53rd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 63 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150380110 | STORAGE CONTROL DEVICE AND STORAGE CONTROL METHOD - A storage control device that controls a solid state drive group including two or more solid state drives sharing data storage includes a detector that detects a wear state of each of the solid state drives, a separation controller that separates a solid state drive having a wear value, which represents a wear state, exceeding a first threshold among the solid state drives, and an enlargement controller that, when detecting a solid state drive having a wear value, which represents a wear state, exceeding a second threshold less than the first threshold among the solid state drives in the solid state drive group, enlarges a difference in a wear value, which represents a wear state, between the solid state drive having the wear value exceeding the second threshold and a remainder of the solid state drives. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380111 | THERMAL DISTURB AS HEATER IN CROSS-POINT MEMORY - The present disclosure relates to thermal disturb as heater in cross-point memory. An apparatus includes a memory controller. The memory controller is configured to identify a target memory cell in response to at least one of a selection failure and a set fail memory read error associated with the target memory cell. The memory controller is further configured to apply a first sequence of recovery pulses to a first number of selected adjacent memory cells adjacent the target memory cell, the first sequence of recovery pulses configured to induce heating in the target memory cell. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380112 | MEMORY INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH A PAGE REGISTER/STATUS MEMORY CAPABLE OF STORING ONLY A SUBSET OF ROW BLOCKS OF MAIN COLUMN BLOCKS - An integrated circuit includes an array of memory cells that is arranged into rows, main columns, and redundant columns that perform repairs in the array. The main columns and the redundant columns are divided into row blocks. Bit lines couple the main columns to status memory indicating repair statuses of the repairs by the redundant columns. The integrated circuit receives a command, and performs an update on the status memory with the repair statuses specific to particular ones of the row blocks in a portion of the memory accessed by the command. Alternatively or in combination, the status memory has insufficient size to store the repair statuses of multiple ones of the row blocks of the main columns. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380113 | METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR FUSION REACTIONS - Methods, apparatuses, devices, and systems for creating, controlling, conducting, and optimizing fusion activities of nuclei. The controlled fusion activities cover a spectrum of reactions from aneutronic, fusion reactions that produce essentially no neutrons, to neutronic, fusion reactions that produce substantial numbers of neutrons. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380114 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF CONFINING HIGH ENERGY CHARGED PARTICLES IN MAGNETIC CUSP CONFIGURATION - An apparatus and method for generating nuclear fusion reactions using a plasma initiator, and electron injector and a magnetic coil cusp confinement arrangement. The plasma initiator produces the high beta plasma inside the reaction chamber for electron confinement in the magnetic cusp arrangement. The electron injector produces a plasma potential well within the reaction chamber to confine ions and accelerates ions to fusion relevant energies within the reaction chamber. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380115 | LIQUID NITROGEN EMERGENCY COOLING SYSTEM FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS - A reactor cooling system for cooling a nuclear reactor using nitrogen comprising a refrigeration unit for cooling and compressing nitrogen gas into liquid nitrogen, a liquids storage tank to store liquid nitrogen, the tank in fluid communication with the refrigeration unit, a heat exchanger drop system in fluid communication with the liquids storage tank, adjacent to the nuclear reactor, wherein the nitrogen absorbs heat by becoming gaseous, a tank for receiving and holding nitrogen gas in fluid communication with the heat exchanger and in fluid communication with the refrigeration unit, and where the system is a closed-loop drop system. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380116 | SHIELDING DEVICE FOR SUBSTRATE EDGE PROTECTION AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A shielding device for shielding an edge of a semiconductor substrate can include a multisided frame defining a perimeter of an enclosed area, and a shield coupled to the frame. The shield may be configured to move between a first position where the shield is retracted to the perimeter and a second position where shield advanced into the enclosed area. A method for processing a semiconductor substrate includes placing a semiconductor substrate in position in an implantation chamber, covering edges of the semiconductor substrate by pushing shields into engagement with the edges, performing an ion implantation procedure, and retracting the shields from the edges. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380117 | Concentrate Treatment System - One aspect of the invention provides a system for treating wastestream, particularly a liquid or aqueous radwaste, for safe disposal and, in final processing, converting it into one or both forms including an aqueous form for safe discharge to the environment and a solidified form for safe disposal. Another aspect provides the capacity to employ a step where a specific target element strategy can be set up synchronizing sorbent substance choices and multiple recycle options to remove target substances from wastestream as a part of its Sorption or Powder Sorbent Isotopic Reduction step (II). Other steps cooperate with Sorption step (II) including Oxidation (I) to inactivate or destroy existing chelants, Solid-Liquid separation (III), and Selective Ion Exchange (IV) to deliver the wastestream to final processing. Still further aspects of the invention address the recovery and safe handling of substances such as C-14. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380118 | MELTING DEVICE FOR CONSOLIDATING CONTAMINATED SCRAP - A mobile melting device for consolidating contaminated scrap and to a corresponding method. The melting device has a crucible chamber and a crucible base. The crucible is arranged on the crucible base during operation, and the crucible base and the crucible chamber together form a gas-tight furnace housing. It is thus possible to carry out the method in a vacuum or under protective gas such that even a reactive material can be consolidated. The melting device can be assembled and disassembled with little effort. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380119 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SYNTHESIZING RADIOACTIVE TECHNETIUM-99M-CONTAINING SUBSTANCE - A method for synthesizing a radioactive technetium-99m-containing substance and a synthesizing device are provided. The method for synthesizing a radioactive technetium-99m-containing substance has a step for generating negative muons and a step for irradiating the negative muons onto a ruthenium sample. The ruthenium material preferably includes a metallic ruthenium and/or a ruthenium compound. Also, the ruthenium sample preferably has a plurality of superimposed ruthenium thin plates having a thickness of 4 mm or less. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380120 | Hybrid Device for On-Chip Concentration, Manipulation, Sorting and Sensing of Particles on a Plasmonic Substrate - The present disclosure relates generally to plasmonic substrates and specifically to high-throughput trapping of particles on a plasmonic substrate. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380121 | HIGH ENERGY RADIATION DETECTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A detection apparatus for detecting high energy radiation, preferably for detecting gamma radiation, coming from a source of high energy radiation in a detection volume, e.g. from one or more particles emitting high energy radiation. The apparatus comprises at least one detection surface configured to convert incident high energy radiation into a detection signal, and a collimator system comprising at least three collimator slits. Each collimator slit is arranged to project high energy radiation coming from a respective slit field of view of said detection volume onto said detection surface. At least two of said collimator slits extend in non-parallel directions and the respective slit fields of view of said at least two non-parallel collimator slits and the slit field of view of any other of said at least three collimator slits overlap and define a common detection volume of the detection apparatus. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380122 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE THIN FILMS - An electrically conductive thin film including a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 and having a layered crystal structure: | 2015-12-31 |
20150380123 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CONDUCTIVE COATING FILM, AND CONDUCTIVE COATING FILM - An object of the present invention is to provide a conductive coating film formed of a copper paste on an insulating substrate which has a good conductivity and a good adhesion property to the insulating substrate. The process for producing a conductive coating film according to the present invention comprising the steps of applying a copper paste comprising copper particles, a binder resin and a solvent as main components onto an insulating substrate to form a coating film on the substrate, and then drying the coating film to obtain a copper powder-containing coating film; treating the copper powder-containing coating film with an organic acid or an organic acid salt; and subjecting the thus treated copper powder-containing coating film to heat treatment with superheated steam. According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a conductive coating film having a good conductivity and a good adhesion property to the insulating substrate. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380124 | Bearing Ring, Electrically Insulating Coating and Method for Applying an Electrically Insulating Coating - The invention discloses a bearing ring. The bearing ring, with a body, has an electrically insulating coating made up of a ceramic layer with pores and a plastic for filling the pores and coating the ceramic layer. According to the invention, the pores have a proportion between 10 and 50% in the ceramic layer. The invention furthermore defines an electrically insulating coating, made up of a ceramic layer with pores and a plastic for filling the pores and coating the ceramic layer. The invention further still discloses a method for applying an electrically insulating coating to a body of a bearing ring. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380125 | RESIN COMPOSITION FOR HIGH DIELECTRIC CONSTANT MATERIALS, MOLDED ARTICLE CONTAINING SAME, AND MASTER BATCH FOR COLORING - This resin composition for high dielectric constant materials contains 40-80% by mass of (A) a resin material and 20-60% by mass of (B) a carbon black. The carbon black (B) has a DBP absorption of 10-50 mL/100 g and an iodine adsorption of 5-40 mg/g. This resin composition for high dielectric constant materials has a dielectric constant of 4 or more and a dielectric loss tangent of 0.05 or less. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380126 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR POSITIONING ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS, AND CONDUCTOR GROUP - The present invention relates to a method (M | 2015-12-31 |
20150380127 | INSULATING COMPOSITION AND COATED ELECTRIC WIRE USING THE SAME - An insulating composition of the present invention comprises: an ethylene copolymer having a Shore D hardness of 33 or higher and lower than 50; an ethylene-propylene-diene monomer copolymer or an acrylic rubber; and a metal hydroxide, wherein a mass ratio (A/B) of the ethylene copolymer (A) to the ethylene-propylene-diene monomer copolymer or the acrylic rubber (B) is 60/40 to 80/20. In addition, when the ethylene-propylene-diene monomer copolymer is contained, a mass ratio of the metal hydroxide is 70 to 80 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of a total of the ethylene copolymer and the ethylene-propylene-diene monomer copolymer. When the acrylic rubber is contained, a mass ratio of the metal hydroxide is 60 to 100 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of a total of the ethylene copolymer and the acrylic rubber. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380128 | FIELD GRADING LAYER - A method is provided for applying a field grading layer to a power cable includes preparing a polymer composition having a polymer matrix, at least one conductive filler different from a non-linear conductive organic filler, and at least one crosslinking agent. The method includes extruding the polymer composition into a crosslinkable field grading tape and winding the crosslinkable field grading tape onto a section of power cable in need of field grading. The crosslinkable tape is crosslinked to obtain a field grading layer. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380129 | HIGH-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTING FILM - A high-temperature superconducting film includes a SrTiO | 2015-12-31 |
20150380130 | METHOD FOR MAKING HIGH-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTING FILM - A method for making a high-temperature superconducting film includes loading a SrTiO | 2015-12-31 |
20150380131 | Method and Apparatus for Forming Oriented Nanowire Material and Method for Forming Conductive Structure - The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for forming an oriented nanowire material as well as a method for forming a conductive structure, which can be used to solve the problem of imperfect process for forming oriented nanowire material in prior art. The method for forming an oriented nanowire material of the present invention comprises: forming a liquid film in a closed frame by a dispersion containing nanowires; expanding the closed frame in a first direction so that the liquid film expands in the first direction along with the closed frame; contracting the closed frame in the first direction so that the liquid film contracts in the first direction along with the closed frame; transferring the contracted liquid film to a substrate; and curing the liquid film to form an oriented nanowire material on the substrate. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380132 | MANUFACTURING PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR CRIMPING AND/OR SWAGING STRAIN INSULATORS - Methods for manufacturing strain insulators are disclosed. The methods may include swaging and/or crimping, by a die-set, a sleeve of an end fitting on a portion of a core strength rod, the portion being disposed inside the sleeve of the end fitting. The swaging may be performed by an upper block and a lower block of the die-set. At least one of the upper and lower blocks may be movable such as to allow for compressing the sleeve of the end fitting on the rod disposed between the blocks. The upper block may include a plurality of protrusions extending lengthwise on the upper block and the lower block may include a plurality of protrusions extended lengthwise on the lower block. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380133 | NEGATIVE DIFFERENTIAL RESISTANCE DEVICE - Apparatus and methods related to negative differential resistance (NDR) are provided. An NDR device includes a spaced pair of electrodes and at least two different materials disposed there between. One of the two materials is characterized by negative thermal expansion, while the other material is characterized by positive thermal expansion. The two materials are further characterized by distinct electrical resistivities. The NDR device is characterized by a non-linear electrical resistance curve that includes a negative differential resistance range. The NDR device operates along the curve in accordance with an applied voltage across the pair of electrodes. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380134 | RARE EARTH-COBALT PERMANENT MAGNET - There is provided a rare earth-cobalt permanent magnet containing 23 to 27 wt % R, 3.5 to 5 wt % Cu, 18 to 25 wt % Fe, 1.5 to 3 wt % Zr, and a remainder Co with inevitable impurities, where an element R is a rare earth element at least containing Sm. It has a metal structure including a cell phase ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150380135 | IRON NITRIDE PERMANENT MAGNET AND TECHNIQUE FOR FORMING IRON NITRIDE PERMANENT MAGNET - A bulk permanent magnetic material may include between about 5 volume percent and about 40 volume percent Fe | 2015-12-31 |
20150380136 | IRON-BASED SOFT MAGNETIC MATERIAL AND IRON-BASED SOFT MAGNETIC CORE - The iron-based soft magnetic material includes: a parent phase containing iron as a main component; and a grain boundary phase present in a crystal grain boundary of the parent phase, the grain boundary phase containing as a main component a sulfide containing copper. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380137 | METHOD FOR COOLING A SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET AND THE SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET - A method includes the steps of: bringing a refrigerator's distal end into contact with a contact of a heat transfer member to thermally connect the refrigerator via the heat transfer member to a superconducting coil to cool the superconducting coil to cryogenic temperature; after the step of bringing the refrigerator's distal end into contact with the contact of the heat transfer member, bringing the refrigerator's distal end out of contact with the contact of the heat transfer member; and after the step of bringing the refrigerator's distal end out of contact with the contact of the heat transfer member, injecting liquid helium into a helium tank. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380138 | SUPERCONDUCTIVE COIL DEVICE - According to an embodiment, a superconductive coil device includes a non-coplanar three-dimensional superconductive saddle type coil including a wound superconductive wire. The superconductive saddle type coil includes: longitudinal portions extending along a longitudinal direction of a magnetic field generation area; crossing portions extending along an edge line of a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the magnetic field generation area; and bent portions connecting the longitudinal portions and the crossing portions. The crossing portions are linear in shape when seen in the longitudinal direction. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380139 | POSITIONING COMPONENT FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A set of positioning component for fast positioning of a portable electronic device taking advantage of the characteristics of magnetic adsorption and mutual ejecting, the component includes a housing with a first magnetic unit having multi-poles to be fixed on the back of the electronic device; and includes a supporting piece with a second magnetic unit having multi-poles, the multi-poles of the second magnetic unit are provided with contrary magnetic polarities relative to that of the first magnetic unit, so that the multi-poles of the first magnetic unit can be adsorbed onto the second magnetic unit, and the housing can be strongly adsorbed and positioned on the supporting piece from a special angular direction; when the housing does bias rotation for an angle, the first magnetic unit and the second magnetic unit reject and separate mutually with each other to render the housing to be fast detached. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380140 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ORIENTATION AND MOVEMENT OF REMOTE OBJECTS - The disclosed invention provides apparatus, systems, and methods for orientating an object in an enclosed area using a magnetic dipole deployed in the enclosed area and thereafter applying an external rotating magnetic field for applying a rotational force to the dipole along one or more selected axis. The external magnetic field is moved to manipulate object in the desired direction(s) of movement. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380141 | Devices and Accessories Employing a Living Hinge - A device incorporating both a magnet and a living hinge may be employed to construct cases to protect electronic devices and to function as a closure for cases and lidded containers. Such cases often can be bent three 360° allowing the cases to be either closed protecting devices therein are closed upon themselves allowing the case to function to secure an electronic device to a substrate such as an article of clothing The devices of the disclosure can also be used to organize and hold loose items together. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380142 | MAGNETIC CONTACTOR - The magnetic contactor, according to an exemplary embodiment, includes: a moving core including a main core disposed to be movable in a length direction thereof and first and second core plates disposed at both ends of the main core, respectively; a coil provided on the circumference of the main core; a fixed core disposed around the coil to form a magnetic path; and a permanent magnet disposed between the coil and the fixed core, wherein the first core plate is disposed outside the fixed core, the second core plate is disposed inside the fixed core, and the fixed core is provided with at least one protrusion to reduce a gap between the fixed core and the first or second core plate. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380143 | LINEAR SOLENOID - A linear solenoid has a coil assembly, a plunger, a stator core, and an elastic member. The coil assembly has a coil provided by a conducting wire. The plunger is disposed inside of the coil assembly and is movable in an axial direction. The stator core has a guiding portion guiding the plunger to move in the axial direction, an attracting portion attracting the plunger by generating a magnetic attractive force when the coil is energized, and a blocking portion blocking a magnetic field between the guiding portion and the attracting portion. The elastic member has an annular shape and is disposed between the blocking portion and the coil assembly. The elastic member is in contact with both an outer wall surface of the blocking portion and an inner wall surface of the coil assembly entirely in a circumferential direction of the elastic member. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380144 | ELECTROMAGNETIC COIL SYSTEM AND METHODS - Methods and systems are provided for operating an electromagnetic coil assembly. As one example, a method comprises responsive to energization of an electromagnetic coil of an electromagnetic coil assembly, translating the electromagnetic coil along a central axis of the electromagnetic coil assembly toward a magnetic armature while maintaining the armature fixed along the central axis. The electromagnetic coil assembly may be utilized within various clutching, braking, or lever applications. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380145 | Switching Arrangement - A switch assembly has two contacts; a switch having an open position in which the contacts are electrically separated from one another; and a switch status detector positioned remotely from the switch. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380146 | DEVICE FOR MAGNETIZING RING-SHAPED MAGNET FOR BLDC MOTOR - Provided is a device for magnetizing a ring-shaped magnet for a brushless direct current (BLDC) motor, including: a rotor having a ring-shaped magnet installed on an outer peripheral surface of a rotor core; and a plurality of magnetizing yokes disposed so as to be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined interval while facing an outer peripheral surface of the ring-shaped magnet, magnetizing the ring-shaped magnet to form even-numbered unit magnets, and magnetizing the ring-shaped magnet only in regions except for one end and the other end of the unit magnets. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380147 | FILTER DEVICE - A filter device is electrically connected between a power supply and a power converter including a converter unit for rectifying inputs and an inverter unit for inversely converting outputs of the converter unit. The filter device includes a casing; a filter reactor housed inside the casing, for removing a high-frequency component; and a booster reactor housed inside the casing and disposed below the filter reactor, for boosting a voltage of a current having passed through the filter reactor. The booster reactor includes an iron core, a coil wound around the iron core, and a spacer interposed between inner and outer circumferential portions of the coil to form an air passage for passing air introduced into the casing. The booster reactor is stored in the casing so that the air that has passed through the air passage passes through a periphery of the filter reactor disposed immediately above the booster reactor. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380148 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FORMING AMORPHOUS METAL TRANSFORMER CORES - An annealed amorphous metallic transformer core comprising a plurality of amorphous metallic strip packets. The plurality of amorphous metallic strip packets are shaped into a metallic transformer core. The metallic transformer core comprises a back of said core, and an overlap or front of said core. A first leg of the amorphous core extends from the back of the core to the front of the core. A second leg of the amorphous core extends from the back of the core to the front of the core. A first cap is provided along at least a portion of the first leg of the amorphous core, the cap providing straightness and/or rigidity to the plurality of amorphous metallic strip packets contained within the leg of the amorphous core. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380149 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MAGNETIC PARTICLES, MAGNETIC PARTICLES, AND MAGNETIC BODY - This method for producing magnetic particles comprises a nitriding treatment step for applying a nitriding treatment to material particles each having a core-shell structure in which an aluminum oxide layer is formed on the surface of an iron microparticle, and nitriding the iron microparticles while maintaining the core-shell structure. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380150 | Electric Transformer Component - An electrical transformer component includes a central limb having a first and a second end section and a central section, which is arranged between the first and second end sections. The component also includes an outer limb having a holding device for holding the central limb on the outer limb. At least one of the first and second end sections of the central limb is held on the holding device of the outer limb. At least two wires are wound directly onto part of the surface of the central section of the central limb. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380151 | CHIP COIL COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A chip coil component may include: a ceramic body including a plurality of insulating layers and having a bottom surface provided as a mounting surface and a top surface opposing the bottom surface, an internal coil part disposed in the ceramic body and having first and second lead-out portions exposed to both end surfaces of the ceramic body in a length direction thereof, an external electrode disposed on the bottom surface of the ceramic body, and plating spreading parts formed on both end surfaces of the ceramic body in the length direction and connecting the first and second lead-out portions and the external electrode to each other. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380152 | COIL COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COIL COMPONENT - A method of manufacturing a coil component, includes forming a conductive pattern on a substrate; forming an opening portion over a surface of the substrate so as to be disposed between neighboring conductors of the conductive pattern, the opening portion having a depth that is equivalent to or greater than a clearance dimension between the neighboring conductors; and forming a coil pattern by growing the conductive pattern including by plating. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380153 | LAMINATED HIGH BIAS RETENTION FERRITE SUPPRESSORS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - Disclosed are exemplary embodiments of chip type high bias retention suppressors that have a laminated structure, which comprises a ferrite magnetic substrate, dielectric material layers, and interior electrically-conductive or conductor layers. The internal electrical conductors may be printed (e.g., silver ink, etc.) on the magnetic layers such that the conductors connect with each other and define a spiral pattern or coil. The dielectric layers and/or interior conductors may be laminated on the magnetic substrate in a direction of thickness. The dielectric layers and/or interior connectors may be printed by a thick-film process. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380154 | POWER SUPPLYING SIDE COIL AND CONTACTLESS POWER SUPPLYING APPARATUS - A power supplying side resonant coil contactlessly supplies power to a power receiving side resonant coil. The power supplying side resonant coil includes a first power supplying side coil unit and a second power supplying side coil unit disposed side by side on the same axis. The first power supplying side coil unit and the second power supplying side coil unit are opposite to each other in the direction of winding. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380155 | COIL ASSEMBLY FOR AN ENGINE - A coil assembly for electrically connecting a spark plug with an ignition system for a combustion engine having a cylinder head is provided. The coil assembly includes an electrical transducer member having an elongate portion and a head portion. The coil assembly also includes a sleeve structured and arranged to support and seal the electrical transducer member from an ambient environment. A first end of the sleeve defines a sealing groove. The sleeve also includes a shoulder portion defined at the first end. The shoulder portion of the sleeve is in an abutment relationship with the step in the cylinder head coinciding with an assembled state of the sleeve with the cylinder head. The coil assembly further includes a sealing member received within the sealing groove of the sleeve. The head portion of the electrical transducer member is sealed with the second end of the sleeve in the assembled state. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380156 | WINDING COMPONENT - A winding component includes a core that surrounds an outer circumference of a coil and end surfaces of flanges to form a closed magnetic circuit, in which notches through which end portions of the coil are drawn outward are so formed in the flanges that each of the notches extends radially inward from an outer circumferential edge of the corresponding flange, a wall that surrounds each of the notches such that the wall stands axially outward on the flange, a thick portion in a winding part in correspondence with the notches and thicker than other portions of the winding part, and a lid formed of a sidewall between an outer circumferential surface of the wall and the core and covers the outer circumferential surface of the wall and a top plate at an axially outer end of the sidewall and covers an opening in the wall. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380157 | COIL UNIT AND DEVICE FOR THE INDUCTIVE TRANSFER OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY - A coil unit for the inductive transfer of electrical energy, including a coil and a flux guide unit for guiding a magnetic flux generated during operation of the coil, with the coil and/or the flux guide unit surrounded by stray field screening, and a device for the inductive transfer of electrical energy between a fixed primary coil unit and a secondary coil unit mounted on a movable load. The coil unit and device for the inductive transfer of electrical energy have a small and weak stray field, do not exceed the desired specifications for the maximum flux density outside the vehicle, and improve the efficiency of inductive energy transfer to the vehicle having a coil unit in which the stray field screening is mounted at a lateral distance from the flux guide unit and the coil. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380158 | APPLIED MAGNETIC FIELD SYNTHESIS AND PROCESSING OF IRON NITRIDE MAGNETIC MATERIALS - A method may include annealing a material including iron and nitrogen in the presence of an applied magnetic field to form at least one Fe | 2015-12-31 |
20150380159 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A multilayer ceramic electronic component may include a ceramic body including a plurality of dielectric layers, and internal electrodes disposed on the dielectric layer and having an unevenness portion on at least one surface thereof. The unevenness portion includes a plurality of convex portions and a plurality of concave portions alternately disposed, and the convex and concave portions may be formed to extend in a first direction, respectively. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380160 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - There are provided a multilayer ceramic electronic component capable of preventing problems occurring due to a difference in sintering behavior between ceramic layers and internal electrodes and having excellent reliability, and a manufacturing method thereof. The multilayer ceramic electronic component may include a ceramic body including a plurality of ceramic layers; and internal electrodes disposed in the ceramic body. The internal electrodes may contain a conductive ceramic oxide. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380161 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT TO BE EMBEDDED IN BOARD, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD HAVING THE SAME EMBEDDED THEREIN - A multilayer ceramic electronic component may include: a ceramic body including dielectric layers and having first and second main surfaces opposing each other, first and second side surfaces opposing each other, and first and second end surfaces opposing each other; first and second internal electrodes alternately exposed to the end surfaces with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween; and first and second external electrodes including connection portions disposed on the end surfaces and connected to the internal electrodes and band portions extended to portions of the main surfaces. The connection portions and the band portions are formed of a conductive thin film, and a width of the band portion may be greater than a distance between an end of the first internal electrode and the second end surface or a distance between an end of the second internal electrode and the first end surface. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380162 | High Energy Density and Low Leakage Electronic Devices - A method for fabricating a magnetic capacitor is provided. A first conducting material is deposited to form a first electrode layer. One or more first ferro-magnetic elements are deposited to form magnetic layer and are aligned and magnetized to produce a magnetic field. An insulating material is deposited to form an insulating layer. A second conducting material is deposited to form a second electrode layer. The one or more ferro-magnetic elements are aligned and magnetized to apply the magnetic field to the insulator layer so that the magnetic field is perpendicular to the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, and so that the magnetic field is periodic along the length of the insulator layer and results in electric dipoles being formed in the insulator layer when a voltage is applied between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380163 | LAYERED CAPACITOR DEVICE WITH CHARGE BLOCKING LAYERS - A multi-layered capacitor device is provided in which the multi-layered capacitor device includes a metal or metal-oxide ground electrode, a capacitor dielectric layer, a metal or metal-oxide top electrode, a hole blocking layer and an electron blocking layer . The hole blocking layer is located at the interface of the metal or metal-oxide ground electrode and the capacitor dielectric layer to increases the effective barrier height at the interface. The electron blocking layer is located at the interface of the metal or metal-oxide top electrode and the capacitor dielectric layer to increases the effective barrier height at the interface. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380164 | CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A ceramic electronic component includes an electronic component body, an inner electrode, and an outer electrode. The outer electrode includes a fired electrode layer and first and second plated layers. The fired electrode layer is disposed on the electronic component body. The first plated layer is disposed on the fired electrode layer. The thickness of the first plated layer is about 3 μm to about 8 μm, for example. The first plated layer contains nickel. The second plated layer is disposed on the first plated layer. The thickness of the second plated layer is about 0.025 μm to about 1 μm, for example. The second plated layer contains lead. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380165 | Laminated Ceramic Capacitor - A method of manufacturing a ceramic capacitor component that includes preparing a laminate body including first to third green sheets by stacking the first green sheets before applying conductive paste, stacking the second green sheets with conductive paste applied thereon on the first green sheets, and stacking the third green sheets before applying conductive paste on the second green sheets; preparing fourth green sheets from a raw material that does not contain V | 2015-12-31 |
20150380166 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CONDENSER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed are a multilayer ceramic condenser and a method of manufacturing the same. The method includes printing a plurality of stripe-type inner electrode patterns in parallel on ceramic green sheets; forming a laminate by staking the ceramic green sheets having the plurality of stripe-type inner electrode patterns printed thereon; cutting the laminate in order to have a structure in which first and second inner electrode patterns are alternately stacked; and forming a first side part and a second side part by applying ceramic slurry in order to cover the sides of the laminate to which the first and second inner electrode patterns are exposed. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380167 | THIN FILM TYPE CAPACITOR ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a thin film type capacitor element, including: a body part formed by stacking a plurality of dielectric layers; a first internal electrode provided in the body part and including a first non-plated region; a second internal electrode including a second non-plated region; a first via formed in the first non-plated region; and a second via formed in the second non-plated region. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380168 | THIN-LAYER CAPACITORS WITH LARGE SCALE INTEGRATION - A two-ply, dielectric layer for a thin-layer capacitor, has a bottom, first ply formed of a self-assembled monolayer containing phosphorus oxo compounds and has a top, second ply serving as a planarization layer, the second ply containing guanidinium compounds. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380169 | Surface-Passivated Mesoporous Structure Solar Cell - A method is presented for forming a surface-passivated mesoporous-structured solar cell. The method provides a transparent substrate, and forms an overlying transparent conductive electrode. A non-mesoporous layer of a first metal oxide is formed overlying the transparent conductive electrode. A mesoporous structure is formed overlying the non-mesoporous layer of first metal oxide. The mesoporous structure includes a mesoporous layer of a second metal oxide over the first metal oxide layer, and coating the mesoporous layer of second metal oxide is a passivating semiconductor layer having a bandgap wider than the second metal oxide. A semiconductor absorber layer is formed overlying the mesoporous structure, which is made up of both organic and inorganic components. A hole-transport medium (HTM) layer is formed overlying the semiconductor absorber layer, which may be an organic material. A metal electrode overlies the HTM layer. Also provided is a surface-passivated mesoporous-structured solar cell and ambipolar material. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380170 | Mesoporous Structure Solar Cell with Siloxane Barrier - A method is provided for forming a mesoporous-structured solar cell with a silane or siloxane barrier. The method forms a transparent conductive electrode overlying a transparent substrate. A non-mesoporous layer of a first metal oxide overlies the transparent conductive electrode, with a mesoporous layer of a second metal oxide overlying the non-mesoporous layer of first metal oxide. An aminoalkoxysilane layer overlies the mesoporous layer of second metal oxide. Over the aminoalkoxysilane layer is deposited a semiconductor absorber layer comprising organic and inorganic components. Using the aminoalkoxysilane linker, the mesoporous layer of second metal oxide is linked to the semiconductor absorber layer. A hole-transport material (HTM) layer is formed overlying the semiconductor absorber layer, and a metal electrode overlies the HTM layer. A mesoporous-structured solar cell with a silane or siloxane barrier is also provided. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380171 | CARRIER SYSTEM AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE - A carrier system carries at least one type of sensitizing dye described in (A) and at least one type of sensitizing dye described in (B): (A) a sensitizing dye having a π-conjugated group and at least one anchor group, wherein the π-conjugated group and every one of the anchor group(s) are connected by a spacer having at least one alkylene and having an atomicity of 5 to 20; and (B) a sensitizing dye having a π-conjugated group and at least one anchor group, wherein the π-conjugated group and at least one anchor group are connected by a direct bond or by a spacer having at least one alkylene and having an atomicity of 1 to 4. In (A) and (B), the spacer is composed of carbon atoms, or carbon atoms and oxygen atom(s) etc., under predetermined conditions (see Description), and may have a branched chain or a ring structure. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380172 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND SOLAR CELL COMPRISING SAME - The present invention has an object to provide a photoelectric conversion element exhibiting excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency. The photoelectric conversion element of the invention is a photoelectric conversion element which includes a substrate, a first electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer containing a semiconductor and a sensitizing dye, a charge transport layer and a second electrode and characterized in that the sensitizing dye is represented by the following Formula (1). | 2015-12-31 |
20150380173 | BATTERY TYPE SUPER CAPACITOR ELECTRODE MATERIAL HAVING HIGH POWER DENSITY AND HIGH ENERGY DENSITY AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - A new battery type super capacitor electrode material having high power density and high energy density is provided. The electrode material is made from multi-layer of Bi | 2015-12-31 |
20150380174 | Supercapacitors with Carbon Nanostructure Electrodes - Supercapacitors having electrodes made of high-surface-area carbon nanostructures coated with a smooth and conformal submonolayer-to-multilayer thin metal films and their method of manufacture are described. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380175 | ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES AND MANUFACTURING METHODS - An ultra-thin electrochemical energy storage device is provided which utilizes electrode material with multi-layer current collectors and with an organic electrolyte between the electrodes. Multiple cells may be positioned in a plurality of stacks and all of the cells may be in series, parallel or some combination thereof. The energy storage device can be constructed at less than 0.5 millimeters thick and exhibit very low ESR and higher temperature range capabilities. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380176 | GRAPHENE LITHIUM ION CAPACITOR - The present invention proposes a graphene lithium ion capacitor formed of a graphene material and including electrodes pre-doped with lithium ions. There is provided a graphene lithium ion capacitor according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, including: at least a part of a cathode and an anode formed of a graphene material; a lithium sacrificial electrode electrically connected to the anode so as to provide pre-doping lithium ions to the anode; a separator disposed between the cathode and the anode; and an electrolyte bonded to the cathode and the anode in a state of being dissociated into ions to flow current between the cathode and the anode, in which the anode is formed of a multilayered structure so as to adsorb lithium ions provided from the lithium sacrificial electrode on the surface and accommodate the lithium ions intercalated between graphene layers, and at least a part of the surface and the multilayered structure are formed of lithium carbide by reaction with the lithium ions. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380177 | ELECTRICAL SWITCHING DEVICE - The invention relates to an electrical switching device, in particular a position switch, limit switch, microswitch or other limit stop switch, having at least one housing and one or more electrical switch contacts arranged in the housing, the housing having at least one actuation opening, via which the switch contact(s) can be actuated mechanically from a position outside the housing, the switching device, as a further separate component, having at least one actuator, which has at least one actuation ram that is longitudinally displaceable in the direction of a longitudinal axis of the actuator, the actuator, in a number of different rotation angle positions with regard to the longitudinal axis, being securable to the housing of the switching device in a manner secured against rotation, in such a way that, in the event of external actuation of the actuation ram, the switch contact(s) can be mechanically actuated, a strap being provided as securing means to mechanically secure the actuator to the housing of the switching device, which strap can be slid over at least part of the actuator and at least part of the housing of the switching device. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380178 | AUTOMOBILE PUSH-BUTTON TYPE CONTROL DEVICE - An automobile push-button type control device is disclosed. The device comprises a casing, a circuit module, a button set and a USB plug, wherein the circuit module is connected to an electronic device, thereby the vehicle with the device can connect to various related automobile electronic products without changing the original design of the vehicle. Thus, the device can provide a more convenient and easy-to-operate interface for users to expand the functions of the vehicles than before. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380179 | Gas Circuit Breaker - The gas circuit breaker includes a main shaft which is a rotating shaft of a main lever connected to an opening spring, a cam shaft which is a rotating shaft of a cam connected to a closing spring, a main shaft holding member which holds the main shaft, a cam shaft holding member which holds the cam shaft, and a bracket which holds the main shaft holding member and the cam shaft holding member. A through hole is provided in a portion of the bracket between the main shaft holding member and the cam shaft holding member, and a heat generating member is provided at least on a portion of the through hole. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380180 | Clasping Connection Structure of Contactor - A clasping connection structure of a contactor is disclosed, including a base, a housing and a bobbin; accommodating chambers is formed on the housing and configured to accommodate contact head therein, the accommodating chambers are separated via a side plate, the bobbin and the housing are connected via a first clasp, the first clasp is protruded and extended at a central side plate of the housing, the central side plate is located at an axial center line of the housing, correspondingly, a limiting slot for matching with the central side plate is formed on the bobbin, the bobbin is inserted in the housing, the central side plate passes through the limiting slot, the clasp of the central side plate is hooked on the bobbin at a side of the limiting slot, to connect the bobbin and the housing, the housing and the base are connected via a second clasp. The contactor of the invention is adapted to the automatic assembling, and has reduced manufacturing cost. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380181 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE AND ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX - An electronic component includes a main body section having a rectangular parallelepiped shape and a plurality of terminal portions having different rigidities. A housing member includes a first housing chamber that guides and receives the main body section therein and a second housing chamber that receives and holds terminal fittings therein, the first housing chamber is formed by surrounding four sides thereof with a frame-like wall portion rising upright from a bottom portion, and the second housing chamber is formed outside the wall portion. Each terminal portion includes a base end and a fitting portion that extends from a protruding tip of the base end along a side surface of the main body section with a gap from the side surface and that is fitted to the corresponding terminal fitting. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380182 | ASSEMBLING STRUCTURE OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX - An electronic component includes a rectangular parallelepiped main body portion and at least one terminal portion which is provided in the main body portion, wherein a housing member includes a first housing chamber which guides and accommodates the main body portion and a second housing chamber which accommodates and holds a terminal fitting, the first housing chamber is formed by surrounding with a frame-shaped wall portion uprightly raised from a bottom portion on every side, the second housing chamber is formed at an outside with the wall portion interposed therebetween, the terminal portion includes a base end and a fitting portion which extends from a protruding front end of the base end along a side surface of the main body portion while being separated from the side surface and is fitted to the terminal fitting. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380183 | Current Control Device - A current control device includes a power connection unit, a primary current control unit and a primary power supply unit. The primary current control unit is coupled between the power connection unit and the primary power supply unit to control whether electricity is conducted between the power connection unit and the primary power supply unit. The primary current control unit includes a primary power switch, a current detection element and a microprocessor. The current detection element is utilized to measure an operation current value transmitted from the power connection unit to the primary power supply unit and compares the operation current value to the operation current value. When the comparison result is abnormal, a countdown period starts. If the operation current value remains abnormal during the countdown period, the primary power switch is OFF to cut off electricity supplied from the power connection unit to the primary power supply unit. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380184 | Pushbutton Switch - A pushbutton switch for a switch assembly includes a pushbutton unit and a resilient member. The pushbutton unit includes a mounting seat and a pushbutton that covers the mounting seat. The resilient member is disposed between the mounting seat and the pushbutton, and has an insert connected to the mounting seat and having opposite ends that are spaced apart in an extending direction, and two resilient arms extending respectively from the opposite ends of the insert. Each resilient arm has two contact end sections abutting against the pushbutton and spaced apart in a transverse direction, and is deformed when the pushbutton moves to a contact position so as to generate a restoring force which urges the pushbutton to a non-contact position. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380185 | CLICK MECHANISM FOR ELECTRIC PART - The click mechanism comprises a spring | 2015-12-31 |
20150380186 | OPERATING DEVICE - An operating device includes a knob, which is formed into a rod form, and a resilient body, which is formed into a ring form. Position limiting parts, which limit a position of the resilient body, include at least one primary rib, which is placed on one side of the resilient body in a longitudinal direction of the knob, and at least one secondary rib, which is placed on another side of the resilient body in the longitudinal direction of the knob. The at least one primary rib and the at least one secondary rib radially outwardly project from the outer peripheral portion of the knob within an extent that does not extend beyond the resilient body. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380187 | ADAPTER ASSEMBLIES FOR INTERCONNECTING SURGICAL LOADING UNITS AND HANDLE ASSEMBLIES - An adapter assembly configured to be coupled to a surgical loading unit includes a switch, an elongated member, and an annular member. The switch is configured to be toggled in response to the surgical loading unit being coupled to the adapter assembly. The elongated member is in communication with the switch and is resiliently biased in a distal direction toward a locking position in which the switch is toggled. The annular member is disposed adjacent the elongated member and is rotatable between a first orientation, in which the annular member prevents distal movement of the elongated member, and a second orientation, in which the elongated member moves distally to toggle the switch. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380188 | Gas Circuit Breaker - A gas circuit breaker includes, in a container filled with an arc extinguishing gas: a fixed-side main contact and a movable-side main contact separable from the fixed-side main contact; a fixed arcing contact ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150380189 | Breaker - A circuit breaker, comprising a housing ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150380190 | QUAKE PLUG - An original apparatus that will react and shut off a main fluid source during a severe earthquake. A steel ball is held at an elevated position by a secured magnet within the housing. It is a preferred embodiment that all materials, for the exception of the steel ball are made of a non-magnetic substance, so that no internal parts interfere with the operation of the apparatus. In the event of a severe earthquake, the seismic vibrations will cause the steel ball to shake and break away from the magnet. Gravity will cause it to fall down. The steel ball will then fall onto the slide trigger. The weight of the steel ball and slide trigger will be pushed down completely and the bottom portion of the slide trigger shall make contact and engage a momentary switch. The momentary switch, in the engaged position will send direct current voltage to a normally open motorized ball valve and cause it to close. Preventing fluid to pass through said ball valve. The apparatus can be reset by manually pulling upward the lift handle towards the top cap. This will allow for the weight of the steel ball to be lifted off the momentary switch and get magnetically attached back to the magnet. Resulting in the momentary switch to disengage and the voltage will seize to power the normally open motorized ball valve, causing it to go back to its normally open state. Thus allowing the fluid to pass through the ball valve. This apparatus can be used repetitively. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380191 | POWER SUPPLY SWITCH, POWER FEEDING CIRCUIT AND ELECTRIC CONNECTION BOX - In a power supply switch which switches plural paths for supply of power from a power source to connected states or disconnected states by fixed contacts provided on the plural paths and a movable contact, the fixed contacts includes a power-source-side fixed contact which connects to the power source, an electricity-storage-element-side fixed contact which connects to an electricity storage element, and an another path side fixed contact which connects to power supply destinations via a another path which are provided so as to be separate from and independent of each other. When the power supply switch is switched to disconnected states, the electricity storage path and the another path are disconnected from each other and a current flow from the electricity storage element to the another path is thereby shut off. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380192 | Solenoid Switch - A starter for an internal combustion engine includes an electric motor and a solenoid switch. The solenoid switch includes a housing, a fixed core, a movable core, two spaced contacts, and a conductive member arranged to interconnect the contacts when the solenoid is turned on. The movable core is connected to a pinion of the motor which is movable to engage with a flywheel of the engine. The fixed core includes a pull-in coil of aluminum wire, a holding coil of copper wire, and a magnetic core. The motor is connected in series with the pull-in coil. When the solenoid is energized, the coils generate a magnetic field that attracts the movable core to the magnetic core, thereby the moving the pinion into engagement with the flywheel and causing the conductive member to interconnect the contacts. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380193 | ELECTROMAGNETIC CONTACTOR - In an electromagnetic contactor, an arc generated when a movable contact separates from fixed contacts can be easily extinguished. The movable contact is disposed so as to be connectable to and detachable from the pair of fixed contacts disposed to maintain a predetermined interval inside a contact housing case having insulating properties, and an arc extinguishing chamber is formed in a position in which the movable contact and the pair of fixed contacts contact. At least the inner wall surface side of the arc extinguishing chamber contacting an arc is formed of a high thermal conductivity material having thermal conductivity higher than that of a synthetic resin molded material. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380194 | RELAY - A relay according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a housing, a cylinder, a fixed contactor coupled to the housing, a movable contactor contactable with or separated from the fixed contactor, a coil assembly disposed in the housing to generate a magnetic field, a movable shaft coupled with the movable contactor at an upper portion thereof, a fixed core inserted into the cylinder, a moving core fixed to the movable shaft to move the movable shaft in a pressing manner, a wipe spring to supply elastic force to the movable shaft, and a return spring located between the fixed core and the moving core. The moving core includes a cylindrical protrusion extending toward the fixed core and surrounding the movable shaft. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380195 | FUSE - A fuse includes: a conductive fuse body; a case housing the fuse body; and a shaft rotatably supported inside the case. The fuse body includes: first and second bus bars disposed at positions away from each other; a fusible element including one end side connected to the first bus bar, and disposed along a circumference of a circle around the center of rotation of the shaft; and a rotor electrically connecting the first and second bus bars, and provided with a movable contact point which slides over the fusible element in response to the rotation of the shaft. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380196 | PLUGGABLE TOUCH-SAFE FUSE MODULE WITH BUILT-IN REMOVAL HANDLE - A touch-safe fuse module includes a built-in slidable handle movable between extended and retracted positions relating to a housing of the fuse module. In the extended position, the handle assists with removal of the fuse from a base housing assembly by improving mechanical leverage to apply extraction force to the housing. Fuse modules having high current ratings may be effectively removed by hand without separately provided tools. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380197 | METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING AN ELECTRON EXIT WINDOW AND AN ELECTRON EXIT WINDOW ASSEMBLY - A method for assembling an electron exit window of an electron beam generating device comprises arranging a foil support plate on a housing of the electron beam generating device, bonding a window foil to a frame along at least one continuous bonding line, thus creating an exit window sub-assembly, and attaching the exit window sub-assembly onto the housing. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380198 | MAGNETRON - A 4G magnetron is disclosed. The magnetron may include an anode, having a cylindrical member and anode vanes disposed within the cylindrical member which define resonant cavities therebetween, and a dispenser cathode, suitable for heating and located coaxially within said anode. The magnetron may operate in a temperature range of about 850-1050 C. The magnetron may include conductive cooling. The magnetron may comprise inventive anode and cathode structures. A method for preparing a plurality of magnetron tubes substantially simultaneously is further provided. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380199 | ELECTRON EMISSION DEVICE AND REFLEX KLYSTRON WITH THE SAME - An electron emission device includes an anode, a cathode, an electron emitter structure, and an electron extraction electrode. The cathode is spaced from the anode. The electron emitter structure is electrically connected to the cathode. The electron extraction electrode is insulated from the cathode. The electron extraction electrode defines a through hole surrounded by a sidewall, and the electron emitter structure faces to the sidewall. The electron emitter structure includes a number of electron emitters extending toward the sidewall, each of the number of electron emitters includes an electron emission terminal, a first distance between each electron emission terminal and the sidewall is substantially the same, a second distance between the electron emission terminal and the anode is greater than or equal to 10 micrometers and smaller than or equal to 200 micrometers, and a pressure in the electron emission device is smaller than or equal to 100 Pascal. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380200 | MULTIPLE X-RAY BEAM TUBE - The present invention relates to the generation of multiple X-ray beams ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150380201 | ENVELOPE ROTATION TYPE X-RAY TUBE APPARATUS - In an envelope rotation type X-ray tube apparatus, a cathode releases electrons, and the electrons released from the cathode are deflected by deflection coils. A target generates X-rays by being bombarded with the electrons deflected by the deflection coils. Here, a shield ring, while allowing passage through a ring interior of those of the electrons deflected by the deflection coils that head for an area of the target set beforehand, blocks electrons heading outward of the area. Consequently, the electrons are inhibited from bombarding on areas of the target outward of the area-F and an envelope. This can prevent damage to the envelope. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380202 | X-ray apparatus with deflectable electron beam - An x-ray apparatus ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150380203 | ELECTRODE FOR USE IN ION IMPLANTATION APPARATUS AND ION IMPLANTATION APPARATUS - An electrode for use in an ion implantation system includes a body portion and a penetration portion. The penetration portion includes penetration holes which are closely and regularly arranged. The penetration holes have the shape of a circle or a regular polygon with at least four sides. The electrode has an increased aperture ratio which, in turn, increases the density of the ion beam, thereby improving the efficiency of the ion implantation process. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380204 | IMAGING AND PROCESSING FOR PLASMA ION SOURCE - Applicants have found that energetic neutral particles created by a charged exchange interaction between high energy ions and neutral gas molecules reach the sample in a ion beam system using a plasma source. The energetic neutral create secondary electrons away from the beam impact point. Methods to solve the problem include differentially pumped chambers below the plasma source to reduce the opportunity for the ions to interact with gas. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380205 | INTEGRATED LIGHT OPTICS AND GAS DELIVERY IN A CHARGED PARTICLE LENS - A method and apparatus for directing light or gas or both to a specimen positioned within about 2 mm from the lower end of a charged particle beam column The charged particle beam column assembly includes a platform defining a specimen holding position and has a set of electrostatic lenses each including a set of electrodes. The assembly includes a final electrostatic lens that includes a final electrode that is closest to the specimen holding position. This final electrode defines at least one internal passageway having a terminus that is proximal to and directed toward the specimen holding position. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380206 | SINGLE BEND ENERGY FILTER FOR CONTROLLING DEFLECTION OF CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM - A single bend energy filter for controlling deflection of a charged particle beam is provided. It includes a first array of electrodes and a second array of electrodes to define a beam channel for the charged particle beam to pass through; an unmatched steering electrode among the first array of electrodes for tuning the bend angle of the charged particle beam; and a plurality of electrical biases applied to the first array of electrodes, the second array of electrodes and the unmatched steering electrode, wherein portion or all of the electrodes have different shapes. A method for controlling deflection of a charged particle beam is also provided. Depending on use of an unmatched steering electrode, the bend angle of the charged particle beam may be fine-tuned, so as to effectively control the deflection of the charged particle beam to achieve a centered beam at the wafer plane. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380207 | SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE - A scanning electron microscope suitable for imaging samples in a non-vacuum environment, the scanning electron microscope including an electron source located within an enclosure maintained under vacuum, an electron permeable membrane disposed at an opening of the enclosure separating an environment within the enclosure which is maintained under vacuum and an environment outside the enclosure which is not maintained under vacuum, the electron permeable membrane not being electrically grounded and at least one non-grounded electrode operative as an electron detector. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380208 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DEVICE, METHOD FOR ADJUSTING CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING OR OBSERVING SAMPLE - A charged particle beam device capable of observing a sample in an air atmosphere or gas atmosphere has a thin film for separating the atmospheric pressure space from the decompressed space. A vacuum evacuation pump evacuates a first housing; and a detector detects a charged particle beam (obtained by irradiation of the sample) in the first housing. A thin film is provided to separate the inside of the first housing and the inside of a second housing at least along part of the interface between the first and second housings. An opening part is formed in the thin film so that its opening area on a charged particle irradiation unit's side is larger than its opening area on the sample side; and the thin film which covers the sample side of the opening part transmits or allows through the primary charged particle beam and the charged particle beam. | 2015-12-31 |
20150380209 | DIMENSION MEASUREMENT APPARATUS CALIBRATION STANDARD AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - A method for forming a dimension measurement apparatus calibration standard over a substrate is provided. The method includes forming strip structures over the substrate. The method includes depositing a calibration material layer over the substrate and the strip structures. The calibration material layer and the strip structures are made of different materials. The method includes removing the calibration material layer over top surfaces of the strip structures to expose the strip structures. The method includes removing the strip structures. The calibration material layer remaining over sidewalls of the strip structures forms linear calibration structures. | 2015-12-31 |