50th week of 2019 patent applcation highlights part 49 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20190378607 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PATIENT PRIVACY PROTECTION IN MEDICAL IMAGES - Systems and methods for de-identification of medical images can be applied to medical images acquired using various techniques. A 3D medical image can be analyzed to generate an image mask that partitions the image into a foreground region and a background region. From the image mask, a “skin surface” can be reconstructed based on the boundary between the foreground region and the background region. The image mask can be modified, e.g., by moving a randomly-selected subset of the voxels from the foreground region to the background region so that the shape of the skin surface is altered, thus obscuring patient-identifying features. The original medical image can be modified by changing the intensity of voxels in the background region while preserving the original intensity of voxels in the foreground region. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378608 | Dynamic Forms - A computer-implemented method and apparatus for development and use of a medical form. One example system receives a request on a first computer to create the medical form. The medical form includes user selected fields corresponding to patient information. The system further receives signals on the first computer, where the signals describe form fields for the medical form. The system communicates the medical form from the first computer to the first tablet device for display on the first tablet device. The system receives form values, wherein at least some of the form values correspond to information about an appointment. Responsive to receiving a completion signal, the system generates a clinical narrative for the appointment using the completed form values. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378609 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDICAL DISPENSING, MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING - The present disclosure relates to a system for medical dispensing, management and monitoring. According to one aspect, a remote medical management environment can include a medical management system intermediary to a plurality of patients and a plurality of medical care providers. The medical management system can communicate with medical dispensing devices configured to dispense medication to patients. Further, the medical management system can communicate with provider devices through which medical care providers can access medicine related information of patients and provide instructions, which can administer treatment protocols to patients of the medical dispensing devices. The remote medical management environment can allow medical care providers, such as doctors, the ability to remotely manage and administer medications to patients, while at the same time, avoid accidental medicinal drug use and abuse by patients. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378610 | ROBOTIC SURGERY USING MULTI-USER AUTHENTICATION WITHOUT CREDENTIALS - One example method for robotic surgery using multi-user authentication without credentials includes receiving, by a robotic surgical device, a case code associated with a medical procedure; validating the case code; determining one or more users associated with the case code; and providing access to the one or more users to the robotic surgical device to enable a robotic surgical procedure. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378611 | HEALTHCARE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method according to various embodiments of the present invention can comprise operations of: receiving a first healthcare program from another electronic device; generating a first schedule including at least one activity on the basis of the received first healthcare program; providing notification to a user on the basis of the first schedule; sensing an activity of the user related to a first activity during the at least one activity; linking, with the first activity, a first item included in an exercise application associated with the first activity; and reflecting, in the first item, user activity information related to the first activity. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378612 | TERMINAL DEVICE AND PROGRAM - An embodiment of the invention is a terminal device controlling a body support apparatus capable of a first operation and a second operation; the terminal device includes a displayer and a controller; the displayer displays an operator controlling an operation of the body support apparatus; the controller switches between a first display format and a second display format based on an instruction from an outside; the first display format displays a first operator and a second operator in the displayer; the first operator controls the first operation; the second operator controls the second operation; and the second display format displays one of the first operator or the second operator in the displayer. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378613 | Systems And Methods For Managing A Person's Position Based On A Personal Health Factor - A monitoring system and method tracks a patient's position over time and ensures that proper turning or other manipulation is done within the time prescribed. Preferably, the techniques herein continuously monitor patient position and alert medical or other personnel of the need for turning or other patient manipulation. The system may be implemented within a medical or other care facility, or within a patient's home. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378614 | TELEMEDICINE DEVICE, INFORMATION ACQUIRING DEVICE, AND TELEMEDICINE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A telemedicine device, communicated with a telemedicine information acquiring device, includes a communication unit and an operation unit. The communication unit is configured to communicate with the telemedicine information acquiring device, and receive physiological sign information of a patient from the telemedicine information acquiring device. The operation unit is configured to restore at least part of the physiological sign information according to the physiological sign information received by the communication unit. Also are provided a telemedicine information acquiring device and a telemedicine method. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378615 | WEARABLE SENSING DEVICE AND SENSOR UNIT FOR ACQUIRING ONE OR MORE PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS OF A SUBJECT - A wearable sensing device ( | 2019-12-12 |
20190378616 | NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING OF A MOTION ALPHABET FOR UNSUPERVISED CLINICAL SCORING - Techniques that facilitate natural language processing of a motion alphabet for unsupervised clinical scoring are provided. In one example, a system converts sensor data from one or more movement capturing devices associated with a user identity into symbolic data indicative of a symbolic representation of the sensor data. The system also analyzes the symbolic data associated with the one or more movement capturing devices based on a symbolic analysis technique. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378617 | DETECTING ABNORMALITIES IN ECG SIGNALS - A method of detecting abnormalities in ECG signals by providing an ECG signal to a neural network, performing a first series of convolution operations to a first subset of layers and in a final layer, and determining a plurality of preliminary classification estimates, each preliminary classification estimate corresponding with a time segment of the ECG signal. Furthermore, determining input data for a second subset of layers of the neural network by concatenating the preliminary classification with the output of a layer of the first subset of layers that precedes the final layer of the first subset of layers. Within the second subset of layers of the neural network, performing a second series of convolution operations. In a final layer of the second subset, determining plurality of final classification estimates, each final classification estimate corresponding with a time segment of the ECG signal. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378618 | Machine Learning Systems For Surgery Prediction and Insurer Utilization Review - Systems and methods are disclosed for surgery prediction. One method includes receiving, from a patient interacting with a survey user interface, a set of survey results, then applying at least one previously trained machine learning model (e.g., one or more artificial neural networks) to the survey results to generate a prediction output. The prediction output includes (i) a first confidence level associated with whether the patient is a surgical candidate for a particular surgical procedure; and, optionally, (ii) a set of second confidence levels associated with a respective set of surgical outcomes. Such systems and methods may be used, for example, by surgeons, health care providers, and insurers performing utilization review. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378619 | USING MACHINE LEARNING TO PREDICT HEALTH CONDITIONS - Technology for predicting health conditions of patients is disclosed. In an example, a first data set comprising features of health data is obtained. A first epoch of training is performed using the first data set. A second data set is generated by applying a bias value to values of a first feature of the first data set. A second epoch of training is performed using the second data set to train the machine learning model. A first set of data comprising static data and a second set of data comprising dynamic data is received, from which a time series data set is derived. A value is determined as absent in the time series data set. The value is assigned using a given data. The time series data set is provided as input to the trained machine learning model to predict health conditions of a patient. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378620 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE MEDICAL FOR OPTIMIZING CLINICAL CARE DELIVERY - The present disclosure describes a method and a system implementing the method for optimizing scheduling of clinical care delivery of a patient and work flow of medical personnel. The method comprises determining a current value of at least one condition indicator of the patient on the basis of at least one biosignal of the patient, said at least one biosional originating from at least one sensor configured to automatically measure said at least one biosignal, forming a prediction of a clinical care delivery need of the patient on the basis of the current value and at least one preceding value of the at least one condition indicator, and updating scheduling of the patient's clinical care delivery on the basis of the determined prediction. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378621 | Multi-Purpose Interactive Cognitive Platform - An interactive cognitive platform is provided that uses image-based interactivities for diagnosis, treatment, and to analyze the progress (for disease and/or treatment) of cognitive diseases via a graphical user interface. The interactivities engage multiple cognitive domains and involve Gestalt principles—aspects which can be personalized to be more effective for each user. The cognitive platform can be used by healthcare workers to produce diagnostics or treatment plans for specific cognitive conditions and diseases with a cognitive component. The cognitive platform can be used for gaming, stress reduction and skills development and performance enhancement for those without cognitive problems. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378622 | A METHOD FOR PREDICTION OF CORTICAL SPIKING TRAINS - The present invention is related to a method for prediction of cortical spiking neural signal, comprising the following steps: 1) pretreatment of spiking neural signal, 2) modeling of posterior cortical spiking neural signal generation probability, 3) model accuracy measurement, 4) model optimization with the help of numerical gradient descent and 5) prediction of posterior cortical spiking neural signal with iterative calculation. The prediction method aims to incorporate natural features of point process of spiking neural signal into the target for optimization of prediction model to improve model's capability in predicting neural spike trains. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378623 | SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE FOR IMPROVED STORAGE OF ELECTRONIC HEALTH INFORMATION, AND RELATED METHODS - The present embodiments relate generally to a system for improved storage of electronic health information, the system including: a computing device for receiving the electronic health information; and a server for communicating with the computing device, the server being accessible by the computing device at a first network location. The server can be configured to: receive a request from the computing device for a second network location, the second network location usable for storing the electronic health information, and the second network location being different from the first network location; determine the second network location; and provide the second network location to the computing device; and the computing device stores the electronic health information at the second network location. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378624 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING, ENSURING, AND TRIGGERING THE PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY FOR A TELEMEDICINE SESSION - A method for creating a unique transaction ID (UTID) securely representing a medical diagnostic transaction between a user/patient and a telemedicine professional is provided. The method includes receiving test information to initiate a new diagnostic transaction, initiating generation of a UTID for the new diagnostic transaction initiated by the receive operation for storage of any transaction information associated therewith, and receiving a request for a telemedicine session and in response thereto executing the following steps: analyzing the test results with an expert system, contacting a telemedicine professional and transmitting predetermined information from the first central office database including at least the test results and determined treatment regimens determined by the expert system, and receiving approval from the telemedicine professional of a selection of the determined treatment regimen. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378625 | PLASMA DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM USING MULTIPLE-RECIPROCATING-PASS THOMPSON SCATTERING - Provided is a plasma diagnosis system using multiple-reciprocating-pass Thompson scattering. The plasma diagnosis system includes: a laser which supplies laser pulses; an optical system configured to make the laser pulse multiple roundtrips, focus the laser pulse to a predetermined position, rotate the plane of polarization by 90 degrees in every completion of the roundtrip; a collection optics which collects lights scattered from the focused region in plasma, which the collected light by the vertical polarization of the laser pulse is referred to as ‘first collected scattering’ and the collected light by the horizontal polarization of the laser pulse is referred to as ‘second collected scattering’; and a polychromator which measures spectral characteristics of the first and second collected scatterings and outputs Thomson scattering signal with the background noise and the background noise without Thomson scattering signal. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378626 | SINGLE PASS RF DRIVER - The disclosed embodiments relate to ion delivery mechanisms, e.g., for fusion power. Particularly, some embodiments relate to systems and methods for delivering ions to a fuel source in such a manner to initiate fast ignition. The ions may be accumulated into “microbunches” and delivered to the fuel with considerable energy and velocity. The impact may compress the fuel while delivering sufficient energy to begin the fusion reaction. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378627 | DRIVE DEVICE FOR IN-CORE NEUTRON INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEM - A drive device for an in-core neutron instrumentation system includes a safety circuit between a power supply and a drive motor. The safety circuit is provided inside the cover member, and switches between a conductive state in which power can be supplied to the drive motor and a cut-off state in which power cannot be supplied thereto depending on a mounted state of the cover member. The safety circuit is controlled to be in the conductive state in response to a state in which the cover member is mounted on the base member, and is controlled to be in the cut-off state in response to a state in which the cover member is not mounted on the base member. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378628 | METHOD FOR DEVELOPING RADIATION SHIELDING COMPOSITIONS - A computational method for development of radiation shielding compositions, as described herein, can include selecting at least one polymer and at least one metal for each of a plurality of radiation shielding compositions, selecting a polymer:metal ratio for each composition, performing computational analysis to calculate an attenuation coefficient associated with a given radiation dose for each composition, identifying a best candidate composition for radiation shielding based on the calculated attenuation coefficients, and preparing a radiation shielding material including the at least one polymer, the at least one metal, and the polymer metal ratio associated with the best candidate composition. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378629 | TUNGSTEN SHEET AND RADIOPROTECTIVE CLOTHING - A tungsten sheet includes a tungsten layer. The tungsten layer includes a binder resin and a plurality of tungsten particles included in the binder resin. A tungsten composition amount of the tungsten layer is at least 70% by mass (wt %). An average particle diameter of the plurality of tungsten particles is more than 1 μm and less than 15 μm. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378630 | TRANSFER SYSTEM FOR SEALED ENCLOSURE COMPRISING A DEVICE FOR SEALED CONNECTION WITH A CLOSED VOLUME - Transfer system for sealed enclosure, said sealed enclosure defining a first closed volume and comprising at least one device for sealed connection to a second closed volume, said transfer system being intended to be arranged in said enclosure (E) and to be fixed to a wall thereof, said transfer system comprising at least one arm, a first rotating hinge between the arm intended to be arranged between the arm and said wall of the enclosure, said first rotating hinge comprising a first axis of rotation, a chute and a second rotating hinge between the arm and the chute, said second rotating hinge comprising a second axis of rotation, the chute comprising a docking edge configured to cooperate with the device for sealed connection. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378631 | ANTI-SCATTER GRID ASSEMBLY FOR DETECTOR ARRANGEMENT - The present invention relates to an anti-scatter grid (ASG) assembly comprising a first and a second grid, wherein the second grid is arranged on top of the first grid and comprises a lateral shift. The lamella thickness of the first grid is smaller than the lamella thickness of the second grid. The present invention further relates to a detector arrangement comprising a pixel detector and an ASG assembly arranged on top of the pixel detector. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378632 | PLATED PRODUCT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A plated product includes a component and an overall layer plated on a surface of the component. The overall layer includes a copper layer, a nickel layer, a nickel-tungsten layer, an inner golden layer, a palladium layer, an outer golden layer and a rhodium-ruthenium layer. The copper layer is plated on a surface of the component. The nickel layer, the nickel-tungsten layer, the inner golden layer, the palladium layer, the outer golden layer and the rhodium-ruthenium layer are plated on a surface of the copper layer in sequence. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378633 | THIN AND UNIFORM SILVER NANOWIRES, METHOD OF SYNTHESIS AND TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILMS FORMED FROM THE NANOWIRES - Highly uniform and thin silver nanowires are described having average diameters below 20 nm and a small standard deviation of the diameters. The silver nanowires have a high aspect ratio. The silver nanowires can be characterized by a small number of nanowires having a diameter greater than 18 nm as well as with a blue shifted narrow absorption spectrum in a dilute solution. Methods are described to allow for the synthesis of the narrow uniform silver nanowires. Transparent conductive films formed from the thin, uniform silver nanowires can have very low levels of haze and low values of ΔL*, the diffusive luminosity, such that the transparent conductive films can provide little alteration of the appearance of a black background. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378634 | Masterbatches for Preparing Composite Materials with Enhanced Conductivity Properties, Process and Composite Materials Produced - The present invention relates to a masterbatch to for use in a process of preparing a composite material, the masterbatch comprising a blend of a first amorphous polymer with carbon nanotubes, and at least 5% by weight of carbon nanotubes based on the total weight of the masterbatch, preferably from 5% to 15%, wherein the masterbatch exhibit a high load melt flow index HLMI1 of less than 40 g/10 min determined at 200° C. under a load of 21.6 kg according to ISO1133 and the first amorphous polymer has a melt flow index MFI1 of at least 10 g/10 min determined at 200° C. under a load of 5 kg according to ISO1133H. The invention also relates to the process for preparing such masterbatch and to process of preparing a composite material using said masterbatch. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378635 | CABLE OR FLEXIBLE PIPE WITH IMPROVED TENSILE ELEMENTS - It is disclosed a cable comprising an elongated tensile element having a cross section area and comprising a fibre reinforced polymer composite core having an elastic modulus of at least 70 GPa and a sheath at least partially covering the composite core, the sheath being made of metal and being at least 30% of the cross section area of the tensile element. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378636 | CABLE WITH A FABRIC SLEEVE AND ITS METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A fabric wrapped cable is formed by positioning adhesive on opposed layers of fabric. A cable is positioned between those layers and the layers are attached by attaching the adhesive of one layer to the adhesive of the other layer. In forming the wrapped cable in such a manner, the cable is provided with at least one wing. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378637 | FLEXIBLE CONDUCTIVE ELEMENT AND SHAPING METHOD THEREOF - A method to plastically deform a flexible conductive element ( | 2019-12-12 |
20190378638 | MAGNETIC CONDUCTIVE NiFe ALLOYS - Embodiments herein describe techniques for a magnetic conductive device including a substrate, an under layer above the substrate, and a magnetic conductive layer including NiFe alloy formed on the under layer. A method for forming a magnetic conductive device includes forming a support stack including an under layer above a substrate, cleaning the support stack, and performing electrodeposition on the under layer by placing the support stack into a plating bath to form NiFe alloy on the under layer. The NiFe alloy includes Ni in a range of about 74% to about 84%, and Fe in a range of about 26% to about 16%. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378639 | MULTIPOLE MAGNET, METHOD OF PRODUCING, AND SENSOR SYSTEM COMPRISING SAME - A permanent magnet in the form of a multi-pole magnet, comprising an isotropic magnetic material, having a central axis, magnetised such that the magnetic field, considered on a virtual circle lies substantially in a virtual plane tangential to the circle, and rotates inside that virtual plane, depending on the position on the circle. A method of producing a magnet comprising: a) providing a shaped body comprising an isotropic magnetic material; b) providing at least four electrical conductor segments; c) simultaneously make currents flow in each conductor segment. A magnet made in this way. Use of such a magnet for angular position sensing. An angular position sensor system comprising such a magnet. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378640 | TRIPLE INDUCTOR TRANSFORMER FOR MULTIBAND RADIO FREQUENCY INTEGRATED CIRCUITS - A transformer has a first inductor that includes a first port. The transformer also has a second inductor magnetically coupled to the first inductor. The second inductor includes a second port. The second inductor includes a first portion configured to permit current flow in a clockwise direction and a second portion configured to permit current flow in a counter-clockwise direction. The transformer also has a third inductor magnetically coupled to the first inductor. The third inductor includes a third port. The counter-clockwise direction is opposite the clockwise direction to reduce magnetic coupling between the second inductor and the third inductor based on magnetic coupling cancellation. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378641 | INDUCTOR AND INDUCTOR MANUFACTURING METHOD - An inductor and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The inductor according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes a winding wire including opposite end portions spaced away from each other and a housing fixing at least a part of a rest of the winding wire. The housing is formed through injection molding including positioning the winding wire inside a mold to expose the opposite end portions, injecting plastic resin into an inner space of the mold, and solidifying the resin. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378642 | COIL COMPONENT - A coil component comprising a core having a winding core part, and a coil wound around the winding core part and including a plurality of wires. The coil includes a twisted wire portion in which the plurality of wires is twisted together. The twisted wire portion includes a bank region including a first layer wound multiple turns continuously around the winding core part and a second layer wound on the first layer continuously from the first layer. The bank region is sparsely wound with the number of turns of the second layer reduced by two or more as compared to the number of turns of the first layer. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378643 | MAGNETIC COMPONENT AND POWER MODULE - A magnetic component and a power module using the same are provided. The magnetic component includes a magnetic core, a first winding set and a second winding set. The magnetic core includes two connecting portions connected through three magnetic columns to form two opposite sides. Each connecting portion includes a pair of first air gaps spaced apart by the middle magnetic column. The first winding set and the second winding set are made by a flat conductive body, respectively, and spaced apart at a distance. The first winding set includes two first conducting portions connected through a first horizontal portion. The second winding set includes two second conducting portions connected through a second horizontal portion. The first horizontal portion and the second horizontal portion are exposed to the first side, and the two first conducting portions and the two second conducting portions are extended to the second side. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378644 | COIL COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A coil component includes an insulating layer having a coil shape, first and second coil conductor layers on opposing surfaces of the insulating layer, each having a coil shape corresponding to that of the insulating layer, and an encapsulant encapsulating the insulating layer and the first and second coil conductor layers. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378645 | POWER TRANSFORMER AND CIRCUIT BOARD MODULE - A power transformer including at least one primary side conductive piece, at least one secondary side conductive piece, a first conductive strip pin, a second conductive strip pin and an iron core set is provided. The at least one secondary side conductive piece is stacked to the at least one primary side conductive piece along an axis. The first conductive strip pin and the second conductive strip pin extend from the at least one secondary side conductive piece, and are bent and extend along the axis. The iron core set is coupled to the at least one primary side conductive piece and the at least one secondary side conductive piece. A circuit board module is further provided. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378646 | COIL COMPONENT - A coil component comprising a core including a winding core having a shape extending in a constant direction, a first flange disposed at a first end in an extending direction of the winding core, and a second flange disposed at a second end in the extending direction of the winding core; first and second electrodes disposed on the first flange; third and fourth electrodes disposed on the second flange; and a coil including a first wire wound around the winding core and electrically connected to the first and third electrodes, and a second wire electrically connected to the second and fourth electrodes. The first and second flanges each have an inner surface facing the winding core, an outer surface facing toward the side opposite to the inner surface, a lower surface connecting the inner and outer surfaces, and an upper surface facing the side opposite to the lower surface. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378647 | INDUCTOR - An inductor includes a core, a plate that holds the core, and a flat copper wire wound around the core in a single layer. The flat copper wire is coated with potting. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378648 | Transformer Power Management Controllers and Transformer Power Management Methods - Transformer power management controllers and transformer power management methods are described. According to one aspect, a transformer power management controller includes processing circuitry configured to monitor an electrical characteristic of electrical energy which is received from a secondary of a transformer of an electric power system, use the monitored electrical characteristic to determine transformer loading information which is indicative of an amount of power which is being supplied by the secondary of the transformer to a plurality of loads which are coupled with the secondary of the transformer, and use the transformer loading information to adjust an amount of the electrical energy which is supplied by the secondary of the transformer to at least one of the loads which is coupled with the secondary of the transformer. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378649 | HARDENED INDUCTIVE DEVICE AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING THE INDUCTIVE DEVICE FROM CATASTROPHIC EVENTS - A hardened inductive device and systems and methods for protecting the inductive device from impact is provided. The inductive device is hardened with protective coating and/or an armor steel housing. The hardened inductive device is protected from impact by an object such as a bullet and leakage of dielectric fluid is prevented. Acoustic and vibration sensors are provided to detect the presence and impact, respectively, of an object in relation to the inductive device housing. The measurements of the acoustic and vibration sensors are compared to thresholds for sending alarms to the network control center and initiating shut-down and other sequences to protect the active part. The acoustic sensor results are utilized to determine the location of origin of the projectile. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378650 | CURRENT DISTRIBUTION AND THERMAL REGULATION IN INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER COUPLING STRUCTURES - A magnetic structure for wireless power transfer has a plurality of pieces of magnetically permeable material arranged along a first dimension. Each piece is separated from a neighbouring piece by a gap defining a separation distance which is selected to prevent partial saturation of a region of the structure. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378651 | PERMEATING TREATMENT METHOD FOR RADIALLY ORIENTED SINTERED MAGNET, MAGNET, AND COMPOSITION FOR MAGNET PERMEATION - The present invention provides a permeating treatment method for radially oriented sintered magnet, a magnet, and a composition for magnet permeation, wherein in permeating treatment, the magnet and a target permeation source maintain relative movement therebetween all the time, thus internal defects of the oriented sintered magnet are overcome, and the coercivity and thermal stability of the sintered oriented magnet can be stably improved. Moreover, the present invention, having a controllable permeation amount and uniform permeation, is suitable for permeation reaction of a target permeation source with high viscosity or a low melting point, has a wide range of choice for raw materials, and high utilization ratio of permeation elements substantially with no loss, and low cost, thus being suitable for industrialized popularization and use. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378652 | MAGNETIC INDUCTOR COIL PRINTING METHOD - A magnetic inductor coil printing method includes the step of printing at least one first coil winding on a core base, the step of printing a first insulating layer on the core base over the first coil winding, the step of printing at least one second coil winding on the core base over the first insulating layer, and the step of printing a second insulating layer on the core base over the second coil winding. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378653 | TAPING REEL, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF COIL COMPONENT, AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A taping reel with a plurality of coil components packed in the tape reel, comprising a tape including a plurality of pockets arranged along a longitudinal direction and each having one of the coil components stored therein, and a reel around which the tape is wound. The coil components each include a core including a winding core part, and a coil wound around the winding core part and including a plurality of wires. The coil includes a twisted wire portion in which the plurality of wires is twisted together. The plurality of coil components includes first coil components having the twisting direction of the twisted wire portion opposite to the twisting direction of the twisted wire portion of other coil components. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378654 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes a multilayer body that includes a second main surface defining and functioning as a mounting surface. Outer electrodes include underlying electrode layers including a conductive metal and a glass component and conductive resin layers including a thermosetting resin and a metal component. The underlying electrode layers extend from first and second end surfaces onto at least the second main surface. The conductive resin layers extend onto the underlying electrode layers provided on the second main surface, portions of the second main surface, and portions of the underlying electrode layers provided on the first end surface and the second end surface and cover portions of the first and second end surfaces, the portions including areas corresponding to about 9% or more and about 82% or less of areas of the first and the second end surfaces. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378655 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes: a multilayer chip in which each of dielectric layers and each of internal electrode layers are alternately stacked and the internal electrode layers are alternately exposed to two end faces; and external electrodes formed on the two end faces; wherein: the external electrodes have a structure in which a plated layer is formed on a ground layer including Mo; and “M≥0.003185×(Ew×Et)− | 2019-12-12 |
20190378656 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - An electronic component includes a capacitor body including a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of first and second internal electrodes alternately disposed in a width direction. The capacitor body has first to sixth surfaces, the first and second internal electrodes being exposed through the third and fourth surfaces, respectively. First and second external electrodes are disposed on the third and fourth surfaces and extend to portions of the first surface. A first connection terminal and a second connection terminal are disposed to be respectively connected to be connected to the first and second external electrodes, and each has a shape including at least one indentation in a rectangular outline within which the respective connection terminal is inscribed. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378657 | MULTIPLE LAYER CYLINDRICAL CAPACITOR - Aspects generally relate to multilayer capacitor structures formed in vias in a substrate of an integrated circuit. The multilayer cylindrical capacitor includes multiple cylindrical conductive layers formed in the via and separated by multiple cylindrical insulating layers between the plurality of cylindrical conductive layers. The cylindrical conductive layers form plates of the multilayer cylindrical capacitor. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378658 | CAPACITOR - A film capacitor includes a capacitor element, a first bus bar, and a second bus bar. The first bus bar includes a first electrode connecting part connected to the first electrode of the capacitor element at one end and a first connection terminal at another end. The second bus bar includes a second electrode connecting part connected to the second electrode of the capacitor element at one end and a second connection terminal at another end. The first bus bar includes a branch part that is branched from a position closer to the first electrode connecting part than the first connection terminal and extends toward the second electrode along a peripheral surface of the capacitor element. The second bus bar includes an overlapping part that overlaps at least a part of the branch part. The overlapping part is along the peripheral surface of the capacitor element. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378659 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electronic component according one embodiment of the disclosure includes an insulator, an internal conductor, and an external electrode. The insulator is made of a material containing resin. The insulator includes a first insulating layer that has a first bonding surface perpendicular to one axial direction and a second insulating layer bonded to the first bonding surface. The internal conductor includes a plurality of first via conductive members provided in the first insulating layer and a plurality of second via conductive members provided in the second insulating layer. Each of the first via conductive members has a first contact connected to the corresponding second via conductive member at a position offset in the one axial direction with respect to the first bonding surface. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378660 | Low Energy Milling to Produce Flake Powders - A method for increasing surface area of a valve metal particle is provided as is an improved valve metal particle provided thereby. The method includes charging a mill apparatus with a valve metal powder and a media wherein the media has an average diameter of at least 0.01 cm to no more than 0.3175 cm. The valve metal powder is then milled at an average kinetic energy of no more than 3,000 ergs per media particle to obtain a milled powder. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378661 | ENERGY STORING ELECTRICAL DEVICE AND A METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE - A system and method for an energy storing electrical device includes a first conductive electrode, a second conductive electrode, an electrolyte disposed between the first conductive electrode and a second conductive electrode, each electrode further comprising an integrated first layer and a second layer, and; wherein the second layer comprises a substrate, the substrate comprising a textile portion or a polymer portion and a conductive layer formed by a noble metal disposed on and attached to the substrate. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378662 | CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL, CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL-CONTAINING ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITOR, ELECTRODE FOR ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITOR, AND ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITOR - The present invention relates to a carbonaceous material having a specific surface area of 1,800 m | 2019-12-12 |
20190378663 | Apparatus and Associated Methods - An apparatus including an open interconnected wall structure having one or more pores, the open interconnected wall structure including a first electrode material, the pores including an electrolyte and a second electrode material, wherein the electrolyte and second electrode material are supported on the first electrode material within the pores such that the first electrode material is separated from the second electrode material by the electrolyte to enable the generation and/or storage of electrical energy using the apparatus. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378664 | CONTACT MATERIAL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME, AND VACUUM VALVE - Provided is a method of manufacturing a contact material, including the steps of: forming a Ni alloy film having a film thickness of 40 nm or more and 110 nm or less on a surface of WC powder having an average particle diameter of 2 μm or more and 10 μm or less by an electroless Ni plating method; performing heat treatment for degassing at a temperature of 500° C. or more and 860° C. or less; crushing Ni alloy-coated WC powder after the heat treatment; mixing the crushed Ni alloy-coated WC powder and Cu powder having an average particle diameter of 1 μm or more and 100 μm or less; and compressing the resultant mixture, followed by sintering the mixture at a temperature of more than 1,083° C. and less than 1,455° C. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378665 | Control Panel Push Button - A push button for a control panel. The push button includes a button body and a reflector molded as a single, monolithic piece with links extending between the button body and the reflector. A divider of the button body is between a first light source of a printed circuit board and an indicator light guide of the button body. The divider restricts light from the first light source from illuminating the indicator light guide. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378666 | KEYBOARD DEVICE - A keyboard device includes a membrane circuit board, a base plate and a key. The key includes a keycap, a connecting element and a stabilizer bar. The connecting element is connected between the keycap and the base plate. The stabilizer bar is connected between the keycap and the connecting element. While the keycap is moved upwardly or downwardly relative to the base plate, the stabilizer bar is swung to stabilize the key. Since the stabilizer bar is connected between the keycap and the connecting element, the stabilizer bar does not readily collide with or knock on the base plate. During the process of operating the key, the generated noise is reduced. Consequently, the operating comfort to the user is enhanced. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378667 | KEYBOARD DEVICE - A keyboard device includes a keycap, a connecting element and a base plate. The keycap includes a sliding-type hook. The connecting element includes a first frame and a second frame. A first connecting part is inserted into the sliding-type hook. The first connecting part includes a top side and a contact slant. The top side is located at a distal end of the first connecting part. The contact slant is arranged beside the top side. A junction line between the top side and the contact slant is perpendicular to a top surface of the first frame. Due to the structure of the contact slant, the contact area between the first connecting part and the sliding-type hook is reduced. Consequently, the amount of the assembling interference between the first connecting part and the sliding-type hook is reduced. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378668 | SILENT KEYBOARD - The disclosure generally relates to a keyboard and, more particularly, to a silent keyboard. A first pressing portion is formed of two strengthening strip elements intersected with each other, and utilized to enhance the rigidity and stability of four guiding pillars. Two grooves are formed on the inner walls of a first frame. Two hooks positioned in opposing sides and two silencing strip elements positioned in opposing sides are formed on the underside of a first key cap and extend outward from the first key cap. The two hooks respectively engage with the two grooves, while each hook is arranged to operably slide along a corresponding groove. The two silencing strip elements engage with the inner walls of the first frame, so that a first key structure can slide steadily within the first frame and does not tilt while sliding. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378669 | HIGH-VOLTAGE LARGE-CURRENT ZERO-EQUIVALENT PHASE SWITCH, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure provides a high voltage and high current switch with zero-phase waiting and a control method. The switch includes two or more switching units connected in series, each of the switch unit modules includes a main switch circuit, an auxiliary switch circuit, a voltage-equalizing power supply circuit unit, a switch control and communication circuit unit, and a current transformer; and the auxiliary switch circuit and the voltage-equalizing power supply circuit unit are connected in parallel between two ends of the main switch circuit, and the current transformer is connected to the main switch circuit; an output of the current transformer is connected to the voltage-equalizing power supply circuit unit which supplies power to the switch control and communication circuit unit, and the switch control and communication circuit unit is configured to control the closing and opening of a main relay and an auxiliary relay. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378670 | ADJUSTABLE ADD-ON APPARATUSES FOR A SWITCH AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Adjustable add-on apparatuses for switches and associated methods are provided. In some embodiments, a float can actuate a first arm of the apparatus in response to a fluid level. The first arm can then actuate a second arm of the apparatus and, in turn, the second arm can open or close a switch, such as a micro switch. In some embodiments, the switch can be opened or closed through a lever and plunger assembly. Further, in some embodiments, apparatus can include a biasing means to bias the second arm into a first or second position without allowing it to rest in between the positions. Such apparatuses can include a micro switch or be retrofit to one. Methods of opening and closing a micro switch are also provided. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378671 | PROTECTIVE RELAY WITH EASY WITHDRAWAL - The present disclosure relates to a protective relay. According to the present disclosure, the handle is fixed or separated by a lever structure rather than a gear structure, so that the user may easily fix or separate the handle to or from the outer casing. Therefore, convenience and operability of the user are improved. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378672 | FERROMAGNETIC PART FOR AN ELECTROMAGNETIC CONTACT, ITS MANUFACTURING PROCESS AND ITS USE - A new method for manufacturing a ferromagnetic part for an electromagnetic contactor, the ferromagnetic part having both particularly high impact mechanical durability, good ferromagnetic properties and good corrosion resistance, while integrating a non-magnetic gap. The method includes the following successive steps: a step a) of supplying a soft ferromagnetic metal blank part; and a step b) of electroless nickel plating at least one section of the blank part in order to obtain the ferromagnetic part, the section of which is surface coated with a nickel surface layer, with the obtained ferromagnetic part including the soft ferromagnetic metal, which, for at least one electroless nickel plated section, is disposed under the nickel surface layer. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378673 | MOVABLE SPRING PLATE AND RELAY THEREOF - A movable spring plate structure for defining an open or closed state with respect to a fixed contact includes a rigid spring plate contact portion, a soft spring plate warp portion, a soft spring plate force-applying portion and a movable contact. The soft spring plate warp portion is coupled to the rigid spring plate contact portion, and a first deformation gap is formed between the rigid and soft spring plate contact portions. The rigid spring plate contact portion is harder than the soft spring plate warp portion. The soft spring plate force-applying portion is disposed at the soft spring plate warp portion, and the movable contact is disposed at the rigid spring plate contact portion. A force applied to the soft spring plate force-applying portion drives the movable and fixed contacts into a closed state. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378674 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODES, FAST PHOTO-ELECTRON SOURCE AND PHOTODETECTORS WITH SCALED NANOSTRUCTURES AND NANOSCALE METALLIC PHOTONIC CAVITY AND ANTENNA, AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A new ultra-thin high-efficiency photo-electric devices utilizing a plasmonic cavity with subwavelength hole-array (PlaCSH) and various practical devices utilizing such PlaCSH including new light emitting diode (LED), a new photoelectron source, and a new photodetector/solar cell having a photonic resonant cavity with a top metallic layer that is light transmissive, a bottom metallic layer and a middle layer of semiconductor positioned between the top metallic layer and the bottom metallic layer. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378675 | VERTICAL VACUUM CHANNEL TRANSISTOR WITH MINIMIZED AIR GAP BETWEEN TIP AND GATE - A method is presented for controlling an electric field from a gate structure. The method includes forming a hardmask over a fin stack including a plurality of layers, forming a first dielectric layer over the hardmask, forming a sacrificial layer over the first dielectric layer, etching the sacrificial layer to expose a top surface of the first dielectric layer, depositing a second dielectric layer in direct contact with exposed surfaces of the first dielectric layer and the sacrificial layer, removing a layer of the plurality of layers of the fin stack to define an air gap within the fin stack, and forming triangle-shaped epitaxial growths within the air gap defined within the fin stack. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378676 | DEFLECTOR FOR MULTIPLE ELECTRON BEAMS AND MULTIPLE BEAM IMAGE ACQUIRING APPARATUS - A deflector for multiple electron beams includes a first electrode substrate, second to fourth electrode substrates disposed in order in parallel to each other in a first same plane which is orthogonal to the substrate surface of the first electrode substrate, a fifth electrode substrate disposed opposite to the first electrode substrate, and sixth to eighth electrode substrates disposed in order in parallel to each other in a second same plane such that they are opposite to the second to fourth electrode substrates, wherein the first to eighth electrode substrates are disposed such that they surround a space through which multiple electron beams pass. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378677 | BEAM BENDER - In a first cross section along an electron ray that passes between an inner curved surface and an outer curved surface of a beam bender, the curvature of the surfaces are fixed, and the center of the curvature of the surfaces are set so as to match each other. In a second cross section perpendicular to the electron ray, the curvature of the surfaces are fixed, and the center of curvature of the surfaces are set so as to match each other. The radius of the curvature of the surface in the second cross section is set to be larger than that of the surface in the first cross section. The radius of curvature of the surface in the second cross section is set to be larger than that of the surface in the first cross section. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378678 | STAGE APPARATUS, AND CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS - Provided is a stage apparatus that reduces thermal deformation and temperature rise in an upper table on which a sample is mounted and a charged particle beam apparatus including the stage apparatus. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378679 | Pattern Measuring Method, Pattern Measuring Tool and Computer Readable Medium - The present disclosure relates to a pattern measuring method to appropriately measure a height and a depth of a pattern having a high aspect ratio. The method includes measuring a width between a first pattern and another pattern formed on a wafer; calculating a value regarding an azimuth angle of a signal emitted from the wafer; and calculating height information from a portion between the first pattern and the other pattern to an upper portion of a pattern based on the measured width between the first pattern and the other pattern, the value regarding the azimuth angle, the value regarding an elevation angle, and relationship information thereof. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378680 | TRANSMISSION CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPE WITH ADJUSTABLE BEAM ENERGY SPREAD - A method of using a Transmission Charged Particle Microscope comprising:
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20190378681 | MULTI-BEAM ELECTRON MICROSCOPE - An electron microscope comprising:
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20190378682 | SEMICONDUCTOR CHARGED PARTICLE DETECTOR FOR MICROSCOPY - A detector may be provided with an array of sensing elements. The detector may include a semiconductor substrate including the array, and a circuit configured to count a number of charged particles incident on the detector. The circuit of the detector may be configured to process outputs from the plurality of sensing elements and increment a counter in response to a charged particle arrival event on a sensing element of the array. Various counting modes may be used. Counting may be based on energy ranges. Numbers of charged particles may be counted at a certain energy range and an overflow flag may be set when overflow is encountered in a sensing element. The circuit may be configured to determine a time stamp of respective charged particle arrival events occurring at each sensing element. Size of the sensing element may be determined based on criteria for enabling charged particle counting. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378683 | MEASURING A HEIGHT PROFILE OF A HOLE FORMED IN NON-CONDUCTIVE REGION - A system, computer program product and a method for measuring a hole. The method may include charging a vicinity of the hole having a nanometric width; obtaining, multiple electron images of the hole; wherein each electron image is formed by sensing electrons of an electron energy that exceeds an electron energy threshold that is associated with the electron image; wherein electron energy thresholds associated with different electron images of the multiple electron images differ from each other; receiving or generating a mapping between height values and the electron energy thresholds; processing the multiple electron images to provide hole measurements; and generating three dimensional measurements of the hole based on the mapping and the hole measurements. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378684 | Neutral Atom Imaging System - An imaging system utilizing atomic atoms is provided. The system may include a neutral atom source configured to generate a beam of neutral atoms. The system may also include an ionizer configured to collect neutral atoms scattered from the surface of a sample. The ionizer may also be configured to ionize the collected neutral atoms. The system may also include a selector configured to receive ions from the ionizer and selectively filter received ions. The system may also include one or more optical elements configured to direct selected ions to a detector. The detector may be configured to generate one or more images of the surface of the sample based on the received ions. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378685 | Charged Particle Beam Apparatus, and Method of Adjusting Charged Particle Beam Apparatus - A purpose of the present invention is to provide a charged particle beam apparatus that performs apparatus adjustment based on a proper evaluation of a beam. To achieve the abovementioned purpose, with the present invention, proposed is a charged particle beam apparatus comprising: an irradiation optical system including a lens for converging charged particle beams emitted from a charged particle source; and an imaging optical system for imaging the charged particles obtained by irradiating the charged particle beams toward a sample on an imaging element, wherein the charged particle beam apparatus comprises a control apparatus for controlling the lens, and the control apparatus evaluates for each lens condition the size of a specific brightness area obtained by the charged particle beam being made to reach the sample, and selects the lens condition for which the size information fulfills a designated condition. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378686 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM CONTROL DEVICE - In a charged particle beam control device, irradiation accuracy of an electron beam can be prevented from deteriorating due to a variation in a ground potential. A current control circuit ( | 2019-12-12 |
20190378687 | Charged Particle Beam Device - An object of the invention is to provide a device for observing the same field of view with a charged particle beam device and a camera without increasing a size of a housing. A charged particle beam device according to an aspect of the invention includes: a lens barrel that irradiates a sample with a charged particle beam; an imaging unit that images an optical image of the sample; a sample table on which the sample is placed; and a stage that is movable and on which the sample table is placed, wherein when a distance between a physical central axis of the sample table and a physical optical axis of the imaging unit is defined as a first distance, and a distance between a virtual central axis of the sample table and a physical central axis of the imaging unit, or between the physical central axis of the sample table and a virtual central axis of the imaging unit, or between the virtual central axis of the sample table and the virtual central axis of the imaging unit is defined as a second distance, the second distance is shorter than the first distance. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378688 | DATA PROCESSING METHOD, DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND MULTIPLE CHARGED-PARTICLE BEAM WRITING APPARATUS - In one embodiment, a data processing method is for processing data in a writing apparatus performing multiple writing by using multiple beams. The data is for controlling an irradiation amount for each beam. The method includes generating irradiation amount data for each of a plurality of layers, the irradiation amount data defining an irradiation amount for each of a plurality of irradiation position, and the plurality of layers corresponding to writing paths in multiple writing, performing a correction process on the irradiation amounts defined in the irradiation amount data provided for each layer, calculating a sum of the irradiation amounts for the respective irradiation positions defined in the corrected irradiation amount data, comparing the sums between the plurality of layers, and determining whether or not an error has occurred in the correction process based on the comparison result. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378689 | Method and Apparatus for the Planarization of Surfaces - Techniques for planarizing surfaces are disclosed herein. One example includes orienting a surface of a sample to a charged particle beam axis, the sample including a first layer formed from first and second materials, the first material patterned into a plurality of parallel lines and disposed in the second material, where the surface is oriented to form a shallow angle with the charged particle beam axis and to arrange the plurality of parallel lines perpendicular to the charged particle beam axis, providing a charged particle beam toward the surface, providing a gas to the surface, and selectively etching, with ion induced chemical etching, the second material at least down to a top surface of the first material, the charged particle induced etching stimulated due to concurrent presence of the charged particle beam and the gas over the surface of the sample. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378690 | ION IMPLANTATION APPARATUS AND ION IMPLANTATION METHOD - Provided is an ion implantation method. An ion implantation method according to an embodiment of the inventive concept may include providing a host material and a target into a chamber, the target comprising a first material; irradiating the target with a laser to generate an ion beam; and irradiating the host material with the ion beam to dope the host material with the first material, wherein while the host material is irradiated with the ion beam, the host material is rotated. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378691 | Plasma-Based Process for Production of F and HF from Benign Precursors and Use of the Same in Room-Temperature Plasma Processing - Methods and apparatuses for the production of HF in an electron-beam generated plasma. A gas containing fluorine, hydrogen, and an inert gas such as argon, e.g., Ar/SF | 2019-12-12 |
20190378692 | Generation of Hydrogen Reactive Species For Processing of Workpieces - Methods, systems, and apparatus for generating hydrogen radicals for processing a workpiece, such as a semiconductor workpiece, are provided. In one example implementation, a method can include generating one or more species in a plasma chamber from an inert gas by inducing a plasma in the inert gas using a plasma source; mixing hydrogen gas with the one or more species to generate one or more hydrogen radicals; and exposing the workpiece in a processing chamber to the one or more hydrogen radicals. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378693 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - A plasma processing apparatus includes a chamber, a window plate disposed in an upper portion of the chamber and having a fastening hole defined therein, an injector having a body part including a plurality of nozzles and configured to be fastened to the fastening hole, and a flange part extending radially from the body part to partially cover a bottom surface of the window plate when the body part is fastened to the fastening hole, and a stopper configured to be fastened to the body part on an upper surface of the window plate to hold the injector in the fastening hole when the body part is fastened to the fastening hole. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378694 | PLASMA GENERATING APPARATUS - Plasma generating apparatus includes a pair of electrodes configured to generate plasma by discharge, a first supply path configured to supply processing gas along an outer periphery of each of the pair of electrodes, a second supply path configured to supply processing gas between the pair of electrodes, and a suction path configured to suck the processing gas supplied along an outer peripheral surface of each of the pair of electrodes via the first supply path. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378695 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A technique capable of suppressing transmission of heat is provided. A support includes a first surface placed at a vacuum space of a processing vessel which is set to be in a vacuum atmosphere and a second surface placed at a non-vacuum space of the processing vessel. The support is provided with a groove formed, on the second surface, between a low-temperature region having a relatively low temperature and a high-temperature region having a relatively high temperature when a substrate processing is performed. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378696 | APPARATUS FOR SUPPRESSING PARASITIC PLASMA IN PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION CHAMBER - Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to a metal shield to be used in a PECVD chamber. The metal shield includes a substrate support portion and a shaft portion. The shaft portion includes a tubular wall having a wall thickness. The tubular wall has a supply channel of a coolant channel and a return channel of the coolant channel embedded therein. Each of the supply channel and the return channel is a helix in the tubular wall. The helical supply channel and the helical return channel have the same direction of rotation and are parallel to each other. The supply channel and the return channel are interleaved in the tubular wall. With the supply channel and return channel interleaved in the metal shield, the thermal gradient in the metal shield is reduced. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378697 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATE - An apparatus for processing a substrate includes a process chamber, a support unit that supports the substrate in the process chamber, a gas supply unit that supplies a process gas, and a plasma source that generates plasma from the process gas. The support unit includes an electrostatic chuck, and the apparatus further includes a power supply that supplies a chucking voltage to the electrostatic chuck and a management unit that feedback controls a voltage applied to the power supply for each process and controls a heat transfer gas flow supplied between the substrate and the electrostatic chuck. The management unit includes a first monitoring unit that monitors a physical property change of the substrate. The management unit includes a first controller that performs control to compensate for the chucking voltage by feeding back a chucking force value corresponding to a preset reference value based on the monitored property changes. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378698 | WASTAGE DETERMINATION METHOD AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - There is provision of a method of determining wastage including: processing a substrate using a plasma generated by multiple gases including fluorine gas; obtaining light emission intensity of each gas of the multiple gases including fluorine gas from the plasma, by an optical emission spectrometer (OES); and calculating a wastage rate of a particular expendable part from the obtained light emission intensity of each gas of the multiple gases including fluorine gas, with reference to a storage section storing a wastage rate of the particular expendable part in association with the light emission intensity of each gas of the multiple gases including fluorine gas. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378699 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MAGNETRON ASSEMBLIES IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESS CHAMBERS - An apparatus for processing semiconductors that comprises a process chamber with multiple cathodes disposed in a top adapter assembly. The multiple cathodes having magnetron assemblies that comprise a shunt plate for supporting the magnetron assembly, a loop magnetic pole assembly coupled to the shunt plate with a loop magnetic pole, a linear magnetic pole, and a center magnetic pole, the linear magnetic pole extending from the loop magnetic pole into the center magnetic pole which is located at a center of the magnetron assembly, and an open loop magnetic pole arc assembly coupled to the shunt plate surrounding at least a portion of the center magnetic pole without intersecting with the linear magnetic pole. The magnetron assemblies are orientated such that an opening of the open loop magnetic pole arc assembly is oriented towards an outer wall of the shield. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378700 | A UNIVERSALLY MOUNTABLE END-BLOCK - An end-block for use in a deposition apparatus, for connecting a cylindrical consumable target with magnetic bar, to an outside of the deposition apparatus, comprising at least drive means to provide a relative movement between consumable target and magnetic bar, the drive means comprising a driven shaft. The drive means comprising a consumable target motor and a consumable target drive shaft and/or a magnetic bar motor and a magnet bar drive shaft. The end-block housing including the end-block being substantially axially symmetric and coaxial with the driven shaft. Due to the axle symmetry, the end-block is universally mountable. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378701 | DEPOSITION GUARD PLATE AND SPUTTERING DEVICE - A sputtering device includes a vacuum chamber, a target, a substrate stage, and a deposition guard plate. The target is located in the vacuum chamber. The substrate stage is located in the vacuum char and includes a seat surface on which a substrate is placed. The substrate includes an outer circumferential portion extending beyond the seat surface. The deposition guard plate is located in the vacuum chamber and includes an annular inclined surface extending around the substrate stage. The annular inclined surface is faced toward the target and is a circumferential surface of a truncated cone including an inner edge opposing a rear surface of the outer circumferential portion. An angle between the annular inclined surface and a plane including the seat surface is greater than or equal to 10° and less than or equal to 50°. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378702 | 3D MASS SPECTROMETRY PREDICTIVE CLASSIFICATION - A method for analyzing a multidimensional data set includes generating a multidimensional mass spectrometry data set from a sample; and generating an matrix representing the multidimensional mass spectrometry data set such that a first dimension and a second dimension of the multidimensional mass spectrometry data set correspond to a matrix cell location, and an ion intensity corresponds to a matrix cell value; and determining a class of the matrix from a plurality of matrix classes using a trained neural network matrix classifier. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378703 | Methods and Systems for Analyzing Proteins Via Electron Capture Dissociation - Methods and systems are provided herein for selectively removing product ions resulting from an ECD dissociation event from the interaction region of an ECD reaction cell, while other precursor peptide ions continue to undergo ECD within the interaction region, thereby reducing or preventing the occurrence of multiple electron capture events by the product ions. In some aspects, the preferential extraction of product ions from the interaction region during the ECD reaction can occur without an auxiliary AC field being generated within the interaction region. Additionally, in some aspects, the methods and systems disclosed herein can subject the various product ions to a non-dissociative charge reduction via exposure to reagent ions of the opposite polarity so as to selectively concentrate product ions to a lower charge state. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378704 | CHEMICAL ETCHING OF EMITTER TIPS - A method of forming a capillary tube for electrospray ionization (ESI) having at least one tip with a desired tip profile. The method includes providing a pre-finished capillary tube of substantially homogenous material. The capillary tube has a first end and an internal bore. The first end of the pre-finished capillary tube is wet-etched in an etchant for an etch duration. A protective fluid flows through the internal bore of the capillary tube at a flow rate during the etch duration and the flow rate and the etch duration are determined to obtain the desired tip profile below a liquid level of the etchant. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378705 | High Resolution Electron Energy Analyzer - A high-resolution electron energy analyzer is disclosed. In one embodiment, the electron energy analyzer includes an electrostatic lens configured to generate an energy-analyzing field region, decelerate electrons of an electron beam generated by an electron source, and direct the decelerated electrons of the electron beam to the energy-analyzing field region. In another embodiment, the electron energy analyzer includes an electron detector configured to receive one or more electrons passed through the energy-analyzing field region. In another embodiment, the electron detector is further configured to generate one or more signals based on the one or more received electrons. | 2019-12-12 |
20190378706 | Germicidal Lamp Apparatuses Having Automated Mobility While Emitting Light - Apparatuses are disclosed which include one or more lamps configured to emit germicidal light, wherein the apparatuses are configured such that germicidal light emitted from the one or more lamps is projected exterior to the apparatus. The apparatuses further include wheels arranged along a bottom of the apparatus and a motor to provide automated mobility of the apparatus across at least a part of a room or area in which the apparatus is arranged. Moreover, the apparatuses include a processor and a storage medium having program instructions which are executable by the processor for activating the motor such that the apparatus is moved within the room or area while the one or more lamps are emitting germicidal light. | 2019-12-12 |