion of the projectile. An angular position of the nose of the projectile may be sensed as the projectile flies through an atmosphere after being fired from a weapon. An electrical signal is controllably applied to the electrically responsive component, in relation to the sensed angular position of the nose, to control an attitude of the nose during flight of the projectile. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272840 | AIRCRAFT FLIGHT TERMINATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - An aircraft has a flight termination system that allows flight of an unmanned aircraft to be quickly and efficiently terminated. The flight termination system separates one of the control surfaces of the aircraft, such as a wing, from a fuselage of the aircraft, while one or more other control surfaces connected to the fuselage. The separation may be accomplished by firing one or more explosive bolts to release a clamp that connects the control surface to the fuselage. The separation causes an asymmetry in configuration that results in a rapid crash of the aircraft. The flight termination system causes termination to be effected in small flight footprint, without use of powerful explosives, and without a large cost in weight or volume. The flight termination system may be used in unpowered or powered aircraft. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272841 | Albedo-derived airship power system - A power generation system for an airship includes a solar array and an Earth array for converting solar radiation and albedo radiation, respectively, into electrical energy. The airship also carries a power distribution controller to receive the electrical energy for transfer to a power storage device and/or electrical components carried by the airship. The airship may also receive a man-made radiation source purposefully directed at the Earth array. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272842 | DEVICE TO HANDLE AND LOCK A COVER OF AN AIRCRAFT NACELLE - The object of the invention is an aircraft nacelle that comprises, on the inside, an inside pipe ( | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272843 | ADJUSTING DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING A HIGH-LIFT FLAP AND AIRFOIL WING COMPRISING SUCH AN ADJUSTING DEVICE - Adjusting device for adjusting a high-lift flap ( | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272844 | Method and Device for Supporting the Take-Off Rotation of an Aircraft - A method and a device for supporting the take-off rotation of an aircraft, which aircraft comprises on each side of the aircraft at least two main landing gear units, arranged one behind the other, which main landing gear units comprising wheels. For supporting the take-off rotation, in at least one rear pair of the main landing gear units the distance between the wheels of these rear main landing gear units, which wheels roll on the ground, and the fuselage, may actively be reduced. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272845 | AIRSHIP HANDLING DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Airship handling devices and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. An airship handling device in accordance with one embodiment of the disclosure, for example, can include a first support member mountable to a ground vehicle. The device can also include a second support member operably coupled to the first support member and configured to rotatably move relative to the first support member about a support member axis. The second support member is out of contact with the ground vehicle. The device can further include a line attachment portion carried by the second support member and positioned to releasably couple a flexible handling line from an airship to the second support member. The handling line is not coupled to a winch. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272846 | BONDED METAL FUSELAGE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A bonded metal fuselage for aerospace vehicles includes a monocoque structure having an outer metal skin, metal tear straps bonded to the outer skin and metal stringers bonded to the outer skin and to the tear straps. The outer chords of fuselage frames are fastened directly to tear straps and to the skin, obviating the need for clips to fasten the frames to the stringers. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272847 | AFT INLET DUCT MOUNTED DOOR ACTUATOR - An inlet door system including an aft inlet duct mounted door actuator providing RAM air to an auxiliary power unit (APU) contained within an aircraft is provided. The inlet door system includes an inlet duct, the aft inlet duct mounted door actuator, and a door. The inlet duct is configured to extend from the auxiliary power unit to the aircraft housing and has a sidewall that defines a flow passage. The door actuator is mounted to an exterior surface of the aft portion of the inlet duct. The door is coupled to the actuator. The actuator is configured to selectively rotate the door between at least a first position and a second position. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272848 | Aircraft Component - A method of manufacturing an aircraft component such as a wing rib. The method comprises: providing a body with two or more connectors arranged in a line on the body, each connector having an arm extending from the body, a first flange positioned on a first side of the line, and a second flange positioned on a second side of the line; and attaching a separate connector to the body, the separate connector having an arm extending from the body, a first flange positioned on a first side of the line and a second flange positioned on a second side of the line. A connector for transferring load between a body of an aircraft component and a cover, the cover having an aerodynamic external surface, the connector comprising: a plate for securing the connector to the body of the aircraft component; the plate having a first face on a first side of the connector, a second face on a second side of the connector, and an edge between the first and second faces; an arm extending from the edge of the plate; a first flange carried by the arm on a first side of the connector, and a second flange carried by the arm on a second side of the connector. The arm has a relatively wide base adjacent to the edge of the plate and a relatively narrow distal end which carries the flanges. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272849 | Frame element, aircraft component assembly system and method of fitting a component in an aircraft - A frame element ( | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272850 | ICE SHED REDUCTION FOR LEADING EDGE STRUCTURES - A leading edge structure for use in an aerospace vehicle includes a body having a flowpath surface which defines a leading edge adapted to face an air flow during operation, and an opposed inner surface. The body is segmented into a plurality of portions having varying thermal properties and/or mechanical discontinuities, so as to promote stress concentrations in ice attached to the flowpath surface. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272851 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CORRECTING THE LATERAL DISSYMMETRY OF AN AIRCRAFT - Method and device for correcting the lateral dissymmetry of an aircraft. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272852 | Aerial Delivery Device - An aerial delivery device which includes a carrier configured to carry an item for delivery, and one or more wings attached to the carrier and arranged to extend therefrom; wherein said aerial delivery device is configured to provide a controlled aerial descent under gravity, such that during the descent the aerial delivery device, or the or each wing, auto rotates. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272853 | Lift-Augmenting Flap, in Particular for Leading Edge Flap, for an Aerodynamically Effective Wing - A lift-augmenting leading edge flap for a carrying wing of an aircraft, wherein the flap comprises an essentially rigid main body which makes a transition from the first side to the second side of the wing the flap being adjustable by a retention- and actuation mechanism coupled between the flap and wing box, between a first, retracted, position and a second, extended, position, wherein the first transition region of the flap is slidable to rest in each position essentially free of any gap, against the first skin of the wing box or against the wing end cover, in relation to the wing end cover. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272854 | ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEM USEFUL IN JET-TYPE MODEL AIRPLANES AND UAVS - A power plant for a jet-type model airplanes and UAVs includes an electric motor and a cover. The cover receives a portion of the electric motor and a sleeve into which the electric motor is inserted. The sleeve has a plurality of fins to dissipate heat and create openings into the cover. Air from the fan rotor passes through the openings to cool an electronic speed control member and exits a rear opening in the cover. The cover may also have additional openings for air to enter into the cover. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272855 | Device - A clamp device suitable for attachment to a riser is disclosed. The clamp comprises a clamp body, a layer of resilient material provided on an inner face of the body, a tensioning band to secure the clamp around a riser and a tensile reinforcement layer located between the clamp body and layer of resilient material, wherein the tensile reinforcement layer comprises a high tensile modulus and high tensile strength material. The tensile reinforcement layer may be laminated onto the clamp body. The tensile reinforcement layer may be used with any suitable clamp. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272856 | PIPE SUPPORT BASE - To provide a pipe support base light in weight and with good workability, to which loads may given according to need. This problem may be overcome with a hollow cylindrical body with a rectangular cross section and with four sides. A through passage is provided in the center portion thereof. Further, a cross-shaped rib is provided at an approximately central position thereof. Additionally, grooves are formed parallel to the aforementioned through passage on at least any of the surfaces, upon the edges of which are provided engagement plates protruding into the cross sections of the grooves. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272857 | FAUCET-SUPPORTED HOSE RETAINING APPARATUS - A faucet-supported hose retaining apparatus. An apparatus includes a faucet coupler capable of releasably attaching to a faucet, a hose coupler capable of releasably attaching to a hose, and a connection between the faucet coupler and the faucet which provides an independent source of attachment of the apparatus to the faucet for support of the hose. Another apparatus includes a faucet connector having a faucet coupler, a hose coupler, and a connection between the faucet coupler and the faucet which provides support for weight applied from the apparatus and from the hose. Another apparatus includes a hose coil bracket having a support surface for retaining the hose, a faucet coupler, a hose coupler, and a brace extending between the faucet connector and the hose coil bracket, which provides support and stability to sustain weight applied from the hose coil bracket to the faucet connector. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272858 | BAG HANGER DEVICE AND BAG FOR PRODUCT DISPENSING SYSTEM FOR MATERIALS - A bag hanger device for holding a flexible bag containing a flowable material having
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| 20090272859 | High Density Mail Sorting Cart - A mail cart for use in manual sorting of mail pieces according to the inventions includes a generally rectangular frame and wheels mounted on the frame for rolling support of the cart on a floor. A bottom, substantially horizontal shelf is secured to the frame along with a first inclined shelf secured to the frame above the bottom shelf and spaced from the bottom shelf in a vertical direction, which first inclined shelf extends forwardly and upwardly at an acute angle relative to a horizontal plane. A second inclined shelf is secured to the frame above the first inclined shelf and spaced from the first inclined shelf in a vertical direction. The second inclined shelf extends forwardly and upwardly at an acute angle relative to a horizontal plane, which angle is preferably the same as the angle of first shelf. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272860 | STAND - A stand having a stand head for holding an object, having a stand column which supports the stand head and stands with its lower end on the ground, having at least one support leg which stands with its free end on the ground and supports the stand column, having a first joint which connects the support legs to the stand column in a movable fashion, such that the inclination of the stand column can be set by means of an adjustment of the first joint, and having a detachable leg locking arrangement which locks the support leg in a defined position relative to the stand column, wherein a counterweight is attached to the lower end of the stand column. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272861 | SAW HORSE BRACKET - A saw horse bracket, comprising: a face oriented in a substantially vertically; a support extending perpendicularly forwardly from the face; the support oriented substantially horizontally, the support having a support aperture; a top extending perpendicularly rearwardly from the face; the top disposed upwardly from the support, the top oriented substantially horizontally; a first side extending forwardly from the face, the first side oriented substantially vertically, the first side having a first side aperture; a second side extending forwardly from the face, the second side oriented substantially vertically, the second side disposed rightwardly of the first side, the second side having a second side aperture; and an overhang extending downwardly from the top, the overhang oriented substantially vertically, the overhang disposed rearwardly from the face, the overhang ( | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272862 | Assembly for Securing an Article on a Mounting Surface - An assembly for securing an article with a support member affixed or integral thereto to a mounting surface. The assembly includes first and second members having means for detachably coupling together the first and second members through magnetic field interaction therebetween. The first member includes means for detachably coupling to the support member of the article. The second member includes means for securing to the mounting surface, and a hook portion that receives the support member of the article. During use, the first member is coupled to the support member of the article, and the second member is secured to the mounting surface at a desired position. The first and second members are guided and coupled together by magnetic field interaction therebetween. The support member is then decoupled from the first member and moved such that it engages and is supported by the hook portion of the second member. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272863 | MOUNTING ASSEMBLIES FOR SECURING ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT AND VEHICLES INCLUDING SAME - A mounting assembly secures an electronic control unit upon a vehicle. The mounting assembly includes a bracket which can be attached to the vehicle's frame. The electronic control unit can be supported by the bracket. In one embodiment, a sleeve can be secured to the bracket and the electronic control unit can be at least partially disposed within a receptacle in the sleeve. In another embodiment, a guard can be secured to the sleeve. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272864 | DRAPERY ROD BRACKET - The bracket comprises a support arm that can be mounted to either a vertical surface such as a wall or a horizontal surface such as a ceiling. A rod supporting member such as a ring or hook is removably attached to the arm and is adapted to receive and support a drapery rod. The rod supporting member can be removed from the support arm and attached directly to a surface to provide an inside mount for the rod. A separate mounting clip may be used to mount the rod supporting member to the surface. the mounting clip may be provided with a rod engaging element for centering the rod and a surface engaging element for fixing the position of the rod supporting member on the surface. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272865 | Tolerance Adjusting Attachment - The present invention is a tolerance adjusting attachment which is part of a bracket member used for providing proper alignment between more than one externally visible component. The tolerance adjusting attachment has a support aperture formed as a portion of the bracket member, and an adjuster core at least partially extending through the support aperture, the adjuster core operably associated with at least one structural member for providing proper positioning of the bracket member in relation to the structural member. The present invention also includes an adjuster clip at least partially extending through and movable through a portion of the bracket member such that the position of the adjuster core is secured relative to the bracket member. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272866 | Articulted Arm With Adjustable, Spring Loaded Joints - This invention relates to a support auxiliary means. Particularly, it relates to a multi-directional mechanical jointed arm for supporting and suspending articles and its use as a free hand accessory, characterized by comprising at least three ball joint and socket, adjustable at any spacial position and direction providing a three dimension movability and ability to hold suspended articles in a specific determined point selected at such space. Cellular or mobile telephones are equipments where this device has a broad application. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272867 | Fixing member for handheld electronic - A fixing member for handheld electronics is disclosed. The fixing member includes a fixing seat, a slot disposed in the fixing seat, a rotation axis set on the fixing seat, a one-way rolling member pivoted in the fixing seat and part of the one-way rolling member exposes on inner surface of the slot. The one-way rolling member is set on the rotation axis. Thus a side wall of the handheld electronic leans against the one-way rolling member when a handheld electronic is set inside the slot. Therefore, the handheld electronic is mounted inside the slot easily and stably without falling off. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272868 | Device for rapidly mounting a mechanical assembly on a support - The present invention relates to a device for rapidly mounting a mechanical assembly on a support. The device comprises at least one mounting module ( | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272869 | MOTOR DRIVEN LONGITUDINAL ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE SEAT - A longitudinal adjustment device of a motor vehicle seat has a left pair of rails ( | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272870 | ROTATING TABLE FOR DISPLAY DEVICE - The invention provides a rotating table for a display device which can rotate around the horizontal shaft by a manual operation in addition to a small motor drive. A rotating table for a display device includes a rotating member arranged so as to be rotatable around a horizontal shaft, and in which the display device is arranged, a balancing device balancing with a gravity moment around the horizontal shaft in the display device, and a first motor-driven rotating mechanism rotating the rotating member around the horizontal shaft, and the first motor-driven rotating mechanism includes gear trains converting a rotation of an electric motor into a rotation of the rotating member, and a rotation allowing device allowing a rotation of the gear trains only in a case of a rotation having a torque not less than a predetermined torque with respect to the rotation from the rotating member side. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272871 | VEHICLE SEAT HAVING A DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A PNEUMATIC SUSPENSION SYSTEM - A vehicle seat having a device for controlling a pneumatic suspension system, by means of which the vehicle seat is spring-mounted relative to a vehicle body part, including at least one directional-control valve which is pneumatically connected to the device for controlling the suspension system and which is arranged in the region of a seat part of the vehicle seat, the seat part being movable relative to a base frame and which is adjustable by a movement of the seat part relative to the base frame. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272872 | MOUNTING ASSEMBLY TO SECURE A GROMMET TO A COMPRESSOR FOOT INCLUDING DIMPLED SLOT - A mounting feature secures a grommet to a compressor foot of a compressor. A compressor foot includes a hole and a slot extending between an outer perimeter of the compressor foot and the hole to receive a portion of a grommet. The slot is defined by a first wall and an opposing second wall, and at least one of the first wall and the opposing second wall includes a projection that extends into the slot. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272873 | ADJUSTABLE CONCRETE FORM SUPPORT BRACKET - An adjustable concrete form support bracket for bracing a concrete form. The adjustable concrete form bracket includes a body, a stake receiving member, and an interconnecting means for adjustably coupling the body and the stake receiving member together. The body is attachable to a concrete form, and the stake receiving member is constructed to receive a stake inserted into the ground to support the concrete form. The interconnecting means operates to adjust the lateral position of the stake receiving member to adjust the spacing between the concrete form and the stake, and thus, the horizontal or lateral position of the concrete form across the ground surface. In this manner, the stake does not need to be removed from the ground so permit this repositioning of the concrete form. The stake receiving member may include a stake securing means to permit grade adjustment of the concrete form. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272874 | Methods for Manufacturing Three-Dimensional Devices and Devices Created Thereby - In certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention, three-dimensional micro-mechanical devices and/or micro-structures can be made using a production casting process. As part of this process, an intermediate mold can be made from or derived from a precision stack lamination and used to fabricate the devices and/or structures. Further, the micro-devices and/or micro-structures can be fabricated on planar or nonplanar surfaces through use of a series of production casting processes and intermediate molds. The use of precision stack lamination can allow the fabrication of high aspect ratio structures. Moreover, via certain molding and/or casting materials, molds having cavities with protruding undercuts also can be fabricated. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. This abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272875 | Composition to Reduce Adhesion Between a Conformable Region and a Mold - An imprint lithography mold assembly includes a mold having a surface, a substrate having a surface, and a polymerizable composition disposed between the surface of the mold and the surface of the substrate. The polymerizable composition includes a bulk material and a non-ionic surfactant having a first end and a second end. The first end of the non-ionic surfactant has an affinity for the bulk material, and the second end of the non-ionic surfactant is fluorinated. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272876 | MODULAR FORMWORK WALL WITH DOVETAIL JOINT CONNECTORS - A formwork assembly for casting a concrete structure. The formwork assembly comprises a support member which may support a conventional armature grid if any, and further comprises at least one liquid-tight and load-bearing formwork wall connected to the support member. The formwork wall includes at least two panels each defining a peripheral edging, each one of the panels having at least one first dovetail joint means about its peripheral edging. Each formwork wall also comprises a panel connector having at least two second dovetail joint means, each second dovetail joint means being complementary to the first dovetail joint means of a corresponding panel; wherein each second dovetail joint means of the connector is interlocked with the first dovetail joint means of a corresponding panel to form a dovetail joint therewith, in order for the connector to hold the panels in an edgewisely juxtaposed fashion to form a continuous formwork wall. The formwork assembly further includes a securing member for securing the connector and the panels together, and a supporting structure for supporting the formwork wall in the desired position. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272877 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MEASURING BACKWARD LIGHT, AND LASER PROCESSING METHOD - The present invention relates to a method of measuring backward light, which is constructed for checking, prior to laser processing, backward light that propagates backward through an isolator included in a laser processing apparatus. The present invention also relates to a laser processing method and the like. A laser processing apparatus has an optical head provided with a laser light source part, light guide, and isolator. The optical head has an emitting optical system, irradiation optical system, and light collecting optical system. The method of measuring backward light uses a photodetector to detect, from reference light introduced from a measurement light source into the optical head, the power of an optical component that has passed through the isolator, while changing the position of the measurement light source. The laser processing method performs laser processing by using the laser processing apparatus that has the optical head in which the arrangement of optical components is adjusted beforehand on the basis of the result of detection or result of measurement. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272878 | PHOTODETECTION CIRCUIT - This photodetecting circuit | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272879 | High conversion gain image sensor - An image sensor includes a photosensitive element, a reset circuit, an amplifier transistor, and a current source. The photosensitive element is coupled to generate an image charge in response to incident light and transfer the image charge to a circuit node. The reset circuit is coupled to selectively reset a voltage at the circuit node. The amplifier transistor includes a gate terminal responsive to the voltage at the circuit node. A current source is coupled between a high level power rail and a second terminal of the amplifier transistor. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272880 | GUIDED-MODE-RESONANCE TRANSMISSION COLOR FILTERS FOR COLOR GENERATION IN CMOS IMAGE SENSORS - Imager pixel arrays and methods for forming imager pixel arrays. An image sensor pixel includes a photosensor and a waveguide grating resonance filter formed over the photosensor. The waveguide grating resonance filter is configured to pass light to the photosensor in a wavelength band and to block light outside of the wavelength band. The waveguide grating resonance filter includes a grating material having a first refractive index and arranged in a grating pattern with a grating pitch, and has an effective refractive index that is a function of the first refractive index. A combination of the grating pitch and the effective refractive index is selected to correspond to the wavelength band. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272881 | Apparatus, method, and system providing pixel having increased fill factor - A method, apparatus, and system providing a pixel having increased fill factor by removing the row select transistor. A reset transistor in the pixel is connected to a column line, and the column line is used alternatively as a pixel readout line and as a voltage supply line for resetting a storage region in the pixel through the resent transistor. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272882 | Method and Device for Detecting Weak Optical Signals - An optical detection device is disclosed. The device comprises a photoelectric unit, configured to sense incoming photons and to produce electrical signals pertaining to at least a few of the photons within a plurality of temporally resolved time-windows; an analog-to-digital unit, configured to generate digital representation of the electrical signals; and a digital integrating unit, configured to integrate the digital representation over at least part of the temporally resolved time-windows to provide integrated data corresponding to the photons. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272883 | Method and apparatus for blocking ambient light in a live fiber optic identifying device - Spurious light is prevented from entering a cover of an optical fiber identification device by placing an opaque, flexible medium such as brush bristles within optical fiber clearance openings in the cover to block the light path around the fiber. Short opposing lengths of strip brushes are placing on either side of each of the slot openings in the cap. The opposing bristles make contact with each other in the slot, keeping out most ambient light. The strip brushes exert very little force on the fiber, permitting it to bend freely. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272884 | Optical Encoder with Amplitude Correction - According to one embodiment, there is provided an optical encoder having a photodetector array comprising motion detection photodetectors and at least one reference photodetector vertically offset from the motion detection photodetectors. The output signal generated by the at least one reference photodetectors is employed to correct undesired variations in the amplitudes of the output signals generated by the motion detection photodetectors. Such variations typically arise from various mechanical and optical misalignments in the optical encoder, and are compensated for by using the reference output signal to add to or subtract from, as required, the amplitudes of motion detection output signals. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272885 | Optical Encoder with Code Wheel Misalignment Correction and Automatic Gain Control - According to one embodiment, there is provided a device and method for correcting code wheel misalignment which employs upper and lower code wheel misalignment photodetectors positioned above and below at least first and second motion detection photodetectors. According to other embodiments, there are provided a device and method for automatically setting the gain of an output circuit in an optical encoder. Still further embodiments of optical encoders combine the code wheel misalignment and automatic gain control features of the invention. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272886 | ABSOLUTE POSITION LENGTH MEASUREMENT TYPE ENCODER - The absolute position length measurement type encoder is provided with a scale for forming bright and dark patterns by the ABS pattern based on a pseudorandom code; an edge position detection circuit for obtaining a position, at which an after-differentiated absolute value of a binarized value is locally maximized, for each of the minimum line width zones of the ABS pattern by binarizing a signal from the light-receiving element that receives the bright and dark pattern; a peak position detection circuit for obtaining the peak position from a histogram with respect to the position; a decoding circuit for decoding the pseudorandom code based on the binarized value; an absolute position detection circuit for calculating an absolute position by referencing the pseudorandom code to the design value; and a position data synthesizing circuit for correcting the absolute position by the peak position, whereby the absolute position can be calculated with a small arithmetic operation amount even if the pseudorandom code is used for the ABS pattern, and accuracy of the absolute position can be secured even where the ABS pattern is subjected to thickening, etc. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272887 | Single-Shot Spatially-Resolved Imaging Magnetometry using Ultracold Atoms - A method and system for remotely imaging a magnetic field within an atom cloud is provided. An atom sample held in a magneto-optical trap is released, and the released atom cloud is illuminated by a Raman beam. Resonant atoms having certain velocities will absorb photon momenta from the Raman beam. The velocities of those resonant atoms will change in response to the absorbed momenta, causing a change in the travel distance of those atoms as compared with non-resonant atoms. The atom cloud is imaged by an imaging device such as a CCD camera and the presence of the resonant atoms is shown in the images as bright lines in the atom cloud. The distance traveled by the resonant atoms and therefore the separation of the lines in the image is a function of the magnetic fields in the atom cloud. The system and method of the present invention can image the magnetic fields within an atom cloud with a high spatial resolution over the entire atom cloud in a single imaging cycle, and analysis of the image provides information regarding the magnetic fields. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272888 | THERMAL INFRARED IMAGING SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR RADIOMETRIC CALIBRATION - A thermal infrared (IR) imaging system and associated calibration methods are described. In various illustrative embodiments, techniques are provided for the stabilization and radiometric calibration of a thermal IR imager without stabilization of the device's focal-plane-array (FPA) temperature. In one embodiment, a scene image is corrected for FPA temperature to produce a FPA-temperature-stabilized image, to which radiometric calibration can optionally be added through additional calculations and prior device characterization. In another embodiment, the internal shutter of the thermal IR imager is used as an equivalent external blackbody source to cancel the FPA-temperature-dependent offset from a scene image Radiometric calibration can be included through additional calculations and prior device characterization. In some embodiments, these techniques are combined to correct for dependence on FPA temperature of both the imager's responsivity and its zero-radiance-scene offset. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272889 | METHOD FOR MEASURING FIBER DIGESTIBILITY - Described is a method of measuring fiber digestion in ruminants and calibrating spectrophotometers using the measured fiber digestion values. The method includes the steps of harvesting rumen fluid from at least one ruminant animal and combining the rumen fluid with a primer composition comprising a carbohydrate. The rumen fluid and carbohydrate are then incubated in a sealed container until a pre-determined pressure is achieved within the sealed container. A plant matter sample is digested with the rumen fluid so treated. The digested sample is the measured for absorbance or reflectance using a spectrophotometer. The digestion values and the absorbance or reflectance values are then correlated to construct a standard curve for predicting fiber digestion values using spectrophotometric analysis, preferably NIRS analysis. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272890 | MASS SPECTROMETER - A sample S is irradiated with a two-dimensionally spread ray of laser light to simultaneously ionize substances within a two-dimensional area on the sample. The resultant ions are mass-separated by a TOF mass separator | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272891 | Mass Spectrometer - A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising an ion guide. The ion guide comprises a hollow tubular conductor ( | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272892 | Laser Ablation Electrospray Ionization (LAESI) for Atmospheric Pressure, In Vivo, and Imaging Mass Spectrometry - The field of the invention is atmospheric pressure mass spectrometry (MS), and more specifically a process and apparatus which combine infrared laser ablation (LA) with electrospray ionization (ESI). | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272893 | Laser ablation flowing atmospheric-pressure afterglow for ambient mass spectrometry - Disclosed is an apparatus for performing mass spectrometry and a method of analyzing a sample through mass spectrometry. In particular, the disclosure relates to an apparatus capable of ambient mass spectrometry and mass spectral imaging and a method for the same. The apparatus couples laser ablation, flowing atmospheric-pressure afterglow ionization, and a mass spectrometer. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272894 | MASS SPECTROMETER AND MASS SPECTROMETRY METHOD - A mass spectrometer includes an ionization chamber, a temperature control unit which controls the temperature in the ionization chamber to vaporize a sample in at least one of solid and liquid state in the ionization chamber, an introduction unit which introduces the sample into the ionization chamber, an ion supply unit which supplies ions to the ionization chamber to ionize, in the ionization chamber, the sample vaporized in the ionization chamber, and a mass analyzer which measures the mass of the molecules of the ionized sample. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272895 | MASS SPECTROMETER WITH ION STORAGE DEVICE - A method of mass spectrometry having steps of, in a first cycle: storing sample ions in a first ion storage device, the first ion storage device having an exit aperture and a spatially separate ion transport aperture; ejecting the stored ions out of the exit aperture; transporting the ejected ions into an ion selection device which is spatially separated from the said first ion storage device; carrying out ion selection within the spatially separated ion selection device; returning at least some of the ions ejected from the first ion storage device, or their derivatives, back from the spatially separate ion selection device to the first ion storage device, following the step of ion selection; receiving the said returned ions through the ion transport aperture of the first ion storage device; and storing the received ions in the first ion storage device. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272896 | Pulsed ultraviolet ion source - A system and method for providing a pulsed atmospheric source of ions for chemical analysis includes a chamber containing a pair of electrodes and a second chamber with the sample gas. A narrow pulse of high voltage is applied between the electrodes to form an arc which emits ultraviolet light directly into the sample gas chamber through an aperture connecting the chambers. The ultraviolet photons ionize the sample gas and the resultant sample gas ions are then swept into a chemical detector by an electric field. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272897 | ELECTROSPRAY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Electrospray systems, electrospray structures, removable electrospray structures, methods of operating electrospray systems, and methods of fabricating electrospray systems, are disclosed. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272898 | Two-Dimensional Ion Trap with Ramped Axial Potentials - The invention provides a two-dimensional ion trap, comprising a plurality of elongate electrodes positioned between first and second end electrodes, the plurality of electrodes and first and second end electrodes defining a trapping volume. A controller in electrical communication with the plurality of elongate electrodes and the first and second end electrodes is configured to progressively vary a periodic voltage applied to at least one of the plurality of elongate electrodes to cause ions to be radially ejected from the ion trap in order of their mass to charge ratios. Concurrently, the controller is configured to progressively vary a DC offset of least one of the first and second end electrodes with respect to the plurality of elongate electrodes. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272899 | Method for Detecting Information of an Electric Potential on a Sample and Charged Particle Beam Apparatus - An object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for measuring a potential on a surface of a sample using a charged particle beam while restraining a change in the potential on the sample induced by the charged particle beam application, or detecting a compensation value for a change in a condition for the apparatus caused by the sample being electrically charged. In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method and apparatus for applying a voltage to a sample so that a charged particle beam does not reach the sample (hereinafter, this may be referred to as “mirror state”) in a state in which the charged particle beam is applied toward the sample, and detecting information relating to a potential on the sample using signals obtained by that voltage application. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272900 | Pattern Invariant Focusing of a Charged Particle Beam - A method for focusing a scanning microscope, including scanning a primary charged particle beam across first sites of a reference die of a wafer, detecting a secondary beam emitted from the sites, and computing first focus scores for the sites based on the secondary beam. The method includes scanning the primary beam across second sites of a given die of the wafer while modulating a focal depth of the primary beam, the reference die and the given die having congruent layouts, the second sites corresponding vectorially in location with the first sites, and detecting the secondary beam emitted from the second sites in response to the primary beam. The method also includes computing second focus scores for the second sites based on the detected secondary beam emitted therefrom, and determining an exact focus of the primary beam for the second sites using the first and the second focus scores. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272901 | Semiconductor substrate, substrate inspection method, semiconductor device manufacturing method, and inspection apparatus - A semiconductor substrate inspection method includes: generating a charged particle beam, and irradiating the charged particle beam to a semiconductor substrate in which contact wiring lines are formed on a surface thereof, the contact wiring lines of the semiconductor substrate being designed to alternately repeat in a plane view so that one of the adjacent contact wiring lines is grounded to the semiconductor substrate and the other of the adjacent contact wiring lines is insulated from the semiconductor substrate; detecting at least one of a secondary charged particle, a reflected charged particle and a back scattering charged particle generated from the surface of the semiconductor substrate to acquire a signal; generating an inspection image with the signal, the inspection image showing a state of the surface of the semiconductor substrate; and judging whether the semiconductor substrate is good or bad from a difference of brightness in the inspection image obtained from the surfaces of the adjacent contact wiring lines. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272902 | ELECTRON MICROSCOPE AND OBSERVATION METHOD - An electron microscope includes an electron gun for generating an electron beam, an accelerator for accelerating the electron beam to apply the electron beam to a sample, a spectroscope for selecting electrons having a specific energy out of the electron beam transmitted through the sample and losing an energy by an interaction with the sample, and a detector for detecting the electrons of the specific energy selected by the spectroscope and giving a transmission signal or a diffraction signal at a depth of the sample corresponding to a lost energy quantity of the electrons. | 11-05-2009 |
