11th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100065706 | ARTICLE HOLDER - One embodiment of an article holder includes a track member that may have an elongated slot. The article holder may also have a base member that may be slidably carried along the elongated slot. Further, the base member may be capable of spinning at an axis thereof. The article holder may also have a plurality of arms that may extend outwardly from the base member. Each arm may be capable of holding one or more articles. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065707 | DEVICE FOR SECURING A CAMERA TO A CARRIER - A device for securing a camera ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100065708 | POWER SEAT APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A power seat apparatus for a vehicle includes a lower rail, an upper rail, a screw member, a feed nut member fixed to the lower rail and meshed with the screw member, a retention member fixed to the upper rail, a fitting member rotatably held by the retention member and fixed to the screw member, a gear box mounted on the retention member and rotatably supporting an output rotation member, a drive unit transmitting a rotation drive force to the screw member, and first and second cut-and-lifted portions formed at first and second longitudinal walls of the upper rail respectively, the cut-and-lifted portions making contact with the fitting member when a load is applied to the screw member in an axial direction thereof to distribute the load to the upper rail, the cut-and lifted portions being formed by bending portions of the first and second longitudinal walls. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065709 | Adjustable rotation base - An adjustable rotation base includes a base housing and a transportation arrangement. The base housing has a bottom side, an upper side for coupling with the supporting post to support the outer umbrella in an upright manner, and a receiving cavity indently formed on the bottom side of the base housing, wherein the base housing includes a stationary unit provided at the bottom side for sitting on the ground surface in a stationary manner, and a plurality of transferring wheels rotatably supported at the bottom side of the base housing. The transportation arrangement is provided at the base housing to operate the base housing between an idle mode and a transportation mode in which the stationary unit is upwardly lifted to allow the transferring wheels being sitting on the ground surface, such that the base housing is adapted to be transported on the ground surface via the transferring wheels. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065710 | Apparatus to retain and position tubing of media bags - An apparatus to retain and position tubing of media bags with a bottom gate made of a single piece, with features to hold and retain media bag tubing, a recessed structure where the bottom gate is positioned when installed that places the top of the gate flush with the inside surface of the media bag holder, and locking tabs on the inside surface of the media bag holder that prevent the bottom gate from lifting and allow it to be installed in only the correct orientation. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065711 | Vertically Adjustable Furniture Item - A vertically adjustable item of furniture with a vertical pipe, a supporting base arranged at a first end of the vertical pipe, a guide bush fastened to a second end of the vertical pipe opposite to the supporting base, a cylinder which is arranged coaxially in the vertical pipe a piston which divides the cylinder into a first work chamber and a second work chamber, a piston rod fastened by its first end to the piston extends through the second work chamber and a connection between the first work chamber and the second work chamber which can be blocked by a valve actuatable by an actuating device. The valve is controllable electromagnetically. The furniture item comprises a sensor or switch which generates a signal causing the valve to close when the piston reaches a position in the cylinder near the valve. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065712 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SECURING AND SUSPENDING ITEMS - A device and method for securing and suspending items. The device includes a rail and at least two walls extending in a transverse direction to the rail. Each wall terminates at a distal end spaced apart from the rail, and the rail and walls delineate a slot between the walls. A resilient member extends from one wall toward the other wall, and is operable to extend into the slot and be resiliently deflected between first and second positions within the slot. The resilient member is biased away from the rail so that in its first position a distal tip thereof is resiliently deflected toward the rail to define a gap with the second wall for receiving a portion of an item, and in the second position the distal tip is resiliently biased toward the second wall to define a pinch point therebetween for securing the item. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065713 | Adjustable Support Apparatus for Machinery - A support has first and second members positioning between a machine and a foundation to support an axial load therebetween. Each member has one face bearing an axial force and has a spherical face on the other end. The two spherical face mate with one another to oppose the axial forces between the machine and the foundation. A shim holder positions between the support and the foundation and affixes to the foundation to hold one or more shims. One of the members can have two components with intermediate faces mating one another. The faces have spiraling surfaces so that the two components can be rotated relative to one another to change the axial dimension of the member. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065714 | CHOCK APPARATUS - An apparatus for supporting a motorcycle in an upright position. The apparatus includes a base and a wheel stop coupled thereto. A cradle is pivotably coupled to the base and includes a pair of clamp members slidably coupled thereto. The pair of clamp members are biased away from each other. In other embodiments, a chock apparatus and a method of holding a motorcycle in an upright, stable position using a chock apparatus are provided. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065715 | Support Connecting Apparatus For Using Inside Vehicles - A support connecting apparatus for using inside vehicles and being installed in the space between a windshield and an installation surface is provided, including a fixing module and at least a connecting module. The fixing module includes a first fixing unit, a second fixing unit and an adjustable support unit. The first fixing unit and the second fixing unit are connected to the two ends of the adjustable support unit. The adjustable support unit can be adjusted for extending the length or retracting so that the fixing module can be installed in the space between the windshield and the installation surface. The connecting module is connected to the fixing module to provide connection to other objects. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065716 | DEVICE FOR ANCHORING CONCRETE TO AN INSULATING PANEL AND FORM EMPLOYING DEVICE - A form for constructing a concrete structure includes an insulating panel and at least one device shaped to anchor the concrete to the insulating panel. The device includes a base embedded in the insulating panel and a rebar support extending from the base. The rebar support is dimensioned to support rebar above a top surface of the insulating panel when the panel is disposed horizontally and while concrete is being poured thereon. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065717 | Method and System For Forming Composite Geometric Support Structures - A method and system for fabricating a geometrically versatile composite lattice support structure having a seamless three-dimensional configuration. The lattice support structure is created by forming two or more cross supports, such as helical, longitudinal, circumferential and/or lateral cross supports, which intersect to form a plurality of multi-layered nodes. The lattice support structure may be designed without any protrusions extending outward from the overall geometry, thus enabling efficient tooling, and thus enabling ease of mass production. The lattice support structure may comprise a completely circumferentially closed geometry, such as a cylinder, ellipse, airfoil, etc. The method for fabricating the lattice support structure comprises laying up a fiber material, in the presence of resin, within rigid channels of a rigid mold, thus creating a green, uncured three-dimensional geometry of unconsolidated cross supports and multi-layered nodes where these intersect. Subjecting these to a curing system functions to consolidate the cross supports and multi-layered nodes to produce the composite lattice support structure. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065718 | HANS STREUBEL AND GEREON FEHLEMANN - The invention relates to a die ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100065719 | FLEXIBLE DRYWALL MUD PAN - A flexible mud pan or trough constructed from a structurally supporting material, within which is held a volume of a viscous and settable compound. Upon setting and drying of remnants of the compound not applied, the pan is collapsed or otherwise folded/twisted, causing the flaked remnants to be forcibly disengaged from the flexible surfaces of the pan, the pan subsequently returning to a pre-existing physical configuration reconditioned for future use. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065720 | OPTICAL SENSOR AND SENSING METHOD - An optical sensor includes an infra red LED, a photodectector and a lock in charge amplifier. The photodetector passes charge to a feedback capacitor of the charge amplifier following an illumination cycle during which the LED is emitting and also following an illumination cycle during which the LED does not emit. An amplifier presents an output indicative of the difference between the charge generated at the photodectector during the illuminated and non-illuminated cycles. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065721 | Enhanced glare reduction - The driver of a vehicle ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100065722 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING AN OBJECT THAT CAN RETROREFLECT LIGHT - According to the invention, two simultaneous images with different wavelengths (λ | 2010-03-18 |
20100065723 | Real-Time Gain Compensation for Photo Detectors Based on Energy Peak Detection - A method, process and apparatus for compensating for changes to the gain of photo detectors in a nuclear imaging apparatus is disclosed. Specifically, embodiments detect positron annihilation event pulses using photo detectors. Changes to the gain of the photo detectors are compensated for by determining the relationship of a detected event pulse peak with a target event pulse peak. Based on the difference between these two peaks, a corrected gain is determined in a closed-loop control system. The corrected gain can be used to compensate for temperature changes that can affect the gain of the photo detectors. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065724 | METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A LIGHT ELEMENT MODULE AND LIGHT ELEMENT MODULE ASSEMBLY - A method is provided of at least partly assembling a light sensor module having at least one light sensing element optically coupled to a further optical element, for receiving light therefrom. The method comprises coupling the at least one light sensing element to an intermediate layer, wherein the intermediate layer is adapted to provide at least a predetermined level of optical coupling between the optical element and the at least one light sensing element when assembled by subsequently coupling, for example as part of a separate method, the intermediate layer to the optical element, with the intermediate layer being arranged between the optical element and the at least one light sensing element. An optical element other than a light sensing element, for example a light source element, can be used in place of the or each light sensing element, with in that case the or each optical element providing light to the further optical element rather than receiving light therefrom. Thus, the method can relate to an optical assembly in general rather than to a light sensor module assembly in particular. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065725 | Multispectral Filter For An Image Detection Device, Improved Image Detection Device For A Multispectral Imager and Multispectral Imager Comprising This Filter - The multispectral filter for an image detection device comprises a prismatic plate ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100065726 | SUBSTRATES AND OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - This invention provides substrates for use in various applications, including single-molecule analytical reactions. Methods for propagating optical energy within a substrate are provided. Devices comprising waveguide substrates and dielectric omnidirectional reflectors are provided. Waveguide substrates with improved uniformity of optical energy intensity across one or more waveguides and enhanced waveguide illumination efficiency within an analytic detection region of the arrays are provided. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065727 | A DETECTION SYSTEM AND A DETECTION METHOD BASED ON PULSED ENERGETIC PARTICLES - A detection system, comprises -a particle source ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100065728 | Apparatus and method for setting group of sensor node - An apparatus for setting a group of a sensor node and a method thereof. According to the apparatus and the method, intensity of a communication signal output from a sensor node is lowered, and the sensor node is set as a group of a master if the communication signal is received in the master, so that the sensor node can be exactly set as belonging to the group of the master. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065729 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING INFRARED RADIATION COMPRISING A RESISTIVE IMAGING BOLOMETER, A SYSTEM COMPRISING AN ARRAY OF SUCH BOLOMETERS AND A METHOD FOR READING AN IMAGING BOLOMETER INTEGRATED INTO SUCH A SYSTEM - A device for detecting infrared radiation including a resistive imaging bolometer, a mechanism for measuring drift in the electrical resistance of the bolometer relative to a reference value of the electrical resistance of the bolometer which corresponds to predetermined operating conditions of the bolometer, and a mechanism for correcting the effects of the drift in resistance or for correcting the drift itself. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065730 | COMPACT GAMMAMETER - This invention relates to a compact density measuring instrument for measuring density of fluids in a volume in a container, especially in a fluid flow in a pipe, the instrument comprising a radiation source in the gamma range positioned on one side of the fluid and a detector positioned on the opposite side of the fluids for receiving said radiation, and the fluid being contained in the container, wherein the source is positioned in a source housing, said source housing being at least partially fitted into a corresponding recess in the container wall, said source housing comprises a source holder containing the gamma source positioned in the holder axis and comprising a coaxial opening from the source through one end of the holder, said one end adapted to be aimed toward the fluid. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065731 | QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETER - A quadruple mass spectrometer capable of reducing a settling time-period necessary in a process of changing, in a pulsed or step-like pattern, a voltage to be applied to a quadruple mass filter in a scan or SIM measurement. In the SIM measurement, an optimal settling-time calculation sub-section sets a length of the settling time-period according to a difference ΔM between a next-measurement mass value and a mass value used in an adjacent measurement, and the next-measurement mass value. This makes it possible to shorten a duration of a repetitive cycle in the SIM measurement or increase a time-period assignable to a measurement operation, while ensuring a voltage stabilization time-period sufficient to detect ions having the next-measurement mass value. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065732 | ANALYTICAL SYSTEM WITH PHOTONIC CRYSTAL SENSOR - A system for determining whether interaction occurs between a trial substance and a target substance. The system includes a photonic crystal sensor having a photonic crystal structure and a defect member disposed adjacent the photonic crystal structure. The defect member defines an operative surface able to receive the target substance and the trial substance. The system further includes a light source that inputs a light signal to the photonic crystal structure and the defect member. The light signal is internally reflected, and a resultant output signal is outputted. The output signal relates to whether the trial substance interacts with the target substance at the operative surface. Furthermore, the system includes an identity detector that identifies the trial substance that interacts with the target substance. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065733 | MASS SPECTROMETER - A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising an ion mobility spectrometer or separator ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100065734 | PARTICLE SORTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A particle sorting apparatus for sorting particles following a free flight trajectory including: a detector for detecting a characteristic of the particles before or after they enter the free flight trajectory; an ionization source that emits a stream of ions for selectively applying charge to particles following the free flight trajectory; a static electric field for deflecting particles that have been charged by the ionization source; and means for deflecting the stream of ions emitted from the ionization source between a first orientation in which the stream of ions does not intersect the free flight trajectory and a second orientation in which the stream of ions does intersect the free flight trajectory depending on whether a particle following the free flight trajectory is detected as having the characteristic or not. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065735 | DEVICE FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY, AND MASS SPECTROMETRY APPARATUS AND METHOD - In a device for mass spectrometry, an analyte contained in a sample is desorbed from a surface of the device by irradiating the sample in contact with the surface with measurement light. The device includes a micro-structure having a plurality of metal bodies on a surface of a substrate, and the plurality of metal bodies have sizes that can excite localized plasmons by irradiation with the measurement light. Further, the device includes an initiator fixed at least to a part of a surface of the micro-structure. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065736 | METHOD FOR QUANTIFICATION OF ANALYTES IN A TITANIUM, TIN OR SILICON TETRACHLORIDE SAMPLE - This disclosure relates to a method for detecting at least one analyte in a tetrachloride sample comprising titanium, tin or silicon tetrachloride; comprising,
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20100065737 | MASS SPECTROMETER - A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising a mass selective ion trap or mass analyser ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100065738 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ION AXIAL SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION FOCUSING - The present invention provides a mass spectrometer including an ion source for generating pre-cursor ions, ion fragmentation means for generating fragment ions from the pre-cursor ions, a reflectron for focusing the kinetic energy distribution of the ions, and an ion detector wherein the mass spectrometer also includes axial spatial distribution focusing means which in use acts on the ions after the ion fragmentation means and before the reflectron, the axial spatial distribution focusing means being operable to reduce the spatial distribution of the ions in the direction of the ion optical axis of the spectrometer. Suitably the axial spatial distribution focusing means comprising a cell with two electrodes | 2010-03-18 |
20100065739 | Method and System for Analysing a Dose Formulation of a Metered Dose Device - One aspect of the invention features a method of analyzing dose metered devices by spraying an aerosol from a metered dose device directly into a spray chamber of a mass spectrometer detector by firing a dose from a metered dose device, for example a pMDI, by depressing the pMDI in its actuator, which spraying step is optionally preceded by a step of priming the drug container of the metered dose device; ionizing the aerosol; and identifying and quantifying the content of the dose using the detector. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065740 | ION TRAP MASS SPECTROMTER - While applying a square wave voltage to the ion electrode ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100065741 | Method For The Production Of Multiplayer Electrostatic Lens Array - The invention relates to a method for the production of a multilayer electrostatic lens arrangement with at least one lens electrode in general, a method for the production of a phase plate in particular as well as the lens arrangement, the phase plate and a transmission electron microscope with the phase plate. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065742 | LIGHT DETECTING DEVICE - In a photodetecting device | 2010-03-18 |
20100065743 | USE OF A COMBINATION OF IRON MONOXIDE AND SPINEL OXIDES AS A SENSITIVE MATERIAL FOR DETECTING INFRARED RADIATION - The invention relates to the use of a material having a spinel ferrite/iron monoxide structure as a sensitive material in the form of a thin film for the bolometric detection of infrared radiation, the chemical composition of said structure, excluding doping agents that may be present, having empirical formula (I): (Fe | 2010-03-18 |
20100065744 | BISPECTRAL DETECTION DEVICE AND BISPECTRAL DETECTOR COMPRISING SAID DEVICE - The present invention relates to a bispectral detection device, particularly of an infrared radiation and a visible radiation, including a monolithic substrate; an array of bolometric micro-bridges sensitive to infrared radiation, the bolometric micro-bridges being suspended over a first face of the substrate by means of support and connection arms; and an array of photoelectric elements fowled in the substrate, and sensitive to visible radiation, the bolometric micro-bridges and the photoelectric elements being stacked. According to the invention, the substrate portion between the photoelectric element array and a second face of the substrate, opposite to the first face thereof, is thinned so that the photoelectric elements are capable of detecting a visible radiation incident on the second face. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065745 | DETECTION OF HIGH Z MATERIALS USING REFERENCE DATABASE - A method and system for high Z substance revealing using muon detection technique is presented. Natural muon coordinate and incidence angle are measured above and below the interrogated volume. The muon deviations after passing through the interrogated volume are compared with the reference deviations obtained for the same volume in absence of high Z material. A correlation between the actual data and reference data is calculated using Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, though other approaches may apply. The correlation is used for the decision making on the presence of a nuclear substance inside the volume. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065746 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATING A SILICON PHOTOMULTIPLIER-BASED POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM - A representative positron emission tomography (PET) system includes a positron emission tomography detector having one or more silicon photomultipliers that output silicon photomultipliers signals. The PET system further includes a calibration system that is electrically coupled to the silicon photomultipliers. The calibration system determines a single photoelectron response of the silicon photomultipliers signals and adjusts a gain of the silicon photomultipliers based on the single photoelectron response. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065747 | Device for Characterizing a Particle Beam - The invention concerns a device for analyzing a particle beam comprising at least one detector including a fiber-optic network, the network of parallel fibers comprising at least one first plane of parallel optical fibers oriented along a first direction X; the detector is designed to produce a light signal when the particle beam passes through the fiber-optic network, an image sensor coupled with the detector so as to output a signal representing characteristics of the light signal. The invention is characterized in that the image sensor comprises a CCD or CMOS sensor, wherein the ends of the fibers of the fiber-optic network are designed to form an image of the light signal in the plane of the CCD or CMOS sensor. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065748 | X-RAY DETECTOR USABLE AT MICROWAVE FREQUENCIES - A detector of periodic packets of X photons, each packet having a duration shorter than 0.1 nanosecond, comprising a sensor comprising a semiconductor element of type III-V biased in a negative differential resistance region, said sensor being arranged in a resonant cavity tuned to a multiple of the packet repetition frequency. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065749 | RADIOTHERAPY APPARATUS USING TRANSMISSION TYPE DOSIMETER - A transmission type dosimeter includes electrodes configured to collect charged particles ionized with radiation, a body, in a cavity of which, the electrodes are arranged, and a lid configured to seal the cavity in the body. The lid includes a fixing frame section fixed on the body, and a transmission section formed with the fixing frame section as a unit body. The transmission section is thinner than the fixing frame section. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065750 | BURN-UP PROFILE MEASURING METHOD, BURN-UP PROFILE MEASURING APPARATUS, RADIATION SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION MEASURING APPARATUS, AND BURN-UP PROFILE MEASURING PROGRAM - An upper detector and a lower detector that face at least one side of a fuel assembly, on which neutrons are irradiated in a nuclear reactor, and detect radiation are set at a predetermined interval in an axial direction of the fuel assembly. Distributions of radiation signals are measured by the upper detector and the lower detector while the fuel assembly and the upper detector and the lower detectors are relatively moved along the axial direction of the fuel assembly. Soundness of radiation signals measured by the upper detector and the lower detector is determined in every measurement by comparing radiation signal distributions obtained by measuring the same portion in the axial direction of the fuel assembly in a multiplexed manner with the upper detector and the lower detector. Thereafter, relative burn-up is calculated by utilizing the measured radiation signals to measure a burn-up profile. According to the present invention, it is possible to measure a burn-up profile of the fuel assembly while securing reliability of a measurement result. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065751 | NON-INVASIVE SCANNING APPARATUSES - Systems and methods for non-invasively scanning and analyzing one or more characteristics of a sample utilizing electromagnetic radiation are described. More particularly, the systems and methods utilize an electromagnetic radiation source connected to a transmitter and an analyzer connected to a receiver. A sample to be analyzed is placed between the transmitter and receiver in a variety of different manners and a frequency sweep of electromagnetic radiation is transmitted through the sample to create a series of spectral data sets that are used to create one or more composite spectrograms, which are then analyzed to determine one or more characteristics of the sample. A magnetic field can alternatively be applied around the transmitter, receiver and sample to enhance some characteristic analysis applications. Samples include inert and living items, and the characteristics include a wide variety of different applications. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065752 | Radially inwardly directed electron beam source and window assembly for electron beam source or other source of electromagnetic radiation - A system and method to provide uniform, high intensity radially inwardly directed electron beams to the interior of a cylindrical volume for the purpose of destroying toxic, hazardous, or noxious organic and/or inorganic compounds contained in air or other media flowing through a cylindrical region; or to destroy or inactivate bacteria, viruses, fungi, or mold spores in such flowing media; to sterilize contents of flowing media; to treat fluidized grains, herbs, or other products; or to destroy chemical warfare agents. A window assembly to transmit electromagnetic radiation, for example, an electron beam, x-rays, or other high energy electromagnetic radiation, is also disclosed. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065753 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS - With a multi-beam type charged particle beam apparatus, and a projection charged particle beam apparatus, in the case of off-axial aberration corrector, there is the need for preparing a multitude of multipoles, and power supply sources in numbers corresponding to the number of the multipoles need be prepared. In order to solve this problem as described, a charged particle beam apparatus is provided with at least one aberration corrector wherein the number of the multipoles required in the past is decreased by about a half by disposing an electrostatic mirror in an electron optical system. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065754 | COMPACT PYROELECTRIC SEALED ELECTRON BEAM - A non-radioactive source for Atmospheric Pressure Ionization is described. The electron-beam sealed tube uses a pyroelectric crystal(s). One end of the crystal is grounded while the other end has a metallic cap with sharp feature to generate an electron beam of a given energy. The rate of heating and/or cooling of the crystal is used to control the current generated from a tube. A heating and/or cooling element such as a Peltier element is useful for controlling the rate of cooling of the crystal. A thin window that is transparent to electrons but impervious to gases is needed in order to prolong the life of the tube and allow the extraction of the electrons. If needed, multiple crystals with independent heaters can be used to provide continuous operation of the device. The energy of the electrons can be determined through the appropriate choice of the radius of curvature of the sharp feature and the gap between the sharp feature and the window, while the opposite side of the crystal is at low voltage. The size of the gap and the radius of curvature of the sharp feature are determined by the filling gas nature and pressure. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065755 | Array-based ion storage system and method therefor - An array-based ion storage system and method are disclosed. The system comprises: an ion generation section; and an ion storage section comprising a first end electrode coupled to the ion generation section and formed as having a plurality of holes, a second end electrode formed as having a plurality of holes, an intermediate electrode formed as having a plurality of holes, a first insulator formed in the shape of a ring and sandwiched between the first end electrode and the intermediate electrode to insulate them from each other, and a second insulator formed in the shape of a ring and sandwiched between the intermediate electrode and the second end electrode to insulate them from each other. With the present invention, the ion storage section can be made thinner to facilitate consistency in ion extraction and reduce the spread of ion mobility spectrum peak. In addition, the first and second insulators each have a big hole, and thus the ions cannot bump onto the insulation material at both sides at the time of ion vibration or thermal movement in the storage space. Therefore, charge transfer and accumulation at the insulator and the subsequent discharge will not occur, suppressing instability of storage and loss of ions. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065756 | Nano-particle/quantum dot based optical diode - A particle based optical diode having at least two cavities or at least two regions of a single cavity, wherein the regions contain different types of particles. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065757 | DIRECT ILLUMINATION MACHINE VISION TECHNIQUE FOR PROCESSING SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS - A vision system is provided to determine a positional relationship between a semiconductor wafer on a platen and an element on a processing machine, such as a printing screen, on a remote side of the semiconductor wafer from the platen. A source directs ultraviolet light through an aperture in the platen to illuminate the semiconductor wafer and cast a shadow onto the element adjacent an edge of the semiconductor wafer. A video camera produces an image using light received from the platen aperture, wherein some of that received light was reflected by the wafer. The edge of the semiconductor wafer in the image is well defined by a dark/light transition. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065758 | DIELECTRIC MATERIAL TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING - A system for curing a low dielectric constant (low-k) dielectric film on a substrate is described, wherein the dielectric constant of the low-k dielectric film is less than a value of approximately 4. The system comprises one or more process modules configured for exposing the low-k dielectric film to electromagnetic (EM) radiation, such as infrared (IR) radiation and ultraviolet (UV) radiation. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065759 | DIELECTRIC TREATMENT MODULE USING SCANNING IR RADIATION SOURCE - A system for curing a low dielectric constant (low-k) dielectric film on a substrate is described, wherein the dielectric constant of the low-k dielectric film is less than a value of approximately 4. The system comprises one or more process modules configured for exposing the low-k dielectric film to electromagnetic (EM) radiation, such as infrared (IR) radiation and ultraviolet (UV) radiation. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065760 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CHARACTERISTIC PARAMETER OF A CRP SPECIMEN - The invention relates to a method for determining at least one characteristic parameter of a CRP specimen ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100065761 | ADJUSTABLE DEFLECTION OPTICS FOR ION IMPLANTATION - A deflection component suitable for use in an ion implantation system comprises multiple electrodes that can be selectively biased to cause an ion beam passing therethrough to bend, deflect, focus, converge, diverge, accelerate, decelerate, and/or decontaminate. Since the electrodes can be selectively biased, and thus one or more of them can remain unbiased or off, the effective length of the beam path can be selectively adjusted as desired (e.g., based upon beam properties, such as energy, dose, species, etc.). | 2010-03-18 |
20100065762 | DETECTING PRINTING PLATE EDGE ALIGNMENT - A system for detecting the alignment of a top plate placed on a plate pallet. The alignment is detected relative to predetermined coordinates of the system. The system will generally include the following components: An illumination source configured to illuminate light on at least one edge of the top plate; a scanner for acquiring scanning results of the top plate edges. The scanning result will be analyzed by an analyzing component, in order to align the top plate correctly before it is loaded into the CTP imaging device. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065763 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING VALVE, AND VALVE PRODUCED BY THE METHOD - A valve has a valve body provided on its inner peripheral surface with a seat ring, a stem arranged to extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axis of a flow passage defined in the valve body, and a valve element rotatably supported through a bush attached to the stem, and opens or closes the flow passage by pressing or separating the valve element against or from the seat ring in the valve body in accordance with the rotation of the valve element. The valve body is molded after the valve element, the seat ring, the stem, and the bush are placed in predetermined positions in a mold. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065764 | Remote control system to set hot cold water ratio of an electronic faucet - The present invention relates controlling ratio of mixing hot and cold water of an electronic faucet by setting a mixing valve with an electronics actuator using two infrared sensors without touching to the faucet or its accessories. The system consists of two infrared sensors (IR), red and blue light emitting diodes, a mixing valve, an actuator, a temperature sensor and its display. When a user enters effective working range of the left or the right IR sensors the actuator actuate the mixing valve to change hot/cold water mixing ratio of the faucet. The IR sensors located on the left side of the faucet increase hot water ratio and IR sensor located on the right side of the faucet increase cold water ratio of the faucet when a user enters the effective working range of the IR sensors. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065765 | Proportional Control Valve - The invention relates to a proportional control valve for the variable hydraulic adjustment of the damping force of a shock absorber, for which purpose the proportional control valve has a throttle function which can be set by varying the strength I of the electric current. The invention provides that on the basis of an instantaneous level of the electrical current Iist the proportional control valve is first closed by increasing the current to a maximum current strength I | 2010-03-18 |
20100065766 | ELECTRICALLY OPERATED HYDRAULIC VALVE - An electrically operated hydraulic valve comprises a valve assembly that provides a common valve passageway, an inlet port, an outlet port and a return port connected to the passageway and an axially movable valve device which allows in a first position fluid flow between the outlet port and the return port while closing the inlet and in a second position, axially displaced from the first position, fluid flow between the inlet port and the outlet port while closing the return port. A spring provides a restoring force urging the valve device to its first position. An electrically operated actuator coupled to the valve device comprises a permanent magnet and a cooperating electrical coil having an associated magnetic core, one or other of the magnet and the coil constituting a stator and the other constituting an armature which is coupled to the valve device to move it from the first position to the second position. The actuator is disposed for operation by an electrical supply which provides a unidirectional current pulse to the coil. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065767 | WHISKER ACTUATED FAUCET CONTROLLER - A faucet controller for operating a valve mounted in association with a faucet, having a joystick actuator mountable on the valve for movement between a normal at rest position and a valve operating position, and a whisker connected with the joystick for forcing the joystick actuator into the valve operating position. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065768 | EXTERNALLY ADJUSTABLE PRESSURE COMPENSATED FLOW CONTROL VALVE - An in-line fluid flow control valve includes a housing defining an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber aligned along a outlet axis. The housing further defines a bore with a flow control device and an adjustment mechanism disposed therein for regulating a fluid flow rate. The flow control device defines a fluid passage interconnecting the inlet chamber and the outlet chamber. The plane and the outlet axis define an acute angle therebetween. The angled position of the bore relative to the outlet axis permits access to and adjustment of the flow control device, as well as replacement of the flow control device, without disconnecting any fittings attached to the inlet and the outlet of the control valve. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065769 | SLIDE VALVE - The invention relates to a slider | 2010-03-18 |
20100065770 | Expansion valve, in particular for a cooling-medium system - The invention relates to an expansion valve, in particular for a vehicle air-conditioning system operated with cooling medium, with a valve seat ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100065771 | FERRITE PARTICLES FOR BONDED MAGNET, RESIN COMPOSITION FOR BONDED MAGNET AND MOLDED PRODUCTS USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to ferrite particles for bonded magnet, having a volume-average particle diameter of 2.1 to 2.7 μm and a particle diameter x90 of 4.3 to 5.4 μm wherein the x90 represents a particle diameter at which a cumulative percentage of particles under sieve (undersize particles) based on a volume thereof is 90%, when determined from a particle size distribution thereof measured by using a laser diffraction type particle size distribution measuring apparatus. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065772 | TRACER-CONTAINING COMPOSITIONS - The present invention relates to the field of compression refrigeration and air conditioning. Specifically, the present invention relates to a tracer-containing compositions comprising refrigeration/heating fluid and tracer compound(s). Additionally, the present invention relates to a method for detecting tracer compounds to identify gases after leaving the custody of the original manufacturer or prior source, and the verification of authenticity. The aforementioned method provides for the detection of tracer compounds, which in turn, may alert the refrigeration industry to when dilution, adulteration, contamination or other unauthorized practices have occurred with refrigeration products. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065773 | PENTAFLUOROETHANE, TETRAFLUOROETHANE AND HYDROCARBON COMPOSITIONS - Disclosed are compositions containing pentafluoroethane, 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane and at least two hydrocarbons each having eight or fewer carbon atoms. Disclosed herein are compositions containing about 13 weight percent to about 20 weight percent pentafluoroethane; about 70 weight percent to about 80 weight percent 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane; about 1 weight percent to about 6 weight total of at combination of hydrocarbons consisting of n-butane and n-pentane. Also disclosed herein are compositions further comprising 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane. Also disclosed are azeotrope-like compositions comprising pentafluoroethane, 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane, n-butane and n-pentane and azeotrope like compositions comprising pentafluoroethane, 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane, n-butane, n-pentane, and 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065774 | HIGHLY THERMAL CONDUCTIVE COMPOUND - The present invention provides a highly thermal conductive compound which has a high thermal conductivity, has a high consistency and a good coating workableness, and is excellent in thermal stability at a high temperature. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065775 | NOVEL MARTERIALS INCLUDING ELEMENTS OF GROUP 14 - The invention relates to a method for preparing a material including at least one member of the Group 14 by thermal degradation of a ternary phase, also known as the Zintl phase, or by reaction therewith an oxidising solvent. The invention also relates to the material containing at least one element of Group 14 that can be obtained by this method, and to the use thereof mainly in the field of electrochemistry, particularly for batteries. The material is more particularly suited for the field of batteries of the alkaline metal and/or alkaline-earth ions type, in particular of the lithium-ion type. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065776 | Continuous methods and apparatus of functionalizing carbon nanotube - The present invention relates to a continuous method and apparatus of functionalizing a carbon nanotube, and more specifically, to a continuous method of functionalizing a carbon nanotube under subcritical water or supercritical water conditions without additional functionalizing processes, comprising: a) continuously feeding the carbon nanotube solution and an oxidizer under a pressure of 50 to 400 atm, respectively or together, and then preheating the mixture of said carbon nanotube solution and said oxidizer; b) functionalizing the carbon nanotube in the preheated said mixture under the subcritical water or the supercritical water condition of to 400 atm; c) cooling down the functionalized product into 0 to 100° C. and depressurizing the functionalized product into 1 to 10 atm; and d) recovering the cooled down and depressurized product. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065777 | WHOLLY AROMATIC LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYESTER COMPOSITION AND OPTICAL PICKUP LENS HOLDER USING SAME - A wholly aromatic liquid crystal polyester resin composition for injection molding, formed by melt-kneading 100 parts by mass of a wholly aromatic liquid crystal polyester resin, and 5 to 20 parts by mass of glass fibers having a number average diameter of 5 to 20 μm and an aspect ratio of 5 or more, the wholly aromatic liquid crystal polyester resin being formed by polycondensation of 60 to 70 mol % of p-hydroxybenzoic acid, 40 to 30 mol % of terephthalic acid and 4,4′-dihydroxydiphenyl combined, and 0 to 5 mol % of isophthalic acid and/or terephthalic acid (for all of these, derivatives thereof are included, and the total of these is 100 mol %). This composition has excellent damping properties, and is suitable for a molding material of an optical pickup lens holder for short type pickups for use in high-speed DVD systems and playback pickups for use in Blu-ray systems. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065778 | DENSE HIGH-SPEED SCINTILLATOR MATERIAL OF LOW AFTERGLOW - The invention relates to an inorganic scintillator material of formula Lu | 2010-03-18 |
20100065779 | Iodide single crystal, method for production the iodide single crystal, and scintillator comprising the iodide single crystal - An object of the invention is to provide an iodide single crystal material that provides a scintillator material for the next-generation TOF-PET, and a production process for high-quality iodide single crystal materials. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065780 | SUBMICRON RARE-EARTH BORATES AND PREPARATION/LUMINOSHORS THEREOF - Liquid phase suspensions of substantially monocrystalline rare-earth borate particles, the mean size thereof ranging from 100 to 400 nm, are prepared by roasting a rare earth borocarbonate or hydroxyborocarbonate at a temperature which is sufficient for forming a borate and obtaining a product whose specific surface area is equal to or greater than 3 m | 2010-03-18 |
20100065781 | Device for Gasification of Biomass and Organic Waste Under High Temperature and with an External Energy Supply in Order to Generate a High-Quality Synthetic Gas - The invention relates to a device for gasification of material comprising:
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20100065782 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A PURIFIED SYNTHESIS GAS STREAM - A process for producing a purified synthesis gas stream from a feed synthesis gas stream comprising hydrogen sulphide, carbonyl sulphide, carbon dioxide, hydrogen cyanide and ammonia besides the main constituents carbon monoxide and hydrogen, the process comprising the steps of: (a) contacting one part of the feed synthesis gas stream with methanol at low temperature and at elevated pressure to remove hydrogen sulphide, carbonyl sulphide, carbon dioxide, hydrogen cyanide and ammonia, thereby obtaining methanol enriched in these compounds and a synthesis gas stream depleted in these compounds; (b) contacting another part of the feed synthesis gas stream with a water gas shift catalyst in the presence of water to react at least part of the carbon monoxide with water, thereby obtaining a shifted synthesis gas stream enriched in hydrogen and in carbon dioxide; (c) contacting the shifted synthesis gas stream with methanol at low temperature and at elevated pressure to remove carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulphide, carbonyl sulphide and ammonia, thereby obtaining solvent enriched in these compounds and a gas stream mainly comprising hydrogen and depleted in carbon dioxide; (d) contacting the synthesis gas stream obtained in step (a) and optionally the gas stream obtained in step (c) with a first solid adsorbent comprising sulphur-impregnated activated carbon and/or activated carbon to remove metals and/or metal carbonyl compounds to obtain a synthesis gas stream depleted in metals and/or metal carbonyl compounds; (e) contacting the synthesis gas stream depleted in metals and/or metal carbonyl compounds in the presence of water with a second solid adsorbent comprising one or more metals or oxides of the metals or combinations thereof, wherein the metals are selected from the group of Ag, Sn, Mo, Fe and Zn at elevated temperature to obtain the purified synthesis gas stream | 2010-03-18 |
20100065783 | Organic species that facilitate charge transfer to or from nanostructures - The present invention provides polymeric compositions that can be used to modify charge transport across a nanocrystal surface or within a nanocrystal-containing matrix, as well as methods for making and using the novel compositions. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065784 | ELECTROACTIVE BIOPOLYMER OPTICAL AND ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a biopolymer optical device includes providing a polymer, providing a substrate, casting the polymer on the substrate, and enzymatically polymerizing an organic compound to generate a conducting polymer between the provided polymer and the substrate. The polymer may be a biopolymer such as silk and may be modified using organic compounds such as tyrosines to provide a molecular-level interface between the provided bulk biopolymer of the biopolymer optical device and a substrate or other conducting layer via a tyrosine-enzyme polymerization. The enzymatically polymerizing may include catalyzing the organic compound with peroxidase enzyme reactions. The result is a carbon-carbon conjugated backbone that provides polymeric “wires” for use in polymer and biopolymer optical devices. An all organic biopolymer electroactive material is thereby provided that provides optical functions and features. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065785 | VOLTAGE SWITCHABLE DIELECTRIC MATERIAL CONTAINING BORON COMPOUND - A composition of voltage switchable dielectric (VSD) material that comprises Boron. According to embodiments, VSD material is formulated that includes particle constituents that include one or more of Boron-nitride polymers, Boron nanotubes, and/or Boron nanoparticles. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065786 | Metal complexes for enhanced dispersion of nanomaterials, compositions and methods therefor - Metal complexes (“compatibilizers”) having properties particularly useful for treating and compatibilizing nanomaterials (i.e. carbon nanotubes, nanofibers, nanographite) include metal cations and anionic surfactants. The treated nanomaterials can be isolated as solid treated nanomaterial and used in further applications where increased dispersion is desirable. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065787 | METHOD FOR SYNTHESIS OF CARBON-COATED REDOX MATERIALS WITH CONTROLLED SIZE - A method for the synthesis of compounds of the formula C—Li | 2010-03-18 |
20100065788 | CARBON NANOTUBE-CONTAINING COMPOSITION, COMPOSITE, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THEM - Disclosed is a carbon nanotube-containing composition which contains a carbon nanotube and a urethane compound obtained by a reaction between a hydroxyl group-containing (meth)acrylate and a isocyanate compound. Also disclosed is a composite having a coating film or a cured film composed of the carbon nanotube-containing composition on at least one surface of a base material. The carbon nanotube-containing composition and the composite are excellent in electrical conductivity, film-formability, moldability, and transparency without deteriorating the characteristic properties of the carbon nanotube itself. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065789 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SILVER PARTICLE POWDER - Provided is a method for producing a silver particle powder excellent in the dispersibility in a liquid organic medium having a low polarity, which comprises reducing a silver compound in an alcohol having a boiling point of from 80° C. to 200° C. or in a polyol having a boiling point of from 150 to 300° C., at a temperature of from 80° C. to 200° C. under reflux while maintaining the stream having a Reynolds number of not more than 3.70×10 | 2010-03-18 |
20100065790 | Conductive Composition - Conductive compositions which are useful as thermally conductive compositions and may also be useful as electrically conductive compositions are provided. The compositions include a conductive particle constituent in combination with a sintering aid which can, for example be a compound of the same metal in the nanometal, an organo-metallic, a metalorganic salt, mercaptan and/or resinate. In some embodiments the conductive particles include a small amount of nanoscale (<200 nm) particles. The compositions exhibit increased thermal conductivity. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065791 | SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL FOR RADIATION ABSORPTION AND DETECTION - A semiconductor material for radiation absorption and detection comprising a composition of stoichiometry Li(M | 2010-03-18 |
20100065792 | BIODEGRADABLE DIELECTRIC FLUID - The present invention belongs to the field of dielectric fluids for electric systems, it specifically relates to a biodegradable dielectric fluid that is highly resistant to oxidation consisting of an oil or a mixture of vegetable oils with a very high oleic acid content which substantially conserve all their natural tocopherols and containing a metal deactivator, as well as to its use for insulating and cooling electrical equipment. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065793 | OPTICALLY ABSORPTIVE MEDIA - The attenuation and other optical properties of a medium are exploited to measure a thickness of the medium between a sensor and a target surface. Disclosed herein are various mediums, arrangements of hardware, and processing techniques that can be used to capture these thickness measurements and obtain three-dimensional images of the target surface in a variety of imaging contexts. This includes general techniques for imaging interior/concave surfaces as well as exterior/convex surfaces, as well as specific adaptations of these techniques to imaging ear canals, human dentition, and so forth. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065794 | Pigment compositions, colored compositions making use of the pigment compositions, and color filters - Pigment compositions each contain an organic pigment and at least one compound selected from compounds represented by the following formula (II), respectively: | 2010-03-18 |
20100065795 | SCISSOR JACK - A scissor jack for handling heavy duty work includes four arms hingedly arranged to provide two opposite elbows between a base and a load support, a pair of trunnions, one at each elbow connected by a threaded shaft. One end of the threaded shaft is rotatably engaged in a threaded bush anchored to one elbow on a trunnion to extend beyond the outer corner of the elbow. The jack further includes a movable brace comprising a block slidable on the threaded shaft and carried between a pair of plates which are pivotally secured to the connectors and bent to provide stops for simultaneous location of the arms with spacers on the trunnions to determine the extended position of the jack. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065796 | BUILDING AID - A tool for temporarily lifting and supporting reinforcing mesh above an underlying surface includes an elongate rod that can be held at a first end and which has a portion at a second end opposing the first end. The elongate rod, which can engage under an element of mesh, is mounted on a base member for turning on the underlying surface with a rotary movement of the elongate rod, so that movement of the elongate rod acts to lift the element of mesh. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065797 | PROTECTIVE TUBE, AUXILLIARY TOOL, SET COMPRISING AN AUXILIARY TOOL, A PIECE OF PROTECTIVE TUBE, AND A CLOSING ELEMENT , AND ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING A PROTECTIVE TUBE SUPPLY AND AN AUXILIARY TOOL - The invention relates to a protective tube which is slit in the longitudinal direction and is provided with a closing element that maintains the longitudinal edges along the slit on a plane relative to one another. Said protective tube is characterized in that the closing element is a separate profiled piece, of which the cross-section has such a shape that a central web of said profiled piece is inserted between the longitudinal edges of the tube, the top face of the tube is covered by the profiled piece along the longitudinal edges, and the internal faces of the tube are supported by the profiled piece. The invention further relates to an auxiliary tool for closing such a protective tube by means of a closing element, a set comprising an auxiliary tool, a piece of protective tube, and a closing element, as well as an arrangement comprising a protective tube supply and such an auxiliary tool. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065798 | WIRE PULLING APPARATUS - A wire pulling device for pulling wire through conduit, utilizing the rotational force of an electrical drill motor or other rotational power source. The device has a handle into which a shaft is inserted and mounted within the handle on bearings. The shaft has a removable sleeve, and an end piece that attaches to the end of the shaft opposite the handle. The end piece holds the removable sleeve in place. An electrical drill motor may be attached to the end opposite the handle to rotate the shaft and sleeve, thereby winding up wire or rope to pull conductors through conduit. A ratchet mechanism may be incorporated into the handle to prevent rollback of wound line. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065799 | VARIABLE SPEED WINCH - A variable speed winch in one embodiment includes a drive shaft, a power source, a single gear operation lever, a variable gearing system and a drum. The power source is configured to rotate the drive shaft. The variable gearing system is in rotational connection with the drive shaft and is configured to change the gearing of the winch based on the rotation of the single gear operation lever. The drum is in rotational connection with the variable gearing system. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065800 | LIFT FOR MOTORCYCLES AND THE LIKE, OFFERING MOBILITY OF OMNIDIRECTIONAL MOVEMENT - The lift comprises: a dolly ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100065801 | MOBILE SUPPORT, ASSEMBLY WITH A FIRST AND A SECOND MOBILE SUPPORT AND TERRAIN DEMARCATION - A mobile support for supporting a wire-shaped terrain demarcation on an area of ground, having a plurality of segments rotatable about an axis. Each segment comprises a spoke having a free end, wherein at least one segment has a greater flexibility in an axial direction than in a direction tangential to the axial direction. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065802 | RAILING - A railing has its posts and rails intersected with each other and fixed stably together by connecting plates hidden inside the rails. The connecting plate has a wing formed at a preset position between every two posts. The wing has a hole at its center. Each of the rails has a long space defined by three walls of its inverted U-shape, a rectangular opening bored in its top side for being correspondingly inserted by the post, and a female-threaded tube extended downward from an upper inner wall for corresponding to a hole of a wing of the connecting plate so that a screw can be inserted from under the hole to threadably engage with the female-threaded tube to keep the rails fixed with the connecting plates. The railing is thus assembled stably by means of the connecting plates and the screws that are hidden inside the rails, obtaining an aesthetic appearance. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065803 | MEMORY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a resistance variable non-volatile memory device using a trap-controlled Space Charge Limited Current (SCLC), and a manufacturing method thereof. The memory device includes a bottom electrode; an inter-electrode dielectric thin film diffusion prevention film formed on the bottom electrode; a dielectric thin film formed on the inter-electrode dielectric thin film diffusion prevention film and having a plurality of layers with different charge trap densities; and a top electrode formed on the dielectric thin film. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065804 | PHASE CHANGE MEMORY DEVICE HAVING MULTIPLE METAL SILICIDE LAYERS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A phase change memory device having multiple metal silicide layers which enhances the current driving capability of switching elements and a method of manufacturing the same are presented. The device also includes switching elements, heaters, stack patterns, top electrodes, bit lines, word line contacts and word lines. The bottom of the switching elements are in electrical contact with the lower metal silicide layer and with an active area of silicon substrate. An upper metal silicide layer is interfaced between the top of the switching elements and the heaters. The stack patterns include phase change layers and top electrodes and are between the heaters and the top electrodes are in electrical contact with the top electrodes. The bit lines contact with the top electrode contacts. The word line contacts to the lower metal silicide film. | 2010-03-18 |
20100065805 | PHASE CHANGE MEMORY DEVICE HAVING A BOTTLENECK CONSTRICTION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A phase change memory device having a bottleneck constriction and method of making same are presented. The phase change memory device includes a semiconductor substrate, a lower electrode, an interlayer film, an insulator, a phase change layer and an upper electrode. The interlayer film is formed on the semiconductor substrate having the lower electrode. The interlayer film includes a laminate of a first insulating film, a silicon film and a second insulating film with a hole formed therethrough. The insulator is disposed along the exposed surface of the silicon film around the inner circumference of the hole. The phase change layer is embedded within the hole having the insulator which constricts the shape of the phase change layer to a bottleneck constriction. A method of manufacturing the phase change memory device is also provided. | 2010-03-18 |