46th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140332676 | OPTICAL MEASURING DEVICE - The invention relates to an optical measuring device ( | 2014-11-13 |
20140332677 | OPTICAL SCANNING OBSERVATION APPARATUS - Provided is an optical scanning observation apparatus including: a light source unit ( | 2014-11-13 |
20140332678 | Neutron-Gamma Density Through Normalized Inelastic Ratio - Systems, methods, and devices for determining neutron-gamma density (NGD) measurement of a subterranean formation that is accurate in both liquid- and gas-filled formations are provided. For example, a downhole tool for obtaining such an NGD measurement may include a neutron generator, neutron detector, two gamma-ray detectors, and data processing circuitry. Neutron generator may emit neutrons into a formation, causing a fast neutron cloud to form. Neutron detector may detect a count of neutrons representing the extent of the neutron cloud. Gamma-ray detectors may detect counts of inelastic gamma-rays caused by neutrons that inelastically scatter off the formation. Since the extent of the fast neutron cloud may vary depending on whether the formation is liquid- or gas-filled, data processing circuitry may determine the density of the formation based at least in part on the counts of inelastic gamma-rays normalized to the count of neutrons. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332679 | Apparatus and Method Relating to an Improved Mass Spectrometer - The present disclosure provides a mass spectrometer including means for producing a primary beam of ions for bombarding a sample under vacuum and a detector for detecting a secondary beam of ions released from the sample. The primary beam of ions includes a gaseous mixture of a cluster forming gas and one or more hydrogen-rich hydrocarbons. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332680 | ION TRAP - An ion trap comprising: a first array of magnetic elements arranged to generate a first magnetic field with a degree of homogeneity; and an array of electrodes arranged to generate an electrostatic field including a turning point in electrical potential at a location where the magnetic field has a substantially maximum degree of homogeneity; wherein the array of electrodes is planar and parallel to the direction of the magnetic field at the location; and wherein a primary first magnetic element is arranged to generate a first component of the first magnetic field and other first magnetic elements are arranged to generate compensating components of the first magnetic field that reduce the gradient, the curvature and higher order derivatives of the first component of the first magnetic field at the location where the first magnetic field has the substantially maximum degree of homogeneity. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332681 | Use of Windowed Mass Spectrometry Data for Retention Time Determination or Confirmation - A scan of a separating sample is received by a mass spectrometer at each interval of a plurality of intervals. The spectrometer performs at each interval one or more mass spectrometry scans. The scans have one or more sequential mass window widths in order to span an entire mass range at each interval and produce a collection of spectra for the entire mass range for the plurality of intervals. One or more peaks at one or more different intervals in the collection of spectra are identified for a fragment ion. A mass spectrum of the entire mass range is retrieved for each interval of each peak. Values for one or more ion characteristics of a mass-to-charge ratio peak in the mass spectrum corresponding to each peak are compared to one or more known values for the fragment ion. Each peak is scored based on the comparison. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332682 | METHODS OF DETECTING REVERSE TRIIODOTHYRONINE BY MASS SPECTROMETRY - Provided are methods for determining the amount of reverse T3 in a sample using mass spectrometry. The methods generally involve ionizing reverse T3 in a sample and detecting and quantifying the amount of the ion to determine the amount of reverse T3 in the sample. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332683 | Mass Spectrometer Arranged to Perform MS/MS/MS - A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising an on trap and a fragmentation device. Ions are fragmented in the on trap to form first generation fragment ions. The ion trap has a relatively high mass cut-off. The first generation fragment ions are then transferred to a fragmentation device which is arranged to have a substantially lower low mass cut-off. The first generation fragment ions are fragmented within the fragmentation device any may optionally be stored in an ion accumulation region prior to being passed to a mass analyser for subsequent mass analysis. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332684 | Electron Beam Interference Device and Electron Beam Interferometry - There is a limit in range and distance in which an electron beam can interfere and electron interference is implemented within a range of a coherence length. Therefore, interference images are consecutively recorded for each interference region width from an interference image of a reference wave and an observation region adjacent to the reference wave by considering that a phase distribution regenerated and observed by an interference microscopy is a differential between phase distributions of two waves used for interference and a differential image between phase distributions of a predetermined observation region and a predetermined reference wave is acquired by acquiring integrating phase distributions acquired by individually regenerating the interference images. This work enables a wide range of interference image which is more than a coherence length by arranging phase distribution images performed and acquired in the respective phase distributions in a predetermined order. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332685 | DETECTING HIGH ATOMIC NUMBER MATERIALS WITH COSMIC RAY MUON TOMOGRAPHY - A method is proposed herein to detect high atomic number materials, such as Special Nuclear Materials, within a container based on muon tomography. The container is modeled as a plurality of volume elements. Information related to an initial trajectory and a final trajectory of each muon passing through the container is received. Additionally, a set of initial outer prong vectors and a set of final outer prong vectors are created. Then, a plurality of vector combinations are created from a selected initial vector and a selected final vector. A metric is determined and associated with each vector combination. A subset of the plurality of vector combinations is associated with each volume element and an estimated scattering density is determined and assigned to the volume element. Based on the estimated scattering density assigned to the volume elements, a three dimensional image of the container may be generated. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332686 | METHOD TO IDENTIFY WAVELENGTH OF INCOMING LIGHT BY AVALANCHE PHOTODIODE, METHOD TO CONTROL OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER, AND OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER PERFORMING THE SAME - A method to identify the wavelength of incoming light is disclosed. The method includes steps to measure a first photocurrent by setting the avalanche photodiode (APD) in a photodiode (PD) mode and a second photocurrent by setting the APD in the APD mode, and to compare a ratio of the two photocurrents with prepared references. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332687 | OPTICAL SYSTEM, TERAHERTZ EMISSION MICROSCOPE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A DEVICE - There is provided an optical system, including: an extracting section, the refractive index of the extracting section being approximately the same as the refractive index of an observed object, the extracting section being optically coupled with the observed object to thereby extract a terahertz electromagnetic wave generated from the observed object; and an ellipsoidal reflector surface having a first focal point and a second focal point, the observed object being to be arranged on the first focal point, a photoconductive device being on the second focal point, the photoconductive device being configured to detect the terahertz electromagnetic wave extracted by the extracting section, the ellipsoidal reflector surface guiding the extracted terahertz electromagnetic wave to the photoconductive device. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332688 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING AN APPARATUS FOR MONITORING A PARABOLIC REFLECTOR AERIALLY - A method and a system for positioning an apparatus for monitoring a parameter of one or more parabolic reflectors of a solar thermal field, wherein the method comprises positioning the apparatus at a first field location responsive to the position of the respective parabolic reflector, acquiring information of an absorber tube of the respective parabolic reflector, and positioning the apparatus at the second field location responsive to the information of the absorber tube, the second field location being beyond the focus of the respective parabolic reflector is provided. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332689 | PLASTIC SCINTILLATORS - Compositions, methods, and systems related to plastic scintillating materials based on a polymer including an aromatic ring structure combined with an oxazole and a cross-linker are disclosed. The disclosed plastic scintillator materials may advantageously provide gamma-neutron pulse shape discrimination capabilities. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332690 | Stereo detection circuit for detecting neutrons - A neutron detector circuit for a neutron detector is disclosed that includes a scintillator having a plurality of wavelength shifting optical fibers. A first detection circuit is connected with a first PMT output that is configured to generate a first detection circuit output in response to a first neutron event. A second detection circuit is connected with a second PMT output that is configured to generate a second detection circuit output in response to a second neutron event. A coincidence detection circuit is included that has inputs connected with the first and second detection circuit outputs that is configured to generate a neutron event count output pulse in response to coincident signals being received by the coincidence detection circuit from the first and second detection circuit outputs. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332691 | SINGLE LAYER 3D TRACKING SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTOR - The present invention relates to a pixel detector ( | 2014-11-13 |
20140332692 | SEMICONDUCTOR DRIFT DETECTOR AND CORRESPONDING OPERATING METHOD - The invention relates to a semiconductor drift detector for detecting radiation, comprising a semiconductor substrate (HS), in which signal charge carriers are generated during operation, to be precise by incident photons (h·f) having a specific photon energy, more particularly in the form of X-ray fluorescent radiation, and/or by incident electrons (θ), having a specific signal charge carrier current, more particularly in the form of back-scattered electrons (θ), and comprising a read-out anode (A) for generating an electrical output signal in a manner dependent on the signal charge carriers, and comprising an erase contact (RC) for erasing the signal charge carriers that have accumulated in the semiconductor substrate (HS). The invention provides for the semiconductor drift detector to be optionally operable in a first operating mode or in a second operating mode, wherein the semiconductor drift detector in the first operating mode measures the photon energy of the incident photons (h·f), whereas the semiconductor drift detector in the second operating mode measures the signal charge carrier current. Furthermore, the invention encompasses a corresponding operating method. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332693 | METHOD OF USING THE NOVEL POLYMER GEL FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) VALIDATION - Novel normoxic N-(Hydroxymethyl) acrylamide (NHMAGAT) polymer gel dosimeters for MRI scanning are introduced for radiotherapy planning system. The composition of the NHMAGAT polymer gel and method of making the NHMAGAT polymer gel dosimeter are disclosed. The dosimeters are irradiated with Varian Rapid Arc linear systems at different absorbed doses. The results show that the percent depth dose and 2D plan dose distribution of NHMAGAT polymer gel dosimeters are in a good agreement with the ionization chamber measurements and CT planned dose distribution, respectively. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332694 | Ion Optics Components and Method of Making the Same - A method of making an ion optics component includes providing an electrically isolating substrate and machining away material of the substrate from at least one major surface thereof to form features of a first electrode sub-assembly. The formed features include a first surface for supporting integration of a first electrode body and a second surface for supporting integration of a second electrode body. Subsequent plating and masking steps result in the formation of a first electrode body on the first surface and a second electrode body on the second surface. A bridge is integrally formed in the electrically isolating material, so as to electrically isolate the first electrode body from the second electrode body. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332695 | IONIZATION AT INTERMEDIATE PRESSURE FOR ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETERS - An ion source able to ionize liquid and gaseous effluents from interfaced liquid or gaseous separation techniques and from direct introduction of the analyte to the entrance of the ionization region. The liquid effluents from sources such as a liquid chromatograph are ionized by inlet ionization methods and the gaseous effluents from sources such as a gas chromatograph are ionized by a corona or Townsend electrical discharge, or an alpha or beta emitter, or by inlet ionization, or by photoionization. Ionization occurs in an intermediate pressure region linking atmospheric pressure and the vacuum of the mass analyzer. The source has the ability to ionize compounds from both liquid and gaseous sources, which facilitates ionization of volatile compounds separated by gas chromatography, volatile or non-volatile compounds separated by liquid chromatography, or infused into the ionization. The ionization methods can be achieved with a single configuration or with separately optimized configurations. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332696 | LOW CONTAMINATION SCANNER FOR GCIB SYSTEM - Disclosed are an apparatus, system, and method for scanning a substrate or other workpiece through a gas-cluster ion beam (GCIB), or any other type of ion beam. The workpiece scanning apparatus is configured to receive and hold a substrate for irradiation by the GCIB and to scan it through the GCIB in two directions using two movements: a reciprocating fast-scan movement, and a slow-scan movement. The slow-scan movement is actuated using a servo motor and a belt drive system, the belt drive system being configured to reduce the failure rate of the workpiece scanning apparatus. The apparatus further includes shields and other features for reducing process contamination resulting from scattering of the GCIB from the scanning apparatus. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332697 | METHOD OF DETECTING THALASSEMIA BY OPTICAL ANALYSIS OF BLOOD COMPONENTS - The method of detecting thalassemia by optical analysis of blood components is a spectral detection method that is based on the fluorescence spectra of a set of biomolecules, including tyrosine, tryptophan, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, and flavin adenine dinucleotide, which are all found in blood plasma, and porphyrin, which is found in red blood cells (RBCs). Measured ratios of intensity maxima between tryptophan and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, flavin adenine dinucleotide and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, tyrosine and tryptophan, and the normal form of porphyrin and the basic form of porphyrin may each be used, alone or in combination, to diagnose a patient as suffering from thalassemia. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332698 | POLARIZED LIGHT IRRADIATING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF IRRADIATING POLARIZED LIGHT FOR PHOTO ALIGNMENT - An apparatus capable of performing a photo alignment process on a plate-shaped member and realizing high productivity is provided. An irradiating unit irradiates an irradiated area with polarized light, and a stage movement mechanism transports first and second stages on which substrates are mounted alternately to the irradiated area and returns the same. A space larger than a length by which the substrate on the second stage passes through the irradiated area is secured between the first stage positioned at a first substrate mounting-and-collecting position and the irradiated area, and a space larger than a length by which the substrate on the first stage passes through the irradiated area is secured between the second stage positioned at a second substrate mounting-and-collecting position and the irradiated area. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332699 | Ion Beam Sample Preparation Apparatus and Methods - Ion beam sample preparation apparatus and methods are described. The apparatus has disposed in a vacuum chamber at least one tilting ion beam irradiating means with intensity control, a rotation stage with rotation control, a sample holder, and an adjustable positioning stage that has two axes of positional adjustment that are operable to move the region of the sample being prepared by the ion beam relative to the ion beam. The apparatus may also include a vacuum-tight optical window for observing the sample and a shutter for protecting the optical window from debris while the sample is prepared in the ion beam. The apparatus may also include an instrument controller responsive to the state of the apparatus and to the condition of the sample and is operable to control the preparation of the sample. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332700 | EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT GENERATION APPARATUS - An apparatus for generating extreme ultraviolet light may include a reference member, a chamber fixed to the reference member, the chamber including at least one window, a laser beam introduction optical system configured to introduce an externally supplied laser beam into the chamber through the at least one window, and a positioning mechanism configured to position the laser beam introduction optical system to the reference member. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332701 | Surgical Drape and Method Providing A Sterile Surface Therewith - A surgical drape and method of providing a sterile surface therewith is provided. The drape is configured to cover at least a portion of an upper portion of a radiation shield and includes a flexible wall providing a cavity sized to receive the upper portion of the radiation shield. The flexible wall has a rear wall portion configured to cover at least in part a rear portion of the radiation shield and a front wall portion configured to cover a front portion of the radiation shield. The front wall portion extends to an upper front free edge and the rear wall portion extends to an upper rear free edge. A plurality of fasteners is attached to at least one of the front and rear wall portions to operably fix the drape to the radiation shield. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332702 | HIGH PERFORMANCE PULSE VALVE - A pulse valve arrangement includes a valve housing on which is fixed a control valve The valve housing includes a circular cylindrical portion with a valve member movably arranged therein. The valve chamber has an inlet adapted to be connected to a pressure medium source for allowing pressure medium to flow into the valve chamber and an outlet through which pressure medium flows out of the valve chamber. The control valve may be closed in which the outlet of the valve chamber is moved to a closing position blocking the flow of pressure medium, or may be opened in which the outlet of the valve chamber is moved to an opening position allowing a pulse of pressure medium therethrough. The valve member within the valve housing is freely displaceable within the circular cylindrical portion of the valve housing based on the pressure within the valve chamber as controlled by the control valve. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332703 | ADJUSTMENT AND LOCKING MECHANISMS - A locking mechanism includes a connection portion, a first arm, a second arm, and a fastener. The first arm extends from the connection portion and defines a first aperture and a second aperture. The second arm extends from the connection portion and defines a third aperture. The first arm is spaced from the second arm by a notch. The fastener is adapted to extend through the first aperture and across the notch to abut the second arm. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332704 | ATTACHMENT RING AND VALVE - The invention relates to an attachment ring for attaching an object in a flow channel. The attachment ring has a first surface for contacting | 2014-11-13 |
20140332705 | FAULT DETECTION AND CORRECTION IN VALVE ASSEMBLIES - A method of controlling a valve assembly includes calculating, by a controller of the valve assembly, one or more electrical signals to move a valve element of the valve assembly dependent on an actual and a desired position of the valve element. The method also includes sending, by the controller, the one or more electrical signals to an electrical actuator of the valve assembly. The method further includes detecting a valve fault condition defined as the actual position of the valve element failing to match the desired position of the valve element after a configurable period has elapsed. When the valve fault condition is detected, the method includes substituting the data corresponding to the desired position of the valve element with pulses of waveform data which oscillate about a value corresponding to the desired position of the valve element until either of two predetermined conditions is met. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332706 | Roll Coolant Valve for Rolling - The invention of the present application addresses the problem of providing a normally open roll coolant valve. This roll coolant valve includes: a valve body ( | 2014-11-13 |
20140332707 | Valve With Removable Seat - A valve has a housing defining an inlet and an outlet and a cavity therebetween which receives a valve seat. The valve seat defines a slot which receives a gate. The valve seat is sealingly engaged with the housing, the gate sealingly engages the valve seat and is movable within the slot between an open and a closed position using an actuator. An opening in the housing provides access to the cavity. The valve seat may be removed from the housing through the opening by attaching the valve seat to the gate, thereby attaching the valve seat to the actuator, and withdrawing the gate from the housing using the actuator. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332708 | ACETYLATED CELLULOSE ETHER, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME, AND ARTICLE COMPRISING THE ACETYLATED CELLULOSE ETHER - Disclosed are acetylated cellulose ether, a method of preparing the same, and an article including the same. The disclosed acetylated cellulose ether has a degree of substitution (DS) of alkyl group of 1 to 2, a molar substitution (MS) of hydroxyalkyl group of 0 to 1, and a degree of substitution (DS) of acetyl group of 1 to 2; and a bulk density of 0.1 to 0.4. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332709 | METAL-CARBONYL-CONTAINING FIRE EXTINGUISHING COMPOSITION - A metal-carbonyl-containing fire extinguishing composition comprises metal carbonyl complexes. The fire extinguishing composition uses a pyrotechnic agent as a heat source and a power source. A high temperature in combustion of the pyrotechnic agent enables the fire extinguishing composition to decompose or react under heat; produced fire extinguishing substances are sprayed out together with the pyrotechnic agent, thereby achieving a fire extinguishing objective. In the fire extinguishing composition, by selecting preferable components and optimizing contents of the components, an optimum formula of the fire extinguishing composition is determined, thereby greatly improving the efficacy of the fire extinguishing composition. In addition, efficacies of the components in the fire extinguishing composition are fully utilized, which improves an effective utilization rate of the fire extinguishing composition. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332710 | Compositions containing fluorine substituted olefins - Various uses of tetrafluoropropenes, particularly (HFO-1234) in a variety of applications, including refrigeration equipment, are disclosed. These materials are generally useful as refrigerants for heating and cooling, as blowing agents, as aerosol propellants, as solvent composition, and as fire extinguishing and suppressing agents. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332711 | Adsorbent Material With Anisotropic Layering - In at least one embodiment, a compressed gaseous fuel storage pellet is provided comprising a gas adsorbent material and a thermally conductive material extending substantially an entire dimension of the pellet and having a thermal conductivity of at least 75 W/mK. The pellet may include at least two layers of gas adsorbent material spaced apart along a compression direction of the pellet and a substantially continuous layer of the thermally conductive material disposed between the at least two layers of gas adsorbent material. The pellet may further include thermally conductive projections which intersect the layer(s) of thermally conductive material. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332712 | UNSATURATED POLYESTER RESIN COMPOSITION AND ENCAPSULATED MOTOR - The present invention is an unsaturated polyester resin composition comprising an unsaturated polyester (a), a monomer (b) having one polymerizable carbon-carbon double bond, a monomer (c) having two or more of (meth)acrylate groups, a filler (d) having high thermal conductivity, a glass fiber (e), a low profile additive (f), a curing agent (g), and a polymerization inhibitor (h), wherein the ratio by weight of the ingredient (b) to the ingredient (c) is from 50:50 to 75:25 and the unsaturated polyester resin composition comprises 400 to 1400 parts by weight of the ingredient (d) based on the total 100 parts by weight of the ingredients (a), (b), and (c). This unsaturated polyester resin composition has excellent curing properties without losing storage stability which can be used to provide a cured product having a low mold shrinkage ratio and high thermal conductivity. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332713 | ETCHING METHOD AND ETCHING LIQUID USED THEREIN - An etching method having the step of: applying an etching liquid to a substrate, the etching liquid containing: a fluorine ion, a nitrogen-containing compound having at least 2 of nitrogen-containing structural units, and water, the etching liquid having a pH of being adjusted to 5 or less; and etching a titanium compound in the substrate. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332714 | POLYMER ADSORBENT - Problem To provide a method for easily producing an adsorbing material used for the removal and recovery of metals and ions in a solution, which is highly durable and has various adsorptive functional groups and forms applicable for various purposes. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332715 | LITHIUM MANGANESE OXIDE COMPOSITE, SECONDARY BATTERY, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - To increase the amount of lithium ions that can be received and released in and from a positive electrode active material to achieve high capacity and high energy density of a secondary battery. A composite material of crystallites of LiMn | 2014-11-13 |
20140332716 | ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, AND SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING SAME - An anode active material for a secondary battery includes an amount of a first element group in a range of about 0 at % (atomic percent) to about 30 at %, an amount of a second element group in a range of about 0 at % to about 20 at %, a balance of silicon and other unavoidable impurities. The first element group may include copper (Cu), iron (Fe), or a mixture thereof, and the second element group may include titanium (Ti), nickel (Ni), manganese (Mn), aluminum (Al), chromium (Cr), cobalt (Co), zinc (Zn), boron (B), beryllium (Be), molybdenum (Mo), tantalum (Ta), sodium (Na), strontium (Sr), phosphorous (P) or mixtures thereof. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332717 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A SILICON/CARBON COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND USE OF SUCH A MATERIAL - A method of producing a silicon/carbon composite material which includes the following successive steps: providing a silicon/polymer composite material from silicon particles and a carbonaceous polymer compound, precursor of carbon and able to be cross-linked, performing at least partial cross-linking of the polymer of the silicon/polymer composite material so as to obtain a cross-linked silicon/polymer composite material, the polymer having a cross-linking rate greater than or equal to 50% and, pyrolysing the cross-linked silicon/polymer composite material until said silicon/carbon composite material is obtained. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332718 | LITHIUM SILICATE-BASED COMPOUND AND PRODUCTION PROCESS FOR THE SAME, POSITIVE-ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR USE IN LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY AS WELL AS SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium silicate-based compound according to the present invention is expressed by a general formula, Li | 2014-11-13 |
20140332719 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING USEFUL METABOLITE FROM FILAMENTOUS FUNGUS - The present invention relates to a method for producing useful metabolites such as shikimic acid from filamentous fungus. The useful metabolites can be produced by a production method involving a step of inhibiting the growth of the filamentous fungus, specifically by applying a stimulus of light having a center wavelength shorter than 570 nm to the filamentous fungus, to increase the content of the useful metabolite in a hypha of the filamentous fungus. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332720 | SOLID CARBON DIOXIDE ABSORBENT INCLUDING AMINE OR A COMPOUND THEREOF FOR USE IN THE CAPTURING PROCESS OF DRY CARBON DIOXIDE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a carbon dioxide absorbent and to the absorbent manufactured by the method. The method comprises: (A) a step of preparing a slurry composition including a carrier composition containing a support, an inorganic binder, and a solvent; (B) a step of preparing solid particles by spray drying the thus-prepared slurry composition; (C) a step of manufacturing a carrier by dry calcining the thus-prepared solid particles; and (D) a step of receiving an amine compound into the pores of the thus-manufactured carrier. According to the absorbent of the present invention, an absorbing reaction and a regenerating reaction at a low temperature range (less than or equal to 100° C. may be conducted, and therefore, the cost for capturing CO | 2014-11-13 |
20140332721 | SILICATE LUMINESCENT MATERIALS DOPED WITH METAL NANO PARTICLES AND PREPARATION METHODS THEREFOR - The invention belongs to the field of luminescent materials. Disclosed are silicate luminescent materials doped with metal nano particles and preparation methods there for. The silicate luminescent materials doped with metal nano particles are represented by the chemical formula:MLn | 2014-11-13 |
20140332722 | EMISSIVE CERAMIC MATERIALS HAVING A DOPANT CONCENTRATION GRADIENT AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are emissive ceramic materials having a dopant concentration gradient along a thickness of a yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) region. The dopant concentration gradient may include a maximum dopant concentration, a half-maximum dopant concentration, and a slope at or near the half-maximum dopant concentration. The emissive ceramics may, in some embodiments, exhibit high internal quantum efficiencies (IQE). The emissive ceramics may, in some embodiments, include porous regions. Also disclosed herein are methods of make the emissive ceramic by sintering an assembly having doped and non-doped layers. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332723 | QUANTUM DOT (QD) DELIVERY METHOD - Quantum dot delivery methods are described. In a first example, a method of delivering or storing a plurality of nano-particles involves providing a plurality of nano-particles. The method also involves forming a dispersion of the plurality of nano-particles in a medium for delivery or storage, wherein the medium is free of organic solvent. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332724 | GASIFICATION SYSTEM WITH PROCESSED FEEDSTOCK/CHAR CONVERSION AND GAS REFORMULATION - The invention provides a system designed for the complete conversion of carbonaceous feedstock into syngas and slag. The system comprises a primary chamber for the volatilization of feedstock generating a primary chamber gas (an offgas); a secondary chamber for the further conversion of processed feedstock to a secondary chamber gas (a syngas) and a residue; a gas-reformulating zone for processing gas generated within one or more of the chambers; and a melting chamber for vitrifying residue. The primary chamber comprises direct or indirect feedstock additive capabilities in order to adjust the carbon content of the feedstock. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332725 | CLAY MINERAL SUPPORTED CATALYSTS - Disclosed is a hydrocarbon gas reforming supported catalyst, and methods for its use, that includes a catalytic material capable of catalyzing the production of a gaseous mixture comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide from a hydrocarbon gas, and a clay support material comprising a clay mineral, wherein the catalytic material is attached to the clay support material. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332726 | ALKALINE EARTH METAL/METAL OXIDE SUPPORTED CATALYSTS - Disclosed is a hydrocarbon gas reforming supported catalyst, and methods for its use, that includes a catalytic material capable of catalyzing the production of a gaseous mixture comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide from a hydrocarbon gas, and a support material comprising an alkaline earth metal/metal oxide compound having a structure of D-E, wherein D is a M | 2014-11-13 |
20140332727 | STEAM REFORMING - A process for the steam reforming of hydrocarbons comprises partially oxidising a feedgas comprising a hydrocarbon feedstock with an oxygen-containing gas in the presence of steam to form a partially oxidised hydrocarbon gas mixture at a temperature >1200° C. and passing the resultant partially oxidised hydrocarbon gas mixture through a bed of steam reforming catalyst, wherein the bed comprises a first layer and a second layer, each layer comprising a catalytically active metal on an oxidic support wherein the oxidic support for the first layer is a zirconia. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332728 | POROUS MATERIAL INCLUDING CARBON NANOHORNS AND USE THEREOF - The objective of the present teaching is to provide a porous material including carbon nanohorns. The porous material includes carbon nanohorns and has a predetermined three-dimensional shape. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332729 | PROCESS FOR ENCAPSULATING AN INORGANIC PIGMENT BY POLYMERIZATION IN AN ORGANIC MEDIUM - The present invention relates to the field of inks for electrophoretic display devices, and more particularly to a process for encapsulating at least one inorganic pigment by dispersion polymerization in an organic medium. The process consists in dispersing the inorganic pigment in the organic medium, then in synthesizing at least one stable polymer latex in said organic medium, said latex precipitating around said inorganic pigment in order to form a protective shell and to thus obtain a particle, said synthesis of the latex being carried out by polymerization, in said organic medium, of an electrostatically chargeable functional monomer, based on use of a macroinitiator capable of stabilizing said particle obtained. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332730 | DIKETOPYRROLOPYRROLE POLYMERS FOR USE IN ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - The present invention relates to polymers (I), or (II), and their use as organic semiconductor in organic devices, especially in organic photovoltaics (solar cells) and photodiodes, or in a device containing a diode and/or an organic field effect transistor. The polymers according to the invention have excellent solubility in organic solvents and excellent film-forming properties. In addition, high efficiency of energy conversion, excellent field-effect mobility, good on/off current ratios and/or excellent stability can be observed, when the polymers according to the invention are used in organic field effect transistors, organic photovoltaics (solar cells) and photodiodes. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332731 | Electrode Composition for Battery - Carbon nanotube-based compositions and methods of making an electrode for a battery are disclosed. It is an objective of the instant invention to disclose a composition for an electrode of a battery incorporating three dimensional networks of carbonaceous materials comprising a bi-modal diameter distribution of carbon nanotubes, CNT(A) and CNT(B), graphene, carbon black and, optionally, other forms of carbon-based pastes. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332732 | CONDUCTIVE MEMBER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONDUCTIVE PARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Conductive particle | 2014-11-13 |
20140332733 | PURE METAL AND CERAMIC NANOFIBERS - Provided herein are nanofibers and processes of preparing nanofibers. In some instances, the nanofibers are metal and/or ceramic nanofibers. In some embodiments, the nanofibers are high quality, high performance nanofibers, highly coherent nanofibers, highly continuous nanofibers, or the like. In some embodiments, the nanofibers have increased coherence, increased length, few voids and/or defects, and/or other advantageous characteristics. In some instances, the nanofibers are produced by electrospinning a fluid stock having a high loading of nanofiber precursor in the fluid stock. In some instances, the fluid stock comprises well mixed and/or uniformly distributed precursor in the fluid stock. In some instances, the fluid stock is converted into a nanofiber comprising few voids, few defects, long or tunable length, and the like. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332734 | CONDUCTIVE PATTERN FORMATION METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR FORMING CONDUCTIVE PATTERN VIA PHOTO IRRADIATION OR MICROWAVE HEATING - To provide a conductive pattern formation method capable of improving conductivity of a conductive pattern and a composition for forming a conductive pattern by means of photo irradiation or microwave heating. A composition for forming a conductive pattern that contains copper particles each having a copper oxide thin film formed on the entire or a part of a surface thereof, plate-like silver particles each being 10 to 200 nm thickness, and a binder resin is prepared. The composition for forming a conductive pattern is printed in a pattern having a desired shape on a substrate. Photo irradiation or microwave heating is applied to the printed pattern to thereby produce a copper/silver sintered body, to form a conductive film. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332735 | COMPLEX OXIDE SINTERED BODY, SPUTTERING TARGET, TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE OXIDE FILM, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention provides a complex oxide sintered body | 2014-11-13 |
20140332736 | SEPARATED LIQUID COLORATION COMPOSITION AND COLORED LIQUID USING SAME - A separated colored liquid composition used in a device involving an optical modulation technique in which a liquid is moved or subjected to a change in shape by an external electric field to change color or brightness, the separated colored liquid composition containing a colored liquid, a non-colored liquid immiscible with the colored liquid, and at least one additive selected from a fluorine-based surfactant and a silicone-based surfactant. Use of such a composition as a composition for forming an image in a device involving an optical modulation technique in which a liquid is moved or subjected to a change in shape by an external electric field to change color or brightness. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332737 | COLORED PHOTOSENSITIVE COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a dye that is excellent in solubility and heat-resistance, and a novel compound that is suitable for the dye, and specifically provides a yellow dye having a maximum absorption wavelength in the region of 420 to 470 nm. Furthermore, the present invention provides a colored (alkali-developable) photosensitive composition and an optical filter using the dye, and specifically provides a color filter that does not decrease luminance and thus is preferable for an image display device such as a liquid crystal display panel. Specifically, the present invention provides a novel compound represented by the following general formula (1), a dye using the compound, and a colored (alkali-developable) photosensitive composition and a color filter. The content of the above-mentioned general formula (1) is as described in the description. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332738 | COMPOSITIONS OF PHOTOSWITCHABLE MATERIALS - Method of production of a photochromic composite material, in which, starting from a photochromic ruthenium complex with nitrosyl ligand, with a silica matrix by a sol-gel process or with a biodegradable matrix, in particular of starch or of agar-agar, so that the photochromic ruthenium complex with nitrosyl ligand, in the crystalline state and in the form of nanoparticles, is inserted into the nanopores of the matrix. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332739 | MODULAR LIFT ASSEMBLY - A modular lift assembly includes a frame, at least one head block connected to the frame, a drum rotatably connected to the frame about an axis of rotation and having at least one winding section, and a drive mechanism operatively connected to the drum for rotating the drum. In various examples, the lift assembly includes at least one loft block internal or external relative to the frame. The loft block is configured to guide a cable from the at least one head block to a load. The lift assembly can further include a load brake positioned along the axis of drum rotation to reduce risks associated with a drive or motor failure. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332740 | GUARD CABLE FOR ROAD - The present invention relates to a guard cable for a road, and more specifically, to a guard cable for a road, wherein a plurality of wire ropes are provided in the horizontal direction with respect to a plurality of supports provided on the side of the road at intervals, and are shifted to a predetermined width from the supports to the roadway by a wire rope protrusion installation unit, and the plurality of wire ropes provided between the supports are maintained at constant intervals by an interval maintenance plate to minimize the concentration of loads on only one or more wire ropes among the plurality of wire ropes when a vehicle hits the guard cable, and to minimize the falling of the vehicle toward the outside of the road of the guard cable when the vehicle hits the guard cable. The present invention relates to a guard cable for a road, comprising: a plurality of supports ( | 2014-11-13 |
20140332741 | INSTALLABLE TOP ACCENT PANELS FOR A BARRIER SYSTEM - An accent top panel is selectably installed on a base panel. The installation is made using one of a number of techniques, including, press-fit, clamp fit and clip fit. The base panel can be one of a fence panel, railing panel or gate. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332742 | Gaga Pit and Sports Arena - A portable, lightweight structure comprised of multiple hinged panels suitable for use as a “gaga pit” as well as other sports and games. The panels are comprised of tubular frames held together by hinged connectors at each corner. A net stretched across the frame using elastic shock cords around the perimeter provides an interactive playing surface against which a ball or other sports object can rebound. Panels are connected using a hinge pin which provides a pivot point as well as enables quick and easy assembly and disassembly without the use of tools. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332743 | RAILING SYSTEM AND PICKET FOR A RAILING SYSTEM - A picket for a railing system comprises an elongated body with one or more walls and first and second ends. The first and second ends engage the top and bottom rails, respectively, of the railing system. The picket also comprises one or more cutouts formed along one or more of the walls. Each of the cutouts engages one of the plurality of spacers. The cutouts are proximal to the first and second ends of the pickets. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332744 | RAILING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - An improved railing connection and method of manufacture and assembly for use in assembling railings. A railing connection fastener is secured to one railing member and is concealed within the proximal end of a second railing member. The proximal end of the second railing member is shaped to fit the shutting profile of the first railing member, thereby resisting rotational movement around the proximal-distal axis of the second railing member. The railing connection fastener is secured to the second railing member, thereby resisting movement along the proximal-distal axis of the second railing member. The contour of the proximal end of the second railing member is shaped to fit the profile of the first railing member. The use of the connection fastener and the contour of the proximal end of the second railing member create a smooth, continuous joint with limited complex manufacture. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332745 | RAILING MEMBER ATTACHMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method of fastening a railing member against an anchored horizontal rim beam of a deck, stairway or balcony. The system typically includes a series of upright railing members in combination with a plurality of securing members. The securing member can be a clench bolt, a clench strap (formed or welded), or clench brackets. The securing member is able to secure and/or fasten the railing member and the rim beam together without creating holes in the substance of the rim beam or other deck material, so that rotting, splintering or other type of erosion of the deck material over time is minimized. The railing attachment system and method can be used on wood, fiber, synthetic, steel or concrete decks, for either newly constructed or repair of pre-existing decks, balconies or stairways. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332746 | SINGLE CRYSTAL HIGH DIELECTRIC CONSTANT MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - The invention provides a stable oxide material system for a capacitor, electronic device or a memory device having an effective high-k value with an effective zero alpha while exhibiting low leakage current density. The stable oxide material comprises M | 2014-11-13 |
20140332747 | MEMRISTOR BASED ON A MIXED METAL OXIDE - The present invention relates to micro- and nano-electronics devices based on non-conventional materials. Such memristor devices with stable and reproducible characteristics can be used in the production of computer systems based on the analog architecture of artificial neural networks. The device in question consists of an active layer situated between two current conducting layers with which it is in electrical contact, said active layer being an ABOx-type oxide, where element B is titanium or zirconium or hafuium, and element A is a trivalent metal with an ion radius equal to 0.7-1.2 of the ion radius of titanium or zirconium or hafuium. If element B is titanium, then element A is selected from aluminium or scandium; if element B is zirconium or hafuium, then element A is selected from scandium or yttrium or luteciurn. The technical result of the proposed invention is an increase in the stability and reproducibility of the switching voltage and of the resistance in low and high impedance states. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332748 | THREE DIMENSIONAL RESISTIVE MEMORY - A memory device includes a stack of layers comprising a plurality of alternating layers of continuous electrically conductive material word line layers with layers of continuous electrically insulating material. A plurality of vias vertically extend through the stack of layers and a vertical bit line is disposed within each via. A layer of switching material separates the vertical bit line from the stack of layers, thereby forming an array of RRAM cells. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332749 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A semiconductor device includes: a transistor on a main surface side of a semiconductor substrate; and a resistance change element on a back-surface side of the semiconductor substrate, wherein the transistor includes a low-resistance section in the semiconductor substrate, the low-resistance section extending to the back surface of the semiconductor substrate, an insulating film is provided in contact with a back surface of the low-resistance section, the insulating film has an opening facing the low-resistance section, and the resistance change element is connected to the low-resistance section through the opening. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332750 | Transistors, Memory Cells and Semiconductor Constructions - Some embodiments include a semiconductor construction having a gate extending into a semiconductor base. Conductively-doped source and drain regions are within the base adjacent the gate. A gate dielectric has a first segment between the source region and the gate, a second segment between the drain region and the gate, and a third segment between the first and second segments. At least a portion of the gate dielectric comprises ferroelectric material. In some embodiments the ferroelectric material is within each of the first, second and third segments. In some embodiments, the ferroelectric material is within the first segment or the third segment. In some embodiments, a transistor has a gate, a source region and a drain region; and has a channel region between the source and drain regions. The transistor has a gate dielectric which contains ferroelectric material between the source region and the gate. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332751 | Memory Cells, Methods of Programming Memory Cells, and Methods of Forming Memory Cells - Some embodiments include methods of programming a memory cell. A plurality of charge carriers may be moved within the memory cell, with an average charge across the moving charge carriers having an absolute value greater than 2. Some embodiments include methods of forming and programming an ionic-transport-based memory cell. A stack is formed to have programmable material between first and second electrodes. The programmable material has mobile ions which are moved within the programmable material to transform the programmable material from one memory state to another. An average charge across the moving mobile ions has an absolute value greater than 2. Some embodiments include memory cells with programmable material between first and second electrodes. The programmable material includes an aluminum nitride first layer, and includes a second layer containing a mobile ion species in common with the first layer. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332752 | NON-VOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A non-volatile semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of series-coupled fixed resistance elements, a plurality of reference cell transistors, and reference word lines coupled to gates of the reference cell transistors, a first reference data line coupled to one end of a resistance path in which a plurality of fixed resistance elements are arranged, and a second reference data line coupled in common to one ends of the reference cell transistors. The other end of each of the reference cell transistors is coupled to one of coupling points of the fixed resistance elements or the other end of the resistance path. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332753 | NANO FIELD-EFFECT VACUUM TUBE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A method is provided for fabricating a nano field-effect vacuum tube. The method includes providing a substrate having an insulating layer and a sacrificial layer; and forming a sacrificial line, a source sacrificial layer and a drain sacrificial layer. The method also includes forming a trench in the insulating layer; and forming a dielectric layer on the surface of the sacrificial line. Further, the method includes forming a metal layer on the dielectric layer to fill up the trench, cover the sacrificial line and expose the source sacrificial layer and the drain sacrificial layer; and removing the source sacrificial layer and the drain sacrificial layer. Further, the method also includes removing the sacrificial line to form a through channel; forming an isolation layer on the metal layer; and forming a source region and a drain region on the insulating layer at both ends of the metal layer. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332754 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - The present invention presents a solid-state semiconductor light emitting device with reduced forward voltage and improved quantum efficiency. The light emitting device is characterized by its multiple-quantum-well active-region with opposite composition grading in the quantum barriers and quantum wells along the device epitaxy direction. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332755 | DIODE BARRIER INFRARED DETECTOR DEVICES AND SUPERLATTICE BARRIER STRUCTURES - Diode barrier infrared detector devices and superlattice barrier structures are disclosed. In one embodiment, a diode barrier infrared detector device includes a first contact layer, an absorber layer adjacent to the first contact layer, and a barrier layer adjacent to the absorber layer, and a second contact layer adjacent to the barrier layer. The barrier layer includes a diode structure formed by a p-n junction formed within the barrier layer. The barrier layer may be such that there is substantially no barrier to minority carrier holes. In another embodiment, a diode barrier infrared detector device includes a first contact layer, an absorber layer adjacent to the first contact layer, a barrier layer adjacent to the absorber layer, and a diode structure adjacent to the barrier layer. The diode structure includes a second contact layer. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332756 | NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A nitride semiconductor light-emitting device is formed of an n-type nitride semiconductor layer, a trigger layer, a V-pit expanding layer, a light-emitting layer, and a p-type nitride semiconductor layer provided in this order. The light-emitting layer has a V-pit formed therein. The trigger layer is made of a nitride semiconductor material having a lattice constant different from that of a material that forms an upper surface of the n-type nitride semiconductor layer. The V-pit expanding layer is made of a nitride semiconductor material having a lattice constant substantially identical to that of the material that forms the upper surface of the n-type nitride semiconductor layer, and the V-pit expanding layer has a thickness of 5 nm or more and 5000 nm or less. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332757 | GRAPHENE PHOTODETECTOR - A set of buried electrodes are embedded in a dielectric material layer, and a graphene layer having a doping of a first conductivity type are formed thereupon. A first upper electrode is formed over a center portion of each buried electrode. Second upper electrodes are formed in regions that do not overlie the buried electrodes. A bias voltage is applied to the set of buried electrodes to form a charged region including minority charge carriers over each of the buried electrodes, and to form a p-n junction around each portion of the graphene layer overlying a buried electrode. Charge carriers generated at the p-n junctions are collected by the first upper electrodes and the second upper electrodes, and are subsequently measured by a current measurement device or a voltage measurement device. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332758 | DONOR-ACCEPTOR COMPOUNDS WITH NITROGEN CONTAINING POLYAROMATICS AS THE ACCEPTOR - Donor-acceptor compounds with nitrogen containing polyaromatics as the acceptor with emission originated from the charge transfer (CT) state is disclosed. The donor-acceptor compound is provided that has the structure of Formula 1 shown below: | 2014-11-13 |
20140332759 | ELECTRODE, AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to various embodiments, an electrode may include at least one layer including a chemical compound including aluminum and titanium. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332760 | Organic Semiconductor Transistor with Epoxy-Based Organic Resin Planarization Layer - A method is provided for forming an epoxy-based planarization layer overlying an organic semiconductor (OSC) film. Generally, the method forms a fluoropolymer passivation layer overlying the OSC layer. A photopatternable adhesion layer is formed overlying the fluoropolymer passivation layer, and patterned. A photopatternable planarization layer, comprising an epoxy-based organic resin, is formed overlying the photopatternable adhesion layer and patterned to expose the fluoropolymer passivation layer. Then, the fluoropolymer passivation layer is plasma etched to expose the OSC layer. More explicitly, the method can be used to fabricate a bottom gate or top gate organic thin-film transistor (OTFT). Top gate and bottom gate OTFT devices are also provided. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332761 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS AND PHOTO MASK FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - An organic light-emitting display apparatus including a switching thin film transistor (TFT) on a substrate, wherein the switching TFT is electrically coupled to a scan line and a data line, a driving TFT electrically coupled to the switching TFT, the driving TFT including a driving semiconductor layer, and an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) electrically coupled to the driving TFT, wherein the driving semiconductor layer includes a first region bending from a first direction to a second direction that intersects with the first direction a second region bending from the second direction to the first direction, and a third region coupling the first region to the second region, the third region making an obtuse angle with each of the first region and the second region. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332762 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY - An organic electroluminescent display is disclosed. The organic electroluminescent display includes a substrate having a pixel region and a non-pixel region, a first electrode disposed on the pixel region, an organic light emitting layer disposed on the first electrode and capable of generating light, a second electrode disposed on the organic light emitting layer and including a conductive material capable of reflecting light, a pixel defining layer disposed on the non-pixel region, and a bump disposed on the pixel region and capable of reflecting light to the substrate. The pixel region may include multiple pixel regions defined in the substrate. The bump may include multiple bumps. At least two bumps may have thicknesses different from each other. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332763 | ORGANIC LUMINESCENCE DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to an aspect of the present invention, an organic luminescence display includes a substrate, a first electrode on the substrate, a pixel defining layer on the first electrode and partially exposing the first electrode, an auxiliary layer on the pixel defining layer, an organic layer on the first electrode and an edge of the auxiliary layer, and a second electrode on the organic layer. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332764 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY - An organic light emitting diode (“OLED”) display includes: a substrate including a plurality of pixel areas; a plurality of switching transistors and a plurality of driving transistors on the substrate; and an organic light emitting element respectively connected to a switching transistor and a driving transistor among the plurality of switching transistors and the plurality of driving transistors. The driving transistor includes a semiconductor which overlaps a plurality of adjacent pixel areas. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332765 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY PANEL - A method of manufacturing an organic light emitting display panel is disclosed. The method may include forming a thin film layer using an open mask. The open mask may include forming a half-etching portion disposed over at least a portion of a non-display area. The non-display area may include a portion in which a first line crosses a second line. In a final product, a distance between a substrate and a lower surface of the half-etching portion may be longer than the distance between the substrate and a lower surface of a non-opening portion. Because of the half-etching portion, lines disposed in the non-display area may be prevented from contacting the open mask. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332766 | MAGNETO RESISTIVE ELEMENT, DIGITIZER SENSING PANEL INCLUDING THE SAME, DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a magneto resistive element and a method of manufacturing the same, and in particular, a magneto resistive element and a method of manufacturing the same that may be applied to a digitizer sensing panel. The magneto resistive element includes a substrate, a first electrode disposed on the substrate, a first hole transport layer disposed on the first electrode, a first magneto resistive layer disposed on the first hole transport layer, wherein the first magneto resistive layer comprises an organic material, a first transport layer disposed on the first magneto resistive layer, a second magneto resistive layer disposed on the first transport layer, wherein the second magneto resistive layer comprises an organic material, a first electron transport layer to disposed on the second magneto resistive layer, and a second electrode disposed on the first electron transport layer. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332767 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME - A thin film transistor is disclosed. The thin film transistor may include a semiconductor formed on a substrate, a gate insulating layer formed on the semiconductor, a gate electrode formed on the gate insulating layer and including a plurality of branches overlapping the semiconductor, an interlayer insulating layer at least partially overlapping the gate electrode, and a repair pattern formed on the interlayer insulating layer. The repair pattern may be formed overlapping the branches. The repair pattern may also be formed in a closed loop. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332768 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY - A display includes a switching transistor connected to a scan line and data line, a driving transistor connected to the switching transistor, a storage capacitor between a voltage line and the driving transistor, and an organic light emitting diode connected to the driving transistor. The data line and voltage line are at different layers, and the data line and a gate electrode of the driving transistor are at different layers. Also, a plate of the storage capacitor and the gate electrode of the driving transistor are of a same layer, and semiconductor layers of the switching and driving transistors are of a same layer. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332769 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY - An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display with electrostatic discharges protection is disclosed. One inventive aspect includes a substrate including a pixel area and a peripheral area, an organic light emitting diode (OLED) formed at the pixel area, a driving circuit formed at the peripheral area, a shield layer formed with the same layer as the first electrode, and a first shield voltage line connected to the shield layer. The first shield voltage line transmits a shield voltage to the shield layer. The shield layer includes a plurality of sub-shield layers and covers the driving circuit to prevent an external electrostatic discharge. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332770 | CHIP ON FILM INCLUDING DIFFERENT WIRING PATTERN, FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE - A chip on film for a flexible display device is disclosed. In one aspect, the chip on film includes a base film, a semiconductor chip provided to the base film, and a wire part provided to the base film and electrically connected to the semiconductor chip. The wire part includes a first region and a second region connected to the first region, and a first interval between the wires disposed at an outermost of the first region is different from a second interval between the wires disposed at an outermost area of the second region. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332771 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY - An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display is provided. The OLED displayer includes a capacitor electrode disposed on a substrate. An insulation layer is disposed on the capacitor electrode. A first active layer is disposed on the insulation layer. The first active layer includes a first doped area, a second doped area, and a first channel area disposed between the first doped area and the second doped area. A first gate electrode is disposed on the first channel area of the first active layer. An organic light emitting diode is disposed on the substrate. The organic light emitting diode is electrically coupled to the second doped area of the first active layer. A driving power source line is disposed on the substrate and electrically coupled to the first doped area of the first active layer and to the capacitor. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332772 | STYRL-BASED COMPOUND AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE COMPRISING THE SAME - A styryl-based compound represented by Formula 1 below is disclosed. An organic light-emitting diode including the styryl-based compound is also disclosed. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332773 | LIGHT-EXTRACTION ELEMENT AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - The invention provides a light-extraction element, comprising a light-diffusion layer which including a resin; and a plurality of raspberry-like particles uniformly dispersed in the resin, wherein the raspberry-like particles feature a surface with a plurality of round bumps, and the plurality of raspberry-like particles are composed of a material having a single reflective index. The invention also provides a light-emitting device, including a pair of electrodes composed of an anode and a cathode; an organic light-emitting unit disposed between the pair of electrodes, wherein the organic light-emitting unit includes a light-emitting layer; and a light-extraction element which is disposed on a light-emitting surface of the light-emitting device. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332774 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - For a display device and manufacturing method for the display device, the method comprises steps of: disposing a plurality of recesses on the cover body; coating glass frit in the recesses; sintering the glass frit for forming sintered blocks; disposing display auxiliary members on the cover body having the sintered blocks formed thereon; and irradiating the sintered blocks by laser to combine the cover and the display substrate with the sintered blocks. | 2014-11-13 |
20140332775 | PIXEL CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A pixel circuit includes one organic light emitting diode, five first transistors and two capacitors. The first and third transistors have terminals coupled to a first voltage. The second transistor has two terminals coupled to another terminal of the first transistor and a second voltage through the organic light emitting diode, respectively. The first capacitor has a terminal coupled to one terminal of the second transistor. The third transistor has a terminal coupled to one terminal of the first capacitor. The second capacitor has two terminals coupled to a control terminal of the second transistor and another terminal of the first capacitor, respectively. The fourth transistor has two terminals coupled to the terminal of the second transistor and a control terminal of the second transistor, respectively. The fifth transistor has a terminal coupled to the another terminal of the second transistor. A display apparatus is also provided. | 2014-11-13 |