| 40th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
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| 20080237444 | Light detection device, focus detection device, imaging apparatus, method of producing light detection device, and method of detecting focus - A light detection device includes a lens array of a plurality of lenses arranged in the form of a honeycomb; and a photoelectric device array of a plurality of photoelectric devices for each of the plurality of lenses. The plurality of photoelectric devices is arranged under each of the plurality of lenses. Also disclosed are a focus detection device provided with the light detection device, and an imaging apparatus provided with the focus detection device as well as a method of producing such a light detection device and a method of detecting a focus. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237445 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTANCE MEASUREMENT - The disclosed subject matter relates to a method and distance measurement apparatus for measuring a distance to an object, which can include a light source, a solid state camera, a controller and a distance data generator. The light source can be configured to emit a modulated light towards an object, and the solid state camera can convert the light reflected from the object into charges. The distance data generator can be configured to calculate the distance based on the charges, and the controller can be configured to adjust the modulated light to be more favorable under various circumstances. Thus, the method of the disclosed subject matter can accurately measure distance under various circumstances and can result in providing a distance measurement apparatus with a simple configuration and at low cost, and can be used as a sensor for distance measurement of an obstacle and the like in a vehicle, security system, robot, etc. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237446 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND METHOD - A solid-state image pickup device and method are provided. The device can not only operate with a wide dynamic range but it also allows the user to switch the dynamic range corresponding to the photographic scene, and its operating method. Plural pixels, each of which has a photodiode, a transfer transistor, a floating diffusion region, an additional capacitance element, a capacitance coupling transistor, and a reset transistor, are integrated in an array on a semiconductor substrate. The capacitance of such floating diffusion region is less than that of such photodiode. A first signal S | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237447 | ULTRA LOW VOLTAGE CMOS IMAGE SENSOR ARCHITECTURE - An optical sensor has at least one pixel that generates an output voltage that changes at a rate dependent on the light intensity incident on the pixel. The time for the pixel output voltage to change from a first predefined level to a second predefined level is measured, so as to produce an output indicative of the incident light intensity. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237448 | METHOD AND CIRCUIT FOR OBTAINING A SAMPLE IN AN IMAGE SENSOR - An image sensor and a method for acquiring images by sampling of the level of a voltage representative of the charge of a photodiode, in which a first sample is taken during a reset of the charge level of the photodiode; and a second sample is taken provided that the decrease slope of the voltage after the reset is lower than a threshold, said second sample replacing the first one. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237449 | Imaging device with reduced row readout time and method of operating the same - An imager in which a column line bias current control signal is pulsed at some time during and/or after the pulsing of the reset control and the transfer control signals to increase a bias current in a pixel column line during reset and transfer operations. The bias current is then decreased by removing the pulse before the sampling and storing of reset and image signals. Pulsing the bias control voltage signal and thus, the bias current, decreases the settling time of the column line, while maintaining the required low current during sampling and storage of the reset and image signals. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237450 | STRUCTURE FOR A CMOS IMAGING SENSOR - A design structure for a CMOS image sensor and active pixel cell design that provides an output signal representing an incident illumination light level that is adapted for time domain analysis. Thus, the noise sources associated with charge integration and the contribution of dark current to it, is avoided. The active pixel cell design implements only three FETs: a transfer device, a reset device and an output transistor device having one diffusion connected to a Row Select signal. In this mode of operation, use is made of the voltage decay at the photo diode to generate a pixel output at one diffusion of the output transistor device, which is a pulse with fixed amplitude independent of the incident illumination level. For use of an NFET output transistor device, the pulse width is an inverse function of the incident illumination level. For a PFET output transistor device, the output pulse has a time delay, from a reference signal, by an amount that is an inverse function of the incident illumination level. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237451 | Wide dynamic range image sensor - An exemplary image sensor comprises a photodetector proximate to a pixel site, and a light meter proximate to the pixel site configured to approximate an initial charge acquired by the photodetector at the end of a first integration period of a frame exposure period. A reset circuit resets the photodetector if the approximated initial charge acquired by the photodetector exceeds a threshold. A readout circuit detects a final charge acquired by the photodetector at the end of a second integration period of the frame exposure period. If the photodetector was reset, the readout circuit adjusts the final exposure to account for exposure prior to the photodetector having been reset. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237452 | OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE AND LIGHT RECEIVING ELEMENT - An optical semiconductor module that includes: a light emitting element; a light receiving element that has a light receiving face on an upper face and a side face thereof, with the light receiving face having an antireflection film formed thereon; and a mounting unit that has the light emitting element and the light receiving element mounted thereon with such a positional relationship that the light emitted from the light emitting element is optically connected at least on the light receiving face of the side face of the light receiving element. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237453 | COLOR SENSOR WITH INFRARED CORRECTION HAVING A FILTER LAYER BLOCKING A PORTION OF LIGHT OF VISIBLE SPECTRUM(AS AMNENDED) - A light sensor that generates a first output signal indicative of an intensity of light received from a predetermined direction in a first band of wavelengths is disclosed. The light sensor includes a substrate having first and second photodetectors, a first filter layer, and a controller. The photodetectors are sensitive to light in the infrared portion of the optical spectrum as well as to light in the first band of wavelengths, and generate first and second photodetector signals. The first filter layer transmits light in the first band of wavelengths and light in the infrared portion of the optical spectrum while blocking light in a portion of the visible spectrum outside of the first band of wavelengths, without altering light received by the first photodetector. The controller processes the first and second photodetector signals to produce the first output signal that is corrected for infrared in the input light. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237454 | STACKABLE HELIOSTAT FRAME STRUCTURE - A heliostat includes a pedestal, a transmission system, a frame assembly, and a mirror assembly. The frame assembly generally includes a first frame set and a second frame set mounted to the transmission system which is mounted upon the pedestal. Each frame set includes a stackable inner frame assembly and a stackable outer frame assembly. Each stackable inner frame assembly is identical and each stackable outer frame assembly is identical such that a multiple of inner frames and a multiple of outer frames are readily stackable in a nested arrangement for storage and transport. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237455 | LIGHT RECEIVING APPARATUS - A light receiving apparatus includes a holder made of metal and a light receiving element that is attached to the holder, receives laser light reflected by an information medium, and outputs an electric signal. The light receiving element is constructed of a bare chip, is attached to the holder, and parts of the light receiving element aside from a part on which the laser light is incident are sealed using resin. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237456 | Method And Apparatus For Observing A Specimen - A method and device for observing a specimen, in which a convergent electron beam is irradiated and scanned from a desired direction, on a surface of a calibration substrate on which a pattern with a known shape is formed, and a beam SEM image of the pattern formed on the calibration substrate is obtained. An actual direction of the electron beam irradiated on the surface of the calibration substrate is calculated by use of the information about an apparent geometric deformation of the known shape on the SEM image, and the actual direction of the electron beam to the desired is adjusted direction by using information of the calculated direction. The pattern with the known shape formed on the calibration substrate has a crystal plane formed by anisotropic chemical etching | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237457 | Method and apparatus for chromatography mass spectrometry - The results of mass spectrometry are compared; correspondences are established between individual components contained in different samples; the results of establishment of correspondences are checked; and varying components are extracted. At least two samples are compared with respect to the ion intensity corresponding to retention times and mass-to-charge ratios obtained by chromatography-mass spectrometry on the samples having a plurality of components. In ion groups observed as mass spectra, a correspondence between the retention times at which the same component is supposed to be observed is established by determining coincidence between the mass-to-charge ratios and determining that the ion intensity fall within a designated variation. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237458 | AUTOMATED MASS SPECTRAL IDENTIFICATION - An automated or fully automated mass spectral system and a method of operating the system to identify a sample ion or compound. The system includes at least one computer addressable holder for at least one of standard and sample; at least one mass spectrometer configured to acquire one of continuum, profile, and raw mode mass spectral data; a computer system including a first software component to control introduction of at least one of the sample and the standard, data acquisition, and data analysis; a second software component for performing a mass spectral calibration involving at least m/z value, to report at least one of accurate mass, a list of possible elemental compositions, and a measurement statistic; and a third software component capable of acting on reported result or measurement statistic to change at least one of the introduction of at least one of the sample and the standard, data acquisition, data analysis, reported result, and measurement statistic. A computer readable medium having computer readable program code therein for use in the method or system. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237459 | Ion source and mass spectrometer instrument using the same - An ion source includes a body having a gas passage and an orifice. A capillary is inserted into the gas passage so that a tip portion of the capillary extends into the orifice. A gas supplier supplies a gas into the gas passage to form a gas flow through the gas passage along the capillary and through the orifice past a tip of the capillary so that the gas flow sprays a sample solution flowing through the capillary from the tip of the capillary. A flow controller regulates a pressure of the gas in the gas passage to adjust a characteristic value F/S to a predetermined value, where F is a flow rate of the gas flow at standard conditions (20.degree. C., 1 atmosphere), and S is a difference between a cross section of the orifice and a cross section of the tip portion of the capillary in the orifice. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237460 | METHOD FOR MASKLESS PARTICLE-BEAM EXPOSURE - For maskless irradiating a target with a beam of energetic electrically charged particles using a pattern definition means with a plurality of apertures and imaging the apertures in the pattern definition means onto a target which moves (v) relative to the pattern definition means laterally to the axis, the location of the image is moved along with the target, for a pixel exposure period within which a distance of relative movement of the target is covered which is at least a multiple of the width (w) of the aperture images as measured on the target, and after said pixel exposure period the location of the beam image is changed, which change of location generally compensates the overall movement of the location of the beam image. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237461 | Autofocus method in a scanning electron microscope - In an autofocus method, an electron beam is scanned onto a subject through a condensing member. A setting condition of the condensing member is changed within a first range. An image evaluation value is measured using a secondary electron current from the subject according to the setting condition within the first range. A second range adjacent to the first range and including the setting condition corresponding to the first maximum is set when a first maximum of the image evaluation value is not a peak value. The setting condition is changed within the second range. An image evaluation value is measured using a secondary electron current according to the setting condition within the second range. The condensing member is set with the setting condition corresponding to a second maximum of the image evaluation value when the second maximum value is the peak value. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237462 | Semiconductor Testing Method and Semiconductor Tester - A semiconductor testing method capable of quickly counting semiconductor cells with accuracy is achieved. Since an SEM is adjusted in a specific condition, the rotation axis of a stage and the axis of an optical system are deviated from each other in a different observation environment and a different adjustment environment. The deviation between the axes is easily adjusted in each observation environment, so that the deviation is reduced. A seemingly horizontal or vertical line is drawn with a mouse and raster rotation is performed in alignment with the closer axis. After that, the stage is horizontally moved, pattern matching is performed on an image on a position where the image should be disposed, and an angle is adjusted. The stage is moved evenly along the X-axis and the Y-axis, achieving a movement to a destination like a straight line. In synchronization with the smooth movement of the stage, a cell | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237463 | Monochromator and scanning electron microscope using the same - An invention providing a scanning electron microscope composed of a monochromator capable of high resolution, monochromatizing the energy and reducing chromatic aberrations without significantly lowering the electrical current strength of the primary electron beam. A scanning electron microscope is installed with a pair of sectorial magnetic and electrical fields having opposite deflection directions to focus the electron beam and then limit the energy width by means of slits, and another pair of sectorial magnetic and electrical fields of the same shape is installed at a position forming a symmetrical mirror versus the surface containing the slits. This structure acts to cancel out energy dispersion at the object point and symmetrical mirror positions, and by spatially contracting the point-converged spot beam with a converging lens system, improves the image resolution of the scanning electron microscope. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237464 | Transmission electron microscope micro-grid and method for making the same - A transmission electron microscope (TEM) micro-grid includes a metallic grid and a carbon nanotube film structure covered thereon. A method for making a TEM micro-grid includes the steps of: (a) providing an array of carbon nanotubes, quite suitably, providing a super-aligned array of carbon nanotubes; (b) drawing a carbon nanotube film from the array of carbon nanotubes; (c) covering the carbon nanotube film on a metallic grid, and treating the carbon nanotube film and the metallic grid with an organic solvent. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237465 | Scanning electron microscope - A scanning electron microscope can discriminate secondary particles in a desired energy region by band-pass and detect the secondary particles with a high yield point. Even when a lens | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237466 | Apparatus and Method for Analyzing Relative Outward Flow Characterizations of Fabricated Features - An apparatus and method for characterizing gas flow through features fabricated in a hollow part. A pressure regulated cooled gas is applied to an interior of the part to the features fabricated in the part. At the same time, a pressure regulated heated gas is applied to an exterior part skin; and the heated gas has a controlled temperature differential from the pressure regulated cooled gas applied to the part interior. An infrared signature of escaping gas and the surrounding part skin is analyzed by a classification method to identify acceptable and unacceptable fabricated features. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237467 | BOLOMETER-TYPE THZ-WAVE DETECTOR - In a micro-bridge structure in which a temperature detecting portion (diaphragm) including a bolometer thin film is supported by a supporting portion in a state floated from a circuit substrate, a reflective film reflecting a THz wave is formed on the circuit substrate, an absorbing film absorbing the THz wave is formed on the temperature detecting portion, and an optical resonance structure is formed by the reflective film and temperature detecting portion. A gap between the reflective film and temperature detecting portion measures approximately ¼ infrared wavelength (e.g., 1.5 to 2.5 μm). Sheet resistance of the temperature detecting portion is set in a range in which an absorptance of the THz wave becomes a predetermined value or above on the basis of the THz wave (approximately 10-100 Ω/sq.). The absorptance of the THz wave is drastically improved while using the structure and manufacturing technique of a bolometer-type infrared detector. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237468 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - This disclosure concerns a solid-state imaging device including a pixel thermally separated from a substrate; a heat conduction switch having one end connected to the substrate and other end capable of contacting to the substrate or the pixel, the heat conduction switch changing over a state of the pixel to one of a first state and a second state, the first state being a state in which the pixel is thermally isolated from the substrate by causing the other end of the heat conduction switch to contact with the substrate, the second state being a state in which the pixel is thermally shorted to the substrate by causing the other end of the heat conduction switch to contact with the pixel; and a signal detector detecting a difference between the signal voltage of the pixel in the first state and the signal voltage of the pixel in the second state. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237469 | BOLOMETER-TYPE THz-WAVE DETECTOR - In a bolometer-type THz-wave detector in a micro-bridge structure in which a temperature detecting portion (diaphragm) including a bolometer thin film is supported by a supporting portion in a state suspended from a circuit substrate, a member (dielectric cover) made of a dielectric material for efficiently collecting a THz wave is added to an upper part of the temperature detecting portion, and when a refractive index of the dielectric cover is n, thickness is t, and a wavelength of the THz wave is λ, a setting is made so as to have nt>λ, and a gap between the dielectric cover and the temperature detecting portion is set at integral multiples of λ/2. By this arrangement, an absorption of the THz wave can be improved using a structure and manufacturing method of a bolometer-type infrared detector, and a high-performance bolometer-type THz-wave detector can be manufactured with a high yield. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237470 | Polymeric composite scintillators and method for making same - A scintillation detector comprising nano-scale particles of a scintillation compound embedded in a plastic matrix is provided. The nano-scale particles may be made from metal oxides, metal oxyhalides, metal oxysulfides, or metal halides. Methods are provided for preparing the nano-scale particles. The particles may be coated with organic compounds or polymers prior to incorporation in the plastic matrix. A technique for matching the refractive index of the plastic matrix with the nano-scale particles by incorporating nano-scale particles of titanium dioxide is also provided. The scintillator may be coupled with one or more photodetectors to form a scintillation detection system. The scintillation detection system may be adapted for use in X-ray and radiation imaging devices, such as digital X-ray imaging, mammography, CT, PET, or SPECT, or may be used in radiation security detectors or subterranean radiation detectors. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237471 | Interface for Component Identification, Communication and Power Supply Between Interchangeable System Components - A contactless and battery-less interface for component identification and remote sensing is disclosed. The interface includes a near-field electromagnetic coupling for electrical power transfer and a full duplex optical coupling for bi-directional serial communication interface. The interface provides a low-cost and low-power Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC) microcontroller with a minimum of components and a low production cost, wherein a communication and power interface can be provided between components such as a gamma camera head and a collimator, without requiring electrical contacts between interface circuit assemblies on the respective parts. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237472 | Adjustable collimators method and system - Embodiments relate to collimator assemblies having one or more apertures therein. At least one of the one or more apertures has an aperture size that is configured for adjustment during an examination. The collimator assembly is configured so that gamma rays can pass through the one or more apertures, but the remainder of the collimator assembly is substantially gamma ray absorbent. Embodiments also related to imaging systems and methods of imaging. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237473 | Adjustable slit collimators method and system - Embodiments relate to a slit collimator assembly including a first set of panels spaced at least partially around a longitudinal axis of the collimator assembly and extending generally parallel to the longitudinal axis. The slit collimator assembly further includes a second set of panels spaced at least partially around longitudinal axis of the collimator assembly and extending generally parallel to the longitudinal axis. The first set of panels and the second set of panels are arranged to define one or more slit apertures. The slit collimator assembly is configured so that movement of at least one of the first set of panels or the second set of panels adjusts an aperture size of at least one of the one or more slit apertures. The slit collimator assembly is configured so that gamma rays can pass through the one or more slit apertures, but the remainder of the collimator assembly is substantially gamma ray absorbent. Embodiments also relate to imaging systems and methods of changing collimator performance. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237474 | SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTODIODE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, RADIATION DETECTION DEVICE, AND RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS - A semiconductor photodiode includes: an insulative substrate; a first conductivity type semiconductor layer formed on the insulative substrate; an i-type semiconductor layer formed on the first conductivity type semiconductor layer; a second conductivity type semiconductor layer formed on the i-type semiconductor layer; and a metal electrode. The metal electrode is provided between the insulative substrate and the first conductivity type semiconductor layer so that a peripheral face of the metal electrode is located inside a peripheral face of the first conductivity type semiconductor layer. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237475 | Digital Identification and Vector Quantization Methods and Systems for Detector Crystal Recognition in Radiation Detection Machines - A digital method and system allowing crystal identification in radiation detector machines is described. The crystal identification is based on recognition of radiation detector signal shape through discrimination of detector signal's dynamic characteristics. The digital method is based on recursive and non-recursive algorithms, such as adaptive filtering combined or not with quantization methods. These digital algorithms, commonly used in other engineering applications, were modified and tailored for radiation detection. Although the method was specially designed for crystal identification measurement, which is exemplified here, it can effectively recognize the detector signal shape in any radiation detection context. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237476 | ADJUSTABLE PINHOLE COLLIMATORS METHOD AND SYSTEM - Embodiments relate to pinhole collimator assemblies having one or more adjustable size pinhole apertures therein. The pinhole collimator assembly is configured so that gamma rays can pass through the collimator assembly, but the remainder of the collimator assembly is substantially gamma ray absorbent. Embodiments also relate to imaging systems and methods of adjusting pinhole collimator performance. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237477 | X-Ray Detector Fabrication Methods and Apparatus Therefrom - A method of fabricating a detector includes providing a photodiode part, providing a scintillator part, at least one of the photodiode part and the scintillator part including a non-active portion and an active portion, placing a first adhesive such that the first adhesive contacts the active portion when the detector is assembled, placing a second adhesive such that the second adhesive contacts the non-active portion when the detector is assembled, the second adhesive having a faster cure time than the first adhesive, and biasing the photodiode part and the scintillator part toward each other until the second adhesive has cured. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237478 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING A RADIATION IMAGE - A direction determination processor outputs imaging direction information representing the direction of an electronic cassette with respect to a subject during imaging of the subject. An image direction judging unit generates image direction information representing the direction of image data with respect to a reading direction in which a radiation detector is read, based on the imaging direction information, or based on the imaging direction information, imaging order information and a template. An image displaying direction determining unit generates displaying direction information, which represents a displaying direction of the image data on a display screen or a display device. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237479 | RADIATION IMAGE DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A radiation image detection method including the steps of: detecting from a radiation image detector including multitudes of pixels disposed two-dimensionally, each having a TFT switch, an analog image signal of each pixel flowing out through each data line by sequentially switching ON the TFT switches connected to each scanning line on a scanning line-by-scanning line basis; detecting an analog leak level flowing out through each data line with the TFT switches connected to each of the scanning lines being switched OFF each time before switching ON the TFT switches on a scanning line-by-scanning line basis when converting the detected analog image signal to a digital image signal and outputting; and correcting the analog image signal before being converted to the digital image signal based on the leak level. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237480 | Imaging of materials - An apparatus and method for obtaining an image of an object. The apparatus comprises a radiation source and a series of two to five linear detectors spaced therefrom to define a scanning zone; means to cause an object to move relative to and through the scanning zone; a direct image generation apparatus to generate an image from the output of a linear detector; an intermediate image generation apparatus configured to generate at least one intermediate image from an adjacent pair of linear detectors, by processing the output of the pair of detectors and generating an image representative of an output intermediate between the two said detector outputs; the image apparatus adapted such that at least five and preferably at least six images are generated in total; an image display adapted successively to display such images and thus display the monocular movement parallax between the images. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237481 | Corrosion barrier layer for photoconductive X-ray imagers - Improved corrosion resistance for direct X-ray imaging detectors is obtained by providing a pixelated, electrically conductive barrier layer between the X-ray sensitive material and the pixel electrodes. Each barrier layer can cover part or all of its corresponding pixel electrode. In cases where pixel electrodes makes contact to underlying circuitry through vertical vias, it is preferred for the barrier layers to cover the via sections of the pixel electrodes. The barrier layers for each pixel electrode can be spaced apart from each other, or they can all be included within a continuous film on top of the pixel electrodes. Such a continuous film can be pixelated by spatially modulating its properties (e.g., thickness, doping) to significantly reduce lateral conductivity from pixel to pixel. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237482 | Variable collimation in radiation detection - Apparatus for detecting radiation emitted from a number of volume elements of a body. The apparatus includes a first plurality of detector elements, each detector element being configured to output signals indicative of an intensity of radiation that is incident thereon. The apparatus also includes a first plurality of adjustable collimator channels, each adjustable collimator channel being associated with and being positioned between a respective detector element and the body, each adjustable collimator channel having a second plurality of dimensional configurations defining respective different sets of the volume elements from which emitted radiation impinges on the respective detector element. A processor computes a radiation intensity from at least a portion of the volume elements in response to the signals output by the detector elements in at least two of the dimensional configurations of the adjustable collimator channels. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237483 | Carbon nanotube electron gun - An electron gun, an electron source for an electron gun, an extractor for an electron gun, and a respective method for producing the electron gun, the electron source and the extractor are disclosed. Embodiments provide an electron source utilizing a carbon nanotube (CNT) bonded to a substrate for increased stability, reliability, and durability. An extractor with an aperture in a conductive material is used to extract electrons from the electron source, where the aperture may substantially align with the CNT of the electron source when the extractor and electron source are mated to form the electron gun. The electron source and extractor may have alignment features for aligning the electron source and the extractor, thereby bringing the aperture and CNT into substantial alignment when assembled. The alignment features may provide and maintain this alignment during operation to improve the field emission characteristics and overall system stability of the electron gun. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237484 | Plasma Source - A plasma source, particularly for disinfection of wounds, comprising: an ionization chamber having an inlet for introducing a gas into the ionization chamber and further having an outlet for dispensing the ionized gas onto an object; several ionization electrodes being disposed within the ionization chamber for ionizing the gas and a predetermined ratio of the electrode-electrode distance on the one hand and the electrode-wall distance on the other hand, wherein the ratio is in a range approximately between about 1.8 and about 2.2. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237485 | Integrated optical neutron detector - A system and method for detecting radiation from a source in a container is disclosed. A continuous optical fiber path is disposed in a medium which is part of or associated with a container and which totally encapsulates the inside volumetric space of the container. The optical fiber path provides a volumetric mass of optical fiber which is reactive to radiation from a radiation source in the container to cause an irreversible change in the light carrying capacity or other characteristic of the optical fiber. A light source is coupled to one end of the optical fiber path for introducing light having a predetermined characteristic. A light detector is coupled to the other end of the optical path for receiving light from the optical path. A circuit is coupled to the light detector and is operative to detect a change in the predetermined characteristic of the light and to provide an indication thereof in a fail-safe manner. The extraction of a radiation signal from background radiation noise is achieved using geometric methodologies. The detection system is operative to facilitate the detection of low level flux of thermalized neutrons. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237486 | Substrate Handling Device for a Charged Particle Beam System - An electron beam lithography system includes a main chamber ( | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237487 | MULTIPLE DIRECTIONAL SCANS OF TEST STRUCTURES ON SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS - Disclosed is a method of inspecting a sample. The sample is scanned in a first direction with at least one particle beam. The sample is scanned in a second direction with at least one particle beam. The second direction is at an angle to the first direction. The number of defects per an area of the sample are found as a result of the first scan, and the position of one or more of the found defects is determined from the second scan. In a specific embodiment, the sample includes a test structure having a plurality of test elements thereon. A first portion of the test elements is exposed to the beam during the first scan to identify test elements having defects, and a second portion of the test elements is exposed during the second scan to isolate and characterize the defect. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237488 | Method to Analyze Physical and Chemical Properties on the Surface Layer of a Solid - The present invention relates generally to a method for analyzing the surface and the near-surface layers of a solid and, more specifically, to a method that utilizes activating actions to analyze the physical and the chemical properties of the layers. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237489 | LIGHTING OPTICAL APPARATUS AND SAMPLE INSPECTION APPARATUS - A lighting optical apparatus using a deep ultraviolet light source that are easy to adjust due to a configuration with fewer components, has high illuminant and illuminant uniformity on an irradiated surface are provided. The apparatus has a deep ultraviolet light source from which deep ultraviolet rays are emitted, a first double-sided cylindrical lens which has a cylindrical lens array on both sides with a configuration of cylinder axes intersecting at right angles, a second double-sided cylindrical lens which has a cylindrical lens array on both sides with a configuration of cylinder axes intersecting at right angles, and a condenser lens. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237490 | Exposure device - The present invention presents an exposure device, which includes an object stage on which the object is to be set, at least one aperture member for splitting a light beam from an optical source into first and second light beams, first and second spatial light modulators for spatially modulating the first and second light beams, respectively, first and second projection optical systems for irradiating the object with the first and second light beams, at least one first optical sensor for detecting intensity of the light beam from the optical source, one or more second optical sensors for detecting intensities of the first and second light beams from the first and second projection optical systems, respectively, and a decision section for diagnosing status of a route between the aperture member and the object, based on the results of the first and second sensors. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237491 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR SYSTEMATIC NON-UNIFORMITY CORRECTION USING A GAS CLUSTER ION BEAM - Embodiments of an apparatus and methods for correcting systematic non-uniformities using a gas cluster ion beam are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237492 | METHODS AND PROCESSING SYSTEMS FOR USING A GAS CLUSTER ION BEAM TO OFFSET SYSTEMATIC NON-UNIFORMITIES IN WORKPIECES PROCESSED IN A PROCESS TOOL - Embodiments of an apparatus and methods for offsetting systematic non-uniformities using a gas cluster ion beam are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237493 | ELECTRON BEAM LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM - An electron beam lithography method is provided for sequentially irradiating an electron beam deflected by a deflector on a shot-by-shot basis to draw a pattern on a surface of a sample mounted on a stage. This method includes the step of irradiating the electron beam on the sample surface as a combination of shots each irradiated in one of rectangular or square regions having the same area and different shapes, in order to draw a correction pattern. This method also includes the steps of correcting the shape of the electron beam based on the drawn correction pattern, and drawing a pattern using the shape-corrected electron beam. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237494 | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM FOR PROTON BEAM THERAPY SYSTEM - In a complex, multi-processor software controlled system, such as proton beam therapy system (PBTS), it may be important to provide treatment configurable parameters that are easily modified by an authorized user to prepare the software controlled systems for various modes of operation. This particular invention relates to a configuration management system for the PBTS that utilizes a database to maintain data and configuration parameters and also to generate and distribute system control files that can be used by the PBTS for treatment delivery. The use of system control files reduces the adverse effects of single point failures in the database by allowing the PBTS to function independently from the database. The PBTS accesses the data, parameters, and control settings from the database through the system control files, which insures that the data and configuration parameters are accessible when and if single point failures occur with respect to the database. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237495 | Particle Therapy System - A particle therapy system for irradiating a volume of a patient to be irradiated with high-energy particles is provided. The system includes a radiation outlet of a radiation delivery and acceleration system from which a particle beam exits in order to interact with the patient positioned in an irradiation position; an imaging device for verifying the position of the volume to be irradiated in relation to the particle beam; and a patient-positioning device with which the patient can be brought into the irradiation position for irradiation. The imaging device checks the position of the volume to be irradiated in an imaging position of the patient that is spatially remote from the irradiation position, and the patient-positioning device automatically changes position between imaging position and irradiation position. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237496 | Techniques for Improving the Performance and Extending the Lifetime of an Ion Source with Gas Mixing - Techniques improving the performance and extending the lifetime of an ion source with gas mixing are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for improving performance and extending lifetime of an ion source in an ion implanter. The method may comprise introducing a predetermined amount of dopant gas into an ion source chamber. The dopant gas may comprise a dopant species. The method may also comprise introducing a predetermined amount of diluent gas into the ion source chamber. The diluent gas may dilute the dopant gas to improve the performance and extend the lifetime of the ion source. The diluent gas may further comprise a co-species that is the same as the dopant species. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237497 | PIXELATED MODULATION OF ILLUMINATION PUPIL IMAGE - The present invention describes a method of conditioning radiation upstream from a reticle including: pixelating the radiation, the pixelating involving partitioning into pixels; modulating a first set of the pixels to configure for openings; modulating a second set of the pixels to outline for specific features of the openings; modulating a third set of the pixels to correct for local non-uniformities; modulating a fourth set of the pixels to compensate for global non-uniformities; and modulating a fifth set of the pixels to establish for gray scale. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237498 | High-efficiency, low-debris short-wavelength light sources - This invention relates generally to short-wavelength radiation from laser-produced and discharged produced plasmas, and more particularly to efficient systems and methods for obtaining short-wavelength radiation. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237499 | Pulsed Power System Including a Plasma Opening Switch - A pulsed power system has an inductive energy storage circuit ( | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237500 | THERMO-OPTICALLY FUNCTIONAL COMPOSITIONS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MAKING - A thermo-optically functional composition is disclosed. The composition includes components A, B, C, and D, and has a thermal emission or reflection spectrum that is altered with respect to a thermal emission or reflection spectrum of a composition AB | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237501 | EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION GENERATING METHOD - High temperature plasma raw material ( | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237502 | System and Method of Identifying Eluant Amounts Supplied to a Radioisotope Generator - The invention, is directed to a system including a shielded container ( | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237503 | FUEL CONTAMINANT LIGHT SENSOR - A fuel contaminant sensor is provided. The fuel containment sensor includes a fluid reservoir having an inlet and an outlet. A light source for projecting a light beam through the fluid reservoir is disposed on the fluid reservoir. A light beam detector for receiving the light beam projected through the fluid reservoir is disposed opposite the light source. A controller is provided for activating the light source and for receiving an output of the light beam detector. An interruption of the light beam inhibits the light beam detector from receiving the light beam. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237504 | POSITION DETECTING DEVICE - A position detecting devices includes a scale, a sensor, and a control section. The scale has a plurality of light emitting elements located at spacings along a direction in which a movable member is moved. Mounted on the member, the sensor detects light from at least one of the elements within a predetermined detection range longer than a largest one of the spacings, and outputs a light reception signal according to a position where the light is received within the range. The control section drives the elements individually, receives the signal from the sensor, and has a storage section for storing information on positions of the elements in the scale. Upon receipt of the signal, the control section retrieves from the storage section information on a located position of one of the light emitting elements that is being driven, and calculates a position of the member based on the retrieved information and the received signal. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237505 | Method and System for Image Processing for Profiling with Uncoded Structured Light - A 3D scanning apparatus configured to image a physical entity comprises a radiation projector for projecting a plurality of radiation stripes onto the physical entity, a detector for detecting striped radiation received from the physical entity; and a data storage device for storing the received radiation as a pixellated bitmap image, the apparatus characterised in that the physical entity, the radiation projector and the detector are geometrically arranged to constrain the number of times that each received stripe is permitted to occur in a given pixel row of the bitmap, the geometrica) constraint determining a stored occlusion classification comprising a plurality of types of occlusions and the apparatus additionally comprising an occlusion type processing means configured to utilise the classification for detecting the various types of occlusions in said received image data. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237506 | Integrated Puf - In a device for providing challenge-response pairs a radiation detection element, a challenge-modifying element and preferably also a light source are arranged on the same side of an imaginary plane, which separates said radiation-detecting element from a radiation scattering element. Hence, generation of a speckle pattern having a desired minimum speckle size is facilitated and a more easily assembled device is provided. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237507 | RADIATION IMAGE RECORDING SYSTEM - The radiation image recording system includes a radiation source irradiating a subject with radiation to record a subject's radiation image; a solid-state radiation detector detecting the radiation from the radiation source; a memory storing calibration information of the radiation image detected by the solid-state radiation detector; an image processor subjecting recorded data of the radiation image to image corrections based on the calibration information; stabilizing time monitor checking time elapsed since start of power application to the radiation detector; and a controller setting a recording mode of the radiation image based on information on the elapsed time. When the information on the elapsed time indicates that a specified stabilizing time has elapsed, the controller causes the radiation detector to undergo a calibration to acquire new calibration information and causes the memory to store the acquired new calibration information to which the stored calibration information is updated. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237508 | RADIATION IMAGE DETECTION APPARATUS, RESIDUAL CHARGE AMOUNT ESTIMATION METHOD FOR USE WITH THE APPARATUS AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - A residual charge amount estimation method including the steps of: providing a radiation image detector including pixels, scanning lines, and data lines, each pixel having a collection electrode, a capacitor, and a TFT switch; detecting a leak current flowing out through each data line with the TFT switches being switched OFF; reading out an image signal flowing out through each data line by sequentially switching ON the TFT switches connected to each scanning line on a scanning line-by-scanning line basis; calculating an average leak current per unit saturated pixel from the leak current detected from at least one of the data lines on which a saturated pixel having a saturated value of the image signal is found and the number of saturated pixels; and estimating the amount of residual charges remaining in the unit saturated pixel based on the average leak current. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237509 | Piping Member - A piping device includes a body, a tube accommodated in the body and defining a flow passage, coupling members each having an insert portion, at one end thereof, to be inserted into the tube in a watertight state, a connecting portion at the other end thereof, and a flange portion at the central part thereof, and holding members each formed with a through hole at the central part thereof. The through hole of the holding member includes, at one end thereof, an expanded-diameter portion having a hole diameter larger than the remaining portion of the through hole. The insert portion of each of the coupling members is fitted into the expanded-diameter portion of the corresponding holding member with the tube passed through the through hole of the holding members and each of the insert portions of the coupling members inserted into each of the two ends of the tube, and the flange portion of each of the coupling members and the corresponding holding member pressed into contact with each other are fitted in a fitting groove formed on the body. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237510 | Valve device for air compressor - An air compressor includes a cylinder housing having an outlet tube, a piston slidably received in the cylinder housing and having a piston rod and a bore, and a motor coupled to the piston for moving the piston relative to the cylinder housing in a reciprocating action, in order to generate pressurized air. A valve device includes one side secured to the piston, an inner peripheral slot formed between two blade members, and two coupling members coupling the two ends or two sides of the blade members together for increasing a resilience of the blade members and for preventing the valve device from being bent or distorted or deformed when the piston is moved in a very high speed relative to the cylinder housing. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237511 | Pneumatic Retarder Actuator Valve - The present invention pertains to an electro-pneumatic retarder control (EPRC) valve for a pneumatic retarder that controls the speed of railroad cars in a marshaling yard. The EPRC valve has a housing that generally encloses and protects its various components. The housing has a lid that can be opened to gain access to a control panel mounted on an interior door. The control panel includes a display, keyboard and programmable logic controller or PLC module that can be adjusted to set the desired pressure levels of the retarder. The EPRC valve has a modular pressure control assembly that includes an intake and exhaust manifold, a retarder supply and return manifold and several interchangeable control lines formed by like-shaped control valves and components. A pilot air control assembly enables the PLC module to selectively open and close the control valves and lines to deliver or release pressurized air to the retarder. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237512 | VALVE APPARATUS - A valve apparatus includes a body, a sleeve and a shaft. The sleeve is connected to the body by screwing. The shaft is telescoped into the sleeve. The body and the sleeve both have at least one locking portion corresponding to each other. The valve apparatus uses locking portions disposed at the junction of the body and the sleeve to lock their relative position, thereby improving the reliability of the connection. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237513 | RECTANGULAR GATE VALVE - A rectangular gate valve having an improved driving action is disclosed. The rectangular gate valve of the present invention includes a sealing member, which opens or closes a wafer moving passage, a main shaft, which is coupled to the sealing member and has a guide member, and a housing bracket, which has a first guide slot, into which the guide member is inserted. The gate valve further includes a valve drive unit, which is provided in the housing bracket and has an air cylinder, a piston, a piston shaft, a moving unit and a connection link. The gate valve further includes a guide bracket, which has a vertical bracket, a second guide slot and a horizontal bracket. The gate valve further includes a guide link, which is moved along the second guide slot to guide movement of the main shaft. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237514 | Flow Control Valve and Cylinder Apparatus Having the Same - Inside a cartridge-type cylindrical casing ( | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237515 | DESIGN OF A NOISE SUPPRESSION WEDGE FOR A BUTTERFLY OUTFLOW VALVE - A noise suppression wedge for a butterfly valve comprises a wedge-shaped structure having a plurality of fingers and a plurality of slots. The noise suppression wedge is positioned in contact with the butterfly plate and reduces noise by disrupting the flow through the valve. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237516 | Sensing Device - An electronically controlled valve ( | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237517 | Method and system for controlling a valve device - A system and method are disclosed for controlling the positioning of a movable member of a valve device by an electric actuator. A model is used to generate estimates for the position and velocity of the movable valve member that result from an actuator control signal being applied to drive the electric actuator. The actuator control signal comprises a feedback control signal combined with a feedforward control signal. The feedback control signal is generated based upon a difference between the estimated and actual positions of the movable valve member, while the feedforward control signal is generated based upon the desired position, the estimated position, and the estimated velocity. The feedforward signal is adjusted to cause the estimated velocity to approximately follow a defined maximum deceleration velocity trajectory as the estimated position of the movable valve member moves to the desired position. An exemplary embodiment is presented where the principles of the invention are applied to the control of an electronic throttle valve. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237518 | HYDRAULIC PUMP - A hydraulic pump includes a housing, a seat portion, and a valve element. The housing has a compression chamber and a fluid passage. The seat portion is provided midway through the fluid passage. The valve element is located between the compression chamber and the fluid passage. The valve element is a closed-end cylindrical member having a bottom portion, a cylindrical portion, and an opening end arranged in this order. The cylindrical portion is located farther away from the seat portion than the bottom portion. The valve element is seated to the seat portion at the bottom portion. A stopper substantially closes the opening end when making contact with the opening end to regulate movement of the valve element. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237519 | Terminal structure of coil system - A terminal structure of a coil system includes a coil and a terminal having a fusing portion. The coil includes a rectangular conductive wire covered with a dielectric film, and a bobbin around which the conductive wire is wound. The conductive wire includes a coil lead wire taken out from the coil. The fusing portion is connected electrically by fusing to an end portion of the lead wire, and includes a first planar portion contacting a surface of the end portion. The fusing portion is folded from the first planar portion in a thickness direction of the first planar portion to form a folded piece having a second planar portion and opposed to the first planar portion. The end portion is placed between the first and second planar portions such that a predetermined crushing allowance of the end portion is crushed entirely in a width direction of the end portion. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237520 | SOLENOID VALVE AND FUEL INJECTION VALVE HAVING THE SAME - A solenoid valve includes a movable core, a magnetic opposed portion opposed to the movable core, a nonmagnetic cylindrical portion, a first magnetic cylindrical portion axially close to the movable core, and a second magnetic cylindrical portion located radially outside of the magnetic opposed portion. The nonmagnetic cylindrical portion surrounds radially outside of a gap between the magnetic opposed portion and the movable core. A coil is provided radially outside of the nonmagnetic cylindrical portion. A thickness t of the nonmagnetic cylindrical portion, a cross-sectional area S | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237521 | MULTI-PURPOSE EXHAUST VALVE SPRING - An exhaust valve includes a valve body that is fixed for rotation with a shaft supported by at least one bushing. A single spring is used to bias the shaft to hold the valve body in a valve closed position, and to exert an axial load on the shaft to seal the shaft against the bushing to prevent exhaust gas leakage. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237522 | THREE-POSITION SELECTOR VALVE - A selector valve ( | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237523 | Valve with Outlet Duct - A valve has a first duct and a second duct at right angles to the first duct. The first duct opens into a connecting portion of the second duct, defining an intersection that forms a seat for a valve disk that slides in the connecting portion in a direction at right angles to the seat between a closed position and an open position. The connecting portion has two flat walls facing one another and connected by an end wall. The first duct opens onto one of the flat walls. The end wall partially surrounds the valve disk parallel to the a direction of sliding at a distance from an edge of the valve disk that is such that, for the open position, the end wall defines with the edge of the valve disk and the seat a passage. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237524 | VALVE FOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM - A valve for an anti-lock brake system is capable of reducing the cost of production through structural improvement of a valve housing. The valve includes a valve core, an armature located below the valve core and having a ball, a cylindrical sleeve coupled to the valve core and armature and guiding the armature to move backward and forward, a first elastic member installed between the valve core and the armature, a valve housing coupled to the sleeve and having a longitudinal hollow space, a seat plunger movably installed in the hollow space and having a first orifice, a second elastic member installed between the seat plunger and the valve housing, a seat having an outlet and a second orifice that communicates with the first orifice, and a seat housing coupled to the valve housing and the seat, supporting the valve housing and the seat spaced apart from each other, and having an inlet between the valve housing and the seat. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237525 | FUEL SELECTOR VALVE - A fuel selector valve ( | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237526 | Flap Valve - A valve has a first duct, a second duct into which the first duct opens, thereby defining an intersection that forms a seat at right angles to the first duct for a valve disk that slides in the second duct at right angles to the seat between a closed position and an open position, and an actuator for operating the valve disk between its two positions. For the open position, the actuator is controlled to bring the valve disk into close proximity to a wall of the second duct facing the seat. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237527 | VALVE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A NON-METALLIC VALVE FLOWBODY AND AN ESD BONDING CONNECTION - A valve assembly is provided including a thermoplastic injection molded flow body and an electrical bonding connection providing a bonding path between the thermoplastic injection molded flow body and an external ground point. The thermoplastic injection molded flow body is formed of a resin having a fill matrix suspended therein. The electrical bonding connection includes either a metallic saddle and a retaining bolt, mechanically retaining the metallic saddle to a support rib of the valve flow body or a metallic threaded insert molded into the at least one support rib and a retaining bolt inserted into mating threads of the metallic threaded insert. The electrical bonding connection provides a bonding path between the valve flow body and an external ground point. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237528 | Multi-port free flow valve and element - A multi-port valve arrangement and removable valve element for use in sanitary environments that comprises at least three ports formed by the joining of at least two valve casing bodies at angles necessary to accommodate multiple connecting fluid streams. A seamless, flexible element is used within the valve arrangement to connect the fluid streams. The valve casings may be hinged on one side to permit removal of the top portion of the valve casings and removal/exchange of the flexible element without complete disassembly of the valve casing and without the use of tools. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237529 | Sprayable Acoustic Compositions - The invention relates to sprayable acoustic compositions, production processes and uses. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237530 | Piezoelectric ceramic composition - A piezoelectric ceramic composition that acquires excellent piezoelectric properties even when it is fired at a low temperature is offered. The piezoelectric ceramic composition possesses a composition corresponding to a solid solution that contains a first compound having a rhombohedral crystal-based perovskite structure, a second compound having a tetragonal crystal-based perovskite structure, and a third compound. The third compound is a compound oxide containing Bi as a first component element, Fe or Mn as a second component element, and a hexavalent metallic element as a third component element. The hexavalent metallic element is at least one kind selected from W and Mo. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237531 | Piezoelectric ceramic composition - A piezoelectric ceramic composition having a large piezoelectric constant (d) and as well having a large Qm value is to be provided. The piezoelectric ceramic composition aimed at has a composition corresponding to a solid solution containing a first compound possessing a rhombohedral crystal-based perovskite structure, a second compound possessing a tetragonal crystal-based perovskite structure, and a third compound. The third compound is a compound oxide containing Bi as a first component element, Mn as a second component element, and a tetravalent metallic element or a pentavalent metallic element as a third component element. The tetravalent metallic element is at least one member selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf, and Sn. The pentavalent metallic element is at least one member selected from the group consisting of Nb, Ta, and Sb. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237532 | POWDER MAGNETIC CORE - The object of the present invention is to provide a powder magnetic core having higher dielectric withstand voltage properties than conventional powder magnetic cores, while keeping magnetic permeability at a similar or higher level than in conventional powder magnetic cores. In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a powder magnetic core containing a magnetic material powder and a binder resin, wherein the apparent density D of the powder magnetic core, the abundance E of the magnetic material powder in the surface of the powder magnetic core, the mass ratio Rm of the magnetic material powder relative to the powder magnetic core, and the true density Dm of the magnetic material powder satisfy the condition represented by expression (1) | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237533 | Process for Preparing Magnetic Graphitic Materials, and Materials Thereof - A process of preparing magnetic graphitic materials from graphite in a second container ( | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237534 | Refrigeration Lubricant Composition and Refrigerant Working Fluid Composition - A refrigeration lubricant composition contains an ester compound obtained from a polyol and a fatty acid, and a five- or six-membered ring cyclic ether compound having a side chain with an ester bonding. The content of the cyclic ether compound is adjusted to 0.01 to 5 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the ester compound. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237535 | Composition for polishing semiconductor wafer, and method of producing the same - A composition for polishing a semiconductor wafer contains fumed silica particles that are produced by wet grinding using a grinding medium and that have characteristics (A) to (C): | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237536 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF ACTIVE MATERIAL, AND ACTIVE MATERIAL - A production method of an active material, and the active material are provided to realize an active material containing metal-containing particles and being capable of achieving satisfactory cycle performance and rate performance. The active material is produced by a method of polymerizing a mixture of a metal ion, a hydroxy acid, and a polyol to obtain a polymer, and a step of carbonizing the polymer. The active material used is one having a carbonaceous porous material, and metal particles and/or metal oxide particles supported in pores of the carbonaceous porous material, and particle diameter of the metal-containing particles are in the range of 10 to 300 nm. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237537 | Hydrolyzable silanes of low VOC-generating potential and resinous compositions containing same - In accordance with the present invention, a hydrolyzable silane of low VOC-generating potential is provided which possesses:
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| 20080237538 | Process for Preparing Lithium Amide and a Composition Obtainable by Said Process - There is provided a process for preparing a lithium amide composition in which in a first step lithium metal is brought into contact with ammonia to form lithium bronze and in a second step the lithium bronze is reacted with a 1,3-diene or an arylolefin, such as butadiene, isoprene, piperylene, dimethylbutadiene, hexadiene, styrene, methyl styrene, divinylbenzene, naphthalene or anthracene, in the presence of a solvent wherein the temperature is maintained at or below the boiling point of ammonia. Examples of solvents include pentane, cyclopentane, hexane, heptane, octane, cyclohexane, toluene, xylene, cumene, ethyl benzene, tetraline, diethyl ether, tetrahydrofuran (THF), 2-methyl-THF, tetrahydropyran, diisopropyl ether, dibutyl ether, dioxan, methyl-tert-butyl ether or glycol ether. Lithium amide compositions obtainable by said process show improved activity, particularly in reactions involving enolate formation. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237539 | Green-emitting phosphors and process for producing the same - This invention relates to a green phosphor and a process for producing the same, wherein the phosphor is represented by a chemical formula: M(Tb | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237540 | Methods for encapsulating nanocrystals - The present invention provides methods for hermetically sealing luminescent nanocrystals, as well as compositions and containers comprising hermetically sealed luminescent nanocrystals. By hermetically sealing the luminescent nanocrystals, enhanced lifetime and luminescence can be achieved. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237541 | THERMO-OPTICALLY FUNCTIONAL COMPOSITIONS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MAKING - A thermo-optically functional composition is disclosed. A metal component and a non-metal component, wherein the metal component comprises one or more metals and the non-metal component comprises two or more non-metals, wherein an emission spectrum or a reflection spectrum of the composition is different from an emission spectrum or a reflection spectrum of the one or more metals, the two or more non-metals, or any combinations of the metals and non-metals thereof when taken separately from the composition. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237542 | REACTIVE FLASH VOLATILIZATION OF FLUID FUELS - The invention provides methods for the production of synthesis gas. More particularly, various embodiments of the invention relate to systems and methods for volatilizing fluid fuel to produce synthesis gas by using a metal catalyst on a solid support matrix. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080237543 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - There is provided a strengthened composite material that is able to improve yield, handling, and reliability when it is applied to members of semiconductor manufacturing apparatus. Five to 60 mol % ZrO | 2008-10-02 |
