Abstract: An arm sleeve carrier for carrying an object is formed as an elastic tubular body and configured for fitting about a limb of a person in use of the carrier. One or more pocket members are secured on the tubular body for holding an electronic device, keys, or other small objects, while leaving the person's hands free.

Abstract: An apparatus (200) for accelerating an ion beam comprising: a) a first electrode (202) having a proximal side and a distal side and having at least one aperture (201) therethrough, the wall of the aperture being shaped such that the radius of the aperture on the distal side of the first electrode is greater than that on the proximal side of the electrode; b) a second electrode (204) located such that it is adjacent to but spaced from the distal side of the first electrode and having at least one aperture therethrough; and c) a third electrode (206) located such that it is adjacent to and spaced from the second electrode and having at least one aperture therethrough, said at least one apertures in each electrode being aligned with corresponding apertures in the other electrodes; wherein the electrodes are arranged such that there is a potential difference between the first and second electrodes and a potential difference between the second and third electrodes.

Abstract: An apparatus (200) for accelerating an ion beam comprising: a) a first electrode (202) having a proximal side and a distal side and having at least one aperture (201) therethrough, the wall of the aperture being shaped such that the radius of the aperture on the distal side of the first electrode is greater than that on the proximal side of the electrode; b) a second electrode (204) located such that it is adjacent to but spaced from the distal side of the first electrode and having at least one aperture therethrough; and c) a third electrode (206) located such that it is adjacent to and spaced from the second electrode and having at least one aperture therethrough, said at least one apertures in each electrode being aligned with corresponding apertures in the other electrodes; wherein the electrodes are arranged such that there is a potential difference between the first and second electrodes and a potential difference between the second and third electrodes.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus involving at least two LEDs configured to generate at least two different spectra of radiation that are combined to produce white light. At least one parameter of the at least two different spectra of radiation generated by the at least two LEDs is controlled, based at least in part on at least one lighting control signal received by the apparatus over at least one wireless communication link, so as to control at least a color temperature of the white light.

Abstract: This is a device used for purifying water for eventual use in a swimming pool, hot tub, spa or aquarium The water is passed through a tube and purified by means of filtering and/ or ion exchange media, which completely fills the interior of the tube. The choice of filtering and/or ion exchange media is chosen based on a particular need, which is presented by the water source.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for controlling illumination. In one example, one or more multi-color light sources are controlled based on one or more interruptions of power supplied to the light source(s). In another example, a pool or spa is illuminated by one or more multi-color light sources that may be employed as individually and independently controllable devices that may be controlled based on one or more interruptions in power. In another example, the selection of a particular illumination program for such light sources (e.g., by one or more interruptions in power) is indicated to a user via the radiation generated by the light sources.

Abstract: A system for use in the treatment of contaminated fluid is provided. The system includes a source from which contaminated fluid may be introduced into the system, and a reservoir for an adsorbent material designed to remove contaminants from the fluid. The system also includes a reactor within which the adsorbent material and the contaminated fluid may be accommodated for treatment. A separation device may further be included for removing spent adsorbent materials from the system. A method for treating contaminated fluid is also provided.

Abstract: A countercurrent system for treatment of contaminated fluid is provided. The system, in an embodiment, includes a source from which contaminated fluid may be introduced into the system and a reservoir of an adsorbent nanomaterial designed to remove contaminants from contaminated fluid. The system also includes a reactor in fluid communication with the reservoir, and within which a fluidized bed of the adsorbent nanomaterial can be accommodated in the presence of a countercurrent flow of contaminated fluid for the treatment of contaminated fluid. The system further includes a mechanism to maintain fluidity of the bed so that contaminated fluid introduced into the reactor can countercurrently flow through the bed. A pathway can also be provided along which treated fluid may be directed away from the container, as well as a collector for removing spent adsorbent material from the system. A method for treating contaminated fluid is also provided.

Abstract: An apparatus for use in the treatment of contaminated fluid is provided. The apparatus includes a body portion, made from a mixture of a waste adsorbent material and a binder material, for use in the removal of contaminants. The adsorbent material may be a nanosorbent material manufactured from self-assembled monolayers on mesoporous supports (SAMMS). The binder material, on the other hand, may include any thermoplastic material capable of binding the adsorbent material together to subsequently provide a composite material that can be shaped into a block. A method for treatment of contaminated fluid is also provided.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus involving at least two LEDs configured to generate at least two different spectra of radiation that are combined to produce white light. At least one parameter of the at least two different spectra of radiation generated by the at least two LEDs is controlled, based at least in part on at least one lighting control signal received by the apparatus over at least one wireless communication link, so as to control at least a color temperature of the white light.

Abstract: A membrane-electrode assembly for a solid oxide fuel cell is provided. The membrane-electrode assembly has a substantially constant-thickness electrolyte layer. The electrolyte layer distinguishes first and second electrolyte layer surfaces arranged in a three-dimensional pattern with opposite first and second planar pattern surfaces. The three-dimensional pattern has a first set of features extending inward from the first planar pattern surface. It has a second set of features extending inward from the second planar pattern surface opposite to the first planar pattern surface. A first electrode layer is adjacent and conforming to the first electrolyte layer surface. At least one mechanical support structure exists within some or all of the second set of features. A second electrode layer is adjacent and conforming to the second electrolyte layer surface and to at least one mechanical support structure. The membrane-electrode assembly is deposited on a substrate with at least one through hole.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for controlling illumination. In one example, one or more multi-color light sources are controlled based on one or more interruptions of power supplied to the light source(s). In another example, a pool or spa is illuminated by one or more multi-color light sources that may be employed as individually and independently controllable devices that may be controlled based on one or more interruptions in power. In another example, the selection of a particular illumination program for such light sources (e.g., by one or more interruptions in power) is indicated to a user via the radiation generated by the light sources.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for remotely controlled illumination of liquids in a variety of environments. In one example, remotely controlled multi-color LED-based light sources are employed to achieve a wide range of enhanced lighting effects in liquids. In another example, a pool or spa is illuminated by one or more remotely controlled multicolor light sources that may be employed as individually and independently controllable devices, or coupled together to form a remotely controlled networked lighting system to provide a variety of programmable and/or coordinated color illumination effects in the pool or spa environment.

Abstract: An ion implanter has an ion source (10) and an ion beam extraction assembly (50) for extracting the ions. The extraction assembly (50) is a tetrode structure and one of the pairs of extraction electrodes (51) has left and right ports (54, 55) located in opposite sides of the ion beam emerging from the ion source (10). The left and right electrode ports (54, 55) are electrically isolated from each other and connected to independent voltage sources (210, 230). The ion implanter also has a baffle plate (60) at the entrance to a mass analyser (90) downstream of the extraction assembly (50). The baffle plate (60) is also split into two halves (60? and 60?). By measuring the beam current incident on the two halves (60?, 60?) of the baffle (60), the relative voltages supplied to the left and right electrode parts (54, 55) may be adjusted so as to steer the ion beam and adjust the angle of incidence of the longitudinal axis thereof relative to the input of the analysing magnet (90).

Abstract: The present invention provides methods, a system, and a program product for the rapid detection and correction of spherical aberration in microscopy systems. More specifically, the present invention empirically derives a pupil function, adaptively corrects PSF parameters, and automatically detects the coefficient for spherical aberration.

Abstract: A method and method for processing fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) image data. The method includes the steps of obtaining a set of FRET images and a set of calibration images for a biological sample; and generating a set of estimation images with an estimation algorithm that uses image data from the set of FRET images and the set of calibration images.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for controlling illumination. In one example, one or more multi-color light sources are controlled based on one or more interruptions of power supplied to the light source(s). In another example, a pool or spa is illuminated by one or more multi-color light sources that may be employed as individually and independently controllable devices that may be controlled based on one or more interruptions in power. In another example, the selection of a particular illumination program for such light sources (e.g., by one or more interruptions in power) is indicated to a user via the radiation generated by the light sources.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for remotely controlled illumination of liquids in a variety of environments. In one example, remotely controlled multi-color LED-based light sources are employed to achieve a wide range of enhanced lighting effects in liquids. In another example, a pool or spa is illuminated by one or more remotely controlled multicolor light sources that may be employed as individually and independently controllable devices, or coupled together to form a remotely controlled networked lighting system to provide a variety of programmable and/or coordinated color illumination effects in the pool or spa environment.

Abstract: A radiation therapy machine has a constrained angular freedom to produce a beam only within a gantry plane. A radiation shield may be stationary and not attached to the gantry or rotating to always block the primary beam. The constrained motion reduces the risk of patient/gantry collision and provides for extremely accurate radiation therapy planning. The therapy machine, so constrained, may include a tomographic imaging system on a single gantry. The two systems cooperate and employ many of the same hardware components to both plan and carry out therapy sessions in which irregularly shaped treatment volumes are accurately irradiated while tissue surrounding those volumes is minimally irradiated.

Abstract: A human interface to be used with irradiation machine in a computed tomography machine wherein x-ray computed tomography images are individually display on a computer screen and an operator uses a manual cursor control device to trace various irradiation zones on the image, identify desired dose within each zone, verify the accuracy of the therapy treatment plan prior to an irradiation session, and verify irradiation delivered after a therapy treatment session.