08th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120043428 | HIGH-LIFT FLAP, ARRANGEMENT OF A HIGH-LIFT FLAP TOGETHER WITH A DEVICE FOR INFLUENCING THE FLOW ON THE SAME AND AIRCRAFT COMPRISING SAID ARRANGEMENT - An aerodynamic body of an aircraft with an air outlet opening and an air intake opening that communicates with the air outlet opening via an air conduit is described. A flow delivery driver device for influencing the flow within the air conduit is integrated into the air conduit. The surfaces of the aerodynamic body in the body chord direction include at least one air outlet opening in the front region of the aerodynamic body, and at least one air intake opening on the upper surface of the aerodynamic body and in the rear region of the aerodynamic body and/or on the upper surface of the aerodynamic body in the trailing edge region and/or on the lower surface of the aerodynamic body in the trailing edge region. Arrangements of a main wing and an adjustable flap, and an aircraft with such an aerodynamic body are also described. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043429 | Laminar flow wing optimized for transonic cruise aircraft - Aircraft configured to operate at Mach numbers from above 0.80 and up to 1.2 with wing sweep angles defined by the wing outboard leading edge of less than 35 degrees, and incorporating calculated values of the ratio of outboard wing panel aspect ratio raised to an exponent of 0.78, divided by the ratio of maximum thickness divided by chord (t/c), greater than about 45, characterized by one of the following: a) where maximum thickness divided by chord (t/c) is at a location approximately 70% of the distance outboard from the attaching aircraft body to the wing tip, or b) where maximum thickness divided by chord (t/c) is the average value of (t/c)'s located between approximately 50% of the distance outboard from the attaching aircraft body to the wing tip. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043430 | Laminar flow wing optimized for transonic cruise aircraft - On an aircraft designed for maximum efficient cruise speed in the range from about Mach 0.8 to about Mach 1.2, and having fuselage and wings with: (a) less than about 25 degrees of leading edge sweep, in combination with airfoil thickness to chord ratios between about 3% and about 8%, as an average along the wing semi-span outboard from the zone of substantial fuselage influence, and (b) wing leading edge sweep between about 20 degrees and about 35 degrees, in combination with airfoil thickness to chord ratios equal to or below about 3% as an average along the semi-span outboard from the zone of substantial fuselage influence to the wing tip. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043431 | Railway switch apparatus using dual comb structures - A switch point ( | 2012-02-23 |
20120043432 | Pipe anchor for railroad car - An assembly such as a pipe anchor to be mounted on a structural support member to hold a pipe or other elongate article in a desired location. A base portion includes a cradle having slide channels on a pair of opposite side walls. A clamping body includes flanges that fit in the slide channels. Locking tabs that may be extensions of the flanges may be bent to engage retention faces of retainer legs on the base portion to keep the clamping body in place, yet permit it to be removed by straightening the locking tabs. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043433 | Bag Support Funnel - One embodiment of a rectangular funnel for filling bags and of the type having panels leading to an opening for the debris to pass through, as well as legs Allowing the bag to be filled conveniently and the funnel removed with little effort. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043434 | POWERED GATE POST WITH SLOTS FOR POSITIONAL ADJUSTMENT - A powered gate assembly includes powered posts that support gates. Each of the powered posts includes a rotating outer housing that includes channels within which are mounted brackets that provide infinite adjustable positions for each of the gates. Each of the gates is attached to the powered posts by adjustable brackets that provide vertical and horizontal adjustment of the gates relative to each other and the outer posts. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043435 | HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS - A height adjustment unit | 2012-02-23 |
20120043436 | HEIGHT-ADJUSTABLE FURNITURE - Disclosed is a height adjustable leg for use with furniture, comprising: first and second tubular sections arranged to telescopically couple; an actuator arranged internally to the first and second sections to maintain a selected height; a bearing arranged between the first and second sections to allow smooth relative movement there between and to accommodate manufacturing tolerances. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043437 | Single Mount with Dual Method Installation - A dual method of installing a mounting device to a load-bearing surface includes a mounting device having a back member installed closer to the load-bearing surface than a front member on which an object is mounted. A mounting member is either attached to the back member in a first configuration or the mounting member is attached to the back member in a second configuration. The mounting member is attached to the load-bearing surface such that the load-bearing surface is between the back member and the front member in the first configuration. The back member is between the load-bearing surface and the front member in the second configuration. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043438 | SUBSTRATE SUPPORT STRUCTURE, CLAMP PREPARATION UNIT, AND LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM - A substrate support structure for clamping a substrate on a surface by means of a capillary layer of a liquid. The surface has an outer edge and includes one or more substrate supporting elements for receiving the substrate to be clamped, wherein the one or more substrate supporting elements are arranged to provide support for the substrate at a plurality of support locations. The substrate support structure further includes a sealing structure circumscribing the surface and having a top surface or edge forming a sealing rim. A distance between the outer edge of the surface and an outermost of the support locations is greater than a distance between the outer edge and the sealing rim. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043439 | OMNI-DIRECTION ROTATABLE DUAL-CUP SUCTION DEVICE - An omni-direction rotatable dual-cup suction device includes two suction cups, which are respectively combined with and in communication with two evacuation structures, so that the two evacuation structures can evacuate air from the suction cups to induce vacuum suction forces. The two suction cups are respectively provided with a mounting seat and an attaching seat for securely coupling the two evacuation structures. The mounting seat includes a pillar fixed thereto. A collar receives a ball end of a bar therein and is attached to the pillar. The ball-ended bar is coupled to a threaded rod, which extends through an internally-threaded locking knob and received into the attaching seat to be secured by a nut. With such an arrangement, one of the suction cups can be attached to a planar fixture surface, while the other suction cup can be used to hold an article and is orientation adjustable in any direction. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043440 | DETECTOR EXTENDER SUPPORT SYSTEMS - A detector extender support system for facilitating ease of accessing battery operated detectors, such as smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms, without the use of a ladder or other elevation device. Detector extender support system may generally comprise an extender handle comprising a distal end and a proximal end. The distal end of the extender handle may comprise a round, disk-shaped detector support comprising a substantially planar surface to which the base of a battery operated detector may be fastened to via a set of screws. A hook may be securely attached to a top portion of the distal end of the extender handle so that the detector extender support system may be hung from a nail, screw, or other wall fastener. The proximal end of the extender handle may comprise a curvy, ergonomic profile facilitating ease of use. The detector extender support system enables a user to remotely access the detector mechanism for manipulation and service. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043441 | SUPPORTING PLATE STRUCTURE FOR MAGNETOSCALE - The invention provides a supporting plate structure for a magnet grid ruler, including a plurality of pieces of supporting plates and at least two sections of ruler shells within which magnetic strips are provided, both ends of each section of the ruler shells are fixedly mounted on two pieces of the supporting plates respectively, and the respective pieces of supporting plates are mounted at one side of a machine guide rail pair. A magnet grid reading head is mounted at the other side of the machine guide rail pair, and is moved with respect to magnetic strips. In the invention, the supporting plate structure is designed to be a structure with a plurality of pieces, each has a smaller size, thus the supporting plates do not need to be calibrated exactly, and thus time and work are saved. Also, the supporting plates have no twisting and bending, so as to ensure the straightness of the ruler shells and magnetic strips, which are mounted on the supporting plates, thereby improving parallelism between the magnetic strips and the magnetic grid reading head and improving the measurement accuracy of the magnetic grid. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043442 | WALL MOUNTING SYSTEM - A wall hanging system is provided for mounting of heavy, high cantilever load objects to an upright wall, such as a big game trophy comprising a backer board with a central opening. The system includes a bracket secured to the rear face of backer board and having a forwardly extending housing. The housing includes an arcuate, inclined, hanging wall section defining a mounting recess. The system also has a hanger including an inclined, arcuate, upper, support surface, which is received within the recess such that the hanging and support surfaces are disposed in mating engagement throughout a fore-and-aft depth of at least about one-quarter inch, and through an arc of at least about 120°. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043443 | PLATFORM FOR PATIENT CONVEYING EQUIPMENT - A platform adapted to be attached to a piece of conveying equipment such as a gurney. The platform includes a base defining a cavity. The platform further includes a coupling receiver mounted on the top of the base. The coupling receiver receives a support structure of the conveying equipment and releasably secures the platform to the conveying equipment. A platform member is slideably received within the cavity and is moveable between extended and non-extended positions. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043444 | HANGER DEVICE - Devices and methods for hanger devices are provided. In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, an attachment device is provided. The attachment device comprises a hanger receiving portion, the hanger receiving portion having at least a first surface and a second surface and a receiver located between the first surface and the second surface and extending into the hanger receiving portion, and a set screw opening extending from the first surface to the receiver, the second surface adapted to releasably attach the hanger receiving portion to a mounting object, and a hanger including a first portion and a hook portion, the first portion sized to be removably inserted into the receiver, the hook portion having a shape to hold a decorative object. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043445 | TRUNCATED PYRAMID SHAPED SHIPPING BASE - A shipping base shaped like a square, truncated pyramid for use with a washing machine of the type having an undercarriage suspended below the wash tub. The shipping base has an opening in the top of the truncated pyramid into which the washing machine undercarriage is lowered until the undercarriage is suspended within the space defined by base, and an integrally formed frame-like pallet for supporting the washing machine. The opening is only slightly larger than the dimensions of the undercarriage so that the shipping base prevents any significant lateral movement of the undercarriage or the washing machine tub. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043446 | Revolving and Translating Tool Base - A translating and rotating tool base for equipment and tools having a base plate that can be securely mounted to an existing work surface, a middle plate attached to the base plate by sliding rails so that the middle plate can translate relative to the base, and an upper mounting plate attached to the middle plate by a turntable so that the upper section can rotate relative to the middle plate. The middle and upper plates are movable fore and aft relative to the base plate to allow the equipment piece mounted to the top surface to be moved to a more accessible position. The upper plate can also rotate relative to the lower and middle plates to allow even greater access to the rear portion of the equipment piece mounted to the top plate. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043447 | Baked Goods Decorating and Display Assembly - A rotating and tilting cake stand comprising a rotation assembly, a base assembly, and a platter. The rotation assembly has a fixed portion and a rotatable portion. A rotation control mechanism controlling the rotation of the rotatable portion relative to the fixed portion. The base assembly has a base portion and a support portion that connects to the rotation assembly. Within the base assembly is a tilt-support arm that is connected to the rotation assembly and support portion with a pin that allows the tilt-support arm to pivot, causing the platter to tilt. In the base portion, a lock engages the tilt-support arm to either inhibit or allow the tilt-support arm to move freely. The lock is manipulated by a button in the base portion that is connected to a rotational pivot that is connected to the lock. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043448 | UMBRELLA HOLDER - An umbrella holder includes a hollow tube for placing an umbrella handle. A fixing mechanism assembled is on the hollow tube and has a rotary button with a threaded rod screwed with a fixing block in the tube for tightening or releasing the umbrella handle, with a stop plate positioning the threaded rod of the rotary button. A first angle-adjusting mechanism is positioned under the hollow tube and has an immovable geared disk and a movable geared disk mounted on a rotary base and has an eccentric actuating member to engage or disengage the immovable and the movable geared disks. The holder also has a second angle-adjusting mechanism assembled under the first angle-adjusting mechanism and having an immovable geared disk with a fixed shaft and a movable geared disk disposed on a base having an eccentric actuating member for engaging or disengaging the immovable and the movable geared disks of the second angle-adjusting mechanism. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043449 | CLAMP ASSEMBLY - A clamp assembly comprising two brackets. Each bracket may include an elongated end, a curved section adjacent the elongated end, a channel formed by the curved section, and a mating surface adjacent the channel. When the mating surfaces of each bracket are in mating contact with each other, the channels of each bracket are substantially aligned with each other to form a shaft aperture. The brackets may be fitted together via a tongue and groove configuration and are coupled by way of mechanical fasteners at connection points on each bracket. Each bracket may comprise a coupling area that is configured to engage a mechanical fastener. The clamp assembly mounts to a shaft comprising a plurality of notched segments, wherein each notched segment has a cross-sectional shape that is substantially similar to the shaft aperture cross-sectional shape. The shape of the shaft aperture and the cross-sectional shape of the shaft may be a rounded rectangle, so that the mounted clamp assembly will not rotate around the shaft when rotational force is applied thereto. The plurality of notched segments may be rotated angularly relative to each other. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043450 | ATTACHMENT ARRANGEMENT FOR A COLUMN HOLDER - An attachment arrangement comprising—two resilient arms ( | 2012-02-23 |
20120043451 | Security Bracket - The invention is a security bracket assembly for preventing theft of camera lenses from cameras that are on display at retail locations. The bracket assembly carries and partially receives the camera body. The assembly has a forward shield that prevents finger access to the lens release mechanism that allows detachment of the lens from the camera body. The forward shield may be removed from the assembly so that a camera lens can be swapped without disconnecting other security or power features associated with the camera display post. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043452 | APPARATUS FOR GRIPPING HANDHELD DEVICES - An apparatus for gripping a handheld device is provided. The apparatus includes a base for affixing the apparatus to a first surface of the handheld device; at least one extension extending from the base at a first end of the extension; and a grip extending from the at least one extension at a second end of the extension, wherein the grip is oriented substantially parallel to the first surface of the handheld device, wherein the apparatus is adapted to receive a portion of at least one finger inserted between the grip and the handheld device, wherein the apparatus is adapted to receive a portion of each of two fingers inserted between the grip and the handheld device at opposite sides of the at least one extension, and wherein the grip is movable into at least one angled position where one end of the grip is pointed towards the base while an opposite end of the grip is pointed away from the base. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043453 | OPEN-CIRCUIT VOLTAGE CONTROL SYSTEM - A system is disclosed that includes an open-circuit voltage measurement device for measuring an open-circuit voltage of a string of solar battery panels in a state where the string and a load are not connected; a drive control device for controlling an output voltage of the solar battery panels; and a calculation control device for outputting a signal for controlling the drive control device so that the open-circuit voltage attains a predetermined voltage equal to or more than an operable voltage of the load but not more than a breakdown voltage of the photovoltaic power system, based on the open-circuit voltage measured by the open-circuit voltage measurement device when the string and the load are in an open state. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043454 | SAMPLING AND HOLDING CIRCUIT, METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A sampling and holding circuit includes an amplifier (A) that amplifies a signal, a holding capacitor (Ch) that stores the signal, and a switch (S) connected between an output terminal of the amplifier and the holding capacitor. In a state in which the switch is on, the amplifier amplifies the signal with a first signal bandwidth, and subsequently, in a state in which the switch is on, the amplifier amplifies the signal with a second signal bandwidth, which is narrower than the first signal bandwidth, and subsequently the switch is turned off while the amplifier still amplifies the signal with the second signal bandwidth. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043455 | MATERIALS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES - A photodetector is described along with corresponding materials, systems, and methods. The photodetector comprises an integrated circuit and at least two optically sensitive layers. A first optically sensitive layer is over at least a portion of the integrated circuit, and a second optically sensitive layer is over the first optically sensitive layer. Each optically sensitive layer is interposed between two electrodes. The two electrodes include a respective first electrode and a respective second electrode. The integrated circuit selectively applies a bias to the electrodes and reads signals from the optically sensitive layers. The signal is related to the number of photons received by the respective optically sensitive layer. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043456 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - A solid-state image pickup device may include: an image pickup unit in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in a matrix; a sample-and-hold unit having a switch element and a capacitance element; a frequency conversion unit in which a plurality of stages of inverting circuits are connected, the pixel signal is supplied to the first power supply terminal, and a start signal for starting clock generation and an output signal from the inverting circuit of a predetermined stage are input to one of the inverting circuits; a counting unit that counts the clock output from the frequency conversion unit; and a buffer circuit provided between a first terminal of the capacitance element connected to the switch element and the first power supply terminal, wherein a second terminal of the capacitance element is connected to the second power supply terminal. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043457 | OPTICAL SWITCHING IN A LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM - A maskless lithography system for transferring a pattern onto the surface of a target. At least one beam generator for generating a plurality of beamlets. A plurality of modulators modulate the magnitude of a beamlet, and a control unit controls of the modulators. The control unit generates and delivers pattern data to the modulators for controlling the magnitude of each individual beamlet. The control unit includes at least one data storage for storing the pattern data, at least one readout unit for reading out the data from the data storage, at least one data converter for converting the data that is read out from the data storage into at least one modulated light beam, and at least one optical transmitter for transmitting the at least one modulated light beam to the modulation modulators. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043458 | RUGGEDIZED TOOL AND DETECTOR DEVICE - A tool comprising a tool body having an opening defined by interior walls extending into the tool body and a casing disposed within the opening. The tool further includes a scintillator material disposed within the casing and a first compressive member disposed within the tool body at a first axial location. The first axial location extends for a fraction of a total axial length of the casing and exerts a first radially compressive force at the first axial location. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043459 | USING LWT SERVICE TO IDENTIFY LOSS CIRCULATION AREAS IN A WELLBORE - The present disclosure relates to apparatus and methods for evaluating an earth formation though a drillstring during tripping of the drillstring, particularly locating an area of circulation loss in a wellbore. The apparatus may include a neutron source and at least one radiation detector, which may be disposed on a logging instrument, configured to be dropped or pumped into a drillstring at the end of drilling. The logging instrument may be configured to make measurements through a homogenous portion of the drillstring while the drillstring is being tripped. The apparatus may include a memory and processor for logging data for later retrieval. The method may include adding a radiation absorbing substance to drilling fluid in the wellbore; exposing the earth formation to neutron radiation; and making a plurality of measurement indicative of radiation measurements of sigma or distinct energy peaks along the wellbore. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043460 | Ion Transfer Tube Having Single or Multiple Elongate Bore Segments and Mass Spectrometer System - An ion transfer tube for a mass spectrometer comprises a tube member having an inlet end and an outlet end; and at least one bore extending through the tube member from the inlet end to the outlet end, the at least one bore having a non-circular cross section. A method of forming an ion transfer tube comprises the steps of providing a tube member having a length and an internal bore, the internal bore having a wall of circular cross section; and etching or eroding portions of the tube member adjacent to the wall so as to form an enlarged bore having a non-circular cross section. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043461 | KINGDON MASS SPECTROMETER WITH CYLINDRICAL ELECTRODES - The invention relates to measuring devices of an electrostatic Fourier transform mass spectrometer and measurement methods for the acquisition of mass spectra with high mass resolution. The measuring device includes electrostatic measuring cells according to the Kingdon principle, in which ions can, when appropriate voltages are applied, orbit on circular trajectories around the cylinder axis between two concentric cylindrical surfaces, which are composed of specially shaped sheath electrodes, insulated from each other by parabolic gaps, and can harmonically oscillate in the axial direction, independently of their orbiting motion. In the longitudinal direction, the two cylindrical surfaces of the measuring cell are divided by the parabolic separating gaps into different types of double-angled and tetragonal sheath electrode segments. Appropriate voltages at the sheath electrode segments generate a potential distribution between the two concentric cylindrical surfaces which forms a parabolic potential well in the axial direction for orbiting ions. The ion clouds oscillating harmonically in the axial direction in this potential well induce image currents in suitable electrodes, from which the oscillation frequencies can be determined by Fourier analyses. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043462 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM INSPECTION - A method, apparatus and computer readable medium for charged particle beam inspection of a sample comprising at least one sampling region and at least one skip region is disclosed. The method, apparatus and computer readable medium comprise receiving an imaging recipe which at least comprises information of the area of the sampling and skip regions; calculating a default stage speed according to the imaging recipe; calculating an alternative stage speed at least according to the default stage speed, the sampling region area information, and the skip region area information; calculating at least one imaging scan compensation offset at least according to the alternative stage speed; and inspecting the sample at the alternative stage speed while adjusting the motion of the charged particle beam according to the imaging scan compensation offsets, such that the charged particle beam tightly follows the motion of the stage and images only the sampling regions on the sample. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043463 | COMPOSITE CHARGED PARTICLE RADIATION DEVICE - A composite charged particle beams apparatus of the present invention allows a sample ( | 2012-02-23 |
20120043464 | INFRARED DETECTOR - In at least one embodiment, an infrared (IR) detector for generating an image of an object is provided. The IR detector includes a plurality of thermal sensing elements that are arranged in an array of M columns and N rows. Each thermal sensing element is configured to receive at least one oscillating signal and detect at least a portion of a thermal output from the object. Each thermal sensing element is further configured to generate an electrical output signal that is indicative of at least a portion of detected thermal output and to modulate the electrical output signal with the at least one oscillating signal to generate a modulated output signal that is indicative of at least a portion of the image of the object. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043465 | Flat Image Detector and Method for the Generation of Medical Digital Images - In a flat image detector and method for the generation of medical digital images, the flat image detector is in particular suitable for a medical X-ray device and equipped with at least one active matrix (MX, MX | 2012-02-23 |
20120043466 | Radiometric Measuring Device - A radiometric measuring device for measuring a physical, measured variable, especially a fill level or a density, of a fill substance located in a container, and/or for monitoring an exceeding or subceeding of a predetermined limit value for the physical, measured variable, comprising: a radioactive radiator, which, during operation, sends radioactive radiation through the container; and a detector arranged on a side of the container lying opposite the radiator and serving to receive a radiation intensity penetrating through the container, dependent on the physical, measured variable, and to convert such into an electrical output signal. With this measuring device, in an extremely flexibly predeterminable region to be metrologically registered by the detector, a very exact measuring of the radiation intensity can be put into practice. For this, the detector includes a carrier, on which at least one scintillation fiber is wound, which converts radiometric radiation impinging thereon into light flashes, whose light propagates in the respective scintillation fiber toward its ends. The detector further includes at least one array of avalanche photodiodes operated in the Geiger mode, which convert light impinging thereon into an electrical signal, wherein at least one end of each scintillation fiber is connected to avalanche photodiodes of one of the arrays. The detector also has a measuring device electronics connected to the avalanche photodiodes for producing the electrical output signal, based on the electrical signals of the avalanche photodiodes. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043467 | Single plane compton camera - A single plane Compton telescope uses a coplanar array of detectors to determine the direction of a radiation source. Detector materials and dimensions may have comparable Compton scattering and photoelectric absorption probabilities, so scattered photons have a high probability of escape from the detector in which the initial interaction occurs, while being absorbed in adjacent detectors. Energy information from coincident interactions between two detectors defines a bearing plane that contains the radiation source; by comparing these interactions in two non-parallel directions, the source is localized to a line representing the intersection of two bearing planes. Energies may be summed to determine the initial photon energy. The array may be of a single detector type or an arrangement of different detector types. The array may be a stationary, planar configuration of at least three detectors, or a linear array of at least two detectors that is rotatable within a selected plane. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043468 | SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTODETECTORS WITH INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC CONTROL - Composite photodetection devices are described comprising layers with different photodetector embodiments, in connection through vias in bonded layers with electronic circuitry upon them. Standard photodetectors with isolation structures are defined as well as photodetectors with the capability for avalanche operation. Still further embodiments with micropixel embodiments comprising silicon photomultipliers are also described. Embodiments with incorporated transistors are also defined. Methods of using the attached electronics associated with each pixel element to define novel operational set points for the composite photodetector devices are also described. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043469 | RADIATION DETECTING DEVICE TO MEASURE GAMMA-RAY AND NEUTRON DISCRIMINATELY - A radiation detecting device is provided, according to which it is possible use only one radiation detecting device to measure radiation and measure gamma ray and neutron at once and discriminately in a restricted space. The radiation detecting device includes a radiation detecting unit to measure gamma ray and neutron discriminately at once, and a signal processing circuit which applies voltage to the neutron detecting unit and indicates measured gamma ray and neutron discriminately. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043470 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS - An X-ray imaging apparatus includes a top transparent conductive layer and a bottom transparent conductive layer electrically connected to the top transparent conductive layer. The apparatus also includes an X-ray field modulator positioned adjacent to the bottom transparent conductive layer and an electro-optic layer positioned between the X-ray field modulator and the top transparent conductive layer. The X-ray field modulator is configured to modulate one of a resistance and a charge level therethrough when exposed to different X-ray levels to thereby create different levels of voltage drop across the electro-optic layer. In addition, the different levels of voltage drop causes varying optical properties to appear in the electro-optic layer. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043471 | POSITION AN ORIENTATION DETERMINATION SYSTEM FOR A RADIATION DETECTOR - Devices and methods for the characterization of areas of radiation in contaminated rooms are provided. One such device is a collimator with a collimator shield for reducing noise when measuring radiation. A position determination system is provided that may be used for obtaining position and orientation information of the detector in the contaminated room. A radiation analysis method is included that is capable of determining the amount of radiation intensity present at known locations within the contaminated room. Also, a visual illustration system is provided that may project images onto the physical objects, which may be walls, of the contaminated room in order to identify the location of radioactive materials for decontamination. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043472 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM ACCELERATION AND EXTRACTION METHOD AND APPARATUS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A CHARGED PARTICLE CANCER THERAPY SYSTEM - The invention comprises a charged particle beam acceleration and/or extraction method and apparatus used in conjunction with charged particle beam radiation therapy of cancerous tumors. Novel design features of a synchrotron are described. Particularly, turning magnets, edge focusing magnets, and extraction elements are described that minimize the overall size of the synchrotron, provide a tightly controlled proton beam, directly reduce the size of required magnetic fields, directly reduces required operating power, and allow continual acceleration of protons in a synchrotron even during a process of extracting protons from the synchrotron. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043473 | ELECTROSPRAY ION SOURCE WITH REDUCED ANALYTE ELECTROCHEMISTRY - An electrospray ion (ESI) source and method capable of ionizing an analyte molecule without oxidizing or reducing the analyte of interest. The ESI source can include an emitter having a liquid conduit, a working electrode having a liquid contacting surface, a spray tip, a secondary working electrode, and a charge storage coating covering partially or fully the liquid contacting surface of the working electrode. The liquid conduit, the working electrode and the secondary working electrode can be in liquid communication. The electrospray ion source can also include a counter electrode proximate to, but separated from, said spray tip. The electrospray ion source can also include a power system for applying a voltage difference between the working electrodes and a counter-electrode. The power system can deliver pulsed voltage changes to the working electrodes during operation of said electrospray ion source to minimize the surface potential of the charge storage coating. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043474 | LASER PROCESSING METHOD AND LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS - The present disclosure relates to laser processing and a laser processing apparatus for processing materials using laser. Processing performed after loading a wafer on a work stage and a laser processing apparatus for implementing such processing, among others, are disclosed. The laser processing includes loading a wafer on a work stage; determining the number of chips formed on the wafer loaded on the work stage, performing chip defect inspection and aligning the wafer while moving the work stage; measuring a height of a surface of the wafer loaded on the work stage using a displacement sensor; monitoring output power of a processing laser using a power meter; and shifting the work stage while irradiating a laser beam on the wafer to process the wafer. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043475 | PATIENT POSITIONING SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSTIC REDIOLOGY AND RADIOTHERAPY - The system provides new ways to ensure that a patient is positioned correctly, e.g. identically with an original planning scan if the patient is to undergo radiotherapy. The system also detects if there is patient movement during a scan. It is an aspect of the present method to immobilize the patient based on a specific site of interest by using positioning sensors that record patient physical orientation based on measurements of patient weight distribution and pressure distribution among other features. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043476 | COMBINED LENS AND REFLECTOR, AND AN OPTICAL APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A lens and reflector unit for optical measurements includes first and second convex surface sections of the lens and reflector unit. Both have their respective central normal lines. A first flat surface section has a normal direction that divides the angle between the central normal lines into equal halves. A third convex surface section has a third central normal line, and the fourth convex surface section has a fourth central normal line. A second flat surface section has a normal direction that divides the angle between the third and fourth central normal lines into to equal halves. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043477 | Method for Detecting Drag Reducer Additives in Gasoline - A method for detecting polymer-based drag reducer additives in gasoline. One embodiment of the invention is a method for detecting the concentration of polymer-based drag reducer additives in gasoline, the method including the following: (a) placing a gasoline sample in a receptacle having at least two adjacent clear sides and irradiating one of the two clear sides of the receptacle with a pulsed laser beam, the pulsed laser beam having a wavelength in the ultra violet region shorter than 300 nm; (b) detecting laser-induced fluorescence wavelength resolved spectrum at 90° angle relative to the incident laser beam and through a slit defined in a diffraction screen, the diffraction screen being placed at a pre-defined first distance from the receptacle; (c) adjusting the position of the receptacle and slightly de-focusing the collimating lenses so that the low resolution fluorescence wavelength-resolved spectrum of the gasoline sample appears with a first peak at about 380 nm and a second peak at about 430 nm; (d) recording the laser-induced fluorescence wavelength-resolved spectra of the gasoline sample within a defined time-gate starting at the end of the temporal span of the laser pulse; and (e) comparing the percentage intensity of the first peak relative to the second peak for the laser-induced fluorescence spectrum near 380 nm of the gasoline sample to that of a gasoline sample free of any polymer-based drag reducer additives. In another embodiment of the method, the location of the diffraction-screen is at the pre-defined distance of between 0.5 mm to 2 mm from the side of the receptacle. In another embodiment of the method, the time-gate in step (d) is of 3 ns width and starting immediately after the end of the laser pulse. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043478 | Fluorescent Estimating Apparatus, Fluorescent Estimating Method, and Fluorescent Measuring Apparatus - This invention provides a technique for efficiently estimating spectral radiance factors of fluorescence of a sample. To this end, for a sample which contains a fluorescent substance, first spectral reflectance data and second spectral reflectance data are obtained by making two different variable-angle measurements using a general colorimeter under a white light source. Ratios n of the first spectral reflectance data to the second spectral reflectance data in a long-wavelength spectrum range outside a fluorescent spectrum range of the sample are calculated. Then, difference data between spectral reflectance data as results of multiplying the second spectral reflectance data by the ratios n, and the first spectral reflectance data are calculated. The difference data are divided by values obtained by subtracting 1 from the ratios n, thereby calculating spectral reflectances of fluorescence of the sample, that is, spectral radiance factors. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043479 | Normalization of Biomolecules - The present disclosure provides systems and methods for normalization of multiple samples, including DNA samples. The subject invention allows for decreased human error, decreased ergonomic concerns, and an increase in throughput. The subject invention provides systems and methods that allow for automated normalization of samples in multi-well plates. According to the present disclosure, a method for normalizing samples is provided. Some preferred methods comprise determining florescence data of one or more wells on a plate; electronically, using a processor, calculating dilution data for one or more of the wells on the plate based at least in part on the florescence data; and adding a liquid to the one or more wells on the plate based at least in part on the dilution data. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043480 | UV-DOSE INDICATOR FILMS - The present application provides a uv dose indicator film and ink showing a color change depending on the absorbed radiation-dose, comprising (a) a selected acid responsive colorant; (b) a sulfonyloxime ester compound or a —N—O-sulfonyl compound as photolatent acid and (c) a UV-absorber. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043481 | MULTILEAF COLLIMATORS WITH TRANSVERSE MOTION - A collimation assembly includes a multileaf collimator and motion assembly. The multileaf collimator includes a support body and a plurality of pairs of beam blocking leaves supported by the support body. The beam blocking leaves are longitudinally movable in a first direction. The motion assembly includes an actuator and a guide assembly operable to move the support body and thereby allowing the plurality of pairs of beam blocking leaves to move in a second direction generally transverse to the first direction. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043482 | MULTI LEVEL MULTILEAF COLLIMATORS - A multilevel MLC includes a first set and a second set of a plurality of pairs of beam blocking leaves arranged adjacent one another. Leaves of each pair in the first set are disposed in an opposed relationship and longitudinally movable relative to each other in a first direction. Leaves of each pair in the second set are disposed in an opposed relationship and longitudinally movable relative to each other in a second direction generally parallel to the first direction. The first and second sets of pairs of leaves are disposed in different planes. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043483 | BORON CAGE COMPOUND MATERIALS AND COMPOSITES FOR SHIELDING AND ABSORBING NEUTRONS - Boron cage compound-containing materials for shielding and absorbing neutrons. The materials include BCC-containing composites and compounds. BCC-containing compounds comprise a host polymer and a BCC attached thereto. BCC-containing composites comprise a mixture of a polymer matrix and a BCC filler. The BCC-containing materials can be used to form numerous articles of manufacture for shielding and absorbing neutrons. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043484 | REMOTELY CONTROLLED LOCKOUT DEVICE - A remotely controlled lockout device for an in-line gas flow control valve has a control shaft adapted to be operatively connected to a gas flow control valve and operable between a gas flow control valve open and closed position and a rotatable lock member operatively connected to the control shaft and rotatable between a lock member unlocked position in which the control valve is operable between gas flow control valve open and closed positions and a locked position in which the control valve is locked in a gas flow control valve closed position. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043485 | PIEZOELECTRIC DRIVE AND MICROVALVE COMPRISING SAID DRIVE - The invention relates to a piezoelectric drive, in particular for microvalves. The drive comprises a deformation layer coupled on one side to a piezoelectric layer, which is provided with at least one pair of electrodes, made of two electrodes of opposite polarities, to provide electricity. According to the invention, both electrodes of opposite polarities of the pair of electrodes are arranged together on the side of the piezoelectric layer facing away from the deformation layer. The invention also relates to a microvalve comprising at least one valve channel and a membrane that opens or closes the valve channel, where the membrane simultaneously forms the deformation layer of such a piezoelectric drive. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043486 | DOUBLE SOLENOID VALVE - A valve may include a valve body, a valve spool, and a valve actuator arrangement. The valve body may comprise a bore and a first and a second passage to the bore. The valve spool may comprise a first end and a second end and be at least partially positioned and slidable within the bore. The valve spool may comprise a first and a second sealing region in sealing contact with the bore. A first chamber may be comprised, at least in part, between the bore and the valve spool at the first end. A second chamber may be comprised, at least in part, between the bore and the valve spool and between the first and the second sealing regions. A third chamber may be comprised, at least in part, between the bore and the valve spool at the second end. A third passage connects the first and the third chambers. The first and the second passages are both open to the second chamber when the valve is at an open position. One and/or both of the first and the second passages are closed to the second chamber when the valve is at a closed position. In certain embodiments, no power is supplied to the valve at the open position and/or the closed position, and momentary loads, applied by solenoids of the valve actuator arrangement, move the valve spool between the open and the closed positions. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043487 | PRESSURE INDEPENDENT CONTROL VALVE - A control valve includes a wall defining a chamber having an inlet end, a middle portion and an outlet end in axial alignment. A valve seat and a valve plug are proportioned to fit the valve seat arranged in axial alignment within the chamber. At least one of the valve seat and valve plug is configured for axial movement towards the other. Relative movement between the valve plug and valve seat is enabled by a cam mechanism including a first shaft assembly extending axially along the chamber and fixed to one of the valve plug and valve seat. A cam is operable with the first shaft assembly to separate or draw together the valve seat and valve plug along the axis of the chamber. A second shaft assembly is coupled to the cam and extends through the middle portion of the chamber wall terminating in a free end attachable to a rotary actuator. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043488 | MOTORIZED VALVE - A motorized valve including: a valve body having a housing wall and one or more inlet ports and a plurality of outlet ports penetrating the housing wall; each outlet port being arranged in spaced relationship from one another about a seat face, said seat face substantially conforming to an inner face of circular cylinder and each said outlet port having an orifice penetrating said seat face; a valve stopper having a stopper body formed with a sealing face conforming to an outer face of a circular cylinder commensurate with the dimensions of said seat face whereby said stopper body is rotatable within the valve body about a common axis shared by the valve body and the valve stopper, a valve stem extending axially from the stopper body, and a fluid communication passage formed into said stopper body for providing fluid communication between said one or more inlet ports penetrating said housing wall and a selected one or more of said outlet ports; and drive means operatively interposed between said valve stem and said valve housing for generating relative rotating motion of said valve stopper with respect to said valve body. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043489 | APPARATUS TO BIAS VALVE CLOSURE MEMBERS - Apparatus to bias valve closure members are described. An example valve includes a valve body having an opening defining a passageway. The opening has an axis that is substantially coaxially aligned with a flow path axis defined by the passageway. A first shaft supports a closure member within the passageway of the valve body and relative to the opening and an end cap removably coupled to the valve body retains the shaft within a bore of the valve body. A spring is disposed between the first seating surface and a second seating surface opposite the first seating surface to provide a force to oppose the weight of the closure member and facilitate alignment of the closure member relative to the opening of the passageway. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043490 | PRE-OXIDATION OF ENGINE VALVES AND SEAT INSERTS FOR IMPROVED LIFE - A valve seat insert operable with a valve to selectively open and close a passage to a cylinder in an internal combustion engine. The valve seat insert includes a cobalt alloy base including at least about 40 wt % Co and at least about 5 wt % Cr. An oxide scale coating is disposed on at least a wear face of the valve seat insert adapted to engage the valve and optionally on a portion of the valve. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043491 | DOPING CAPSULES, COMPOSITE SYSTEMS CONTAINING SAID CAPSULES AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to doping capsules which have a substance which displays a decreasing transparency with increasing temperature within a defined temperature range due to physicochemical interactions with the polymer matrix to be doped. Likewise, the invention relates to composite systems which have a polymer matrix doped with the doping capsules. The capsules according to the invention are used for sun protection or heat reflection. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043492 | Compositions Containing 1-Chloro-3,3,3 Trifluoropropene And 1-Fluoro-1,1 Dichloroethane - The instant invention relates to compositions comprising a blend 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (HCFO-1233zd) and 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane (HCFC 141b). In particular, the instant invention relates to blowing agents and foamable compositions containing at least such a blend, as well as solvents containing such a blend. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043493 | SOUND DEADENER COMPOSITION WITH EMULSION POLYMER AND FLUORINATED COMPOUND - A description is given of a sound deadener composition comprising a polymer dispersion comprising (a) at least one water-dispersed polymer obtainable by emulsion polymerization of free-radically polymerizable monomers and having a glass transition temperature in the range from −60 to +60° C.; (b) inorganic fillers; and (c) at least one fluorinated compound selected from perfluoroalkyl-substituted carboxylic acids and their salts, fluorocarbon resins, surface-active, fluoroaliphatic polymeric esters, and fluorine-containing, acrylate-based copolymers. A description is also given of a method for damping oscillations or vibrations of components of vehicles and machines, using the sound deadener composition of the invention. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043494 | PIEZOELECTRIC SINGLE CRYSTAL INGOT, PRODUCING METHOD THEREFOR AND PIEZOELECTRIC SINGLE CRYSTAL DEVICE - A piezoelectric single crystal ingot is produced by the Bridgman method and contains a relaxor having a composition of Pb(Mg, Nb)O | 2012-02-23 |
20120043495 | MAGNETIC-CORE POLYMER-SHELL NANOCOMPOSITES WITH TUNABLE MAGNETO-OPTICAL AND/OR OPTICAL PROPERTIES - Methods are disclosed for synthesizing nanocomposite materials including ferromagnetic nanoparticles with polymer shells formed by controlled surface polymerization. The polymer shells prevent the nanoparticles from forming agglomerates and preserve the size dispersion of the nanoparticles. The nanocomposite particles can be further networked in suitable polymer hosts to tune mechanical, optical, and thermal properties of the final composite polymer system. An exemplary method includes forming a polymer shell on a nanoparticle surface by adding molecules of at least one monomer and optionally of at least one tethering agent to the nanoparticles, and then exposing to electromagnetic radiation at a wavelength selected to induce bonding between the nanoparticle and the molecules, to form a polymer shell bonded to the particle and optionally to a polymer host matrix. The nanocomposite materials can be used in various magneto-optic applications. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043496 | POROUS, MAGNETIC SILICA GEL MOLDED PARTS, PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND APPLICATION THEREOF - The present invention relates to porous, magnetic silica-gel mouldings having novel properties, by means of which separations of substances from reaction solutions and solid-phase reactions are simplified. In addition, a process for the preparation of these separation materials and possible applications thereof are described. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043497 | Working Component for Magnetic Heat Exchange and Method of Producing a Working Component for Magnetic Refrigeration - A working component for magnetic heat exchange comprises a magnetocalorically active phase comprising La | 2012-02-23 |
20120043498 | MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE AND POTASSIUM SULFATE DEICER - Deicing compositions comprising magnesium chloride and potassium sulfate are provided. The compositions are pet friendly and have less of a detrimental impact on the environment and vegetation than prior art compositions. Methods of reducing or preventing the build-up of ice or snow on various surfaces are also provided. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043499 | NOVEL PRECURSOR FOR THE PREPARATION OF A LITHIUM COMPOSITE TRANSITION METAL OXIDE - Provided is a transition metal precursor comprising a composite transition metal compound represented by Formula 1, as a transition metal precursor used in the preparation of a lithium-transition metal composite oxide: | 2012-02-23 |
20120043500 | Polycrystalline cobalt-nicke-manganese ternary positive material, preparation method thereof and lithium ion secondary battery - A polycrystalline cobalt-nickel-manganese ternary positive material is provided. The polycrystalline cobalt-nickel-manganese ternary positive material comprises more than two basic crystalline structures of Li | 2012-02-23 |
20120043501 | Polyamine/Alkali Salt Blends for Carbon Dioxide Removal From Gas Streams - Novel solvents and methods of use for the removal of CO | 2012-02-23 |
20120043502 | USE OF Li2[B12H12] SALT TO ABSORB WATER INTO POLYMERS - Methods of adjusting the properties of a composition are provided. The compositions comprise a polymer-containing matrix and a filler comprising a hygroscopic salt. Preferred such salts comprise a cage compound selected from the group consisting of borane cage compounds, carborane cage compounds, metal complexes thereof, residues thereof, mixtures thereof, and/or agglomerations thereof, where the cage compound is not covalently bound to the matrix polymer. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043504 | TONER PROCESSES - The present disclosure provides toners and processes for making said toners. In embodiments, the toners include a fluorescent additive having a fluorescent agent. Toners are colorless when viewed under natural light but when exposed to UV light of a specific wavelength the toners are rendered bright green due to the presence of the fluorescent agent. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043505 | Transformer oil composition, comprising at least one acid interceptor - The invention relates to a transformer oil composition comprising at least one acid interceptor. The invention further relates to the use of acid interceptor in transformer oils for improving stability. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043506 | TITANIA-METAL COMPOSITE AND METHOD FOR PREPARATION THEREOF, AND FILM FORMING METHOD USING DISPERSION COMPRISING THE COMPOSITE - Under the presence of at least one out of copper, manganese, nickel, cobalt, iron, zinc, and compounds thereof, a tetravalent titanium salt solution and a basic solution are reacted together to form a hydroxide of titanium and the above metal, and then the titanium hydroxide is peroxidated with an oxidizing agent to manufacture an aqueous liquid or dispersion having therein titanium oxide fine particles having peroxy groups; by using this alone to form a coating film adjacent to a coating film of an organic dye or pigment, or using this to form a coating film together with an organic dye or pigment, a drop in decorativeness of color due to fading or discoloration of a coating material, a printed article, a building material, a fiber, an organic polymer resin product or the like can be prevented, and moreover surface anti-soiling and hydrophilic properties can be realized. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043507 | BLENDS OF FULLERENE DERIVATIVES, AND USES THEREOF IN ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Disclosed are compositions of mixed fullerene derivatives with utility in organic semiconductors, and methods of making and using such compositions. In certain embodiments, the present invention relates to compositions of mixed fullerene derivatives further comprising one or more additional fullerene-based components within specified ranges. In certain other embodiments, the invention relates to methods of producing mixed fullerene derivatives of a specific composition from mixed fullerene starting materials, or pure fullerene derivatives of a specific composition from mixed fullerene derivatives. In yet other embodiments, the invention relates to semiconductors and devices comprising a composition of the invention. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043508 | SOLUBLE IMIDE SKELETON RESIN, SOLUBLE IMIDE SKELETON RESIN SOLUTION COMPOSITION, CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION, AND CURED PRODUCT THEREOF - An imide skeleton resin represented by the following general formula (1) has a coefficient of linear expansion as low as that of polyimide resin and excellent processability like epoxy resin, and is useful as a resin composition for electrical laminates. Five percent by mole or more of the entirety of the A component is a linking group having an imide skeleton represented by the following general formula (4-1). B denotes a hydrogen atom or a group represented by the following structural formula (5). n denotes an integer in the range of 0 to 200. If both of the B's are hydrogen atoms, then n denotes an integer of 1 or more. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043509 | Indium Oxide Sintered Compact, Indium Oxide Transparent Conductive Film, and Manufacturing Method of Indium Oxide Transparent Conductive Film - An indium oxide sintered compact containing zirconium as an additive, wherein the ratio of atomic concentration of zirconium to the sum of the atomic concentration of indium and the atomic concentration of zirconium is in the range of 0.5 to 4%, the relative density is 99.3% or higher, and the bulk resistance is 0.5 mΩ·cm or less. This invention aims to provide an indium oxide transparent conductive film of high transmittance in the visible light region and the infrared region, with low film resistivity, and in which the crystallization temperature can be controlled, as well as the manufacturing method thereof, and an oxide sintered compact for use in producing such transparent conductive film. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043510 | COATED SILVER NANOPARTICLES AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention provides coated silver nanoparticles for use as an electrically conductive material capable of sintering at lower temperatures that is able to be used even with flexible printed substrates having low heat resistance, and a manufacturing method therefor. The coated silver nanoparticles of the present invention have a mean particle diameter of 30 nm or less and are coated with protective molecules amine, and are characterized in that the weight loss rate when heated to 160° C. in thermogravimetric measurement is 30% or more. The coated silver nanoparticles of the present invention are also characterized in that a silver-colored sintered film can be formed by sintering at a temperature of 100° C. or lower for 1 hour or less. These coated silver nanoparticles are manufactured by mixing a silver compound that forms metallic silver when decomposed by heating, an alkylamine and an alkyldiamine to prepare a complex compound, and by thermally decomposing the silver compound by heating the complex compound. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043511 | CONDUCTIVE SINTERED OXIDE, THERMISTOR ELEMENT INCLUDING THE SAME, AND TEMPERATURE SENSOR INCLUDING THE SAME - A conductive sintered oxide which includes: a conductive crystal phase having a perovskite structure represented by (RE | 2012-02-23 |
20120043512 | SILVER NANOPARTICLE INK COMPOSITION FOR HIGHLY CONDUCTIVE FEATURES WITH ENHANCED MECHANICAL PROPERTIES - A conductive ink composition comprising organic-stabilized silver nanoparticles and a solvent, and a polyvinyl alcohol derivative resin of Formula (1) | 2012-02-23 |
20120043513 | CONDUCTIVE SINTERED OXIDE, THERMISTOR ELEMENT INCLUDING THE SAME, AND TEMPERATURE SENSOR INCLUDING THE SAME - A conductive sintered oxide including: a first crystal phase represented by RE1 | 2012-02-23 |
20120043514 | PUSH/PULL TAG LINE - A push/pull tag line includes an elongated rigid member having a first end and a second end located opposite the first end. A flexible member is coupled to the elongated rigid member and extends from the first end of the elongated rigid member. A load connector is coupled to the second end of the elongated rigid member. The tag line may be coupled to a load using the load connector. A pushing force may then be applied to the rigid member that is directed towards the load, and the rigid member will transmit the pushing force to the load to allow precise positioned of the load. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043515 | LIFTING DEVICE FOR LIFTING LOADS, PARTICULARLY VEHICLES - The invention relates to a lifting device for lifting loads, in particular vehicles, comprising load receiving means which can be raised and lowered by means of at least one lifting element, and a drive device which is controlled by a drive control. Said lifting device is characterised in that an energy accumulator, which supplies the drive control and the drive device with energy, is provided on the lifting element, the load receiving means or inside a working area of the load receiving means or the lifting element. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043516 | CRASH CUSHION FOR ROADSIDE OBJECT - A sacrificial crash cushion ( | 2012-02-23 |
20120043517 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE - A nonvolatile semiconductor storage device according to an embodiment includes a first line; a second line that intersects the first line; and a memory cell that includes a memory element and a non-ohmic element, the memory cell being provided at the intersection of the first line and the second line while the memory element and the non-ohmic element are series-connected, data being stored in the memory element according to a change of a resistance state, wherein the non-ohmic element includes a metallic layer, an intrinsic semiconductor layer that is joined to the metallic layer, and a doped semiconductor layer that is joined to the intrinsic semiconductor layer and contains a first dopant. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043518 | VARIABLE RESISTANCE MEMORY ELEMENT AND FABRICATION METHODS - An electronic device comprises a variable resistance memory element on a substrate. The variable resistance memory element comprises (i) an amorphous carbon layer comprising a hydrogen content of at least about 30 atomic percent, and a maximum leakage current of less than about 1×10 | 2012-02-23 |
20120043519 | DEVICE SWITCHING USING LAYERED DEVICE STRUCTURE - A resistive switching device. The device includes a first electrode comprising a first metal material overlying the first dielectric material and a switching material comprising an amorphous silicon material. The device includes a second electrode comprising at least a second metal material. In a specific embodiment, the device includes a buffer material disposed between the first electrode and the switching material. The buffer material provides a blocking region between the switching material and the first electrode so that the blocking region is substantially free from metal particles from the second metal material when a first voltage is applied to the second electrode. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043520 | DISTURB-RESISTANT NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD - A method of forming a disturb-resistant non volatile memory device. The method includes providing a semiconductor substrate having a surface region and forming a first dielectric material overlying the surface region. A first wiring material overlies the first dielectric material, a doped polysilicon material overlies the first wiring material, and an amorphous silicon switching material overlies the said polysilicon material. The switching material is subjected to a first patterning and etching process to separating a first strip of switching material from a second strip of switching spatially oriented in a first direction. The first strip of switching material, the second strip of switching material, the contact material, and the first wiring material are subjected to a second patterning and etching process to form at least a first switching element from the first strip of switching material and at least a second switching element from the second strip of switching material, and a first wiring structure comprising at least the first wiring material and the contact material. The first wiring structure being is in a second direction at an angle to the first direction. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043521 | Conductive Metal Oxide Structures In Non Volatile Re Writable Memory Devices - A memory cell including a memory element comprising an electrolytic insulator in contact with a conductive metal oxide (CMO) is disclosed. The CMO includes a crystalline structure and can comprise a pyrochlore oxide, a conductive binary oxide, a multiple B-site perovskite, and a Ruddlesden-Popper structure. The CMO includes mobile ions that can be transported to/from the electrolytic insulator in response to an electric field of appropriate magnitude and direction generated by a write voltage applied across the electrolytic insulator and CMO. The memory cell can include a non-ohmic device (NOD) that is electrically in series with the memory element. The memory cell can be positioned between a cross-point of conductive array lines in a two-terminal cross-point memory array in a single layer of memory or multiple vertically stacked layers of memory that are fabricated over a substrate that includes active circuitry for data operations on the array layer(s). | 2012-02-23 |
20120043522 | High-reflectivity and low-defect density LED structure - The present invention discloses a high-reflectivity and low-defect density LED structure. A patterned dielectric layer is embedded in a sapphire substrate via semiconductor processes, such as etching and deposition. The dielectric layer is formed of two materials which are alternately stacked and have different refractive indexes. An N-type semiconductor layer, an activation layer and a light emitting layer which is a P-type semiconductor layer are sequentially formed on the sapphire substrate. An N-type electrode and a P-type electrode are respectively coated on the N-type semiconductor layer and the P-type semiconductor layer. The dielectric layer can lower the defect density of the light emitting layer during the epitaxial growth process. Further, the dielectric layer can function as a high-reflectivity area to reflect light generated by the light emitting layer and the light is projected downward to be emitted from the top or the lateral. Thereby is greatly increased the light-extraction efficiency. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043523 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A light emitting diode comprises a substrate, a buffer layer, a semiconductor layer and a semiconductor light emitting layer. The buffer layer is disposed on the substrate. The semiconductor layer is disposed on the buffer layer. The semiconductor light emitting layer is disposed on the semiconductor layer. A plurality of voids is defined within the semiconductor layer. Each void encloses air therein. A method for manufacturing the light emitting diode is also provided. Light generated by the semiconductor light emitting layer toward the substrate is reflected by the voids to emit out of the light emitting diode. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043524 | LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE - An light emitting diode includes an n-type nitride semiconductor layer, a multiple quantum well layer, a p-type nitride semiconductor layer, a window electrode layer, a p-side electrode, and an n-side electrode, which are stacked in this order. The n-side electrode is electrically connected to the n-type nitride semiconductor layer. The window electrode layer comprises an n-type single-crystalline ITO transparent film and an n-type single-crystalline ZnO transparent film. The p-type nitride semiconductor layer is in contact with the n-type single-crystalline ITO transparent film. The light-emitting diode further comprises a plurality of single-crystalline ZnO rods formed on the n-type single-crystalline ZnO transparent film. The respective lower portions of the single-crystalline ZnO rods have a shape of an inverted taper, which sharpens from the single-crystalline n-type ZnO transparent film toward the n-type nitride semiconductor layer. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043525 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A light emitting device includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface not parallel to the first surface, and a light emission layer disposed over the second surface to emit light. The light emission layer has a light emission surface which is not parallel to the first surface. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043526 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND LIGHTING SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed are a light emitting device and a lighting system having the same. The light emitting device includes a first conductivity-type semiconductor layer, an interfacial layer including at least two superlattice structures adjacent to the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer, an active layer adjacent to the interfacial layer, and a second conductivity-type semiconductor layer adjacent to the active layer. The first conductivity-type semiconductor layer, interfacial layer, active layer, and second conductivity-type semiconductor layer are stacked in a same direction, the first and second semiconductor layer are of different conductivity types, an energy band gap of the superlattice structure adjacent to the active layer is smaller than an energy band gap of the superlattice structure adjacent to the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043527 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - According to embodiments of the present invention, a light emitting device is provided. The light emitting device includes: an active region comprising at least one p-i-n junction, the at least one p-i-n junction comprising a p-doped region, an intrinsic region and an n-doped region; a first contact; and a second contact, wherein the active region is disposed between the first contact and the second contact; and wherein a voltage applied to the first contact and the second contact produces a current configured to flow between the first contact and the second contact in a direction substantially parallel to a surface of the intrinsic region of the active region configured to emit a light. According to embodiments of the present invention, the intrinsic region includes a multiple quantum well (MQW) such that a current injected flows laterally in a direction substantially parallel to the surface of the wells of the MQW. | 2012-02-23 |
20120043528 | HOMO-MATERIAL HETEROPHASED QUANTUM WELL - A homo-material heterophased quantum well includes a first structural layer, a second structural layer and a third structural layer. The second structural layer is sandwiched between the first and third structural layers. The first structural layer, second structural layer and third structural layer are formed by growing atoms of a single material in a single growth direction. The energy gap of the second structural layer is smaller than that of the first and third structural layers. | 2012-02-23 |