16th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120091269 | LIGHTNING STRIKE PROTECTION IN AIRCRAFT - Lightning strike protection in aircraft: the invention refers to a lightning strike protection system for fuel tank access covers ( | 2012-04-19 |
20120091270 | AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATION - An aircraft configuration that may reduce the level of roaring jet exhaust noise, infrared radiation, sonic boom, or combination thereof directed towards the ground from an aircraft in flight. The aircraft's nacelles are mounted to the aircraft higher than the wings, with substantially vertical stabilizers outboard of the outermost engine. Noise shifting means are provided such as, for each nacelle, primary chevrons at the core nozzle, secondary chevrons at the fan nozzle, a partial bypass mixer, a long duct full flow mixer, or a combination thereof to provide a shift in spectrum distribution of jet exhaust noise from lower to higher frequency. Variable geometry chevrons may be used with increased immersion to provide such a shift just during noise-restricted portions of an aircraft flight profile. The aircraft aerodynamic structural surfaces serve as noise shielding barriers that more effectively block or redirect the frequency shifted noise up and away from communities. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091271 | LANDING GEAR - A semi-levered landing gear for an aircraft includes a main shock absorber strut, a bogie beam and an auxiliary actuator mechanism. The bogie beam extends fore and aft of an airframe of the aircraft with forward and aft axles for respective forward and aft wheels, and a main pivot between the forward and aft axle pivotally connected to the lower portion of the main shock absorber strut. The auxiliary actuator mechanism includes a spring unit pivotally connected at a lower end to an auxiliary pivot on the bogie forward of the main pivot, and at an upper end to an anchor point offset from the pivot connection of the upper portion to the aircraft fuselage. During stowing the strut and spring unit pivot together about different pivot points, causing a relative longitudinal movement between the main pivot and auxiliary pivot that further tilts the bogie beam to a stowing position. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091272 | HARPON D'ANCRAGE PAR EXEMPLE D'UN AERONEF ET SYSTEME D'ANCRAGE COMPORTANT UN TEL HARPON - An anchoring harpoon ( | 2012-04-19 |
20120091273 | Low Profile Cargo Handling System - Different advantageous embodiments provide a method and apparatus to increase a clearance of a cargo area of an aircraft. The apparatus and method may comprise an aircraft with a cargo area. A tray system may have a plurality of segment trays with each segment tray positioned between a plurality of floor beams located underneath a surface of the floor of the cargo area. A plurality of rollers in the tray system may be configured to allow an object to be moved across the cargo area. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091274 | WIND TURBINE GENERATOR INSTALLATION BY AIRSHIP - The invention relates to a method for handling at least one wind turbine generator component | 2012-04-19 |
20120091275 | Weathertight fitting for aircraft tail vertical stabiliser mounting - Weathertight fitting ( | 2012-04-19 |
20120091276 | ENERGY-EFFICIENT ELECTRO-THERMAL AND ELECTRO-MECHANICAL ICE-PROTECTION METHOD - A region of an airfoil to be protected from accreted ice is heated to reduce the strength of the bond between the ice and the airfoil, and is mechanically deformed to shed the accreted ice after the bond has been sufficiently weakened. Heating ceases before substantial water runback is generated. The mechanical deformation and the cessation of heating occur approximately simultaneously. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091277 | EROSION RESISTANT FILMS FOR USE ON HEATED AERODYNAMIC SURFACES - The present disclosure provides a tape comprising: a) a single layer comprising a crosslinked polymer, selected from the group consisting of crosslinked polyurethane, crosslinked polyurea, and crosslinked mixed polyurethane/polyurea polymer, and b) an adhesive layer. In another embodiment, the tape comprises at least one layer comprising a semi-interpenetrating polymer network of a crosslinked acrylate and an uncrosslinked polymer selected from the group consisting of polyurethane, polyurea, and mixed polyurethane/polyurea polymer. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091278 | AIR GUIDING MEANS FOR A DISPENSER - An air guide for a dispenser. At least one air scoop is configured to guide an air stream to a feeding out opening for chaffs on the dispenser in order to facilitate packages of chaffs to be released from the dispenser. A control unit is configured to control the air stream through the at least one air scoop. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091279 | Space Station Pyramid Structure - The space station pyramid design is to be erected around an Earthbound land mass (i.e. homes, towns and sanctuaries), thereby, encapsulating the land mass. Propulsion systems will raise the station into Earth's orbit. Artificial gravitation is provided through electrostatic forces within the structure. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091280 | CRYOGENIC PROPELLANT DEPOT AND INTEGRAL SUNSHIELD - A cryogenic propellant depot and sunshield are provided for operation in earth orbit to fuel or refuel other space vehicles. The sunshield is deployed to effectively mitigate solar radiation emanating from the earth and the sun thereby providing a long term storage solution for cryogenic fluids prone to boil-off. The depot has supporting subsystems to include station keeping equipment and communication equipment so that the depot can be independently controlled. Inflatable booms are used to deploy the sunshield in a desired pattern around the depot. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091281 | CRYOGENIC PROPELLANT DEPOT AND DEPLOYABLE SUNSHIELD - A cryogenic propellant depot and sunshield are provided for operation in earth orbit to fuel or refuel other space vehicles. The sunshield is deployed to effectively mitigate solar radiation emanating from the earth and the sun thereby providing a long term storage solution for cryogenic fluids prone to boil-off. The depot has supporting subsystems to include station keeping equipment and communication equipment so that the depot can be independently controlled. Inflatable booms are used to deploy the sunshield in a desired pattern around the depot. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091282 | HIGH LIFT SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FAULTS IN A HIGH LIFT SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT - The present invention relates to a high lift system for an aircraft, comprising a flap, which is arranged on a wing box and which can be moved between a retracted position and at least one extended position relative to the wing box by means of a drive device, a support construction, which is arranged on the wing box in the area of the drive device and to which the flap is coupled and which comprises a movable support element, which can be moved to move the flap relative to the wing box, and an acceleration sensor arranged in the area of the flap or the movable support element for detecting accelerations of the flap. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091283 | AIRCRAFT CONTROL SURFACE OPERATING DEVICE - An aircraft control surface operating device is provided for operating a control surface on an aircraft body portion to move between a retracted position and an extended position. The aircraft control surface operating device includes a control surface mounting assembly which movably secures the control surface to the aircraft body portion, a drive arm rotatable about a drive axis relative to the aircraft body portion, an actuator for rotating the drive, and a drive link connecting the drive arm to the control surface mounting assembly. The drive link has a control end connected to the control surface mounting assembly and a driven end connected to the drive arm via a drive bearing joint. The drive link connects the drive arm and the control surface mounting assembly such that rotation of the drive arm is causes extending or retracting movement of the control surface. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091284 | UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE - The various embodiments of the present invention provide an unmanned aerial vehicle comprising a hemispherical body, a brushless type electrical, a propeller, a plurality of wingtip devices, a plurality of servomotors and each of the plurality of the servomotors is connected to each of the plurality of the wingtip devices respectively, a plurality of carbon rods, and a casing. The brushless type electrical motor provides a lifting force for a Vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) and the plurality of wing tip devices are classified into three types of wing tip devices and the three types of wing tip devices are controlled by the respective servomotors to control yaw, pitch and roll movements thereby stabilizing and controlling the movement of an aircraft. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091285 | AIRCRAFT NACELLE INCLUDING A CONTINUE JOINT AREA BETWEEN AN OUTER WALL AND A FRONT FRAME - An aircraft nacelle includes a lip that is extended inside the nacelle by an inside wall that delimits a pipe that empties at a power plant and outside of the nacelle by an outside wall, a first frame called a front frame that connects the inside wall and the outside wall, delimiting an annular pipe with the lip, and a second frame called a rear frame that connects the inside wall and the outside wall close to the power plant, characterized in that it includes at least one junction zone—at at least one cross-section of the nacelle along a plane that contains the longitudinal axis of the nacelle—an element that constitutes at least one part of the outside wall and at least one part of the front frame and that includes an offset whose shapes are suitable for accommodating a panel that forms the lip. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091286 | ISENTROPIC COMPRESSION INLET FOR SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT - A supersonic inlet employs relaxed isentropic compression to improve net propulsive force by shaping the compression surface of the inlet. Relaxed isentropic compression shaping of the inlet compression surface functions to reduce cowl lip surface angles, thereby improving inlet drag characteristics and interference drag characteristics. Supersonic inlets in accordance with the invention also demonstrate reductions in peak sonic boom overpressure while maintaining performance. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091287 | STRUCTURE FOR RAILROAD TIES HAVING DATA ACQUISITION, PROCESSING AND TRANSMISSION MEANS - An encapsulated railroad tie structure and its method of manufacture. A core of laminated wood slats is inserted into an extruded sleeve of scrap tire rubber and polyurethane. A urethane adhesive laminates the wood slats together and serves as a lubricant and bonding agent for placement and secured engagement of the sleeve about the core. End caps are securely engaged to both the core and sleeve. The core may be provided with bores and grooves to receive sensors and conductors interconnected with a processor and transponder maintained in an end cap. The end cap also maintains a photovoltaic device and power source for the active elements of the railroad tie structure. The core may also be manufactured of a wood or other natural fiber giving the core a desired flex modulus to provide for better control and serviceability of associated rails and railway cars. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091288 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING OPERATING FUNCTIONS OF RAILWAY DEVICES - A system for monitoring operating functions of railway devices such as switch machines of turnouts and signal lamps is described. The system comprises a wireless network for communication among operating parameter local detection units associated to individual railway devices and a data collection server and/or remote portable units. The local units detecting operating parameters can be powered via power lines of a railway device to be monitored and for a period of time during which a power signal powering the monitored railway device is provided. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091289 | WIRE AND CATHETER RETENTION DEVICE - A device for organizing wire or tubing comprising a base having top and bottom surfaces; at least one retention member associated with and raised above the plane of the base. The retention member has a first side, second side, and an upper surface, a slit defined between the first and second side, the slit having upper and lower openings, the upper opening extending from the upper surface toward the base, the lower opening extending to a horizontal channel defined between the first and second sides. The channel has a larger diameter than the width of the slit lower opening. The first and second sides of the retention member have sufficient deformability so as to be separable to enable the width of the slit to be increased to permit insertion of at least one length or loop of wire or tubing into the slit and into the channel. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091290 | LOCK STRUCTURE FOR WIRE HARNESS PROTECTOR - In a lock structure including a main body and a lid for a protector, a reduction in insertion force is achieved while maintaining gripping force. A female lock part is provided in which both side frames protruding from the outer surface of a lateral wall of a protector main body are linked by a latching frame. The female lock part includes a gap with the outer surface of the lateral wall. The lid is provided with a male lock part including a latching tab on which a latching claw protrudes. The thickness of the latching tab is smaller than the measurement of the gap of the female lock part and also has a circular arc shape, imparting elasticity. When the male lock part passes into the gap of the female lock part, the insertion force is reduced by warping the latching tab. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091291 | WIRE-GUIDING ELEMENT - A wire-guiding element ( | 2012-04-19 |
20120091292 | SHIFT CABLE HOLDER AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING SHIFT AND SELECTOR CABLES ON THE HOLDER - A shift cable holder is provided for a transmission. In addition, a method is provided for mounting shift and selector cables on the holder. The shift cable holder has a base region. At a distance from the base region at least one retaining profile is provided for receiving at least one coupling element of a shift cable end. The shift cable holder has a guide lug, which projects beyond the retaining profile and is fixed to the retaining profile and has a guide edge. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091293 | FASTENING DEVICE FOR A CABLE - A fastening device for a cable, in particular for an electrical cable in a motor vehicle, includes a sleeve that can be retained in a holder and surrounds the cable at least partially in the axial direction. The sleeve is fastened releasably by way of a contour in a receiving opening of the holder. The sleeve has at least one guiding piece for installing the sleeve in the receiving opening in the correct position. Further, a mechanism is provided to increase the flexibility of the guiding piece. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091294 | UNIVERSAL HEAVY BAG HANGER - The universal heavy bag hanger is used to secure a heavy bag to an overhead horizontal support member. The bag hanger includes a flat pad that has a length along a length direction to wrap around a support member. The pad includes a slip resistant material that engages the support member when mounted thereon. A strap is secured to the outside surface and extends beyond the longitudinal ends of the flat pad. A D-shaped ring is attached to one free end of the strap suitable for attachment to a heavy bag or the like. The other end of the strap is provided with a rectangular closed ring dimensioned to allow the D-shaped ring to pass through it to form a slip joint for tightening the strap about the pad, when increased load is applied to prevent or inhibit relative sliding movements between the hanger and the support member. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091295 | FILM-DISPENSING CASSETTE AND RIMMED BAG FOR WASTE-DISPOSAL UNIT - A film-supporting device is used with a waste-disposal unit. The device comprises an annular body. The annular body has an annular wall. The inward radial surface of the wall defines a central opening of the body. The outline of the central opening in a transverse plane of the device has variable diametrical dimensions with a first diameter of greater dimension than the second diameter. The outline has two of the first diameter of generally equal dimension and two of the second diameter of generally equal dimension. The device has tubular film about an outward radial surface of the annular body. A free annular end is dispensed outwardly from the annular wall. The free annular end is closed to form a bag. The opening of the bag is accessible through the central opening and is of optimized shape via the central opening for the disposal of waste. A method for disposing of waste on a scooping tool is also provided. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091296 | Adjustable Supporting Apparatus of Object Holder - An adjustable supporting apparatus of an object holder includes a body including an upper seat mounted on an upper end thereof for receiving an object, and a plurality of support elements, wherein each of the support elements has one end axially connected on the upper seat of the body by means of an axial rotating structure and another end having an abutting portion formed thereon to rotate axially by means of the axial rotating structure and to abut against the object. Hence each of the support elements is capable of being rotated to adjust a desired holding range and height with respect to the size of the object to enhance utility. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091297 | SUPPORT FOR SOLAR PANELS - A solar panel support formed of a single integral one piece moulded plastic body, having a bottom wall, two side walls and front and back walls, defining a hollow open topped box-like shape, the front wall being lower and the back wall higher, and the two side wall upper side edges sloping from the back wall down to the front wall, a ledge extending out from the walls, and an upstanding flange around the ledge defining a generally L-shape in section, a plurality of removable access portions in each side wall, for opening the same to pass electrical services there through, a plurality of a generally wedge shaped depressions in the back wall, a plurality of generally wedge shaped depressions in the front wall, a rectangular depression in each side wall, surrounding the removable portions, a generally right angular abutment formed at the junction between each of side wall and the back wall and the front wall, a plurality of generally circular depression formations in the bottom wall, a pair of parallel depressions running from back to front of the bottom wall intermediate the walls, a pair of generally parallel depressions running between the back to front depressions, defining a generally rectangular shape in plan; | 2012-04-19 |
20120091298 | Supporting structure for display device - The present invention is to provide a supporting structure including a main supporting element and an auxiliary supporting element. The main supporting element has two sides adjacent to an end thereof each provided with at least a projection securely and removably inserted into assembly holes formed on a rear side of a display device, an opposite end being bent into a hook portion, and a receiving cavity formed on a side thereof opposite to the hook portion. The auxiliary supporting element is pivotally connected to the main supporting element within the receiving cavity and can be rotated out from the receiving cavity for enabling an edge thereof to press against an inner wall of the receiving cavity and an opposite edge thereof to form a supporting plane together with an edge of the main supporting element, thereby supporting the display device and keeping the display device in a standing position. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091299 | Adjustable roller leg - An adjustable roller leg assembly, in a first embodiment, has a mounting cylinder, a housing cylinder, a bearing assembly, and a bearing engagement cylinder. The bearing assembly has a stem affixed to the housing cylinder, leaving the bearing protruding beyond the housing cylinder end. The bearing engagement cylinder is threadably inserted into the housing cylinder, which is threadably inserted into the mounting cylinder. The adjustable roller leg assembly is then attached to an article. Article movement occurs by rotation of the bearing engagement cylinder to engage the bearing against the housing, so that the bearing protrudes beyond the open end of the bearing engagement cylinder and contacts the floor. Stationary support is achieved by counter-rotating the bearing engagement cylinder until the bearing is completely contained therein, so that the bearing engagement cylinder contacts the floor. Article height adjustment is by housing cylinder rotation relative to the mounting plate cylinder. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091300 | WHEELCHAIR BACK MOUNTING ASSEMBLY - An adjustment apparatus ( | 2012-04-19 |
20120091301 | MOUNTING SYSTEMS - Drywall mounting systems for accessories are shown and described. In one example, In one example, a system includes an accessory adapter plate, a fixation plate, a drywall fastener, and a second fastener. The drywall fastener is used to secure the accessory adapter plate to the drywall. The fixation plate is then secured to the accessory adapter plate with the second fastener, which, inter alia, prevents the rotation of the AAP. Accessories can then be quickly and securely attached to the AAP. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091302 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR EXPANSION CARD - A mounting apparatus includes a chassis, a mounting tray accommodated in the chassis, and a securing member. The chassis includes a bottom plate and a rear plate connected to the bottom plate. The mounting tray is secured to the rear plate. The securing member is located between the bottom plate and the mounting tray. A through hole is defined in the securing member. The mounting tray is attached to a flange of a securing plate, and the through hole receives an insertion portion of the securing plate. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091303 | DIAMETER ACCEPTANCE MECHANISM FOR CUP HOLDER AND CUP HOLDER USING THE SAME - A diameter acceptance mechanism for a cup holder has a base, a contact member, and an urging device (for example, one torsion coil spring). The contact member has at least a hollow first flap member supported movably into and out from an open part of the base and having a projection orifice facing a cup insertion part, and a second flap member fitted into a hollow part of the first flap member and supported movably into and out from the projection orifice. The second flap member projects from the projection orifice to contact with an outer perimeter of a cup inserted into the cup insertion part. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091304 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR DATA STORAGE DEVICE - A mounting apparatus for a data storage device includes a first fixed member, a second fixed member, a torsion spring, and a positioning member. The first fixed member includes a first bottom plate and a first sidewall. The first bottom plate includes a pair of first convex tabs. The pair of first convex tabs each defines a first pin hole therein. The second fixed member includes a second bottom plate and a second sidewall. The second bottom plate includes a pair of second convex tabs. The pair of second convex tabs each defines a second pin hole therein. The positioning member includes a pin. The pin is passed through the first pin holes of the pair of first convex tabs, the second pin holes of the pair of second convex tabs and a center of the torsion spring. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091305 | Attachment Clips for Support Structures - A mounting clip and structures to support the mounting clips. A clip may narrow in width and thickness to facilitate firmer mounting and to facilitate ease of clipping into a mating receiver. The clip may have different sections along its outer rail of different thicknesses and different widths. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091306 | PROJECTION DEVICE - A projection device including a turntable module and a projection module is provided. The turntable module includes a first turntable and a second turntable. The first turntable is disposed on a surface. The second turntable is disposed on the first turntable and connected to the first turntable, and rotates relative to the first turntable by revolving along a rotation axis. The projection module is disposed on the turntable module and fixed to the second turntable. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091307 | STAND AND METHOD FOR HANDS FREE READING AND VIEWING - A flexible stand for an electronic reading device allows hands-free support with infinitely adjustable positioning in three dimensions plus an additional degree of pivot-ability. Using flexible tubing (gooseneck tubing) of two of more degrees of flexibility allows a stiffer portion to act as a stable but grossly repositionable base. In a complementary fashion, a more flexible portion proximal to the supported reading device allows for ready fine positioning. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091308 | LaRue's two-clip double sided clipboard - The present invention discloses a two clip double sided clipboard. The two clip double sided clipboard may comprise a flat clipboard with a clip on each flat surface of the clipboard. The clips may include pads for resting on the flat surfaces of the clipboard. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091309 | BEAM CLAMP - A beam clamp releasably securable to a flange of a beam. The beam clamp comprises a clamping member connected to a base. The clamping member includes a latch. The latch has an engaged and a disengaged position. When in its engaged position the latch securing the clamping member to the flange and thereby securing the base to the beam. When it is in its disengaged position the latch permitting the base to be removed or withdrawn from the beam. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091310 | FLEXURE MOUNT FOR AN OPTICAL ASSEMBLY - A flexure mount for economically producing pure translational motion with no arcuate or error motion in the vertical direction utilizing alignment pins and parts reducing structures including monolithic springs. A low profile embodiment utilizes a compound monolithic spring. The flexure mount may be used to translate a mirror or retroreflector in a purely linear direction of precisely controlled and known distance, useful in myriad interferometer applications including spectroscopy. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091311 | Compliant Tool Holder - A compliant tool holder is provided for use with robots, unmanned ground vehicles, and the like. The compliant tool holder is characterized in that it involves the use of means for compliance, such as springs, rubber, plastics, metals, composites, shock mounts, vibration mounts, or similar means for permitting compliant movement in three rotational and three translational degrees of freedom during end effector changes. The compliant tool holder reduces costs associated with automated tool change in the field, and allows for more rapid switching of end effectors, enabling a greater range of uses for robots and unmanned ground vehicles. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091312 | ONE-HANDED, BACK-BASED SUPPORT FOR A HAND-HELD OBJECT - The present disclosure is directed to a protective support device that includes a planar unitary elastomeric body having a central portion and at least two end segments extending from the central portion, each end segment having an opening formed therein, each opening structured to engage with opposing corners of a tablet computer. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091313 | HOLDER AND USER INTERFACE STRUCTURE FOR HANDHELD MOBILE DEVICE - Various embodiments of user interface structures for handheld mobile devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, the user interface structure can include a frame surrounding a carrier portion which secures a mobile device. The shape of the frame can be related to an intended use or application of the mobile device. For example, in embodiments wherein the mobile device is used to play a driving-type video game, the frame can be in the shape of a steering wheel. The structure can be configured to allow the user to grasp and move the frame so as to simultaneously move the handheld mobile device. The structure can further serve as a protective enclosure that can prevent the mobile device from being damaged. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091314 | MOLD - A mold includes a static mold, a static-mold ejector mechanism, a dynamic mold mating with the static mold, and a dynamic-mold ejector mechanism. The static mold has a static-mold moving-space and a positioning-rod hole. The static-mold ejector mechanism is movably mounted in the static mold and includes a static-mold ejector plate mounted in the static-mold moving-space, at least one static-mold ejector component, at least one positioning-rod movably received in the positioning-rod hole, and at least one static-mold spring. The static-mold ejector component and the positioning-rod are mounted on the static-mold ejector plate. The static-mold spring can push the static-mold ejector plate to drive the positioning-rod against the dynamic mold. The mold prevents the finished-product from sticking in a static mold with the arrangement of the static-mold ejector mechanism, which provides the static-mold spring to push the static-mold ejector plate to drive the static-mold ejector component to push the finished-product out. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091315 | Electronic operations of a suspended particle device - A scalable apparatus and a network environment dynamically changes the light transparency of a single SPD device, a small number of SPD devices or thousands of such SPD devices installed in windows in automobiles, aircraft, trains, marine vehicles, residential homes, commercial buildings and skyscrapers. A scalable apparatus and a network environment dynamically changes the light transparency of a single SPD device or thousands of such SPD devices in the presentation of a multi-media special effects display. Textual messages, graphical images and simulated motion effects are driven. Such scalable apparatus being capable of driving and using several operational parameters of SPD's such as frequency range, AC voltage and temperature so as to provide fine control of SPD characteristics such as switching speed and power consumption. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091316 | PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBE - The photomultiplier tube | 2012-04-19 |
20120091317 | IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS INCLUDING PIXEL ARRAYS WITH REDUCED NUMBERS OF METAL LINES AND CONTROL SIGNALS - This is generally directed to systems and methods for reduced metal lines and control signals in an imaging system. For example, in some embodiments a pixel cell of an imaging system can operate without a row select transistor, and therefore can operate without a row select metal control line. As another example, in some embodiments a pixel cell can share its reset transistor control line with a transfer transistor control line of another pixel cell. In this manner, an imaging system can be created that averages a single metal line per pixel cell. In some embodiments, operation of such reduced-metal line imaging systems can use modified timing schemes of control signals. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091318 | BEAMLET BLANKER ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a charged particle multi-beamlet lithography system for exposing a target using a plurality of beamlets. The system has a beam generator, a beamlet blanker, and a beamlet projector. The beam generator is configured to generate a plurality of charged particle beamlets. The beamlet blanker is configured to pattern the beamlets. The beamlet projector is configured to project the patterned beamlets onto the target surface. The system further has a deflection device. The deflection device has a plurality of memory cells. Each memory cell is provided with a storage element and is connected to a switching electrode of a deflector. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091319 | DRIVING METHOD FOR PHOTOSENSOR ARRAY PANEL - A driving method for a photosensor array panel including a plurality of photosensor strips, a plurality of scan lines, at least a dummy photosensor strip, and at least a dummy scan line is provided. The photosensor strips are arranged side by side and located beside the dummy photosensor strip. The scan lines are electrically connected to the photosensor strips, and the dummy scan line is electrically connected to the dummy photosensor strip. The driving method includes the following steps. First, the photosensor strips are turned on in sequence through the scan lines. When none of the photosensor strips is turned on, the dummy photosensor strip will be turned on through the dummy scan line. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091320 | CONFIGURABLE PHOTO DETECTOR CIRCUIT - A configurable photo detector circuit comprises a photo detector array including a plurality of photo detectors coupled to a plurality of amplifiers. A method for programming a detection pattern of the configurable photo detector circuit comprises selecting a first detection pattern for the photo detector array, generating first signals to create the first selected detection pattern, and applying the first generated signals to the photo detector circuit to implement the first selected detection pattern. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091321 | OPTICAL SENSOR AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided are an optical sensor having a wider dynamic range with reduced temperature dependence, and a display apparatus in which these optical sensors are used. An optical sensor includes an accumulation node (INT); a reset signal line (RST); a readout signal line (RWS); a photodiode (D | 2012-04-19 |
20120091322 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE - A photoelectric conversion device has a first photoelectric converter which converts light into a current, a second photoelectric converter which converts light into a current, a first bipolar transistor which amplifies the current input to a base thereof from the first photoelectric converter, and outputs the amplified current from each of a plurality of emitters thereof, a second bipolar transistor which amplifies the current input to a base thereof from the second photoelectric converter, and outputs the amplified current from each of a plurality of emitters thereof, and a current adder which adds the current from one emitter of the plurality of emitters of the first bipolar transistor, and the current from one emitter of the plurality of emitters of the second bipolar transistor, thereby obtaining a sum current. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091323 | SENSOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - Provided is a sensor integrated circuit capable of reducing a signal transmission time from a sensor circuit to a signal processing time without impairing the accuracy of a final value. The sensor circuit | 2012-04-19 |
20120091324 | PULSE DATA RECORDER - A pulse data recorder system and method are provided. Upon the arrival or occurrence of an event or signal, the state of a digital switch is set. Upon receiving a pulse from a readout clock, the state of the switch is stored in a buffer memory, and the state of the switch is reset. As the readout clock is run, a time history of the state of the switch is obtained. The pulse data recorder can feature a plurality of unit cells, for use in imaging or other multiple pixel applications. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091325 | DC BIAS EVALUATION IN AN AC COUPLED CIRCUIT VIA TRANSIENT GAIN RESPONSE - A method and system are provided for the monitoring of direct current bias, the system including switching an amplifier of known scale factor from low to high; monitoring a step change in bias generated by the gain change; measuring, the response to the bias change via appropriate peak detection logic; and determining the amount of bias present at an input based on AC response and the amplifier scale factor. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091326 | SENSOR DEVICE, COMPRISING AN OPTICAL SENSOR, A CONTAINER AND A COMPARTMENTALIZATION MEANS - A sensor device has an optical sensor ( | 2012-04-19 |
20120091327 | SELF-CALIBRATING, HIGHLY ACCURATE, LONG-LIVED, DUAL RHODIUM VANADIUM EMITTER NUCLEAR IN-CORE DETECTOR - The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for calibrating a first self-powered neutron detector for long term use in a nuclear reactor core with a second self-powered neutron detector, where the emitter material of the second self-powered neutron detector has a neutron absorption cross-section that is greater than the neutron absorption cross-section of the first emitter material for the first self-powered neutron detector. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091328 | DOWNHOLE CARBON LOGGING APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - In some embodiments, apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to emit radiation into an earth formation from a source positioned below a surface of the earth, collect resulting radiation that is a result of the radiation emitted and interacting with the formation, and to determine the total carbon yield from the resulting radiation. Further activities may include determining the amount of inorganic carbon content from carbonate minerals in the formation based on a carbon-calcium ratio derived from the resulting radiation, as well as from iron-carbon based minerals in the formation based on a carbon-iron ratio derived from the resulting radiation. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091329 | METHOD FOR HYDROCARBON SATURATION AND HYDRAULIC FRAC PLACEMENT - A method for estimating a property of an earth formation, the method includes: conveying a carrier through a borehole penetrating the earth formation; irradiating the formation with neutrons from a neutron source disposed at the carrier; detecting a first signal from the formation due to the irradiating using a first radiation detector, the first signal being related to a saturation of a fluid in the formation; detecting a second signal from an element in the formation due to the irradiating using a second radiation detector, the second signal being related to an element emitting the second signal in the formation; and estimating the property from the first signal and the second signal. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091330 | METHOD TO PERFORM BEAM-TYPE COLLISION-ACTIVATED DISSOCIATION IN THE PRE-EXISTING ION INJECTION PATHWAY OF A MASS SPECTROMETER - Described herein are methods and systems related to the use of the pre-existing ion injection pathway of a mass spectrometer to perform beam-type collision-activated dissociation, as well as other dissociation methods. Following injection and selection of a particular ion type or population, that population can be fragmented using the pre-existing ion injection pathway or inlet of a mass spectrometer. This is achieved by transmitting the ions back along the ion injection pathway. As the ions pass into the higher pressure regions located in or near the atmospheric pressure inlet, the ions are fragmented and then trapped. Following fragmentation and trapping, the ions can either be re-injected into the primary ion selection device or sent on to a secondary mass analyzer. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091331 | MULTIMODE CELLS AND METHODS OF USING THEM - A mass spectrometer is provided that is configurable for operation in both a Kinetic Energy Discrimination (KED) mode and a dynamic reaction cell (DRC) mode. To operate in the KED mode, a collision cell can be filled with a quantity of the inert gas, and an energy barrier can be formed between the collision cell and a downstream mass analyzer. To operate instead in the mode, the collision cell can be filled with a quantity of gas that is reactive with the interferer ions. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091332 | Charged Particle Analysers and Methods of Separating Charged Particles - A method of separating charged particles using an analyser is provided, the method comprising: causing a beam of charged particles to fly through the analyser and undergo within the analyser at least one full oscillation in the direction of an analyser axis (z) of the analyser whilst orbiting about the axis (z) along a main flight path; constraining the arcuate divergence of the beam as it flies through the analyser; and separating the charged particles according to their flight time. An analyser for performing the method is also provided. At least one arcuate focusing lens is preferably used to constrain the divergence, which may comprise a pair of opposed electrodes located either side of the beam. An array of arcuate focusing lenses may be used which are located at substantially the same z coordinate, the arcuate focusing lenses in the array being spaced apart in the arcuate direction and the array extending at least partially around the z axis, thereby constraining the arcuate divergence of the beam a plurality of times as it flies through the analyser. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091333 | DIAGNOSTIC METHOD - The present invention relates to methods to identify one or more conditions in a subject. In particular, it relates to methods of identifying a condition such as cancer, which changes a lipid profile in a keratin-containing component of a subject, the changes to the lipid profile being determined by techniques such as chromatography and mass spectrometry. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091334 | METHOD OF OPERATING TANDEM ION TRAPS - A method for operating tandem ion traps is provided, involving a) accumulating ions in the first ion trap at a first time; b) transmitting a first plurality of ions out of the first ion trap and into the second ion trap at a second time, the first plurality of ions having masses within a first mass range; c) retaining a second plurality of ions in the first ion trap at the second time, the second plurality of ions having masses within a second mass range different from the first mass range; d) transmitting the first plurality of ions out of the second ion trap at a third time; and, e) transmitting the second plurality of ions out of the first ion trap and into the second ion trap at the third time. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091335 | SURFACE SAMPLING SYSTEMS FOR COLLECTING VOLATILIZED SAMPLES - The sampling system includes a transfer tube and a sampling head configured to volatilize a sample from a test surface. The transfer tube has an inlet end for receiving a volatized sample into an interior of the transfer tube and an outlet end for directing the volatized sample from the interior of the transfer tube. The sampling head is coupled to the inlet end of the transfer tube and has a volatilized sample receiving area defined by a distal end that is configured to be brought into contact with the test surface and an opening in the sampling head that is in fluid communication with the inlet end of the transfer tube. The distal end of the sampling head includes a porous metallic membrane. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091336 | SEM ACTUATED LEVITATION DEVICES - A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device is configured to be actuated directly by an energy field through Coulombic interactions to have a translational motion. The MEMS device can be untethered, and actuated by irradiating an actuator with the energy field thereby building up electrical charges on the actuator. The MEMS device can thus be actuated with Coulomb forces from the built up electrical charges to suspend a movable portion over a rail. In one example, the energy field includes an electron beam from a scanning electron microscope (SEM). | 2012-04-19 |
20120091337 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DEVICES - In a charged particle beam device, such as an electron microscope, a beam generating apparatus generates a focussed charged particle beam e—that is incident on a specimen in a specimen chamber which holds the specimen in a gaseous environment. A pressure limiting aperture provides partial gaseous isolation of the specimen chamber from the beam generating means, and is located in a lens of the latter. The device includes a conduit, such as an intermediate chamber in the lens, through which, in use, gas is supplied to set up a flow of gas from the region of the lens towards the specimen, thereby to prevent material released from the specimen from impinging on the pressure limiting aperture, to prevent contamination of the latter. The device can be used in a method of scanning a specimen with a charged particle beam, for example in a method of electron microscopy. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091338 | Environmental cell for a particle-optical apparatus - The invention relates to an environmental cell for use in e.g. an electron microscope. The environmental cell shows an aperture ( | 2012-04-19 |
20120091339 | CHARGED-PARTICLE MICROSCOPE DEVICE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING CHARGED-PARTICLE BEAMS - A charged-particle microscope device and a method of controlling charged-particle beams are provided, which are capable of signal detection at the time when the charged state of an observation sample or a defect portion becomes optimum. Charge accumulation-waiting time T from an initial irradiation with an electron beam | 2012-04-19 |
20120091340 | SCENE BASED NON-UNIFORMITY CORRECTION FOR INFRARED DETECTOR ARRAYS - In various embodiments, a method and system for compensating non-uniformities among detector elements of a detector array, without the use of dither mirrors or requirement of scene motion for non-uniformity correction achieved by computing scene spatial gradient and temporal gradient of image frames of the scene captured by the detector array at different times, and utilizing both the scene spatial and temporal gradients in detailed local gradient processing. Such local gradient processing may include computing masks to preserve spatial scene details, while eliminating scene noise (e.g., fixed pattern noise) from the captured image frames and correcting non-uniformity among detector elements. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091341 | Cooling Unit for Cooling a Detection Device in an Imaging System and Detection Devices and Imaging Systems Therefrom - A cooling unit operating in a magnetic field is provided. The cooling unit includes an encasement body having a non-electrically conductive composition and defining a first and second opposing planar surface. The cooling unit also includes a metal conduit disposed in the encasement body substantially parallel to the first surface. Additionally, the cooling unit also includes a series of metal fins disposed in the encasement body and extending from the conduit. In some configurations the fins can be substantially parallel to the first surface. Further, in some configurations, non-electrically conductive inserts having a thermal conductivity greater than a thermal conductivity of the encasement body can be disposed in a portion of the encasement body between one of the first and second surfaces and one or more of the metals fins. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091342 | MONOLITHIC PASSIVE THz DETECTOR WITH ENERGY CONCENTRATION ON SUB-PIXEL SUSPENDED MEMS THREMAL SENSOR - A THz radiation detector comprising a plurality of antenna arms separated from a suspended platform by an isolating thermal air gap. The detector functions to concentrate THz radiation energy into the smaller suspended MEMS platform (e.g., membrane) upon which a thermal sensor element is located. The THz photon energy is converted into electrical energy by means of a pixilated antenna using capacitive coupling in order to couple this focused energy across the thermally isolated air gap and onto the suspended membrane on which the thermal sensor is located. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091343 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION WITH POLARIZED BOLOMETRIC DETECTOR, AND APPLICATION FOR INFRARED DETECTION - A device for detecting electromagnetic radiation, including pixels each detecting a radiation and providing an electric current representative of the detected radiation, a column to which the pixels are connected, and transmitting the electric currents provided by the pixels, and an electrical module, to which the transmission column is connected, processing the electric currents provided by the pixels. Each pixel includes a detection circuit including a bolometric detector connected in series to a voltage polarization device of the bolometric detector for adjusting the electric current supplied to the processing module by the transmission column. A current polarization circuit of the bolometric detector adjusts the electric current supplied to the electrical processing module by the transmission column, the current polarization circuit being different from the detection circuit and being connected to the bolometric detector at one point in the detection circuit located between the bolometric detector and the voltage polarization device. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091344 | DETECTION OF CHEMICALS WITH INFRARED LIGHT - The present invention is directed to a method for non-contact or stand off chemical detection by selectively exciting one or more analytes of interest using an IR source tuned to at least one specific absorption band without significantly decomposing the analyte and determining if the analyte is present by comparing emitted photons with an IR detector signal made before and during or shortly after exciting the analyte. Another embodiment provides a method for non-contact or stand off chemical detection by selectively exciting one or more analytes of interest using an IR source tuned to at least one specific absorption band without significantly decomposing the analyte, wherein the analyte is excited sufficiently to generate a vapor plume, and wherein the plume is examined to detect the presence of the analyte. Additionally, the present invention provides for a system for non-contact or stand off chemical detection. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091345 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPTICAL FOCUSING USING NEGATIVE INDEX METAMATERIAL - In an embodiment of methods and systems for optical focusing For laser guided seekers using negative index metamaterial, the methods and systems comprise a light focusing system comprising: a lens comprising a negative index metamaterial to focus at least one selected wavelength while defocusing other wavelengths, and a sensor upon which the lens focuses the selected wavelength. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091346 | NDIR-two Beam Gas Analyser And Method For Determining The Concentration Of A Measuring Gas Component in a Gas Mixture by means of Said type of Gas Analyser - The invention relates to a NDIR two beam gas analyser in which infrared radiation is guided by modulation in an alternating manner through a measuring chamber and a reference chamber and is subsequently detected, a measurement signal being produced due to the analysis which determines the concentration of a measurement gas component present in the measurement chamber. The detection and compensation of error effects, in particular modifications on the infrared radiation source or detector arrangement, is simplified as a phase imbalance is produced in the switching of the radiation between the chambers, and the measurement signal is detected in a phase-sensitive manner for modulating the radiation, a measurement signal vector (SF) comprising amplitude information and phase information (Φ | 2012-04-19 |
20120091347 | THERMAL MARKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CONTROL - A target marking system includes a light source emitting a thermal beam and an optics assembly directing the thermal beam to impact a target, the target directing radiation to the optics assembly in response to the impact. The target marking system further includes a detector, and an optics assembly optically connected to the detector. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091348 | SEGMENTED DETECTOR ARRAY - A radiation detector that includes multiple adjacent modular detector segments. Each segment includes an array of scintillation crystal elements, a light guide arranged adjacent to the array of scintillation crystal elements, and reflectors arranged around a periphery of the segment so that light produced by a scintillation event in the segment is substantially confined to the segment. In one embodiment, each segment is coupled to multiple photosensors, each photosensor receiving light from at least one of the segments. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091349 | PLASMONIC ELECTRICITY - The present invention relates to detection systems and methods that detect fluorescence, luminescence, chemiluminescence or phosphorescence signatures in the form of an electrical signal conducted and emitted from metallic containing surfaces. Thus, the present invention provides for detecting fluorescence digitally and directly without the need for expensive detectors. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091350 | PET DETECTOR SCINTILLATION LIGHT GUIDING SYSTEM HAVING FIBER-OPTICS PLATES - A positron emission tomography scanner system that includes detector modules arranged adjacent to one another to form a cylindrical detector ring. Each of the detector modules includes an array of scintillation crystal elements, a plurality of photosensors arranged to cover the array of crystal elements and configured to receive light emitted from the array of crystal elements, and a fiber optics plate arranged between the array of scintillation crystal elements and the plurality of photosensors, the fiber optics plate including a plurality of fibers configured to guide the light emitted from the scintillation crystal to the plurality of photosensors. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091351 | SCINTILLATOR FOR NEUTRON DETECTION AND NEUTRON MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A neutron measurement apparatus | 2012-04-19 |
20120091352 | RADIATION DETECTOR, RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM, RADIATION DETECTION METHOD, AND RADIATION DETECTION PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - A radiation detector includes an image data detecting unit that detects, as radiographic image data, charge information corresponding to applied radiation; a control unit that determines that radiation has been applied if a read value of the detected charge information is equal to or greater than a threshold value and controls the image data detecting unit to acquire radiographic image data corresponding to radiation that has passed through a subject; and a changing unit that changes the threshold value in accordance with temperature data of the image data detecting unit. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091353 | RADIATION DETECTOR, RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM, RADIATION DETECTION METHOD, RADIATION DETECTION PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM, AND CONTROLLER - A radiation detector includes a detection unit, a detection control unit, an image analyzing unit and a determination unit. The detection unit detects radiographic image data by plural pixels that convert applied radiation into electrical signals and store the electrical signals. The detection control unit controls the detection unit so as to determine that radiation has been applied if a read value obtained by reading the electric signals stored in the plural pixels is equal to or greater than a threshold value, and acquire radiographic image data corresponding to radiation that has passed through a subject. The image analyzing unit performs an image analysis with respect to the radiographic image if the read value is equal to or greater than the threshold value. The determination unit determines based on the result of the image analysis whether or not the radiographic image has been detected at an intended timing. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091354 | CHARGED PARTICLE DETECTORS WITH ACTIVE DETECTOR SURFACE FOR PARTIAL ENERGY DEPOSITION OF THE CHARGED PARTICLES AND RELATED METHODS - A radiation detector is disclosed. The radiation detector comprises an active detector surface configured to generate charge carriers in response to charged particles associated with incident radiation. The active detector surface is further configured with a sufficient thickness for a partial energy deposition of the charged particles to occur and permit the charged particles to pass through the active detector surface. The radiation detector further comprises a plurality of voltage leads coupled to the active detector surface. The plurality of voltage leads are configured to couple to a voltage source to generate a voltage drop across the active detector surface and to separate the charge carriers into a plurality of electrons and holes for detection. The active detector surface may comprise one or more graphene layers. Timing data between active detector surfaces may be used to determine energy of the incident radiation. Other apparatuses and methods are disclosed herein. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091355 | SELECTIVE DETECTION OF AROMATIC ALPHA-AMINO ACIDS AND DERIVATIVES THEREOF - Provided here are complexes useful in the detection of aromatic alpha-amino acids and peptides incorporating aromatic alpha-amino acids, and methods for detecting aromatic alpha-amino acids and peptides incorporating aromatic alpha-amino acids. Accordingly, provided herein are complexes comprising a compound of Formula I: | 2012-04-19 |
20120091356 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING RADIATION SOURCE AND METHOD OF DETECTING RADIATION SOURCE USING THE SAME APPARATUS - An apparatus for detecting a radiation source includes a collimator configured to have an optical path for converging radiation formed therein, a radiation sensor provided at the end of the optical path and configured to measure the intensity of radiation incident on the optical path, a rotation driving unit connected to the collimator and configured to rotate the collimator up and down and left and right, movement means configured to move the collimator and the rotation driving unit along the surface of land, a position tracking unit provided within the collimator and configured to track a current position and to measure a distance moved by the movement means, and a radiation position information processing unit configured to obtain direction information and information about the distance to the radiation source based on a maximum intensity of radiation, measured by the radiation sensor, and the movement distance. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091357 | Radiation Detector - A method for detecting radiation. The radiation detector includes a plurality of Faraday cups. Each Faraday cup being provided with a cover. Each cover comprising a window arrangement through which the radiation may pass into the Faraday cup. The window arrangement of each cover being different for each Faraday cup. Each Faraday cup housing a target configured to emit photoelectrons if the radiation is incident upon the target. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091358 | PROJECTION LENS ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a charged particle multi-beamlet system for exposing a target using a plurality of beamlets. The system has a charged particle source, an aperture array, a beamlet manipulator, a beamlet blanker, and an array of projection lens systems. The charged particle source is configured to generate a charged particle beam. The aperture array is configured to define separate beamlets from the generated beam. The beamlet manipulator is configured to converge groups of the beamlets towards a common point of convergence for each group. The beamlet blanker is configured to controllably blank beamlets in the groups of beamlets. Finally, the array of projection lens systems is configured to project unblanked beamlets of the groups of beamlets on to the surface of the target. The beamlet manipulator is further adapted to converge each of the groups of beamlets towards a point corresponding to one of the projection lens systems. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091359 | SIMPLIFIED PARTICLE EMITTER AND METHOD OF OPERATING THEREOF - An emitter assembly for emitting a charged particle beam along an optical axis is described. The emitter assembly being housed in a gun chamber and includes an emitter having an emitter tip, wherein the emitter tip is positioned at a first plane perpendicular to the optical axis and wherein the emitter is configured to be biased to a first potential, an extractor having an opening, wherein the opening is positioned at a second plane perpendicular to the optical axis and wherein the extractor is configured to be biased to a second potential, wherein the second plane has a first distance from the first plane of 2.25 mm and above. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091360 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM SYSTEM HAVING MULTIPLE USER-SELECTABLE OPERATING MODES - A method for performing milling and imaging in a focused ion beam (FIB) system employing an inductively-coupled plasma ion source, wherein two sets of FIB system operating parameters are utilized: a first set representing optimized parameters for operating the FIB system in a milling mode, and a second set representing optimized parameters for operating in an imaging mode. These operating parameters may comprise the gas pressure in the ICP source, the RF power to the ICP source, the ion extraction voltage, and in some embodiments, various parameters within the FIB system ion column, including lens voltages and the beam-defining aperture diameter. An optimized milling process provides a maximum milling rate for bulk (low spatial resolution) rapid material removal from the surface of a substrate. An optimized imaging process provides minimized material removal and higher spatial resolutions for improved imaging of the substrate area being milled. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091361 | SPIN ISOLATION APPARATUS, SPIN ASYMMETRIC MATERIAL PRODUCING METHOD, CURRENT SOURCE, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - A spin isolation apparatus comprising a particle source for emitting particles having spins, a receiving section for receiving the particles emitted by the particle source, a magnet for separating the particles into first particles having positive spins and second particles having negative spins, and a trajectory restricting section for isolating the first and the second particles received by the receiving section through restricting trajectories of the first particles and/or the second particles is provided. By applying this apparatus, particles having spins whose every sign is either one of the two signs can be mass-produced. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091362 | CHARGED PARTICLE RADIATION DEVICE - Disclosed is a high resolution and high throughput charged particle radiation device that attenuates the natural vibration of an ion pump in a short time, excited by a reaction force at the time of driving the stage, and prevents occurrence of a loop of force and a loop of current. The charged particle radiation device includes a sample chamber ( | 2012-04-19 |
20120091363 | PROCESSING SYSTEM - A processing system includes a particle beam column for generating a particle beam directed to a first processing location; a laser system for generating a laser beam directed to a second processing location located at a distance from the first processing location; and a protector including an actuator and a plate connected to the actuator. The actuator is configured to move the plate between a first position in which it protects a component of the particle beam column from particles released from the object by the laser beam and a second position in which the component of the particle beam column is not protected from particles released from the object by the laser beam. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091364 | OPTICAL LEAK DETECTOR FOR SUBSEA EQUIPMENT - A leak detector ( | 2012-04-19 |
20120091365 | ENHANCEMENT OF MOLECULAR EMISSION USING OPTICAL-ANTENNA STRUCTURES - The present disclosure relates to an apparatus, and methods of use, for enhancement of molecular emission by nano-antennas. Using the nano-antennas, the life-time is greatly shortened or the strength of broadly peaking spectral emission of fluorescent molecules is greatly enhanced by a generated electric field. The electric field generated is due to opposing charges located at two metallic end portions of the nano-antenna in response to receiving optical energy. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091366 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF MULTIPLE FLUORESCENCE EMISSIONS IN A FLOW CYTOMETRY SYSTEM - A system and method for the measurement of multiple fluorescence emissions in a flow cytometry system is disclosed where each excitation light source is modulated with a different frequency. A single detector is used to collect the fluorescent emissions excited by all light sources, and the emissions are segregated using Fourier Transform techniques. Systems and methods for the correction of inter-beam coincidence are also disclosed. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091367 | UV Exposure Method for Reducing Residue in De-Taping Process - A method of forming an integrated circuit includes providing a wafer, and a tape adhered to the wafer, wherein the tape has a main surface perpendicular to a first direction. The tape is exposed to a light to cause the tape to lose adhesion. In the step of exposing the tape, the wafer and the tape are rotated, and/or the light is tilt projected onto the tape, wherein a main projecting direction of the light and the first direction form a tilt angle greater than zero degrees and less than 90 degrees. | 2012-04-19 |
20120091368 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR REVERSIBLY DYEING SOFT CONTACT LENSES - A method and kit for producing reversibly dyed soft contact lenses. The contact lenses are submerged in saline solution and a dye is added to the saline solution, either directly or by means of a strip that has been impregnated with the dye. Preferred dyes include the common dyes sodium fluorescein, lissamine green, and rose bengal. After a period of time, the lens absorbs the dye and can be removed from the solution and placed on the eye. Once the lens is illuminated with ultraviolet light, it will glow or fluoresce. This creates a dramatic effect, particularly in dimly lit areas. The dyeing method does not utilize heat and thus is reversible. Soaking the lens in additional saline solution for a period of time will cause the dye to return to its non-dyed state. | 2012-04-19 |