| 05th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 60 |
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| 20160035457 | FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR - There is provided a field effect transistor which comprises a gate insulating layer, a gate electrode, a semiconductor layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode. The gate insulating layer contains an organic compound that contains a silicon-carbon bond and a metal compound that contains a bond between a metal atom and an oxygen atom; and the metal atoms are contained in the gate insulating layer in an amount of 10 to 180 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the total of carbon atoms and silicon atoms. This field effect transistor (FET) has high mobility and a low voltage of the threshold value, while being suppressed in leak current. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035458 | THE METHOD OF PRODUCING SELF-ROLLING ELONGATE ELEMENT, IN PARTICULAR AN ELECTRIC CABLE AND SELF-ROLLING ELONGATE ELEMENT, IN PARTICULAR AN ELECTRIC CABLE - The subject of the invention is the method of producing self-rolling elongate element, in particular an electric cable and self-rolling elongate element, in particular an electric cable intended especially for power and signal transmission wires, ropes and cords. The essence of the method, according to the invention, consists in applying to the power transmission wires, the outer coating ( | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035459 | MULTI-CORE CABLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a multi-core cable in which a plurality of small-diameter cables are gathered and a periphery of these small-diameter cables is covered with a shield layer and a periphery of the shield layer is covered with a sheath, the shield layer is formed by braiding a plurality of twisted wires formed by twisting two or three wires, and a twist pitch of the wires is values from 20 to 50 times (both inclusive) an outside diameter of the twisted wire. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035460 | ANTI-TWIST CABLE - A cable includes a cabled core including conductors and tensile members. The conductors have a first lay direction. An anti-twist wrap is applied over the cabled core with a second lay direction opposite the first lay direction of the cabled core. An extruded-to-fill jacket is extruded over the cabled core to lock the anti-twist wrap in place and to protect the cabled core. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035461 | COAXIAL CABLE AND WIRING HARNESS USING SAME - A coaxial cable has an inner conductor, an insulator provided on an outer circumference of the inner conductor, a film provided on an outer circumference of the insulator, an outer conductor provided on an outer circumference of the film, and a sheath provided on an outer circumference of the outer conductor. At least a part of the film is colored in a different color from both colors of the insulator and the outer conductor. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035462 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING A SHIELDED CABLE AND SHIELDED CABLE - A method for manufacturing a cable having a wire, a shield, a jacket, and a sleeve electrically contacted to the shield, includes removing the jacket at an end of the cable so that the shield is exposed. A support clamp is attached in such a way that the support clamp is electrically contacted to the shield and that, at an end of the shield, a projecting portion protrudes axially from the support clamp, the shield surrounded by the support clamp having a radial distance from an outer contour of the support clamp. The end of the shield is severed in such a way that, after the severing operation, a length of the projecting portion is shorter than the radial distance in a state in which the shield is folded radially outwardly. The sleeve is mounted so that it is disposed radially outwardly of the support clamp and electrically contacted thereto. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035463 | METHOD FOR BONDING FLAT CABLE AND BONDING OBJECT, ULTRASONIC BONDING DEVICE, AND CABLE - Provided is a method capable of reducing the amount of a coating part remaining between a conductor and a bonding object. A chip comes closer to an anvil so that the flat cable and the terminal are sandwiched between the chip and the anvil. The flat cable and the terminal are pressed so as to come close to each other. When the chip ultrasonically vibrates, vibrations of the chip propagate to the terminal, causing the terminal to ultrasonically vibrate. Then heat is generated in a plate part by friction between the chip and the plate part. The coating part being positioned between the conductor and the plate part melts from the generated heat and is removed. Thereby the conductor and the plate part come into contact with each other resulting in a solid-phase bonding together. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035464 | BARRIER WALLS AND METHODS OF USE IN ELECTRICAL POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS - A method of protecting an exposed switch mounted on a structural frame in an electrical power transmission system, the switch having one or more insulators extended from the structural frame, first and second conductor connectors supported on the one or more insulators, and a blade connected to pivot to close and open an electrical path between the first and second conductor connectors, the method including mounting a barrier wall adjacent the switch and on the structural frame. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035465 | CABLE HAVING SYNTHETIC TENSILE MEMBERS - A cable includes a core and a braided synthetic tensile material. The tensile material is adapted to form a tensile member so as to longitudinally support the core when the cable is used in vertical applications. The tensile member may generally surround the core or be part of the core. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035466 | ELECTRODE COMPONENT WITH PRETREATED LAYERS - An electrode component with pretreated layers includes a ceramic substrate, two pretreated layers formed on two opposite surfaces of the ceramic substrate, two electrode layers respectively formed on the two pretreated layers, two pins respectively connected to the electrode layers, and an insulating layer enclosing the ceramic substrate, the pretreated layers, the electrode layers, and portions of the two pins. The pretreated layer formed between the ceramic substrate and the electrode layer replaces the fabrication means for conventional silver electrode layer to provide good binding strength between the ceramic substrate and the electrode layer. Besides same electrical characteristics for original products, the electrode component can get rid of the use of precious silver in screen printed silver electrode and avoid pollution caused by evaporation and thermal dissolution of organic solvent while lowering the ohmic contact resistance between the electrode layer and the ceramic substrate. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035467 | THERMISTOR ASSEMBLY INCLUDING ELASTOMERIC BODY - A thermistor assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, an elastomeric body, a thermistor housed at least partially inside the elastomeric body and a thermistor tip that protrudes outside of the elastomeric body. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035468 | POSITIVE TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT DEVICE - A PTC device comprises two electrode layers and a PTC material layer laminated therebetween. The PTC material layer has a volumetric resistivity less than 0.2 Ω-cm, and comprises a crystalline polymer, conductive ceramic fillers and crystalline low molecular weight organic compound. The crystalline polymer comprises thermoplastic polymer, thermosetting polymer or combination thereof. The conductive ceramic fillers dispersed in the crystalline polymer have volumetric resistivity less than 500 μΩ-cm, and comprise 40-70% by volume of the PTC material layer. The crystalline low molecular weight organic compound has a molecular weight less than 5000, and comprises 6-30% by volume of the PTC material layer. The hold current at 60° C. divided by a covered area of the PTC device is greater than 0.2 A/mm | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035469 | NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A manufacturing method of a non-oriented electrical steel sheet includes: performing finish annealing of a cold-rolled steel strip; and forming a tension-applying type insulating film of not less than 1 g/m | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035470 | MAGNETIC TOPOLOGICAL NANOWIRES - A magnetic topological nanowire structure comprises a superconductor and a quasi-1D magnetic nanowire. The quasi-1D magnetic nanowire is coupled to or embedded in the superconductor to produce a self-contained interaction resulting in a spatially separated pair of Majorana fermions. The pair of Majorana fermions corresponds to the topological superconductor and each of the pair of the Majorana fermions are localized near a respective endpoint of the nanowire. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035471 | Non-Linear Multi-Pole Magnetization of Flexible Magnetic Sheets - A non-linear multi-pole magnetization pattern is used to magnetize flexible magnetizable sheets. The non-linear pattern is produced by a magnetizing mechanism having a set of angled magnets. Shifting of magnetic sheet positions in a stack is eliminated by randomizing the positions of the multiple magnetic poles in such manner that as the magnetic sheets are stacked, each sheet will have a multi-pole configuration different from the adjacent sheets below and above it on the stack. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035472 | Electromagnetic Energy Device with Improved Coil and Method of Use - An apparatus and method are shown for improving the efficiency of motors, generators and machines by using a closed ferromagnetic frame upon which is mounted a plurality of solenoid coils. Two of the solenoid coils are wired together so that they act as one in a closed wiring circuit. An armature assembly includes a carousel which carries electromagnetic coils and is rotated through an opening provided in an extension to the closed frame. The individual electromagnetic coils located on the carousel are associated with the two original solenoid coils on the ferromagnetic frame giving the basic circulation system amplification each time a coil enters the electric/magnetic field created by the frame uprights. A magnetic output can be obtained from a third solenoid coil located on the closed frame. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035473 | Electric Coils - Conductor coils which induce a magnetic field and methods of making same are disclosed, the conductor coil having at least one layer of conductive material formed in a spiral, the spiral having an inner portion forming an air core. Also disclosed are conductor coils and methods of making same having at least two spiral layers of conductive material, wherein the first spiral layer has a configuration in which a first end terminates at an exterior periphery of the first spiral layer and extends spirally inward toward an inner portion of the first spiral layer and terminates at a second end, wherein the second spiral layer has a configuration in which a first end terminates at an interior periphery of the first spiral layer and extends spirally outward toward an exterior periphery of the first spiral layer, wherein the second spiral layer first end is conductively connected to the first spiral layer second end. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035474 | WOUND MAGNETIC CORE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - The invention provides a wound magnetic core which is configured by winding an Fe-based amorphous alloy ribbon, the wound magnetic core containing a recess row including plural recesses formed by laser irradiation in a central part of the Fe-based amorphous alloy ribbon in a width direction, in which a ratio of a length of the central part to a total width is from 0.2 to 0.8. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035475 | REACTOR | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035476 | COIL COMPONENT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A coil component includes an air-core coil embedded in a magnetic body constituted by resin and metal magnetic grains. Both ends of the coil are exposed on the surface of the magnetic body, and the side on which both ends are exposed is polished and etched to form terminal electrodes. To be specific, an underlying layer of metal material is formed across the surface of the magnetic body and the ends by means of sputtering, and then a cover layer is formed. Where the magnetic body contacts the underlying layer, the areas where the underlying layer is in contact with the resin ensure insulation, while the contact between the underlying layer and the exposed parts of the metal magnetic grains ensures adhesion, thus increasing the adhesion strength with respect to the terminal electrodes. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035477 | THIN-FILM COIL COMPONENT AND CHARGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE COMPONENT - Disclosure is to a thin-film coil component, and a charging apparatus. The thin-film coil is composed of spiral thin-film winding. Within the spiral windings, a gap exists between adjacent spiral structure, A first thin-film winding forms a first connection port for connecting external circuit at an external end, and has a first winding terminal at an internal end. An induced electric field can be formed by supplying electric current via the connection port. Further, a thin-film coil component is made when two thin-film coils with the same spiral direction are fabricated on two opposite surfaces of a substrate. An adhesive layer mixed with Ferromagnetic material is used to combine coils and the substrate. An induced electric field is also created when powering this thin-film coil component. Assembly of one or more thin-film coil components can make the charging apparatus used to electrically charge an electronic device which includes a device-end thin-film coil component. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035478 | MAGNETIC DEVICE - Coil patterns are provided in layers of a board to be wound in a same direction. The coil pattern is wound outwardly in a last layer on a rear-most side and in each even-numbered layer. The coil pattern is wound inwardly in each odd-numbered layer other than the last layer. An inner end portion of the coil pattern in each odd-numbered layer is connected to an inner end portion of the coil pattern in an adjacent back-side layer. An outer end portion of the coil pattern in each even-numbered layer, and an outer end portion of the coil pattern in an adjacent back side layer or an inner end portion of the coil pattern in the last layer are connected by the individual inter-layer connection portion. Outer end portions of the coil patterns in a first-numbered layer and the last layer are connected to respective terminal portions. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035479 | AUTOMATIC WINDING MACHINE, AIR CORE COIL, AND WINDING METHOD OF THE SAME - An automatic winding machine has a rotation drive mechanism, four winding core shafts protruding from the drive mechanism and being rotated integrally with a rotation center of the drive mechanism, the winding core shafts whose axial centers are parallel to the rotation center, a reciprocating mechanism for reciprocating the winding core shafts, at least one pressing roller biased in the direction of bringing close to a rotation passage of the winding core shafts from the outer circumferential side, and a conductive wire supply mechanism for continuously supplying a conductive wire between the winding core shafts and the pressing roller. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035480 | MAGNETIC DEVICE - Coil patterns are provided in first and second outer surface layers and an inner layer of the board. First and second heat-dissipation patterns are provided in the second outer surface layer. A first thermal inter-layer connection member connects the coil pattern of the first outer surface layer and the first heat-dissipation pattern. A second thermal inter-layer connection member connects the coil pattern of the inner layer and the second heat-dissipation pattern. The coil pattern provided in the second outer surface layer and the first and second heat-dissipation patterns are separated from each other. An area of the second heat-dissipation pattern is larger than an area of the first heat-dissipation pattern. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035481 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD WITH INTEGRATED COIL, AND MAGNETIC DEVICE - A printed circuit board with integrated coil includes: a plurality of layers; and coil patterns which are formed of a conductor and which are provided in at least one outer surface layer and another layer of the plurality of layers. A heat-dissipation pattern formed of a conductor is provided on at least the one outer surface layer so as to correspond to the coil pattern provided in the another layer. The coil pattern provided in the one outer surface layer and the heat-dissipation pattern provided in the one outer surface layer are separated from each other. A thermal inter-layer connector formed of a conductor is provided to connect the coil pattern provided in the another layer and the heat-dissipation pattern provided in the one outer surface layer which correspond to each other. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035482 | COIL COMPONENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - A coil component includes: a pillar part; first and second rectangular planar parts, each having long sides L, short sides S, and thickness T; a coil formed around the pillar part; two terminal electrodes electrically connected to both ends of the coil; and an outer sheath containing magnetic grains and resin material and covering the coil at least partially; wherein the thickness P | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035483 | COIL COMPONENT - A coil component includes a core formed by a magnetic material, a coil embedded in the core, a part of a terminal portion of the coil protruded from a side surface of the core, and a tabular terminal, a part thereof protruded from the side surface of the core and partly connected with the protruded part of the terminal portion of the coil. The protruded part of the terminal portion of the coil and the protruded part of the tabular terminal are respectively bent toward the bottom surface side of the core along the side surface of the core, and the protruded and bent part of the terminal portion of the coil is arranged between the protruded and bent part of the tabular terminal and the core. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035484 | CHIP ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A chip electronic component includes a magnetic body in which internal coil part is embedded, and the magnetic body contains magnetic metal particles, a thermosetting resin, and a dispersing agent containing one or more selected from the group consisting of an acryl-based resin and a polyvinyl butyral (PVB)-based resin. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035485 | Cable-Magnetic Core Winding Approach - An apparatus is described having a fixture that includes a magnetic core. The fixture is to support winding of a cable around the magnetic core. The fixture has regions where the cable is to be passed through. The regions are arranged to support the winding of the cable around the magnetic core at a substantially fixed distance from the magnetic core's outer surface. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035486 | SECONDARY-SIDE COIL ASSEMBLY FOR INDUCTIVE ENERGY TRANSFER USING QUADRUPOLES - The invention relates to a secondary-side coil arrangement for an inductive energy transmission system for transmitting energy between a primary-side and a secondary-side coil arrangement (A | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035487 | MNBI-BASED MAGNETIC SUBSTANCE, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, MNBI-BASED SINTERED MAGNET AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - The method of preparing an MnBi-based magnetic substance according to the present invention includes: (a) preparing a mixed melt by simultaneously melting a manganese-based material and a bismuth-based material; (b) forming a non-magnetic MnBi-based ribbon by cooling the mixed melt; and (c) converting the non-magnetic MnBi-based ribbon into a magnetic MnBi-based ribbon by performing a heat treatment. The method for preparing an MnBi-based sintered magnet includes: (a) preparing a magnetic powder by pulverizing the MnBi-based magnetic substance; (b) molding the magnetic powder in a state where a magnetic field is applied; and (c) sintering the molded magnetic powder. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035488 | Cast Split Low Voltage Coil With Integrated Cooling Duct Placement After Winding Process - A coil for a transformer includes first and second coil segments with each coil segment being defined by successive layers of wound conductor sheeting. The coil segments are electrically connected together and are adjacent, defining a space there-between. A plurality of cooling duct pairs are disposed between certain of the layers in each of the first and second coil segments such that, for each cooling duct pair, an end of a cooling duct disposed in the first coil segment is adjacent to an end of a cooling duct disposed in the second coil segment, with the ends being disposed in the space. A connector connects the adjacent ends of each pair of cooling ducts. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035489 | MULTI-LAYERED ALUMINUM OXIDE CAPACITOR - The present invention relates to a multi-layered aluminum oxide capacitor comprising an aluminum substrate; a plurality of aluminum oxide layer formed in at least a portion of on both sides or one side of the substrate with respect to the aluminum substrate; and a plurality of electrode layers formed on the aluminum oxide layers. According to the present invention, manufacturing process is more simplified since Al | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035490 | COMPOSITE OXIDE-COATED METAL POWDER, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, CONDUCTIVE PASTE USING COMPOSITE OXIDE-COATED METAL POWDER, AND MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A method for producing a composite oxide-coated metal powder that includes a first step of coating a metal powder with a metal oxide by a hydrolysis reaction of a water-soluble metal compound in an aqueous solvent, and a second step of turning the metal oxide into a composite oxide. In the first step, the water-soluble metal compound containing a tetravalent metal element dissolved in a solvent including at least water is added to a slurry including the metal powder dispersed in the solvent to deposit the metal oxide containing the tetravalent metal element and produce a metal oxide-coated metal powder slurry. In the second step, a solution or powder containing at least one divalent element is added to the metal oxide-coated metal powder slurry to react the metal oxide present on the surface of the metal powder with the divalent element, thereby providing the composite oxide-coated metal powder. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035491 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR AND BOARD HAVING THE SAME - A multilayer ceramic capacitor may include: a ceramic body including a plurality of dielectric layers and having first and second end surfaces, third and fourth side surfaces, and upper and lower surfaces; a first unit disposed in the ceramic body and including first internal electrodes exposed to the first and second end surfaces of the ceramic body in the length direction and second internal electrodes having lead portions exposed to the third and fourth side surfaces of the ceramic body in the width direction; a second unit disposed in the ceramic body and including a plurality of first internal electrodes; and first and second external electrodes disposed on the first and second end surfaces of the ceramic body in the length direction, respectively, and fourth external electrodes disposed on the third and fourth side surfaces of the ceramic body in the width direction, respectively. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035492 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR - In some embodiments, a multilayer ceramic capacitor | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035493 | MULTILAYERED STRUCTURE, CAPACITOR ELEMENT, AND FABRICATION METHOD OF THE CAPACITOR ELEMENT - The capacitor element ( | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035494 | Tantalum Wire Used for Anode Lead of Tantalum Capacitor and Manufacturing Method Thereof - The present invention relates to a tantalum wire for anode lead of tantalum capacitors, characterized in that the cross section of the tantalum wire is approximate rectangular or regular rectangular. The present invention also relates to a process for manufacturing the tantalum wire, comprising the steps of: providing feedstock tantalum wire; subjecting the feedstock tantalum wire to heat treatment; subjecting the heat treated tantalum wire to surface pretreatment to form an oxide membrane on the surface-pretreated tantalum wire; rolling the surface-pretreated tantalum wire by lubricating with lubricant oil to make the cross section of the rolled tantalum wire being approximate rectangular or regular rectangular; subjecting the tantalum wire to final annealing. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035495 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE CAPACITOR AND HOUSING FOR SOLID ELECTROLYTE CAPACITOR - A solid electrolyte capacitor includes a bottomed cylindrical housing having a bottom surface portion, a side surface portion raised from the bottom surface portion and an opening portion formed on an end portion of the side surface portion; a capacitor element housed in the inside of the housing, the capacitor element being formed by winding an anode foil and a cathode foil in an overlapping state with a separator interposed therebetween and by filling a solid electrolyte between the anode foil and the cathode foil; and a sealing member sealing the opening portion of the housing in a state where the capacitor element is housed in the inside of the housing, wherein an oxide film repairing body made of a hydrophilic synthetic resin is disposed at least one of between the bottom surface portion and the capacitor element of the housing and between the capacitor element and the sealing member. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035496 | METHOD OF FORMULATING PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELL MATERIALS - A method for preparing photoactive perovskite materials. The method comprises the step of preparing a lead halide precursor ink. Preparing a lead halide precursor ink comprises the steps of: introducing a lead halide into a vessel, introducing a first solvent to the vessel, and contacting the lead halide with the first solvent to dissolve the lead halide. The method further comprises depositing the lead halide precursor ink onto a substrate, drying the lead halide precursor ink to form a thin film, annealing the thin film, and rinsing the thin film with a second solvent and a salt. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035497 | Electrical Storage Module - An electrical storage module in which a plurality of electricity storage elements are electrically connected by conductive member, includes: a voltage detection board having voltage detection conductor that detects terminal voltage of the electricity storage element; a first external threaded component that connects the voltage detection conductor of the voltage detection board to the conductive member; and a cover that covers the voltage detection board; wherein: the cover is made from an insulating material; the conductive member has a first internal threaded portion into which the first external threaded component is to be screwingly engaged; and the distance between the inside surface of the cover that faces a head portion of the first external threaded component and an upper surface of the head portion of the first external threaded component is shorter than the distance between an end portion of the first internal threaded portion towards the cover side and an end of shaft portion of the first external threaded component. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035498 | ELECTRICITY STORAGE DEVICE AND ELECTRODE MATERIAL THEREFOR - An electrode material for electricity storage devices includes: an active material including at least one of quinone having a halogen group and hydroquinone having a halogen group; and a porous body supporting the active material. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035499 | PURIFIED CARBON NANOTUBES AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - The present invention relates to a method of preparing purified carbon nanotubes (CNTs) comprising mixing starting CNTs with an organic solvent in the presence of sonication; substantially removing the organic solvent to obtain a CNT composition; and heating the CNT composition at 200° C. or higher to obtain the purified carbon nanotubes. The present invention further relates to the purified CNTs and cohesive CNT assemblies prepared from the method described herein, and articles (e.g. capacitor, energy storage device or capacitive deionization device) comprising the purified CNTs. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035500 | IONIC ELECTRON CONDUCTIVE POLYMER CAPACITOR - Technologies are generally described for an electron conductive polymer capacitor may incorporate a conductive polymer mixture embedded with carbon nanoparticles between electrodes to rapidly charge and store large amounts of charge compared to conventional electrolytic capacitors. Such a capacitor may be constructed with a laminate sheet including layers of inner and outer electrodes, an electrolyte mixture between the electrodes, a conductive polymer mixture, and a composite mixture of carbon nanoparticles embedded in the conductive polymer between the inner electrodes. The laminate sheet may be wound into a roll and the inner and outer electrodes are coupled electrically. When an electric field is applied, cations within the electrolyte mixture move towards the outer electrodes and anions towards the inner electrodes. Further, the inner conductive polymer layer is ionized causing electrons to move toward the inner electrodes to be deposited onto high surface area carbon nanoparticles where charge is stored. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035501 | Power Switchgear - Disclosed is a power switch gear that includes: a fixed electrode and a movable electrode disposed opposite to each other in a tank filled with insulting gas; and a movable conductor electrically connecting the fixed electrode and the movable electrode together. The fixed electrode and the movable electrode have a contactor through which current flows to the movable conductor. At least one of the fixed electrode and the movable electrode has ring-shaped sliding members, the ring-shaped sliding members being disposed, on both sides of the contactor. At least one grease pool is provided between the contactor and the sliding members. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035502 | MAGNETIC LATCHING RELAY HAVING ASYMMETRICAL SOLENOID STRUCTURE - Disclosed is a magnetic latching relay having an asymmetrical solenoid structure, the magnetic latching relay comprising an electromagnet portion, a contacting portion, and a drive portion; the electromagnet portion comprises a magnetic conductive component, a coil rack, and a coil; the drive portion comprises a movable iron core; further comprising two pieces of permanent magnet, the two magnets being respectively disposed on the two sides of a coil axis and being respectively adjacent to or in contact with the corresponding sides of the magnetic conductive component; and the two pieces of permanent magnets are within the movement range of the movable iron core in the axial direction of the coil, and are biased towards the moving direction of the movable iron core when a contact is in the closed state, such that the retaining force of the moving iron core is substantially the same in both closed and open states of contact. The present invention introduces biased permanent magnets into a relay having a solenoid electromagnet portion structure to make the relay a magnetic latching relay, for ensuring low heat dissipation while solving the problem of unbalanced action reset voltage of a solenoid electromagnet portion, thus improving product performance and operational reliability. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035503 | Device for Operating Multiple Functions in a Motor Vehicle - A device for operating multiple functions includes an operating element and a base. The base has side bearings and pins. The operating element has rotational axle end sections mounted in guide slots of the side bearings, respectively, to pivotably be mounted to the base about an axis of rotation to thereby be movable between at least two positions. At least one of the positions is assigned to a switching function. The operating element is further mounted to the base on a centered bearing between the side bearings of the base, and the operating element is supported on the pins of the base. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035504 | Device for Operating Multiple Functions in a Motor Vehicle - A device for operating multiple functions includes an operating element and a base. The base has side bearings with guide slots, hinge joints with pivot pins, and an actuator. The operating element is mounted in the guide slots to pivotably be mounted to the side bearings about an axis of rotation to thereby be movable between positions. At least one of the positions is assigned to a switching function. The operating element is mounted to the base on a centered bearing between the side bearings. The operating element is supported on the pivot pins. Upon the operating element being actuated to trigger a switching function, the actuator produces a haptic feedback by generating an actuating force on the operating element which causes the pivot pins to pivot in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation thereby causing the operating element to axially displace along this same direction. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035505 | DRIVE FOR A SWITCHING DEVICE - A drive, for a switching device including a contact system with a fixed and a moving contact, including an actuator for operating the moving contact for closing or opening the contact system, and also a mechanical transmission device arranged between the moving contact and the actuator. The transmission device includes a toggle joint mechanism formed by a folding lever, pivotable about a stationary bearing, and a coupling element, connected to the folding lever via a moving bearing. The toggle joint mechanism is pivotable between a first end position and a second end position. When the changeover is made from the first to the second end position or vice versa, a maximum extended position occurs. The coupling element holds the moving contact in that position which closes the contact system in the first end position and in that position in which the contact system is open in the second end position. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035506 | METHOD FOR AVERAGING THE VOLTAGE IN AN ON-LOAD TAP CHANGER - The invention relates to a method for averaging the voltage in an on-load tap changer used to switch between various winding taps of a tapped transformer. The general inventive concept consists in reaching a predefined operating position of the on-load tap changer by having a parameterized control device activate a motor drive in a first rotational direction once the on-load tap changer has been turned on, such that the on-load tap changer starts running through its stationary operating positions, i.e. the various winding taps of the tapped transformer, in the direction of the first tap; the control device recognizes when the on-load tap changer has reached its final position, whereupon the motor drive is activated in a second rotational direction such that the on-load tap changer then runs through the control range in the opposite switching direction until reaching the first stationary operating position; the first stationary operating position is subsequently configured as a predefined operating position using the control device parameterization stored in a non-volatile manner. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035507 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROTECTING PERSONS IN THE VICINITY OF AN HF FIELD-EMITTING DEVICE - A method is provided which protects persons in the vicinity of a high frequency (HF) field-emitting device, in particular a European train control system (ETCS) antenna of a rail vehicle. In order to be able to reliably protect persons from radiation that is detrimental to one's health, the device is held in or switched to an OFF state by an uplink for a limited period of time, the ON/OFF state being optically and/or acoustically signaled. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035508 | LIGHTING SWITCH FOR DISPLAY UNIT - Switch knobs have indication portions that are provided with various indications. The indications provided in the indication portions can transmit light that is emitted from a light-emitting diode and guided by a light guide member. The optical axes (Ax) of light beams that are emitted from the light-emitting diode and guided by the light guide member are directed to the eye points (IPd, IPn) of persons who are to manipulate the switch knobs, respectively. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035509 | CIRCUIT BREAKING ARRANGEMENT - A circuit breaking arrangement is disclosed, which is adapted to be coupled to a transmission line arranged to carry direct current for controllably effecting discontinuation of flow of direct current in the transmission line. The circuit breaking arrangement includes a current interrupter unit adapted to, when actuated, interrupt current in the transmission line and a first resonance circuit and at least a second resonance circuit. Each of the first and the at least a second resonance circuit is adapted to, upon actuation of the current interrupter unit and when the respective resonance circuit is activated, generate a resonance current superposing current of any arc generated in the current interrupter unit after actuation thereof. At least during a predefined period immediately after actuation of the current interrupter unit a resonance current that has been generated by the first resonance circuit flows into the current interrupter unit from a different direction than a resonance current generated by the second resonance circuit would have, or vice versa. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035510 | MEMS SWITCHES WITH REDUCED SWITCHING VOLTAGE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - MEMS switches and methods of manufacturing MEMS switches is provided. The MEMS switch having at least two cantilevered electrodes having ends which overlap and which are structured and operable to contact one another upon an application of a voltage by at least one fixed electrode. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035511 | MEMS SWITCHES WITH REDUCED SWITCHING VOLTAGE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - MEMS switches and methods of manufacturing MEMS switches is provided. The MEMS switch having at least two cantilevered electrodes having ends which overlap and which are structured and operable to contact one another upon an application of a voltage by at least one fixed electrode. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035512 | MEMS SWITCHES WITH REDUCED SWITCHING VOLTAGE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - MEMS switches and methods of manufacturing MEMS switches is provided. The MEMS switch having at least two cantilevered electrodes having ends which overlap and which are structured and operable to contact one another upon an application of a voltage by at least one fixed electrode. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035513 | MEMS SWITCHES WITH REDUCED SWITCHING VOLTAGE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - MEMS switches and methods of manufacturing MEMS switches is provided. The MEMS switch having at least two cantilevered electrodes having ends which overlap and which are structured and operable to contact one another upon an application of a voltage by at least one fixed electrode. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035514 | BUTTON COVER FOR IMPROVING UNIFORMITY OF LIGHTING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides a button cover that improves uniformity of lighting, and prevents lighting quality from decreasing while reducing manufacturing costs using a minimal number of light source elements and a method to manufacture the button cover. The button cover includes a transparent resin that operates as a base and an outer surface of the button cover and a colorant applied to the transparent resin. In addition, a convex-concave pattern shape is formed on an inner surface of the button cover and a light source is configured to output light. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035515 | SINGLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SWITCH - A control switch includes a key, a housing structure, in the upper portion of which the key is secured in a manner such that the key can rotate about a first fulcrum. A tip is secured at one end to the key and moving integrally therewith, so as to slide along a first axis (X) of the key is countered by an elastic element. A printed circuit board includes at least two push-buttons, arranged in the lower portion of the housing structure. The housing structure includes in its internal portion, a flared structure having two inclined contact planes specularly opposite with respect to a second vertical axis (Z) and forming a first obtuse angle (a), on which the tip can slide along its stroke. The flared structure is structurally secured to the housing structure. The switch includes at least one actuator positioned in proximity to the flared structure. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035516 | KEYBOARD BACKLIGHT SYSTEM - Disclosed systems provide keyboard backlighting from organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) placed under the keys. A keyboard stack optionally includes a light guide or reflector. A single OLED can illuminate multiple keys through a light guide. OLEDs used for backlighting may be arranged in a strip to illuminate more than one key. OLEDs can be deposited directly to the light guide or reflector, and can include a seal to promote air stability. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035517 | PLATE STACK FOR A COOLING DEVICE IN INSTALLATION DEVICES - A plate stack in a cooling device for hot gases generated in electric, installation devices, preferably in low-voltage power switches. The plate stack is arranged in the flow path of the hot switching gases into a window, the plate stack having identical plates made of a material with a high heat conductivity. Each of the plates is provided with spacer elements which correspond to the spacing of the plates, and the plates are arranged in the stack such that the orientation of the plates changes one after the other. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035518 | Door Mounted Vent Flap Structure For Arc-Resistant Compartment - A door for an arc-resistant compartment includes an opening there-through. Flap structure includes a flap member coupled to the door and movable between an opened position permitting air to pass through the opening, and a closed position covering the opening. Spring structure is engaged with the flap member to bias the flap member to the closed position. Handle structure is coupled to the flap member and extends through the door for moving the flap member to the opened position against the bias of the spring structure. Retaining structure provides a retaining force on the flap member to retain the flap member in the open position, against the bias of the spring structure. During an arcing event in the compartment, pressure within the compartment together with the bias of the spring structure overcomes the retaining force to automatically move the flap member to the closed position. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035519 | VACUUM VALVE - A coil electrode has a ring section provided on a plane perpendicular to the axis line of fixed-side and movable-side electrode rods on which the coil electrodes are mounted and concentrically with the axis line, a plurality of arm sections extended outward from the outer circumference of the ring section, circular-arc-shaped coil sections that are formed in such a way as to be bent in the circumferential direction from the respective front ends of the arm sections, and slits that separate the coil sections; the arm section of the coil electrode and the arm section of the coil electrode are arranged in the same direction so as to be superimposed on each other when viewed along the axis direction of the fixe-side electrode rod and the movable-side electrode rod. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035520 | PRESSURE SWITCH WITH TEMPERATURE ENABLE FUNCTION - The present invention describes systems and methods of providing a pressure switch with temperature enable function. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a pressure sensor for providing a pressure signal having a first voltage level that is proportional to a pressure applied to the pressure sensor; a temperature sensor for providing a temperature signal having a second voltage level where the second voltage level is proportional to a temperature measured by the pressure sensor; and a control circuit for receiving the pressure signal from the pressure sensor and the temperature signal from the temperature sensor and activating a load when the first voltage level exceeds a threshold voltage level. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035521 | CIRCUIT BREAKER AND SAFETY CIRCUIT AND SECONDARY BATTERY CIRCUIT INCLUDING THE SAME - A circuit breaker | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035522 | ELECTRIC PART AND SECONDARY BATTERY CIRCUIT AND CIRCUIT BOARD INCLUDING THE SAME - An electric part | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035523 | OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION DEVICE HAVING A THERMAL DISCONNECTION APPARATUS - The invention relates to an overvoltage protection device ( | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035524 | CONTROLLING RELAY ACTUATION USING LOAD CURRENT - In some aspects, a relay control device includes a processor and a timer. The processor is electrically connectable to a relay that controls current flow to a load device. The processor causes the relay to be actuated at a first point in time so that a current flows to the load device. The processor determines an actuation duration for the relay from a measurement of the load current that is obtained with a current sense component. The processor determines a frequency of an input voltage or current from the measured load current. The processor synchronizes the timer with this frequency and identifies a zero-crossing point for a second load current based on the synchronized timer. The processor subsequently causes the relay to be actuated at a time that is offset from the zero-crossing point by the actuation duration. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035525 | PRINTED MEMBRANE SWITCH ACTIVATED WITH MAGNETIC FORCE AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - A magnetically actuated membrane switch shiftable between a rest or unmagnetized state, and an activated or magnetized state in the presence of a magnetic field. The membrane switch generally includes first and second conductive traces shiftable between a closed position wherein the conductive traces are electrically connected to make a circuit, and an open position wherein the conductive traces are electrically isolate to break a circuit. The membrane switch further includes a magnetic material that is activated by a magnetic field, thereby effecting a switching operation from a rest position to an activated position, and vice versa. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035526 | PANEL BOARD TO CIRCUIT BREAKER POSITIVE RETENTION INTERLOCK - An interlock assembly for a circuit breaker prevents inadvertent installation or removal of the circuit breaker from a circuit breaker panel while current is flowing. The interlock assembly cooperates with the circuit breaker panel to physically prevent the circuit breaker from being inserted into the circuit breaker panel until the circuit breaker is put into a tripped state. Likewise, the interlock assembly cooperates with the circuit breaker panel to physically prevent the circuit breaker from being taken out of the circuit breaker panel until the circuit breaker is put into a tripped state. This ensures that the circuit breaker will not be inadvertently installed or removed from the circuit breaker panel while current can immediately flow or is flowing through the circuit breaker. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035527 | FUSE STRUCTURE - A fuse structure comprises a first conductive layer on a first level. The first conductive layer comprises a fuse line extending in a first direction. The fuse line has a first end portion, a second end portion opposite the first end portion, and a fuse link portion connecting the first end portion and the second end portion. The first conductive layer also comprises lines parallel to the fuse line, the lines being aligned in the first direction and being separated from one another by a first distance measured in the first direction. The fuse structure also comprises a second conductive layer on a second level different from the first level and coupled with the first conductive layer. The second conductive layer has parallel lines extending in a second direction, the parallel lines being separated by a second distance measured in a third direction orthogonal to the second direction. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035528 | FUSE UNIT - Between a first housing | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035529 | COMBINED SURGE PROTECTION DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED SPARK GAP - The object of the invention is a combined surge protection device with an integrated spark gap and with a fuse connected in series thereto, wherein the spark gap has two main electrodes and one auxiliary ignition electrode, having
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| 20160035530 | DISPLAY SEALING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY APPARATUS BY USING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a display apparatus includes forming a display device on a display area of a rear substrate, aligning the rear substrate and an encapsulation substrate, such that the display device is between the rear substrate and the encapsulation substrate, disposing a sealant between the rear substrate and the encapsulation substrate, such that the sealant is outside the display area and surrounds the display area; and rotating a laser beam along a closed curve while irradiating the laser beam onto an outer surface of the rear substrate or the encapsulation substrate, such that the rear substrate and the encapsulation substrate are sealed. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035531 | SUPERCONDUCTING MULTI-CELL TRAPPED MODE DEFLECTING CAVITY - A method and system for beam deflection. The method and system for beam deflection comprises a compact superconducting RF cavity further comprising a waveguide comprising an open ended resonator volume configured to operate as a trapped dipole mode; a plurality of cells configured to provide a high operating gradient; at least two pairs of protrusions configured for lowering surface electric and magnetic fields; and a main power coupler positioned to optimize necessary coupling for an operating mode and damping lower dipole modes simultaneously. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035532 | X-Ray Tube Cathode With Shaped Emitter - An emitter for a cathode of an X-ray tube is provided that includes a shaped emitting surface. The emitting surface is shaped in a suitable process in order to enable the emitting surface to focus electron beams emitted from the emitting surface on a focal spot on a target of less than 1.0 mm without the need for any additional focusing elements in the X-ray tube. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035533 | Energy Filter for Charged Particle Beam Apparatus - This invention provides two methods for improving performance of an energy-discrimination detection device with an energy filter of reflective type for a charged particle beam. The first method employs a beam-adjusting means to improve the energy-discrimination power, and the second method uses an electron-multiplication means to enhance the image signal without noise raise. A LVSEM with such an improved energy-discrimination detection device can provide variant high-contrast images of interested features on a specimen surface for multiple application purposes. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035534 | METHOD FOR ANALYZING AND/OR PROCESSING AN OBJECT AS WELL AS A PARTICLE BEAM DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - The application relates to a method for analyzing, in particular for imaging, and/or processing of an object as well as a particle beam device for carrying out this method. In particular, the particle beam device of this application is an electron beam device and/or an ion beam device. The method in particular comprises the control unit providing a first control parameter, wherein a beam guiding unit is controlled using the first control parameter for guiding the particle beam and/or wherein a moving unit is controlled using the first control parameter for moving an object holder, correlating a position of the object holder in a second coordinate system to the object position on the surface of the object, identifying a first coordinate transformation between the first coordinate system and the second coordinate system, identifying an orientation position of a distinctive feature on the surface of the object and identifying first coordinates of the orientation position in the first coordinate system, the control unit providing a second control parameter, wherein the second control parameter is used for at least one of: controlling the beam guiding unit for guiding the particle beam, controlling the moving unit for moving the object holder or controlling a detector, identifying again the orientation position of the distinctive feature and identifying second coordinates of the orientation position in the first coordinate system, comparing the first coordinates with the second coordinates, identifying a local displacement of the first coordinates to the second coordinates, identifying a second coordinate transformation using the first coordinate transformation and the local displacement and identifying a position of an area to be analyzed and/or processed on the surface of the object. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035535 | SAMPLE HOLDER, CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS, AND OBSERVATION METHOD - An object of the present invention is to provide a sample holder that can carry out a series of observations in which a rotational series image at arbitrary angles, namely, from −180° to +180° around the x-axis of an observation region and a rotational series image at arbitrary angles, namely, from −180° to +180° around the y-axis are obtained without taking a sample out of a sample chamber. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035536 | Particle Beam Detector - A particle beam detector is disclosed. The particle beam detector can include a particle beam receiving portion configured to convert particle beam energy to heat, and a plurality of temperature measuring devices disposed about the particle beam receiving portion. A location of a particle beam on the particle beam receiving portion can be determined by a temperature difference between at least two of the plurality of temperature measuring devices. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035537 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM SPECIMEN INSPECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATION THEREOF - A charged particle beam specimen inspection system is described. The system includes an emitter for emitting at least one charged particle beam, a specimen support table configured for supporting the specimen, an objective lens for focusing the at least one charged particle beam, a charge control electrode provided between the objective lens and the specimen support table, wherein the charge control electrode has at least one aperture opening for the at least one charged particle beam, and a flood gun configured to emit further charged particles for charging of the specimen, wherein the charge control electrode has a flood gun aperture opening. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035538 | Pattern Shape Evaluation Method, Semiconductor Device Manufacturing Method, and Pattern Shape Evaluation Device - A cross-sectional shape or a three-dimensional shape of a circuit pattern is estimated and evaluated only from a planar image of the circuit pattern observed from the above of a wafer. The present invention includes a process of obtaining an observation image of an upper surface of a solid structure, by causing the upper surface of a substrate to be irradiated and scanned with a converged energy beam from a direction substantially perpendicular to a main surface of the substrate having the structure formed on the upper surface thereof, and detecting and/or measuring intensities of a secondary energy beam generated in the substrate and the structure or an energy beam reflected or scattered from the substrate or the structure, a process of obtaining uncertainty information regarding an intensity of scattering caused by an irregular shape of a surface of the structure, from an irradiation position of the converged energy beam in the observation image of the upper surface and the measured intensity, a process of obtaining an inclination angle θ of the surface of the structure, based on the obtained uncertainty information; and a process of estimating a solid shape of the structure, based on the obtained inclination angle θ. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035539 | Microfabrication - A microfabrication apparatus for fabricating a microstructure on a substrate is disclosed and comprises a partitioning system arranged to provide an aperture, a particle source that can generate a beam of particles for patterning the substrate and a substrate holder which supports the substrate. Relative motion is effected between the aperture and the substrate over a portion of the substrate's surface so that different points on the surface portion are exposed at different times. Whilst that motion is ongoing, one or more exposure conditions are varied so that the different points are subject to different exposure conditions. Corresponding microfabrication processes and products obtained thereby are also disclosed. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035540 | TOTAL RELEASE METHOD FOR SAMPLE EXTRACTION IN AN ENERGETIC-BEAM INSTRUMENT - A substrate located in an energetic-beam instrument has a region of interest to be extracted as a sample for further analysis. Cuts are made in the substrate to define a sample, and a stress-buffer layer is formed over the region of interest or adjacent to it. An isolating cut is made to separate the portion of the substrate containing the region of interest from the bulk substrate; however, the isolated area remains attached to the stress-buffer layer. An end-effector, such as the probe of a nano-manipulator, is attached to the stress-buffer layer, and the stress-buffer layer is cut to free the sample. The sample may then be attached to a holder by attachment of the stress-buffer layer thereto. Thus the sample is never at the same time connected directly and rigidly to two different objects that may move relatively to one another, creating undesirable stresses in the sample. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035541 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND GAS SUPPLY MEMBER - Disclosed is a plasma processing apparatus including: a processing container; a support member provided within the processing container and configured to support a processing target substrate; and a gas supply member including a first region formed with a gas supply hole, a second region not formed with a gas supply hole, and a third region formed with a gas supply holes. The first to third regions are disposed sequentially from a central portion side of the processing target substrate along a radial direction of the processing target substrate, and the plasma processing apparatus is processed to introduce a processing gas from the gas supply holes of the gas supply member for plasma processing of the processing target substrate into the processing container. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035542 | METHOD OF CONDITIONING VACUUM CHAMBER OF SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A method of conditioning a vacuum chamber of a semiconductor substrate processing apparatus includes forming a layer of an organic polymeric film on plasma or process gas exposed surfaces thereof. The method includes: (a) flowing a first reactant in vapor phase of a diacyl chloride into the vacuum chamber; (b) purging the vacuum chamber after a flow of the first reactant has ceased; (c) flowing a second reactant in vapor phase into the vacuum chamber selected from the group consisting of a diamine, a diol, a thiol, and a trifunctional compound to form a layer of an organic polymeric film on the plasma or process gas exposed surfaces of the vacuum chamber; and (d) purging the vacuum chamber to purge excess second reactant and reaction byproducts from the vacuum chamber. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035543 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - There is provided a plasma processing apparatus including a focus ring capable of preventing a part of a heat transfer sheet from adhering to and remaining on a mounting table. The plasma processing apparatus comprises: a chamber for performing a plasma process on a target object; a mounting table configured to mount thereon the target object; and a focus ring configured to surround the target object, the focus ring being in contact with the mounting table via a flexible heat transfer sheet. Further, the heat transfer sheet has a contact surface in contact with the mounting table and an anti-adhesion layer formed on the contact surface, and the anti-adhesion layer is located between said contact surface of the heat transfer sheet and a mounting surface of the mounting table. Furthermore, the anti-adhesion layer contains heat conductive particulates, and the heat transfer sheet is formed in an annular shape. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035544 | WAFER CARRIER WITH INDEPENDENT ISOLATED HEATER ZONES - A wafer carrier is described with independent isolated heater zones. In one example, the carrier has a puck to carry a workpiece for fabrication processes, a heater plate having a plurality of thermally isolated blocks each thermally coupled to the puck, and each having a heater to heat a respective block of the heater plate, and a cooling plate fastened to and thermally coupled to the heater plate, the cooling plate having a cooling channel to carry a heat transfer fluid to transfer heat from the cooling plate. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035545 | Methods and Systems for Managing Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment - Provided are methods and systems for managing semiconductor manufacturing equipment. A method may include preventive maintenance involving steps of disassembling, cleaning, and assembling parts of a chamber. The assembling of the parts may include checking whether the parts are correctly assembled, using reflectance and absorptivity of a high-frequency voltage applied to the parts. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035546 | HELMHOLTZ COIL ASSISTED PECVD CARBON SOURCE - The embodiments disclose an apparatus including at least two carbon source deposition tools for emitting electrons, at least two reflective polarity rear button permanent magnets integrated into the carbon source deposition tools for reflecting emitted electrons, and at least two paired polarity Helmholtz coils integrated into the carbon source deposition tools for forming uniform parallel magnetic field lines for confining the emitted electrons to uniformly deposit carbon onto the surfaces of a two-sided media disk. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035547 | MAGNETRON ASSEMBLY FOR PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION CHAMBER - Methods and apparatus for a magnetron assembly are provided herein. In some embodiments, a magnetron assembly includes a shunt plate having a central axis and rotatable about the central axis, a closed loop magnetic pole coupled to a first surface of the shunt plate and disposed 360 degrees along a peripheral edge of the shunt plate, and an open loop magnetic pole coupled at a the first surface of the shunt plate wherein the open loop magnetic pole comprises two rows of magnets disposed about the central axis. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035548 | A DDA Experiment with Reduced Data Processing - A method of mass spectrometry is disclosed comprising: | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035549 | Hybrid Mass Spectrometer and Methods of Operating a Mass Spectrometer - A hybrid mass spectrometer design and architecture, and methods of operating mass spectrometers are disclosed. According to one operating method, an analysis time is determined for each one of a plurality of ion species to be analyzed in an ordered sequence, and an injection time is calculated for at least some of the ion species based on an analysis time of a preceding ion species in the ordered list. The method enables more efficient utilization of analyzer time. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035550 | PLASMA CLEANING FOR MASS SPECTROMETERS - A mass spectrometry (MS) system may be cleaned by generating plasma and contacting an internal surface of the system to be cleaned with the plasma. The system may be switched between operating in an analytical mode and in a cleaning mode. In the analytical mode a sample is analyzed, and plasma may or may not be actively generated. In the cleaning mode the plasma is actively generated, and the sample may or may not be analyzed. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035551 | Data Dependent Control of the Intensity of Ions Separated in Multiple Dimensions - A method of mass spectrometry is disclosed comprising setting an attenuation factor of an attenuation device to a first value and then separating or filtering ions according to a first physico-chemical property and separating or filtering ions according to a second physico-chemical property and obtaining a multi-dimensional array of data. The most intense ion peak within one or more subsets of the multi-dimensional array of data is determined. If it is determined that the most intense ion peak would cause saturation of an ion detector or ion detection system then the method further comprises adjusting the attenuation factor of the attenuation device to a second value and obtaining mass spectral data wherein the adjustment of the attenuation factor substantially alters the intensity of all ions which are detected by the ion detector or ion detection system equally and irrespective of the mass to charge ratio of the ions. The intensity of the mass spectral data is then scaled based upon the degree to which the attenuation factor of the attenuation device was increased or reduced. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035552 | Method and System for Tandem Mass Spectrometry - A method of data independent MS-MS analysis is disclosed. The method comprises ramping or stepping in small steps of a wide (at least 10 amu) parent mass window in a first parent selecting mass spectrometer (MS1), arranging rapid ion transfer through a collisional cell, either by axial gas flow or by an axial DC field or by a travelling RF wave, frequently pulsing an orthogonal accelerator with a string of time-encoded pulses, analyzing fragment ions in a multi-reflecting time-flight mass spectrometer, acquiring data in a data logging format, and decoding signal strings corresponding to the entire scan of parent masses, such that fragment spectra are formed based on time correlation between fragment and parent masses. Frequent pulsing is expected to recover parent and fragment time correlation with an accuracy of approximately 1 Th, in spite of using much wider mass window in the first MS. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035553 | SAMPLE PREPARATION METHOD AND SAMPLE PREPARATION DEVICE FOR MALDI - After a sample such as a biomedical tissue section is attached to an electrically-conductive slide glass (S | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035554 | Aperture Gas Flow Restriction - A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising two vacuum chambers maintained at different pressures. The two vacuum chambers are interconnected by a differential pumping aperture. The effective area of the opening between the two vacuum chambers may be varied by rotating a disk having an aperture in front of the differential pumping aperture so as to vary the gas flow rate through the opening and between the two chambers. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035555 | ION TRAP MASS ANALYZER APPARATUS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS UTILIZING ONE OR MORE MULTIPLE POTENTIAL ION GUIDE (MPIG) ELECTRODES - In one aspect of the invention, an ion trap mass analyzer includes a variable- or multi-potential type ion guide (MPIG) assembly which has been pre-configured to produce a parabolic-type potential field. Each MPIG electrode has a resistive coating of designed characteristics. In one example the coating varies in thickness along the length of an underlying uniform substrate. The MPIG assembly can be a single MPIG electrode or an array of a plurality of MPIG electrodes. An array can facilitate delocalization for improved performance. This chemical modification of a uniform underlying substrate promotes cheaper and flexible instruments. The modified MPIG electrodes also allow miniaturization (e.g. micro and perhaps even nano-scale), which allows miniaturization of the instrument in which the single or plural modified MPIG electrode(s) are placed. This promotes portability and field use instead of limitation to laboratory settings. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035556 | ION FUNNEL FOR EFFICIENT TRANSMISSION OF LOW MASS-TO-CHARGE RATIO IONS WITH REDUCED GAS FLOW AT THE EXIT - A sample inlet device and methods for use of the sample inlet device are described that include an ion funnel having a plurality of electrodes with apertures arranged about an axis extending from an inlet of the ion funnel to an outlet of the ion funnel, the ion funnel including a plurality of spacer elements disposed coaxially with the plurality of electrodes, each of the plurality of spacer elements being positioned between one or two adjacent electrodes, each of the plurality of spacer elements having an aperture with a diameter that is greater than a diameter of each adjacent electrode. The ion funnel is configured to pass an ion sample through the apertures of the electrodes and the spacer elements to additional portions of a detection system, such as to a mass analyzer system and detector. | 2016-02-04 |
