50th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100314522 | INTEGRATED DIN RAIL ATTACHMENT FEATURE FOR SUPERIOR ATTACHMENT - An electronics module includes a base and a cover connected to the base. The base includes a recess adapted to receive an associated mounting rail. At least one fixed rail constraining tab is located adjacent a first edge of the recess and is adapted to engage a first flange of the associated mounting rail. First and/or second latch arms are located adjacent a second edge of the recess that is opposite the first edge of the recess. The first and second latch arms are connected to a fixed portion of the second edge and project outwardly relative to opposite lateral sides of the fixed portion. Each of the first and second latch arms includes a rail capture tab. The first and second latch arms are selectively movable resiliently to and from latched and unlatched positions, wherein the rail capture tabs of the first and second latch arms project beyond the fixed portion of the second edge and into the recess when the first and second latch arms are located in their respective latched positions, and wherein the rail capture tabs of the first and second latch arms are withdrawn relative to the fixed portion of the second edge when the first and second latch arms are located in their respective unlatched positions. The cover or other portion of the module defines first and second receiving locations that receive and retain portions of the first and second latch arms when the first and second latch arms are located in their respective latched positions. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314523 | VEHICULAR SEAT SLIDE DEVICE - A lower rail | 2010-12-16 |
20100314524 | Secure Accessory Attachment System for Outdoor Free-Standing Umbrellas - The present invention is a stable, customizable umbrella system which includes one or more surface mount components which may be fixedly or selectively attached to an umbrella support pole. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314525 | Engine mounting system - An equipment engine mounting system/method for mounting an equipment engine to an equipment frame. The equipment engine mounting system includes a first engine mount disposed between the equipment engine and the equipment frame, including a first engine mount nonextensible inner member having an outer bonding surface. The first engine mount including a first engine mount nonextensible outer member, the first engine mount nonextensible outer member having an inner bonding surface. The first engine mount includes an intermediate elastomer between the first engine mount nonextensible inner member and the first engine mount nonextensible outer member, the first engine mount intermediate elastomer bonded to the first engine mount nonextensible inner member outer bonding surface and the first engine mount nonextensible outer member inner bonding surface. The first engine mount includes a liquid housing cavity, containing a first variable volume liquid chamber proximate the first engine mount nonextensible inner member and a second variable volume liquid chamber, distal from the first engine mount nonextensible inner member. The equipment engine mounting system includes a second engine mount disposed between the equipment engine and the equipment frame, the second engine mount including a second engine mount nonextensible frameside member and a second engine mount nonextensible engineside member, and a highly damped elastomer between the second engine mount nonextensible frameside member and the second engine mount nonextensible engineside member, with the engine mounting system mounts inhibiting a transmission of a vibration of the equipment engine to the equipment frame. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314526 | PANEL SPACER - A panel spacer presents a somewhat spherical body with pyramidal indents in the upper and lower hemispheres separated by a relatively wide equator. The spacers are formed from a conventional resilient polymeric material with the indents providing easy handling and preventing rolling of the spacers when in place for example in a rail groove. In an alternate embodiment of the panel spacers the hemispheres are rotated approximately 27½° along the spacer axis. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314527 | FORMLINER AND METHOD OF USE - A formliner, sheet, system, and methods of use and manufacture are provided in order to provide a product that can minimize and/or eliminate visible seaming between interconnected formliners during fabrication of a pattern on a curable material. In some embodiments, the formliner can comprise raised sections that define interrelated inner and outer dimensions. Thus, a plurality of formliners can be interconnected by overlaying raised sections thereof. Further, the formliner can comprise one or more detents and one or more protrusions to enable engagement between interconnected formliners without requiring adhesives. In this manner, formliners can be interconnected in a nested manner such that visible seaming between the interconnected formliners is reduced and/or eliminated. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314528 | SHORE POST LEG ASSEMBLY - A a metal shore post of a concrete forming assembly is disclosed. An outer telescoping tube is provided that has a main section with a first inside diameter and top portion with a section having a second inside diameter reduced relative to the first inside diameter of the outer tube. An inner telescoping tube is inserted for telescopic movement inside the outer tube. After assembly, a pair of pistons are inserted through access holes in the outer tube to provide a crushing force to the inner tube deforming it to create a region of increased diameter that is greater than that of the reduced diameter section but not so large as to prevent telescopic movement of the inner tube inside the outer tube. The increased dimension region thereby prevents accidental separation of the inner tube from the assembly, thereby improving safety and efficiency. Openings are provided in the inner tube in the region being crushed in order to control the region of deformation. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314529 | QUANTUM DOT OPTICAL DEVICES WITH ENHANCED GAIN AND SENSITIVITY AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - Optical and optoelectronic devices and methods of making same. Under one aspect, an optical device includes an integrated circuit an array of conductive regions; and an optically sensitive material over at least a portion of the integrated circuit and in electrical communication with at least one conductive region of the array of conductive regions. Under another aspect, a method of forming a nanocrystalline film includes fabricating a plurality of nanocrystals having a plurality of first ligands attached to their outer surfaces; exchanging the first ligands for second ligands of different chemical composition than the first ligands; forming a film of the ligand-exchanged nanocrystals; removing the second ligands; and fusing the cores of adjacent nanocrystals in the film to form an electrical network of fused nanocrystals. Under another aspect, a film includes a network of fused nanocrystals, the nanocrystals having a core and an outer surface, wherein the core of at least a portion of the fused nanocrystals is in direct physical contact and electrical communication with the core of at least one adjacent fused nanocrystal, and wherein the film has substantially no defect states in the regions where the cores of the nanocrystals are fused. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314530 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE - A photoelectric conversion device includes a pixel output line, a pixel which outputs a signal to the pixel output line, an amplifier unit which amplifies the signal output to the pixel output line, and a holding capacitor which holds the signal output from the amplifier unit. The photoelectric conversion device outputs a pixel signal based on the signal held by the holding capacitor. The amplifier unit includes a variable amplifier stage which amplifies a signal output to the pixel output line at a gain selected from a plurality of gains, and a buffer stage which amplifies the signal output from the variable amplifier stage, the amplified signal being held by the holding capacitor to hold the signal. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314531 | SCINTILLATOR AND DETECTOR ASSEMBLY - A detector comprising a photodetector including a single photon avalanche diode (SPAD), wherein the SPAD comprises a wide band-gap semiconductor material, and a quenching circuit electrically coupled to the photodetector comprising a first device, wherein the first device comprises a wide band-gap semiconductor material having a band-gap of at least about 1.7 eV at about 26° C. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314532 | Optical Encoder Systems, Devices and Methods - Disclosed are various embodiments of high-speed, high-performance, low-noise optical encoders having various means for preventing undesired stray light from reaching light detectors incorporated therein. Structures employed to block stray light in the optical encoders include light barriers, air gap trenches, and coatings disposed between first and second sides of a substrate of the encoder. Also disclosed are compact single track optical encoders having a single dome lens disposed thereover, and dual track triple dome lens optical encoders. Methods of making such optical encoders are also disclosed. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314533 | SCANNING MICROSCOPE AND METHOD OF IMAGING A SAMPLE - The invention relates to a method of imaging a sample with a scanning microscope and an imaging system for a scanning microscope, comprising the steps of: initiating an exposure phase of a detector ( | 2010-12-16 |
20100314534 | Refined optical system - Selected scene regions are imaged. I | 2010-12-16 |
20100314535 | SOURCE COMPENSATED FORMATION DENSITY MEASUREMENT METHOD BY USING A PULSED NEUTRON GENERATOR - A downhole instrument for estimating density of sub-surface materials includes: a neutron source, a source monitoring detector, a near detector and a far detector. Each of the detectors may be coupled to an electronics unit adapted for receiving a detection signal from each of the detectors and compensating the detection signal for at least one of the near detector and the far detector according to the detection signal of the source monitoring detector. A method for estimating density is provided. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314536 | NUCLEAR DETECTORS BUILT DIRECTLY INTO SHIELDING OR MODULATING MATERIAL - An apparatus for measuring radiation in a borehole penetrating the Earth, the apparatus includes: a downhole tool having a structure defining a cavity; and one or more radiation detection components integrated into the cavity and configured to measure the radiation. An apparatus conveyable through a borehole for measuring radiation downhole and a method of producing a downhole apparatus for measuring radiation are provided. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314537 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACTIVATION OF CATION TRANSMISSION MODE ION/ION REACTIONS - A method and apparatus for radial activation of transmission-mode electron transfer ion/ion reactions using a dipolar AC field applied transverse to a transit direction is disclosed. Increases in fragment ion yields and structural information from electron transfer dissociation (ETD) were observed. The method may be used for transmission mode ETD for relatively low charge states of peptides and proteins. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314538 | Parallel Mass Analysis - A system and method of mass spectrometry is provided. Ions from an ion source are stored in a first ion storage device and in a second ion storage device. Ions are ejected from the first ion storage device to a first mass analysis device during a first ejection time period, for analysis during a first analysis time period. Ions are ejected from the second ion storage device to a second mass analysis device during a second ejection time period. The ion storage devices are connected in series such that an ion transport aperture of the first ion storage device is in communication with an ion transport aperture of the second ion storage device. The first analysis time period and the second ejection time period at least partly overlap. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314539 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING PLUG-TO-PLUG SHORT FROM A CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPIC IMAGE - A method of inspecting for plug-to-plug short (short circuit) defects on a sample is disclosed. A charged particle beam for imaging the sample is repeatedly line-scanned over the sample with a line-to-line advancement direction perpendicular to the line-scan direction. The method includes scanning the sample with a line-to-line advancement along a first and a second direction, to obtain a first and a second image of the sample, respectively. Then, the method includes identifying plug patterns, represented in the obtained images with abnormal grey levels, as abnormal plug patterns. Next, the method compares the locations of the abnormal plug patterns to determine the presence of plug-to-plug short defects on the sample. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314540 | Electron microscope with an emitter operating in medium vacuum - An electron microscope is described. This electron microscope includes an electron emitter that has an evaporation or sublimation rate that is significantly less than that of tungsten at the reduced pressures around the electron emitter during operation of the electron microscope. As a consequence, the electron microscope may be able to operate at reduced pressures that are much larger than those in existing electron microscopes. For example, at least during the operation the reduced pressure in the electron microscope may be greater than or equal to a medium vacuum. This capability may allow the electron microscope to use a roughing pump to provide the reduced pressure, thereby reducing the cost and complexity of the electron microscope, and improving its reliability. In addition, the size of the electron microscope may be reduced, which may enable a hand-held or portable version of the electron microscope. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314541 | MICROSTRUCTURED PATTERN INSPECTION METHOD - The edges of the reticle are detected with respect to the microstructured patterns exposed by the stepper, and the shapes of the microstructured patterns at the surface and at the bottom of the photoresist are detected. The microstructured patterns are evaluated by calculating, and displaying on the screen, the dislocation vector that represents the relationship in position between the detected patterns on the surface and at the bottom of the photoresist. Furthermore, dislocation vectors between the microstructured patterns at multiple positions in a single-chip or single-shot area or on one wafer are likewise calculated, then the sizes and distribution status of the dislocation vectors at each such position are categorized as characteristic quantities, and the corresponding tendencies are analyzed. Thus, stepper or wafer abnormality is detected. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314542 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INSPECTION APPARATUS - A semiconductor device inspection apparatus having a noise subtraction function includes an electron gun, a stage for holding a sample, a main detector for detecting a signal discharged from the sample, and at least one or more sub detector for detecting noise generated from the sample or apparatus so that there can be obtained an image in which the noise caused by discharge generated on the sample or in the apparatus is removed from the signal. The noise subtraction function subtracts the noise detected by the sub detector from the signal detected by the main detector to remove or reduce the noise from the signal. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314543 | IMAGE SENSOR FOR MEASURING ILLUMINATION, PROXIMITY AND COLOR TEMPERATURE - Disclosed is an image sensor for measuring illumination, proximity and color temperature, including: a light source unit configured to irradiate infrared with a wavelength of a specific band onto an object; a light source controller configured to control power supplied to the light source unit; an infrared transmission filter configured to allow only the infrared and visible ray with the wavelength of the specific band among light incident through a lens after being reflected by the object to selectively transmit therethrough; a first sensing unit provided with an image pixel for acquiring an image of the object introduced through the infrared transmission filter; and a second sensing unit configured to receive the infrared and the visible ray having passed through the infrared transmission filter and measure current illumination, proximity to the object and color temperature of the object. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314544 | DEVICE FOR DETECTION AND/OR EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SUCH A DEVICE - The device for detection and/or emission of radiation has an encapsulation micropackage in a vacuum or under reduced pressure that comprises a cap and a substrate delineating a sealed housing. The housing encapsulates at least one uncooled thermal detector and/or emitter having a membrane sensitive to electromagnetic radiation suspended above the substrate, a reflector and at least one getter. The getter is arranged on at least a part of a second main surface of the reflector to form a reflector/getter assembly. A free space, releasing an accessible surface of the getter and in communication with the housing, is also formed between the reflector/getter assembly and the front surface of the substrate. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314545 | Terahertz Frequency Domain Spectrometer with Frequency Shifting of Source Laser Beam - An apparatus for analyzing, identifying or imaging an target including first and second laser beams coupled to a pair of photoconductive switches to produce CW signals in one or more bands in a range of frequencies greater than 100 GHz focused on and transmitted through or reflected from the target; and a detector for acquiring spectral information from signals received from the target and using a multi-spectral heterodyne process to generate an electrical signal representative of some characteristics of the target. The lasers are tuned to different frequencies and a frequency shifter in the path of one laser beam allows the terahertz beam to be finely adjusted in one or more selected frequency bands. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314546 | FAST RADIATION DETECTORS - A radiation detector ( | 2010-12-16 |
20100314547 | SCINTILLATOR PLATE, SCINTILLATOR PANEL AND FLAT PANEL RADIATION DETECTOR BY USE THEREOF - There is provided a scintillator plate which is superior in productivity, exhibits enhanced light extraction efficiency of a scintillator and enhanced sharpness and results in reduced deterioration in sharpness between flat light-receiving element surfaces. There are also provided a scintillator panel and a flat panel radiation detector by use thereof. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314548 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF GASES - It is an object of the invention to develop a generic method for identification of gases and a corresponding device, which has a simple structure and allows immediate and simultaneous detection of the chemical compounds to be tested, and which uses for identification the material-specific mobility and simultaneously the change in this mobility as a function of the electric field strength. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314549 | NEUTRON DETECTORS COMPRISING BORON POWDER - High-efficiency neutron detector substrate assemblies comprising a first conductive substrate, wherein a first side of the substrate is in direct contact with a first layer of a powder material comprising | 2010-12-16 |
20100314550 | SCINTILLATOR FOR NEUTRON DETECTION AND NEUTRON DETECTOR - To provide a scintillator for neutron detection which has high sensitivity to neutron rays, and is reduced in a background noise attributed to γ rays. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314551 | In-line Fluid Treatment by UV Radiation - A UV source is regulated according to one or more purification parameters to produce a desired germicidal effect in a liquid while minimizing wasted power. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314552 | ION IMPLANTER - An ion implanter includes an implantation chamber into which an ion beam is introduced, a holder for holding substrates on two columns of a first column and a second column in an X-direction, and a holder driving unit having a function of setting the holder in a horizontal state and then positioning the holder in a substrate exchange position and a function of setting the holder in a standing state and then driving reciprocally and linearly the holder along the X-direction in an irradiation area of the ion beam. Also, the ion implanter includes two load lock mechanisms, and two substrate carrying units equipped with arms, which carry the substrates between the load lock mechanisms and a substrate exchange position respectively, every two arms. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314553 | ARTICLE SANITIZER - An article sanitizer includes a rigid opaque enclosure open at a door side thereof An enclosure door is adapted to selectively close the door side of the enclosure. At least one UV bulb is fixed to at least one bulb fixture within the enclosure and extends at least partially into the open internal space of the enclosure. A cage is fixed around each sanitizer bulb. An article fastener is fixed with the cage and is adapted to be selectively fastened to the article for securing the article thereto. An electronic circuit is electrically connected to each sanitizer bulb and is adapted to power each bulb for a present period of time. A switch may be included proximate the door and adapted to electrically close when the door is closed to prevent bulb activation when the door is open. A wheeled support stand may be fixed with the enclosure. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314554 | DEVICE TO ILLUMINATE AN OBJECT WITH A MULTISPECTRAL LIGHT SOURCE AND DETECT THE SPECTRUM OF THE EMITTED LIGHT - A device to illuminate a object, to excite its fluorescence light emission, and detect the emitted fluorescence spectrum, comprising: at least one illumination system ( | 2010-12-16 |
20100314555 | OPTICAL MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, FLOW SITE METER AND OPTICAL MEASUREMENT METHOD - Disclosed herein is an optical measurement apparatus including at least: a flow channel through which samples flow; a first light radiation section; a first opto-electrical conversion section; a first analog-to-digital conversion section; a second light radiation section; a second light detection section; a second opto-electrical conversion section; an amplification section; and a second analog-to-digital conversion section. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314556 | 1,8-NAPHTHALIMIDE DERIVATIVES AS SCINTILLATION AGENTS, IN PARTICULAR FOR DISCRIMINATING BETWEEN FAST NEUTRONS AND GAMMA RAYS - The invention relates to the use of 1,8-naphthalimide derivatives and of their salts as scintillation agents and more specifically as agents for discriminating between fast neutrons and gamma rays. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314557 | FLUORESCENCE DETECTION DEVICE AND FLUORESCENCE DETECTION METHOD - In a fluorescence detection device and a fluorescence detection method, forward-scattered light which is scattered from a measurement object irradiated with a laser beam is received and detection signals for informing the measurement object passing through the measurement point and for identifying a focus position of the forward-scattered light are produced. While, fluorescence emitted by the measurement object is received through a collecting lens and a light-reception signal of the fluorescence is outputted. The fluorescence intensity level is outputted based on the outputted light-reception signal and the produced detection signals. A focus position of the forward-scattered light is identified from the produced detection signals and the light reception-signal is corrected using a correction coefficient corresponding to the identified focus position. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314558 | LUMINESCENT SYSTEM - A luminescent system includes a layer of donor material, an acceptor material and a barrier layer therebetween. The energy transfer between the donor and acceptor is biased to the acceptor layer, by an asymmetric energy transfer efficiency created by the barrier layer. Energy from the donor material is converted into photo-luminescence in the acceptor layer by discouraging photo-luminescence quenching caused by energy backflow. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314559 | IMPLANT MASK WITH MOVEABLE MASK SEGMENTS - This apparatus has two mask segments. Each mask segment has apertures that an ion beam may pass through. These mask segments can move between a first and second position using hinges. One or more workpieces are disposed behind the mask segments when these mask segments are in a second position. The two mask segments are configured to cover the one or more workpieces in one instance. Ions are implanted into the one or more workpieces through the apertures in the mask segments. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314560 | D/A Converter and electron beam exposure apparatus - A D/A converter includes a D/A converter base part having a first D/A converter unit performing D/A conversion of high order bits and a second D/A converter unit performing D/A conversion of low order bits and including an auxiliary bit assigned an identical weight to a least significant bit, a correction D/A converter part, an error detection processing section generating a digital code to be set to a correction D/A converter unit in the correction D/A converter part, and a control section. The control section compares one bit current source with another bit current source in a lower order than the one bit current source, and corrects a value of the one bit current source by causing the error detection processing section to generate the digital code to be set to the correction D/A converter unit when judging that the value of the one bit current source changes. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314561 | Device for hardening plastics material liners | 2010-12-16 |
20100314562 | DELAY ACTIVATED VALVE AND METHOD - A flow control valve including, a tubular housing having a valve port, a piston disposed in the tubular housing having an orifice, the piston being slidable in the tubular housing to align the orifice with the valve port, a combustion portion at least partially defined by the tubular housing and the piston, and a propellant disposed in the combustion portion and method. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314563 | Drive Arrangement for Valve Devices - In order to improve a drive arrangement ( | 2010-12-16 |
20100314564 | Apparatus with movable timing sleeve control of flow through, and safety control operation - Fluid flow control apparatus, comprising a tubular body, a spool within the body, and a timer sleeve movable axially in the body and relative to the spool, to control fluid flow through the spool in response to fluid pressure applied to a closed end of the sleeve; a seat extending within the body to be engaged by the open end of the sleeve, thereby to effect stoppage of flow through the spool, in a flow blocking axial position of the sleeve; and means including a stem extending axially within the spool to define therewith a leakage path for fluid to slowly leak form within the timer sleeve to the downstream exterior of the spool. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314565 | Automatic Fluid Flow Control Device - One embodiment of a fluid control device for a fluid supply comprises: a housing ( | 2010-12-16 |
20100314566 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF STEP DETECTION FOR A STEPPER MOTOR - A stepper motor and controller are provided for controllably adjusting the angular displacement of a rotor. The stepper motor has a plurality of stator coils that are configured to effect rotation of the rotor upon application of a voltage thereto. The stepper motor further includes one or more sensing coils, where rotation of the rotor generates an induced voltage in the one or more sensing coils. A controller is included for processing the induced voltage signals, and is configured to output a constant vector value that does not change in value where the induced voltage signals are indicative of the rotor rotating in a continuous manner, and to output a diverging vector value where the induced voltage signals are indicative of the rotor being inhibited from rotating. The controller is configured to determine the rotor's angular displacement from the constant vector value, and to detect occurrence of the rotor being inhibited from rotating from a diverging vector value. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314567 | SOLENOID VALVE CONTROL APPARATUS AND ACTUATOR - In a certain brake control apparatus, a valve main body of a hydraulic control valve and a coil unit are separately formed, are assembled with each other, and are mounted on an actuator block. Further, bias current is secured even though the supply of current is temporarily unnecessary depending on a control state and a period between the termination and the start of the driving of the hydraulic control valve. Accordingly, it may be possible to maintain a contact state between the inner peripheral surface of the coil unit and the outer peripheral surface of the valve main body during the driving control period. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314568 | Solenoid coil - In one embodiment of the invention, a solenoid is provided that is energizable by an electric current and includes: a pole piece, which is configured from a magnetizable pole material; an armature, which is movable when an electric current is passed through the solenoid; and an electromagnetic coil. A current passes through the coil when the solenoid is energized; the coil includes a central opening, wherein the pole piece is at least partially located. The diameter of the central opening may be less in a mid region than at upper and lower ends of the coil. At least one of either the upper or lower inside ends of the central opening of the coil may be beveled or contoured with a radius. The magnetic flux generated when the coil is energized has an enhanced flow path reducing the saturation in the transitional area at the upper and lower inside ends of the central opening as compared to a standard coil. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314569 | Actuator for a fan-powered damper - An HVAC (heating, ventilating and air conditioning) damper includes a series of pivotal damper blades that are opened by an air pressure differential across opposite sides of the damper. In some embodiments, a fan discharging against the damper blades provides the necessary air pressure to open the damper. To control how far the damper opens, an actuator moves a variable position abutment that obstructs the damper blades to limit how far they can pivot in the open direction. The position of the abutment is infinitely adjustable to provide the damper with infinite adjustment over a range of open positions. In some embodiments, the abutment applies a unidirectional torque to the damper blades regardless of whether the damper is opening or closing. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314570 | ROTARY GATE VALVE WITH SECONDARY SEAL - A rotary gate valve includes a gate which rotates above a process flow axis within a pipeline. The gate valve includes a first and second opposing housing members each having coaxial pathways and defining a gate channel when the housing members are joined together. A gate is positioned within the gate channel when the valve is in a closed position to prevent media from flowing through the pathways and rotationally displaced from the channel when the valve is in an open position to allow media to flow through the pathways. A first annular primary sealing sleeve is disposed within the first housing member and a second annular primary sealing sleeve is disposed within the second housing member. Each of the first and second annular primary sealing sleeves is adapted to sealingly engage each other under compression when the valve is in the open position, and with the gate when the valve is in the closed position. A secondary sealing member is disposed around an upper portion of the gate and secured between the housing members above the first and second annular primary sealing sleeves to prevent process media from entering the housing members. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314571 | Unitary Flapper Base and Method of Manufacture - A flapper base provides a flapper base body with a hinge portion unitarily formed thereupon and a flapper seat surface formed within the flowbore of the body. The flapper base may be formed from a single section of tubular metallic stock. In a method of forming a base, the stock is gripped by a rotary clamp, and a five-axis milling machine is used to cut away portions of the stock section and to form the seat surface. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314572 | Magnetorheological composite materials comprising hard magnetic particles, method for the production thereof and use thereof - The present invention relates to composites comprising an elastic and/or thermoplastic-elastic carrier medium and hard magnetic particles which are polarised in a magnetic field, a magnetisation remaining after switching off the magnetic field. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314573 | SHEET FORMABLE MONOMER COMPOSITION, HEAT CONDUCTIVE SHEET AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF THE HEAT CONDUCTIVE SHEET - To provide a composition useful for forming a heat conductive sheet that satisfies both high heat conductivity and sufficient softness, has sufficient cohesive strength at a surface portion of a heat conductive sheet and does not cause remaining paste and breakage of an electronic appliance when the sheet is peeled. The composition comprises (A) a photo polymerizable component consisting of a (meth)acryl type monomer or its partial polymer; (B) a heat conductive filler; (C) a photo reaction initiator for initiating the polymerization of the photo polymerizable component; and (D) a photo absorber for absorbing and removing a predetermined wavelength band from electromagnetic rays used for the polymerization of the photo polymerizable component. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314574 | Refrigerant composition - A composition which comprises or consists of more than 75 to less than 80 wt. % of pentafluoroethane (HFC-125); more than 17 to less than 22.7 wt. % of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134a); and more than 2.3 to less than 3.0 wt. % of n-butane (R600). | 2010-12-16 |
20100314575 | ANTI-ICING SUPERHYDROPHOBIC COATINGS - Superhydrophobic coating compositions are provided. The compositions comprise nanoparticles between 5-100 nm in size and a polymeric binder. The compositions are effective in preventing ice formation on the surface of various substrates. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314576 | COMPOSITIONS FOR CMP OF SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS - The invention provides a composition for chemical-mechanical polishing. The composition comprises an abrasive, a first metal rate polishing modifier agent, a second metal rate polishing modifier agent, and a liquid carrier. In one embodiment, the first metal rate polishing modifier agent has a standard reduction potential less than 0.34 V relative to a standard hydrogen electrode, and the second metal rate polishing modifier agent has a standard reduction potential greater than 0.34 V relative to a standard hydrogen electrode. In other embodiments, the first and second metal rate polishing modifier agents are different oxidizing agents. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314577 | CATHODE MATERIALS FOR SECONDARY (RECHARGEABLE) LITHIUM BATTERIES - The invention relates to materials for use as electrodes in an alkali-ion secondary (rechargeable) battery, particularly a lithium-ion battery. The invention provides transition-metal compounds having the ordered-olivine, a modified olivine, or the rhombohedral NASICON structure and the polyanion (PO | 2010-12-16 |
20100314578 | Metal-Based Nanoparticles and Methods for Making Same - The present invention is directed to a method for producing novel metal nanoparticles and nanomaterials. The method involves mixing one or more metal halide starting materials, one or more lithium reducing agent and one or more solvents. In an exemplary embodiment, the resultant metal nanoparticles are substantially free from impurities and have a novel porous and substantially hollow structure. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314579 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A COMPOSITE SORBER FOR THE REMOVAL OF H20 CONSISTING OF HYGROSCOPIC INORGANIC SALTS DISSOLVED IN A POLYMERIC MATRIX - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing H | 2010-12-16 |
20100314580 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING GEL USING POLYSACCHARIDES AS RAW MATERIALS - After adding water to the carboxymethyl carrageenan which is raw material and mixing them well, the ionizing radiation of more than fixed dose is irradiated to the obtained paste sample of fixed concentration. As a result, an excellent hydrogel in heat resistance which does not dissolve at 50° C. or more can be obtained. The manufactured gel can be used for many kinds of products. Because this gel has a biodegradation characteristic, it is possible to dispose by composting. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314581 | LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE POLYESTER BLEND COMPOSITIONS - The present invention provides a liquid-crystalline polyester blend composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a liquid-crystalline polyester blend and 0.1-300 parts by weight of calcium titanate and/or barium titanate:
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20100314582 | LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE MEDIUM AND LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY - The present invention relates to dielectrically positive liquid-crystalline media comprising one or more compounds of the formula I | 2010-12-16 |
20100314583 | Supercritical Water Processing of Extra Heavy Crude in a Slurry-Phase Up-Flow Reactor System - A method of mixing a catalyst with a heavy oil to create a heavy oil/catalyst mixture. This is followed by combining the heavy oil/catalyst mixture with supercritical water to form light hydrocarbon products and heavy hydrocarbon products. By doing so the light hydrocarbon products can be separated into a gaseous top product, an upgraded liquid hydrocarbon product and a water phase. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314584 | REFORMER REACTOR AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING HYDROCARBON FUELS INTO HYDROGEN RICH GAS - A reformer reactor is provided for converting hydrocarbon fuel into hydrogen rich gas by auto-thermal reaction process. The reformer reactor has a preferably cylindrically shaped, double wall housing with an inner wall and an outer wall and two side faces, wherein the inner wall and the two side faces form a reaction chamber. Additionally, the inner wall is charged with a first electric charge which prevents the hydrocarbon fuel molecules injected into the reaction chamber by a fuel inlet from hitting the warm inside surfaces of the reaction chamber and burn to soot, subsequently. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314585 | ANTICORROSION MATERIAL - An anticorrosion material comprising colloidal particles and multivalent metal ions is disclosed. The particles are preferably silica. The metal ions may be Al, Ga, Ti, Zr, Hf, Zn, Mg, Ca, Nb, Ta, Fe, Cu, Sn, Co, W or Ce. The material can be added to a conversion coating liquid, mixed with a polymeric binder or used as such to form a coating. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314586 | CARBON NANOTUBE BULK MATERIAL AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A carbon nanotube bulk material is provided. The carbon nanotube bulk material includes carbon nanotubes constituting a matrix and a polymer binder interposed between the carbon nanotubes. The polymer binder includes a polymer backbone and at least one organic moiety grafted to a terminal or a side of the polymer backbone. The organic moiety has a C | 2010-12-16 |
20100314587 | Halogen containing-polymer nanocomposite compositions, methods, and products employing such compositions - The disclosure provides compositions prepared by combining nanomaterials with a halide-containing polymer, thereby forming a combined polymer matrix having dispersed nanomaterials within the matrix. The nanomaterials may be carbon-based nanotubes, in some applications. A halide-containing monomer is combined with nanotubes, and then polymerized in some compositions. In other applications, a halide-containing polymer is solution processed with nanotubes to form useful compositions in the invention. Also disclosed are probes for near field detection of radiation. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314588 | POLYMER-INORGANIC PARTICLE COMPOSITES - Inorganic particle/polymer composites are described that involve chemical bonding between the elements of the composite. In some embodiments, the composite composition includes a polymer having side groups chemically bonded to inorganic particles. Furthermore, the composite composition can include chemically bonded inorganic particles and ordered copolymers. Various electrical, optical and electro-optical devices can be formed from the composites. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314589 | CATHODE MATERIALS FOR SECONDARY (RECHARGEABLE) LITHIUM BATTERIES - The invention relates to materials for use as electrodes in an alkali-ion secondary (rechargeable) battery, particularly a lithium-ion battery. The invention provides transition-metal compounds having the ordered-olivine, a modified olivine, or the rhombohedral NASICON structure and the polyanion (PO | 2010-12-16 |
20100314590 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR LOW TEMPERATURE CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION OF SILICON-CONTAINING FILMS INCLUDING SILICON CARBONITRIDE AND SILICON OXYCARBONITRIDE FILMS - Silicon precursors for forming silicon-containing films in the manufacture of semiconductor devices, such as films including silicon carbonitride, silicon oxycarbonitride, and silicon nitride (Si | 2010-12-16 |
20100314591 | CURABLE RESINS AND ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM - Optical devices of excellent optical and physical properties produced from cured resins are disclosed. The resins and/or the cured hybrid polymer material made with the resins are characterized by a high level of cycloaliphatic-containing groups. Specific additives that can participate in crosslinking the curable polysiloxane provide additional physical property advantages. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314592 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING NUCLEAR FUELS CONTAINING SILICON CARBIDE AND FOR DECLADDING NUCLEAR FUEL PARTICLES - The present invention relates to a method for processing a nuclear fuel comprising a fissile material, SiC and possibly carbon, said method comprising the contacting of said fuel with a chlorine/oxygen mixture at a temperature below 950° C., and more particularly at a temperature between 400 and 900° C., so as to remove the SiC, and the carbon if this is present, from said fuel. The method of the invention makes it possible for example to declad TRISO or BISO nuclear fuel particles, i.e. particles enabling the nuclear fuel to be confined in a sheath or cladding, or to remove an SiC matrix from a fuel having a heterogeneous SiC matrix. The present invention therefore has many applications, especially in the reprocessing of irradiated nuclear fuels. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314593 | Adjustable Pry Bar - An adjustable pry bar comprises a prying block used to pry and remove an object and including first and second side wings mounted on a rear end thereof and parallel to each other to clamp a head end of a handle, the first side wing including a groove to receive multiple balls and biasing members; an adjusting mechanism installed in a central aperture and a notch of the head end and including a plurality of biasing members and balls, a shaft member, and a control member, the biasing member being flexible to be pushed backward to abut against the balls, the shaft member including a first end for engagement with the balls, the first end including a recess arranged around an outer rim thereof, the shaft member also including a second end extending out of a second through hole of the second side wing to coupled with the control member. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314594 | HOIST - Hoists for hoisting loads by means of a cable are in existence for a long period. There are various types of hoists, which include winches and capstans. Generally, the principle of operation of a hoist is based on the cable being driven by adherence of the cable to the drum of the hoist. A hoist is described according to an embodiment of the present invention. The hoist comprises a drum, a plurality of guides, a guide support and a biasing device for displacing a portion of a cable away from the guide when the drum is rotationally displaced to thereby hoist a load. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314595 | HIGH FLARE BREAKAWAY GUARDRAIL TERMINAL - A guardrail system having a standard length-of-need section and a terminal end, the terminal end having a high effective flare rate of at least 5:1 is provided with two independent and cooperating cable anchor systems. One of the cable anchor systems is a side impact releasing mechanism which may include a strut connecting a first and a second breakaway post; a strut anchor release affixed at a first end to a first breakaway post and at a second end to the rail element; a strut with a plug weld anchor release; a strut with a shear bolt anchor release; and a strut with an angled plate anchor release. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314596 | Component Composite Molded Concrete Fencing Systems, Light, Medium, and Heavy Weight, for Franchised Contractor Installations or Retail Component Sales - Light, Medium, and Heavy Weight, Concrete Fencing Systems with precast attached footers or rebar only footers, fencing connections are safety pinned. New lightweight versions of concrete fencing with reinforced connections for hung installation and/or center panel section footer rest in configurations including imitations of existing pre-manufactured 6′×8′ wooden fencing panels, also improved heavyweight concrete fencing including lightweight material saving hollow core construction and a rebar pin fence component safety connection method. Concrete less footer setting are accomplished by cast concrete auger blade post bottoms. Concrete billet connection system allows lifting capabilities for fencing post and panel sections. New capabilities for usage of the fencing as an electrical raceway with precise access holes and boxes. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314597 | BARRIER FENCE SYSTEM - The present invention provides a fence system including a top rail and bottom rail spaced from each other and having opposing ends. A plurality of spaced elongate members extends between the top and bottom rails, adjacent elongate members of the plurality of elongate members defining a space therebetween. A plurality of boards is provided with one of the plurality of boards being disposed in the spaces formed by the elongate members. The plurality of boards includes opposed side edges. A pair of posts are spaced from one another and securable to the ends of the top and bottom rail. The posts each include a peripheral wall defining a post interior. The peripheral wall having a first and second rail opening formed therein for receiving the ends of the top and bottom rail respectively. The ends of the top and bottom rails extend into the post interior. The peripheral wall further including a slot formed therein. The slot extends along a portion of a length of the post between, and being bounded by, the first and second rail openings. The slot receives therein a side edge of one of the plurality of boards. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314598 | PHASE CHANGE MEMORY DEVICE HAVING BIT-LINE DISCHARGE BLOCK AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A phase change memory device capable of fully discharging bit lines, even while occupying a relatively small area, and a fabricating method thereof are presented. The phase change memory device includes a semiconductor substrate, a word line area, a discharge line area, a switching PN diode, a dummy PN diode, a phase change structure, and a bit line. The word line area is formed in a memory cell area of the semiconductor substrate. The discharge line area is formed in the bit-line discharge area of the semiconductor substrate. The switching PN diode is formed on the word line area. The dummy PN diode is formed on the discharge line area. The phase change structure is formed on the switching PN diode and is electrically connected to the switching diode. The bit line is electrically connected to the phase change structure and the dummy PN diode. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314599 | CHALCOGENIDE FILM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A chalcogenide film of the invention is formed by a sputtering within a contact hole formed in an insulating layer on a substrate, and is made of a chalcogen compound including a melting-point lowering material that lowers a melting point. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314600 | Memory Units and Related Semiconductor Devices Including Nanowires - Methods of fabricating a memory unit are provided including forming a plurality of first nanowire structures, each of which includes a first nanowire extending in a first direction parallel to the first substrate and a first electrode layer enclosing the first nanowire, on a first substrate. The first electrode layers are partially removed to form first electrodes beneath the first nanowires. A first insulation layer filling up spaces between structures, each of which includes the first nanowire and the first electrode, is formed on the first substrate. A second electrode layer is formed on the first nanowires and the first insulation layer. A plurality of second nanowires is formed on the second electrode layer, each of which extends in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The second electrode layer is partially etched using the second nanowires as an etching mask to form a plurality of second electrodes. Related memory units, methods of fabricating semiconductor devices and semiconductor devices are also provided. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314601 | PHASE CHANGE MEMORY HAVING STABILIZED MICROSTRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - A memory device having a phase change material element with a modified stoichiometry in the active region does not exhibit drift in set state resistance. A method for manufacturing the memory device includes first manufacturing an integrated circuit including an array of phase change memory cells with bodies of phase change material having a bulk stoichiometry; and then applying forming current to the phase change memory cells in the array to change the bulk stoichiometry in active regions of the bodies of phase change material to the modified stoichiometry, without disturbing the bulk stoichiometry outside the active regions. The bulk stoichiometry is characterized by stability under the thermodynamic conditions outside the active region, while the modified stoichiometry is characterized by stability under the thermodynamic conditions inside the active region. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314602 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A nonvolatile memory device includes: a first conductive layer; a second conductive layer; a first resistance change layer provided between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer and having an electrical resistance changing with at least one of an applied electric field and a passed current; and a first lateral layer provided on a lateral surface of the first resistance change layer and having an oxygen concentration higher than an oxygen concentration in the first resistance change layer | 2010-12-16 |
20100314603 | ELECTRONIC AND OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH QUANTUM DOT FILMS - Optical and optoelectronic devices and methods of making same. Under one aspect, an optical device includes an integrated circuit an array of conductive regions; and an optically sensitive material over at least a portion of the integrated circuit and in electrical communication with at least one conductive region of the array of conductive regions. Under another aspect, a method of forming a nanocrystalline film includes fabricating a plurality of nanocrystals having a plurality of first ligands attached to their outer surfaces; exchanging the first ligands for second ligands of different chemical composition than the first ligands; forming a film of the ligand-exchanged nanocrystals; removing the second ligands; and fusing the cores of adjacent nanocrystals in the film to form an electrical network of fused nanocrystals. Under another aspect, a film includes a network of fused nanocrystals, the nanocrystals having a core and an outer surface, wherein the core of at least a portion of the fused nanocrystals is in direct physical contact and electrical communication with the core of at least one adjacent fused nanocrystal, and wherein the film has substantially no defect states in the regions where the cores of the nanocrystals are fused. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314604 | Gate-all-around type semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same - The gate-all-around (GAA) type semiconductor device may include source/drain layers, a nanowire channel, a gate electrode and an insulation layer pattern. The source/drain layers may be disposed at a distance in a first direction on a semiconductor substrate. The nanowire channel may connect the source/drain layers. The gate electrode may extend in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The gate electrode may have a height in a third direction substantially perpendicular to the first and second directions and may partially surround the nanowire channel. The insulation layer pattern may be formed between and around the source/drain layers on the semiconductor substrate and may cover the nanowire channel and a portion of the gate electrode. Thus, a size of the gate electrode may be reduced, and/or a gate induced drain leakage (GIDL) and/or a gate leakage current may be reduced. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314605 | VERTICAL DEEP ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT EMITTING DIODES - The invention is a vertical geometry light emitting diode capable of emitting light in the electromagnetic spectrum having a substrate, a lift-off layer, a strain relieved superlattice layer, a first doped layer, a multilayer quantum wells comprising alternating layers quantum wells and barrier layers, a second doped layer, a third doped layer and a metallic contact that is in a vertical geometry orientation. The different layers consist of a compound with the formula AlxlnyGa(1-x-y)N, wherein x is more than 0 and less than or equal to 1, y is from 0 to 1 and x+y is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 1. The barrier layer on each surface of the quantum well has a band gap larger than a quantum well bandgap. The first and second doped layers have different conductivities. The contact layer has a different conductivity than the third doped layer | 2010-12-16 |
20100314606 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A light-emitting device is disclosed, including a light-emitting element and a surface plasmon coupling element, having an intermediary layer connected to the light-emitting element and a metal structure on the intermediary layer, wherein the intermediary layer is conductive under low-frequency injection current and has the characteristics as dielectric material in a wavelength range 100 nm˜20000 nm. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314607 | DIODE HAVING VERTICAL STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A light emitting diode includes a conductive layer, an n-GaN layer on the conductive layer, an active layer on the n-GaN layer, a p-GaN layer on the active layer, and a p-electrode on the p-GaN layer. The conductive layer is an n-electrode. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314608 | PHOTODETECTORS - Implementations of quantum well photodetectors are provided. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314609 | NANOWIRE MEMORY - Provided is a nanowire memory including a source and a drain corresponding to the source, and a nano channel formed to connect the source to the drain. Here, the nano channel includes a nanowire electrically connecting the source to the drain according to voltages of the source and drain, and a nanodot formed on the nanowire and having a plurality of potentials capturing charges. Thus, the nanowire memory has a simple structure, thereby simplifying a process. It can generate multi current levels by adjusting several energy states using gates, operate as a volatile or non-volatile memory by adjusting the gates and the energy level, and include another gate configured to adjust the energy level, resulting in formation of a hybrid structure of volatile and non-volatile memories. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314610 | HEMT WITH IMPROVED QUANTUM CONFINEMENT OF ELECTRONS - A HEMT with improved electron confinement is formed by removing semiconductor cap material between the channel and the source and drain regions. The source and drain regions can be isolated from the gate region by an insulating layer. Significant noise reduction can be achieved as a result of these techniques. Also, removing the semiconductor cap material can provide an increased breakdown voltage for the transistor. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314611 | ELECTRODE COVERING MATERIAL, ELECTRODE STRUCTURE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device is provided and includes a field effect transistor having a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer, a channel forming region composed of an organic semiconductor material layer and a source/drain electrode made of a metal. A portion of the source/drain electrode in contact with the organic semiconductor material layer comprising the channel forming region is covered with an electrode coating material. Because the electrode coating material is composed of organic molecules having a functional group which can be bound to a metal ion and a functional group that binds to the source/drain electrode composed of the metal, low contact resistance and high mobility can be achieved. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314612 | WHITE ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A white organic light-emitting device is provided by the present invention. The white organic light-emitting device includes an anode, a hole transport layer, a first light-emitting layer, a second light-emitting layer, a third light-emitting layer, an electron transport layer and a cathode, wherein the second light-emitting layer is formed between the first and the third light-emitting layers, the emission wavelength of the second light-emitting layer is longer than that of the first and third light-emitting layers, and the host material of the first and third light-emitting layer are different. The white organic light-emitting device of the present invention is capable of effectively increasing the luminous efficiency, reducing operating voltage, and providing color stability. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314613 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE ELEMENT - To provide an organic electroluminescence element, containing: at least one pair of electrodes; at least one organic light-emitting layer disposed between the electrodes, the organic light-emitting layer comprising two phosphorescent light-emitting materials and a charge-transporting material, wherein the organic light-emitting element is a white organic light-emitting element, and the charge-transporting material is a hole-transporting material, and wherein one of the two phosphorescent light-emitting materials is a platinum complex expressed by the following general formula 1, and the other is an iridium complex expressed by any one of the following general formulae 2A to 2C: | 2010-12-16 |
20100314614 | Organic Thin Film Transistors, Active Matrix Organic Optical Devices and Methods of Making the Same - A method of manufacturing an organic thin film transistor, comprising: providing a substrate comprising source and drain electrodes defining a channel region; subjecting at least the channel region to a cleaning treatment step; and depositing organic semiconductive material from solution into the channel region by inkjet printing. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314615 | AROMATIC AMINE DERIVATIVE AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE USING THE SAME - Provided are: an aromatic amine derivative in which a terminal substituent such as a dibenzofuran ring or a dibenzothiophene ring is bonded to a nitrogen atom directly or through an arylene group or the like; an organic electroluminescence device including an organic thin film layer formed of one or more layers including a light emitting layer and interposed between a cathode and an anode in which a layer of the organic thin film layer contains the aromatic amine derivative by itself or as a component of a mixture, and the device has a long lifetime and high luminous efficiency; and an aromatic amine derivative for realizing the device. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314616 | ORGANIC EL DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus comprises a display unit which has a plurality of organic EL elements two-dimensionally arranged to define pixels. Each organic EL element comprises a first electrode, an organic EL layer, and a second electrode laminated in order on an optically transparent substrate. One of the first electrode and second electrode is an optically transparent electrode, while the other is a non-optically transparent electrode. The non-optically transparent electrode is disposed to exist only in part of each pixel, as viewed from vertically above (for example, the width of the electrode is made smaller than the width of a pixel). In this way, the display unit can transmit light through portions of the pixels in which the non-optically transparent electrodes are not disposed. Preferably, the non-optically transparent electrode includes a mirror surface opposite to the organic EL layer. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314617 | VANADIUM DIOXIDE NANOWIRE, FABRICATION PROCESS THEREOF, AND NANOWIRE DEVICE USING VANADIUM DIOXIDE NANOWIRE - A vanadium dioxide nanowire grown long and thin along a [110] direction is disclosed. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314618 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, ELETCTROOPTIC APPARATUS, AND SENSOR - A thin film transistor includes: a substrate; and, on the substrate, an oxide semiconductor film which serves as an active layer and contains In, Ga, and Zn, a gate electrode, a gate insulating film, a source electrode, and a drain electrode, wherein, when a molar ratio of In, Ga, and Zn in the oxide semiconductor film is expressed as In:Ga:Zn=(2.0−x):x:y, wherein 0.02010-12-16 | |
20100314619 | Test Structures and Methods for Semiconductor Devices - Test structures for semiconductor devices, methods of forming test structures, semiconductor devices, methods of manufacturing thereof, and testing methods for semiconductor devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a test structure for a semiconductor device includes at least one first contact pad disposed in a first material layer in a scribe line region of the semiconductor device. The at least one first contact pad has a first width. The test structure also includes at least one second contact pad disposed in a second material layer proximate the at least one first contact pad in the first material layer. The at least one second contact pad has a second width that is greater than the first width. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314620 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - To suppress or prevent the generation of a crack in an insulating film below an external terminal which could be caused by an external force added to the external terminal of a semiconductor device. A top wiring layer MH of wiring layers formed on a main surface of a silicon substrate has a pad comprising a conductor pattern containing aluminum. On an undersurface of the pad, there are arranged a barrier conductor film formed by laminating, from below, a first barrier conductor film and a second barrier conductor film. Of a fifth wiring layer which is one layer lower than the top wiring layer, in an area overlapping with a probe contact area of the pad in a plane, the conductor pattern is not arranged. Further, the first and second barrier conductor films are the conductor films including titanium and titanium nitride as principal components, respectively. Also, the first barrier conductor film is thicker than the second barrier conductor film. | 2010-12-16 |
20100314621 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus having a substrate with a bottom gate p-channel type thin film transistor; a resist pattern over the substrate; and a light shielding film operative to block light having a wavelength shorter than 260 nm over at least a channel part of said thin film transistor. | 2010-12-16 |