Patents Issued in May 27, 2014
  • Patent number: 8735788
    Abstract: Embodiments of a propulsion and maneuvering system that may be suitable for use during a terminal phase in an interceptor are generally described herein. The propulsion and maneuvering system may include one or more axial thrusters to provide thrust along axial thrust lines that run through a center-of-gravity of the interceptor and a plurality of divert thrusters to provide thrust in radial directions. The combination of divert and axial thrusters may allow the interceptor to respond to a maneuvering target and may allow the interceptor to increase its velocity along a line-of-sight (LOS) to a target to change target impact/engagement time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Kenneth G. Preston, Michael A. Leal, Rondell J. Wilson, Richard C. Hussey
  • Patent number: 8735789
    Abstract: A statically stabilized projectile may include a fixed tail boom that may be disposed in the through-bore of a sliding tail boom. The sliding tail boom may translate or extend rearward with respect to the fixed tail boom before the projectile exits a launch tube. The through-bore of the sliding tail boom may include a tapered portion. A tail boom sleeve may be fixed to a rear portion of the fixed tail boom. The tail boom sleeve may include a tapered portion that abuts the tapered portion of the through-bore when the sliding tail boom is in an extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Gregory Malejko, Keith Fulton, Ductri Nguyen
  • Patent number: 8735790
    Abstract: A microscope for examining an object includes a laser light source generating pulsed light so as to illuminate the object. A measuring system including a detector is adapted to detect detection light coming from the object and the measuring system generates a measurement signal based on the detection light. The microscope includes a programmable integrated circuit including a control element and at least one of a first delay element and a second delay element. The control element is configured to generate a first control signal adapted to control the detector and the measuring system. The control element is further configured to generate a second control signal adapted to control the laser light source. The first and second delay elements are configured to delay the first and second control signals, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH
    Inventors: Ludger Schulte, Bernd Widzgowski
  • Patent number: 8735791
    Abstract: A light harvesting system employing a focusing array and a photoresponsive layer in which a plurality of microstructured areas is formed. Light received by the focusing array is injected transmissively into the photoresponsive layer through the microstructured areas. The injected light is retained in the photoresponsive layer by at least a total internal reflection and is propagated within the layer until it is substantially absorbed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: SVV Technology Innovations, Inc.
    Inventor: Sergiy Vasylyev
  • Patent number: 8735792
    Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor (10) for monitoring a working area (42) is provided, the working area (42) being located within a detection area (20) of the sensor (10) and in a first distance from the sensor (10), wherein the sensor (10) comprises an illumination unit (22) with a light source (24) for at least partially illuminating the working area (42), and an object detection unit (30) for detecting forbidden objects in the working area (42), wherein an illumination control (28) of the illumination unit (22) is configured to, during a startup period, initially activate the illumination unit (28) with a lower power such that a provisional working area (40, 40a-c) in a second distance from the sensor (10) less than the first distance is illuminated at most with a predetermined maximum light output; test whether there is a forbidden object intrusion into the provisional working area (40, 40a-c); and if no forbidden object intrusion is detected, activate the illumination unit (28) with a higher power such that th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Sick AG
    Inventors: Markus Hammes, Ingolf Braune, Stephan Schmitz, Shane MacNamara
  • Patent number: 8735793
    Abstract: A high dynamic range sensitive sensor element or array is provided which uses phase domain integration techniques to accurately capture high and low intensity images. The sensor element of the present invention is not limited by dynamic range characteristics exhibited by prior art solid-state pixel structures and is thus capable of capturing a full spectrum of electromagnetic radiation to provide a high quality output image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: RJS Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Sorin Davidovici
  • Patent number: 8735794
    Abstract: A CCD image sensor includes vertical CCD shift registers and gate electrodes disposed over the vertical CCD shift registers. The gate electrodes are divided into distinct groups of gate electrodes. The CCD image sensor is adapted to operate in an accumulation mode and a charge transfer mode, an accumulation mode and a charge shifting mode, or an accumulation mode, a charge transfer mode, and a charge shifting mode. The charge transfer mode has an initial charge transfer phase and a final charge transfer phase. The charge shifting mode has an initial charge shifting phase and a final charge shifting phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Truesense Imaging, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher Parks
  • Patent number: 8735795
    Abstract: An image sensor having an image acquisition mode and an ambient light sensing mode includes a pixel array having pixel cells organized into rows and columns for capturing image data and ambient light data. Readout circuitry is coupled via column bit lines to the pixels cells to read out the image data along the column bit lines. An ambient light detection (“ALD”) unit is selectively coupled to the pixel array to readout the ambient light data and to generate an ambient light signal based on ambient light incident upon the pixel array. Control circuitry is coupled to the pixel array to control time sharing of the pixels cells between the readout circuitry during image acquisition and the ALD unit during ambient light sensing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Wenhao Qiao, Zheng Yang, Tiejun Dai
  • Patent number: 8735796
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes: a column comparison circuit which compares a pixel signal with ramp waves and detects a timing at which the pixel signal and the ramp waves match; a counter circuit which is disposed for each of the pixel columns and measures the timing in the column comparison circuit by being supplied with a clock signal; and M first inverters which are equidistantly connected in series, wherein the counter circuit belongs to one of M groups corresponding to each of the M first inverters disposed in the upper clock stage, the odd-numbered group has second inverters disposed between the output terminal of the first inverter corresponding to the group and the counter circuit of the group, and the even-numbered group has buffers disposed between the output terminal of the first inverter corresponding to the group and the counter circuit of the group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Shimizu, Kenichi Shimomura
  • Patent number: 8735797
    Abstract: An embodiment relates to a device comprising a substrate having a front side and a back-side that is exposed to incoming radiation, a nanowire disposed on the substrate and an image sensing circuit disposed on the front side, wherein the nanowire is configured to be both a channel to transmit wavelengths up to a selective wavelength and an active element to detect the wavelengths up to the selective wavelength transmitted through the nanowire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Zena Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Young-June Yu, Munib Wober
  • Patent number: 8735798
    Abstract: An electro-optical (EO) radiation collector for collecting and/or transmitting EO radiation (which may include EO radiation in the visible wavelengths) for transmission to an EO sensor. The EO radiation collector may be used with an arc flash detection device or other protective system, such as an intelligent electronic device (IED). The arc flash detection device may detect an arc flash event based upon EO radiation collected by and/or transmitted from the EO radiation collector. The EO radiation collector may receive an EO conductor cable, an end of which may be configured to receive EO radiation. A portion of the EO radiation received by the EO radiation collector may be transmitted into the EO conductor cable and transmitted to the arc flash detection device. The EO radiation collector may be adapted to receive a second EO conductor cable, which may be used to provide redundant EO transmission and/or self-test capabilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc
    Inventors: James R. Kesler, Douglas M. Trout, Gary W. Scheer
  • Patent number: 8735799
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an optical touch panel including a support plate, a light emitting element, an optical fiber, an optical sensing element and a control unit. The optical fiber is arranged on the support plate in a bending manner. A light beam generated by the light emitting element is transmitted through the optical fiber and received by the optical sensing element. When the optical fiber is touched by an object, an optical return is generated within the optical fiber and received by the optical sensing element. As a result, the control unit obtains a contact location where the object located according to the receiving time of the light beam, the receiving time of the optical return and the conduction velocity of the light beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Primax Electronics Ltd.
    Inventor: Chung-Yuan Chen
  • Patent number: 8735800
    Abstract: An invisible, light-transmissive display system with a light resistant material is provided. Substantially invisible holes penetrate through at least a portion of the light resistant material in a predetermined light-transmissive display pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Bartley K. Andre, Daniel Coster, Richard Howarth, Daniele de Iuliis, Jonathan P. Ive, Duncan Kerr, Jivan Kumar Khosla, Shin Nishibori, Matthew Rohrbach, Doug B. Satzger, Calvin Seid, Christopher Stringer, Eugene Whang, Rico Zorkendorer
  • Patent number: 8735801
    Abstract: In order to reduce an error component of a detected waveform and enable high-accuracy position detection, there is provided an optical encoder, in which a transmittance distribution or a reflectance distribution provided in a scale track in a displacement scale has a first modulation period and a second modulation period in a scale displacement direction, the light receiving element array is arranged to detect a first signal group including two-phase signals, relative phases of which are reversed, in the first modulation period and a second signal group including two-phase signals, relative phases of which are reversed, in the second modulation period, first position information in the first modulation period is detected from the first signal group, and second position information in the second modulation period is detected from the second signal group, and the second modulation period is an odd multiple of the first modulation period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Chihiro Nagura
  • Patent number: 8735802
    Abstract: For an optical transmitter in which an EA modulator modulates a laser beam emitted from an LD, a control circuit stops heating/cooling of the EA modulator when a casing temperature (TC) is within a range of a low-temperature side reference temperature (T_cool) and a high-temperature side reference temperature (T_heat), sets a bias voltage for the EA modulator to a bias voltage corresponding to the modulator temperature based on table information recorded on a memory circuit, heats the EA modulator and sets the bias voltage corresponding to the low-temperature side reference temperature when the casing temperature is equal to or lower than the low-temperature side reference temperature, and cools the EA modulator and sets the bias voltage corresponding to the high-temperature side reference temperature when the casing temperature is equal to or higher than the high-temperature side reference temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Kohei Iwanaga
  • Patent number: 8735803
    Abstract: A multi-channel detector assembly for downhole spectroscopy has a reference detector unit optically coupled to a reference channel of a source and has a measurement detector unit optically coupled to a measurement channel of the source. The reference and measurement detectors detect spectral signals across a spectral range of wavelengths from the reference and measurement channels. Conversion circuitry converts the detected spectral signals into reference signals and measurement signals, and control circuitry processes the reference and measurements signals based on a form of encoding used by the source. Then, the control circuitry can control the output of spectral signals from the source based on the processed signals or scale the measurement signal to correct for source fluctuations or changes in environmental conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Precision Energy Services, Inc
    Inventors: Jess V. Ford, Thomas Blankinship, Bryan W. Kasperski, Margaret C. Waid, Sean M. Christian
  • Patent number: 8735804
    Abstract: A device for online measurement of a flow of fast and epithermal neutrons. The device has a fast and epithermal neutron detector (DNR) able to detect principally fast and epithermal neutrons; a thermal neutron detector (DNT) able to detect principally thermal neutrons; a first circuit (C1) for processing the signal delivered by the fast neutron detector; a second circuit (C2) for processing the signal delivered by the thermal neutron detector; a means (CE, PMM) suitable for determining the progressive sensitivity to the fast neutrons and to the thermal neutrons of each of the neutron detectors, and a computer (CALC) which computes the flow of fast and epithermal neutrons on the basis of the said progressive sensitivities and of the signals delivered by the first and second processing circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignees: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, SCK.CEN
    Inventors: Ludovic Oriol, Bernard Lescop, Ludo Vermeeren
  • Patent number: 8735805
    Abstract: A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising an ion mobility spectrometer or separator and an ion guide arranged downstream of the ion mobility spectrometer or separator. A plurality of axial potential wells are created in the ion guide so that ions received from the ion mobility spectrometer or separator become confined in separate axial potential wells. The potential wells maintain the fidelity and/or composition of ions received from the ion mobility spectrometer or separator. The potential wells are translated along the length of the ion guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Micromass UK Limited
    Inventors: Robert Harold Bateman, Kevin Giles, Steven Derek Pringle, Jason Lee Wildgoose
  • Patent number: 8735806
    Abstract: Based on the mass spectrum obtained by mass-analyzing a sample, the composition of the unknown substance is deduced, and after that, an MS/MS analysis is performed in which the unknown substance is set to be a precursor ion. Then, based on the peaks appearing on the MS/MS spectrum, the actually measured mass of each product ion is obtained (S1 through S4). On the other hand, the compositions of the product ion generated by the dissociation of the unknown substance are obtained by the combination, i.e. the condition, of the kind of the constituent element and the number of each element of the unknown substance's deduced component. Then, it is checked whether or not the theoretical mass in consistency with the actually measured mass of the product ion exists (S5). In the case where one which is consistent with a theoretical mass is not existent, it is possible to determine that the original deduction of the known substance's composition has been incorrect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventor: Shinichi Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 8735807
    Abstract: A quadrupole mass spectrometer alternates between increasing mass and decreasing mass scans for the purpose of decreasing inter-scan delays. By alternating increasing and decreasing mass scans, the next scan starts where the last scan ended reducing the settling time required. Backsteps may be eliminated by scanning the RF and DC non-linearly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Thermo Finnigan LLC
    Inventors: Ian Russell Mitchell, Scott T. Quarmby, Daniel R. Benkman
  • Patent number: 8735808
    Abstract: A method of mass spectrometry is disclosed wherein a signal output from an ion detector is digitized by an Analogue to Digital Converter and is then deconvoluted to determine one or more ion arrival times and one more ion arrival intensities. The process of deconvoluting the ion signal involves determining a point spread function characteristic of an ion arriving at and being detected by the ion detector. A distribution of ion arrival times which produces a best fit to the digitised signal is then determined given that each ion arrival is assumed to produce a response given by the point spread function. A plurality of ion arrival times are then combined to produce a composite ion arrival time-intensity spectrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Micromass UK Limited
    Inventors: Richard Denny, Keith Richardson, Martin Raymond Green, Steven Derek Pringle, Anthony James Gilbert, John Skilling, Jason Lee Wildgoose
  • Patent number: 8735809
    Abstract: After an analysis condition table for measuring each compound is automatically generated in accordance with a compound table, the loop time is calculated for each measurement section for which the overlapping of measurement events differs. If the loop time exceeds a specified value in a given measurement section of a given compound, the event with the earliest end time and the event with the latest start time are extracted from among the overlapping measurement events, and the intermediate time between the end time and the start time is found to adjust the length of each measurement event. By repeating this process, a parameter in the analysis condition table is corrected so that the loop time becomes equal to or less than the specified value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventor: Takashi Sumiyoshi
  • Patent number: 8735810
    Abstract: A time-of-flight mass spectrometer includes a sample plate that supports a sample for analysis. A pulsed ion source generates a pulse of ions from the sample positioned on the sample plate. An ion accelerator receives the pulse of ions generated by the pulsed ion source and accelerates the ions. An ion detector includes an input in a flight path of the accelerated ions emerging from the field-free drift space and an output that is electrically connected to the sample plate. The ion detector converts the detected ions into a pulse of electrons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Virgin Instruments Corporation
    Inventor: Marvin L. Vestal
  • Patent number: 8735811
    Abstract: A mass spectrometer and method of mass spectrometry wherein charged particles in a beam undergo multiple changes of direction. A detection arrangement detects a first portion of the charged particle beam, and provides a first output based upon the intensity of the detected first portion of the charged particle beam. The detection arrangement detects a second portion of the charged particle beam that has traveled a greater path length through the mass spectrometer than the first portion of the charged particle beam, and provides a second output based upon the detected second portion of the charged particle beam. A controller adjusts the parameters of the charged particle beam and/or the detection arrangement, based upon the first output of the detection arrangement, so as to adjust the second output of the detection arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Thermo Fisher Scientific (Bremen) GmbH
    Inventor: Alexander A. Makarov
  • Patent number: 8735812
    Abstract: An electrostatic Kingdon ion trap in which ions can oscillate harmonically in the longitudinal direction, decoupled from their motions in the transverse direction is formed from at least three inner electrodes located inside a hollow outer housing electrode. The inner surface of the housing electrode and the outer surfaces of the inner electrodes are formed so that when a potential is applied between the housing and the inner electrodes, the potential distribution inside the housing contains not only a term for a harmonic potential well in the axial direction, but also a term for the potential distribution in the radial direction, that contains, independent of the axial coordinate, the equations for a family of Cassini curves of at least the third order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Bruker Daltonik GmbH
    Inventor: Claus Köster
  • Patent number: 8735813
    Abstract: A laser ablation chamber, which is suitable for use in a conventional laser-assisted micro dissection unit (LMD), in combination with the LMD allows for both quantitative spatially resolved nanolocal analysis and distribution analysis of element concentrations of a sample, and a microscopic detection of the surface topography of the same sample, in the nanometer range. Optionally, further examinations may follow, without having to remove the sample from a microscope slide bearing the sample. For the examination, a region of the sample to be analyzed is selected with the aid of a microscope of a LMD. For this purpose, the sample is located on the lower face of a cover slip (microscope slide), which also forms part of a laser ablation chamber mounted beneath the microscope slide and inside the LMD. A portion of the sample is ablated and analyzed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH
    Inventors: Sabine Becker, Dagmar Salber
  • Patent number: 8735814
    Abstract: The electron beam device includes a source of electrons and an objective deflector. The electron beam device obtains an image on the basis of signals of secondary electrons, etc. which are emitted from a material by an electron beam being projected. The electron beam device further includes a bias chromatic aberration correction element, further including an electromagnetic deflector which is positioned closer to the source of the electrons than the objective deflector, and an electrostatic deflector which has a narrower interior diameter than the electromagnetic deflector, is positioned within the electromagnetic deflector such that the height-wise position from the material overlaps with the electromagnetic deflector, and is capable of applying an offset voltage. It is thus possible to provide an electron beam device with which it is possible to alleviate geometric aberration (parasitic aberration) caused by deflection and implement deflection over a wide field of view with high resolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunari Sohda, Takeyoshi Ohashi, Tasuku Yano, Muneyuki Fukuda, Noritsugu Takahashi
  • Patent number: 8735815
    Abstract: A system for electron pattern imaging includes: a device for converting electron patterns into visible light provided to receive an electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) pattern from a sample and convert the EBSD pattern to a corresponding light pattern; a first optical system positioned downstream from the device for converting electron patterns into visible light for focusing the light pattern produced by the device for converting electron patterns into visible light; a camera positioned downstream from the first optical system for obtaining an image of the light pattern; an image intensifier positioned between the device for converting electron patterns into visible light and the camera for amplifying the light pattern produced by the device for converting electron patterns into visible light; and a device positioned within the system for protecting the image intensifier from harmful light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: EDAX, Inc.
    Inventors: Reinhard Buchhold, Brent Hammell, Joseph A. Nicolosi, Peter Antonie de Kloe
  • Patent number: 8735816
    Abstract: A standard member for automatically, stably, and highly accurately performing magnification calibration used in an electron microscope, the standard member including, on the same plane, a multilayer film cross section formed by alternately laminating materials different from each other, a plurality of first mark patterns arranged across a first silicon layer and in parallel to the multilayer film cross section, at least a pair of second mark patterns arranged across a second silicon layer thicker than the first silicon layer on the opposite side of the first mark patterns with respect to the multilayer film cross section and in parallel to the multilayer film cross section, and a silicon layer arranged on the outer side of the first mark patterns and the second mark patterns with respect to the multilayer film cross section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori Nakayama, Takashi Tase, Jiro Yamamoto, Osamu Inoue
  • Patent number: 8735817
    Abstract: A target engagement system includes a night vision goggle system operating within a predetermined wavelength band, and a laser module projecting light onto a target, where the light operates at a wavelength that is outside of the predetermined wavelength band. Also included is a receive system for receiving the light reflected from the target and converting the light into a wavelength within the predetermined wavelength band. In this manner, the receive system provides the converted light to the night vision goggle system, and the night vision goggle system amplifies the converted light for viewing by a user. The receive system includes a clip-on device for removably attaching the receive system between the target and the night vision goggle system. The receive system includes an up-converting phosphor layer for up-converting the received light into a wavelength detectable by the night vision goggle system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Exelis, Inc.
    Inventors: Nils I. Thomas, Daniel M. Thorsen, Kevin P. Hines
  • Patent number: 8735818
    Abstract: A novel electron multiplier that regulates in real time the gain of downstream dynodes as the instrument receives input signals is introduced. In particular, the methods, electron multiplier structures, and coupled control circuits of the present invention enable a resultant on the fly control signal to be generated upon receiving a predetermined threshold detection signal so as to enable the voltage regulation of one or more downstream dynodes near the output of the device. Accordingly, such a novel design, as presented herein, prevents the dynodes near the output of the instrument from being exposed to deleterious current pulses that can accelerate the aging process of the dynode structures that are essential to the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Thermo Finnigan LLC
    Inventors: Viatcheslav V. Kovtoun, Raman Mathur
  • Patent number: 8735819
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method for positioning and passively aligning at least one optical component as close as possible to an electromagnetic radiation detector. This system comprises supporting wedges (37) for Z positioning of the optical component (35) as close as possible to the detector (21) and passive X and Y alignment means via holding wedges and/or holding balls (36), the X, Y and Z axes being axes perpendicular to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique
    Inventors: Manuel Fendler, Gilles Lasfargues, Francois Marion
  • Patent number: 8735820
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for deriving a refinery product property value based on data produced from a globally-calibrated spectrographic analyzer and data from a non-spectrographic analyzer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company
    Inventor: Daniel C. Mertens
  • Patent number: 8735821
    Abstract: An infrared imaging device, including: connection wiring portions arranged in matrix form on a substrate which is mounted in a package; first and second infrared detecting portions configured to convert intensity of absorbed infrared radiation into respective first and second signals, the second infrared detecting portion being smaller in thermal conductance than the first infrared detecting portion; and a lid member attached to the package so as to define an air-tight gap with the substrate, the connection wiring portions, the first and second infrared detecting portions being accommodated within the gap; wherein a degree-of-vacuum is measured within the gap and a warning issued based on the measured degree-of-vacuum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Koichi Ishii, Kazuhiro Suzuki, Hiroto Honda, Hideyuki Funaki, Risako Ueno, Honam Kwon
  • Patent number: 8735822
    Abstract: A spectroscopic method is disclosed for detecting and measuring contaminants in fluids such as water or oil, where the hydrophilicity of the contaminant is substantially different from that of the contaminated fluid. Good calibrations can be obtained at very low concentrations using infrared spectroscopy with ATR crystals that have not been additionally coated or otherwise modified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Remspec Corporation
    Inventors: Mary Thomson, Peter Melling
  • Patent number: 8735823
    Abstract: A terahertz-wave element includes a waveguide (2, 4, 5) that includes an electro-optic crystal and allows light to propagate therethrough, and a coupling member (7) that causes a terahertz wave to enter the waveguide (2, 4, 5). The propagation state of the light propagating through the waveguide (2, 4, 5) changes as the terahertz wave enters the waveguide (2, 4, 5) via the coupling member (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Toshihiko Ouchi
  • Patent number: 8735824
    Abstract: An infrared sensor module includes a first infrared sensor that includes a first light emitting unit configured to emit infrared light to an object and a first light receiving unit configured to detect an amount of infrared light reflected from the object, a second infrared sensor that includes a second light emitting unit configured to emit infrared light to the object and a second light receiving unit configured to detect an amount of the infrared light reflected from the object, and a controller to measure reflectivity of the object using a peak output voltage of the first light receiving unit, and to measure a distance to the object using not only the measured object reflectivity but also an output voltage of the second light receiving unit. As a result, the distance from the infrared sensor to the object can be correctly measured irrespective of the reflectivity of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Pyo Hong, Jea Yun So, Sang Sik Yoon
  • Patent number: 8735825
    Abstract: In an optical position detection device, when light source sections emit detection light, a light detecting section detects detection light reflected from a object to detect the coordinates of the object. When seen from the detection space, the light detecting section is located inward from a plurality of light source sections, and each of the plurality of light source sections includes first and second light emitting elements. Therefore, the position of the object can be detected on the basis of a comparison result of the received light intensity in the light detecting section when the first light emitting element is turned on and the received light intensity in the light detecting section when the second light emitting element is turned on in both the case where the object is located outside a region between the light source sections and the case where the object is located inside the region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Nakanishi, Kanechika Kiyose
  • Patent number: 8735826
    Abstract: An IP processing technology is disclosed, and more particularly to a human infrared recipient processor, comprising: an amplifying circuit, a switch control circuit for output of switching signals, a PIR for obtaining analogue human IR signals, a PHOT for obtaining brightness signals, a main controller IC1 used for A/D conversion and digital filtering of analogue human IR signals and logical control/output of high-/low-level signals by the brightness and switching signals, as well as an external output circuit for controlling the working states depending on high-/low-level signals; wherein the human infrared recipient processor of the present invention features simple construction, higher SNR, stability, and sensitivity as well as stronger logical functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Dongguan Ju Yang Electronics Limited
    Inventors: Tasi-Jing Lee, Ming-Yun Chen
  • Patent number: 8735828
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for measuring radiation levels in vivo in real time. Apparatus and methods include a scintillating material coupled to a retention member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: A. Sam Beddar, Tina Marie Briere, Louis Archambault
  • Patent number: 8735829
    Abstract: A radiographic image capturing system includes a radiographic image capturing device, a grid, an acquiring unit, and a processor. The radiographic image capturing device includes a radiation detector in which pixels having a sensitivity with respect to radiation or light are disposed two-dimensionally at a predetermined pixel spacing. The grid is placed on a radiation source side of the radiation detector, and includes radiation absorbing members that are disposed at a predetermined spacing. The acquiring unit acquires an inclination angle of the grid, with respect to an array direction of the pixels, with which a spatial frequency of moiré fringes generated by the absorbing members in a captured radiographic image will be equal to or greater than a predetermined spatial frequency. The processor executes predetermined processing for making a relative angle between the grid and the radiation detector the acquired inclination angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Takeshi Kuwabara
  • Patent number: 8735830
    Abstract: Zinc telluride scintillators and related devices and methods are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Vivek Nagarkar, Harish B. Bhandari, Valeriy Gaysinskiy
  • Patent number: 8735831
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a system, method, and computer-readable storage medium for determining a time pickoff for both digital and analog photomultiplier circuits. Rather than basing time pickoff on the leading edge of a photomultiplier signal crossing a threshold or the first signal from a digital photomultiplier, a method for more accurate time calculations is disclosed. The system searches for peak values associated with the signal using differentiation, peak hold searching, and Gaussian distributions. Based on these calculations and comparisons, a more accurate time pickoff is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Nan Zhang, Matthias J. Schmand
  • Patent number: 8735832
    Abstract: An imaging detector includes a scintillator array (202), a photosensor array (204) optically coupled to the scintillator array (202), a current-to-frequency (I/F) converter (314), and logic (312). The I/F converter (314) includes an integrator (302) and a comparator (310), and converts, during a current integration period, charge output by the photosensor array (204) into a digital signal having a frequency indicative of the charge. The logic (312) sets a gain of the integrator (302) for a next integration period based on the digital signal for the current integration period. In one instance, the gain is increased for the next integration period, relative to the gain for the current integration period, which allows for reducing an amount of bias current injected at an input of the I/F converter (314) to generate a measurable signal in the absence of radiation, which may reduce noise such as shot noise, flicker noise, and/or other noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Marc A. Chappo, Randall P. Luhta
  • Patent number: 8735833
    Abstract: The invention provides a switchable photomultiplier switchable between a detecting state and a non-detecting state including a cathode upon which incident radiation is arranged to impinge. The photomultiplier also includes a series of dynodes arranged to amplify a current created at the cathode upon detection of photoradiation. The invention also provides a detection system arranged to detect radiation-emitting material in an object. The system includes a detector switchable between a detecting state in which the detector is arranged to detect radiation and a non-detecting state in which the detector is arranged to not detect radiation. The system further includes a controller arranged to control switching of the detector between the states such that the detector is switched to the non-detecting state while an external radiation source is irradiating the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Rapiscan Systems, Inc
    Inventor: Edward James Morton
  • Patent number: 8735834
    Abstract: A mobile PET imager and method for the same is provided. The mobile PET imager includes a plurality of detector modules forming a ring detector, each for nuclear radiation detection. The imager may include a plurality of attenuation source housings including sources for attenuation such that each attenuation source housing is placed between two of the detector modules. A plurality of channel cards for processing data from the plurality of detector modules may be in the imager so that each channel card is shared by more than one of the detector modules. The imager may include at least one channel card for processing data from the detector modules and at least one resistor network acting as preamplifier, coupling to the detector modules and the channel card such that the channel card is mounted on the detector module in layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Inventors: John Millett, Iain Stark
  • Patent number: 8735835
    Abstract: A data processing unit for an integrated magnetic resonance (MR) and positron emission tomography (PET) system includes an RF shield housing, a first input port in the RF shield housing configured to receive a PET detector signal, a first filter disposed in the RF shield housing, in communication with the first input port, and configured to remove MR noise from the PET detector signal, a second input port in the RF shield housing configured to receive DC power, a second filter disposed in the RF shield housing, in communication with the second input port, and configured to remove the MR noise from the DC power, and a signal processing circuit disposed in the RF shield housing and powered by the DC power, the signal processing circuit including an analog-to-digital converter to digitize the PET detector signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
    Inventor: James Frank Caruba
  • Patent number: 8735836
    Abstract: Using standard or “off the shelf” cable to interconnect between the PET block detector and the detector circuit may save substantial costs given the number of PMTs in a PET system. Given space constraints, simple maintenance with reduced risk of disturbing cabling is desired, making ongoing use of standard cabling without adding further cabling desired. To implement digital gain control, a further communication is provided between the PET detector block and the detector circuit. Since the standard cable may not have additional wires for such communications and to reduce timing degradation, the PMT signals are combined, such as generating position and energy signals at the PET detector block. The four PMT signals are reduced to three signals without reduction in function, allowing a fourth twisted pair of wires in a CAT5 cable to be used for digital gain control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
    Inventors: James Frank Caruba, Niraj K Doshi, John W Young, Nan Zhang
  • Patent number: 8735837
    Abstract: A gamma radiation detecting apparatus includes a gamma radiation collimator, a scintillation crystal, a charge coupled device, and an electronic device. The collimator receives and collimates gamma radiation. The scintillation crystal receives the gamma radiation from the gamma radiation collimator and converts the gamma radiation into visible light. The charge coupled device receives the visible light from the scintillation crystal and converts the visible light into an electrical charge. The electronic device converts the electrical charge into a digital image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Inventors: John D. Idoine, Kelly E. Statham
  • Patent number: 8735838
    Abstract: A radiation detecting apparatus comprises: a first detector that detects incidence of radiation; a plate-shaped detection substrate including a second detector that detects an incident position of the radiation to at least the first detector, and a first terminal that is electrically connected to the second detector; a wiring substrate including a second terminal and an external terminal that is electrically connected to the second terminal; and a connecting member that electrically connects the first terminal and the second terminal. The first terminal is arranged at one end of a main surface of the plate-shaped detection substrate. The detection substrate is mounted on the wiring substrate such that the main surface is substantially perpendicular to the wiring substrate in a state that the one end faces the wiring substrate. The first detector is arranged opposite to the main surface of the detection substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Nihon Kessho Koogaku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshikazu Yanada, Shigenori Sekine, Takashi Yamada