| 27th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
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| 20090166485 | Slide mounting bracket structure - A slide mounting bracket structure includes a main bracket, an auxiliary bracket, a first engaging member, a second engaging member, an actuating element, a linking member and an elastic element. The main bracket is provided with the actuating element and the linking member at its inner side, and the auxiliary bracket is provided with the first engaging member and the second engaging member at its outer side. The actuating element corresponds to the first engaging member. The linking member has a part penetrating the main bracket, and has a support stand corresponding to the second engaging member, which further drags the auxiliary bracket to engage in sliding, and brings a second folded plate to depart from a first folded plate. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166486 | VEHICLE SHIFTER MOUNTING BRACKET SYSTEM AND METHOD - A shifter mounting bracket assembly is disclosed which can include an L-shaped flange body and an extension body extending from the L-shaped flange body. The extension body can include a first opening defined by at least one C-shaped extension portion and a second opening defined by the at least one C-shaped extension portion. The openings and C-shaped extension portions can be configured to provide a stress zone that is deformable when impact forces are applied to the shifter assembly. The extension body can have an L-shape and can be connected to the shifter assembly, while the L-shaped flange body is connected to the interior of the vehicle to hold the shifter assembly in place in the vehicle. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166487 | UNIVERSAL TILE ACCESSORY SYSTEM - A universal unit is disclosed, for use singly or in pairs, to form a tile accessory system, such as for bathrooms. The universal unit has a back portion with a substantially flat front surface and a rear surface which is adapted for mounting on a wall. The universal unit has an upstanding projecting portion extending perpendicularly outward from the front surface. This projecting portion has two lateral and substantially parallel sides with at least one recess in one side for holding a separate accessory. The recess may be round, in which case the accessory may be a toilet tissue spindle, a towel bar or a grab bar, or it may be elongate in which case the accessory may be a shelf, a soap dish, a tumbler holder and/or toothbrush holder. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166488 | MOUNTING BRACKET FOR A VEHICLE BACKUP CAMERA - A mounting bracket for a vehicle backup camera, including: a lengthwise portion; and a camera mounting portion connected to the lengthwise portion, the camera mounting portion including a protrusion, the protrusion forming a gap between the camera mounting portion and the lengthwise portion so that the lengthwise portion can be mounted behind a license plate of a vehicle and a camera can be suspended by the camera mounting portion for viewing a rear of the vehicle when the vehicle is in reverse. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166489 | Vehicle Clip Method and Apparatus - A two piece clip device is provided which can retain various components to a vehicle while reducing and/or eliminating the transfer of vibrations from the components to the vehicle. The clip device includes a base section having receivers capable of receiving and retaining components, such as fuel pipes, brake pipes and wire harnesses. The clip device also includes an attachment structure for attaching the entire clip device to a vehicle. A flexible material is deposited between the base section and the attachment structure so that the base section and attachment structure are not in contact with each other. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166490 | AUTOMATIC ALERT DEVICE FOR SUCTION CUP - An automatic alert device is provided for a suction cup, including a pump and a suction cup positionable on an object to be handled. The pump is operable to drive air out of the suction cup thereby inducing suction force on the object to be handled. When the suction cup gradually loses the suction force, a plunger of the pump gets moved out of the pump. When the outward movement of the plunger reaches a preset extent, the alert device that includes a warning light and an audio alert is activated to cause the warning light and the audio alert to give off warnings of light and sound respectively. Thus, an operator can be immediately notified of the situation of losing suction force for taking remedial operation to get the suction force back to the desired level. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166491 | Hanging device for Displaying Merchandise - The hanging device includes a plug-in sleeve ( | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166492 | Combination Wallmount and Desktop Structure - The invention related to a combination wallmount and desktop structure, which has an improved structure and thus can be used on both a wall and a desk. The structure can be hung on the wall or stood up on the desk for a user's convenience, and can be folded using a folding part, thus increasing the user's convenience and reducing the volume during a delivery process, and can be used as a wallmount structure or as a desktop structure without making it necessary to purchase the wallmount structure and the desktop structure separately, thus reducing costs. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166493 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH LIGHTING APPARATUS - An electronic device includes a base with a through hole defined therein, and a lighting apparatus. The lighting apparatus includes a bracket mounted to the base, a pivoting member pivotably attached to the bracket, a light fixed to the pivoting member, at least a resilient member arranged between the bracket and the pivoting member to restore the pivoting member, and a sliding member mounted to the bracket with a first end. A hippocampi-shaped slot is defined in the pivoting member for receiving a second end of the sliding member, the pivoting member is driven by the at least a resilient member to pivot and the second end of the sliding member slide in the hippocampi-shaped slot for achieving the pivoting member pivoting out or pivoting back through hole of the base. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166494 | MOUNTING SYSTEM, ESPECIALLY FOR SOLAR MODULES - The invention relates to a mounting system, in particular for solar modules ( | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166495 | ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED ROTATABLE FLAT PANEL DISPLAY BRACKET - An electrically controlled rotatable flat panel display bracket has a rotatable base, a frame, a control module, a driving device and a display rack. The rotatable base has a rotating disc, a stationary disc and a bearing. The bearing is mounted between the rotating disc and the stationary disc. The frame is attached to the rotating disc. The driving device is controlled by the control module and connected between the stationary and rotating discs to rotate the rotating disc relative to the stationary disc. The display rack is mounted on the frame for hanging a flat panel display easily. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166496 | Adjustable Mouse Support - An adjustable mouse support for use with a base is provided with an elongated member, a mounting member, a bracket and a platform. The elongated member has a first pivot axis with the mounting member and a second pivot axis with the bracket. The mounting member and the bracket are located at opposite sides of the elongated member. The platform is pivotally mounted to the bracket about a third pivot axis. The first and second pivot axes are parallel to one another and allow for rotation of the elongated member and the bracket within a vertical plane. The third pivot axis is perpendicular to the first and second pivot axes and allows for rotation of the platform within a horizontal plane. The first pivot axis can be locked. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166497 | Suction cup mounting platform having flexible base - A monolithic suction cup mounting platform formed of a substantially rigid plate having first and second opposing faces; a suction cup mounting surface formed on the first face of the plate; at least one flexible leg coupled to the second face of the plate and having a bonding surface facing away from the plate; and a bonding agent adhered to the bonding surface of the flexible leg. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166498 | Trailing edge blade clamp - A blade clamp for a helicopter blade having a width and leading and trailing edges includes a first clamping part, a first flexible liner attachable to the first clamping part, a second clamping part, a second flexible liner attachable to the second clamping part, a hinge mechanism to pivot the first clamping part and the first flexible liner with respect to the second clamping part and the second flexible liner and a connector provided opposite to the hinge mechanism. The flexible liners evenly distribute clamping force upon the blade clamp to prevent damage to the blade. The hinge mechanism allows the first and second clamping parts to open wide enough to safely and easily accommodate a helicopter blade during removal and installation of the blade. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166499 | ORNAMENT HANGER - An ornament hanger is disclosed for hanging an ornament on a display, such as a Christmas tree. The ornament hanger includes an upper portion removably linkable to the display and a lower portion engaged with the upper portion. The lower portion includes at least two ornament retaining members, to facilitate hanging multiple ornaments from a single branch. In a preferred embodiment, the upper portion slidably engages the lower portion, thereby allowing one to adjust the position of the ornament retaining members. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166500 | Flat panel display support with a hinge assembly - A flat panel display (FPD) support with a hinge assembly has a base, a stand and a hinge assembly. The stand has a base bracket being securely mounted on the base, an arm protruding from a front edge of the base bracket and a panel bracket protruding from an upper edge of the arm. The hinge assembly is mounted on the panel bracket and is attached to a FPD. Therefore, the base can customized to allow the FPD and the stand to stably stand on the base. Moreover, the stand and the base may be disassembled and folded conveniently. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166501 | SUPPORT STAND FOR FLAT-PANEL DISPLAY MONITOR - A support stand for a flat-panel display monitor comprises a base member, a support mechanism, two link shafts, and an adjustable mechanism. The support mechanism comprises a support bracket and a resilient member positioned in the support bracket. The adjustable mechanism is configured for holding the flat-panel display monitor. A first end of the support bracket and first end of each shaft are rotatably connected to the base member. An second end of the support bracket and a second end of each link shaft are rotatably connected to the adjustable mechanism. The resilient member is configured to create an elastic force between the support mechanism and the link shafts so that a distance between the support mechanism and the link shafts tends to decrease. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166502 | SUPPORT STAND FOR FLAT-PANEL MONITOR AND ELEVATING SUPPORT FOR SUPPORT STAND - An exemplary support stand ( | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166503 | COLLAPSIBLE SUPPORTING STAND - A collapsible supporting stand includes a center member, at least three supporting posts and an adjustment unit. The center member has a center hole, and a plurality of receiving portions equiangularly spaced around the center hole. The supporting posts are respectively partially received in the receiving portions and respectively pivotally connected to the center member. Each supporting post has a support member fixedly provided at its top end. The adjustment unit is coupled to the center member and is vertically movable and rotatable relative to the center member, and includes a holder member and connection members. The number of the connection members is equal to the number of supporting posts. Each connection member has two opposite ends respectively pivotally connected to the associated supporting post and the holder member. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166504 | Protective cookbook stand - A protective book stand including a base, a support member removably insertable in said base, and arranged to extend upwardly at an angle from said base, and a transparent shield pivotally secured to said base, wherein said support member and said transparent shield are operatively arranged to hold an object therebetween at substantially said angle relative to said base. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166505 | Multi-axis pivoting detent joint assembly for an exterior vehicle mirror - A mirror assembly comprising a mounting bracket for attachment to a vehicle exterior; a first pivot plate on the mounting bracket having a concave upper surface with a series of grooves formed therein; a support arm pivotally carried on the first pivot plate of the mounting bracket; and, a second pivot plate carried by the support arm having a base surface with a plurality of protruding teeth engaging the grooves in the first pivot plate so that a pivot gap is defined between the upper surface of the first pivot plate and the base surface of second pivot plate; whereby the pivot gap allows the teeth to both pivot and slide in the grooves of the first pivot plate so that the support arm is pivotal in a multi-axis arrangement with the mounting bracket to accommodate misalignment between the mounting bracket and the support arm during installation on a vehicle. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166506 | Engine Mount With Two Piece Core - An engine mount, includes a pair of identical core members each having an aperture extending there through and having anti-rotation features engaging one another. A pair of elastomeric bushings are provided on an exterior surface of respective ones of the pair of core members. A pair of outer rings surround respective ones of the elastomeric bushings. An engine bracket has a base portion adapted to be mounted to an engine and an annular body receiving the pair of outer rings. A frame bracket has a mount portion adapted to be attached to a vehicle frame and first and second arms extending from the mount portion and disposed on opposite ends of the pair of identical core members. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166507 | Casting Mold for Forming a Biomedical Device including an Ophthalmic Device - A casting mold is provided for forming a biomedical device including an ophthalmic device such as a contact lens. The casting mold includes an anterior mold section and a posterior mold section, wherein one of the mold sections includes a plurality of radially extending ribs and the remaining mold section includes an annular shoulder for engaging an outer end of the ribs to define a mold cavity. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166508 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STABILIZING WAVELENGTH OF LED RADIATION IN BACKLIGHT MODULE - The system for stabilizing wavelength of LED (light emitting diode) radiation in backlight module of the LCD (liquid crystal display) comprises two photodiodes, a plurality of LEDs, a microprocessor unit (MCU) and a driver circuit, wherein two photodiodes have different photo sensitivities in response different wavelengths. A target value, associated with a ration of photo sensitivities of the two photodiodes under two different wavelength radiations, is stored to the MCU as a referred value. Thus, another wavelength (or wavelength variation) of LED radiation is derived by comparing another target value with the referred value. The MCU determines a correction constant based on a colour match function of the derived wavelength, and outputs a compensation signal to compensate LED, wherein the compensation signal is equal to multiplication of the correction constant and an original light intensity compensation signal for compensating light intensity loss of the LED. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166509 | Optical power for electronic circuits using a single photovoltaic component - Optical power uses light to run remote, isolated circuits without metallic wires. An optical power system may include a single photovoltaic component that supplies a first voltage in response to impingement of light on the photovoltaic component. A voltage booster receives the first voltage from the photovoltaic component and supplies a second voltage signal at a second voltage that is greater than the first voltage. The optical power system may be integrated with a sensor that is powered by the second voltage from the voltage booster. The photovoltaic component may be an inexpensive light emitting diode. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166510 | Illumination Sensing Apparatus, Driving Method Thereof and Display Device Having the Illumination Sensing Apparatus - Provided are an illumination sensing apparatus, a driving method thereof and a display device having the illumination sensing apparatus. The illumination sensing apparatus includes an illumination sensor unit configured to generate a sensing signal according to peripheral illumination, an illumination determination unit configured to generate an illumination signal according to the sensing signal, and an illumination judgment unit configured to output a brightness select signal using the illumination signal, wherein the illumination sensor unit controls sensitivity of sensing the peripheral illumination to be varied according to the brightness select signal. Therefore, the sensitivity of an illumination sensor is automatically controlled according to the peripheral illumination, thus improving peripheral illumination sensibility. Further, an illumination signal corresponding to the peripheral illumination is provided to a light source module to thereby control the output brightness of the light source module, which makes it possible to reduce power consumption and improve image quality. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166511 | IMAGE SENSOR MODULE HAVING ELECTRIC COMPONENT AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - An image sensor module capable of facilitating an electrical and mechanical connection of an electric component and a fabrication thereof are disclosed. The image sensor module includes a sensor chip; at least one lens disposed above the sensor chip; at least one electric component disposed with respect to the at least one lens to adjust optical characteristics of the at least one lens; a housing accommodating and closing up the sensor chip, the at least one lens and the at least one electric component, and having an opening to expose the at least one lens to an outside thereof; and a wiring part longitudinally disposed on an inner surface of the housing, and including at least one conducting wire having a first connecting terminal exposed to the outside of the housing to allow the at least one conducting wire to electrically connect a terminal pad of the at least one electric component with an external electronic device and a second connecting terminal connected to the terminal pad of the at least one electric component. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166512 | Organic Pixeled Flat Detector Having Increased Sensitivity - An organic pixel eel flat detector has increased sensitivity. This is obtained by a preamplification at the pixel level. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166513 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A solid-state imaging device in the present invention includes pixels, arranged in a matrix, each of which converts light into a signal voltage; column signal lines each of which is provided for corresponding one of columns, so that the signal voltage is provided to corresponding one of the column signal lines; and AD converting units each of which is provided for the corresponding one of the column signal lines, and configured to convert the signal voltage into a digital signal, wherein each of the AD converting units includes: a comparing unit generating an output signal indicating a greater voltage of the signal voltage and a reference voltage; and a counting unit counting a count value until logic of the output signal is inverted, and the solid-state imaging device further includes a suspending unit suspending power supply to the comparing units after the logic of the output signals is inverted. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166514 | Image Sensor - The uppermost metallic wiring layer in light-blocking layers constituted by multilevel metallic wiring that prevents light from impinging on areas other than the light-receiving area of a photodiode in each picture cell is used as a measurement electrode to be directly contacted with a specimen to measure electrical signals. Furthermore, in each picture cell including a circuit for reading out electrical signals collected through the measurement electrode, another circuit for reading out electrical signals generated by the photodiode is provided in an independent or shared form. This configuration enables the photodiode for optical measurements and the measurement electrode for electrical measurements to be provided in every picture cell. Thus, in a hybrid image sensor having an optical measurement function for obtaining optical information due to specimen and an electrical measurement functions for obtaining electrical information due to the specimen, the spatial resolution of both types of two-dimensional images can be simultaneously improved. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166515 | MULTI-POINT CORRELATED SAMPLING FOR IMAGE SENSORS - An improved passive pixel sensor (PPS) circuit comprising a correlated sampling circuit and method that integrates pixel charge leakage onto an integrating amplifier during sampling periods. An integrator circuit is provided for integrating PPS pixel charges received via a column line, and correlated sampling circuit is provided for the removal of kTC noise and dark integration. A multi-point sampling of the output of the integrator is provided wherein at least a first and second correlated sample are used to detect the charge integration from the column line leakages, and at least a third sample is used to detect the PPS signal after pixel readout. The correlated sampling method is employed to remove kTC noise and dark integration from the PPS signal. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166516 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, AND IMAGE SENSING SYSTEM - A photoelectric conversion device manufacturing method comprises: a first implantation step of implanting impurity ions of a first conductivity type into an underlying substrate via a region of the oxide film exposed by an opening, thereby forming a first semiconductor region having a first thickness in the element region; an the oxidation step of oxidizing the region of the oxide film exposed by the opening, thereby thickening the exposed region; an the exposure step of exposing a region of the oxide film which is not exposed by the opening; a the second implantation step of, after the exposure step, implanting the impurity ions of the first conductivity type into the underlying substrate via a region unthickened in the oxidation step, thereby forming a second semiconductor region having a second thickness larger than the first thickness in the element isolation region; and an the element formation step. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166517 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A method for forming an image of an object includes: illuminating sequentially a surface of the object arranged in the same shooting area using each of N (N is natural number equal to or more than two) polarized light beams, each of which has different property; scanning the surface using the each of N polarized light beams; and outputting the each of N polarized light beams reflected by the surface, the each of N polarized light beams passed-through the object or the each of N polarized light beams scattered by the surface, as an image signal. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166518 | Light guide array for an image sensor - An image sensor pixel that includes a photoelectric conversion unit supported by a substrate and an insulator adjacent to the substrate. The pixel includes a light guide that is located within an opening of the insulator and extends above the insulator such that a portion of the light guide has an air interface. The air interface improves the internal reflection of the light guide. Additionally, the light guide and an adjacent color filter are constructed with a process that optimizes the upper aperture of the light guide. These characteristics of the light guide eliminate the need for a microlens. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166519 | INTENSITY-BASED OPTICAL ENCODER USING DIGITAL DIFFRACTIVE OPTIC REGIONS - An optical encoder and method for measuring displacement information using an optical encoder uses an encoder member with multiple digital diffractive optic regions to optically diffract an incident beam of light to produce output beams of light having intensity distribution patterns, which are used to generate electrical signals that provide relative displacement information of the encoder member. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166520 | IN-SITU SOIL NITRATE ION CONCENTRATION SENSOR - A method and apparatus for near real-time in-situ soil solution measurements is presented. An outer sleeve is placed in soil where ionic concentrations of organic or inorganic species are to be measured. A porous section connects with the outer sleeve (the porous section initially loaded with distilled water) equilibrates with the solution present in soil pores to form a solution to be measured. The initial distilled water is displaced within the porous section by a removable plunger. After substantial equilibration of the solution to be measured within the apparatus, the plunger is removed and a removable probe replaced. The probe may be an Ion Selective Electrode, or a transflection dip probe. The probe then may be used under computer control for measurement of solution properties. The Ion Selective Electrode may measure nitrate (NO | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166521 | ELECTRODE DESIGN FOR AN ION SPECTROMETER - Apparatuses and method are provided. For example, in one embodiment, a ring electrode includes a plurality of sub-rings adapted to provide an electric field inside a spectrometer. The sub-rings have an internal sub-ring radius. There is a ring insulator between adjacent sub-rings. Each said ring insulator has substantially the same internal radius as the sub-rings. In another embodiment, a method is provided for insertion of the ring electrode inside the spectrometer. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166522 | MASS SPECTROMETER - The analyst previously enters the mass of a fragment that desorbs in the first dissociation with other analysis conditions, as the precursor ion selection reference for the second dissociation through the input unit | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166523 | USE OF CARBON NANOTUBES (CNTS) FOR ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES - The present invention relates to the use of carbon nanotubes as a substrate for chemical or biological analysis. The invention further relates to the use of this material in separation adherence and detection of chemical of biological samples. Carbon nanotubes are envisaged as surface material of a fixed substrate or in suspension and applications include but are not limited to processes which involve desorption-ionization of a sample, more specifically mass spectroscopy. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166525 | Mass Spectrometer - A method of chemical separation includes dispensing a sample from a sample pumping system, pumping a solvent from a solvent gradient pumping system to elute the dispensed sample through a separation column, identifying an analyte of interest in the eluting sample, and pumping a solvent from the sample pumping system for peak parking of the analyte in the separation column. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166526 | Method of and Equipment for Measuring Ionic Mobility - Method of and a device for measuring ion mobility, wherein ions in a medium are carried by means of an electric field and their mobility is measured. The measurement is facilitated by keeping the medium in a shear flow of the Couette type by rotating the essentially parallel electrodes with respect to each other. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166527 | MASS SPECTROMETER ARRANGEMENT WITH FRAGMENTATION CELL AND ION SELECTION DEVICE - A method of mass spectrometry having the steps of, in a first cycle: storing sample ions in a first ion storage device; ejecting the stored ions out of the first ion storage device into a separate ion selection device; selecting a subset of the ions in the ion selection device; ejecting the subset of ions selected within the ion selection device to a fragmentation device; directing ions from the fragmentation device back to the first ion storage device without passing them through the said ion selection device; receiving at least some of the ions ejected from the first ion storage device, or their derivatives, back into the first ion storage device; and storing the received ions in the first ion storage device. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166528 | METHOD OF ION ABUNDANCE AUGMENTATION IN A MASS SPECTROMETER - A method of improving the detection limits of a mass spectrometer by: generating sample ions from an ion source; storing the sample ions in a first ion storage device; ejecting the stored ions into an ion selection device; selecting and ejecting ions of a chosen mass to charge ratio out of the ion selection device; storing the ions ejected from the ion selection device in a second ion storage device without passing them back through the ion selection device; repeating the preceding steps so as to augment the ions of the said chosen mass to charge ratio stored in the second ion storage device; and transferring the augmented ions of the said chosen mass to charge ratio back to the first ion storage device for subsequent analysis. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166529 | METHOD FOR PREPARING SPECIMEN FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY - The present invention provides a specimen preparation method for mass spectrometry based on Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization (MALDI), wherein the method enables to form microcrystals (cocrystals) between matrices and biological molecules (protein and the like) on a biological tissue to generate ions thereof highly efficiently and to perform highly sensitive measurement. Microcrystals are formed on the specimen containing biological molecules, i.e. objects of the measurement, by spraying matrix solution beforehand. Furthermore, dispensation of matrix solution on the microcrystals allows crystals to grow by making preformed micro-matrix crystals as crystal nuclei. Therefore, much finer and more homogeneous crystals (cocrystals) are prepared to enable to perform highly sensitive mass spectrometry based on MALDI. The present invention is a specimen preparation method for mass spectrometry based on matrix assisted laser desorption ionization, wherein the method comprises steps forming microcrystals of matrices on the specimen by spraying matrix solution on the specimen and allowing the microcrystals to grow further by dispensing matrix solutions to the specimen. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166530 | ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETER AND METHOD THEREOF - An ion mobility spectrometer and method thereof are disclosed. The ion mobility spectrometer comprises an electrode and an ion source arranged adjacent to the electrode, wherein the ion mobility spectrometer further comprises: a single or a group of focusing guide electrodes arranged on the side of the ion source far away from the electrode and shaped as a funnel to output ions from the ion source; and a storage section arranged on the ion-outputting side of the focusing guide electrode for storing ions generated from the ion source. With the scheme of separating the ion source and the storage region, the present invention can facilitate exchange of different ion sources, so that a source can be replaced with another different source without any change in the subsequent configuration. The storage section can be made very thin in the direction of ion movement, its diameter can be very large, and the internal electric field is almost zero. Thus, it is possible to collect a huge amount of ions with a very small cluster thickness and a directional velocity of almost zero, leading to reduction in spread of ion mobility spectrum and increase in resolution. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166531 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AN AMMONIA GAS - Apparatus and method for generating ammonia gas. In one aspect, a method for generating ammonia gas for use in an ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) system is provided. The method includes inserting a device into a space defined within the IMS system, the device including an ammonia compound. The method also includes activating to decompose and to produce the ammonia gas without producing water vapor. The method also includes emitting the ammonia gas into the IMS system. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166532 | DRIFT TUBE STRUCTURE FOR ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETER - A drift tube structure for ion mobility spectrometer is disclosed comprising electrode sheets and insulation parts arranged in alternation, with each electrode sheet being a mesh metal sheet having a radian or taper portion which is convexly curved toward an ion input. Further, the radian or taper portion of the electrode sheet has meshes of higher transparency. With the above structure of the present invention, an electric field having a periphery of uniform focusing center can be formed in the migration zone. The circular ring configuration of the electric field periphery can shield the migration electric field from any influence of external electric fields. The electrodes are each meshlike and have a circular hole at the center, thus they can focus and collect as many as possible ions that do not move along the central axis, and those ions moving along the central axis can pass through the electrodes transparently. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166533 | FOURIER TRANSFORM ION CYCLOTRON RESONANCE MASS SPECTROMETER USING A CRYO-DETECTION SYSTEM - A Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer (FT-ICR MS) is provided. A preamplifier is installed as nearest to an ion cyclotron resonance (ICR) trap as possible at a detector part in the mass spectrometer, and thermal noise generated at the preamplifier is minimized by means of a cryo-cooling system to increase a signal-to-noise ratio of ion detection signals such that an ultra-low amount of specimen can be detected, which was impossible in the related art. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166534 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING SPACE CHARGE IN AN ION TRAP - Ion trap apparatus and methods for efficiently addressing the effects of charge space caused by ion trap overfilling, useful in linear ion traps of mass spectrometers. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166535 | TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY ANALYSIS METHOD USING FOCUSED ION BEAM AND TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY SAMPLE STRUCTURE - A TEM (transmission electron microscopy) analysis method using FIB (focused ion beam) includes dividing a TEM sample into a plurality of analysis regions; determining an FIB beam current for each of the analysis regions; and performing FIB milling on each of the analysis regions by using the determined FIB beam current. Further, the method includes loading the TEM sample onto a TEM sample grid and transmitting a TEM electron beam on the TEM sample to perform the TEM analysis. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166536 | Sample Holder, Method for Observation and Inspection, and Apparatus for Observation and Inspection - A sample holder used in SEM (scanning electron microscopy) or TEM (transmission electron microscopy) permitting observation and inspection at higher resolution. The holder has a frame-like member provided with an opening that is covered with a film. The film has a first surface on which a sample is held. The thickness D of the film and the length L of the portion of the film providing a cover over the opening in the frame-like member satisfy a relationship given by L/D <200,000. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166537 | LIGHT RECEIVING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a light receiving apparatus, including: a light receiving section including a light receiving element; a transparent part; and a light guiding part inserted in the groove; the groove having, on the front face side, a side face formed as an arcuately curved face convex toward the front face side and having the same shape in any cross section perpendicular to the front face and also to the depthwise direction of the groove; the light guiding part having a side face opposing to the side face of the groove on the front face side and formed as an arcuately curved face which is convex toward the front face side in a state wherein the light guiding part is inserted in the groove and which has the same shape in any cross section perpendicular to the front face and also to the depthwise direction of the groove. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166538 | ADJUSTABLE MOTION DETECTION SENSOR WITH CAM - This invention relates generally to the field of motion detection sensors, and in particular to a system and method for adjusting the position of a printed circuit board relative to a focusing element. The invention includes a housing having a front opening and an interior cavity. A focusing element is located within the front opening and the detector is coupled to a printed circuit board located within the interior cavity. A cover is coupled to the printed circuit board and disposed within the interior cavity. A cam is operatively coupled with the cover and the printed circuit board for adjusting the position of the printed circuit board such that the detector's position is adjusted relative to the focusing element. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166539 | MULTICHANNEL ANALYZER AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME CORRECTION OF PEAK SHIFT - The invention provides a multichannel analyzer for use in a multichannel spectrometer, which comprises a standard spectrum calibrator for obtaining energy calibration parameters of said multichannel spectrometer; an environment background spectrum calibrator for obtaining parameters of a current and a previous environment background spectrum; a peak shift detector for analyzing the parameters of the current and previous environment background spectrum to determine whether a peak shift occurs between them and to determine a correction coefficient of the peak shift; and a parameter corrector for correcting the energy calibration parameters of said multichannel spectrometer using said peak shift correction coefficient. The invention also provides a method for correcting a peak shift of a multichannel spectrometer adapted in the multichannel analyzer. The method for correcting and the multichannel analyzer can correct and monitor the peak shift of the multichannel spectrometer in real time. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166540 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ORIENTATION OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL - Disclosed is a device for detecting orientation of a radioactive material to determine presence and position of the radioactive material, comprising: at least one first radiation detector; at least one second radiation detector, each of said at least one second radiation detector and each of said at least one first radiation detector being arranged side by side and in pairs, detection surfaces of said first and second radiation detector being in the same plane to receive radiation from the same direction in the same manner and to generate a first detection signal and a second detection signal, respectively; a shielding plate, said shielding plate being arranged between said first radiation detector and said second radiation detector arranged in a pair and extending forward beyond said detection surfaces; and a determination device for receiving the first and second detection signals from said first and second radiation detector, and determining whether a radioactive material exists or not according to said first and second detection signals and simultaneously determining the orientation of the radioactive material according to the difference between said first detection signal and said second detection signal. Also disclosed is a method for detecting orientation of a radioactive material. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166541 | RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM, NUCLEAR MEDICINE DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND POSITIONING ADJUSTING MECHANISM - A radiation imaging system includes a detecting unit including a plurality of radiation detecting elements arranged in a plane for radiation detection, a collimator provided with through holes respectively aligned with the radiation detecting elements and opening in an entrance surface such that radiation from a specified direction is selectively made to fall on the radiation detecting elements. A second case joined to a first case fixed to the side surface of the collimator defines a holding chamber G, and a holder holding the detecting unit is placed in the holding chamber G such that spaces that allow the holder to be moved in a plane parallel to the entrance surface are formed between the holder and the second case. A position adjusting mechanism for adjusting the positional relation between the second case and the holder by moving the holder relative to the second case | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166542 | RADIATION DETECTION SYSTEM USING A MULTICHANNEL SPECTROMETER AND METHOD THEREOF - A data processing device for processing a reference background spectrum and a measurement spectrum of a radioactive material represented by a multichannel spectrum to acquire energy region information of detected gamma rays is provided, said data processing device comprising: energy region dividing means for degenerating said multichannel spectrum into a degenerated spectrum of limited channels, each degenerated spectrum representing an energy region; degenerated spectrum calculating means for calculating a background degenerated spectrum and measurement degenerated spectrum based on said background spectrum and said measurement spectrum corresponding to said degenerated spectrum of limited channels respectively; energy ratio calculating means for calculating a energy ratio based on the calculated background degenerated spectrum and measurement degenerated spectrum; peak-detection means, for searching a peak value in the calculated energy ratios; energy region determining means for determining a corresponding energy region of said gamma rays based on the searched peak value in the energy ratios. A corresponding radiation detection method and a radiation detection system employing the data processing device are also provided. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166543 | Imaging reader with enhanced light throughput - A solid-state imager detects return light from a target, and generates an electrical signal corresponding to the return light. A controller processes the electrical signal into data indicative of the target during an imaging mode of operation. An imaging lens assembly captures, optically modifies and directs the return light over a field of view along an optical path onto the imager. The imaging lens assembly includes a variable liquid lens controlled by the controller for optically modifying the return light. The liquid lens has an entrance area and is located in close proximity to an aperture stop A plurality of solid lenses magnifies the aperture stop and has an entrance pupil larger in size than the aperture stop and the entrance area to increase throughput of the return light to the imager. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166544 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION AND IONIZING RADIATION HAVING AN ISOTROPIC TRANSFER LAYER - This device for detecting electromagnetic radiation, in particular X-ray or γ-rays, includes: a sensing layer consisting of at least one material capable of interacting with said electromagnetic radiation to be detected, in order to liberate mobile charge carriers, whereof the movement generates an electric current; a substrate provided with a plurality of elementary collectors of the charge carriers thus liberated, said elementary collectors being distributed discretely; a transfer layer suitable for transferring the charge carriers liberated by the sensing layer at the elementary collectors, said layer being connected to the sensing layer; and an insulating adhesive mating layer, suitable for mating the plurality of elementary collectors and the transfer layer. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166545 | SHIELDING AN IMAGING ARRAY FROM X-RAY NOISE - An electronic imaging sensor, which has an improved immunity to noise caused by unwanted x-rays, images an object by collecting charge carriers produced in the sensor when the object is exposed to x-rays. One or more shielding areas are formed proximate the sensor to capture or sweep away any undesirable charge carriers generated by the unwanted x-rays. The shielding areas extend deeper beneath the surface of the sensor than the depth at which the desired charge carriers corresponding to the object being imaged is collected. The shielding areas capture charge carriers formed by the unwanted x-rays, which penetrate into the sensor to a greater depth than the depth at which the desired charge carriers are collected. In this way, the undesirable charge carriers are captured near the region where they are generated and before they migrate towards the surface where they can be collected and manifest as noise in the resulting image of the object. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166546 | X-RAY DETECTOR AND METHOD FOR OPERATION OF AN X-RAY DETECTOR - An x-ray detector has a scintillator that emits light in response to exposure to x-ray radiation, and an activatable photosensor that detects the light from the scintillator. While the scintillator is being irradiated with x-ray radiation, the photosensor is inhibited from detecting the light for a predetermined time interval. After the irradiation of the scintillator with x-ray radiation ends, only then is the photosensor activated to detect light from the scintillator. An x-ray image of better quality is thereby obtained. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166547 | RADIATION IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND ITS CONTROL METHOD - Each pixel is provided with a photoelectric converting device S | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166548 | DUAL SUBSTRATE PLASMA PANEL BASED IONIZING RADIATION DETECTOR - A plasma panel based ionizing-photon radiation detector includes an input and output substrate with gamma-ray to free-electron conversion occurring primarily on the input plate and a sealed discharge gas between the substrates. X-electrodes and Y-electrodes are formed on the two substrates and configured to form a plurality of pixels. Impedances are coupled to the X and Y electrodes and a power supply is coupled to the X-electrodes. Discharge event detectors coupled to impedances detect discharge events on the Y electrodes and at the pixel locations, which leads to the detection of ionizing-photon radiation. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166549 | HETEROGENEOUS CAPTURE-GATED NEUTRON SPECTROMETER - A system and method for a heterogeneous capture-gated neutron detector are disclosed. The system includes an organic hydrogenous scintillating layer configured to emit at least one collision photon when contacted with a neutron having an energy greater than a predetermined value. A neutron capture layer is located adjacent the organic scintillating layer and configured to capture the neutron and emit at least one gamma ray. The organic scintillating layer is further configured to emit at least one capture photon in response to the at least one gamma ray from the neutron capture layer. Detection of the collision photon and capture photon designate a detected and captured neutron. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166550 | ARRAYED NEUTRON DETECTOR WITH MULTI SHIELDING ALLOWING FOR DISCRIMINATION BETWEEN RADIATION TYPES - Neutron detectors including one or more gamma shields over memory dies and methods of making the neutron detectors are provided. The neutron detectors can contain two or more memory dies, neutron-reactant layers over the two or more memory dies, and one or more gamma shields over at least a portion of or an entire of the two or more memory dies. By containing the gamma shield over the at least a portion of or an entire of the two or more memory dies, the neutron detector can detect and discriminate neutrons in the presence of gamma rays. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166551 | Systems and methods for reducing a degradation effect on a signal - Systems and methods for reducing a degradation effect on a signal are described. One of the methods includes pre-processing data based on a scan of a reference object and a scan of a substance. The reference object includes a material having an atomic number ranging from and including forty to sixty. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166552 | E-Beam Exposure Apparatus - An e-beam exposure apparatus includes an electron gun provide an e-beam for exposure to a resist layer formed on a substrate; an e-beam column part inducing the path of the e-beam generated from the electron gun; and an electron collecting part disposed at the periphery of the path of the e-beam projected from the e-beam column part on the resist layer to absorb scattered electrons resulting from emission of the incident e-beam from the resist layer. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166553 | ELECTRON BEAM DRAWING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electron beam drawing method includes placing a substrate, on which a photosensitive resin film is coated, on a stage, applying an electron beam to the photosensitive resin film while the substrate on the stage is rotated and moved to the horizontal direction, and drawing a pattern extending to a radial direction, in which the electron beam is deflected to a direction parallel with a rotational direction of the substrate such that a relative movement speed of an electron-beam applied position on the substrate in the direction parallel with the rotational direction of the substrate becomes slower than a linear velocity of the substrate, viewed from a drawing start position in a circulation for drawing the pattern. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166554 | TECHNIQUES FOR PROVIDING A MULTIMODE ION SOURCE - Techniques for providing a multimode ion source are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as an apparatus for ion implantation, the apparatus including an ion source having a hot cathode and a high frequency plasma generator, wherein the ion source has multiple modes of operation. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166555 | RF electron source for ionizing gas clusters - The present invention discloses a system and method for generating gas cluster ion beams (GCIB) having very low metallic contaminants. Gas cluster ion beam systems are plagued by high metallic contamination, thereby affecting their utility in many applications. This contamination is caused by the use of thermionic sources, which impart contaminants and are also susceptible to short lifecycles due to their elevated operating temperatures. While earlier modifications have focused on isolating the filament from the source gas cluster as much as possible, the present invention represents a significant advancement by eliminating the thermionic source completely. In the preferred embodiment, an inductively coupled plasma and ionization region replaces the thermionic source and ionizer of the prior art. Through the use of RF or microwave frequency electromagnetic waves, plasma can be created in the absence of a filament, thereby eliminating a major contributor of metallic contaminants. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166556 | Well type neutron counter containing an annular He-3 detector tube - The present invention relates to a well type neutron counter containing a He-3 detector which includes at least one annular gas layer in a polyethylene moderator, which includes a body formed of a neutron moderator and having a sample cavity for inserting a sample of nuclear material therein; and an annular He-3 detector tube including at least one annular gas layer into which at least He-4 or He-3 gas or their mixture is injected and a plurality of anode rods stood in the annular gas layer with an equal spaces, wherein the He-3 detector tube is formed in an inside of the body so as to surround the sample cavity. The neutron counter has a largely reduced size, simplified structure and resultant decreased failure rate as compared to a conventional counter with a large volume. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166557 | Charge control apparatus and measurement apparatus equipped with the charge control apparatus - The invention solves charge nonuniformity of a specimen surface resulting from emission variation of a carbon nanotube electron source and individual difference of emission characteristics. During charge control processing, charge of the specimen surface is measured in real time. As means for solving charge nonuniformity resulting from nonuniformity of electron illumination density, electrons illuminating the specimen and the specimen are moved relatively to average electron illumination density. Moreover, an absorption current flowing into the specimen and the numbers of secondary electrons emitted from the specimen and of backscattered electrons are measured as means for monitoring charge of the specimen surface in real time. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166558 | Phase Contrast Electron Microscope Device - A confocal method in which a sample is disposed in the center, a collective lens and a front objective lens are disposed on the incident side, and a back objective lens and a projection lens are disposed symmetrically on the outgoing side is so configured that a spatial filter can be inserted in front of the sample and behind it. As a result, the advantage of the confocal method, which is in the possibility of disposing a spatial filter in front of the sample, is realized and the disadvantages of the conventional transmission phase contrast electron microscope (halo, electron beam loss) are eliminated, thereby providing a phase contrast electron microscope device that enables the establishment of an electron microscopy technology that makes it possible to view of a wide range of materials from material science to life science in a non-dyed state with a high contrast and a high resolution. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166559 | Curable Silicone Compositions Incorporating A Fluorescent Detection System - The present invention relates to curable silicone compositions which include a fluorescent agent for detection purposes and which have a cure system which enables the silicone compositions to possess improved depth of cure. The silicone compositions are photocurable, and may also be moisture or heat curable. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166560 | Sensing of biological molecules using carbon nanotubes as optical labels - Disclosed are methods and materials including carbon nanotubes which have a strong Raman and/or fluorescent signal and which have been modified with an amphiphilic molecule having available functional linking groups for linking to a biological compound. Exemplified are surface-functionalized SWNTs (single walled nanotubes) as highly sensitive bio-labels based on the detection of their spectroscopic Raman signature. By solubilizing the nanotubes with polyethylene glycol (PEG)-containing phospholipids, aqueous-stable as well as biocompatible SWNT labels are produced. Specificity in biological detection is then attained by immobilizing reporting molecules off this PEG layer. Highly selective detection of surface immobilized proteins is achieved with detection limit of ˜10 femtomolar, three orders of magnitude higher than the fluorescent technique. Signal stability upon Raman readout as well as compatibility of the SWNT-tagged proteins to the microarray protocols are also demonstrated, making these biocompatible SWNTs highly attractive as novel, alternative bio-labels for ultrasensitive detection of proteins. When excited with a near infrared laser, the nanoparticles give off a distinctive fluorescence signal. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166561 | LASER PATTERNING APPARATUS - A laser patterning apparatus for handling a donor film and improving compression uniformity between the donor film and an acceptor substrate is provided. The laser patterning apparatus includes: a stage that supports an acceptor substrate; a shielding mask that is placed on the acceptor substrate to form a pattern and is attached to a donor film on one surface thereof; a laser gun that is disposed at an upper part of the stage to radiate laser light to a portion of the donor film through the pattern of the shielding mask; a pressing member that corresponds to a portion of the shielding mask; and an actuator that is connected to one side of the pressing member to press the pressing member. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166562 | Production of microfluidic devices using laser-induced shockwaves - A method an apparatus for manufacturing a microfluidic device ( | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166563 | Method for Manufacturing Evaporation Donor Substrate and Light-Emitting Device - An evaporation donor substrate which enables only a desired evaporation material to be evaporated at the time of deposition by an evaporation method, and capable of reduction in manufacturing cost by increase in use efficiency of the evaporation material and deposition with high uniformity. An evaporation donor substrate capable of controlling laser light so that a desired position of an evaporation donor substrate is irradiated with the laser light in accordance with the wavelength of the emitted laser light at the time of evaporation. Specifically, an evaporation donor substrate in which a region which reflects laser light and a region which absorbs laser light at the time of irradiation with laser light having a wavelength of greater than or equal to 400 nm and less than or equal to 600 nm at the time of evaporation are formed. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166564 | METHODS FOR MONITORING IMPLANTER PERFORMANCE - Methods are presented to monitor the performance of an ion implanter such as the E500. Ion implantation typically involves physical processes performed on a wafer such as rotation, tilt, and twist. These methods generate particulate contaminants (PCs) that affect the kill rate of the semiconductor devices on the wafer. Variations in tilt angle also compromise dose accuracy. Presently, methods for testing for PCs and implant dose accuracy do not simulate actual manufacturing conditions. This invention discloses methods to test PC buildup using multiple wafers that are subjected to rotation, twist, tilt, and combinations thereof. Additionally, methods to test dose accuracy are presented, involving implanting a monitor wafer at an angle where the crystalline channel is aligned with the ion beam. Measuring sheet resistance as a function of tilt angle at this point ensures accurate tilt-angle calibration of the ion implanter. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166565 | Ion implanters - The present invention relates to components in an ion implanter that may see incidence of the ion beam, such as a beam dump or a beam stop. Such components will be prone to the ions sputtering material from their surfaces, and sputtered material may become entrained in the ion beam. This entrained material is a source of contamination. The present invention provides such components with a chamber having an elongate slot opening defined by edges, and operating the ion implanter such that a central portion of the ion beam enters the component through the opening with the edges clipping at least a peripheral portion of the ion beam. The arrangement mitigates the problem of sputtered material escaping back out from the component and becoming entrained in the ion beam. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166566 | High tilt implant angle performance using in-axis tilt - The present invention comprises a method for high tilt angle implantation, with angular precision not previously achievable. An ion beam, having a width and height dimension, is made up of a number of individual beamlets. These beamlets typically display a higher degree of parallelism in one of these two dimensions. Thus, to minimize angular error, the workpiece is tilted about an axis substantially perpendicular to the dimension having the higher degree of parallelism. The workpiece is then implanted at a high tilt angle and rotated about a line orthogonal to the surface of the workpiece. This process can be repeated until the high tilt implantation has been performed in all required regions. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166567 | METHOD OF PERFORMING ION IMPLANTATION - A method of performing an ion implantation is provided. A workpiece is installed in the ion implanter. A wafer is provided in a receiving space within an ion implanter. An ion beam is generated by an ion source of the ion implanter. The bombard of the ion beam is blocked and particles generated during or after conducting the step of generating the ion beam are collected by the workpiece. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166568 | Method and Apparatus For Electromagnetic Emission By Reactive Composite Materials - A device and method for emitting electromagnetic radiation utilizing a reactive composite material (RCM) as an emission source. By selective modification of the reactive composite material (RCM), attributes of the emitting device, including the ability to produce specific radiation intensity levels at specific electromagnetic wavelengths, the ability to emit for a specific duration, the avoidance of dangerous reaction products, portability, geometric design flexibility, and simple, safe storage may be selected. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166569 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE ACQUISITION AND AUTOMATIC PROCESSING OF DATA OBTAINED FROM OPTICAL CODES - The device for the acquisition and automatic processing of data obtained from optical codes comprises a CMOS optical sensor; an analog processing unit connected to the optical sensor; an analog/digital conversion unit connected to the analog processing unit; a logic control unit connected to the CMOS optical sensor, the analog processing unit and the analog/digital conversion unit; and a data-processing unit connected to the logic control unit and the analog/digital conversion unit. The CMOS optical sensor and at least one of the analog processing, analog/digital conversion, logic control and data processing units are integrated in a single chip. The data processing unit processes the digital signals corresponding to the image acquired by the CMOS sensor and extracts the optically coded data. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166570 | Biological-specimen observation apparatus - The distribution of a fluorescent material in a specimen can be observed and the fluorescent material can be obtained as clear, highly quantitative image data. A biological-specimen observation apparatus is provided which comprises a stage on which a specimen is mounted; a position detector, provided on the stage, that detects the position of the specimen; a light source that emits excitation light or illumination light onto the specimen mounted on the stage; an objective lens, disposed opposing the stage, that collects fluorescence or reflected light from the specimen; an image-forming lens that forms an image on the specimen, collected by the objective lens; an image acquisition unit that acquires the image on the specimen, formed by the image-forming lens; an image storage unit that stores the image obtained by the image acquisition unit and positional information of the specimen detected by the position detector in association with each other; and an image processing unit that performs combining processing of a plurality of the images stored by the image storage unit on the basis of the positional information stored in association with the images. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166571 | Compressed Air Taking Out Apparatus - A valve body ( | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166572 | SHUT-OFF DEVICE - The invention relates to a shut-off device for low-temperature media, with a housing ( | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166573 | Method of Shutting Off Conduit and Pipe Conduit Shutoff Apparatus - To enable efficient and easy attachment of a shutoff operation cover at a proper attaching position relative to two joining flange portions and also to restrict deformation in a leading end portion of a gate plate valve. A shutoff operation cover B is attached to two pipe portions | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166574 | Receiving Opening Of Joint For Working Fluid And Valve With The Receiving Opening - The present invention relates to a duct connector for working fluid, that is durable and corrosion resistant, and a valve with the duct connector. The duct connector has a head portion with an internal fitting portion that fluidly communicates with the inside of a cylinder housing of the valve. It is affixed to the housing in such a manner that the head portion protrudes from the outer surface of the housing with the fitting portion being positioned outside the outer surface of the housing. Duct connectors may be formed by insert molding using a resin with a tensile elongation ratio of 50%-400% and tensile strength of 50 MPa-200 MPa. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166575 | Control Valve With Profiled Packing Element - Control valve with profiled packing element for making bidirectional flow-through with asymmetric intensity possible in a flow area. The packing element ( | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166576 | Flame Retardant Polybutylene Terephthalate Resin Composition - Provided is an insulating material satisfying IEC60695-12 Standard for the molded parts composed of a flame retardant PBT resin composition, specifically for a thin-walled molded article, even without applying secondary working. For details, to (A) 100 parts by weight of a polybutylene terephthalate resin, there are added (B) 5 to 50 parts by weight of a halogen-based flame retardant, (C) 5 to 40 parts by weight of an flame retardant assistant, (D) 5 to 100 parts by weight of a liquid crystalline polymer, and (E) 0 to 200 parts by weight of an inorganic filler. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166577 | Electrode of Supercapacitor and Method for Manufacturing the Same - A method for manufacturing an electrode of a supercapacitor is provided. First, a poly(acrylonitrile) (PAN) fabric is provided. The PAN fabric includes a plurality of PAN fibers each having a diameter of about 50-500 nm. Then, the PAN fabric undergoes a heat treatment so that the PAN fibers are carbonized to form a carbon fiber textile. The carbon fiber fabric includes a plurality of carbon fibers each having a diameter of about 50-500 nm. The surface of each carbon fiber is nano-porous having a plurality of nano pores of about 1-50 nm in diameter. The total surface area of the nano pores account for about 85-95% of the total surface area of the carbon fibers. The carbon fiber fabric is then cut to acquire the electrode of the supercapacitor. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166578 | COMPOSITE PARTICLE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - There is provided a method of producing composite particles each comprising a polymer compound and solid particles, the method including: (1) mixing a first liquid containing a monomer and an organic solvent with solid particles to prepare a mixed solution; (2) preparing a second liquid; (3) mixing the mixed solution with the second liquid to form an emulsion; (4) fractionating the first liquid from a dispersoid of the emulsion; and (5) polymerizing the monomer remaining in the dispersoid after the fractionation. Composite particles each comprising solid particles uniformly at a high ratio and having excellent size uniformity and dispersibility can be obtained thereby. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166579 | Electrolyte Membrane and Method of Selecting the Same - The present invention is to provide an electrolyte membrane which retains durability even after having undergone a dimensional change accompanying chemical deterioration caused owing to radicals having high oxidizing ability such as hydroxyl radicals (.OH) or peroxide radicals (.OOH), and the selecting method thereof. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166580 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING POROUS BODY COMPRISING APATITE/COLLAGEN COMPOSITE FIBERS - A method for producing a porous body comprising apatite/collagen composite fibers comprising the steps of gelling a dispersion comprising long apatite/collagen composite fibers having an average length of 10-75 mm, short apatite/collagen composite fibers having an average length of 0.05-1 mm, and a liquid; freezing and drying the resultant gel to form a porous body; and cross-linking collagen in the porous body. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166581 | Additive Comprising Azomethine Compounds - The present invention relates to a mixture of an oligomeric, blocked aminosilane (azomethine structure) and a monomeric, blocked, primary amine (azomethine structure). This mixture is suitable in particular as a curing agent, crosslinker and adhesion promoter. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166582 | CALCIUM CHLORIDE SOLUTION HAVING IMPROVED CORROSION RESISTANCE - A brine solution which includes calcium chloride and water and an effective amount of a corrosion inhibitor and solution stabilizer in the form of a low molecular weight carbohydrate having a molecular weight in the range of about 180 to 342. The carbohydrate may be any one of glucose, galactose, fructose, sorbose, sucrose, maltose and lactose and mixtures thereof. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166583 | COMPOSITION FOR ANISOTROPIC PIGMENTED FILM, ANISOTROPIC PIGMENTED FILM, AND POLARIZING ELEMENT - An anisotropic dye film that exhibits a high dichroism and a high uniformity in a coating film is formed at a high level of productivity. In the composition for an anisotropic dye film containing a dye and being capable of forming a lyotropic liquid crystal phase, the time until the relaxation modulus G measured 0.01 seconds after the application of strain drops to 1/10 is equal to or shorter than 0.1 seconds at a temperature of 5° C. The composition contains a cation and a strongly acidic anion that respectively account for contents in the range of 0.9 to 0.99 equivalence and in the range of 0.02 to 0.1 equivalence relative to the content of the acidic groups of the dye. An anisotropic dye film is formed using this composition for an anisotropic dye film. A polarizing element is formed using this anisotropic dye film. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166584 | MULTINARY OXYNITRIDE PHOSPHOR, AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY, ILLUMINATING DEVICE AND PHOSPHOR-CONTAINING COMPOSITION USING THE SAME, AND MULTINARY OXYNITRIDE - To provide a green phosphor with high conversion efficiency of blue of near-ultraviolet light and excellent color purity, a multinary oxynitride phosphor represented by the general formula [I] is proposed. | 2009-07-02 |
| 20090166585 | Novel Alkali Metal and Alkali Earth Metal Gadolinium Halide Scintillators - The present invention provides for a composition comprising an inorganic scintillator comprising a gadolinium halide, optionally cerium-doped, having the formula A | 2009-07-02 |
