Testing Of Material Patents (Class 73/866)
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Publication number: 20110296933Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for characterizing the flowability of a dry powder, and particularly for use with toner particles. The methods and apparatuses use an optionally transparent or semi-transparent cylindrical container. When the container is partially filled with dry powder, the dry powder is aerated and torque measurements are then taken while rotating the container to determine the flowability of the dry powder.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2010Publication date: December 8, 2011Applicant: XEROX CORPORATIONInventor: Michael F. Zona
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Patent number: 8061225Abstract: A whole determination area of a targeted wafer is concentrically divided in a radial direction, COP density is obtained in each divided determination segment, a maximum value of the COP density is set as COP densityRADIUSMAX, a minimum value of the COP density is set as COP densityRADIUSMIN, a value computed by “(COP densityRADIUSMAX?COP densityRADIUSMIN)/COP densityRADIUSMAX” is compared to a predetermined set value, and a non-crystal-induced COP and a crystal-induced COP are distinguished from each other based on a clear criterion, thereby determining the COP generation factor. Therefore, a rejected wafer in which a determination of the crystal-induced COP is made despite being the non-crystal-induced COP can be relieved, so that a wafer production yield can be enhanced.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2007Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Sumco CorporationInventor: Shuichi Inami
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Patent number: 8061224Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a method of determining a storage lifetime of a wafer in a storage environment, the storage environment corresponding to an environment having a first value of temperature and a first value of relative humidity, the wafer having a pre-test value of a first contamination parameter, including the steps of: subjecting the wafer to a test environment for a test period, the test environment includes an environment having a second value of temperature and a second value of relative humidity; subsequently, inspecting the wafer thereby to determine a post-test value of a second contamination parameter, wherein the second value of relative humidity is greater than 30% and the second value of wafer temperature is greater than 30° C.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2008Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Singapore Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Siping Zhao, Younan Hua, Ramesh Rao Nistala, Kun Li
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Publication number: 20110277568Abstract: Semi-finished products for the production of devices containing thermoelastic materials with improved reliability and reproducibility are described. The semi-finished products are based on an alloy of Ni—Ti plus elements X and/or Y. The nickel amount is comprised between 40 and 52 atom %, X is comprised between 0.1 and 1 atom %, Y is comprised between 1 and 10 atom % and the balance is titanium. The one or more additional elements X are chosen from Al, Ta, Hf, Si, Ca, Ce, La, Re, Nb, V, W, Y, Zr, Mo, and B. The one or more additional elements Y are chosen from Al, Ag, Au, Co, Cr, Fe, Mn, Mo, Nb, Pd, Pt, Ta and W.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2010Publication date: November 17, 2011Applicant: SAES SMART MATERIALSInventors: Francis E. Sczerzenie, Graeme William Paul
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Publication number: 20110271775Abstract: A stretch-bend-draw simulator (SBDS) apparatus for approximating die stamping of a metal is disclosed. The simulator includes a tool having a surface for contacting a sheet metal strip clamped in a jaw grip adapted to pull the sheet metal strip to provide a force measurement. A tool holding and moving means can be included for mounting, translating, and positioning the tool with respect to the sheet metal strip. The tool can be mounted on the tool holding means at a distal end or on a mounting plate of the apparatus. The tool holding means is coupled to a contact force measuring means for measuring the contact force. A draw bead block holder is provided that is adapted to mount a corresponding male and female draw bead blocks. The holder includes a compressing means for compressing the draw bead blocks together to clamp the strip. A clamping force measuring means is provided for measuring a clamping force resulting from the draw bead blocks clamping on the sheet metal strip.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2011Publication date: November 10, 2011Applicant: Oakland UniversityInventor: Lorenzo Marco Smith
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Patent number: 8047089Abstract: A device for the optical measurement of a printed sheet includes a measurement table with a displaceable measurement head. The measurement head is cleaned in a fully automatic or at least semi-automatic manner through the use of a cleaning device of the measurement table. A method for operating the device is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2007Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmachinen AGInventors: Christopher Berti, Hans Engler
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Publication number: 20110262029Abstract: A system and a method detect solder paste printing. The system includes a detecting device for detecting solder paste when a scraping blade pushes the solder paste to spread over a template to obtain information associated with the rolling speed of the solder paste, and a state-indicating device for generating a printing-state indication based on the information associated with the rolling speed of the solder paste. The method includes detecting the solder paste during rolling to obtain the information associated with the rolling speed of the solder paste, and generating a printing-state indication based on said information associated with the rolling speed of the solder paste. By detecting the solder paste during rolling to obtain the printing state, it is possible to monitor the printing state in real time, discover an abnormal condition in time, and reduce costs to the maximum extent.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2011Publication date: October 27, 2011Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Klaus-Peter Galuschki, Yi Hua Gong, Yu Hu, Ming Shen
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Publication number: 20110259128Abstract: A novel and practical methodology that accounts for the specific mechanical features of a prestressed concrete girder (elastic stiffness, cracking moment, fully cracked inertia, and ultimate capacity) and allows the objective delimitation of its damage levels is presented. Results from this procedure show excellent correlation when compared to the experimentally defined damage thresholds. Also, the global integrity parameter is proposed as a new criterion for damage diagnosis and performance evaluation of prestressed concrete girders within the intermediate and heavy damage zones, showing excellent correlation with the experimental information obtained during testing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2011Publication date: October 27, 2011Applicant: University of South CarolinaInventors: Paul H. Ziehl, Francisco A. Barrios
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Patent number: 8033190Abstract: A measuring device incorporating a substrate with sensors that measure the processing conditions that a wafer may undergo during manufacturing. The substrate can be inserted into a processing chamber by a robot head and the measuring device can transmit the conditions in real time or store the conditions for subsequent analysis. Sensitive electronic components of the device can be distanced or isolated from the most deleterious processing conditions in order increase the accuracy, operating range, and reliability of the device. Isolation may be provided by vacuum or suitable material and phase change material may be located adjacent to electronics to maintain a low temperature.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2010Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: KLA-Tencor Technologies CorporationInventors: Wayne G. Renken, Mei H. Sun
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Publication number: 20110232398Abstract: A method for identifying and/or authenticating a material or an object, especially for the purpose of sorting materials or objects, includes: an excitation step including application of excitation vectors to a material or an object; a detection step in which the responses of the materials or objects subjected to the excitation vectors are detected; and a step of determining at least one item of information relating to the material or object on the basis of the responses obtained and of a pre-established look-up table. These steps will have been preceded by the incorporation, into or on the surface of the materials or objects, of at least one substance selected so as to react to at least one excitation vector and by the generation of a look-up table consisting of a set of one-to-one relationships between a combination of responses and an item of information relating to the material.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2009Publication date: September 29, 2011Inventors: Claude Lambert, Jean-Michel Hachin
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Patent number: 8024985Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for evaluating the properties of material used in the manufacture of pulling rolls. In one embodiment, a method is provided for aligning plates comprising the material along an axis and compressing the plates to form a cartridge. The plates can be compressed by a piston. The cartridge can be rotated by a motor. In one embodiment, the cartridge, while rotating, is contacted with a cutting surface to produce a surface finish on the cartridge. Properties such as compressibility, recovery and resiliency, and hardness can be measured.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2009Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventor: Dean Veral Neubauer
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Publication number: 20110218148Abstract: The present invention provides oral pharmaceutical compositions that enable the successful delivery of drugs in a pharmaceutically effective amount, particularly poly(amino acids) such as peptides, peptidomimetics and proteins, e.g. hormones to a subject via oral administration to accomplish the desired therapeutic effect. The oral pharmaceutical composition comprising a poly(amino acid) as the active ingredient, e.g. a peptide or protein, shows a rapid disintegration and/or dissolution such that the active ingredient is able to attain a therapeutic effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2011Publication date: September 8, 2011Inventors: Moise Azria, Simon David Bateman, Anasuya Ashok Ghosh, Shoufeng Li, Alan Edward Royce
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Publication number: 20110197420Abstract: A method and apparatus for bearing thrust monitoring allows measurable detection of tilt of a support bearing a roller which rotatably supports a rotating body. A tilt meter adapted to measurably detect a tilt of the support bearing is coupled to the support bearing, where the tilt is defined as an angular difference in bearing orientation between a first bearing position and a second subsequent bearing position that is cause by an axial thrust on the rotary body. Once tilt is detected, the bearing orientation of the support bearing can be adjusted to return the support bearing to substantially the first bearing position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2011Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicant: PHILLIPS KILN SERVICES, LTD.Inventor: Walter M. Gebhart
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Patent number: 7977952Abstract: A method for monitoring a component formed of a polymer material, and the polymer component. The component includes an electrically-conductive polymer sensing element integrally incorporated into the component. An electric potential is applied to the polymer sensing element, and an electric signal generated by the polymer sensing element is sensed in response to the polymer sensing element physically responding to a transitory or permanent distortion of the component. A signal can then be generated if the electric signal exceeds a predetermined threshold value for the component.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2008Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Inventors: Gary Krutz, Keith Harmeyer, Michael Holland, Timu W. Gallien
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Patent number: 7954392Abstract: Article of manufacture comprising a substrate and a coating layer. The coating layer comprises at least one coating material, and is stably affixed to the substrate to form a stable, coated surface. The coated surface has a texture that mimics the topography of mammalian keratinous tissue and demonstrates at least one physical property representative of mammalian keratinous tissue, selected from the group consisting of a total surface energy of from about 15 mJ/m2 to about 50 mJ/m2, a dispersive component of the surface energy of from about 15 mJ/m2 to about 50 mJ/m2, a polar component of the total surface energy of from about 1 mJ/m2 to about 14 mJ/m2, a zeta-potential at a pH of about 5.0 of from about ?40 mV to about 30 mV, and combinations thereof.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2006Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: William Randal Belcher, Mannie Lee Clapp, Saswati Datta, Magda El-Nokaly, Sandra Lou Murawski, Steven Hardy Page, Sohini Paldey, Ronald Ray Warner, Raphael Warren
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Publication number: 20110120239Abstract: A vessel includes a cylindrical section, a bottom section, a lower ring, and an upper ring. The cylindrical section includes an inside and, an outside vessel surfaces, an upper end region terminating at a rim circumscribing a vessel opening, a vessel groove formed at the outside vessel surface in the upper end region, and a lower end region axially spaced from the upper end region. The bottom section is disposed at the lower end region. The lower ring includes annular lateral and an annular flange portions. The lateral portion is disposed in the vessel groove and includes an outer lateral surface concentric with the inside vessel surface. The flange portion includes an upper and a lower flange surfaces perpendicular to the inside vessel surface. The upper ring includes an inner section extending over at least a portion of the rim, and an outer section securely engaging the upper flange surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2009Publication date: May 26, 2011Inventor: Jeremy Fetvedt
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Publication number: 20110107856Abstract: A hydrophobic property demonstrator (100) comprises an inclinable sample support (10) and an upper tank (20) for producing droplets (GA, GB) that fall onto a sample (A, B) placed on the support. The droplets are produced regularly with a constant size by selecting a profile and diameter of a hole (23, 24) at the bottom of the tank, and by maintaining a constant water level (N) in said tank. Such a demonstrator is particularly suited for demonstrating the efficiency of the hydrophobic behavior of spectacle lenses.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2010Publication date: May 12, 2011Applicant: Essilor International (compagnie General D'optique)Inventors: Fabien Calandrini, Carole Nadolny
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Patent number: 7938032Abstract: A dissolution test apparatus includes a vessel support member, weight sensors, a movable component, a media transport cannula, a pump, and an electronic controller. The vessel support member receives vessels. A weight sensor is located at each vessel site. Each weight sensor contacts a vessel and transmits a measurement signal indicative of the weight of the vessel and any contents therein. The movable component moves the media transport cannula toward a vessel site. The pump establishes media flow between the media transport cannula and the selected vessel. The controller communicates with the weight sensors and may also communicate with the pump. Based on the measurement signals received from the weight sensors, the electronic controller may calculate the volume of media in a given vessel. The electronic controller may also control media flows to or from the vessels by transmitting control signals to the pump assembly.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2008Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.Inventor: C. J. Anthony Fernando
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Patent number: 7934435Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus relate to a glass reference plate panel; to a modular glass reference plate assembly; and to creation of the modular glass reference plate assembly, which may include providing a plurality of glass reference plate panels, arranging the plurality of glass reference plate panels into an array of adjoining glass reference plate panels, and adhering together the adjoining glass reference plate panels. One or more embodiments may include 6.8 mm-thick borosilicate glass, ground, and polished, with reference marks on a top side and a PVD aluminum coating on a bottom side, perforated with holes, arranged in a 4×4 array of 16 glass reference plate panels, each approximately 810 mm2 in size, abutting at interfaces formed by lap joints, and bonded together with a UV-curable adhesive into a contiguous piece.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2006Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Douglas E Brackley, Kiat Chyai Kang, Paul Maynard Schermerhorn, Mark Alex Shalkey, Paul John Shustack
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Patent number: 7930948Abstract: A apparatus and process for quantifying of contaminants, wherein the apparatus comprises a container that includes a housing to support a sample, and a gel elastomer inside the enclosure. The gel elastomer is capable of absorbing the contaminants that are leached from the sample. The gel may be a PDMS gel, and is preferable coated on a, or the side wall of the apparatus. After a period of time, the gel is analyzed for the presence and amount of contaminants.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2008Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: Vanderbilt UniversityInventors: Leslie M. Shor, Andrew Garrabrants, David S. Kosson
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Publication number: 20110083496Abstract: A method and apparatus provide for simultaneously moving multiple semiconductor wafers in opposite directions while simultaneously performing processing operations on each of the wafers. The semiconductor wafers are orientated in coplanar fashion and are disposed on stages that simultaneously translate in opposite directions to produce a net system momentum of zero. The die of the respective semiconductor wafers are processed in the same spatial sequence with respect to a global alignment feature of the semiconductor wafer. A balance mass is not needed to counteract the motion of a stage because the opposite motions of the respective stages cancel each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2009Publication date: April 14, 2011Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yu-Fu LIN, Yung-Cheng CHEN, Heng-Jen LEE, Chin-Hsiang LIN
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Publication number: 20110079096Abstract: A vessel includes a cylindrical section coaxially disposed about a central axis of the vessel. The cylindrical section includes an inside vessel surface, an outside vessel surface opposing the inside vessel surface, an upper end region circumscribing a vessel opening, and a lower end region axially spaced from the upper end region. A bottom section is disposed at the lower end region. A flange is coaxially disposed about the central axis and extends radially outward from the outside vessel surface at the upper end region. The flange includes a bottom surface facing generally toward the lower end region and perpendicular to the inside vessel surface. A ring may be coaxially disposed about the central axis and provide the bottom surface. An annular shoulder may protrude from the outside vessel surface, and may be spaced from or integrally adjoined to the flange.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2009Publication date: April 7, 2011Inventors: Jeremy Fetvedt, Deon Smit
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Publication number: 20110081442Abstract: The present invention relates in particular to a method to evaluate the quantity of methane produced by a dairy ruminant. It is notably characterized by the fact that it comprises determination of the ratio between the quantity of fatty acids with 16 carbon atoms or less, called FA<C16 and the sum of the total fatty acids of the milk, said fatty acids being found in the milk produced by said ruminant, said quantity of methane being defined by the following equation: Quantity CH4=(FA<C16/Total FAs)*a*(milk production)b in which: quantity CH4 (in g/litre of milk)=quantity of methane produced; FA<C16=quantity of fatty acids with 16 carbon atoms or less; Total FAs=total quantity of fatty acids; expression of the ratio (FA<C16)/(Total FAs) as a % of total FAs; milk production=quantity of milk produced in kg of milk/animal and per year; a and b are numerical parameters in which a lies between 10 and 13, and b lies between ?0.40 and ?0.45.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2009Publication date: April 7, 2011Applicant: Valorisation Par ExtrusionInventors: Pierre Weill, Guillaume Chesneau, Yves Chilliard, Michel Doreau, Cécile Martin
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Patent number: 7914741Abstract: A dissolution testing apparatus includes a base structure, a vessel support structure, a cleaning manifold and a stirring mechanism. The vessel support structure is configured for mounting testing vessels and is rotatably mounted to the base structure. The vessel support structure is rotatable from an upright position at which respective open ends of the vessels face upwardly to an inverted position at which the open ends face downwardly. The cleaning manifold is mounted to base structure below the vessel support structure and is configured for directing a fluid into the vessels while the vessel support structure is at the inverted position. The stirring mechanism includes shafts and is movably mounted to the base structure. The stirring mechanism is movable from a lower position at which the shafts extend into the vessels to an upper position at which the shafts are outside the vessels. At the upper position the stirring mechanism provides clearance for the vessel support structure to rotate.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2008Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Archibald Williams, Lawrence Dwayne Chin, Martin Schwalm, Brett Andrew Feeney, Timothy Noone, Thomas John Calef
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Publication number: 20110061479Abstract: A method for determining the nodosity of a wooden plank comprises the operating steps of observing the lateral surface (4) of the wooden plank (1) to identify its zones (7) corresponding to knots (6), assessing the overall extent of the knots (6) inside the plank (1) and the relative volume, and determining the nodosity as a ratio of the volume occupied by the knots (6) to the overall volume of the plank (1) or the remaining volume of the plank (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2010Publication date: March 17, 2011Applicant: MICROTEC S.R.L.Inventor: Federico GIUDICEANDREA
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Publication number: 20110061478Abstract: A method of making a large area conformable shape structure comprises drawing a plurality of tubes to form a plurality of drawn tubes, and cutting the plurality of drawn tubes into cut drawn tubes of a predetermined shape. The cut drawn tubes have a first end and a second end along the longitudinal direction of the cut drawn tubes. The method further comprises conforming the first end of the cut drawn tubes into a predetermined curve to form the large area conformable shape structure, wherein the cut drawn tubes contain a material.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2009Publication date: March 17, 2011Inventors: Ilia N. Ivanov, John T. Simpson
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Patent number: 7900526Abstract: A method and system for identifying and classifying non-uniformities on the surface of a semiconductor or in a semiconductor. The method and system involves scanning the wafer surface with a non-vibrating contact potential difference sensor to detect the locations of non-uniformities, extracting features characteristic of the non-uniformities, and applying a set of rules to these features to classify the type of each non-uniformity.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2007Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: QCEPT Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Hawthorne, M. Brandon Steele, Yeyuan Yang, Mark Schulze
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Publication number: 20110048145Abstract: A dissolution testing apparatus comprises a vessel plate on which a plurality of test vessels are mounted. Each test vessel has a heat generation portion, which includes a transparent ring-shaped heat generating sheet member wrapped around the cylindrical portion of the vessel so that the heat generation portion is held thereon in a freely detachable manner. Additionally, the heat generating portion includes a transparent pressing sheet member. The dissolution testing apparatus has a heat control block, which includes a system control unit, a dc power supply and displays. The heat generation portion, if defective, can be easily replaced without the need to replace the main body of the vessel, thereby providing cost savings. Further, by providing an unobstructed observation window between an upper side region and a lower side region of the heat generating sheet member, progress of the dissolution of a pharmaceutical preparation inside the container main body can be observed easily from the outside.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: UNIFLEX CO. LTD.Inventors: Akira Hattori, Youichi Kaneko
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Publication number: 20110048626Abstract: A next processing pin is applied as a follow-on pin to a stone, wherein the stone is held by a preceding pin and fixed to the stone by way of a first adhesive bonding location. The preceding pin is separated from the stone. The follow-on pin is fixed to the stone by way of a second adhesive bonding location spaced from the first adhesive bonding location. The follow-on pin frontally receives a fluid adhesive at a spacing from the stone and the spacing between the adhesive-coated front end and the stone is reduced until the adhesive front end contacts the stone. The adhesive is hardened at the contact location as the second adhesive bonding location and heat is transferred by way of the preceding pin to the first adhesive bonding location A force component is exerted on the preceding pin to release the pin from the stone and to hold the stone with the next pin.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2008Publication date: March 3, 2011Inventors: Markus Paul Wild, Stefan Koehler
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Publication number: 20110048144Abstract: The present invention relates to the measurement of growth and decay of roots, especially fine roots of green plants using the probe to be inserted into the soil being investigated. According to the invention, an insertion (6) is arranged in a transparent research tube (2), whereby a plurality of sensors (10), a data logger (11) and/or a power supply (12) are arranged in said insertion (6).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: GOZDARSKI INSTITUT SLOVENIJEInventors: Peter ZELEZNIK, Mitja FERLAN
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Publication number: 20110041627Abstract: The present invention relates to a test specimen (11) for testing the through-thickness properties of a fibre-reinforced composite material. The specimen comprises a first loading portion (10) having a first longitudinal axis in a first plane and a second loading portion (20) having a second longitudinal axis in a second plane. The first and second planes are substantially parallel and the first and second axes are oblique. The first and second loading portions (10, 20) partially overlap to form a test gauge portion (30) that is integral with the first and second loading portions (10, 20). The first loading portion (10) extends beyond the test gauge portion (30) in opposite directions along the first axis and the second loading portion (20) extends beyond the gauge portion (30) in opposite directions along the second axis. This allows a force be applied to the test gauge portion through the first and second loading portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2010Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLCInventor: Robert GERLACH
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Publication number: 20110046364Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of labeling a sugar chain, used for labeling a sugar chain contained in a biological sample, aimed at simplifying a process of isolating a sugar chain from a biological sample and labeling it, which includes (a) trapping a sugar chain in a sugar-trapping substance, which is a substance for specifically trapping a sugar chain from a biological sample; (b) washing the sugar-trapping substance having the sugar chains trapped thereon; (c) releasing the sugar chain from the sugar-trapping substance; and (d) labeling the released sugar chain, wherein the processes (a), (b), (c) and (d) are conducted sequentially in a single reaction vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2009Publication date: February 24, 2011Inventors: Midori Abe, Hideyuki Shimaoka, Hiromitsu Kuramoto
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Publication number: 20110030486Abstract: The invention is a device for gauging the status of a material such as a fat or an oil. The device comprises: a housing; a hollow connecting element; a substrate, attached at the opposite end of the hollow connecting element; a sensor, proximate the substrate, for measuring an electrical property of the material being tested; a protective coating, wherein the protective coating covers the sensor and can be applied using either a thin-film or a thick-film technology; and, an electronic evaluation unit connected via at least one electric line to the sensor; and, is arranged proximate the housing and/or proximate the end of the connecting element that faces the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2008Publication date: February 10, 2011Inventors: Jurgen Hall, Mike Muhl
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Publication number: 20110027614Abstract: This invention relates to objects having a corrosion resistant surface improving the overall corrosion resistance of the object relative to the core material, preferably being titanium or titanium based. The surface layer preferably contains at least 80% of a refractory metal such as tantalum, or an alloy based on one or more refractory metals, To ensure a good adhering of the surface to the base material an alloy layer is created between a core element and the surface layer having a thickness at least twice that of the surface layer, where the alloy layer itself has corrosion resistant properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2009Publication date: February 3, 2011Inventors: Bo Gillesberg, Soeren Eriksen
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Publication number: 20110018725Abstract: Disclosed is a handheld salinity analyzer including a body, in which a circuit board and a battery are installed, a cell block provided with one end inserted into one end of the body and the other end on which a projecting part provided with a salinity sensor hole and a depressed part provided with a temperature sensor hole are formed, a salinity sensor inserted into the salinity sensor hole and provided with one end connected to the circuit board, a temperature sensor inserted into the temperature sensor hole and provided with one end connected to the circuit board, an ON/OFF switch installed on the end of the body, a light emitting lamp connected to the circuit board, and a body cover connected to the end of the body provided with the ON/OFF switch or to the cell block, and provided with an operating piece to operate the ON/OFF switch.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2010Publication date: January 27, 2011Applicants: REPUBLIC OF KOREA (MANAGEMENT: RURAL DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION), Dae Yoon Scale Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Gil mo Yang, Eun gi Cho, Kang jin Lee, Gi young Kim, Jae yong Son, Suk won Kang, Chang yeun Mo, Jai gyu Kim, In ho Seo
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Publication number: 20110016994Abstract: A method of detecting illicit offensive weapons fabricated from plastics articles by felons is disclosed. Electrically conductive and/or magnetically permeable particles are incorporated in the plastics material prior to moulding. The felons are then scanned from time to time using a metal detector. A moulded plastics article and a method of fabricating a moulded plastics article are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2010Publication date: January 27, 2011Applicant: SEBEL FURNITURE LTDInventor: Gregory Brent WELSH
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Publication number: 20110011161Abstract: Provided are procedures for estimating the amount of water vapor emissions as well as other properties, such as slump and volume yield, of a concrete or cementitious mix used in producing a concrete.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2009Publication date: January 20, 2011Inventor: Raymond C. Turpin, JR.
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Publication number: 20100326221Abstract: Disclosed is a method for measuring the drying time of a moisture-wicking and quick-drying material that enables convenient and precise measurement of the drying time of the material by creating an environment similar to the skin surface of a human body wearing clothes. The method includes: creating a temperature and humidity state similar to a condition in which sweat of a human body is shed on the bottom surface of a test material; blowing wind to the upper surface of the test material at a speed similar to a speed at which a human being is walking; dropping distilled water to the upper surface of the test material with the temperature and humidity state and the wind speed being maintained constant; and measuring the drying time of the test material with the distilled water having been dropped to the upper surface of the test material.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2008Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicant: FITI TESTING & RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: You kyum Kim, Yea suk Yoon
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Publication number: 20100326005Abstract: The present disclosure includes a truss and a method for selecting components to construct a truss. The truss includes three or more chord elements (two or more upper chord elements and one or more lower chord elements) and one or more web elements. Embodiments of methods according to the disclosure include estimating a first change in length for each of the two or more upper chord elements and estimating a second change in length of each of the one or more lower chord elements, the first change in length and the second change in conditions to which the truss is exposed. The method may also include selecting the one or more web elements from the plurality of wood members such that it compensates for deformation caused by the first change in length and the second change in length.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2009Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicant: Weyerhaeuser NR CompanyInventors: John E. Jones, III, Benjamin C. Donner
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Publication number: 20100322871Abstract: The use of biodegradable and biocompatible lactide-based nonionic amphiphiles to stabilize a model drug (salbutamol base) dispersion in hydrofluoroalkane (HFA) propellant is disclosed. The results have industrial applicability to the development of HFA-based dispersion pressurized metered-dose inhaler formulations.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2008Publication date: December 23, 2010Applicant: Wayne State UniversityInventors: Sandro R.P. Da Rocha, Libo Wu
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Publication number: 20100303669Abstract: The present invention addresses the need for new austenitic steel compositions with higher creep strength and higher upper temperatures. The present invention also discloses a methodology for the development of new austenitic steel compositions with higher creep strength and higher upper temperatures.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2010Publication date: December 2, 2010Applicant: Ut-Battelle, LLCInventors: Roman I. Pankiw, Govindarajan Muralidharan, Vinod Kumar Sikka, Philip J. Maziasz
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Publication number: 20100300221Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating a standardized surface contaminated by an aerosol deposited on its surface is described. Aerosols are propelled horizontally onto a vertical surface. The standardized contaminated surface is used to evaluate the effectiveness of cleaning and removing techniques.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2009Publication date: December 2, 2010Inventors: Sang Don Lee, Shawn P. Ryan, Emily G. Snyder
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Patent number: 7844405Abstract: A method of measuring the compressibility, and/or the density, of small particles, and especially nano-particles, in suspension is described. The static method uses steady pressures and measures the d-c (static) compressibility of particles. The ultrasonic method utilizes an ultrasonic pulsed doppler system to measure the compressibility of particles at ultrasonic frequencies, which may differ from static values. These methods can also be used together to provide overlapping and complementary information about the particles. In addition, the ultrasonic pulsed doppler system also provides a way to measure particle density.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2006Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Inventor: Steven A. Africk
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Patent number: 7836747Abstract: A method for standardizing a reading taken on a fiber sample, including the steps of measuring a moisture content of the fiber sample, taking the reading on the fiber sample, and correcting the reading to a standardized reading that adjusts for a difference between the reading at the measured moisture content of the fiber sample and a standardized reading at about 7.5% moisture content.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2006Date of Patent: November 23, 2010Assignee: Uster Technologies AGInventors: C. Roger Riley, Anja C. Schleth, Hossein M. Ghorashi, Michael E. Galyon
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Patent number: 7829053Abstract: Non-cementitious CO2 sequestering compositions are provided. The compositions of the invention include a CO2 sequestering additive, e.g., a CO2 sequestering carbonate composition. Additional aspects of the invention include methods of making and using the non-cementitious CO2 sequestering compositions.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2009Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: Calera CorporationInventors: Brent Constantz, Andrew Youngs, Joshua Patterson
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Patent number: 7820965Abstract: An apparatus for detecting chemical substances which is high in sensitivity and selectivity is provided. An organic acid or an organic acid salt is used to generate an organic acid gas from an organic acid gas generator 3 to be mixed with a sample gas for introduction into an ion source 4 for ionization, thereby obtaining a mass spectrum by a mass analysis region 5. A data processor 6 determines the detection or non-detection of a specific m/z of an organic acid adduct ion obtained by adding a molecule generated from the organic acid to a molecule with specific m/z generated from a target chemical substance to be detected based on the obtained mass spectrum. When there is an ion peak with the m/z of the organic acid adduct ion, the presence of the target chemical substance to be detected is determined, and an alarm is sounded. False detection can be prevented.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2008Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Hisashi Nagano, Izumi Waki, Yasuaki Takada
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Patent number: 7820944Abstract: Provided are procedures and arrangements for determining composition of cored welding wire electrodes. A portion of a length of a cored welding wire electrode is detached, to serve as a sample portion. The sample portion is provided to a digestion vessel, where it is digested into a sample solution. The sample solution is provided to an analytical device which analyzes the sample solution to determine the elements and concentrations of elements which comprise the sample solution.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2006Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: Lincoln Global, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Butler, Susan M. Femec, Amy C. Russell
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Patent number: 7806009Abstract: An immersion tube for a measuring probe of a type where a sensor element is arranged at the end of the measuring probe has a sleeve and an end piece. The end piece includes a plug, a connector piece, and a protector basket arranged between the plug and the connector piece. The connector piece connects the end piece to the sleeve and has an internal diameter that is enlarged relative to the internal diameter of the protector basket. The enlarged internal diameter portion ends at a circular internal step that can be seat for a sealing means, can provide a circular sealing lip, or both. A breakthrough opening on the protector basket is arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the immersion tube, whereby the sensor element which in operation is located in the protector basket can be brought into direct contact with a measurement medium. All surfaces and edges of the immersion tube which are exposed to the measurement medium during operation are smooth and rounded.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2007Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: Mettler-Toledo AGInventors: Michael Tottewitz, Daniel Caderas
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Publication number: 20100218596Abstract: Methods are provided for testing a honeycomb body comprised of a core portion comprising honeycomb cell walls and a circumferential skin portion overlying at least some outer honeycomb cell walls. The circumferential skin portion includes a cement mixture layer. The method comprises the step of directing a fluid stream from a pressurized fluid source at the honeycomb body. The fluid stream is capable of separating at least part of the skin portion from the outer honeycomb cell walls when the adherence between at least part of the skin portion and the outer honeycomb cell walls is below a minimum threshold. In one example, the method further comprises the step of inspecting at least part of the interface between the honeycomb body and the skin portion during or after directing the fluid stream at the honeycomb body. In further examples, an apparatus is provided for testing the honeycomb body.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2009Publication date: September 2, 2010Inventors: David Lewin Poff, Darin Wayne Felty, John W. Mikels, Robert A. Smith
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Patent number: 7784370Abstract: A powdery/granular material flowability evaluation apparatus and a powdery/granular material flowability evaluation method are provided to evaluate the flowability of a powdery/granular material in a dynamic state of the powdery/granular material. The powdery/granular material flowability evaluation apparatus (A) has a hopper (111) for storing a powdery/granular material to be measured, a vertical tube (11) having a flow-in port (1121) connected with a discharge port (1112) of the hopper (111) through which the powdery/granular material is discharged, a vibrator (2) for giving vibration to the tube (11), a laser vibrometer (3) for measuring the amplitude of the tube (11), an electric balance (4) for measuring the weight of the powdery/granular material fallen through the tube 11 from the hopper (111), and an evaluation value calculating section (512) for calculating an evaluation value evaluating the flowability of the powdery/granular material based on the measured amplitude and weight.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2006Date of Patent: August 31, 2010Assignee: Kyoto UniversityInventors: Shuji Matsusaka, Hiroaki Masuda, Yanbin Jiang, Masatoshi Yasuda