10th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150060645 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SENSING OF VISIBLE SPECTRUM AND NEAR INFRARED SPECTRUM - In accordance with an example embodiment a method, apparatus and computer program product are provided. The method comprises filtering incident light by an IR cut-off filter to generate filtered light. The IR cut-off filter comprises a plurality of pixels with pass-band characteristics for visible light wavelengths and is configured to perform stop-band attenuation of near infrared (NIR) wavelengths. The stop-band attenuation is configured to vary based on spatial location of pixels within the IR cut-off filter. The filtered light received from the IR cut-off filter is sensed by the image sensor to generate sensed light. A baseband signal and a modulated NIR signal are determined by performing transformation of the sensed light. A NIR spectrum associated with the incident light is determined by demodulating the modulated NIR signal. A visible spectrum associated with the incident light is determined based on the NIR spectrum and the baseband signal. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060646 | IMAGE SENSORS AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME - Image sensors and image processing systems including the image sensors are provided. The image sensors may include a signal transmission circuit including a swing width control circuit configured to control a swing width of a signal using feedback. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060647 | URINE SAMPLE ANALYZING METHOD AND SAMPLE ANALYZER - Disclosed is a urine sample analyzing method comprising: flowing a measurement specimen prepared by mixing a urine sample and reagent through a flow cell; irradiating epithelial cells in the measurement specimen flowing through the flow cell with linearly polarized light and thereby producing scattered light; detecting a change of polarization condition of the scattered light produced by each of the epithelial cells; and classifying the epithelial cells into at least two types based on the change of polarization condition. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060648 | CONTROLLING TRANSITIONS IN OPTICALLY SWITCHABLE DEVICES - This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus for controlling transitions in an optically switchable device. In one aspect, a controller for a tintable window may include a processor, an input for receiving output signals from sensors, and instructions for causing the processor to determine a level of tint of the tintable window, and an output for controlling the level of tint in the tintable window. The instructions may include a relationship between the received output signals and the level of tint, with the relationship employing output signals from an exterior photosensor, an interior photosensor, an occupancy sensor, an exterior temperature sensor, and a transmissivity sensor. In some instances, the controller may receive output signals over a network and/or be interfaced with a network, and in some instances, the controller may be a standalone controller that is not interfaced with a network. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060649 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO AUTOMATICALLY REDUCE AN AMOUNT OF LIGHT INTERACTING WITH A VEHICLE DISPLAY - A method for controlling an intensity of light entering a vehicle is provided. The method includes determining an operational status of a display device in the path of the light entering the vehicle, and receiving, by a computing device, an intensity of light present in the vehicle using at least one light sensor. The method also includes comparing the intensity of light with a predefined intensity threshold, and activating a light damping mechanism when the measured light intensity exceeds the predefined intensity threshold and when the operational status of the display device is active, wherein the light damping mechanism facilitates at least one of reducing the intensity of light interacting with the display device and reducing light from the display device reflecting off a window. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060650 | OPTICAL-MICROWAVE-QUANTUM TRANSDUCER - An optical-microwave-quantum transducer can include a first nanophotonic slab and a second nanophotonic slab. Each of the first and second nanophotonic slabs can include an optical region and a superconducting region. The first nanophotonic slab can include a pair of torsional beams anchored to a substrate to allow relative rotation between the first and second nanophotonic slabs about an axis of rotation. The optical-microwave-quantum transducer can include a gap between the optical region of the first and second nanophotonic slabs that forms an optical cavity in response to an optical signal, wherein the optical cavity can induce mechanical oscillation of the first nanophotonic slab about the axis of rotation. The mechanical oscillation can induce electrical modulation on a superconducting cavity coupled to the superconducting regions of the first and second nanophotonic slabs. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060651 | ILLUMINATION APPARATUS AND IMAGE SENSOR UNIT - Illumination apparatuses include: light sources; and light guides formed in a rod shape, wherein end surfaces in a longitudinal direction are incident surfaces that receive light emitted from the light sources. Diffusing patterns are formed on the light guides, and intervals between the diffusing patterns closer to the incident surface in a first area close to the incident surface are smaller than intervals between the diffusing patterns closer to the incident surface in a second area farther from the incident surface than the first area. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060652 | PASSIVE, WIDE-SPECTRAL-BAND LASER THREAT SENSOR - The present disclosure describes methods and systems for passive detection of wide-spectral-band laser emissions. One method includes receiving optical energy from an emission source at a surface of an object, transmitting the received optical energy through the surface using a detection patch coupled to the surface, the detection patch incorporating an exterior terminating end of each of one or more of a plurality of optical fibers embedded in a casting, transmitting the optical energy to a light sensor using a light pipe coupled to interior terminating ends of the one or more optical fibers, and analyzing, by operation of a computer, the optical energy received at the light sensor. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060653 | PHOTOELECTRIC ENCODER - A photoelectric encoder includes an absolute scale provided with an absolute pattern based on pseudo-random data, and a detection head including a light source that emits light to the absolute pattern of the absolute scale, and a light receiving unit that receives light from the absolute pattern, and it detects an absolute position of the detection head with respect to the absolute scale. In the photoelectric encoder, the absolute pattern is composed of a grating part and a dark part arranged in a repetitive manner. The photoelectric encoder further includes an interference pattern generation means that generates an interference pattern in combination with the grating part, and an interference pattern signal processing unit that detects the pseudo-random data of the absolute pattern based on the interference pattern received by the light receiving unit. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060654 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DEVICE AND ARITHMETIC DEVICE - It is possible to determine an optimal parasitic aberration adjustment amount even when the relationship of the parasitic aberration adjustment amount with respect to the field intensity of multiple poles changes nonlinearly. To this end, in the present invention, an aberration correction amount is computed by measuring an aberration coefficient of an optical unit of a charged particle beam device, and at the same time, the present value of a power supply control value applied to an aberration corrector is measured. Then, the parasitic aberration adjustment amount for suppressing the amount of a parasitic aberration generated in the aberration corrector is computed on the basis of the aberration correction amount and the present value of the power supply control value. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060655 | Ion Guide Construction Method - A method of constructing an ion guide is disclosed comprising providing an elongated spine member and a plurality of plates. Each plate comprises an aperture therethrough for receiving the spine member and at least one electrode for use in guiding ions. The apertures of the plates are arranged around the spine member and the plates are arranged along the spine member. The plates are then locked in position on the spine member such that the plates are fixed axially with respect to the spine member and so that the electrodes of the plates are arranged so as to form an array of electrodes for use in guiding ions. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060656 | ION DEFLECTION IN TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY - A time-of-flight mass spectrometry (TOF MS) system includes an ion deflector, ion extractor, a flight tube, and a detector. The deflector may be disposed in the flight tube or outside the flight tube upstream of the extractor. The deflector deflects ions away from a main flight path such that the defected ions are not detected. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060657 | MS/MS Analysis Using ECD or ETD Fragmentation - A method of mass spectrometry is disclosed comprising providing a mixture of different analyte ions and supplying electrons or reagent ions to said mixture so as to transfer charge to the analyte ions. The transfer of charge causes at least some of the analyte ions to dissociate and others of the analyte ions not to dissociate, but to form intermediate ions of altered charge state. These intermediate ions are then isolated from other ions and excited so as to dissociate into daughter ions. The intermediate ions and their daughter ions are analysed and associated with each other so that the intermediate can be identified from their daughter ions. The analyte ions can then be identified from the intermediate ions, since they differ only in charge state. The disclosed method enables analyte ions to be associated with their fragment ions, and therefore identified, without having to isolate individual analyte ions prior to their interactions with the electrons or reagent ions. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060658 | Performance Improvements for RF-Only Quadrupole Mass Filters and Linear Quadrupole Ion Traps With Axial Ejection - A RF only quadrupole rod set mass filter or mass analyser and a linear quadrupole ion trap with axial ejection are disclosed comprising a first pair of rod electrodes, a second pair of rod electrodes and an energy filter. The first pair of rod electrodes is longer than the second pair of rod electrodes. Ions having desired mass to charge ratios experience fringing fields at an exit region which results in the ions possessing sufficient axial kinetic energy to be transmitted by the energy filter. Other ions possess insufficient axial kinetic energy to be transmitted by the energy filter and are attenuated. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060659 | VITAMIN B2 DETECTION BY MASS SPECTROMETRY - Methods are described for measuring the amount of a vitamin B2 in a sample. More specifically, mass spectrometric methods are described for detecting and quantifying vitamin B2 in a sample utilizing on-line extraction methods coupled with tandem mass spectrometric techniques. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060660 | METHOD FOR COINCIDENT ALIGNMENT OF A LASER BEAM AND A CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM - A method and apparatus for aligning a laser beam coincident with a charged particle beam. The invention described provides a method for aligning the laser beam through the center of an objective lens and ultimately targeting the eucentric point of a multi-beam system. The apparatus takes advantage of components of the laser beam alignment system being positioned within and outside of the vacuum chamber of the charged particle system. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060661 | SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT - An inspection device includes first and second electro-optical systems, a first detector, and a shape calculation unit. The first electro-optical system irradiates an object to be inspected with a first electron beam to cause an irradiation mark to be placed on the object to be inspected. The second electro-optical system irradiates the object to be inspected with a second electron beam. The first detector detects a secondary electron generated from the object to be inspected in response to the irradiation by the second electron beam, and outputs a first signal based on the irradiation mark. The shape calculation unit calculates a three-dimensional shape of the object to be inspected based on the first signal, an irradiation direction of the first electron beam, and an irradiation direction of the second electron beam. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060662 | APPARATUS OF PLURAL CHARGED PARTICLE BEAMS WITH MULTI-AXIS MAGNETIC LENS - An apparatus of plural charged particle beams with multi-axis magnetic lens is provided to perform multi-functions of observing a specimen surface, such as high-throughput inspection and high-resolution review of interested features thereof and charge-up control for enhancing image contrast and image resolution. In the apparatus, two or more sub-columns are formed and each of the sub-columns performs one of the multi-functions. Basically the sub-columns take normal illumination to get high image resolutions, but one or more may take oblique illuminations to get high image contrasts. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060663 | Electron source and X-ray fluorescence analyser using an electron source - An electron source of an X-ray fluorescence analyser includes a photon source ( | 2015-03-05 |
20150060664 | CROSS-SECTION PROCESSING-AND-OBSERVATION METHOD AND CROSS-SECTION PROCESSING-AND-OBSERVATION APPARATUS - A cross-section processing-and-observation method includes: a cross-section exposure step of irradiating a sample with a focused ion beam to expose a cross-section of the sample; a cross-sectional image acquisition step of irradiating the cross-section with an electron beam to acquire a cross-sectional image of the cross-section; and a step of repeatedly performing the cross-section exposure step and the cross-sectional image acquisition step along a predetermined direction of the sample at a setting interval to acquire a plurality of cross-sectional images of the sample. In the cross-sectional image acquisition step, a cross-sectional image is acquired under different condition settings for a plurality of regions of the cross-section. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060665 | System and Method for Controlling Charge-up in an Electron Beam Apparatus - The present invention provides means and corresponding embodiments to control charge-up in an electron beam apparatus, which can eliminate the positive charges soon after being generated on the sample surface within a frame cycle of imaging scanning. The means are to let some or all of secondary electrons emitted from the sample surface return back to neutralize positive charges built up thereon so as to reach a charge balance within a limited time period. The embodiments use control electrodes to generate retarding fields to reflect some of secondary electrons with low kinetic energies back to the sample surface. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060666 | SPECIMEN OBSERVATION METHOD AND DEVICE USING SECONDARY EMISSION ELECTRON AND MIRROR ELECTRON DETECTION - A technique capable of improving the ability to observe a specimen using an electron beam in an energy region which has not been conventionally given attention is provided. This specimen observation method comprises: irradiating the specimen with an electron beam; detecting electrons to be observed which have been generated and have obtained information on the specimen by the electron beam irradiation; and generating an image of the specimen from the detected electrons to be observed. The electron beam irradiation comprises irradiating the specimen with the electron beam with a landing energy set in a transition region between a secondary emission electron region in which secondary emission electrons are detected and a mirror electron region in which mirror electrons are detected, thereby causing the secondary emission electrons and the mirror electrons to be mixed as the electrons to be observed. The detection of the electrons to be observed comprises performing the detection in a state where the secondary emission electrons and the mirror electrons are mixed. Observation and inspection can be quickly carried out for a fine foreign material and pattern of 100 nm or less. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060667 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS - In a pattern inspection of a semiconductor circuit, to specify a cause of a process defect, not only a distribution on and across wafer of the number of defects but also more detailed, that is, the fact that how many defects occurred where on the semiconductor pattern is needed to be specified in some cases. Accordingly, the present invention aims to provide an apparatus capable of easily specifying a cause of a process defect based upon a positional relationship of a distribution of defect occurrence frequency and a pattern. The apparatus includes: a charged particle beam optical system for detecting secondary charged particles by irradiating the charged particle beam to the sample; an image processing unit for, based upon a plurality of images to be inspected that are obtained by the secondary charged particles, obtaining an occurrence frequency of defect candidates for each of predetermined regions inside the detected image; and a display unit for displaying the distribution of the occurrence frequency of the defect candidates so that a positional relationship to the pattern is recognized. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060668 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS - A charged particle beam apparatus for processing a tip end portion of a sample into a needle shape, includes an ion beam irradiation unit that irradiates the tip end portion with ion beams, an electron beam irradiation unit that irradiates the tip end portion with electron beams, a secondary electron detection unit that detects secondary electrons generated at the tip end portion by the irradiation with the electron beams, and an EBSD detection unit that detects diffracted electrons generated at the tip end portion by the irradiation with the electron beams. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060669 | Three-Dimensional Semiconductor Image Reconstruction Apparatus and Method - A system comprises an electron beam directed toward a three-dimensional object with one tilting angle and at least two azimuth angles, a detector configured to receive a plurality of scanning electron microscope (SEM) images from the three-dimensional object and a processor configured to calculate a height and a sidewall edge of the three-dimensional object. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060670 | System and Method for Controlling Charge-up in an Electron Beam Apparatus - The present invention provides means and corresponding embodiments to control charge-up in an electron beam apparatus, which can eliminate the positive charges soon after being generated on the sample surface within a frame cycle of imaging scanning. The means are to let some or all of secondary electrons emitted from the sample surface return back to neutralize positive charges built up thereon so as to reach a charge balance within a limited time period. The embodiments use control electrodes to generate retarding fields to reflect some of secondary electrons with low kinetic energies back to the sample surface. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060671 | INFRARED DETECTOR - Provide is an infrared detector that has a simple configuration, has a high amplification factor, and is configured to operate at low voltage. An NMOS transistor at an output stage of a pyroelectric infrared detection element serves as a common source amplifier circuit in which a source is connected to GND via a resistor and a capacitor that are connected in parallel. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060672 | PYROELECTRIC DETECTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, PYROELECTRIC DETECTION DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT - A pyroelectric detector includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a pyroelectric body that is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a first gas barrier layer that covers the pyroelectric body. The first electrode includes a first layer and a second layer. The second layer is disposed between the first layer and the pyroelectric body, and the first layer is a second gas barrier layer. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060673 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DETECT ANOMALIES - A system and method for detecting anomalies concealed upon a person may include a detection probe having an electromagnetic transmitter and an electromagnetic receiver. The electromagnetic transmitter is configured to emit electromagnetic pulses, while the electromagnetic receiver is configured to sample electromagnetic pulses from the electromagnetic receiver at specified times within a waveform window. The electromagnetic pulses may span the terahertz spectral region of 0.04 to 4 THz. The system may also have optical fibers connected to the electromagnetic transmitter and electromagnetic receiver, wherein femtosecond laser pulses are directed from a source to the electromagnetic transmitter and the electromagnetic receiver by the optical fibers. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060674 | DEVICE FOR OPTICALLY DETERMINING THE CONCENTRATION OF ALCOHOL AND CARBOHYDRATES IN A LIQUID SAMPLE - Disclosed is a device for optically determining a concentration of alcohol and carbohydrates in a liquid sample. The device includes at least a first and a second light source arranged for exposing the liquid sample in a wavelength range between 750 nm and 1000 nm, a spectrometer arranged to determine a first and a second light intensity by measuring the light from the first and the second light source, a processing unit which is connected to the spectrometer and which is arranged to determine an absorption value of the liquid sample from a comparison of the first and the second light intensity with a reference value. In certain aspects, the device may further include a processing unit that calculates concentrations of alcohol and/or carbohydrates and at least two polarization filters. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060675 | IMAGING DEVICE - To provide an imaging device that is highly stable when exposed to radiation such as X-rays. The imaging device includes a substrate, a pixel circuit, and a scintillator which are stacked in order. The pixel circuit includes a light-receiving element and a circuit portion electrically connected to the light-receiving element. The substrate is provided with a heater. A transistor in the pixel circuit is heated by the passage of a current through the heater at times other than imaging, thus, degradation of the electrical characteristics of the transistor due to X-ray irradiation can be recovered. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060676 | ORGANIC X-RAY DETECTOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - An x-ray detector assembly is disclosed that includes a mounting substrate having a plurality of electrical contacts, the mounting substrate comprising one of an integrated circuit and a circuit board. The x-ray detector assembly also includes a first electrode patterned on a first portion of a top surface of the mounting substrate, wherein the first electrode is electrically coupled to the plurality of electrical contacts. An organic photodiode layer is formed atop the first electrode and has a bottom surface electrically connected to the first electrode. A second electrode is coupled to a top surface of the organic photodiode layer and a scintillator is coupled to the second electrode. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060677 | X-RAY DETECTOR - An X-ray detector is disclosed, in particular for a computed tomography system. In an embodiment, the X-ray detector includes a regular arrangement of measuring pixels for covering a measuring surface. A plurality of the measuring pixels of the regular arrangement are constructed as direct converting measuring pixels, and remaining ones of the measuring pixels are constructed as indirect converting measuring pixels. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060678 | RADIATION IMAGE DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - There are provided a method for manufacturing a radiation image detection device, which can cover a scintillator without damaging the scintillator and which can easily form a scintillator protection film with a peripheral portion having a high adhesion to a substrate, and the radiation image detection device. A scintillator protection film that covers a planar scintillator provided on a photoelectric conversion panel is brought into close contact with a scintillator and the photoelectric conversion panel by a planar member having a surface with an irregular shape, and an irregular shape is formed on the scintillator protection film along the irregular shape of the planar member. A distance S between recesses of the irregular shape, the diameter D of the columnar crystal, and the width W of the peripheral portion satisfy the relationship of “D≦S≦W”. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060679 | SCANNING OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL SCANNING APPARATUS, AND RADIATION IMAGE READOUT APPARATUS - A scanning optical system includes: a galvanometer mirror that reflects and deflects a light beam emitted from a light source, and an fθ lens that focuses the deflected light beam on a scanning target surface. The fθ lens is constituted by a first lens, which is a spherical lens having a positive power, a second lens, which is a spherical lens having a negative power, a third lens, which is a spherical lens having a negative power, a fourth lens, which is a spherical lens having a positive power or a negative power, and a fifth lens, which is a spherical lens having a positive power, provided in this order from the side of the galvanometer mirror. The scanning optical system satisfies Conditional Formula (1) below: | 2015-03-05 |
20150060680 | RED BORON SOLID STATE DETECTOR - A solid state detector with alpha rhombohedral red boron is disclosed. The solid state detector detects neutrons, especially thermal neutrons. The detector may include a body of alpha rhombohedral red boron disposed between electrodes, a power supply for applying a voltage to said electrodes, and a detecting device that detects and measures a current pulse emitted from said body of alpha rhombohedral red boron to detect the neutrons. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060681 | IMAGING DETECTOR WITH ANTI-ALIASING FILTER IN THE READOUT ELECTRONICS AND/OR PHOTOSENSOR - An imaging apparatus ( | 2015-03-05 |
20150060682 | X-RAY MATRIX IMAGER BASED ON A MULTIPLE-GATE-LINE DRIVING SCHEME AND A SHARED-GATE-LINE DRIVING SCHEME - An X-ray matrix imager is configured to operate based on a multiple-gate-line driving scheme and a shared-data-line driving scheme. The X-ray matrix imager includes a matrix with multiple pixels, multiple gate line sets, multiple data lines, multiple gate drivers, multiple row multiplexers, and multiple pull-down units. Each gate line sets includes a first gate line coupled to a first pixel and a second gate line coupled to a second pixel adjacent to the first pixel. Each data line is coupled to the multiple gate line sets for receiving charges accumulated on the pixels. Each row multiplexer is configured to selectively couple a corresponding gate driver to the first gate line or the second gate line in a corresponding gate line set. Each pull-down unit is configured to couple the first gate line to a constant voltage when the first gate line is not coupled to the corresponding gate driver. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060683 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING A POWER DENSITY DISTRIBUTION OF A RADIATION SOURCE - A device and method for measuring a power density distribution of a radiation source is provided. The device includes a radiation source designed to emit a light beam in a radiation direction; a substrate disposed downstream of the radiation source in the radiation direction and having an extent in an x-direction and a y-direction, the substrate having a first region and at least one further second region, and the first region comprises a diffractive structure designed to separate the light beam impinging on the substrate into a zeroth order of diffraction and at least one first order of diffraction; and a detector unit disposed downstream of the substrate in the radiation direction and designed to measure the intensity of the first order of diffraction transmitted through the substrate and to derive a power density distribution therefrom. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060684 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSAYING AN ELUATE FOR TECHNETIUM AND MOLYBDENUM CONTENT - A system for assaying an eluate for Technetium-99m and Molybdenum-99 content includes an inner ionization chamber including a well configured to receive the eluate, an outer ionization chamber concentric with the inner ionization chamber, and attenuating material positioned between the inner and outer ionization chambers. A computing device is configured to determine a Technetium-99m content of the eluate based on a first current measured in the inner ionization chamber, and determine a Molybdenum-99 content of the eluate based on at least a second current measured in the outer ionization chamber. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060685 | CONVERTER UNIT - A converter unit configured to convert incident photons into electrons comprises multiple blind holes forming respective ionization chambers. In additional embodiments, the converter unit is arranged in a detector, such as an X-ray detector or absolute radiation dose measurement detector, additionally comprising an electron amplification device and/or a readout device. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060686 | Radiation-monitoring system with correlated hodoscopes - At least one pair of hodoscope radiation monitors arranged to simultaneously monitor a target region that contains a source of radiation. The hodoscopes are preferably arranged so that their fields of view of the region are approximately orthogonal. The fields of view of the two detectors will overlap in a region that contains the source of radiation. Each of the two detectors will record radiation from the overlap region and, in addition, will record background radiation emanating from other regions within detector fields of view. The present invention provides statistical correlation techniques to estimate the extent to which unusually high radiation originates in the overlap region, irrespective of background in the field-of-view of individual hodoscope detectors. The source of radiation might be spontaneous, might be from an activation process, or might be scattered in from an external beam. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060687 | ION DEFLECTOR FOR A MASS SPECTROMETER - There is provided an ion deflector for use with a mass spectrometer for directing a flow of ions between two distinct axes of travel. The ion deflector includes an electric field inducer arranged so as to establish at least one electrostatic field capable of deflecting ions travelling substantially along a first intended path of travel so as to travel substantially along a second intended path of travel. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060688 | MEMS 2D AIR AMPLIFIER ION FOCUSING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to the field of micro electro mechanical system (MEMS), and particularly relates to a MEMS device of a two-dimensional (2D) air amplifier for electro spray ion focusing. It mainly includes original gas inlets, a gap structure, a wall structure and a center focusing groove in the axis of air amplifier. The feature of present invention is the double layers SU-8 mold fabricated by a micro machining method. Then the polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) air amplifier is cast and bonded. In order to enhance the structure stiffness, PDMS is bonded with a glass supporting substrate. In the present invention, the fabrication method for the SU-8 mold and the PDMS casting and bonding processes are disclosed in detail so that the MEMS planar air amplifier ion focusing device can be fabricated by those skilled in the art. This fabrication method has advantages of simple process, low cost, small dimension size and easily implemented. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060689 | Ions Metering Device for an Energy Storage Device, Method of Manufacturing a Metering Device and Ion Energy Storage Device - An ion dosage apparatus for an energy storage apparatus includes a first energy guiding device with a first energy supply device and a separating device. The separating device is configured to control, via supplied energy, a number of ions that are transported around the first energy guiding device and/or blocked. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060690 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM WRITING APPARATUS, AND CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM WRITING METHOD - Charged particle beam writing apparatus includes a first generation unit to generate a smallest deflection region layer in three or more deflection region layers each having deflection regions of a size different from those of other deflection region layers, for each of a plurality of figure types variably shapable using first and second shaping apertures, an assignment unit to assign each of a plurality of shot figure patterns to deflection regions of the smallest deflection region layer of a corresponding one of the plurality of figure types, a correction unit to correct, by shifting the position of each smallest deflection region layer, according to a variable shaping position of each figure type, and a writing unit to write each of the plurality of shot figure patterns on a target object, in a state where the position of each smallest deflection region layer has been corrected for each figure type. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060691 | SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESS PUMPING ARRANGEMENTS - A semiconductor process pump configured to mitigate losses in pump speed during operation. The semiconductor process pump may include a housing having an inlet port for receiving gas molecules therethrough, wherein a forward-most terminus of the inlet port defines an inlet face, one or more working surfaces disposed within the housing, and a mounting flange disposed on an exterior of the housing for facilitating attachment of the pump to a gas enclosure, wherein a forward-most terminus of the mounting flange defines a flange face. The flange face may be offset from the inlet face rearwardly along the housing by a distance d. Thus, when the semiconductor process pump is mounted to a wall of a gas enclosure, the housing may extend into the wall and the inlet face may be disposed within or immediately adjacent the interior of the gas enclosure. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060692 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FLUID TREATMENT WITH HOMOGENEOUS DISTRIBUTION OF ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT - In various embodiments, a fluid is treated by flowing the fluid through a flow cell having (i) a fluid entry, (ii) a fluid exit, (iii) a treatment region disposed between the fluid entry and exit, and (iv) an interior surface reflective to ultraviolet (UV) light, and diffusively reflecting UV light emitted from one or more UV light sources to illuminate the treatment region substantially uniformly, thereby treating the fluid. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060693 | FLUID STERILIZER AND ASSOCIATED CONNECTING DEVICE - A sterilizer may include: a first pipe having an inner wall with a light reflecting property; a second pipe disposed in the first pipe so as to pass fluid therethrough and formed of a light transmitting material; and a plurality of UV LEDs arranged on the inner wall of the first pipe and configured to irradiate sterilization UV light onto the fluid. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060694 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DEVICE - A charged particle beam device that appropriately maintains a throughput of the device for each of specimens different in a gas emission volume from each other is provided. A scanning electron microscope includes an electron source, a specimen stage, a specimen chamber, and an exchange chamber, and further includes a vacuum gauge that measures an internal pressure of the exchange chamber, a time counting unit that counts time taken when a measurement result by the vacuum gauge has reached a predetermined degree of vacuum, and an integral control unit that performs comparative calculation and determination based on a measurement result by the time counting unit and integral control based on a process flow. And, the integral control unit controls changing of a content of a subsequent process based on a shift of the degree of vacuum of the exchange chamber (for example, based on vacuum exhaust time in the exchange chamber when the specimen is in the exchange chamber or a variation of the degree of vacuum of the exchange chamber for a predetermined time interval when the specimen is in the exchange chamber). | 2015-03-05 |
20150060695 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS - A charged particle beam apparatus includes: an electron beam irradiation unit irradiating a sample with electron beams having a first irradiation axis; a rotation stage holding the sample and having a rotation axis in a direction perpendicular to the first irradiation axis; an ion beam irradiation unit irradiating the sample with ion beams having a second irradiation axis that is substantially parallel to the rotation axis; a detection unit detecting at least one of charged particles and X rays generated via the sample by the irradiation with the ion beams and electron beams; and a gaseous ion beam irradiation unit irradiating the sample with gaseous ion beams. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060696 | DECONTAMINATION APPARTUS AND METHOD - Provided is an apparatus for disinfecting an object by at least partially removing a biologically-active contaminant there from. A housing encloses a disinfection chamber in which a portion of the object is to be received to be disinfected, and includes an inlet aperture through which the object is introduced to the apparatus. An ultraviolet light source emits ultraviolet light to be imparted on the portion of the object introduced to the disinfection chamber for deactivating at least a portion of the biologically-active contaminant present on the object. A controller controls operation of at least one of a feeder and the ultraviolet light to achieve a level of disinfection of the object, rendering the object suitable for use in a substantially-sterile application. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060697 | PRISM AND SENSOR CHIP - A prism used in analysis utilizing surface plasmons is prism of a dielectric medium with a predetermined reflective index. Trapezoidal prism comprises an incident surface on which excitation light is incident from outside, a reflective surface at which the excitation light incident on the incident surface is reflected, an emission surface from which the excitation light reflected by the reflective surface is emitted; and an opposite surface which opposes the reflective surface. The opposite surface is a recessed sink-mark surface. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060698 | FLUORESCENCE MICROTITRE PLATE READER - A fluorescence microtitre plate reader comprises a plate reader body ( | 2015-03-05 |
20150060699 | AUTHENTICATION SYSTEMS EMPLOYING FLUORESCENT DIAMOND PARTICLES - Authentication systems for products employing populations containing particles of diamonds that have fluorescent emissions of various wavelengths, intensities and durations are described. By varying the populations of diamond particles in products to be labeled, multiple different identification systems can be obtained permitting authentication taggants for large numbers of different products. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060700 | OPTICAL MEASURING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES CONTAINED IN LIQUID DROPS - An optical measuring apparatus and method for analysis of samples contained in liquid drops provided by a liquid handling system has a liquid handling tip. A light source irradiates the liquid drop; a detector measures sample light; and an optics system with first optical elements transmits irradiation light, and a processor processes the measurement signals. The liquid drop is suspended at the liquid handling orifice of the liquid handling tip in a position where the liquid drop is penetrated by a first optical axis defined by the light source and the first optical elements. The liquid drop is physically touched only by the liquid handling tip and the liquid sample inside the liquid handling tip. A mutual adaption of the size and position of the liquid drop with respect to the first optical elements is achieved. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060701 | Method and Apparatus for Predicting a Growth Rate of Deposited Contaminants - A lithography system ( | 2015-03-05 |
20150060702 | EFFICIENT IRRADIATION SYSTEM USING CURVED REFLECTIVE SURFACES - An assembly and method for irradiating a surface utilizing a plurality of LEDs in a pattern such that a linear fill factor characterizing such pattern is at least 80% along a focusing direction and/or at least 20% along a direction transverse to said focusing direction, the radiation emitted from the LEDs and reflected onto the surface from a trough reflector. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060703 | PARTICLE BEAM IRRADIATION SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD - The operation control data about the component device constituting the synchrotron | 2015-03-05 |
20150060704 | WRITING DATA CORRECTING METHOD, WRITING METHOD, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MASK OR TEMPLATE FOR LITHOGRAPHY - According to one embodiment, a writing data correction method includes preparing a data table having a combination of a pattern resizing amount, a beam irradiation amount, and a back-scattering coefficient for each pattern size; converting, into writing data, a layout obtained by dividing a design layout into a plurality of regions in accordance with each pattern size, resizing patterns of the design layout writing based on the pattern resizing amounts corresponding to the pattern sizes contained in the respective regions, and executing a proximity effect correction for the resized patterns contained in the respective regions based on the beam irradiation amounts and the back-scattering coefficients corresponding to the pattern sizes of the design layout contained in the respective regions, and on the beam irradiation amounts and the back-scattering coefficients corresponding to the pattern sizes of the design layout contained in the regions adjacent to the respective regions. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060705 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING AND/OR WORKING NEAR A RADIOACTIVE PAYLOAD USING SHIELD-GATE APPARATUS - A method of transferring a radioactive payload and a method of performing work within a cavity of a shielding container. In one embodiment, the invention is a method comprising a) positioning a shield-gate apparatus atop a first shielding container, the shield-gate apparatus comprising a body, a passageway extending through the body, and one or more movable shielding gates that are open; and b) lifting a removable shielding lid of the first shielding container through the passageway, wherein during closing of the one or more shielding gates the removable shielding lid is maintained in a position in which either: (1) a bottom surface of the removable shielding lid is disposed within the passageway at a height above the one or more shielding gates; or (2) the bottom surface of the removable shielding lid is substantially flush with the top surface of the body of the shield-gate apparatus. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060706 | Photocoupler - A photocoupler comprises a light emitting element, a light-sensing element, a transparent inner encapsulant body, an outer covering body, and two conductive frames on which. An optically reflective surface is in contact and formed between the dome enclosing portion of the transparent inner encapsulant body and the outer encapsulant body. A portion of the light emitted by the light emitting element is reflected to the light-sensing element through the optically reflective surface, and the other portion of the light emitted from the light emitting element is directly emitting to the light-sensing element through the transparent inner encapsulant body. The present invention applies the optically reflective surface to minimize the overlapping area between the two conductive frames, and reduces the capacitance value, and increases the CMRR in a manner that the photo coupler of the present invention is able to meet the standard of electrical characteristics as required. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060707 | ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR - This present invention relates to a remote electro-hydraulic actuator for actuating of mechanical devices, such as a valve in an internal combustion exhaust pipe. The actuator includes a multi-vane rotational assembly that flows the working fluid through strategically sized flow channels within the structure of the rotational assembly. The size of the holes are sized to help the stability of the valve and can also be provided with pressure check valves or reed valves to dampen the rotation of the valve and reduce any instabilities due to pulsations driven back via the output shaft. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060708 | BELLOWS VALVE WITH VALVE BODY CYLINDER ADAPTER - A valve having a valve body with a valve cavity that receives an axially extensible member, for example, a bellows. An adapter has a diameter that is less than the diameter of the valve cavity and greater than the diameter of the extensible member, so that the adapter is disposed between the valve body and the extensible member. The adapter forms a valve body compression seal and a compression seal for the extensible member. Use of the adapter allows a common valve body to be used with different sized bellows of different lengths and diameters as needed, as well as facilitates easy installation and replacement of the bellows. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060709 | SPRUNG GATE VALVES MOVABLE BY A SOLENOID ACTUATOR - A sprung gate for a valve having an endless elastic band sandwiched between first and second gate members that each define an opening therethrough in an open position portion thereof, which collectively form a passage through the sprung gate. The first gate member includes a fastener connected to a fastener receiving member of the second gate member thereby securing the first and second gate members together as a unit. This sprung gate unit is operatively connected to an actuator for linear translation within a pocket of a conduit to control fluid flow through the conduit. This assembled device may be manufactured using spin welding to sealingly mate the conduit to a housing enclosing the actuator. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060710 | FLUID FLOW CONTROL DEVICES AND SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF FLOWING FLUIDS THERETHROUGH - Fluid flow control devices comprise a body including a central aperture extending along a longitudinal axis therethrough and a plurality of channels extending from an outer sidewall of the body to an inner sidewall of the body. At least one first channel may intersect at least one other channel. Fluid flow control systems, methods of forming fluid flow control devices, and methods of flowing a fluid through a fluid flow control device are also disclosed. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060711 | GAS SHUT-OFF VALVE - A gas shut-off valve for installation in gas meters, has a valve disk that can be moved in the longitudinal direction with respect to its valve seat. The movement is realized by a linear unit held in the longitudinal direction in a valve casing, which is actuated by an electric motor via reduction gearing. The valve seat has a lip seal. The electric motor is a small DC motor. The reduction gearing and the linear unit, are installed in a panel of the valve casing. The linear unit is a rack-and-pinion gearing or a sliding-screw gearing, having an adjusting-nut element and an adjusting rod. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060712 | ROTARY SLIDE VALVE - The invention relates to a rotary slide valve comprising a housing, a valve slide, a valve seat having a sealing surface, against which the valve slide rests and in which a flow opening is provided, which has a curved outer contour at least in substantial parts, wherein the valve slide can be pivoted about an axis that is eccentric to the center of curvature of the outer contour on the side of the center of curvature that faces away from the flow opening, and a drive that can adjust the valve slide between a closed position and an open position. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060713 | VALVE APPARATUS - A valve apparatus for a fluid transmission line. The valve apparatus comprising a housing; a drive mechanism; a leadscrew selectively rotatable in a first or second rotational leadscrew direction by the drive mechanism; a drive gear mounted to the housing, the drive gear configured to be selectively driven in a first or second drive gear direction during rotation of said leadscrew in the first or second leadscrew direction to operate an iris mechanism. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060714 | BIDIRECTIONAL TRAVEL STOP ASSEMBLY FOR COMPACT ACTUATOR - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward a bidirectional travel stop assembly including a first travel stop configured to block a first axial movement of an actuation element of a valve actuator, a second travel stop configured to block a second axial movement of the actuation element, and a travel stop bushing configured to block adjustment of the second travel stop and allow adjustment of the first travel stop when the travel stop bushing is disposed within the valve actuator in a first axial orientation, wherein the travel stop bushing is configured to enable adjustment of the second travel stop when the travel stop bushing is disposed within the valve actuator in a second axial orientation. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060715 | Gate Valve Seal Ring - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward a gate valve seal ring comprising a seat holder comprising a recess and a seat ring disposed within the recess, wherein the seat ring comprises a corrosion resistant and wear resistant material. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060716 | GATE VALVE WITH FLOATING SEAL - A valve stem-plug and seal assembly includes a valve stem-plug having first and second axially spaced peripheral shoulders forming a groove there between. A floating seal gasket is arranged in the groove. The floating seal gasket is an annular ring with a central opening through which the valve stem-plug extends. Further, the outer surface of the floating seal gasket includes an upper and a lower circumferential extending segment, wherein the segments are arranged for sealing against a valve seat and thereby forming a double-contact seal. The outer surface of the floating seal is concave between the upper and lower circumferentially extending segments such that a leakage chamber is formed between the valve seat and said upper and lower circumferentially extending segments when the double-contact seal is formed. The floating seal gasket itself and a valve assembly in which the valve stem-plug and seal assembly is used are also disclosed. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060717 | VALVE PACKING SHIELD FOR USE IN HYDROCARBON OPERATIONS - A valve assembly includes a valve body defining a flow passage and a body cavity perpendicular to the flow passage. A bonnet is secured to the valve body. A valve member is moveable between an open position and a closed position, the valve member blocking the flow passage in the closed position, and allowing flow through the flow passage in the open position. A valve stem is coupled to the valve member. A debris barrier circumscribes the valve stem. The debris barrier comprises a first disk shaped member with a central opening through which the valve stem is inserted, and notches that extend radially from the central opening to define petals with ends that abut the valve stem. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060718 | VALVE DIFFUSER FOR A VALVE - A valve diffuser ( | 2015-03-05 |
20150060719 | Poppet seal - A poppet seal is disclosed which comprises a poppet seal holder comprising a cylindrical base portion and a cylindrical central post extending up from a center of the base portion, the base portion having a bottom having an inner ring, and a fluoroelastomer compound ring molded into the inner ring of the poppet seal holder. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060720 | METHOD FOR FORMING A QUICKLY HARDENING, INORGANIC FOAM - A process is provided for forming a rapid-hardening inorganic foam, based on the reaction of the following two components: (a) a solid component in the form of a reactive powder having at the same time structure-building and pore-forming properties, and (b) a liquid component in the form of an alkali metal silicate (water glass). The reactive powder contains the essential constituents: 45-65% by weight aluminum oxide, 10-20% by weight aluminum nitride, and 5-15% by weight metallic aluminum. The alkali metal silicate has a molar ratio of silicon oxide to metal oxide of 1.0 to 2.2. The two components are mixed in a weight ratio of powder to liquid component of 0.5 to 2 to give a paste from which a foamed body having a bulk density of less than 0.7 g/cm | 2015-03-05 |
20150060721 | CARBON MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | 2015-03-05 |
20150060722 | METHOD FOR PROPORTIONALLY MIXING TWO CRYOGENIC FLUIDS - A method of proportionally mixing two fluids is provided. The method includes introducing a first fluid stream, introducing a second fluid stream, wherein the flow rate of the second stream is modulated by a valve, thereby producing a modulated stream, combining the first fluid stream and the second fluid stream, thereby forming a compounded fluid stream, introducing said compounded fluid stream into a fluid containment region, wherein a vapor fraction and a liquid fraction are formed, determining the composition of the vapor fraction, comparing the composition of the vapor fraction with a predetermined composition to determine a composition error, and modulating the valve to reduce the composition error to a predetermined error. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060723 | HEAT SINK COMPOSITION FOR ELECTRICALLY RESISTIVE AND THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE CIRCUIT BREAKER AND LOAD CENTER AND METHOD OF PREPARATION THEREFOR - The disclosed concept relates to compositions and methods for the manufacture of electrically resistive, thermally conductive electrical switching apparatus. The composition includes a polymer component and a nanofiber component. The thermal conductivity of the nanofiber component is higher than the thermal conductivity of the polymer component such that the electrical switching apparatus which includes the composition of the disclosed concept has improved heat dissipation as compared to an electrical switching apparatus constructed of the polymer component in the absence of the nanofiber component. Further, the disclosed concept relates to methods of towering the internal temperature of an electrically resistive, thermally conductive electrical switching apparatus by forming the internals of the apparatus, e.g., circuit breakers, and/or the enclosure from the composition of the disclosed concept. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060724 | USE OF A POLYMER DISPERSION AS DUST CONTROL AGENT - The present invention relates to the use of polymer dispersions for dust control, wherein these polymer dispersions can be obtained by radically initiated emulsion polymerisation of the components a to e: a. 2-75% by weight styrene and/or substituted styrene and b. 0 to 75% by weight acrylic acid C1-C2 ester and/or methacrylic acid C1 to C12 ester and c. 0 to 50% by weight acrylonitrile and/or methacrylonitrile and d. 0 to 50% by weight of at least one further copolymerisable ethylenically unsaturated monomers with one or more C—C double bonds in the presence of e. 10 to 7% by weight starch and/or modified starch and/or degraded starch and/or degrated modified starch wherein the polymerisation is carried out in water. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060725 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE SUBSTANCE PARTICLES AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention relates to positive electrode active substance particles comprising a compound having at least a crystal system belonging to a space group of R-3m and a crystal system belonging to a space group of C2/m, the positive electrode active substance particles having a specific intensity ratio; a content of Mn in the positive electrode active substance particles being controlled such that a molar ratio of Mn/(Ni+Co+Mn) therein is not less than 0.55; and the positive electrode active substance particles comprising an element A (that is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Si, Zr and Y) in an amount of 0.03 to 5% by weight and having a tap density of 0.8 to 2.4 g/cc and a compressed density of 2.0 to 3.1 g/cc. The positive electrode active substance particles can be produced by calcining a mixture of precursor particles comprising the element A, Mn, Ni and/or Co, and a lithium compound. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060726 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY CONTAINING THEM - Provided is a non-aqueous electrolyte-based, high-power lithium secondary battery having a long service life and superior safety at both room temperature and high temperature, even after repeated high-current charging and discharging. The battery comprises a mixture of a lithium/manganese spinel oxide having a substitution of a manganese (Mn) site with a certain metal ion and a lithium/nickel/cobalt/manganese composite oxide, as a cathode active material. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060727 | SYNTHESIS OF 7-ACETYLENO QUINONE METHIDE DERIVATIVES AND THEIR APPLICATION AS VINYLIC POLYMERIZATION RETARDERS - The invention provides a method for synthesizing 7-Acetyleno quinone methide compounds that is safe and inexpensive. The method avoids the need for extremely cold reaction temperatures and unlike the prior art does not require any highly explosive materials. The method comprises the steps of:
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20150060728 | REAGENT FOR ENHANCING GENERATION OF CHEMICAL SPECIES - Described is a reagent that enhances acid generation of a photoacid generator and a composition containing such a reagent. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060729 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SULPHIDED COPPER SORBENT - A method for producing a sulphided copper sorbent includes the steps of: (i) contacting a sorbent precursor material containing one or more sulphidable copper compounds, with a sulphiding gas stream including hydrogen sulphide to form a sulphided sulphur-containing sorbent material, and (ii) subjecting the sulphided sulphur-containing sorbent material to a heating step in which it is heated to a temperature above that used in the sulphiding step and ≧110° C., under an inert gas selected from nitrogen, argon, helium, carbon dioxide, methane, and mixtures thereof, the inert gas optionally including hydrogen sulphide. The method provides sulphided copper sorbents that have reduced levels of elemental sulphur. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060730 | NEW LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOUND PREPARATION AND APPLICATION - The invention relates to liquid-crystalline compounds of the formula (I) having a —CF | 2015-03-05 |
20150060731 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - To provide a liquid crystal composition satisfying at least one characteristic such as high maximum temperature, low minimum temperature, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large dielectric anisotropy, large specific resistance, high stability to ultraviolet light, high stability to heat and large elastic constant, or has a suitable balance between at least two of these characteristics. To provide an AM device having short response time, large voltage holding ratio, low threshold voltage, large contrast ratio, long service life and so forth. A liquid crystal composition that has a nematic phase and that comprises a compound having large dielectric anisotropy as a first component and a compound having small viscosity as a second component, and may comprise a compound having high maximum temperature or small viscosity as a third component and a compound having a large dielectric anisotropy as a fourth component, and a liquid crystal display device comprising this composition. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060732 | COMPOUND HAVING 3,3-DIFLUORO-1-PROPENYLOXY, LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An object is to provide a liquid crystal compound satisfying at least one of physical properties such as a high stability to heat and light, a high clearing point, a low minimum temperature of a liquid crystal phase, a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a large dielectric anisotropy, a suitable elastic constant and an excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds, a liquid crystal composition containing the compound, and a liquid crystal display device including the composition. A solution is a compound represented by formula (1). | 2015-03-05 |
20150060733 | NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY ELEMENT USING THE SAME - The nematic liquid crystal composition exhibits a positive dielectric anisotropy (Δε), the liquid crystal composition being useful as a liquid crystal display material, and a liquid crystal display element using the same. The liquid crystal composition of the present invention has a large absolute value of dielectric anisotropy thereof and a low viscosity. By using this liquid crystal composition, it is possible to provide a liquid crystal display element which has a high contrast, high-speed responsiveness, and good display quality in which image sticking and display defects are not generated. The liquid crystal display element using the liquid crystal composition is a useful display element which realizes both high-speed response and suppression of display defects. In particular, the liquid crystal display element is useful as a liquid crystal display element for active-matrix driving, and can be applied to, for example, an IPS-type or TN-type liquid crystal display element. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060734 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION - A liquid crystal composition including a first liquid crystal monomer, and a second liquid crystal monomer, wherein the ratio of the first liquid crystal monomer is 5 wt % to 10 wt % and the ratio of the second liquid crystal monomer is 90 wt % to 95 wt %, based on the total weight of the first liquid crystal monomer and the second liquid crystal monomer. The first liquid crystal monomer is selected from the group consisting of tetra-cyclic compounds represented by formula 1 to formula 6: | 2015-03-05 |
20150060735 | PHOSPHORS OF RARE EARTH AND TRANSITION METAL DOPED CA1+XSR1-XGAYIN2-YSZSE3-ZF2; METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AND APPLICATIONS - Energy down conversion phosphors represented by the chemical formula Ca | 2015-03-05 |
20150060736 | Systems, Devices, and/or Methods for Preparation of Graphene and GrapheneHybrid Composite Via the Pyrolysis of Milled Solid Carbon Sources - Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system comprising a hybrid composite. The hybrid composite can comprise tubular carbon and graphene produced via pyrolysis of a milled solid carbon source under an unoxidizing environment. When analyzed via X-ray diffraction, the hybrid composite can generate peaks at two theta values of approximately 26.5 degrees, approximately 42.5 degrees, and/or approximately 54.5 degrees. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060737 | BLOCK COPOLYMERS THAT DISPERSE NANOFILLERS IN WATER - The invention relates to novel block copolymers that enable a good dispersion of nanofillers in water and also to a dispersion of nanofillers obtained owing to these block copolymers. This dispersion may be used as a transparent electrode in organic solar cells or other photoemitter or photoreceptor devices. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060738 | Conductivity of Resin Materials and Composite Materials - A resin material is provided which comprises at least one thermoset resin, carbon conductive additive material, and at least one thermoplastic polymer resin. The thermoplastic polymer resin dissolves in the thermoset polymer resin and phase separates upon cure. There is also provided a method of making the resin material, and additionally a composite material that comprising said resin material in combination with a fibrous reinforcement. The resin material and composite material may each be used in an uncured or cured form, and may find particular use as a prepreg material. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060739 | PROCESS OF PREPARING A CHEMICALLY PRE-FORMED (CPF) IRON NEGATIVE ELECTRODE WITH WATER - Provided is a process for preparing an electrode comprising an iron active material. The process comprises first fabricating an electrode comprising an iron active material, and then treating the surface of the electrode with water to thereby create an oxidized surface. The resulting iron electrode is preconditioned prior to any charge-discharge cycle to have the assessable surface of the iron active material in the same oxidation state as in discharged iron negative electrodes active material. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060740 | PROCESS OF PREPARING A CHEMICALLY PRE-FORMED (CPF) IRON NEGATIVE ELECTRODE WITH OXIDIZING COMPOUNDS - Provided is a process for preparing an electrode comprising an iron active material. The process comprises first fabricating an electrode comprising an iron active material, and then treating the surface of the electrode with an oxidant solution to thereby create an oxidized surface. The resulting iron electrode is thereby preconditioned prior to any charge-discharge cycle to have the assessable surface of the iron active material in the same oxidation state as in discharged iron negative electrodes active material. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060741 | CONTACT MATERIAL - The present application relates to a new contact material, methods for the production of said contact material, and the use of said contact material. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060742 | CONDUCTIVE PASTE USED FOR A SOLAR CELL ELECTRODE - A conductive paste used for a solar cell electrode comprising: (i) 60 wt % to 95 wt % of a silver powder, (ii) 0.1 wt % to 10 wt % of a glass frit, (iii) 3 wt % to 38 wt % of an organic medium, and (iv) 0.1 wt % to 5.0 wt % of a Ag—Bi composite powder, wherein the wt % are based on the total weight of the conductive paste. | 2015-03-05 |
20150060743 | PEROVSKITE RELATED COMPOUND - Perovskite related compound of the present invention have layered structures in which perovskite units and A-rare earth structure units are alternately arranged. The reduced cell parameters a | 2015-03-05 |
20150060744 | TRIARYLMETHANE BLUE DYE COMPOUND, BLUE RESIN COMPOSITION FOR COLOR FILTER CONTAINING SAME AND COLOR FILTER USING SAME - The present disclosure relates to a blue dye compound for a color filter and a coloring resin composition for a color filter containing the same. Since the blue resin composition according to the present disclosure, which contains the novel triarylmethane blue dye compound or the polymer dye compound obtained using the same as a monomer, has superior solubility in an organic solvent such as propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate (PGMEA), cyclohexanone, etc. as well as superior miscibility with another pigment and high brightness, it can be used to prepare a color filter exhibiting superior heat resistance, light resistance and brightness. | 2015-03-05 |