Laser ablation cell and injector system for a compositional analysis system

    公开(公告)号:US10285255B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-07

    申请号:US14180855

    申请日:2014-02-14

    摘要: A laser ablation system includes a sample chamber 102 configured to accommodate a target 104 within an interior 106 thereof, a sample generator 108 configured to remove a portion of the target 104 (which may be subsequently captured as a sample) and an analysis system 110 configured to analyze a composition of the sample. A sample capture cell in the chamber proximate to the target has a capture cavity configured to receive target material, a first inlet configured to transmit a flow of a carrier gas from a first location adjacent to an exterior of the capture cell into a region of the capture cavity; and an outlet configured to receive carrier gas from another region of the capture cavity. The sample chamber 102 includes an injection nozzle 120 configured to introduce, into the interior 106, a fluid such as a carrier gas.

    Remote tuner clock distribution using serializer/deserializer technology

    公开(公告)号:US10284277B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-07

    申请号:US15684016

    申请日:2017-08-23

    摘要: A communication system includes a first radio module and a second radio module. The first radio module includes a tuner communicatively coupled to a reference signal generator that is configured to generate a first reference signal for the tuner. The first radio module further includes a serializer configured to serialize a signal output by the tuner. The second radio module includes a deserializer configured to receive a serialized version of the signal from the serializer of the first radio module and deserialize the serialized version of the signal. The second radio module further includes a second tuner that is communicatively coupled to a clock recovery circuit. The clock recovery circuit is configured to generate a second reference signal for the second tuner based on a deserialized version of the first signal, where the second reference signal is frequency and phase locked to the first reference signal.

    Configurable bidirectional transceiver for full-duplex serial link communication system

    公开(公告)号:US10277380B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-30

    申请号:US15478406

    申请日:2017-04-04

    摘要: A configurable transceiver includes a first transmitter, an edge rate controller, a second transmitter, a subtractor, a bandwidth controller and a main controller. The first transmitter is configured to generate a first signal for transmission via a transmission link. The second transmitter is configured to generate a replica signal associated with the first signal. The edge rate controller is communicatively coupled to the first and/or second transmitter and is configured to control an edge rate parameter of the first and/or second signal. The subtractor is configured to subtract the replica signal from a signal received via the transmission link. The bandwidth controller is configured to control a bandwidth parameter of a difference signal received from the output of the subtractor. The main controller chooses edge rate and bandwidth control words per desired link rates. It can also automatically find the maximum possible link speed.

    Automated systems, devices, and methods for transporting and supporting patients

    公开(公告)号:US10241513B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-26

    申请号:US14815337

    申请日:2015-07-31

    申请人: Elwha LLC

    摘要: Systems, devices, and methods are described for moving a patient to and from various locations, care units, etc., within a care facility. For example a transport and support vehicle includes a body structure including a plurality of rotatable members operable to frictionally interface the vehicle to a travel path and to move the vehicle along the travel path, and a surface structured and dimensioned to support an individual subject. A transport and support vehicle can include, for example, an imager operably coupled to one or more of a power source, a steering assembly, one or more of the plurality of rotatable members, etc., and having one or more modules operable to control the power source, steering assembly, one or more of the plurality of rotatable members, etc., so as to maintain an authorized operator in the image zone.

    Gesture detection device having an angled light collimating structure

    公开(公告)号:US10203759B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-12

    申请号:US14141661

    申请日:2013-12-27

    IPC分类号: G06F3/01 G06F3/046

    摘要: A gesture detection device that includes an angled optical lens is disclosed. In one or more implementations, the gesture detection device includes a gesture sensor configured to detect electromagnetic radiation occurring within a limited spectrum of wavelengths and provides one or more signals in response thereto. The gesture detection device also includes an illumination source assembly configured to emit the electromagnetic radiation occurring within the limited spectrum of wavelengths. The illumination source assembly includes an illumination source for emitting the electromagnetic radiation occurring within the limited spectrum of wavelengths and a light collimating structure configured to at least partially collimate the electromagnetic radiation occurring within the limited spectrum of wavelengths. The light collimating structure is oriented at an angle with respect to an axis perpendicular to a surface of the gesture detection device.