28th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 35 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090176261 | METHOD OF DETERMINING THE POINT AT WHICH COAGULATING BLOOD FORMS A CLOT - The present invention is concerned with a method and apparatus for determining the instant at which coagulating blood forms a clot—the primary function of a clot being to act as a hemostatic plug at the site of a lesion in the circulatory system. The method comprises applying a harmonically time-varying stress and strain of controlled amplitude and frequency to the blood using a rheometer and through the use of the Chambon-Winter Gel Equation, the method is capable of determining the gel point which precedes the clotting time indicated by a thromboelastograph. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176262 | COENZYME-BINDING GLUCOSE DEHYDROGENASE - The present invention provides a microorganism-derived soluble coenzyme-binding glucose dehydrogenase which catalyzes a reaction for oxidizing glucose in the presence of an electron acceptor, has an activity to maltose as low as 5% or less, and is inhibited by 1,10-phenanthroline. The invention also provides a method for producing the coenzyme-binding glucose dehydrogenase, and a method and a reagent for measuring employing the coenzyme-binding glucose dehydrogenase. According to the invention, the coenzyme-binding glucose dehydrogenase can be applied to an industrial field, and a use becomes possible also in a material production or analysis including a method for measuring or eliminating glucose in a sample using the coenzyme-binding glucose dehydrogenase as well as a method for producing an organic compound. It became also possible to provide a glucose sensor capable of accurately measuring a blood sugar level. Therefore, it became possible to provide an enzyme having a high utility, such as an ability of being used for modifying a material in the fields of pharmaceuticals, clinical studies and food products. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176263 | Canis sphingosine 1-phosphate receptort isoform 1 | 2009-07-09 |
20090176264 | Calibrator/Control for Simultaneous Assay of Proteins Capable of Complexing With One Another - Disclosed herein are compositions and methods comprising two or more proteins in which at least one of the proteins has been altered to reduce their mutual recognition and binding. Such compositions are useful as reference, calibrators or controls in methods and assays for determining the amount of one or more of the proteins that may be present in a sample of interest or in confirming the presence of one or more of the proteins in the sample. More particularly, it relates to compositions and methods comprising altered placental growth factor-1 (PlGF-1) and soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase (sFlt-1) and methods for determining the amount or confirming the presence of sFlt-1 and/or PlGF-1 in a sample of interest. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176265 | METHOD OF ASSESSING BIOLOGICAL TEST SPECIMEN - A method of assessing a biological test specimen includes the steps of detecting an acoustic emission produced by the biological test specimen and comparing the detected acoustic emission to a compilation of acoustic emissions produced by known biological sources. The method further includes the monitoring of various attributes of the test specimen. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176266 | FUNCTIONAL METHOD TO IDENTIFY TASTANTS - Provided are functional methods using the T1R2 monomer of the T1R2/T1R3 sweet receptor to identify agonists and modulators of the sweet taste response. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176267 | IN VITRO METHOD FOR THE IDENTIFICATION AND EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND FOR THE CONCOMITANT MONITORING OF THE THERAPY OF DRUG-AND ADDICTIVE SUBSTANCE-INDUCED LIVER DAMAGE - Disclosed is an in vitro method for the identification and the concomitant monitoring of the therapy and cure of drug-induced or addictive substance-induced liver damage, in which the occurrence of the human enzyme carbamoyl synthase 1 (CPS 1) or its concentration is determined in serum or plasma samples from patients who are being or have been treated with potentially liver-damaging drugs, or from people who take harmful stimulants and addictive substances or are exposed to hepatotoxic substances. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176268 | Solid Nutrient Media Useful For Isolating And Identifying Alkaliphilic Bacteria - The present invention relates to a solid nutrient media composition having alkaline pH, useful for isolating and identifying alkaliphilic microorganisms in pure form. Te media composition consists of 5-15 g of carbon source, 2.5-10 g of peptone, 2.5-10 g of yeast extract, 0.5-1.5 g of dipotassium hydrogen phosphate; 0.1-0.5 g of magnesium sulphate heptahydrate, 30 μl-4 ml of super saturated solution of sodium hydroxide, 5-20 g of potassium chloride and 10-30 g of κ-carrageenan in one litre of distilled water. The potassium salt in combination with κ-carrageenan in specific proportion has been found to be a suitable replacement of agar in solidifying bacteriological media especially, for isolation of extreme alkaliphiles. The present invention also provides a method of using the solid nutrient media composition having alkaline pH to study biodiversity of cultivable alkaliphilic bacteria. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176269 | CELL CULTURE PROCESSES - Culturing heterologous protein-secreting mammalian cells, such as CHO or BHK cells, at 35.1-36.5° C. and/or at pH 7.15-7.20 and/or at a dissolved CO | 2009-07-09 |
20090176270 | ASYMMETRIC CYANINE FLUORESCENT DYES, COMPOSITIONS AND THEIR USE IN STAINING BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES - Asymmetric cyanine fluorescent dyes are represented by general formula I. These kinds of dyes may be used as a staining agent for nucleic acids, with the spectra at 600-900 nm in the near-infrared region and without interference from background fluorescence. These kinds of dyes may be useful with small-type red semiconductor lasers as the light source (such as 633 nm). Compositions comprising these dyes and methods for staining biological samples using these dyes or compositions are also provided. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176271 | Systems for Efficient Staining and Sorting of Populations of Cells - A multi-channel apparatus for classifying particles according to one or more particle characteristics. The apparatus comprises a plurality of flow cytometry units, each of which is operable to classify particles in a mixture of particles by interrogating a stream of fluid containing the particles with a beam of electromagnetic radiation. The flow cytometry units share an integrated platform comprising at least one of the following: (1) a common supply of particles; (2) a common housing; (3) a common processor for controlling operation of the units; (4) a common processor for receiving and processing information from the units; and (5) a common fluid delivery system. The integrated platform can include a common source of electromagnetic radiation. A method of the invention comprises using a plurality of flow cytometry units sharing the integrated platform to perform a flow kilometric operation, such as analyzing or sorting particles. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176272 | EXPRESSION OF NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES FOR PRODUCTION OF BIOFUELS AND OTHER PRODUCTS IN ALGAE AND CYANOBACTERIA - Various embodiments provide, for example, vectors, expression cassettes, and cells useful for transgenic expression of nucleic acid sequences. In various embodiments, vectors can contain plastid-based sequences of unicellular photosynthetic bioprocess organisms for the production of food- and feed-stuffs, oils, biofuels, pharmaceuticals or fine chemicals. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176273 | Production of Lipidated Proteins In E. coli - Production of a lipidated protein in an | 2009-07-09 |
20090176274 | GLYCOSYLATED MAMMALIAN NGAL AND USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to glycosylated mammalian NGAL, and methods of using said glycosylated mammalian NGAL. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176275 | EXPRESSION SYSTEM, COMPONENTS THEREOF AND METHODS OF USE - Recently, the development of inducible expression systems has involved exploitation of the p-cym operon from | 2009-07-09 |
20090176276 | Fusion Polypeptides of Human Serum Albumin and a Therapeutically Active Polypeptide - Biologically active polypeptides comprising a therapeutically active polypeptide fused to human serum albumin or a variant thereof, methods for the preparation thereof, nucleotide sequences encoding such fusion polypeptides, expression cassettes comprising such nucleotide sequences, self-replicating plasmids containing such expression cassettes, and pharmaceutical compositions containing said fusion polypeptides. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176277 | METHOD FOR PREPARING CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES HAVING SOLUBILITY IMPROVED - Provided is a method for preparing a cellulose derivative having solubility improved and therefore having less undissolved floating portions when the derivative is added into water. More specifically, provided is a method for preparing a cellulose derivative, comprising a step of depolymerizing a cellulose derivative to produce a depolymerized cellulose derivative having a viscosity at 20° C. in a 2% by weight aqueous solution of the depolymerized cellulose derivative reduced by at least 10% compared with that of the cellulose derivative before the depolymerization so that the number of undissolved floating portions in the aqueous solution of the depolymerized cellulose derivative is decreased compared with that of the cellulose derivative before the depolymerization. Depolymerization is effected preferably by an acid, alkali or enzyme. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176278 | SOLVENTS FOR MUTANT ENDOGLYCOCERAMIDASES WITH SYNTHETIC ACTIVITY - The present invention provides reaction mixtures comprising a solvent having at least one of an alkoxy ether and/or a polyhydric alcohol for use in reactions with a mutant endoglycoceramidase having enhanced synthetic activity. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176279 | Bioreactive agents - This invention relates to agents and conjugates that can be used to detect and isolate target components from complex mixtures such as nucleic acids from biological samples, cells from bodily fluids, and nascent proteins from translation reactions. Agents comprise a detectable moiety bound to a photoreactive moiety. Conjugates comprise agents coupled to substrates by covalent bounds which can be selectively cleaved with the administration of electromagnetic radiation. Targets substances labeled with detectable molecules can be easily identified and separated from a heterologous mixture of substances. Exposure of the conjugate to radiation releases the target in a functional form and completely unaltered. Using photocleavable molecular precursors as the conjugates, label can be incorporated into macromolecules, the nascent macromolecules isolated and the label completely removed. The invention also relates to targets isolated with these conjugates which may be useful as pharmaceutical agents or compositions that can be administered to humans and other mammals. Useful compositions include biological agents such as nucleic acids, proteins, lipids and cytokines. Conjugates can also be used to monitor the pathway and half-life of pharmaceutical composition in vivo and for diagnostic, therapeutic and prophylactic purposes. The invention also relates to kits comprised of agents and conjugates that can be used for the detection of diseases, disorders and nearly any individual substance in a complex background of substances. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176280 | Amplification and cloning of single dna molecules using rolling circle amplification - The present invention relates, e.g., to a method for amplifying a small number of copies (e.g. a single copy) of a single-stranded circular DNA molecule (e.g. having a size of about 5-6 kb) by an isothermal rolling circle mechanism, using random or partially random primers and a F29-type DNA polymerase. The method, which can also be used for amplifying DNAs by non-rolling types of multiple displacement amplification, comprises incubating the reaction components in a small volume, e.g. about 10 μl or less, such as about 0.6 μl or less. The degree of amplification can be about 109 fold, or higher. A method for cell-free cloning of DNA, using the rolling circle amplification method of the invention, is described. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176281 | MODULAR VECTOR SYSTEMS - The present invention provides improved techniques and reagents for producing nucleic acid molecules. In certain preferred embodiments, the nucleic acid molecules are modular vectors. In certain preferred embodiments, the nucleic acid molecules are produced in polymerase chain reactions employing terminator primer residues. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176282 | Device and Method for Thermal Cycling - A thermal cycling device for performing nucleic acid amplification on a plurality of biological samples positioned in a sample well tray. The thermal cycling device includes a sample block assembly, an optical detection system, and a sample well tray holder configured to hold the sample well tray. The sample block assembly is adapted for movement between a first position permitting the translation of the sample well tray into alignment with sample block assembly, and a second position, upward relative to the first position, where the sample block assembly contacts the sample well tray. A method of performing nucleic acid amplification on a plurality of biological samples positioned in a sample well tray in a thermal cycling device is also provided. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176283 | METHOD FOR THE OBTENTION OF CHIMERIC NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES AND CHIMERIC NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES - The present invention describes a method for producing synthetic nucleotide sequences which provides the assembly of DNA sequences, thus providing the obtention of genes, chromosomes and even whole qenomes. The method of the present invention makes use of the technique known as Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) but wherein no preexisting nucleic acid template is needed, being therefore an approach with minimum limitations and broad use. This method provides means for obtaining products with high industrial value, for the design and development of immunotherapeutic agents, recombinant enzymes, drugs, including the development of vaccines, gene therapy, and in applications in agriculture and environment. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176284 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING CONCENTRATED POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID OIL - The present invention provides a process for concentrated PUFA oil, characterized in that alcoholysis reaction using lipase is carried out in the presence of a small amount of water and at least one compound as an additive selected from magnesium oxide, magnesium hydroxide, calcium oxide and calcium hydroxide, and then separation is conducted to obtain a glyceride fraction. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176285 | Compositions and Methods for Enhancing Glycerol Utilization - A glycerol utilizing cell and a method for the production of glycerol-derived target compounds are provided. The glycerol utilizing cell may comprise a glycerol metabolizing system or a glycerol uptake protein and be used to produce a glycerol-derivable target compound. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176286 | Process for Fractionating Lignocellulosic Biomass into Liquid and Solid Products - The invention herein is an efficient, flexible biomass fractionation process comprising digesting a lignocellulosic-biomass material at about 120-220° C. and a pH of less than about 4, in an aqueous mixture containing an effective concentration of at least one solvent for lignin, and separating to recover a solid phase that contains a large fraction of the cellulose originally in the starting lignocellulosic material and a liquid phase that contains most of the lignin and hemicellulose originally in the starting lignocellulosic biomass. The process can produce a solid phase that contains at least 75% cellulose and less than 10% lignin. The cellulose-rich solid product can be converted very efficiently to glucose. The solid product can also be used in commercial pulp applications, such as papermaking or fluff pulp. Hemicellulose sugars and lignin can be used directly or converted to other products. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176287 | PRODUCING CAROTENOIDS - This document provides methods and materials related to the production of carotenoids. For example, microorganisms containing one or more exogenous nucleic acids and producing detectable amounts of carotenoids are provided. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176288 | Methods and Compositions for Butanol Production - A butanol producing cell and a method for the production of butanol are provided. Butanol producing cells comprising a butanol synthesis system or butanol export proteins may be used to enhance the production of butanol from a carbon substrate composition. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176289 | Apparatus And Process For The Conversion Into Biogas Of Fermentation Stillage Arising As A Waste Product Of Ethanol Production - The invention relates to an apparatus for the conversion into biogas of fermentation stillage arising as a waste product of ethanol production. This apparatus comprises a separation unit for the separation of the fermentation stillage into a thin fraction and a thick fraction, at least one biogas reactor for fermenting the thin fraction and/or the thick fraction, and a storage tank. According to a first aspect of the present invention, two biogas reactors are provided, to separate the thin fraction and the thick fraction independently of one another. According to a second aspect of the present invention, a nitrogen sink is provided downstream of the storage tank to provide, from the reactor effluent, process water with low or no nitrogen content which may then be fed to the reactor and/or the bioethanol plant. According to a third aspect the invention is characterised by a combination of a single-stage separation unit and a heavy-duty biogas reactor with a pore-free flow path. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176290 | Bacillus Host Cell | 2009-07-09 |
20090176291 | LAUNDRY DETERGENT COMPOSITION COMPRISING A GLYCOSYL HYDROLASE AND A BENEFIT AGENT CONTAINING DELIVERY PARTICLE - The present invention relates to a laundry detergent composition comprising a glycosyl hydrolase and a benefit agent containing delivery particles, compositions comprising said particles, and processes for making and using the aforementioned particles and compositions. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176292 | BGL7 Beta-Glucosidase and Nucleic Acids Encoding The Same - The present invention provides BGL7 polypeptides with the biological activity of a β-glucosidase and a method of producing a recombinant enzyme having β-glucosidase activity. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176293 | Removal of plasmin(ogen) from protein solutions - A method for specifically removing or isolating plasmin(ogen) or plasmin in presence of fibrinogen from a mixture containing plasmin(ogen) or plasmin by contacting the mixture with a rigid amino acid wherein the amino group of the amino acid and the carboxylic group of the amino acid are about 6-8 Angstroms, preferably about 7 Angstroms apart and the rigid amino acid is covalently bound to the support via the amino group of the amino acid. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176294 | METHOD FOR THE SUBMERGED CULTIVATION OF FILAMENTOUS ORGANISMS - A method for the submerged cultivation of filamentous organisms is described, where the formation of cell agglomerates, mycelial assemblages and pellets, and the adhesion to abiotic surfaces is reduced or prevented during the cultivation through the presence of particles which are insoluble or only partly soluble in the cultivation liquid and have a size of up to a few millimetres. With this method it is possible to overcome the problems hitherto in the biotechnological use of filamentous organisms. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176295 | Use of mosses and/or lichens, element and method for reducing the particulate matter content of air - The invention relates to the use of mosses and/or lichens as agents for reducing the particulate matter content of air. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176296 | PROCESS FOR ISOLATING NUCLEIC ACIDS - The present invention relates to a process for isolating total nucleic acid from a nucleic acid-containing sample and a kit for carrying out said process. More specifically, it relates to the isolation of RNA from a nucleic-acid containing sample. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176297 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TREATING BIOMASS - A method for pretreating and disrupting cell structure of biomass by subjecting the biomass to high pressure, thereby disrupting the cell structure of the biomass is provided. Also provided is a device for performing the method, wherein the device includes a cavitating device and a cell structure disrupting device disposed within the cavitating device for disrupting the cell structure and exposing the internal cell structure to enzymes. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176298 | Polymer Compound For Medical Material, And Biochip Substrate Using The Polymer Compound - A main object of the invention is to provide a polymer compound for medicine which has an excellent capability of fixing a biologically active substance and has such chemical/physical stability that the compound is less dissolved or deteriorated in a washing step, in particular, which can be suitably applied to a plastic substrate surface. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176299 | Species Specific DNA Detection - The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the identification of species-specific material in pharmaceutical products. In particular, the present invention relates to methods for the identification of species-specific DNA in a population of a different species or following contact (e.g., growth) with cells of a different species. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176300 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS INTO ENERGY RESOURCES - A method of converting biological material into energy resources includes transmitting biological material to a pulsed electric field (PEF) station, and applying a PEF to the biological material within a treatment zone in the PEF station to generate treated biological material. The method also includes transmitting the treated biological material to a biogenerator, and processing the treated biological material in the biogenerator to produce an energy resource. A converter may carry out this process, and may include the PEF station and the biogenerator. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176301 | DISPOSABLE SPINNER FLASK - A disposable spinner flask includes an asymmetric container, a lid, and a spinning mechanism. The container can be sealingly coupled to the lid, which includes an access port and a cap configured to be coupled to the access port for preventing bacteria, viruses, and fungi from passing therethrough while allowing air to flow between the container and a surrounding environment. The lid may include a structure for retaining the cap when the cap is removed. The spinning mechanism can include a shaft, at least one blade, and a magnetic device. Further, the spinning mechanism can include a receptacle that fixedly receives the magnetic device toward an end of the blade assembly, the magnetic device configured to rotate when subjected to an external magnetic force. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176302 | Modified Mite Allergen and Pharmaceutical uses Thereof - The present invention provides a modified | 2009-07-09 |
20090176303 | Method and apparatus for propagating benthic marine invertebrates - An apparatus for propagating benthic marine invertebrates in water. The apparatus comprises (a) a culture cell, (b) a sedimentation chamber in fluid connection with the culture cell, and (c) a pump in fluid connection with the culture cell and with the sedimentation chamber capable of pumping water from the sedimentation chamber to the culture cell. Also disclosed is a method for propagating benthic marine invertebrates comprising culturing the invertebrates in a water environment in the apparatus. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176304 | Method for in vivo, ex vivo and in vitro repair and regeneration of cartilage and collagen and bone remodeling - A method for in vivo, ex vivo and in vitro regeneration of cartilage and collagen. In vivo, ex vivo and in vitro regeneration and de novo formation of articular cartilage and collagen by intermittently applied hydrostatic pressure. The application of external interval loading consisting of repeated periods of applied hydrostatic pressure followed and interrupted by periods of recovery. The application of the intermittent hydrostatic pressure at physiological levels 5-10 MPA for an interval of | 2009-07-09 |
20090176305 | COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR TREATING BREAST CANCER AND OTHER DISEASES - Disclosed are novel compositions and novel methods for the creation of both the novel compounds and known compounds. Also disclosed are methods for use of the novel compounds for treating a variety of diseases relating to decreasing or preventing activation of estrogen receptors and/or estrogen related receptors. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176306 | METHOD OF INDUCING DIFFERENTIATION FROM VISCERAL PREADIPOCYTE TO VISCERAL ADIPOCYTE - The invention provides a method of inducing differentiation of a visceral preadipocyte and a method of culturing a visceral adipocyte comprising culturing the cell in a medium containing serum free of heparin-adsorbable components. The invention also provides for the removal of heparin-adsorbable components by, for example, applying serum to a heparin affinity column thereby adsorbing the heparin-adsorbable component to heparin. A visceral adipocyte cultured by the method of the present invention is useful in a study of differentiation, growth and metabolism of an adipocyte, elucidation of the mechanism of development and progress of diseases such as diabetes, hyperlipemia, hypertension and arteriosclerosis, and development of a drug for preventing and treating such a disease. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176307 | Compounds, Compositions and Methods - Certain substituted urea derivatives selectively modulate the cardiac sarcomere, for example by potentiating cardiac myosin, and are useful in the treatment of systolic heart failure including congestive heart failure. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176308 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE PURIFICATION OF BIOMOLECULES - The invention comprises an apparatus | 2009-07-09 |
20090176309 | Fluorescent Assay - A method and apparatus to estimate the concentration of a non-fluorescent substance (e.g. haemoglobin) in a fluorescent assay by separately estimating the non time dependent alteration attributed to inherent filter effects from the time dependent alteration caused by the assay chemistry. Such a method obviates the requirement for a separate photometric or other measurement thereby simplifying the methodology and associated instrumentation. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176310 | DETECTION PROCEDURES FOR FIBRINOGEN AND/OR FIBRINOGEN DERIVATIVES - Described are determination procedures for fibrinogen and/or fibrinogen-derivatives by matrix-independent turbidimetry. In the FIFTA called procedure the fibrinogen activity is preferably determined in an undiluted sample by addition of thrombin and/or albumin, as well as polybrene if appropriate, in PBS and determination of the increase in absorbance at 405 nm. In the FIATA called procedure the fibrinogen-concentration and/or the concentration of fibrinogen-derivatives is preferably determined by addition of vancomycin and determination of the increase in turbidity at 405 nm. It is standardized by usage of plasma standards of known fibrinogen-activity and/or fibrinogen-concentration. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176311 | SEPARATION OF CONJUGATED AND UNCONJUGATED COMPONENTS - The invention is based on the use of a basic reagent under basic conditions to separate conjugated saccharide from unconjugated components in a sample, e.g. a vaccine, by precipitation of the conjugated saccharide. The invention allows rapid and quantitative separation of conjugated and conjugated components, which may be exploited in analytical methods for quantifying unconjugated saccharide or carrier. Therefore, the separation of conjugated and unconjugated components using the invention may be advantageously combined with a quantitative saccharide or carrier analysis to provide improved quality control for conjugate vaccines. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176312 | BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL TEST MEDIA AND SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for performing medical, biological or chemical tests in the field is Disclosed. In some embodiments, the test media comprises a special purpose optical disc which is read, after application of the test specimen and subsequent processing using commonly available CD, DVD, High Definition DVD or Blu-Ray optical disc players. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176313 | Fluorescent Compound and Labeling Agent Comprising the Same - A novel fluorescent compound having a high light fastness, high fluorescence quantum yield and sharp absorption spectrum, which emits fluorescence having a wavelength in long wavelength region, as well as its use as a labeling agent, is disclosed. In Formula [I] below, by forming a specific hetero ring(s) with R | 2009-07-09 |
20090176314 | REAGENT CARTRIDGE - A reagent cartridge which can be exchangeably inserted into an analyzer and having a plurality of reagent bags furnished with connecting lines, each of which may optionally be connected to an input device of the analyzer, and method for operating the analyzer are disclosed. Each reagent bag has an analyzer-controlled multi-way valve with at least two valve positions at the point where the respective connecting line departs, such that the first valve position opens a fluid path between the connecting line and the reagent bag, while the second valve position closes off the reagent bag and opens a fluid path between a ventilation source, e.g. ambient air, and the connecting line. The connecting lines of the reagent bags departing from the multi-way valve open directly into a common rail or a collector valve. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176315 | Microfluidic pl-based molecular sorting - This invention is directed to methods and devices for separating molecules in a sample, based on differences in their isoelectric point (pI). The methods and devices make use of a diffusion potential created in a microfluidic chamber when a buffered solution comprising molecules, which differ in terms of their isoelectric point (pI) values and a second buffer, which differs from the buffered solution in terms of its pH or salt concentration are introduced in the chamber. The diffusion potential, in turn, enables charge-based separation of the molecules. Applications and permutations of the methods and devices are described. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176316 | Automated fluid handling cartridge, fluid processing system, and methods - The present invention relates to a cartridge, system, and methods that can be used for automated handling of fluids, such as blood. The cartridge can be configured to obtain a fluid sample from a sealed container, e.g., a septum sealed container. The system can be configured to handle the cartridge for operations such as obtaining a sample and/or dispensing the sample from the cartridge into, for example, a microtiter plate. The method of the invention can employ the cartridge or system of the invention. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176317 | Soluble B7-H1 - This document features methods of evaluating mammals by assessing expression of B7-H4 in the vasculature. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176318 | BINARY DNA PROBE FOR FLUORESCENT ANALYSIS OF NUCLEIC ACIDS - The invention is directed to binary oligonucleotide probes for nucleic analysis, which probes can be made of DNA or RNA that recognize nucleic acid analytes (both DNA and RNA) with unprecedented high selectivity under mild conditions and are highly sensitive to single nucleotide mismatches (SNP single nucleotide polymorphisms) without PCR amplification. In one group, the binary probes indicate that they have hybridized to a particular nucleic analyte by binding to a molecular beacon that gives off a fluorescent signal. A second group of binary probes bind to a dye such as malachite green, where upon hybridization to analyte the fluorescence of the dye increases dramatically and is easily detected and measured. The new binary probes require only about five minutes at room temperature to generate a detectable signal. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176319 | Calibrator For Immunoassays - The invention generally relates to the field of immunoassays. In particular, the invention relates to use of a calibrator material to calibrate immunoassays for autoantibodies. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176320 | METHOD FOR FABRICATION OF FLOATING GATE IN SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a floating gate includes: forming a tunnel oxide film on a semiconductor substrate; forming a polysilicon layer on a surface of the tunnel oxide film; forming a photosensitive film pattern on a surface of the polysilicon layer; depositing a by-product on the photosensitive film to generate a by-product mask; and using the by-product mask as an etching mask to etch the polysilicon layer, completing fabrication of the floating gate. The polysilicon layer may be etched by a simplified process using a by-product mask so as to fabricate the floating gate, the etch rate of the polysilicon layer may be increased to improve productivity, poly bridge problems may be eliminated, and total amount of a gas used in etching the polysilicon layer may be reduced, resulting in an increase in hardware margin and a decrease in the amount of the gas used in this method. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176321 | TEMPLATE FOR FORMING SOLDER BUMPS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE TEMPLATE AND METHOD OF INSPECTING SOLDER BUMPS USING THE TEMPLATE - A template for forming solder bumps includes a transparent substrate on which a plurality of cavities is formed at an upper surface portion thereof, and a light-reflective layer and a protective layer formed on a lower surface of the transparent substrate. When a nozzle makes close contact with the template to inject a molten solder into the cavities, damage to the template may be prevented by the light-reflective layer and the protective layer, and thus the lifetime of the template may be increased. An inspection process on the solder bumps, which are formed in the cavities of the template, may be easily performed by analyzing light reflected by the light-reflective layer. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176322 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING AN INK JETTING DEVICE - A method for forming an ink jetting device includes providing a silicon chip including a silicon substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first surface having formed thereon a plurality of electrical heater elements and a silicon oxide ink ejection chamber layer configured to define a plurality of ink ejection chambers; providing a silicon nozzle plate having a silicon nozzle layer having a third surface and a fourth surface opposite to the third surface, the fourth surface having formed thereon a silicon oxide layer; aligning the silicon nozzle plate with the silicon chip; fusion bonding the silicon oxide layer of the silicon nozzle plate to the silicon oxide ink ejection chamber layer of the silicon chip; and forming a plurality of nozzle holes through the silicon nozzle plate respectively located over the plurality of electrical heater elements. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176323 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING LIGHT-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A process for producing a light-emitting semiconductor device includes: (i) mixing at least one low-molecular silane or at least one silanol with an alcohol solution containing an alkoxysiloxane to prepare a mixture solution, the amount of the silane or silanol being from 10% by weight to 50% by weight based on the dry weight of an encapsulating material to be formed; (ii) applying the mixture solution to a light-emitting element; (iii) vaporizing the alcohol solvent in the mixture solution applied and drying the residual mixture to thereby form the encapsulating material; and (iv) curing the encapsulating material. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176324 | METHOD FOR ENCAPSULATING A SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING A LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DEVICE - The present invention relates to a method for encapsulating a substrate, which comprises: (a1) providing a substrate with a plurality of chips mounted on a top side of the substrate; | 2009-07-09 |
20090176325 | HALFTONE MASK, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ARRAY SUBSTRATE USING THE SAME - A halftone mask includes a transparent substrate, a light-blocking layer, a first semi-transparent layer and a second semi-transparent layer. The transparent substrate includes a light-blocking area, a light-transmitting area, a first halftone area transmitting first light, and a second halftone area transmitting second light that is less than the first light. The light-blocking layer is formed in the light-blocking area to fully block light from being transmitted. The first and second semi-transparent layers are formed on the transparent substrate. At least one of the first and second semi-transparent layers is formed in the first halftone area, and the first and second semi-transparent layers are overlapped with each other on the second halftone area. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176326 | SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING IMAGES AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - An exemplary embodiment of a system comprises an active matrix organic electroluminescent device, having a substrate, and a plurality of scan lines and data lines disposed on the substrate, for defining a plurality of pixel regions. Each pixel structure comprises: a switching thin film transistor, a driving thin film transistor, and a storage capacitor. The switching TFT has a light-shielding layer adapted for preventing the sunlight from being incident into the switching TFT. The driving TFT is a bottom gate thin film transistor and have advantages of precisely controlling the current provided to the organic electroluminescent diode. Further, since the storage capacitor has a multilayer structure and occupies a reduced pixel area, the aperture ratio of the pixel structure can be increased. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176327 | PHOTODIODE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SAME - A Schottky photodiode includes a semiconductor layer and a conductive film provided in contact with the semiconductor layer. The conductive film has an aperture and a periodic structure provided around said aperture for producing a resonant state by an excited surface plasmon in a film surface of the conductive film by means of the incident light to the film surface. The photodiode detects near-field light that is generated by at the interface between the conductive film and semiconductor layer the excited surface plasmon. The aperture has a diameter smaller than the wavelength of the incident light. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176328 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A semiconductor device is provided and includes a substrate, a photoelectric converting portion, a plurality of optical waveguide portions stacked above the photoelectric conversion portion, each of the plurality of optical waveguide portions including a translucent material and being shaped in a taper. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176329 | Phase-change memory device and method of manufacturing the same - In a method of forming a phase-change memory device, a variable resistance member may be formed on a s semiconductor substrate having a contact region, and a first electrode may be formed to contact a first portion of the variable resistance member and to be electrically connected to the contact region. A second electrode may be formed so as to contact a second portion of the variable resistance member. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176330 | Photodiode Having Increased Proportion of Light-Sensitive Area to Light-Insensitive Area - A photodiode having an increased proportion of light-sensitive area to light-insensitive area includes a semiconductor having a backside surface and a light-sensitive frontside surface. The semiconductor includes a first active layer having a first conductivity, a second active layer having a second conductivity opposite the first conductivity, and an intrinsic layer separating the first and second active layers. A plurality of isolation trenches are arranged to divide the photodiode into a plurality of cells. Each cell has a total frontside area including a cell active frontside area sensitive to light and a cell inactive frontside area not sensitive to light. The cell active frontside area forms at least 95 percent of the cell total frontside area. A method of forming the photodiode is also disclosed. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176331 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING A BASE - The present invention realizes a semiconductor device of high reliability which allows metal terminals which have a uniform height, are flat and smooth to be formed under low load and at low costs and to be mounted with low damage. The electrodes | 2009-07-09 |
20090176332 | MULTI-CHIP DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A multi-chip device includes a plurality of chips, a metal pad on a first one of the chips, a through-hole plug electrode in the first one of the chips, a contact node in the first one of the chips connecting the metal pad to the through-hole plug electrode in the first one of the chips, and a connecting ball in the first one of the chips for connecting the through-hole plug electrode in the first one of the chips to a through-hole plug electrode in a second one of the chips. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176333 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - To prevent semiconductor chips from adhering to the trays during transport, a method is employed which transports semiconductor chips in the following state. When trays provided with a plurality of accommodating portions having a recessed cross section for accommodating semiconductor chips on a main surface thereof are stacked in a plurality of stages, the semiconductor chips are accommodated in spaces defined by the accommodating portions formed over the main surface of the lower-stage tray and corresponding accommodating portions formed over the back surface of the upper-stage tray. Here, on bottom surfaces of the accommodating portions formed over the back surface of the upper-stage tray, isolated projections having a height which prevents the projections from coming into contact with the semiconductor chips are arranged in a scattered manner. In this way, it is possible to prevent the semiconductor chips from adhering to the back surface of the upper-stage tray. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176334 | Method for forming a die-attach layer during semiconductor packaging processes - Disclosed is a method for forming a die-attach layer during semiconductor packaging processes. A chip carrier includes a substrate core and a stiffener. Top surface of the substrate core includes a plurality of die-attaching units and a peripheral area enclosed by the stiffener. A non-planar printing stencil is also provided. When the non-planar printing stencil is pressed against the chip carrier, the non-planar printing stencil is compliantly in contact with the substrate core and the stiffener and a plurality of printing openings of the non-planar printing stencil exposes the substrate core within the die-attaching units. During stencil printing, die-attach material fills in the printing openings to directly adhere to the substrate core. Therefore, the warpage of the substrate core is restrained to avoid bleeding of die-attach material so that die-attach materials can be formed as a die-attach layer with a uniform thickness on core-exposed chip carrier with lower costs. Additionally, the chip carrier will not be deformed during semiconductor packaging processes. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176335 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to the method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a lead frame is provided wherein the thickness of a tab-side end portion of a silver plating for wire connection formed on each suspending lead | 2009-07-09 |
20090176336 | Method of Manufacturing a Semiconductor Device - The objective of the invention is to provide a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device that allows individual molding of plural semiconductor chips carried on a surface of the substrate. It includes the following process steps: a process step in which plural semiconductor elements | 2009-07-09 |
20090176337 | NEGATIVE PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARRAY SUBSTRATE USING THE SAME - A negative photoresist composition and a method of manufacturing an array substrate. The negative photoresist composition includes a photocurable composition including an ethylene unsaturated compound containing an ethylene unsaturated bond and a photopolymerization initiator, a thermosetting composition including an alkali-soluble resin crosslinked by heat and an organic solvent. The negative photoresist composition improves stability, photosensitivity, detachability after performing a developing operation and reduces residue to improve the reliability of an organic insulation layer. Furthermore, the negative photoresist composition improves the transmittance of an organic insulation layer and reduces the variation of color coordinates to improve the display quality of a display apparatus. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176338 | FULLY-DEPLETED (FD)(SOI) MOSFET ACCESS TRANSISTOR AND METHOD OF FABRICATION - A fully-depleted (FD) Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) MOSFET access transistor comprising a gate electrode of a conductivity type which is opposite the conductivity type of the source/drain regions and a method of fabrication are disclosed. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176339 | Method of multi-port memory fabrication with parallel connected trench capacitors in a cell - A method is provided for fabricating a multi-port memory in which a plurality of parallel connected capacitors are in a cell. A plurality of trench capacitors are formed which have capacitor dielectric layers extending along walls of the plurality of trenches, the plurality of trench capacitors having first capacitor plates and second capacitor plates opposite the capacitor dielectric layers from the first capacitor plates. The first capacitor plates are conductively tied together and the second capacitor plates are conductively tied together. In this way, the first capacitor plates are adapted to receive a same variable voltage and the second capacitor plates are adapted to receive a same fixed voltage. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176340 | Manufacturing Method Of Semiconductor Device - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, particularly a vertical transistor, including forming a contact hole and forming a pillar using an epitaxial growth process. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176341 | POWER ELECTRONIC DEVICE OF MULTI-DRAIN TYPE INTEGRATED ON A SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE AND RELATIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS - A power electronic device is integrated on a semiconductor substrate of a first type of conductivity. The device includes a plurality of elemental units, and each elemental unit includes a body region of a second type of conductivity which is realized on a semiconductor layer of the first type of conductivity formed on the semiconductor substrate, and a column region of the first type of conductivity which is realized in said semiconductor layer below the body region. The semiconductor layer includes multiple semiconductor layers which overlap each other. The resistivity of each layer is different from that of the other layers. The column region includes a plurality of doped sub-regions, each realized in one of the semiconductor layers. The amount of charge of each doped sub-region balances the amount of charge of the corresponding semiconductor layer in which each doped sub-region is realized. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176342 | Method of fabricating semiconductor device having deifferential gate dielectric layer and related device - A semiconductor device and method of fabricating a semiconductor device are provided. The method includes forming a gate trench in a semiconductor substrate to define source/drain regions. The source/drain regions are separated from each other by the gate trench, and the semiconductor substrate is exposed through the gate trench. The semiconductor substrate has impurities of a first conductivity type. The source/drain regions have impurities of a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type. The concentration of the second conductivity type impurities increases as the impurities approach the surfaces of the source/drain regions. A differential gate dielectric layer is formed along the surfaces of the source/drain regions and the semiconductor substrate exposed through the gate trench. A gate electrode filling the gate trench is formed. The differential gate dielectric layer has a first thickness between the gate electrode and the semiconductor substrate and has a second thickness greater than the first thickness between the gate electrode: and the source/drain regions. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176343 | P-channel MOS transistor and fabrication process thereof - A p-channel MOS transistor includes a gate electrode formed on a silicon substrate in correspondence to a channel region therein via a gate insulation film, the gate electrode carrying sidewall insulation films on respective sidewall surfaces thereof, and source and drain regions of p-type are formed in the substrate at respective outer sides of the sidewall insulation films, wherein each of the source and drain regions encloses a polycrystal region of p-type accumulating therein a compressive stress. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176344 | MOS Devices with Corner Spacers - A MOS device having corner spacers and a method for forming the same are provided. The method includes forming a gate structure overlying a substrate, forming a first dielectric layer over the gate structure and the substrate, forming a second dielectric layer on the first dielectric layer, forming a third dielectric layer on the second dielectric layer, and etching the first, the second and the third dielectric layers using the third dielectric layer as a mask. The remaining first and second dielectric layers have an L-shape. The method further includes implanting source/drain regions, removing remaining portions of the third dielectric layer, blanket forming a fourth dielectric layer, etching the fourth dielectric layer, siliciding exposed source/drain regions, and forming a contact etch stop layer. The remaining portion of the fourth dielectric layer forms corner spacers. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176345 | Process for producing thin-film capacitor - It is an object of the invention to provide a process for production of a thin-film capacitor that can simultaneously achieve improved capacity density and reduced leakage current density for barium strontium titanate thin-films. There is provided a process for production of thin-film capacitors that includes a metal oxide thin-film forming step in which an organic dielectric starting material is fired to form a barium strontium titanate thin-film, wherein the firing atmosphere used is an oxygen-containing inert gas atmosphere, and the barium strontium titanate thin-film formed by the process has a larger capacity density than the capacity density of the barium strontium titanate thin-film fired in an oxygen atmosphere. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176346 | Monitor pattern of semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device - A plurality of diffused resistors and a plurality of wirings (resistive elements) are alternately disposed along a virtual line, and those diffused resistors and wirings are connected in series by contact vias. In the same wiring layer as that of the wirings, a dummy pattern is formed so as to surround a formation region of the wirings and the diffused resistors. A space between the dummy pattern and the wirings is set in accordance with, for example, a minimum space between wirings in a chip formation portion. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176347 | HYBRID ORIENTATION SUBSTRATE COMPATIBLE DEEP TRENCH CAPACITOR EMBEDDED DRAM - Method of limiting the lateral extent of a trench capacitor by a dielectric spacer in a hybrid orientations substrate is provided. The dielectric spacer separates a top semiconductor portion from an epitaxially regrown portion, which have different crystallographic orientations. The deep trench is formed as a substantially straight trench within the epitaxially regrown portion such that part of the epitaxially regrown portion remains overlying the dielectric spacer. The substantially straight trench is then laterally expanded to form a bottle shaped trench and to provide increased capacitance. The lateral expansion of the deep trench is self-limited by the dielectric spacer above the interface between the handle substrate and the buried insulator layer. During subsequent formation of a doped buried plate, the dielectric spacer blocks diffusion of dopants into the top semiconductor portion, providing a compact bottle shaped trench capacitor having high capacitance without introducing dopants into the top semiconductor portion. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176348 | REMOVABLE LAYER MANUFACTURING METHOD | 2009-07-09 |
20090176349 | Method and Device for Machining a Wafer, in Addition to a Wafer Comprising a Separation Layer and a Support Layer - A process and an apparatus are described for the treatment of wafers, in particular for the thinning of wafers. A wafer with a carrier layer and an interlayer arranged between the carrier layer and the wafer is also described, in which the interlayer is a plasmapolymeric layer that adheres to the wafer and adheres more strongly to the carrier layer than to the wafer. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176350 | INTEGRATION OF ION GETTERING MATERIAL IN DIELECTRIC - A method embodiment deposits a first dielectric layer over a transistor and then implants a gettering agent into the first dielectric layer. After this first dielectric layer is formed, the method forms a second (thicker) dielectric layer over the first dielectric layer. After this, the standard contacts are formed through the insulating layer to the source, drain, gate, etc. of the transistor. Additionally, reactive ion etching, chemical mechanical processing, and other back-end-of-line processing are performed. The back-end-of-line processes can introduce mobile ions into the dielectric over a transistor; however, the gettering agent traps the mobile ions and prevents the mobile ions from contaminating the transistor. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176351 | STRUCTURE AND METHOD TO IMPROVE MOSFET RELIABILITY - A method embodiment deposits a dielectric layer over a transistor and then implants a gettering agent into the dielectric layer. The insulating layer into which the gettering agent is implanted comprises a single continuous insulating layer and is the insulating layer that borders the next layer of metallization. After this dielectric layer is formed, standard contacts (tungsten) are formed through the insulating layer to the source, drain, gate, etc. of the transistor. Additionally, reactive ion etching of the contacts is performed. The reactive ion etching process can create mobile ions; however, the gettering agent traps the mobile ions and prevents the mobile ions from contaminating the transistor. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176352 | Semiconductor device, method of manufacturing the same, and substrate for manufacturing the same - A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a buffer layer that is formed with an aluminum nitride layer on the substrate and has a film thickness of 5 nm to 40 nm, an operating layer that is formed with a gallium nitride-based semiconductor on the buffer layer, and a control electrode that is formed on the operating layer. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176353 | CRYSTALLINE-TYPE DEVICE AND APPROACH THEREFOR - Single-crystalline growth is realized using a liquid-phase crystallization approach involving the inhibition of defects typically associated with liquid-phase crystalline growth of lattice mismatched materials. According to one example embodiment, a semiconductor device structure includes a substantially single-crystal region. A liquid-phase material, such as Ge or a semiconductor compound, is crystallized to form the single-crystal region using an approach involving defect inhibition for the promotion of single-crystalline growth. In some instances, this defect inhibition involves the reduction and/or elimination of defects using a relatively small physical opening via which a crystalline growth front propagates. In other instances, this defect inhibition involves causing a change in crystallization front direction relative to a crystallization seed location. The relatively small physical opening and/or the change in crystalline front direction may be implemented, for example, using a material that is substantially unreactive with the liquid-phase material to contain the crystalline growth. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176354 | METHOD FOR FABRICATION OF SINGLE CRYSTAL DIODES FOR RESISTIVE MEMORIES - The present invention, in one embodiment, provides a method of producing a PN junction the method including providing a single crystal substrate; forming an insulating layer on the single crystal substrate; forming a via through the insulating layer to provide an exposed portion of the single crystal substrate; forming amorphous Si on at least the exposed portion of the single crystal substrate; converting at least a portion of the amorphous Si into single crystal Si; and forming dopant regions in the single crystal Si. In one embodiment the diode of the present invention is integrated with a memory device. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176355 | Plasma Doping Method and Plasma Processing Device - An object of the invention is to provide a plasma doping method excellent in the uniformity of concentration of impurities introduced into the surface of a sample and a plasma processing device capable of uniformly performing plasma processing of a sample. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176356 | METHODS FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES USING THERMAL GRADIENT-INDUCING FILMS - Methods for fabricating semiconductor devices using thermal gradient-inducing films are provided. One method comprises providing a substrate having a first region and a second region and forming a film overlying the second region and exposing the first region. The substrate is subjected to a thermal process wherein the film induces a predetermined thermal gradient between the first region and the second region. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176357 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In one embodiment, a semiconductor device comprises a conductive pad formed in a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device further includes a conductive pattern overlying a peripheral region of the conductive pad. The conductive pattern has an opening to expose another region of the conductive pad. The semiconductor device also includes a conductive contact extending through the opening. The conductive contact is electrically connected to the conductive pad. As a result, manufacturing cost for the semiconductor device may be reduced while manufacturing throughput may be improved. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176358 | Discrete Trap Memory (DTM) Mediated by Fullerenes - A discrete trap memory, comprising a silicon substrate layer, a bottom oxide layer on the silicon substrate layer, a Fullerene layer on the bottom oxide layer, a top oxide layer on the Fullerene layer, and a gate layer on the top oxide layer; wherein the Fullerene layer comprises spherical, elliptical or endohedral Fullerenes that act as charge traps. | 2009-07-09 |
20090176359 | Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same - The semiconductor device comprises a silicon substrate | 2009-07-09 |
20090176360 | Methods for processing a substrate with a flow controlled meniscus - A method for processing a substrate is provided which includes applying fluid onto a surface of the substrate from a portion of a plurality of inlets and removing at least the fluid from the surface of the substrate where the removing being processed as the fluid is applied to the surface. The applying the fluid and the removing the fluid forms a segment of a fluid meniscus on the surface of the substrate. | 2009-07-09 |