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Method and apparatus to correct distortion of document copies
InactiveUS6954290B1Easy to separateGood adhesionImage enhancementCharacter and pattern recognitionDocumentationComputer science
Pages of books are copied without distortion due to curvature of the page near the book binding or the distortion in a copied page is corrected using the spacing of equidistant bars on tape strips applied to the top and bottom edges of a page before copying. The tape is preferably transparent and rather narrow and easily attached to a page to be copied. The first step in the distortion correction procedure is to locate the bars at the top and bottom of the page. The distortion of the spacing between the imaged bars is computed based on the known distance between the equidistant bars. The computed distortion of the spacing is then input to a distortion correction algorithm. The output of the distortion correction algorithm generates a corrected image. This image may also optionally delete the bars so that they are not printed in the copy. The corrected image is then copied.
Owner:IBM CORP
Ultrasonic bone assessment apparatus and method
ActiveUS20050197576A1Accurate diagnosisSimple and inexpensive meanOrgan movement/changes detectionInfrasonic diagnosticsSingle elementComputer software
A method for the assessment of various properties of bone is provided. The method includes applying a pair of ultrasound transducers to skin on opposite sides of the bone and generating an ultrasound signal and directing the signal through both the bone to obtain a bone output signal. The method further includes establishing a set of parameters associated with the bone output signal and then further processing the parameters in order to obtain the desired bone property. Two novel parameters are also disclosed, namely the net time delay (NTD) and mean time duration (MTD) parameters. An apparatus for the assessment of various properties of bone is also provided. The apparatus includes a pair of ultrasound transducers which may be single-element transducers or array transducers in any combination. The apparatus further includes various computer hardware components and computer software for generating and directing the ultrasound signal, establishing the parameter set and performing the processing. In addition, an apparatus that is battery powered, handheld, and portable and operates in real time is also provided.
Owner:CYBERLOGIC
Oven or grill burner, venturi tube, mounting for a thermocouple and/or an igniter, and process for fabricating said burner
ActiveUS20050138789A1Function increaseStrong construction adaptabilityDomestic stoves or rangesBurner manufactureCombustorCoupling
The invention relates to a burner comprising two half shells, one of which is perforated, that are tightly joined together along at least a portion of their edges, so as to form a tubular body communicating with a venturi tube. At least two corresponding ends of the two half shells have a truncated profile, providing the tubular body has at least one truncated end. The invention also relates to a venturi tube for said burner that is composed of two half shells The invention further relates to a mounting for a thermocouple and for an igniter of said burner, the mounting having coupling means that cause mutual contact surfaces to be oriented in at least three non-parallel planes and that prevent mounting rotation, so that the position thereof is accurately defined. The invention also relates to a process for fabricating said burner.
Owner:CAST SPA
Printed-circuit board with fuse
InactiveUS7116208B2Simple and inexpensive meanPrinted circuit aspectsCircuit fluid transportPrinted circuit board
Owner:ROHM CO LTD
Ultrasonic bone assessment apparatus and method
ActiveUS8202219B2Accurate diagnosisSimple and inexpensive meanOrgan movement/changes detectionInfrasonic diagnosticsSingle elementComputer software
A method for the assessment of various properties of bone is provided. The method includes applying a pair of ultrasound transducers to skin on opposite sides of the bone and generating an ultrasound signal and directing the signal through both the bone to obtain a bone output signal. The method further includes establishing a set of parameters associated with the bone output signal and then further processing the parameters in order to obtain the desired bone property. Two novel parameters are also disclosed, namely the net time delay (NTD) and mean time duration (MTD) parameters. An apparatus for the assessment of various properties of bone is also provided. The apparatus includes a pair of ultrasound transducers which may be single-element transducers or array transducers in any combination. The apparatus further includes various computer hardware components and computer software for generating and directing the ultrasound signal, establishing the parameter set and performing the processing. In addition, an apparatus that is battery powered, handheld, and portable and operates in real time is also provided.
Owner:CYBERLOGIC
Method and apparatus to correct distortion of document copies
InactiveUS20050225808A1Accurate imagingSimple methodImage enhancementCharacter and pattern recognitionMagnetic tapePaper document
Pages of books are copied without distortion due to curvature of the page near the book binding or the distortion in a copied page is corrected using the spacing of equidistant bars on tape strips applied to the top and bottom edges of a page before copying. The tape is preferably transparent and rather narrow and easily attached to a page to be copied. The first step in the distortion correction procedure is to locate the bars at the top and bottom of the page. The distortion of the spacing between the imaged bars is computed based on the known distance between the equidistant bars. The computed distortion of the spacing is then input to a distortion correction algorithm. The output of the distortion correction algorithm generates a corrected image. This image may also optionally delete the bars so that they are not printed in the copy. The corrected image is then copied.
Owner:INT BUSINESS MASCH CORP
Cogeneration system
InactiveUS20090108588A1Save energyReduce facility costsInternal combustion piston enginesGas turbine plantsElectricityCogeneration
A cogeneration system is disclosed. The system has a cooling water circulation channel for returning cooling water of the engine to the engine after some of the cooling water has been removed. The cooling water circulation channel is provided with a cooling water pump for pressure-feeding the cooling water; electricity supplying means; and a control part for performing a control so that electrical energy is supplied from the electricity supplying means to a motor for driving the cooling water pump when a power outage signal is received.
Owner:HONDA MOTOR CO LTD
Arrangement and method to measure cylinder pressure in a combustion engine
InactiveUS6923046B2Simple and inexpensive meanShort timeInternal-combustion engine testingRapid change measurementTop dead centerEngineering
The pressure in a cylinder of a combustion engine is determined on the basis of vibrations in the engine which are generated during movement of the piston. A vibration signal (S) from a vibration sensor situated on a cylinder is filtered in the region about the piston top dead center position, at the transition from compression to expansion, in a special filter in which a half Hanning filter acts upon the vibration signal before and an exponential filter acts upon the vibration signal after the piston top dead center position. The filtered signal (U) is thereafter converted to a pressure signal (P) on the basis of an established relationship between vibration and pressure. The half Hanning filter has a significantly shorter time window (TH) than the exponential filter (TE). The filter cleans the vibration signal in an advantageous manner and makes more reliable pressure determination possible.
Owner:SCANIA CV AB
Goal recognition system and method for recognizing a goal
ActiveUS20140285669A1Improve reliabilitySimple and inexpensive meanImage enhancementTelevision system detailsComputer graphics (images)Computer module
A system and a method for goal recognition, in which a plurality of cameras monitor a goal line plane that is generated by a framework for a goal, wherein at least one camera module is provided which can be used to monitor a sector outside the goal laterally adjacent to the framework or in front of the framework in the direction of a playing field in order to determine a trajectory for a playing body in the region of the playing field in the direction of the goal, wherein the operation of the cameras for monitoring the goal line plane and / or the evaluation of the image data therefrom can be controlled on the basis of the image data from the camera module.
Owner:PIXARGUS
Serpentine, multiple paths heat exchanger
InactiveUS7069980B2Simple and inexpensive meanReadily and inexpensively achievedStationary conduit assembliesHeat exchanger casingsEngineeringMechanical engineering
A serpentine, multiple pass heat exchanger includes at least one flattened, multiple port tube in serpentine configuration with a plurality of general parallel runs defining at least three hydraulically separate flow paths fins. Fins extend between and are in thermal conducting relation with adjacent ones of the runs and an inlet manifold is located on one end of the tubes with an outlet manifold located on the other. A baffle is located in the outlet manifold and the inlet manifold includes a partition which extends both longitudinally and transversely within the inlet manifold to hydraulically separate one flow path from the inlet port while connecting other flow paths to each other to provide for multiple passes.
Owner:MODINE MFG CO
Assembly fixture and method for machining injection mold tooling
InactiveUS20070095795A1Simple and inexpensive meanReadily and economically fabricatedArc welding apparatusElectrical-based auxillary apparatusEngineeringMechanical engineering
An assembly fixture is used to hold the moveable mold half insert assembly (e.g. the insert, cores, lifters, ejector pins, etc.) in its correct working position and orientation. To spark erode the final geometric form onto a moveable mold half insert assembly, the assembly fixture can be placed in an electro or electrical discharge machine (EDM) with the moveable mold half insert assembly therein.
Owner:NOKIA CORP
Resetting sent information
InactiveUS7221743B2Simple and inexpensive meanAvoid misunderstandingAutomatic call-answering/message-recording/conversation-recordingAutomatic exchangesComputer hardwareTelecommunications network
A method for operating a message memory connected to a telecommunications network includes assigning a message memory to a subscriber line of an addressee, the subscriber line being selectable using an individual network indicator. Using the message memory, a message left by a sender for the addressee is stored so that the message is retrievable by the addressee. After an authenticating by the sender; the content of the stored message is changed by the sender.
Owner:DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG
Wire-feeding device for a wire-processing machine
ActiveUS20050051588A1Little expenseSimple and inexpensiveAutomatic control devicesPrecision positioning equipmentMeasurement deviceWire loop
A wire feeding device for very fine wire includes a straightening unit, a transporting unit, a wire buffer, and a wire guide arranged on a table on which a swivel unit with a wire drive is also arranged. The swivel unit serves wire-processing stations of a wire-processing machine. A supply of very fine wire is held in a drum and passes through the straightening unit which straightens the wire, bends and kinks being thereby removed. The transporting unit pulls the wire out of the drum and through the straightening unit and feeds the wire buffer. The wire buffer has a measuring device for monitoring a hanging wire loop. Depending on the requirement for wire in the wire-processing machine, the content of the buffer can decrease and the wire apex of the loop then moves upwards. The movement of the wire apex is detected by the measuring device and controlled with a control device via the transporting unit.
Owner:KOMAX HOLDING
Wire-feeding device for a wire-processing machine
ActiveUS7398903B2Simple and inexpensive meanSpend lessAutomatic control devicesPrecision positioning equipmentWire rodMeasurement device
A wire feeding device for very fine wire includes a straightening unit, a transporting unit, a wire buffer, and a wire guide arranged on a table on which a swivel unit with a wire drive is also arranged. The swivel unit serves wire-processing stations of a wire-processing machine. A supply of very fine wire is held in a drum and passes through the straightening unit which straightens the wire, bends and kinks being thereby removed. The transporting unit pulls the wire out of the drum and through the straightening unit and feeds the wire buffer. The wire buffer has a measuring device for monitoring a hanging wire loop. Depending on the requirement for wire in the wire-processing machine, the content of the buffer can decrease and the wire apex of the loop then moves upwards. The movement of the wire apex is detected by the measuring device and controlled with a control device via the transporting unit.
Owner:KOMAX HOLDING
Thermoelectric method of sequencing nucleic acids
ActiveUS8043814B2Simple and inexpensive meanFast response timeBioreactor/fermenter combinationsBiological substance pretreatmentsNucleotideThermopile
The present invention relates to a novel thermoelectric method for determining the sequence of nucleotides on a nucleic acid molecule through use of a thermopile and / or sequencing reagents flowing under the conditions of laminar flow. The methods disclosed herein involve the measurement of the heat generated by a deoxynucleotide incorporation event that can be accomplished without the need to control the temperature of any of a thermopile's junctions.
Owner:GUILBEAU ERIC
Goal recognition system and method for recognizing a goal
ActiveUS9924108B2Improve reliabilitySimple and inexpensive meanImage enhancementTelevision system detailsComputer graphics (images)Goal recognition
A system and a method for goal recognition, in which a plurality of cameras monitor a goal line plane that is generated by a framework for a goal, wherein at least one camera module is provided which can be used to monitor a sector outside the goal laterally adjacent to the framework or in front of the framework in the direction of a playing field in order to determine a trajectory for a playing body in the region of the playing field in the direction of the goal, wherein the operation of the cameras for monitoring the goal line plane and / or the evaluation of the image data therefrom can be controlled on the basis of the image data from the camera module.
Owner:PIXARGUS
Apparatus and method for controlling a ribbon transport mechanism
InactiveUS7052194B2Transport mechanism may more accurately be controlledSimple and inexpensive meanPicture changing apparatusInking apparatusRange of motionEngineering
Owner:MARKEM IMAJE LTD
Thermoelectric method of sequencing nucleic acids
ActiveUS20090036317A1Simple and inexpensive meanFast sequencingBioreactor/fermenter combinationsBiological substance pretreatmentsNucleic acid moleculeNucleotide
The present invention relates to a novel thermoelectric method for determining the sequence of nucleotides on a nucleic acid molecule through use of a thermopile and / or sequencing reagents flowing under the conditions of laminar flow. The methods disclosed herein involve the measurement of the heat generated by a deoxynucleotide incorporation event that can be accomplished without the need to control the temperature of any of a thermopile's junctions.
Owner:GUILBEAU ERIC
Device and method for fastening facade plates
InactiveUS7594366B2Simple decorationEliminate disadvantagesConstruction materialCovering/liningsMechanical engineeringThreaded rod
Owner:WEISE STRATTNER +2
Vacuum brake servo for a motor vehicle braking system
ActiveUS9260097B2Reduce noiseSimple and inexpensive meanBraking action transmissionServomotor componentsEngineeringControl valves
A vacuum brake servo includes a force input element, a control valve actuated by the force input element, a vacuum chamber connected to a vacuum source, and an operating chamber which, depending on the actuation of the force input element, can be connected to either the vacuum chamber or the surrounding atmosphere. The control valve has a control piston that can be actuated by the force input element and, together with a valve element, forms a seal seat having a seal seat diameter between the operating chamber and the surrounding atmosphere. In the area close to the seal seat, a guide channel is provided. When the seal seat is opened, air from the surrounding atmosphere flows into the operating chamber. The guide channel extends axially with a constant flow diameter over a predetermined length, wherein the flow diameter is less than or equal to the seal seat diameter.
Owner:LUCAS AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
Device for broadband reception by autotransposition and application to the detection and characterization of radioelectric emissions
InactiveUS8885782B2High sensitivitySimple and inexpensive meanSpatial transmit diversityPolarisation/directional diversityConstant frequencyIntermediate frequency
A device is provided for use of an antennal base formed of two antennas which pick up the emissions present and produce two radioelectric signals S1 and S2. These two signals are used to produce at least one intermediate-frequency signal Fl by demodulation of one of the two signals by the other (autotransposition). The demodulation is carried out by firstly transposing one of the signals, S1 for example, around a given frequency F1, the signal S2 being preserved around its initial central frequency F0. Thus, whatever the central frequency F0 of the emission picked up by the antennas, the demodulation produces a signal of central frequency F1, thereafter demodulated into a given intermediate frequency Fl by a local oscillator of constant frequency F2=F1+Fl. The device is applied to the production of a device for detecting emissions and for characterizing the emissions picked up.
Owner:THALES SA
Electronic component, method of manufacturing the electronic component, and electronic apparatus
ActiveUS20050190528A1Simplify the installation processAddress rising pricesPrinted electric component incorporationSemiconductor/solid-state device detailsEngineeringInterconnection
An electronic component includes a substrate; a functional part that is formed beneath at least one of a front face and a bottom face of the substrate and that performs a predetermined function; a plurality of terminals that is formed on the front face or the bottom face of the substrate and that is connected to the functional part; a plurality of outer electrodes formed on the front face and the bottom face of the substrate; and interconnection lines, formed on the front face and the bottom face of the substrate, for connecting the terminals on the front face or the bottom face of the substrate to the outer electrodes.
Owner:ADVANCED INTERCONNECT SYST LTD
Non-mechanical means for connector polarization for a lighting system
InactiveUS20090156062A1Simple and inexpensive for communicationSimple and inexpensive meanIncorrect coupling preventionElectroluminescent light sourcesElectricityComputer module
A lighting system and method for connector polarization, wherein the lighting system includes a lighting module having a substrate, a light source disposed on the substrate, a first connector adapted to provide electrical communication with a source of electrical energy, a conductive path including a supply path and a plurality of return paths, the conductive path providing electrical communication between the light source and the connector, and a diode disposed in at least one of the return paths, wherein the diode militates against a current flowing in an undesirable direction; and a controller having a second connector adapted to provide electrical communication with the lighting module.
Owner:VARROC LIGHTING SYST SRO
Adjustable dispensing nozzle
ActiveUS9648981B2Simple and inexpensive meanCompact dimensionsBeverage vesselsRest positionEngineering
A beverage producing machine is disclosed, comprising: a housing (3); a supporting surface (23) on which a beverage collecting container (C) can be placed; and a beverage dispensing nozzle (13) arranged above the supporting surface. The machine further comprises a movable auxiliary surface (25) which is combined to the supporting surface and is movable between an operating position and a rest position. In the operating position the movable auxiliary surface is parallel to the supporting surface. In the rest position the movable auxiliary surface is removed from the supporting surface. Moreover the dispensing nozzle (13) is movable between a first position for dispensing a beverage in a container placed on said supporting surface, and a second position for dispensing the beverage in a container placed on the movable auxiliary surface (25).
Owner:VERSUNI HLDG BV
High pressure injection system having fuel cooling from low pressure region
InactiveUS20120118268A1Reduce disadvantagesSimple and inexpensive meanMachines/enginesFuel injecting pumpsThermodynamicsFuel tank
The invention relates to a high pressure injection system having a fuel tank, a connection line between the fuel tank and a high pressure pump for sealing the fuel, wherein the high pressure pump is connected to at least one fuel injection valve via a corresponding connection line. According to the invention, at least a partial volume of the fuel sealed in the high pressure pump is fed back to the fuel tank from said fuel injection valve by leakage in the fuel injection valve via a return line connected to the fuel tank. An essential characteristic of the invention is that the high pressure injection system comprises a cooling line that connects the fuel tank or the low pressure region to the high pressure or a return of the high pressure pump via a mixing point with the return line. It is thereby possible to cool the fuel in the return lines between the fuel injection valve and the fuel tank.
Owner:ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
Endoscope apparatus
ActiveUS10485403B2Simple and inexpensive meanLow costUltrasonic/sonic/infrasonic diagnosticsSurgeryRange of motionForceps
There is provided an endoscope apparatus which can notify an operator whether or not a forceps elevator is in a reclined state by simple and inexpensive means. The endoscope includes: a forceps elevator which is erectably provided at the distal end part of an operation part that is provided to the insertion part. The forceps elevator has an erecting motion range from a minimum angular position to a maximum angular position. The operation part includes an index which is shielded by the erecting operation member when the forceps elevator is in the minimum angular position, and which is exposed when the forceps elevator is in a position in which the forceps elevator is erected from the minimum angular position.
Owner:FUJIFILM CORP
Vacuum Brake Servo for a Motor Vehicle Braking System
ActiveUS20120227579A1Reduce noiseSimple and inexpensiveServomotor componentsServomotorsPistonTreadle
The invention relates to a vacuum brake servo for a motor vehicle braking system, comprising a rod-like force input element which is coupled or can be coupled to a brake pedal, a control valve which is actuated by means of the force input element, a chamber arrangement having a vacuum chamber which can be connected to a vacuum source, and also having an operating chamber which, depending on the actuation of the force input element, can optionally be connected to the vacuum chamber and to the surrounding atmosphere. The control valve has a control piston that can be actuated by means of the force input element and, together with a valve element, forms a seal seat having a seal seat diameter between the operating chamber and the surrounding atmosphere. In the area close to the seal seat, a guide channel is provided, through which, when the seal seat is opened, air from the surrounding atmosphere flows into the operating chamber as a result of a pressure difference. In order to reduce the intake noise, provision is made in the guide channel for the latter to extend in the axial direction with a constant flow diameter over a predetermined length, wherein the flow diameter is less than or equal to the seal seat diameter.
Owner:LUCAS AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
Electronic component, method of manufacturing the electronic component, and electronic apparatus
ActiveUS7022913B2Easy to installProlong lifeSemiconductor/solid-state device detailsPrinted electric component incorporationInterconnectionEngineering
An electronic component includes a substrate; a functional part that is formed beneath at least one of a front face and a bottom face of the substrate and that performs a predetermined function; a plurality of terminals that is formed on the front face or the bottom face of the substrate and that is connected to the functional part; a plurality of outer electrodes formed on the front face and the bottom face of the substrate; and interconnection lines, formed on the front face and the bottom face of the substrate, for connecting the terminals on the front face or the bottom face of the substrate to the outer electrodes.
Owner:ADVANCED INTERCONNECT SYST LTD
Motor-vehicle braking system having a vacuum-operated assistance device
ActiveUS11390257B2Reduce energy wasteSimple and inexpensive meanBraking action transmissionEngine controllersControl valvesControl theory
A vehicle braking system includes an assistance device having a vacuum pump driven by an engine for communicating vacuum to a chamber of the assistance device. A control valve is interposed along a fluid line between the pump and the chamber. The control valve is in its first operative condition, where the inlet side of the vacuum pump communicates with the chamber, when pressure within the chamber is above a predetermined value; and is in its second operative condition, where the inlet side of the vacuum pump communicates with the atmosphere, when pressure within the chamber is below a predetermined value. In this second condition the pump intakes air from and feeds air into the atmosphere, thereby reducing the energy consumption by the engine required for driving the pump during stages where, within the chamber, there is a vacuum sufficient for the regular operation of the braking system.
Owner:FCA ITAL
Apparatus for controlling a ribbon transport mechanism
InactiveUS20050042010A1Transport mechanism may more accurately be controlledSimple and inexpensive meanPicture changing apparatusInking apparatusEngineeringMechanical engineering
An apparatus for controlling a ribbon transport mechanism of a ribbon feed system includes a supporting structure carrying a plurality of ribbon transport devices including a ribbon storage spool, a ribbon take-up spool, and at least one ribbon guide around which roller the ribbon is passed, a ribbon feed path including the ribbon guide, between the storage and take-up spools and through an operating station where a work operation is carried out which utilises the ribbon, the ribbon transport mechanism in use, transporting the ribbon along the ribbon feed path between the storage and take-up spools, the apparatus including a mounting structure for mounting at least one of the ribbon transport devices so as to permit the respective device to move relative to the supporting structure in response to changes in ribbon tension occurring in the ribbon feed path, and a sensor device which is sensitive to such movements to provide an input which is dependant upon the extent of such spool movement, to a controller, the controller controlling operation of the transport mechanism in response.
Owner:MARKEM IMAJE LTD
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