48th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130313350 | Chopping Board - A cutting board includes an opening for a rotatable disc. The rotatable disc may be inserted into the cutting board and allow a user to rotate food or other objects to be cut on the rotatable disc. This allows the user to maintain a cutting object, such as a knife, in a fixed location and rotate the rotatable disc to cut the object at varying angles. The rotatable disc can be interchanged with rotatable discs with various surfaces, such as a cutting surface for slicing or grating. The cutting board may also include a removable tray underneath the board for collecting food cut by the cutting surface. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313351 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR A TOWED DEVICE POWERED BY A TOW VEHICLE - An apparatus and a system directed to a towed device powered by a tow vehicle. The apparatus and system include a woodchipper configured to be mounted on a towed vehicle, with the towed vehicle configured to be towed behind the tow vehicle. Additionally, a motor may be coupled to the woodchipper to provide power to the woodchipper. A power converter obtains power from the tow vehicle from a power takeoff coupled to the tow vehicle. Further, one or more power transfer lines connect the power converter with the motor to communicate motor-operating power from the power converter to the motor. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313352 | CORD ORGANIZER FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A device, and related method, for storing and organizing a power supply cord for portable electronic devices, wherein the device includes an outer shell | 2013-11-28 |
20130313353 | RAPID DEPLOYMENT FRAC WATER TRANSFER SYSTEM - A method of and apparatus for the rapid deployment of a fracturing water transferring system, along with the rapid picking up and storage of such system after use. In different embodiments the method in includes the use of a tensioning system to retrieve one or more segments of lay flat hose. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313354 | WINDING MACHINE - The invention relates to a winding machine, on which, in alternation, a wound package is wound in a winding position of a spindle, while at the same time a completely wound package is removed from another spindle. With winding machines according to the prior art, the completely wound package must be removed quickly before the other wound package has reached a critical diameter to avoid a collision of their lateral faces. According to the invention, a shifting device shifts the completely wound package before or during the winding process of the wound package such that the axial extensions of the wound packages have no overlap. The collision of the wound packages can thus be prevented as the diameter of the wound package increases, whereby a more compact design with a smaller spacing of the spindles is made possible and an operator has more time to remove the completely wound spool. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313355 | PITCHING STABILIZATION MEANS AND A ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT INCLUDING SUCH MEANS - A pitching stabilization means ( | 2013-11-28 |
20130313356 | HORIZONTAL FOLDING WINGTIP - An apparatus of an aircraft, the apparatus may include a wing comprising an unfixed portion and a fixed portion. The unfixed portion movably may connect to the fixed portion. The unfixed portion may include a rotating portion to rotate the unfixed portion between a flight position and a folded position. The fixed portion may connect to the unfixed portion of the wing. A joint may allow rotation of the unfixed portion of the wing with respect to the fixed portion of the wing about a rotation axis. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313357 | UAV Launch Attachment Assembly and Launch System - A UAV attachment assembly, used with a UAV launch assembly comprising a frame and a launch driver, comprises a base, a UAV support, a biasing element, a coupler, and a retainer. The base is operably coupled to the launch driver. The UAV support is mounted to the base and is placeable in vertically collapsed and vertically extended orientations. The biasing element biases the UAV support towards the collapsed orientation. The coupler releasably couples the UAV support to a UAV when the UAV support is in the extended orientation, the UAV support being free of the UAV when in the collapsed orientation. The retainer maintains the UAV support in the vertically extended orientation prior to launch and releases the UAV support at launch so that the biasing element can cause the UAV support to move towards the collapsed orientation and to disengage from the UAV. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313358 | Tie Rod Lock - A stabilizer actuator has a first end for connecting to an aircraft support structure and a second end for connecting to a stabilizer. The actuator includes a primary load path for transmittal of loads acting on the stabilizer to the aircraft support structure, and a secondary load path for transmittal of loads acting on the stabilizer to the aircraft support structure upon failure of the primary load path. The secondary load path includes a tie rod extending along a longitudinal axis, a load path locking mechanism coupled to the tie rod, a lock housing having a central bore for receiving the locking mechanism, and at least one radially movable segment that, upon failure of the primary load path, moves radially to lock the tie rod to the lock housing against axial and/or radial movement. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313359 | AEROVEHICLE SYSTEM INCLUDING PLURALITY OF AUTOGYRO ASSEMBLIES - An unmanned, towable aerovehicle is described and includes a container or frame to hold or support cargo, at least one and, in some examples, a plurality of autogyro assemblies connected to the container and to provide flight characteristics, and a controller to control operation the autogyro assembly for unmanned flight. The container or frame includes a connection to connect to a powered aircraft to provide forward motive force to power the autogyro assembly. In an example, the autogyro assembly includes a mast extending from the container, a rotatable hub on an end of the mast, and a plurality of blades connected to the hub for rotation to provide lift to the vehicle. In an example, an electrical motor rotates the blades prior to lift off to assist in take off. In an example, the electrical motor does not have enough power to sustain flight of the vehicle. The aerovehicle can further include plurality of autogyro assemblies to assist in flight. The aerovehicle can include surfaces that provide lift or control to assist in the flight profile of the aerovehicle. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313360 | LANDING GEAR FOR AN AIRCRAFT - The invention provides a landing gear | 2013-11-28 |
20130313361 | HELICOPTER LANDING PAD - A mobile helicopter landing pad comprises a platform with one or more elongate, concave guiding channels for aligning a helicopter on the landing pad by forcing the helicopter's skates into a specific alignment upon landing. The guiding channels may have laterally disposed rollers or else be made of slick material to allow the helicopter to slide towards the base of the guiding channel under the helicopter's own weight. Additional crosswise rollers at the bottom of the guiding channel(s) may be provided to allow the helicopter to be moved forward or backward after landing. A blade locking arm swings upward and secures the top rotor. The pad may include a foldable enclosure that protects the helicopter after landing, and an electronic guidance system that assists the pilot during landing by providing instructions to the pilot or visual indications of the prevailing wind direction and velocity, through illuminated signals on the platform. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313362 | Aircraft Ground Run-Up Protection Barrier For Propeller Equipped Planes - A Protection Barrier adapted to provide a barrier between an aircraft propeller on one side, and an engine on the opposite side is disclosed. The protection barrier isolates a technician from a rotating propeller while performing engine maintenance, such as adjustments during an aircraft run-up procedure. The Protection Barrier includes a frame assembly supporting dual panels in an elevated position independently adjustable vertically, laterally, and for inclination. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313363 | Surface Structure on a Ground Surface for Accelerating Decay of Wake Turbulence in the Short Final of an Approach to a Runway - The invention relates to a surface structure on a ground surface ( | 2013-11-28 |
20130313364 | AERIAL UNIT AND METHOD FOR ELEVATING PAYLOADS - A system that includes a ground unit that includes: a takeoff and landing platform; a landing and takeoff assisting module; and a housing. The takeoff and landing platform is arranged to hold and support an aerial unit during a first part of a landing process of the aerial unit and a first part of takeoff process of the aerial unit. The aerial unit is coupled to the ground unit via a connecting element. The effective length of the connecting element increases during the takeoff process and decreases during the landing process. The landing and takeoff assisting module is coupled to the takeoff and landing platform and is arranged to (a) lower the takeoff and landing platform into the housing during a second part of the landing process and (b) elevate the takeoff and landing platform during a second part of the takeoff process. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313365 | SPACE-OPTIMIZED CABIN ATTENDANT STANDING SEAT FOR AIRCRAFT - An aircraft comprising a space-optimized standing seat for cabin attendants in a passenger cabin is provided. The aircraft comprises a cabin attendant seat and a cabin with an aircraft exit. The cabin attendant seat comprises a seating area and a backrest and is arranged in the region of the aircraft exit. Therein, the cabin attendant seat is designed as a standing seat. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313366 | LOW DRAG PASSENGER-CABIN WINDOW - A low drag passenger-cabin window for use on an aircraft fuselage having a generally cylindrical shape, in which the as-manufactured geometry of the window is modified so that the shape of the window at cruise altitudes is aerodynamically optimized. The window comprises a pane of transparent material. The inner and outer surfaces of the peripheral portion of the pane as manufactured conform to a generally cylindrical shape, while the inner and outer surfaces of the medial portion of the pane as manufactured are depressed inwardly in a prescribed manner relative to the peripheral portion. The surfaces of the medial portion are adapted to deflect outwardly to conform to a generally cylindrical shape in response to a predetermined air pressure differential and/or a predetermined temperature gradient experienced at cruise altitude. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313367 | AIRCRAFT INTERIOR COMPONENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING AN INTERIOR COMPONENT SYSTEM IN AN AIRCRAFT - An aircraft interior component system includes an aircraft interior component, a first structure holder fastened to an element of the aircraft structure, and a first component holder fastened to the aircraft interior component. The first component holder is fastened to the aircraft interior component in a first region thereof which faces an aircraft cabin ceiling when the aircraft interior component is mounted in an aircraft. The first structure holder and the first component holder attach the aircraft interior component in a suspended manner to the element, such that a mounting gap is present, at least in a second region of the aircraft interior component facing an aircraft cabin floor when the aircraft interior component is mounted in an aircraft, between a rear side of the aircraft interior component and an aircraft component opposite the rear side of the aircraft interior component. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313368 | AIRCRAFT, AIRFRAMES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Aircraft and airframes include a skin operatively coupled to a structural reinforcement member. The structural reinforcement member and the skin collectively define a run-out region that encompasses a terminal edge of the structural reinforcement member. Within the run-out region, the skin is more flexible than in adjacent portions of the skin. Methods include defining a region of increased flexibility of a skin relative to adjacent portions of the skin, and operatively coupling the skin to a structural reinforcement member. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313369 | PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE ORBIT AND CONTROLLING THE ATTITUDE OF A SATELLITE - A propulsion system for controlling the orbit of a satellite in earth orbit comprises a thruster suitable for delivering a force along an axis F, and a motor-driven mechanism linked on the one hand to the thruster and on the other hand to a structure of the satellite, said motor-driven mechanism being suitable for displacing the thruster on either side of the plane of the orbit and suitable for orienting the thruster so as to make it possible to control a component perpendicular to the orbit of the force in two opposite directions, to control the inclination of the satellite, and in that said motor-driven mechanism is suitable for displacing the thruster along an axis V parallel to the velocity of the satellite, and suitable for orienting the thruster so as to make it possible to control a component of the force on the axis V, to control orbit. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313370 | Propellant Tank with Radiometric Measurement of Content Quantity - A propellant tank for containing a propellant with a liquid phase, preferably for a satellite, includes a tank shell wrapped or wound with scintillating glass fibers, a gamma radiation emitter arranged preferably in the center of the tank, and photodiodes allocated to the glass fibers. Preferably, plural glass fibers are wound in cylindrically symmetrical sections around the tank, and the winding axis of the glass fibers extends through the tank outlet. The glass fibers scintillate and emit pulses of light in response to being impinged upon by gamma radiation. The quantity and location of liquid propellant in the tank is determined by evaluating the light signals emitted by the glass fibers. The tank shell is preferably fabricated of a lightweight metal such as aluminum or titanium, to minimize gamma radiation absorption in the tank shell wall, and thereby minimize the required emitting magnitude of the gamma radiation source. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313371 | ENGINE INLET - An inlet duct for an engine or multiple engines includes two or more joining duct legs and a pressure relief pathway located at each duct leg to condition inlet airflow from the duct legs. A method of operating an aircraft includes urging an inlet airflow into two or more duct openings disposed at a fuselage of the aircraft. The inlet airflow is urged through two or more converging inlet duct legs extending from the two or more duct openings toward an engine inlet. A portion of the inlet airflow is flowed from at least one inlet duct leg of the two or more inlet duct legs into a pressure relief pathway. An inlet duct for an engine or multiple engines includes one or more inlet duct legs and a bypass leg extending from an inlet duct leg of the one or more inlet duct legs through a bypass opening. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313372 | Wayside Measurement of Railcar Wheel to Rail Geometry - Considerable damage to rails, wheels, and trucks can result from geometric anomalies in the wheelsets, rails, and truck hardware. A solution for identifying and quantifying geometric anomalies known to influence the service life of the rolling stock or the ride comfort for the case of passenger service is described. The solution comprises an optical system, which can be configured to accurately perform measurements at mainline speeds (e.g., greater than 100 mph). The optical system includes laser line projectors and imaging cameras and can utilize structured light triangulation. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313373 | APPARATUS FOR BI-DIRECTIONAL DOWNSTREAM ADJACENT CROSSING SIGNALING - First and second crossing predictors communicate with each other, and each predictor transmits signals to instruct downstream adjacent predictors to activate their warning devices at a constant warning time (referred to as DAXing) by using train detection information from the other predictor. The communications between the predictors may be rail based, wireless or wired using conductors other than rails. Multiple predictors may be present between the first and second crossing predictors, and each such predictor may be DAXed by one of the outer predictors based on the train's direction. The predictor also transmits a signal to inform the other predictor of the presence of the train so that the other predictor may determine whether to suppress DAXing. Detecting an incoming train direction at a predictor by utilizing a second receiver attached to the track rails at a location offset from the first receiver. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313374 | CLAMP FOR A SUPPORT BRACKET - A clamp comprises a fastener, a clamp body, and a clamp leg. The clamp body comprises a housing including a cavity and a housing cavity; and a curved arm extending from the housing. The clamp leg comprises a leg body including a leg cavity, and a foot member. The clamp body and the clamp leg are attachable to and detachable from each other, and a portion of the leg body can be inserted into or removed from the housing cavity, and when the portion of the leg body is inserted into the housing cavity, the cavity and the leg cavity form a passageway for the fastener so that threads of the fastener are not externally exposed. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313375 | Pipe Support - A pipe support is disclosed for restraining a pipe at a position in close proximity to a joint formed by the pipe and a pipe fitting. The pipe support includes a base configured to be secured to a support surface and to interface with an outer surface of the pipe. The pipe support also includes a clamp operable with the base to restrain the pipe. Additionally, the pipe support includes a hinge coupling the base and the clamp, operable to facilitate relative movement between the base and the clamp. The base positions the outer surface of the pipe at a pre-determined distance from the support surface sufficient to at least offset a distance between the outer surface of the pipe and an outer surface of the pipe fitting, thereby preventing a bending load from occurring at the joint upon securing the pipe support to the support surface. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313376 | WIRE HARNESS PROTECTOR - A wire harness holder for securing a wire harness to a panel. The wire harness holder includes a body including a fastening portion to fasten the body to the panel, a channel to receive the wire harness therein. The channel extends in a serpentine configuration so as to form a drip loop portion therein and is defined by a pair of opposed side walls connected by a bottom wall. The body further includes means for facilitating retention of the wire harness within the body. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313377 | LIGHTWEIGHT PORTABLE LAWN CADDY - A lawn caddy for receiving and transporting waste such as grass clippings, leaves, plant vegetation and compost waste. The lawn caddy transports yard waste from one location to another without heavy lifting. It is light and durable, having a maximum weight of 10 to 12 pounds and can contain up to 40 pounds of waste or less. By filling refuge bags and transporting waste to a curb side shortens time spent in cutting and cleaning lawns. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313378 | Bag Holder and Waste Bin Incorporating Snaps to Lock Bag Open - One common problem when doing trash clean up is that the mouths of thin (often plastic) bags have a tendency to collapse when carried by hand. This collapse closes the mouth of the bag, making it difficult to place material inside. The invention comprises a frame that the bag is installed over. Attached to the frame are flaps connected to the frame via living hinges. On each flap are snaps that have corresponding matched mating parts on the frame itself. When the flaps are closed, the matched mating parts interface in such a way as to snap closed, locking the bag open securely between the flaps and frame. When built into the top of a waste bin, the invention prevents the sides of the bag from falling into the bin. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313379 | PORTABLE ARMREST - A portable armrest having a first foam layer made of memory foam positioned near an arm supporting upper surface of a cover for supporting a user's arm. A second foam layer is disposed in the lower portion of the chamber for stabilizing the armrest where the foam density of the second foam layer is less than the first foam layer. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313380 | ANTENNA DEVICE FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC MEASUREMENT - An antenna device includes a base, an adjusting pole, an installing apparatus, a supporting pole, an antenna installed to a first end of the supporting pole, and a balance apparatus installed to a second end of the supporting pole. The installing apparatus defines an installing hole along the horizontal direction. A first pressure sensor and a second pressure sensor are respectively installed in two opposite ends of the installing hole. The supporting pole is slidably received in the installing hole to abut against both of the first and second pressure sensors. The balance apparatus includes a controller electrically connected to the first and second pressure sensors and a motor. The controller controls the rotation direction of the motor according to pressures applied on the first sensor and the second pressure sensor, so that the balance apparatus moves along the supporting pole, until the pressures are the same. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313381 | ANTENNA HOLDING DEVICE - An antenna holding device for holding test antennas includes a base, a first mounting pole, a second mounting pole, a guiding pole and an adjusting pole. The first mounting pole and the second mounting pole are mounted on the base. The guiding pole is mounted on the base and positioned between the first mounting pole and the second mounting pole. The adjusting pole is slidably and rotatably attached to the first mounting pole and the second mounting pole, and is slidably attached to the guiding pole. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313382 | STAND FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE - The invention relates to a stand for a medical device. The stand includes a first support arm and a second support arm, which is connected to the first support arm via a first joint connection having a first degree of freedom of motion and on which the medical device can be held. The first joint connection has a first switching device, which can be put into a first switching state and into a second switching state, wherein, in the first switching state, the first degree of freedom of motion is blocked or disabled and wherein, in the second switching state, the first degree of freedom of motion is open or enabled. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313383 | TWO AXIS VARIABLE CLAMP ASSEMBLY - A clamp assembly includes a single adjustment mechanism that allows for adjustment of an object supported on the clamp assembly along two axes. The adjustment mechanism connects to a bracket and a support rod on which the object is mounted to lock a desired position of the object in place when desired and to allow for adjustment of that position, when desired. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313384 | SUPPORT DEVICE - A support device for a tripod includes a base body. On the base body, a pan turning body is provided turnably in the horizontal direction. On the pan turning body, a tilt turning body is provided turnably in the up-down direction. The support device also includes a pan fixing operation body fixing the pan turning body with respect to the base body, and a tilt fixing operation body fixing the tilt turning body with respect to the pan turning body. The support device further includes a tilt turning operation body turning the tilt turning body with respect to the pan turning body. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313385 | LEVELING ASSEMBLY FOR AN APPLIANCE - A leveling assembly for an appliance is provided. The leveling assembly includes a clench nut mounted to the appliance and a jam nut. The clench nut and the jam nut each have a knurled surface. A leveling leg is threaded through the clench nut and the jam nut such that the knurled surfaces of the clench nut and jam nut are facing. The knurled surfaces of the clench nut and jam nut can engage one another to lock the leveling leg in position by impeding rotation of the leveling leg. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313386 | HOME APPLIANCE WITH SUPPORT ASSEMBLY - A floor-standing home appliance in the nature of a range including an appliance body and a support assembly for supporting the appliance body on a support surface, the support assembly including a support member extending away from the appliance body, the support member having an engagement member with a predetermined shape at a distal end thereof, and a shoe attached to the distal end of the support member, the shoe having a receiving well with a shape complimentary to the predetermined shape of the engagement member to receive the engagement member in the receiving well. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313387 | CUSTOMIZABLE ORGANIZER ASSEMBLY - The present invention is preferably a customizable organizer assembly that allows a user to organize accessories in a home or workspace by mounting or attaching various accessory mount assemblies to a fixture assembly or other object. The fixture assembly is preferably configured to attach to any surface such as a wall or ceiling, and the accessory mount assembly is preferably configured to removeably attach to the fixture assembly or other surface via fasteners. Each accessory mount assembly generally includes an accessory that functions as a different organizational tool that the user may use within his or her workspace or living space, and various embodiments of the accessory mount assembly may be used alone or in combination with the fixture assembly, depending on the needs of the user. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313388 | MAGNETIC MOUNT - The invention relates to a magnetic based mounting apparatus configured for supporting and or securing devices to a surface such as the windshield of a car or a window glass. Such magnetic based mounting apparatus comprises a first magnetic component configured for being associated with a first side of a mounting surface and a second magnetic component configured for being disposed on an opposing second side of said mounting surface adjacent to said first magnetic component thereby magnetically associating the two magnetic components. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313389 | SUPPORT FOR A WING - A support for a wing, comprising: a first attachment body ( | 2013-11-28 |
20130313390 | SUSPENDING APPARATUS - A suspending apparatus is used for suspending an electronic device on a surface. The suspending apparatus includes a base fixed on the surface, a suspending assembly assembled to the electronic device and detachably suspended on the base and having a limiting unit, and a locking assembly configured on the suspending assembly and including a locking unit and a moving unit connected to an end of the locking unit. The locking unit leans upon the limiting unit. In an unlocking process, the moving unit is forced to move along a first path and drives the locking unit. The locking unit unlocks the base with rotating along a second path and moving along a third path while being restricted by the limiting unit, wherein the first and the third paths have an included angle. In a locking process, the locking unit rotates along the second path to lock the base. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313391 | SECURING PLATE AND AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE - A securing plate for clamping an end of a stringer to a surface of an aircraft structure, wherein the plate is metallic and comprises a first recess. The first recess is formed partially through the thickness of the plate. The first recess is configured so that the thickness of the plate incrementally reduces towards an end of the plate by a plurality of plate steps. Also, an aircraft structure comprising a skin having an inner surface, and a stringer extending in a longitudinal direction of the aircraft structure. The stringer comprises a stringer loot bonded to the skin inner surface and a web extending from the stringer foot and away from the skin inner surface. The aircraft structure further comprises a metallic securing plate overlying a portion of the stringer foot at an end of the stringer and which is attached to the skin. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313392 | Window Treatment Mounting Assembly - The present invention relates to a window treatment mounting assembly, and a kit which includes a window treatment mounting assembly and a window treatment or modular fabric components thereof. In one preferred aspect, a window treatment mounting assembly for mounting a window treatment over a window is provided, where the mounting assembly comprises a longitudinally elongated channel beam for releasably retaining the window treatment; a resiliently compressible retention member for releasably coupling the window treatment to the channel beam in a friction fit; and at least one mounting bracket for supporting the channel beam in a mounting position adjacent the window. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313393 | Portable Book Holder - The present invention relates to a portable book holder that can be converted from its original size into a small size if a user wants to carry the portable book holder, thereby making it easy to be carried, adjust a supporting area in accordance with the sizes of a book, and allow a user to adjust a book holding stand to his or her desired arbitrary angle. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313394 | DEVICE FOR STABILIZING A BOOM ARM MICROPHONE STAND - A retaining device is provided for maintaining the position of a microphone mounted to a boom arm with the boom arm being pivotally mounted to a microphone stand. The retaining device is a strap assembly that can include upper and lower securing portions of the strap assembly for being secured to the boom arm and the microphone stand, respectively, and a middle portion of the strap assembly interconnecting the upper and lower securing portions and including an adjustment mechanism for adjusting tension between the upper and lower securing portions. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313395 | VEHICLE SEAT LATCH HAVING STRIKER COMPLIANCE IN TRANSVERSE DIRECTIONS - The vehicle seat latch ( | 2013-11-28 |
20130313396 | Base for Supporting an Upstanding Mast - A portable base is provided for supporting an upstanding mast and particularly a davit with a jib where the jib includes a load connecting point arranged such that on application of a load beyond a predetermined limit the spacing of the load connecting point from the mast is reduced to reduce a side load on the base. The base includes bottom and side panels connected edge to edge to form a container with a hollow interior filled by concrete where at least one side by side panels forming a top wall has a sleeve extends from the panel at least partly through the hollow interior to the base. The sleeve which is welded to reinforcing bars passing through the material receives and supports the mast and is held in place by forces contributed both by the set filling material and the panels. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313397 | CARD HOLDER | 2013-11-28 |
20130313398 | Exterior Mounting Apparatus for Interior Component - A load isolation mounting apparatus may be secured to one side of a machine frame wall to support a machine component in a position closely adjacent the opposite side of the wall. The mounting apparatus may include a mounting plate having a generally planar body to which the machine component may be secured. An aperture in the machine frame wall may accommodate a support flange that may be affixed to the mounting plate and extend through the aperture for securement of the mounting plate to the isolation mount apparatus affixed to the other side of the wall. As such, the isolation mounting apparatus may be affixed to an exterior machine frame wall for protecting an interiorly positioned mounting plate, and particularly a machine component secured thereto, from potentially harmful forces, including vibrations. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313399 | ANTI-VIBRATION DEVICE AND ANTI-VIBRATION DEVICE BRACKET - An anti-vibration device bracket is provided that is capable of suppressing deformation due to contact with a member coupled to an engine side, and also capable of suppressing liquid ingress from the engine side. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313400 | MOVABLE PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR MINERAL MATERIAL PROCESSING AND FRAME FOR PROCESSING APPARATUS - A movable processing apparatus for mineral material processing and a frame for the processing apparatus which apparatus comprises a movable frame which frame comprises a support part for supporting, the frame against the ground and a rear part which is attached to the support part for receiving mineral material and a neck part which comprises a curved bottom surface, and the support part and the rear part are attached to each other through the neck part, The frame further comprises a centre part, above the support part, which centre part is attached to the support part, and a curved nape part which comprises a curved upper surface and through which nape part the centre part and the rear part are attached to each other, and that the upper surface and the bottom surface are curved in opposite directions. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313401 | ANTENNA HOLDING DEVICE - An antenna holding device for holding test antennas includes a base, a column, a sliding block and an antenna pole. The column is mounted on the base. The sliding block is slidably attached to the column. The antenna pole is mounted to the sliding block. A shielding layer is positioned on the base for preventing electromagnetic waves from the base to be absorbed by the test antennas. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313402 | TOOL HANGER - A tool hanger includes a hanging member and a tool holding member. The tool holding member can be folded up and fitted in a connection hold of a tool, such as a socket. The tool is then engaged by the tool holding member. The distal end of the tool holding member undetachably clips on the other end of the tool holding member. Thus, the unauthorized removal of the tool is prohibited, and burglarproof function is achieved. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313403 | MOLD ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING A MOLD INSERTABLE IN A CONTAINER - There is disclosed herein a method of designing a mold assembly including a container ( | 2013-11-28 |
20130313404 | REDUCED-TILT BACK PLASTIC FEATURE FOR A CONTACT LENS MOLD - A mold assembly for manufacturing ophthalmic lenses which comprises an anti-tilt feature that prevent relative movement of one half of the mold assembly relative to the other half of the mold assembly. The anti-tilt feature ensures that the edges of the ophthalmic lenses are symmetric around their periphery. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313405 | MOLD AND DIE METALLIC MATERIAL, AIR-PERMEABLE MEMBER FOR MOLD AND DIE USE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A mold and die metallic material, an air-permeable member for mold and die use, and a method for making the same are provided. The mold and die metallic material is made by forming a mixed material containing stainless steel fibers with an equivalent diameter of 30-300 μm and a length of 0.4-5.0 mm, and stainless steel powder, heat sintering a green body of the mixed material, and heating the sintered body thus obtained in a nitrogen atmosphere and nitrided; wherein average open pore diameter thereof is 3-50 μm. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313406 | SOLUTION SEARCHING SYSTEM BY QUANTUM DOTS - There are provided a quantum dot, a plurality of quantum dots having a larger volume than the quantum dot, a light detection unit for detecting a light emission state of an output light from the quantum dot, and a light supply unit capable of supplying a control light to the quantum dot thereby to excite other exciters to a lower level, and controlling energy discharging of the exciters transiting to the lower level, wherein a control light to be supplied by the light supply unit is controlled per quantum dot based on the light emission state of the output light per quantum dot and previously-input search problem information. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313407 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND INDICATING LASER RADIATION - The invention relates to an arrangement and a method for detecting and indicating laser radiation comprising a laser device ( | 2013-11-28 |
20130313408 | SPATIALLY RESOLVED SPECTRAL-IMAGING DEVICE - A spatially resolved spectral device comprising a dispersive array to receive an incident light comprising a principal ray. The dispersive array comprising a plurality of dichroic layers, each of the plurality of dichroic layers disposed in a path of a direction of the principal ray. Each of the plurality of dichroic layers configured to at least one of reflect or transmit a different wavelength range of the incident light. The device further comprising a detection array operatively coupled with the dispersive array. The detection array comprising a photosensitive component including a plurality of detection pixels, each of the plurality of detection pixels having a light-receiving surface disposed parallel to the direction of the principal ray to detect a respective one of the different wavelength ranges of incident light reflected from a corresponding one of the plurality of dichroic layers. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313409 | METHOD AND APPARATUS PROVIDING PIXEL STORAGE GATE CHARGE SENSING FOR ELECTRONIC STABILIZATION IN IMAGERS - An imaging device that stores charge from a photosensor under at least one storage gate. A driver used to operate the at least one storage gate, senses how much charge was transferred to the storage gate. The sensed charge is used to obtain at least one signature of the image scene. The at least one signature may then be used for processing such as e.g., motion detection, auto-exposure, and auto-white balancing. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313410 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, METHOD OF DRIVING SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, AND IMAGING DEVICE - A solid-state imaging element | 2013-11-28 |
20130313411 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND CAMERA SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a solid-state imaging element including a pixel unit configured to include a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix and a pixel signal readout unit configured to include an analog-digital conversion unit that carries out analog-digital conversion of a pixel signal read out from the pixel unit. Each one of the pixels in the pixel unit includes a plurality of divided pixels arising from division into regions different from each other in optical sensitivity or a charge accumulation amount. The pixel signal readout unit reads out divided-pixel signals of the divided pixels in the pixel. The analog-digital conversion unit carries out analog-digital conversion of the divided-pixel signals that are read out and adds the divided-pixel signals to each other to obtain a pixel signal of one pixel. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313412 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device obtains highly accurate image data regardless of the intensity of incident light. The semiconductor device includes a first photo sensor provided in a pixel, a second photo sensor provided around the pixel, and a controller for setting the drive condition of the first photo sensor in accordance with the intensity of outside light obtained by the second photo sensor. An image is taken after the sensitivity of the first photo sensor is changed in accordance with the drive condition set by the controller. Thus, in the semiconductor device, an image can be taken using the first photo sensor whose sensitivity is optimized in accordance with the intensity of incident light. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313413 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS - A photoelectric conversion apparatus has: a plurality of pixels having mutually different color filters, and generating pixel signals by a photoelectric conversion; a color selecting switch for selecting the pixel signals generated by the plurality of pixels having mutually different color filters; a first amplifier circuit for amplifying at mutually different gains the pixel signals generated by the pixels having mutually different color filters and selected by the color selecting switch; a reference voltage connecting switch for selecting a reference voltage; and a second amplifier circuit for amplifying at mutually different gains the reference voltages correspondingly to the pixel signals of mutually different colors. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313414 | SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTOMULTIPLIER AND READOUT METHOD - A silicon photomultiplier device is provided. The device comprises a plurality of photosensitive cells each having a photo-detector, a quench resistive load and a first stage capacitive load. The device is arranged in a three electrode connection configuration comprising first and second electrodes arranged to operably provide a biasing of the device and a third electrode operably used to readout a signal from the device. A second stage capacitive load is operably coupled to two or more photosensitive cells | 2013-11-28 |
20130313415 | EASILY ASSEMBLED OPTICAL-ELECTRICAL CONVERTING DEVICE - An optical-electrical converting device includes a printed circuit board (PCB), a light emitting module, a light receiving module, an optical coupling lens, and a locating frame positioned on the PCB. The PCB has two first locating elements. The optical coupling lens includes a first converging lens and a second converging lens. The locating element has two second locating elements. The two first locating elements and the two second locating elements cooperate to position the locating frame on the PCB. The locating element further has two third locating elements. The optical coupling lens has two fourth locating elements. The two third locating elements and the two fourth locating elements cooperate to position the coupling lens on the locating frame, and thus the first converging lens is aligned with the light emitting module, and the second converging lens is aligned with the light receiving module. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313416 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPTICAL INPUTTING DEVICE - A display device includes an upper substrate, a lower substrate disposed opposite to the upper substrate, a photosensor disposed between the upper substrate and the lower substrate, a polarizer disposed on the upper substrate, and a retarder disposed on the polarizer, where light of elliptical polarization from outside is converted by a λ/4 phase difference, and transmitted to the photosensor sequentially through the retarder and the polarizer. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313417 | LIGHT EMISSION DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A light emission detection device having a flow path from which light to be detected is emitted is provided. The device includes a detection-side substrate having a joining surface and a detection surface provided opposite the joining surface, the joining surface having a depression and a light-shielding film provided over an area excluding the depression, the depression forming the flow path, the detection surface transmitting the light emitted from the flow path; and a wiring-side substrate having a joining surface and a conductive pattern provided with a varying thickness on the joining surface, the joining surface of the wiring-side substrate joining the joining surface of the detection-side substrate. In the area over which the light-shielding film is provided, adhesive is provided with a thickness corresponding to the varying thickness of the conductive pattern and the detection-side substrate and the wiring-side substrate are closely joined to each other with the adhesive. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313418 | REFINED OPTICAL SYSTEM - Selected scene regions are imaged. I | 2013-11-28 |
20130313419 | Surface Contamination Monitoring System and Method - A surface contamination monitoring system/method configured to correct the detected the radioactive net count rate (NCR) value of a whole-body surface contamination monitoring device based on monitored subject height and thickness is disclosed. The system includes a height detection means for determining the height of a monitored subject and a thickness detection means for determining the thickness of at least a portion of the monitored subject. The net count rate (NCR) is corrected based on the determined height and thickness of the monitored subject as applied to site calibration factor data and self-shielding factor data to produce a corrected net count rate (CNR). If the corrected net count rate (CNR) registers above a preset alarm threshold, the monitored subject is considered contaminated and an appropriate alarm is registered. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313420 | COMBINED SONIC/PULSED NEUTRON CASED HOLE LOGGING TOOL - A through casing formation evaluation tool string | 2013-11-28 |
20130313421 | ION GUIDE AND MASS SPECTROMETRY DEVICE - An electrode changeover switch which switches the connection state of electrodes is provided in the wiring path between eight electrodes through, arranged rotation-symmetrically about ion optical axis, and voltage generation switch which generates square wave high voltage ±V. When switch is switched as shown in the drawing, two circumferentially adjacent rod electrodes are connected to form one set, a square wave voltage of opposite phase is applied to circumferentially adjacent sets, and an effectively quadrupole electric field is formed. When switch is switched, a square wave voltage of opposite phase is applied to circumferentially adjacent rod electrodes and an octupole electric field is formed. In this way, by switching the switch according to the mass range, etc., it becomes possible to rapidly switch the number of poles of a multipole electric field and to suitably transport ions. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313422 | MICROCHANNEL PLATE - The present invention relates to a low-resistance MCP with an expanded dynamic range and excellent environment resistance, in comparison with the conventional technology. The MCP has a double structure composed of hollow first cladding glasses whose inner wall surfaces function as channel walls, and a second cladding glass having an acid resistance higher than that of the first cladding glasses. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313423 | ADVANCED DEBRIS MITIGATION OF EUV LIGHT SOURCE - Systems and methods for debris mitigation in an EUV light source for semiconductor processes are disclosed. Pulsed DC electric fields are applied to the path of EUV light to reject ions from the EUV path. The pulsed DC fields are triggered to coincide with the presence of debris in the EUV optical path. 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. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313424 | Multireflection Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometer - A method of reflecting ions in a multireflection time of flight mass spectrometer is disclosed. The method includes guiding ions toward an ion mirror having multiple electrodes, and applying a voltage to the ion mirror electrodes to create an electric field that causes the mean trajectory of the ions to intersect a plane of symmetry of the ion mirror and to exit the ion mirror, wherein the ion are spatially focussed by the mirror to a first location and temporally focused to a second location different from the first location. Apparatus for carrying out the method is also disclosed. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313425 | Electrostatic Trap Mass Spectrometer With Improved Ion Injection - A method of mass spectral analysis in an analytical electrostatic trap ( | 2013-11-28 |
20130313426 | SIGNAL EXTRACTION CIRCUITS AND METHODS FOR ION MOBILITY TUBE, AND ION MOBILITY DETECTORS - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to substance detection technology, and to signal extraction circuits and methods for ion mobility tubes, and ion mobility detectors, which can solve the problem with the conventional technologies that it is difficult to design and manufacture the leadout circuit for the pulsed voltage on the Faraday plates. A signal extraction circuit for an ion mobility tube includes an DC-blocking module configured to remove a DC voltage contained in a voltage extracted, by a signal leadin terminal, from the Faraday plate, and to output, by a signal leadout terminal, a pulsed voltage contained in the voltage extracted from the Faraday plate. An ion mobility detector includes the signal extraction circuit for an ion mobility tube according to the present invention. A signal extraction method for an ion mobility tube includes extracting a voltage on a Faraday plate in the ion mobility tube, removing a DC voltage contained in the voltage extracted from the Faraday plate, and outputting a pulsed voltage contained in the voltage extracted from the Faraday plate. The present invention is used to extract a pulsed voltage from the Faraday plate. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313427 | QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETER - A quadrupole power source which applies a voltage to each electrode ( | 2013-11-28 |
20130313428 | Phase Plate for a TEM - A phase plate, specifically a Zernike type phase plate, for use in an electron microscope, comprises a central hole, and a thin film causing a phase shift of the electrons passing through said film. This phase shift causes the Contrast Transfer Function (CTF) to change from a sine-like function to a cosine-like function. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313429 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING SAMPLE SURFACE - Provided is a method and an apparatus for inspecting a sample surface with high accuracy. Provided is a method for inspecting a sample surface by using an electron beam method sample surface inspection apparatus, in which an electron beam generated by an electron gun of the electron beam method sample surface inspection apparatus is irradiated onto the sample surface, and secondary electrons emanating from the sample surface are formed into an image toward an electron detection plane of a detector for inspecting the sample surface, the method characterized in that a condition for forming the secondary electrons into an image on a detection plane of the detector is controlled such that a potential in the sample surface varies in dependence on an amount of the electron beam irradiated onto the sample surface. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313430 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DEVICE - Provided is a charged particle beam device or charged particle microscope permitting observation of even a large-sized specimen in the air atmosphere or a gaseous atmosphere. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313431 | ELECTRON MICROSCOPE - Provided is an electron microscope capable of enhancing a magnetic shield function even though the structure thereof has an objective tens that projects into a sample chamber space. The electron microscope includes: an objective lens ( | 2013-11-28 |
20130313432 | INTERFERENCE ELECTRON MICROSCOPE - In an interference electron microscope, a first electron biprism is disposed between an acceleration tube and an illumination-lens system, a mask is disposed between the acceleration tube and the first electron biprism, and the first electron biprism is arranged in a shadow that the mask forms. Current densities of first and second electron beams on a parabolic surface of an objective lens system where a sample is positioned are controlled by a control system by an optical action of the illumination-lens system, the mask is imaged on the parabolic surface of the objective lens system, and an electro-optical length between the first electron biprism and the parabolic surface of the objective lens where the sample is positioned is controlled without generating Fresnel fringes on a sample surface from the mask and the first electron biprism. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313433 | Infrared-Based Vehicle Component Imaging and Analysis - An improved system for evaluating one or more components of a vehicle is provided. The system includes a set of imaging devices configured to acquire image data based on infrared emissions of at least one vehicle component of the vehicle as it moves through a field of view of at least one of the set of imaging devices. An imaging device in the set of imaging devices can include a linear array of photoconductor infrared detectors and a thermoelectric cooler for maintaining an operating temperature of the linear array of detectors at a target operating temperature. The infrared emissions can be within at least one of: the mid-wavelength infrared (MWIR) radiation spectrum or the long wavelength infrared (LWIR) radiation spectrum. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313435 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE - A waveform acquiring unit acquires a time waveform of an electromagnetic wave. The time waveform is decomposed into wavelet expansion coefficients by wavelet transform. Influence levels of the respective wavelet expansion coefficients to a spectrum are calculated. The wavelet expansion coefficients are weighted based on at least the influence levels of the wavelet expansion coefficients to the spectrum. The weighted wavelet expansion coefficients are converted into time waveforms by inverse wavelet transform. Thus, the time waveforms that holds spectrum information needed for spectroscopic analysis and has a reduced noise is provided. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313436 | LASER GAS ANALYZER - The invention relates to a device for measuring the concentration of a molecule, such as CO, NO or NO | 2013-11-28 |
20130313437 | POSITRON TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MULTIPHASE FLOW - The present invention relates to a positron tomography imaging apparatus for a multiphase flow in an oil pipeline, which apparatus utilizes positron and electron annihilation generating a pair of coincidence gamma-rays of 511 keV energy as tomography imaging means and provides an on-line tomography imaging function for metering a multiphase flow in an oil pipeline of an oil field. The apparatus comprises a plurality of sets of parallel high-precision gamma-ray detector arrays with a particular space structure arrangement, a positron radioactive source and a shield, and can acquire a phase fraction of such multiphase flow mixture as oil, gas and water under a condition of a single radioactive source by combining an image processing function. The design of a plurality of sets of high-precision detector arrays also greatly improves accuracy of a multiphase flow metering and its applicability in multiphase flows of different flow patterns. The video information of fluid generated by it will significantly enrich oil, gas metering information for petroleum industry and provide basic data for a more effective reservoir management and production optimization. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313438 | RADIOLOGICAL IMAGE DETECTION DEVICE - A scintillator includes a plurality of columnar crystals. A surface protection film is made of poly-para-xylyene and covers a surface of the scintillator, and the front ends of the columnar crystals penetrate thereinto. A photoelectric conversion panel includes a glass substrate and an element unit formed on the glass substrate. The element unit includes a plurality of pixels, is disposed opposite to the front ends of the columnar crystals, and detects visible light which is emitted from the front ends and is transmitted through the surface protection film in a light receiving region of each pixel so as to be converted into electric charge. To improve an SN ratio, a penetration amount P of the front end into the surface protection film and an area A of the light receiving region of each pixel are set to satisfy a relationship of 0 m | 2013-11-28 |
20130313439 | RADIATION DETECTION ELEMENT AND RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGINGAPPARATUS - The present invention provides a radiation detecting element and a radiographic imaging device that may reliably detect irradiation of radiation even when a region where radiation is irradiated is set narrowly. Namely, the present invention provides a radiation detection element and a radiographic imaging apparatus, in which radiographic imaging pixels and radiation detection pixels are provided at intersecting portions of scan lines and signal lines. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313440 | Solid-State Laser And Inspection System Using 193nm Laser - Improved laser systems and associated techniques generate an ultra-violet (UV) wavelength of approximately 193.368 nm from a fundamental vacuum wavelength near 1064 nm. Preferred embodiments separate out an unconsumed portion of an input wavelength to at least one stage and redirect that unconsumed portion for use in another stage. The improved laser systems and associated techniques result in less expensive, longer life lasers than those currently being used in the industry. These laser systems can be constructed with readily-available, relatively inexpensive components. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313441 | Soft Error Detection - An apparatus includes a first radiation detector to generate a first signal when a first radiation level is exceeded and a second radiation detector to generate a second signal when a second radiation level is exceeded. The second radiation level is greater than the first radiation level. A first circuit is susceptible to soft errors at the first radiation level and a second circuit is susceptible to soft errors at the second radiation level. A control unit may suspend use of the first circuit and activate use of the second circuit if the first signal is received and the second signal is not received. The first and second circuits may be memory cells or logic circuits. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313442 | PHOTOEMISSION MONITORING OF EUV MIRROR AND MASK SURFACE CONTAMINATION IN ACTINIC EUV SYSTEMS - Photoelectron emission mapping systems for use with EUV (extreme ultraviolet) mask inspection and lithography systems are described. The mapping systems may be used to provide photoelectron emission maps for EUV photolithography masks and/or EUV mirrors. The systems use EUV photoelectron sources used for mask inspection or photolithography to impinge EUV light on the masks and/or mirrors. The EUV light generates photoelectron on the surfaces of the mask and/or mirrors and the photoelectrons are collected and analyzed by detectors placed away from optical spaces of the EUV chamber. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313443 | EXCITED GAS INJECTION FOR ION IMPLANT CONTROL - An ion source includes an ion chamber housing defining an ion source chamber, the ion chamber housing having a side with a plurality of apertures. The ion source also includes an antechamber housing defining an antechamber. The antechamber housing shares the side with the plurality of apertures with the ion chamber housing. The antechamber housing has an opening to receive a gas from a gas source. The antechamber is configured to transform the gas into an altered state having excited neutrals that is provided through the plurality of apertures into the ion source chamber. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313444 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING LUMINESCENT FILMS - A structure for testing a luminescent film includes a Lambertian light source, an integrating sphere having an input port, and a measuring device. The Lambertian light source includes a mixing chamber having an input port and an output port, and a light emitter coupled to the input port. During testing the luminescent film is positioned between the output port of the mixing chamber and the input port of the integrating sphere. The measuring device is optically coupled to the integrating sphere. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313445 | Lamp that is capable of curing nail products using either a LED Light Source or a UV Light Source all in one machine - Right now, some nail products can cure in a UV Lamp for several minutes OR LED Lamp for several seconds. The LED products are new to the Industry. Nail Technicians are frustrated that they will need TWO units. One to cure with LED bulbs in it. And one to cure with UV bulbs in it. My invention solves this problem by combining both types of bulbs in one unit. With the touch of a button a Nail Technician can choose to use the LED bulbs OR the UV bulbs (but never at the same time). | 2013-11-28 |
20130313446 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device including: a filter circuit to subdivide and output the received signal as a first signal with a relatively low frequency and a second signal with a relatively high frequency; a first channel containing a photocoupler to convey the first signal output from the filter circuit; a second channel containing an isolator to convey the second signal from the filter circuit; and a signal synthesis circuit to sum and output the first signal conveyed by way of a first channel and a second signal conveyed by way of a second channel. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313447 | OPTO-COUPLER - An optoelectronic device is disclosed. The optoelectronic device may be employed as a single or multi-channel opto-coupler that electrically isolates one circuit from another circuit. The opto-coupler may include one or more light guides and an insulative tape that helps define a shape of the one or more light guides. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313448 | LIGHT SPLITTING AND DETECTING SYSTEM - A light splitting and detecting system including at least one light splitting and detecting apparatus is provided. The light splitting and detecting apparatus is capable of receiving a first wavelength optical signal and a second wavelength optical signal. The light splitting and detecting apparatus includes a filter, light detecting unit, a first wavelength filtering unit and a slit. The filter is disposed on the transmission path of the first wavelength optical signal and the second wavelength optical signal. The first wavelength filtering unit is disposed between the filter and the light detecting unit. The slit is disposed between the first wavelength filtering unit and the light detecting unit and expose the light detecting unit. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313449 | Blowout Preventer Ram Assembly and Method of Using Same - The techniques herein relate to a ram assembly for a blowout preventer for receiving a tubular of a wellbore. The ram assembly includes a ram block for engagement with the tubular, a ram shaft for selectively extending and retracting the ram block, and a ram connector for operatively connecting the ram shaft to the ram block. The ram block has at least one block groove. The ram shaft has a ram head with at least one shaft groove. The ram connector includes at least one shear connector correspondingly disposable in the block groove and the shaft groove whereby the ram shaft is releasably securable to the ram block. | 2013-11-28 |
20130313450 | TUBE CLAMPING AND CLOSING DEVICE - The present invention provides a tube clamping and closing device which includes a main body having a first end and a second end, and a retaining assembly having several kinds of work portions and disposed at the second end of the main body. The first end has a first clamping member extending laterally and having a threaded hole extending vertically. A blocking member is threadedly connected to the threaded hole and adapted for closing an opening of a tube. The work portions alternatively define a clamping space with the first clamping member and the main body. Whereby a single device of the present invention can be used for different kinds of tubes or multiport valves. The present invention has advantages of operating conveniently, carrying and putting away easily, saving space and costs, etc. | 2013-11-28 |