| 23rd week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 61 |
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| 20160163424 | INTEGRATED SUPERCONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATION - In one embodiment, a method to form a superconductor device includes depositing a crystalline layer having a preferred crystallographic orientation on a substrate and forming an oriented superconductor layer comprising an oriented superconductor material on the crystalline layer. A metallic layer is formed on the superconductor layer and a mask is provided proximate the substrate to define a protected portion of the oriented superconductor layer and an exposed portion of the oriented superconductor layer. The exposed portion of the oriented superconductor layer is removed without etching the protected portion of the oriented superconductor layer. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163425 | ORIENTED SUBSTRATE FOR USE IN FORMATION OF EPITAXIAL FILM, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention provides a textured substrate for forming an epitaxial film, including a textured metal layer on at least one surface of the layer, the textured metal layer including a copper layer having a cube texture, the textured metal layer having, on a surface of the layer, palladium added in an amount of 10 to 300 ng/mm | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163426 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CONDUCTIVE FILM - Provided is a method for manufacturing a conductive film. The method for manufacturing a conductive film includes providing a polymer thin-film on a base film, treating the polymer thin-film by using 10 M to 15 M of nitric acid, and washing the polymer thin-film treated with nitric acid. The nitric acid treatment is performed at room temperature for about 7 minutes to about 13 minutes. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163427 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PREPARING SUPERCONDUCTORS FOR REACTION AND INTEGRATION - A method and system for manufacturing a superconducting material is described. In one embodiment, a layer of refractory cushion is placed over a spool. A first layer of superconducting cable is wound over the first layer of refractory cloth. The superconducting cable is reaction heat-treated on the spool. A first layer of refractory fabric can be placed over the layer of refractory cushion. One or more adjustment mechanisms can be disposed between the first layer of the superconducting cable and the spool. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163428 | APPARATUS TO FORM A RADIUSED BEND IN A FLAT FLEXIBLE CABLE - An apparatus is configured to shape a flat flexible cable (FFC). The apparatus is configured such that a first end and a second end of the FFC can be positioned, respectively, at a first location and a second location of a circuit board assembly (CBA). The apparatus includes a radiused portion configured to determine a bend radius of the FFC when the FFC is installed into the apparatus. The apparatus also includes a clamp portion configured to urge the FFC around the radiused portion when the FFC is installed into the apparatus. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163429 | OVER-CURRENT PROTECTION DEVICE AND PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT MODULE CONTAINING THE SAME - An over-current protection device comprises a PTC device and a first external lead. The PTC device comprises first and second conductive layers and a PTC material layer laminated therebetween. The first conductive layer forms an upper surface of the PTC device. The first external lead has a lower surface soldered to the first conductive layer. The lower surface is provided with a plurality of protrusions of which tops are in direct contact with the first conductive layer to form a gap between the first external lead and the first conductive layer. Solder paste fills the gap to form an electrically conductive connecting layer. The over-current protection device may further comprise a second external lead with protrusions soldered to the second conductive layer to form an axial-lead or a radial-lead type device. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163430 | WIND TURBINE - A wind turbine is provided which comprises a rotor comprising at least two rotor blades, an electric generator, which is coupled directly or indirectly to the rotor and generates an electric power, and at least one power electronics unit, which is provided for converting an input voltage with an input frequency into an output voltage with an output frequency. The at least one power electronics unit has at least one varistor unit. The at least one varistor unit has at least one varistor disc with a voltage-dependent resistance and at least one metal disc that is provided in contact with the at least one varistor disc and is a cooling element for cooling the at least one varistor disc. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163431 | MAGNETORESISTIVE CURRENT LIMITER - A magnetoresistive current limiter, comprising a substrate, a magnetoresistive sensor layer, a first insulating layer, a coil, a second insulating layer, a magnetic shield layer, and an input electrode and output electrode. The coil is located between the magnetic shield layer and the magnetoresistive sensor layer. The first and second insulating layers are isolated from the magnetoresistive sensor layer and the coil, and from the coil and the magnetic shield layer, respectively; the magnetoresistive sensor layer and the coil are connected in series, and are connected to the input electrode and the output electrode. The magnetoresistive sensor layer comprises N rows of array-type magnetic tunnel junction lines; the coil comprises 2*N+M (N>1, M=−1 or 3) conductive lines in series or N+M (N>1, M=0 or 2) conductive lines in parallel; current flows in the same direction into the conductive lines located above or below the tunnel junction lines and produces, at the magnetic tunnel junction lines, a uniform magnetic field. The magnetic tunnel junction of the magnetically sensitive axis is perpendicular to the magnetic tunnel junction lines, and the magnetoresistive sensor layer has the feature of a monotonic or axisymmetric linear rise in resistance to the magnetic field. The magnetoresistive current limiter has the features of rapid response, continuous operation, and ability to increase or decrease current. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163432 | THERMALLY SPRAYED THIN FILM RESISTOR AND METHOD OF MAKING - A thin film resistor formed using thermal spraying techniques in the manufacturing process is provided. A thin film resistor and method of manufacturing a thin film resistor are disclosed including a thermally sprayed resistive element. An alloy bond layer may be applied to a substrate and a thermally sprayed resistive layer is applied to the alloy bond layer by a thermal spraying process to form a thermally sprayed resistive element. The alloy bond layer and the thermally sprayed resistive layer may have the same chemical composition. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163433 | Chip-Resistor Manufacturing Method - The invention is to provide a chip-resistor manufacturing method in which chipping can be restrained from occurring in an intersection portion between each primary segmentation groove and each secondary segmentation groove. Primary segmentation grooves | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163434 | R-T-B BASED SINTERED MAGNET AND MOTOR - The present invention provides an R-T-B based sintered magnet having excellent corrosion resistance together with good magnetic properties. The R-T-B based sintered magnet contains R | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163435 | R-T-B BASED SINTERED MAGNET AND ROTATING MACHINE - The present invention provides an R-T-B based sintered magnet having excellent corrosion resistance together with good magnetic properties. The R-T-B based sintered magnet contains R | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163436 | GRAIN ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A grain oriented electrical steel sheet includes forsterite film on a surface of base steel sheet; and an aluminum-concentrated portion in at least one of the forsterite film and an interface between the forsterite film and the base steel sheet by a presence ratio expressed as area-occupying ratio of the Al-concentrated portion, of at least 5%, per 10000 μm | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163437 | MAGNETIC POWDER, MAGNETIC POWDER COMPOSITION, MAGNETIC POWDER COMPOSITION MOLDED PRODUCT, AND METHODS OF PRODUCING SAME - A magnetic powder is obtained by removing a dispersion medium from a magnetic fluid that includes magnetic particles, a dispersant and the dispersion medium. A magnetic powder composition includes the magnetic powder and a resin material, and a magnetic powder composition molded body is obtained therefrom. A method of producing a magnetic powder includes removing a dispersion medium from a magnetic fluid containing magnetic particles, a dispersant and the dispersion medium, and powdering a solid component obtained by removing the dispersion medium. A method of producing a magnetic powder composition and a method of producing a magnetic powder composition molded product are also provided. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163438 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - An electronic component includes a magnetic body having internal coil patterns. The magnetic body includes a core part including the internal coil patterns; and upper and lower cover parts disposed above and below the core part, respectively. Magnetic wires are disposed in the core part, and magnetic plates are disposed in the upper and lower cover parts. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163439 | STRUCTURAL SUPPORT FOR CONDUCTION-COOLED SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETS - A method, a system, and an article of manufacture are disclosed for a structure to support and thermally insulate superconducting magnets, which need to be cooled and kept cool at very low temperatures while also allowing rotational and translational movement of the magnet and/or magnet system without bending or otherwise deforming the support structure. In various embodiments, the support structure is placed within a vacuum vessel to substantially reduce or eliminate convection heat transfer. The support structure is further coupled with the superconducting magnet via enclosing structural components having sufficient second moment of inertia to resist bending forces, at least some of the enclosing structural components being made of low-heat conducting material, while at least some of the other enclosing structural components having reflective surfaces to reduce or eliminate radiation heat loss. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163440 | Method of Reducing Multipole Content In A Conductor Assembly During Manufacture - A method for manufacture of a conductor assembly. The assembly is of the type which, when conducting current, generates a magnetic field or in which, in the presence of a changing magnetic field, a voltage is induced. In an example embodiment one or more first coil rows are formed. The assembly has multiple coil rows about an axis with outer coil rows formed about inner coil rows. A determination is made of deviations from specifications associated with the formed one or more first coil rows. One or more deviations correspond to a magnitude of a multipole field component which departs from a field specification. Based on the deviations, one or more wiring patterns are generated for one or more second coil rows to be formed about the one or more first coil rows. The one or more second coil rows are formed in the assembly. The magnitude of each multipole field component that departs from the field specification is offset | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163441 | ACTUATOR DRIVER CIRCUIT - A circuit for driving an actuator including a closing coil and an opening coil, the circuit including a first electrical switch, a second electrical switch, a third electrical switch, a first diode, a second diode, a third diode, and a capacitor electrically connected to a second terminal of the third electrical switch. The circuit is structured such that controlling the state of the first, second, and third transistors causes current flowing through the circuit to flow through one of the closing coil and the opening coil and to not flow through the other of the closing coil and the opening coil. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163442 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - An electronic component comprises a magnetic body containing a magnetic metal powder; and internal coil parts embedded in the magnetic body and disposed on one surface and the other surface of an insulating substrate, respectively. A core part is disposed inwardly of the internal coil parts, and a through-hole penetrating through the magnetic body is disposed in a portion of the core part. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163443 | EMBEDDED THIN FILM MAGNETIC CARRIER FOR INTEGRATED VOLTAGE REGULATOR - An inductor can include a first substrate, a magnetic piece, and a conductor. The first substrate can be formed within a second substrate. The magnetic piece can be connected to a first side of the first substrate. The conductor can be formed within the second substrate, on the second substrate, or both. The conductor can have an input and an output. The conductor can be configured to surround the first substrate without being in contact with the first substrate and without being in contact with the magnetic piece. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163444 | MULTILAYER SEED PATTERN INDUCTOR, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND BOARD HAVING THE SAME - A multilayer seed pattern inductor includes: a magnetic body containing a magnetic material; and an internal coil part encapsulated in the magnetic body, wherein the internal coil part includes a seed pattern and a surface plating layer disposed on the seed pattern, the seed pattern being formed as two or more layers. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163445 | Compact Electrical Device and Electrodynamic Loudspeaker, Electric Motor, Stirring Device and Adjustable Clutch Based Thereon - An electrical device comprises a stack of electric elements, each comprising: an electrically insulating substrate, for instance of plastic, and at least one electrically conductive track connected to said substrate; the end zones of each of which tracks have terminals either for connection to a source of electrical energy, whereby electric current is conducted through each track during operation, or connection to a device for taking off electric current generated by magnetic induction in the track; which electric elements are connected mechanically to each other such that the device is unitary. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163446 | COIL COMPONENT - A coil component capable of matching characteristic impedance (Zo) includes an insulating layer in which coil conductors are embedded; a first magnetic member disposed to be in contact with one surface of the insulating layer; and a second magnetic member having permeability lower than that of the first magnetic member and disposed to be in contact with the other surface of the insulating layer. An interval L | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163447 | CIRCUIT BOARD AND POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS HAVING CIRCUIT BOARD - The present invention discloses a circuit board, including a substrate and a magnetic core, where the magnetic core is embedded into the substrate, at least one turn of a winding conductor wound around the magnetic core is arranged on the substrate, each turn of the winding conductor includes a first end-surface conductor and a second end-surface conductor that are separately arranged on two ends of the magnetic core, and each turn of the winding conductor further includes a first side-surface conductor that penetrates through the magnetic core from an inner side of the magnetic core and a second side-surface conductor that penetrates through the magnetic core from an outer side of the magnetic core. The circuit board and the power conversion apparatus having the circuit board provided by the present invention, achieve larger inductance, save materials, and reduce cost for fabricating a power conversion apparatus. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163448 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC GRAIN COMPACT - A method for manufacturing a magnetic grain compact, includes: providing multiple metal grains constituted by soft magnetic alloy containing Fe, Si, and a metal element M that oxidizes more easily than Fe; compacting the metal grains; and forming oxide film formed on a surface of the metal grains, and forming first bonding parts where adjacent metal grains are directly contacted and bonded together, and second bonding parts where adjacent metal grains are bonded together via the oxide film formed around the entire surface of said adjacent metal grains other than the first bonding parts, by applying heat treatment to the compacted metal grains, thereby obtaining a magnetic grain compact. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163449 | DEVELOPING BULK EXCHANGE SPRING MAGNETS - A method of making a bulk exchange spring magnet by providing a magnetically soft material, providing a hard magnetic material, and producing a composite of said magnetically soft material and said hard magnetic material to make the bulk exchange spring magnet. The step of producing a composite of magnetically soft material and hard magnetic material is accomplished by electrophoretic deposition of the magnetically soft material and the hard magnetic material to make the bulk exchange spring magnet. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163450 | SUPERPOSED STRUCTURE 3D ORTHOGONAL THROUGH SUBSTRATE INDUCTOR - A three-dimensional ( | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163451 | INDUCTOR, TRANSFORMER, AND METHOD - In accordance with an embodiment, a circuit element includes a flexible foldable substrate having portions of a first inductor formed on first and second major surfaces of the flexible substrate. In accordance with another embodiment, a first electrically conductive having a first terminal, a second terminal, and a first annular-shaped portion between the first terminal and the second terminal trace is formed on a first portion of the first major surface. A second electrically conductive trace having a first terminal, a second terminal, a first annular-shaped portion between the first terminal and the second terminal of the second electrically conductive trace, and a second annular-shaped portion between the first terminal and the second terminal of the second electrically conductive trace is formed on the second major surface. The first electrically conductive trace is coupled to the second electrically conductive trace by a thru-via. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163452 | HEATED CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF FORMING THE HEATED CAPACITOR - A heated capacitor runs current through either a lower metal plate, an upper metal plate, a lower metal trace that lies adjacent to a lower metal plate, an upper metal trace that lies adjacent to an upper metal plate, or both a lower metal trace that lies adjacent to a lower metal plate and an upper metal trace that lies adjacent to an upper metal plate to generate heat from the resistance to remove moisture from a moisture-sensitive insulating layer. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163453 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR - A ceramic body includes outer layer portions of about 15 μm or more and about 25 μm or less in thickness outside an inner layer portion where internal electrodes are stacked with dielectric ceramic layers interposed therebetween, the inner layer portion includes inner cover electrodes opposed to the internal electrode located outermost in the stacking direction with the dielectric ceramic layers interposed therebetween, the outer layer portions include outer cover electrodes opposed to the inner cover electrodes with the dielectric ceramic layers interposed therebetween, the inner cover electrodes have a coverage of about 75% or more and about 100% or less, the outer cover electrodes have a coverage of about 50% or more and about 70% or less, and boundary layers containing Mg and Mn are provided at the boundaries between the outer cover electrodes and the dielectric ceramic layers located outside the electrodes. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163454 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR - A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes an element body, a first terminal electrode, a second terminal electrode, a plurality of first internal electrode groups, and a plurality of second internal electrode groups. The plurality of first internal electrode groups each include a first number of first internal electrodes connected to the first terminal electrode and arranged in the first direction inside the element body. The plurality of second internal electrode groups each include a second number of second internal electrodes connected to the second terminal electrode and arranged in the first direction inside the element body. The first internal electrode groups and the second internal electrode groups are arranged alternately in the first direction. One of first internal electrodes included in each of the first internal electrode groups and one of second internal electrodes included in each of the second internal electrode groups are opposed to each other. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163455 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR - A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes an element body, a first terminal electrode, a second terminal electrode, and a plurality of internal electrodes. The plurality of internal electrodes include a plurality of first internal electrodes, a plurality of second internal electrodes, a plurality of third internal electrodes, and a plurality of fourth internal electrodes. The element body includes a plurality of first and second regions. The first regions are located between the first internal electrodes opposed with each other. The second regions are located between the first internal electrodes opposed to each other through the third internal electrodes, and between the second internal electrodes opposed to each other through the fourth internal electrodes. The first regions and the second regions are alternately located in the first direction. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163456 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR AND BOARD HAVING THE SAME MOUNTED THEREON - A multilayer ceramic capacitor may include: a ceramic body including dielectric layers and having first and second main surfaces opposing each other, first and second side surfaces opposing each other, and first and second end surfaces opposing each other; an active layer configured to form capacitance by including first and second internal electrodes disposed to face each other with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween and alternately exposed to the first or second side surface; and a first external electrode disposed on the first side surface and electrically connected to the first internal electrodes and a second external electrode disposed on the second side surface and electrically connected to the second internal electrodes. When length of the ceramic body is L and length of the first and second external electrodes in the length direction of the ceramic body is L | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163457 | DIELECTRIC CERAMIC COMPOSITION AND MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR INCLUDING THE SAME - There is provided a dielectric ceramic composition including a base powder, wherein the base powder includes: a first major component represented by BaTiO | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163458 | CERAMIC DIELECTRIC COMPOSITION AND MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR CONTAINING THE SAME - A ceramic dielectric composition contains a base material powder represented by one or more of (Ca | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163459 | THREE-TERMINAL CAPACITOR - A capacitor element includes first through sixth surfaces, a first-side outer electrode at a first end portion of the first surface and on portions of the third, fifth, and sixth surfaces, a second-side outer electrode at a second end portion of the first surface and on portions of the fourth, fifth, and sixth surfaces, a center outer electrode at a portion of the first surface between the first-side outer electrode and the second-side outer electrode and on portions of the fifth and sixth surfaces, and two outermost conductor layers of first and second conductor layers are disposed at both outermost ends in the width direction, a first of the two outermost conductor layers next to one of the first conductor layers with an inner dielectric layer therebetween is connected to the center outer electrode, and a second of the pair of outermost conductor layers next to one of the second conductor layers with an inner dielectric layer therebetween is connected to the first-side outer electrode and the second-side outer electrode. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163460 | CAPACITOR AND INVERTER - A capacitor including: a capacitor case having a bottom portion and an opening; a capacitor element accommodated in the capacitor case and including a first electrode E | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163461 | Electrical Device - An electrical ceramic capacitor, in particular a multilayer ceramic capacitor, comprising a ceramic body including a stack of parallel metallic layers of opposing polarity separated by a dielectric material arranged in an active zone of the ceramic body enclosed between outer surfaces, wherein at one or more surfaces a shock-absorbing region is arranged. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163462 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR AND MOUNTING BOARD FOR MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR - There is provided multilayer ceramic capacitor including, a ceramic body including a plurality of dielectric layers laminated therein, an active layer including a plurality of first and second internal electrodes alternately exposed through both end surfaces of the ceramic body, with the dielectric layers interposed therebetween, and having capacitance formed therein, an upper cover layer formed on an upper portion of the active layer, a lower cover layer formed on a lower portion of the active layer and having a thickness greater than that of the upper cover layer, first and second dummy electrode terminals provided in the lower cover layer to be alternately exposed through both end surfaces of the lower cover layer, and first and second external electrodes covering the both end surfaces of the ceramic body. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163463 | THIN FILM CAPACITOR - A thin film capacitor comprises: a laminated body that has a base electrode, a dielectric layer and an upper electrode layer; a protective layer covering the base electrode, the dielectric layer and the upper electrode layer, and includes a first through-hole that reaches the base electrode, and a second through-hole that reaches the upper electrode layer; a first extraction electrode in the first through-hole and electrically connected with the base electrode; a second extraction electrode in the second through-hole and electrically connected with the upper electrode layer; a first terminal electrode on the protective layer, and connected with the base electrode through the first extraction electrode; and a second terminal electrode on the protective layer, and connected with the upper electrode layer through the second extraction electrode. Young's modulus of the protective layer is equal to or higher than 0.1 GPa and equal to or lower than 2.0 GPa. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163464 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR HIGH VOLTAGE VARIABLE CAPACITOR ARRAYS WITH BODY BIASING RESISTORS - Apparatus and methods for high voltage variable capacitors are provided herein. In certain configurations, an integrated circuit (IC) includes a variable capacitor array and a bias voltage generation circuit that biases the variable capacitor array to control the array's capacitance. The variable capacitor array includes a plurality of variable capacitor cells electrically connected in parallel between a radio frequency (RF) input and an RF output of the IC. Additionally, each of the variable capacitor cells can include a cascade of two or more pairs of anti-series metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) capacitors between the RF input and the RF output. The pairs of anti-series MOS capacitors include a first MOS capacitor and a second MOS capacitor electrically connected in anti-series. The bias voltage generation circuit generates bias voltages for biasing the MOS capacitors of the variable capacitor cells. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163465 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - An electrolytic capacitor includes an anode, a dielectric layer formed on the anode, and an organic semiconductor layer covering at least a part of the dielectric layer. The organic semiconductor layer contains an organic semiconductor compound having a number average molecular weight of greater than or equal to 100 and less than or equal to 10,000 and a π electron cloud. In the organic semiconductor compound, a carrier moves between molecules of the organic semiconductor compound through the π electron cloud. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163466 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR ELEMENT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR ELEMENT - Disclosed is a solid electrolytic capacitor element including a dielectric layer, a first conductive polymer semiconductor layer, a second conductive polymer semiconductor layer and a conductor layer, formed in that order, on a tungsten anode body having an externally protruding lead wire, and the thickness of the thickest portion of the second conductive polymer semiconductor layer on the lower surface opposite the upper surface from which the lead wire protrudes is thinner than the thickness of the thickest portion of the second conductive polymer semiconductor layer on the side surfaces, and the thickness of the second conductive polymer semiconductor layer on the lower surface is greater than 2 μm and less than 15 μm. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163467 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES FOR ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS - This disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for enhanced dielectric properties for electrolytic capacitors to store energy in an implantable medical device. One aspect of the present subject matter includes a method for manufacturing a capacitor adapted to be disposed in an implantable device housing. An embodiment of the method includes providing a dielectric comprising aluminum oxide and doping the aluminum oxide with an oxide having a dielectric constant greater than aluminum oxide. Doping the aluminum oxide includes using sol-gel based chemistry, electrodeposition or atomic layer deposition (ALD) in various embodiments. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163468 | SOLAR CELL - A silicon solar cell with high photoelectric conversion efficiency is disclosed. A solar cell for converting light incident from an outside into electricity according to the present invention includes a substrate, a lower electrode, a ferroelectric layer, an auxiliary electrode, a first conductivity-type semiconductor layer, a second conductivity-type semiconductor layer, and an upper electrode. The lower electrode is formed on the substrate. The ferroelectric layer is formed on the substrate and outside the lower electrode. The auxiliary electrode is formed on the ferroelectric layer. The first conductivity-type semiconductor layer is formed on the lower electrode and the auxiliary electrode. The second conductivity-type semiconductor layer is formed on the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer, and is composed of a semiconductor of a second conductivity type opposite to a first conductivity type. The upper electrode is made of transparent conductive material, and is formed on the second conductivity-type semiconductor layer. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163469 | METHOD TO ENHANCE THE EFFICIENCY OF DYE SENSITIZED AND PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELL - The present disclosure relates to a method to enhance the efficiency and reduce interfacial charge transfer resistance in dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC) and a perovskite solar cell (PSC) by fabricating with Mg and La doped photoanodes. Mg and La co-doped into TiO | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163470 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A power storage device which can have an improved performance such as higher discharge capacity and in which deterioration due to peeling of an active material layer or the like is difficult to occur, and a method for manufacturing the power storage device are provided. The power storage device includes a current collector, a mixed layer formed over the current collector, and a crystalline silicon layer which is formed over the mixed layer and functions as an active material layer. The crystalline silicon layer includes a crystalline silicon region and a whisker-like crystalline silicon region including a plurality of protrusions projecting over the crystalline silicon region. The whisker-like crystalline silicon region includes a protrusion having a bending or branching portion. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163471 | REDOX POLYMER ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM - An energy storage system includes, in an exemplary embodiment, a first current collector having a first surface and a second surface, a first electrode including a plurality of carbon nanotubes on the second surface of the first current collector. The plurality of carbon nanotubes include a polydisulfide applied onto a surface of the plurality of nanotubes. The energy storage system also includes an ionically conductive separator having a first surface and a second surface, with first surface of the ionically conductive separator positioned on the first electrode, a second current collector having a first surface and a second surface, and a second electrode including a plurality of carbon nanotubes positioned between the first surface of the second current collector and the second surface of the ionically conductive separator. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163472 | ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS AND CONTACT ASSEMBLY THEREFOR - A contact assembly is for an electrical switching apparatus. The electrical switching apparatus includes a housing, a cradle member disposed in the housing, an operating handle extending into the housing, and an operating mechanism coupled to the cradle member. The contact assembly includes: a stationary contact structured to be disposed in the housing; a movable arm including a movable contact structured to engage the stationary contact, the movable arm being structured move between a CLOSED position and an EXTENDED OPEN position; and an extension apparatus structured to be disposed on the housing. When the movable arm is in the EXTENDED OPEN position, the extension apparatus maintains the movable arm in the EXTENDED OPEN position. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163473 | Switch Control Module - A switch control module is provided, which includes housing, a control assembly, a linkage unit, and a number of positioning units. The housing defines an accommodating space and has an opening. The control assembly is positioned in the accommodating space and has a shaft that is rotatable about a main axis. The linkage unit passes through the opening and is connected to the shaft in a movable manner. The positioning units are positioned at the edge of the opening. Each of the positioning units extends radially and outwardly with the main axis as a center and is projected in a direction along the main axis. The linkage unit is selectively connected to one of the positioning units and is configured to drive the shaft to rotate so as to change the-operation of the control module. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163474 | SWITCH-OPERATION-DETERMINING DEVICE - A switch-operation-determining device provided with a determination circuit for determining whether a switch has been operated, wherein the determination circuit is provided with: a first resistor, a first diode, and a second diode serially connected in the stated order from the power-source side, such that current flows from the power source toward a ground; and a control unit for comparing the anode potential of the first diode and a threshold potential, and determining that the switch has been operated when the anode potential of the first diode is lower. Of the first diode and the second diode, it is the second diode that is connected in parallel with the switch. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163475 | CIRCUIT BREAKER INCLUDING REMOTE OPERATION CIRCUIT - A circuit breaker includes first and second terminals structured to electrically connect to a line and a load, respectively, at least one set of separable contacts movable between a closed position and an open position, a first operating mechanism structured to open one set of separable contacts in response to a detected fault condition on the protected circuit, a second operating mechanism structured to open or close one set of separable contacts in response to an external control signal, a remote operation circuit structured to receive the external control signal and to control the second operating mechanism to open or close based on said external control signal, the remote operation circuit including a power supply structured to convert power from the line and to provide the converted power to the second operating mechanism. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163476 | CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL INCLUDING REMOTELY OPERATED CIRCUIT BREAKER - A circuit breaker panel includes a control unit structured to generate a control signal and a number of circuit breakers. At least one of the circuit breakers includes a number of sets of separable contacts and is structured to open or close one set of separable contacts based on the control signal. At least one of the circuit breakers is structured to electrically connect between a line and load and includes a power supply structured to convert power from the line and to use the converted power to open or close the set of separable contacts. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163477 | SWITCHES FOR USE IN MICROELECTROMECHANICAL AND OTHER SYSTEMS, AND PROCESSES FOR MAKING SAME - Embodiments of switches ( | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163478 | ELECTRICAL PUSHBUTTON SNAP SWITCH - An electrical snap on switch includes a pair of associated contact elements, the contact elements include a fixed contact element and a movable contact element arranged facing the fixed contact element and that may come into contact with the fixed contact element for establishing a first conductive path. The snap on switch may also include a snap-action switching device that includes a tilting driving member pivotally mounted around a horizontal axis between an upper position and a lower position. The movable contact element is a movable portion of an elastically deformable conductive blade. The driving member includes a cam, which cooperates with a cam follower portion of the blade to deform or relax the blade, to cause the movable contact to come into contact, or out of contact, with the fixed contact element, therefore to realize switching. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163479 | ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS, AND OPERATING HANDLE ASSEMBLY AND TRIP CAM THEREFOR - A trip cam is for an operating handle assembly of an electrical switching apparatus. The electrical switching apparatus includes a housing and a number of poles. The operating handle assembly includes an operating handle partially extending into the housing and a cradle member cooperating with the operating handle. The trip cam includes: a mounting portion structured to be disposed in the housing, the mounting portion including a first region, a second region disposed generally opposite the first region, and a third region disposed generally between the first region and the second region; a transfer leg extending from the first region and being structured to cooperate with each of the number of poles; a driving leg extending from the third region and being structured to be driven by the cradle member; and an operating handle protrusion extending from the second region and being structured to engage the operating handle. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163480 | Techniques to Route Power to a USB Host in Dead Battery Condition - Examples may include routing power between a Universal Serial Bus (USB) host and a USB device. In some examples, the power may be routed from a power source at the USB device while the USB host is in a dead battery condition. Various switches at the USB host may be capable of selectively switching to route power from the power source to provide operating power to circuitry at the USB host. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163481 | SWITCHING OPERATING ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a switching operator control arrangement, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising a movable operating area. The operating area interacts with a shifting means in such a way that the operating area can be moved in a substantially linear manner over at least one distance from a neutral position to an operating position. The operating position can be in the form of a switching position in such a way that the operating area has a switching action on a switching element, a sensor or the like in the switching position. The shifting means comprises a rocking lever arrangement which, in particular, can move in parallel. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163482 | CIRCUIT BREAKERS WITH MOVING CONTACT HAVING HEEL-TOE ACTION - Circuit breakers with moving contacts having heel-toe action are configured to direct arcing across a small portion of a stationary contact surface to an adjacent arc chute to thereby alleviate deterioration due to arcing and improve conductivity of a major portion of the stationary contact and moving contact surface over time. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163483 | METHOD TO DETERMINE THE PRESSURE INSIDE OF A VACUUM INTERRUPTER, AND VACUUM INTERRUPTER ITSELF - A method to determine pressure inside a vacuum interrupter for medium or high voltage use, having at least one fixed contact piece and at least one movable contact piece arranged inside the technical vacuum of a vacuum interrupter, and wherein contact pieces are electrically connected to external electrical fixation points can implement a high accuracy pressure sensing in rough conditions inside a vacuum interrupter, without additional components internally to the vacuum interrupter, by connecting the external electrical fixation points with an external electrical energy source, and in the disconnected or open position of the vacuum interrupter, the effect of a cold cathode vacuum gauge will be used, in that the leakage current between the open contacts generates an x-ray induced ionization of the rest-gas inside the vacuum interrupter, and the resulting current is measured with high resolution, in order to determine by this current the rest-gas pressure inside the vacuum interrupter. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163484 | VACUUM ASSISTED ELECTRICAL DISCONNECT WITH DYNAMIC SHIELD - An electrical disconnect includes a housing having a recess defined therein extending from an opening toward a base. The disconnect also includes a vacuum envelope defined within the housing near the base; a fixed contact assembly including a fixed contact structured to be in electrical communication with a voltage source disposed partially within the vacuum envelope; and a movable contact assembly including a movable contact having a first end disposed within the vacuum envelope and a second end disposed in the recess near the base and movable between a closed position in electrical contact with the fixed contact and an open position spaced apart from the fixed contact a separation distance. The housing includes a dynamic shield electrically connected to the movable contact, the dynamic shield being disposed about the recess within the housing and extending from the base toward the opening thereof. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163485 | PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT FOR AN APPARATUS - A protective circuit for an apparatus includes an accelerometer having an output and a microcontroller coupled to the output of the accelerometer. The protective circuit also includes a switch for controlling the apparatus coupled to an output of the microcontroller and a load coupled to the switch. A power source is coupled to the load and the switch. In operation the microcontroller is cable of sending a signal to the switch to turn of power to the load when a dangerous condition as detected from the accelerometer data has occurred. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163486 | SWITCH STRUCTURE - A switch structure including a first electrode, a second electrode, a first moving member disposed next to the first electrode along a first axis and having a first tenon unit, and a second moving member disposed at an end of the first moving member and facing the first electrode is provided. The second moving member movably disposed next to the first moving member has a second tenon unit. The first axis is orthogonal to the second axis. When the first moving member moves to a first position and the second moving member moves to a second position, the first and the second tenon units are interfered with each other, and the first electrode is electrically connected to the second electrode. When the second moving member moves to a third position, the first moving member moves along the first axis and passes by the second moving member. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163487 | ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS, AND INDICATION ASSEMBLY AND TRIP CAM THEREFOR - A trip cam is for an indication assembly of an electrical switching apparatus. The electrical switching apparatus includes a housing and a number of poles. Each of the number of poles includes a pair of separable contacts and an operating mechanism structured to open and close the separable contacts. The indication assembly includes a cradle member. The trip cam includes: a mounting portion; a transfer leg extending from the mounting portion, the transfer leg being structured to cooperate with each of the number of poles; a driving leg extending from the mounting portion in a first direction, the driving leg being structured to be driven by the cradle member; and a trip indicator leg including a base portion. The base portion extends from the mounting portion in a second direction generally opposite the first direction. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163488 | CIRCUIT BREAKERS WITH MOVING CONTACT ARM WITH SPACED APART CONTACTS - Circuit breakers with moving contacts having a rocking movement, e.g., heel-toe action, are configured to direct arcing across one of two (first and second) spaced apart contacts on a moving arm to an adjacent arc chute to thereby alleviate deterioration due to arcing and improve conductivity of the first moving contact over time. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163489 | ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS AND POLE SHAFT CATCH ASSEMBLY THEREFOR - A pole shaft catch assembly is for an electrical switching apparatus, such as a circuit breaker. The circuit breaker includes a housing, separable contacts enclosed by the housing, and an operating mechanism for opening and closing the separable contacts. The operating mechanism includes a pole shaft pivotably coupled to the housing and a yoke assembly coupled to the pole shaft. The pole shaft catch assembly includes a catch arm. The catch arm moves between an engaged position in which the catch arm engages the yoke assembly to restrict movement of the yoke assembly and the pole shaft, and a disengaged position in which the catch arm disengages the yoke assembly. A biasing element biases the catch arm toward the disengaged position. A trigger translates movement of the yoke assembly into movement of the catch arm. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163490 | APPARATUS FOR REMOTELY OPERATING HANDLE OF CIRCUIT BREAKER - An apparatus for remotely operating a handle of a circuit breaker which includes a handle, a first plate, to which the handle is rotatably connected, allowing the handle to be attached to a distributing board, a second plate allowing the first plate to be attached to the distributing board, a first link transferring a rotary motion of the handle, as a linear motion, and a second link rotated according to the linear motion of the first link to provide rotational force enabling the circuit breaker to be switched on or off, includes a handle operating member connected to the second link, having an elastic member to provide elastic force to the second link, while being rotated cooperatively according to rotation of the second link, to fixedly support an ON or OFF position of the handle. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163491 | LOW PROFILE FUSIBLE DISCONNECT SWITCH DEVICE - A compact fusible disconnect switch device having a reduced switch housing size and increased power density is configured to be face mounted to a panel. A fuse cover assembly allows installation and removal of a fuse without having to open the panel. Line-side and load-side terminals are provided on a common side of the housing. In-line mechanical ganging and simultaneous application is provided for combinations of the compact fusible disconnect switch devices. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163492 | DETECTOR AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION - An electron filtering layer placed on a photocathode of a UV light detector allows to selectively filter out electrons generated from a photoconversion of long wavelengths. The filter may be tuned by selecting the material and the thickness of the electron filtering layer. By means of the filtering layer, background noise due to visible parts of the spectrum may be efficiently suppressed. Applications of the invention include a solar-blind flame and/or smoke detector. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163493 | MAGNETIC FIELD GENERATION APPARATUS FOR A MAGNETRON TUBE, MAGNETRON AND METHOD FOR REPLACING AN OLD MAGNETRON TUBE OF A MAGNETRON WITH A NEW MAGNETRON TUBE - A magnetic field generation apparatus is provided for a magnetron including a permanent magnet arrangement and a magnetic field conductor device. The magnetic field conductor arrangement device has a diverting element. The diverting element, which includes a plurality of rectangular diverting segments, is arranged detachably on the magnetic field generation apparatus during maintenance work in order to deflect a magnetic field generated by the permanent magnet arrangement away from further components of the magnetic field generation apparatus and components of the magnetron. A magnetron includes a magnetron tube and such a magnetic field generation apparatus. In a method for replacing an old magnetron tube of such a magnetron with a new magnetron tube, the diverting element is arranged on the magnetic field generation apparatus, and the old magnetron tube is removed from the magnetron and replaced with the new magnetron tube in order to then remove the diverting element again. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163494 | Magnetron - To provide a magnetron improved in high efficiency and load stability while suppressing costs. By shortening the height of vane Vh so that the ratio of the height of vane Vh to a gap between end hats EHg (EHg/Vh) satisfies a condition 1.12≦EHg/Vh≦1.26, an input side pole piece-vane gap IPpvg becomes larger than an output side pole piece-vane gap OPpvg, and an input side end hat-vane gap IPevg becomes larger than an output side end hat-vane gap OPevg, load stability at high efficiency can be improved while shortening the height of vane Vh. Therefore, it is possible to provide a magnetron improved in high efficiency and load stability while suppressing costs. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163495 | HIGH RELIABILITY, LONG LIFETIME, NEGATIVE ION SOURCE - A negative ion source includes a plasma chamber, a microwave source, a negative ion converter, a magnetic filter and a beam formation mechanism. The plasma chamber contains gas to be ionized. The microwave source transmits microwaves to the plasma chamber to ionize the gas into atomic species including hyperthermal neutral atoms. The negative ion converter converts the hyperthermal neutral atoms to negative ions. The magnetic filter reduces a temperature of electrons provided between the plasma chamber and the negative ion converter. The beam formation mechanism extracts the negative ions. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163496 | VOLUMETRICALLY EFFICIENT MINIATURE X-RAY SYSTEM - A device for producing x-rays includes: a housing that includes a folded high-voltage multiplier coupled to a filament transformer, the transformer coupled to an x-ray tube for producing the x-rays. A method of fabrication and an x-ray source are disclosed. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163497 | X-RAY ASSEMBLIES AND COATINGS - The disclosed subject matter includes devices and methods relating to anode assemblies and/or X-ray assemblies. In some aspects, a method of forming an X-ray assembly may include providing an anode base formed of a first material and including a first end. The method may include depositing a second material different from the first material over a first surface of the anode base to form a coated portion of the anode base. The coated portion may be configured such that some backscattered electrons do not travel beyond the coated portion. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163498 | ROTATING ANODE MOUNT ADAPTIVE TO THERMAL EXPANSION - The present invention relates to mounting of an anode disk. In order to provide a mount of an anode disk to a rotating shaft that is suitable for increased thermal loads on the anode disk, a rotating anode assembly ( | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163499 | X-RAY TUBE DEVICE - An X-ray tube device in one embodiment has an X-ray tube and a container storing the X-ray tube, filled with insulating oil, and having an X-ray emission window. The X-ray tube includes a cylindrical glass envelope holding an anode and a cathode opposite to each other and keeping them in vacuum, and an insulating tube fit over the glass envelope and having an X-ray transmission section. The insulating tube has a base section attached to the container. The base section defines a space communicating between the X-ray transmission section of the insulating tube and the X-ray emission window of the container, and has a container-side end fixed to the container in a liquid-tight manner. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163500 | Charged Particle Source - This invention provides a charged particle source, which comprises an emitter and means of generating a magnetic field distribution. The magnetic field distribution is minimum, about zero, or preferred zero at the tip of the emitter, and along the optical axis is maximum away from the tip immediately. In a preferred embodiment, the magnetic field distribution is provided by dual magnetic lens which provides an anti-symmetric magnetic field at the tip, such that magnetic field at the tip is zero. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163501 | Charged Particle Beam Device and Image Acquisition Method - A charged particle beam device includes: an image displacement vector calculation section that calculates an image displacement vector between a first local frame image and a second local frame image, the first local frame image including an area in a first frame image that is obtained by starting scanning at a timing that corresponds to a first phase of an alternating-current signal, and the area in the first frame image corresponds to a phase that undergoes a given phase shift from the first phase, and the second local frame image including an area in a second frame image that is obtained by starting scanning at a timing that corresponds to a second phase of the alternating-current signal that differs from the first phase, and the area in the second frame image corresponds to a phase that undergoes the given phase shift from the second phase; a scanning deflector that scans a charged particle beam (B) while deflecting the charged particle beam (B); a scanning correction signal generation section that generates a scanning correction signal that corrects the scanning of the charged particle beam (B) based on the image displacement vector; and a scanning signal supply section that supplies a scanning signal that is corrected based on the scanning correction signal to the scanning deflector in synchronization with the alternating-current signal. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163502 | Method and Compound System for Inspecting and Reviewing Defects - The present invention provides an improved electron-optical apparatus for the inspection and review of the specimen, and for the defect inspection, an inspection mode of operation is performed to generate inspection data, wherein the large beam current is formed by a magnetic immersion lens to scan the specimen, and preferably the objective lens system, a swing objective retarding immersion lens, focuses the beam current and generates the large scanning field, and for the defect review, the review mode of operation is performed to analyze the defects, wherein the large beam current is abandoned and the small beam current is adopted to examine the specimen without a large scanning field, and in order to properly select and detect signal charged particles excited from the specimen, a first Wien filter is utilized to select the acquired signal particles and a second Wien filter is used to compensate the aberrations induced when the signal particles pass through the first Wien filter. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163503 | ELECTRON MICROSCOPE, READER AND ACQUIRING ELEMENTAL SPECTRUM METHOD - An electron microscope includes a stage, a charged particle beam generator, a plurality of elemental spectrum detectors and a reader. The stage is configured for carrying a sample. The charged particle beam generator is configured for generating a charged particle beam to bombard the sample. The elemental spectrum detectors is configured for detecting X ray emitted from the sample being bombarded by the charged particle beam and outputting a plurality of corresponding spectrum detecting signals. The reader is configured for calibrating a plurality of counting signals generated by the spectrum detecting signals and summing the calibrated counting signals to obtain an elemental spectrum of the sample. The collection time of elemental spectrum of the above-mentioned electron microscope can be shortened. A reader and an acquiring elemental spectrum method applied to the above-mentioned electron microscope are also disclosed. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163504 | Charged Particle Beam Device Enabling Facilitated EBSD Detector Analysis of Desired Position and Control Method Thereof - A charged particle beam device allowing an analysis position in a sample analyzable with an EBSD detector to be acquired beforehand, and allowing a sample to be adjusted to a desired analysis position in a short time. A charged particle beam device is provided with a charged particle source ( | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163505 | HIGHLY CONDUCTIVE NANOCOMPOSITE, BIOLOGICAL AND SMALL MOLECULE MATERIALS FOR ENHANCED RESIN CONDUCTIVITY - A highly conductive nanocomposite material. The material is particularly useful for serial block-face scanning electron microscopy. A polymer resin of the invention is stabilized for conductivity with a conductivity stabilizer selected from one of multi-walled carbon nanotubes, Perylene dianhydride, Hemoglobin, Epoxy-Corannulene, and Bovine Serium Albumin (BSA). The conductivity stabilizer is monodisperse in preferred resins. A preferred nanocomposite material includes a base component of a curable resin, a curing agent or hardener and monomers of carbon containing networks of sp2 hybridized carbon atoms that are dispersed in the base resin. In preferred embodiment, tissue samples are within the resin. Highly effective serial block face scanning electroscopy techniques are provided. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163506 | METHOD FOR S/TEM SAMPLE ANALYSIS - An improved method and apparatus for S/TEM sample preparation and analysis. Preferred embodiments of the present invention provide improved methods for TEM sample creation, especially for small geometry (<100 nm thick) TEM lamellae. Preferred embodiments of the present invention also provide an in-line process for S/TEM based metrology on objects such as integrated circuits or other structures fabricated on semiconductor wafer by providing methods to partially or fully automate TEM sample creation, to make the process of creating and analyzing TEM samples less labor intensive, and to increase throughput and reproducibility of TEM analysis. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163507 | Deposition Method and Focused Ion Beam System - A deposition method is implemented in a focused ion beam system that supplies a compound gas to a specimen, and applies an ion beam to the specimen to deposit a deposition film, the deposition method including: a first deposition film-depositing step that deposits a first deposition film on the specimen using the ion beam that is defocused with respect to the specimen; and a second deposition film-depositing step that deposits a second deposition film on the first deposition film using the ion beam that is smaller in defocus amount than that used in the first deposition film-depositing step. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163508 | ION MILLING DEVICE - An ion milling device of the present invention is provided with a tilt stage ( | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163509 | Boron Implanting Using A Co-Gas - An apparatus and methods of improving the ion beam quality of a halogen-based source gas are disclosed. Unexpectedly, the introduction of a noble gas, such as argon or neon, to an ion source chamber may increase the percentage of desirable ion species, while decreasing the amount of contaminants and halogen-containing ions. This is especially beneficial in non-mass analyzed implanters, where all ions are implanted into the workpiece. In one embodiment, a first source gas, comprising a processing species and a halogen is introduced into a ion source chamber, a second source gas comprising a hydride, and a third source gas comprising a noble gas are also introduced. The combination of these three source gases produces an ion beam having a higher percentage of pure processing species ions than would occur if the third source gas were not used. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163510 | Boron Implanting Using A Co-Gas - An apparatus and methods of improving the ion beam quality of a halogen-based source gas are disclosed. Unexpectedly, the introduction of a noble gas, such as argon, to an ion source chamber may increase the percentage of desirable ion species, while decreasing the amount of contaminants and halogen-containing ions. This is especially beneficial in non-mass analyzed implanters, where all ions are implanted into the workpiece. In one embodiment, a first source gas, comprising a dopant and a halogen is introduced into an ion source chamber, a second source gas comprising a hydride, and a third source gas comprising a noble gas are also introduced. The combination of these three source gases produces an ion beam having a higher percentage of pure dopant ions than would occur if the third source gas were not used. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163511 | TUNABLE MAGNETIC FIELD TO IMPROVE UNIFORMITY - Implementations described herein provide a magnetic ring which enables both lateral and azimuthal tuning of the plasma in a processing chamber. In one embodiment, the magnetic ring has a body. The body has a top surface and a bottom surface, and a plurality of magnets are disposed on the bottom surface of the body. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163512 | DIRECT OUTLET TOROIDAL PLASMA SOURCE - An apparatus for supplying plasma products includes a plasma generation block that defines a toroidal plasma cavity therein. The plasma cavity is substantially symmetric about a toroidal axis, and the toroidal axis defines a first and second axial side of the plasma generation block. A magnetic element at least partially surrounds the plasma generation block at one azimuthal location with respect to the toroidal axis, such that a magnetic flux within the magnetic element induces a corresponding electric field into the plasma cavity to generate a plasma from one or more source gases, the plasma forming plasma products. The plasma generation block supplies the plasma products through a plurality of output apertures defined by the plasma generation block on the first axial side. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163513 | PLASMA PROCESSING SYSTEM WITH DIRECT OUTLET TOROIDAL PLASMA SOURCE - A plasma processing system includes a process chamber and a plasma source that generates a plasma in a plasma cavity. The plasma cavity is substantially symmetric about a toroidal axis. The plasma source defines a plurality of outlet apertures on a first axial side of the plasma cavity Plasma products produced by the plasma pass in the axial direction, through the plurality of outlet apertures, from the plasma cavity toward the process chamber. A method of plasma processing includes generating a plasma within a substantially toroidal plasma cavity that defines a toroidal axis, to form plasma products, and distributing the plasma products to a process chamber through a plurality of outlet openings substantially azimuthally distributed about a first axial side of the plasma cavity, directly into a process chamber. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163514 | Adaptive Periodic Waveform Controller - A repeating setpoint generator module selectively varies a setpoint for an output parameter according to a predetermined pattern that repeats during successive time intervals. A closed-loop module, during a first one of the time intervals, generates N closed-loop values based on N differences between (i) N values of the setpoint at N times during the first one of the time intervals and (ii) N measurements of the output parameter at the N times during the first one of the time intervals, respectively. An adjusting module, during the first one of the time intervals, generates N adjustment values based on N differences between (i) N values of the setpoint at the N times during a second one of the time intervals and (ii) N measurements of the output parameter at the N times during the second one of the time intervals, respectively. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163515 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD - A plasma processing apparatus includes a dielectric member having communication holes through which an internal space communicates with a processing space; a first electrode and a second electrode; a first gas supply device which supplies a first processing gas; a first high frequency power supply which supplies a first high frequency power to at least one of the electrodes to generate a first plasma of the first processing gas; a depressurizing device which introduces the first processing gas and radicals in the first plasma; a second high frequency power supply which supplies a second high frequency power to generate a second plasma of the first processing gas and to attract ions; and a control unit which adjusts, by controlling a total amount of the first high frequency powers, the radical amount in the second plasma and adjusts, by controlling a ratio therebetween, the ion amount therein. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163516 | Open Plasma Lamp for Forming a Light-Sustained Plasma - An open plasma lamp includes a cavity section. A gas input and gas output of the cavity section are arranged to flow gas through the cavity section. The plasma lamp also includes a gas supply assembly fluidically coupled to the gas input of the cavity section and configured to supply gas to an internal volume of the cavity section. The plasma lamp also includes a nozzle assembly fluidically coupled to the gas output of the cavity section. The nozzle assembly and cavity section are arranged such that a volume of the gas receives pumping illumination from a pump source, where a sustained plasma emits broadband radiation. The nozzle assembly is configured to establish a convective gas flow from within the cavity section to a region external to the cavity section such that a portion of the sustained plasma is removed from the cavity section by the gas flow. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163517 | FILAMENT HOLDER FOR HOT CATHODE PECVD SOURCE - A chemical vapor deposition source that includes at least one plate to which first and second electrical connection posts are coupled. The chemical vapor deposition source also includes a filament having a first end and a second end. The first end of the filament is electrically connected to the first electrical connection post and the second end of the filament is electrically connected to the second electrical connection post. The chemical vapor deposition source further includes at least one filament holder electrically insulated from the at least one plate. The at least one filament holder holds a portion of the filament between the first end and the second end. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163518 | METHOD OF INSTALLING ELASTOMER RING IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING EQUIPMENT AND GUIDING SHEET AND JIG USED IN INSTALLING ELASTOMER RING - Provided are a method, a guiding sheet, a partial filling jig, and a full filling jig for installing an elastomer ring in the semiconductor processing equipment. The guiding sheet, the partial filling jig, and the full filling jig dispose the elastomer ring in the groove of the semiconductor processing equipment smoothly and evenly. Furthermore, the surface of the elastomer ring may be divided to multiple arcs portions. Each one of the arc portions may be pressed by the partial filling jig or the full filling jig in a particular sequence. When the groove is filled by the elastomer ring accurately and completely, the elastomer ring may block the fluid and the etching gas effectively. The elastomer ring may help the semiconductor processing equipment to work continuously and maintain qualities of the etching wafers. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163519 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLASMA IGNITION IN HIGH VACUUM CHAMBERS - A new method and apparatus is described for igniting a plasma from high vacuum. The ignition method uses a small, short term and quick rise in gas flow into plasma chamber while being excited by RF power to ignite the plasma and then drops the gas flow to fixed input flow rate to maintain the plasma. This plasma starting technique does not use electronic means for ignition. The associated apparatus has a gas buffer chamber in fluid communication with the gas source and the plasma chamber, the gas buffer chamber having a small volume gas that is refilled when the device is off. A flow restriction between the gas source and the gas buffer chamber has a maximum flow rate therethrough of 30 sccm (standard cubic centimeters per minute) or less. A valve between the plasma chamber and the gas buffer chamber permits flow between the gas chamber and the plasma chamber, wherein, upon opening the valve, gas is admitted into the plasma chamber and pressure in the plasma chamber rises temporarily causing plasma ignition if the plasma excitation device is energized. The flow restriction maintains the gas flow during plasma operation to maintain a pressure between approximately 0.5 Pa and approximately 6-7 Pa. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163520 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING LARGE-AREA SPUTTERING TARGETS USING INTERLOCKING JOINTS - In various embodiments, joined sputtering targets are formed at least in part by spray deposition of the sputtering material and/or welding. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163521 | INTERCHANGEABLE MAGNET PACK - An apparatus includes a target, wherein the target includes a nonuniform erosion profile. The apparatus also includes a number of interchangeable magnetic and non-magnetic inserts. The interchangeable magnetic and non-magnetic inserts are configured to control a pass through flux based on the nonuniform erosion profile. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163522 | Early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma in high risk populations using MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry - Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is detected in a patient with liver disease. Mass spectrometry data from a blood-based sample from the patient is compared to a reference set of mass-spectrometry data from a multitude of other patients with liver disease, including patients with and without HCC, in a general purpose computer configured as a classifier. The classifier generates a class label, such as HCC or No HCC, for the test sample. A laboratory system for early detection of HCC in patients with liver disease is also disclosed. Alternative testing strategies using AFP measurement and a reference set for classification in the form of class-labeled mass spectral data from blood-based samples of lung cancer patients are also described, including multi-stage testing. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160163523 | METHOD FOR COMPUTER-ASSISTED ANALYSIS OF ONE OR MORE TISSUE SECTIONS OF THE HUMAN OR ANIMAL BODY - A method for computer-assisted analysis of one or more tissue sections of the human or animal body for preparing a digital stain test is provided. During the digital stain test, tissue zones in a tested tissue section with a predetermined clinical picture are detected. Spatially resolved hyperspectral data, particularly mass spectrometry data, is processed for a plurality of measurement positions. Multiple base spectra are determined from the hyperspectral data by obtaining base vectors. The base spectra are correlated with the hyperspectral data such that a plurality of correlation values for the base spectra is obtained for each measurement position. Subsequently, a regression model is calculated using a regression method, the regression model describing a mask of the one or more tissue sections, in which mask diseased tissue zones are marked based on the calculated correlation values. The regression model and the base spectra can then be used to conduct the digital stain test. | 2016-06-09 |
