13th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 9 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110073718 | CABLE SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY - A cable hanger is disclosed. The cable hanger may include a first latch configured to suspend the cable hanger from a strut and a second latch configured to suspend the cable hanger from the strut. The cable hanger may also include a cable saddle to hold one or more cables. When the cable hanger is suspended by the first latch and not the second latch, a gap may be formed between the cable saddle and the strut such that the cable saddle is configured to receive the one or more cables through the gap. When the cable hanger is suspended by the second latch, the gap may be closed between the cable saddle and the strut to secure the one or more cables. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073719 | PIPE FIXING STRUCTURE FOR CYLINDER TUBE - A bracket ( | 2011-03-31 |
20110073720 | Method and apparatus for stabilizing a standing infant - An apparatus for stabilizing, with respect to a grounded surface, an infant standing on a horizontal surface, the apparatus comprising: a grounded support structure configured for transmitting a ground force from the grounded surface; an outer support structure, operably coupled to the grounded support structure, configured for receiving the ground force and transmitting an outer support force; a connecting structure, disposed inside and operably coupled to the outer support structure, configured for receiving the outer support force and transmitting a connecting force; and an inner support structure, disposed inside and operably coupled to the connecting structure, configured for being disposed around the torso of the infant and for receiving the connecting force and transmitting a stabilizing force to the infant, there being no obstruction between the inner support structure and the horizontal surface. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073721 | Bicycle Support device - A bicycle support device includes at least one supporting base and at least one hanging part. The hanging part is telescopically connected to the supporting base and has at least one groove located thereon. At least a part of the groove of the hanging part protrudes from the supporting base for hanging a bicycle wheel. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073722 | METROLOGY GRADE LIGHT WEIGHT TRIPOD - A tripod and a method of stabilizing a collapsible stand are provided. The tripod includes three legs attached to a base that swing open to a predetermined angle against a positive stop. The legs are locked into place in the open position via a leg spreader that forces (or pre-stresses/pre-loads) the legs outward against the stops. The method includes the steps of pivoting the legs of the collapsible stand to an open pivotal position into engagement with a stop, applying a load upon the legs to force the legs against the stop, and maintaining the load upon the legs while the stand is in use. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073723 | JOINT AND FOLDABLE STRUCTURES EMPLOYING THE SAME - A folding joint mechanism for stackably collapsing elongated structural sections includes a plurality of substantially identical brackets pivotably interconnected and rotatable between an extended and a stowed configuration. In the extended configuration, the brackets abut each other against stop protrusions on the top outside surface of each bracket forming foldable extensions that are able to support significant weight by distributing the top-side force. In the stowed configuration, the brackets are compacted to a substantially stacked disposition whereby the brackets are aligned and directly adjacent to one another. The joint and bracket assemblies may be employed in elongated sections of various structures in which compactability may be advantageous for shipping, storage, and user transportation. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073724 | Foldable supporting stand - A foldable supporting stand includes a hub having a center axis, a foot member unit pivotally connected to the hub, and multiple supporting bars each having one connecting end respectively pivotally connected to the hub. The stand includes multiple positioning mechanisms adapted for securing the supporting bars to the hub respectively. When the foldable supporting stand is set in a collapsed non-operative position, the foot member unit and the supporting bars are maintained in close alignment to the center axis of the hub. When the foldable supporting stand is set in an extended operative position, the supporting ends of the supporting bars are aligned in a single plane to provide a supporting plane, and the foot member unit supports the hub above the floor. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073725 | LEG-PORTION ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED THEREWITH - A leg-portion attachment structure ( | 2011-03-31 |
20110073726 | TOOL-LESS INSTALLATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF U-MOUNTED DEVICES - A device is configured to be secured within an equipment rack of the type having two spaced-apart mounting flanges, with each flange having a plurality of openings formed therein spaced-apart from one another a predetermined distance. The device includes an elongated body having two, opposite ends and two attachment configurations, one for each end of the elongated body. Each attachment configuration has at least one retention element to be inserted within the openings of the mounting flanges. At least one attachment configuration has a plunger pin configured to retain the device to the mounting rails. The attachment configuration is constructed and arranged to facilitate tool-less installation and removal of the device with the mounting rails. Other embodiments of the device and a method of securing the device to an equipment rack are further disclosed. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073727 | CURTAIN HOLDER - A curtain holder includes a mounting plate having a flat surface for mounting flush against a vertical surface. A substantially annular body is pivotally mounted to the mounting plate for pivotal movement about a horizontal pivot axis extending parallel to the mounting plate, such that the body moves up and down about the horizontal pivot axis. The body has at least two body segments pivotally connected for pivotal movement about a substantially vertical pivot axis which is offset from and independent of the mounting plate. The body segments pivot relative to each other about the vertical pivot axis between a closed position in which the body defines a curtain confining enclosure and an open position in which at least one of the body segments pivots away from the mounting plate to permit insertion of a curtain into the curtain confining enclosure. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073728 | ADJUSTABLE MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR ELECTRICAL DEVICES - Adjustable mounting apparatus for securing electrical connectors and equipment to powersports vehicles such as motorcycles, all terrain vehicles and snowmobiles. These mounting brackets are low cost, compact and lightweight. The brackets install easily without the use of fasteners and are adjustable without the use of tools or modification allowing them to conform to surfaces that may be flat, curved or fully round. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073729 | LADDER STORAGE DEVICE - A ladder storage device includes: a ladder end cradle, adapted to releasably, rotatably receive the top end of the ladder when the ladder is in an lowered orientation. When the ladder is received and rotated into a raised orientation, the ladder end cradle retains the top end of the ladder so that the legs of the ladder may be releasably held to the ceiling, thereby storing the ladder adjacent to the ceiling. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073730 | LOCKING PEGBOARD - The present invention provides a pegboard-type organization system for articles to be displayed or secured in-place. The pegs can be locked onto the board to support either a weight placed thereon or a side-ways pressure applied thereto. The support can be either rigid or elastic, depending on whether gripping or load-bearing functionality is required. The inventive system allows a board to be flush-mounted to a support surface, and thereby avoids the wasted space conventionally taken up with such substructures as fir strips. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073731 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR FAN - A mounting apparatus includes a first bracket and a second bracket. The first bracket includes a bottom wall and a side wall. The bottom wall defines a bottom wall slot. The second bracket is configured for securing a fan on the side wall of the first bracket and includes a resiliently deformable latching member. A clipping portion is located on the latching member and engageable in the bottom wall slot so as to secure the second bracket on the bottom wall of the first bracket. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073732 | Anesthesia equipment lift - An anesthesia equipment lift which couples to a table to provide an anesthesia equipment mount surface coupled to a lift element which travels from a first location to a second location to position mounted inhalation anesthesia equipment proximate to a patient located on the table surface to perform inhalation anesthesia. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073733 | SLIDER CLIP AND PHOTOVOLTAIC STRUCTURE MOUNTING SYSTEM - Described herein is a mounting system and slider clips that support simplified installation of photovoltaic structures. The mounting system comprises a support structure which can be mounted to support columns via an optional tilt table. The support structure comprises a plurality of parallel spaced beams and a plurality of parallel spaced rails that are mounted approximately perpendicular to the beams. Disclosed embodiments describe a collapsible support structure in which the rails are pivotally mounted to the beams. Rails are preassembled with prefabricated slider clips for holding edge portions of the photovoltaic structures. Rails can also be integrally formed with slider clips. Described herein are also methods of installing one or more photovoltaic structures using the mounting system and methods for manufacturing slider clips and a photovoltaic structure mounting system. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073734 | BRACKET OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A bracket is provided for fixing an electronic device therein. The bracket includes a main frame and a fixing member. The main frame has a connecting portion and two sideboards. The two sideboards are disposed to two ends of the connecting portion respectively and the two sideboards are disposed in parallel. A distance is kept between the two sideboards to accommodate the electronic device therein, and one of the two sideboards has a plurality of assembling holes. The fixing member is detachably mounted to the sideboard having the assembling holes. A plurality of connecting members are disposed to one side of the fixing member, for passing through the assembling holes respectively and being fixed on the electronic device, so as to fix the electronic device between the two sideboards. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073735 | SUSPENDABLE BLOW DRYER HOLDER - A suspendable blow dryer holder includes a lower frame having a first opening located within the bounds of the lower frame, the first opening dimensioned to accept and secure a barrel of a first blow dryer such that the barrel is pointed at a floor when the suspendable blow dryer holder is suspended. The suspendable blow dryer holder includes an upper component having a connection mechanism, the connection mechanism configured to connect the suspendable blow dryer holder to a suspending mechanism. Finally, the suspendable blow dryer holder includes a plurality of elongated connecting elements attached to the upper component and extending to a perimeter of the lower frame, the plurality of elongated connecting elements each attached to the perimeter of the lower frame at a connection location, the plurality of elongated connecting elements each having a sufficient length for the first blow dryer to fit between the upper component and the lower frame when the suspendable blow dryer holder is suspended, the connection locations on the perimeter of the lower frame spaced apart for the first blow dryer to fit between at least two of the plurality of elongated connecting elements. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073736 | POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR A SUSPENDED MEDICAL DEVICE - A positioning system for a suspended medical device includes a positioning adjustment block fixed on a ceiling rail, a latch assembly, and a positioning assembly fixed on a trolley. The latch assembly is in a snap fit with the positioning adjustment block, and the latch assembly is connected to the positioning assembly through buffer springs. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073737 | Christmas Magic Paper Tree Holder - A Christmas magic paper tree holder having a hollow base, locating blocks radially inwardly extended from the inside wall of the hollow base, locating grooves respectively defined in between each two adjacent locating blocks and met at the center of the hollow base for the insertion of a bottom side of a Christmas magic paper tree in one of a series of angles. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073738 | Display Device - A display device includes: an adjustment mechanism including: a first bearing portion provided in a body; a first pin including a first cam portion provided so as to be concentric with the center axis of the first bearing portion; a first opening portion provided in a stand, the first opening portion being formed with a first hole through which a head portion of the first pin passes and a second hole into which the first cam portion is fitted; a second bearing portion including a second cam portion provided so as to be eccentric to the center axis of the second bearing portion; and a second opening portion provided in the stand, the second opening portion being formed with a third hole through which a head portion of the second pin passes and a fourth hole into which the second cam portion is fitted. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073739 | Detachable stand - A detachable stand includes a transverse bar having a first coupling hole and a second coupling hole at each of two distal ends thereof, a pair of upper support rods coupled to the first coupling holes of the transverse bar, a pair of lower support rods coupled to the second coupling holes of the transverse bar, and quick-release mechanism provided at the transverse bar and operable to lock the pair of upper support rods and the pair of lower support rods to the transverse bar. When the quick-release mechanism is released, the pair of upper support rods and the pair of lower support rod are unlocked and able to be removed from the transverse bar, reducing space requirement for storage of the detachable stand. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073740 | Book holder - Holder consists of a base connected to fences at each end. Legs, one at each side of the base, are attached to the base at the movable fence end. Deploying legs positions the base in an acceptable book reading angle with the movable fence upward. Books, hard or soft cover, are held in place on the base by the inside edges of page tab assemblies which are spring loaded to the fences through elongated slots. Tabs are adjusted to hold down pages of a book by moving them perpendicularity and/or side to side over each side of an opened book's pages. Further tab adjustments needed to obtain a clear field of reading vision is obtain by rotating the tab page retainers. Page turning is accomplished without further adjustment or movement of the tab assembly. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073741 | Folding Wire Easel - A collapsible easel with three legs is provided. First ends of the three legs are attached at an apex. The legs are moveable with respect to one another about the apex. The legs are moveable between collapsed and opened positions. The legs are disposed substantially adjacent one another in the collapsed position. The second ends of the legs are spaced a distance away from each other in the opened position. The legs form an upright pyramidal configuration when in the opened position. The easel is supported by a collapsible reinforcing member joining two of the legs. The reinforcing member has first and second arms joined by a pivoting mechanism. The easel is also reinforced by a collapsible bracing assembly comprising alpha, beta, and gamma support members attached to the set of three legs. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073742 | ATTACHMENT SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT SEAT - A system for attaching an aircraft seat to an aircraft. The system includes a pair of attachment devices. Each device includes a base connected to the seat, attachment means for attaching the seat to the rest of the aircraft, the attachment means being movable between a retracted position for fitting or dismantling the seat and an active position for blocking the seat. The attachment devices also include an operating lever to move the attachment means, the operating lever being articulated with the base and movable between a retracted position for fitting or dismantling the seat and an active position for blocking the lever in the active position. The attachment devices further include locking means for locking the lever in the active position, the locking means being disengageable by a rotary actuator. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073743 | Universal holder and flexible member for mounting, holding and adjustably positioning electronic products and accessories - A universal holder and flexible member for mounting, holding and adjustably positioning hand-held electronic devices and accessories which includes a device gripper for retaining the electronic device. The device holder is attached to a gooseneck arm, the gooseneck arm being flexible, yet rigid enough to support the weight of the electronic device in a predetermined configuration. The gooseneck is modular, i.e. comprised of shorter modular segments that can be screwed together to form a longer gooseneck of a chosen length. The universal holder may be secured to the wall mount bracket for a TV, a windshield, shelf, wall, treadmill, bench, pole, pane of glass, automobile cigarette lighter, tabletop, or the like through employment of one of a selection of terminations. The selection of terminations includes a lug, a suction cup, a clip, a automobile cigarette lighter plug, and a desk-top base. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073744 | SHOCK AND VIBRATION ABSORBING DEVICE AND METHOD - A resilient device for absorbing at least one of shock and vibration includes a first portion, and a second portion which extends outwardly from the first portion and curves in a first direction away from the first portion and then recurves in a second direction towards the first portion. The method includes the step of securing the first portion to one of a first member and a second member disposed in spaced relationship to the first member and the step of abuttingly engaging the second portion to an opposed one of the first member and the second member wherein the second member is capable of withstanding application of at least one of shock and vibration and the resilient member temporarily changes its original shape for absorbing such at least one of shock and vibration. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073745 | STRUCTURAL FRAME FOR A TURBOMACHINE - A structural frame for a turbomachine, such as an intermediate frame or an exhaust frame, the frame including at least two coaxial rings, an inner ring and an outer ring, together with radial arms interconnecting the rings. At least one of these elements includes a plurality of parts that are fastened together by bolting. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073746 | Air Conditioning Bracket/Brace - An air-conditioner bracket for supporting an air-conditioner unit may include an opposing pair of side members having a substantially horizontal side surfaces to support the air-conditioning unit, a front member having a substantially horizontal front surface to support the air-conditioning unit, a back member having a substantially horizontal back surface to support the air-conditioning unit. The front member may include a flange member, and each of the opposing side members may be triangular shaped. The opposing side members may be a truncated triangular shape, and the back support member includes a back flange member. The side member may include an upper side shoulder member, and the side member may include a retaining wall. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073747 | BRICK FORMLINER APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - The present invention is a formliner apparatus comprising a plurality of substantially planar layers. The formliner further comprises a plurality of ribs extending in a direction away from the substantially planar layers and defining a plurality of recesses within the formliner in conjunction with the substantially planar layers, each of the plurality of ribs extending to a preselected rib plane. The present invention further comprises at least one resilient ridge on each rib defining each recess, each at least one resilient ridge extending into an adjacent recess, wherein each substantially planar layer is substantially parallel with the rib plane and located a preselected variance depth distance from the rib plane, each variance depth distance for at least some of the substantially planar layers being preselected from a preselected variance depth distance range, wherein each preselected variance depth distance not being equal to every other variance depth distance. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073748 | LIGHT SENSING DEVICE FOR SOLAR TRACKING SYSTEM - A light sensing device for solar tracking system includes a light blocking plate, a light blocking cover, a light guiding element and a light sensor, wherein the light blocking cover comprises an elongate opening facing upward. The light guiding element comprises an elongate light receiving face and a light outputting face and the elongate light receiving face of the light guiding element is exposed to the elongate opening of the light blocking cover for receiving a light from outside. The light sensor is disposed next to the light guiding element to receive the light outputted from the light outputting face and generate an electric signal. The elongate light receiving face renders the light sensor sensitive to the incident angle of the light so as to improve the accuracy of solar tracking system. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073749 | Photosensor Circuit - A photosensor circuit including a first node, a level shifting circuit, a phototransistor and an inverter is provided. The first node has an operation voltage signal. The level shifting circuit is coupled to the first node for biasing the first node, so that the operation voltage signal is biased to an operation biasing level. The phototransistor is coupled to the first node for receiving an optical signal and accordingly generates a first electrical signal by means of controlling the level of the operation voltage signal. The inverter receives the first electrical signal and accordingly generates and outputs a second electrical signal, which indicates the intensity of the optical signal. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073750 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND RADIATION IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM - An image pickup apparatus includes an insulating substrate, and a plurality of pixels each including a conversion element configured to convert incident light or radiation into a charge and also including a switch element configured to transfer an electric signal corresponding to the charge generated by the conversion element. Gate wiring is configured to drive the switch element to transfer the electric signal through signal wiring. The plurality of pixels, the signal wiring, and the gate wiring are disposed on one surface of the insulating substrate. The insulating substrate has vias that provide electrical connections between the one surface and an opposite surface of the insulating substrate. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073751 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND LENS ARRAY - A solid-state imaging device includes: multiple micro lenses, which are disposed in each of a first direction and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, focus the incident light into the light-receiving surface; with the multiple micro lenses of which the planar shape is a shape including a portion divided by a side extending in the first direction and a side extending in the second direction being disposed arrayed mutually adjacent to each of the first direction and the second direction; and with the multiple micro lenses being formed so that the depth of a groove between micro lenses arrayed in a third direction is deeper than the depth of a groove between micro lenses arrayed in the first direction, and also the curvature of the lens surface in the third direction is higher than the curvature of the lens surface in the first direction. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073752 | Adjustable Multimode Lightfield Imaging System - An adjustable multimode lightfield imaging system. A non-homogeneous filter module is positioned at the aperture plane of the lightfield imaging system and provides the multimode capability. The filter module can be moved relative to the imaging system, thus allowing adjustment of the multimode capability. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073753 | COLD ATOM INTERFEROMETRY SENSOR - The disclosure relates to a cold atom interferometry sensor that includes: a source of atoms; a dual-frequency laser capable of generating a first Raman dual-frequency laser beam; a reflector arranged so as to reflect the first Raman dual-frequency laser beam in order to generate a second Raman dual-frequency laser beam, the first laser beam and the second laser beam propagating in different directions in order to obtain atomic interference fringes from the emission of cold atoms obtained from the atom source; characterized in that the reflector is further arranged so as to enable multiple reflections of the first beam on surfaces of the reflector, so that the first beam and the multiple reflections thereof allow the capture of atoms from the atom source in order to obtain the cold atoms. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073754 | HIGH PRECISION ELECTRIC GATE FOR TIME-OF-FLIGHT ION MASS SPECTROMETERS - A time-of-flight mass spectrometer having a chamber with electrodes to generate an electric field in the chamber and electric gating for allowing ions with a predetermined mass and velocity into the electric field. The design uses a row of very thin parallel aligned wires that are pulsed in sequence so the ion can pass through the gap of two parallel plates, which are biased to prevent passage of the ion. This design by itself can provide a high mass resolution capability and a very precise start pulse for an ion mass spectrometer. Furthermore, the ion will only pass through the chamber if it is within a wire diameter of the first wire when it is pulsed and has the right speed so it is near all other wires when they are pulsed. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073755 | Selective molecular excitation method and isotope separation method using the same, isotope analysis method, selective molecular excitation apparatus and isotope separation apparatus - Molecules of a specific species can be selectively excited among molecules of a plurality of species that show only a slight difference of mass. Energy levels can be displayed on a graph where the horizontal axis indicates excitation energy. Assume an instance where an electromagnetic wave showing a comb-shaped spectrum having a plurality of narrow bands as indicated by P | 2011-03-31 |
20110073756 | Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer - In a scan measurement in which a mass scan is repeated across a predetermined mass range, when a voltage is returned from a termination voltage of one scan to an initiation voltage for the next scan, an undershoot or other drawbacks occur to destabilize the voltage value. Therefore, an appropriate waiting time is required. Conventionally, this waiting time has been set to be constant regardless of the analysis conditions. On the other hand, in the quadrupole mass spectrometer according to the present invention, the mass difference ΔM between the scan termination mass and the scan initiation mass is computed based on the specified mass range, and a different settling time is set in accordance with this mass difference. When the mass difference ΔM is small and hence requires only a short voltage stabilization time, a relatively short settling time is set. This shortens the cycle period of the mass scan, which increases the temporal resolution. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073757 | METHOD FOR OBTAINING CRYSTAL LATTICE MOIRE PATTERN AND SCANNING MICROSCOPE - A method for taking a crystal lattice moiré pattern of a crystal structure using a scanning microscope, and the scanning microscope implementing the method, arranges multiple virtual lattice points periodically corresponding to the crystal structure and an orientation thereof, on a scan plane of the crystal structure, detects signals from the multiple virtual lattice points, generated by an incident probe of the scanning microscope, and generates data of the crystal lattice moiré pattern, based on the detected signals. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073758 | MICRO-SAMPLE PROCESSING METHOD, OBSERVATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - As sample sizes have decreased to microscopic levels, it has become desirable to establish a method for thin film processing and observation with a high level of positional accuracy, especially for materials which are vulnerable to electron beam irradiation. The technological problem is to judge a point at which to end FIB processing and perform control so that the portion to be observed ends up in a central portion of the thin film. The present invention enables display of structure in cross-section by setting a strip-like processing region in an inclined portion of a sample cross-section and enlarging the display of the strip-like processing region on a processing monitor in a short-side direction. It is then possible to check the cross-sectional structure without additional use of an electron beam. Since it is possible to check the processed section without using an electron beam, electron beam-generated damage or deformation to the processed section is avoided. Further, performing the observation using a high-speed electron beam after forming the thin film enables observation with suppressed sample damage. Processing of even thinner thin films using the FIB while observing images of the sample generated using an electron beam is then possible. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073759 | ELECTROMAGENTIC FIELD APPLICATION SYSTEM - The present invention is based on the property that the electric and magnetic fields are independent of each other and normal to each other and the property that the deflection of a charged particle beam by the electromagnetic field follows the rule of linear combination. The present invention employs a system that creates a region in which there exist both electromagnetic field and controls the deflection of a charged particle beam in each of the electric and magnetic fields. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073760 | Charged Particle Beam Irradiation System - It is to prevent an image drift from occurring caused by a specimen being charged when observing the specimen including an insulating material. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073761 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING RADIOACTIVITY OF INTERNAL PARTS AND EXTERNAL PARTS OF WHOLE BODY - An apparatus for detecting radioactivity of a whole body is disclosed. which is The apparatus for detecting radioactivity of a whole body is divided into upper and lower parts, the upper and lower parts are divided into front, rear, left and right portions, respectively, a radioactivity detection unit is installed at each of the front, rear, left and right portions, radioactivity values detected by each of the radioactivity detection units are compared and analyzed such that radioactivity values detected by the radioactivity detection units positioned at upper front and rear parts are compared, radioactivity values detected by the radioactivity detection units positioned at upper left and right parts are compared, and also radioactivity values detected by the lower radioactivity detection units are compared in the same manner, thus determining whether or not the internal parts or external parts of the body of a detection target have been contaminated by radioactivity. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073762 | LIGHT DETECTOR, LIGHT DETECTING APPARATUS, INFRARED DETECTOR AND INFRARED DETECTING APPARATUS - An infrared detector which converts entering infrared IR into light in a different wavelength band, and which detects the converted light in the different wavelength band includes: a convex-concave structure provided on a light acceptance surface of the infrared detector; and a metal film provided on an outer circumferential face of the light detector other than the light acceptance surface thereof, the metal film covering the outer circumferential face. In the infrared detector, light which enters the light detector after passing through the convex-concave structure and the converted light in the different wavelength band are confined inside the light detector: by causing the entering light to be reflected on the metal film; by causing light reflected on the metal film to be reflected on the convex-concave structure; and by causing the converted light in the different wavelength band to be reflected between the metal film and the convex-concave structure. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073763 | Method and apparatus for high-sensitivity Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography - A method and apparatus are disclosed for high-sensitivity Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT), and Positron Emission Tomography (PET). The apparatus includes a two-dimensional (2D) gamma detector array that, unlike a conventional SPECT machine, moves to different positions in a three-dimensional (3D) volume space near an emission source and records a data vector g which is a measure of gamma emission field. In particular, the 3D volume space in which emission data g is measured extends substantially along a radial direction r pointing away from the emission source, and unlike a conventional SPECT machine, each photon detector element in the 2D gamma detector array is provided with a very large collimator aperture. Data g is related to the 3D spatial density distribution f of the emission source, noise vector n, and a system matrix H of the SPECT/PET apparatus through the linear system of equations g=Hf+n. This equation is solved for f by a method that reduces the effect of noise. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073764 | Method and System for Nuclear Imaging Using Multi-Zone Detector Architecture - A method and system for nuclear imaging normally involve detection of energy by producing at most two or three bursts of photons at a time in response to events including incident gamma radiation. F number of sharing central groups of seven photodetectors, depending on the photodetector array size, is arranged in a honeycomb array for viewing zones of up to F bursts of optical photons at a time for each continuous detector and converting the bursts of optical photons into signal outputs, where each of the central groups is associated with a zone. This enables the detector sensitivity to be increased by as much as two orders of magnitude, and to exchange some of this excess sensitivity to achieve spatial resolution comparable to those in CT and MRI, which would be unprecedented. Signal outputs that are due to scattered incident radiation are rejected for each of the central groups to reduce image blurring, thereby further improving image quality. For planar imaging, the energy and position signals of up to the F number of valid events are generated once every deadtime period and transferred to computer memory for image display and data analysis. The number of valid events detected is up to 6F for SPECT and up to 3F for PET imaging. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073765 | PORTABLE RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE - A portable radiographic image capturing device has: an image capturing unit at which is provided a radiation surface onto which radiation is irradiated at a time of capturing a radiographic image, and that captures a radiographic image expressed by radiation irradiated onto the radiation surface, and that incorporates therein a radiation detector that outputs electric signals expressing a captured radiographic image; and a control unit that is connected to the image capturing unit, and that incorporates therein a controller that controls image capturing operations of the radiation detector, and that can be changed between an expanded state in which the radiation surface is exposed to an exterior and a housed state in which the control unit covers the radiation surface. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073766 | Radiation monitor - A personal radiation monitor worn by a person who may be exposed to potentially harmful radiation includes a main unit and a radiation sensor cartridge which is matable with and removable from the main unit of the monitor. The removable sensor cartridge includes one or more radiation sensor elements for detecting radiation, and further includes an electronic memory having stored therein calibration and identification information relating to the type of radiation and/or frequency bands of radiation which the sensor or sensors are designed to detect. The sensor cartridge is easily removable from the main unit of the monitor so that one sensor cartridge is interchangeable by the end user with another sensor cartridge. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073767 | RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE, AND RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - A radiation image capturing device has: a radiation image capturing section that is adapted to image capturing in a selected operation mode, an image processing section, a power supply section that supplies electric power for driving to the radiation image capturing section, a connection portion that electrically connects to at least one of a power supply device or an image processing device, and a control section. The control section effects control such that, in a case in which an operation mode that generates a predetermined generated heat amount or more is selected and the power supply device is connected to the connection portion, the power supply device is used instead of the power supply section, and, in a case in which an operation mode that generates a predetermined generated heat amount or more is selected and the image processing device is connected to the connection portion, the image processing device is used instead of the image processing section. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073768 | PORTABLE RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE - A portable radiographic image capturing device includes an image capturing unit, a control unit, and a connecting member. The image capturing unit is formed in the shape of a flat plate, captures a radiographic, and includes a radiation detector that outputs electric signals expressing a captured radiographic image, the image capturing unit being able to capture a radiographic image from either an obverse side or a reverse side of the flat plate. The control unit includes a controller that controls image capturing operations of the radiation detector. The connecting member connects the image capturing unit and the control unit such that both units can be opened and closed between an unfolded state, in which the both units are lined-up next to one another, and a housed state, in which the both units are folded-up so as to be superposed one on another. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073769 | Radiographic image capture managing system, and radiographic image capture managing method - A radiographic image capture managing system includes an information storage unit for storing image information acquired by a radiation detector in chronological order, a usage status acquirer for acquiring information concerning a usage status of the radiation detector, a deterioration information acquirer for acquiring information concerning an extent of deterioration of the radiation detector based on the image information, a service life predictor for predicting a service life of the radiation detector based on the acquired information concerning the extent of deterioration and the acquired information concerning the usage status, a service life prolongation information setter for setting service life prolongation advice information required to prolong the predicted service life based on a preset relationship between the usage status and the extent of deterioration of the radiation detector and history information, and a service life prolongation advice output unit for transmitting service life prolongation advice information to at least a console. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073770 | SCINTILLATOR, ASSOCIATED DETECTING DEVICE AND METHOD - A scintillator is provided, comprising: a composition of formula (Lu | 2011-03-31 |
20110073771 | DISTRIBUTIVE, NON-DESTRUCTIVE REAL-TIME SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SNOWPACK MONITORING - A ground-based system that provides quasi real-time measurement and collection of snow-water equivalent (SWE) data in remote settings is provided. The disclosed invention is significantly less expensive and easier to deploy than current methods and less susceptible to terrain and snow bridging effects. Embodiments of the invention include remote data recovery solutions. Compared to current infrastructure using existing SWE technology, the disclosed invention allows more SWE sites to be installed for similar cost and effort, in a greater variety of terrain; thus, enabling data collection at improved spatial resolutions. The invention integrates a novel computational architecture with new sensor technologies. The invention's computational architecture is based on wireless sensor networks, comprised of programmable, low-cost, low-powered nodes capable of sophisticated sensor control and remote data communication. The invention also includes measuring attenuation of electromagnetic radiation, an approach that is immune to snow bridging and significantly reduces sensor footprints. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073772 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE PHASE OF OPTICAL CARRIERS IN MILLIMETER WAVE IMAGING SYSTEMS USING OPTICAL UPCONVERSION - A system and method for locking the relative phase of multiple coherent optical signals, which compensates for optical phase changes induced by vibration or thermal changes in the environment. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073773 | HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE - A laminated windshield incorporating a head up display device and a device displaying an image on such a laminated windshield. The windshield includes an assembly of two transparent sheets of inorganic glass or of an impact-resistant organic material of polycarbonate PC type, connected together by an insert of a thermoformable material or by a multilayer leaf incorporating such an insert, and at least one layer of at least one luminophore material chosen to respond to an exciting incident light wave in the ultraviolet or IR region by re-emitting light radiation in the visible region, the layer being positioned on the windshield, at an angle of vision of a driver, in a region of a layer of opaque material disposed on at least one of edges of the windshield. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073774 | Station For Disinfecting Publicly-Used Equipment - A device for disinfecting publicly-used equipment includes a plurality of reflective units disposed along the interior of each wall of the device. Each of the reflective units can include a reflective back section and at least three reflective sections disposed about the reflective back section. UV lamps can be disposed to extend along the walls, and at partially disposed adjacent to a one or more reflective back sections of the reflective units. The UV lamps together with the reflective units collectively direct sufficient UV light on the equipment such that the equipment can be disinfected. The walls and ceiling of the device define a tunnel into which the equipment to be disinfected is inserted. Optionally, the device can include a door to prevent children and others from entering the tunnel while the UV lamps are illuminated. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073775 | Method and Apparatus for Angular-Resolved Spectroscopic Lithography Characterization - An apparatus and method to determine overlay of a target on a substrate ( | 2011-03-31 |
20110073776 | ATTRACTION MEMBER, AND ATTRACTION DEVICE AND CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A chucking member for holding a target is removably mounted on a chucking stage with a plurality of vacuum holes. the chucking member has a substrate removably mounted on the chucking stage. The substrate has a vacuum region in which the target being to be arranged, the vacuum region allowing gas to be vacuumed through a part of the plurality of the vacuum holes, and a vacuum inhibition region provided around the vacuum region, the vacuum inhibition region covering the other of the vacuum holes to inhibit the gas from being vacuumed through the other of the vacuum holes. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073777 | ION BEAM INCIDENT ANGLE DETECTION ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - In an ion implanter, a detector assembly is employed to monitor the ion beam current and incidence angle at the location of the work piece or wafer. The detector assembly includes a plurality of pairs of current sensors and a blocker panel. The blocker panel is disposed a distance away from the sensors to allow certain of the beamlets that comprise the ion beam to reach the sensors. Each sensor in a pair of sensors measures the beam current incident thereon and the incident angle is calculated using these measurements. In this manner, beam current and incidence angle variations may be measured at the work piece site and be accommodated for, thereby avoiding undesirable beam current profiles. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073778 | CHARGED PARTICLE IRRADIATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A beam extraction process (interruption and restart) is appropriately performed when a failure occurs during irradiation of a spot group. A charged particle irradiation system includes a synchrotron | 2011-03-31 |
20110073779 | ION IMPLANTATION APPARATUS - An ion implanter has an implant wheel with a plurality of wafer carriers distributed about a periphery of the wheel. Each wafer carrier has a heat sink for removing heat from a wafer on the carrier during the implant process by thermal contact between the wafer and the heat sink. A respective wafer lift structure on each carrier is moveable between first and second positions, with the wafer supported spaced away from the heat sink and in thermal contact with the heat sink respectively. The lift structure is operated to move between the first and second positions wheel the implant is rotating. This allows control of wafer temperature during the implant process by adjusting the thermal contact between wafers and heat sinks. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073780 | OPTICAL HEATER FOR CRYOGENIC ION IMPLANTER SURFACE REGENERATION - In an ion implanter, one or more optical heaters are disposed above a pair of support arms. The support arms have an engaged positioned which is disposed beneath a platen and a retractable position displaced vertically away from the platen and rotated away from the platen in a direction parallel to a planar surface thereof. When the support arms are in the retracted position, the one or more optical heaters is configured to provide optical energy incident on surfaces of the cooling pads disposed on the support arms for removal of unwanted materials thereon. In this manner, the optical heaters are used during a regeneration cycle of cryogenic surfaces in an ion implanter. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073781 | ION IMPLANTATION APPARATUS - An ion implanter has an implant wheel with a plurality of wafer carriers distributed about a periphery of the wheel. Each wafer carrier has a heat sink for removing heat from a wafer on the carrier during the implant process by thermal contact between the wafer and the heat sink. The wafer carriers have wafer retaining fences formed as cylindrical rollers with axes in the respective wafer support planes of the wafer carriers. The cylindrical surfaces of the rollers provide wafer abutment surfaces which can move transversely to the wafer support surfaces so that no transverse loading is applied by the fences to wafer edges as the wafer is pushed against the heat sink by centrifugal force. The wafer support surfaces comprise layers of elastomeric material and the movable abutment surfaces of the fences allow even thermal coupling with the heat sink over the whole area of the wafer. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073782 | METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR EXPOSING A TARGET - The invention relates to a method of exposing a target by means of a plurality of beamlets. First, a plurality of beamlets is provided. The beamlets are arranged in an array. Furthermore, a target to be exposed is provided. Subsequently, relative movement in a first direction between the plurality of beamlets and the target is created. Finally, the plurality of beamlets is moved in a second direction, such that each beamlet exposes a plurality of scan lines on the target. The relative movement in the first direction and the movement of the plurality of beamlets in the second direction are such that the distance between adjacent scan lines exposed by the plurality of beamlets is smaller than a projection pitch P | 2011-03-31 |
20110073783 | Quantum entangled photon pair generating device - Excitation light is split into two components with mutually orthogonal polarization. One component is fed clockwise and the other component is fed counterclockwise into a polarization maintaining loop. An optical conversion generation unit including two second-order nonlinear optical media disposed on opposite sides of a half-wave plate in the loop generates up-converted light from each excitation component by second harmonic generation, and generates down-converted light from the up-converted light by spontaneous parametric down conversion. A polarization manipulation unit manipulates the polarization direction of at least one of the excitation or down-converted components. The clockwise and counterclockwise components of the down-converted light are recombined and output as quantum entangled photon pairs having substantially the same wavelength as the excitation light. The optical components can be optimized for operation at this wavelength without the need to consider the shorter wavelength of the up-converted light. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073784 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING HIGH-INTENSITY OPTICAL PULSES WITH AN ENHANCEMENT CAVITY - An enhancement cavity includes a plurality of focusing mirrors, at least one of which defines a central aperture having a diameter greater than 1 mm. The mirrors are configured to form an optical pathway for closed reflection and transmission of the optical pulse within the enhancement cavity. Ring-shaped optical pulses having a peak intensity at a radius greater than 0.5 mm from a central axis are directed into the enhancement cavity. Accordingly, the peak intensity of the optical pulse is distributed so as to circumscribe the central apertures in the apertured mirrors, and the mirrors are structured to focus the pulse about the aperture toward a central spot area where the pulse is focused to a high intensity. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073785 | Radiation Collector - The invention relates to a radiation collector (10) designed to concentrate part of the radiation produced by a source on a spot (100). The collector includes a primary concave mirror (1) and a secondary convex mirror (2), each being rotationally symmetrical about an optical axis (X-X) of the collector. The primary mirror is configured to reflect the radiation collected with an angle of incidence (i) that is substantially constant between different points on said main mirror. Such a collector is particularly suitable for use with a discharge produced plasma source. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073786 | GENERIC ELECTROMAGNETICALLY-COUNTERED SYSTEMS - The present invention relates to an electromagnetically-countered system including at least one wave source irradiating harmful electromagnetic waves and at least one counter unit emitting counter electromagnetic waves for countering the harmful waves by such counter waves. More particularly, the present invention relates to generic counter units of electromagnetically-countered systems and to various mechanisms for countering the harmful waves by the counter units such as, e.g., by matching configurations of the counter units with those of the wave sources, matching shapes of such counter waves with shapes of the harmful waves, and the like. The present invention also relates to various methods of countering the harmful waves with the counter waves by such source matching or wave matching and various methods of providing the counter units as well as counter waves. The present invention further relates to various processes for providing such systems, such counter units thereof, and the like. The present invention relates to various electric and/or magnetic shields which may be used alone or in conjunction with such counter units to minimize irradiation of the harmful waves from the system. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073787 | PHOTOSTIMULABLE PLATE READING DEVICE - A photostimulable plate reading device. The device includes: at least one photostimulable plate carrying image data and having two opposite surfaces; an illuminator for homogeneously illuminating a first one of the two opposite surfaces of the at least one photostimulable plate with light emitted in a first wavelength range, the illumination causing the at least one photostimulable plate both to emit light in a second wavelength range by photostimulated luminescence and to scatter light in the first wavelength range; a filter for preventing the light scattered in the first wavelength range from passing and for allowing the light emitted in the second wavelength range to pass, the filter facing a second one of the two opposite surfaces of the at least one photostimulable plate; and a detector composed of a two dimensional array of pixels for detecting the light allowed to pass and for obtaining image data therefrom. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073788 | MICROVALVE FOR CONTROL OF COMPRESSED FLUIDS - A micro-electromechanical device for controlling compressed fluid flow is provided. A chamber includes a fluid flow inlet port, a high pressure region exceeding 30 bar, and a fluid flow outlet port. A moveable micro-electromechanical valve is positioned to contact the fluid flow outlet port when the moveable micro-electromechanical valve is in a first position. An electrical connection to the moveable micro-electromechanical valve provides an electrical pulse train to the moveable micro-electromechanical valve to actuate the valve at a rate of 10 KHz or more to move the valve in order to control fluid communication between the high pressure region and a low pressure region downstream from the fluid flow outlet port. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073789 | Butterfly Valve Flow Control Device - A control valve assembly that utilizes a butterfly valve having a valve body and a valve disk movable between a closed position and an open position. The control valve assembly includes a flow control device positioned downstream from the butterfly valve. The flow control device includes a series of teeth spaced by a series of flow control channels such that as the valve disk moves from the seated position to the fully open position, the outer sealing edge of the valve disk passes over the series of teeth to gradually expose the flow control channels. The control device aids in reducing cavitation, offers reduced dynamic torque and allows the control valve assembly to be inserted between an inflow pipe and an outflow pipe. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073790 | Electromagnetic Valve - An electromagnetic valve includes an electromagnetic coil module which includes a coiling body defining a receiving passage therein having two opposite end mouths, and a coil coiled around the coiling body. The electromagnetic coil module produces a magnetic field when a current flows through the coil. A slide body is moveably disposed in the receiving passage of the coiling body. Two magnetic conductors are mounted to the corresponding end mouths of the receiving passage of the coiling body respectively. A permanent magnet is embedded in the slide body with two opposite magnetic ends thereof fronting the corresponding magnetic conductors respectively. The permanent magnet under the combined actions of the magnetic attraction of the magnetic conductors and the magnetic field produced by the electromagnetic coil module drives the slide body to relatively move between the magnetic conductors. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073791 | LINEAR SOLENOID AND VALVE DEVICE USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a liner solenoid portion, comprising: a cylindrical movable core which is attracted toward a fixed core when a coil is energized: and a cylindrical yoke which surrounds an outer circumference surface of the movable core, in which the movable core is not provided with a shaft, a first stopper which limits a displacement of the movable core to a side of a fixed core is pushed into a through hole of the fixed core at one end of the movable core along an axial direction, and a second stopper which limits a displacement in a direction to be spaced apart from the fixed core is held to a bottom surface of a housing by swaging at other end of the movable core along the axial direction. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073792 | Hemispherical Wedge Valve with Laminar Flow - A valve having a hemispherical wedge closure member and including structure for maintaining laminar fluid flow through the valve body. The laminar fluid flow structure may include a solid core member with a plurality of discrete bores therethrough or a plurality of baffles extending longitudinal through a hollow core member. The laminar flow reduces noise, structural failure, erosion, cavitation, and premature wearing of valve seals and seats. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073793 | Flow Control Hemispherical Wedge Valve - A hemi-wedge control valve is disclosed that includes an opening in the hemi-wedge valve member. The opening is provided with a notch in its leading edge to allow for controlled flow as the valve is initially opened. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073794 | FIRE SUPPRESSION BIODEGRADABLE SUSPENSION FORMING COMPOSITIONS - A fire suppression composition includes starch, a pseudo-plastic, high yield, suspending agent, paraffin or olefin, and a neutralizer. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073795 | FIRE EXTINGUISHING COMPOSITION - A fire extinguishing composition is provided that is suitable for use as a fire extinguishing agent in fire suppression, particularly in off-road vehicles exposed to low ambient temperature environments. The fire extinguishing composition includes an aqueous solution of potassium formate. In an embodiment, the fire extinguishing composition includes an aqueous solution of potassium formate and an aqueous film forming foam. In an embodiment, the fire extinguishing composition is an aqueous solution including an aqueous film forming foam, potassium formate and potassium acetate in water. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073796 | DEICING AND HEAT TRANSFER FLUID COMPOSITIONS - A composition for deicing or for the preparation of a heat transfer fluid is provided. The composition comprises a mixture of at least two carboxylic acid salts having a t/c ratio of 2 or lower, including a dicarboxylic salt and a monocarboxylic salt, said dicarboxylic salt being present in the mixture in an amount of at least 50 wt % of the weight of the mixture, on a dry basis. More particularly, said mixture is including a succinate and a formate, wherein the succinate is in an amount of at least 50 wt %, on a dry basis. Also provided is a method for deicing a surface or preventing the accumulation of ice, snow or a mixture thereof on a surface, comprising a step of applying on a surface covered by ice, snow or a mixture thereof, or susceptible of being covered by ice, snow or a mixture thereof, the above composition. The composition is also useful for the preparation of a heat transfer fluid coolant to be used in a heat transfer system comprising a heat transfer fluid provided with a cooling system. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073797 | THERMOELECTRICS COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING NANOSCALE INCLUSIONS IN A CHALCOGENIDE MATRIX - Composites comprising a continuous matrix formed from compounds having a rock salt structure (represented by the structure “MQ”) and inclusions comprising chalcogenide compounds having a rock salt structure (represented by the structure “AB”) are provided. Composites having the structure MQ-ABC | 2011-03-31 |
20110073798 | HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY AND LOW DISSIPATION FACTOR ADHESIVE VARNISH FOR BUILD-UP ADDITIONAL INSULATION LAYERS - A high thermal conductivity and low dissipation factor adhesive varnish for (build-up) combining additional insulation layers is disclosed to be used for high-density interconnected printed circuit boards or IC-package substrates and to be formed by well mixing an epoxy resin precursor, a bi-hardener mixture, a catalyst, a flow modifier, an inorganic filler with high thermal conductivity, and a solvent. The epoxy resin precursor is formed by mixing at least two epoxy resins with a certain ratio, where the at least two epoxy resins are selected from a group including a tri-functional epoxy resin, a rubber-modified or Dimmer-acid-modified epoxy resin, a bromide-contained epoxy resin, a halogen-free/phosphorus-contained epoxy resin, a halogen-free/phosphorus-free epoxy resin, a long-chain/halogen-free epoxy resin, and a bisphenol A (BPA) epoxy resin. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073799 | THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE POLYMER COMPOSITIONS - A thermally conductive polymer composition, comprising a polymer, conductive charges in an amount of about 35% by weight or less, and a compatibilizer, the composition having a transverse thermal conductivity of about 0.5 W/m/K or more and a deformation at break of about 850% or less The composition is fabricated by i) feeding a polymer and a compatibilizer in a feed zone of an extruder to obtain a melted resin; ii) introducing directly into the extruder downstream of the feed zone, conductive charges in an amount of about 35% by weight or less into the melted resin; and iii) providing a degassing zone before the output of the thermally conductive polymer composition produced. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073800 | Abrasive-free chemical mechanical polishing compositions - The aqueous abrasive-free composition is useful for chemical mechanical polishing of a patterned semiconductor wafer containing a nonferrous metal. The composition includes an oxidizer, an inhibitor for the nonferrous metal, 0 to 15 weight percent water soluble modified cellulose, 0 to 15 weight percent phosphorus compound, 0.005 to 5 weight percent of an acidic polymer, and water. The acidic polymer has a methacrylic acid portion having a carbon number of 4 to 250. The methacrylic acid portion includes either methacrylic acid or an acrylic acid/methacrylic acid copolymer. The acidic polymer including a segment from a mercapto-carboxylic acid chain transfer agent. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073801 | Composition for etching silicon oxide and method of forming a contact hole using the same - In a composition for etching silicon oxide, and a method of forming a contact hole using the composition, the composition which includes from about 0.01 to about 2 percent by weight of ammonium bifluoride, from about 2 to about 35 percent by weight of an organic acid, from about 0.05 to about 1 percent by weight of an inorganic acid, and a remainder of a low polar organic solvent. The composition may reduce damages to a metal silicide pattern that may be exposed in an etching process performed for forming the contact hole. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073802 | SLOW RELEASE TABLET COMPOSITION FOR TREATING INDUSTRIAL WATER SYSTEMS - The present invention provides for a slow release composition, preferably as a tablet, for industrial water systems, under an alkaline pH or high water hardness, using as an active ingredient a multifunctional amine of Formula (I) and a hydrophilic polymer, and other components such as a compression agent, in one composition as a biocide, biostat, biodispersant, deposit penetrant aid, organic deposit remover, detergent, surfactant, antifoam, scale inhibitor, scale remover, and a corosion inhibitor. The composition is used in multiple water cycles, can remove, disperse or inhibit fouling. The active ingredient(s) of the composition is released over a long time, up to 6 months. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073803 | METHOD FOR PREPARING CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL - A method for preparing a cathode active material includes mixing a phosphorus source material, a lithium source material, and a dispersing agent together to form a first liquid mixture. An iron powder is added into the first liquid mixture. The first liquid mixture with the iron powder therein is dried to achieve a precursor. The precursor is calcined in a protective gas at a temperature of about 600° C. to about 800° C. for more than about 2 hours. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073804 | Titanic Acid Compound, Process For Producing The Titanic Acid Compound, Electrode Active Material Containing The Titanic Acid Compound, And Storage Device Using The Electrode Active Material - This invention provides a titanic acid compound-type electrode active material having a high battery capacity and, at the same time, having excellent cycle characteristics. The titanic acid compound exhibits an X-ray diffraction pattern corresponding to a bronze-type titanium dioxide except for a peak for a (200) plane and having a peak intensity ratio between the (001) plane and the (200) plane, i.e., I | 2011-03-31 |
20110073805 | Novel compositions and methods useful for ionic liquid treatment of biomass - The present invention provides for novel compositions and methods for recycling or recovering ionic liquid used in IL pretreated cellulose and/or lignocellulosic biomass (LBM). | 2011-03-31 |
20110073806 | CONNECTED HEAT CONDUCTING STRUCTURES IN SOLID AMMONIA STORAGE SYSTEMS - A compacted block of material constructed of one or more units consisting of matter comprising an ammonia-saturated material capable of reversibly desorbing and ad- or absorbing ammonia surrounded by a gas-permeable, flexible material having a thermal conductivity of at least five times the thermal conductivity of said ammonia-saturated material at −70° C. to 250° C. and methods for producing the same are described. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073807 | LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYESTER RESIN COMPOSITION, MOLDED ARTICLE AND HOLDER FOR OPTICAL PICKUP LENSES - A liquid crystalline polyester resin composition is provided, by which a molded article with an enhanced specific modulus can be produced. The liquid crystalline polyester resin composition comprises mica fillers in an amount of 15 to 30 parts by mass and carbon fibers with specific volume resistance of 10 | 2011-03-31 |
20110073808 | PHOSPHOR, WHITE LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE PHOSPHOR AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE PHOSPHOR - A phosphor represented by Formula 1: | 2011-03-31 |
20110073809 | Reduction Of CO2 Emissions From A Steam Methane Reformer And/Or Autothermal Reformer Using H2 As A Fuel - A process for reducing carbon dioxide emissions from a reforming process is provided. This method includes producing a hot crude syngas stream in a reformer; indirectly exchanging heat between the hot crude syngas stream and a process stream, thereby generating a cool crude syngas stream; and introducing the cool crude syngas stream into a first separation means, thereby producing a syngas stream and a fuel hydrogen stream. The present invention also includes introducing the syngas stream into a second separation means, thereby producing a product syngas stream, and a carbon dioxide rich stream; blending the fuel hydrogen stream with a hydrocarbon stream, thereby producing a blended fuel stream; and introducing the blended fuel stream into a reformer, thereby generating an exhaust stream that has a lower percentage of carbon dioxide than it would without the introduction of the fuel hydrogen stream. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073810 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING ISOTOPICALLY LABELED VITAMINS SUITABLE FOR USE AS ANALYTICAL REFERENCE STANDARDS - The present invention is directed to a method for the synthesis of deuterium labeled Vitamin D and related compounds with a high level of deuterium incorporation, which are particularly suitable for use as standards for mass spectroscopy. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073811 | COATED WATER SOLUBLE NANOPARTICLES - Nanoparticles and methods of making nanoparticles are provided. The nanoparticles may include semiconductor nanocrystals. A shell may encapsulate a nanoparticle core, and the shell may include non-organic material and may be silica. The shell may also include additional species such as PEG. In some embodiments, a passivation layer is in contact with the core. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073812 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DE-GASSING A LIQUID-GAS-MIXTURE - A method and a device ( | 2011-03-31 |
20110073813 | Silylethynyl Pentacene Compounds and Compositions and Methods of Making and Using the Same - Silylethynyl pentacenes and compositions containing silylethynyl pentacenes are disclosed. Exemplary pentacene compounds have 6,13-silylethynyl substitution with one or more groups (e.g., R, R′ and R″) covalently bonded to each Si atom of the silylethynyl groups. Methods of making and using silylethynyl pentacenes and compositions containing silylethynyl pentacenes are also disclosed. Substrates and devices comprising the silylethynyl pentacenes and compositions are also disclosed. | 2011-03-31 |
20110073814 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING OXIDES - The present invention relates to a process for preparing transparent conductive oxides, comprising the following steps in the sequence of a-b-c:
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20110073815 | Gamma radiation source - One gamma radiation source comprises | 2011-03-31 |
20110073816 | PRY TOOL - A pry tool [ | 2011-03-31 |
20110073817 | Wheel Ornament Installation Tool - A wheel ornament installation tool includes a supporting portion and a rotatable portion rotatably coupled to the supporting portion. The rotatable portion is configured to apply a force against a wheel ornament during rotation of the rotatable portion. The supporting portion is configured to engage a stationary object to support the rotatable portion during application of the force against the wheel ornament. | 2011-03-31 |