Patents Assigned to B
  • METHOD FOR CLEANING AND/ OR EVALUATING A FOOD PRODUCTS MOULD DRUM AND A COMBINATION OF SUCH A FOOD PRODUCTS MOULD DRUM AND A MOULD DRUM CLEANING AND/ OR EVALUATING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20190082702
    Abstract: A method for cleaning and/or evaluating a food products mould drum and a combination of such a food products mould drum and a mould drum cleaning and/or evaluating device are disclosed. The mould drum cleaning and/or evaluating device includes one or more pressure housings arranged against the outside of and over one or more mould cavities and form, together with the mould drum, an outside chamber. The outside chamber includes a chamber port connectable to a pressure line of a fluid circuit, and the mould drum includes a passage port connectable to a return line of the fluid circuit. Cleaning/evaluating occurs by allowing a pressurized fluid stream to enter via the chamber port into mould cavities and then via a wall part porous structure through a passage, and exit via the passage port to the return line of the fluid circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: MAREL TOWNSEND FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.
    Inventors: Franciscus Quirinus Fredrik VEROUDEN, Johannes Martinus MEULENDIJKS, Gerardus Theodorus Andreas BISSELING
  • PCB ASSEMBLY WITH FASTENERS
    Publication number: 20190090356
    Abstract: A PCB assembly comprising a PCB having a set of through holes, and at least one snap on fastener having an abutment portion connected to a fixating portion, the fixating portion having a protruding section which is compressible against a spring force, such that, when the fixating portion is introduced into said hole, the protruding section is compressed to pass through the hole and allowed to expand on an opposite side of the hole and snap fit in the hole, while the abutment portion abuts against a surface of the PCB. The invention provides a significantly more efficient mounting process. Also, the fasteners will typically allow dismounting, e.g. facilitating replacement of a PCB. Further, the snap-on fasteners provide a flexible connection, which allows thermal expansion of the support without straining or damaging the PCB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Peter Johannes Martinus BUKKEMS, Robertus Johannes Maria Mathilde SNIJKERS
  • WATERFOWL DECOY MOVEMENT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20190082676
    Abstract: A waterfowl decoy animation device comprising a frame having a first elongated frame member and a second elongated frame member configured in a cruciform configuration, a first pulley wheel rotatably attached to a first end of the first frame member, a second pulley wheel rotatably attached to a second end of the first frame member, a third pulley wheel rotatably attached to a first end of the second frame member, and a fourth pulley wheel rotatably attached to a second end of the second frame member; a drive motor operatively associated with one of the pulley wheels; a drive belt around the pulley wheels; an electric source operatively associated with the drive motor; and at least one waterfowl decoy attached to the drive belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: C and J. Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a Duxtrac
    Inventor: Carl Ray Mager
  • SEPARATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO METROLOGY DATA
    Publication number: 20190086810
    Abstract: A method including: computing a value of a first variable of a pattern of, or for, a substrate processed by a patterning process by combining a fingerprint of the first variable on the substrate and a certain value of the first variable; and determining a value of a second variable of the pattern based at least in part on the computed value of the first variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Wim Tjibbo TEL, Frank STAALS, Mark John MASLOW, Roy ANUNCIADO, Marinus JOCHEMSEN, Hugo Augustinus Joseph CRAMER, Thomas THEEUWES, Paul Christiaan HINNEN
  • ARCHITECTURAL COVERING WITH REPOSITIONABLE HANDLE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20190084145
    Abstract: An architectural covering, comprising a rail and a repositionable handle assembly. The rail has a groove. The assembly comprises a handle with a hole for receiving a fastener, and a fastener receiving member. The fastener receiving member is free to slide along the groove when in an undamped state. A fastener is also provided for mechanically connecting the handle to the fastener receiving member and for clamping the handle and the fastener receiving member in a desired position on the rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: Hunter Douglas Industries B.V.
    Inventor: Johannes Robertus Maria Franssen
  • LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD
    Publication number: 20190086821
    Abstract: An immersion lithography apparatus comprises a temperature controller configured to adjust a temperature of a projection system, a substrate and a liquid towards a common target temperature. Controlling the temperature of these elements and reducing temperature gradients may improve imaging consistency and general lithographic performance. Measures to control the temperature may include controlling the immersion liquid flow rate and liquid temperature, for example, via a feedback circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Bob STREEFKERK, Antonius Theodoras Anna Maria DERKSEN, Joeri LOF, Klaus SIMON, Alexander STRAAIJER
  • Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method
    Patent number: 10234768
    Abstract: A substrate table of an immersion lithographic apparatus is disclosed which comprises a barrier configured to collect liquid. The barrier surrounds the substrate and is spaced apart from the substrate. In this way any liquid which is spilt from the liquid supply system can be collected to reduce the risk of contamination of delicate components of the lithographic projection apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Aleksey Yurievich Kolesnychenko, Johannes Jacobus Matheus Baselmans, Sjoerd Nicolaas Lambertus Donders, Christiaan Alexander Hoogendam, Hans Jansen, Jeroen Johannes Sophia Maria Mertens, Johannes Catharinus Hubertus Mulkens, Felix Godfried Peter Peeters, Bob Streefkerk, Franciscus Johannes Herman Maria Teunissen, Helmar Van Santen
  • Comestible product sheeter and sheeter roller, and method of using the same
    Patent number: 10231462
    Abstract: To address the problems inherent in creating very thin sheets of dough in a sheeting machine at high speed and with efficient recycling and re-sheeting of the re-work cut out from the sheet, a new sheeting machine with a new front roller is provided, wherein the roller includes non-stick and non-release areas and a plurality of grooves in the non-release area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Gruma S.A.B. de C.V.
    Inventors: Felipe A. Rubio Lamas, Arturo Garcia Solis, Rodrigo Lobeira Massu
  • Digitally-assisted capless voltage regulator
    Patent number: 10234881
    Abstract: A voltage regulator has a slow loop for providing a regulated DC current and a fast loop for providing a transient current. Feedback information is used to monitor the output voltage and control the current used to generate the output voltage. The voltage regulator does not need a capacitor to create transient current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Shishir Goyal, Arvind Sherigar
  • Road geometry matching with componentized junction models
    Patent number: 10234294
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for road geometry matching with componentized junction models is provided. The method includes receiving a plurality of predefined road component models, receiving map data representing a physical road junction, selecting a subset of the plurality of road component models to characterize the physical road junction represented by the received map data, and defining a road junction configuration for the physical road junction with the selected road component models.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventors: Robin Kim, Maro{hacek over (s)} Budaj
  • Controlled fluid flow for cleaning an optical element
    Patent number: 10232413
    Abstract: A fluid is directed toward a surface of an optical element based on a first flow pattern, the surface of the optical element including debris and the fluid directed based on the first flow pattern moving at least some of the debris to a first stagnation region at the surface of the optical element; and the fluid is directed toward the optical element based on a second flow pattern, the fluid directed based on the second flow pattern moving at least some of the debris to a second stagnation region on the surface of the optical element, the second stagnation region and the first stagnation region being different locations at the surface of the optical element. Directing the fluid toward the surface of the optical element based on the second flow pattern removes at least some of the debris from the first stagnation region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Silvia De Dea, Chunguang Xia, Gregory James Wilson, Brandon Wilson Verhoff
  • Apparatus for and method of source material delivery in a laser produced plasma EUV light source
    Patent number: 10237960
    Abstract: A device and method are disclosed in which a source material delivery system can be reoriented so that the path of the source material is not directly towards an irradiation region in operating conditions in which the path is expected to be unpredictable. A shroud provided to protect the flow of source material from being disrupted is segmented so with one part of the shroud being movable with respect to another part of the shroud so that the movable part can avoid interfering with the path of the source material when it is not directly towards the irradiation region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Alexander I. Ershov, David Evans, Matthew Graham
  • Energy-efficient power and offset allocation of spatial multiplexing in multimode fiber
    Patent number: 10236952
    Abstract: A system for optimizing power allocation for each optical transmitter in an optical transmission system, the system comprises at least two intensity modulated optical transmitters, each of which is controlled by a modulator; an optical channel that can be spatially multiplexed by a multiplexer; and at least two optical detectors, for detecting the transmitted modulated signals. Each of the modulators are adapted to modulate the transmitters such that the electrical power consumption of the optical transmitters is minimized by a modulation scheme of the modulators, that uses energy efficient convex optimization to multiplex the transmitted optical signals, by the multiplexer in a multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) scheme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: B. G. Negev Technologies and Applications Ltd., at Ben-Gurion University
    Inventors: Dan Sadot, Nir Sheffi
  • Lithographic apparatus substrate table and method of loading a substrate
    Patent number: 10236203
    Abstract: A lithographic apparatus substrate table comprises a plurality of first projections, whereby the first projections define a first substrate supporting plane and a plurality of second projections, whereby the second projections define a second substrate supporting plane. The substrate table further comprises a clamping device configured to exert a clamping force onto the substrate. The second substrate supporting plane is parallel to the first substrate supporting plane. The second substrate supporting plane is offset in respect of the first substrate supporting plane in a direction perpendicular to the first and second substrate supporting planes. The lithographic apparatus substrate table is configured to support the substrate on the second projections at the second substrate supporting plane before application of the clamping force by the clamping device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Mahdiar Valefi, Raymond Wilhelmus Louis Lafarre
  • Tissue-adhesive porous haemostatic product
    Patent number: 10232077
    Abstract: A process of preparing an adhesive haemostatic product is provided. The process comprises: (a) coating a porous solid substrate with a coating liquid that comprises an electrophilically activated polyoxazoline (EL-POX) and a solvent to produce a coated substrate; and (b) removing the solvent from the coated substrate. The EL-POX comprises at least 2 reactive electrophilic groups. The process enables the application of an EL-POX coating that leaves the pore structure of the substrate largely intact so that the ability of the porous substrate to absorb body fluids, such as blood, remains essentially unaffected. The EL-POX coated haemostatic product obtained by the present process has excellent adhesive properties due to the presence of electrophilic reactive groups that are capable of reacting with e.g. amine groups that are naturally present in tissue, under the formation of covalent bonds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: GATT TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Caspar Mathias Elizabeth Bender, Marcel Alexander Boerman
  • White-box modular exponentiation
    Patent number: 10235506
    Abstract: A method of obscuring software code implementing a modular exponentiation function, including: receiving modular exponentiation parameters including an exponent e having N bits; generating a bitwise exponent array and inverse bitwise exponent array; and generating modular exponentiation function operations using the bitwise exponent array, inverse bitwise exponent array, and N, wherein the generated modular exponentiation function operations are split variable operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Jan Hoogerbrugge, Wil Michiels
  • Apparatus and method for feeding a multi-phase mixture of reactants to an electrochemical reactor
    Patent number: 10233552
    Abstract: This invention is a method and apparatus for operating electrochemical reactors with multi-phase feeds, in which a liquid feed stream is dispersed in a second fluid to form a spray, mist or emulsion before entering the reaction zone. The invention is applicable to both electro-synthesis and fuel cell reactors, with particular utility in mixed-reactant fuel cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: 0798465 B.C. LTD.
    Inventors: Colin Oloman, Amin Aziznia, Elod Gyenge
  • Eye surgical cutting tool
    Patent number: 10231868
    Abstract: An eye surgical cutting tool includes a tubular outer part and an axially movable tubular inner part arranged in the outer part. The outer part has a closed distal end, and the inner part has an open distal end. Both parts have an opening in the tube. Both openings are bounded on the distal side by a distal cutting edge in the respective tube. The axial position of the distal cutting edge of the inner part as a function of the circumferential direction initially proceeds towards the proximal end, and then back to the distal end again. The tool is provided with suction means to have, during use of the cutting tool, ocular tissue extended through the opening of the outer part into the interior of the outer part and to convey severed tissue via the interior of the inner part to a proximal end of the inner part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: D.O.R.C. Dutch Ophtalmic Research Center (International) B.V.
    Inventor: Andre Hartstra
  • Fluid application
    Patent number: 10232639
    Abstract: Certain examples of apparatus for applying fluid in a printing system are described. The apparatus comprise a first chamber having a first aperture extending along a first axis, and a second chamber having a second aperture extending along a second axis, wherein the first axis is substantially parallel to the second axis. The second chamber is movable with respect to the first chamber. Also, methods for supplying a fluid, and printing systems are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: HP Indigo B.V.
    Inventors: Alex Feygelman, Boaz Tagansky, Gil Fisher, Mordechai Arenson, Roy Maman
  • New Guinea plant named ‘Duesspbscar’
    Patent number: PP30302
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Impatiens plant named ‘Duesspbscar’ characterized by its moderately compact, upright, outwardly spreading and mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; dark green-colored leaves; freely and early flowering habit; bright scarlet red-colored flowers; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Dümmen Group B.V.
    Inventor: Ruth Kobayashi