Abstract:
A conformal beam steering device is provided which is adapted to steer an LOS beam from a broad spectrum over a significantly large FOR. The device size is optimized to have a minimal volume and output window footprint. The device includes a first prism positioned inboard a second prism, a diffraction grating on an outboard side of the first prism, and a diffraction grating on an inboard side of the second prism. Another embodiment includes a first prism positioned inboard a second prism, a first linear diffraction grating positioned inboard the first prism, the first linear diffraction grating having a grating disposed on an outboard side thereof, and a second linear diffraction grating positioned in between the first linear diffraction grating and the first prism, the second linear diffraction grating having a grating disposed on an inboard side thereof. And yet another embodiment includes a first prism positioned inboard a second prism, and a variable pitch linear diffraction grating positioned inboard the first prism, wherein the diffraction grating has a grating disposed on an outboard side thereof. The prisms are preferably formed from a substrate material comprising KRS5.
Abstract:
An optical system having at least one dichroic Mangin mirror. The optical system has a front-end optical sub-system or a light source operative to emit an optical beam. The optical beam is dispersed into at least a first color beam and a second color beam and has certain degree of monochromatic aberration. The dichroic Mangin mirror is disposed along the optical paths of both the first and second color beams. The dichroic Mangin mirror includes a first surface operative to transmit the first color beam only, but reflects the second color beam. Therefore, upon incident on the dichroic Mangin mirror, the second color beam is reflected, while the first color beam transmits through the first surface and is then reflected off from the second surface. Thereby, the first and second color beams can be focused at the same position, which is referred as an achromatic system focus. Thereby, the chromatic aberration caused by the dispersion can be eliminated.
Abstract:
The present invention provides compositions comprising an anti-angiogenic factor, and a polymeric carrier. Representative examples of anti-angiogenic factors include Anti-Invasive Factor, Retinoic acids and derivatives thereof, and paclitaxel. Also provided are methods for embolizing blood vessels, and eliminating biliary, urethral, esophageal, and tracheal/bronchial obstructions.
Abstract:
The present invention provides compositions comprising an anti-angiogenic factor, and a polymeric carrier. Representative examples of anti-angiogenic factors include Anti-Invasive Factor, Retinoic acids and derivatives thereof, and taxol. Also provided are methods for embolizing blood vessels, and eliminating biliary, urethral, esophageal, and tracheal/bronchial obstructions.
Abstract:
The embodiments described herein relate to stepping through the stages of a protocol using an input device and a protocol controller for a medical diagnostic imaging system. The protocol controller may be operative to transition from one stage to a next stage in the protocol in response to no more than a single input from the input device. Thus, a single input from the input device may indicate to the protocol controller to transition to each of the stages of the protocol. In one embodiment, the same single input, such as a stage transition input, is received to transition to each stage of the at least two sequential stages. In another embodiment, different single input, such as different keys on a keyboard, may be used to transition to different stages of the at least two sequential stages. Other embodiments are provided, and each of the embodiments described herein can be used alone or in combination with one another.
Abstract:
Alkali metal chlorates are produced by electrolyzing an anolyte contained in an anode compartment of an electrolytic cell, the anode and cathode compartments separated by means of a permselective membrane having low alkali metal ion transport efficiency. The final chlorate product can be directly crystallized from the electrolyzed anolyte or fed directly to a chlorine dioxide generator. Alternatively, a microporous, hydrophilic diaphragm can be substituted for the permselective membrane provided that the catholyte compartment is maintained at a higher hydraulic pressure than the hydraulic pressure in the anolyte compartment.
Abstract:
A pair of parts formed in a first stamping operation is removed from a first die press and placed on a separator assembly carried by a shuttle. As the parts are carried by the shuttle to a pair of secondary die presses, they are transversely separated by a stationary cam and a pair of cam followers carried by the shuttle. Once separated, the parts are automatically transferred into the secondary die presses.
Abstract:
A thrust reverser synchronization shaft lock system that includes a sync lock control valve (50) and two hydraulically controlled sync locks (60) attached to the synchronization shafts (5) of a jet engine thrust reverser system, is disclosed. The thrust reverser system further comprises an isolation valve (45), a directional control valve (47), a plurality of actuators (19), and synchronization shafts (5). The sync locks (60) are capable via the synchronization shafts (5) of preventing the actuators (19) from deploying the thrust reversers of the jet engines. The sync locks (60) remain in a locked state until an independent control signal sent from the flight deck positively instructs the sync lock control valve (50) to unlock the sync locks (60), ensuring that the unlocking of the sync locks (60) corresponds to a valid thrust reverser deploy signal. The sync locks (60) each comprise a housing (65), a connection means to one of the synchronization shafts (5), a rotating jaw (75) for connection to one of the synchronization shafts (5), a sliding jaw (81), an unlock latch (106), a lock spring (87), and a manual release mechanism (99). Normally the lock spring (87) causes teeth on the sliding jaw (81) to engage teeth on the rotating jaw (75). Hydraulic pressure forces the sliding jaw (81) to move away from the rotating jaw (75) to unlock the sync locks 60.