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20120293911 | Graphene Integrated Energy Storage Devices Having Capacitive-Like Properties - Technologies and implementations for graphene integrated energy storage devices having capacitive-like properties are generally disclosed. | 11-22-2012 |
20120297555 | TREATING LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIALS - A process of covalently modifying a lignocellulosic material is provided. The process includes oxidizing a lignocellulosic material having hydroxyl groups with an oxidant to oxidize at least a portion of the hydroxyl groups to carboxylic acid groups, optionally activating the carboxylic acid groups with an activating agent to form activated carboxylic acid groups, and reacting the carboxylic acid groups or the activated carboxylic acid groups with a first nitrogen-containing reagent selected from amino acids, peptides, or protected derivatives thereof to provide a treated lignocellulosic material. The treated lignocellulosic materials thus prepared displays resistance to degradation. | 11-29-2012 |
20120301735 | DIELECTRIC AND/OR CAPACITOR FORMATION - Technologies are generally described for a component, a method to form a component and/or a system configured to form a component. In an example, the method to form a component may include placing a first layer including a conductive material on a support. The method may include placing a second layer, including the conductive material and oxygen, on the first layer. The method may include placing a third layer, including tellurium and oxygen, on the second layer. The method may include placing a fourth layer, including tin and tellurium, on the third layer. In an example, placing of the fourth layer on the third layer may include placing a fifth layer including tellurium on the fourth layer, placing a sixth layer including tin on the fifth layer, placing an seventh layer including tellurium on the sixth layer and annealing the fifth, sixth, and seventh layers to form the fourth layer. | 11-29-2012 |
20120312039 | WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER - Technologies are generally described for a window and a method for cooling a room including a window. In some examples, the window may include a first pane and a second pane spaced from and in optical communication with the first pane defining a generator chamber. An evaporator chamber may be disposed in the window with a pressure so that the evaporator chamber is effective to receive heat from the room and boil a refrigerant to produce a first vapor. An absorber chamber may be effective to receive and condense the first vapor on an absorbent to produce a solution. The generator chamber may be effective to receive heat through the first pane, receive the solution and heat the solution to produce a second vapor. A condenser chamber may be effective to receive the second vapor and cool the second vapor to produce the refrigerant. | 12-13-2012 |
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20140249391 | TISSUE VISUALIZATION FOR RESECTION - Methods for distinguishing between two interspersed biological tissues, for procedures such as surgical resection, include exposing the tissues to at least two components, a first of which components produces or is capable of producing a detectable signal, and the other of which components either blocks the produced signal of the first component or activates the first component to produce the detectable signal. One of the components is selectively taken up by one of the tissues at a concentration which is greater than the concentration by which it is taken up by the other tissue to provide a distinguishable difference in the detectable signal originating from the two tissues. | 09-04-2014 |
20140316273 | TISSUE LIQUID DETECTION SYSTEM - A method of detecting liquid in animal tissue is disclosed. The method comprises providing an electromagnetic radiation generator, and applying electromagnetic radiation to a tissue region using the electromagnetic radiation generator. The characteristics of the electromagnetic radiation are selected so as to cause differential heating in a tissue region based on liquid content in the tissue region, differential expansion of matter in the tissue region, and thereby generation of ultrasound signals that vary according to the liquid content. The method also comprises providing an ultrasound detector, detecting the ultrasound signals using the ultrasound detector, and using the detected ultrasound signals to produce an indication of concentration of liquid in the tissue region and a determination as to whether a change in liquid concentration in the tissue region has occurred. | 10-23-2014 |
20150104718 | FLEXIBLE TRANSPARENT AIR-METAL BATTERIES - A flexible air-metal battery is described. The battery may include a flexible oxygen permeable substrate, an air cathode that is in contact with the substrate, a flexible electrolyte in electrical contact with the air cathode, a flexible metal anode in contact with the flexible electrolyte such that the flexible metal anode is not in contact with the air cathode, and a plurality of flexible current collectors. At least one of the current collectors is in contact with the air cathode and at least one of the flexible current collectors is in contact with the metal anode. | 04-16-2015 |
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20130184855 | SIMPLE DIFFRACTION GRATINGS FOR PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION - A system and method for identifying information related to an object. A radiation emitter is configured to direct radiation toward an object, the object including one or more diffraction gratings including encoded information related to the object. A detector is configured to receive modified radiation from the one or more diffraction gratings on the object and transfer the received modified radiation to a processing device operably connected to the detector. The processing device is configured to process the modified radiation and decode the information related to the object encoded in the one or more diffraction gratings. | 07-18-2013 |
20130249943 | AUGMENTED REALITY PROCESS FOR SORTING MATERIALS - Systems and methods for processing materials for a recycling workstream are disclosed. The system may include one or more sorting surfaces on which sortable items may be placed. Illumination sources may be provided to illuminate both the items and the sorting surface(s). A variety of sensor systems may also be provided. The outputs of the sensor systems may be supplied to a computing system for determining the composition of the items and their location on the sorting surface(s). The computing system may also control the surface(s), illumination sources, and sensor systems. Additionally, the system may include one or more augmented reality interface devices used by sorters at the sorting facility. The computing system may communicate data streams to the augmented reality interfaces to provide the users augmented reality sensations. The sensations may give the users information and instructions regarding how to sort the items into one or more sorting bins. | 09-26-2013 |
20130276885 | LIFT-OFF LAYER FOR SEPARATION AND DISPOSAL OF ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES - Separation layers, usable in devices for converting radiation energy to electrical energy, allow at least some of the components of the devices to be separated from one another for disposal thereof. A separation layer may be interposed between and bonded to adjoining layers, and when acted upon by application of an external source, may be degraded to release the layers from one another. Once released, the layers may be disposed of more efficiently and economically, including proper disposal of hazardous waste, and recycling of materials which may be re-usable. | 10-24-2013 |
20130298548 | SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY COMPOSITE FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATES - A programmable shape device is described. The device comprises a wire grid made from a shape memory material. The grid is embedded in a transparent polymer. Under normal conditions, the device can be folded into any shape. Upon actuation, the device reverts back to a programmed parent shape. Such a device can be made into one shape during its desired use and another shape during storage or transportation. Methods of making and using a programmable shape device are described. | 11-14-2013 |
20140048726 | NANO-ANTENNA AND METHODS FOR ITS PREPARATION AND USE - Nano-antennas with a resonant frequency in the optical or near infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum and methods of making the nano-antennas are described. The nano-antenna includes a porous membrane, a plurality of nanowires disposed in the porous membrane, and a monolayer of nanospheres each having a diameter that is substantially the same as a diameter of the nanowires. The nanospheres are electrically in series with the nanowires. | 02-20-2014 |
20140205749 | NANO-ANTENNA BASED INFRARED MOLECULAR TAGGANTS - A detectable taggant is described. The detectable taggant may include at least one nano-antenna having a resonant frequency of about 300 GHz to about 800 THz. The nano-antenna is adapted to be physically or chemically associated with an article of manufacture. | 07-24-2014 |
20140365324 | NOVEL DATA EXCHANGE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING A NETWORK TRANSACTION - The invention discloses a method and system for exchanging data between users using a transaction phrase, comprising: composing a data package by a source, uploading the data package onto a server, receiving a transaction phrase associated solely with the data package generated from a dictionary database utilized by the server, communicating the transaction phrase by the source to a recipient, requesting the data package by the recipient using the phrase, and receiving the data package from the server to the recipient if the parameters allow. The invention also details a financial aspect wherein a payment dialogue is initiated on the recipient interface allowing the recipient to complete a payment through a merchant server. Another embodiment comprises receiving a payment by the recipient upon submitting the transaction phrase to the server. The invention also envisions allowing the source to create a source account before composing the data package. | 12-11-2014 |
20150162473 | DEVICES FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND METHODS OF THEIR MANUFACTURE - A device for managing the heat load of one or more photovoltaic cells and methods for fabricating and using the device are disclosed. The device may include a base unit and an overhang unit that overhangs at least a portion of the base unit. The overhang unit may also be in thermal communication with the base unit. One or more photovoltaic cells may be in thermal communication with the base unit, and the overhang unit may overhang the photovoltaic cells as well. The overhang unit may be composed of a material that may reduce the amount of radiation having energy less than the band-gap energy from reaching the cells. The device may also include an upright section between the base unit and the overhang unit that is in thermal communication with both the base and the overhang. | 06-11-2015 |
20150329699 | PHYSICAL COLORANTS FOR PLASTICS BASED ON THE CHRISTIANSEN EFFECT - Microsphere compositions containing a mixture of at least two materials with same or differing phases are described. The materials have differing optical dispersion curves that intersect at at least one particular wavelength exhibiting the Christiansen effect. The materials may be encompassed by a microsphere, which may also include a separation entity. | 11-19-2015 |
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20100078595 | USE OF CODOPING TO MODIFY THE SCINTILLATION PROPERTIES OF INORGANIC SCINTILLATORS DOPED WITH TRIVALENT ACTIVATORS - Crystals with improved scintillation and optical properties are achieved by codoping with a trivalent dopant and a divalent and/or a monovalent dopant. Embodiments include codoping LSO, YSO, GSO crystals and LYSO, LGSO, and LYGSO crystals. Embodiments also include codoped crystals with a controlled monovalent or divalent:trivalent dopant ratio of from about 1:1 for increased light yield to about 4:1 for faster decay time. | 04-01-2010 |
20100090114 | IMPLEMENTATION OF COLORED WAVELENGTH SHIFTERS IN PHOSWICH DETECTORS - A phoswich device for determining depth of interaction (DOI) includes a first scintillator having a first scintillation decay time characteristic, a second scintillator having a second scintillation decay time characteristic substantially equal to the first scintillation decay time, a photodetector coupled to the second scintillator, and a wavelength shifting layer coupled between the first scintillator and the second scintillator, wherein the wavelength shifting layer modifies the first scintillation decay time characteristic of the first scintillator to enable the photodetector to differentiate between the first decay time characteristic and the second decay time characteristic. The phoswich device is particularly applicable to positron emission tomography (PET) applications. | 04-15-2010 |
20120250965 | Method and System for Using a Modified Ordered Subsets Scheme for Attenuation Weighted Reconstruction - A method and system is provided for performing medical imaging. The method and system includes at least one radiation detector to detect radiation from a subject, and an image processor which determines attenuation paths for an image point, groups substantially similar attenuation path lengths for the same image point to form a modified subset group, and processing image data using the modified subset group in order to provide a reconstructed image substantially similar to an original image. | 10-04-2012 |
20140217294 | Method for Using LSO Background Radiation as a Transmission Source Using Time of Flight Information - A method for using lutetium-based scintillator crystals' background beta decay emission in a positron emission tomography (PET) scanner as a transmission scan source for generating attenuation maps is disclosed. | 08-07-2014 |
20150241576 | Method And Apparatus For Compensating For Scattering Of Emission Gamma Photons For PET Imaging - A process for operating a PET scanner includes acquiring, at a plurality of detector blocks of the PET scanner, emission data of gamma photons of a first energy level originating from annihilation events associated with radioactivity of a phantom in a field of view of the PET scanner. Based on the emission data, an emission block-pair scattering model is generated. The process includes acquiring counts of gamma photons of a second energy level originating from intrinsic background radiation of scintillator crystals of the detector blocks, without any phantom in the field of view, to provide blank scan data for the second energy level. A sinogram is generated based on the blank scan data for the second energy level. The emission block-pair scattering model is added to a scaled version of the sinogram to yield a composite model. | 08-27-2015 |
20150301201 | Method and Apparatus for Automatic Calibration Check of PET Scanner Using Intrinsic Background Radiation of Scintillator Crystals - Gain values of PMTs of a PET scanner's detectors are balanced based on detected radiation from a radioactive calibration source placed in an FOV of the scanner. A time alignment is performed for scintillator crystals of the detectors based on TOF computations based on gamma photons associated with the radioactive calibration source. Baseline data is acquired using intrinsic background radiation of the scintillator crystals, without any object in the FOV. A first set of data, based on the baseline data, is stored in a memory of the scanner. After the acquisition of the baseline data, test data is acquired using intrinsic background radiation of the scintillator crystals, without any object in the FOV. A calibration status of the scanner or of an environment surrounding the scanner is automatically checked based on a comparison between the stored first set of data and a second set of data. | 10-22-2015 |