15th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140097301 | Aircraft Lift And Propulsion From Disparate Air Flows - Generally, an inventive aircraft ( | 2014-04-10 |
20140097302 | CABLE CATCHER - A cable catching device, for installation on a crane boom to catch at least one cable, suspended above at least part of the device when the device is deployed by the crane boom, in the event that the cable falls downwardly, the device having: a base operable with connectors to releasably engage with the crane boom; a post having: a lower end engaged with the base; and an upper end extending beyond the base; a yoke having at least two arms extending upwardly from the upper end of the post, each arm having an upper end laterally spaced apart from the upper end of any adjacent arm, thereby defining an upwardly open yoke mouth between the upper ends of the arms, the yoke mouth being deployed adjacent an underside of the suspended cable wherein the arms are disposed a distance from the suspended cable; and each arm having an arm roller with an outer cable contact surface. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097303 | Medical Fluid Line Alignment Devices and Related Systems and Methods - A medical fluid line alignment device that includes a base that is attachable to a support member and a fluid line organizer attachable to the base. The fluid line organizer includes a plurality of access ports that allow fluid lines to be connected to the fluid line organizer. The device further includes a plurality of guides disposed on the base. Each of the guides is aligned with one of the access ports, and each of the guides has a top surface defining a recessed region that is sized and shaped to at least partially receive a fluid line therein. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097304 | SLANTED BOLSTERING DEVICE FOR PIPE SUPPORT SYSTEM - The present invention is a pipe support system including a slanted bolstering device or arrangement, which receives and supports at least one exposed pipe, so as to isolate the pipe to prevent transmission of movement, sound or heat. Embodiments of the slanted bolstering device are designed to be attached to a strut support or mounting rail, and may include a pair of lateral bolstering clamps, and a circular pipe isolator. Embodiments of the invention also include a series of lateral bolstering clamps that may be mounted on the same strut support or mounting rail, providing even greater stabilization, and an organized system for mounting multiple pipes of different sizes. The present invention mitigates the effects of shifting or settling movement of the structure and provides additional shock absorption, prevents pipe rupture, and increases cushion protection among pipes of different sizes that may be mounted on a strut support. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097305 | Sprinkler Transferring Apparatus - A sprinkler transferring apparatus is provided for a flexible sprinkler drop on an irrigation supply line. The sprinkler transferring apparatus includes a lifting tool and a sprinkler component support body. The lifting tool has an elongate body with a first contact portion and a handle spaced from the first contact portion. The sprinkler component support body has a second contact portion configured to mate with the first contact portion. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097306 | Adjustable Mounting Clip And System Using Same - An adjustable mounting clip for an electronic device, such as a cellular telephone or smart phone. The mounting clip may be adapted to be supported by a flexible support apparatus, such as a tripod. The mounting clip may support a variety of electronic device types with an automatically adjusting variable device receiver. The mounting clip may be adapted to retract into a compact stowed position when not in use. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097307 | MANUALLY-OPERATED CRANE ASSEMBLY WITH CONTROL HANDLE - A control handle for mounting on a forward end of a tail section of a crane having a crane pivot axis includes a normally-engaged brake mechanism thereon for maintaining the control handle in a fixed position until disengaged by an operator, the control handle when disengaged being rotatable about a pivot axis parallel to the crane pivot axis. A crane assembly incorporating the control handle includes a wheeled dolly, a telescopic crane pivotably mounted on the wheeled dolly about a crane pivot axis, the telescopic crane having a forward end, and a rearward end opposite the forward end, a telescopic boom at the forward end, and a tail section at the rearward end. The control handle is mounted on the forward end of the tail section. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097308 | PLATFORM FOR SUSPENDED SENSOR STABILIZATION - A sensor stabilization platform and method for installation in an enclosure is described, wherein the platform can be lowered into the enclosure from the enclosure's entry way (without requiring a person to enter the enclosure) and properly oriented to provide the structural support/securing capabilities needed for a sensor that is “sensing” the material at the bottom of the enclosure. The securing platform is weighted or configured to rest (without movement) at the bottom of the enclosure floor or manhole, and sensors can be lowered into the platform's receptacle(s), etc. The platform may be configured to be foldable, allowing it to be compact and pass through narrow entry ways. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097309 | LEG DEVICE IN MUSICAL INSTRUMENT STAND, MUSICAL INSTRUMENT STAND INCLUDING THE LEG DEVICE, AND SUPPORT FITTING FOR USE IN THE LEG DEVICE - To provide a leg device in a musical instrument stand that is further adjustable on setting of the musical instrument to avoid stand legs from being an impediment to the setting and avoid a stand main body from being unstable even if two stand legs are provided. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097310 | DECORATIVE ICE STRUCTURES, METHODS, AND PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT - The present invention is directed to methods, materials, and devices for making and displaying globe ice lanterns and other ice structures. In a first implementation of the invention, an ice globe is produced. The ice globe can be produced with an insulating base that prevents the bottom of the ice globe from freezing solid. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097311 | Height Adjustable Supports With The Capacity For Multiple Orientations For Use With Tabletops, Chair Seats And Similar Surfaces - A height adjustable support for tabletops, chair seats, or like objects, consisting of two parts, a rectangle-shaped component and an L-shaped component. A fixed block at the top of the L-shaped component allows for multiple orientations when the assembly is attached to the underside of a surface. Height adjustability is possible because the rectangle-shaped component has a series of holes bored vertically into the two faces that will contact the interior faces of the L-shaped component. Holes bored through each face of the L-shaped component permit fasteners to pass into the holes in the rectangle-shaped component. When tightened the fasteners will seat against the exterior face of the L-shaped component. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097312 | QUICK ATTACHMENT BRACKET FOR SECURING A FIRST ITEM TO A SECOND ITEM - A quick attachment bracket that permits a tool holder to be quickly secured to the sidewall of a cart is disclosed. The bracket snaps onto the cart and locks the tool holder in position without the use of any mechanical devices. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097313 | Portable Canister Holder with a Collapsible Body - A portable canister holder is disclosed. The portable canister system comprises a collapsible substantially cylindrical, non-rigid body assembly comprising a plurality of vertical support rods configured to support a plurality of horizontal support restraints. The vertical support rods are able to pivot along with the horizontal supporting restraints, thereby collapsing the body assembly. The lowest horizontal support restraint further comprises a stopper to prevent the canister from being disconnected from the body assembly when in use. The portable canister holder further comprises an articulating joint member having a first end configured to attach to the body assembly and a second end configured to attach to a clamping device. The portable canister holder further comprises an IV holder configured to attach to the body assembly, the IV holder having a plurality of rods configured to support an IV bag. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097314 | APPARATUS FOR SECURING COMPONENTS TO SUBSTRATES - An apparatus for securing a component to a substrate. The apparatus includes a backing and a retainer interface. The backing includes a bonding element on a first surface and the retainer interface on an opposing second surface. The first surface of the backing is applied to a substrate to which a component is to be secured. The component is secured on the second surface of the backing so that the backing is positioned between the substrate and the component to be secured. The backing may be rigid or flexible. The first surface of the backing tape includes an adhesive as the bonding element. The backing tape may also include a removable paper interface to enable the installer to move the backing tape into a desired location before removing the paper to expose the adhesive for its attachment to the substrate. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097315 | SWIVEL COVER ASSEMBLY - A swivel cover assembly includes a mounting plate with an opening and a door closing the opening for supporting a swivel hanger. The mounting plate forms a socket for suspending the swivel hanger. The door is hinged to the mounting plate to pivot downwardly from the mounting plate about an axis parallel to the plane of the mounting plate. A hinge member is integrally formed with the mounting plate and door. A fastening member latches the door in the closed position. The fastener can be a screw or a bendable tab that is manually bent to hold the door closed. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097316 | AUXILIARY SUPPORT DEVICE FOR FLIP TOUCH SCREEN - An auxiliary support device for flip touch screen includes a main body and an upper cover having a touch panel. The main body is preformed with a cavity for assembling with a base seat. The upper cover is preformed with an elongated recess corresponding to the cavity. A slide rail is assembled in the elongated recess. One end of a link member is movably pivotally connected with an outer end of the base seat. A bottom end of a slide member is movably pivotally connected with an inner end of the base seat. The slide member is assembled in the slide rail. The other end of the link member is slidably connected with of a surface of the slide member. When the upper cover is turned upward, the link member is turned upward with the slide member to obliquely support the upper cover. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097317 | LOCK MECHANISM FOR SEAT TRACK SLIDE DEVICE - Seat tracks each include a lower rail, an upper rail, a lock lever, and a handle. When a handle is operated, the lock lever is set in a locking state or an unlocking state by engaging and disengaging the lock lever with and from lock recesses in the lower rail. The lock lever is supported pivotally with respect to the upper rail by pivot support portions, in which support holes in side plates of the upper rail and protrusions on arm plates of the lock lever are fitted together. A torsion coil spring, which interlocks the handle and the lock lever, includes a second stopper, which hooks on first stoppers provided on the arm plates of the lock lever. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097318 | LINEAR BEARING - A bearing race arrangement on a composite structure having a first coefficient of thermal expansion includes a recess formed in a surface of the composite structure for receiving a race element, at least one bearing race element disposed in the recess, the bearing race element having a coefficient of thermal expansion different from the coefficient of thermal expansion of the composite structure and a retainer securing the bearing race element to composite structure, within the recess and allowing for longitudinal expansion of the race element without creating stress on the composite structure. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097319 | TABLET COMPUTER STAND - A stand including a base and a platen assembly. The base includes: an end protrusion extending from a top surface and including a first distal end; and a plurality of adjustment protrusions extending from the top surface and including respective second distal ends. The platen assembly includes a platen and a prop leg. The platen is pivotably connected to the base and the prop leg. For an open position: the platen and prop leg pivot such that: an end of the prop leg contacts an adjustment protrusion or the first end protrusion; the platen and the prop leg form an acute or obtuse angle, opening toward the top surface. For a closed position, the platen and prop leg pivot such that the bottom surface, the platen, and the prop leg are parallel. The first distal end extends further from the top surface than the second distal ends. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097320 | REARVIEW MOUNTING DEVICE - A rearview device mounting assembly includes a bracket having a windshield engagement surface. The bracket further includes a neck with a ball. The ball has at least one of either a knurled patch or a striation and the ball is configured to engage a socket in the rearview device. The socket of the rearview device includes fingerlike projections and a ball engaging surface. The ball engaging surface has raised features to frictionally engage the ball and minimize or eliminate droop of the rearview device. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097321 | Portable multi-purpose mast for rapid, secure attachment to unsteady, inclined and irregular surfaces - A portable mast capable of supporting a payload that can be fastened to and detached from an unsteady, inclined or irregular surface of attachment. The improvements include a tensioning cable which exerts pressure on the base of the mast in opposition to the surface of attachment, a guide protecting the cable from abrasion, means for adjusting and retaining tension in the cable when the mast is fastened to the surface of attachment, a base capable of housing the fastener to protect the fastener from corrosion and tampering, a base allowing attachment to and pass-through of existing cords crossing the surface of attachment, and a base having resilient compression to conform to an irregular surface of attachment while maintaining pressure between the base and surface of attachment created by tensioning of the cable. Also disclosed is a mast with mechanical means for increasing cable tension in order to secure its tripod base to a surface of attachment. Also disclosed is a mast which can house standardized electronic components required by a variety of payloads, two masts which are capable of communicating with each other to synchronize the movement and operation of payloads, means for passing electronic signals from the surface of attachment through the mast to the payload, and a remote control for electronic communication with a transceiver housed within a mast to control the operations or movement of a payload. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097322 | ASSEMBLY SECURING ARRANGEMENT - An assembly securing arrangement, in particular for securing a transmission in a motor vehicle body, includes an assembly support and at least one assembly bearing for the vibration-damped mounting of an assembly, wherein the at least one assembly bearing is a load-bearing component of the assembly support. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097323 | VIBRATION ISOLATION MOUNT FOR AN ELECTRIC MOTOR - A mount for an electric motor that is formed of an elastomeric material and includes a sleeve around which ribs are formed. The ribs include first ribs and second ribs, and the first ribs project further from the sleeve and are more compliant than the second ribs. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097324 | Supporting, retaining, and protective apparatus for extracorporeal heart and/or lung support systems - The invention relates to a supporting apparatus for devices for maintaining blood circulation, in particular for a heart-lung machine, comprising a plurality of retaining units arranged on the device side for retaining blood-conducting and/or blood-treating devices and control units, and comprising at least one fastening unit arranged on the patient side for detachably and quickly fastening the supporting apparatus to a patient or an object arranged near the patient, wherein at least one screen-like wall element is arranged between the device-side retaining units and the patient-side fastening unit as a protective element for the devices. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097325 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE MOUNTING SYSTEM - A system for mounting a portable electronic device may include a mount, a holster, and a clip. The holster may be configured to secure to a portable electronic device and the clip may engage with the holster. The clip may have top and bottom portions. The top clip portion may have a distal end and a mating portion proximate the distal end. The bottom clip portion may have a distal end and a mating portion proximate the distal end. The bottom clip portion, but not the top clip portion may slide through a receiving aperture in the mount. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097326 | Rafter Hook for Fastening Tool - A fastening tool rafter hook system supporting a power tool includes a power tool round section proximate to a tool handle. The round section has multiple pairs of indexing apertures, each positioned incrementally from a successive pair. A two piece rafter hook system includes: a first piece having a rafter hook band with a semi-circular band portion positioned in direct contact with the round section; and a second piece defining an “L” shaped rafter hook. The rafter hook includes: a first hook portion having first and second indexing bolts connected to the first hook portion; and a second hook portion oriented normal to the first portion. The first and second indexing bolts create detent connections when engaged with the indexing apertures. Connection of the first and second indexing bolts to any pair of indexing apertures releasably retains the rafter hook at selectable predefined orientations on the round section. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097327 | FINGER NAVIGATION MODULE WITH INTEGRATED AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR - An optical finger navigation module includes a light source configured for emitting light in a first spectrum; a cover housing disposed above the light source, the cover housing including a window plate that is configured to transmit light in at least the first spectrum, and a light guiding structure that is configured to transmit light in at least a second spectrum; a first light sensor configured to sense light in the first spectrum originally emitted by the light source, reflected by an object, and then transmitted through the window plate; a second light sensor configured to sense light in the second spectrum transmitted through the light guiding structure or the window plate; and a substrate. The light source, the cover housing, the first light sensor and the second light sensor are coupled and mounted to the substrate. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097328 | LOW POWER WIDE DYNAMIC RANGE CMOS IMAGER OUTPUT CIRCUIT - An imager has an array of pixels arranged in rows and columns, readout circuitry electrically coupled to the columns to receive signals from the pixels, the readout circuitry having at least one signal path with gain switching, and a threshold detector electrically coupled to the readout circuitry to set a gain to be applied by the readout circuitry. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097329 | Ultra-High Speed Imaging Array with Orthogonal Readout Architecture - A plurality of unit pixels in a two dimensional imaging array are arranged in a manner that signal charges along a given row are added to other relevant signal charges of the same row. Signal charges along a given column are added to other relevant signal charges of the same column. Summed charge values are output simultaneously from rows and columns to produce one row and one column of image data. The resulting summed data is temporarily stored in on-chip buffers and then output from the chip during the integration time of the next imaging cycle with no loss in imaging duty cycle. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097330 | METHOD OF TESTING IMAGE SENSOR AND RELATED APPARATUS THEREOF - A method of testing an image sensor having a plurality of sensing units includes: utilizing the image sensor to generate a plurality of sensing results respectively corresponding to a plurality of captured images, wherein each sensing result includes a plurality of sensing values respectively generated by the sensing units; and generating a testing result which indicates a performance of the image sensor according to changing of the sensing results. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097331 | LIGHT RECEPTION CIRCUIT AND LIGHT RECEPTION DEVICE - A light reception circuit includes a direct current (DC) level shift circuit that shifts a DC voltage level of a first signal or a second signal and outputs a third signal or a fourth signal, or outputs both of the third signal and the fourth signal so that a DC voltage level of the first signal output from a cathode of a photodiode that generates a signal by photo conversion and a DC voltage level of the second signal output from an anode of the photodiode agree, and a differential amplifier that amplifies a difference between the third signal and the second signal, between the first signal and the fourth signal, or the third signal and the fourth signal, based on the third signal, the forth signal output from the DC level shift circuit, impedance of the DC level shift circuit being lower than input impedance of the differential amplifier. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097332 | IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD - The resolution of conventional imaging devices is restricted by the diffraction limit ‘Perfect’ imaging devices which can achieve a resolution beyond the diffraction limit have been considered impossible to implement. However, the present disclosure provides an imaging device which can achieve improved resolution beyond the diffraction limit and which can be implemented in practice. Said imaging device comprises: a. a lens having a refractive index that varies according to a predetermined refractive index profile; b. a source; c. an outlet for decoupling waves from the device; and d. a reflector provided around the lens, the source and the outlet, wherein the reflector and the refractive index profile of the lens are together arranged to direct waves transmitted in any of a plurality of directions from the source to the outlet. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097333 | Monolithic Optical Packages and Methods Using Aluminum Nitride - An apparatus and method are disclosed for providing monolithic optical packages. An embodiment optical package includes a base made of aluminum-nitride (AlN) that is configured to support an optical component, a plurality of sidewalls made of AlN that are coupled to the base, the sidewalls are configured to surround the optical component, and a feed-through made of AlN that is coupled to one of the sidewalls, wherein the feed-through is configured to feed a plurality of leads through the one sidewall to provide an electrical connection to the optical component, wherein the base, the sidewalls, and the feed-through have a same coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) for AlN. An embodiment method includes punching and printing AlN tapes to build a base, a plurality of sidewalls joined to the base, and a feed-through coupled to the sidewalls, and attaching a plurality of electrical leads into the feed-through. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097334 | DETECTION APPARATUS - A detection apparatus includes: plural light emitting sections that are disposed in a row and that emit parallel light to a passage region, over which an object passes, in a time-staggered manner; one or more light receiving sections that receive the parallel light reflected by or having transmitted through the object, a number of the light receiving sections being less than a number of the light emitting sections; and a detection section that detects at least one of edges of the object and edges of a portion of the object with a different reflectivity or transmittance in accordance with an intensity distribution of the parallel light received by the light receiving sections. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097335 | Single Detector Detection and Characterization of Thermal and Epithermal Neutrons From an Earth Formation - An apparatus for detecting thermal and epithermal neutrons. The apparatus includes a first radiation responsive element configured to absorb substantially all incident thermal neutrons and produce first light scintillations indicative of the absorbed thermal neutrons and a second radiation responsive element configured to produce second light scintillations indicative of at least epithermal neutrons that traverse the first radiation responsive element. Also disclosed are borehole logging methods and apparatuses for estimating formation properties using nuclear radiation, particularly an apparatus and method for estimating parameters of a formation. The method may include using neutron count rate information from a detector to model porosity or salinity. The apparatus includes a processor and storage subsystem with a program that, when executed, implements the method. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097336 | Apparatus and Methods for Measuring Formation Characteristics - An apparatus can measure characteristics of a formation surrounding a borehole. The apparatus includes a tool body having a neutron measurement section and a density measurement section. The neutron measurement section includes a neutron source and a neutron detector arrangement spaced in an axial direction from the neutron source. The density measurement section includes a gamma ray source and a gamma ray detector arrangement spaced in an axial direction from the gamma ray source. The neutron measurement section and the density measurement section are positioned in the tool body so that the sections overlap in the axial direction and are azimuthally spaced apart in the tool body. The tool body also includes shielding to block a direct signal path from the neutron source to the gamma ray detector arrangement and to block a direct signal path from the gamma ray source to the neutron detector arrangement. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097337 | OBJECT DETECTING SYSTEM FOR IMAGING-BASED BARCODE READERS - An apparatus includes a light emitting diode operative to emit mostly invisible light within an invisible bandwidth, and a scattering surface configured to scatter a first portion of the invisible light from the light emitting diode out of the window. The scattering surface is also partially transparent to allow a second portion of the invisible light from the light emitting diode to pass through the scattering surface and strike the reflector that is configured to reflect at least some of the second portion of the invisible light towards the window. The apparatus further includes a photodetector configured to detect returned invisible light from the target object. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097338 | MASS SPECTROMETER, SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAME, AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING ISOTOPIC ANATOMY OF COMPOUNDS - A first mass spectrometer includes a first introduction device configured to select between a reference material and a first portion of an analyte and introduce the selected one of the reference material or the first portion of the analyte to an ion source, the first mass spectrometer being configured to provide third molecular analyte ions to a detector at a first mass resolution of about 30,000 or greater. A system includes the first mass spectrometer and a second mass spectrometer. A method for determining the isotopic composition of an analyte in a sample includes converting a first portion of the analyte to first molecular analyte ions, filtering out second molecular analyte ions, filtering out third molecular analyte ions, detecting two or more of the third molecular analyte ions at a mass resolution of about 30,000 or greater to determine the isotopic composition of at least a portion of the analyte. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097339 | MCP UNIT, MCP DETECTOR, AND TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETER - An MCP unit of the present invention has a triode structure with a structure to achieve a desired time response characteristic independent of restrictions from a channel diameter of MCP, and is provided with an MCP group, a first electrode, a second electrode, an anode, and an acceleration electrode. Particularly, the MCP unit further comprises a ring member between the acceleration electrode and the anode, as s restriction structure for confining reflected electrons emitted from the anode in response to incidence of secondary electrons from the MCP group, within a space between the acceleration electrode and the anode. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097340 | MCP UNIT, MCP DETECTOR, AND TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETER - An MCP unit of the present invention has a triode structure with a structure to achieve a desired time response characteristic independent of restrictions from a channel diameter of MCP, and is provided with an MCP group, a first electrode, a second electrode, an anode, and an acceleration electrode. Particularly, the MCP unit further comprises an electron lens structure for confining reflected electrons emitted from the anode in response to incidence of secondary electrons from the MCP group, within a space between the acceleration electrode and the anode. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097341 | IN-COLUMN DETECTOR FOR PARTICLE-OPTICAL COLUMN - The invention relates to an in-column back-scattered electron detector, the detector placed in a combined electrostatic/magnetic objective lens for a SEM. The detector is formed as a charged particle sensitive surface, preferably a scintillator disk that acts as one of the electrode faces forming the electrostatic focusing field. The photons generated in the scintillator are detected by a photon detector, such as a photo-diode or a multi-pixel photon detector. The objective lens may be equipped with another electron detector for detecting secondary electrons that are kept closer to the axis. A light guide may be used to offer electrical insulation between the photon detector and the scintillator. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097342 | ELECTRON MICROSCOPE AND IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD USING ELECTRON BEAM - The present invention is characterized by an electron microscope which intermittently applies an electron beam to a sample and detects a secondary electron signal, wherein an arbitrarily defined detection time (T | 2014-04-10 |
20140097343 | Spectroscopic Detector And Corresponding Method - The invention relates to a spectroscopic detector, including: at least one waveguide ( | 2014-04-10 |
20140097344 | Terahertz Wave Measurement Device and Method - The base plate is transmissive to terahertz waves, and a sample is disposed at the base plate. In the conductive periodic structure, plural transmission portions that transmit terahertz waves are arrayed with a predetermined period. The conductive periodic structure is disposed apart from a position at which the sample is disposed. The waveguide includes a total reflection surface provided at a boundary face with the conductive periodic structure. The total reflection surface totally reflects incident terahertz waves, and the waveguide guides incident terahertz waves toward the total reflection surface. The magnitudes of one or more of a distance between the position at which the sample is disposed and the conductive periodic structure, a property of the base plate, and the predetermined period are set such that a dip showing a characteristic absorption is formed in a predetermined frequency region of a spectrum of terahertz waves. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097345 | SCINTILLATION DETECTOR ASSEMBLY - A scintillation detector assembly sealed via a compression fit without the use of epoxy or other sealant is disclosed. The assembly includes a scintillator composition and a photomultiplier tube optically coupled to the scintillator. A hermetically sealed scintillator container assembly in accordance with the present disclosure includes a cup shaped container sized to receive and hold a scintillator composition. This container has an open end. A metal rim compressively forms a mechanical hermetic seal around a glass window placed over the open end to preclude moisture intrusion into the container and thus prevent exposure of the scintillator crystalline material to degrading moisture. The metal rim is in turn welded to the container. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097346 | Radiation Detection Utilizing Optical Bleaching - A method and device for improving the optical performance (such as time resolution) of scintillation detectors using the optical bleaching technique are disclosed. Light of a selected wavelength is emitted by a light source into a scintillator. The wavelength is selected to meet the minimum energy requirement for releasing of charge carriers captured by the charge carrier traps in the scintillation material. Trap-mediated scintillation components are thus reduced by optical bleaching and the optical performance of the scintillator crystal and the detector is enhanced. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097347 | DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A PARAMETER OF A MEDIUM | 2014-04-10 |
20140097348 | DETECTING APPARATUS AND DETECTING SYSTEM APPARATUS AND DETECTING SYSTEM - A detecting apparatus formed on a substrate, includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, and a signal line electrically connected to the pixels. Each of the pixels includes a sensing element that converts radiant ray or light to electric charges, an amplification thin film transistor that outputs an electric signal based on an amount of the electric charges, a capacitor that holds an electric signal output by the amplification thin film transistor, and a transfer thin film transistor that transfers an electric signal held in the capacitor to the signal line. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097349 | STABILIZED THALLIUM BROMIDE RADIATION DETECTORS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a crystal includes thallium bromide (TlBr), one or more positively charged dopants, and one or more negatively charged dopants. According to another embodiment, a system includes a monolithic crystal including thallium bromide (TlBr), one or more positively charged dopants, and one or more negatively charged dopants; and a detector configured to detect a signal response of the crystal. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097350 | ADHESIVE DETECTION SYSTEM FOR MAILPIECE CREATION SYSTEM - A system and method for detecting adhesive used to produce an envelope in a mailpiece creation system. The system includes a source of ElectroMagnetic (EM) energy in at least the short UV range to illuminate a surface of the substrate material anticipated to have an adhesive deposited thereon in select regions, an EM energy detection device operative to detect energy reflected from the surface of the substrate material in the visible light range and produce a response indicative of the optical absorbance of EM energy in the short UV range; and a processor operative to analyze the response of the EM energy detection device to determine whether light energy in the visible range is below a threshold level to indicate the presence of adhesive deposited on the substrate material. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097351 | Boron Coated Straw Neutron Detectors Distributed in a Moderator Material - The present invention includes an apparatus and method for neutron radiation detection. The apparatus comprises combining thin walled, boron-coated straw tubes with a plastic moderator material interspersed around the tubes. The method involves using such an apparatus through application of voltage to a central wire running inside the tubes and collecting electrical pulses generated thereby. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097352 | Charged practicles beam apparatus and charged particles beam apparatus design method - Problems to be solved: To obtain higher brightness than Langmuir limit. Adjust brightness to the optimum value. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097353 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCTION OF PATHOGENS IN A BIOLOGICAL FLUID USING VARIABLE FLUID FLOW AND ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT IRRADIATION - A system for reducing pathogens in a biological fluid such as whole blood or blood-derived products includes a pump configured to propagate the fluid through a serpentine-shaped flow path while exposing the fluid to UV irradiation. Extensive mixing of flow is accomplished by a pump control system programmed to cause the pump to vary the flow of fluid. In embodiments, the pump may be automatically operated to periodically switch the flow back and forth between a high flow rate and a slow flow rate. Alternatively, the pump may be periodically stopped or even cause the flow to reverse direction for short periods of time. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097354 | Systems and Methods to Measure and Display the Scintillation Potential of a Diamond or Other Gemstone - Systems and methods for generating an image of a gemstone under evaluation which is coded according to angular ranges in its angular spectrum across a broad range of tilts, this allows for scintillation of a gemstone to be demonstrated based on a singular coded image of the gemstone. Scintillation information is thus presented in a single image, or as a plurality of images showing fire scintillation, flash scintillation, and other scintillation related criteria as a series of static images. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097355 | FOOD WARMER - A device for heating or keeping food warm. The device comprises a housing having at least one opening for inserting or removing food, an interior space formed by the housing, and at least one electromagnetic radiation source disposed in the interior space of the housing for emitting heat radiation. The device is characterized in that at least one UV light source for emitting UV radiation is disposed in the interior space of the housing, which enables a UV disinfecting of the interior space. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097356 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device is provided. The display device may include an infrared light source; and a light guide pad which is disposed to be adjacent to the infrared light source and includes fluorescent patterns including fluorescent bodies of nano size excited by invisible light irradiated from the infrared light source to emit visible light. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097357 | QUANTUM-YIELD MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A quantum-yield measurement device | 2014-04-10 |
20140097358 | Method and Apparatus for Imaging a Structure Marked with a Fluorescent Dye - In a method for imaging a structure ( | 2014-04-10 |
20140097359 | IN-LINE DECAY-TIME SCANNER - The disclosed scanner allows detecting decay time characteristics of light emitted by a luminescent marking on an item which is transported, even at high speed, on a distribution/production line. The detection zone of the scanner's light sensor has a shape elongated along a path of the moving item, and the responsivity of the light sensor, within the wavelength range of the emitted luminescence light, is uniform over the detection zone. The control unit of the scanner is further operable to adapt the drive current, or drive voltage, powering its excitation light source to accordingly adapt the intensity of the excitation light delivered to the marking so that its light sensor can reliably measure the corresponding luminescence light response, and thus accurately determine a corresponding decay time value. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097360 | HIGH OUTPUT, MID INFRARED LASER SOURCE ASSEMBLY - A laser source assembly for providing an assembly output beam includes a first MIR laser source, a second MIR laser source, and a beam combiner. The first MIR laser source emits a first MIR beam that is in the MIR range and the second MIR laser source emits a second MIR beam that is in the MIR range. Further, the beam combiner spatially combines the first MIR beam and the second MIR beam to provide the assembly output beam. With this design, a plurality MIR laser sources can be packaged in a portable, common module, each of the MIR laser sources generates a narrow linewidth, accurately settable MIR beam, and the MIR beams are combined to create a multiple watt assembly output beam having the desired power. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097361 | Method for Curing Glass-Fiber Coatings - A UVLED apparatus and method provide efficient curing of an optical-fiber coating onto a drawn glass fiber. The apparatus and method employ one or more UVLEDs that emit electromagnetic radiation into a curing space. An incompletely cured optical-fiber coating, which is formed upon a glass fiber, absorbs emitted and reflected electromagnetic radiation to effect improved curing. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097362 | System and Method for Compressed Data Transmission in a Maskless Lithography System - Compression, transmission and decompression of gray-tone imagery data includes receiving a gray-tone image suitable for printing at least a portion of a pattern onto a substrate by operation of an electron beam lithography system, aggregating sets of lines of the gray-tone image into trilines, sequentially encoding each of the trilines of the gray-tone image by operation of one or more encoders, the one or more encoders equipped with a codebook configured to store a plurality of triline fragments and a write location and transmitting the encoded trilines of the gray-tone image to a set of decoders of the digital pattern generator via a set of data pathways established between the one or more encoders and each of the decoders. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097363 | FLOATING SEAL RETAINER - Configurations of piston actuators having seal retainers doubly acting as pressure chambers are disclosed. Further disclosed are methods of installing pressure chambers in piston actuators. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097364 | ADJUSTABLE DIAPHRAGM RETAINER PLATE - Disclosed herein are improved diaphragm actuators capable of preventing the inhibition of movement of a diaphragm retainer plate when a stretched or improperly sized diaphragm is used. Such diaphragm retainer plates may be adjustable such that the thickness from the distal side to the proximal side is increased. Methods of preventing such inhibition of movement are also disclosed. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097365 | ROTATABLE ACTUATOR SHAFT - Disclosed herein are apparatuses and methods of preventing rotational stress on the top shaft of valve actuators. Certain methods and apparatuses include a bifurcated top shaft. Other apparatuses and methods include a method of preventing rotational stress at the distal end on the top shaft of an actuator. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097366 | ACTUATING DRIVE OF AN AIR PASSAGE DEVICE - The invention relates to an actuating drive of an air passage device for an engine cooling system of a vehicle, comprising a drive gear to be driven by an electric motor, which is rotatable about an axis of rotation, and an output element which is operatively connected with the drive gear and is movable with the drive gear along an adjustment path, in order to shift the air passage device between an open position, in which the air passage device is opened in order to allow an air stream to pass through, and a closed position in which the air passage device is closed in order to minimize an air stream. The actuating drive comprises a transmission element arranged between the drive gear and the output element for establishing the operative connection between the drive gear and the output element and an actuator which cooperates with the transmission element such that in a first position of the actuator the output element is directly coupled with the drive gear for movement along the adjustment path and in a second position of the actuator, at least when the output element is located in a predetermined portion of the adjustment path, is movable relative to the drive gear. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097367 | Advanced Valve Actuator With Remote Location Flow Reset - An fluid control valve and actuator assembly includes a valve configured to control a flow of liquid, and a valve actuator configured to control opening and closing of the valve, and further configured to provide both a maximum flow rate and a minimum flow rate of the liquid through the valve. In a particular embodiment, the valve actuator has a communications module configured to facilitate communication with the valve actuator over a network, and further configured to allow both remote monitoring of the flow through the valve, and remote control of the valve actuator. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097368 | FLOW REGULATING VALVE - Disclosed in the present invention is a flow regulating valve comprises a valve seat ( | 2014-04-10 |
20140097369 | SOLENOID VALVE FOR BRAKE SYSTEM - A solenoid valve for a brake system includes a seat housing installed in a bore of a modulator block and provided with a through hole formed therethrough in a longitudinal direction, a valve seat installed in the through hole of the seat housing and provided with an orifice, a sleeve provided with a hollow formed therein and connected to the seat housing to surround an outer surface of an upper portion of the seat housing, a magnetic core to seal an upper portion of the sleeve, an armature installed in the sleeve to be movable forward and backward, and a return spring installed in the sleeve to press the armature toward the valve seat. A spring seating groove to accommodate the return spring is formed at an upper portion of the armature, and a through hole penetrating the armature is formed to communicate with the spring seating groove. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097370 | Externally Controlled Switch Mechanism - A control mechanism for a refuse vehicle includes a first control valve that operates a first hydraulically controlled mechanism and a second control valve that operates a second hydraulically controlled mechanism. The control mechanism also includes a plurality of switches and a pneumatic control mechanism. The plurality of switches generates a valve select signal and a mode signal. The pneumatic control mechanism selectively controls the first control valve and the second control valve based on the valve select signal and the mode signal. An operator of the refuse vehicle actuates the plurality of switches while the operator is operating the pneumatic control mechanism. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097371 | PIGGING BALL VALVE - Improved ball valve or pig valves with stems having higher stress yields are disclosed. Additionally, a method of changing using the same stem in a ball valve or pig valve in a low pressure application or a high pressure application is disclosed. Furthermore, a method of ensuring a correct stem is matched to a correct ball of a ball or pig valve is disclosed. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097372 | Flow Rate and Pressure Reduction Assembly - A flow rate and pressure reduction assembly includes a tubular housing and a cylindrical plug, having at least two helical grooves in the outer surface, positioned within the tubular housing. The flow rate differential of the assembly is between about 0.3 to 9 gallons per minute. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097373 | MOVABLE VALVE APPARATUS HAVING CONDITIONED LUBRICATING SURFACES - Movable valve apparatus having conditioned lubricating surfaces are described. An example valve includes a valve packing having a graphite packing ring disposed within a bonnet of the fluid valve and a stem or shaft has a conditioned surface to hold a lubricating material. The conditioned surface of the stem or shaft is disposed within the bonnet and moves the lubricating material relative to and in contact with the graphite packing ring during operation of the fluid valve. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097374 | EXCESS FLOW VALVE WITH FLEXIBLE DIAPHRAGM MEMBER - An assembly for limiting excess flow includes a seat and a disc. The seat has an inner ring, an outer ring having a top surface tapering in a downstream direction from outer ring towards the inner ring, and a plurality of legs attaching the inner ring to the outer ring. The disc attaches to the inner ring and extends radially outwardly therefrom. The disk has an axially downstream surface that flexes into contact with the outer ring if the flow exceeds a limit around the disc, and a shoulder spacing the axially downstream surface from the inner ring to space the disc axially from the outer ring. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097375 | POLYMER AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - The present disclosure is directed to an elastic polymer having characteristics of swelling by absorbing liquid and, and applications of preparation of gel electrolyte and absorbing the liquid by the polymer. The polymer is obtained by binding a poly(oxyethlene) L-NH | 2014-04-10 |
20140097376 | EUTECTIC MELTS - The present invention refers to using the principal of a room temperature molten ionic liquid, to an electrolyte, to devices comprising the ionic liquid co-melting, and to the preparation of a room temperature ionic liquid via various physical and chemical methods. The room temperature molten ionic liquid comprises at least two component salts, at least one of which is not molten at room temperature, but, if combined with another salt, is in the molten state at room temperature. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097377 | MAGNETIC POWDER, FORMING METHOD THEREOF AND MAGNETIC SHEET - A magnetic powder comprises a first magnetic particle, one or more inorganic insulating particles and one or more second magnetic particles. The first magnetic particle is made of a soft magnetic metal. The first magnetic particle has a flat shape. The inorganic insulating particles are attached to the first magnetic particle. The inorganic insulating particles partially cover the first magnetic particle. Each of the second magnetic particles is made of a soft magnetic metal. Each of the second magnetic particles has a flat shape. The second magnetic particles are attached to the first magnetic particle via the inorganic insulating particles. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097378 | FERRITE MAGNETIC MATERIAL, FERRITE MAGNET, AND FERRITE SINTERED MAGNET - A ferrite magnet and a ferrite sintered magnet including a ferrite magnetic material are provided. A main phase of the ferrite magnetic material includes a ferrite phase having a hexagonal crystal structure, and metal element composition expressed by Ca1-w-x-yR wSr xBayFezMm wherein 0.252014-04-10 | |
20140097379 | Production of Polyol Ester Lubricants for Refrigeration Systems - A poly(neopentylpolyol) ester composition is produced by reacting a neopentylpolyol having the formula: | 2014-04-10 |
20140097380 | Aligned Graphene Sheets-Polymer Composite and Method for Manufacturing the Same - A method for fabricating an aligned graphene sheet-polymer composite is provided, which includes the steps below. A mixture is prepared with the dispersed graphene sheets in the polymer fluid. The graphene filament bundles substantially paralleled to each other are formed by a sequence of aligned graphene sheets in the polymer fluids when a field was applied. Finally, the mixture is solidified. An anisotropic index in a range of 1.00 to 2.00 is obtained in an aligned graphene sheet-polymer composite by calculating the ratio of the coefficient of thermal conductivity in a parallel direction and the one in perpendicular direction. The aligned graphene sheet-polymer composite is also provided. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097381 | ENHANCED CHEMICAL OXIDATION - Compositions and methods for oxidizing contaminants present in environmental media. The compositions include a mixture of persulfate salts and borate salts to activate the persulfate's oxidation of contaminants. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097382 | Process for Preparing Crosslinked Polymer-Carbon Sorbent - A polymer-carbon sorbent for removing at least one of carbon dioxide, heavy metals or toxic materials from a flue gas from a combustion process, such as coal-fired power plants, is described. The sorbent comprises a carbonaceous sorbent material and a cured amine-containing polymer, and sulfur. The polymer-carbon sorbents are formed by curing a curable amine-containing polymer in the presence of the carbonaceous sorbent material, sulfur, a cure accelerator and, optionally, a cure activator. A convenient carbonaceous sorbent material is an activated carbon, and a convenient curable amine-containing polymer is an allyl-containing poly(ethyleneimine), having a number average molecular weight between about 1,000 and about 10,000. The polymer-carbon sorbents may contain sulfur in molar excess of an amount needed to cure the curable amine-containing polymer. Such polymer-carbon sorbents are shown to capture more mercury, in both elemental an ionic forms, compared to activated carbon and adsorb carbon dioxide. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097383 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal composition and an AM liquid crystal display device are described. The liquid crystal composition contains a specific compound having a small viscosity as a first component, may further contain a specific compound having a large negative dielectric anisotropy as a second component and a specific compound having a small viscosity as a third component, and has a negative dielectric anisotropy and a ratio of rotational viscosity to an elastic constant in the range of 4.2 GPa·s/N or lower. The liquid crystal display device includes the composition. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097384 | LIQUID CRYSTAL MEDIUM AND LIQUID DISPLAY - The instant invention relates to mesogenic media comprising one or more compounds selected from the group of compounds of formulae I to XA | 2014-04-10 |
20140097385 | DENSE HIGH-SPEED SCINTILLATOR MATERIAL OF LOW AFTERGLOW - The invention relates to an inorganic scintillator material of formula Lu | 2014-04-10 |
20140097386 | DIALYSIS AGENT A CONTAINING ACETIC ACID AND ACETATE SALT, AND A TWO-PART DIALYSIS AGENT USING THEREOF - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a dialysis agent A, which is able to set the total acetate ion content in the dialysate to a low value, excellent in storage stability of glucose, able to reduce the acetic acid odor, and able to suppress the corrosion of the dialysate delivery system and the dialysis machine, as well as to provide a two pack type dialysis agent utilizing the dialysis agent A. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097387 | METHODS TO SYNTHESIZE NiPt BIMETALLIC NANOPARTICLES BY A REVERSED-PHASE MICROEMULSION, DEPOSITION OF NiPt BIMETALLIC NANOPARTICLES ON A SUPPORT, AND APPLICATION OF THE SUPPORTED CATALYST FOR CO2 REFORMING OF METHANE - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for NiPt nanoparticles, compositions and supports including NiPt nanoparticles, methods of making NiPt nanoparticles, methods of supporting NiPt nanoparticles, methods of using NiPt nanoparticles, and the like. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097388 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF RUBBER COMPOSITION - A method for producing a rubber composition which gives a cross-linked rubber which has a low volume resistivity value, which is low in hardness, and which is kept down in contamination of the photoconductor when used as a conductive member is provided, that is, a production method of a rubber composition comprising a step of mixing a polyether rubber which is dissolved in a solvent at 0.1 to 30 wt % of concentration and a liquid ethylenically unsaturated nitrile-conjugated diene copolymer rubber in a solution is provided. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097389 | MOLDED ARTICLE OF POLYOLEFIN-BASED RESIN EXPANDED BEADS - An electrostatic dissipating molded article having a surface resistivity of 1×10 | 2014-04-10 |
20140097390 | THICK FILM SILVER PASTE AND ITS USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - The present invention is directed to an electroconductive silver thick film paste composition comprising Ag particles and a Bi—Cu—B—Zn-based glass frit dispersed in an organic medium. The present invention is further directed to an electrode formed from the paste composition and a semiconductor device and, in particular, a solar cell comprising such an electrode. The paste is particularly useful for forming a tabbing electrode. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097391 | NANOSTRUCTURED SILICIDE COMPOSITES FOR THERMOELECTRIC APPLICATIONS - The present invention provides a method of preparing a nanocomposite thermoelectric material. The method includes heating a reaction mixture of a semiconductor material and a metal complex to a temperature greater than the decomposition temperature of the metal complex. The heating forms metallic inclusions having a size less than about 100 nm that are substantially evenly distributed throughout the semiconductor material forming the nanocomposite thermoelectric material. The present invention also provides a nanocomposite thermoelectric material prepared by this method. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097392 | LIQUID COATING COMPOSITIONS OF POLYMER MATRIX RESINS WITH PHOTOCHROMIC DYES AND FILMS MADE THEREFROM - In a first aspect, a liquid coating composition includes a blend of a polymer matrix resin and a photochromic dye. The polymer matrix resin includes silane groups, and at least 50% of the silane groups in the polymer matrix resin are at terminal positions. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097393 | DROP TUBE TOOL - A tool for gripping tubes from the inside includes an elongated rod with a gripping mechanism at one end. The gripping mechanism can be a scissor-jack-like mechanism that expands two or more gripping structures outwardly to seat against the tube sidewall. As the elongated rod is rotated relative to the gripping mechanism, the mechanism expands and forces the gripping structures against the tube's sidewall. A slide hammer and a ring can be used to displace the rod and tube, for example relative to another tube in which the first tube is frictionally held. A cutting mechanism can also be attached to the elongated rod or another rod to cut the tube, if necessary, from the inside. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097394 | Handrail Assembly - A handrail assembly includes at least one connecting unit, and at least two extension units each connected with the connecting unit. The connecting unit includes a middle tube and two connecting tubes extended from two opposite ends of the middle tube respectively. Each of the connecting tubes has a surface formed with a plurality of elongate slits. Each of the connecting tubes has a periphery formed with an annular reinforcing rib to enhance resilience and fixedness of each of the connecting tubes. Each of the extension units includes a mounting pipe mounted on a respective one of the connecting tubes. Thus, the connecting units and the extension units are detached before assembly to facilitate and reduce the cost of storage, packaging and transportation of the handrail assembly. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097395 | RESISTIVE MEMORY DEVICE FABRICATED FROM SINGLE POLYMER MATERIAL - A polymer-based device comprising a substrate; a first electrode disposed on the substrate; an active polymer layer disposed on and in contact with the first electrode; and a second electrode disposed on and in contact with the active polymer layer, wherein the first and the second electrodes are organic electrodes comprising a doped electroconductive organic polymer, the active polymer layer comprises the electroconductive organic polymer of the first and the second electrodes, and the first and the second electrodes have conductivity at least three orders of magnitude higher than the conductivity of the active polymer layer. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097396 | NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A non-volatile memory device of the present invention comprises a first electrode; a variable resistance layer formed on and above the first electrode; a second electrode formed on and above the variable resistance layer; a side wall protective layer having an insulativity and covering a side wall of the first electrode, a side wall of the variable resistance layer and a side wall of the second electrode; and an electrically-conductive layer connected to the second electrode; the non-volatile memory device including a connection layer which is provided between the second electrode and the electrically-conductive layer to connect the second electrode and the electrically-conductive layer to each other, and comprises an electrically-conductive material different from a material constituting the electrically-conductive layer; | 2014-04-10 |
20140097397 | RESISTIVE MEMORY DEVICE AND MEMORY APPARATUS AND DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - A resistive memory device includes a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and a first variable resistive layer and a second variable resistive layer stacked at least once between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer. The first variable resistive material layer may include a metal nitride layer having a resistivity higher than that of the first electrode layer or the second electrode layer and less than or equal to that of an insulating material. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097398 | MEMRISTIVE DEVICES AND MEMRISTORS WITH RIBBON-LIKE JUNCTIONS AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - Memristive devices, memristors and methods for fabricating memristive devices are disclosed. In one aspect, a memristor includes a first electrode wire and a second electrode wire. The second electrode wire and the first electrode wire define an overlap area. The memristor includes an electrode extension in contact with the first electrode wire and disposed between the first and second electrode wires. At least one junction is disposed between the second electrode wire and the electrode extension. Each junction contacts a portion of the electrode extension and has a junction contact area with the second electrode wire, and the sum total junction contact area of the at least one junction is less than the overlap area. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097399 | PHASE CHANGE MEMORY STRUCTURES AND METHODS - Methods, devices, and systems associated with phase change material memory are described herein. In one or more embodiments, a method of forming a phase change material memory cell includes forming a number of memory structure regions, wherein the memory structure regions include a bottom electrode material and a sacrificial material, forming a number of insulator regions between the number of memory structure regions, forming a number of openings between the number of insulator regions and forming a contoured surface on the number of insulator regions by removing the sacrificial material and a portion of the number of insulator regions, forming a number of dielectric spacers on the number of insulator regions, forming a contoured opening between the number of insulator regions and exposing the bottom electrode material by removing a portion of the number of dielectric spacers, and forming a phase change material in the opening between the number of insulator regions. | 2014-04-10 |
20140097400 | VERTICAL TRANSISTOR WITH HARDENING IMPLANTATION - A vertical transistor includes a semiconductor wafer having a plurality of pillar structures extending orthogonally from the semiconductor wafer. Each pillar structure forms a vertical pillar transistor having a top surface and a side surface orthogonal to the top surface. Then a hardening ion species is implanted into the vertical pillar transistor top surface. Then the vertical pillar transistor side surface is oxidized to form a side surface oxide layer. The side surface oxide layer is removed to form vertical pillar transistor having rounded side surfaces. | 2014-04-10 |