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  • Time-domain method and apparatus for determining the depth and concentration of a fluorophore in a turbid medium
    Patent number: 7960707
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for determining the depth and concentration of fluorophores in a turbid medium are disclosed. The method advantageously provides for a rapid estimation of the depth of the fluorophore using characteristics of a temporal point spread function. The concentration of the fluorophore can be determined using the method of the present invention by combining a calculated depth of the fluorophore with a measurement of the intensity of the emitted fluorescence. The intensity can be accurately measured by the apparatus disclosed herein which combine back-reflection and trans-illumination geometries for the source of light injecting and detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: New Art Advanced Research Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David Jonathan Hall, Guobin Ma, Frederic Lesage, Pascal Gallant
  • Power LED lighting assembly
    Patent number: 7959330
    Abstract: A power LED lighting assembly includes power LEDs (each 1 watt, for example) mounted on a small circuit board of aluminum. To promote air ventilation, the LED circuit board is provided with air openings to communicate with the heat sink. A heat sink enclosure for accommodating the heat sink is also provided with air openings to communicate with the surrounding atmosphere. A micro fan is fixed above the heat sink for forced air ventilation. A temperature sensor is also installed to sense abnormal temperature increases in the assembly to adjust or reduce the volume of light and protect LEDs against abnormally high temperature. The micro fan is turned on for heat release automatically on a temperature increase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Inventors: Yasuki Hashimoto, Akimitsu Tanaka
  • Single-Track stacking panel covering for an architectural opening
    Patent number: 7958926
    Abstract: A single-track stacking panel covering for an architectural opening has a headrail for mounting the covering above and in front of the opening, such as a window or door. The headrail has a single track. Suspended from the headrail and translatable therealong are panels oriented at a small angle relative to the headrail. When the covering is open, the panels form an overlappingly stacked array at one end of the headrail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.
    Inventors: Wendell B. Colson, Jeffrey A. Park
  • Cartridge for including at least RFID tag and apparatus for communicating with RFID tag
    Patent number: 7961107
    Abstract: This disclosure discloses an apparatus for producing RFID label includes: a cartridge holder detachable with respect to a cartridge having a base tape provided with a RFID circuit element provided with an IC circuit part and a tag antenna, a loop antenna configured to transmit/receive information with the RFID circuit element via radio communication, and a cartridge connector configured to supply power to the loop antenna; a tape feeding roller configured to feed the base tape; and an apparatus connector configured to supply power to the cartridge connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Mitsuo Hirota
  • Analytical tool
    Patent number: 7955554
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an analytical tool (1) comprising a substrate (10), a capillary (13) which is formed on the substrate (10) and into which a sample liquid is to be loaded by movement of the sample liquid in the capillary. The substrate (10) is provided with a liquid movement preventer for preventing the sample liquid loaded into the capillary (13) from moving further. Preferably, the liquid movement preventer includes a stepped portion (18B) projecting from the substrate or a recess provided at the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Arkray, Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuhide Kusaka, Yoshiharu Sato, Yoshimitsu Morita
  • Tag label producing device
    Patent number: 7954713
    Abstract: The tag-label producing device includes: a cartridge holder for selectively installing a first roll and a first roll; a tape feed roller, a ribbon take-up roller, and a switching mechanism that impart a drive force in the tape length direction to this tape; an antenna for performing transmission/reception of information through wireless communication to/from an IC circuit part of an RFID circuit element, upon the installation of the first roll; a cartridge sensor for detecting which one of the first rolls has been installed; and a control circuit including a tag tape mode and an ordinary-tape mode, for controlling a drive unit by switching between the modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Nagae, Satoru Moriyama
  • Method for manufacturing mold
    Patent number: 7942187
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a mold, including steps of (a) expanding a powder mixture containing a water-soluble inorganic salt powder and a water-soluble organic polymer powder in a plane on a table and then selectively spraying a spray liquid containing at least one selected from a water-miscible organic solvent and water through a nozzle on this powder mixture layer to make a bonding strength among particles of the powder mixture in a sprayed region higher than that among particles of the powder mixture in an unsprayed region, (b) further expanding the powder mixture on the powder mixture layer after spraying and then selectively spraying the spray liquid through the nozzle on this powder mixture layer, (c) repeatedly conducting the step (b) over several times to form a mold shaped by the sprayed regions, and (d) taking out the mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Tomita Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoji Marutani, Minoru Tomita, Hisaaki Hashimoto, Tomohide Koizumi, Kazuhiko Tamagawa, Akira Ookubo, Nozomu Hashimoto
  • Tape cassette and tape printing apparatus
    Patent number: 7942593
    Abstract: A CPU 81 displays a virtual tape 201 of a length obtained by subtracting a length (l1+l2) from an antenna 33 to a thermal head 9 from a data value of an “IC chip pitch length L” when it determines that a printing object tape 531 of type 1 is accommodated in a tape cassette 21. A “tape width” is displayed on the right side of the virtual tape 201. A tape length of the virtual tape 201 is displayed below it. A “tape type” is displayed below it. Then, the CPU 81 displays a print area 202 on the virtual tape 201 from a data value of the “print area” while a right side portion thereof serves as a non-print area. It displays the print data inputted into the print area 202 and waits for the return key 4 to be pressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koshiro Yamaguchi, Akira Ito, Takahiro Miwa, Yoshio Kunieda, Toshihide Fujikawa
  • Tightening structure using high-strength self-forming screws
    Patent number: 7938609
    Abstract: The present invention provides a tightening structure with which a reduction in processing steps is achieved without modifying the shape of a partner member an improvements in bolt strength and fatigue strength are achieved, and with which the fitting length of a thread ridge is not altered greatly in comparison with a conventional tightening structure such that a size reduction can be achieved, thereby contributing greatly to a reduction in the weight of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Topura
    Inventors: Shigeto Mori, Akihide Umada, Mayumi Matsuno
  • Blade for a wind energy plant comprising segmented conductor means for conducting lightning
    Patent number: 7938625
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a fiber-reinforced blade for a wind energy plant is presented, which blade is configured with at least a blade shell and means for conducting to a lightning current to an earth connection. Novel aspects of the method comprise that the blade is provided with segmented conductor means that are configured for conducting a lightning current outside the blade to the means for conducting to earth; and wherein the conductor means are distributed and secured at the external surface of the blade shell in such a manner that the conductor means are essentially flush with the external surface of the blade shell. When the segmented conductor means are distributed and attached at the external surface of the blade shell, the lightning current will not have to be conducted through the conductor means, but rather they are conducted in a ionised passage in the air above the conductor means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: LM Glasfiber A/S
    Inventors: Morten Dahl, Lars Tilsted Lilleheden, Lars Bo Hansen
  • Dual hot melt adhesive systems
    Patent number: 7937908
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the use of first and second adhesives for the attachment of zipper flanges to reclosable packages. A first adhesive is typically a reactive, cross-linkable hot melt adhesive while the second adhesive is typically non-cross-linkable hot melt adhesive, typically, but not limited to, either EVA-based or polyamide-based. Alternatively, the second adhesive can be a coextrusion layer including a resin that is typically used as a sealant layer in zipper extrusion, such as metallocene type linear low density polyethylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Anzini, Rusty Koenigkramer, Glyn Russell, Ernesto L. Pitargue, Arthur A. Bucci
  • Method and device for applying a synthetic binder to an airborne flow of fibers
    Patent number: 7931765
    Abstract: A method and a device to be used in the process of manufacturing plates, such as fiberboards or the like boards, where the raw material in form of biomass particles, such as wood fibers or the like, applied with a thermosetting binder is spread onto a forming belt to form a mat, and where said mat by means of a hot press is compressed into the desired thickness of the finished plate and the thermosetting binder is hardened. According to the invention the thermosetting binder is applied to the dried biomass particles in an airborne process, where the intense and homogeneous contact of the biomass particles and the droplets of fluent binder are facilitated by the use of ultrasound generated by the use of compressed air, water steam or another gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignees: Force Technology, Wesser Og Dueholm Arkitekt-Og Ingeniorfirma V/Sten Dueholm
    Inventors: Niels Krebs, Sten Dueholm
  • RFID tag producing apparatus
    Patent number: 7928848
    Abstract: This disclosure discloses an RFID tag producing apparatus comprising: a first antenna device that transmits and receives information to and from an RFID circuit element; a writing control portion that writes a command signal for commanding operation of at least one operating device so as to produce a command RFID tag; a second antenna device that transmits and receives information to and from the command RFID tag; a reading control portion that acquires the command signal; and a device control portion, based on information obtained by the reading control portion, that controls the at least one operating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Satoru Moriyama
  • Universal spherical tension adapter
    Patent number: 7913574
    Abstract: A tension adapter is disclosed for a materials testing machine. The tension adapter includes a shank and a sleeve. The shank includes an enlarged head with a machined convex spherical bearing surface which forms a ring around the periphery adjacent to one end of the shaft. The opening of the sleeve includes a machine concave spherical bearing surface around the periphery thereof to form a seat for the convex spherical bearing surface. The sleeve further includes inner walls which are conical in order to allow the shank to rotate or pivot from the vertical orientation about the pivot point formed by the spherical bearing surfaces. The rotation or pivoting of the shank allows the tension adapter to align so that only tension forces are applied during materials testing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc
    Inventor: Arthur L. Cain
  • Information processor and information processing program stored on a computer-readable recording medium
    Patent number: 7917849
    Abstract: Data input processing is initiated when an ADD-IN button is pressed in a condition where a data cell of a spreadsheet application is selected. Whether an editor is already activated is determined and, if such is the case, a current mode of the currently activated editor is detected and, if it is activated in an edit mode and an activation mode set in activation setting processing is the edit mode, acquired data is added to the currently activated editor and put in a selected state and displayed on an edit screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Fujita, Kazuhiko Iwanaga
  • Method and apparatus for feeding large packages or bags into a reclosable zipper profile attaching device
    Patent number: 7909750
    Abstract: A device is provided for feeding horizontally oriented packages or bags at a regular interval to a zipper profile attaching device. The loose packages or bags are placed onto a servo-driven lugged chain conveyor wherein the lugs are evenly spaced at the nominal desired center-to-center spacing of the packages or bags. The servo-driven lugged chain conveyor feeds the packages or bags to be captured between upper and lower secondary constant velocity conveyors. The lower secondary constant velocity conveyor includes an encoder which is used to slave the servo of the servo-driven lugged chain conveyor, with an adjustable programmable ratio. This achieves a consistent center-to-center distance of the horizontally oriented packages or bags which are then fed to a zipper profile attaching device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Clifton R. Howell, David C. Wallace, Adam N. Caplan
  • Analyzer and method of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 7906000
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an analytical tool (X1) including a first and a second plate elements (1, 3), a flow path (4) defined between the plate elements (1, 3) and an exhaust port (31) for discharging gas from the flow path (4). The exhaust port (31) is provided at the first plate element (3) and includes a portion which is offset in a thickness direction of the first plate element (3) from the main body (3A) of the first plate element (3). Preferably, the first plate element (3) includes a projection (51) integrally formed on the first plate element (3) and defining the exhaust port (31).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: ARKRAY, Inc.
    Inventor: Yasuhide Kusaka
  • Sheet package
    Patent number: 7900910
    Abstract: A package member (8) of a sheet package has a cut-in portion (54) which is formed by cutting it to a predetermined length from a cutout portion (53), between a side wall portion (41) and a first wrapping portion (50). Accordingly, distortion (movement) of the first wrapping portion (50) can be facilitated and pressing of sheets stored in the sheet package against a pickup roller can be achieved with an adequate degree of force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi Horiuchi, Yasunori Nakamura, Yoshikatsu Suito
  • Packaging
    Patent number: D636260
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Glud & Marstrand A/S
    Inventors: Mazyar Abolfazlian, Maria Hjort Larsen
  • Construction set toy element
    Patent number: D639870
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Lego A/S
    Inventor: Bjarke Lykke Madsen