| 48th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
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| 20110290941 | Attachment system of aircraft components - An attachment system for attaching a component ( | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290942 | ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR EQUIPMENT OF A ROTOR, AND AN AIRCRAFT FITTED WITH SUCH A DEVICE - The present invention relates to an electrical power supply and control device ( | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290943 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING FUEL IN AN AIRCRAFT FUEL TANK - Fuel in an aircraft fuselage fuel tank is cooled by means of cold air flowing from the exterior of the aircraft to a cooling region inside the aircraft. The cooling region may be (a) located to the exterior of the fuel tank, (b) in thermal communication with the fuel tank and (c) in fluid communication with a region downstream of, and remote from, said cooling region, for example, an exhaust port on the outside of the aircraft. The flow of air may be caused by air entering a ram air intake, into which air passes as a result of the motion of the airborne aircraft relative to the surrounding air. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290944 | Concentric Peripheral Canopy Parachute - A concentric peripheral canopy parachute having a canopy system including a number of peripheral, stacked, concentric, canopies, each superior canopy centered and spaced above the inferior canopy and having its skirt connected to the vent of the inferior canopy for generating an increased low pressure disturbance behind the canopy system for producing higher fluid drag. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290945 | AIRCRAFT SLAT ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SLATS - An aircraft slat assembly comprises a first slat and a second slat positioned adjacent thereto. The first and second slats are moveable between extended and retracted positions. The slats are connected by a joint, the joint being arranged to transfer a shear load from one slat to the other slat when the slats are urged into a configurations in which there would be differential extension/retraction of the slats, such as a skewed position. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290946 | AIRCRAFT SLAT ASSEMBLY - An aircraft slat assembly comprises a slat, two tracks and two joints, each joint connecting a respective track to the slat. Each track is moveable on a wing structure between a fully extended position and a stowed position. Each joint is arranged to allow relative rotation between the slat and the respective track such that the slat is able to adopt a skewed position in which one track is in the fully extended position and the other track is in the stowed position. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290947 | Automatic Method And Device For Aiding The Piloting Of An Airplane - The device ( | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290948 | PIPE-SUSPENSION BRACKET - A bracket ( | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290949 | FITTING ASSEMBLY HAVING A RETAINING CLIP - A fitting assembly adapted for securing an elongate member to a bracket having an open-ended slot into which the fitting assembly is received. The fitting assembly includes a first fitting member adapted for attachment to the elongate member and having an axis and a second fitting member adapted for receipt into the open end of the slot and fixed engagement with the bracket through relative movement between the second fitting member and the bracket solely in a direction substantially lateral to the axis. The first and second fitting members are connected together and have first and second positions relative to each other in a direction substantially lateral to the axis and are constrained against relative movement substantially along the axis. The first and second fitting members are substantially immovable relative to each other in a direction substantially lateral to the axis in the second position. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290950 | STAND APPARATUS - The present invention is a stand apparatus for a display screen (such as a computer monitor or a TV) having an arcuate arm member, a base adapted to accept the arm member and allow for tilting movement of the arm member in relation to the base, and a contoured clamp member operable to engage and grip the arm member. The curvature of the clamp member matches the curvature of the arm member and prevents damage to the finish of the arm member. The clamp member is coupled with an arm screw member that is readily accessible to a user. The cross-section of the arm member prevents lateral movement of the arm member in relation to the base. The base is operable to freely swivel 360 degrees and can be readily fixed in relation to a base ring once it is in a desired position. Cabling channels are also provided within the arm member to house cables from the display screen. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290951 | CABLE MANAGEMENT DEVICE FOR BUNDLES OF CABLES IN AN AIRCRAFT - A cable management device accommodates bundles of cables in an aircraft. The cable management device includes a star shaped cable management element and a retaining clamp. The star-shaped cable management element includes a plurality of outer-radial recesses disposed in an outer radius of the star-shaped cable management element that are spaced apart from each other. Each outer-radial recess is configured to accommodate a cable inserted therein. The retaining clamp is disposed around an outer circumference of the star-shaped cable management element so as to encompass the star-shaped cable management element and close the outer radial recesses. The retaining clamp includes an attachment portion configured to affix the cable management element to a stationary supporting structure. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290952 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING AN ELONGATED MEMBER - Apparatus and methods for supporting one or more elongated members are provided. A support member for supporting one or more elongated members can include a body; at least four support arms extending from the body, and at least one curved surface disposed between the support arms. Each curved surface can be concave relative to a centerline of the body. At least one curved surface can have a length that is at least twice as long as at least one other curved surface. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290953 | CABLE HOLDER AS WELL AS KIT AND CABLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a cable holder for guiding a plurality of computer-network cables, including a loop with an inner circumference at least partially adapted to provide a support for the cables. The loop is formed of a first leg and a second leg extending essentially parallel to each other and being interconnected at a proximal end segment of each of the first and the second leg via a yoke, and a closure section, arranged at a distal end segment of each of the first and the second leg. The closure section includes at least one flap which is arranged at the distal end segment of the first or the second leg and extends towards the opposing distal end segment of the second or the first leg, respectively. Further, the invention relates to a kit and a cable management system comprising the cable holder. In order to easily add and remove a plurality of cables to and from the cable holder, respectively, the present invention provides that the at least one flap abuts the opposing distal end segment of the second or the first leg, respectively, in a resting position of the at least one flap, the at least one flap being adapted to be resiliently deflected from its resting position. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290954 | SUPPORT BRACKET FOR MOUNTING WIRES TO FLOOR BEAMS OF AN AIRCRAFT - A support bracket for mounting wires, cables, conduits and the like to floor beams of an aircraft passenger cabin floor without modification to the floor beams, the floor beams having a top flange, a bottom flange, and a vertical web. The support bracket has a support body with cable support cradles where each cradle has a cradling surface and a tie wrap passage; and at least clamping block connected to the support body with at least one adjustable tension bolt, the clamping block having a beam engaging surface wherein tension in the at least one bolt urges the beam engaging surface toward the support body. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290955 | CABLE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - A cable management member is mounted between two slide rail apparatuses. The cable management member includes an arm assembly and a support member. The arm assembly includes a rear arm, a front arm, and a connecting member pivotably connected to the rear arm and the front arm. First ends of the rear arm and the front arm opposite to the connecting member are correspondingly pivotably connected to a stationary rail and a movable rail of one of the slide rail apparatuses. Opposite ends of the support member are correspondingly connected to the two slide rail apparatuses, and slidable relative to the stationary rails of the corresponding slide rail apparatuses. The connecting member is slidably supported on the support member. The connecting member includes a first positioning button and a second positioning button to restrict the support member therebetween, thereby preventing the support member from disengaging from the connecting member. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290956 | Adjustable bag holding device - A plastic bag holder containing a coiled side wall and lip that creates a cavity for the insertion of items into the plastic bag. The side wall overlaps itself in a coiled pattern and its shape is maintained through a channel created by the lip. The coiled shape allows the device to be used with several sized bags allowing a user to easily fill a plastic bag cleanly and quickly. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290957 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING OF CABINETS - A mounting post for supporting a plurality of electronic cabinets, each having different bolt patterns, comprising a hollow post configured to receive a hollow mount at the upper end, a stabilizer plate attached to the lower end of the post, and a hollow mount selected from a plurality of hollow mounts, each having a lower end configured to mate to the post, and having a substantially planar upper surface with openings formed therein corresponding to a unique bolt pattern for an electronics cabinet. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290958 | DISPLAY STANDS - A display assembly | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290959 | STAND FOR A SURGICAL MICROSCOPE WITH WEIGHT COMPENSATION FOR A MICROSCOPE HOLDER AND ADD-ON UNITS - A stand for a surgical microscope is suggested that is provided with vertical and horizontal supports, articulation units and a displacer for displacing the optics carrier in an X direction extending horizontally and transversely to an oblique pivot axis. A balancing apparatus is provided for balancing an optics carrier held by a pivot support of the displacer. The optics carrier is rotatable around a first rotational axis in relation to the pivot support. The balancing compensates for the use with and without a microscope holder and with and without add-on units. The balancing apparatus is provided with Y and Z displacement units comprising respective slides. The weight of a second slide of the Z displacement unit compensates the weight of the optics carrier with and without the microscope holder and with and without the add-on units via the first rotational axis. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290960 | STAND FOR A SURGICAL MICROSCOPE WITH A PARALLELOGRAM SUPPORT AND A DISPLACEMENT SCREW - A stand for a surgical microscope is suggested that is provided with vertical and horizontal supports, articulation units and a displacer for displacing the optics carrier in an X direction extending horizontally and transversely to an oblique pivot axis. The displacer has a pivot support provided with a pivotable parallelogram support and a holding arm that is attached to the pivotable parallelogram support and is configured such that it simultaneously serves as a displacer for displacing the optics carrier in the X direction. The pivot support is provided with an additional displacement unit that determines the position of the parallelogram support with reference to the second articulation unit and the additional displacement unit contains a displacement screw that protrudes through the parallelogram support and is connected in an articulated fashion at one of its ends to a displacement element mounted to the parallelogram support. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290961 | WHEELED BUCKET STAND - A stackable wheeled bucket stand and method is disclosed. The bucket stand includes an elliptical support ring configured to support a bucket, a plurality of leg assemblies, each leg assembly connected to the support ring, and a plurality of wheels, each wheel connected to a leg. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290962 | DEVICE FOR HANGING A CURTAIN IN FRONT OF A WINDOW - The device includes two sub-assemblies ( | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290963 | Container and Universal Bracket System - A container [ | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290964 | Novel Enhanced Connecting Brackets for Floating Rings - Briefly stated, floating rings which rotate around their vertical axis with predetermined relation to the azimuthal velocity of the sun are prevented from getting out of range by maintaining a desired spatial orientation between at least three fixed rollers circumferentially positioned. The present disclosure keeps floating rings together by encircling them. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290965 | MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR REMOVABLY SECURING AN OBJECT TO A SURFACE - A mounting system is disclosed for removably securing an object to a support surface. The mounting system includes a retaining clip having a rear wall to be secured to the support surface, and a front wall spaced from the rear wall to form a pocket therebetween with an open upper side, an aperture in the front wall opening into the pocket and extending to an upper side of the front wall, and a sliding clip having a sliding portion sized to be vertically slid into and out of the pocket, and an attachment portion forwardly extending form the sliding portion to be secured to the tablet computer. The attachment portion is closely received in the aperture when the sliding portion is in the pocket and has a thickness substantially equal to or less than a thickness of the front wall. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290966 | CURTAIN HANGING DEVICE - A curtain hanging device that works as usual when the curtain is used without problems and that can prevent an accident from happening when the curtain is accidentally tangled around the neck of a person is disclosed. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290967 | ADJUSTABLE STORM INLET FILTER - System and apparatus for filtering drainage which includes a configurable and adjustable rigid frame, hanger support structures adapted to contact a surface of a drainage structure, and a sediment bag. The frame may be adjusted or configured by modifying the location of connecting fasteners and/or by altering the orientation of frame components. Additional embodiments provide for an overflow gap comprising a vertical distance between an above grade surface of a drainage structure and the rigid frame, wherein the overflow gap is capable of allowing runoff to bypass the sediment bag when the sediment bag is obstructed. A configurable lifting tool device adapted to lift inlet grates and inlet filter devices includes a lifting bar, a plurality of connectors, a plurality of lifting arms, and a plurality of lifting hooks adapted to contact a grate and/or an inlet filter device lifting bar. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290968 | MOUNTING ASSEMBLY - A mounting assembly configured for mounting to a generally T-shaped rail or similar mount. The mounting assembly comprising a housing, a first arm, and a latching arm assembly. The first arm extending from the housing. The first arm comprising a first jaw. The latching arm assembly connected to the housing. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290969 | INTEGRAL CLIP OF PLASTIC MATERIAL - A plastic, integral clip to affix door seals in automotive door frames, comprising a head, further a resilient flange connected by a first shank segment to said head, a comparatively flat second shank segment which extends from the flange on the side opposite the head and tapers toward the free end and is fitted with a rounded end, further two spring elements connected at opposite sides to the free end of the second shank segment and running obliquely in the direction of the flange, the spring elements being fitted with a snap-in shoulder near the flange, characterized in that at least one securing element each near an external surface element of the second shank segment and near the flange is connected to the second shank segment and runs in the direction of the facing spring element, the outside diameter of the securing element approximately corresponding to the outside diameter of the external surface element. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290970 | AUXILIARY FASTENING APPARATUS - An auxiliary fastening apparatus for engaging with tablet electronic device is provided, including a receiving unit, an angle adjustment mechanism and a support unit. The apparatus may further include an auxiliary belt. The receiving unit is for placing the tablet PC on, and the angle adjustment mechanism and the support unit are to enable the receiving unit to stand in either portrait or landscape mode. The auxiliary belt can be wrapped around the wrist to prevent the handheld tablet PC from slipping and falling to the ground. The unique structure of the support unit allows the tablet PC to tilt a small angle when placed on a desk top for convenient use. The auxiliary fastening apparatus of the present invention provides convenient use of the tablet PC in various occasions. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290971 | ADJUSTABLE DISPLAY BRACKET - A rotatably adjustable mounting bracket for attachment to a display device and a mounting system affixable to mount surface and providing rotational adjustability of the attached display about an axis substantially perpendicular to the principal plane of the display device. The device mounting bracket including at least one set of openings comprising a plurality of openings located in the plate to substantially align with mounting holes located on the display device. Each of the openings having an adjustment portion adapted to receive a portion of the display device fastener attached to the display device and moveable within the adjustment portion to permit rotational movement of the display device relative to the mounting bracket. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290972 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR EXPANSION CARD - A mounting apparatus includes a mounting tray configured for securing an expansion card, a first securing member, a second securing member, a first rotating member and a second rotating member. The first securing member is attached to a first edge of the mounting tray, and a first stopper portion is disposed on the first securing member. The second securing member is attached to a second opposite edge of the mounting tray, and a second stopper portion is disposed on the second securing member. The first and second rotating members are rotatably secured to the mounting tray. A first and second hooks respectively extend from the first and second rotating members. The first hook is engaged with the first stopper portion, and the second hook engaged with the second stopper portion. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290973 | SYRINGE HANGER - A syringe holder is provided for mounting syringe while the syringe is distributing fluid. The syringe holder includes a hook, a main body, and a receiver. The receiver is operatively configured to deploy away from the main body when the syringe is disposed in the receiver. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290974 | RETAINING STRUCTURE HAVING LOCKING APPARATUS - A retaining structure is described. The retaining structure includes a supporting part and a plurality of locking apparatuses. The supporting part has a plurality of position portions and each of the position portions has an annular portion. The locking apparatuses are deposed between the in the component and the supporting part and are corresponding to the position portions of the supporting part. Each of the locking apparatuses includes a main body and a fastening portion. The main body has a first portion, a second portion, and an annular region. The first portion is joined to the annular portion of the position portion and the second portion is joined to the opening of the component. The fastening portion is joined to the annular region of the main body to allow the fastening portion to contact the annular region for fastening the component on the supporting part. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290975 | AUXILIARY SECURELY HOLDING DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE - An electronic device holder is revealed. By the electronic device holder, an electronic device is supported in a preset position so that users can operate the electronic device conveniently. The electronic device holder consists of holding units on tow sides thereof and a connection member connecting the two holding units. By the stopping and clipping of the two holding units, the electronic device is held and supported firmly in a preset state. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290976 | Coaster and drink cover - Embodiments include combination coaster drink covers which serve as an ordinary bar coaster and absorb moisture from the outside of a drink glass, protect the bar surface from moisture, and furthermore serve to cover and adhere to the top of the drink glass, thereby indicating the intention of the drink owner to resume possession and preventing adulteration of or tampering with the drink during the owner's temporary absence. Embodiments include an upper coaster layer, adhesive layer, release layer, and lower coaster layer. Other embodiments include an upper coaster layer, adhesive layer and release layer. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290977 | LED panel holder - An LED panel holder includes a rectangular case ( | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290978 | Suspension System - A suspension system includes a base frame, a carrier frame and a linkage mounted on the base frame and supporting the carrier frame. The linkage includes a first arm pivotally coupled to the frames and a second arm pivotally coupled to the frames and pivotally coupled to the second arm about a linkage pivot axis. A rotary motor has a housing and a shaft which rotates with respect to the housing. The shaft is aligned with the linkage pivot axis. The housing is non-rotatably coupled to the first arm. The shaft is coupled to a transmission which is coupled to the second arm. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290979 | INFUSION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND HOLDER - Provided are holders for compactly storing infusion management systems to surfaces. In an embodiment the holder apparatus has a head portion for receiving and infusion management system trunk portion and a foot for receiving an apex portion of the infusion management system. The holder apparatus may be mounted to a wall so that the infusion management system is compactly stored and then mounted against the wall, thereby dramatically decreasing the storage footprint of the systems when not in use, without sacrificing the ability to conveniently and rapidly deploy the system when needed. Also provided are infusion management systems configured for use with the holder apparatus and related methods of storing the system. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290980 | COMPOSITE ENCAPSULATED ENGINE MOUNT - A composite encapsulated engine mount includes a rubber bushing having a metal shell received around the bushing. A plastic bracket having a cavity receives the bushing and shell therein. An associated method of forming the mount assembly includes inserting a bushing into a mold, introducing a moldable material into the mold around at least a portion of the bushing to form a bracket, and curing the bracket about the bushing. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290981 | Lining Plate for Lining of Moulding Chambers of Moulding Machines - The present invention relates to a lining plate ( | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290982 | OPTICAL FILTER SUITABLE FOR DEALING WITH A RADIATION OF VARIABLE INCIDENCE AND DETECTOR INCLUDING SAID FILTER - An optical filter for filtering an electromagnetic radiation of variable angle of incidence, includes a stack of at least one dielectric or semi-conductor layer arranged between two partially reflective layers, said stack defining a set of Fabry-Pérot cavities set to a predetermined wavelength. The average refractive index of the dielectric or semi-conductor layer is variable in a plane orthogonal to the direction of the stack so as to compensate the effects of the variation in the angle of incidence of the electromagnetic radiation on the transmission spectrum of the cavities. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290983 | CMOS IMAGER WITH COMPANDED COLUMN SIGNALS - A non-linear conversion capability within an on-chip, per-column analog-to-digital converter (ADC) is provided to expand a compressed analog signal such that the resulting digital output that has a predetermined (linear or non-linear) mapping with respect to input brightness level of an incoming light signal to a row of pixels. The predetermined mapping may also be provided by a non-linear amplifier coupled to a linear or non-linear ADC and a resulting compressed non-linear digital representation at the output of the ADC is substantially linearized by an on-chip or an off-chip look-up table (LUT). | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290984 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT ARRAY, AND IN PARTICULAR A LARGE-SIZED IMAGE SENSOR - The invention relates notably to large-sized image sensors or image sensors with a large number of rows. Each column of pixels is organized in P superposed blocks. A row decoder organized as P identical decoders selects one row out of M in each of the P blocks. Each block is linked to one respective column conductor out of P column conductors. P read circuits CL | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290985 | PHOTOELECTRONIC CONVERSION DEVICE - A photoelectric conversion device may include a pixel array including a plurality of two-dimensionally arranged pixels, and a plurality of analog-to-digital converters (ADCs). Each ADC may include a pulse delay circuit including a plurality of connected delay unit stages, each of which delays a pulse signal during a delay time corresponding to a magnitude of a voltage of the pixel signal read from the pixel array, an encoder unit that outputs a digital value based on the number of stages of the delay units through which the pulse signal has passed during a predetermined time, and a correction unit that corrects the digital value output by the encoder unit by a rate corresponding to the number of stages of the delay units through which the pulse signal has passed during a predetermined period. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290986 | DEVICE FOR DETECTION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION WITH LOW SENSITIVITY TO SPATIAL NOISE - An electromagnetic radiation detection device including multiple elementary detectors ( | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290987 | AMBIENT LIGHT SENSING MODULE - The present invention provides an ambient light sensing module, which comprises a sawtooth signal generating circuit, an optical sensing unit, and a comparing unit. The sawtooth signal generating circuit produces a sawtooth signal. The optical sensing unit senses a light source and produces a light-sensing signal. The comparing unit produces a pulse-width modulation (PWM) signal related to the intensity of the light source according to the light-sensing signal and the sawtooth signal so that the PWM signal can be used as the control signal of the electronic device. The ambient light sensing module further comprises at least a fuse for determining a processing parameter. A signal processing unit processes the light-sensing signal according to the processing parameter for outputting a converting signal. The comparing unit compares the converting signal with the sawtooth signal for producing the PWM signal. An adjusting unit produces an adjusting signal according to the PWM signal and the light intensity or according to the converting signal and the light intensity for controlling a trimming unit to trim the fuse and thus modifying the processing parameter. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290988 | PHOTOSENSITIVE SYSTEM - Disclosed is a photosensitive system including a gated photodiode having at least one field plate and a cathode and an output buffer having an input coupled to the gated photodiode for reducing the impedance of the photodiode signal and having an output for providing the reduced impedance signal. The output is electrically connected to the at least one field plate. A device including such a photosensitive system is also disclosed. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290989 | OPTOELECTRONIC SENSOR FOR DETECTING OBJECT EDGES - This invention relates to an optoelectronic sensor for recognizing object edges of objects moved relative to the sensor, having a light transmission device with at least one light transmitter, in particular at least two light transmitters, for generating a respective collimated or focused transmitted light beam, having at least two light receivers for imaging a light spot produced by the respective transmitted light beam on an object, wherein the two light receivers are arranged on two mutually opposite sides of the light transmission device, and having an evaluation unit which is designed to compare the two reception intensities of the two images of the respective light spot taken by the two light receivers with one another and to evaluate the result of the respective comparison to recognize an object edge. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290990 | CONSTRUCTION UNIT, COMPRISING A LIGHT DETECTOR, AND A PROCESS TO ASSEMBLE SUCH CONSTRUCTION UNIT TO A CARRIER, SUCH AS PRINTED CIRCUIT CARD - The present invention embraces a construction unit comprising a light detector and mountable to a carrier, such as a printed circuit card, and where said construction unit is adapted to be includable in a gas sensor-related arrangement. Said construction unit is assigned a plurality of first connection devices, which connection devices are adapted and distributed along a first surface portion of said construction unit for an electric connection facility to second connection devices related to said carrier. Said construction unit is adapted attachable to or placeable in the vicinity of a translucent recess formed in said carrier for the formation of an aperture. An optoelectric sensor is tightly placed against one side surface of said carrier while a first light-generating means is orientable, preferably as an individual unit, at an adapted distance from or along the other and opposite side surface of the carrier. Said optoelectric sensor shall be protected by a transparent, or in any case partly transparent, cover plate alternatively a filter. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290991 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACCURATELY MEASURING THE INCIDENT FLUX OF AMBIENT PARTICLES IN A HIGH OR ULTRA-HIGH VACUUM ENVIRONMENT - An apparatus and method that can measure flux density in-situ under high vacuum conditions includes a means for confining a collection of identical, elemental sensor particles to a volume of space by initial cooling by laser or another method, then confinement in a sensor volume using externally applied magnetic and/or optical fields. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290992 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPTICAL MEASUREMENTS FOR WELLBORE SURVEY - A system of optical measurements for wellbore survey comprises a light conveyable cable, an optical measurement apparatus optically coupled to one end of the light conveyable cable, and a light source optically coupled to another end of the light conveyable cable. The light source produces light used for optical measurements in the optical measurement apparatus. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290993 | Process for rapidly finding the accurate masses of subfragments comprising an unknown compound from the accurate-mass mass spectral data of the unknown compound obtained on a mass spectrometer - The invention is a process for finding the accurate masses of subfragments comprising an unknown compound from the accurate-mass mass spectral data of the unknown compound obtained on a mass spectrometer. This process generates these accurate masses of subfragments using mass differences of fragment ions and a listing of plausible masses. In this way, the accurate masses of subfragments, useful for generating modular structures, can be obtained very rapidly. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290994 | Methods And Apparatus For Performing Gas And Liquid Mass Spectrometry - Embodiments of the present invention feature devices and methods for performing gas chromatography and liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry. The device and method feature a removable housing which housing contains the gas samples when the mass spectrometry receives gas samples. The device fits an atmospheric pressure ionization housing and upon removal, the atmospheric pressure ionization housing receives liquid samples. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290995 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRAPPING CHARGED PARTICLES AND PERFORMING CONTROLLED INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THEM - An apparatus and a method for trapping charged particles and performing controlled interactions between them are provided. The apparatus includes a substrate and RF electrodes and dedicated DC electrodes arranged on the substrate and configured to generate a trapping potential for trapping the charged particles above the substrate. The RF and dedicated DC electrodes include at least one RF trapping electrode configured to be driven with an RF voltage for contributing to the trapping potential, an array of two or more trapping site DC electrodes configured to be biased with a DC voltage for contributing to the trapping potential, and a first individually drivable RF control electrode arranged between a first pair out of the two or more trapping site DC electrodes. The first RF control electrode is configured to be individually driven by an adjustable RF voltage such that the trapping potential above and between the first pair of trapping site DC electrodes forms separate charged particle traps adapted for trapping charged particles therein if the adjustable RF voltage takes a first value, and forms a charged particle interaction trap adapted for performing controlled interactions between charged particles if the adjustable RF voltage takes a second value. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290996 | Device and Method for Diluting a Sample - The present invention provides a pump device | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290997 | METHOD FOR MARKING LIQUID HYDROCARBONS AND OTHER FUELS AND OILS - A method for marking a petroleum hydrocarbon, biodiesel fuel or ethanol fuel by adding to the petroleum hydrocarbon, biodiesel fuel or ethanol fuel at least one compound having formula (I) | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290998 | TUNED SYNTHETIC DENDRIMER CALIBRANTS FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY - Provided are monodisperse synthetic dendrimer calibrants for mass spectrometry. The calibrants are distinguished by their relative ease and rapidity of synthesis, comparatively low cost, long shelf life, high purity, and amenability to batch synthesis as mixtures. The latter characteristic enables parallel preparation of higher molecular weight compounds displaying useful distributions of discrete molecular weights, thereby providing multi-point mass spectrometry calibration standards. Methods of making and using said calibrants are also provided. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110290999 | MONOLITHIC COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY - Provided herein are methods of liquid column chromatography in which preparative chromatography is performed in-line with analytical chromatography. In particular aspects a monolithic preparative column is used to purify an analyte of interest from a mixture of other substances by applying the mixture to the column, reversing the flow through the column to elute the analyte, which is applied to an analytical column provided in-line with the preparative column. In other aspects, a single monolithic column is used to perform both the preparative chromatography and analytical chromatography steps in succession. In another aspect, a chromatography system is provided to perform preparative and analytical chromatography using a single monolithic column. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291000 | Ion Mobility Spectrometer Comprising Two Drift Chambers - An ion mobility spectrometer has two drift chambers and a common, doped reaction region. Each drift chamber includes an ion modifier, such as one that fragments the doped ions by a high electrical field. One of the drift chambers is doped and the other is undoped. In this way, the dopant adducts are removed by the modification process but then recombine with dopant only in the doped chamber so that different outputs are produced by the two drift chambers. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291001 | Ion Mobility Spectrometer - An ion mobility spectrometer is disclosed wherein ions are passed through an ion mobility spectrometer ( | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291002 | GAS ANALYZER - This invention is to high-pressurize the maximum pressure for use of a gas analyzer, and comprises an ionizing part having an opening part to lead out ions of a sample gas to the outside, an ion drawing electrode arranged outside of the opening part of the ionizing part, a quadrupole part that selectively passes the ions lead out to the outside by the ion drawing electrode, and an ion detecting part that detects the ions passing the quadrupole, and an opening size of the opening part of the ionizing part is set to be smaller than an imaginary inscribing circle inscribed on all of four pole electrodes constituting the quadrupole part. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291003 | Mass Spectrometer - A spectrometer is offered which can reduce ion loss compared with the prior art even when ions selected by the mass analyzer are modified. The spectrometer includes an ion source for ionizing a sample, an ion storage portion for repeatedly performing a storing operation for storing ions created by the ion source and an expelling operation for expelling the stored ions as pulsed ions, the mass analyzer for passing pulsed ions expelled from the ion storage portion and selecting desired ions according to their mass-to-charge ratio, a detector for detecting pulsed ions passed through the mass analyzer and outputting an analog signal responsive to the intensity of the detection, and a controller for maintaining constant the mass-to-charge ratio of the desired ions selected by the mass analyzer while pulsed ions including the desired ions are passing through the mass analyzer. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291004 | SAMPLE PRETREATMENT APPARATUS AND MASS SPECTROMETER PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - The present invention relates to a pretreatment apparatus that performs concentration and separation of a sample, and in particular, in order to provide a sample pretreatment apparatus using a solid-phase extraction column, and a mass spectrometer using the same, which is particularly suitable for clinical analysis in which qualitative/quantitative analysis of a biological sample such as blood is performed, according to each operational step for a solid-phase extraction treatment, for example, a collection device serving as flow passages or containers for collection of waste liquid or extracted matter is installed on a bottom face of the solid-phase extraction column, and the extracted matter is separately collected without being mixed with waste liquid by switching the positions of the collection device. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291005 | MASS SPECTROMETER - A cathode configuration for emission of electrons has a reaction zone connected to an entrance opening for the supply of neutral particles. The opening communicates with the cathode configuration for the ionization of the neutral particles and an ion extraction system communicates with the reaction zone. Ions from the extraction system are sent to a detection system and a mechanism for the evacuation of the mass spectrometer arrangement. The cathode configuration includes a field emission cathode with an emitter surface, wherein at a short distance from this emitter surface, an extraction grid is disposed for the extraction of electrons, which grid substantially covers the emitter surface. The emitter surface encompasses herein at least partially a hollow volume such that a tubular structure is formed. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291006 | Application of a bistable energy system in overcomming uncertainty - A proposed approach to determining both the Energy of an electron in an atom, and time of its existence is presented. The approach utilizes information about the physical system involved to overcome the limitation of the uncertainty principle. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291007 | Movable Detector for Charged Particle Beam Inspection or Review - The present invention generally relates to a detection unit of a charged particle imaging system. More particularly, portion of the detection unit can move into or out of the detection system as imaging condition required. With the assistance of a Wein filter (also known as an E×B charged particle analyzer) and a movable detector design, the present invention provides a stereo imaging system that suitable for both low current, high resolution mode and high current, high throughput mode. Merely by way of example, the invention has been applied to a scanning electron beam inspection system. But it would be recognized that the invention could apply to other system using charged particle beam as an observation tool. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291008 | ELECTRON MICROSCOPE SPECIMEN AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - A method for preparing an electron microscope specimen is provided. The method includes providing a wafer sample with an analysis region disposed thereon. A dicing process is performed to cut a sample piece from the wafer sample. The sample piece includes a target pillar structure wherein the analysis region is located on a top portion of the target pillar structure. A thinning process is performed to thin the top portion of the target pillar structure. The invention further provides an electron microscope specimen and a method of forming a 3D image. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291009 | SEMICONDUCTOR INSPECTION METHOD AND DEVICE THAT CONSIDER THE EFFECTS OF ELECTRON BEAMS - Disclosed is a device capable of probing with minimal effect from electron beams. Rough probing is made possible using a lower magnification than the magnification usually viewed. When target contact of semiconductor is detected, measurement position is set in the center of picture usually to move probe without moving stage. With the miniaturization, contact can be confirmed only at high magnification, although probe can be confirmed at low magnification on the contrary but it is necessary to display it in real time. Static image obtained at high magnification once is combined with image obtained at low magnification in real time from target contact required for probing and characteristic of probe to be displayed, so that probing at low magnification can be realized to reduce the effects of electron beams and obtain accurate electrical characteristics. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291010 | CHARGED PARTICLE RADIATION DEVICE - The present invention provides a scanning charged particle beam device including a sample chamber ( | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291011 | Battery-free electromagnetic leakage detector - A battery-free electromagnetic leakage detector includes a substrate, an antenna, a filter circuit electrically connected with the antenna, a clamp circuit electrically connected with the filter circuit, and an indicating member electrically connected with the clamp circuit. Accordingly, the battery-free electromagnetic leakage detector is structurally simple and compact and can detect electromagnetic waves and display the detection without connection with any external power source. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291012 | THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, AND RADIATION DETECTOR AND RADIATION DETECTION METHOD USING THE SAME - A radiation detector of the present invention includes: a substrate; a first inclined thin film disposed on a first main surface of the substrate, the first inclined thin film having crystal planes serving as a factor in inducing anisotropy, and the crystal planes being aligned inclined to the first main surface; a second inclined thin film disposed on a second main surface of the substrate opposite to the first main surface, the second inclined thin film having crystal planes serving as a factor in inducing anisotropy, and the crystal planes being aligned inclined to the second main surface; a first electrode pair of electrodes disposed on the first inclined thin film, the electrodes being opposed to each other in a direction in which the crystal planes of the first inclined thin film are aligned inclined to the first main surface; and a second electrode pair of electrodes disposed on the second inclined thin film, the electrodes being opposed to each other in a direction in which the crystal planes of the second inclined thin film are aligned inclined to the second main surface. Either one of the electrodes of the first electrode pair and either one of the electrodes of the second electrode pair are connected electrically to each other, and the first inclined thin film and the second inclined thin film form a series connection in which the crystal planes are inclined in a single direction. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291013 | PHOTODETECTOR - Influence of external light is suppressed. With a photodetector including a photodetector circuit which generates a data signal in accordance with illuminance of incident light and a light unit which overlaps with the photodetector circuit, a first data signal is generated by the photodetector circuit when the light unit is in an ON state, a second data signal is formed by the photodetector circuit when the light unit is in an OFF state, and the first data signal and the second data signal are compared, so that a difference data signal that is data of a difference between the two compared data signals is generated. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291014 | RADIATION SENSOR TO DETECT DIFFERENT TARGETED RADIATION AND RADIATION DETECTION SYSTEM INCLUDING THE RADIATION SENSOR - A radiation sensor can include a first layer and a second layer. The first layer can include a first scintillation material to produce first light in response to receiving a first targeted radiation, and the second layer can include a second scintillation material to produce second light in response to receiving a second targeted radiation. The first scintillation material can be different from the second scintillation material, and the first targeted radiation can be different from the second targeted radiation. The first layer can be configured to receive and transmit the second light. In an embodiment, the radiation sensor can be part of a radiation detection system that includes a photosensor that can produce an electronic pulse in response to the first and second lights. A method of detecting radiation can include using the radiation detection system to distinguish different radiations by differences in pulse shape. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291015 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EMISSION GUIDED RADIATION THERAPY - An apparatus comprising a radiation source, coincident positron emission detectors configured to detect coincident positron annihilation emissions originating within a coordinate system, and a controller coupled to the radiation source and the coincident positron emission detectors, the controller configured to identify coincident positron annihilation emission paths intersecting one or more volumes in the coordinate system and align the radiation source along an identified coincident positron annihilation emission path. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291016 | NOVEL COLLIMATOR AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - This invention relates to a collimator. Specifically, the invention relates to a collimator comprising alternate layers of a foam and a radiation blocking elements, and methods for fabricating the same. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291017 | ADVANCED TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION AND CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR SINGLE PHOTON COUNTERS - A PET scanner ( | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291018 | RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS AND RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM - A radiation detection apparatus including: a sensor panel having a first face on which a pixel region is formed and a second face that is opposite the first face and including a connecting portion at one or more sides; a scintillator layer formed over the pixel region; and a protective film covering the scintillator layer and a portion of the sensor panel is provided. The protective film has a hot-pressed part. At the side of the sensor panel where the connecting portion is formed, the hot-pressed part is formed in a portion of the protective film covering the first face. At other sides of the sensor panel, the hot-pressed part is formed in at least one of a portion of the protective film covering a lateral face of the sensor panel and the second face. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291019 | Quantum-limited highly linear CMOS detector for computer tomography - The invention provides a CMOS CT detector design with high linearity, quantum-limited noise, good scalability, high fill factor with a single CMOS chip utilizing synchronous partial quantization. The CMOS CT detector includes a pixel array, digital column buses, analog column buses, column processing circuits, a shift register, a control signal generation circuit, and a reference generation circuit, and implements a synchronous partial quantization scheme with reset, integration and analog readout phases. Each pixel of the pixel array further includes a photodiode; an integration capacitor; an OPAMP; a reset switch; a comparator; a 1-bit dynamic random-access-memory (DRAM) cell; a circuit block for enabling subtraction of a substantially fixed amount of charge from the integrated photocharge if the integrated photovoltage increases beyond the reference voltage; an integration node; an analog buffer; and a switch coupled between the output of the DRAM cell and the digital column bus. The inclusion of a level-shifter and a current front-end improves the linearity of the detector. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291020 | EDGE-ON TWO-DIMENSIONAL DETECTOR ARRAYS - A two dimensional radiation detector array includes a plurality of detector cards, each of the detector cards including: a plurality of radiation detectors arranged in a linear array; and a plurality of amplifiers, each of the amplifiers being electrically coupled to a respective one of the plurality of radiation detectors; and a separator between first and second detector cards of the plurality of detector cards. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291021 | Reflection Electron Beam Projection Lithography Using an ExB Separator - One embodiment disclosed relates to an apparatus for reflection electron beam lithography. The apparatus includes an electron source, a patterned electron reflector generator structure, a stage, a demagnifying electron lens, and an ExB separator. The ExB separator configured to bend a trajectory of the electron beam towards the dynamic pattern generator structure. The patterned electron reflector structure is configured to reflect select portions of the electron beam so as to form a patterned electron beam. The ExB separator is further configured to allow the patterned electron beam to pass straight through towards the demagnifying electron lens. The demagnifying electron lens is configured to demagnify the patterned electron beam and project the demagnified patterned electron beam onto the target substrate. The apparatus disclosed herein has a straight projection axis and substantially reduces the electron beam path by a factor of three-to-one (compared to a prior apparatus which uses a magnetic prism). | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291022 | Post Implant Wafer Heating Using Light - An ion implantation system, method, and apparatus for abating condensation in a cold ion implant is provided. An ion implantation apparatus is configured to provide ions to a workpiece positioned in a process chamber. A sub-ambient temperature chuck supports the workpiece during an exposure of the workpiece to the plurality of ions. The sub-ambient temperature chuck is further configured to cool the workpiece to a processing temperature, wherein the process temperature is below a dew point of an external environment. A load lock chamber isolates a process environment of the process chamber from the external environment. A light source provides a predetermined wavelength of electromagnetic radiation to the workpiece concurrent with the workpiece residing within the load lock chamber, wherein the predetermined wavelength or range of wavelengths is associated with a maximum radiant energy absorption range of the workpiece, wherein the light source is configured to selectively heat the workpiece. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291023 | HEATED ROTARY SEAL AND BEARING FOR CHILLED ION IMPLANTATION SYSTEM - A workpiece scanning system is provided having a scan arm that rotates about a first axis and a chilled end effector rotatably coupled to the scan arm about a second axis for selectively securing a workpiece. The chilled end effector has a clamping plate and one or more cooling mechanisms for cooling the clamping plate. A bearing is positioned along the second axis and rotatably couples the end effector to the scan arm, and a seal is positioned along the second axis to provide a pressure barrier between an external environment and an internal environment. One or more of the bearing and seal can have a ferrofluid associated therewith. A heater assembly is positioned proximate to the bearing and seal, wherein the heater assembly selectively provides a predetermined amount of heat to the bearing and seal, therein increasing a propensity of the end effector to rotate about the second axis. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291024 | ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT SOURCE - An ultraviolet light source includes a casing holding therein UV lamp tubes and a translucent panel above the UV lamp tubes, a filter panel, a side frame surrounding the filter panel, and a hinge connected between the casing and side frame for enabling the filter panel to be turned with the side frame about the axis of the hinge relative to the casing. Moreover, the hinge and the side frame are made of metal material or metal alloy for avoiding breakage of the part of the filter panel connected with the hinge under long radiation of the emitted ultraviolet light. When in use, a bio-sample is placed on the translucent panel, and then the filter panel is closed on the casing over the bio-sample, so that the user can observe the bio-sample or pickup the image of the bio-sample without exposing the body to the emitted ultraviolet light. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291025 | FLOW CYTOMETRY ANALYSIS ACROSS OPTICAL FIBER - An apparatus and method for analyzing a fluid with particle analytes, where the fluid is fed through a passageway within an optical fiber and excitation light is guided by the optical fiber across the passageway and intersects the fluid therein. The optical core is made multimode and is adapted to shape the excitation light with a uniform spatial illumination over a cross-section of the optical core and the passageway is configured relative to the optical core such that the particle analytes are exposed to substantially equal excitation light while circulating in the passageway. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291026 | OPTICALLY ACCESSIBLE MICROFLUIDIC DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE - A microfluidic diagnostic device ( | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291027 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SIMULTANEOUS REAL-TIME MONITORING OF OPTICAL SIGNALS FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES - Methods and systems for real-time monitoring of optical signals from arrays of signal sources, and particularly optical signal sources that have spectrally different signal components. Systems include signal source arrays in optical communication with optical trains that direct excitation radiation to and emitted signals from such arrays and image the signals onto detector arrays, from which such signals may be subjected to additional processing. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291028 | Method for Optimization Radiotherapy Particle Beams - Radiation doses are optimized by providing a model of the set of beams and a target dose in normalized forms. A Gram matrix is determined from the model. The target dose is subsampled to determine initial intensity values for the set of beams. Then, the following steps are iterated until convergence. A very small positive value, 0<ε<<1, is added to each intensity value to ensure the intensity value is greater than zero. Each intensity value is multiplied by the Gram matrix to determine a product, which is divided element-wise into the normalized target dose to determine corresponding ratios. If the ratios are all close to 1, within a numerical error tolerance, the intensity values of the set of beam are output. Otherwise, the intensity values are multiplied by the ratios before a next iteration. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291029 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DRAWING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - In a charged particle beam drawing apparatus, if at least one of calculating portions is free and at least one memory includes a free portion, a report that a next process can be additionally started by using at least one free calculating portion and the free portion of the memory, is transferred from a daemon to a writing control unit, and the next process is additionally started by the daemon on the basis of a start request transferred from the writing control unit to the daemon. If there is a possibility of a shortage of the calculating portions and the memory, and if a start request for starting a next process is transferred from the writing control unit to the daemon, the start request for starting the next process is refused by the daemon. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291030 | ACTIVE DEW POINT SENSING AND LOAD LOCK VENTING TO PREVENT CONDENSATION ON WORKPIECES - A system, apparatus, and method is provided for preventing condensation on a workpiece in an end station of an ion implantation system. A workpiece is cooled in a first environment, and is transferred to a load lock chamber that is in selective fluid communication with the end station and a second environment, respectively. A workpiece temperature monitoring device is configured to measure a temperature of the workpiece in the load lock chamber. An external monitoring device measures a temperature and relative humidity in the second environment, and a controller is configured to determine a temperature of the workpiece at which condensation will not form on the workpiece when the workpiece is transferred from the load lock chamber to the second environment. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291031 | INTRA-ORAL DEVICE FOR PROTECTING ORAL TISSUES DURING RADIATION TREATMENT - An intra-oral device for protecting oral tissues during radiation treatment is disclosed. In an embodiment, the device includes substantially a U-shaped upper member and lower members coupled to the upper member at their first and the second ends, and a substantially oval-shaped protective element disposed between the first ends of the upper and lower members and the second ends of the upper and lower members and movably coupled with one of the upper or lower members so as to provide for a three-dimensional spatial adjustment of the protective element between the first and second ends of the upper and lower members. The upper and lower members are configured to receive upper and lower teeth of a patient and the protective element is configured to engage a tongue of the patient so that the tongue is selectively positioned for treatment and/or diagnostic procedures. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291032 | ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING COMPOSITION, ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING DEVICE, ANTI-ELECTROSTATIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING STRUCTURE - An electromagnetic shielding composition includes a carrier, a plurality of metal nanowires, and a plurality of nanoparticles. The plurality of metal nanowires are dispersed within the carrier and are in an amount of from 1 to 95 percent by weight of the electromagnetic shielding composition. The plurality of nanoparticles are dispersed within the carrier and are in an amount of from 0.5 to 60 percent by weight of the electromagnetic shielding composition. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291033 | MICROFLOW ANALYTICAL SYSTEM - A microflow analytical system includes a laminate pump assembly connectable with one or more sources of fluid, one or more pneumatic control pumps, a mixer, and a sensor. The laminate pump assembly is adapted to deliver predetermined volumes of the fluid(s) through a plurality of flow paths which are formed within layers of the assembly. Each flow path can include an inlet valve, a pump valve, and an outlet valve each of which are controllable by the pneumatic control pumps. A series of manifolds can be formed within the layers of the pump assembly to provide for simultaneous activation of selected flow paths. Delivered fluid volumes can be mixed in the mixer which, in some embodiments, may be integral with the laminate pump assembly. The sensor can measure one or more characteristics of the mixed fluids to determine one or more properties of the fluids. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291034 | HYDRAULIC VALVE ASSEMBLY HAVING A CARTRIDGE INSERT VALVE EXHIBITING A CLOSING ELEMENT ARRANGED IN A PRESSURE EQUALIZED MANNER - The invention relates to a hydraulic valve assembly having a cartridge insert valve in a bore hole designed in a valve block and connected to the flow channels arranged in the valve block comprising a valve sleeve inserted in the bore hole and a closing member guided into said sleeve, wherein the valve sleeve forms a valve seat for the closing member in the closing position thereof and the closing member can be moved by means of a connected hydraulic pre-control between the closed position thereof seated on the valve seat and separating the flow channels from one another, and an opened position pushed into the valve sleeve, and the bore hole is sealed tight by the cartridge insert valve inserted the rein via a valve cover connected to the valve block. The closing member forms a sleeve-shaped closing element ( | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291035 | ELECTROMAGNETIC VALVE - An electromagnetic valve, which has a magnet armature chamber, a pressure medium chamber, a pressure medium inlet channel and a pressure medium outlet channel respectively connected to the pressure medium chamber, a valve seat, and a valve closure member that, upon bearing contact on the valve seat, blocks the connection between the pressure medium inlet channel and the pressure medium outlet channel, and a valve guide extending between the magnet armature chamber and the pressure medium chamber. A sealing ring made of a polymer, which surrounds the valve closure member and separates the magnet armature chamber from the pressure medium chamber, extends between the valve closure member and the valve guide. The geometric design of the sealing ring to the valve guide provides wear resistance for the sealing ring. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291036 | VALVE DRIVING DEVICE - A valve driving device to open or close a valve includes a cam having a cam groove, a follower movably fitted in the cam groove, and a rod having a pivot rotatably supporting the follower. The rod has a first end connected to the cam through the follower and the pivot, and a second end connected to the valve. The rod applies a load to the valve in a load applying direction corresponding to an axis direction of the rod. A center axis of the rod is perpendicular to a tangent of a contact face between which the cam and the follower are contact with each other when the valve is totally closed or opened. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291037 | Flow Adjusting Valve - A needle valve that adjusts the flow of liquid fluid and an open/close valve that makes it possible to fully close a flow path of the liquid fluid are accommodated inside a casing of a flow adjusting valve. The needle valve is provided with a reciprocating movement section that adjusts the flow of the liquid fluid by moving a needle valve piece toward and away from the valve seat. The open/close valve is provided with an opening/closing section that utilizes a basal outer surface of the needle valve piece facing the valve seat as a fully-closing valve piece and that reciprocatingly moves the fully-closing valve piece, independently of the reciprocating movement section, between a closed position, where the fully-closing valve piece is in close contact with the valve seat, and an open position, where the fully-closing valve piece is moved away from the valve seat. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291038 | QUICK CONNECT VALVE WITH INTEGRAL BACKFLOW VALVE - A quick connect fluid valve assembly comprises a housing, a flow passage insert, and a movable connector. The flow passage insert is disposed at least partially within the housing and is movable relative to the housing. The flow passage insert forms a flow path from a first end of the flow passage insert to a second end of the flow passage insert. The movable connector is disposed in fluid communication with the flow path of the flow passage insert and the movable connector has at least one orifice. The movable connector is movable between a forward fluid flow position that allows forward fluid flow within the flow path of the flow passage insert and a backward fluid flow position that prevents backward fluid flow within the flow path of the flow passage insert. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291039 | Control Valve Pressure Bleed Inspection Port - A valve with an integral bleed passage includes a valve body including a threaded bore, a bonnet having a first threaded portion arranged to be securable to the bore of the valve body and having a second portion disposed outside the valve body, and a cavity defined between the valve body and the first portion of the threaded bonnet. A bleed passage is formed in the bonnet and includes an entrance aperture formed in the first portion of the bonnet and in flow communication with the cavity, the passage including an exit aperture formed in the second portion of the bonnet, and a main portion providing flow communication between the entrance aperture and the exit aperture. The cavity and the entrance aperture are positioned to expose the passage to an interior portion of the valve prior to removal of the bonnet from engagement with the valve body. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110291040 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING EXPANDABLE STYRENE POLYMER COMPOSITIONS - A composition comprising at least one expandable styrene polymer component and at least one cyclohexanecarboxylic ester and also optionally further components can be processed to mechanically robust foam materials. | 2011-12-01 |
