| 09th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 49 |
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| 20100050443 | Pendulum guide device for a jigsaw blade that executes reciprocating motions - The invention relates to a pendulum guide device for a jigsaw saw blade which executes reciprocating motions, having guide elements which grip onto a saw blade back of the saw blade and which are assigned to a frame. It is proposed that at least two guide elements ( | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100050471 | Air Cushion shoe sole - An air cushion shoe has an air chamber at an upper surface of a front side of a main body. An air passageway extends from the air chamber to an air inlet. Air pockets are formed in the main body at predetermined positions below the air passageway. First air vents are formed at a front side of the hardened reinforcement sheet positioned onto the main body to cover the open upper portions of the air passageway and the air pockets. Second air vents are formed at a front side of a main body of a shoe liner. A cushioning material having a honeycomb structured body is formed at the bottom surface of the main body. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100050559 | Pyramid Rebar Support - A support chair structure for use in supporting and spacing concrete reinforcement members, having a solid, integrally formed body, that is substantially shaped as a flat topped pyramid. The body includes an upper receiving area for receiving a concrete reinforcement member and a lower base that is adapted to rest on a planar support surface. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100050594 | METHOD FOR REDUCING THE VIBRATION LEVELS OF A PROPFAN OF CONTRAROTATING BLADED DISKS OF A TURBINE ENGINE - The present invention relates to a method for reducing the vibration levels likely to occur, in a turbine engine comprising a first and a second bladed disk forming a propfan of contrarotating disks, when the two disks are traversed by a gaseous fluid, because of the turbulence of aerodynamic origin generated by the second bladed disk on the first bladed disk. The method comprises the following steps during the design of said two bladed disks: an initial configuration of the blades is defined, the synchronous forced response is calculated on the first bladed disk as a function of the harmonic excitation force generated by the second bladed disk expressed in the form of a linear function of the generalized aerodynamic force for the mode in question; for stacked sections of one of the two disks, a tangential geometric offset value θ of the individual aerodynamic profile is determined so as to reduce the term corresponding to the generalized aerodynamic force. The combination of the individual profiles on the sections with the tangential offsets therefore defines a new configuration of the blades of said one of the two disks which is applied to the blades of said one of the two disks. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100050601 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFIER OF CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - [PROBLEM] To provide an exhaust gas purification system suitable for a construction machine provided with a hydraulic pump driven by an engine. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100050616 | EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM - An apparatus for treating an exhaust gas feedstream from an internal combustion engine operating lean of stoichiometry comprises a particulate filter device comprising a porous substrate element having a hydrocarbon-selective catalytically reactive washcoat. The hydrocarbon-selective catalytically reactive washcoat comprises a silver-oxide catalytic material on an alumina-based washcoat. An injection device is operative to inject a hydrocarbon reductant upstream of the particulate filter device. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100050779 | CARBON NANOTUBE-BASED LOAD CELLS - A robust, stand-alone load cell comprises a block of aligned carbon nanotubes with parallel electrodes on opposing sides of the block and an electrical circuit connected between the electrodes for measuring the electrical resistance of the block. The nanotubes are preferably aligned perpendicular to the electrodes. Carbon nanotube-based load cells may be incorporated into a wafer asssembly for characterizing semiconductor processing equipment. Such a wafer assembly includes two parallel wafers with a plurality of carbon nanotube load cells positioned between and attached to both wafers. The load cells are independently electrically connected to a device which monitors and records the resistivity of the load cell. According to further aspects of the invention, each of the load cell's parallel electrodes may be comprised of many small electrodes, where each small electrode on one side of the block has a corresponding small electrode on the opposing side of the block; corresponding pairs of small electrodes are connected in series to form a chain; an electrical circuit, connected to both ends of the chain of opposing pairs of electrodes, is used to measure the electrical resistance of the chain. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100050879 | FILTER ARRANGEMENT - A filter arrangement for removing impurities from a fluid is disclosed, the filter arrangement ( | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100050942 | FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESS APPARATUS - A disclosed film deposition apparatus has a separation gas supplying nozzle between reaction gas nozzles arranged away from each other in a rotation direction of a turntable on which a substrate is placed, and a ceiling member providing a lower ceiling surface on both sides of the separation gas supplying nozzle. In this film deposition apparatus, the separation gas supplying nozzle and the reaction gas nozzles are removably arranged along a circumferential direction of a chamber, and the ceiling member is removably attached on a ceiling plate of the chamber. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100050959 | Equine Therapeutic Leg Wraps - Front and rear leg wraps for applying cold or heat compressive therapy to the legs of a horse are provided. Each include a series of horizontally extending pockets along the length of the wrap. The pockets are fitted with refrigerant bags containing a quantity of refrigerant material. The quantity of refrigerant material contained in the refrigerant bags can be varied to control the amount of cold or heat therapy is applied. The front and rear leg wraps include gussets to permit the wraps to closely conform to the complex anatomy of the horse legs. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051020 | Solar absorber fence system - A fence system whereby the fence pickets are hollow and made of clear material such as plastic or glass. The pickets are constructed to act as solar absorbers and warm air convects up the pickets to a top rail where the air is conveyed to a space to be heated. Cold air in shaded pickets is restrained from entering the top rail by means of baffles or heat exchanger. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051024 | Articulated Oral Airway - One embodiment of an oral airway comprised of two articulating parts which displace the tongue anteriorly and stent open the oropharynx. This device reversibly locks in a conformation which allows it to be used as a conduit for a fiberoptic scope or other airway device. An adjunct to airway management which can be used when mask ventilation or endotracheal intubation is indicated and can be removed easily after intubation without manipulation of the endotracheal tube. Other embodiments are described as shown. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051040 | ODOR REDUCING ASHTRAY - There is provided an ashtray including an ashtray body having upper and lower housings defining an ashtray enclosure. The ashtray body is sized and configured to be disposable within a cup holder. An extinguisher is connected to the upper housing, and includes an extinguisher wall and a cigarette contact surface which collectively define a recess sized to receive at least a portion of the cigarette. A cigarette holder is connected to the upper housing and includes an engagement wall which defines an opening in fluid communication with the ashtray enclosure. The cigarette engagement wall is sized to be frictionally engageable with the cigarette to substantially block the cigarette opening. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051043 | Pedicure tool - A pedicure tool is used for the removal and/or reduction of calluses, dry skin or corns. The pedicure tool has an elongated ergonomic housing with opposing tips of sharp circular edges for scraping calluses, dry skin, or corns in order to remove or reduce them. The pedicure tool also has an elongated internal element or rod with opposite cleaning ends which can be longitudinally mechanically moved externally of the elongated ergonomic housing to clean away any residue left from the scraping of the calluses, dry skin or corns by the sharp circular edges of the opposing tips. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051069 | CUTLERY BASKET FOR A DISHWASHER AND DISHWASHER - A dishwasher including a washing compartment, and at least one cutlery basket arranged in the washing compartment, wherein the at least one cutlery basket holds items of cutlery horizontally, wherein at least some sections of the cutlery basket have different clearance heights. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051077 | MODIFIABLE WALKING-ASSISTANCE APPARATUS - An apparatus for facilitating walking and a method of using the apparatus. The apparatus includes a pole member, at least a first grip member and a second grip member, the first grip member is arranged to allow a user of the apparatus to move stably and the second grip member is arranged to allow a user of the apparatus to participate in a rigorous activity, and one or more ground contact members. The grip members are removably connectable to the pole member at a first end of the pole member, and the one or more ground contact members are removably connectable to the pole member at a second end of the pole member. The method includes the steps of participating in one or more diagnostic activities by an individual to generate data and selecting one or more walking-improvement activities that involve use of the apparatus based on the data obtained. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051100 | PHOTOVOLTAIC WINDABLE COMPOSITE AND SOLAR PROTECTIVE DEVICE COMPRISING SUCH A COMPOSITE - The object of the present invention is a photovoltaic windable composite comprising at least one photovoltaic cell, a textile panel and a bond layer providing a bonding between said at least one photovoltaic cell and said textile panel. Typically, the exterior side of the textile panel comprises at least two electrically conductive areas separated by a non electrically conductive area, and the bond layer comprises at least two electrically conductive areas emerging on the exterior and interior sides of said bond layer and separated by a non conductive area. Both conductive areas of the bond layer are arranged between the photovoltaic cell and the superior side of the textile panel in order that the positive and negative poles said photovoltaic cell are in electrically conductive connection with both conductive areas of the textile panel. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051103 | CASING OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A casing of an electronic device is located at an outermost layer of the electronic device and includes a photoelectric conversion film and a casing body. The photoelectric conversion film has an organic material. The casing body is used as a base plate of the photoelectric conversion film which is formed at the casing body. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051138 | Angle indicating device for table saw - A table saw includes a curved channel formed in a supporting base, a cradle attached to the supporting base, an arbor bracket attached to the cradle for supporting a saw blade and a motor, a height shaft attached to the cradle and extended through the curved channel of the base for engaging with the arbor bracket, a tilt shaft attached to the base and engaged with the cradle for adjusting the saw blade relative to the base to selected angular positions, a follower slidably engaged in the curved channel of the base, and a signal generating device attached to the follower for detecting a bevel angle of the arbor bracket and the cradle and the saw blade relative to the base and for precisely showing the angle with digits. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051141 | METHOD FOR ENHANCING FRETTING FATIGUE RESISTANCE OF ALLOYS - A method for increasing the fretting fatigue resistance of an alloy by prehardened a surface of the alloy followed by laser shock peening the prehardened surface. In one exemplary embodiment, an orthopedic prosthesis is formed from a titanium alloy and subjected to surface nitriding followed by laser shock peening. By nitriding the titanium alloy, the hardness of the alloy's surface is increased. Then, by subjecting the nitrided surface of the alloy to laser shock peening, the fretting fatigue of the nitrided surface may be increased by more than 100%. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051146 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TWINNING INDUCED PLASTICITY TYPE ULTRA-HIGH STRENGTH STEEL SHEET - The present invention features a method of manufacturing a TWIP type ultra-high strength steel sheet, which can improve the yield strength, tensile strength and elongation rate of the TWIP type ultra-high strength steel sheet by appropriately adjusting the amounts of carbon (C), silicon (Si), manganese (Mn), aluminum (Al), molybdenum (Mo), phosphorus (P) and sulfur (S). | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051167 | OPTIMIZING THE SHAPE OF A COMPOSITE STRUCTURE - The shape of a laminated composite structure is optimized using finite element analysis. The optimized shape minimizes the weight of the structure while satisfying minimum strength and stiffness requirements. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051186 | METHOD FOR FORMING A CONDUCTING MULTI-POLYMER NANOSTRUCTURE - A method for forming a conducting multi-polymer nanostructure. The method includes forming a first conducting polymer nanostructure on a first electrode of a template, forming a second conducting polymer nanostructure on a second electrode of the template, and transferring the first and second conducting polymer nanostructures onto a substrate. The first conducting polymer is different from the second conducting polymer. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051196 | Method and apparatus for producing stacks which form book blocks - In order to form stacks, of which each forms a book block, folded sheets are provided with an adhesive application or layer of adhesive before they are placed on one another. Said adhesive application is applied to the sheets adjacent to the folded edge of said sheets and extends in the direction of said folded edge which comes to lie in the spine of the book block. The adhesive can be applied as a continuous track or as a track which is interrupted multiple times, or else in a punctiform manner. The sheets are joined to one another in the stack by means of said adhesive application, with the result that they maintain their position within the stack during further transport of the stack. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051256 | Downhole Tool String Component that is Protected from Drilling Stresses - In one aspect of the present invention, a downhole tool string component has a first and second threaded end on a mandrel, the first threaded end attached to a first sleeve and the second threaded end attached to a second sleeve. An intermediate sleeve assembly is disposed circumferentially around the mandrel and intermediate the first and second threaded ends, and the intermediate sleeve assembly is primarily isolated from stress of the first or second sleeve. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051273 | System, Method, and Apparatus for Breaking Fracture Fluids - A method includes identifying application parameter(s) including a subterranean formation temperature, determining a breaker particle size in response to the application parameter(s), providing a treatment fluid including a carrier fluid and a granular breaker sized according to the breaker particle size, and treating the subterranean formation with the treatment fluid. The granular breaker is a metallic peroxide which may be an alkaline peroxide and/or zinc peroxide. The application parameter(s) may further include a flowback wait time, a composition of the metallic peroxide, a gel loading of the carrier fluid, and a permeability of the subterranean formation. The breaker particle size may include a breaker large particle size that is not greater than 25% larger than a breaker small particle size. At least 90% of the breaker particles may be sized between the breaker small particle size and the breaker large particle size. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051278 | PERFORATING GUN ASSEMBLY - A perforating gun assembly including: an upper end; a perforating gun connected to the upper end; a hydraulically actuated tool connected to the perforating gun on an end opposite the upper end; and a fluid conduit extending through the upper end and to the hydraulically actuated tool, the fluid conduit allowing fluid communication past the perforating gun to the hydraulically actuated tool such that fluid can be communicated through the upper end to actuate the hydraulically actuated tool. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051282 | Hydraulic Pump System for Deliquifying Low Rate Gas Wells - Water is removed from a natural gas well using a piston pump is driven by a power fluid that is pumped into the wellbore. The power fluid is intermixed within wellbore water and pumped out of the wellbore along with the removed water. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051309 | WALL PLATE BRACKET - The wall plate bracket is for a high voltage outlet, and includes a wall plate having front and rear surfaces. The wall plate has an interior opening. A support housing has an inner surface and an interior region bounded by the inner surface. The support housing is connected to the rear surface such that the interior opening provides access to the interior region. The support housing is configured for support of the high voltage outlet within the interior region. A clamp is connected to the wall plate for securing the wall plate to a wall structure. The rear surface of the wall plate may have a rib to limit the clearance between the support housing and rear surface. Alternatively, the clearance may be limited by a recess in the rear surface in which a mounting tab of the support housing is located. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051314 | SHIELD CONDUCTOR AND SHIELD CONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING METHOD - A shield conductor W comprises: a plurality of wires | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051338 | ADHESION ASSISTING AGENT-BEARING METAL FOIL, PRINTED WIRING BOARD, AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF PRINTED WIRING BOARD - The invention relates to an adhesion assisting agent-bearing metal foil comprising a layer of an adhesion assisting agent containing an epoxy resin as an indispensable component on a metal, wherein the adhesion assisting agent layer has a thickness of 0.1 to 10 μm. The invention also relates to a printed wiring board being a multilayer wiring board having a plurality of layers, wherein an adhesion assisting agent layer is formed between insulating layers. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051341 | Circuit substrate having power/ground plane with grid holes - The present invention relates to a circuit substrate having a first conductive layer. The first conductive layer includes at least one power/ground plane. The power/ground plane includes at least one plane edge and plurality of grid lines. Each grid line has a width. The grid lines intersect each other to define a plurality of first grid holes, wherein the distance between the first grid hole that is closest to the plane edge and the plane edge is 1.5 times the width. Thus, the influence on the resistance of power signal and ground signal caused by the first grid holes is reduced, power integrity is improved, and heat generation is reduced. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051352 | Cutter Pocket Inserts - A method for optimizing drill bit design and an optimized drill bit for drilling a well in an earth formation, wherein, in one embodiment, the optimized drill bit comprises a bit body with a plurality blades spaced along the bit body, each blade having a curved outer edge, a substantially flat forward face, and a number of insert pockets milled into each blade. A cutter insert is preferably secured into each insert pocket. The inserts are selected to give a desired cutter orientation, which is preferably independent of the orientation of the insert. Finally, a cutter is preferably secured at least partially within each cutter insert. The insert pockets may be formed by a cylindrical flat ended mill oriented substantially orthogonal to an outer edge of the blade, thereby creating the insert pockets with two substantially flat sidewalls, a curved endwall, and a substantially flat bottom. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051395 | ELECTRIC DISK BRAKE - An object of the present invention is to provide an electric disk brake capable of determining an abnormality of a parking brake mechanism while the parking brake mechanism is in operation. A brake force is generated in the following manner. A rotation of an electric motor is slowed down by a differential speed reducing mechanism, and is converted into a linear motion by a ball ramp mechanism so as to advance a piston, which then presses a brake pad against a disk rotor to generate a brake force. A parking brake mechanism can lock a rotation of a rotor of the electric motor and maintain a braked state by rotating an engagement pawl through a plunger of a solenoid and causing the engagement pawl to be engaged with a ratchet wheel coupled to the rotor of the electric motor. A play is provided at a coupling portion of the engagement pawl and the plunger. The play enables the plunger to move within the range of the play while the engagement pawl is engaged with the ratchet wheel, thereby enabling determination whether the parking brake mechanism operates normally or abnormally based on whether the plunger moves or not upon application of an electric current to the solenoid while the parking brake mechanism is in an actuated state. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051408 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR A GEARBOX AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A GEARBOX - A control device for and a method of controlling a gearbox having a pressure-limiting device connected to a pressure medium source. A first controllable valve device is connected downstream of the pressure-limiting device and an actuating device is connected further downstream and adjusts the gearbox. A second controllable valve device is connected directly to the pressure medium source, via a supply line, and another actuating device is connected downstream of the second controllable valve device. An electric control device is provided for actuating the controllable valve devices and a sensor is connected to the electric control device for measuring pressure of the pressure medium in the supply line. The electric control device is connected to the second controllable valve device such that the second controllable valve device and the further actuating device are controlled by the pressure of the pressure medium in the supply line. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051413 | Portable low profile drive-over truck dump conveyor system - A portable truck dump comprises a conveyor system mounted on an elongate frame to transport material from a first end of the frame to a second, opposite end of the frame. A grate is positioned over the conveyor system and is supported by first and second sides of the frame. A ramp extends generally perpendicular to the frame on each side of the frame next to the grate to provide a drive-over access for a material transport vehicle to deposit its load over the grate and onto the conveyor system. A first end of each ramp immediately adjacent to the frame is pivotally connected to the frame to allow the frame to be articulated towards the grate. A second end of each ramp spaced from the frame is supported above but in close proximity to the ground. A support frame is associated with each ramp for supporting the second end of each ramp. A drive-on ramp contacts an end portion of the support frame. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051424 | ENGAGEMENT CHAIN - An engagement chain in which a buckling strength of a pair of engagement chains engaged with each other is improved without blocking engagement operations between inner tooth plates and between outer tooth plate. The chain includes inner tooth plates, bushes, outer tooth plates and connecting pins. Buckling limiting flat surfaces of adjoining plates are brought into surface contact with each other when opposing segments of the chain are integrated together by driving sockets. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051441 | Membrane-augmented distillation with compression to separate solvents from water - Processes for removing water from organic solvents, such as ethanol. The processes include distillation in two columns operated at sequentially higher pressure, followed by treatment of the overhead vapor by one or two membrane separation steps. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051464 | ANALYSIS CHIP AND ANALYSIS APPARATUS - An analysis chip that enables an apparatus to be small, analysis to be simple, analysis time to be short and analysis of both glycosylated hemoglobin and glucose to be highly accurate is provided. The electrophoresis chip includes an upper substrate | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051491 | SHARPS HANDLING DEVICES - A sharps handling device can include a base and a holder. The base and the holder can form a stand in which sharps devices can be retained so as to be accessible. The base and the holder can also form a container for enclosing sharps devices. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051504 | Wafer Container with Integrated Wafer Restraint Module - A wafer container includes a container body, the internal of which is disposed with a plurality of slots for supporting a plurality of wafers and an opening is formed on one sidewall of which for importing and exporting said plurality of wafers, and a door with an outer surface and an inner surface, which is joined with opening of the container body with its inner surface for protecting the plurality of wafers in the container body, the characteristic in that: a recess is integrated with the inner surface of the door for separating the inner surface into two platforms, a restraint module is formed respectively on each of two platforms, and each restraint module includes a base which is disposed with a plurality of notches arranged at interval for contacting said plurality of wafers. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051505 | Fitting System Cart For Golf Club Heads And Shafts - A fitting system cart is provided for golf club heads and shafts which have releasable connections between the golf club head and the shaft. The fitting system cart includes a base with a back panel, two side panels, and a top panel which all define an interior portion, a shaft container, and a set of golf club head cases. The fitting system cart may include two door panels connected to the base and movable between an open and closed position. The fitting system cart may include a set of cases for carrying golf club heads. The cases may have a bottom portion for holding golf club heads and a top portion connected to the bottom portion, wherein the top portion rotates between an open and a closed position. The shaft container may have a configuration wherein the shaft container is closed, and a configuration wherein the shaft container is open. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051534 | DEVICE FOR TREATING AND PURIFYING A LIQUID PRODUCT - The invention substantially relates to the distillery industry. Said invention makes it possible to increase the vodka purification efficiency by arranging a filter in the entire volume of a cartridge and by flowing a liquid product through the equal volume of filtering materials. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051535 | CRYSTALLINE POLYMER MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND FILTER FOR FILTRATION - To provide a crystalline polymer microporous membrane including: a microstructure on the side of one surface of the membrane, the microstructure being composed of series of nodules interconnected with one another by fibrils, wherein the average pore diameter at the one surface of the membrane is larger than the average pore diameter at another surface of the membrane, and the average pore diameter continuously changes from the one surface toward the other surface, and wherein the nodules have an aspect ratio (length/width) of 25 or greater. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051539 | INTEGRATING SYSTEM FOR A PRESSURIZED FLUID GENERATOR AND VORTEX SEPARATOR - An integrating system of a pressurized fluid generator and vortex separator comprises a pressurized fluid generator and a vortex separator. The pressurized fluid generator including a high pressure tank which connects to a fluid storage tank and a pressure indicator through; a heating element and a temperature indicating controller are installed in the high pressure tank; the vortex separator is connected to the pressurized fluid generator through transfer pipes; the vortex separator includes a vortex separating tank; the vortex separating tank has an outlet at a bottom side thereof; the outlet is connected to a plurality of collection bottles; a spindle is located in the vortex separating tank and is driven by a driving device; the spindle is installed with a penetrating fluid channel which is connected to a plurality of transfer pipes; each of the transfer pipes is installed with a plurality of electric controlled switches, respectively. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051600 | COMBINATION STEAMER - A combination steamer is described that has a cooking chamber which is externally delimited by a floor, walls, and a door. A steam generator and a first heater disposed on at least one of the walls are assigned to the cooking chamber. The floor is provided with a second heater. Both heaters are disposed outside the cooking chamber. The floor is formed as a cook top provided with the second heater. The walls are each in the form of a heating panel provided with a first heater. The cook top is retractable from the cooking chamber in the manner of a drawer. Thus food can be cooked on the cook top when the cook top is either inside or outside the cooking chamber. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051601 | CARTRIDGE HEATER AND METHOD OF USE - This invention relates to an electric cartridge heater and a method of operation, suitable for use in producing high purity silicon in solar cells or solar modules. The apparatus includes a single-piece elongated heater bar having a length, a first end, and a second end. The apparatus also includes a slot beginning at the first end and running a portion of the length, and the slot dividing the heater bar into a first arm and a second arm. An elbow at the second end joins the first arm and the second arm together. The apparatus also includes a first electrode in electrical communication with the first arm, and a second electrode in electrical communication with the second arm. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051602 | FOOD ROASTER - The present invention provides for a food roaster, a method of roasting food and a kit for roasting food. The food roaster generally comprises a base ( | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051627 | Cooler chest - A cooler chest is described for use with a vehicle trailer hitch receiver. The cooler chest includes a bottom portion which has a rigid framework embedded therein with a hitch tongue extending forwardly from the rigid framework for connection to the trailer hitch receiver. The hitch tongue is selectively movable from a horizontally disposed transport position to a vertically disposed stowed position. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051629 | YAQRUB - YAQRUB would consist of a cartoon of milk, soft drink can, or juice bottle that would feature an attached straw. The conic spring-style, flexible straw would be incorporated inside the can or container. The user would simply remove the peel off tab, can or container opener and the straw would automatically extend through an opening. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051663 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR A MOTORCYCLE DRINK HOLDER - Devices and methods are disclosed which relate to a drink holder for a motorcycle. A mounting member attaches to a down tube of a motorcycle frame at a first end, and fixedly attaches to a drink holding member at a second end. The mounting member can be fixedly or removably attached to the down tube of a motorcycle frame, and has rotational corrections to ensure the drink is held upright. The drink holding member comprises a cavity for holding a substantially cylindrical drink container and a beverage inside. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051682 | Printing device and printing system - A printer antenna configured to carry out radio communication with an RFID tag for T-shirt provided at a T-shirt to be a print target is provided, print parameter information stored in the RFID tag for T-shirt is obtained through the printer antenna, and desired printing is performed on the T-shirt using a print parameter according to the obtained print parameter information. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051687 | FINANCIAL DOCUMENT PROCESSING SYSTEM - A system for processing deposits and/or withdrawals in a financial institution accepts a plurality of documents, including currency bills, at an input receptacle of a document-processing device, converts the image of at least some of the documents to electronic data representing the image. The currency bills are denominated by the document processing device, and the total value of the bills included in each deposit is accumulated. Whenever the total value of the bills in a deposit exceeds a prescribed value, a report may be generated containing at least an identification of the specified account, the total value of the bills in the deposit, and the serial numbers of the bills. The serial numbers may be extracted from images of the bills. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051698 | WIRELESS DATA CARD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A wireless data card and an electronic device, which relate to wireless communication equipment, are adapted to solve the technical problem that the exposed size of an antenna of a built-in wireless data card used in an existing electronic device is too small to achieve a desired performance of receiving radio signals for the antenna. The wireless data card includes a data card body and an antenna electrically connected to the data card body. An elastic structure capable of enabling the antenna to extend out of the data card body and also retract into the data card body is disposed between the data card body and the antenna. The electronic device includes a device case provided with a device port and the wireless data card disclosed above in this disclosure, in which the wireless data card is disposed in the device case and relative to the device port, and the antenna is disposed relative to the device port. This disclosure is applied for transmitting wireless data communication signals. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051761 | SUPPORT STAND AND FLAT-PANEL DISPLAY MONITOR USING SAME - A support stand includes a support member, a friction member, a first connecting bracket, and a second connecting bracket. The support member includes a base portion and two arched plates extending from an end of the base portion. The friction member is rotatably clamped by the arched plates. The first connecting bracket connected to a first end of the friction member. The second connecting bracket connected to a second end of the friction member opposite to the first end. The second connecting bracket is detachably attached to the first connecting bracket. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051771 | HOLDER - A holder including a fixed base, a rotational base, a first arm and a second arm is provided. The rotational base is rotatably disposed on the fixed base and has a supporting plane and two openings. The first arm and the second arm are disposed in the rotational base, and pass through the two openings, respectively, wherein the first arm is coupled with the fixed base. When a hand-held electronic device is located between the first arm and the second arm and is rotated along with the rotational base relative to the fixed base, the fixed base drives the first arm to move relative to the rotational base so as to hold the hand-held electronic device by the first arm and the second arm. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051777 | Collapsible Top Hanger Easel - A folding and collapsing easel that includes one or more retainer devices or attachments that can be coupled to the top of the display material. The easel includes a top portion and a bottom portion, each portion having three legs that are coupled together to form a stand. The top portion of the easel includes two elongated members that are pivotally coupled to two of the legs and further coupled to each other at adjacent ends, such that the elongated members may form a “V” shape when extended. The easel further includes one or more chart holding pins with retainer springs to secure display materials to the easel. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051787 | PHOTODETECTOR - A photodetector includes a photoelectric conversion circuit that generates a first voltage by converting a first current generated in accordance with the illuminance of incident light into log-compressed voltage; a temperature compensation circuit that generates a second voltage by performing temperature compensation for the first voltage and generate a second current by converting the second voltage into current; and a digital signal generation circuit that generates a clock signal having an oscillation frequency depending on the second current, counts pulses of the clock signal for a certain period, and generates a digital signal using the count value for the certain period as data. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051796 | METHOD FOR DOWNHOLE, NON-ISOTOPIC GENERATION OF IONISED RADIATION AND AN APPARATUS FOR USE WHEN PRACTISING THE METHOD - A method for downhole generation of non-radioactive, ionised radiation arranged so as to be able to generate reverberation, particularly X-ray- and/or gamma radiation, from the surroundings of a borehole, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
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| 20100051801 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ANALYZING MEDICATION LEVELS IN A SAMPLE - Methods and systems for assessing patient compliance with opioid drug therapy are provided. A liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometer (LC/MS/MS) can be used to simultaneously detect a set of measurements including an amount of at least ten opioids (and their metabolites) in a body fluids sample from a patient. The set of at least ten opioids can include at least oxymorphone and fentanyl. The amounts of opioids and their metabolites are analyzed. For example, the ratios of opioids and their respective metabolites can be used to determine which opioids a patient has been administered. A report of patient compliance is generated based on the set of measurements. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051805 | ION BEAM STABILIZATION - Ion microscope methods and systems are disclosed. In general, the systems and methods provide high ion beam stability. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051837 | RADIATION IMAGE CONVERSION PANEL - Disclosed is a radiation image conversion panel containing a support having thereon a phosphor layer containing an alkali metal halide phosphor which is deposited on the support by a gas phase accumulation method, wherein the alkali metal halide phosphor includes a columnar crystal and an existing ratio of an activation agent of the columnar crystal on a surface of the columnar crystal to an inner portion of the columnar crystal is from 0.7 to 20. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051854 | REFRIGERATOR OIL AND WORKING FLUID COMPOSITION FOR REFRIGERATING MACHINE - The refrigerating machine oil of the invention is characterized by comprising an ester of a polyhydric alcohol and fatty acids with a content of a C10-C13 branched fatty acid of 50% by mole or greater. The working fluid composition for a refrigerating machine of the invention is characterized in that the working fluid composition comprises an ester of a polyhydric alcohol and fatty acids with a content of a C10-C13 branched fatty acid of 50% by mole or greater, and a refrigerant. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051856 | POROUS ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, ANODE COMPRISING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM BATTERY COMPRISING THE ANODE - A porous anode active material including a Group 14 element oxide and a non-active material having no reactivity with lithium; a method of manufacturing the porous anode active material; an anode including the porous anode active material; and a lithium battery including the anode. The non-active material may be silica. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051888 | Self-Contained Self-Elevating Platform Lift - In one embodiment, a self-elevating platform lift for moving objects between a first level and a vertically-elevated second level is provided. The platform lift comprises: (A) a platform for supporting the objects; (B) a plurality of lift lines for connection at the second level and for moving the platform; and (C) a motor connected to move with the platform and wherein the motor operably is connected to the lift lines for moving the platform between the first and second levels while being supported by the lift lines. In another embodiment, a lift installation is provided for moving objects between a first level and a vertically-elevated second level comprising: (A) a platform for supporting the objects; (B) a plurality of lift lines fixed at one end to extend downward from the second level for moving the platform; and (C) a motor connected to move with the platform and wherein the motor operably is connected to the lift lines for use in moving the platform between the first and second levels while being supported by the lift lines. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051896 | VARIABLE RESISTANCE MEMORY DEVICE USING A CHANNEL-SHAPED VARIABLE RESISTANCE PATTERN - A variable resistance memory device includes a substrate and a plurality of spaced apart lower electrodes on the substrate. The device further includes a variable resistance material pattern comprising two vertically opposed wall members connected by a bottom member disposed on and electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of lower electrodes and an upper electrode on the variable resistance material pattern. An area of contact of the variable resistance material pattern with the at least one lower electrode may be rectangular, circular, ring-shaped, or arc-shaped. Fabrication methods are also described. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051950 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THEREOF - A thin film transistor array substrate includes a substrate, a plurality of poly-silicon islands and a plurality of gates. The substrate has a display region, a gate driver region and a source driver region. Each poly-silicon island disposed on the substrate has a source region, a drain region and a channel region disposed therebetween. The poly-silicon islands include several first poly-silicon islands and several second poly-silicon islands. The first poly-silicon islands having main grain boundaries and sub grain boundaries are only disposed within the display region and the gate driver region. The main grain boundaries of the first poly-silicon islands are only disposed within the source regions and/or the drain regions. The second poly-silicon islands are disposed in the source driver region. Grain sizes of the first poly-silicon islands are substantially different from those of the second poly-silicon islands. Gates corresponding to the channel regions are disposed on the substrate. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051952 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A thin film transistor substrate capable of appropriately maintaining driving performance even when there is a difference between manufacturing processes and a method of manufacturing the same. The thin film transistor substrate includes: a gate electrode formed on an insulating substrate; a semiconductor layer formed on the gate electrode; and a plurality of thin film transistors each having a source electrode and a drain electrode that are formed on the gate electrode and the semiconductor layer so as to be spaced apart from each other. At least one of the plurality of thin film transistors is a dummy thin film transistor that does not have the semiconductor layer between the source electrode and the drain electrode. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051957 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL - A thin film transistor array panel, in which a middle storage electrode and a storage electrode overlapping a drain electrode of a thin film transistor thereby forming a storage capacitance are formed. Accordingly, sufficient storage capacitance may be formed without a decrease of the aperture ratio and fight transmittance of a liquid crystal display. Also, the capacitance may be sufficiently formed through the connecting member connected to a gate metal layer. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051973 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, AND PROCESS OF PRODUCING LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A light-emitting device includes a light-reflecting layer, a first electrode disposed on or above the light-reflecting layer, a semi-transparent reflective second electrode, a light-emitting function layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and an electron-injection layer disposed between the light-emitting function layer and the second electrode. The second electrode is made of an Ag alloy having an Ag content of from 50% by atoms to 98% by atoms. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100051977 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE HAVING ISOLATING INSULATIVE LAYER FOR ISOLATING LIGHT EMITTING CELLS FROM EACH OTHER AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - Disclosed is a light emitting device having an isolating insulative layer for isolating light emitting cells from one another and a method of fabricating the same. The light emitting device comprises a substrate and a plurality of light emitting cells formed on the substrate. Each of the light emitting cells includes a lower semiconductor layer, an upper semiconductor layer positioned on one region of the lower semiconductor layer, and an active layer interposed between the lower and upper semiconductor layers. Furthermore, an isolating insulative layer is filled in regions between the plurality of light emitting cells to isolate the light emitting cells from one another. Further, wirings electrically connect the light emitting cells with one another. Each of the wirings connects the lower semiconductor layer of one light emitting cell and the upper semiconductor layer of another light emitting cell adjacent to the one light emitting cell. Accordingly, there can be provided a light emitting device wherein particles are prevented from remaining between the plurality of light emitting cells to prevent current leakage between the light emitting cells. Further, there can be provided a light emitting device wherein the regions between light emitting cells are filled with an isolating insulative layer to facilitate formation of the wirings. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052008 | ENHANCEMENT OF OPTICAL POLARIZATION OF NITRIDE LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES BY WAFER OFF-AXIS CUT - An off-axis cut of a nonpolar III-nitride wafer towards a polar (−c) orientation results in higher polarization ratios for light emission than wafers without such off-axis cuts. A 5° angle for an off-axis cut has been confirmed to provide the highest polarization ratio (0.9) than any other examined angles for off-axis cuts between 0 and 27°. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052010 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - Provided is a semiconductor light emitting device. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052012 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The first base electrodes and the first emitter electrodes are all formed like strips, and are alternately arranged in parallel, and the area of the second emitter electrode is expanded to be larger than that of the second base electrode. With this, the number of current paths increases in each of which a current is pulled up almost straight from the emitter region to the second emitter electrode through the first emitter electrodes, thereby preventing the current densities of the entire chip from becoming uneven. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052014 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD FOR THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes a substrate; a nitride based compound semiconductor layer placed on the substrate; an active area which is placed on the nitride based compound semiconductor layer, and is composed of an aluminum gallium nitride layer (Al | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052015 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a first compound semiconductor layer having a two-dimensional carrier gas channel, a second compound semiconductor layer which functions as a barrier layer and is arranged above the first compound semiconductor layer, a first main electrode connected to one end of the two-dimensional carrier gas channel, and a second main electrode connected to another end of the two-dimensional carrier gas channel, these ends being separated, wherein a compound ratio of an elemental compound of the second compound semiconductor layer is different in a direction of the two-dimensional carrier gas channel between the first main electrode and the second main electrode. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052020 | SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE AND MOS BASED PIXEL STRUCTURE - The invention relates to a semiconductor substrate | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052021 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A semiconductor memory device includes: a MOS transistor; a bit line provided above a memory region, and electrically connected to an impurity diffusion layer; a capacitor which has a capacitive insulating film including a ferroelectric material or a high-k material, and is provided at a position higher than that of the bit line; a lower hydrogen barrier film which covers a lower side of the capacitor; an upper hydrogen barrier film which covers lateral and upper sides of the capacitor; an interconnect formed above a peripheral circuit region; and a conductive layer which is formed at a position lower than that of the bit line, and extends from the memory region to the peripheral circuit region when viewed from above, for electrically connecting the bit line and the interconnect to each other. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052024 | CAPACITOR INSULATING FILM, METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME, CAPACITOR AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE CAPACITOR INSULATING FILM - A capacitor insulating film may include, but is not limited to, strontium, titanium, and oxygen. The capacitor insulating film has a ratio of a spectrum intensity of (200) crystal face of the capacitor insulating film to a spectrum intensity of (111) crystal face of the capacitor insulating film in the range of 1.0 to 2.3. Each of the spectrum intensities of (200) crystal face and (111) crystal face is measured by an X-ray diffraction method. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052026 | DEEP TRENCH CAPACITOR FOR SOI CMOS DEVICES FOR SOFT ERROR IMMUNITY - A semiconductor structure is disclosed. The semiconductor structure includes an active semiconductor layer, a semiconductor device having a gate disposed on top of the active semiconductor layer, and source and drain regions and a body/channel region disposed within the active semiconductor layer, an insulator layer having a first and second side, the first side being adjacent to the active semiconductor layer, a substrate disposed adjacent to the second side of the insulator layer, a deep trench capacitor disposed under the body/channel region of the semiconductor device. The deep trench capacitor electrically connects with and contacts the body/channel region of the semiconductor device, and is located adjacent to the gate of the semiconductor device. The semiconductor structure increases a critical charge Qcrit, thereby reducing a soft error rate (SER) of the semiconductor device. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052029 | TRANSISTOR STRUCTURE AND DYNAMIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY STRUCTURE INCLUDING THE SAME - A dynamic random access memory structure is disclosed, in which, the active area is a donut-type pillar at which a novel vertical transistor is disposed and has a gate filled in the central cavity of the pillar and upper and lower sources/drains located in the upper and the lower portions of the pillar respectively. A buried bit line is formed in the substrate beneath the transistor. A word line is horizontally disposed above the gate. A capacitor is disposed above the word line as well as the gate and electrically connected to the upper source/drain through a node contact. The node contact has a reverse-trench shape with the top surface electrically connected to the capacitor and with the bottom of the sidewalls electrically connected to the upper source/drain. The word line passes through the space confined by the reverse-trench shape. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052031 | MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A memory device includes gate lines and select lines formed over a substrate, and at least two dummy lines formed in a gap region between adjacent select lines. The memory device is able to reduce a width of the select line by enhancing uniformity of the line pattern density. Therefore, a degree of integration of the memory device is enhanced and the cost of production is reduced. Furthermore, by forming a source line in a gap region between adjacent dummy lines, it is possible to secure a process margin of photolithography for forming a contact hole and to reduce contact resistance. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052032 | Nonvolatile semiconductor memory and method for fabricating the same - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory includes a first semiconductor layer; second semiconductor regions formed on the first semiconductor layer having device isolating regions extended in a column direction; a first interlayer insulator film formed above the first semiconductor layer; a lower conductive plug connected to the second semiconductor regions; a first interconnect extended in a row direction; a second interlayer insulator formed on the lower conductive plug and the first interlayer insulator film; an upper conductive plug; and a second interconnect formed on the second interlayer insulator contacting with the top of the upper conductive plug extended in the column direction. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052033 | LANTHANIDE YTTRIUM ALUMINUM OXIDE DIELECTRIC FILMS - Electronic apparatus and methods of forming the electronic apparatus include a lanthanide yttrium aluminum oxide dielectric film on a substrate for use in a variety of electronic systems. The lanthanide yttrium aluminum oxide film may be structured as one or more monolayers. The lanthanide yttrium aluminum oxide film may be formed by atomic layer deposition. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052036 | MEMORY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device disposed on a substrate is provided. The semiconductor device includes two isolation structures, a first conductive layer, a charge trapping layer, a second conductive layer and a gate dielectric layer. The two isolation structures are disposed in the substrate to define an active area. The second conductive layer across the two isolation structures is disposed on the substrate. The first conductive layer is disposed between the two isolation structures and between the second conductive layer and the substrate. The second conductive layer electrically connects with the first conductive layer. The charge trapping layer is disposed on the substrate. The gate dielectric layer is disposed between the first conductive layer and the substrate. An interface between the two isolation structures and the first conductive layer is covered by the charge trapping layer to restrain the kink effect. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052037 | Charge-trapping engineered flash non-volatile memory - This invention proposes a charge-trapping-engineered flash (CTEF) non-volatile memory (NVM) of electrode-[blocking oxide]-[trapping | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052039 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device of an embodiment can prevent nitriding of the lower-layer insulating film and oxygen diffusion from the upper-layer insulating film, so as to minimize the decrease in charge capture density. This semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer, a first insulating film provided on the semiconductor layer, a nitrogen-added amorphous silicon layer formed on the first insulating film, a first silicon nitride layer formed on the amorphous silicon layer, and a second insulating film formed above the first silicon nitride layer. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052041 | Nonvolatile Memory Devices Having Charge-Trap Layers Therein with Relatively High Election Affinity - Provided is a nonvolatile memory device. The nonvolatile memory device may include a tunnel insulating layer on a semiconductor substrate; a charge trap layer disposed on the tunnel insulating layer and having an electron affinity greater than a silicon nitride layer; a barrier insulating layer on the charge trap layer; a blocking insulating layer on the barrier insulating layer; and a gate electrode on the blocking insulating layer. An electron affinity of the barrier insulating layer is smaller than an electron affinity of the blocking insulating layer. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052045 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a semiconductor device including: a main body transistor region; and an electrostatic discharge protection element region, wherein the main body transistor region includes, a drain region; a drift region; body regions; a gate insulating film; gate electrodes; source regions; channel regions; and potential extraction regions, and the electrostatic discharge protection element region includes, the body regions; the gate insulating film; the gate electrodes; source regions and drain regions; and potential extraction regions, and a gate length in the electrostatic discharge protection element region is equal to or less than twice a channel length in the main body transistor region. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052046 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES FORMED ON SUBSTRATES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor apparatus includes a metal substrate, a doped silicon layer on the metal substrate, a semiconductor layer overlying the doped silicon layer, and semiconductor structures having one or more p-n junctions at least partially within the semiconductor layer formed by using layering, patterning, and doping steps. In an embodiment, the doped silicon layer comprises a heavily doped silicon layer. In another embodiment, the doped silicon region has a thickness that is less than a thickness of a cleavable region formed by ion implantation. In a specific embodiment, the thickness of the cleavable region is about 1-2 um. In another embodiment, the semiconductor layer has a thickness of approximately 10 um. In another embodiment, the semiconductor structures includes a vertical power MOSFET with the metal substrate configured to be a drain terminal contact region. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052047 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The semiconductor device has a semiconductor body with a semiconductor device structure. The semiconductor device structure has a first electrode, a second electrode and a gate electrode. The gate electrode is designed to form a conductive channel region. An insulating layer at least partially surrounds the gate electrode. A semi-insulating layer is provided between the gate electrode and at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode. The semi-insulating layer is located outside the conductive channel region and has an interface state density which is greater than the quotient of the breakdown charge and the band gap of the material of the semiconductor body. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052059 | FINFET PROCESS COMPATIBLE NATIVE TRANSISTOR - Provided is a top-channel only finFET device. The methods and devices described herein may provide a native device that is compatible with a finFET process flow. A gate may be formed on the top of a fin providing the channel region of the device. In an embodiment, the gate is provided only on one side of the channel, for example, on the top of the fin. The sidewalls of the fin including channel may abut an isolation structure. In an embodiment, isolation structures are formed between the fins to provide a planar surface for the formation of a gate. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052060 | Dummy gate structure for gate last process - A semiconductor device is provided which includes a semiconductor substrate having a first portion and a second portion, transistors formed in the first portion of the substrate, each transistor having a gate structure with a high-k dielectric and a metal gate, a device element formed in the second portion of the substrate, the device element being isolated by an isolation region, and a polishing stopper formed adjacent the isolation region and having a surface that is substantially planar with a surface of the gate structures of the transistors in the first region. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052061 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A semiconductor device includes a plurality of first MOS transistors has a first gate electrode formed on a first gate insulating film provided on a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of second MOS transistors has a second gate electrode formed on a second gate insulating film which is provided on the substrate and which is smaller in thickness than the first gate insulating film. A first element isolation region has a first region and a second region, a bottom surface of the second region is deeper than that of the first region by the difference of thickness between the first gate insulating film and the second gate insulating film, and a bottom surface of the first region is equal in a bottom surface of a second element isolation region. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052066 | STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR A CMOS DEVICE WITH DOPED CONDUCTING METAL OXIDE AS THE GATE ELECTRODE - A semiconductor device and method for fabricating a semiconductor device for providing improved work function values and thermal stability is disclosed. The semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor substrate; an interfacial dielectric layer over the semiconductor substrate; a high-k gate dielectric layer over the interfacial dielectric layer; and a doped-conducting metal oxide layer over the high-k gate dielectric layer. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052067 | METHOD OF FABRICATING DUAL HIGH-K METAL GATES FOR MOS DEVICES - The present disclosure provides a method of fabricating a semiconductor device. The method includes providing a semiconductor substrate having a first region and a second region, forming a high-k dielectric layer over the semiconductor substrate, forming a capping layer over the high-k dielectric layer in the first region, forming a first metal layer over capping layer in the first region and over the high-k dielectric in the second region, thereafter, forming a first gate stack in the first region and a second gate stack in the second region, protecting the first metal layer in the first gate stack while performing a treatment process on the first metal layer in the second gate stack, and forming a second metal layer over the first metal layer in the first gate stack and over the treated first metal layer in the second gate stack. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052089 | Photoelectric Structure and Method of Manufacturing Thereof - A photoelectric structure is presented, comprising one or more PiN cells. The PiN cell is formed by an intrinsic semiconductor bulk having front and rear surfaces enclosed between p- and n-type regions extending along side surfaces of said semiconductor bulk. The front and rear surfaces of the intrinsic semiconductor bulk are active surfaces of the PiN cell and said side surfaces of said semiconductor bulk formed with said p- and n-type regions are configured and operable for collecting excess charged carriers generated in said semiconductor bulk in response to collected electromagnetic radiation to which at least one of the active surfaces is exposed during the PiN cell operation. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052091 | Semiconductor device and fabrication method of the same - A semiconductor device including a first conduction type semiconductor layer; a second conduction type element forming region formed above the first conduction type semiconductor layer and formed with at least one semiconductor element formed on a surface region of the second conduction type element forming region; a first conduction type element-isolation region insulating and segregating the second conduction type element forming region from the exterior; and a second conduction type buried region formed at the interface of the first conduction type semiconductor layer and the second conduction type element forming region, formed separated from the first conduction type element-isolation region. In the semiconductor device a second conduction type high concentration region is buried in the surface of the second conduction type element forming region and formed to surround the semiconductor element and separated from the first conduction type element-isolation region. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052094 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH ISOLATION TRENCH LINER, AND RELATED FABRICATION METHODS - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device is provided herein, where the width effect is reduced in the resulting semiconductor device. The method involves providing a substrate having semiconductor material, forming an isolation trench in the semiconductor material, and lining the isolation trench with a liner material that substantially inhibits formation of high-k material thereon. The lined trench is then filled with an insulating material. Thereafter, a layer of high-k gate material is formed over at least a portion of the insulating material and over at least a portion of the semiconductor material. The liner material divides the layer of high-k gate material, which prevents the migration of oxygen over the active region of the semiconductor material. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100052095 | INDUCTOR FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - An inductor for semiconductor devices and a method of fabricating the same are disclosed. Through an improved electrical connection between a metal wiring and an inductor line, an improved Q-index and minimized energy loss in a substrate can be accomplished, and a parasitic capacitance can be minimized. For this, the inductor which may include a substrate and an insulating layer formed over the substrate and containing a metal wiring therein. A metal pad may be formed over the insulating layer. An inductor line may be formed over the insulating layer and connected to the metal pad. A pad contact, a metal layer and a via contact may be sequentially stacked within the insulating layer between the metal wiring and the metal pad. | 2010-03-04 |
