21st week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 15 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090127457 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AN ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC ION TRANSMITTOR - A method of transmitting ions along an analyzer region between closely spaced electrodes is disclosed. The method includes providing an analyzer region for transmitting ions, the analyzer region in fluid communication with an ionization source and with an ion detecting device. The method further includes affecting a pressure within at least one portion of the analyzer region, to differ from the pressure within another part of the analyzer region, and providing an electric field that is synchronized with the pressure differences to focus the ions. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127458 | Methods for Sample Preparation and Observation, Charged Particle Apparatus - In an SEM observation in a depth direction of a cross section processed by repeated FIB cross-sectioning and SEM observation to correct a deviation in an observation field of view and a deviation in focus, are corrected, the deviations occurring when a processed cross section moves in the depth direction thereof; information on a height and a tilt of a surface of cross section processing area is calculated before the processing, the above information is used, the deviation in a field of view and the deviation in focus in SEM observation, which correspond to an amount of movement of the cross section at a time of the processing, are predicted, and the SEM is controlled based on the predicted values. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127459 | Localization of a Radioactive Source - An angle-responsive sensor, comprising:
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20090127460 | HIGH TIME-RESOLUTION ULTRASENSITIVE OPTICAL SENSOR USING A PLANAR WAVEGUIDE LEAKAGE MODE, AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - A high time-resolution ultrasensitive optical detector, using a planar waveguide leakage mode, and methods for making the detector. The detector includes a stacking with a dielectric substrate, a detection element, first and second dielectric layers, and a dielectric superstrate configured to send photon(s) into the light guide formed by the first layer. The thicknesses of the layers is chosen to enable a resonant coupling between the photon(s) and a leakage mode of the guide, the stacking having an absorption resonance linked to the leakage mode for a given polarization of the photon(s). | 2009-05-21 |
20090127461 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAY CONTROL USING AMBIENT LIGHT MEASUREMENT SIGNAL FROM AN INFRARED RECEIVER - A system having an infrared receiver is shown, where the system includes an infrared receiver circuit configured to receive an infrared data signal using a receive photodiode and compensate for an ambient light level incident on the receive photodiode by generating a DC ambient current signal, where the DC ambient current signal is accessible external to the infrared receiver circuit. The system also includes a control circuit configured to receive the DC ambient current signal and, responsive thereto, determine the ambient light level and generate a display illumination control signal accordingly. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127462 | nBn AND pBp INFRARED DETECTORS WITH GRADED BARRIER LAYER, GRADED ABSORPTION LAYER, OR CHIRPED STRAINED LAYER SUPER LATTICE ABSORPTION LAYER - An nBn detector is described where for some embodiments the barrier layer has a concentration gradient, for some embodiments the absorption layer has a concentration gradient, and for some embodiments the absorption layer is a chirped strained layer super lattice. The use of a graded barrier or absorption layer, or the use of a chirped strained layer super lattice for the absorption layer, allows for design of the energy bands so that the valence band may be aligned across the device. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127463 | Accessory for attenuated total internal reflectance (ATR) spectroscopy - An accessory for use with a microscope arranged to carry out ATR measurements has a support ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090127464 | Flame detector and a method - A flame detector is provided which comprises a housing ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090127465 | Obstruction Detection Device - The obstruction detection device for an infrared intruder detection system comprises at least one transparent facet having a roughened surface; a light emitter arranged for emitting light towards the roughened surface; a light detector arranged for detecting the intensity of light, which is transmitted or reflected or diffracted by the roughened surface into a specific direction of space; and an output device for outputting an alarm-signal, when an absolute difference between the intensity of the detected light and a reference value exceeds a threshold value. A liquid or spray applied onto the roughened surface changes its scattering patterns. This change triggers the alarm-signal. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127466 | RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS - A radiation detection apparatus includes a radiation detection panel having a fluorescent film and photoelectric conversion elements, a support board for supporting the radiation detection panel, and a gel member displaced between the radiation detection panel and support board. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127467 | Modular Signal Processing Backbone For Pet - An imaging system ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090127468 | METHOD FOR THE SPECTROMETRIC PHOTON DOSIMETRY FOR X-RAY AND GAMMA RADIATION - A method of spectrometric photon dosimetry for integrally and nuclide-specifically determining a gamma dose rate for X-ray and gamma radiation. The method includes measuring a spectrum in at least one energy group or at least one interval group. The pulse height distribution is with a spectrometer and a pulse height analyzer. The number of channels of the spectrometer is such that a map of the pulse height distribution at a requisite resolution over an energy can be made. The measured pulse height distribution is converted into a photon spectrum using a deconvolution procedure that uses response functions having the same energy resolution as the pulse height distribution. The dose spectrum is calculated using dose conversion factors that are energy-dependent and related to the mean energy of a respective corresponding energy interval. The integral dose or dose rate is determined by summing the dose spectrum. The spectrometer is switched to a low-resolution mode of operation in order to ascertain an integral dose rate and switched to a high-resolution mode of operation in order to analyze radiation sources for which nuclides that cause higher dose rates are to be identified. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127469 | Single-Use External Dosimeters for Use in Radiation Therapies and Related Devices and Computer Program Products - Methods, systems, devices, and computer program products include positioning disposable single-use radiation sensor patches that have adhesive means onto the skin of a patient to evaluate the radiation dose delivered during a treatment session. The sensor patches are configured to be minimally obtrusive and operate without the use of externally extending power chords or lead wires. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127470 | FLAT PANEL DETECTOR WITH TEMPERATURE SENSOR - A flat panel detector for x-ray radiation has at least one radiation sensor and at least one temperature sensor. The radiation sensor is composed of a number of radiation sensor elements. The temperature sensor is of laminar design, and its surface is approximately equal in size to the surface of the radiation sensor. The temperature sensor can be formed by a number of temperature sensor elements. The current temperature of each pixel of the radiation sensor thus can be determined. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127471 | IMAGE DETECTING DEVICE AND IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - An image detecting device (radiation solid-state detecting device) including an image detector (sensor substrate) for recording an image and outputting the recorded image as image information; a temperature regulation control unit for performing a temperature regulation control operation to adjust the image detector to a predetermined temperature; and an image information output detecting unit (timing control signal detector) for detecting the output of the image information from the image detector, and outputting the detected output as an image information output detection signal to the temperature regulation control unit, wherein the temperature regulation control unit halts the temperature regulation control operation on the image detector based on the image information output detection signal that is input thereto. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127472 | Negative Refractive Index Device for Generating Terahertz or Microwave Radiation and Method of Operation Thereof - A negative refractive index device and a method of generating radiation. In one embodiment, the device includes: (1) an optical input configured to receive light and (2) an optical medium having a negative index of refraction and a second-order nonlinearity proximate a center frequency of the light, coupled to the optical input and configured to resonate in response to the light to yield radiation having a phase velocity based on a group velocity of the light. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127473 | Electron Beam Irradiation Device - An electron beam irradiation device of the present invention includes: a projector | 2009-05-21 |
20090127474 | ELECTRIC CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM MICROSCOPE AND MICROSCOPY - An electric charged particle beam microscope is provided in which a specimen movement due to a specimen rotation is classified into a repeatable movement and a non-repeatable movement, a model of movement is determined for the repeatable movement, a range of movement is determined for the non-repeatable movement, the repeatable movement is corrected on the basis of the movement model through open-loop and the non-repeatable movement is corrected under a condition set on the basis of the range of movement. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127475 | Portable Detection Device for Detecting on the Ground Elements Marked by Fluorescence - The invention concerns a portable appliance intended to detect fluorescent particles excited in the visible spectrum for enabling the authentication of products. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127476 | VACUUM UV BASED OPTICAL MEASURING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method and system are presented for use in optical processing of an article by VUV radiation. The method comprises: localizing incident VUV radiation propagation from an optical head assembly towards a processing site on the article outside the optical head assembly and localizing reflected VUV radiation propagation from said processing site towards the optical head assembly by localizing a medium, non-absorbing with respect to VUV radiation, in within the light propagation path in the vicinity of said site outside the optical head assembly. The level of the medium is controlled by measuring the reflected VUV radiation. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127477 | Laser irradiation apparatus and laser irradiation method - A laser beam having homogeneous intensity distribution is delivered without causing interference stripes of a laser to appear on an irradiation surface. A laser beam emitted from a laser oscillator passes through a diffractive optical element so that the intensity distribution thereof is homogenized. The beam emitted from the diffractive optical element then passes through a slit so that low-intensity end portions in a major-axis direction of the beam are blocked. Subsequently, the beam passes through a projecting lens and a condensing lens, so that an image of the slit is projected onto the irradiation surface. The projecting lens is provided so that the slit and the irradiation surface are conjugated. Thus, the irradiation surface can be irradiated with the laser having homogeneous intensity while preventing the diffraction by the slit. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127478 | Infrared Source and Method of Manufacturing the Same - There is provided an infrared light source that has a simple structure and radiates infrared rays polarized in a specific direction and having a specific wavelength. The infrared light source ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090127479 | EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR GENERATING EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION - High temperature plasma raw material is added drop-wise, for example, and evaporated by irradiation with a laser beam. The laser beam passes through a discharge area between a pair of electrodes and irradiates the high temperature plasma raw material. Pulsed power is applied to the space between the electrodes in such a way that discharge current reaches a specified threshold value at a time when at least part of the evaporated material reaches the discharge channel. As a result, discharge starts between the electrodes, plasma is heated and excited and then EUV radiation is generated. The EUV radiation thus generated passes through a foil trap, is collected by EUV radiation collector optics and then extracted. The irradiation of the laser beam allows setting of the space density of the high temperature plasma raw material to a specified distribution and defining of the position of a discharge channel. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127480 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT - A housing for an elongate electrodeless bulb which is energiseable by an rf field such as a microwave field, preferably at or around 2.45 GHz. The housing is constructed of electrically conductive material and is arranged to have a substantially unobstructed opening through which the bulb is visible from outside the housing, and the housing is arranged to hold the bulb in a position which is recessed into the housing such that in use, the bulb is energized by virtue of its position within the housing and adjacent surrounding conductive parts of the housing substantially attenuate the rf field near the opening so that the rf field strength outside the housing is substantially zero whereby visible light or UV light is freely allowed out through the opening. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127481 | Mounting arrangement - This invention provides a method of mounting cylindrical electrodes in the geometry of a miniature electrostatic quadrupole, which can act as a quadrupole mass filter or a quadrupole ion guide, or be used in a linear quadrupole ion trap. The electrodes are mounted in pairs on microfabricated supports, which are formed from conducting parts on an insulating substrate. The supports include a suspended flexure system to relieve strains caused by mismatch between the thermal expansion coefficients of the electrodes and the substrate. A complete quadrupole is constructed from two such supports, which are spaced apart by further conducting spacers. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127482 | HYDRAULIC RAMS - There is disclosed an actuator for delivering a supplementary force to the piston of a shear ram in a blowout preventer (BOP), and a corresponding BOP. In one embodiment, a supplementary force actuator ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090127483 | FLUID HANDLING DEVICE WITH ISOLATING CHAMBER - A fluid handling device includes a body portion defining a flow passage and an impulse chamber extending from the flow passage. The impulse chamber is fluidly coupled with the flow passage and has a pair of opposing ends defining a length dimension therebetween. The impulse chamber further presents a diameter dimension transverse to the length dimension, wherein the length dimension is at least 3 times and not greater than 10 times the diameter dimension. The device further includes at least one sensor operably coupled with the body portion. The sensor is disposed proximate the end of the impulse chamber opposite the flow passage and presents a sensing face facing into the impulse chamber. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127484 | COMBINED ACTUATOR WITH RHEOLOGICAL CONTROL BRAKE - A combined actuator provided with: a mobile element; a driver for displacing the mobile element; and a rheological control brake, which is mechanically coupled to the mobile element to adjust the displacement of the mobile element; the rheological control brake has: two contiguous adjustment chambers; a rheological fluid contained in the two adjustment chambers; a sliding piston, which tightly separates the two adjustment chambers and is mechanically connected to the mobile element; at least one external connection pipe, which reciprocally connects the two adjustment chambers; and a driving device which is coupled to the external connection pipe so as to apply a variable electromagnetic field to the rheological fluid contained in the external connection pipe for varying the viscosity of the rheological fluid between a minimum value and a maximum value. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127485 | ANTI-SURGE ACTUATOR - The present invention describes a valve actuator having a first motor ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090127486 | VALVE ASSEMBLY AND CONTROL SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a three-in-one valve comprising an inlet shutoff valve for shutting off flow to an inlet of the valve, an outlet shutoff valve for shutting off flow into an outlet of the valve and a control valve for opening and closing the valve. During operation, the control valve can be opened and closed while the inlet shut off valve and outlet shut off valve are in an open position. The inlet shutoff valve and outlet shutoff can be closed for preventing flow into the control valve, thereby allowing the control valve to be serviced without draining of an attached fluid system, such as a radiator. In one embodiment, the three-in-one valve can be used to provide individual zone control for an individual radiator in a multi-radiator and boiler recirculating system. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127487 | Slide Valve - A slide valve is provided, in which the conductance in the minimum region is controllable with high accuracy to enable stable control, a slide plate is prevented from plastic deformation to acquire good controllability of the minimum flow rate, and it is made possible to detach a valve element and an air drive portion integrally with the slide plate, thereby facilitating the maintenance. The slide valve | 2009-05-21 |
20090127488 | Fluid Flow Control Device Having A Seat Ring Retainer - A control valve having a retainer for securing a seat ring within the valve body of the device is disclosed. The seat ring is disposed within a bore in the fluid flow path of the valve body of the control valve, and the retainer is attached to the inner surface of the valve body to retain the seat ring within the bore. The retainer includes threaded openings therethrough for receiving bolts that are tightened down on the seat ring to hold the seat ring against the inner surface of the bore and/or a gasket to form a tight seal and prevent leakage when the control device is in the closed position. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127489 | SALINE SOLUBLE INORGANIC FIBRES - Thermal insulation is provided for use in applications requiring continuous resistance to temperatures of 1260° C. without reaction with alumino-silicate firebricks, the insulation comprises fibres having a composition in wt % | 2009-05-21 |
20090127490 | SOUND DEADENER MELT PAD COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to a sound deadener melt pad composition, wherein the composition includes an asphalt, EVA H2020, a oil palm fibre, a hydraulic lime and an oil palm olein. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127491 | THIOPHENE COMPOUND HAVING SULFONYL GROUP AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A thiophene compound having sulfonyl groups which is represented by the formula [1]. It has high heat resistance and high unsusceptibility to oxidation and can improve solubility and dispersibility in various solvents. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127492 | PHOTO-FORMED METAL NANOPARTICLES AND AEROGEL MATERIALS COMPRISING THE SAME - Transparent monolithic aerogels based on silica, the bioderived polymer chitosan, and coordinated ions are employed to serve as a three-dimensional scaffold decorated with metal ions such as Au, Pt and Pd ions. It has also been found that the metal aerogels, such as Au(III) aerogels, can be imaged photolytically to produce nanoparticles. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127493 | Non-Ageing Permanent Magnet from an Alloy Powder and Method for the Production Thereof - A method for the production of pressed permanent magnets comprises the following steps: A mixture of at least one magnetic powder and a thermosetting binder is provided and pressed to produce a moulded body. In order to obtain a permanent and particularly reliable protection against oxidation and corrosion, the moulded body is impregnated with an acid and solvent mixture in an impregnating bath before the cure of the thermosetting binder, whereby the entire surface of the permanent magnet is coated with a reaction layer [FIG. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127494 | RARE EARTH ALLOY BINDERLESS MAGNET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A method for producing a rare-earth alloy based binderless magnet according to the present invention includes the steps of: (A) providing a rapidly solidified rare-earth alloy magnetic powder; and (B) compressing and compacting the rapidly solidified rare-earth alloy magnetic powder by a cold process without using a resin binder, thereby obtaining a compressed compact, 70 vol % to 95 vol % of which is the rapidly solidified rare-earth alloy magnetic powder. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127495 | SmCo-BASED MAGNETIC FINE PARTICLES, MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - The invention provides weather-resistant SmCo-based magnetic fine particles and a magnetic recording medium with both weather resistance and high recording density. The SmCo-based magnetic fine particles of the invention include SmCo-based nanoparticles and a hydrophobic polymer covering at least part of the surfaces of the SmCo-based nanoparticles. The magnetic recording medium of the invention also has a magnetic layer comprising at least SmCo-based magnetic fine particles and a hydrophobic binder, wherein the SmCo-based magnetic fine particles include SmCo-based nanoparticles and a hydrophobic polymer covering at least part of the SmCo-based nanoparticle surfaces. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127496 | Tetrafluoropropene Production Processes - A process is disclosed for the manufacture of CF | 2009-05-21 |
20090127497 | HYDROFLUOROCARBON/TRIFLUOROIODOMETHANE/ HYDROCARBONS REFRIGERANT COMPOSITIONS - A composition comprising from about 40 weight percent to about 99.9 weight percent of at least one C | 2009-05-21 |
20090127498 | Refrigerent compositions - Disclosed is a non-flammable refrigerant composition consisting of pentafluoroethane in an amount from 62-70% based on the weight of the composition selected from 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane, 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane, or a mixture thereof in an amount from 26 to 36% by weight based on the weight of the composition and mixture of dimethyether and n-butane in an amount of from 1-4% by weight based on the weight of the composition. Optionally, the composition may include at least one lubricant, at least one additive or combinations thereof. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127499 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DUST CONTROL AND FREEZE CONDITIONING - Dust control and/or freeze conditioning compositions and methods of using the compositions are provided. In an embodiment, the present invention provides methods of utilizing the dust control and/or freeze conditioning products. For example, the method can comprise preventing the agglomeration of particulate material comprising coal and the adhesion thereof to surfaces in subfreezing weather. The method can also comprise preventing dust formation from particulate material handling processes. The dust control and/or freeze conditioning compositions can comprise a bottom stream derived from a biodiesel manufacturing process. The dust control and/or freeze conditioning compositions can also comprise a bottom stream of transesterification reactions involving triglycerides. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127500 | POLISHING COMPOSITION - A polishing composition contains a triazole having a 6-membered ring skeleton, a water soluble polymer, an oxidant, and abrasive grains. The triazole has a hydrophobic functional group in the 6-membered ring skeleton. The content of the triazole in the polishing composition is 3 g/L or less. The pH of the polishing composition is 7 or more. The polishing composition is suitably used in polishing for forming wiring of a semiconductor device. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127501 | Polishing Composition for Silicon Wafer - The present invention relates to a polishing composition for silicon wafer comprising silica, a basic compound, a polyaminopolycarboxylic acid compound having hydroxy group, and water. The polishing composition can prevent metal contamination by nickel, chromium, iron, copper or the like, particularly copper contamination in polishing of silicon wafer. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127502 | BINDING AGENT FOR COMPACTED SALT - Novel binders and a compacted salt containing those binders are provided. The binders comprise an aqueous solution or dispersion of sorbitol and an alkali metal phosphate. The binder is contacted with salt crystals heated to elevated temperatures. After binder contact, the coated salt crystals are passed through a compactor where elevated temperatures and pressures cause the salt to melt and then recrystallize as a sheet that can be broken into pieces. The final salt product has the binding agent substantially uniformly dispersed therethrough, resulting in a salt that has high strength and is resistant to mushing. The inventive products are particularly useful as a water softening salt. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127503 | Active Material for Lithium Ion Battery Having A1-Containing Lithium Titanate and Lithium Ion Battery - It is an object of the present invention to provide an active material for lithium ion battery capable of producing a lithium ion battery having an excellent high rate charge and discharge performance and a lithium ion battery having an excellent high rate charge and discharge performance. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127504 | POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF PREPARING SAME - Disclosed in a positive active material for a lithium secondary battery including a compound represented by formula 1 and having a 10% to 70% ratio of diffracted intensity of diffraction lines in 2θ=53° (104 plane) with respect to diffracted intensity of diffraction lines in the vicinity of 2θ=22° (003 plane) in X-ray diffraction patterns using a CoKα-ray, | 2009-05-21 |
20090127505 | Surfactant incorporated nanostructure for pressure drop reduction in oil and gas lines - Nano-sized rare earth metal oxide particles are prepared from aqueous reverse micelles. The engineered nanoparticles have large surface area to volume ratios, and uniformly incorporate a surfactant in each particle, so that when applied to the inner surface of a pipeline or sprayed onto a fluid stream in a pipeline, the particles reduce the roughness of the inside surface of pipe being used to transport fluid. The application of a nanolayer of this novel nanoceria mixture causes a significant reduction in pressure drops, friction, and better recovery and yield of fluid flowing through a pipeline. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127506 | HIGH CRYSTALLINE QUALITY SYNTHETIC DIAMOND - The invention relates to a single crystal CVD diamond material, wherein the extended defect density as characterised by X-ray topography is less than 400/cm2 over an area of greater than 0.014 cm2. The invention further relates to a method for producing a CVD single crystal diamond material according to any preceding claim comprising the step of selecting a substrate on which to grow the CVD single crystal diamond, wherein the substrate has at least one of a density of extended defects as characterised by X-ray topography of less than 400/cm2 over an area greater than 0.014 cm2; an optical isotropy of less than 1×10-5 over a volume greater than 0.1 mm3; and a FWHM X-ray rocking curve width for the (004) reflection of less than 20 arc seconds. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127507 | LUMINESCENT MATERIAL - A luminescent material is provided, which includes a material formed of a single composition containing the main crystal phase and an activator which causes light emission. The material exhibits a narrowband light emission spectrum in a wavelength ranging from 540 nm to 550 nm and a broadband light emission spectrum in a wavelength ranging from 500 nm to 600 nm when the material is excited with light having the main light emission peak having a wavelength ranging from 370 nm to 460 nm. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127508 | Novel materials used for emitting light - An luminescent composition comprises a mixture of two or more materials, emitting electromagnetic radiation when subject to stimuli, wherein the spectral emission is not calculable at a first approximation as the simple weighted sum of the spectral emissions of the materials independently subject to said stimuli. Especially advantageous compositions are achieved if the anionic matrix is an oxide and the doping anionic salt is a fluoride or vice versa. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127509 | CROSS-LINKED ENCAPSULATED PHOSPHORSCENT MOLECULES - There is provided herein cross-linked, phosphorescent micro- and nanoparticles and applications of those particles. The invention uses halogen-containing polymers and co-polymers (HCPs) as an encapsulation matrix for organic and organometallic phosphorescent compounds to form micro- or nanoparticles. The phosphorescence of these encapsulated phosphorescent particles is substantially unaffected by phosphorescence quenchers such as oxygen and water molecules at ambient conditions. The invention provides methods of making cross-linked phosphorescent particles. HCPs may be directly cross-linked through linking moieties that are a part of the polymer, or cross-linked through other separate bridging or cross-linking materials Cross-linked particles are more stable than the non-cross-linked counterparts and more resistant to temperature, surfactants, and organic solvents. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127510 | Fine particle and red fluorescence conversion medium using the same - Particles including at least a metal oxide represented by the following formula and having a number-average particle diameter of 100 nm or less; | 2009-05-21 |
20090127511 | Method and Device for Providing a Gaseous Substance Mixture - A device and method for providing a gaseous substance mixture which includes at least one reducing agent and/or at least one reducing agent precursor, includes a reservoir for an aqueous solution which includes at least one reducing agent precursor that can be flow connected to an evaporator chamber, and a device for dosing the aqueous solution in the evaporator chamber. A device can heat the evaporator chamber to a temperature higher than or equal to a critical temperature, in which the aqueous solution is at least partially evaporated. The device and method enable reducing agent to be provided for selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides in the exhaust of an internal combustion engine. Preferably, an evaporator unit is configured as the evaporator chamber and a hydrolysis catalytic converter is disposed outside the exhaust system. As a result, the size of the hydrolysis catalytic converter is reduced, allowing compact construction. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127512 | ENHANCED PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SYNTHESIS GAS STARTING FROM OXYGENATED COMPOUNDS DERIVING FROM BIOMASSES - The present invention relates to a catalytic partial oxidation process for the production of synthesis gas starting from oxygenated compounds deriving from biomasses, comprising at least the following operative phase: reacting, in a suitable reactor, a reaction mixture comprising: a) one or more oxygenated compounds selected from glycerine, ethanol, triglycerides of fatty acids, carbohydrates having the general formula C | 2009-05-21 |
20090127513 | Uv curable electrically conductive film containing a polysilane - Curable compositions contain (i) a polysilane, (ii) a cycloaliphatic epoxide, (iii) a cationic salt photoinitiator, (iv) an electrically conductive filler, and optionally (v) an adhesion promoter Electrically conductive films can be obtained by UV curing the curable compositions. These electrically conductive films have wide areas of application including use in the manufacture of electroluminescent lamps. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127514 | ELECTROSPRAY PAINTED ARTICLE CONTAINING THERMALLY EXFOLIATED GRAPHITE OXIDE AND METHOD FOR THEIR MANUFACTURE - A painted polymer part containing a conductive polymer composition containing at least one polymer and a modified graphite oxide material, which is a thermally exfoliated graphite oxide with a surface area of from about 300 m | 2009-05-21 |
20090127515 | PI-CONJUGATED MOLECULES - The invention provides π-conjugated oligomers and polymers. The oligomers and polymers may comprise at least two π-conjugated amino acid subunits. The oligomers and polymers may contain one or more π-conjugated amino acid subunits that are optically, electrically or electronically active. The invention also provides optical, electronic and electric devices comprising oligomers and/or polymers having one or more π-conjugated amino acids that are optically, electrically, or electronically active. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127516 | ELECTROCONDUCTIVE CURABLE RESINS - An electroconductive polymer composition comprises a curable liquid thermosetting resin matrix; conductive nano-fibres such as carbon nano-tubes, carbon nano-fibres, metallic nano-fibres or non-conductive nano-fibres with an electrically conductive coating; and a particulate non-conductive phase discontinuously dispersed throughout the thermosetting matrix. The conductive nano-particles are dispersed throughout the matrix whereby when the thermosetting resin is cured, a percolation threshold is established within the thermoset matrix. The particulate non-conductive phase is selected from thermoplastic resin powders or exfoliated particles of nano-clay intercalated with the liquid thermosetting resin. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127517 | HIGH-FREQUENCY SUBSTRATE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - To provide a technique for producing a high-frequency substrate featuring a superior adhesion force of a conductor. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127518 | Electrically Conductive Powder and Production Thereof, Paste of Electrically Conductive Powder and Production of Paste of Electrically Conductive Powder - Electrically conductive powder includes polyhedral large particles and flakey small particles. The aspect ratio of the small particles is not less than 3 and is at least 1.3 times greater than that of the large particles. The electrically conductive powder is surface treated with a fatty acid. The electrically conductive powder has good contact among the polyhedral large particles and the flakey small particles. An electrically conductive paste of the electrically conductive powder achieves excellent electrical and thermal conductivities because the particles are in contact not at points but through surfaces. The electrically conductive paste is capable of filling via-holes in a satisfactory manner. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127519 | TRANSPARENT OXIDE ELECTRODE FILM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, TRANSPARENT ELECTRODONDUCTIVE BASE MATERIAL, SOLAR CELL AND PHOTO DETECTION ELEMENT - A transparent oxide electrode film is provided to have crystalline indium oxide as its main component in which the indium in the indium oxide is substituted with titanium at a titanium/indium atomic ratio between 0.003 and 0.120, and the resistivity of the transparent oxide electrode film is 5.7×10 | 2009-05-21 |
20090127520 | Lithium metal oxide compositions - The invention disclosed is a composition of a single-phase solid solution of LiMnO | 2009-05-21 |
20090127521 | FASTENER EXTRACTION TOOL - The hand tool is used to extract a fastener from a material by preferably gripping the fastener from a horizontal orientation. The hand tool has a head with two pivotally joined halves including at least one pair of gripping jaws. The tool head preferably includes tips that may be used to dig beneath a fastener head that is flush with or set below a surface. The tool includes a pair of handles operable to close the gripping jaws. The handles are preferably offset above the plane of the tool head such that they operate as a lever in cooperation with a fulcrum on the bottom of the tool head to extract the fastener. In one embodiment, the forward jaws of the tool have concave curved gripping surfaces. In one embodiment, the rearward jaws have non-complementary surfaces. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127522 | Apparatus for Lifting a Vehicle - Dislosed is an apparatus for lifting a vehicle. The apparatus comprises a frame assembly, an arm assembly and a lever. The frame assembly comprises a pair of distanced apart frame links and a plurality of connecting members connected in-between the pair of frame links. The arm assembly is coupled to the frame assembly for providing support to the frame assembly. The lever coupled to a connecting member of the plurality of connecting members, is capable of pivotally rotating the frame assembly from a rest position to an upright position. The apparatus is positioned below a frame of the vehicle and the frame assembly is rotated from the rest position to the upright position to lift the vehicle above a ground surface. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127523 | LIFTING JACK - A lifting jack ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090127524 | Carpet stretcher - A sliding hammer apparatus which is attachable to a gripper head part of a carpet stretching device ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090127525 | Electronic Control for Winch Tension - A method for controlling the tension in a spooled device disposed on a winch, comprises providing an input signal to a controller indicative of a measured tension in the spooled device, providing an input signal to the controller indicative of a desired tension in the spooled device, and providing an output signal from the controller to adjust the speed of the winch based on a difference between the desired tension in the spooled device and the measured tension in the spooled device. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127526 | Automatic coiling machine - The automatic coiling machine is a device for automatically coiling an elongated flexible element, such as a fishing line. The automatic coiling machine includes a housing adapted for mounting to a support surface, such as a wall of a boat. The housing includes at least one sidewall. A drive roller is rotatably mounted to the sidewall by a drive shaft. A drive system, such as a motor, is mounted to the sidewall for selectively and controllably driving rotation of the drive shaft and, thus, the drive roller. An idler roller is rotatably mounted to the sidewall adjacent the drive roller and contacting the drive roller so that rotation of the drive roller drives rotation of the idler roller. The sidewall is angled so that an axis of rotation of the drive roller is angled with respect to the axis of rotation of the idler roller. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127527 | LIFT ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A lift assembly system and method can include: a funnel-shaped drum having a constant diameter portion and a gradually increasing diameter portion; a cable management system adapted to position a cable in a single layer in a tray; a beam clamp tube receiver adapted to allow a tube to slide relative to a beam and be secured to the beam; a cable keeper and a slack line detector adapted to maintain cables in position about a drum upon loss of cable tension; a horizontally oriented low profile cable adjuster adapted to adjust the length of a cable; an overspeed braking mechanism; a fleet pivot arm pivotable on the end of a tube so as to guide cables along a desired fleet angle; and/or a pull-type load sensor connected between a tube and a drum adapted to sense changes in a load force and adjust movement of a load. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127528 | LOAD CONTROL POWER TRANSMISSION - The present invention is a transmission used with a winch drum. The transmission includes a drive shaft, an output shaft, a hydraulic or pneumatic system, a cooling system, a gear coaxially mounted on the output shaft, and an electric motor for powering the gear. The drive shaft is adapted to drive the winch drum and includes a clutch disc extending generally radially outwards from the drive shaft. The clutch disc has a face. The output shaft coaxially surrounds at least a portion of the drive shaft and includes a friction surface extending generally radially inward. The friction surface has a face opposing the face of the clutch disc. The hydraulic or pneumatic system is adapted to bring the faces into contact, and the cooling system is adapted to remove heat from the friction surface via a fluid coolant. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127529 | Winding, securing and positioning mechanism for a come-along - A come-along for pulling loads includes a rope winding mechanism that enables the rope to be wound and fed out smoothly. The rope winding mechanism includes a positioning hole that reduces the angle between the secured end of the rope and an axial tube about which the rope is wound. The come-along also includes a rope securing mechanism. The secured end of the rope has a seal head that fits through an installation hole and rests against the positioning hole. A helical slot around the axial tube enables the rope to wind evenly. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127530 | Industrial robot having a suspended unit - The Cableveyor may be able to support its own weight in the direction of gravity since the Cableveyor having the bent portion that connects between the straight-moving unit and the rotating unit is arranged so that it bends in a horizontal plane. As a result, the Cableveyor and the maintenance member do not collide, thus collision noise or dust caused by the collision can be suppressed. Moreover, since the Cableveyor is arranged to the side of the straight axis, the height size of the robot can be suppressed compared with the composition that arranges the Cableveyor on the upper surface of the straight axis. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127531 | Medical Imaging Leveling - A high accuracy medical trailer leveling system capable of detecting at least three level orientations including level along a longitudinal direction, level along a lateral direction at the front of the trailer, and level along a lateral direction at the rear of the trailer. The system also includes sensors that detect a level orientation in the longitudinal direction at the front of the trailer and a level orientation in the longitudinal direction at the rear of the trailer. A touch pad has buttons for controlling the system and a display screen, the display screen being capable of displaying a level condition in a particular location of the trailer and direction. The display screen can display the level orientation of side to side, front; side to side, rear; and front to back, and can also display the angle of inclination. One set of lights on the control pad indicates which jacks to actuate to level the vehicle, and another set of lights indicates which jacks are being actuated. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127532 | Multi-Directional Lifting Apparatus - There is disclosed a jack that provides lifting from multiple orientations or directions. The jack is able to provide the lifting from these multiple orientations as fluid is continuously transferred from a reservoir to a pumping chamber to a piston chamber, regardless of the orientation or direction of the jack. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127533 | DUAL USE WALL MOUNTED CHILD SAFETY BANISTER - A banister that mounts on a stair wall comprising two parallel handrails and a plurality of balusters, each baluster being embedded within both rails. The stand-alone banister resembles a ladder where the rungs are not perpendicular to the two parallel side members. The banister is mounted to a wall rather than to the stairs or the floor at the landing or the opening of the stair well. It is mounted such that the balusters are vertical, and the handrails are angled so as to be parallel to the staircase angle. Therefore, one handrail will be higher than the other when mounted on the wall. The upper handrail will be positioned at a height convenient for gripping by an adult, while the lower handrail will be positioned at a height convenient for gripping by a child. When a child ascends or descends a staircase, he or she will either grip the lower handrail or the balusters to provide support and balance. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127534 | POST ASSEMBLY - A panel fence post assembly | 2009-05-21 |
20090127535 | PHASE CHANGE MEMORY ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A phase change memory device is disclosed, including a substrate. The phase change memory also includes a bottom electrode. A conductive structure with a cavity is provided to electrically contact the bottom electrode, wherein the conductive structure includes sidewalls with different thicknesses. A phase change spacer is formed to cross the sidewalls with different thicknesses. A top electrode is electrically contacted to the phase change spacer. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127536 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT HAVING DIELECTRIC LAYER INCLUDING NANOCRYSTALS - An integrated circuit includes a first electrode, resistivity changing material coupled to the first electrode, and a second electrode. The integrated circuit includes a dielectric material layer between the resistivity changing material and the second electrode. The dielectric material layer includes nanocrystals. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127537 | ELECTRIC DEVICE WITH PHASE CHANGE RESISTOR - An electric device has an electrically switchable resistor ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090127538 | Phase-Changeable Memory Devices Having Reduced Susceptibility to Thermal Interference - A non-volatile memory array includes an array of phase-changeable memory elements that are electrically insulated from each other by at least a first electrically insulating region extending between the array of phase-changeable memory elements. The first electrically insulating region includes a plurality of voids therein. Each of these voids extends between a corresponding pair of phase-changeable memory cells in the non-volatile memory array and, collectively, the voids form an array of voids in the first electrically insulating region. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127539 | Nitride semiconductor light emitting device - As an example of a nitride semiconductor light emitting device, on a sapphire substrate, a GaN buffer layer, an n-type GaN contact layer, an MQW active layer, and a p-type GaN contact layer are sequentially stacked, and a partial region from the p-type GaN contact layer to the middle of the n-type GaN contact layer is mesa-etched so as to form an n electrode. Meanwhile, a p electrode is provided on the p-type GaN contact layer, and, in addition to the p electrode, multiple ridge parts are formed by crystal growth so as to be scattered. By providing the multiple ridge parts, device characteristics can be improved without causing damage on the GaN-based semiconductor layer. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127540 | Systems and Methods for Nanowire Growth - The present invention is directed to systems and methods for nanowire growth. In an embodiment, methods for nanowire growth and doping are provided, including methods for epitaxial vertically oriented nanowire growth including providing a substrate material having one or more nucleating particles deposited thereon in a reaction chamber, introducing an etchant gas into the reaction chamber at a first temperature which gas aids in cleaning the surface of the substrate material, contacting the nucleating particles with at least a first precursor gas to initiate nanowire growth, and heating the alloy droplet to a second temperature, whereby nanowires are grown at the site of the nucleating particles. The etchant gas may also be introduced into the reaction chamber during growth of the wires to provide nanowires with low taper. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127541 | REDUCING DEFECTS IN SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELL HETEROSTRUCTURES - Reducing defects in semiconductor quantum well structures is generally described. In one example, an apparatus includes a semiconductor substrate including silicon, a buffer film epitaxially grown on the semiconductor substrate, the buffer film comprising silicon, germanium, and an impurity, and a first semiconductor film epitaxially grown on the buffer film wherein a lattice mismatch exists between the semiconductor substrate and the first semiconductor film and wherein the impurity disrupts lattice structure dislocation gliding in at least the first semiconductor film. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127542 | NEGATIVE RESISTANCE FIELD EFFECT ELEMENT AND HIGH-FREQUENCY OSCILLATION ELEMENT - There is provided a 3-terminal negative differential resistance field effect element having a high output and high frequency characteristic, requiring low power consumption, and preferably having a high PVCR. The field effect element uses a compound hetero structure and forms a dual channel layer by connecting a high-transfer degree quantum well layer ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090127543 | VERTICAL GATE-DEPLETED SINGLE ELECTRON TRANSISTOR - A vertical gate-depleted single electron transistor (SET) is fabricated on a conducting or insulating substrate. A plurality of lightly doped basic materials and tunneling barriers are fabricated on top of a substrate, wherein at least two of the layers of basic materials sandwich the layers of tunneling barriers and at least two of the layers of tunneling barriers sandwich at least one of the layers of basic materials. A mesa is fabricated on top of the layers of basic materials and tunneling barriers, and has an undercut shape. An ohmic contact is fabricated on top of the mesa, and one or more gate Schottky contacts are fabricated on top of the layers of lightly doped basic materials and tunneling barriers. A quantum dot is induced by gate depletion, when a source voltage is set as zero, a drain voltage is set to be less than 0.1, and a gate voltage is set to be negative. The depletion region expands toward the center of the device and forms a lateral confinement to the quantum well, wherein a quantum dot is obtained. Because the size of the quantum dot is so small, the Coulomb charging energy achieved is large enough to let the device operate at room temperature. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127544 | Method for producing organic electronic devices on solvent-and/or temperature-sensitive plastic substrates - The invention relates to the production of organic field-effect transistors (OFETs), solar cells or light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and circuits based thereon on the surface of solvent- and/or temperature-sensitive plastics, e.g. thermoplastic injection-moulded bodies. A protective layer, which comprises a polymer compound, such as polyacrylate, polyphenol, melamine resin or polyester resin, which is applied from an aqueous-alcoholic solution or without solvent to the substrate surface or one of the function-determining layers of the electronic semiconductor component in a low-temperature process at temperatures of less than 100° C. and dried, protects the substrate against undesirable action of solvents and may simultaneously serve as a planarization layer and/or as as electrical insulation layer. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127545 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - An organic light emitting device and a method for fabricating the same are discussed. According to an embodiment, the method includes forming a mother substrate structure including organic light emitting devices including TFTs and first electrodes, each first electrode electrically connected to the corresponding TFT and being a part of an OLED to be formed; forming first and second conductive layers to form a power line in each organic light emitting device; forming a dummy layer on the first electrodes and the second conductive layer; performing at least one of scribing and grinding processes on the mother substrate structure to divide the mother substrate structure into sub-substrate structures; removing the dummy layer from the first electrodes and the second conductive layer after the performing step; and forming a light emitting layer and a second electrode on the first electrode in one of the sub-substrate structures to form the OLED. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127546 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention relates to organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) and to a method for the production thereof. The organic light emitting diodes according to the invention are distinguished in that a substance is integrated in the layer stack, the electrical conductivity of which is reduced by energy input, as a result of which irreversible damage to organic light emitting diodes, as can occur for example with the formation of defects or particles, can be prevented. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127547 | PI-CONJUGATED ORGANOBORON POLYMERS IN THIN-FILM ORGANIC ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Pi-conjugated organoboron polymers for use in thin-film organic polymer electronic devices. The polymers contain aromatic and or unsaturated repeat units and boron atoms. Pi-conjugated organoboron polymers which are end capped, derivatized with solubilizing groups or both exhibit improved solubility and handling properties beneficial for the formation of thin films useful for device fabrication. The vacant p-orbital of the boron atoms conjugate with the pi-conjugated orbital system of the aromatic or unsaturated monomer units extending the pi-conjugation length of the polymer across the boron atoms. The pi-conjugated organoboron polymers are electron-deficient and, therefore, exhibit n-type semiconducting properties, photoluminescence, and electroluminescence. The invention provides thin-film organic polymer electronic devices, such as organic photovoltaic cells (OPVs), organic diodes, organic photodiodes, organic thin-film transistors (TFTs), organic field-effect transistors (OFETs), printable or flexible electronics, such as radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags, electronic papers, and printed circuit elements, organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), polymer light-emitting diodes (PLEDs), and energy storage devices employing the pi-conjugated organoboron polymers. In OLED and PLED applications these materials are used as the electron transport layer (ETL) to improve device efficiency. The polymers which exhibit photo- and electroluminescence are also useful as light-emitting material in PLEDs. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127548 | SEMICONDUCTOR THIN FILM AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - This invention provides a transparent oxide semiconductor, which comprises an oxide comprising indium oxide as a main component and cerium oxide as an additive and has such properties that light-derived malfunction does not occur, there is no variation in specific resistance of a thin film caused by heating and the like, and the mobility is high, and a process for producing the same. A semiconductor thin film characterized by comprising indium oxide and cerium oxide and being crystalline and having a specific resistance of 10 | 2009-05-21 |
20090127549 | Composite structure gap-diode thermopower generator or heat pump - A thermionic or thermotunneling generator or heat pump is disclosed, comprising electrodes substantially facing one another and separated by spacers disposed between the electrodes, wherein the substrate material for the cathode is preferably a single crystalline silicon wafer while the substrate for the anode is an organic wafer, and preferably a polished polyimide (PI) wafer. On the cathode side, standard silicon wafer processes create the 10-1000 nm thin spacers and edge seals from thermally grown oxide. Either wafer is partially covered with a thin film of material that is characterized by high electrical conductivity and low work function. In one embodiment, the cathode is partially covered with a thin film of Ag—Cs—O. In another embodiment, the anode is additionally covered with a thin film of Ag—Cs—O, in which case the work function of the cathode coating material is reduced further utilizing an Avto Metal structure of nanoscale patterned indents. A method for fabricating said composite structure device is further disclosed. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127550 | Thin film field effect transistor and display using the same - A TFT is provided which includes, on a substrate, at least a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer; an active layer containing an amorphous oxide semiconductor, a source electrode, and a drain electrode, wherein a carrier concentration of the active layer is 3×10 | 2009-05-21 |
20090127551 | Thin film field effect transistor and display using the same - A TFT is provided which includes on a substrate, at least a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer, an active layer containing an amorphous oxide semiconductor, a source electrode, and a drain electrode, wherein a mean square interface roughness between the gate insulating layer and the active layer is less than 2 nm, a carrier concentration of the active layer is 1×10 | 2009-05-21 |
20090127552 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR - A thin film transistor is disclosed comprising comprises a substrate, a dielectric layer, and a semiconductor layer. The semiconductor layer, which is crystalline zinc oxide preferentially oriented with the c-axis perpendicular to the plane of the dielectric layer or substrate, is prepared by liquid depositing a zinc oxide nanodisk composition. The thin film transistor has good mobility and on/off ratio. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127553 | WAFER WITH SCRIBE LANES COMPRISING EXTERNAL PADS AND/OR ACTIVE CIRCUITS FOR DIE TESTING - A wafer (W) comprises i) at least one independent die (D | 2009-05-21 |
20090127554 | Semiconductor structure having multilayer of polysilicon and display panel applied with the same - A semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a first polysilicon (polysilicon) region, a second polysilicon region, an insulating layer and a third polysilicon region. The first and second polysilicon regions are formed on the substrate and spaced apart by a gap. The insulating layer formed on the substrate covers the first and second polysilicon regions. The third polysilicon region is formed on the insulating layer and disposed above the gap. When the semiconductor structure is applied to a display panel, a grain boundary of the third polysilicon region in a displaying region and a channel of an active layer intersect at an angle, and the grain boundary of the third polysilicon region in a circuit driving region is substantially parallel to the channel of the active layer. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127555 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - In order to form a metal thin film, a silicide film, or the like between an upper-layer unit cell and a lower-layer unit cell in stacked-layer photoelectric conversion devices, a step of forming the thin film is additionally needed. Therefore, a problem such as decline in productivity of the photoelectric conversion devices occurs. A first unit cell including a single crystal semiconductor layer with a thickness of 10 μm or less as a photoelectric conversion layer and a second unit cell including a non-single-crystal semiconductor layer as a photoelectric conversion layer, which is provided over the first unit cell, are at least included, and conductive clusters are dispersed between the unit cells. The conductive clusters are located between the lower-layer unit cell and the upper-layer unit cell to form an ohmic contact; thus, current flows between the both unit cells. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127556 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND ADHESIVE LAYER (AS AMENDED) - To realize a high-performance liquid crystal display device or light-emitting element using a plastic film. A CPU is formed over a first glass substrate and then, separated from the first substrate. A pixel portion having a light-emitting element is formed over a second glass substrate, and then, separated from the second substrate. The both are bonded to each other. Therefore, high integration can be achieved. Further, in this case, the separated layer including the CPU serves also as a sealing layer of the light-emitting element. | 2009-05-21 |