40th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110240846 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The present teachings provide a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate and a lower surface electrode in which an aluminum containing layer, a titanium layer, a nickel layer, and a nickel oxidation-prevention layer are laminated in order from a semiconductor substrate side, wherein the titanium layer of the lower electrode is formed by sputtering in an atmosphere of a partial pressure of oxygen being equal to or less than 5×10 | 2011-10-06 |
20110240847 | TRANSMISSION ENERGY CONTAMINATION DETECTOR - An energy contamination detection apparatus includes a membrane and a charge collection plate disposed at a distance from the membrane. The membrane is configured to receive an ion beam and allow a portion of the ion beam having energy levels above a desired energy level to pass therethrough toward the charge collection plate and absorb or reflect portions of the ion beam having energy levels at or below the desired energy level. A voltage source is electrically coupled to the charge collection plate for providing a bias voltage to the charge collection plate. A detection circuit is coupled to the charge collection plate and is configured to detect energy contamination based on an amount of charge collected on the charge collection plate. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240848 | LOW-PRESSURE ELECTRON IONIZATION AND CHEMICAL IONIZATION FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY - A sample is ionized by chemical ionization by flowing the sample and a reagent gas into an ion source at a pressure below 0.1 Torr. While maintaining the ion source at a pressure below 0.1 Torr, the reagent gas is ionized in the ion source by electron ionization to produce reagent ions. The sample is reacted with the reagent ions at a pressure below 0.1 Torr to produce product ions of the sample. The product ions are transmitted into an ion trap for mass analysis. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240849 | Microengineered multipole rod assembly - A method of mounting rods in quadrupole, hexapole, octupole, and other multipole geometries is described. First and second dies are used to hold the rods in the required configuration with the plurality of rods extending through each of the two dies. A coupling arrangement is used to separate the first and second dies, and also prevents motion in the plane of the dies. The rods are seated and retained against individual supports and arranged circumferentially about an intended ion beam axis. The supports are desirably fabricated from silicon bonded to a glass substrate, a support for a first rod being electrically isolated from a support for a second adjacent rod. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240850 | Microengineered Multipole Ion Guide - A microengineered multipole ion guide for use in miniature mass spectrometer systems is described. Exemplary methods of mounting rods in hexapole, octupole, and other multipole geometries are described. The rods forming the ion guide are supported in etched silicon structures defined in at least first and second substrates. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240851 | MASS SPECTROMETER - A radio-frequency ion guide ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110240852 | AUTOMATED SLICE MILLING FOR VIEWING A FEATURE - A method and apparatus for performing a slice and view technique with a dual beam system. The feature of interest in an image of a sample is located by machine vision, and the area to be milled and imaged in a subsequent slice and view iteration is determined through analysis of data gathered by the machine vision at least in part. A determined milling area may be represented as a bounding box around a feature, which dimensions can be changed in accordance with the analysis step. The FIB is then adjusted accordingly to slice and mill a new face in the subsequent slice and view iteration, and the SEM images the new face. Because the present invention accurately locates the feature and determines an appropriate size of area to mill and image, efficiency is increased by preventing the unnecessary milling of substrate that does not contain the feature of interest. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240853 | ION SOURCES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Ion sources, systems and methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, the ion sources, systems and methods can exhibit relatively little undesired vibration and/or can sufficiently dampen undesired vibration. This can enhance performance (e.g., increase reliability, stability and the like). In certain embodiments, the ion sources, systems and methods can enhance the ability to make tips having desired physical attributes (e.g., the number of atoms on the apex of the tip). This can enhance performance (e.g., increase reliability, stability and the like). | 2011-10-06 |
20110240854 | TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE HAVING ELECTRON SPECTROMETER - In a spectral image formed by two orthogonal axes, one of which is an axis of the amount of energy loss and the other of which is an axis of positional information, by the use of an electron spectrometer and a transmission electron microscope, distortion in the spectral image of a sample to be analyzed is corrected with high efficiency and high accuracy by comparing electron beam positions calculated from a two-dimensional electron beam position image formed by the two orthogonal axes (the axis of the amount of energy loss and the axis of positional information) with reference electron beam positions, and calculating amounts of the distortion based on the differences of the electron beam positions. Method and apparatus are offered which correct distortion in a spectral image with high efficiency and high accuracy, the image being formed by the two orthogonal axes (the axis of the amount of energy loss and the axis of positional information). | 2011-10-06 |
20110240855 | ELECTRON BEAM DEVICE AND ELECTRON BEAM APPLICATION DEVICE USING THE SAME - To obtain a SEM capable of both providing high resolution at low acceleration voltage and allowing high-speed elemental distribution measurement, a SE electron source including Zr—O as a diffusion source is shaped so that the radius r of curvature of the tip is more than 0.5 μm and less than 1 μm, and the cone angle α of a conical portion at a portion in the vicinity of the tip at a distance of | 2011-10-06 |
20110240856 | TARGET MARKER HAVING QUANTUM CASCADE LASER FOR THERMALLY MARKING A TARGET - A method of marking a target includes intersecting a thermal infrared beam from a handheld housing at room temperature with the target, a portion of a beam path extending from the housing to the target being substantially optically direct. The method also includes viewing the intersected beam with a remote thermal imaging device. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240857 | Discrete Dynode Detector with Dynamic Gain Control - A novel electron multiplier that regulates in real time the gain of downstream dynodes as the instrument receives input signals is introduced. In particular, the methods, electron multiplier structures, and coupled control circuits of the present invention enable a resultant on the fly control signal to be generated upon receiving a predetermined threshold detection signal so as to enable the voltage regulation of one or more downstream dynodes near the output of the device. Accordingly, such a novel design, as presented herein, prevents the dynodes near the output of the instrument from being exposed to deleterious current pulses that can accelerate the aging process of the dynode structures that are essential to the device. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240858 | MULTI-SPECTRAL PYROMETRY IMAGING SYSTEM - In one embodiment, a system includes a turbine including multiple components in fluid communication with a working fluid that provides power or thrust. The system also includes an imaging system in optical communication with at least one component. The imaging system is configured to receive a broad wavelength band image of the at least one component during operation of the turbine, to split the broad wavelength band image into multiple narrow wavelength band images, and to output a signal indicative of a two-dimensional intensity map of each narrow wavelength band image. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240859 | ALTERNATIVE PIXEL SHAPE FOR UNCOOLED MICRO-BOLOMETER - An infrared imaging system including a substrate, a plurality of hexagonal shaped micro-bolometer pixels combined to define a focal plane array. Each pixel is electrically connected to the substrate with a pair of opposing isolation legs. One end of the isolation leg is attached to the pixel's periphery while the other is fixed to that substrate so that the focal plane array and a plane containing the substrate have a parallel, spaced-apart relationship. In this manner, the isolation legs provides an electrical communication path from each pixel to the substrate as each pixel undergoes an internal change in resistance due to absorption of infrared energy. At the same time, the legs separate the pixels from the substrate so that there is no heat transfer between the pixel and the substrate due to direct contact. The hexagonal shape arrangement also allows for a staggered arrangement of adjacent rows in the array, thereby increasing the fill factor for the focal plane array of the device. The addition of stepped areas to the hexagonal pixel provides for improved energy absorption through increase in area and multiple coupling of resonant cavities between the pixel and the substrate. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240860 | DETECTION BEYOND THE STANDARD RADIATION NOISE LIMIT USING SPECTRALLY SELECTIVE ABSORPTION - High sensitivity thermal detectors that perform beyond the blackbody radiation noise limit are described. Thermal detectors, as described herein, use spectrally selective materials that absorb strongly in the wavelength region of the desired signal but only weakly or not at all in the primary thermal emission band. Exemplary devices that can be made in accordance with the present invention include microbolometers containing semiconductors that absorb in the MWIR and/or THz range but not the LWIR. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240861 | ROOM-TEMPERATURE QUANTUM NOISE LIMITED SPECTROMETRY AND METHODS OF THE SAME - In one embodiment, a heterodyne detection system for detecting light includes a first input aperture adapted for receiving first light from a scene input, a second input aperture adapted for receiving second light from a local oscillator input, a broadband local oscillator adapted for providing the second light to the second input aperture, a dispersive element adapted for dispersing the first light and the second light, and a final condensing lens coupled to an infrared detector. The final condensing lens is adapted for concentrating incident light from a primary condensing lens onto the infrared detector, and the infrared detector is a square-law detector capable of sensing the frequency difference between the first light and the second light. More systems and methods for detecting light are described according to other embodiments. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240862 | Solar sensor for the detection of the direction of incidence and the intensity of solar radiation - A solar sensor for the detection of the direction of incidence and the intensity of solar radiation comprises a housing ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110240863 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MEASURING PHASE ROUGHNESS IN AN EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET MASK - Example embodiments are directed to a method and an apparatus for measuring phase roughness in an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) mask. In example embodiments, a speckle generated by the phase roughness in the EUV mask is detected by irradiating an EUV beam on the EUV mask. The phase roughness in the EUV mask is calculated and measured using the speckle. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240864 | AUTONOMOUS DETECTOR MODULE AS A BUILDING BLOCK FOR SCALABLE PET AND SPECT SYSTEMS - When detecting scintillation events in a nuclear imaging system, time-stamping and energy-gating processing is incorporated into autonomous detection modules (ADM) ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110240865 | HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE LIGHT SENSOR - When detecting photons in a computed tomography (CT) detector, a sensor ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110240866 | SCINTILLATOR OPERATION AND CONTROL - A method and system for reducing scintillator afterglow. Methods for reducing afterglow include conditioning a scintillator by exposing it to high flux densities of ionizing radiation. One technique includes operating an x-ray tube at elevated amperage. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240867 | PARTICLE RADIOTHERAPY APPARATUS - In order to provide a particle radiotherapy apparatus with high sensitivity for detecting annihilation radiation pairs, an elliptic detector ring of a particle radiotherapy apparatus according to this invention makes rotating movement relative to a top board. Specifically, with rotation about a base axis of a first ring and a second ring, the elliptic detector ring makes rotating movement in a state of being tilted relative to the first ring. Incidentally, the elliptic detector ring cannot be disposed in a position to interfere with travel of this particle beam. According to the construction of this invention, the elliptic detector ring is tilted relative to the top board, and besides makes rotating movement relative to the top board. Since the elliptic detector ring can be moved away from the particle beam by rotating the elliptic detector ring, it is possible to provide the particle radiotherapy apparatus which can detect annihilation radiation while emitting the particle beam. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240868 | X-RAY DETECTOR - The application describes an X-ray detector for use in a medical equipment, wherein the detector comprises an unit for transforming X-ray radiation into electrical charge, a first capacitor for being charged by an electrical charge, wherein the first capacitor is electrically connected to the unit for transforming, a second capacitor for being charged by an electrical charge, and a first gain switching gate, wherein the second capacitor is electrically connected with the unit for transforming if the first gain switching gate is in on-state, wherein the detector is adapted to switch on the first gain switching gate for short periods. Further the application describes an X-ray system comprising a detector according to the invention, wherein the system is adapted for gain selection, wherein the detector is adapted to switch on the first gain switching gate for short periods. Further, the application describes a method for using a detector according to the inventive concept, wherein the first gain switching gate is switched on only for short periods of time for redistribution of electrical charge between the first capacitor and the second capacitor. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240869 | X-ray detector including oxide semiconductor transistor - Example embodiments are directed an X-ray detector including an oxide semiconductor transistor. The X-ray detector including the oxide semiconductor transistor includes an oxide semiconductor transistor and a signal storage capacitor in parallel to each other on a substrate. The oxide semiconductor transistor includes a channel formed of an oxide semiconductor material, and a photoconductor. A pixel electrode and a common electrode are formed on opposite surfaces of the photoconductor. The channel includes ZnO, or a compound including ZnO and at least one selected from a group consisting of gallium (Ga), indium (In), hafnium (Hf), and tin (Sn). | 2011-10-06 |
20110240870 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, ITS CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING THE CONTROL METHOD - To provide a radiation imaging apparatus capable of restraining the change of image qualities due to the change of sensitivities of an MIS-type photoelectric conversion element and its control method. Therefore, an MIS-type photoelectric conversion element | 2011-10-06 |
20110240871 | FLAME SENSOR - A flame sensor is provided with a focusing member. Ultraviolet light emitted from a tight source is reflected by an inner surface of the focusing member to be focused on an electrode of an electrode pair, to increase the sensitivity. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240872 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEM - A radiographic imaging system includes an imaging apparatus which takes a radiographic image of a subject and outputs image data of the radiographic image; an image processing apparatus which performs image processing of at least one of an exposure field recognition process and a trimming process on the image data of the radiographic image; an image processing information storage apparatus which stores the imaging conditions of the radiographic image and image processing information which indicates the image processing and its applicable range in an associated manner; and an image processing information search apparatus which searches for image processing information according to imaging conditions of current imaging, among the image processing information of past imaging stored. The imaging apparatus changes a range of radiation exposure irradiated from a radiation source in accordance with the applicable range of the image processing of the past imaging contained in the image processing information retrieved by the image processing information search apparatus. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240873 | RADIATION IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - On control charge information, which is obtained from an on-controlled detection element, is acquired with respect to each of the detection elements of a radiation detector, and off control charge information, which corresponds to the on-controlled detection element, is acquired with respect to each of predetermined detection element intervals. Element interpolated off control charge information representing the off control charge information having not been acquired is formed by performing an interpolating operation in accordance with the off control charge information having been acquired with respect to each of the predetermined detection element intervals. The on control charge information is corrected with the corresponding off control charge information or the corresponding element interpolated off control charge information. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240874 | PARTICLE BEAM IRRADIATION APPARATUS AND PARTICLE BEAM THERAPY SYSTEM - When the IMRT technology for a radiation therapy system utilizing an X-ray or the like is applied as it is to a particle beam therapy system having a conventional wobbler system, there is posed the problem that it is required to utilize two or more boluses. The objective of the present invention is to solve the problem of excess irradiation in IMRT by a particle beam therapy system. More specifically, the problem of excess irradiation in IMRT by a particle beam therapy system is solved by raising the irradiation flexibility in the depth direction, without utilizing a bolus. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240875 | PARTICLE BEAM IRRADIATION APPARATUS AND PARTICLE BEAM THERAPY SYSTEM - The objective is to eliminate the effect of the hysteresis of a scanning electromagnet so that, in the raster scanning or the hybrid scanning, there is obtained a particle beam irradiation apparatus that realizes high-accuracy beam irradiation. There are provided a scanning power source that outputs the excitation current for a scanning electromagnet and an irradiation control apparatus that controls the scanning power source; the irradiation control apparatus is provided with a scanning electromagnet command value learning generator that evaluates the result of a run-through, which is a series of irradiation operations through a command value for the excitation current outputted from the scanning power source, that updates the command value for the excitation current, when the result of the evaluation does not satisfy a predetermined condition, so as to perform the run-through, and that outputs to the scanning power source the command value for the excitation current such that its evaluation result has satisfied the predetermined condition. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240876 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE TEMPERATURE OF AN RF ION SOURCE WINDOW - An RF ion source utilizing a heating/RF-shielding element for controlling the temperature of an RF window and to act as an RF shielding element for the RF ion source. When the heating/RF shielding element is in a heating mode, it suppresses formation of unwanted deposits on the RF window which negatively impacts the transfer of RF energy from an RF antenna to a plasma chamber. When the heating/RF-shielding element is in a shielding mode, it provides an electrostatic shielding for the RF ion source. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240877 | TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED ION SOURCE - An ion source is provided that utilizes a cooling plate and a gap interface to control the temperature of an ion source chamber. The gap interface is defined between the cooling plate and a wall of the chamber. A coolant gas is supplied to the interface at a given pressure where the pressure determines thermal conductivity from the cooling plate to the chamber to control the temperature of the interior of the chamber. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240878 | TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED ION SOURCE - An ion source is provided that utilizes the same dopant gas supplied to the chamber to generate the desired process plasma to also provide temperature control of the chamber walls during high throughput operations. The ion source includes a chamber having a wall that defines an interior surface. A liner is disposed within the chamber and has at least one orifice to supply the dopant gas to an inside of the chamber. A gap is defined between at least a portion of the interior surface of the chamber wall and the liner. A first conduit is configured to supply dopant gas to the gap where the dopant gas has a flow rate within the gap. A second conduit is configured to remove the dopant gas from the gap, wherein the flow rate of the dopant gas within the gap acts as a heat transfer media to regulate the temperature of the interior of the chamber. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240879 | FLUORESCENCE DETECTING APPARATUS AND FLUORESCENCE DETECTING METHOD - Excitation light beam is irradiated onto a test region while shifting the irradiation position thereof, when performing analysis of a target substance using an analysis chip having the test region within a flow channel through which a sample solution is caused to flow, for capturing the target substance within the sample solution. Fluorescence generated at the test region is detected as a plurality of adjustment fluorescence signals. The target substance is analyzed using fluorescence generated when the excitation light beam is irradiated at an irradiation position within the test region determined based on the plurality of adjustment fluorescence signals. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240880 | FLUID TREATMENT SYSTEM - There is described a fluid treatment system which may which may be used with radiation sources that do not require a protective sleeve—e.g., excimer radiation sources. An advantage of the present fluid system treatment is that the radiation sources may be removed from the fluid treatment zone without necessarily having to shut down the fluid treatment system, remove the fluid, break the seals which retain fluid tightness, replace/service radiation source and than reverse the steps. Instead, the present fluid treatment system allows for service/replacement of the radiation sources in the fluid treatment zone during operation of the fluid treatment system. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240881 | SPECIMEN HOLDER AND SPECIMEN HOLDER MOVEMENT DEVICE - The present disclosure significantly reduces the waiting time from inserting a specimen holder into an electron microscope until high quality data acquisition is possible. Characterizing the present disclosure, it is a specimen holder partly made of low thermal expansion material. The low thermal expansion material can be any of group 4, 5 or 6 in the periodic table of the elements. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240882 | Radiation Sterilization of Implantable Medical Devices - A system and method for sterilization of medical devices includes methods for reducing the variance in dose levels over the medical device by either varying the dose levels for each pass before a radiation source, such as an electron beam, or by increasing the number of passes before a radiation source. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240883 | INTEGRATED FOOTWEAR SANITIZING AND DEODORIZING SYSTEM - Introducing ultraviolet (UV) light to alter the environment inside a shoe or other footwear destroys microorganisms or inhibits their growth. Visible light can also be used to prevent further growth. Introducing forced air flow through the footwear removes dampness in and thereby deodorizes the footwear. A preferred embodiment comprises an adjustable shoe tree equipped with a UV germicidal light source and electronic safeguards that prevent appreciable leakage of UV radiation outside the shoe. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240884 | OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHIC MEASURING DEVICE - An optical tomographic measuring device that includes: an illuminating component, a plurality of light-receiving components, a storage component, a specifying component, an acquiring component, and a constructing component is provided. The specifying component specifies a position of the measurement plane in the body length direction. The acquiring component acquires, from the storage component, an optical characteristic distribution that corresponds to the position specified by the specifying component. The constructing component constructs a density distribution of fluorescence in the measurement plane, on the basis of intensities of the fluorescence received at the respective light-receiving components and the optical characteristic distribution acquired by the acquiring component. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240885 | Broadband Solid-State Illuminator for Fluorimetry Device and System - An improved solid-state light source ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110240886 | Fluorometric Sensor - Embodiments provide an optical sensor head and method of making an optical sensor head. In some cases the sensor head can be used as a fluorometric sensor to measure concentrations of substances within a liquid sample of interest. The sensor head includes a light source window and a detector window that transmit light between the sensor head and an analytical area. In some cases the windows include a ball lens positioned within a channel such that the ball lens and the channel create a seal between the interior and exterior of the sensor head. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240887 | Handheld Fluorometer and Method of Use - Embodiments provide a handheld fluorometer and method of determining a concentration of a product within a sample. In some cases the handheld fluorometer includes an immersible sensor head that measures a fluorescence of the product and a controller that calculates the concentration of product. In some cases the handheld fluorometer includes a handheld controller module, an immersible sensor head connected to the controller module, a sample cup for containing a water sample, and a fastener that removably fastens the sample cup about the immersible sensor head. In some cases the sensor head is angled with respect to the controller module and the fluorometer provides a substantially stable base. The sample cup can be removed to acquire a sample of water containing the product and then refastened about the sensor head for determining the concentration. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240888 | METHOD OF TESTING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - A method for testing the sensitivity of electronic components and circuits against particle and photon beams using plasma acceleration, in which the flexibility of the multifaceted interaction can produce several types of radiation such as electron, proton, ion, neutron and photon radiation, and combinations of these types of radiation, in a wide range of parameters that are relevant to the use of electronic components in space, such as satellites, at high altitudes or in facilities that work with radioactive substances such as nuclear power plants. Relevant radiation parameter ranges are accessible by this method, which are hardly accessible with conventional accelerator technology. Because of the compactness of the procedure and its versatility, radiation testing can be performed in smaller laboratories at relatively low cost. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240889 | In-Vacuum Beam Defining Aperture Cleaning for Particle Reduction - A method is provided for reducing particle contamination in an ion implantation system, wherein an ion implantation system having source, mass analyzer, resolving aperture, decel suppression plate, and end station is provided. An ion beam is formed via the ion source, and a workpiece is transferred between an external environment and the end station for ion implantation thereto. A decel suppression voltage applied to the decel suppression plate is modulated concurrent with the workpiece transfer, therein causing the ion beam to expand and contract, wherein one or more surfaces of the resolving aperture and/or one or more components downstream of the resolving aperture are impacted by the ion beam, therein mitigating subsequent contamination of workpieces from previously deposited material residing on the one or more surfaces. The contamination can be mitigated by removing the previously deposited material or strongly adhering the previously deposited material to the one or more surfaces. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240890 | Extreme Ultraviolet Light Source - An apparatus includes a light source having a gain medium for producing an amplified light beam of a source wavelength along a beam path to irradiate a target material in a chamber and to generate extreme ultraviolet light; and a subsystem overlying at least a portion of an internal surface of the chamber and configured to reduce a flow of light at the source wavelength from the internal surface back along the beam path. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240891 | POSITIONER - A positioner operating mode identifying function and an use parameter selecting function are provided in a calculating unit. A positive operating parameter and a negative operating parameter are stored in a storing portion. The positioner operating mode identifying function identifies the operating mode of a positioner or from the direction of change of a control output and the direction of change of an amplified pneumatic pressure signal Pout, and the identification result is set automatically as the current operating mode of the positioner. In accordance with the current operating mode identified for the positioner, the use parameter selecting function selects, as the use parameter from the storing portion, the positive operating parameter if the positive operating mode, and the negative operating parameter if the negative operating mode, and sets the selected use parameter automatically. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240892 | ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATING DEVICE - An electromagnetic actuating device ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110240893 | Valve Actuator Having Synchronous Motor Having Plastic Bushings - A synchronous motor and a valve having a valve actuator and valve assembly is provided. The valve actuator includes the synchronous motor. The synchronous motor utilizes a magnetic coil, a stator and a rotor to generate rotational movement to drive the valve member for the valve assembly. The valve has a normal state in which the valve is maintained when power is not supplied to the motor. The valve has a non-normal actuated state when power is supplied to the motor. The motor is stalled in the non-normal state to maintain the valve in that state. The rotor includes a rotor shaft that passes through a magnetic hub of the stator. The rotor shaft is supported by a plurality of plastic and/or nylon bearings to prevent corrosion therebetween when the rotor shaft and bearings remain in a substantially fixed orientation for an extended period of time. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240894 | SOLENOID SPOOL VALVE - A solenoid spool valve includes a sleeve, a spool, and a feed-back chamber. The sleeve has an input port and an output port. The input port receives fluid, and the output port is communicated with a control target chamber. The spool is received within the sleeve displaceably along a longitudinal axis of the sleeve to control a communication state of the input port and the output port. The feed-back chamber is communicated with the output port. The feed-back chamber applies pressure of output fluid to the spool in a valve closing direction for closing the solenoid spool valve. The sleeve has a feed-back passage opening at a passage between the output port and the control target chamber. The feed-back passage provides communication between the output port and the feed-back chamber. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240895 | SOLENOID SPOOL VALVE - A solenoid spool valve includes a sleeve and a spool. The spool is received within the sleeve displaceably along a longitudinal axis to control a communication state of an input port, an output port, and a drain port of the sleeve. The sleeve includes an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve. The outer sleeve is fluid-tightly fitted with an outer peripheral surface of the inner sleeve. A feed-back chamber is defined at one axial end of the spool along the longitudinal axis, the feed-back chamber being communicated with the output port such that pressure of fluid in the output port is applied, as feed-back pressure, to the one axial end of the spool. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240896 | Three-Port Valve - A three-port valve includes a valve body including a first port, a second port, and a third port, the first port having a first valve orifice and the second port having a second valve orifice. The valve may also include a first valve closure member and a second valve closure member, the first and second valve closure members may be configured to selectively seal the first and second valve orifices, respectively. The valve may further include a solenoid including a first coil and a second coil, at least one of the first and second coils configured to actuate at least one of the first and second valve closure members when energized. Additionally, the valve may include an electrical connection configured to selectively and individually energize the first and second coils. The valve may be configured to operate in at least three different states of operation. For example, the three-port valve may have a first state (e.g., a default state) when neither coil is energized, a second state when first coil is energized to move only one of the valve closure members, and a third state when the second coil is energized to move both valve closure members. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240897 | Pressure Limiting And Suction Valve Unit - A pressure limiting and suction valve unit includes a valve closing body including a valve closing face, which, together with a first valve seat lying opposite the valve closing face, forms a first sealing seat for sealing off a first pressure region from a second pressure region, a second valve seat defining a valve closing body orifice, the valve closing body orifice, together with a closing head formed on an axially movable valve pin, forms a second sealing seat for sealing off the second pressure region from the first pressure region, a spring plate connected to the valve pin and movable axially together with the valve pin, a first closing spring which is tension-mounted between the spring plate and the valve closing body and prestresses the valve pin against the second valve seat formed on the valve closing body, and a second closing spring which prestresses a valve subassembly against the first valve seat, wherein the valve pin is guided sealingly in at least one first guide portion formed in the valve closing body, wherein the second valve seat and the first guide portion are configured to be arranged on different sides of the second pressure region with respect to the direction of movement of the valve pin, wherein the first guide portion is configured to separate a volume connected to the first pressure region from one of the second pressure region and a volume connected to the second pressure region, and wherein a cross-sectional area of the first guide portion is configured to define a surface of a valve pin, said surface being acted upon by the pressure of the second pressure region, is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the second valve seat. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240898 | VALVE STEM ASSEMBLY FOR ROTARY VALVE AND METHOD - A valve body defines a valve stem opening. A valve stem comprises an enlarged portion greater than the valve stem opening to thereby secure the valve stem within the valve body by limiting radially outward movement of the valve stem with respect to the valve body. A rotary member comprise upper and lower bosses. Upper and lower split trunnions, with split components that can be inserted from opposite sides of the valve body, are used to rotationally support the upper and lower bosses to permit rotation of the rotary member while preventing axial movement of the axial flow path of the valve. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240899 | RANDOM ACCESS ROTARY VALVE - A rotary valve comprising a stator with an inner stator face, and a rotor with an inner rotor face arranged in sealing contact with the inner stator face, the rotor is rotatably movable to a plurality of rotor positions about a rotational axis relative to the inner stator face, the stator comprises a plurality of connection ports each being in fluidic contact with a corresponding valve orifice at the inner stator face and the rotor comprises two or more interconnection paths for selective fluidic interconnection of said valve orifices with respect to the rotor position. Wherein the stator comprises, a main inlet port, a main outlet port, a first component feed port, a first component return port, a second component feed port, a second component return port, and wherein the interconnection paths in the rotor are arranged to: —in a first rotor position interconnect the main inlet port with the main outlet port, —in a second rotor position interconnect the main inlet port with the first component feed port and the first component return port with the main outlet port, —in a third rotor position interconnect the main inlet port with the first component feed port, the first component return port with the second component feed port, and the second component return port with the main outlet port, and —in a fourth rotor position interconnect the main inlet port with the second component feed port and the second component return port with the main outlet port. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240900 | ROD ACTIVATED VALVE FOR SAVING WATER WITH TAMPER-RESISTANT SECURITY FEATURE - A rod activated water valve includes a valve base that mates with a standard water faucet. One end of the valve base attaches to a cylindrical valve housing which has an inward protruding lip, at least two key holes at a bottom end and an outer groove. A rod activated valve mechanism is housed within the cylindrical valve housing. A cylindrical outer sleeve is rotatably held onto the cylindrical valve housing by a C-shaped spring member and substantially covers the cylindrical valve housing thereby preventing removal of the cylindrical outer sleeve from the cylindrical valve housing and allowing free rotation of the cylindrical outer sleeve with respect to the cylindrical valve housing. A tool is required to be inserted into the key holes for installation and removal of the rod activated water valve with tamper-resistant security feature to/from a faucet. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240901 | Coupling an actuator to a valve using a retaining element engaging in a recess - A device is described for mechanically coupling an actuator to a valve which is adjustable by a plunger that is displaceable along a z-axis. The device has (a) a retaining element which can be mounted on a connecting chassis of the actuator and which is embodied for engaging on two opposite sides of a connection piece of a valve body in a recess incorporated in the connection piece, and (b) a clamping device which is disposed on a section of the retaining element and which is embodied in such a way that when the clamping device is actuated the section of the retaining element is displaced parallel to the z-axis relative to the connecting chassis such that the connecting chassis bears against the connection piece. An actuator having a coupling device of said kind and a method for mechanically coupling an actuator to a valve are also described. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240902 | AZEOTROPE-LIKE COMPOSITION OF 2,3-DICHLORO-3,3-DIFLUOROPROPENE (HCFO-1232xf) AND HYDROGEN FLUORIDE (HF) - Provided are azeotropic and azeotrope-like compositions of 2,3-dichloro-3,3-difluoropropene (HCFO-1232xf) and hydrogen fluoride (HF). Such azeotropic and azeotrope-like compositions are useful as intermediates in the production of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf) | 2011-10-06 |
20110240903 | AZEOTROPIC AND AZEOTROPE-LIKE COMPOSITIONS OF Z-1,1,1,4,4,4-HEXAFLUORO-2-BUTENE - Azeotropic or azeotrope-like compositions are disclosed. The azeotropic or azeotrope-like compositions are mixtures of Z-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene with methyl formate, pentane, 2-methylbutane, 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluorobutane, trans-1,2-dichloroethylene, 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane, dimethoxymethane, or cyclopentane. Also disclosed is a process of preparing a thermoplastic or thermoset foam by using such azeotropic or azeotrope-like compositions as blowing agents. Also disclosed is a process of producing refrigeration by using such azeotropic or azeotrope-like compositions. Also disclosed is a process of using such azeotropic or azeotrope-like compositions as solvents. Also disclosed is a process of producing an aerosol product by using such azeotropic or azeotrope-like compositions. Also disclosed is a process of using such azeotropic or azeotrope-like compositions as heat transfer media. Also disclosed is a process of extinguishing or suppressing a fire by using such azeotropic or azeotrope-like compositions. Also disclosed is a process of using such azeotropic or azeotrope-like compositions as dielectrics. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240904 | SURFACTANT-FREE SYNTHESIS AND FOAMING OF LIQUID BLOWING AGENT-CONTAINING ACTIVATED CARBON-NANO/MICROPARTICULATE POLYMER COMPOSITES - Exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to polystyrene and/or thermoplastic polymer or polymer blend composite foam or a foamable polymeric material precursor, which contains activated carbon and/or at least one of 1-dimensional, 2-dimensional, and 3-dimensional nano/micro-materials in polystyrene and/or thermoplastic polymer and/or polymer blend matrix to carry a co-blowing agent such as water without using any surfactant-like molecules and/or polymers, having or adapted to have the properties of low density, high-R value, good mechanical properties, and fire retardance thereof. Exemplary embodiments of the present invention include various manufacturing methods that may be employed including, but not limited to, extrusion, batch molding, and injection molding. One example includes synthesis and CO | 2011-10-06 |
20110240905 | FLAT METAL PARTICLE-CONTAINING COMPOSITION AND HEAT RAY-SHIELDING MATERIAL - A flat metal particle-containing composition including flat metal particles and a heterocyclic ring compound, wherein the heterocyclic ring compound has a silver interaction potential EAg which is lower than −1 mV. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240906 | STABILIZERS FOR POLYMERS CONTAINING ALIPHATICALLY-BOUND BROMINE - Aliphatic bromine-containing polymers are stabilized using a mixture of an alkyl phosphite and an epoxy compound. This stabilizer package is very effective at preventing cross-linking reactions from occurring when the aliphatic bromine-containing polymer is subjected to high temperatures as are seen in melt processing operations. The stabilized aliphatic bromine-containing polymer is useful as a flame retardant for other polymers, notably polystyrene foam. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240907 | HYDROPOHOBIC AEROGELS - Methods of making hydrophobic aerogels are described. Disclosed methods include forming a surface-modified metal oxide aerogel precursor from a sol comprising a solvent, a metal oxide precursor, and a hydrophobic surface modifying agent. The resulting modified precursor can be dried to from hydrophobic aerogels. Methods of forming the surface-modified metal oxide aerogel precursor include hydrolyzing the metal oxide precursor and co-condensing the hydrolyzed metal oxide precursor and the hydrophobic surface modifying agent. Hydrophobic aerogels and hydrophobic aerogel articles are also disclosed. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240908 | Electret composites polymer-piezoelectric with deep trapping centers on the interphase boundary - An electret composite comprising a polymer matrix material that contains particles of a piezoelectric material with deep trapping centers on the interphase boundaries between the matrix and particles of a piezoelectric material. The piezoelectric material may have a tetragonal or a rhombohedral structure, and the polymer matrix material may be selected from high-density polyethylene, polyvinylidene fluoride, and a copolymer of vinylidenechloride and tetrafluoroethylene. The composite has a potential difference>500V, lifespan>10 years, dielectric permeability≧20, specific electric resistance≧10 | 2011-10-06 |
20110240909 | MAGNETIC MATERIAL AND MOTOR USING THE SAME - Characteristics of a magnetic material are improved without using a heavy rare earth element as a scarce resource. By incorporating fluorine into a magnetic powder and controlling the crystal orientation in crystal grains, a magnetic material securing magnetic characteristics such as coercive force and residual flux density can be fabricated. As a result, the resource problem with heavy rare earth elements can be solved, and the magnetic material can be applied to magnetic circuits that require a high energy product, including various rotating machines and voice coil motors of hard discs. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240910 | Refrigeration Oil and Compositions with Carbon Dioxide Refrigerant - Lubricant compositions comprising certain mixtures of esters of pentaerythritol, di-pentaerythritol, tri-pentaerythritol and higher pentaerythritol oligomers are ideally suited for use with CO | 2011-10-06 |
20110240911 | MOLYBDENUM SILICIDE COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A composite material based on a disilicide including molybdenum and zirconium dioxide, ZrO | 2011-10-06 |
20110240912 | TITANIUM ETCHANT COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE SAME - A titanium etchant composition and a method of forming a semiconductor device using the same, the titanium etchant composition including a titanium remover; a corrosion inhibitor; and a deionized water; wherein the corrosion inhibitor includes 5-aminotetrazole. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240913 | POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL, AND POSITIVE ELECTRODE AND LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL - A positive active material includes first and second lithium nickel complex oxides. A positive electrode and lithium battery include the positive active material. The positive active material, and the lithium battery including the positive active material have increased filling density, are thermally stable, and have improved capacity. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240914 | FOAM CONTROL COMPOSITIONS - Disclosed is a method for inhibiting the formation of foam in aqueous systems by adding foam control composition including a polyoxethylene and/or a polyoxypropylene nonionic fatty acid derivative and a quaternary ammonium surfactant. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240915 | Precipitation Prevention in Produced Water Containing Hydrate Inhibitors Injected Downhole - The precipitation of polymeric kinetic hydrate inhibitors (KHIs) in stored produced water is prevented or inhibited by incorporating a water immiscible solvent therein having a polarity index greater than about 3. The polymeric KHIs whose precipitation is inhibited or prevented include, but are not limited to, hyperbranched molecules, polyvinylcaprolactam, polyvinylpyrrolidone, and the like. Suitable water immiscible solvents include, but are not necessarily limited to, xylene, toluene, kerosene, mineral spirits, trimethylbenzene, cumene, heavy aromatic naphtha, ethylbenzene, polyethylbenzene, naphthalene, and mixtures thereof. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240916 | NON-CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING CO2 SEQUESTERING ADDITIVES - Non-cementitious CO | 2011-10-06 |
20110240917 | BLUE PHASE LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to a blue phase (BP) liquid crystal composition and to a method of stabilizing a blue phase state of a liquid crystal material. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method of lowering the operating voltage of a liquid crystal material. Moreover, the present invention relates to a blue phase crystal material stabilized by the method according to the present invention or having an operating voltage that is lowered by the method according to the present invention. Also, the present invention relates to a liquid crystal cell comprising a blue phase liquid crystal material and to a liquid crystal display comprising a blue phase liquid crystal material. The present invention furthermore relates to a method of broadening that stability temperature range of a liquid crystal material in its blue phase state. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240918 | OPTICALLY ACTIVE COMPOUND HAVING POLYMERIZABLE GROUP AND ITS POLYMER - An optically active compound having a polymerizable group which is represented by formula (1) or (2). | 2011-10-06 |
20110240919 | FIVE-RING COMPOUND, LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The subject is to provide a liquid crystal that has a high stability to heat, light and so forth, a wide temperature range of a nematic phase, a small viscosity, a large optical anisotropy and a suitable elastic constant K | 2011-10-06 |
20110240920 | BLUE PHASE LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to a blue phase liquid crystal composition and to a method of stabilizing a blue phase state of a liquid crystal material. Moreover, the present invention also relates to a method of lowering the operating voltage of a liquid crystal material. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a blue phase liquid crystal material stabilized by the method according to the present invention or having an operating voltage that is lowered by the method according to the present invention. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a liquid crystal cell comprising a blue phase liquid crystal material and to a liquid crystal display comprising a blue phase liquid crystal material. The present invention also relates to a method of broadening the stability temperature range of a liquid crystal material in its blue phase state. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240921 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The invention is to provide a liquid crystal composition that satisfies at least one of characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a large negative dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light and a high stability to heat, or that is suitably balanced between at least two of the characteristics; and is to provide a AM device that has a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth, wherein the liquid crystal composition includes a specific compound having a large negative dielectric anisotropy and a low minimum temperature as a first component and a specific compound having a large negative dielectric anisotropy, and the liquid crystal display device contains this composition. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240922 | SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTAL AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - A method of preparing a semiconductor nanocrystal including a core or a core and a shell. The method includes contacting (A) a Group II precursor bound with phosphine, a Group III precursor bound with phosphine, or a mixture thereof, and (B) a Group V compound, a Group VI compound, or a mixture thereof, to provide the core or the core and the shell of the semiconductor nanocrystal. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240923 | Process for Preventing Polymerization of Cracked Volatile Products During Pyrolysis and Gasification - The present invention is directed towards a process of preparing a catalyzed carbonaceous material and preventing polymerization of cracked volatile products during pyrolysis or gasification of carbonaceous materials. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240924 | Operation of Staged Membrane Oxidation Reactor Systems - A method of operating a multi-stage ion transport membrane oxidation system. The method comprises providing a multi-stage ion transport membrane oxidation system with at least a first membrane oxidation stage and a second membrane oxidation stage, operating the ion transport membrane oxidation system at operating conditions including a characteristic temperature of the first membrane oxidation stage and a characteristic temperature of the second membrane oxidation stage; and controlling the production capacity and/or the product quality by changing the characteristic temperature of the first membrane oxidation stage and/or changing the characteristic temperature of the second membrane oxidation stage. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240925 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SYNGAS - Process for the endothermic, catalytic gas phase oxidation of hydrocarbons with steam and carbon dioxide to hydrogen and carbon monoxide (synthesis gas), performed in 5 to 30 series-connected reaction zones under adiabatic conditions. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240926 | METHOD FOR OXIDATIVE COUPLING OF METHANE AND PRODUCING SYNGAS - Process for preparing hydrogen and carbon monoxide (synthesis gas) by endothermic, catalytic gas phase oxidation of hydrocarbons with steam and carbon dioxide, and for simultaneous preparation of ethylene by exothermic, heterogeneously catalyzed, oxidative coupling of methane, wherein the particular reactions are performed in at least three series-connected reaction zones under adiabatic conditions, and wherein the heat of reaction of the exothermic, heterogeneously catalyzed, oxidative coupling of methane is supplied to the endothermic, catalytic gas phase oxidation of hydrocarbons with steam and carbon dioxide. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240927 | CONDUCTIVE POLYMER COMPOSITION AND CONDUCTIVE FILM FORMED USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a conductive polymer composition, including: a conductive polymer; a liquid crystal polymer; and a solvent. The conductive polymer has excellent conductivity properties because it including a liquid crystal polymer which serves as a binder and has high molecular regularity. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240928 | Composites with high photoquenching factor of electroconduction based on polymer-metalorganic compounds - A composite material with a high photoquenching factor of electroconductivity comprising a multiple-component system which is a combination of a polymeric material matrix and a ferrocene-type compound contained in the polymeric material matrix. In one or more aspects of the invention, the polymer material matrix may be formed with polypropylene, high-density polyethylene, low-density polyethylene, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinylidene fluoride, or a copolymer of vinylidene chloride and trifluoroethylene. Additionally, the ferrocene-type compound may be contained in the composite in an amount of 10 vol. % to 50 vol. % per 100 vol. % of the matrix, an, depending on the type of the polymer used as a matrix and on the content of the ferrocene-type compound in the matrix, the R | 2011-10-06 |
20110240929 | POLYMER/CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITE FILM WITH HIGH GAS PERMEABILITY RESISTANCE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The invention provides a polymer/carbon nanotube composite film with high gas permeability resistance and manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method uses the in-situ polymerization method to form a polyaniline polymer composite material with multi-layer carbon nanotubes. Then, the polyaniline polymer composite material is under a heat reflux modification to form a charge transferring compound, so that the multi-layer carbon nanotubes will be distributed in a polyaniline polymer substrate uniformly and dispersively, and the gas permeability resistance of the polymer/carbon nanotube composite film can be largely improved. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240930 | POLYAMIDE MOLDING MATERIALS REINFORCED WITH GLASS FIBERS AND INJECTION MOLDED PARTS THEREOF - The present invention relates to reinforced polyamide molding materials with high notch impact strengths, comprising low viscous polyamides and flat glass fibers as a reinforcing medium, characterized in a polyamide matrix, comprising the following components: (A) 0 to 60 wt.-% of at least one aliphatic, partly crystalline polyamide with a solution viscosity, measured in m-cresol (0.5 wt-%), of η | 2011-10-06 |
20110240931 | NANOPARTICLE-RESIN COMPOSITION, NANOPARTICLE-RESIN COMPOSITE, AND METHOD OF MAKING NANOPARTICLE-RESIN COMPOSITE - A nanoparticle-resin composition includes a nanoparticle, a silicone resin having a reactive functional group at its terminal end, and a compound selected from a silane group-containing compound, a silazane compound, or a combination including at least one of the foregoing. In addition, a nanoparticle-resin composite includes a silicone resin matrix including the cure product of a silicone resin having a reactive functional group at its terminal end, a plurality of nanoparticle clusters dispersed in the silicone resin matrix, and a buffer layer encapsulating the nanoparticle cluster. The buffer layer includes a compound selected from a silane group-containing compound, a silazane compound, or a combination including at least one of the foregoing compounds. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240932 | HYDRAZINE-FREE SOLUTION DEPOSITION OF CHALCOGENIDE FILMS - A method of depositing a film of a metal chalcogenide including the steps of: contacting an isolated hydrazinium-based precursor of a metal chalcogenide and a solvent having therein a solubilizing additive to form a solution of a complex thereof; applying the solution of the complex onto a substrate to produce a coating of the solution on the substrate; removing the solvent from the coating to produce a film of the complex on the substrate; and thereafter annealing the film of the complex to produce a metal chalcogenide film on the substrate. Also provided is a process for preparing an isolated hydrazinium-based precursor of a metal chalcogenide as well as a thin-film field-effect transistor device using the metal chalcogenides as the channel layer. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240933 | Process for producing a component layer for organic light emitting diodes - The present invention pertains to a method of preparing a component layer for organic light emitting diodes involving milling a composition comprising: at least one component material selected from the group consisting of hole transporting materials, electron transporting materials, hole injection materials, electron injection materials, and emitting materials; a solvent; and a binder. It has been found that, when milling is used for the preparation of a dispersion or suspension, the surface quality of the resultant component layer can be improved, thereby significantly improving the performance of the organic light emitting device. The present invention also provides organic light emitting devices including the component layer prepared by the above preparation method. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240934 | Oxide sintered body, manufacturing method therefor, manufacturing method for transparent conductive film using the same, and resultant transparent conductive film - An oxide sintered body substantially containing zinc, tin and oxygen; containing tin at an atomic number ratio, Sn/(Zn+Sn), of 0.23 to 0.50, and being composed mainly of a zinc oxide phase and at least one kind of zinc stannate compound phase, or being composed of at least one kind of zinc stannate compound phase; provided by a method for manufacturing the oxide sintered body by formulating an aqueous solvent to raw material powder containing powder of a zinc stannate compound, or mixed powder of tin oxide powder and zinc oxide powder, and after mixing the resulting slurry for equal to longer than 15 hours, by subjecting the slurry to solid-liquid separation, drying and granulation, and subsequently compacting by charging the granule into a mold, followed by sintering the resultant compact under sintering atmosphere at 1300 to 1500° C. for equal to or longer than 15 hours. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240935 | SINTERED COMPLEX OXIDE AND SPUTTERING TARGET COMPRISING SAME - A composite oxide sintered body includes In | 2011-10-06 |
20110240936 | OPTICAL DIFFUSIVE RESIN COMPOSITIONS AND OPTICAL DIFFUSIVE MOLDINGS - Optical diffusive resin compositions are presented, capable of yielding optical diffusive moldings that are superior not only in rigidity and dimensional stability but also in heat resistance, optical transmissivity and optical diffusivity, as well as optical diffusive moldings molded by using them. Such optical diffusive resin compositions contain for 100 mass parts of a thermoplastic polymer material 0.1-10 mass parts of organosilicone fine particles of a specific kind comprising polysiloxane cross-linking structures, each particle having a hollow hemispherical shape as a whole, having a cross-sectional shape with an inner minor arc, an outer minor arc which covers it and ridge lines connecting their ends. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240937 | Portable pump jack - A pulley mechanism is connected to a piston of the hydraulic cylinder, the support frame, and to a sucker rod of the reciprocating pump. The pulley mechanism translates movement of the piston into movement of the sucker rod such that pushing action of the piston provides pulling action acting on the sucker rod. A drive mechanism connected to the hydraulic cylinder for actuating the hydraulic cylinder. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240938 | ADJUSTABLE COLUMN SYSTEM AND METHOD - An apparatus includes an outer rectangular tube and an inner rectangular tube. The inner rectangular tube and the outer rectangular tube are movable in relation to each other. In some versions a gas spring is positioned within the outer rectangular tube and the inner rectangular tube. In some versions, the apparatus further comprises a pair of inner bearing blocks operable to change the coefficient of friction between the inner rectangular tube and the outer rectangular tube. In some versions, the apparatus further comprises an outer bearing block assembly operable to change the coefficient of friction between the outer bearing block assembly and the inner rectangular tube. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240939 | Fence bottom security device - Fencing has a flaw of allowing unwanted access to the fenced area by way of unwanted (predator) animals or humans digging under the base of the fence. The corrective security device consists of an elongated frame with long spikes. The elongated frame may or may not have attachment members attaching the elongated frame with spikes to the post and/or wire of the fenced area or to some post and/or wire of the fenced area or in some cases to no post and/or wire of the fenced area after the device is driven into the ground between posts of a fenced area. This barrier created by this device eliminates the flaw by allowing the fence area to be secured, thus making the fence a workable and financially sound investment. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240940 | FENCE SLAT - A fence slat is provided that can be inserted in the channels of a wire mesh fence. The body of the slat defines, in a cross-section cut perpendicular to the long axis of the slat, a substantially hourglass shape having a central narrowed portion between a pair of wider portions. The slat body includes front and back walls and side edges with an internal cavity within. The front and back walls have concave outer surfaces and the edges may be rounded or squared. One or more ribs within the internal cavity of the slat body interconnect the front wall and the back wall. The hourglass shape provides a narrower central portion for the slat body as compared to the width at the edges and the ribs, when positioned in or nearer the central portion are narrower than the width at the edges. The wider edges provide sufficient width to be held frictionally within the wire mesh channel, while the narrower ribs require less material than would be necessary for a uniform width. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240941 | Silicon-Based Memristive Device - A memristive device ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110240942 | VARIABLE RESISTANCE ELEMENT AND NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE USING THE SAME - To provide a variable resistance element capable of preventing the interface resistance, in a side of the variable resistance element in which resistance change is not allowed, from changing to high resistance due to applied voltage. The variable resistance element is configured by providing a variable resistance film ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110240943 | Immunity of Phase Change Material to Disturb in the Amorphous Phase - Disturb from the reset to the set state may be reduced by creating an amorphous phase that is substantially free of crystal nuclei when programming the reset state in a phase change memory. In some embodiments, this can be achieved by using a current or a voltage to program that exceeds the threshold voltage of the phase change memory element, but does not exceed a safe current voltage which would cause a disturb. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240944 | PHASE CHANGE MEMORY DEVICE WITH PLATED PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL - A method for fabricating a phase change memory device including memory cells includes patterning a via to a contact surface of a substrate corresponding to each of an array of conductive contacts to be connected to access circuitry, lining each via with a conformal conductive seed layer to the contact surface, forming a dielectric layer covering the conductive seed layer, and etching a center region of each via to the contact surface to expose the conformal conductive seed layer at the contact surface. The method further includes electroplating phase change material on exposed portions of the conformal conductive seed layer, recessing the phase change material within the center region forming a conductive material that remains conductive upon oxidation, on the recessed phase change material, oxidizing edges of the conformal conductive seed layer formed along sides of each via, and forming a top electrode over each memory cell. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240945 | Method and Apparatus for Reducing Programmed Volume of Phase Change Memory - A phase change memory includes a volume of phase change material disposed between, and coupled to, two electrodes, with the composition of a region of at least one of the two electrodes or phase change material having been compositionally altered to reduce the programmed volume of the phase change material. | 2011-10-06 |