Abstract: A seismic air gun includes an operating chamber, a firing chamber, a port, and a longitudinally disposed cavity sized and shaped to accept a plurality of wires. A moveable shuttle includes a shuttle flange within the operating chamber at one end and a firing shuttle flange at the other end proximate the port and firing chamber. The return force urging the shuttle from the unloaded position to the loaded position is independent of the radial thickness of the shuttle and is directly proportionate to the difference between a first and a second radial cross-sectional thickness of the shuttle flange. As a result, the return force can be optimized without any resulting loss of structural integrity to the shuttle, thereby allowing the port to stay open longer and increasing the amplitude of the primary seismic wave. Seals allow the gun to operating without water lubrication.

Abstract: An electronic assembly may be contained in a label that performs time-temperature integration (TTI) and indicates that time and/or temperature levels have been reached that may compromise the quality, shelf life, or safety of the item to which the label is affixed. The label may be used on a wide variety of objects that require careful handling in terms of temperature and/or time elapsed before use. The labeling system includes circuitry that measures and calculates, and indicator(s) that signal that the time has come for discounted sale, and, later, that the time has come for disposal rather than sale.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and to a method of interferometric determination of a transfer function of a DUT (A, B), comprising the steps of detecting at least one interferogram of the DUT (A, B) and using a Hilbert transformation to evaluate transfer functions hij of the DUT (A, B) on the basis of the detected interferogram.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate generally to methods and apparatus for relating information in a form either machine-readable, human-readable, or some combination thereof. More particularly, although not exclusively, these embodiments are concerned with the display of information on a smart active label or smart packaging where low power and low cost are significant considerations. In some embodiments, display methods are based on electronic, electromechanical, electrochemical, and combinations thereof configured or manufactured using printing techniques, micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) techniques, or combinations thereof to achieve high reliability, low cost, and low activation energies. The embodiments described above can provide an accurate and low-cost apparatus and method for relating the information obtained by smart active labels and smart packages.

Abstract: For determining a signal response characteristic of a device, a first signal is varied with a first function of time and simultaneously a second signal is varied with a second function of time, wherein the first function is different from the second function. The first and second signals are coupled to the device, wherein the device is exposed to a time-dependent disturbance signal. A signal response is received from the device in response to the first and second signals and the time-dependent disturbance signal. The signal response characteristic is derived by analyzing the received signal response in conjunction with the first and second signals, or a signal derived therefrom, and at least partially removing the time-dependent disturbance signal using the received signal response and the first and second signals, or a signal derived therefrom.

Abstract: The location of a drawing of an activity, a property of an element in the drawing and the structural relationship of elements in the drawing are stored in a database. The database is accessed to form a user interface that provides a hierarchical representation of activities and the elements within activities.

Abstract: A company is compared to a generic company model to identify differences between the company and the generic company model. The generic company model includes a work model that describes sequences of tasks that form processes performed within a generic company and a persona model that describes generic personas in the generic company and tasks that each generic persona performs. The differences between the generic company model and the company are used to modify the generic company model to form a company-specific model.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for monitoring environmental conditions of a perishable product. The system includes an environmental sensor configured to sense one or more environmental conditions of the perishable product and an analog integrator in communication with the environmental sensor, the analog integrator being formed on a polymer substrate and including one or more tunable components. The system also includes a comparator in communication with the analog integrator and configured to change state when an output of the analog integrator reaches a selected threshold level, and a control module in communication with the comparator and the analog integrator. The control module is configured to control the operation of the analog integrator based on an output of the comparator.

Abstract: The invention relates to a handling system for lifting and/or moving a person from a first position to another. The system includes a frame having a base frame and a lifting frame being part of a lifting device for the person. The system also includes at least three wheels positioned in different parts of the base frame and allowing the handling system to be moved over a surface from said first position to another, and at least one user interface allowing the person or another person to control the handling system. Further, the system includes at least one of the wheels being directional controllable from the at least one user interface and each of the wheels being mounted pivotally around a vertical axle of the wheels. The invention also relates to a user interface and a method of handling a person.

Abstract: An electronic assembly may be contained in a label that performs time-temperature integration (TTI) and indicates that time and/or temperature levels have been reached that may compromise the quality, shelf life, or safety of the item to which the label is affixed. The label may be used on a wide variety of objects that require careful handling in terms of temperature and/or time elapsed before use. The labeling system includes circuitry that measures and calculates, and indictor(s) that signal that the time has come for discounted sale, and, later, that the time has come for disposal rather than sale. Optionally, the circuitry may act as an “over-temperature alarm” system, to measure, calculate, and indicate when a one-time temperature violation has occurred that is of such a magnitude that the item is immediately considered compromised or spoiled. The label may take the form of a flexible, disposable label that is typically powered by a small battery.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for verifying transformation (2) of a source code (1) into a transformed code (3) designed for an embedded system (7) such as in a smart card or other portable or mobile device including data processing resources. The method comprises at least the following steps: determining a single virtual machine that factors in the behavior of both of these codes (1, 3), determining for each source code (1) and transformed code (3) a plurality of auxiliary functions representing the residual differences between said source code (1) and transformed code (3), and a step for verifying a correspondence property between the auxiliary functions, the verification of the code transformation (2) being obtained from this last step.

Abstract: An electronic assembly may be contained in a label that performs time-temperature integration (TTI) and indicates that time and/or temperature levels have been reached that may compromise the quality, shelf life, or safety of the item to which the label is affixed. The label may be used on a wide variety of objects that require careful handling in terms of temperature and/or time elapsed before use. The labeling system includes circuitry that measures and calculates, and indictor(s) that signal that the time has come for discounted sale, and, later, that the time has come for disposal rather than sale. Optionally, the circuitry may act as an “over-temperature alarm” system, to measure, calculate, and indicate when a one-time temperature violation has occurred that is of such a magnitude that the item is immediately considered compromised or spoiled. The label may take the form of a flexible, disposable label that is typically powered by a small battery.

Abstract: The invention relates to determining a polarization dependent property of an optical device under test, wherein a response signal is received from the device under test in response to an optical stimulus signal having an reference state of polarization, an output state of polarization of the response signal is determined, a reference information about the reference state of polarization is received, the reference state of polarization is determined on the base of the reference information and a predefined function describing the dependency of reference information versus the reference state of polarization, and the polarization dependent property is determined on the base of the reference state of polarization and the output state of polarization.

Abstract: A wavemeter (30) comprises a first wavelength determination unit (40) having a substantially periodic wavelength dependency and being adapted for providing a reference wavelength dependency (100) over a reference wavelength range. A second wavelength determination unit (50) has a substantially periodic wavelength dependency and is adapted for providing a second wavelength dependency (140) over a second wavelength range (120). An evaluation unit (60) compares the second wavelength dependency (140) with the reference wavelength dependency (100) for adjusting (160) the second wavelength dependency (140) in wavelength.

Abstract: A method of providing image goods and/or services to more than one party located at different locations. The method includes providing a camera for substantially simultaneously capturing an image both electronically and on a photosensitive media by a customer and transmitting the electronic image to a third party at a location remote from the customer along with additional data. The additional data identifying the image with respect to the photosensitive media. The customer and/or the third party placing an order with a service provider for at least one good and/or service with respect to the image. The service provider assembles the order upon receipt of the photosensitive media.

Abstract: A medical diagnostic imaging system includes an X-ray source and X-ray detector, sensors tracking a position of at least one of a surgical instrument and the X-ray detector, and an integrated imaging and navigation workstation. The integrated imaging and navigation workstation includes at least one processor executing fluoroscopic imaging based on an output of the X-ray detector and navigation tracking of positions of a surgical instrument and positions of an X-ray detector with respect to a coordinate system. The integrated imaging and navigation workstation also includes an input receiving surgical instrument tracking signals from the sensors, an input receiving detector tracking signals from the sensors, and a display for displaying fluoroscopic images with a displayed instrument superimposed. In particular, one or more relations of the displayed instrument with respect to the fluoroscopic image (e.g., coordinate location and rotation) corresponds to the relation of the surgical instrument to the patient.

Abstract: A medical imaging system comprises a C-arm unit having an x-ray source for generating x-rays and a receptor for obtaining image exposures from received x-rays. The C-arm unit moves the x-ray source and receptor along an image acquisition path between at least first and second exposure positions. The C-arm unit rotates about a central axis. Source and receptor brackets mount the x-ray source and receptor, respectively, to the C-arm unit. The source and receptor brackets move at least one of the x-ray source and receptor in a radial direction toward and away from the central axis of the C-arm unit to maintain a desired distance between the patient and the x-ray source and receptor. An image processor collects a series of image exposures from the receptor and constructs a three dimensional volumetric data set which is displayed on a display.

Abstract: An electronic assembly may be contained in a label that performs time-temperature integration (TTI) and indicates that time and/or temperature levels have been reached that may compromise the quality, shelf life, or safety of the item to which the label is affixed. The label may be used on a wide variety of objects that require careful handling in terms of temperature and/or time elapsed before use. The labeling system includes circuitry that measures and calculates, and indictor(s) that signal that the time has come for discounted sale, and, later, that the time has come for disposal rather than sale. Optionally, the circuitry may act as an “over-temperature alarm” system, to measure, calculate, and indicate when a one-time temperature violation has occurred that is of such a magnitude that the item is immediately considered compromised or spoiled. The label may take the form of a flexible, disposable label that is typically powered by a small battery.

Abstract: Method for oxidation of a silicon substrate under ultrahigh vacuum base conditions, wherein the substrate undergoes a number of oxidation cycles with exposure to oxygen and heat treatment for converting the adsorbed oxygen into silicon oxide.

Abstract: For determining a signal response characteristic of a device, a first signal is varied with a first function of time and simultaneously a second signal is varied with a second function of time, wherein the first function is different from the second function. The first and second signals are coupled to the device, wherein the device is exposed to a time-dependent disturbance signal. A signal response is received from the device in response to the first and second signals and the time-dependent disturbance signal. The signal response characteristic is derived by analyzing the received signal response in conjunction with the first and second signals, or a signal derived therefrom, and at least partially removing the time-dependent disturbance signal using the received signal response and the first and second signals, or a signal derived therefrom.