Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing inventions 10/09

20090248306 - Method for determining a steam dryness factor: The present invention provides an easy, field applicable, and extra-equipment method for determining steam dryness directly under thermal high-viscosity oil stimulation. The technical effect is achieved by adding the gas non-condensed in a well under flooding to the saturated steam pumpdown. The non-condensed gas occurrence of the mixture will vary... Agent: Schlumberger-doll Research Attn: Intellectual Property Law Department

20090248307 - Methods and systems for robust and accurate determination of wireline depth in a borehole: This invention relates in general to measuring depth of well-tools, such as logging tools or the like, in a borehole. Embodiments of the present invention may provide for disposing conducting areas along a wireline that may be used to suspend and move the well-tool in the borehole, where the conducting... Agent: Schlumberger-doll Research Attn: Intellectual Property Law Department

20090248308 - Simultaneous inversion of induction data for dielectric permittivity and electric conductivity: A method of inverting induction logging data for evaluating the properties of underground formations surrounding a borehole, the data comprising induction voltage measurements obtained from a tool placed close to the formations of interest, the method comprises: (a) defining a relationship relating the induction voltage to wave number, dielectric permittivity... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20090248309 - Evaluating a reservoir formation: In general, in one aspect, the invention relates to a method for evaluating a volcanic reservoir formation having volcanic rock forming elements and a borehole penetrating the volcanic reservoir formation. The method includes controlling chlorine concentration in an environment of the borehole and a tool operation to enable neutron capture... Agent: Schlumberger Information Solutions

20090248310 - Methods and apparatus for analysis of downhole asphaltene gradients and applications thereof: A method and system for characterizing asphaltene gradients of a reservoir of interest and analyzing properties of the reservoir of interest based upon such asphaltene gradients. The analysis employs a correlation that relates insoluble asphaltene concentration to spectrophotometry measurement data measured at depth.... Agent: Schlumberger Canada Limited

20090248311 - Determination of irreducible water cut-off using two dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance data: A method for estimating a distribution of pore sizes of a fluid filled rock formation penetrated by a borehole, the method including: processing nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) data to determine a distribution of diffusion coefficients and a distribution of relaxation time constants for at least one depth in the borehole;... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090248312 - Integration of geomechanics and seismic analysis for passive seismic feasibility analysis: One or more techniques for determining time-varying stress and strain fields within a subsurface region include integrating a seismic model (110) of a reservoir within the subsurface region with a geomechanical model (140) of the subsurface region. An estimate of the time-varying stress and strain fields within the subsurface region... Agent: Exxon Mobil Upstream Research Company

20090248313 - Wavefront-defined radon transform: The Radon transform is applied to the first collection of traces, so as to convert the first collection into a multidimensional data array that is defined as a function of at least two of the wavefront parameters. The multidimensional data array is processed to produce a second collection of traces... Agent: Gerald T. Shekleton

20090248317 - Biological sample analyzer and computer program product: The present invention is to present a biological sample analyzer, comprising: a characteristic information obtainer for obtaining characteristic information representing a characteristic of a component contained in a biological sample of a patient; a processor; and a memory storing software instructions adapted to enable the processor to perform operations comprising:... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090248316 - Method for supporting a diagnosis of an effect of a treatment by using anthracycline anticancer drugs and a device for supporting a diagnosis for an effect of a treatment by using anthracycline anticancer drugs: A method of supporting a diagnosis of an effect of a treatment by using anthracycline anticancer drugs is disclosed. The method provides a new value for judging an effect, a judgment score, which is calculated based on expression levels and activity values of two cyclin dependent kinases (CDKs). The effect... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20090248314 - Network-based system and method for diagnostic pathology: An optimized network-based system and method for providing reagents or reagent-like matter for the differential diagnosis of medical conditions using a hosted software program coupled with a comprehensive medical reference database. Suspected diagnoses of medical conditions are entered into the system by a user. Using meta-analysis, the system generates a... Agent: Workman Nydegger 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20090248318 - Sample analyzer, sample analyzing method and computer program product: The present invention is to present a sample analyzer, comprising: a sample preparing section for preparing a measurement sample from a sample and a reagent; a detector for detecting a predetermined component contained in one measurement sample prepared by the sample preparing section; and a data processing section being configured... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090248315 - System and method for determining clinical equivalence of test methods: A system, method and computer readable medium of instructions are provided which are useful for determining whether an evaluation testing method or device is clinically equivalent to a reference testing method or device. The report can include a modified mean difference plot, a variability chart, confidence intervals for bias and... Agent: David W. Highet, Vp & Chief Ip Counsel Becton, Dickinson And Company

20090248319 - Mail parcel screening using multiple detection technologies: Various screening systems are disclosed, including a system including a radiation detection component, a toxic chemical detection component, a toxic chemical agent sampling component, a bio-threat detection component, a puffer-based bio-threat sampling component, an explosive detection component, and an X-ray based imager, such that it automatically screens mail for the... Agent: Law Offices Of Ronald M Anderson

20090248320 - System and method for unmixing spectroscopic observations with nonnegative matrix factorization: Systems and methods for unmixing spectroscopic data using nonnegative matrix factorization during spectrographic data processing are provided according to various embodiments. In an embodiment, a method of processing spectrographic data may include receiving optical absorbance data associated with a sample and iteratively computing values for component spectra using nonnegative matrix... Agent: Nellcor Puritan Bennett Llc Attn: Ip Legal

20090248321 - Conformation analysis device, analysis method, conformational notation device and notation method: A conformation analysis device and analysis method with which discrimination can be achieved even if there is a subtle difference in a conformational structure, a given molecule can be processed in a unified manner, and large-scale computer processing can be performed, and a conformational notation device and notation method with... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.l.p.

20090248322 - Method and system for monitoring changes in a sample for a process or an environment: Systems and methods for monitoring a sample or a sample flow associated with a process or an environment. The systems and methods transmit terahertz signals at the sample, receive a resulting spectral response, perform a spectral analysis, and display a result or choose a course of action. The analysis compares... Agent: Moore And Van Allen Pllc For Boeing

20090248323 - System, program product, and related methods for registering three-dimensional models to point data representing the pose of a part: A system, program product, and method to perform automated three-dimensional image registration of a part within an inspection cell, are provided. The system can include a laser-ultrasound inspection device having a scanning head to generate ultrasonic surface displacements in a part, an inspection laser, and an interferometer to collect phase... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20090248324 - Fire hose testing apparatus and method: A method for testing a plurality of fire hoses having respective service test pressures and the test apparatus therefor wherein each hose is required to maintain a test pressure for a specified duration to pass the test. The test pressure is proportional to the service test pressure. Each hose is... Agent: Woodling, Krost And Rust

20090248325 - Apparatus for monitoring fluid levels in a remotely located storage tank: An improved system for delivering propane or other consumable liquid to remotely located storage tanks including a novel combination of remote monitoring of customer tanks and an improved method of using the remote monitoring data to optimally schedule deliveries, improve safety, and more efficiently operate a propane dealership. More accurate... Agent: Michael O. Scheinberg

20090248326 - Vibration sensor: A vibration sensor includes a housing, a high G accelerometer installed in the housing to measure vibratory accelerations communicated to the housing; a low G accelerometer installed in the housing to measure vibratory accelerations communicated to the housing; and a processor installed within the housing to receive data from the... Agent: Bennett Jones LLP C/o Ms Roseann Caldwell

20090248327 - Instrument and method for measuring partial electrical discharges in an electrical system: An instrument (1) and a method for measuring pulses of partial electrical discharges in an electrical system comprise data processing means (5) operatively associated both with an input stage (2), able to receive an analogue signal (3) representing said pulses and to provide a digital representation of the entire wave... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20090248329 - Arc fault root-cause finder system and method: The present invention is directed to an arc fault root-cause finder apparatus and method for determining the root-cause of an arc fault condition. In one embodiment, the arc fault root-cause finder apparatus has a sensing base module mounted to a load panel box having at least one circuit breaker that... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090248328 - Method and apparatus for detecting partial discharges in electrical systems: A method of detecting partial discharge associated with at least a portion of an electrical system, wherein the electrical system includes at least one electrical machine electrically coupled within the electrical system, includes generating an electromagnetic field within the electrical machine. The method also includes collecting partial discharge data from... Agent: John S. Beulick (17851) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20090248330 - Watt-hour meter: In a watt-hour meter, encoders 116, 117, 118 and 119 respectively convert a signal concerning a current and voltage used by a customer into a code sequence signal by Reed-Solomon codes or convolutional codes. Decoders 121, 122, 123, and 124 reversely convert the code sequence signal to the signal concerning... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20090248332 - Maximizing battery life: Maximizing battery life includes identifying a characteristic curve for a voltage regulating component. A raw voltage value of a battery associated with the voltage regulating component or power converting component is detected. A mathematical model is generated based on the identified characteristic curve. In addition, a value of a regulated... Agent: Fish & Richardson, Pc

20090248334 - Method for estimating the charge of a motor vehicle battery: In a method for estimating the charge of a motor vehicle battery, at least one sensor measures terminal voltage, current circulating in the battery, and temperature, such that: current variations are measured at predetermined time intervals; a modeled voltage is determined according to current and temperature; the modeled voltage includes... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090248333 - Rechargeable \"smart\" battery with cycle status indicator for use in mobile, handheld electrical devices: displaying the status of the “smart” battery on the e-paper display.... Agent: Mark J. Pandiscio Pandiscio & Pandiscio, P.c.

20090248331 - Systems and methods for determining state of battery charge in a host: A processor executes a program to calculate values of the internal resistance R of a battery and updates a database of parameters defining the dependence of internal resistance on the battery state of charge (SOC) and temperature. The database is utilized to obtain the information needed to make accurate remaining... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20090248335 - Method and system for the calculation of the sensitivities of an electrical parameter of an integrated circuit: A method and system for determining electrical parameter data for a layer of an integrated circuit that can include a nominal electrical parameter value, and sensitivity values which represent the sensitivities of the nominal electrical parameter value to variations in the nominal parameter values. A template of the layer geometry... Agent: Harrington & Smith, Pc

20090248336 - Analyzer for signal anomalies: A signal analyzer includes a divergence detector for detecting periodic interference in a signal, an information detector for detecting a random event in the signal, and output circuitry for providing compensation for the periodic interference and the random event.... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20090248338 - Method and apparatus for matching translucent coatings of absorbent substrates: In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for matching translucent coatings of absorbent substrates. In one embodiment, a method for matching a color of a sample includes generating a plurality of recipes, each of the recipes representing a mixture of one colorant and a clear vehicle... Agent: Wall & Tong , LLP

20090248337 - Systems and methods of alternative overlay calculation: Methods and systems of alternative overlay calculation and of calculating overlay stability based on alternative overlay settings in a fabrication unit, and a computer readable medium are disclosed being capable of calculating alternative overlay error values based on alignment model parameters, alternative alignment model parameters, and overlay error values for... Agent: Slater & Matsil, L.l.p.

20090248340 - Apparatus for designing an optical metrology system optimized with signal criteria: Provided is an apparatus for designing an optical metrology system for measuring structures on a workpiece wherein the optical metrology system is configured to meet one or more signal criteria. The design of the optical metrology system is optimized by using collected signal data in comparison to set one or... Agent: Tokyo Electron U.s. Holdings, Inc.

20090248343 - Apparatus, method and program for design validity verification of electronic circuit board with regard to power supply noise suppression: Disclosed is a method for design validity verification of an electronic circuit board with regard to power supply noise, wherein with regard to an i-th LSI (i=1 to n) on the electronic circuit board, an input voltage Vin[i] to the LSI from the printed circuit board is given by Vin[i]=VDD−Zlsi[i]×VDD/(Zlsi[i]+Zl1[i]),where... Agent: Nec Corporation Of America

20090248339 - Designing an optical metrology system optimized with signal criteria: Provided is a method of designing an optical metrology system for measuring structures on a workpiece wherein the optical metrology system is configured to meet one or more signal criteria. The design of the optical metrology system is optimized by using collected signal data in comparison to the one or... Agent: Tokyo Electron U.s. Holdings, Inc.

20090248342 - Method and system for monitoring changes in a sample for a process or an environment: Systems and methods for monitoring a sample or a sample flow associated with a process or an environment. The systems and methods detect one or more chemical or biological agents present in a sample or for detecting changes in the chemical/biological composition of a sample flow. The systems and methods... Agent: Moore And Van Allen Pllc For Boeing

20090248341 - Process control using an optical metrology system optimized with signal criteria: Provided is system and method for controlling a fabrication cluster using at least one parameter of a structure measured with an optical metrology system designed and configured to meet one or more signal criteria. The design of the optical metrology system is optimized by using collected signal data in comparison... Agent: Tokyo Electron U.s. Holdings, Inc.

20090248344 - Optical detection device, electro-optical device, electronic apparatus, and optical degradation correction method: An optical detection device includes: an optical sensing unit that has an optical detection transistor and outputs a signal corresponding to the amount of light irradiated to the optical detection transistor; a threshold voltage detecting unit that has a threshold value detection transistor that is provided adjacent to the optical... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090248345 - Probe calibration: A method of calibrating a probe is disclosed said probe being mounted on a machine and having a stylus with a workpiece contacting tip, comprising calculating calibration information for the probe for a first orientation of the probe, and rotating the calibration information by an angle to obtain a probe... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20090248346 - Method of calibrating a sensor, in particular a yaw rate sensor: The invention relates to a method of calibrating a sensor, in particular a yaw rate sensor, in which sensor values (Ysensor) and associated temperature values (T) are stored in the shape of reference points in a non-volatile memory of the sensor, in which case the values (Ysensor, T) are determined... Agent: Continental Teves, Inc.

20090248347 - Testing module, testing apparatus and testing method: To increase the overall efficiency of a test apparatus, provided is a test module that includes an instruction information storage section that stores instruction information indicating an order in which basic patterns are expanded; a basic pattern data storage section that stores basic pattern data; a plurality of pattern generating... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090248348 - Reducing test time by downloading switching sequences to an enhanced switch unit: Reducing overall test time taken in modular electronic test equipment via a network by downloading switching sequences of a test sequences to a switch unit. Examples of electronic test equipment networks are PXI, VXI, LXI and GPIB. Latency encountered during communication between a controller and a switch unit can delay... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20090248349 - Microfluidic devices with integrated resistive heater electrodes including systems and methods for controlling and measuring the temperatures of such heater electrodes: The invention relates to methods and devices for control of an integrated thin-film device with a plurality of microfluidic channels. In one embodiment, a microfluidic device is provided that includes a microfluidic chip having a plurality of microfluidic channels and a plurality of multiplexed heater electrodes, wherein the heater electrodes... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.c.

20090248350 - Exhaust gas temperature analysis apparatus, method, and program: A method for analyzing a temperature of exhaust gas includes calculating an approximate temperature at least one time by fitting a measured spectrum to a portion of theoretical spectra defined in association with a first temperature range using a temperature determined in the an immediately previous preceding temperature analysis as... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20090248351 - Contact displacement meter: It is an object to provide a contact displacement meter capable of performing an accurate displacement measurement even in a case where a movement speed of a contact is fast, as well as having high resistance property to optical noise. A reference light passing regions are away from each other... Agent: Kilyk & Bowersox, P.l.l.c.

20090248352 - Motion sensing program and electronic compass with motion sensing program: A motion sensing program for executing a motion sensing based on at least a biaxial output of a magnetic sensor, which includes the steps of determining with respect to execution of the motion sensing based on the output of the specific biaxial output of the magnetic sensor upon its rotation... Agent: Beyer Law Group LLP

20090248353 - System and method for simulating movement of an image measuring machine: A method for simulating movement of an image measuring machine is provided. The method includes obtaining vertex coordinates of the image measuring machine and features that need to be generated, creating an initial model of the image measuring machine. The features comprise parts of a top cover, a lens, a... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090248354 - Device for determining dimension of a workpiece: A device for determining dimensions of a workpiece includes a locating apparatus, a determining apparatus and a main processor. The locating apparatus includes a locating board supporting workpieces and defining at least one detecting aperture therethrough. The determining apparatus includes a detecting module, the detecting module includes at least one... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090248355 - Method and device for measuring at least one hole in at least one surface of a component: A method for measuring at least one hole in at least one first surface of a component, in particular for turbomachines, in which at least the following steps are executed: a) provision, using a data processing system, of a target geometry of the component at least for the area of... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20090248356 - Method and measuring system for characterizing a deviation of an actual dimension of a component from a nominal dimension of the component: A method and a measuring system for characterizing a deviation of an actual dimension of a component from a nominal dimension of the component, is disclosed. In an embodiment, the method includes a) determining at least one measured value characterizing the actual dimension at a position of the component by... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090248357 - Time acquisition apparatus and radio wave clock: A received waveform memory 22 stores one (1) frame of received waveform data acquired by sampling a signal including a time code with a predetermined sampling period, where each sample is represented by a plurality of bits. Correlation value calculating sections 24-26 compare the received waveform data with one (1)... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, Pc

20090248360 - Method and system for machine condition monitoring and reporting: A method for reporting machine condition, includes monitoring at least one machine function from a plurality of points on the machine and obtaining performance data; transmitting the data to a report generator; operating the report generator to compile the data into at least one report indicative of at least one... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd.

20090248361 - Real time doser efficiency monitoring: A real time, average pressure difference method for monitoring doser efficiency is described that determines the difference between the average pressure when the doser is not injecting and the average pressure when the doser is injecting at a predetermined commanded injection rate. The average pressure difference method results in improved... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.c.

20090248358 - Real time operation specification calculation system that provides specifications to a user interface: A system comprises a functional apparatus having a plurality of performance capabilities as per a specification, a user output interface, a processor for calculating the specification for achieving a desired performance of the functional apparatus; and an output controller for providing the calculated specification on the user output interface.... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20090248359 - Real-time doser efficiency monitoring: A real time doser efficiency monitoring method is described that measures the average instant pressure difference within one duty cycle of the doser injector. The disclosed method results in improved doser efficiency monitoring. The disclosed method can be implemented in a number of areas. For example, in a diesel truck... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.c.

20090248362 - System and process to ensure performance of mandated safety and maintenance inspections: A handheld, portable device is used to store data that indicates an operator was sufficiently close to each of a plurality of components during a safety inspection to actually inspect the components. The portable device includes a sensor that detects tokens, such as radio frequency identification tags, which are affixed... Agent: Law Offices Of Ronald M Anderson

20090248363 - Method of multi-level fault isolation design: A fault isolation method and system includes tailored fault isolators for each grouping of similar data to differentiate between one or several potential faults within any group.... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds/pratt & Whitney

20090248364 - Ultrasound system: An ultrasound system for providing megasonics and ultrasonics to a liquid at different frequencies and/or sweeping frequencies with associated generators, transducers, operations between resonance and anti-resonance, non-resistive output with phase shift, multiple/sweep/single frequency modes, individually controlled sections, gate drive power control, variable inductive compensation for temperature changes, parallel inductor matching,... Agent: Phillips Lytle LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090248365 - Real time system for monitoring containers from a quayside crane: In a real time container monitoring system, a data collection computer is in communication with the control computer of a container crane. The electrical signal from each of the radiation detection units carried by the spreader of the container crane is applied to the data collection computer to store as... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20090248366 - Wireless sensor assembly for an aircraft component: An aircraft component assembly has an aircraft component for an aircraft. A sensor is configured to monitor the aircraft component. A local wireless transmitter is provided for communication with a remote receiver. In addition, a local wireless receiver is provided for communication with the remote transmitter. A processor is in... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds/pratt & Whitney

20090248367 - Method and apparatus for measuring raman signals: A method of measuring Raman signals comprises: an analyte placing step of placing an analyte on a detection surface of a microstructure plate which generates an enhanced electric field when irradiated with excitation light; an irradiating step of irradiating the detection surface with the excitation light so that the enhanced... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc