38th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 48 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140263960 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array, a digital gain circuit, and a shading correction circuit. In the pixel array, pixels that accumulate photoelectrically converted charge are arranged in a matrix and the pixel array can control an exposure time of the pixels for each line. The digital gain circuit adjusts a digital gain of an output signal of the pixel array. The shading correction circuit corrects shading of the pixel array by controlling the exposure time of the pixels and the digital gain. | 2014-09-18 |
20140263961 | PERFORMING SPATIAL & TEMPORAL IMAGE CONTRAST DETECTION IN PIXEL ARRAY - An imaging device has an array with pixels that can image an aspect of an object. In addition, pixels in the array can be used to perform motion detection or edge detection. A first and a second pixel can integrate light non-concurrently, and then their outputs may be compared. A difference in their outputs may indicate an edge in an imaging operation, and motion in a motion detection operation. The motion detection operation may be performed without needing the imaging device to have an additional modulated LED light source, and to spend the power to drive that source. | 2014-09-18 |
20140263962 | IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING PLANAR BOUNDARY BETWEEN OPTICAL BLACK AND ACTIVE PIXEL SENSOR AREAS - An image sensor includes a substrate including a sensor array area, a pad area, and a circuit area, a wiring layer on the pad area, and a light-shielding pattern on the sensor array area. The sensor array area includes a first area including active pixels and a second area including optical back pixels. The wiring layer is apart from the substrate by a first distance on the pad area. The light-shielding pattern includes a first portion spaced apart from the substrate by a second distance less than the first distance, a second portion disposed between the first portion and the wiring layer and extending on the same level as the wiring layer, and a third portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion and integrally formed with the first portion and the second portion. | 2014-09-18 |
20140263963 | VOLUME IMAGING WITH ALIASED VIEWS - Images are detected in a manner that addresses various challenges as discussed herein. As may be consistent with one or more embodiments, aspects are directed to an apparatus having sets of photosensors that detect light rays received at different angles from a specimen via a microlens array, with the light rays detected by each set of photosensors representing an aliased view of the specimen. An output indicative of aliased views of the specimen is provided. Certain embodiments further include a logic circuit that processes the output and generates a deconvolved volume image by combining aliased views of the specimen as detected by the photosensors. | 2014-09-18 |
20140263964 | CMOS Image Sensor with Column-wise Selective Charge-Domain Binning - An imaging device and method for operating the imaging device. Some embodiments comprise a pixel array configured as rows and columns of binning pixel units, each binning pixel unit including a plurality of photosensors that generate respective charge signals in response to incident light. Each binning pixel unit is configured to selectively bin the charge from at least two of the photosensors. The pixel array may be readout in a binning-pixel-unit row by binning-pixel-unit row basis. During readout of each binning pixel unit row, each binning pixel unit in the row is operable to selectively bin at least two of the charge signals therein based on a respective one of control signals provided to each of the binning pixel units in the row. In reading out a binning pixel unit row for a given image frame, a first binning pixel unit may perform in-pixel charge domain binning while a second binning pixel unit in the row may not bin the charge from the different photosensors therein. The respective control signals may be provided as a reset control signal coupled to the binning pixel units via respective vertical reset control lines, each of which is coupled to all of the binning pixel units in a respective column of binning pixel units, each reset control signal being operable to cause potential level resetting of a charge storage region in the binning pixel cell. | 2014-09-18 |
20140263965 | PIXEL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICES INCLUDING THE SAME - A pixel of an image sensor includes a color filter configured to pass visible wavelengths, and an infrared cut-off filter disposed on the color filter configured to cut off infrared wavelengths. | 2014-09-18 |
20140263966 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND IMAGING DEVICE - A solid-state imaging device according to the present invention includes: a pixel block in which pixels are arranged in a matrix; vertical common signal lines each provided for a corresponding one of columns of the plurality of pixels, and reads signals of pixels in the corresponding column; and a column constant current source which supplies a current to the vertical common signal lines, wherein the column constant current source includes: load transistors each having a source terminal and a drain terminal one of which is connected to one of the vertical common signal lines and the other of which is grounded; a constant voltage supply unit which supplies a voltage to gate terminals of the load transistors; and a voltage holding circuit in which sample and hold circuits are connected in multiple stages, and which stabilizes the voltage which is supplied to the gate terminals of the load transistors. | 2014-09-18 |
20140263967 | FULL COLOR SINGLE PIXEL INCLUDING DOUBLET OR QUADRUPLET SI NANOWIRES FOR IMAGE SENSORS - An image sensor comprising a substrate and one or more of pixels thereon. The pixels have subpixels therein comprising nanowires sensitive to light of different color. The nanowires are functional to covert light of the colors they are sensitive to into electrical signals. | 2014-09-18 |
20140263968 | COLOR IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging apparatus | 2014-09-18 |
20140263969 | MOVING IMAGE SENSOR HAVING MULTIPHASE DIGITAL SUMMATION - The invention relates to time-delay and charge integration image sensors employing active CMOS technology pixels. The sensor comprises N rows of pixels and each pixel of generally square shaped comprises two (though possibly also three or four) photodiodes and charge storage nodes, having means for transferring charges from each photodiode to one or other of the storage nodes. Control of transfer from the photodiodes to one then the other of the storage nodes is carried out in such a way that one storage node receives in succession, during two successive phases of a periodic cycle, the charges from two photodiodes that have seen the same image portion during the two phases. The charges received by one of the storage nodes during the first phase is added to the charges received by the other storage node in the following phase. | 2014-09-18 |
20140263970 | Actively Aligned Detectors for Optical and Optoelectronic Arrays - A multi-channel optical device and method of making the same are disclosed. The optical device includes a plurality of detectors on a detector mounting substrate, and a corresponding plurality of lenses on an interior surface of the optical device. Each detector detects light having a unique center wavelength. Each center wavelength corresponds to a channel of the optical device. Each lens focuses light towards a corresponding detector. Each detector has a location corresponding to a focal point of the light focused by a corresponding lens. The method of making the optical device includes placing lenses on a surface of the optical device housing, transmitting light having a plurality of center wavelengths through the lenses, determining locations on a detector mounting substrate where each light beam is focused by a lens, and placing a detector at each location. | 2014-09-18 |
20140263971 | ACTIVE MONITORING OF MULTI-LASER SYSTEMS - A monitoring system for a multi-laser module includes detectors corresponding to each laser and situated to receive a portion of the associated laser beam uncombined with other beams. Laser characteristics are measured and stored, and in operation are used to identify device failures. A comparator receives a reference value and compares the reference value with a current operational value. If the current value is less that the reference value, a possible failure is indicated. Signal cross-coupling among the detectors is also used to identify undesirable scattering that can be associated with surface contamination or device failure. | 2014-09-18 |
20140263972 | AMBIENT LIGHT SENSING WITH STACKED PHOTODIODE - A stacked photodiode structure comprises a first-conductivity-type substrate, a second-conductivity-type well region and a first-conductivity-type well region. The first-conductivity-type substrate has a first surface for light incidence and a grounding terminal. The second-conductivity-type well region is formed in the first-conductivity-type substrate and adjacent to the first surface. The first-conductivity-type well region is formed in the second-conductivity-type well region and adjacent to the first surface. A PN junction between the first-conductivity-type well region and the second-conductivity-type well region generates free electrons responsive to visible light spectrum. A PN junction between the second-conductivity-type well region and the first-conductivity-type substrate generates free holes and free electrons responsive to mainly IR light. The difference between a first photocurrent generated from an anode terminal of the first-conductivity-type well region and a second photocurrent generated from a cathode terminal of the second-conductivity-type well region represents the intensity of incident IR light. | 2014-09-18 |
20140263973 | INTEGRATED MODULE HAVING MULTIPLE LIGHT EMITTERS OR SENSORS FOR TELEVISIONS AND OTHER APPLIANCES - Compact optoelectronic modules are described and can be used in various electronic or other appliances, such as television units. For example, a light emitting device, a first sensor or sensor module such as an infra-red sensor or an infra-red receiver module, and a second sensor or sensor module such as an ambient light sensor or ambient light sensor module, can be integrated into a single compact optoelectronic module. Multiple such optoelectronic modules can be fabricated in a wafer-level process. | 2014-09-18 |
20140263974 | Methods and Devices for Optically Determining a Characteristic of a Substance - Using an optical computing device includes optically interacting electromagnetic radiation with a sample and a first integrated computational element arranged within a primary channel, optically interacting the electromagnetic radiation with the sample and a second integrated computational element arranged within a reference channel, producing first and second modified electromagnetic radiations from the first and second integrated computational elements, respectively, receiving the first modified electromagnetic radiation with a first detector, and receiving the second modified electromagnetic radiation with a second detector, generating a first output signal with the first detector and a second output signal with the second detector, and computationally combining the first and second output signals with a signal processor to determine the characteristic of interest of the sample. | 2014-09-18 |
20140263975 | LIGHT DETECTION DEVICE - A semiconductor light detection element includes a plurality of avalanche photodiodes operating in Geiger mode and formed in a semiconductor substrate, quenching resistors connected in series to the respective avalanche photodiodes and arranged on a first principal surface side of the semiconductor substrate, and a plurality of through-hole electrodes electrically connected to the quenching resistors and formed so as to penetrate the semiconductor substrate from the first principal surface side to a second principal surface side. A mounting substrate includes a plurality of electrodes arranged corresponding to the respective through-hole electrodes on a third principal surface side. The through-hole electrodes and the electrodes are electrically connected through bump electrodes, and a side surface of the semiconductor substrate and a side surface of a glass substrate are flush with each other. | 2014-09-18 |
20140263976 | HIGH FREQUENCY MODULATION CIRCUITS BASED ON PHTOCONDUCTIVE WIDE BANDGAP SWITCHES - Methods, systems, and devices for high voltage and/or high frequency modulation. In one aspect, an optoelectronic modulation system includes an array of two or more photoconductive switch units each including a wide bandgap photoconductive material coupled between a first electrode and a second electrode, a light source optically coupled to the WBGP material of each photoconductive switch unit via a light path, in which the light path splits into multiple light paths to optically interface with each WBGP material, such that a time delay of emitted light exists along each subsequent split light path, and in which the WBGP material conducts an electrical signal when a light signal is transmitted to the WBGP material, and an output to transmit the electrical signal conducted by each photoconductive switch unit. The time delay of the photons emitted through the light path is substantially equivalent to the time delay of the electrical signal. | 2014-09-18 |
20140263977 | LIGHT MEASUREMENT AND/OR CONTROL TRANSLATION FOR DAYLIGHTING - Systems and methods are disclosed to translate a desired light level at a particular task location to a light level measured by a light sensor at a non-task location such as a wall location or a light switch location. For example, the light measured on the wall may be used to accomplish daylighting energy savings while maintaining a relatively constant illuminance value at the task location. Alternatively or additionally, up/down button presses at the wall location may be used to provide constant or consistent illuminance changes at the task location. | 2014-09-18 |
20140263978 | SELF-CALIBRATION METHOD FOR A PHOTOELECTRIC LIQUID LEVEL SWITCH AND APPARATUS USING THE SAME - The invention relates to a self-calibration method for a photoelectric liquid level switch and apparatus using the same. The apparatus has a control module, a light emitting module and a light sensing module. The light emitting module emits a light beam into a container. The light sensing module then detects a reflected light beam. The control module acquires two values respectively standing for a first liquid level status and a second liquid level status. When a default threshold value is beyond a range between the two values, the control module calculates a new threshold value in the range between the two values. The control module then replaces the default threshold value with the new threshold value. The threshold value is adjustable for any kind of liquid. | 2014-09-18 |
20140263979 | PHOTOCONDUCTIVE SWITCH WITH IMPROVED LIFE SPAN - Methods, devices and systems enhance the operation and lifespan of photoconductive switches. A photoconductive switch is described that includes a photoconductive material with a first face and a second face, as well as a first contact and a second contact that are positioned above a top surface and below a bottom surface of the photoconductive material, respectively. The first and the second contacts enable establishment of an electric field across the photoconductive material, where the electric field includes enhancement regions around the periphery of the first and second contacts. Further, the photoconductive material is dimensioned relative to the first and the second contacts, as well as first radiation extent and divergence, to allow a first incident radiation that enters the photoconductive material through the first face to propagate through the photoconductive material toward the second face and reach one or more regions of electric field enhancement with substantially reduced intensity. | 2014-09-18 |
20140263980 | IMAGERS WITH DEPTH SENSING CAPABILITIES - An imager may include depth sensing pixels that provide an asymmetrical angular response to incident light. The depth sensing pixels may each include a substrate region formed from a photosensitive portion and a non-photosensitive portion. The depth sensing pixels may include mechanisms that prevent regions of the substrate from receiving incident light. Depth sensing pixel pairs may be formed from depth sensing pixels that have different asymmetrical angular responses. Each of the depth sensing pixel pairs may effectively divide the corresponding imaging lens into separate portions. Depth information for each depth sensing pixel pair may be determined based on the difference between output signals of the depth sensing pixels of that depth sensing pixel pair. The imager may be formed from various combinations of depth sensing pixel pairs and color sensing pixel pairs arranged in a Bayer pattern or other desired patterns. | 2014-09-18 |
20140263981 | Lighting Domes - A lighting dome that can be used to inspect semiconductor wafers can include a small aperture, backlighting, a reflectance gradient and/or a broad spectrum light source. | 2014-09-18 |
20140263982 | SENSOR INCLUDING DIELECTRIC METAMATERIAL MICROARRAY - The present disclosure is directed to electromagnetic radiation sensors including micro-lenses and to methods of constructing and utilizing such electromagnetic radiation sensors. In one embodiment there is provided an electromagnetic radiation sensor comprising a dielectric substrate including a front surface and a rear surface, an electromagnetic radiation detector element disposed on the rear surface of the substrate, and a lens comprising a three dimensional polaritonic metamaterial structure including a pattern of features formed in the front surface of the substrate, the lens configured to focus electromagnetic radiation incident on the front surface of the substrate onto the electromagnetic radiation detector element. | 2014-09-18 |
20140263983 | SEALING STRUCTURE, INTERFERENCE FILTER, OPTICAL MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An interference filter includes a first substrate on which a fixed reflection film is provided, a second substrate which faces the first substrate and on which a movable reflection film is provided, a first bonding film that bonds the first substrate and the second substrate to each other, and a sealer that is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate in a first interspace that allows a first internal space sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate to communicate with a space outside the interference filter, the sealer sealing the first internal space, and an inter-substrate distance between the first substrate and the second substrate in the first interspace decreases in a direction from outer circumferential edges of the substrates toward an inner portion of the first interspace in a plan view viewed in a substrate thickness direction. | 2014-09-18 |
20140263984 | INDEXING SIGNAL DETECTION MODULE - An indexing signal detection module is configured to index one or more signal detectors past each of a plurality of sources of detectable signal emissions to detect or measure a signal emitted by each source. A plurality of signal transmission conduits transmit signal emitted by the sources from a first end of each conduit to a second end of each conduit where the signal may be detected by a signal detector. A conduit reformatter is configured to secure the first ends of the respective signal transmission conduits in a first spatial arrangement corresponding to a spatial arrangement of the signal emission sources and to secure the second ends of the respective signal transmission conduits in a second spatial arrangement different from the first spatial arrangement. | 2014-09-18 |
20140263985 | OPTICAL SENSOR HAVING FIDUCIARY MARKS DETECTED BY RAYLEIGH SCATTERED LIGHT - An optical fiber having at least one fiduciary mark is provided. The at least one fiduciary mark is located at one or more axial positions along the optical fiber. The at least one fiduciary mark is configured to produce at least one change in a Rayleigh backscattering signal in the optical fiber. The at least one change in a Rayleigh backscattering signal may be an abrupt change in the Rayleigh backscattering signal. The abrupt change in the Rayleigh backscattering signal occurs over a length of the optical fiber that is of the order of or less than a spatial resolution of an interrogation system employed to detect the Rayleigh backscattering signal. | 2014-09-18 |
20140263986 | POSITION DETECTING DEVICE USING REFLECTION TYPE PHOTOSENSOR - A position detecting device using a reflection type photosensor, comprising a reflector fitted to a moving target and having reflecting portions and non-reflecting portions arranged alternately in a moving direction of the moving target, a reflection type photosensor having a light emitting element and a light receiving element with plural light receiving portions, and an operation unit for calculating a value indicating the position of the moving target. The light receiving element comprises the first and second light receiving portions outputting signals having different phases, the second light receiving portion is divided into two regions provided at far and near sides from the light emitting element about the first light receiving portion, and the operation unit calculates the value using the one signal calculated from the output signals from the two regions and the output signal from the first light receiving portion. | 2014-09-18 |
20140263987 | Adaptable Resolution Optical Encoder - A flexible optical displacement encoder configuration uses a source grating to illuminate a scale with structured light such that light from the scale is modulated with a beat frequency envelope, which may have a relatively coarse pitch that matches a desired detector pitch. An imaging configuration provides spatial filtering to remove the high spatial frequencies from the modulation envelope to provide a clean signal in the detected fringe pattern. This combination of elements allows an incremental scale track pattern with a relatively finer pitch (e.g., 4, 5, 8 microns) to provide fringes with a coarser pitch (e.g., 20 microns) at a detector. Various scale resolutions can use a corresponding source grating such that all combinations can produce detector fringes that match the same economical detector component. | 2014-09-18 |
20140263988 | Rotary Encoder with Free Floating Flexible Sensor Carrier - A rotary encoder with free floating flexible sensor carrier provides a sensor carrier that eliminates the traditional need for bearings and a housing in a rotary encoder, as well as allowing for significant cost savings in material and installation costs, improving acceleration and reducing startup and running torque. A bushing is rotationally fixed to a shaft the rotation of which is desired to be measured. An encoder disc is axially connected to the bushing. A sensor is held in an alignment above the encoder disc by a sensor carrier. The sensor may be connected directly to the sensor carrier or to a circuit board which is connected to the sensor carrier. A shaft alignment portion of the sensor carrier encircles the shaft and a plurality of stabilizing arms hold the sensor carrier in place, thus maintaining the sensor in proper alignment. | 2014-09-18 |
20140263989 | Geometry Layout and Filter Packaging for System for Wireless, Motion and Position-Sensing, Integrating Radiation Sensor for Occupational and Environmental Dosimetry - A device comprising: a substrate, four or more sensor packages mounted on the substrate, and a respective set of one or more filters for each of the four or more sensor packages, wherein each sensor package of the four or more sensor packages comprises one or more radiation sensors mounted therein, wherein each set of filters filter one or more types of radiation entering an exposed side of each of the one or more radiation sensors at angle of at least 60 degrees with respect to a respective axial line through respective centers of each of the one or more radiation sensors. | 2014-09-18 |
20140263990 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED RADIOISOTOPIC DOSE CALCULATION AND DELIVERY - Disclosed herein are methods including calibrating a radiotherapy machine to identify an effective radiation source size of a radiation source contained within the radiotherapy machine, the radiation source having a nominal radiation source size, to improve accuracy of a predicted dose profile for one or more radiation beams from the radiation source to further improve accuracy of radiation dose calculation and treatment delivery. | 2014-09-18 |
20140263991 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR OPTICALLY ENCODED POSITION MULTIPLE-POINT SCINTILLATION DETECTOR USING A SINGLE COLLECTING LIGHT GUIDE - Various embodiments are described herein for a radiation dosimetry apparatus and associated methods for measuring radiation dose. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes multiple scintillating elements for detecting amounts of radiation dose at multiple points within a detection region. Each of the scintillating elements generates light in response to radiation interacting within their volume. A light guide combines the light generated by all of the scintillating elements as well as radiation-induced contaminated optical energy and transmits the combined light to a spectral analysis setup. Multi or hyper-spectral calibration technique allows calculating the dose or dose rate at the positions of the different scintillating elements. The calibration technique isolates the light produced by a given scintillating element from the other scintillating elements as well as any other source of radiation-induced contaminating light. | 2014-09-18 |
20140263992 | METHOD OF PROCESSING IMAGE CHARGE/CURRENT SIGNALS - A method of processing an image charge/current signal representative of trapped ions undergoing oscillatory motion. The method includes applying a validity test to each of a plurality of peaks in the image charge/current signal in the frequency domain, wherein applying the validity test to a peak in the image charge/current signal in the frequency domain includes determining whether a phase angle associated with the peak meets a predetermined condition. The method also includes forming a new image charge/current signal that: includes data representative of one or more peaks that have passed the validity test; and excludes data representative of one or more peaks that have failed the validity test. The method may be performed by a mass spectrometry apparatus. | 2014-09-18 |
20140263993 | Ion Source Having Negatively Biased Extractor - An ion source for use in a radiation generator includes a sealed envelope containing an ionizable gas therein. The ion source also includes a RF antenna external to the sealed envelope, the RF antenna to transmit time-varying electromagnetic fields within the sealed envelope for producing ions from the ionizable gas. There is at least one extractor within the sealed envelope having a potential such that the ions are attracted toward the at least one extractor. | 2014-09-18 |
20140263994 | RADIATION DETECTOR FOR WELL-LOGGING TOOL - A radiation detector includes a housing to contain a radiation detecting gas. The housing has a first thermal expansion over an operating temperature range. An elongate electrode extends within the housing and has opposing first and second ends, with the first end secured to adjacent portion of the housing. The elongate electrode has second thermal expansion over the operating temperature range defining a difference with respect to the first thermal expansion. A temperature compensator is coupled between the second end of the elongate electrode and an adjacent portion of the housing. The temperature compensator has a third thermal expansion over the operating temperature range to maintain a tension on the elongate electrode within a desired range over the operating temperature range. | 2014-09-18 |
20140263995 | PHOTOMULTIPLIER FOR WELL-LOGGING TOOL - A photomultiplier includes a tube and plurality of dynodes within the tube and including at least one first dynode and at least one second dynode. A respective insulator is between adjacent pairs of dynodes. The at least one first dynode includes a conductive outer ring and a medial conductive member coupled to the conductive outer ring in spaced relation therefrom. The at least one second dynode includes a conductive outer ring and a conductive inner ring supported within the conductive outer ring. | 2014-09-18 |
20140263996 | Radiation Generator Having Bi-Polar Electrodes - A radiation generator includes an insulator, with an ion source carried within the insulator and configured to generate ions and indirectly generate undesirable particles. An extractor electrode is carried within the insulator downstream of the ion source and has a first potential. An intermediate electrode is carried within the insulator downstream of the extractor electrode at a ground potential and is shaped to capture the undesirable conductive particles. In addition, a suppressor electrode is carried within the insulator downstream of the intermediate electrode and has a second potential opposite in sign to the first potential. A target is carried within the insulator downstream of the suppressor electrode. The extractor electrode and the suppressor electrode have a voltage therebetween such that an electric field generated in the insulator accelerates the ions generated by the ion source toward the target. | 2014-09-18 |
20140263997 | RADIATION DETECTOR FOR WELL-LOGGING TOOL - A radiation detector is used in a well-logging tool for positioning in a wellbore of a geologic formation. The radiation detector includes a photomultiplier housing and a scintillator housing. A housing coupler joins together opposing ends of the photomultiplier housing and scintillator housing. A photomultiplier is contained within the photomultiplier housing and a scintillator body is contained within the scintillator housing. A scintillator window is secured to the housing coupler. | 2014-09-18 |
20140263998 | Ion Source Having Negatively Biased Extractor - A method of generating ions in a radiation generator includes emitting electrons from an active cathode and on a trajectory away from the active cathode, at least some of the electrons as they travel interacting with an ionizable gas to produce ions. The method also includes setting a potential of at least one extractor downstream of the active cathode such that the ions are attracted toward the at least one extractor. | 2014-09-18 |
20140263999 | MICROSCALE MASS SPECTROMETRY SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS - Mass spectrometry systems or assemblies therefore include an ionizer that includes at least one planar conductor, a mass analyzer with a planar electrode assembly, and a detector comprising at least one planar conductor. The ionizer, the mass analyzer and the detector are attached together in a compact stack assembly. The stack assembly has a perimeter that bounds an area that is between about 0.01 mm | 2014-09-18 |
20140264000 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROL OF A PLASMA FOR SPECTROMETRY - A method of and apparatus for controlling the temperature of an inductively coupled or microwave induced plasma for optical emission spectrometry or mass spectrometry in which the intensities of two spectral lines of radiation emitted by the plasma are measured, and the power provided to sustain the plasma is adjusted so that the ratio of the intensities remains substantially constant. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264001 | MINIATURE CHARGED PARTICLE TRAP WITH ELONGATED TRAPPING REGIONFOR MASS SPECTROMETRY - A miniature electrode apparatus is disclosed for trapping charged particles, the apparatus including, along a longitudinal direction: a first end cap electrode; a central electrode having an aperture; and a second end cap electrode. The aperture is elongated in the lateral plane and extends through the central electrode along the longitudinal direction and the central electrode surrounds the aperture in a lateral plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction to define a transverse cavity for trapping charged particles. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264002 | ION TRAP MOBILITY SPECTROMETER AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - An apparatus for detecting constituents in a sample includes a casing and an ionization chamber defined by the casing. The apparatus also includes an ion collector positioned downstream of the ionization chamber. The apparatus further includes a spectral analysis device coupled to the ion collector. The spectral analysis device is configured to generate a detection spectrum representative of ions collected at the ion collector. The detection spectrum includes an analyte peak portion and a peak tailing portion. The apparatus also includes a control system that is configured to generate a first pulse having a first polarity to initiate a discharge of stored ions from the ionization chamber. The control system is also configured to generate a second pulse substantially immediately after the first pulse. The second pulse has a second polarity opposite the first polarity and is configured to reduce the peak tailing portion. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264003 | Method for Cleaning an Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization Source - Build-up of surface contamination within an atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) source of a mass spectrometer (MS) is reversed by switching the APCI polarity to the opposite setting used for analyte ionization after the analytes have been ionized and measured. A solvent or mixture of solvents is passed through the ion source during the opposite-polarity operation. This cleaning procedure may be repeated after each sample analysis, especially by incorporating the cleaning procedure into an assay method. The cleaning procedure may be employed simultaneously with chromatography column washing steps and enables a mass spectrometer to maintain useful analysis sensitivity without a need for manual ion source cleaning. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264004 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING A SAMPLE USING A MASS SPECTROMETRY PROBE CONFIGURED TO CONTACT THE SAMPLE - The invention generally relates to systems and methods for analyzing a sample using a mass spectrometry probe having a tip that is configured to contact a sample and retain a portion of the sample once the probe has been removed from the sample. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264005 | ORTHOGONAL ACCELERATION TOF WITH ION GUIDE MODE - Mass spectrometry systems include an electronic controller and a time-of-flight mass analyzer in communication with the electronic controller. The time-of-flight mass analyzer includes a pulsing region defining a channel that extends along an axis. The pulsing region includes: a first electrode extending along the axis, the first electrode defining one or more apertures; a second electrode extending along the axis, the first and second electrodes being positioned on opposing sides of the axis in a first direction perpendicular to the axis. The electronic controller is programmed to apply a first set of voltages to the electrodes to constrain a motion of ions propagating along the axis in a radial direction relative to the axis, and apply a second set of voltages to the electrodes to accelerate the ions out of the pulsing region through the one or more apertures. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264006 | Ion Trap with Radial Opening in Ring Electrode - Apparatuses and methods for performing mass analysis are disclosed. One such apparatus may include an ion trap device. The ion trap device may comprise a first end cap having a first aperture and a second end cap having a second aperture, wherein the first aperture and the second aperture may define an ejection axis. The ion trap device may also comprise a ring electrode substantially coaxially aligned between the first and second end caps. The ring electrode may include an opening extending along a radial direction of the ring electrode, wherein the radial direction is substantially perpendicular to the ejection axis. One such method may include ionizing a sample in an ion trap through an opening separating at least part of first and second ring sections of the ion trap and detecting ions ejected though an aperture on an end cap of the ion trap. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264007 | Identifying the Occurrence and Location of Charging in the Ion Path of a Mass Spectrometer - A method is described for identifying the occurrence and location of charging of ion optic devices arranged along the ion path of a mass spectrometer. The method includes repeatedly performing a sequence of introducing a beam of discharge ions to a location on the ion path, and subsequently measuring the intensities of opposite-polarity sample ions delivered to a mass analyzer, with the discharge ions being delivered to a location further downstream in the ion path at each successive sequence. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264008 | Mass Spectrometer - A mass analyser is provided comprising a plurality of electrodes having apertures through which ions are transmitted. A plurality of pseudo-potential corrugations are created along the axis of the mass analyser. The amplitude or depth of the pseudo-potential corrugations is inversely proportional to the mass to charge ratio of an ion. Transient DC voltages are applied to the electrodes in order to urge ions along the length of the mass analyser. The amplitude of the transient DC voltages applied to the electrodes is increased with time and ions are caused to be emitted from the mass analyser in reverse order of their mass to charge ratio. Two AC or RF voltages are applied to the electrodes. The first AC or RF voltage is arranged to provide optimal pseudo-potential corrugations whilst the second AC or RF voltage is arranged to provide optimal radial confinement of ions within the mass analyser. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264009 | DIFFERENTIAL MOBILITY SPECTROMETER AND METHODS THEREOF - An apparatus and method are provided for analyzing samples of molecules. The apparatus comprises a mass analysis system including a differential mobility spectrometer, which includes at least three filter electrodes defining two ion flow paths where the filter electrodes generate electric fields for passing through selected portions of the sample ions based on the mobility characteristics of the sample ions. The differential mobility spectrometer also includes a voltage source that provides DC and RF voltages to at least one of the filter electrodes to generate the electric field, a first and a second ion inlet that receive sample ions, and an ion outlet that outputs the selected portion of the sample ions. A mass spectrometer receives some or all of the selected portion of the sample ions. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264010 | IONIZATION WITHIN ION TRAP USING PHOTOIONIZATION AND ELECTRON IONIZATION - A mass spectrometer is disclosed. The mass spectrometer may include an ion trap configured to trap and analyze an ionized sample. A first aperture may be provided having a first diameter, and a second aperture may be provided having a second diameter. The first aperture may be configured to receive electrons for the purpose of ionizing sample ions within the ion trap. The second aperture may be configured to receive photons for the purpose of ionizing sample ions within the ion trap. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264011 | ORTHOGONAL ACCELERATION SYSTEM FOR TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETER - An orthogonal pulse accelerator for a Time-of-Flight mass analyzer includes an electrically-conductive first plate extending in a first plane, and a second plate spaced from the first plate. The second plate includes a grid that defines a plurality of apertures each having a first dimension extending in a first direction and a second dimension orthogonal to the first dimension, the first and second dimensions lying in the second plane and the second dimension begin larger than the first dimension. The first and second plates are positioned in the Time-of-Flight mass analyzer to receive, during operation of the mass analyzer, an ion beam propagating in the first direction in a region between the first and second plates, and the orthogonal pulse accelerator directs ions in the ion beam through the apertures. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264012 | Portable Field 3He/4He Stable Isotope Detector for Use in Survey Work and Autonomous Monitoring - An instrument is described for measurements of the isotopic abundance of | 2014-09-18 |
20140264013 | MASS SPECTROMETER HAVING AN EXTERNAL DETECTOR - A mass spectrometer system is disclosed. The mass spectrometer includes a vacuum chamber defining an enclosed evacuated space and an ion trap disposed in the enclosed space. The ion trap is configured to trap an ionized sample. The mass spectrometer further includes an ion detector coupled to the chamber at a location external to the chamber such that sample ions may exit the evacuated space and into the externally-coupled detector without loss of vacuum pressure. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264014 | ION TRAP DEVICE - An ion trap device is disclosed. The device includes a series of electrodes that define an ion flow path. A radio frequency (RF) field is applied to the series of electrodes such that each electrode is phase shifted approximately 180 degrees from an adjacent electrode. A DC voltage is superimposed with the RF field to create a DC gradient to drive ions in the direction of the gradient. A second RF field or DC voltage is applied to selectively trap and release the ions from the device. Further, the device may be gridless and utilized at high pressure. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264015 | DYNAMIC PEAK TRACKING IN X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY MEASUREMENT TOOL - Systems and methods for performing X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) measurements in a semiconductor environment are disclosed. A reference element peak is selected and tracked as part of the measurement process. Peak shift of the reference element peak, in electron volts (eV) is tracked and applied to other portions of acquired spectrum to compensate for the shift, which results from surface charge fluctuation. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264016 | MEASUREMENT OF LINE-EDGE-ROUGHNESS AND LINE-WIDTH-ROUGHNESS ON PRE-LAYERED STRUCTURES - Measurements of line roughness are separated into groups depending upon pre-layers. Image data collected from similar pre-layer types are considered together in order to separate effects of line roughness from distortion of measurements caused by the pre-layers. The resulting line roughness measurements are used to estimate an aspect of line quality. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264017 | Transmission Electron Microscope, and Method of Observing Specimen - Provided is means which enables observation of the shape of a specimen as it is without deforming the specimen. Observation is made by allowing a specimen-holding member having an opening (for example, microgrid and mesh) to hold an ionic liquid and charging a specimen thereto, to allow the specimen to suspend in the ionic liquid. Furthermore, in the proximity of the specimen-holding member, a mechanism of injecting an ionic liquid (ionic liquid introduction mechanism) and/or an electrode are provided. When a voltage is applied to the electrode, the specimen moves or deforms in the ionic liquid. How the specimen moves or deforms can be observed. Furthermore, in the proximity of specimen-holding member, an evaporation apparatus is provided to enable charge of the specimen into the ionic liquid while evaporating. Furthermore, in the proximity of the specimen-holding member, a microcapillary is provided to charge a liquid-state specimen into the ionic liquid. Note that the specimen-holding member is designed to be rotatable. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264018 | OBSERVATION SPECIMEN FOR USE IN ELECTRON MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON MICROSCOPE, AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING OBSERVATION SPECIMEN - The electrical charging by a primary electronic is inhibited to produce a clear edge contrast from an observation specimen (i.e., a specimen to be observed), whereby the shape of the surface of a sample can be measured with high accuracy. An observation specimen in which a liquid medium comprising an ionic liquid is formed in a thin-film-like or a webbing-film-like form on a sample is used. An electron microscopy using the observation specimen comprises: a step of measuring the thickness of a liquid medium comprising an ionic liquid on a sample; a step of controlling the conditions for irradiation with a primary electron on the basis of the thickness of the liquid medium comprising the ionic liquid; and a step of irradiating the sample with the primary electron under the above-mentioned primary electron irradiation conditions to form an image of the shape of the sample. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264019 | ELECTRON GUN ARRANGEMENT - A gun arrangement configured for generating a primary electron beam for a wafer imaging system is described. The arrangement includes a controller configured for switching between a normal operation and a cleaning operation, a field emitter having an emitter tip adapted for providing electrons and emitting an electron beam along an optical axis, an extractor electrode adapted for extracting the electron beam from the emitter tip electrode, a suppressor electrode, and at least one auxiliary emitter electrode arranged radially outside the suppressor electrode, and provided as a thermal electron emitter for thermally emitting electrons towards the optical axis. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264020 | COMPACT THERMAL AIMING SIGHT - A sight attachable to a weapon and comprising an objective lens, an image display, and a digital reticle. The objective lens focuses infrared light received from a scene onto a thermal imager, which is comprised of a focal plane array that detects infrared radiation in the scene focused by the lens. The image display is in signal communication with the thermal imager and provides an image of the received infrared light from the scene. The image rendered by the display is visible to the user. The digital reticle is rendered on the display and provides an aim point of the weapon upon a target in the scene. The image of the scene and superimposed reticle are directly viewable by a user with the aim point of the weapon upon the target being maintained constant over a range of viewing angles that depart from a viewing angle perpendicular to the display. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264021 | ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETRY (IMS) DEVICE WITH CHARGED MATERIAL TRANSPORTATION CHAMBER - An ion detection assembly is described that includes a drift chamber, an inlet assembly, and a collector assembly. The drift chamber is formed of substantially non-conductive material and/or semi-conductive material. A patterned resistive trace is deposited on one or more of an interior surface or an exterior surface of the drift chamber. The patterned resistive trace is configured to connect to a source of electrical energy. The inlet assembly and the collector assembly are in fluid communication with the drift chamber. The inlet assembly includes an inlet for receiving a sample, a reaction region for ionizing the sample, and a gate for controlling entrance of the ionized sample to the drift chamber. The collector assembly includes a collector plate for collecting the ionized sample after the ionized sample passes through the drift chamber. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264022 | INFRARED SENSOR OF REAR SURFACE IRRADIATION TYPE - A rear-surface-irradiation-type infrared sensor includes a substrate having a through hole passing through between an upper surface and a lower surface; an infrared absorption part on the substrate on a side of the upper surface separate from the substrate by the through hole; and a temperature sensor part detecting a change in a temperature of the infrared absorption part. The through hole includes a first through hole part having an opening on the upper surface and one or more second through hole parts having shapes different from the first through hole constituent part. The first through hole part and the second through hole part(s) communicate with each other. In a cross-sectional shape of the through hole on a plane perpendicular to the upper surface, an inside wall of the first through hole part is outside an inside wall of the of second through hole part(s). | 2014-09-18 |
20140264023 | LOBED APERTURE RADIANT SENSOR - A radiant sensor includes a modified, e.g. lobed, aperture for modifying the sensor response to heat sources with its field of view to achieve a mean radiant temperature measurement. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264024 | SPECIMEN INSPECTION APPARATUS - A specimen inspection apparatus includes: a transportation unit which includes a transportation surface on which a specimen as an inspection object is loaded and is configured so as to transport the specimen; a terahertz wave generation unit which is positioned on the transportation surface side of the transportation unit and generates a terahertz wave; and a terahertz wave detection unit which is positioned on a side of a surface opposite the transportation surface of the transportation unit, and detects a terahertz wave which is emitted from the terahertz wave generation unit and transmits through the specimen loaded on the transportation surface, wherein the transportation unit includes a hole portion through which the transportation surface and the surface opposite the transportation surface communicate with each other, and is configured so that the specimen can be loaded on the hole portion. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264025 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR CONVERTING LIGHT WAVELENGTHS - In one aspect, an apparatus for converting light having a first wavelength to a light having a second wavelength is provided. The apparatus includes an interband light detector configured to detect light with the first wavelength, a light emitting device configured to emit light with the second wavelength, and a connector connecting the light detector to the light emitting device. In another aspect, an apparatus includes an absorber layer configured to absorb light having a first wavelength, a barrier and trap layer adjacent the absorber layer, an injector layer adjacent the barrier and trap layer, and an emitting device configured to emit light having a second wavelength. In a further aspect, a method is provided and includes absorbing an input light having a first wavelength, converting the first wavelength to a second wavelength different in size than the first wavelength, and emitting an output light having the second wavelength. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264026 | CROSS ANTENNAS FOR SURFACE-ENHANCED INFRARED ABSORPTION (SEIRA) SPECTROSCOPY OF CHEMICAL MOIETIES - A device for Surface Enhanced Infrared Absorption (SEIRA) that includes at least one pair of metallic antennas deposited on a substrate, wherein the pair of metallic antennas are collinear. The length, width, and height of the metallic antenna determines an infrared absorption of the pair of metallic antennas. The device also includes a gap located between the pair of metallic antennas. A chemical moiety is disposed on at least a portion of the metallic antennas such that the infrared absorption of the chemical moiety is enhanced by the at least one pair of metallic antennas. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264027 | GAS ANALYSERS AND A METHOD OF MAKING A GAS ANALYSER - A method of making a measuring instrument, such as a gas analyser ( | 2014-09-18 |
20140264028 | SENSOR - A sensor includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a ferroelectric element that is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and that has a ferroelectric film formed of a ferroelectric substance, and a detector configured to read an electric charge generated in the ferroelectric element. The detector performs reading by applying a first voltage for aligning polarization directions of the ferroelectric film and a second voltage for reversing polarization of at least part of the ferroelectric film whose polarization directions have been aligned. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264029 | TERAHERTZ WAVE DETECTION DEVICE, CAMERA, IMAGING DEVICE, AND MEASURING DEVICE - A terahertz wave detection device which includes an absorption portion which absorbs a terahertz wave and generates heat and a conversion portion which converts the heat generated by the absorption portion into an electric signal, wherein the absorption portion includes a dielectric layer, a plurality of metal structures which are provided on one surface of the dielectric layer and are arranged to be separated from one another by an interval having a predetermined length; and a metal layer which is provided on the other surface of the dielectric layer, and wherein the interval is shorter than a wavelength of the terahertz wave which is absorbed by the absorption portion. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264030 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MID-INFRARED SENSING - A chip-scale, air-clad semiconductor pedestal waveguide can be used as a mid-infrared (mid-IR) sensor capable of in situ monitoring of organic solvents and other analytes. The sensor uses evanescent coupling from a silicon or germanium waveguide, which is highly transparent in the mid-IR portion of the electromagnetic spectrum (e.g., between λ=1.3 μm and λ=6.5 μm for silicon and λ=1.3 μm and λ=12.0 μm for germanium), to probe the absorption spectrum of the fluid surrounding the waveguide. Launching a mid-IR beam into the waveguide exposed to a particular analyte causes attenuation of the evanescent wave's spectral components due to absorption by carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and/or nitrogen bonds in the surrounding fluid. Detecting these changes at the waveguide's output provides an indication of the type and concentration of one or more compounds in the surrounding fluid. If desired, the sensor may be integrated onto a silicon substrate with a mid-IR light source and a mid-IR detector to form a chip-based spectrometer. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264031 | TRACE GAS DETECTION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a trace gas detection system. At least one embodiment includes a frequency spectrum comprising a 1st comb and an enhancement cavity characterized by having a 2 | 2014-09-18 |
20140264032 | TERAHERTZ TIME-DOMAIN SPECTROSCOPIC ELLIPSOMETRY SYSTEM - A terahertz time-domain spectroscopic ellipsometry system includes a sample stage, a terahertz emitter configured to provide pulses of terahertz radiation with preselected polarization components to illuminate a sample on the sample stage along an incident direction, and a coherent terahertz detection system arranged to coherently detect pulses of terahertz radiation from the terahertz emitter along an emerging direction after at least one of reflecting from or passing through the sample. The sample stage is rotatable to vary a relative angle between the incident direction and the emerging direction, and the coherent terahertz detection system substantially maintains alignment for amplitude and polarization detection as the relative angle is varied. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264034 | NEAR-FIELD OPTICAL SENSING SYSTEM - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for sensing touch and/or gestures in the near-field area overlying a light-guiding layer within a device or other optical sensing system. In one aspect, modulated infrared light is emitted into the overlying area, and the light reflected by objects within the overlying area is redirected through the light-guiding layer to infrared sensors. In one aspect, a masking structure can be located between the light-guiding layer and the infrared sensors. In some aspects, probability mapping or backtracing can be used to estimate the locations of objects within the overlying area. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264035 | INFRARED PRESENCE DETECTOR FOR DETECTING A PRESENCE OF AN OBJECT IN A SURVEILLANCE AREA - The present invention relates to a detection device and a method for detecting a presence of an object in a surveillance area. The device comprises at least one infrared radiation sensing element each adapted for generating a sensor signal related to a quantity of infrared radiation received from within the surveillance area by the infrared radiation sensing element, a processing unit and an output means for outputting a determined presence of the object and/or a property derived therefrom. The processing unit is adapted for: obtaining the at least one sensor signal; generating at least one contrast value by comparing the at least one sensor signal to at least one reference value; determining the presence of the object by evaluating a condition on said at least one contrast value; and adjusting the at least one reference value such that negative feedback is applied to the at least one contrast value. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264036 | Assembling Infrared Touch Control Module - An assembling infrared touch control module is provided and includes four L-shaped first frame members and a plurality of straight second frame members matched in pairs. Each first and second frame member has a space therein and two openings at two ends thereof, respectively, in communication with the space. Each space has a circuit board therein. Each circuit board has a plurality of infrared transmitter/receiver components thereon and two connectors thereon at the two openings, respectively. The four first frame members and the second frame members whose number may be increased or decreased by demand are assembled together to form a frame by means of the connectors so that an active touch area of the frame may be resized by demand to be adapted to a display device of any size, and an additional touch control function adapted to an extended area for the display device may be set. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264037 | ROTATIONAL SENSOR AND METHODS THEREFOR - The invention is a rotational sensor to sense an object's angle and methods to analyse the sensor output. The sensor has a first emitting source, to either emit onto, or from the object, a first receiving sensor, to receive emissions from the first emitting source, either directly or indirectly, the emissions received dependent on said angle, first receiving sensor outputting a first signal a course measurement of the angle. Also present is a second emitting source, to emit onto, or from the object and a second receiving sensor, to receive emissions from the second emitting source, either directly or indirectly the emissions received again dependent on said angle, second receiving sensor outputting a second signal, as a fine measurement of the angle. A method of use of the sensor is disclosed together with a method of combining the fine and course measurements to output a signal with zero error. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264038 | TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE TRANSMITTING APPARATUS - To provide an electromagnetic pulse transmitting apparatus and a tomography apparatus capable of shortening an electromagnetic pulse. The apparatus performs processing such that two electromagnetic pulse portions emitted to an object have an electric field intensity of mutually opposite polarity and the time difference between pulse peaks of the two electromagnetic pulse portions is a time difference within a time of a pulse width. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264039 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ELECTRONICALLY DETERMINE ADEQUATE GAMMA RADIATION STERILIZATION TIME - An integrated circuit includes a sensing module, a measuring module, a comparing module, and memory. The sensing module senses radiation incident on the integrated circuit. The measuring module communicates with the sensing module and measures an amount of the radiation incident on the integrated circuit. The comparing module communicates with the measuring module and compares the amount of the radiation to a predetermined threshold and generates an indication that the amount of the radiation is less than the predetermined threshold or that the amount of the radiation is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold. The memory stores the indication. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264040 | Segmented Fiber Nuclear Level Gauge - A nuclear level sensing gauge for measuring the level of product in a bin utilizes a plurality of scintillators arranged in a serial fashion. A source of nuclear radiation is positioned adjacent the bin, and the scintillators, which may be bundles of one or more scintillating fibers or scintillating crystals, are positioned in a serial fashion adjacent the bin opposite the source of nuclear radiation, such that nuclear radiation passing through the bin impinges upon the bundles. Light guides carry photons emitted by the scintillators—which are indicative of radiation passing through the bin—to a common photomultiplier tube. The tube is connected to electronics which convert counts of photons from the PMT into a measure of the level of radiation-absorbing product in the bin. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264041 | POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY AND/OR SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY DETECTOR - An imaging system includes a magnetic resonance portion that produces an electric field and a second imaging portion, including a detector with a two dimensional array of detector tiles, wherein adjacent tiles along an axial direction are spaced apart by an electrically conductive material, which shields the tiles from the electric field. An imaging system includes a first imaging portion having a detector, which includes an array of scintillation crystals and a photo-sensor coupled to the array of scintillation crystals, wherein an output of the photo-sensor includes a unique ratio of information that identifies each crystal. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264042 | RUGGED SCINTILLATION CRYSTAL ASSEMBLY - A rugged scintillation crystal assembly includes several scintillator crystals, which are optically coupled to each other by resilient optical-coupling material such as silicone pads and/or grease. The scintillator crystals are configured to collectively emit optical signals. Such a stack may combine the advantages of both a long form-factor for the overall assembly with the ruggedness of the assembly's component short crystals. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264043 | X-RAY IMAGER WITH LENS ARRAY AND TRANSPARENT NON-STRUCTURED SCINTILLATOR - An x-ray imager includes a scintillator layer configured to generate light from x-rays, a detector array configured to detect light generated in the scintillator layer, and a lens array situated between the scintillator layer and the detector array. The lens array may be configured to collect light and focus the collected light to the detector array. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264044 | SCINTILLATOR MATERIAL AND RADIATION DETECTOR USING SAME - Improvement in luminescence intensity is demanded from a scintillator material. The present invention provides a new scintillator material by adding a specific element selected from thallium and indium to a material having a basic composition represented by an alkali element:copper:a halogen element=3:2:5. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264045 | Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dosimetry Using Doped Lithium Fluoride Crystals - An optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dosimeter system. An OSL reader configured to produce data indicative of a radiation exposure, one or more OSL dosimeters fabricated from a thermoluminescent material, a light stimulation source configured to stimulate the OSL dosimeter to produce luminescence emissions, and a light-detection system that measures the intensity of such luminescence emissions and converts the electrical signal to a binary string that can be processed by an appropriately programmed computer configured to analyze data from the reader and produce data indicative of an extent of radiation exposure. Dose information is obtained without requiring heating of the dosimeter. The dosimeter can be interrogated multiple times with minimal loss of dose information. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264046 | ONE-DIMENSIONAL X-RAY DETECTOR WITH CURVED READOUT STRIPS - A detector for a small-angle x-ray diffraction system uses curved readout strips shaped to correspond to the expected intensity distribution of x-rays scattered by the system. This expected intensity distribution may be a series of concentric circles, and each of the strips has a shape that approximates a section of an annulus. The strips may be positioned on a substrate such that a center of curvature of the curved strips is located along an edge of a readout region within which the strips are located or, alternatively, at a geometric center of the readout region. The detector may have a signal readout system that uses a delay line or, alternatively, a multichannel readout system. The detector may make use of electron generation via interaction of the diffracted x-ray beam with a gas in a gas chamber, or through interaction of the diffracted beam with a semiconductor material. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264047 | Geometry Layout for System for Wireless, Motion and Position-Sensing, Integrating Radiation Sensor for Occupational and Environmental Dosimetry - A device comprising: a substrate, a sensor package mounted on the substrate, and one or more filters, wherein the sensor package comprises one or more radiation sensors mounted therein, wherein each of the one or more filters is used to attenuate one or more types of radiation that enter an exposed side of each of the one or more radiation sensors at angle of up to +/−60 degrees with respect to a respective axial line through respective centers of each of the one or more radiation sensors. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264048 | NEUTRON RADIATION SENSOR - Embodiments utilize high energy particles generated by nuclear reactions involving neutron radiation and neutron-sensitive materials to generate and maintain an electric potential gradient between an electrode and a region separated from the electrode by an electric insulator. System and methods contemplated by the invention thereby enable passive detection of neutrons without an externally applied electric potential bias by maintaining a charge accumulation facilitated by nuclear reactions involving neutrons. The charge accumulation produces an electric potential gradient within an electric insulator that separates the charge accumulation from an exterior region. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264049 | SMALL ANODE GERMANIUM (SAGe) WELL RADIATION DETECTOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - A small anode germanium well (SAGe well) radiation detector system/method providing for low capacitance, short signal leads, small area bottom-oriented signal contacts, enhanced performance independent of well diameter, and ability to determine radiation directionality is disclosed. The system incorporates a P-type bulk germanium volume (PGEV) having an internal well cavity void (IWCV). The external PGEV and IWCV surfaces incorporate an N+ electrode except for the PGEV external base region (EBR) in which a P+ contact electrode is fabricated within an isolation region. The PGEV structure is further encapsulated to permit operation at cryogenic temperatures. Electrical connection to the SAGe well is accomplished by bonding or mechanical contacting to the P+ contact electrode and the N+ electrode. The EBR of the PGEV may incorporate an integrated preamplifier inside the vacuum housing to minimize the noise and gain change due to ambient temperature variation. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264050 | DEVICE FOR CONVERTING CURRENT PULSES INTO VOLTAGE PULSES - An electronic device to simply and efficiently measure energy of incident photons in a very short time and with a very high count rate and high precision, starting from current pulses from an ionizing electromagnetic radiation detector, the electronic device including an analog delay line with switched capacitors with controlled loss at an output from a charge preamplifier. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264051 | SEGMENTED MIRROR APPARATUS FOR IMAGING AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - An apparatus for inspecting a photomask, comprising an illumination source for generating a light which illuminates a target substrate, objective optics for receiving and projecting the light which is reflected from the target substrate, the objective optics includes a first mirror arranged to receive and reflect the light which is reflected from the target substrate, a second mirror which is arranged to receive and reflect the light which is reflected by the first mirror, a third mirror which is arranged to receive and reflect the light which is reflected by the second mirror, and a segmented mirror which is arranged to receive and reflect the light which is reflected by the third mirror. The segmented mirror includes at least two mirror segments. The apparatus further includes at least one sensor for detecting the light which is projected by the objective optics. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264052 | Apparatus and Method for Monitoring Semiconductor Fabrication Processes Using Polarized Light - The inventive concept provides apparatuses and methods for monitoring semiconductor fabrication processes in real time using polarized light. In some embodiments, the apparatus comprises a light source configured to generate light, a beam splitter configured to reflect the light toward the wafer being processed, an objective polarizer configured to polarize the light reflected toward the wafer and to allow light reflected by the wafer to pass therethrough, a blaze grating configured to separate light reflected by the wafer according to wavelength, an array detector configured to detect the separated light and an analyzer to analyze the three-dimensional profile of the structure/pattern being formed in the wafer. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264053 | Methods And Apparatus For Vacuum Ultraviolet (VUV) Or Shorter Wavelength Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy - A highly efficient vacuum ultraviolet circular dichroism spectrometer is provided; the spectrometer suitable for laboratory use or for integration into a beam line at a synchrotron radiation facility. In one embodiment, a spectroscopic circular dichroism instrument is provided; the instrument configured so as to enable circular dichroism data to be simultaneously obtained for multiple wavelengths of light. The instrument may be further configured to operate in at least a portion of the vacuum ultraviolet wavelength region. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264054 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An apparatus and a method to detect a defect or particle on a surface that involves combining an object radiation beam redirected by the surface with a reference radiation beam having a plurality of intensities lower than the object radiation beam, to produce a plurality of patterns detected by a detector in order to detect the defect or particle on the surface from the patterns. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264055 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR DETECTING PHOSPHONATE - The invention is generally a system and process for detecting phosphonate. The system and process detect and monitor phosphonate using optical, electronics and analytical software technology in a side stream to measure the level of phosphonate in the stream and then calculate the amount of the proper chemicals to inject into a cooling tower or boiler to prevent scale, rust and corrosion. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264056 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSAYING AN ELUATE FOR TECHNETIUM AND MOLYBDENUM CONTENT - A system for assaying an eluate for Technetium-99m and Molybdenum-99 content includes an inner ionization chamber including a well configured to receive the eluate, an outer ionization chamber concentric with the inner ionization chamber, and attenuating material positioned between the inner and outer ionization chambers. A computing device is configured to determine a Technetium-99m content of the eluate based on a first current measured in the inner ionization chamber, and determine a Molybdenum-99 content of the eluate based on at least a second current measured in the outer ionization chamber. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264057 | NEUTRON DETECTOR USING GD-BASED SCINTILLATOR AND WIDE-BANDGAP SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTOVOLTAIC - An enhanced neutron sensing device, that couples a gadolinium based scintillator with at least two wide bandgap photodiodes to achieve a high sensitivity, low power, and portable neutron detector with high gamma discrimination. Once coupled with electrical signal processing and read-out electrons, the device will output the incident neutron flux in the environment and can be used in locations with known sources of neutrons or for identifying clandestine nuclear materials. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264058 | Method for Obtaining Information Signatures from Nuclear Material or About the Presence, the Nature and/or the Shielding of a Nuclear Material and Measurement Setup for Performing Such Method - The invention relates to a method for obtaining information or signatures about the presence or the nature of a nuclear radiation source, especially in a homeland security application, said nuclear radiation source emitting in a time or angle correlated manner at least a first radiation and a second radiation. The method includes the steps of detecting said first radiation with at least one first radiation detector and detecting said second radiation with at least one second radiation detector. The detection of said second radiation is triggered by said detection of said first radiation in a manner that is adapted to the radiation's correlation structure, thereby increasing the signal-to-background ratio for the detection of said second radiation. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264059 | LIGHT IRRADIANCE AND THERMAL MEASUREMENT IN UV AND CVD CHAMBERS - Embodiments of a semiconductor processing chamber described herein include a substrate support, a source of radiant energy opposite the substrate support, a window between the source of radiant energy and the substrate support, a detector sensitive to the radiant energy positioned to detect the radiant energy transmitted by the window, and a detector sensitive to radiation emitted by the substrate positioned to detect radiation emitted by the substrate. The chamber may also include a showerhead. The substrate support may be between the detectors and the window. A second radiant energy source may be included to project energy through the window to a detector. The second radiant energy source may also be located proximate the first radiant energy source and the detectors. | 2014-09-18 |
20140264060 | RADIATION IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, RADIATION IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING RADIATION IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - A radiation image pickup apparatus includes a pixel array including a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix and configured to convert a radiant ray into electric signals, signal processors configured to output digital signals obtained in accordance with the electric signals output from the pixel array in parallel, and a controller configured to operate the signal processors after the signal processors enter a second power consumption state in which power consumption is higher than that of a first power consumption state from the first power consumption state after irradiation of a radiant ray to the pixel array is terminated, and to cause the signal processors to output digital signals after the signal processors are operated. | 2014-09-18 |