| 09th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 64 |
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| 20100055468 | RADIATION CURABLE COATING COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A LACTIDE REACTION PRODUCT - A coating comprising the reaction product of a natural oil derived polyol, a lactide and a radiation curable moiety, such as a (meth)acrylate, are disclosed. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055469 | RADIATION CURABLE COATING COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A LACTIDE REACTION PRODUCT - A coating comprising the reaction product of a natural oil derived polyol, a lactide and a radiation curable moiety, such as a (meth)acrylate, are disclosed. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055474 | Silane Cross-Linking Adhesive or Sealing Compounds, Method for Producing the Same and their Use - The present disclosure relates to silane-crosslinking adhesives or sealants comprising a) at least one polymer of the general formula (I) | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055475 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A UTENSIL WITH A DECORATION - The invention relates to a method for providing a utensil with a decoration by means of an optical interference grating. The utensil is provided with a sol-gel precursor which is embossed with a flexible stamp to create an optical interference grating. The interference grating can be provided with a second precursor of a material with an index of refraction higher than that of the sol-gel layer, and provided with a transparent, non-scattering topcoat. The invention further relates to an appliance, e.g. an iron or a shaver, coated with an organosilane layer provided with an optical interference grating. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055476 | PLASMA COATINGS AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - According to at least one aspect of the present invention, a method is provided for forming a polymerized coating on a surface of a substrate. In at least one embodiment, the method comprises providing a plasma gun having an outlet; introducing a pre-polymer molecule into the outlet of the plasma gun to form a number of fragments of the pre-polymer molecule as a plasma output including a direct-spray component and an over-spray component; at least partially isolating the direct-spray component and the over-spray component from each other to respectively obtain an isolated directed-spray component and an isolated over-spray component; and depositing at least a portion of the isolated direct-spray component and the isolated over-spray component onto the surface of the substrate through the outlet to form a base polymerized coating. The plasma gun is optionally operated at atmospheric pressure. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055478 | METHOD FOR THE REFRACTORY ASSEMBLY OF A CARBON MATERIAL AND A COPPER ALLOY - The invention relates to a method for assembling at least one part made of a porous carbon material with at least one part made of a copper-rich metal material, and to an alloy paste used to implement same. The method according to the invention includes a step comprising the use of an alloy based on copper and silicon, having formula I Cu | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055481 | GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET EXCELLENT IN COATING ADHESION AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - Grain-oriented electrical steel sheet excellent in coating adhesion is provided. The steel sheet contains Si: 2 to 7% mass % and has a primary coating composed mainly of forsterite on its surface. A compound (A) containing one or more elements selected from among Ca, Sr and Ba, at least one rare earth metal, and sulfur is incorporated in the primary coating so as to reside in the interface layer between the primary coating and the steel sheet. As a result, occurrence of primary coating exfoliation at regions that are strongly worked during manufacture of a wound core transformer or the like is prevented. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055483 | BIOMASS DERIVED RADIATION CURABLE LIQUID COATINGS - A radiation curable coating comprising the reaction product of a polyol and a polycarboxylic acid/anhydride is disclosed. The reaction product is made from at least some biomass derived compound. Coatings wherein this reaction product is further reacted with a hydroxyl-carboxylic acid and/or a compound having a radiation curable moiety are also disclosed, as are substrates coated with any of these coatings. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055486 | Compacted, lock-stabilized scrap-metal bundle, lock-stabilization thereof, and associated bundling apparatus - Apparatus and methodology for compacting to a final, lock-stabilized bundle an initial charge of randomly and chaotically arrayed, loose pieces of scrap metal, and also a final, lock-stabilized bundle of such material, per se. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055488 | NON-LINEAR WELDED BLANK AND METHOD OF REDUCING MASS - A structural inner, such as a vehicular door inner, formed from an engineered non-linearly welded blank comprising blank sections of differing thickness, a method of reducing the mass of the blank and redistributing the stresses experienced thereby during a drawing process, and a modified three-piece draw die having a control split device adapted for stamping the blank and localizing, minimizing and redirecting a blank failure to a predetermined location, such as the speaker hole of the door, during the process. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055491 | Fabrication of Structural Armor - Fabrication techniques for and examples of metallic composite materials with high toughness, high strength, and lightweight for various structural, armor, and structural-armor applications. For example, various advanced materials based on metallic-intermetallic laminate (MIL) composite materials are described, including materials with passive damping features and built-in sensors. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055492 | MAX-BASED METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES - Disclosed are compositions comprising a MAX phase material having the formula M | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055494 | METHOD FOR TREATING TITANIUM OBJECTS WITH A SURFACE LAYER OF MIXED TANTALUM AND TITANIUM OXIDES - This invention introduces a method for treating a surface of an electrically conductive object with a refractory metal. In one embodiment, the refractory metal is tantalum and the object is a titanium substrate. A surface layer of mixed tantalum and titanium oxides is created by first heating the object and tantalum chloride in a reaction chamber and subsequently heat treating the object in an oxygen containing environment. The electrically conductive object can in a non-limiting way be DSA solutions (Dimensionally Stable Anodes), fuel cells or connector plates. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055496 | STEEL HAVING HIGH STRENGTH - A steel having an improved tensile strength includes a first layer formed of an ultra-low carbon steel; and a second layer that is formed in contact with the first layer, includes a first surface opposite to the first layer, is formed of a solid solution obtained by solid-solving nitrogen in the ultra-low carbon steel, and has a structure substantially the same as a structure of the first layer. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055518 | HYDROGEN-PRODUCING ASSEMBLIES, FUEL CELL SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME, METHODS OF PRODUCING HYDROGEN GAS, AND METHODS OF POWERING AN ENERGY-CONSUMING DEVICE - Hydrogen-producing assemblies, fuel cell systems including the same, methods of producing hydrogen gas, and methods of powering an energy-consuming device. Hydrogen-producing assemblies may include a monolithic body that defines at least a reforming conduit, in which a feed stream is catalyzed into a reformate gas stream containing hydrogen gas, and a burner conduit, in which a fuel-air stream is combusted. The monolithic body is constructed to conduct heat generated by the exothermic reaction of the combustion from the burner conduit to the reformer conduit. In some hydrogen-producing assemblies, the monolithic body further defines a vaporizer conduit, in which liquid portions of the feed stream are vaporized prior to being delivered to the reformer conduit. In such embodiments, the monolithic body is constructed to conduct heat from the burner conduit to the vaporizer conduit. Hydrogen-producing assemblies may be incorporated into a fuel cell system that is configured to power an energy-consuming device. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055520 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL TUBE WITH INTERNAL FUEL PROCESSING - A solid oxide fuel cell comprises a tube forming an anode, electrolyte and cathode, and a catalytic substrate is positioned within the tube. Such solid oxide fuel cells are highly compact and lightweight, and can be used in portable applications. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055521 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - To provide a fuel cell system that can both improve power generation efficiency of a fuel cell and maintain durability of the fuel cell. A fuel cell system performs control such that when a power requirement for the fuel cell is lower than a predetermined value, a supply of a reaction gas to a fuel cell is stopped to keep an output voltage from the fuel cell equal to a high-potential avoidance voltage that is lower than an open end voltage. The fuel cell system further controls the output voltage from the fuel cell with the high-potential avoidance voltage set to be an upper limit when the power requirement for the fuel cell is equal to or higher than a predetermined value. By setting the upper limit of the output voltage of the fuel cell to be the high-potential avoidance voltage, which is lower than the open end voltage, the catalyst can be inhibited from being degraded by an increase in the output voltage from the fuel cell up to the open end voltage. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055526 | Fuel cell and method for manufacturing fuel cell - The present invention relates to a fuel cell that uses alcohol as a fuel and including an electrolyte, and an anode ( | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055527 | SOLID POLYMER FUEL CELL - A solid polymer fuel cell that utilizes liquid fuel such as methanol should prevent generated water from residing in a ventilation port close to an anode, to thereby suppress degradation of a MEA. The fuel cell includes an anode, an anode-side collecting electrode, a sealing material located along a perimeter of a solid polymer electrolytic membrane and interleaved between the electrolytic membrane and the anode-side collecting electrode, and a discharging device that discharges a product generated through electric reaction on the anode. The sealing material is provided in a frame-shape around the anode. The discharging device is a ventilation port formed on the sealing material, and a water repellent material is provided at least one of inside the ventilation port and between the ventilation port and the anode. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055539 | FUEL CELL SEPARATOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A separator for a fuel cell according to the present invention includes: a base | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055540 | FUEL CELL STACK - In a power generation unit of a fuel cell stack, bosses of a first metal separator and bosses of a second metal separator are provided to sandwich a first membrane electrode assembly at first sandwiching positions on both sides of the first membrane electrode assembly, oppositely to each other in a stacking direction. Bosses of a second metal separator and bosses of a third metal separator are provided to sandwich a second membrane electrode assembly at second sandwiching positions on both sides of the second membrane electrode assembly, oppositely to each other in the stacking direction. Bosses of the first metal separator and bosses of the third metal separator protrude toward a coolant flow field, and contact each other at positions offset from the first and second sandwiching positions. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055542 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell is provided which can enhance the CO resistance to thereby improve the voltage characteristics thereof. A fuel cell includes an electrolyte layer, a first electrode provided on one surface of the electrolyte layer, and a second electrode provided on the other surface of the electrolyte layer. In this fuel cell, a reaction fluid to be supplied to the first electrode contains carbon monoxide or carbon monoxide is generated from a reaction fluid having been supplied to the first electrode. The first electrode of the fuel cell includes a first catalyst material (Pt) having a function of extracting an electron from the reaction fluid, a second catalyst material (WAu) having a function of reducing the activation energy for conversion of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide, and an oxygen-supplying material (Ru) supplying oxygen. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055544 | REPLACEABLE AND VERSATILE HERMETICAL LEAD-ACID RECHARGEABLE CELL - A replaceable and versatile hermetical lead-acid cell comprises a top cover and a casing. The top cover has a cap disposed at its top portion. The top cover and casing are sealed together by resin sealable glue filled therebetween. Plural electrode plates, between which dilute sulfuric acid is filled, are positioned in the casing. In addition, a divider is placed between every two electrode plates. Four electrode terminal posts are further provided at the top portion of the top cover and are adjacent to four corners of the top cover. The invention can replace various kinds of cells in marketplace, meet requirements of difference motorcycle, and improve capacity of the cell. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055547 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE - A power supply device in which a plurality of power supplying bodies are stacked is provided with a plurality of holes that extend from one end side to the other end side in the stacking direction of the power supply device and through which coolant flows. The power supply device is also provided with a guide portion that leads coolant that has passed through a first hole which is provided in a first region of the power supply device into a second hole which is provided in a second region of the power supply device which radiates heat better than the first region does. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055568 | TRANSITION METAL OXIDES/MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBE NANOCOMPOSITE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a transition metal oxide/multi-walled carbon nanotube nanocomposite and its preparation method, and particularly to a nanocomposite prepared in a composite form of an electron-transmitting and stress-relaxing one-dimensional multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) and a high-capacity-enabling zero-dimensional nanopowder-type transition metal oxide, where a transition metal oxide prepared by urea synthesis is uniformly dispersed in a carbon nanotube by a surfactant, and its preparation method. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055569 | ELECTRODE INCLUDING CURRENT COLLECTOR WITH NANO-SCALE COATING AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - Current collectors and methods are provided that relate to electrodes that are useful in lithium polymer electrochemical cells. The provided current collectors include a metallic substrate, a substantially uniform nano-scale carbon coating, and an active electrode material. The coating has a maximum thickness of less than about 200 nanometers. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055570 | BIOBATTERY WITH NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL ANODE - A bioelectric battery used to power an implantable device comprises an anode electrode and a cathode electrode separated by an insulating member. The anode is formed from a nanocrystalline or ultra fine grain sized magnesium alloy. The magnesium alloy can be formed by subjecting a starting magnesium alloy to one or more plastic deformation treatments to reduce grain size and improve uniform material distribution, thereby reducing corrosion loss and improving service life. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055574 | Lithium cell with cathode containing metal doped iron sulfide - A primary cell having an anode comprising lithium and a cathode comprising a metal doped iron sulfide and carbon particles. A cathode slurry is prepared comprising the metal doped iron sulfide powder, carbon, binder, and a liquid solvent. The mixture is coated onto a conductive substrate and solvent evaporated leaving a dry cathode coating on the substrate. The anode and cathode can be spirally wound with separator therebetween and inserted into the cell casing with electrolyte then added. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055575 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY OF ELECTROLYTE CONTAINING AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS - Disclosed is a lithium secondary battery using a cathode containing a lithium-containing transition metal oxide and an anode containing graphitized carbon, characterized in that an ammonium compound capable of providing ammonium ions is added to a non-aqueous electrolyte. Therefore, the present invention provides a lithium secondary battery having improved high-temperature performance by reducing decreases of residual capacity and recovery capacity resulting from high-temperature storage of the battery, via addition of such an ammonium compound. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055576 | tert-BUTYLPHENYL SULFONATE COMPOUND, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - The disclosed subject matter relate to a di-tert-butylphenyl alkylsulfonate compound, tert-butylphenyl alkylsulfonate compound, di-tert-butylphenyl arylsulfonate compound or tert-butylphenyl arylsulfonate compound useful as an intermediate raw material of a pharmaceutical, agricultural chemical, electronic material or polymer material and the like, or as a battery material, and also provides a nonaqueous electrolytic solution for a lithium secondary battery having superior cycle performance and other battery properties through the use thereof, and a lithium secondary battery. The disclosed embodiments further relate to a nonaqueous electrolytic solution for use as in a lithium secondary battery containing, in a nonaqueous electrolytic solution in which an electrolyte salt is dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent, 0.01 to 10% by weight of a di-tert-butylphenyl alkylsulfonate compound, tert-butylphenyl alkylsulfonate compound, di-tert-butylphenyl arylsulfonate compound or tert-butylphenyl arylsulfonate compound, and to a lithium secondary battery and a compound. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055578 | Method for Manufacturing a Surface and Integrated Circuit Using Variable Shaped Beam Lithography - A method is disclosed in which a plurality of variable shaped beam (VSB) shots is used to form a desired pattern on a surface. Shots within the plurality of shots are allowed to overlap each other. Dosages of the shots may also be allowed to vary. The union of the plurality of shots may deviate from the desired pattern. The plurality of shots may be determined such that a pattern on the surface calculated from the plurality of shots is within a predetermined tolerance of the desired pattern. In some embodiments, an optimization technique may be used to minimize shot count. In other embodiments, the plurality of shots may be optionally selected from one or more pre-computed VSB shots or groups of VSB shots. The method of the present disclosure may be used, for example, in the process of manufacturing an integrated circuit by optical lithography using a reticle, or in the process of manufacturing an integrated circuit using direct write. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055580 | METHOD FOR FRACTURING CIRCULAR PATTERNS AND FOR MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device using a photomask and optical lithography is disclosed, wherein circular patterns on the semiconductor wafer are formed by using circular patterns on the photomask, which is manufactured using a charged particle beam writer. In one embodiment, circular patterns of varying sizes have been formed on the photomask using a single character projection (CP) character, by varying the charged particle beam dosage. A method for fracturing circular patterns is also disclosed, either using circular CP characters or using VSB shots wherein the union of the plurality of VSB shots is different than the set of desired patterns. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055583 | Method for fabicating color filter substrate - A method for fabricating a color filter substrate is disclosed, to realize the simplified fabrication process by forming a film-type color filter layer, which includes preparing a mask having patterns for forming color filter layers and a black matrix layer; positioning the mask above a film; irradiating light to the film through the mask; developing the film to form the film-type color filter layers and the black matrix layer; and adhering the developed film onto a substrate. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055584 | EXPOSURE DEVICE AND EXPOSURE METHOD - An exposure device according to an embodiment includes an exposure light source for irradiating a reflective mask with an exposure light, an alignment light source for irradiating the reflective mask with an alignment light and an optical element having a structure that a light path of the exposure light extending from the alignment light source to the reflective mask shares at least part in common with a light path of the alignment light extending from the alignment light source to the reflective mask. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055585 | Method for Optical Proximity Correction of a Reticle to be Manufactured Using Variable Shaped Beam Lithography - A method for optical proximity correction (OPC) of a desired pattern for a substrate is disclosed in which a plurality of variable shaped beam (VSB) shots are determined which can form on a surface an OPC-corrected version of the desired substrate pattern. Shots within the plurality of VSB shots are allowed to overlap each other. Dosages of the shots may also be allowed to vary with respect to each other. The union of the plurality of shots may deviate from the OPC-corrected version of the desired pattern for the substrate. In some embodiments, optimization may be used to minimize shot count. In other embodiments, the plurality of shots may be optionally selected from one or more pre-computed VSB shots or groups of VSB shots, that is, glyphs. A method for creating glyphs is also disclosed, in which patterns that would result on a surface from one or a group of VSB shots are pre-calculated. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055586 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORMING CIRCULAR PATTERNS ON A SURFACE - A method for forming circular patterns on a surface using a character projection (CP) charged particle beam writer is disclosed, wherein circular patterns of different sizes may be formed using a single CP character, by varying dosage. A method for forming circular patterns on a surface using a variable shaped beam (VSB) charged particle beam writer is also disclosed, wherein the dosages of the shots may vary, and wherein the union of the shots is different than the set of target patterns. A method for forming circular patterns on a surface using a library of glyphs is also disclosed, wherein the glyphs are pre-calculated dosage maps that can be formed by one or more charged particle beam shots. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055590 | TONER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING TONER, AND DEVELOPER - A method for producing a toner including periodically forming and discharging liquid droplets of a toner composition liquid containing at least a resin, a releasing agent and a colorant from a plurality of nozzles formed in a thin film which is provided in a reservoir for the toner composition liquid, by vibrating the thin film using a mechanically vibrating unit, and forming toner particles by solidifying the liquid droplets, wherein the forming toner particles comprises primarily drying the liquid droplets under a stream of dry gas containing an organic solvent whose partial pressure is equal to or higher than 1/10 of a saturated vapor pressure thereof but is equal to or lower than the saturated vapor pressure, the saturated vapor pressure being that at a drying temperature; and secondarily drying the primarily dried liquid droplets for solidification while the organic solvent is being evaporated. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055592 | TONER COMPOSITIONS - Toner particles are provided which may, in embodiments, include a core and a shell formed in situ. The resins utilized to form the core, the shell, or both, may be contacted with a water soluble initiator. The resin, in embodiments present in the shell, cross-links at a temperature near the temperature for coalescence, and may prevent a crystalline resin in the core from migrating to the toner surface. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055593 | TONER COMPOSITIONS - Toner particles are provided which may, in embodiments, include a core and a shell, one or both of which may include a polyester gel. The gel in the shell and/or core may prevent a crystalline resin in the core from migrating to the toner surface. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055596 | TONER FOR DEVELOPING ELECTROSTATIC LATENT IMAGE - A toner for developing an electrostatic latent image, the toner comprising: a releasing agent; and a binder resin, wherein: the releasing agent includes at least a first releasing agent material and a second releasing agent material, the first releasing agent material having a different melting point compared to the second releasing agent material; and a differential scanning calorimetric curve, obtained by measuring the toner for developing the electrostatic latent image by means of a differential scanning calorimeter, exhibits a shoulder at a temperature in a range of 50° C. to 53° C. corresponding to a glass transition temperature of the toner for developing the electrostatic latent image, and also exhibits a local maximum point at a temperature in a range of 90° C. to 95° C. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055597 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING TONER, TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER, DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A method for producing a toner, that can produce a low temperature fixable toner in a stable manner, a toner produced by the production method, a two-component developer using the toner, a developing device and an image forming apparatus are provided. The toner is produced using an aqueous dispersion obtained by dispersing a crystalline self-dispersion polyester resin having at least one carboxyl group and containing a compound represented by the following chemical formula (I) as an alcohol component in an aqueous medium. The aqueous dispersion, a colorant particle aqueous dispersion and a wax particle aqueous dispersion are mixed to aggregate, and a non-crystalline self-dispersion polyester resin particle aqueous dispersion is further added to perform aggregation. The liquid mixture containing the aggregates is heated and washed, thereby obtaining a toner: | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055620 | NANOSTRUCTURE FABRICATION - Techniques for fabricating nanostructures are provided. In one embodiment a method includes forming a multilayer stack including at least one pair of a structural layer and a sacrificial layer on a substrate, patterning the multilayer stack in order to fabricate a nanostructure, and releasing the nanostructure from the patterned multilayer stack. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055623 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An exposure apparatus of the present invention includes a vacuum container accommodating a structure, a vacuum pump configured to increase the degree of vacuum achieved inside the vacuum container, a radiation unit configured to perform a heat exchange through radiation for the structure, a temperature detecting unit configured to detect the temperature of the structure, and a control unit configured to control the radiation unit based on the detected temperature, wherein the radiation unit is arranged at a position determined so that the radiation unit does not interfere with a heat exchange achieved through radiation between the vacuum pump and the structure. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055624 | METHOD OF PATTERNING A SUBSTRATE USING DUAL TONE DEVELOPMENT - A method for patterning a substrate is described. In particular, the invention relates to a method for double patterning a substrate using dual tone development. Further, the invention relates to optimizing a dual tone development process. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055626 | METHOD FOR PATTERN FORMATION - A resist film made of a chemically amplified positive resist is formed on a substrate. On the resist film, a light absorbing film containing a fluoropolymer which is alkali-soluble and has an aromatic ring is formed. Thereafter, first pattern exposure is performed by irradiating the resist film through the light absorbing film with first exposure light containing extreme ultraviolet light having passed through a first mask. Thereafter, second pattern exposure is performed by irradiating the resist film through the light absorbing film with exposure light having passed through a second mask. After the substrate is heated, the resist film is developed to remove the light absorbing film and form a resist pattern made of the resist film. An opening portion of the second mask is formed in a region corresponding to a non-opening portion of the first mask in which an opening portion is not formed. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055628 | Process for producing a renewable biofuel from waste water treatment plants - The present invention describes a method for production of a renewable, combustible liquid fuel that may be used in internal combustion engines, as a fuel source for electricity generation including turbines and fuel cells, or as a burnable heat source. This fuel is derived from set of biomolecules that are produced under nutrient limitation conditions as those found at a waste water treatment plant. More specifically this invention envisions the use of poly(3-hydroxyalkanoates) (PHA), especially those with monomeric residues ranging in size from C4 to C10 , as feed stream for production of a biofuel. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055631 | Blooming Candle - A blooming candle is described as an ornamental candle that transforms between different appearances as the candle burns. The candle has a tapered body that extends along a longitudinal axis from a top portion to a bottom portion, where the top portion has a larger diameter than the bottom portion. Vertical grooves are cut into the outside surface of the tapered body to form segments. When the candle is burned, the center portion of the candle about the wick melts according to the candles defined heat radius. As the candle continues to burn, the wax material begins to soften and the segments between the vertical grooves will begin to separate away from the tapered body. As melting continues, the segments continue to separate in an outward and downward direction, resembling pedals from a blooming flower. The described candle structures have a predictable ornamental change in shape during the burning process. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055634 | VIBRATING DENTAL DEVICES - A variety of improvements to the vibrating devices for dental remodeling are provided, including improved bite plate designs that accommodate common patient bite structure, a connector for a bite plate, a sizing tray for same, as well as better motors providing improved performance characteristics for an extraoral vibrator, and a completely intraoral vibrating dental plate with very thin cross section. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055635 | SHAPE ENGINEERED ALIGNER - AUTO SHAPING - The present invention relates to orthodontic positioning appliances and related methods. An appliance in accordance with the present invention has teeth receiving cavities shaped to receive and apply a resilient positioning force to the patient's teeth. At least one of the cavities of the appliance includes a portion shaped to compensate for non-elastic deformation due to use of the appliance. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055636 | AESTHETIC ORTHODONTIC BRACKET AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - An orthodontic bracket for coupling an archwire with a tooth includes a bracket body that has an archwire slot adapted to receive the archwire. A movable member is engaged with the bracket body and is movable between an opened position and a closed position. The bracket body and movable member are made from a transparent or translucent ceramic for improved aesthetics. The bracket body may include one or more stop surfaces that limit movement of the moveable member in the gingival direction. The bracket body may include a support surface that is positioned lingually of a labial edge of the archwire slot. The moveable member may include a bracket-engaging portion having a first surface confronting the bracket body and a slot-covering portion having a second surface confronting the archwire slot, the first and second surfaces being offset from one another. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055678 | Method of profiling a cell population - The present invention relates to a method of profiling a cell population comprising a step of detecting the presence or absence of at least two biological markers in said cell population, wherein at least one of said markers is a cell surface marker, which is a sialylated N-glycan marker with structure NeuNAcα3Gal, and at least one of said markers is a mRNA marker related to glycoproteins and/or glycosynthase proteins. The invention also relates to method for purification of cord blood cell population and to a complete cell population from cord blood purified by said method. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055681 | PRIMER-DIRECTED CHROMOSOME PAINTING - An oligonucleotide composition is provided. The subject composition comprises: a mixture of at least 10 of sets of oligonucleotides, wherein each of the sets of oligonucleotides comprises at least 100 different oligonucleotides of the following formula: X | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055683 | DIAGNOSIS OF PULMONARY AND/OR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE - Described are methods and kits for determining the likelihood of the presence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) or pulmonary disease (PD) in a subject using ST2/Interleukin 1 Receptor Like 1 (IL1RL1) and/or Interleukin 33 (IL-33), and a biomarker for CVD, e.g., a natriuretic peptide, e.g., brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), prohormone BNP (proBNP), N-Terminal proBNP (NT-proBNP), atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), proANP, or NT-proANP. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055684 | COMPOSITION FOR NUCLEIC ACID TRANSFECTION - The invention provides a nucleic-acid-transfecting composition which exhibits low cytotoxicity, which facilitates an effective nucleic acid transfection into a cell, and which improves expression of the nucleic acid in the cell. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055685 | ISOTHERMAL DETECTION METHODS AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to methods and probes for rapid, single temperature (isothermal) detection of specific nucleic acid sequences. The methods and probes provide an easily automatable system for detecting bioagents including bacteria and viruses, and the detection of specific genetic markers on any nucleic sequence. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055687 | Mutations in the BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase associated with resistance to ST1-571 - The invention described herein relates to novel genes and their encoded proteins, termed Mutants Associated with Resistance to STI-571 (e.g., T315I Bcr-Abl), and to diagnostic and therapeutic methods and compositions useful in the management of various cancers that express MARS. The invention further provides methods for identifying molecules that bind to and/or modulate the functional activity of MARS. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055700 | ROLE OF IL-12, IL-23 AND IL-17 RECEPTORS IN INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE - This invention provides methods of diagnosing or predicting susceptibility or protection against Inflammatory Bowel Disease in an individual by determining the presence or absence of genetic variants in the genes for IL-12, IL-23, and/or IL-17 receptors. In one embodiment, a method of the invention is practiced by determining the presence or absence of risk and/or protective haplotypes of IL-12, IL-23, and/or IL-17 receptors. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055701 | FUSION PROTEINS FOR IMAGING THE NUCLEUS AND CHROMOSOMES OF LIVE CELLS - Fusion proteins that fluoresce and bind DNA, as well as nucleic acid constructs encoding the same are described herein. These imaging agents function in live cells to bind DNA and are thus useful for visualizing nuclei and chromosomes to make observations of nuclear and chromosomal structure and dynamics. The imaging agents may be used in screening assays to test the activity of biological effector molecules. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055702 | Pathogenecity Islands of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa - Disclosed are | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055705 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING AND TREATING CANCER - The invention is drawn novel methods and compositions for the treatment of cancer, and for the diagnosis and prognosis of cancer in a subject. In particular aspects, the invention relates to the finding that the protein tristetraprolin (TTP) is decreased or repressed in a myriad and diversity of cancers. To this end, TTP represents a viable therapeutic option for the treatment of cancer. Additionally, TTP represents a clinically useful biomarker for the diagnosis and prognosis of cancer. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055728 | ENZYME SENSORS, METHODS FOR PREPARING AND USING SUCH SENSORS, AND METHODS OF DETECTING PROTEASE ACTIVITY - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for enzyme sensors, protease sensors, methods for producing and using the enzyme and protease sensors, methods of detecting and/or measuring protease activity, methods for characterizing protease cellular activity, fusion proteins, polynucleotides, and vectors corresponding to the enzyme and protease sensors, kits, and the like. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055729 | SENSOR DEVICE - Sensor devices and compositions can be used for detecting the presence of a target substance in a medium. The sensor devices and compositions can be configured to include at least one nanosensor through a high concentration of nanosensors that interact with the target substance to provide a detectable signal as an indication of such an interaction. The interaction is evidence that the medium includes the target substance. Various types of target substances can be detected with the sensor device, including inorganic molecules, organic molecules, atoms, ions, polypeptides, polynucleotides, cells, derivatives thereof, and combinations thereof. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055731 | KEX2 Cleavage Regions OF Recombinant Fusion Proteins - The invention relates to a fusion DNA construct comprising a KEX2 region comprising a KEX2 site and a KEX2 site pre-sequence immediately 5′ to the KEX2 site, a fusion polypeptide, vectors and cells comprising the fusion DNA construct, methods for producing desired proteins from filamentous fungal cells and methods for enhancing the secretion and/or cleavage of a desired protein from a cell. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055733 | MANUFACTURE AND USES OF REACTIVE MICROCONTACT PRINTING OF BIOMOLECULES ON SOFT HYDROGELS - Embodiments of the present disclosure encompass microfabrication methods (“reactive microcontact printing of soft matter”) for hydrated soft polymer materials and surfaces for culture platforms suitable for the culturing of isolated single primary mammalian cells in an environment approximating the natural niches of the cells. Such culture platforms may comprise arrays of microwells, or other microscopically textured features, in which individual features can comprise desired proteins or mixtures of proteins. The microfabrication methods of the disclosure allow spatial control of surface biochemistry and topography at the micrometer scale on these hydrated soft gels. The hydrogels and methods of manufacture and use of the disclosure allow the isolation of a single stem cell and the characterizing of its interaction with cytokines and morphogens, especially with regard to modulation of the proliferative capacity of the stem cell when implanted in a recipient host. The systems for isolating or culturing a eukaryotic cell comprise a hydrogel film comprising a cross-linked polymeric composition having the characteristic of hydrating to form a hydrogel and having a topographical feature or a plurality of topographical features that may have a surface capable of receiving and immobilizing at least one biomolecule species thereon. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055736 | VIRAL VECTOR AND USES THEREOF - The invention relates to a viral vector comprising a mutated replicon of the Semliki Forest virus (SFV) in the nucleotide sequence encoding subunit nsp2 of the SFV replicase. Said viral vector can be used to generate stable cell lines which can constitutively express heterologous products of interest. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055738 | Method for Making Acylated Polypeptides - The present invention related to a method of producing polypeptides in transformed host cells by expressing a precursor molecule of the desired polypeptide which are to be acylated in a subsequent in vitro step. The invention is also related to DNA-sequences, vectors and transformed host cells for use in the claimed method. Further, the present invention is related to certain precursors of the desired polypeptides and certain acylation methods. The invention provides a method for making polypeptides being preferentially acylated in certain lysine ε-amino groups. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055739 | Methods of improving the introduction of DNA into bacterial cells - The present invention relates to methods of improving the introduction of DNA into bacterial host cells. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055743 | LOW-MASS SAMPLE BLOCK WITH RAPID RESPONSE TO TEMPERATURE CHANGE - A sample block for use in the polymerase chain reaction, DNA sequencing, and other procedures that involve the performance of simultaneous reactions in multiple samples with temperature control by heating or cooling elements contacting the bottom surface of the block is improved by the inclusion of hollows in the block that are positioned to decrease the mass of the block in the immediate vicinity of the wells. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055746 | METHOD FOR FERMENTATIVE PRODUCTION OF N-ACETYL-D-GLUCOSAMINE BY MICROORGANISM - N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine can be produced by cultivating a fungus capable of producing N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, such as | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055747 | Method for Improving Yield of Cellulose Conversion Processes - The present teachings provide methods of converting cellulosic materials to soluble sugars. Methods for increasing the yield of glucose from the enzymatic saccharification of cellulosic materials is also provided. The present teachings further provide methods of increasing the yield of cellobiose from the enzymatic saccharification of cellulosic materials. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055769 | BIOTECHNOLOGICAL DEVICE INCLUDING A STRUCTURED HYDROGEL PERMEATION LAYER - The present invention relates to a biotechnological device including a responsive hydrogel permeation layer with an intrinsic structural gradient. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055770 | HIGH-DENSITY MULTIWELL-PLATE - A high-density multiwell-plate for performing thermocycled amplification reactions of polynucleotides in liquid samples comprising a plurality of reaction wells is disclosed. In order to provide a better thermal insulation, the plate comprises a rigid well-forming structure placed above a bottom layer, wherein substantially horizontal well-covering areas cover the liquid sample comprised in the wells, and a substantially plane cover placed above the well-forming structure providing a thermal insulating air distance between the well-covering areas and the cover. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055773 | TISSUE PIECE PINCHING DEVICE AND CULTURE KIT - Under a state where the zipper | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055776 | BIOREACTOR, ARRANGEMENT OF BIOREACTORS, PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to a bioreactor including a housing having a lower housing half and an upper housing half that are respectively connected to one another on one side by a film joint. At least one of the upper or lower housing halves includes a device to exchange fluids. The bioreactor further includes at least one support element to support at least one cell culture substrate. The invention furthermore relates to an arrangement of such bioreactors, processes for production thereof and use thereof for culturing cells or as an implant. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055777 | TISSUE PROCESSOR - A tissue processor is described that comprises a retort for processing histological samples using various reagents, a plurality of exchangeable reagent supply containers that each comprise at least one container opening, a system of conduits, a control device for conveying reagents out of the reagent supply containers through at least one reagent conduit into the retort, and system bottles. The reagent supply containers and the system bottles are connected via the pertinent reagent conduits to at least one valve. The valve is electrically connected to the control device such that at least one of filling and emptying of the system bottles with reagents from the reagent supply containers is controlled. This design allows differently dimensioned reagent supply containers while at the same time minimizing the space requirement for the reagent containers. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055778 | MAMMALIAN ZCYTOR 11 - Novel receptor polypeptides, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and related compositions and methods are disclosed. The polypeptides comprise an extracellular domain of a cell-surface receptor that is expressed in pancreas, small intestine, colon and thymus. The polypeptides may be used within methods for detecting ligands that promote the proliferation and/or differentiation of these organs. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055782 | NUCLEIC ACID COMPOUNDS FOR INHIBITING MYC GENE EXPRESSION AND USES THEREOF - The present disclosure provides meroduplex ribonucleic acid molecules (mdRNA) capable of decreasing or silencing MYC gene expression. An mdRNA of this disclosure comprises at least three strands that combine to form at least two non-over-lapping double-stranded regions separated by a nick or gap wherein one strand is complementary to a MYC mRNA. In addition, the meroduplex may have at least one uridine substituted with a 5-methyluridine, a nucleoside replaced with a locked nucleic acid, or optionally other modifications, and any combination thereof. Also provided are methods of decreasing expression of a MYC gene in a cell or in a subject to treat a MYC-related disease. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055785 | ENDOGENOUS EXPRESSION OF HLA-G AND/OR HLA-E BY MESENCHYMAL CELLS - Methods and compositions are provided for the identification and isolation of mammalian HLA-G | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055786 | METHOD FOR TREATING KIDNEY DISORDERS - The present invention relates to a method for treating, delaying and/or preventing renal dysfunction/failure in a mammal comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a substance capable of inducing and/or enhancing Pax | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055787 | IN-VITRO PEARL PRODUCTION USING MARINE ORGANISMS - This invention in general relates to the production of pearls using marine organisms. More particularly, the present invention relates to in-vitro pearl production wherein shape, size and colour of the pearl can be controlled. A semi solid medium is used in the present invention which facilitates the bead to stand stationary and the cells grow over and around the bead and nacre is deposited within 15 days of initiation of cultures. Shell beads treated in organ cultures of mantle tissue of pearl oyster | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055790 | CELL CULTURE APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A cell culture apparatus consists of a vessel or array of vessels, each comprising a substantially flat bottom and substantially vertical sides, and composed of a substantially gas permeable material. The inner bottom surface of the vessel is commonly textured to provide the cells with adequate features for attachment and spreading. The vessel may include an integral annular flange which can be used to suspend the vessel from a suspensory element of a rack structure. To promote cell attachment and growth, the inner surfaces of the vessel bottom and sides may be coated with commonly available bio-active materials. Cells cultured in the system commonly grow in three dimensions for extended periods of time, and often produce significantly higher quantities of cellular products than cells grown in conventional labware. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055791 | MATRIX FOR REGENERATING CARDIOVASCULAR TISSUE AND METHOD FOR REGENERATING CARDIOVASCULAR TISSUE - Materials for culturing cardiovascular tissues wherein a sponge made of a bioabsorbable material is reinforced with a reinforcement made of a bioabsorbable material. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055792 | EX VIVO GENERATED TISSUE SYSTEM - The present invention relates to methods of generating an ex vivo tissue-like system in a bioreactor system capable of supporting continuous production of, and output of cells and tissues and an ex vivo tissue system made therefrom. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055793 | SITE-SPECIFIC MODIFICATION OF THE HUMAN GENOME USING CUSTOM-DESIGNED ZINC FINGER NUCLEASES - Disclosed herein are chimeric zinc finger endonucleases useful in disrupting and/or replacing at least a portion of a gene of interest (e.g. CFTR, DMPK, CCR5, TYR or βglobin). | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055795 | POROUS MEMBRANES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - Methods of making a porous membrane and the applications of the porous membrane are disclosed. One such method includes providing a substrate; and forming a first layer over the substrate. The first layer is formed of a metallic material. The method also includes providing a second layer of oxide particles over the first layer; and pressing the second layer against the first layer such that at least portion of the first layer is inserted into gaps between the oxide particles. The resulting membrane can have various applications, including, but not limited to, a catalyst, in a chemical reaction, a component in an electrical or electronic device, or a filter component. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055818 | Light-Emitting Diode on a Conductive Substrate - A light-emitting diode (LED) device is provided. The LED device is formed by forming an LED structure on a first substrate. A portion of the first substrate is converted to a porous layer, and a conductive substrate is formed over the LED structure on an opposing surface from the first substrate. The first substrate is detached from the LED structure along the porous layer and any remaining materials are removed from the LED structure. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055822 | BACK CONTACT SOLAR CELLS USING PRINTED DIELECTRIC BARRIER - Embodiments of the invention contemplate the formation of a high efficiency solar cell using novel methods to form the active doped region(s) and the metal contact structure of the solar cell device. In one embodiment, the methods include the steps of depositing a dielectric material that is used to define the boundaries of the active regions and/or contact structure of a solar cell device. Various techniques may be used to form the active regions of the solar cell and the metal contact structure. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055824 | Micro/nanostructure PN junction diode array thin-film solar cell and method for fabricating the same - The present invention discloses a micro/nanostructure PN junction diode array thin-film solar cell and a method for fabricating the same, wherein a microstructure or sub-microstructure PN junction diode array, such as a nanowire array or a nanocolumns array, is transferred from a source-material wafer to two pieces of transparent substrates, which are respectively corresponding to two electric conduction types, to fabricate a thin-film solar cell. In the present invention, the micro/nanostructure PN junction diode array has advantages of a fine-quality crystalline semiconductor, and the semiconductor substrate can be reused to save a lot of semiconductor material. Besides, the present invention can make the best of sunlight energy via stacking up the solar cells made of different types of semiconductor materials to absorb different wavebands of the sunlight spectrum. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055825 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device that includes a semiconductor substrate, the method comprises: a first irradiation step of irradiating a first irradiated region with a focused ion beam so as to selectively remove a first portion corresponding to the first irradiated region of the wiring pattern, the first irradiated region being positioned on an inner side of a short defect portion of the wiring pattern in a direction along a plane parallel to the principal surface; and a second irradiation step of, after the first irradiation step, irradiating a second irradiated region with a focused ion beam so as to remove a second portion corresponding to the second irradiated region of the wiring pattern, the second irradiated region including a region that is positioned on an outer side of the short defect portion in the direction along the plane parallel to the principal surface. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055826 | Methods of Fabrication of Solar Cells Using High Power Pulsed Magnetron Sputtering - A method of fabricating a solar cell is provided. The method includes depositing a transparent conductive contact layer on a surface of a substrate, where the transparent conductive contact layer is configured to act as a front electrode for the solar cell, depositing a window layer over the transparent conductive contact layer, depositing an absorber layer on the window layer, wherein the absorber layer and the window layer are oppositely doped and form a semiconductor junction, and where at least one of the window layer or the absorber layer is deposited by employing high power pulsed magnetron sputtering, and depositing an electrically conductive film on the semiconductor junction, wherein the electrically conductive film is configured to act as a back electrode layer for the solar cell. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055827 | Apparatus and Method For Fabricating Photovoltaic Modules Using Heated Pocket Deposition In a Vacuum - An apparatus and method for manufacturing thin-film CdS/CdTe photovoltaic modules in a vacuum environment. The apparatus deposits CdS and CdTe layers onto a substrate using heated pocket deposition, a form of physical vapor deposition (PVD) in which a material thermally sublimes from a thermal sublimation source block and is deposited onto a substrate. The thermal sublimation source block includes a pocket having a lower surface into which an array of holes is formed to house plugs of deposition material. Upon heating, deposition material sublimes from a surface of each plug of deposition material, and the surface of each plug regresses into its corresponding hole while maintaining a constant surface area. The sublimation surface area of deposition material across the pocket remains substantially constant during an extended deposition process, and the deposition material is substantially free of undesired thermal radiation from the substrate. As such, the thermal sublimation source block provides a temporally- and spatially-uniform thin film deposition rate across the lower surface of the substrate. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055841 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A method of producing a semiconductor device includes the steps of: preparing a semiconductor wafer having an MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) element formed on a surface thereof; forming a groove portion surrounding the MEMS element in the surface of the semiconductor wafer; preparing a sealing wafer having a recess portion formed in a surface thereof and a protruding portion surrounding the recess portion; filling an adhesive in the groove portion; arranging the semiconductor wafer so that the surface of the semiconductor wafer faces the surface of the sealing wafer; fitting the protruding portion into the groove portion so that the recess portion covers the MEMS element; hardening the adhesive to form an MEMS element mounting wafer; and cutting the MEMS element mounting wafer into pieces to obtain the semiconductor device. Further, the adhesive is formed of a silicone type resin. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055843 | CHIP PACKAGE MODULE HEAT SINK - A heat sink mechanism including multiple heat passages in the base of a casing of a chip package module penetrating through a substrate packed in the module; a metal material being deposited in each heat passage to become a heat sink conductor connecting the substrate and the surface of the casing to effectively solve the problem of excessive heat generated in the course of HF operation of the chip package module thus to prevent chip failure. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055844 | Method of manufacturing semiconductor device - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, which is capable of easily removing a sealing sheet building up terminal surfaces of leads, includes arranging, on molds, terminal surfaces of leads in a lead frame on which semiconductor elements are mounted so as to come in contact with a sealing sheet, pouring a resin into the molds to form a resin sealed body including the semiconductor elements, and cleaning the resin sealed body, and the cleaning of the resin sealed body ravels the sealing sheet by a cleaning solvent and removes the sealing sheet. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055859 | Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same - Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising implanting ions of an impurity element into a semiconductor region, implanting, into the semiconductor region, ions of a predetermined element which is a group IV element or an element having the same conductivity type as the impurity element and larger in mass number than the impurity element, and irradiating a region into which the impurity element and the predetermined element are implanted with light to anneal the region, the light having an emission intensity distribution, a maximum point of the distribution existing in a wavelength region of not more than 600 nm. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055860 | Semiconductor Process and Integrated Circuit - In the fabrication of an integrated circuit, a shallow trench for isolation of a vertical bipolar transistor comprised in the circuit is fabricated by providing a semiconductor substrate of a first doping type. A buried collector region of a second doping type for the bipolar transistor is formed in the substrate. A silicon layer is epitaxially grown on top of the substrate. An active region of the second doping type for the bipolar transistor is formed in the epitaxially grown silicon layer, the active region being located above the buried collector region. A first trench is formed in the epitaxially grown silicon layer and the silicon substrate, the first trench surrounding, in a horizontal plane, the active region and extending vertically a distance into the substrate. An electrically insulating material is formed in the first trench. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055861 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING CAPACITOR IN SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method for fabricating a capacitor in a semiconductor device includes forming an insulation layer over a substrate, forming a storage node contact plug passing through the insulation layer and coupled to the substrate, recessing the storage node contact plug to a certain depth to obtain a sloped profile, forming a barrier metal over the surface profile of the recessed storage node contact plug, forming a sacrificial layer over the substrate structure, etching the sacrificial layer to form an opening exposing the barrier metal, forming a bottom electrode over the surface profile of the opening, and removing the etched sacrificial layer. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055863 | METHOD OF PATTERNING NOBLE METALS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES BY ELECTROPOLISHING - An electropolishing process for high resolution patterning of noble metals, such as platinum, for forming various semiconductor devices, such as capacitors or wiring patterns is disclosed. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055864 | Method of forming isolation structure for semiconductor integrated circuit substrate - Isolation regions for semiconductor substrates include dielectric-filled trenches and field oxide regions. Protective caps of dielectric materials dissimilar from the dielectric materials in the main portions of the trenches and field oxide regions may be used to protect the structures from erosion during later process steps. The top surfaces of the isolation structures are coplanar with the surface of the substrate. Field doping regions may be formed beneath the field oxide regions. To meet the demands of different devices, the isolation structures may have varying widths and depths. | 2010-03-04 |
| 20100055865 | METHOD OF FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a hardmask pattern over a substrate, forming a line type first photoresist pattern over the hardmask pattern, etching the hardmask pattern using the first photoresist pattern, removing the first photoresist pattern, forming a line type second photoresist pattern that cross the first photoresist pattern over the hardmask pattern, etching the hardmask pattern using the second photoresist pattern as an etch barrier, removing the second photoresist pattern, forming a trench by etching the substrate using the etched hardmask pattern as an etch barrier, and forming a device isolation region by filling the trench with an insulation layer. | 2010-03-04 |
