30th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100187437 | DOUBLE-WALLED CHAMBER FOR ULTRA VIOLET RADIATION TREATMENT OF LIQUIDS - The object of the invention is a double-walled chamber for the UV disinfection of liquids, preferably drinking water and/or waste water. It realizes a rectangular and/or square cross-sectional shape of the UV radiation chamber even at higher pressures, whereby the radiation chamber can moreover be provided with a thin-walled configuration and allows an optimal and close arrangement of UV radiators as compared with a round chamber. By applying the inventive idea, the known dead zones at the entrance are completely eliminated and an entrance turbulence is produced which runs simultaneously with the piston flow in the chamber. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187438 | Fluorescent Light Microscope For Measuring a Sample Using Red-Shifted Stokes Lines - A fluorescent light microscope for measuring a sample comprises a light source providing transfer light having a transfer wavelength for transferring a fluorescent dye in the sample from one state into another state, and a detector which measures fluorescent light from the sample with spatial resolution. The light source comprises a laser, an optical wave guide connected to the laser, and a wavelength-selective device connected to the optical wave guide. The laser emits pump light of a pump wavelength other than the transfer wavelength and injects the pump light into the optical wave guide. The pump light, due to Raman scattering being stimulated in the optical wave guide, generates a light spectrum emerging from the optical wave guide which has, besides the pump wavelength, at least one red-shifted Stokes line whose full width at half maximum is smaller than half of its distance to its next neighbor line on the blue side of the spectrum; and the wavelength-selective device singles out the transfer light by its transfer wavelength from the red-shifted Stokes lines of the light spectrum. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187439 | Fluorescent Monitoring Of Microcapsule Oxidation - The present disclosure relates to microcapsules that include a shell material and a core material. The core material of the microcapsules contains an environmentally sensitive luminescent colorant which exhibits characteristics of an emitted wavelength bandwidth, a peak intensity for emission and a time for luminescence decay, one or more of the characteristics capable of changing upon exposure to a given environment, and a luminescent standard which exhibits characteristics of an emitted wavelength bandwidth, a peak intensity for emission and a time for luminescence decay, one or more of the characteristics do not change upon exposure to said given environment. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187440 | LIGHTING DESIGN OF HIGH QUALITY BIOMEDICAL DEVICES - The invention relates to a plurality of light sources to power a variety of applications including microarray readers, microplate scanners, microfluidic analyzers, sensors, sequencers, Q-PCR and a host of other bioanalytical tools that drive today's commercial, academic and clinical biotech labs. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187441 | TRANSILLUMINATOR ADAPTOR FOR CONVERSION OF ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION TO VISIBLE LIGHT - An adaptor is designed as an accessory to an ultraviolet transilluminator for the excitation of fluorescent molecules or labels in a planar array of biochemical samples such as a two-dimensional electrophoresis gel to enable the emissions resulting from the excitation to be detected and quantified. The adaptor is constructed to overlay the transilluminator and contains both a fluorescent dye that upon excitation by ultraviolet light emits light in the visible spectrum, and a conditioning substance that selects a portion of the wavelength band of the visible light produced by the fluorescent dye. The adaptor converts the ultraviolet light from the transilluminator to visible light while limiting the emissions reaching the detector to those that emanate from the sample. By the use of this adaptor, the transilluminator is adapted for use with samples labeled with dyes that are excitable by visible light and avoids exposure of the samples and the user to ultraviolet light. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187442 | BEAM GENERATION AND STEERING WITH INTEGRATED OPTICAL CIRCUITS FOR LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING - An integrated photonic beam steering device includes a planar photonic substrate. An input waveguide is configured to accept an electromagnetic energy from a source of electromagnetic energy radiation. A first splitter is configured to split the electromagnetic radiation into one or more paths. One or more phased array rows are optically coupled to each of the one or more paths. Each phased array row includes a row splitter configured to split the each of the one or more paths into two or more row paths. Two or more phase modulators are each optically coupled respectively to each of the two or more row paths. Two or more output couplers are optically coupled respectively to each phase modulator output of the two or more phase modulators. The two or more output couplers are configured to radiate a steered photonic beam away from the integrated photonic beam steering device. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187443 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GERMICIDAL SANITIZING OF AN ELEVATOR OR OTHER ENCLOSED STRUCTURE - A system for sanitizing an enclosed structure comprises a first sensor, a second sensor, a third sensor, a germicidal ultraviolet light source, a motor, and a controller. The first sensor detects the presence of humans or animals within the enclosed structure. The second sensor detects the position of at least one door of the enclosed structure. The third sensor detects tampering with the system. The ultraviolet light source provides electromagnetic radiation in the ultraviolet range. The motor moves the ultraviolet light source from an inactive position to an active position and from the active position to the inactive position. The controller receives inputs from the first sensor, the second sensor, and the third sensor, and transmits outputs to the ultraviolet light source and the motor. When the controller receives signals that no humans or animals are present in the enclosed structure and that the door is in a closed position, the controller transmits a signal to the motor to move the ultraviolet light source from the inactive position to the active position and a signal to activate the ultraviolet light source. If humans or animals are detected to be present in the enclosed structure or if the door is detected to be open, then the controller deactivates the ultraviolet light source and repositions the ultraviolet light source. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187444 | FIELD-BY-FIELD LASER ANNEALING AND FEED FORWARD PROCESS CONTROL - A method includes dividing a semiconductor wafer into a plurality of dies areas, generating a map of the semiconductor wafer, scanning each of the plurality of die areas of the semiconductor wafer with a laser, and adjusting a parameter of the laser during the scanning based on a value of the die areas identified by the map of the semiconductor wafer. The map characterizing the die areas based on a first measurement of each individual die area. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187445 | ION BOMBARDMENT METHOD FOR REDUCING THE POROSITY OF METAL DEPOSITS - The invention relates to a method for treating a metal deposit to reduce or eliminate the porosity thereof by bombarding the same with an ion source. The source is, for example, an electron cyclotron resonance (RCE) source. The metal can be gold. The ion bombardment has the effect of sealing the porosity of the metal deposit according to the type, energy, amount and angle of incidence of the ions. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187446 | Heavy Ion Therapy with Microbeams - A method for delivering therapeutic heavy ion radiation to a subject, wherein a therapeutic dose of heavy ions is delivered substantially only to a target volume within the subject by generating a broad field of radiation effect substantially only within the target volume, and wherein the broad field of radiation effect is not generated in non-targeted tissue. The method includes the step of irradiating the target volume with at least two arrays of heavy ion microbeams, wherein the at least two arrays each have at least two parallel, spatially distinct heavy ion microbeams. The two arrays of microbeams are interleaved substantially only within the target volume to form a substantially continuous broad beam of radiation substantially only within the target volume. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187447 | NON-CONDENSING THERMOS CHUCK - The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method of forming a thermos layer surrounding a chuck for holding a wafer during ion implantation. The thermos layer is located below a clamping surface, and comprises a vacuum gap and an outer casing encapsulating the vacuum gap. The thermos layer provides a barrier blocking condensation to the outside of the chuck within a process chamber by substantially preventing heat transfer between the chuck when it is cooled and the warmer environment within the process chamber. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187448 | ARRANGMENT AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A SUBSTRATE - An arrangement for processing a substrate has an ion source for production of ions for processing the substrate using at least one process gas, and a process gas supply device, which is coupled to the ion source, in order to supply the process gas into the ion source. The process gas supply device has a tube composed of electrically insulating material, as well as a process gas supply regulator, which is designed such that the process gas is supplied at a pressure which is lower than the ambient pressure in the tube. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187449 | OPTICAL SENSOR MODULE AND ITS MANUFACTURE - The invention relates to an optical sensor module ( | 2010-07-29 |
20100187450 | MICROELECTRONIC SENSOR DEVICE WITH LIGHT SOURCE AND LIGHT DETECTOR - The invention relates to a method and a microelectronic sensor device for making optical examinations in an investigation region ( | 2010-07-29 |
20100187451 | PRESSURE REGULATING VALVE FOR AIRCRAFT ENGINE - The fluid pressure regulating valve is for use in an aircraft engine. The valve has at least a first fluid inlet, a first fluid outlet and a second fluid outlet. The valve comprises: a valve housing having a first valve spool interior cavity; a first fluid path within the valve housing from the fluid inlet to the first fluid outlet; a second fluid path within the valve housing from the fluid inlet to the second fluid outlet; a first valve spool mounted for reciprocal motion within the first valve spool cavity between a first position and a second position, the first valve spool having a second valve spool interior cavity and being spring-biased to its first position; and a second valve spool mounted for reciprocal motion within the second valve spool cavity between a first position and a second position, the second valve spool being spring-biased to its first position, the second valve spool closing the first fluid path at its second position when the first valve spool is substantially at its first position. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187452 | MICROFLUIDIC DISPENSING ASSEMBLY - A microfluidic dispensing system may include diaphragm pumps that may be used for aspirating in corresponding ingredients via a nozzle or a tip from supply sources. Tips may be placed in contact with ingredient supply sources, and through repeated actuation of the diaphragm pumps, desired volumes of ingredients are aspirated into the tips. In some cases, an air plug is aspirated into the tips before an ingredient. Once the desired volume of each ingredient is reached within each tip, the ingredients are dispensed from the tips through repeated actuation of corresponding diaphragm pumps. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187453 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A HIGH-PRESSURE-TIGHT CONNECTION AND ASSOCIATED VALVE CARTRIDGE FOR A SOLENOID VALVE - The invention relates to a method and a device for producing a high-pressure-tight connection between a pole core and a valve sleeve of a solenoid valve and to an associated valve cartridge for a solenoid valve. According to the invention, the pole core is placed in a two-part compression mold, which comprises a middle die and an outer die, in such a way that a joining gap is produced between an inner bore of the outer die and the placed-in pole core. Subsequently, the pole core is placed against the valve sleeve and the valve sleeve is inserted into the joining gap. Then, the middle die and the outer die are pressed simultaneously with the pole core such that the valve sleeve passes into the joining gap. When a pressed diameter of the pole core is reached, the valve sleeve expands and is shaped in the joining gap between a first shaping edge and a second shaping edge and is joined onto the pole core. The diameter of the inner bore tapers between the first shaping edge and the second shaping edge. Application of further force by the outer die allows the pole core to be pressed deeper into the valve sleeve, in order to carry out a desired stroke setting for the movement of an armature by performing the further shaping of the valve sleeve. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187454 | ACTUATOR HAVING AN OVERRIDE APPARATUS - Actuators having override apparatus are described herein. An example actuator having an override apparatus includes a first actuator stem coupled to a control actuation member. The override apparatus is operatively coupled to the actuator. A spring is coupled to an override member to move the first actuator stem to a predetermined position in response to an override condition. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187455 | GAS VALVE WITH HIGH SPEED OPENING AND HIGH SPEED GAS FLOW CAPABILITY - A high speed gas valve apparatus including a reservoir for holding a gas having a charge port for filling the reservoir with the gas and an outlet for releasing the gas from the reservoir, a rod slidingly housed in the valve apparatus, the rod including a sealing means operatively arranged to engage with the outlet of the valve chamber for sealing the reservoir when the valve is in a closed position, a pneumatic actuator, wherein a piston of the pneumatic actuator is coupled to the rod, an electro-magnetic actuator coupled to the rod, and wherein the gas is released from the reservoir via the outlet when the apparatus is in an open position, and the valve transitions from the closed position to the open position by activating the pneumatic and electro-magnetic actuators to move the rod away from the outlet. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187456 | Adjustment Device for an Open-Close Valve - An adjustment device for an open-close valve ( | 2010-07-29 |
20100187457 | SOLENOID VALVE - The invention relates to a solenoid valve with a magnet assembly and a valve cartridge. The valve cartridge includes a capsule and an armature which is movably disposed within the capsule and which has a first closing element which interacts with a main valve seat to form a seal. A magnetic force, generated by the magnet assembly, moves the armature with the first closing element, as a result of which the first closing element with a first sealing region dips into the main valve seat to form a seal. According to the invention, the capsule is constructed with an inner curvature in order to reduce the overall height of the valve cartridge. An upper end of the armature is fitted to the shape of the inner curvature of the capsule by means of a depression. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187458 | SOLENOID VALVE - A solenoid valve includes a tubular coil bobbin | 2010-07-29 |
20100187459 | VALVE CARTRIDGE FOR A SOLENOID VALVE - The invention relates to a valve cartridge for a solenoid valve having a capsule, a valve insert which is pushed into the capsule, and a tappet which is guided in a movable fashion in an inner bore of the valve insert. At least one axially running volume-compensating groove is arranged between the inner bore of the valve insert and a tappet casing. According to the invention, the tappet is designed such that the tappet casing has a simple geometric shape and the valve insert is designed such that the at least one axially running volume-compensating groove is formed into the valve insert and is defined by the shape of the inner bore of the valve insert. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187460 | Fluid Selection Valve Unit, Exhaust Gas Control Valve Having the Same, and Waste Gate Valve Having the Same - A fluid selection valve unit is provided which is applicable to an exhaust gas control valve, a waste gate valve, or the like provided between a high-pressure-stage supercharger and a low-pressure-stage supercharger of a two-stage supercharging exhaust turbocharger so as to control an amount of exhaust gas supplied to the high-pressure-stage supercharger and the low-pressure-stage supercharger, and which is capable of improving control performance of a valve in such a manner that a passage area gently varies with respect to an opening degree of a valve member so as to minutely control an exhaust gas amount by using the opening degree of the valve. In a fluid selection valve unit including: a valve seat provided in a fluid passage; and a valve member of which one end is supported to a rotary shaft so as to be rotatable about a shaft center of the rotary shaft in a direction moving away from the valve seat, the valve seat includes a side surface having a predetermined depth and a bottom surface continuous to the side surface, the valve member includes a bottom portion and a side end surface formed above the bottom portion, and the valve member is configured so that a passage area of a gap formed between the side end surface of the valve member and the side surface of the valve seat is smaller than a contact passage area formed between the bottom portion of the valve member and the bottom surface of the valve seat during a time when the bottom portion of the valve member comes into contact with the bottom surface of the valve seat by the rotation of the rotary shaft, and the rotary angle increases up to a predetermined value of the rotary angle. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187461 | HIGH-PRESSURE PLUG VALVE - A plug valve has a valve body, a cage fitted within the valve body and a rotatable plug housed within a cylindrical cavity in the cage, for controlling fluid flow through the valve. The cage has first and second opposed flat side surfaces, each side surface has a port for receiving a replaceable flow-path insert in a fluid-tight seal. In one embodiment, the plug also includes at least one inset seal for sealing the at least one of the ports when the plug is in a closed position to inhibit leakage through the valve at low fluid pressures. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187462 | AXIAL FLOW CONTROL VALVES HAVING AN INTERNAL ACTUATOR - Axial flow control valves are described herein. An example axial flow control valve described herein includes a valve body defining a passageway between an inlet and an outlet that is substantially parallel to a fluid flow path at the inlet and the outlet of the valve body. The example control valve includes a cartridge assembly removably coupled to the valve body and disposed within the passageway of the valve body between the inlet and the outlet. The cartridge assembly is substantially axially aligned with the passageway and includes a motor to operate the axial flow control valve between a first position to prevent the flow of fluid between the inlet and the outlet and a second position to allow the flow of fluid between the inlet and the outlet. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187463 | Non Return Valve and a Proceeding to Form a Non Return Valve System to Be Fasten Together Inside a Receptacle Intended to Contain Air or Liquid - The present invention relates to a non-return valve ( | 2010-07-29 |
20100187464 | AZEOTROPE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING 1,1,1,2,3-PENTAFLUOROPROPENE AND HYDROGEN FLUORIDE AND USES THEREOF - Disclosed herein are azeotrope and near-azeotrope compositions comprising E-1,1,1,2,3-pentafluoropropene (E-HFC-1225ye) and hydrogen fluoride. The azeotrope and near-azeotrope compositions are useful in processes to produce and in processes to purify E-HFC-1225ye and/or Z-1,1,1,2,3-pentafluoropropene (Z-HFC-1225ye). Also disclosed are processes for the extractive distillation to separate E-HFC-1225ye from Z-HFC-1225ye. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187465 | FIRE-EXTINGUISHING AEROSOL COMPOSITION FOR COMMON ELECTRIC APPARATUSES - A fire-extinguishing aerosol composition for common electric apparatuses is disclosed, which includes oxidant, combustible, adhesive and additive. The composition of the present invention is characterized in that the oxidant is the mixture of the potassium salt and the strontium salt, in which the content of the potassium salt oxidant is more than or equal to 15 mass % to less than 20 mass % of the total mass of the composition, and the content of the strontium salt oxidant is more than 48 mass % to less than or equal to 52 mass % of the total mass of the composition. In the fire-extinguishing aerosol composition of the present invention, the mean particle diameter of all components is less than or equal to 50 μm. After quenching the fire in a space with the heavy current electric apparatus, the fire-extinguishing aerosol composition of the present invention can ensure that the insulation resistance of the common electric apparatus is ranged from 20MΩ to 100MΩ. The fire-extinguishing aerosol composition of the present invention is more reasonable than the prior art, friendly to the environment, and applicable to the common electric apparatuses. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187466 | PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMIC, AND PIEZOELECTRIC, DIELECTRIC OR PYROELECTRIC ELEMENT USING THE SAME - A piezoelectric solid solution composition containing, as a main component, a composition represented by the following general formula: | 2010-07-29 |
20100187467 | Aqueous solution for formation of clathrate hydrate, heat storage agent, method for producing clathrate hydrate or its slurry, heat accumulating and radiating method and method for preparing aqueous solution to produce latent heat storage agent or its major component - A heat-storage agent which can store a large quantity of cold heat in the temperature range of 3-5° C., is highly effective in preventing supercooling, and can retain the supercooling-preventing effect even when hydrate solidification/melting is frequently repeated. Also provided are an aqueous solution which enables the formation of a clathrate hydrate serving as a major component of the heat-storage agent, and a process for producing the clathrate hydrate. The aqueous solution contains at least one of tetra-n-butylammonium bromide and tri-n-butyl-n-pentylammonium bromide as a solute and contains tetraisopentylammonium bromide as a supercooling inhibitor, the weight proportion of the tetraisopentylammonium bromide to the tetra-n-butylammonium bromide and/or tri-n-butyl-n-pentylammonium bromide being in a given range. This aqueous solution is cooled to or below a hydrate formation temperature to thereby produce a clathrate hydrate. The heat-storage agent contains this clathrate hydrate as a major component. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187468 | COMPOSITE HYDROGEN STORAGE MATERIAL AND METHODS RELATED THERETO - Embodiments of the invention relate to a composite hydrogen storage material comprising active material particles and a binder, wherein the binder immobilizes the active material particles sufficient to maintain relative spatial relationships between the active material particles. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187469 | Heat transfer fluid - The invention pertains to a heat transfer composition comprising: at least one fluorinated ether fluid free from functional groups (fluid (H)); from 0.01 to 5% wt with respect to fluid (H) of at least one solid nano-sized additive chosen among metal, metal oxide or carbonaceous material particles, having an average particle size of less than 2 000 nm (additive (N)); and from 0.1 to 10% wt with respect to fluid (H) of at least one functional (per)fluoropolyether comprising recurring units (R1), said recurring units comprising at least one ether linkage in the main chain and at least one fluorine atom (fluoropolyoxyalkene chain) and comprising at least one functional group (functional PFPE (F)). | 2010-07-29 |
20100187470 | FINE CERIUM OXIDE POWDER AND PREPARING METHOD THE SAME AND CMP SLURRY COMPRISING THE SAME - Disclosed is a method of preparing cerium oxide (CeO | 2010-07-29 |
20100187471 | COMPOSITE PRECURSOR FOR ALUMINUM-CONTAINING LITHIUM TRANSITION METAL OXIDE AND PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF THE SAME - The present invention provides a powdery composite precursor, which comprises a core of a lithium transition metal oxide, and an aluminum hydroxide-based precipitate layer coated on the surface of the core, and a process to prepare the composite precursor. The preparation process comprises the formation of a water based slurry by dispersing lithium transition metal oxide powder in water, and a precipitation reaction of an aluminum salt solution with a base solution where the lithium transition metal particles act as seed particles, whereby a mechanically stable precipitate layer of homogeneous thickness can be achieved. The composite precursor can be converted into aluminum-containing, e.g., aluminum-doped, lithium transition metal oxide suitable for a cathode active material of lithium rechargeable battery by heat treatment. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187472 | RECOVERY OF ORGANIC ACIDS - A method is disclosed for the recovery of an organic acid from a dilute salt solution in which the cation of the salt forms an insoluble carbonate salt. A tertiary amine and CO | 2010-07-29 |
20100187473 | Oxide-Like Hydrotalcite and Manufacturing Process Thereof - An oxide-like hydrotalcite having a certain structure and uniform size can be prepared by a method comprising milling and heat or microwave post-treatment, and it is capable of providing synthetic resins with high heat- and chlorine-resistance. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187474 | Pure nanoclay and process for preparing nanoclay - A process for extracting nanoclay from a layered clay, such as bentonite ore, is disclosed. The process includes mixing the layered clay with 30-500 times by weight of water; keeping the mixture still for about 24 hours to allow the layered clay and water to undergo a hydration reaction; stirring the mixture to form the liquid; keeping the liquid still in the first container for about 48 hours, wherein a precipitate is formed at a bottom of the first container; decanting the liquid that is free from the precipitate from the first container; keeping the liquid free from the precipitate in the second container for 1-180 days, wherein the precipitate is formed at the bottom of the second container; decanting and drying the liquid that is free from the precipitate from the second container to be nanoclays. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187475 | Compositions and Methods for Analyzing Biomolecules Using Mass Spectroscopy - Compositions and methods for mass spectroscopy are disclosed. The compositions and methods relate to the analysis of proteins and other biopolymers using mass spectroscopy, particularly matrix-assisted laser desorption time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). | 2010-07-29 |
20100187476 | PERITONEAL DIALYSATE - This invention provides a safe and highly stable peritoneal dialysate, which causes neither peritoneal membrane disorders nor peritoneal sclerosis associated with frequently repeated peritoneal dialysis treatment, which can protect residual renal functions in chronic renal failure, which inhibits the progress of renal damage over a long period of time, and which enables peritoneal dialysis treatment of diabetic patients. This peritoneal dialysate contains 0.05 to 3.5 w/v % of taurine and 0.1 to 6.5 w/v % of trehalose as osmotic agents and has a pH value adjusted between 6.5-7.5. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187477 | Method of Raising the Flash Point of Volatile Organic Compounds - The present invention consists of raising the flash points of volatile organic compounds by using a from about 0.05 to 5.0 wt. % of a combination of two or more terpineols to allow the blended compound to have a higher flash point. In contrast to heavier loadings, the lower loading of two or more terpineols to a VOC has been found to increase the range of uses for such compounds and as well as increasing the shelf life of the VOC. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187478 | Method of Raising the Flash Points and Improving the Freeze Resistance of Volatile Green Solvents - A method of raising the flash point of a green solvent by adding from about 0.05 to 5.0 wt. % of at least one alpha terpine alcohol (alpha terpineol), based on the weight of the at least one alpha terpine alcohol and the green solvent. Green solvents are derived from organic matter, such as plants. They are not the product of petroleum feed stocks. Preferably, two alpha terpine alcohols are added to the green solvent. Further, the addition of at least one alpha terpine alcohol improves both the freeze resistance and the shelf life of the final green solvent solution. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187479 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR REFORMING OF HEAVY AND LIGHT HYDROCARBONS FROM PRODUCT GAS OF BIOMASS GASIFICATION - The invention relates to reactor systems and processes for the production of synthesis gas (a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen) from product gas of biomass gasification. A novel reformer catalyst reactor comprising two reaction zones, each operating at a different temperature with a different catalyst are disclosed. Processes for using the reformer catalyst reactor for the production of synthesis gas from process gas are also disclosed. The disclosed reformers and processes allow economical and highly efficient production of synthesis gas with reduced reliance on noble metal catalysts. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187480 | WATER-BASED METALWORKING FLUID - Water-based metalworking fluid contains: (A) alkanolamine represented by the following formula (1) and/or (B) alkanolamine represented by the following formula (2); and (C) 2-pyridylthio- | 2010-07-29 |
20100187481 | USE OF IONIC LIQUIDS TO IMPROVE THE PROPERTIES OF LUBRICATING COMPOSITONS - The invention relates to the use of ionic liquids for improving the lubricating effect of synthetic, mineral and native oils. The invention relates in particular to an improved lubricating composition that is protected from thermal and oxidative attack. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187482 | Highly Conductive, Transparent Carbon Films as Electrode Materials - The present invention relates to an optically transparent conductive carbon-based film which is suitable for use as an electrode in optoelectronic devices etc. Further, the invention relates to a process for the production of the transparent conductive carbon film and the use thereof in electronic devices. Organic solar cells using transparent conductive carbon film as electrode display comparable performance with cells using ITO. These carbon films show high thermal and chemical stability, ultra-smooth surface, and good adhesion to substrates. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187483 | VOLTAGE SWITCHABLE DIELECTRIC COMPOSITION USING BINDER WITH ENHANCED ELECTRON MOBILITY AT HIGH ELECTRIC FIELDS - A binder for VSD composition is selected to have enhanced electron mobility in presence of high electric fields. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187484 | MECHANICALLY ROBUST, ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE ULTRALOW-DENSITY CARBON NANOTUBE-BASED AEROGELS - A method of making a mechanically robust, electrically conductive ultralow-density carbon nanotube-based aerogel, including the steps of dispersing nanotubes in an aqueous media or other media to form a suspension, adding reactants and catalyst to the suspension to create a reaction mixture, curing the reaction mixture to form a wet gel, drying the wet gel to produce a dry gel, and pyrolyzing the dry gel to produce the mechanically robust, electrically conductive ultralow-density carbon nanotube-based aerogel. The aerogel is mechanically robust, electrically conductive, and ultralow-density, and is made of a porous carbon material having 5 to 95% by weight carbon nanotubes and 5 to 95% carbon binder. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187485 | SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBE DISPERSION LIQUID AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBE DISPERSION LIQUID - Disclosed is a single-walled carbon nanotube dispersion liquid containing a single-walled carbon nanotube, a fullerene and a solvent. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187486 | APPARATUS FOR APPLYING AND REMOVING RAIL CLIPS ONTO RAIL TIES - An apparatus for applying or removing rail clips to secure a rail onto a rail tie including a frame, an operator workstation disposed on the frame, at least one workhead assembly constructed and arranged to move relative to the frame, at least one fastener assembly disposed on the workhead assembly, and at least one paddle assembly disposed on the workhead assembly for working in conjunction with the fastener assembly to push a clip in position for holding the rail to the tie. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187487 | STAPLE REMOVER - A staple remover, with a staple removing blade, for removing a staple from a stack of sheets of paper. The staple remover prevents staple jams by providing a means for automatically discarding removed staples from the staple removing blade. The staple remover comprises a storage compartment and an elongate staple removing blade. The elongate staple removing blade comprises a longitudinally extending staple pulling surface and a laterally flared portion located at the apex of the staple pulling surface. The geometry of the elongate staple removing blade substantially resiliently deforms the legs of the staple, allowing the legs to spring back towards each other and project the staple into the storage compartment. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187488 | Boat lift drive - A boat lift drive for connection to a winch having a winch shaft. The boat lift drive includes a power unit, a drive train engaged to and being driven by the power unit, and a drive shaft engaged to and being driven by the drive train. The drive shaft in turn is engaged to and drives the winch shaft. The drive shaft includes an interior threaded opening that engages a threaded end of the winch shaft to directly connect the drive shaft to the winch shaft. The drive shaft is further engaged to the winch shaft via a pin that extends through the drive shaft and is threaded into the winch shaft. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187489 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR A TRAILER - A connector assembly for mounting on a connector arm of a trailer to facilitate easy alignment of the trailer connector arm with a hitch of a towing vehicle. The connector assembly can move the connector arm up and down, side-to-side and drive forward and reverse in relation to the towing vehicle. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187490 | Wind resistant hedgerow - An exterior screen for safety, security, soundproofing and/or aesthetic purposes. Substantial amount of costs and time is apportioned to the installation, permanency and maintenance of conventional screens. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187491 | KIT FOR A BARRIER SYSTEM - A removable barricade or barrier which has one or more horizontally tensioned straps and one or more vertically extending elevation support elements associated therewith. The barricade or barrier may be erected and dismantled as desired. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187492 | Multi-bit memory device having reristive material layers as storage node and methods of manufacturing and operating the same - Provided are a multi-bit memory device having resistive material layers as a storage node, and methods of manufacturing and operating the same. The memory device includes a substrate, a transistor formed on the substrate, and a storage node coupled to the transistor, wherein the storage node includes: a lower electrode connected to the substrate; a first phase change layer formed on the lower electrode; a first barrier layer overlying the first phase change layer; a second phase change layer overlying the first barrier layer; and an upper electrode formed on the second phase change layer. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187493 | Semiconductor storage device and method of manufacturing the same - Disclosed is a semiconductor storage device including a first electrode formed by being embedded in an insulating film formed on a substrate, a second electrode formed to be opposed to the first electrode, a storage layer formed between the first electrode and the second electrode, the storage layer being on a side of the first electrode, an ion source layer formed between the storage layer and the second electrode, and a diffusion prevention layer formed of a manganese oxide layer between the insulating film and the first electrode. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187494 | NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR-BASED LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES - A nitride semiconductor-based light emitting device is provided. The nitride semiconductor-based light emitting device is formed of a nitride semiconductor having a wurtzite lattice structure with the Ga face. The device has a substrate, a buffer layer, a first p-type contact layer, a second p-type contact layer, a first hole diffusion layer, a second hole diffusion layer, a light emitting active region, a second electron diffusion layer, a first electron a first n-type contact layer, which are sequentially stacked. Such a structure may effectively employ quasi-two-dimensional free electron and free hole gases formed at heterojunction interfaces due to the spontaneous polarization and the piezoelectric polarization in the wurtzite lattice structure with the Ga face, and thus enhances the emission uniformity and emission efficiency of the light emitting device. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187495 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor light emitting device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor light emitting device comprises a first semiconductor layer emitting electrons, a second semiconductor layer emitting holes, and an active layer emitting light by combination of the electrons and holes. At least one of the layers comprises an photo enhanced minority carriers. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187496 | STRAIN BALANCED LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES - A strain balanced active-region design is disclosed for optoelectronic devices such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and laser diodes (LDs) for better device performance. Lying below the active-region, a lattice-constant tailored strain-balancing layer provides lattice template for the active-region, enabling balanced strain within the active-region for the purposes of 1) growing thick, multiple-layer active-region with reduced defects, or 2) engineering polarization fields within the active-region for enhanced performance. The strain-balancing layer in general enlarges active-region design and growth windows. In some embodiments of the present invention, the strain-balancing layer is made of quaternary In | 2010-07-29 |
20100187497 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes an underlying layer, and a light emitting layer which is formed on the underlying layer and in which a barrier layer made of InAlGaN and a quantum well layer made of InGaN are alternately stacked. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187498 | NANOWIRE LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The invention provides a nanowire light emitting device and a manufacturing method thereof. In the light emitting device, first and second conductivity type clad layers are formed and an active layer is interposed therebetween. At least one of the first and second conductivity type clad layers and the active layer is a semiconductor nanowire layer obtained by preparing a layer of a mixture composed of a semiconductor nanowire and an organic binder and removing the organic binder therefrom. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187499 | METHOD FOR EPITAXIAL GROWTH AND EPITAXIAL LAYER STRUCTURE USING THE METHOD - There are provided a method for epitaxial growth capable of securing stable optical and electrical characteristics by minimizing defects produced in a second epitaxial layer when growing the second epitaxial layer on a first epitaxial layer having defects formed therein, and an epitaxial layer structure using the method. The method includes preparing a first epitaxial layer having a defect formed therein, forming a metal quantum dot on the first epitaxial layer, allowing the metal quantum dot to be moved onto a step of the first epitaxial layer due to a difference of surface energy, converting the metal quantum dot into a metal quantum-dot semiconductor crystal having a lattice constant corresponding to that of the first epitaxial layer, and growing a second epitaxial layer on the first epitaxial layer. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187500 | CARBON STRUCTURES BONDED TO LAYERS WITHIN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An OLED electronic device contains a fullerene chemically bonded to a hole transport layer. The bonding of the fullerene to the hole transport layer improves device lifetime and prevents migration of the fullerene to adjacent layers where deleterious effects may result. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187501 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes a first electrode, a second electrode disposed opposing to the first electrode, and a photoelectric conversion layer, which is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and in which narrow gap semiconductor quantum dots are dispersed in a conductive layer, wherein one electrode of the first electrode and the second electrode is formed from a transparent electrode and the other electrode is formed from a metal electrode or a transparent electrode. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187502 | ENCLOSED NANOTUBE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING - A semiconductor device and associated method for forming. The semiconductor device comprises an electrically conductive nanotube formed over a first electrically conductive member such that a first gap exists between a bottom side the electrically conductive nanotube and a top side of the first electrically conductive member. A second insulating layer is formed over the electrically conductive nanotube. A second gap exists between a top side of the electrically conductive nanotube and a first portion of the second insulating layer. A first via opening and a second via opening each extend through the second insulating layer and into the second gap. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187503 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor device includes an NMISFET region. The NMISFET region includes a Ge nano wire having a triangular cross section along a direction perpendicular to a channel current direction, wherein two of surfaces that define the triangular cross section of the Ge nano wire are (111) planes, and the other surface that define the triangular cross section of the Ge nano wire is a (100) plane; and an Si layer or an Si | 2010-07-29 |
20100187504 | DIAMINE DERIVATIVES AND ORGANIC ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a new diamine derivative, and an organic electronic device using the same. The diamine derivative according to the present invention can serve as a hole injecting, hole transporting, electron injecting, electron transporting, or light emitting material in an organic electronic device including an organic light emitting device. Particularly, it can serve as a light emitting dopant as used alone, in particular, a blue light emitting dopant. The organic electronic device according to the present invention exhibits excellent characteristics in terms of efficiency, drive voltage, life time, and stability. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187505 | BENZANTHRACENE DERIVATIVES FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES - The present invention relates to the compounds of the formula (1) and to organic electroluminescent devices, in particular blue-emitting devices, in which these compounds are used as host material or dopant in the emitting layer and/or as hole-transport material and/or as electron-transport material. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187506 | ELECTROACTIVE MATERIALS - There is provided a compound having Formula I or Formula II: | 2010-07-29 |
20100187507 | ELECTROACTIVE MATERIALS - There is provided a compound having Formula I: | 2010-07-29 |
20100187508 | ANTHRACENE COMPOUNDS FOR LUMINESCENT APPLICATIONS - This invention relates to anthracene derivatives that are useful in electroluminescent applications. It also relates to electronic devices in which the active layer includes such an anthracene derivative. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187509 | VINYLPHENOXY POLYMERS - There is provided a vinylphenoxy polymer having at least one monomeric unit selected from the group consisting of Formula Ia, Formula Ib and Formula Ic: | 2010-07-29 |
20100187510 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING 1,7-PHENANTHROLINE DERIVATIVE - There is provided an organic electronic device having an anode, a hole injection layer, a photoactive layer, an electron transport layer, and a cathode. At least one of the photoactive layer and the electron transport layer includes a compound having Formula I or Formula II | 2010-07-29 |
20100187511 | AROMATIC AMINE DERIVATIVE AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE USING THE SAME - An aromatic amine derivative having ring structures on the both sides of central double bond structure, an organic electroluminescence device including the aromatic amine derivative, and an organic electroluminescence material-containing solution including the aromatic amine derivative as one of organic electroluminescence materials and a solvent, the organic electroluminescence device having a long lifetime and high luminous efficiency and being capable of emitting blue light having a high color purity, and being realized with the aromatic amine derivative and the organic electroluminescence material-containing solution. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187512 | POLYCYCLIC RING ASSEMBLY COMPOUND AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE EMPLOYING THE SAME - Polycyclic ring assembly compound which has a specific flexible partial structure, i.e., a structure containing an aromatic ring in which adjacent carbon atoms have, bonded thereto, an aromatic ring group of another kind and an aliphatic group or aromatic ring group. Also provided are: a polymer constituted of repeating units at least part of which are structures derived from the polycyclic ring assembly compound; a solution of an organic EL material containing the polycyclic ring assembly compound or the polymer; and an organic electroluminescence device. The organic electroluminescence device has excellent heat resistance, high color purity, and a long lifetime and can emit a blue light or green light at a high luminescent efficiency. The polycyclic ring assembly compound realizes the device. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187513 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE ELEMENT - An organic electroluminescence element includes an anode and a transparent electrode cathode. An organic luminescent layer is located between the anode and the cathode. An electron injection layer is located between the cathode and the organic luminescent layer, and includes at least one of an alkali metal and an alkali earth metal to inject electrons into the organic luminescent layer. A cathode buffer layer is located between the electron injection layer and the cathode, and includes a hole-transporting organic material. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187514 | ORGANIC THIN FILM TRANSISTOR AND ORGANIC THIN FILM LIGHT- EMITTING TRANSISTOR - An organic thin film transistor including a substrate having thereon at least three terminals of a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode, an insulator layer and an organic semiconductor layer, with a current between a source and a drain being controlled upon application of a voltage to the gate electrode, wherein the foregoing organic semiconductor layer includes a specified organic compound having an aromatic hydrocarbon group or an aromatic heterocyclic group and an acetylene structure in the center thereof; an organic thin film light emitting transistor in which in the organic thin film transistor, light emission is obtained utilizing a current flowing between the source and the drain, and the light emission is controlled upon application of a voltage to the gate electrode; an organic thin film transistor which is made high with respect to the response speed and has a large ON/OFF ratio by a compound suitable therefor; and an organic film light emitting transistor utilizing it, and a compound suitable therefor, are provided. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187515 | Use of a Precursor of an N-Dopant for Doping an Organic Semiconductive Material, Precursor and Electronic or Optoelectronic Component - Use of a precursor of an n-dopant for doping an organic semiconductive material, as a blocking layer, as a charge injection layer, as an electrode material, as a storage material or as a semiconductor material itself in electronic or optoelectronic components, the precursor being selected from the following formulae 1-3c: | 2010-07-29 |
20100187516 | ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An organic semiconductor device of preventing invasion of hydrogen or hydrogen ion into the device and having a long-term reliability, and a method of manufacturing thereof are provided by giving a hydrogen absorbing layer which absorbs hydrogen or hydrogen ion, and which does not release the absorbed hydrogen or hydrogen ion. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187517 | ORGANIC EL DEVICE - An organic EL device includes: an anode; a cathode and an organic thin-film layer provided between the anode and the cathode. The organic thin-film layer includes: a fluorescent-emitting layer containing a fluorescent host and a fluorescent dopant; and a phosphorescent-emitting layer containing a first phosphorescent host and a first phosphorescent dopant. The first phosphorescent dopant emits light by receiving exited triplet energy transferred from the fluorescent host. The fluorescent host has a substituted or unsubstituted polycyclic fused aromatic skeleton and has an exited triplet energy gap of 2.10 eV to 3.00 eV. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187518 | METHOD OF PRODUCING ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A method for producing an organic light emitting device having an anode, a layer containing an electron accepting organic compound, a hole transporting layer containing an organic compound, a light emitting layer containing a macromolecular compound, and a cathode in this order, the layer containing the electron accepting organic compound being in contact with the anode and the hole transporting layer,
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20100187519 | MATERIAL FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT - A material for an organic electroluminescence device including at least one of compounds shown by the following formula (Ia), (Ib), (IIa), (IIb), (III), (IVa) or (IVb): | 2010-07-29 |
20100187520 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE MATERIAL AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - Disclosed is a light emitting device material characterized by containing a specific fluorine compound. This light emitting device material enables to obtain a light emitting device having high luminous efficiency, excellent color purity and excellent durability. Also disclosed is a light emitting device using such a light emitting device material. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187521 | BLUE ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A blue organic light emitting device is provided. The blue organic light emitting device comprises a first electrode; a second electrode; and an organic layer including an electron transport layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the electron transport layer includes a material having an energy gap of 2.8 eV or more between a highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO). | 2010-07-29 |
20100187522 | METHOD OF FORMING AN ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY WITH BLACK MATRIX - A method of forming an organic light-emitting display (OLED) includes the steps of providing a substrate, forming a black matrix on the substrate, forming a buffer layer on the black matrix, forming an active layer on the buffer layer, simultaneously patterning the black matrix and the buffer layer, and forming a display electrode and a thin film transistor over the buffer layer. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187523 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An object is to provide a semiconductor device including a thin film transistor which includes an oxide semiconductor layer and has high electric characteristics. An oxide semiconductor layer including SiO | 2010-07-29 |
20100187524 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device of the present invention includes the steps of forming a stacked body in which a semiconductor film, a gate insulating film, and a first conductive film are sequentially stacked over a substrate; selectively removing the stacked body to form a plurality of island-shaped stacked bodies; forming an insulating film to cover the plurality of island-shaped stacked bodies; removing a part of the insulating film to expose a surface of the first conductive film, such that a surface of the first conductive film almost coextensive with a height of the insulating film; forming a second conductive film over the first conductive film and a left part of the insulating film; forming a resist over the second conductive film; selectively removing the first conductive film and the second conductive film using the resist as a mask. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187525 | IMPLEMENTING TAMPER EVIDENT AND RESISTANT DETECTION THROUGH MODULATION OF CAPACITANCE - A method and tamper detection circuit for implementing tamper and anti-reverse engineering evident detection in a semiconductor chip, and a design structure on which the subject circuit resides are provided. A capacitor is formed with the semiconductor chip including the circuitry to be protected. A change in the capacitor value results responsive to the semiconductor chip being thinned, which is detected and a tamper-detected signal is generated. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187526 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A semiconductor device semiconductor device allowing for use of a test circuit that withstands only low voltages and has a small circuit area. A high-voltage operational circuit, which is operated at a high voltage, is connected to first and second pads. A multiplexer used to test the high-voltage operational circuit is connected to a third pad in addition to the first and second pads. Fuses are arranged on wires connecting the first and second pads to the multiplexer. An inspection board connects the third pad to ground after testing the high-voltage operational circuit, provides a breakage signal to the multiplexer, and applies voltage to the first or second pad. The multiplexer, which receives the breakage signal, connects the first or second pad with the third pad so that current flows therebetween. This breaks the corresponding fuse and insulates the multiplexer from the high-voltage operational circuit. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187527 | TAMPER-RESISTANT SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF - The invention relates to a tamper-resistant semiconductor device comprising a substrate ( | 2010-07-29 |
20100187528 | GUARD RING EXTENSION TO PREVENT RELIABILITY FAILURES - An embodiment of the present invention is a technique to prevent reliability failures in semiconductor devices. A trench is patterned in a polyimide layer over a guard ring having a top metal layer. A passivation layer is etched at bottom of the trench. A capping layer is deposited on the trench over the etched passivation layer. The capping layer and the top metal layer form a mechanical strong interface to prevent a crack propagation. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187529 | LASER-IRRADIATED THIN FILMS HAVING VARIABLE THICKNESS - A crystalline film includes a first crystalline region having a first film thickness and a first crystalline grain structure; and a second crystalline region having a second film thickness and a second crystalline grain structure. The first film thickness is greater than the second film thickness and the first and second film thicknesses are selected to provide a crystalline region having the degree and orientation of crystallization that is desired for a device component. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187530 | PHOTOCONDUCTORS FOR MID-/FAR-IR DETECTION - An infrared photodiode structure is provided. The infrared photodiode structure includes a doped semiconductor layer having ions of certain conductivity. An active photodetecting region is positioned on the doped semiconductor layer for detecting an infrared light signal. The active photodetecting region includes one or more amorphous semiconductor materials so as to allow for high signal-to-noise ratio being achieved by invoking carrier hopping and band conduction, under dark and illuminated conditions. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187531 | PIXEL STRUCTURE - A pixel structure including a gate, a gate dielectric layer, a patterned semiconductor layer having a channel area disposed above the gate, a patterned dielectric layer having an etching-stop layer disposed above the gate and a number of bumps, a patterned metal layer having a reflective pixel electrode, a source and a drain, an overcoat dielectric layer, and a transparent pixel electrode sequentially disposed on a substrate is provided. The source and the drain respectively cover portions of the channel area. The reflective pixel electrode connects the drain and covers the bumps to form an uneven surface. The overcoat dielectric layer disposed on a transistor constituted by the gate, the gate dielectric layer, the patterned semiconductor layer, the source and the drain has a contact opening exposing a portion of the reflective pixel electrode. The transparent pixel electrode is electrically connected to the reflective pixel electrode through the contact opening. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187532 | THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A thin-film transistor array substrate includes a source line that is formed above a gate insulating layer covering a gate line, a semiconductor layer that is formed on the gate insulating layer and placed in a substantially whole area below a drain electrode, in a substantially whole area below a source electrode, in a substantially whole area below the source line and in a position opposite to the gate electrode, a pixel electrode that is formed directly on the drain electrode, a transparent conductive pattern that is formed directly on the source electrode and the source line in the same layer as the pixel electrode, and a counter electrode that is formed on an interlayer insulating layer covering the pixel electrode and the transparent conductive pattern and generates a fringe electric field with the pixel electrode. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187533 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL FOR A LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A plurality of gate lines formed on an insulating substrate, each gate line including a pad for connection to an external device; a plurality of data lines intersecting the gate lines and insulated from the gate lines, each data line including a pad for connection to an external device; and a conductor overlapping at least one of the gate lines and the data lines are included. An overlapping distance of the gate lines or the data lines and a width of the conductor decreases as the length of the gate lines or the data lines increases. Accordingly, the difference in the RC delays due to the difference of the length of the signal lines is compensated to be reduced. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187534 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An object of the present invention to provide a semiconductor device manufactured in short time by performing the step of forming the thin film transistor and the step of forming the photoelectric conversion layer in parallel, and to provide a manufacturing process thereof. According to the present invention, a semiconductor device is manufactured in such a way that a thin film transistor is formed over a first substrate, a photoelectric conversion element is formed over a second substrate, and the thin film transistor and the photoelectric conversion element are connected electrically by sandwiching a conductive layer between the first and second substrates opposed to each other so that the thin film transistor and the photoelectric conversion element are located between the first and second substrates. Thus, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device which suppresses the increase in the number of steps and which increases the throughput can be provided. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187535 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THIN FILM TRANSISTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DISPLAY DEVICE - To provide a method for manufacturing a thin film transistor and a display device using a small number of masks, a thin film transistor is manufactured in such a manner that a first conductive film, an insulating film, a semiconductor film, an impurity semiconductor film, and a second conductive film are stacked; then, a resist mask is formed thereover; first etching is performed to form a thin-film stack body; second etching in which the first conductive film is side-etched is performed by dry-etching to form a gate electrode layer; and a source electrode, a drain electrode, and the like are formed. Before the dry etching, it is preferred that at least a side surface of the etched semiconductor film be oxidized. | 2010-07-29 |
20100187536 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A method for fabricating an array substrate for a liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided. A semiconductor layer and a transparent lower electrode formed on a substrate is provided and covered by a first dielectric layer serving as a gate dielectric layer and a capacitor dielectric layer. A gate electrode and an upper electrode comprising a transparent electrode portion and a metal electrode portion are formed on the first dielectric layer and covered by a second dielectric layer. A source/drain electrode, a planarization layer, and a pixel electrode are sequentially formed on the second dielectric layer, in which the source/drain electrode is electrically connected to the semiconductor layer through the first and second dielectric layers and the pixel electrode is electrically connected to the source/drain electrode through the planarization layer. An array substrate for an LCD is also disclosed. | 2010-07-29 |