32nd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110192928 | COOKED MEAT SHREDDING APPARATUS - A cooked meat shredding apparatus for use with a hand held power drill. The apparatus has cooked meat shredding pins attached to a rotating plate with an elongated shaft, adapted to engage a drill chuck. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192929 | REEL AND RECORDING TAPE CARTRIDGE - A reel hub, that is made of resin, of a reel has a cylindrical tube portion around whose outer peripheral surface a recording tape is wound, a floor portion that juts-out inwardly in a radial direction from one end portion in an axial direction of the cylindrical tube portion, and a reel plate that is made of metal and is fixed to the floor portion coaxially. A thin-walled portion, whose thickness is thinner than a radial direction thickness of the cylindrical tube portion, is formed continuously or intermittently over an entire periphery between an inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical tube portion and an outer peripheral surface of the reel plate in a radial direction of the floor portion. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192930 | RECORDING DEVICE - A recording device includes a recording head for recording on a sheet; a first paper roll accommodating part for accommodating the first paper roll; a second paper roll accommodating part for accommodating the second paper roll; and a conveyance mechanism for conveying a sheet unwound from the first paper roll or a sheet unwound from the second paper roll to the recording head. The first paper roll accommodating part is provided inside the device body and is capable of being pulled to the outside of the device body by being slid in relation to the device body; and the second paper roll accommodating part is provided outside the device body, and can be rotated in relation to the device body. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192931 | AIRCRAFT SYSTEM THAT ENABLES GROUND TRAVELING - Disclosed is a flying object system performing ground traveling, which travels on the ground and flies in the air. The flying object system travels with three or more wheels connected to a main body, generates flying force through wings symmetrically installed at both sides of the main body, and is provided with plural propellers, operated by a control lever and installed on the wings and at least a part of the main body, each of the wings being divided into a plurality of compartments to be folded or be changed in shape by pressure of gas or air. Therefore, the flying object system travels on a road on the ground and takes off and flies in the air in traffic congestion, and flies in the air and lands and travels on a road on the ground if necessary, thus rapidly moving to a destination without the effects of traffic congestion. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192932 | Regulator Device for Helicopters - A regulator device used on helicopters carrying an external load suspended from the helicopter by a supporting cable aids in controlling the flight of the helicopter by measuring the oscillating the movement of the external load, converting the detected variables for the oscillating movement to a geodetic coordinate system, generating a closed loop control signals as a function of the variables, and applying the closed loop control signals to open loop control signals which control the flight of the helicopter. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192933 | MAST FOR SECURING AN ENGINE TO AN AIRCRAFT WING - A securing mast for securing an engine to the wing of an aircraft, wherein the device includes two fasteners, a first eng of each fastener being secured to the engine and the second end of each fastener being secured to the wing, wherein the fasteners include hinged junction means capable of modifying the geometry of the aforementioned fasteners in order to modify a distance between the engine and the wing. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192934 | SYSTEM FOR AIRBORNE TRANSPORT OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS - A system for airborne transport of flammable liquids with an aircraft. A fuel tank and a reservoir, each for storing flammable liquids, are joined to the aircraft. A fuel jettison subsystem is coupled between an interior portion and an exterior of the reservoir to selectably expel fuel from the reservoir to an exterior portion of the aircraft. The fuel jettison subsystem includes a jettison valve opening formed in the reservoir. A lid selectably closes off the opening. A biasing member urges the lid away from the jettison valve opening. A solenoid retains the lid in the jettison valve opening when unactuated and releases the lid when actuated. A jettison linkage is coupled to the solenoid, the jettison linkage being operable to actuate the solenoid. The t lid is urged away from the jettison valve opening by the biasing member when the t solenoid is actuated by the jettison linkage. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192935 | DEVICE FOR HOLDING LUGGAGE IN A PASSENGER CABIN OF AN AIRCRAFT - The invention relates to a device for holding luggage in a passenger cabin of an aircraft, said device being arranged above a seat row in a passenger cabin of an aircraft or a vehicle and being fastened to a structure which is fixed to the aircraft. The luggage rack comprises an outer housing which is fixed in position and into which a separate inner housing is fit in a positive-locking manner. The inner housing is arranged relative to the outer housing so that said inner housing can move between two end positions about a moving pivot point close to the center of gravity in a force-operated manner. In the closed end position, the luggage rack is visibly integrated into a cabin lining of the passenger cabin. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192936 | Towing Apparatus for a Spacecraft when in Orbit and a Towing Spacecraft - A towing apparatus for a spacecraft when in orbit is provided. The towing apparatus includes a cable, the first end of which is intended to be permanently connected to a spacecraft that must potentially be towed, and the second end of which is provided to be at least temporarily connected to a towing spacecraft for the purpose of towing. An attachment piece is disposed on the second end of the cable for mechanical attachment to a complementary attachment piece of the towing spacecraft, and a positioning aid is disposed to allow for simplified detection of the attachment piece by the towing spacecraft. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192937 | NON-PLANAR WING TIP DEVICE FOR WINGS OF AIRCRAFT, AND WING COMPRISING SUCH A WING TIP DEVICE - A wing tip device for a wing includes a root and a tip, and the following determinant characteristics: the local dihedral of the wing tip device continuously increases or decreases from the root to the tip; the local sweep of the trailing edge continuously increases along its progression from the root to the tip of the wing tip device; where the local sweep of the leading edge continuously increases in the progression of the leading edge from the root to a first intermediate point; continuously decreases from the first intermediate point to a second intermediate point; and continuously increases from the second intermediate point at least to a region before of the tip of the wing tip device; as well as a wing comprising a wing tip device. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192938 | WIND POWER GENERATION SYSTEM FOR LIGHTER THAN AIR (LTA) PLATFORMS - An apparatus includes a lighter than air platform, a reversible propulsive/wind turbine, a deployable anchor to constrain movement of the lighter than air platform with respect to an anchor point allowing wind to drive the turbine, and a generator/motor coupled to the turbine to produce electrical power when movement of the lighter than air platform is constrained. A method performed by the apparatus is also provided. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192939 | Methods and apparatus for mounting devices - A device mounting apparatus includes a mounting base portion having a plurality of opposing pairs of rails. The mounting base portion is adapted for mounting on a support structure. The apparatus further includes a mounting tab affixed to a device for snap in mounting between a pair of rails, whereby the device is captively retained on the mounting base portion, and can be disengaged therefrom by snapping the mounting tabs out of the associated pairs of rails. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192940 | PIPE LOCATOR AND SUPPORT - An plumbing pipe locator and support is provided for fixing plumbing pipes in position relative to studs in a building. The pipe locator and support comprises an elongated supporting strap having upper and lower sides extending along opposing sides of a longitudinal axis. A first plurality of longitudinally aligned, larger pipe openings are interspersed with a second plurality of smaller, aligned fastener openings that extend into ends of the strap. The upper and lower sides undulate to provide a substantially uniform width between first holes and the adjacent sides and the second holes and the adjacent sides. This undulating surface can provide a strap using less material, with reduced manufacturing time, and a strap that can bend without forming creases or stress fractures. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192941 | Multi-Purpose Roof-Top Support - A multi-purpose universal support is disclosed that can be configured to support multiple pipes, pipe junctions, vertical strut channels, horizontal strut channels, and thread rods. The disclosed support system allows for quicker installation, easy height adjustments, and a fewer supports than previously known supports. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192942 | Foldable Frame - A foldable frame includes two tubes, a rectangular tube and two base parts. The two tubes are pivotably or fixedly connected to the base parts. Two ends of the rectangular tube are connected to two respective extension portions of the two base parts by two pins so that the two tubes are pivotable about the two pins. The frame can also be structured as one tube directly connected to the rectangular tube and the other tube is pivotably connected to the base part. The extension of the base part is pivotably connected of the rectangular tube by a pin to form single-point folding feature. An outer tube is rotatably movable between one of the tubes and the rectangular tube, the outer tube hides the rectangular tube when the two tubes are arranged linearly. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192943 | POST BRACKET AND POST SUPPORT STRUCTURE INCORPORATING THE SAME - A post bracket includes a mounting portion, a first flange portion, and a first post support portion. The mounting portion includes a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge. The first flange portion is disposed at the first edge of the mounting portion and is configured to extend along a side surface of a block. The first post support portion is disposed at the second edge of the mounting portion and is configured to be fastened to a post. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192944 | UNIVERSAL CONNECTOR - A universal connector ( | 2011-08-11 |
20110192945 | ADJUSTABLE WALL HANGER - An adjustable wall hanger includes a body including an outer edge that defines a web. An adjustment feature is formed in the web. The adjustment feature includes a plurality of adjustment zones that define a corresponding plurality of orientation positions for the body. The adjustable wall hanger being selectively positionable to support an object on a wall in one of the plurality of orientation positions. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192946 | MOUNTING APPRATUS FOR SLIDE RAIL - A mounting apparatus includes a supporting bracket, a locking member, and a holding mechanism. The supporting bracket is fixed to a slide rail and includes two inserting pins extending through the two corresponding through holes of a rack post. The locking member is slidably mounted to the supporting bracket. When the locking member slides to abut against a front surface of the rack post, the slide rail is prevented from moving backwards to make the inserting pins disengage from the through holes. When the locking member slides to space away from the rack post, the slide rail is enable to move backwards to make the inserting pins disengage from the through holes. The holding mechanism abuts against the locking member to prevent the locking member from sliding. The holding mechanism is operable to move away from the locking member. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192947 | CONNECTION MECHANISM FOR CONNECTION OF ARMRESTS TO TABLES OR CHAIRS - A connection mechanism is configured in particular for the connection of armrests to cosmetic tables or cosmetic chairs. The mechanism includes a base element ( | 2011-08-11 |
20110192948 | Shelf bracket for goods shelves - A shelf bracket for goods shelves has a board and a fastener. The board has multiple gaps alternately formed on and recessed from the top edge of the board, each gap having a narrow opening formed in the top edge of the board and multiple hooks formed on and protruding and bent downwardly from the rear edge of the board. The fastener is pivotally mounted on the board, abuts a rearmost gap, and has a stop part pivoted to position within the narrow opening of the rearmost gap. An included angle between the top edge of the board and the rear edge of the board may be 60 degrees and 90 degrees. The shelf bracket of the present invention can be easily and conveniently assembled with a carrier frame to form a rack multi-directionally mounted on a shelf support to form a goods shelf. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192949 | Versatile in-door canopy system - A canopy rod assembly comprises an interior rod having a first shape and being configured to be affixed to a vertical structure. The assembly includes an exterior rod having a second shape and being configured to be affixed to the vertical structure in spaced relation with respect to the interior rod to from a clamping slot between the interior rod and the exterior rod. The clamping slot is configured to hold or clamp within the clamping slot a bottom portion of a valence so that the bottom portion tracks the first shape. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192950 | CLIP CAPABLE OF ATTRACTING PAINT BRUSH - A clip capable of attracting a paint brush includes a first clipping body, a second clipping body, and an elastic holder is disclosed. One side of each of the first clipping body and the second clipping is a clipping section while the other opposite side thereof is a force-exerting part. The first clipping body further has an accommodating part thereon for receiving the paint brush. The elastic holder has an upper wing and a lower wing respectively extending from the first clipping body and the second clipping body. The bridge section having a rectangular groove is formed at an intersection of the upper wing and the lower wing. A positioning pin is further provided to penetrate through the hinge of the first clipping body and the second clipping body and through the rectangular groove of the elastic holder. Thereby, the first clipping body and the second clipping body and the elastic holder pivotally connect to one another to form the clip. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192951 | PORTABLE PLATFORM FOR IMAGING DEVICE - A platform for an imaging device is provided. The platform comprises a (a) clip, (b) a rigid, deformable arm which extends from the clip and which has a resilient foam covering disposed over the surface thereof, and (c) a mount which is disposed on said arm. The mount releasably attaches the platform to an imaging device. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192952 | Angle Adjustment Device for a Vehicle Rear View Mirror - An angle adjustment device for a vehicle rear view mirror is capable of improving the angle-adjustment capability of the movable board while preventing shaking of the movable board with respect to the fixing seat assembly, thus improving safe driving. The angle adjustment device comprises: a fixing seat assembly, a movable board, two arc-shaped racks and two driving units. The movable board and the arc-shaped racks are designed to be movable along the circle path around the center of the pivot connecting portion of the movable board, so that the angle-adjustment capability of the movable board can be improved. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192953 | LATCHING MECHANISM FOR HOLDING A REMOVABLE COMPONENT IN A MOUNT - Disclosed are apparatus and methods for holding a removable component in a rack or similar mount, and more particularly a latching mechanism for holding a radio transceiver in a shock-absorbing mounting rack such as in a vehicle. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192954 | ANTI-PINCHING STRUCTURE FOR SUPPORTING FRAME - The present invention discloses an anti-pinching structure for supporting frame, in which a slidable or rotatable positioning block is disposed on the hinge portion of the connection base and the supporting framework and a hinge unit is disposed on the hinge portion of the connection base and the supporting framework, such that the torsion spring of the hinge units may form a supporting torsion against the supporting framework and the positioning block may prevent the supporting framework from springing back. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192955 | DAMPED PRODUCT WITH INSERT AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - One embodiment includes a method including providing a first portion of a product, the first portion of the product having a body and a flange extending therefrom; and casting a material around at least a portion of the flange to enclose the same and to provide a second portion of the product and wherein the at least the portion of the flange is constructed and arranged to provide frictional damping of the product. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192956 | FORMWORK PIN ASSEMBLY - A pin assembly ( | 2011-08-11 |
20110192957 | System and Method for Extending Dynamic Range for a Detector - A system and method for measuring signals having a wide range of intensity components using detectors adapted for use in biological analysis devices. In certain biological analysis applications, signals emitted by a sample may have intensity components that vary over several orders of magnitude. Measurement of such a signal may yield an acceptable quality for one intensity component at the expense of another component. For example, a detector configured to measure a relatively weak intensity component may cause it to overflow when subjected to a relatively strong intensity component. The detector can be adapted to be operated at different configurations to allow measurements of different components of the signal, and the results can be combined to yield an accurate representation of the signal. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192958 | PHOTOSENSOR DEVICE WITH DARK CURRENT CANCELLATION - A photosensor device with dark current cancellation is disclosed. The photosensor device comprises a first and second photosensors, a first and second current replication circuits and a digital signal generator. The first photosensor has a first dark current but does not receive any photo signal. The second photosensor has a second dark current and receives a photo signal to generate photocurrent according to the photo signal. The first current replication circuit generates a replicated current according to the first dark current and injects the replicated current into the second photosensor for cancelling the second dark current from the second photosensor. The second photosensor is coupled to the second current replication circuit which generates charge and discharge currents according to the photocurrent of the second photosensor. The second current replication circuit is coupled to a digital signal generator which generates digital signals according to the charge and discharge functions, and the electrical characteristic of the digital signal is related to the intensity of the photo signal. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192959 | SMALL PIXEL FOR CMOS IMAGE SENSORS WITH VERTICALLY INTEGRATED SET AND RESET DIODES - A pixel of an image sensor, the pixel includes a floating diffusion. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192960 | OPTICAL SENSING DEVICE WITH ANTI-STATIC MEMBER - An optical sensing device, which includes a shell, at least one light emitting member, a shading member, at least one anti-static member and at least one optical sensing member, is disclosed. The shell is formed with a black-body condition space therein, and the black-body condition space has a light emitting chamber, a shading chamber and at least one optical sensing chamber. The light emitting member projects a light beam into the light emitting chamber. The shading member is movably restrained within the shading chamber, and generates a static electricity when moving therein. The anti-static member is arranged in the shading chamber to ground the static electricity. The optical sensing member is arranged in the optical sensing chamber, and senses the light beam to accordingly send out a sensing signal. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192961 | SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ITS DRIVING METHOD - A solid state imaging device includes a P | 2011-08-11 |
20110192962 | IMAGING PHOTODETECTION DEVICE - An imaging photodetection device ( | 2011-08-11 |
20110192963 | ROTATOR TYPE OPTICAL SENSING DEVICE - An optical sensing device includes a shell, at least one light emitting member, a rotator type shading member and at least one optical sensing member. The shell is formed with a black-body condition space having a light emitting chamber, a shading chamber and at least one optical sensing chamber. The light emitting member projects a light beam. The rotator type shading member is rotatably restrained within the shading chamber, and has a geometric center and a weight center offset from the geometric center. When the optical sensing device is lifted in a lifting azimuth or lowered in a lowering azimuth, the rotator type shading member is rotated by the geometric center to make the weight center located in the lowering azimuth with respect to the geometric center. The optical sensing member is arranged in the optical sensing chamber, and senses the light beam to accordingly send out a sensing signal. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192964 | ENCODER - An encoder emits modulated light from a light source section and lets a first light and a second light separated from the modulated light interfere with each other in a moving grating. In the encoder, the light emitted from the light source section is electrically modulated, and the first light and the second light have different light path lengths. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192965 | OPTICAL ARRANGEMENT AND ITS USE - An optical arrangement has a laser configured to emit a laser beam, an amplitude mask and a focusing element. The amplitude mask is disposed between the laser and the focusing element in a path of the laser beam such that the laser beam hits the amplitude mask before being modified by the focusing element so as to direct the laser beam to a focal point within a photosensitive material. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192966 | Radiographic imaging apparatus, method and program - At least one of conditions including that power is applied to a radiation detector, that a predetermined time period has elapsed from the application of power, and that the radiation detector is connected is detected. When at least one of the conditions is detected, determination is made as to whether or not calibration information of the currently used radiation detector is appropriate. If a negative determination is made, control is exerted to enable calibration. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192967 | DEVICE FOR READING LUMINESCENT SYMBOLS AND IMAGES - Optical device which is designed to read information in the form of luminescent symbols and images, which consists of an illuminator with an array of light emitting diodes which excite luminescence and an optical system which projects the information which is being read onto the sensor of the scanner of the optoelectronic system which consists of an electronic control circuit, optical filter and objective lens with a light-guiding lamp which is provided with an output window, and which is connected to the housing of the data collection terminal or scanner by a constructive connection and switching connections for controlling the light emitting diodes of the device, characterized in that the switching connections between the scanner and device are implemented optically by photosensors which control the illuminator and sighting system, which are mounted in the housing of the device, and which receive the light pulses of the scanner. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192968 | Multi-Needle Multi-Parallel Nanospray Ionization Source for Mass Spectrometry - An electrospray ion source for a mass spectrometer includes an electrode comprising at least a first plurality of protrusions protruding from a base, each protrusion of the at least a first plurality of protrusions having a respective tip; a conduit for delivering an analyte-bearing liquid to the electrode; and a voltage source, wherein, in operation of the electrospray ion source, the analyte-bearing liquid is caused to move, in the presence of a gas or air, from the base to each protrusion tip along a respective protrusion exterior so as to form a respective stream of charged particles emitted towards an ion inlet aperture of the mass spectrometer under application of voltage applied to the electrode from the voltage source. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192969 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ION MANIPULATION USING MESH IN A RADIO FREQUENCY FIELD - Ion manipulation systems include ion repulsion by an RF field penetrating through a mesh. Another comprises trapping ions in a symmetric RF field around a mesh. The system uses macroscopic parts, or readily available fine meshes, or miniaturized devices made by MEMS, or flexible PCB methods. One application is ion transfer from gaseous ion sources with focusing at intermediate and elevated gas pressures. Another application is the formation of pulsed ion packets for TOF MS within trap array. Such trapping is preferably accompanied by pulsed switching of RF field and by gas pulses, preferably formed by pulsed vapor desorption. Ion guidance, ion flow manipulation, trapping, preparation of pulsed ion packets, confining ions during fragmentation or exposure to ion to particle reactions and for mass separation are disclosed. Ion chromatography employs an ion passage within a gas flow and through a set of multiple traps with a mass dependent well depth. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192970 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY - For the achievement of data transfer time reduction, removal of noise data, and analytical efficiency improvement in an ADC data processing function of a time-of-flight mass spectrometer, the mass spectrometer comprises a data acquisition circuit including: an ND converter; a signal intensity addition memory that stores data of ion signals such as a time range and the number of measurements and performs an addition process; a voltage value frequency addition memory that performs an addition process of frequencies of voltage values of the predetermined time range and the number of measurements and stores addition results; a threshold level computation circuit that computes a predetermined threshold level from the results in the memory; a compression memory that extracts only data exceeding the threshold level from the data in the signal intensity addition memory; and a counter that controls a measurement time for data acquisition and the operation of each circuit. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192971 | Mass-Analyzing Method - A variety of ions generated in an ion source are made to fly while bypassing a loop orbit and mass analyzed to create a mass spectrum. Among the peaks appearing on the mass spectrum, peaks complying with predetermined conditions are extracted to determine a plurality of mass ranges to be measured (S | 2011-08-11 |
20110192972 | Time-Of-Flight Mass Spectrometer - A first mass analysis is executed in a condition that gas is not introduced into a loop-flight chamber ( | 2011-08-11 |
20110192973 | Apparatus for transmission of energy and/or for transportation of an ion as well as a particle beam device having an apparatus such as this - An apparatus for transmission of energy of an ion to at least one gas particle and/or for transportation of an ion and a particle beam device having an apparatus such as this are disclosed. In particular, a container is provided, in which a gas is arranged which has gas particles, wherein the container has a transport axis. Furthermore, at least one first multipole unit and at least one second multipole unit are provided, which are arranged along the transport axis. The first multipole unit and the second multipole unit are formed by printed circuit boards. Furthermore, an electronic circuit is provided, which provides each multipole unit with a potential, such that a potential gradient is generated, in particular along the transport axis. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192974 | Preparation of Test Plates for Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization - The present invention is directed, sample test plates that can be used in matrix assisted laser desorption ionization. These plates have an etched surface and a layer of MALDI matrix material. The invention also includes methods for making these sample test plates and to methods for using the plates in the MS imaging of cell and tissue samples. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192975 | SELECTABLE COULOMB APERTURE IN E-BEAM SYSTEM - A selectable Coulomb aperture in charged particle system comprises a non-magnetic conductive plate with a plurality of holes therein. The plurality of holes has variant sizes or diameters to select different beam currents of primary beam in the charged particle system. The charged particle system may include a charged particle source for emitting a primary beam, a condenser lens for receiving the primary beam and condensing the primary beam, an objective lens for receiving the primary beam and focusing the primary beam on a surface of a specimen. The selectable Coulomb aperture is positioned between the charged particle source and the condenser lens. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192976 | ABERRATION-CORRECTING DARK-FIELD ELECTRON MICROSCOPY - A transmission electron microscope includes an electron beam source to generate an electron beam. Beam optics are provided to converge the electron beam. An aberration corrector corrects the electron beam for at least a spherical aberration. A specimen holder is provided to hold a specimen in the path of the electron beam. A detector is used to detect the electron beam transmitted through the specimen. The transmission electron microscope operates in a dark-field mode in which a zero beam of the electron beam is not detected. The microscope may also be capable of operating in an incoherent illumination mode. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192977 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ALTERING CHARGE ON A DIELECTRIC MATERIAL - Methods of altering charge on a dielectric material involve application of an at least weakly conductive liquid to at least a portion of the dielectric material. The liquid is then at least partially removed from the dielectric material leaving a substantially uniform electrostatic charge on at least the portion of the dielectric material. Some methods provide a dielectric material that is both net neutral and completely neutral. Other methods generate a charge pattern that is used for subsequent processing. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192978 | TERAHERTZ WAVE APPARATUS - Provided is a terahertz wave apparatus. The terahertz wave apparatus includes: a wavelength-fixed laser emitting a first laser light having a fixed first wavelength; a wavelength-swept laser emitting a second laser light having a tunable second wavelength; a coupler coupling the first laser light with the second laser light; and a generator converting a mixed light emitted from the coupler into a terahertz wave, wherein a frequency of the terahertz wave is continuously tunable. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192979 | AUTOMATIC GAIN STABILIZATION AND TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION FOR ORGANIC AND/OR PLASTIC SCINTILLATION DEVICES - A detector and associated method are provided including a first scintillation material having a light yield temperature dependence and an output at a first energy level, a second scintillation material having a light yield temperature dependence similar to the first material and an output at a second energy level, and detection circuitry. The first and second outputs are responsive to radiation emitted from an ionizing radiation source. The detection circuitry includes a photo multiplier tube configured to convert photon outputs from the first and second scintillating materials to electrical pulses, a counter circuit configured to count the electrical pulses generated in the photo multiplier tube by the first and second materials, and a gain control circuit configured to monitor the electrical pulses generated in the photomultiplier tube by the second material and adjust a gain of the detector upon detecting a drift in the output of the second material. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192980 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPENSATING FOR ANODE GAIN NON-UNIFORMITY IN MULTI-ANODE POSITION SENSITIVE PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBE - The present invention relates to a system and method for compensating for anode gain non-uniformity in a Multi-anode Position Sensitive Photomultiplier Tube (PS-PMT), in which a compensation unit is disposed between the multi-anode position sensitive photomultiplier tube and a position detection circuit unit and configured to uniform a current signal inputted to the position detection circuit unit, thereby compensating for anode gain non-uniformity. In accordance with the present invention, the compensation unit for changing resistance is used. Accordingly, there is an advantage in that the gain non-uniformity of each of the anodes of the PS-PMT can be compensated for. Furthermore, the gain non-uniformity of each of the anodes of the PS-PMT is compensated for by changing resistance values of the variable resistances of the compensation unit. Accordingly, there is an advantage in that the interaction positions of gamma rays can be calculated more precisely. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192981 | RADIATION DETECTION SYSTEM INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF SCINTILLATORS HAVING DIFFERENT LIGHT YIELDS AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A radiation detection system can include a scintillating member including a polymer matrix, a first scintillating material, and a second scintillating material different from the first scintillating material and at least one photosensor coupled to the scintillating member. The radiation detection system can be configured to receive particular radiation at the scintillating member, generate a first light from the first scintillating material and a second light from the second scintillating material in response to receiving the particular radiation, receive the first and second lights at the at least one photosensor, generate a signal at the photosensor, and determine a total effective energy of the particular radiation based at least in part on the signal. Practical applications of the radiation detection system can include identifying a particular isotope present within an object, identifying a particular type of radiation emitted by the object, or locating a source of radiation within the object. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192982 | System and Method for Providing Depth of Interaction Detection Using Positron Emission Tomography - A system and method is provided for determining depth of interaction (DOI) information. The system and method includes a detector configured to generate DOI information as a result of radiation emitted from a radiation source. The system and method further includes a plurality of scintillator pixels forming a block, wherein the plurality of scintillator pixels have a first portion and a second portion. A first medium distributed in an alternating pattern of coupling and separation between each of the scintillator pixels in a first portion or second portion of the block is also provided. A plurality of sensors for detecting scintillation events across the plurality of scintillators based on the alternating pattern of coupling and separation between each of the scintillator pixels, wherein DOI information is provided by a position profile of the block, and an image processor for generating a 3 dimensional image from the DOI information are also included. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192983 | RADIATION DETECTOR MODULE - A radiation detector module includes a radiation detecting substrate including a plurality of semiconductor devices mounted thereon for detecting radiation, a fixing member for holding the radiation detecting substrate, and a circuit substrate connected to the radiation detecting substrate. The radiation detecting substrate further includes a mounting board including an edge portion connected to the circuit substrate at one end thereof, and a flexible substrate including a wiring pattern connected to the plurality of semiconductor devices. The fixing member includes a bottom, a first side wall extending in a normal direction to the bottom from one end of the bottom, a second side wall extending in the normal direction to the bottom from the other end of the bottom, and substrate supporting portions on the first side wall and the second side wall. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192984 | METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR PRODUCING DRIFT DETECTORS - Silicon drift detectors are produced for location and energy measurement as well as spectroscopic applications by depositing a single high quality dielectric film followed by deposition of at least one low quality dielectric film. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192985 | EUV LIGHT SOURCE COMPONENTS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING, USING AND REFURBISHING SAME - A method is disclosed for in-situ monitoring of an EUV mirror to determine a degree of optical degradation. The method may comprise the steps/acts of irradiating at least a portion of the mirror with light having a wavelength outside the EUV spectrum, measuring at least a portion of the light after the light has reflected from the mirror, and using the measurement and a pre-determined relationship between mirror degradation and light reflectivity to estimate a degree of multi-layer mirror degradation. Also disclosed is a method for preparing a near-normal incidence, EUV mirror which may comprise the steps/acts of providing a metallic substrate, diamond turning a surface of the substrate, depositing at least one intermediate material overlying the surface using a physical vapor deposition technique, and depositing a multi-layer mirror coating overlying the intermediate material. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192986 | ELECTRON BEAM STERILIZING DEVICE - An electron beam sterilizing device comprises an electron-generating filament, a grid connected to a voltage source, a beam shaper, and an output window. A high voltage source generates a high voltage potential between the electron-generating filament and the output window, for acceleration of electrons. The usability of the device is enhanced in that the electron-generating filament and/or the grid electrode comprises at least two operational portions for variation of the current and form of an output electron beam. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192987 | TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE MICRO-GRID - A transmission electron microscope (TEM) micro-grid includes a base and a plurality of electron transmission portions. The base includes a plurality of first carbon nanotubes and the first carbon nanotubes have a first density. Each electron transmission portions includes a hole defined in the base and a plurality of second carbon nanotubes located in the hole. The second carbon nanotubes have a second density. The second density is less than the first density. The base and the electron transmission portions form the TEM micro-grid for observation of a sample using a TEM microscope. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192988 | TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE MICRO-GRID AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A transmission electron microscope (TEM) micro-grid includes a pure carbon grid having a plurality of holes defined therein and at least one carbon nanotube film covering the holes. A method for manufacturing a TEM micro-grid includes following steps. A pure carbon grid precursor and at least one carbon nanotube film are first provided. The at least one carbon nanotube film is disposed on a surface of the pure carbon grid precursor. The pure carbon grid precursor and the at least one carbon nanotube film are then cut to form the TEM micro-grid in desired shape. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192989 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF MATERIALS BY ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION (EMR) - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system for treatment of material by microwave radiation. The system may include a casing, a waveguide connected to the casing to conduct microwave radiation from a radiation source into the casing, an inner container transparent to microwave radiation, the container having an inlet to receive material to be treated and an outlet to discharge treated material and a transport unit to carry the treated material. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192990 | Measuring device for the measurement of bioluminescence, chemoluminescence or fluorescence of objects, irradiation device, measuring system, and method for the observation of plants - Described is a measuring device for the measurement of bioluminescence, chemoluminescence or fluorescence of objects. The measuring device comprises a light-tight housing ( | 2011-08-11 |
20110192991 | MICROPARTICLE ANALYSIS DEVICE AND MICROPARTICLE ANALYSIS METHOD - Disclosed herein is a microparticle analysis device including: a light source configured to irradiate a microparticle with light; an acousto-optic modulator configured to diffract fluorescence generated from the microparticle due to the light irradiation; a slit configured to allow transmission of only diffracted light in a diffraction center wavelength region among diffracted light beams from the acousto-optic modulator; and a detector configured to detect the diffracted light in the diffraction center wavelength region transmitted through the slit. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192992 | SCANNER PHOTOMETER METHODS - A scanning photometer and attendant methods are provided. The scanning photometer is generally characterized by first and second fluorophore excitation sources, an objective lens, and a common emission detector for the detection of first and second fluorophore emission originating from the excitation of the fluorophores via passage of excitation energy, via an optical path of the objective lens, from the excitation sources. Excitation energy and emission energy conditioning elements are like-wise provided, operatively interposed before or after the objective lens as the case may be. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192993 | ADJUSTABLE SHADOW MASK ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN SOLAR CELL FABRICATIONS - An adjustable shadow mask implantation system comprising: an ion source configured to provide ions; and an shadow mask assembly configured to selectively allow ions from the ion source to pass therethrough to a substrate where they are implanted, wherein the shadow mask assembly is configured to adjust between a first position and a second position, wherein the shadow mask assembly enables ion implantation of multiple substantially parallel lines absent any lines with an intersecting orientation with respect to the multiple substantially parallel lines when set in the first position, and wherein the shadow mask assembly enables ion implantation of multiple substantially parallel lines and a line with an intersecting orientation with respect to the multiple substantially parallel lines when set in the second position. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192994 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ELECTRON BEAM WRITING - A system and method for improved electron beam writing that is capable of taking design intent, equipment capability and design requirements into consideration. The system and method determines an optimal writing pattern based, at least in part, on the received information. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192995 | LPP EUV Light Source Drive Laser System - An apparatus and method is disclosed which includes or employs an EUV light source comprising a laser device outputting a laser beam, a beam delivery system directing the laser beam to an irradiation site, and a material for interaction with the laser beam at the irradiation site to create an EUV light emitting plasma for use in processing substrates. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192996 | CONTACT TYPE PLASMONIC NANO OPTICAL PROBE, PARALLEL PROBE CONSTITUTED OF THE SAME, PLASMONIC OPTICAL APPARATUS INCLUDING THE PARALLEL PROBE, AND A METHOD OF FABRICATING THE PARALLEL PROBE - A contact type plasmonic nano optical probe, a parallel probe constituted of the same, a plasmonic optical apparatus including the parallel probe, and a method of fabricating the parallel probe are disclosed. A contact type plasmonic nano optical probe includes a probe tip which protrudes in a truncated shape having a narrower plan surface and a wider plan surface relatively wider than the narrower plan surface, of which a metal thin film is coated on a surface, of and which an aperture of nm diameter included in a portion of the metal thin film on a central portion of the narrower plan surface, a spring structure disposed at a perimeter of the probe tip and configured to maintain a distance between the probe tip and a film to be exposed, a dielectric filled within the aperture, and a protection layer disposed on the narrower plan surface of the probe tip. Here, an optical transport path is included within the probe tip to be connected to the aperture. A plasmonic optical apparatus including a parallel plasmonic probe is constituted of a probe array including a plurality of probe modules in which the contact type plasmonic nano optical probes are disposed at a uniform distance on a substrate. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192997 | GRID AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A GRID FOR SELECTIVE TRANSMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION, PARTICULARLY X-RAY RADIATION FOR MAMMOGRAPHY APPLICATIONS - A method of manufacturing a grid ( | 2011-08-11 |
20110192998 | Linear Fluidic Actuator - A linear fluidic actuator comprising an upper actuation deformable surface suitable to induce a displacement in an actuation direction L and a wall delimiting an internal cavity wherein the shape of the actuator is a pillar; the wall, the cavity and the upper surface of a base form the lower part of said pillar, where h1 is the highest dimension of the internal cavity at rest according to the actuation direction L; a part forms the upper part of said pillar where the upper surface of said upper part is the upper actuation deformable surface, the bottom surface of said upper part closes the upper part of the cavity so as to form an upper surface of said cavity and where h2 is the distance at rest from the top of the upper surface of the internal cavity to the upper actuation deformable surface; the height ratio h1/h2 is comprised between 0.2 and 10; a fluidic inlet is provided and suitable for introducing a fluid in the internal cavity. | 2011-08-11 |
20110192999 | GAS PRESSURE REGULATOR WITH INTEGRATED REMOTE DISCONNECT - Disclosed are apparatus and methodology for remotely shutting off gas flow at a consumer location. A gas pressure regulator is configured to respond to communication signals from a central facility via a communications infrastructure to override normal pressure regulation functions such that the gas pressure regulator outlet pressure is reduced to zero. | 2011-08-11 |
20110193000 | DECOMPRESSION SWITCHING VALVE - To provide a decompression switching valve that enables reduction in the running cost and initial cost, by saving of air consumption and simplifying and downsizing of equipment. A decompression switching valve includes one valve hole, a main valve body having air supply ports, a first output port, a second output port, and an air exhaust port which are communicated with the valve hole, and a first spool and a second spool which are slidably provided in the valve hole, adjacent to each other, wherein the first spool forms a switching valve section that selectively connects the first output port to an air supply port or the air exhaust port, and wherein the second spool forms a decompression valve section that reduces the pressure of compressed air having been input from the air supply port and outputs the pressure from the second output port. | 2011-08-11 |
20110193001 | Conical Seat Shut Off Valve - A valve includes a housing defining a bore having an inlet and extending along a longitudinal axis. A head is attached to the housing and defines a head passage having an outlet. A piston is disposed within the bore and includes a piston passage extending through the piston along the longitudinal axis. The piston is moveable between a closed position in which a sealing end of the piston abuts a seat of the head to close fluid communication through the piston passage and an open position in which the sealing end of the piston is axially spaced along the longitudinal axis from the seat of the head to permit fluid communication through the piston passage between the inlet and the outlet. The housing defines an equalizing chamber in fluid communication with the head passage for damping movement of the piston. | 2011-08-11 |
20110193002 | REVOLVING SWITCHING DEVICE - A revolving switch device with a sleeve and an operating handle comprising: a body with two inlet holes, a first water passage and an installation hole connected between the upper inlet hole and said first water passage; a plug, sealed and mounted in the installation hole, is capable of revolving between a first and second position, said plug having an outer revolving surface with an arc groove, and the bottom of said plug is concave to form a second water passage, said outer revolving surface of said plug has a connecting hole, which having an inner end for connecting said second water passage and an outer end in the outer revolving surface. When the plug occupies the first position, said arc groove connects the upper inlet hole and first water passage. In the second position, the lower inlet connects to the outer end of the connecting hole. | 2011-08-11 |
20110193003 | TORQUE LIMITER AND VALVE ACTUATOR - A torque limiter which can detect torque of both opening and closing of a valve and in which different torque values for opening and closing of the valve can be easily set. The torque limiter is provided with a torque arm having a connection section which is connected to a drive side gear and an intermediate gear and also having an arm section projecting from the connection section; an open side spring portion and a closure side spring means which apply spring force balancing with force acting, in proportion to torque of a load in opening and closing operation of the valve, in the direction of a tangential line at the meshing point of the intermediate gear; an open side torque detection switch and a closure side torque detection switch which are, when torque of a load in opening and closing operation of the valve exceeds a predetermined value, operated by the arm section; and a torque limiter shaft passed through the open and closure side spring portion. The torque limiter shaft is adapted such that spring force of each of the open and closure side spring portion can be adjusted from an end of the torque limiter shaft. | 2011-08-11 |
20110193004 | FLUID VALVE | 2011-08-11 |
20110193005 | VALVE WITH OPERATING MEANS BETWEEN TWO OUTLET PASSAGES - A valve has a body, a fluid inlet duct and two fluid outlet ducts delimited by the body, an intersection formed at an area where the fluid inlet duct opens into the two fluid outlet ducts, and a butterfly valve disposed in the intersection. The butterfly valve is operable to be actuated between a first extreme position in which the butterfly valve directs the fluid mainly toward the first outlet duct and a second extreme position in which the butterfly valve directs the fluid mainly toward the second outlet duct. In the first extreme position, the butterfly valve has a first portion partially blocking the second outlet duct and, in the second extreme position, the butterfly valve has another portion blocking the first outlet duct. | 2011-08-11 |
20110193006 | Method for Bonding a Layer of Silicone to a Substrate of Methacrylate Polymer - Method of bonding a layer (S) of silicone to a substrate ( | 2011-08-11 |
20110193007 | CRYSTALLIZED THERMOPLASTIC POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE COMPOUNDS - A thermoplastic compound is disclosed, comprising polyhydroxyalkanoate and an effective amount of a nucleating agent of surface treated precipitated calcium carbonate. Optionally the compound also includes additional polymers and functional additives to modify physical properties of the compound. Molded or extruded plastic articles can be made from the compound. The compound has a crystallization temperature of more than about 108° C. | 2011-08-11 |
20110193008 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PHASE-CHANGE MATERIAL COMPOSITION - The invention relates to a method for producing a low-exuding preferably non-exuding polymer-bonded phase-change material composition containing phase-change material, characterized in that the phase-change material is liquefied, the liquid phase-change material is introduced into an extruder at a temperature of between 50° C. and 130° C., however at least 20° C. to 70° C. above the melting point of the phase-change material into which the polymer is also introduced, wherein the extruder comprises mixing transport and holder elements and the introduction of the phase-change material into the extruder in the extrusion direction is performed after the polymer. | 2011-08-11 |
20110193009 | METHODS OF PREVENTING FROST FORMATION AND FACILITATING THE REMOVAL OF WINTER PRECIPITATION RELATIVE TO A WINDSHIELD AND COMPOSITIONS FOR USE THEREIN - Disclosed herein is a winter precipitation barrier composition, comprising: a retaining agent, a solvent, and optionally, an auxiliary component, such as a rheology/viscosity modifier, surfactant, detergent, foaming/defoaming additive, humectant, dye, colorant, fragrance, or a combinations thereof. In one embodiment, the retaining agent comprises a primarily hydrophobic monomer or a hydrophilic monomer. | 2011-08-11 |
20110193010 | THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE ADHESIVE MASS - Highly cohesive, thermally conductive adhesive mass, comprising a polymer and aluminum oxide particles, in which more than 95 wt. % of the aluminum oxide particles are alpha aluminum oxide. | 2011-08-11 |
20110193011 | Process for the purification of water - The present invention relates to a process for the purification of water by adding surface-reacted calcium carbonate or an aqueous suspension comprising surface-reacted calcium carbonate and having a pH greater than 6.0 measured at 20° C., to the medium, wherein the surface-reacted calcium carbonate is a reaction product of natural calcium carbonate with carbon dioxide and one or more acids and the use of the surface-reacted natural calcium carbonate for this process. | 2011-08-11 |
20110193012 | METHOD FOR PREPARING CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL OF LITHIUM BATTERY - A method for preparing a spinel type lithium manganese oxide cathode active material, includes providing a number of manganese dioxide hollow spheres and a lithium source powder, mixing the manganese dioxide hollow spheres and the lithium source powder in a liquid medium to achieve a mixture, drying the mixture to remove the liquid medium to achieve a precursor, and sintering the precursor at a sintering temperature of about 600° C. to about 800° C. for about 3 hours to about 10 hours, to achieve a number of spinel type lithium manganese oxide hollow spheres. | 2011-08-11 |
20110193013 | Highly Crystalline Lithium Transition Metal Oxides - A powderous lithium transition metal oxide having a layered crystal structure Li | 2011-08-11 |
20110193014 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM BATTERY, AND LITHIUM BATTERY - The present invention relates to a negative electrode material for a lithium battery comprising a carbonaceous negative electrode active substance having a specific surface area of 1 m | 2011-08-11 |
20110193015 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING LITHIUM IRON SULFIDE, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING LITHIUM TRANSITION METAL SULFIDE - A process for producing lithium iron sulfide, which is characterized by comprising: a first step of mixing an iron sulfide (a) with sulfur to produce a mixture of the iron sulfide (a) and sulfur, and subsequently burning the mixture of the iron sulfide (a) and sulfur in an inert gas atmosphere to produce an iron sulfide (b) that has an almost single phase as determined by an X-ray diffraction analysis and has a molar ratio of the content of element iron to the content of element sulfur (i.e., an Fe/S ratio) of not less than 0.90 and less than 1.00; and a second step of mixing the iron sulfide (b) with lithium sulfide to produce a mixture of the iron sulfide (b) and lithium sulfide, and subsequently burning the mixture of the iron sulfide (b) and lithium sulfide in an inert gas atmosphere to produce lithium iron sulfide represented by formula Li | 2011-08-11 |
20110193016 | POLYIMIDE PRECURSOR SOLUTION COMPOSITION - A first polyimide precursor solution composition contains: (A) a polyamic acid; (B) a carboxylic acid compound having at least three pairs of carboxyl groups within its molecule or an esterified product thereof; and (D) a solvent. A second polyimide precursor solution composition contains the components (A), (B), and (D) of the first polyimide precursor solution composition and additionally containing (C) a carboxylic acid compound having two pairs of carboxyl groups within its molecule or an esterified product thereof. A third polyimide precursor solution composition contains the components of the second polyimide precursor solution composition, wherein the polyamic acid (A) is a polyamic acid having a specific structure. | 2011-08-11 |
20110193017 | AUTOCLAVE REACTOR HEATING ASSEMBLY AND METHODS - Methods and systems relate to temperature control of autoclave reactor based reactions. The systems include an autoclave reactor vessel and a heater disposed external to the vessel with the heater and the vessel movable relative to one another using an actuator device. Operating the actuator device displaces the heater further from the vessel when desired to cool the reactor vessel, such as when quenching the reactions. | 2011-08-11 |
20110193018 | ROTARY BOTTOM ASH REGENERATION SYSTEM - A rotary bottom ash regenerating (RBAR) system [ | 2011-08-11 |
20110193019 | ALKALOID MONOMERS, LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITIONS AND POLYMER NETWORKS DERIVED THEREFROM - Disclosed is the chemical synthesis of chiral alkaloid monomers, liquid crystal compositions comprising the chiral alkaloid monomers, and polymerization of the liquid crystal compositions to provide polymer networks with useful cholesteric optical properties and stability. | 2011-08-11 |
20110193020 | LIQUID-CRYSTAL MEDIUM - The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium of negative dielectric anisotropy based on a mixture of polar compounds, which comprises at least one compound selected from the group of the compounds of the formulae IA, IB and IC | 2011-08-11 |
20110193021 | COMPOUND HAVING HYDROCOUMARIN SKELETON, LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSTITION, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal compound is to be obtained that has stability to heat, light and so forth, a high clearing point, a suitable optical anisotropy, a large negative dielectric anisotropy, and excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds. A liquid crystal composition containing the compound is also to be obtained that has a low viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a suitable negative dielectric anisotropy, a low threshold voltage, a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase (phase transition temperature from a nematic phase to an isotropic phase), and a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase. A compound having a hydrocoumarin skeleton is synthesized, and a liquid crystal composition containing the compound is produced. | 2011-08-11 |
20110193022 | FIVE-RING LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOUND HAVING A NITROGEN-CONTAINING HETEROCYCLIC RING, LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a liquid crystal compound having general physical properties necessary for a compound, stability to heat, light or the like, a wide liquid crystal phase temperature range, a high clearing point, an excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds, a large refractive index anisotropy and a large dielectric anisotropy. Provided are a liquid crystal composition including the liquid crystal compound, and a liquid crystal display device containing the liquid crystal composition. | 2011-08-11 |
20110193023 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY ELEMENT - Disclosed are: a liquid crystal composition which satisfies at least one property selected from the properties including a high upper-limit temperature of a nematic phase, a low lower-limit temperature of a nematic phase, a low viscosity, high optical anisotropy, high positive dielectric anisotropy, a high specific resistance, high stability toward ultraviolet ray and high stability toward heat or has a proper balance between at least two properties selected from the aforementioned properties. Specifically disclosed are: a liquid crystal composition which comprises a specific tetracyclic compound that enables the production of a nematic phase having a high upper-limit temperature and has high dielectric anisotropy as a first component and a specific compound having high positive dielectric anisotropy as a second component, and which has positive dielectric anisotropy; and a liquid crystal display element comprising the composition. | 2011-08-11 |
20110193024 | Metal sulfide and rare-earth phosphate nanostructures and methods of making same - The present invention provides a method of producing a crystalline metal sulfide nanostructure. The method comprising: providing a metal precursor solution and providing a sulfur precursor solution; placing a porous membrane between the metal precursor solution and the sulfur precursor solution, wherein metal cations of the metal precursor solution and sulfur ions of the sulfur precursor solution react, thereby producing a crystalline metal sulfide nanostructure, wherein the metal is a transitional metal or a Group IV metal. | 2011-08-11 |
20110193025 | PRODUCTION OF FINE PARTICLES OF FUNCTIONAL CERAMIC BY USING PULSED LASER - A method of forming nanometer sized fine particles of functional ceramic from a bulk functional ceramic, particularly fine particles of phosphorous ceramics from a bulk phosphor material is disclosed. The method relies on irradiation of a bulk phosphorous ceramic in a liquid with an ultrashort-pulsed-laser-fragmentation beam to thereby form nanometer sized particles of the phosphorous ceramic. The method is unique in that the generated particles retain the chemical and crystalline properties of the bulk phosphorous ceramic. The generated solutions are stable colloids from which the particles can be isolated or used as is. | 2011-08-11 |
20110193026 | SOLAR-THERMAL REACTION PROCESSING - In an embodiment, a method of conducting a high temperature chemical reaction that produces hydrogen or synthesis gas is described. The high temperature chemical reaction is conducted in a reactor having at least two reactor shells, including an inner shell and an outer shell. Heat absorbing particles are included in a gas stream flowing in the inner shell. The reactor is heated at least in part by a source of concentrated sunlight. The inner shell is heated by the concentrated sunlight. The inner shell re-radiates from the inner wall and heats the heat absorbing particles in the gas stream flowing through the inner shell, and heat transfers from the heat absorbing particles to the first gas stream, thereby heating the reactants in the gas stream to a sufficiently high temperature so that the first gas stream undergoes the desired reaction(s), thereby producing hydrogen or synthesis gas in the gas stream. | 2011-08-11 |
20110193027 | METHOD FOR INHIBITING CORROSION - A method for inhibiting corrosion comprises the steps of providing a fluid; adding a corrosion inhibitor comprising at least one amphiphilic chemical to the fluid; and monitoring micelles presence in the fluid. A method for determining the amount of corrosion inhibitor that is sufficient to inhibit corrosion, a method for monitoring the activity of an amphiphilic chemical and a system for inhibiting corrosion in a conduit are also disclosed. | 2011-08-11 |