Donald L. Chubb - Olmsted Falls OH Phillip Jenkins - Cleveland Heights OH
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Admistrator of NASA - Washington DC
International Classification:
G01K 1100
US Classification:
374161, 374131
Abstract:
A rare earth optical temperature sensor is disclosed for measuring high temperatures. Optical temperature sensors exist that channel emissions from a sensor to a detector using a light pipe. The invention uses a rare earth emitter to transform the sensed thermal energy into a narrow band width optical signal that travels to a detector using a light pipe. An optical bandpass filter at the detector removes any noise signal outside of the band width of the signal from the emitter.
Device Independent Specification Of Navigation Shortcuts In An Application
Phillip Jenkins - Cedar Park TX, US Aaron Leventhal - Arlington MA, US Richard Schwerdtfeger - Round Rock TX, US
International Classification:
G06F 9/00 G06F 3/00
US Classification:
345172000, 715827000, 715847000, 715831000
Abstract:
Provided is a method for navigation shortcuts to computing elements or functions on a computing device in a manner that is browser, platform and hardware independent. A computing device reserves a set of device dependent mechanisms, or access keys that may be assigned to functionality associated with a document or web page. A browser or application associated with the document or web page dynamically assigns the designated functionality to one of the reserved set access keys. The application or browser that assigns the designated functionality provides a list of the assigned access keys and a corresponding description. Certain access keys may be designated as allowing duplicate assignments. Duplicate assignments of a particular access key may be toggled, or cycled, through the respective functionalities. If the same access key is assigned to different functionalities within different application, then the meaning of the access key is determined by its context.
Standardized/Extensible Semantics In Device Independent Navigation Shortcuts In An Application
Provided is a method for assigning navigation shortcuts to computing elements in a manner that is not browser, platform or computing device specific and may, if desired, take into consideration an application, document landmark, document type, or genre. A user agent or application reserves a predefined set of access keys to represent typical navigation landmarks. Using these predefined access keys, an author and/or portal designer maps the predefined access keys to browser key equivalents, thus providing consistent navigation across an application or portal. Documents may also include predefined “genres.” An author designates a genre to the document, requests device access keys from the platform, assigns functions corresponding to the designated genre to each access key and then displays the assignments and descriptions to the user of the browser or application. Thus navigation across particular documents, document sections, and web sites within a genre is standardized.
Optoelectronic And Photovoltaic Devices With Low-Reflectance Surfaces
Geoffrey A. Landis - Brook Park OH Phillip P. Jenkins - Cleveland Heights OH
Assignee:
Sverdrup Technology, Inc. - Tullohoma TN
International Classification:
H01L 310236 H01L 3118
US Classification:
136259
Abstract:
Low angle V-grooves are provided in the target surfaces of optoelectronic or photovoltaic devices such as solar cells and photodetectors. The low angle V-grooves increase the efficiency of the devices by promoting total internal reflection of light reflected from the target surface at the interface of the coverglass and the external environment.
Method For Facilitating Identification Of Navigation Regions In A Web Page Based On Document Object Model Analysis
- Armonk NY, US Shunguo Yan - AUSTIN TX, US Phillip Jenkins - Cedar Park TX, US Kevin Tan - West Lafayette IN, US
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY
International Classification:
G06F 16/957 G06F 17/22
Abstract:
A method for facilitating identification of navigation regions in a web page based on document object model (DOM) analysis is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes analyzing the web page for features. The features include at least one of: interactive elements, content regions, link region roots, or landmarks. The method also includes representing the features in a tree structure and analyzing the tree structure for a link density to identify non-main landmarks, a reading order, and main content roots. The method further includes enabling a region navigation for the web page based on the identified non-main landmarks, reading order, and main content roots.
- Arlington VA, US Phillip Jenkins - Cleveland Heights OH, US Robert J. Walters - Alexandria VA, US David Scheiman - Alexandria VA, US
Assignee:
The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy - Arlington VA
International Classification:
H01L 31/18
Abstract:
A novel, low cost method for manufacturing flexible crystalline ultra-thin Si solar cells using previously fabricated inflexible crystalline Si solar cells. A stack of metal layers is coated onto a front side of previously completed inflexible crystalline Si solar cells. The stack serves as a bonding layer as well as an electrically conducting layer between the inflexible solar cell and the carrier substrate. The front side of the coated inflexible Si solar cell is bonded onto the carrier substrate. Back side layers from the starting inflexible solar cell are removed, as is much of the base layer, so that only a thin base layer remains, with the thin base layer and emitter region having a total thickness of between 1 μm and 30 μm and the final cell having a total thickness of about 10 to about 125 μm.