Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100021038 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CELL ANALYSIS - A method and apparatus for investigating the electroporation properties of cells suspended in a fluid. The apparatus comprises: first and second substrates spaced apart from each other; a first array of electrodes formed on a surface of the first substrate; at least one electrode formed on the surface of the second substrate facing the first array of electrodes. The at least one electrode and the first array of electrodes thereby define the upper and lower bounds of an analysis volume for receiving the fluid, the analysis volume comprising an array of volume portions. Circuitry is arranged to modify the amplitude and duration of a voltage applied to at least the first array of electrodes so as to generate and modify an electric field in one or more volume portions of the device. Thus, the 10 electroporation properties of the cells may be investigated by generating electric fields of different amplitudes or durations in one or more volume portions of the apparatus with the fluid placed therein. | 01-28-2010 |
20100033186 | SPLIT GRADIENT COIL AND PET/MTI HYBRID SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A generally cylindrical set of coil windings ( | 02-11-2010 |
20100038546 | CRYSTAL IDENTIFICATION FOR HIGH RESOLUTION NUCLEAR IMAGING - A detector for a nuclear imaging system includes a scintillator including an array of scintillator elements and a light guide including a grid which defines light guide elements. Light from scintillations in the scintillation crystal in response to received radiation, passes through the light guide and strikes light sensitive elements of a light sensitive element array. The light sensitive element array includes larger elements in an array in the center surrounded by smaller light sensitive elements located in a peripheral array around the central array. | 02-18-2010 |
20100045478 | INTRINSIC FLUX SENSING - According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a lighting system for communication with a remote control device is provided, which comprises a light emitting element adapted for emitting modulated light to the remote control and for detecting control signals from the remote control. This may provide for a communication between the remote control and the lighting system without the need of an extra sensor or an extra transmitter. | 02-25-2010 |
20100181938 | COMPUTER-CONTROLLED LIGHTING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a computer-controlled lighting system which comprises an interface ( | 07-22-2010 |
20100181998 | SENSOR COIL ARRAY FOR MAGNETIC INDUCTANCE TOMOGRAPHY WITH REDUCED MUTUAL COIL COUPLING - This invention relates to magnetic inductance tomography, and in particular, to coils of a sensor/driver cail array for use in a magnetic inductance tomography apparatus, in which driver/sensor coils are used to measure the induced flux in a conductive, dielectric and permittivity body, such as the human body. The sensor/driver coil array comprises at least one layer of thin coils whose centres are arranged on a regular grid, with adjacent coils overlapped by a suitable distance to cancel inductive neighbour coupling between them. | 07-22-2010 |
20100188082 | THERMALLY STABILIZED PET DETECTOR FOR HYBRID PET-MR SYSTEM - In a hybrid PET-MR system, PET detector elements ( | 07-29-2010 |
20100219347 | MR/PET IMAGING SYSTEMS - An imaging system includes positron emission tomography (PET) detectors ( | 09-02-2010 |
20100235309 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A LIGHTING SYSTEM BASED ON A TARGET LIGHT DISTRIBUTION - The invention relates to a method of controlling a lighting system with multiple controllable light sources | 09-16-2010 |
20100251157 | LIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH AN INTEGRATED ENERGY FUNCTION - The invention relates to the integration of an energy function into a light management system, particularly for saving energy and monitoring energy consumption. According to an embodiment of the invention, a light management system ( | 09-30-2010 |
20100282973 | MAGNETIC HARD SILICON PHOTOMULTIPLIERS - A radiation detector comprises: a substrate ( | 11-11-2010 |
20100315007 | COLOR CONTROLLED LIGHT SOURCE AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COLOR GENERATION IN A LIGHT SOURCE - This invention relates to a color controlled light source comprising a plurality of colored light elements; a detector for detecting the light output of the light source and generating a detection signal; and a color control unit for generating driving signals to said light elements on the basis of said detection signal and a predetermined target color point of the light output of the light source. In order to enable detection of contributions from individual light elements to the light output of the light source, the light source further comprises a modulator for individual signature modulation of the driving signal to each one of said light elements; and a corresponding demodulator for demodulation of said detection signal and generation of actual, i.e. measured, values of the output of the individual light elements. The color control unit determines nominal values of the light output of each light element for obtaining said target color point, and compares the actual values with the nominal values. If there is a difference, it adjusts the driving signals in order to minimize the difference. | 12-16-2010 |
20100327755 | COLOR CONTROLLED LIGHT SOURCE AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COLOR GENERATION IN A LIGHT SOURCE - This invention relates to a color controlled light source comprising a plurality of colored light elements, and a plurality of (filtered) photo detectors, having different spectral characteristics covering all or most of the total spectrum of the light elements. The (filtered) photo detectors detect the light output of the light source, and generate corresponding detection signals. The light source further has a color control unit for generating driving signals to the light elements on the basis of the detection signals and a predetermined target color point of the light output of the light source, and a modulator for individual signature modulation of the driving signal to each one of said light elements. A corresponding demodulator is provided for demodulation of the detection signals and extraction, from each detection signal, of actual values of the light outputs of the light elements. The color control unit has means for determining the spectral output of each light element on basis of the actual values, means for determining an actual color point from said spectral outputs of all light elements, and means for comparing said target color point with said actual color point and, if there is a difference, adjusting said driving signals in order to minimize the difference. | 12-30-2010 |
20110017916 | REFLECTOR AND LIGHT COLLIMATOR ARRANGEMENT FOR IMPROVED LIGHT COLLECTION IN SCINTILLATION DETECTORS - In nuclear imaging, when a gamma ray strikes a scintillator, a burst of visible light is created. That light is detected by a photodetector and processed by downstream electronics. It is desirable to harness as much of the burst of light as possible and get it to the photodetector. In a detector element ( | 01-27-2011 |
20110018541 | ISO-PLANE BACKBONE FOR RADIATION DETECTORS - An imaging system comprises: a magnetic resonance scanner ( | 01-27-2011 |
20110025230 | DRIVER DEVICE FOR LEDS - The present invention relates to a driver device ( | 02-03-2011 |
20110050984 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CELL ANALYSIS - A method and a System to obtain a more realistic image of an object by acquiring a plurality of e.g. monochromatic images without increasing the structure of a, for example, charged coupled device array by a sequential acquisition of the images by using a colour sequential flash. | 03-03-2011 |
20110288401 | BIG BORE PET/MR SYSTEM - A nuclear detector module ( | 11-24-2011 |
20120241631 | SPLIT GRADIENT COIL AND PET/MTI HYBRID SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A generally cylindrical set of coil windings includes primary coil windings and shield coil windings at a larger radial position than the primary coil windings, and an arcuate or annular central gap that is free of coil windings, has an axial extent of at least ten centimeters, and spans at least a 180° angular interval. Connecting conductors disposed at each edge of the central gap electrically connect selected primary and secondary coil windings. In a scanner setting, a main magnet is disposed outside of the generally cylindrical set of coil windings. In a hybrid scanner setting, an annular ring of positron emission tomography (PET) detectors is disposed in the central gap of the generally cylindrical set of coil windings. | 09-27-2012 |
20140062486 | SPLIT GRADIENT COIL AND HYBRID SYSTEMS USING SAME - A generally cylindrical set of coil windings includes primary coil windings and shield coil windings at a larger radial position than the primary coil windings, and an arcuate or annular central gap that is free of coil windings, has an axial extent of at least ten centimeters, and spans at least a 180° angular interval. Connecting conductors disposed at each edge of the central gap electrically connect selected primary and secondary coil windings. In a scanner setting, a main magnet is disposed outside of the generally cylindrical set of coil windings. In a hybrid scanner setting, an annular ring of positron emission tomography (PET) detectors is disposed in the central gap of the generally cylindrical set of coil windings. | 03-06-2014 |
20140221816 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OF BONE TISSUE - A medical apparatus includes a magnetic resonance imaging system for acquiring magnetic resonance data from an imaging volume, a processor for controlling the medical apparatus, and a memory containing machine executable instructions and a pulse sequence. The magnetic resonance data acquired using the pulse sequence comprises free induction decay data and multiple gradient echo data. Execution of the instructions causes the processor to acquire the magnetic resonance data using the magnetic resonance imaging system in accordance with the pulse sequence, and reconstruct an in-phase image, a fat-saturated image, a water-saturated image, and an ultra-short echo time image from the magnetic resonance data, wherein the ultra-short echo time image comprises bone image data. | 08-07-2014 |
20140312238 | FLEXIBLE CONNECTORS FOR PET DETECTORS - A PET or SPECT radiation detector module ( | 10-23-2014 |