48th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090289136 | LID MEMBER - To provide a lid body for a disposer apparatus which can keep inside of the disposer apparatus clean with ease. A washing-agent-reception portion is provided on a side of a rear surface of the lid body and at an inside of the body portion. The washing-agent-reception portion receives a washing agent package. When changing over drive of the disposer apparatus to a crushing operation for crushing garbage, water supply into the inside of the hopper starts concurrently with the crushing of the garbage by the crushing unit. Water to be supplied is supplied to the inside of the hopper through the lid body as a pathway thereof. At this time, the water passing through the lid body is supplied to the inside of the hopper as washing liquid with it dissolving washing agent. When driving the crushing unit, washing of the inside of the hopper is executed by the washing liquid concurrently with the crushing operation, which keeps the inside of the hopper clean. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289137 | PORTABLE COLLAPSIBLE APPARATUS FOR STORING AND DISPENSING PAPER TOWELS - A paper towel roll of approximately 12 inches in length or less is spooled onto a center rod that is coupled to an end terminal in one end panel of a cylindrical portable, soft, collapsible and protective cover. The remaining free end of the center rod is then coupled to another end terminal in the opposite end panel of the soft collapsible cover. The user is can then pull on the paper towel sheets and withdrawn them from the soft collapsible cover in order to dispense sheets from the roll as needed. When not in use, a flap completely encloses the paper towel roll and center rod in order to store the contents inside and protect them from the outside environment. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289138 | Operating a Tape Drive During and After a Transition To a Stand-By Mode - In a tape drive during a transition to a stand-by mode, a tape is wound under control of a processor (e.g., CPU) until duration of a time interval between moments when rotational positions of the reels change decreases to a pre-determined threshold. Thereafter, in the stand-by mode, the processor switches control over the tape drive to a low-power logic circuit (e.g., PLC) and enters a power-save mode. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289139 | Cable guide - A cable guide, comprising: a cylindrical pivot portion having a handle portion integrally formed at its outside in radial direction, and a draw-out port formed from the inside of the pivot portion to penetrate through the base end of the handle portion; a reel-in portion having an internal receiving space, which pivots on the outside of the pivot portion to conduct relative rotation; a flexible cord made of polyester monofilament material, one end of which is wound in the receiving space and the other end of which is connected with a drag-head to be located at the outside of the draw-out port; and an circular-arc shape guiding portion formed at the lower edge of the draw-out port and inclined from inside to outside. In this manner, the linearity and the capacity of enduring high squeezing force of the flexible cord can be raised, and the frictional force between the draw-out port is relatively reduced. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289140 | MAGNETIC COIL FIXING DEVICE AND AUTOWINDER - A magnetic fixing device for fixing a magnetic coil to a rotor of an autowinder includes a first clip element and a second element. The first clip element is disposed on the rotor of the autowinder, and the second clip element corresponds to the first clip element for cooperatively clipping the magnetic coil by magnetic force. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289141 | Apparatus and Method for Winding a Roving Onto a Bobbin - The invention relates to an apparatus for winding a roving ( | 2009-11-26 |
20090289142 | Apparatus and Method for Applying an Underlayment Layer to Trucking Cargo - An apparatus and method for applying an underlayment layer to trucking cargo are provided. The underlayment layer may be formed into a roll with a rod disposed therethrough. The roll may be supported by a frame. The roll can be configured to move vertically with respect to the ground. A trailer carrying trucking cargo can be stationed beneath the frame. The underlayment layer may unwound and dispensed from the roll. In order to drape the trucking cargo with the underlayment layer, the roll may be moved horizontally over the frame in addition to or alternatively to having the trucking cargo driven horizontally with respect to the roll. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289143 | Winding Drum For Sheet-Like Member - The object of the present invention is to provide a winding drum for a sheet-like member which can change reliably the range of air sucking intake holes by a simple structure, and to provide a winding drum which can prevent the generation of an unwanted contact mark on the sheet-like member. This winding drum having a hollow portion which is in communication with the intake holes of the drum body, a changeover member which is releasably attached in the hollow portion and which is formed so as to extend along the inner peripheral surface of the hollow portion, and an air passage (second communicating holes, first communicating hole, and hole) which is provided on the changeover member and which communicates intake holes of a predetermined range in the axial direction of the drum body with the suction device when the changeover member is attached in the hollow portion. So the range of air sucking intake holes is switched by changing the changeover member to another changeover member with another air passage. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289144 | TRIMMABLE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER - A trimmable horizontal stabilizer is provided adjacent to the fuselage of an aircraft and has a predetermined aerodynamic profile. A movable elevator is arranged adjacent to the horizontal stabilizer. The horizontal stabilizer has a load-bearing structure which extends in the span direction and is firmly connected to the fuselage of the aircraft, and movable areas which are connected to the load-bearing structure such that they can move and can be moved independently of the elevator in order to trim the horizontal stabilizer by varying the aerodynamic profile. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289145 | ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATING ASSEMBLY - An electromechanical actuating assembly ( | 2009-11-26 |
20090289146 | INTEGRATED ACOUSTIC DECOUPLING IN A HABITATION MODULE - According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, a combined habitation module for the crew of an aircraft is provided, which habitation module comprises two monument units that are separated from each other by a gap such that acoustic decoupling of the two monument units from each other is provided. In this way noise propagation within the habitation module may be prevented to a large extent. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289147 | METHOD OF COLLECTING INFORMATION RELATING TO A MOVABLE AIRFOIL SURFACE OF AN AIRCRAFT - The invention relates to a method of collecting information relating to a movable airfoil surface ( | 2009-11-26 |
20090289148 | Faired tether for wind power generation systems - A tether for a kite wind power system is disclosed. The tether has a cross-section that is designed to have less aerodynamic drag than a tether with a circular-shaped cross-section. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289149 | Engine pod for an aircraft with a vortex generator arrangement - The invention pertains to an engine pod for an aircraft, one side of which features several fin-shaped vortex generators ( | 2009-11-26 |
20090289150 | BOUNDARY LAYER CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODS THEREOF - An airfoil boundary layer control system may be provided. The airfoil boundary layer control system may include at least one airfoil that may include a first surface and a second surface coupled together at a leading edge and a trailing edge; at least one hollow chamber defined within the at least one airfoil; and an aperture defined in the airfoil and positioned substantially near the trailing edge, the aperture coupled in flow communication with the at least one hollow chamber; a pressure source coupled in flow communication with the at least one hollow chamber. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289151 | Coolant Line Clip Assemblies for Use With Fluid Delivery Systems - The present disclosure provides a fluid clip for use with a coolant system for electrosurgical procedures. The fluid clip includes a clip housing having proximal and distal ends and a channel defined therethrough. The channel is dimensioned to receive tubing for carrying a cooling fluid from a cooling source. The fluid clip includes a luer that includes a passageway defined therethrough. The passageway is dimensioned to securely receive the tubing such that the tubing extends through the luer for reception within the channel defined in the clip housing. The luer includes one or more interface on a surface thereof that matingly engages a corresponding interface on the clip housing. The interface on the luer cooperates with the interface on the clip housing to limit rotation of the tubing. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289152 | Device and Method for Suspending Telecommunication and Power Cables - The present invention relates to devices and methods for suspending telecommunication cables, power cables, and other items within a building. According to certain non-limiting embodiments of the present invention, devices for supporting an article are provided. The article may be, for example, one or more telecommunication and/or power cables. According to certain embodiments, the devices comprise a support arm that is adapted to support the article. The support arm is preferably reversibly and adjustably connected to a vertical support. As described herein, the vertical support rests substantially adjacent to a first side of a wall. The apparatus further comprises a horizontal support, which makes contact with at least a portion of the top side of the wall. This horizontal support is, preferably, connected to or integrally formed with the vertical support. In certain embodiments, the devices further comprise a second vertical support, which rests substantially adjacent to a second side of the wall, i.e., the other side of the wall. The second vertical support may be connected to or integrally formed with the horizontal support. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289153 | Device for Carrying Bags - In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a device for carrying one or more bags is described. The device includes a body comprising a clasp and a curved member. The clasp is configured to removably couple the curved member so that the body defines a closed loop. The curved member has an open position wherein the curved member is configured to receive one or more bags and a closed position wherein the curved member is coupled by the clasp and secured thereto by force directed towards the clasp by the curved member. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289154 | Leaf Catcher - This invention is a device that assists with the collection of leaves or debris by holding a garbage bag completely open so a user does not need to awkwardly bend down and hold open a bag while raking leaves into it. This invention allows the user to have both hands free to hold and use a rake or broom to sweep leaves or debris into the open bag. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289155 | SLIDE RAIL ASSEMBLY - A slide rail assembly is capable of being attached to a chassis associated with a post extending therefrom. The slide rail assembly includes a slide rail defining a mounting slot for receiving the post, a retaining member having a mounting portion fixed to the slide rail, an intermediate member slidably attached to the slide rail, and a releasing member pivoted connecting to the retaining member. The intermediate member includes a cutout configured to receive the post and be aligned with the mounting slot of the slide rail. The retaining member is capable of keeping the intermediate member from sliding with respect to the slide rail. The releasing member is capable of being pivoted to enable the intermediate member to slide with respect to the slide rail. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289156 | ACCESSORY DEVICE ASSEMBLY FOR AN AQUARIUM, PARTICULARLY HEATER ASSEMBLY - An accessory device ( | 2009-11-26 |
20090289157 | Fan mounting structure - A fan mounting structure includes a casing, a fixing support and a protection means. The outside of the casing has an opening. The fixing support is connected to the casing and is provided with a fan accommodating space. The fan accommodating space is in communication with the opening. The protection means is connected to the casing. Via this arrangement, after the user detaches the fan body from the fixing support, the protection means can protect the electronic components within the casing from suffering damage due to external forces. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289158 | POLE MOUNTING OUTRIGGERS - An outrigger is provided. The outrigger includes an arm including a receiving portion, an arm-strapping yoke pivotally coupled to the receiving portion of the arm, and at least one securing pin received in the arm-strapping yoke. The arm-strapping yoke has at least one engaging edge. The at least one securing pin is configured to force the at least one engaging edge of the arm-strapping yoke into a surface of a structure when a banding strap received in the arm-strapping yoke is tightened around the structure and the at least one securing pin. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289159 | TILT MOUNTING SYSTEM - An improved adjustable mounting system for mounting a flat panel display to a surface. A mounting bracket is configured to attach to the surface, while an adapter bracket is operatively connected to the mounting bracket and is configured to operatively connect to the flat panel display. At least one carrier mechanism operatively connects the mounting bracket and the adapter bracket, the first carrier mechanism positioned with a set of substantially straight guide paths or surfaces to couple the adapter bracket to the mounting bracket. When the flat panel display is operatively connected to the adapter bracket and the mounting bracket is attached to the surface, the flat panel display is generally selectively rotatably positionable about an axis substantially parallel to the surface as a result of the interaction of the first carrier mechanism with the set of substantially straight guide paths or surfaces. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289160 | SUPPORT ASSEMBLY - An electronic sign having slotted frame cabinets, whereby each slotted frame cabinet can conveniently be attached to one or more vertically or horizontally positioned adjacent slotted frame cabinets by using connecting components which are generally located around the periphery of one or more slotted frame cabinets. Connecting components including splice bars, splice plates, and mounting clamps are aligned in, positioned along, and secured to backing bars which are co-located in backing bar slots in one or more of the slotted frame cabinets. Lift eyes can be variably located in one or more lift eye slots. The use of externally located connecting components, which do not extend through the cabinetry, minimize the entry of environmental elements into the interior of the electronic sign. Multiple slotted frame cabinets can be connected without the removal of LED display panels. Bracket assemblies and clamping assemblies are provided. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289161 | UNIVERSAL OFFSET TRAFFIC SIGN BRACKET - A universal offset traffic sign bracket includes a first clamp cantilevered from a base support, the first clamp including a clamp beam, a fixed member connected to an end of the first clamp beam, and a moving member movably connected to the first clamp beam; a second clamp connected to the first clamp moving member and compressible against the first clamp fixed member, the second clamp including a spike plate for gripping a traffic sign post between the spike plate and the first clamp fixed member. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289162 | Holding Device For Storing Sundry Items - A holding device for storing sundry items has a base body with a receiver in form of a cupholder and is associated with an insert member which can be inserted into the receiver of the base body, and the insert member has a holding recess by which opposing segments are separated from one another. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289163 | Product Dispenser Connector - A product dispenser assembly including a product dispenser, a mounting member, and a connector. The connector includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a receiving member configured and arranged to operatively connect the product dispenser thereto. The second portion includes a connecting member configured and arranged to operatively connect the mounting member thereto. The first and second portions are rotatably operatively connected to position the receiving member and the connecting member in different positions relative to one another. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289164 | HANGER - A hanger includes a fixture adapted to be secured to an upright support at an elevated location. A runner and a slot are formed in the fixture. The runner extends into the fixture and communicates with the slot. The runner is to initially receive an end of an object to be hung and guide the end of the object to be hung to the slot, and the slot is to receive the end of the object to be hung from the runner and frictionally secure the end of the object to be hung from the runner. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289165 | Table guard assembly - A guard for with a furniture element is provided. The furniture element has a perimeter with an edge portion and a bottom surface. The guard includes a movable rail, a support member and a resilient connection member. The movable rail extends along a portion of the furniture element and is spaced apart therefrom. The support member is connected to the rail and the bottom surface of the furniture element. The resilient connection member connects the support to the furniture element. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289166 | Compact articulated lectern for a book, papers or other such articles - Disclosed is an articulated lectern with panels joined by hinges, with the panels employing a kickstand and keeper holes to adjust height and angularity. The lectern can be made of solid panels or frame panels. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289167 | FLIP CHART EASEL WITH IMPROVED PIVOTAL STRUT MECHANISM - A foldable easel strut assembly is provided for supporting the easel when the easel is in use, and for moving the legs of the easel to a storage position when the easel is to be stored. The invention comprises an easel support board to which a rear leg assembly is pivotally connected. A pair of forward struts are pivotally connected at a first end to the support board. A pair of rear struts each have a first end pivotally connected to a second end of a corresponding forward strut, and a second end of each rear strut is pivotally connected to the rear leg assembly. Each rear strut includes a stop flange that abuts an upper edge of a corresponding forward strut when the rear leg assembly is pivoted away from the support board to a maximum position. In an embodiment, two front legs are pivotally connected to the support board, and the rear leg assembly comprises a rear leg member that pivotally folds against a bracket, and the bracket folds against the support board, when the easel is in its storage position. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289168 | Assembly for supporting a jaw crusher frame on a foundation - An assembly for supporting a jaw crusher frame on a foundation includes a foot adapted to cooperate with the foundation and the frame for supporting the frame on the foundation and a projection connected to the frame and extending substantially horizontally therefrom, the projection having a mainly downwardly facing supporting surface, which has the shape of a part, spanning at least 180°, of a first circular-cylindrical surface. The foot is adapted for attachment to the foundation and has an upwardly open recess, into which the projection is to be lowered and which has a bottom surface, which has the shape of a part, spanning not more than 180°, of a second circular-cylindrical surface and against which the projection, when lowered into the recess, is to abut with its supporting surface. The first and the second circular-cylindrical surface have substantially the same diameter. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289169 | IMAGE SENSOR WITH SIMULTANEOUS AUTO-FOCUS AND IMAGE PREVIEW - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a plurality of light sensor cells disposed in a substrate in a shared pixel arrangement. Common readout circuitry is used to simultaneously read out image information from a group of light sensor cells. The image information from the group of light sensor cells is added together simultaneously and coupled to auto-focus circuitry and/or preview circuitry to provide for better lens adjustments and preview display. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289170 | RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS AND RADIATION DETECTION SYSTEM - A radiation detection apparatus to detect radiation. A substrate ( | 2009-11-26 |
20090289171 | OPTICAL POINTING DEVICE - An optical pointing device is provided. The optical pointing device includes an image sensor including a photocell array including a plurality of photocells for sensing light and generating an analog signal corresponding to the light, the image sensor sequentially outputting analog signals from the plurality of photocells, a comparator for comparing the signals output from the image sensor to generate a relative comparative signal, and comparing at least one signal output from the image sensor with a comparative signal to generate an absolute comparative signal, and a controller for outputting motion data using the relative comparative signal and outputting a shutter control signal using the absolute comparative signal. The optical pointing device does not include an A/D converter or a pre-filter circuit, thus reducing a chip size of a semiconductor integrated circuit, unlike a conventional optical pointing device. Furthermore, the optical pointing device can obtain high-quality image data and accordingly accurate motion data of an object, by using the comparator having the offset removal and the offset correction circuit external to the image sensor. Also, the use of the second photocell separate from the image sensor can reduce data computational complexity of the shutter control signal controller in the image processor, thus reducing current consumption in the image processor. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289172 | DETECTION OF SEED LAYERS ON A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A device and/or method which detects a seed layer and a device and/or method of forming layers on a semiconductor device. The device which forms layers on the semiconductor device may include a metal layer forming unit (which forms a metal layer on a wafer), a copper seed layer forming unit (which forms a copper seed layer on the metal layer), a wafer alignment device (which includes a wafer alignment unit which aligns the wafer to a predetermined position), a copper seed layer detecting unit (which is positioned above the wafer alignment unit to detect the copper seed layer formed on the wafer), and a plating unit (which forms a copper interconnection layer on the copper seed layer). | 2009-11-26 |
20090289173 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - The photoelectric conversion device includes a photoelectric conversion circuit for outputting photocurrent generated in a photoelectric conversion element as output voltage subjected to logarithmic compression by a first diode element, a reference voltage generation circuit for outputting reference voltage subjected to logarithmic compression by a second diode element in accordance with the amount of current flowing to a resistors an arithmetic circuit for outputting an output signal obtained by amplifying a difference between the output voltage output from the photoelectric conversion circuit and the reference voltage output from the reference voltage generation circuit, and an output circuit for outputting current corresponding to the logarithmically-compressed output voltage output from the photoelectric conversion circuit by the output signal. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289174 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, DRIVING METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - Objects are to accumulate electric charge in a capacitor so that light intensity can be detected even when the amount of incident light is small, and to operate a photoelectric conversion device without increasing the number of elements such as a constant current source or a switch. The photoelectric conversion device includes a photoelectric conversion circuit, a capacitor, and a comparator for comparing a potential of one electrode of the capacitor with a second potential. The photoelectric conversion circuit includes a photoelectric conversion element and an amplifier circuit for amplifying an output current from the photoelectric conversion element In the capacitor, a first potential is supplied through a first switch, and charging or discharging is performed through a second switch in accordance with the current amplified by the amplifier circuit. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289175 | DUAL PURPOSE AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR - A dual purpose ambient light sensor. More particularly, an ambient light sensor may be provided on an electronic device to aid in controlling the brightness of the illuminators of the device. The ambient light sensor may be mounted in such a way as to detect ambient light when the electronic device is opened or closed so that the device may control the brightness of the illuminators of the device, whether the illuminators are mounted on the outer or inner shell of the device. Further, when the display is closed, the sensitivity of the ambient light sensor may be adjusted appropriately to account for the lesser amount of light that may reach the sensor. Finally, a spacer or light pipe may be provided to allow ambient light to reach the sensor to provide an accurate ambient light reading when the device is in the closed position. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289176 | COPLANAR CAMERA SCANNING SYSTEM - A system for scanning objects having at least two linear array sensors, adapted to detect light input signals, is provided. A lens is optically connected to each of the linear array sensors, and are adapted to receive and transmit an optical image located in a respective lens field of view along a respective lens axis to the respective one of the at least two linear array sensor. A light source which generates an illumination stripe in general linear alignment with the lens axis across a depth of the field of view is provided. A cylindrical lens is positioned between the light source and an object to be scanned. The cylindrical lens adapted to collect, transmit and focus light from the light source to form the illumination stripe. This arrangement provides a wider system field of view with generally more uniform resolution. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289177 | Optical trace detecting module - An optical trace detecting module includes a light-pervious plate, a light source, an optical sensor, an imaging lens, and an optical path diverting element. The light-pervious plate contacts an object and allows the object to move on a surface thereof. The imaging lens is disposed between the light-pervious plate and the optical sensor. The optical path diverting element is disposed between the imaging lens and the optical sensor. A sensing light projected from the light source is refracted to the optical sensor under the guide of the optical path diverting element. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289178 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING AND/OR ANALYZING IMAGE INFORMATION REPRESENTING RADIATION - A method for processing and/or analyzing image information representing radiation in a spatially resolved manner using an optical system coupled to at least one detector includes the step of collecting said image information with said optical system using at least one micromechanical mirror moved such that the image information is scanned and coupled sequentially into the at least one detector. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289179 | MULTI-PLASMA NEUTRAL BEAM SOURCE AND METHOD OF OPERATING - Method and system for producing a neutral beam source is described. The neutral beam source comprises a plasma generation system for forming a first plasma in a first plasma region, a plasma heating system for heating electrons from the first plasma region in a second plasma region to form a second plasma, and a neutralizer grid for neutralizing ion species from the second plasma in the second plasma region. Furthermore, the neutral beam source comprises an electron acceleration member configured to accelerate the electrons from the first plasma region into the second plasma region. Further yet, the neutral beam source comprises a pumping system that enables use of the neutral beam source for semiconductor processing applications, such as etching processes. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289180 | Method and optical device for trapping a particle - It is disclosed an optical device for trapping a particle immersed in a fluid. The device of the invention comprises a light source and a probe for guiding and outputting the radiation received from the source. According to the invention, the guided radiation has an intensity distribution having intensity maximum placed at a non-zero distance from the probe longitudinal axis and having rotational symmetry about the longitudinal axis. Further, according to the invention, the intensity maximum is reflected at the interface between probe and fluid, and then it is output by the probe so that it creates a stable equilibrium point wherein the particle is trapped. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289181 | Device for Measuring Absorbed Dose in an Ionizing Radiation Field and Use of the Device - The present invention concerns an arrangement for the measurement of absorbed dose at a given distance from a radioactive source. The arrangement comprises a detector body ( | 2009-11-26 |
20090289182 | Biomarkers of ionizing radiation - The present invention provides novel radiation associated markers. The radiation associated markers may be one or more of albumin, LTGF-β, or any protein or peptide listed in any one of Tables 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 provided herein. The present invention also provides methods of assessing exposure to ionizing radiation by determining the presence of one or more radiation associated markers. The methods may optionally include quantifying one or more of the radiation associated markers. The methods may further include comparing the amount of one or more radiation associated markers in the sample determined to be present in the sample with either (i) the amount determined for temporally matched, normal samples or (ii) the amount determined for samples obtained from individuals or subjects that have not been exposed to an elevated level of ionizing radiation. The present invention further provides a method of predicting outcome in a subject after exposure to elevated levels of ionizing radiation. Further, the present invention provides a method of determining the amount of radiation therapy that has been delivered to a particular tissue. Also, the present invention provides kits for assessing the likelihood of significant damage, death, illness or medical complications post exposure to elevated levels of ionizing radiation by determining the presence or absence or by quantifying the amount of one or more radiation associated markers. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289183 | SAMPLE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND SAMPLE PROCESSING METHOD FOR TRACE DETECTOR - A sample processing system and a sample processing method for a trace detector are disclosed. The system comprises a sampling substrate for collecting a substance or substances from the surface of an object to be tested by contacting the sampling substrate with the surface of the object, and a trace detector. The trace detector includes a sample feeding device provided with a sample feeding part. The substance collected by the sampling substrate can be transferred to a surface of the sample feeding part so that the substance transferred to the surface of the sample feeding part can be detected. With the configuration of some embodiments of the present invention, a sampling substrate made of chemical fiber is used to collect a sample from the surface of an object to be tested by contacting the sampling substrate with the surface of the object to be tested. The sample collected by the sampling substrate is mechanically transferred to a metal film or mesh of the sample feeding device of the trace detector. Then, the metal film or mesh of the sample feeding device is heated to vaporize the sample and to release the sample vapor into the trace detector. Therefore, the efficiency of sample collection and desorption processes can be improved. In addition, the direct heating of a sampling substrate can be avoided so as to decrease the interference of the sampling substrate with trace detection. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289184 | METHOD FOR THE ANALYSIS OF TISSUE SECTIONS - The present invention relates to a method for the histologic classification of a tissue section. The method includes acquiring a mass spectrometric image and a light-optical image of the same tissue section (the optical image having a higher spatial resolution than the mass spectrometric image) and combining optical information on the structures of a subarea of the tissue section with mass spectrometric information on the subarea (the structures not being spatially resolved in the mass spectrometric image). | 2009-11-26 |
20090289185 | ULTRA HIGH PRECISION MEASUREMENT TOOL - A focused ion beam device is described comprising a gas field ion source with an analyzer for analyzing and classifying the structure of a specimen, a controller for controlling and/or modifying the structure of the specimen according to the analysis of the analyzer, an emitter tip, the emitter tip has a base tip comprising a first material and a supertip comprising a material different from the first material, wherein the supertip is a single atom tip and the base tip is a single crystal base tip. Furthermore, the focused ion beam device has a probe current control and a sample charge control. A method of operating a focused ion beam device is provided comprising applying a voltage between a single emission centre of the supertip and an electrode, supplying gas to the emitter tip, analyzing and classifying the structure of a specimen, and controlling the structure of the specimen. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289186 | Small electron gun - To provide a small electron gun capable of keeping a high vacuum pressure used for an electron microscope and an electron-beam drawing apparatus. An electron gun constituted by a nonevaporative getter pump, a heater, a filament, and an electron-source positioning mechanism is provided with an opening for rough exhausting and its automatically opening/closing valve, and means for ionizing and decomposing an inert gas or a compound gas for the nonevaporative getter pump. It is possible to keep a high vacuum pressure of 10 | 2009-11-26 |
20090289187 | OMNIDIRECTIONAL MONITORING USING NEAR-INFRARED ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION - A monitoring device includes an imaging device sensitive to visible and near-infrared electromagnetic radiation. The monitoring device is configured to concurrently direct omnidirectional visible and near-infrared electromagnetic radiation onto the imaging device without using any moving parts. The monitoring device also can include multiple sources of near-infrared electromagnetic radiation, which can be sequentially operated to illuminate regions of a monitored area to improve the imaged data. The monitoring device can acquire additional data, such as acoustic data or identification data of a target, and can process the acquired data to detect any targets that may be present and evaluate an alarm condition. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289188 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE THROUGH INFRARED DETECTION - A method for controlling an electronic device through infrared detection includes an infrared sensor to detect displacement alteration waveforms of a targeted object to generate a control signal to control the electronic device. The method includes: setting at least one execution command; setting an executing condition for each execution command; getting a detection signal of the infrared sensor; processing alteration waveforms of the detection signal; judging whether the detection signal alteration waveforms coincided with the executing condition; and executing the execution command corresponding to the executing condition. By means of the method set forth above the infrared sensor can detect movement of the targeted object, and convert the movement to a control means for the electronic device. Thereby through the movement of an object the electronic device can be activated to perform a selected function. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289189 | Method and Apparatus for Detecting Unsafe Conditions - A device can be made operable to distinguish between materials impinging on a predefined area based at least in part on differentials within sets of data indicative of measurable characteristics of the materials impinging on the defined area. Such a device can trigger a protection mechanism based at least in part on identification of such differentials. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289190 | High efficiency fiber-optic scintillator radiation detector - A fiber-optic scintillation radiation detector includes: a cladding; a core extending within the cladding; and a scintillator contiguous with the core within the cladding responsive to particle and/or photon radiation by providing scintillation photons, which are then primarily propagated in the core. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289191 | ULTRA HIGH PRECISION MEASUREMENT TOOL WITH CONTROL LOOP - A focused ion beam device is described comprising a gas field ion source with an emitter emitting an ion beam including ions of gas, an ion beam column and a beam current control loop comprising a beam current measurement device. Furthermore, the focused ion beam device may have a sample charge control comprising measuring the sample charge. A method of operating a focused ion beam device is provided comprising applying a voltage between an emitter an electrode, applying gas to the emitter, emitting ions of a gas from the emitter and controlling a beam current by measuring the beam current with a beam current measurement device. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289192 | SCANNING APERTURE ION BEAM MODULATOR - A modulator for ions such as protons employs multiple shutter pairs to create independently movable apertures effecting a multiple pencil beam treatment of the patient thereby increasing treatment speed by eliminating the need for a custom compensator. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289193 | ION IMPLANTING APPARATUS AND ION BEAM DEFLECTION ANGLE CORRECTING METHOD - To increase a transport efficiency of an ion beam by correcting Y-direction diffusion caused by the space charge effect of the ion beam between an ion beam deflector, which separates the ion beam and neutrons from each other, and a target. An ion implantation apparatus has a beam paralleling device that bends an ion beam scanned in an X direction by magnetic field to be parallel and draws a ribbon-shaped ion beam. The beam paralleling device serves also as an ion beam deflector that deflects the ion beam by magnetic field to separates neutrons from the ion beam. In the vicinity of an outlet of the beam paralleling device, there is provided an electric field lens having a plurality of electrodes opposed to each other in a Y direction with a space for passing the ion beam and narrowing the ion beam in the Y direction. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289194 | PARTICLE BEAM THERAPY SYSTEM - A particle beam therapy system that is capable of irradiating a target area with an irradiation beam suitable for a particle beam therapy using a spot scanning method includes a synchrotron, a beam transport system and an irradiation device. The beam transport system is provided with a beam interrupting device adapted to block supply of a charged particle beam to the irradiation device. The beam interrupting device has a beam shielding magnet, an exciting power supply for the beam shielding magnet and a beam dump. The beam transport system has a bending magnet. The beam shielding magnet is provided on an inlet side of the bending magnet. The beam dump is provided on an outlet side of the bending magnet. A controller controls the exciting power supply to control the timing of an operation of the beam shielding magnet. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289195 | Charged Particle Source with Integrated Energy Filter - The invention describes a particle source in which energy selection occurs. The energy selection occurs by sending a beam of electrically charged particles | 2009-11-26 |
20090289196 | Deflection Signal Compensation for Charged Particle Beam - Charged particles that are in transit through a deflection system when the beam is repositioned do not received the correct deflection force and are misdirected. By independently applying signals to the multiple stages of a deflection system, the number of misdirected particles during a pixel change is reduced. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289197 | GAS DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR AN ION SOURCE - An ion source has an arc chamber with an electron-emitting element and a repeller. A manifold assembly defines a cavity and a gas outlet configured to allow gas flow to the arc chamber. This gas outlet is closer to the repeller than the electron-emitting element. In one embodiment, the ion source has a first crucible and a second crucible. The first crucible and the second crucible are connected to the manifold assembly. In one instance, the crucibles have tamper-resistant features. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289198 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACOUSTIC SENSING - An optical-based acoustic sensor system detects sound. An exemplary embodiment has a substrate with a surface and an internal region; a shell disposed above the substrate surface, the shell operable to receive incident light emitted by a light source; a beam disposed blow the shell; a photodiode on the substrate surface below the beam, and in response to receiving a first portion of light, the photodiode is operable to generate a charge that attracts the beam such that a motion is induced in the beam to cause the beam to resonate; and a microphone device coupled to the shell, the microphone device operable to detect acoustic waves, and operable to modulate the vibratory motion of the beam, wherein a second portion of light is modulated by the vibratory motion of the beam to generate sound-modulated light that is emitted from the sensor. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289199 | Use of Fluorescent Nanoparticles to Measure Individual Layer Thicknesses or Composition in Multi-layer Films and to Calibrate Secondary Measurement Devices - Fluorescent nanoparticles such as quantum dots are incorporated into plastic, paper and other web layered products to achieve cross-direction and machine direction on-line analysis of the individual layers therein. Fluorescent nanoparticles markers are added in known proportions into product formulations. By detecting the fluorescence from the nanoparticles, the thickness and other physical characteristics of the web can be traced at various stages of production. In addition, by using different populations of fluorescent nanoparticles that emit radiation at different wavelengths, data from individual layers in a composite structure can be ascertained simultaneously with a single sensor. The technique is particularly suited for monitoring difficult-to-measure polymers in complex multilayer structures. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289200 | Fluorescent image obtainment method and apparatus, fluorescence endoscope, and excitation-light unit - A fluorescent image obtainment apparatus includes a light illumination means that illuminates a region to be observed with illumination-light and excitation-light at the same time, and an imaging means that captures an image composed of light reflected from the region illuminated with the illumination-light and an image composed of fluorescence output from the region illuminated with the excitation-light. Further, the apparatus includes an image processing means that produces an ordinary image based on the image of the reflection light and a fluorescent image based on the image of fluorescence, and a light amount control means that controls the light amount of the illumination-light so that a representative luminance value of the ordinary image becomes a predetermined luminance value and the light amount of the excitation-light so that the ratio of the light amount of the excitation-light to that of the illumination-light becomes a predetermined ratio. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289201 | COMBINED VISUAL/FLUORESCENCE ANALYTE DETECTION TEST - The sensitivity of visually read lateral flow immunoassay tests is enhanced by adding a small quantity of fluorescing dye or fluorescing latex bead conjugates to the initial conjugate material. When the visible spectrum test line is visibly present, the test result is observed and recorded. However, in the case where the result is indeterminate, a light of an appropriate spectrum, such as a UV, visible, or infrared spectrum, is cast on the test line to excite and fluoresce the fluorescing latex beads which are bound in the test line in true positive tests to enhance the visible color at the test line. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289202 | Integrated Encapsulation Status Indicator - An integrated encapsulation status indicator comprising a reactive layer that provides a visible change upon exposure to oxygen and/or moisture and an optional inert layer, wherein both layers are encapsulated with an electronic device. Also disclosed are processes for detecting oxygen and/or moisture within an encapsulated optoelectronic device. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289203 | Method for making transparent carbon nanotube film - The present method relates to a method for making a transparent carbon nanotube film. The method includes the following steps: (a) making a carbon nanotube film, and (b) irradiating the carbon nanotube film by a laser device with a power density thereof being greater than 0.1×10 | 2009-11-26 |
20090289204 | ELECTRON BEAM EMITTER WITH SLOTTED GUN - An electron beam emitter includes an electron generator for generating electrons. The electron generator can have a housing containing at least one electron source for generating the electrons. The at least one electron source has a width. The electron generator housing can have an electron permeable region spaced from the at least one electron source for allowing extraction of the electrons from the electron generator housing. The electron permeable region can include a series of narrow elongate slots and ribs formed in the electron generator housing and extending laterally beyond the width of the at least one electron source. The electron permeable region can be configured and positioned relative to the at least one electron source for laterally spreading the electrons that are generated by the at least one electron source. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289205 | MIRROR FOR EXTREME ULTRA VIOLET, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR MIRROR FOR EXTREME ULTRA VIOLET, AND FAR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - The EUV light source device eliminates radiation other than EUV radiation from the light which it emits, and supplies only the EUV radiation to an exposure device. A composite layer consisting of a plurality of Mo/Si pair layers is provided upon the front surface of an EUV collector mirror, and blazed grooves are formed in this composite layer. Radiation emitted from a plasma is incident upon this EUV collector mirror, and is reflected or diffracted. The reflected EUV radiation (including diffracted EUV) proceeds towards an intermediate focal point IF. The radiation of other wavelengths proceeds towards some position other than this focal point IF, because its reflection angle or diffraction angle is different. A SPF shield having an aperture portion is provided at the focal point IF. Accordingly, only the EUV radiation passes through the aperture portion and is supplied to the exposure device, while the other radiation is intercepted by the shield. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289206 | Camera based vision alignment with device group guiding for semiconductor device testing handlers - A vision alignment system and method is provided. The vision alignment system includes one or more grouped alignment plates with guiding inserts configured to receive multiple devices, and groups of three actuators, configured to actuate the alignment plates to correct the position offsets of multiple devices as a group. The position offsets between the device and contactor are determined by a device-view camera during runtime and a contactor-view camera during calibration time. The vision alignment system also includes a pick-and-place handler, configured to transport devices. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289207 | Airflow regulating valve assembly - The valve assembly disposed within a water supply line upstream of a water meter. The valve assembly is structured to reduce or significantly eliminate the passage of air, separate from water flow, through the meter and includes a housing having an interior channel and a valve body movably disposed within the channel. The valve body includes a sealing structure which is biased, under a predetermined force, into sealing relation with an inlet of the interior channel. The predetermined force is sufficient to prevent displacement of the sealing structure out of the sealing relation with the inlet, but insufficient to prevent displacement of the sealing structure when force from a normal water flow is exerted thereon from within the water supply line. As a result any air flow within the water supply line will be compressed or otherwise disbursed and prevented from passing, independently, through the meter, thereby preventing unnecessary charges being made to the metered facility. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289208 | Pressurized Fluid Discharge Device - A female screw hole ( | 2009-11-26 |
20090289209 | Process For Hardfacing of Bore and Seat Face Intersection on Gate Valve - A method of treating a valve with a coating, such as hardfacing, that includes depositing the coating with a spray stream that is oriented perpendicular to the surface being treated. The method further includes applying a coating of uniform thickness onto lateral surfaces of a valve seat, a portion of the valve seat bore, and the interface between a valve seat lateral surface and the valve seat bore. The valve seat bore can include an annular recess formed to receive a layer of coating. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289210 | VALVE STRUCTURE - A valve structure includes a partition wall, a communicating bore, a valve body and a restraining portion. The partition wall is provided in a fluid container for dividing the fluid container into a first fluid chamber and a second fluid chamber. The communicating bore is provided at the partition wall for establishing a fluid communication between the first and second fluid chambers. The valve body is provided at the partition wall for establishing and interrupting the fluid communication between the first and second fluid chambers. Further, the valve body includes an umbrella shaped valve portion being flexibly deformable for opening and closing the communicating bore. The restraining portion is provided for restraining a deforming amount of the valve portion when the valve portion is deformed in a direction to be separated from the partition wall. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289211 | ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE USING SAME - The present invention has for its object to provide an electrolyte solution which can dramatically suppress the time degradation in performance of an electrochemical device, especially an electrochemical capacitor. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289212 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING POROUS FILMS AND FILM MATERIAL PRODUCED THEREFROM - A process for producing porous films ( | 2009-11-26 |
20090289213 | METHOD OF PROCESSING A BIOLOGICAL AND/OR CHEMICAL SAMPLE - The invention provides a method of processing a biological and/or chemical sample. The method includes providing a fluid droplet, which includes an inner phase and an outer phase. The outer phase is immiscible with the inner phase, and the outer phase is surrounding the inner phase. The inner phase includes the biological and/or chemical sample. The fluid droplet furthermore comprises magnetically attractable matter. The method also includes providing at least one surface, which is of such a texture and such a wettability for the fluid of the inner phase of the fluid droplet, that the fluid droplet remains intact upon being contacted therewith. The method further includes disposing the fluid droplet onto the at least one surface. The method also includes performing a process on the biological and/or chemical sample in the fluid droplet. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289214 | MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL FORMULATION - Magnetorheological formulations, processes for preparing the same and uses therefor, the formulations comprising: (a) an ionic liquid comprising anions and cations, and (b) dispersed magnetizable particles having a mean diameter of 0.1 to 500 μm; wherein the ionic liquid comprises one or more salts selected from the group consisting of 1-butyl-3-methyl-imidazolium methylsulfate, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium ethylsulfate, 1-ethyl-3-methyl-imidazolium thiocyanate, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium thiocyanate, 1-ethyl-3-methyl-imidazolium acetate, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate, 1-ethyl-3-methylpyridinium ethylsulfate, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium dicyanamide, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate, 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate, 1-methyl-3-octylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate, 1-methyl-3-octylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate, 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate, methyltrioctylammonium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium 2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethylsulfate and mixtures thereof. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289215 | ANTIFREEZE COOLANT COMPOSITION HAVING HIGH HEAT-OXIDATION RESISTANCE - The present invention relates to an antifreeze coolant composition, and particularly to an antifreeze coolant composition comprising mercaptobenzothiazole as a heat-oxidation resistant agent, alkylbenzoate as a heat-oxidation resistant enhancer and dinonylnaphthalene sulfate as an anti-settling agent. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289216 | MICROCAPSULES - The present invention concerns microcapsules comprising a capsule core, a capsule wall and also, disposed on the outer surface of the capsule wall, a polyelectrolyte having an average molecular weight in the range from 500 g/mol to 10 million g/mol, the capsule wall being constructed from | 2009-11-26 |
20090289217 | POLISHING COMPOSITION - A polishing composition which achieves surfaces with high planarity and the reduction of corrosions in the wiring metal surface at the same time is provided. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289218 | LITHIUM-MANGANESE COMPOSITE OXIDES FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERY AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING SAME - A lithium-manganese composite oxide for a lithium ion battery having a good cycle property at high-temperature and battery property of high capacity is provided. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289219 | ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL WITH IMPROVED ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME - Disclosed is an anode active material, comprising: (a) a carbonaceous material; and (b) a carbide coating layer partially or totally formed on a surface of the carbonaceous material, the carbide coating layer comprising at least one element selected from the group consisting of metals and metalloids. An anode obtained by using the anode active material and an electrochemical device comprising the anode are also disclosed. The carbonaceous material comprises a coating layer of metal-/metalloid-carbide obtained by treating it at high temperature under inert atmosphere, wherein the coating layer has increased interfacial boding force to the carbonaceous material and thus shows minimized reactivity to lithium. The carbonaceous material as anode active material can minimize the irreversible anode capacity needed for the formation of an SEI film during the first charge/discharge cycle, thereby providing high capacity, high efficiency and significantly improved anode qualities. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289220 | Aqueous Surfactant Compositions With A Low Pour Point - Surfactant compositions which comprise (i) 10 to 90% by weight of one or more compounds selected from the group (a) to (e), and (ii) 10 to 90% by weight of water, based on the composition, are disclosed, where the compounds (a) to (e) are defined as follows:
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20090289221 | Use Of Aminoacetones And Salts Thereof As Bleaching Boosters For Peroxygen Compounds - The use is claimed of aminoacetones or salts thereof of the general formulae (I) and (II) in which R | 2009-11-26 |
20090289222 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING COMPOSITES COMPRISING CARBON AND MAGNESIUM FOR HYDROGEN STORAGE - A process for preparing carbon and magnesium including composites, includes: a) contacting a carbon material including pores of which at least 30%, based on the total number of pores, have a pore diameter in the range 0.1 to 10×10 | 2009-11-26 |
20090289223 | LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE MEDIUM - Disclosed are a liquid-crystalline medium, which contains a compound of formula I | 2009-11-26 |
20090289224 | COMPOUND COMPRISING PHENYL PYRIDINE UNITS - Organic compounds of formula I may be used in optoelectronic devices | 2009-11-26 |
20090289225 | REDUCING FLUORESCENT SELF-QUENCHING WITH NANOPARTICLES - A method of reducing fluorescent self-quenching comprising attaching fluorescent molecules to nanoparticles so as to thereby reduce the self-quenching of the fluorescent molecules, the resulting fluorescent nanoparticles, and solutions that comprise such fluorescent nanoparticles. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289226 | Compound Material for Inorganic Phosphor and White LED - A compound material for white LED, including an inorganic phosphor, an inorganic light scatter and a polymer adhesive for interaction with a shortwave light radiated by an InGaN heterostructure. The light scatter is a nano-scale powder material formed of A | 2009-11-26 |
20090289227 | Production of Fuel Materials Utilizing Waste Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen from Renewable Resources - The present invention is directed to a method for utilizing CO | 2009-11-26 |
20090289228 | RF powder and method for manufacturing the same - The present invention provides an RF powder having a characteristic to be used as a powder (powdery substance) which is composed of a large quantity of particles and has a collective form, wherein each of a large quantity of particles composing the powder is smaller in size as compared with a current IC tag chip and is used as a device having a function substantially equivalent to the IC tag chip, use form thereof is not individual device use but powder use, treatment is easy, a manufacturing cost is very low in respect of a unit cost of each particle, and a practical use is very high, and a method for manufacturing the same. An RF powder | 2009-11-26 |
20090289229 | RF powder-containing base - The present invention provides an RF powder-containing base including functional components, wherein forged cards, documents, bills, or the like are hard to be produced with respect to sheet-like subjects with high proprietary nature, such as various kinds of cards, bills, and securities, and each of a large number of particles can memorize information such as an identification number or the like. An RF powder-containing base | 2009-11-26 |
20090289230 | Nonlinear Optical Applications of Nonconjugated Conductive Polymers - Nonconjugated conductive polymers have a ratio of double bonds to total bonds of less than ½ are used to produce compositions with unexpected non-linear optical characteristics in this invention. Large third order optical effects including quadratic electro-optic effect and two-photon absorption have been measured in nonconjugated conductive polymers after doping the polymers. Among the nonconjugated polymers are styrene-butadiene-rubber copolymer (SBR), poly(β-pinene), poly(ethylene-pyrrolediyl) derivative, polynorbornene, cis-1,4 polyisoprene and trans-1,4 polyisoprene. The enhancement of the non-linear optical effect is due to the special charge-transfer complex structure and formation of nano-optical domains. Among the doping materials are electron acceptors such as iodine and antimony pentachloride. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289231 | ELECTROSTATIC DISSIPATIVE ADHESIVE - An electrostatically dissipative adhesive in one embodiment includes a mixture comprising: an adhesive material; and electrically conductive particles intermixed with the adhesive material, the electrically conductive particles being present in an amount between 0 and about 10% by weight of a total weight of the mixture. An electrostatically dissipative adhesive in another embodiment includes a mixture comprising: an adhesive material; and electrically conductive particles intermixed with the adhesive material, the electrically conductive particles being present in an amount between 0 and about 10% by weight of a total weight of the mixture, wherein the mixture has at least 50% of a lap shear strength as measured in accordance with ISO 4587 after curing for 72 hours at 22° C. as the raw adhesive material has as measured in accordance with ISO 4587 after curing for 72 hours at 22° C. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289232 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE AND METHOD INCLUDING COMPOSITE STRUCTURES WITH EMBEDDED INTEGRAL ELECRICALLY CONDUCTIVE PATHS - A gas turbine engine and method of fabrication includes a gas turbine engine with a structure having movable portions and static portions. At least a portion of the structure includes a composite material having an electrically conductive path formed from carbon nanotubes configured for conducting electrical signals therealong. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289233 | METHOD FOR PREPARING NANOPARTICLES USING CARBENE DERIVATIVES - Disclosed herein is a method for synthesizing a nanoparticle using a carbene derivative. More specifically, provided is a method for synthesizing a nanoparticle by adding one or more precursors to an organic solvent to grow a crystal, wherein a specific carbene derivative is used as the precursor. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289234 | Modified Organoclays - A process for the preparation of modified nanoclay in one case comprises the steps of providing an organoclay, dispersing the organoclay in a solvent or mixture of solvents and/or surfactant, providing nariotubes or nanowires, dispersing the nanotubes or nanowires in a solvent or mixture of solvents and/or surfactant, and mixing the organoclay suspension with the nanotube and/or nanowire suspension. The organoclays modified with nanowires or nanotubes provide nanoadditives, which have enhanced thermal stability and electrical conductivity properties. The nanoadditive may include an inherently conducting polymer such as polyaniline. Also provided are polymer composites including the nanoadditive. | 2009-11-26 |
20090289235 | SOLUTION PROCESS FOR TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE OXIDE COATINGS - A process according to the present invention comprises
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