38th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110226896 | LIGHTNING-RESISTANT FASTENER, CAP, FASTENER MEMBER, AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING LIGHTNING-RESISTANT FASTENER - A lightning-resistant fastener, a cap, a fastener member, and a method for attaching the lightning-resistant fastener are provided, which enhance workability and quality stability besides reliably securing an insulating property, and can lead to enhancement in safety of an airframe and reduction in manufacturing cost. A head portion | 2011-09-22 |
20110226897 | Launch vehicle fairing and construction - Light-weight acoustic dampening launch vehicle fairing structures having high strength and stiffness and capable of filling to provide high mass density and rapidly unloaded at a predetermined time following launch, and methods of making them are provided. The panels include a monolithic body comprised of fibrous reinforcement material in a polymeric binder and comprise longitudinal chambers extending from the length of body. Fluid passage means are provided at both the top and bottom of the monolithic body and interconnected by the longitudinal chambers for filling and emptying said chambers with a fluid. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226898 | Crash Attenuation System for Aircraft - A crash attenuation system for an aircraft, the system having an airbag carried by the aircraft and inflatable generally adjacent an exterior of the aircraft. The airbag has at least one vent for releasing gas from the interior of the airbag. A gas source is in fluid communication with the interior of the airbag for inflating the airbag with gas generated provided by the gas source. A vent valve is provided for controlling a flow of gas through each vent, each vent valve being selectively configurable between an open state, in which gas can pass through the associated vent from the interior of the airbag, and a closed state, in which gas is retained within the interior of the airbag. The gas source is provided for at least partially re-inflating the airbag after venting of gas through the at least one vent. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226899 | Autonomous plane architecture for the transport and the replacement of propulsion engines - To be able to transport and replace in an autonomous manner one of its failing propulsion engines, a plane includes: a fuselage; propulsion engines maintained above the fuselage; maintenance wells traversing the fuselage substantially vertically with respect to the engines in which the engines can be lifted or lowered; a cargo compartment including a floor arranged in the fuselage, where the height, length and width dimensions of the cargo compartment are compatible with the transport of an engine; the cargo compartment and the wells have a common separation wall including an exit whose dimensions allow the passage of an engine; and a lower hatch or ramp for closing the lower opening of the well includes a position in which the upper surface of the ramp is substantially horizontal and substantially in the extension of the floor of the cargo compartment. According to this arrangement, a propulsion engine can be replaced by an engine which is transported in the cargo compartment in the autonomous manner for the plane. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226900 | Seating Arrangement, Seat Unit, Tray Table and Seating System - A row of a plurality of adjacent seats supported by a support frame. The seat includes a seat back, a seat pan and a leg rest. The leg rest of each seat includes a leg support surface and is mounted relative to the seat frame in a manner to allow it to move between (a) a stored condition and (b) a fully deployed condition where the seat pan and the leg rest support surface are substantially coplanar. The leg rest and seat pan of each seat in the row can cooperate to define a reconfigurable horizontal support surface for at least one passenger. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226901 | METHOD FOR LAYING A FLOOR COVERING IN A CABIN OF A VEHICLE - A method for laying a floor covering onto a floor in a cabin of a vehicle comprises the steps of applying a connection means to an element of a group comprising the floor covering and a floor, compacting the floor covering into a compact unit having an open end, bringing the floor covering into the cabin, pulling the open end of the floor covering along a length of the cabin beneath seats disposed in the cabin on the cabin floor and connecting the floor covering to the cabin floor using the connection means. The connection is made by way of one or more adhesive layers, for example. In this way, a carpet floor can be laid or replaced in a cabin of a vehicle without having to remove the seats located in the cabin. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226902 | AIRCRAFT COCKPIT WITH INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE - An aircraft cockpit that includes an information display device with a screen having a display surface and a rear surface opposite the display surface, and a cable harness connected to the screen. The rear surface includes a mechanism for retaining the cable harness substantially wound against the rear surface. The information display device is mobile within the cockpit. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226903 | DE-ICING DEVICE COMPRISING MEANS FOR DETECTION OF A LEAKAGE IN A HOT AIR SUPPLY SYSTEM - A device for defrosting a leading edge of an aircraft, includes at least one opening ( | 2011-09-22 |
20110226904 | VIRTUAL ICE ACCRETION METER DISPLAY - A flight display for an aircraft includes a virtual ice accretion meter having a liquid water content portion and an ice thickness portion. A method for determining ice accretion includes integrating over a time period a constant K multiplied by a liquid water content (LWC) and true airspeed (TAS). | 2011-09-22 |
20110226905 | STABILIZED CONTROLLABLE DROGUE FOR AERIAL FLIGHT REFUELING - The stabilized controllable drogue for an inflight aerial refueling system includes a reception coupling, a paradrogue frame, a drogue canopy, and a plurality of actuators for moving the drogue canopy in a desired direction to control, steer and stabilize the stabilized controllable drogue during turbulent conditions. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226906 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE CENTRE OF GRAVITY OF AN AIRCRAFT - A method of controlling the centre of gravity of an aircraft having a plurality of fuel tanks, the method comprising transferring fuel from one or more of the fuel tanks according to a predetermined sequence, the timing of the sequence being dependent on the decrease in gross weight of the aircraft. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226907 | OPTIMAL SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS SYSTEM - A satellite system for observing space objects includes two or more satellites positioned in an Earth orbit and configured to observe objects in various orbits including those viewed (i) against the Earth's background; (ii) against a sunlit Earth background; and (iii) against a space background. An electromagnetic sensor may be provided on at least one of the satellites that is responsive to electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength that discriminates against substantial reflection of electromagnetic radiation from the Earth's atmosphere to observe the space object. A method of observing a space object using a satellite system is also disclosed. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226908 | Encased Square Wing - The invention relates to an aerodynamic wing in the shape of a tubed perfect square, the vertical stabilizers and air brake being built into the structure thereof, characterized in that said wing reduces induced drag and increases the efficiency of aircraft in flight. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226909 | CROSSING PREDICTOR WITH AUTHORIZED TRACK SPEED INPUT - A method and apparatus for controlling a grade crossing warning system employs a track occupancy circuit or other device to detect the presence of a train in the approach to a grade crossing and an indirect indication of a maximum authorized speed of the train in order to determine an amount of time to delay activation of the grade crossing warning system after the train has been detected. The indirect indication is preferably encoded onto a signal associated with the track occupancy circuit, preferably using a frequency shift technique. The indirect indication may be supplied by a wayside signal device. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226910 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE DETECTION OF APPROACHING RAIL VEHICLES ON THE TRACKSIDE AND FOR WARNING PERSONS - A method for the detection of approaching rail vehicles on the track side for the purpose of warning persons or groups of persons. RFID (radio frequency identification) signals that are continuously emitted from the vehicle are received trackside and are evaluated with regard to their potential danger, and/or RFID signals are generated trackside and are received by the person to be warned via individual-bound RFID receivers in the event of danger. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226911 | PIPE SPACER - A pipe spacer is provided for spacing at least one pipe in a piping system. The spacer includes a handle with at least one pipe-engaging support member for maintaining an engaged pipe close to a surface in a piping system. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226912 | DEVICE FOR ACCOMODATING COMPONENTS OF TELECOMMUNICATION AND DATA SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY - The invention relates to a device ( | 2011-09-22 |
20110226913 | SUPPORT COLLAR FOR LONG ARTICLES, IN PARTICULAR CABLES, PIPES AND/OR THE LIKE - A support collar ( | 2011-09-22 |
20110226914 | COLLAPSIBLE SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR A BAG - The invention relates to a collapsible support structure for holding a bag and method for using the support structure to hold open a bag and create a semi-rigid container. In particular, the support structure is configured to hold open the mouth of a flexible plastic bag to facilitate filing the bag or removal of the contents of the bag. More particularly, the support structure is configured to create a skeleton that allows a flexible plastic bag to be converted into a container that stands upright with the mouth of the bag open allowing a user to easily add or remove contents from the flexible plastic bag. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226915 | GARBAGE CONTAINER PLATFORM - A platform assembly for supporting a garbage container comprising: a frame, where the frame includes four sides and creates a support means for the garbage container; at least two cross-bars, where said cross bars are connected in parallel with two connectors, and said assembly creates a rectangular shape; two anchor posts, where one anchor post is connected at each outside edge of each outside cross-bar at a first end of the platform, said anchor post capable of being driven into the ground to support the frame; a quick release pin for each anchor post, where said pin provides a means to adjust the height of the frame along the anchor post; and two anchor pins at a second end of the platform, one connected to each outside cross-bar, where said anchor pins are driven into the ground to support the platform in a stable position. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226916 | GARDEN EDGE SPIKE AND METHODS AND USES THEREOF - A garden edge spike includes: a tapered spike portion having a lower spike and an upper C-shaped portion having a plurality of grooves on an outer edge thereof; and a holder, the holder having a holding portion including plural flanges, and a coupling portion that slideably engages one or more of the plurality of grooves. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226917 | Support Bracket for Mounting an End of a Roller Blind - There is disclosed a support bracket for mounting an end of a roller blind. The support bracket includes an angular bracket having a flat wall with a blind mounting element for receiving and supporting the end of the blind. A detachable support member is mounted to the flat wall, the detachable support member being configured to temporarily support the end of the blind at a position adjacent the roller blind mounting element. The detachable support member includes an elongated member having opposite first and second hooked ends, each of which is configured to hook to an aperture formed on the flat wall. A saddle portion is formed on the support member between the hooked ends. The saddle portion is movable between a locked position wherein the ends cannot be removed from the apertures and an unlocked position wherein the ends are easily removed from the apertures. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226918 | Dual-Pivoting Adjustable Support Arm - An adjustable arm supports a device housing with respect to a base and allows the position of the device housing to be adjusted as desired. The adjustable arm has rigid segments joined by pivot joints, with passages therethrough to allow wires to be strung through the arm segments and joints so as to be shielded by the arm. At least one joint is a dual-pivot joint having two joint elements that rotate with respect to each other about a joint pivot axis, each joint element in turn being pivotably attached to an adjacent arm segment. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226919 | TELESCOPING MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR A RECESSED LUMINAIRE - A lighting assembly for a recessed luminaire includes a plaster frame for supporting the recessed luminaire and a pair of telescoping bars for attaching the plaster frame to framing support members. The telescoping bars include a first bar and a second bar, each of the bars having a generally S-shaped cross-sectional profile that is defined by a center curve joining a first area and a second area, which are generally hook-shaped and extend perpendicularly from the center curve in opposing directions. The first area of the first bar is overlappingly positioned at least in part within the second area of the second bar, and the first area of the second bar is overlappingly positioned at least in part within the second area of the second bar whereby the first and second bars are mated in an inverted and opposed adjacent relationship allowing sliding extension of the bars. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226920 | Keyboard adjustment apparatus and associated method - The computer keyboard adjustment apparatus has a support plate that receives a computer keyboard thereon. The support plate, screw dome/wheel and the magnet lock are attached to each other. The magnet lock is anchored to the base. A lock lever is also provided for adjustably, locking the support plate at any desired angle/position. The support plate at this point is operating on an axis moving within the circumference of the axis design. Manipulation of the lever-lock allows the support plate to move forward, backward, and side-to-side. The support plate, once elevated, can tilt or incline as well as decline. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226921 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURING A RODENT CONTROL DEVICE - The present invention comprises, in one exemplary embodiment, a rodent control device including a clamp system comprised of first and second clamp assemblies, and a rodent bait station having at least one opening formed therein for receiving an attachment device such as a screw. The first clamp assembly preferably includes a raised area having one or more openings formed therein for receiving the attachment device. The attachment device operates to secure the rodent bait station to the clamp system, which is in turn, secured to a weighted object such as a cement block. The clamp system substantially prevents movement of the rodent bait station by attaching the bait station to the weighted object. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226922 | SUCTION CUP DEVICE - A suction cup device includes a suction cup, an adhesive polymer gel layer mounted to a suction surface of the suction cup and a case. A suction surface of the polymer gel layer includes a region on an outer peripheral side and a region on an inner peripheral side placed in a position deeper than an extending surface of the region on the outer peripheral side. The case includes, on an inner surface thereof, a rib formed into an annular shape concentric with the suction cup. The rib faces the region on the outer peripheral side of the polymer gel layer from the back surface of the suction cup. When the suction cup mounted with the polymer gel layer is in the suction state, the rib presses and abuts against the back surface of the suction cup by the negative pressure, and presses the region on the outer peripheral side of the polymer gel layer via the suction cup. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226923 | VACUUM SUCTION BASE - A vacuum suction base includes a base, a fixing mechanism secured on the base, an adjusting cam, and an adjusting bolt. The base includes a suction piece and a column extending upwardly from the centre of the suction piece. The fixing mechanism includes a column housing resisting an edge of the suction piece, and a sleeve connected to the column and defining a through hole. The adjusting cam is rotatably installed in the through hole and partially extends out from the through hole. One end of the adjusting bolt is fixed in the adjusting cam and the other end is engaged in the column. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226924 | ADJUSTABLE STAND - An adjustable stand, for supporting a device having a lateral surface defining a number of recessed portions, includes a base, a rotating frame, and two connecting axles. The rotating frame includes a chassis and two opposing arms extending arcuately and upward from the chassis, wherein the chassis is rotatably connected to the base. The two connecting axles are rotatably connected to the two opposing arms, respectively. Each of the two connecting axles includes at least one elastic protrusion fitting into one of the plurality of recessed portions, and connecting the device to the two connecting axles, wherein the at least one elastic protrusion is able to deform to allow the device to rotatably connect with the two connecting axles. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226925 | Lifting Device for Chair - A lifting device for a chair includes an upright support post, a tapered locking sleeve adjustably mounted on the support post, a tapered pressing sleeve mounted on the locking sleeve, a stepping ring having a mounting tube which is mounted on the pressing sleeve, and a dustproof cover abutting a top of the mounting tube of the stepping ring and secured on a top of the pressing sleeve. Thus, the pressing sleeve surrounds the locking sleeve to distribute the pressing force evenly, and the locking sleeve surrounds the support post to distribute the pressing force evenly so as to prevent the pressing sleeve and the locking sleeve from being worn out or broken due to a stress concentration and to enhance the lifetime of the lifting device. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226926 | Holder for holding clampingly a flat object - The invention relates to a holder for holding clampingly a flat object such as a photo, greetings card or drawing, wherein the holder is adapted to be fixed clampingly to a structure, wherein the holder has a decorative appearance. The decoration serves here to obtain a more attractive appearance. Although practical, a hospital bed or hospital room is also cheerless. When a patient is sent a get-well card or photo, it is now usually arranged on a noticeboard behind the patient. The card is hereby situated outside the field of vision of the patient. According to a preferred embodiment, the holder is adapted to be fixed clampingly to a structure at the foot of a bed, in particular a hospital bed. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226927 | FIXATION STRUCTURE OF ANTENNA APPARATUS - Disclosed is a fixation structure of an antenna apparatus including a base member in which a nut portion is formed, a fixation member which is inserted in the fixation opening and has a shape that can contact with a periphery of the fixation opening when the antenna apparatus is attached to the mounting surface and a bolt which is screwed into the nut portion in a state where the bolt is inserted into the fixation member, and the bolt is screwed into the nut portion to hold and fix the mounting surface by the base member and the fixation member after the fixation member and the bolt are inserted into the fixation opening and the fixation member is rotated for a predetermined angle, the bolt being a shaft center, the fixation member comprises a rotation inhibiting unit which is formed facing the base member, and the base member comprises an engaging hole by which the rotation inhibiting unit is engaged when the bolt is screwed into the nut portion. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226928 | MULTI-STAGED AUDIBLE/ VISIBLE INDICATOR FOR PROGRESSIVE OVERLOAD CONDITION - An elongated assembly, such as a belt or a sling, having a first end and a second end. The first and second ends are configured to accept a tensile load applied thereto. The elongated assembly comprises a first folded region audibly/visibly ruptureable at a first threshold loading condition and a second folded region audibly/visibly ruptureable at a second threshold loading condition, the first threshold loading condition being lower than the second threshold loading condition, to provide a physical indication in stages for a progressively increasing overload condition. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226929 | VIBRATOR ISOLATOR SYSTEM - A vibration isolator system for attaching a payload to a supporting base is provided, the payload having a center of mass and the system consisting of at least three vibration isolating pods. Each pod has two associated, non-parallel, elastic struts. A first end of each strut is attached to the supporting base and a second end of each strut is attached to the payload at a respective mounting point, and the a projected elastic center of the system is substantially co-located with said center of mass. The vibration isolator system is operable to substantially prevent translational vibration of the supporting base from inducing angular rotation of the payload. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226930 | VEHICLE SEAT, IN PARTICULAR COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat, particularly a commercial-vehicle seat is provided with a scissor-type stand ( | 2011-09-22 |
20110226931 | Portable Stand and Mount for Securing a Laptop Computer to a Support Frame - A portable stand and mount for securing a laptop computer. The computer is clamped between a fixed clamping member on one side and an adjustable movable clamping member on the other side. The movable clamping member is positioned by screw means mounted on the top surface of the mounting plate of the stand. The mounting plate also is provided with a plurality of holes that allow the clamping members to be positioned to accommodate various sizes and configurations of laptop computers. It also is provided with openings which allow cooling air to circulate beneath the computer, with means for hanging accessories therefrom, and with a light. A mounting post extends downwardly from the underside of the mounting plate, so that it can be clamped to other fixtures such as a drum set stand or tripod. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226932 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TARGETING DIRECTED ENERGY DEVICES - Systems and methods for targeting a directed energy system are provided. A particular system includes a first laser and a second laser. The system also includes a scanning system coupled to the first laser and the second laser. The scanning system is adapted to movably direct the second laser in a pattern around a pointing location of the first laser. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226933 | Image Intensifying Device - An image intensifying device includes a lens that is positioned at a light input that forms an image of a scene. The image intensifying device also includes an image intensifier tube that includes a photocathode that is positioned to receive the image formed by the lens. The photocathode generates photoelectrons in response to the light image of the scene. The image intensifier tube also includes a microchannel plate having an input surface comprising the photocathode. The microchannel plate receives the photoelectrons generated by the photocathode and generating secondary electrons. An electron detector receives the secondary electrons generated by the microchannel plate and generates an intensified image of the scene. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226934 | IMAGE SENSORS EMPLOYING SENSITIZED SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES - In various example embodiments, the inventive subject matter is an image sensor and methods of formation of image sensors. In an embodiment, the image sensor comprises a semiconductor substrate and a plurality of pixel regions. Each of the pixel regions includes an optically sensitive material over the substrate with the optically sensitive material positioned to receive light. A pixel circuit for each pixel region is also included in the sensor. Each pixel circuit comprises a charge store formed on the semiconductor substrate and a read out circuit. A non-metallic contact region is between the charge store and the optically sensitive material of the respective pixel region, the charge store being in electrical communication with the optically sensitive material of the respective pixel region through the non-metallic contact region. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226935 | INFORMATION-ACQUISITION DEVICE AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - At least one cell implementing a sensor array embraces a photoelectric-conversion accumulation element configured to generate and accumulate signal charges, a potential detection circuit configured to detect the signal charges generated by the photoelectric-conversion accumulation element as a potential change, and an amplification circuit configured to amplify the potential change and to transmit to an output-signal line. The photoelectric-conversion accumulation element and the potential detection circuit are connected in series between a first potential terminal and a second potential terminal, and the potential detection circuit has an insulated-gate transistor, which detects the potential change in a weak inversion state, in a period when an optical-communication signal is received. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226936 | PIXELS, IMAGERS AND RELATED FABRICATION METHODS - Pixels, imagers and related fabrication methods are described. The described methods result in cross-talk reduction in imagers and related devices by generating depletion regions. The devices can also be used with electronic circuits for imaging applications. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226937 | VERTICAL PILLAR STRUCTURED PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES WITH MIRRORS AND OPTICAL CLADDINGS - A photovoltaic device operable to convert light to electricity, comprising a substrate, a plurality of structures essentially perpendicular to the substrate, one or more recesses between the structures, each recess having a planar mirror on a bottom wall thereof. The structures have p-n or p-i-n junctions for converting light into electricity. The planar mirrors function as an electrode and can reflect light incident thereon back to the structures to be converted into electricity. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226938 | Multi-Optical Axis Photoelectric Sensor - The invention provides a multi-optical axis photoelectric sensor capable of improving workability of wiring. The sensor outputs to an external apparatus a safe signal generated based upon an interrupted state of at least one optical axis among optical axes formed between the phototransmitter and the photoreceiver. The photoreceiver includes a first cable connecting section (end section case), connected with a cable including a power line for receiving power supply from the external apparatus and an output line for outputting a safe signal to the external apparatus, and a second cable connecting section (end section case), connected with a cable including a power line for performing power supply to the phototransmitter and a communication line for transmitting or receiving a timing signal that defines timing for light projection of the light projecting elements. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226939 | SEED COUNTING APPARATUS FOR A PLANTER MONITOR - A counter for seeds in a duct includes a first point source transmitter on a first mounting on one side of the duct spaced outwardly from the duct so as to project light through a front wall and a set of phototransistors in a transverse row carried on a second mounting on a rear wall. The side walls of the duct lie on a triangle with an apex at the light source. The phototransistors are connected in series so that the output current is determined by that phototransistor on which the majority of the shadow from the seed falls. In this way the momentary reduction in current output has a larger amplitude to better distinguish from dust in the duct. The duct is formed by a housing attached to the peripheral wall of the metering device with a seed transport tube attached to the bottom of the housing. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226940 | FUSED FIBER OPTIC COUPLER ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR USE THEREOF - Exemplary embodiments of an article of manufacture and method according to the present disclosure are provided. For example, a first multi-clad fiber arrangement can be provided that comprises a first core and at least one first cladding which is structured to propagate at least one first electro-magnetic radiation therethrough. A second multi-clad fiber arrangement can also be provided that comprises a second core and at least one second cladding which is structured to propagate at least one second electro-magnetic radiation therethrough. Further, at least one portion can be provided in which the first and second claddings are fused to one another. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226941 | Techniques For Performing Retention-Time Matching Of Precursor And Product Ions And For Constructing Precursor And Product Ion Spectra - Techniques are described for matching a precursor ion with one or more related product ions, including providing a plurality of input data sets obtained from a plurality of injections, each of the plurality of input data sets including a same precursor ion and one or more product ions, normalizing the plurality of input data sets in accordance with a single retention time for the precursor ion, for each of the plurality of input data sets, determining which product ions are within a predetermined retention time window with respect to the single retention time for the precursor ion, and if a product ion is within the predetermined retention time window in at least one of the plurality of input data sets, determining that the product ion is related to the precursor ion having the single retention time | 2011-09-22 |
20110226942 | COMPOSITIONS, KITS, AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATION IN MASS SPECTROMETRY - The invention provides compositions, kits, and methods for calibrating a mass spectrometer using two or more recombinant proteins and one or more energy-absorbing molecules. The recombinant proteins of the invention display high purities, making them suitable for use in mass spectrometry. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226943 | SATURATION CORRECTION FOR ION SIGNALS IN TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETERS - A method for increasing a dynamic measurement range of a mass spectrometer, includes replacing measured values in saturation with correction values, and summing the correction values to provide a sum spectrum. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226944 | VITAMIN D METABOLITE DETERMINATION UTILIZING MASS SPECTROMETRY FOLLOWING DERIVATIZATION - The invention relates to the detection of vitamin D metabolites. In a particular aspect, the invention relates to methods for detecting derivatized vitamin D metabolites by mass spectrometry. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226945 | METHODS FOR DETECTING DIHYDROXYVITAMIN D METABOLITES BY MASS SPECTROMETRY - Provided are methods of detecting the presence or amount of a dihydroxyvitamin D metabolite in a sample using mass spectrometry. The methods generally comprise ionizing a dihydroxyvitamin D metabolite in a sample and detecting the amount of the ion to determine the presence or amount of the vitamin D metabolite in the sample. In certain preferred embodiments the methods include immunopurifying the dihydroxyvitamin D metabolites prior to mass spectrometry. Also provided are methods to detect the presence or amount of two or more dihydroxyvitamin D metabolites in a single assay. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226946 | DETERMINATION OF TESTOSTERONE BY MASS SPECTROMETRY - Provided are methods for determining the presence or amount of testosterone in a test sample, comprising ionizing all or a portion of the testosterone present in the sample to produce one or more testosterone ions that are detectable in a mass spectrometer. All or a portion of the testosterone present in the sample is ionized to produce one or more testosterone ions, which may be isolated and fragmented to produce precursor ions. A separately detectable internal testosterone standard can be provided in the sample. In a preferred embodiment, the reference is 2,2,4,6,6-d | 2011-09-22 |
20110226947 | Composite charged particle beam apparatus and sample processing and observing method - There is provided a composite charged particle beam apparatus, in which a first rotation axis of a rotatable stage intersects a beam irradiation axis of a FIB column and a beam irradiation axis of an SEM so as to be substantially perpendicular thereto, respectively, at a sample observing position, the rotatable stage is provided with a supporting member which can be rotated with respect to the first rotation axis, and the supporting member is connected to a movement mechanism which can dispose the sample at the sample observing position. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226948 | Sample processing and observing method - There is provided a sample processing and observing method including irradiating a focused ion beam to a sample to form an observed surface, irradiating an electron beam to the observed surface to form an observed image, removing the surface opposite to the observed surface of the sample, forming a lamella including the observed surface and obtaining a transmission observed image for the lamella. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226949 | Inspection System - A combined inspection system for inspecting an object disposable in an object plane | 2011-09-22 |
20110226950 | LINEAR MOTOR PAIR, MOVING STAGE AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPE - When using a moving magnet type linear motor pair for a moving stage, the magnetic field in a space defined by the linear motor pair varies greatly in association with the movement of movable bodies. For this reason, 4N sets (N is a natural number) of magnet pairs | 2011-09-22 |
20110226951 | Detector Module For A Radiation Detector And Radiation Detector - A detector module for a radiation detector is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the detector module includes a converter layer with contacts, arranged distributed over an area on the rear side, for transmitting electrical signals, wherein the contacts are routed, by way of rewiring, to target contacts on a target region that is smaller than this area. This provides the conditions for simple and secure signal routing between the contacts on the converter layer and readout electronics. In particular, this is successful if a substrate layer used for stabilization purposes has a cutout for the target region, through which cutout the target contacts are directly connected to the signal-routing lines of readout electronics. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226952 | Reflection Sensing System - A reflection sensing system comprises a body, an illuming module and a detecting module. The body is made by low temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) technology or other plasticity colloids and disposed a plurality of electronic connecting points. The illuming module includes a first accommodating space and a light emitted diode (LED), and the detecting module includes a light detector. The first accommodating space is disposed on the body and having a first open at one side. The cross-section of the first accommodating space is parabolic. The LED is disposed at the site of the focus of the first accommodating space, connected to the electronic connecting points and facing to the first open. The light detector is disposed on the body, connected to the electronic connecting points and providing sensing signals after receiving light. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226953 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT - It is possible to quickly and readily determine the location of an object. A solid-state imaging element according to an embodiment includes: at least two infrared detectors formed on a semiconductor substrate; an electric interconnect configured to connect the at least two infrared detectors in series; and a comparator unit configured to compare an intermediate voltage of the electric interconnect connecting the infrared detectors in series, with a predetermined reference voltage. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226954 | PRINTED SECURITY MARK - Embodiments of a printed security mark and a process are disclosed. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226955 | IMAGE STABILIZATION SYSTEM - Imaging systems in which an undedicated optical component—i.e., a component that would be present in the system even in the absence of image stabilization—is configured to undergo corrective motion and/or other correction of image data, and thus to function as a stabilization component. The stabilization component may be a mirror and/or a lens, and a positioner may be provided to tilt, rotate, and/or otherwise precisely adjust the position and orientation of the stabilization component to improve image resolution, compensate for platform motions such as platform vibration, and/or improve image tracking. Because an undedicated optical component functions as the stabilization component, the stabilization occurs upstream, rather than downstream, from separation (if any) of the incoming image data into two or more beams. As a result, only one stabilization component is required regardless of whether the system is configured to split the image data into multiple data channels, and imaging systems as described herein therefore may be particularly well-suited for integration into a shared-aperture imaging system. In some embodiments, the coefficients of thermal expansion of selected system components—including optics, optical support structures, and/or positioners—may be substantially the same or closely matched. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226956 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, RADIATION IMAGING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A radiation imaging apparatus comprises: an imaging unit to capture a moving image of an object irradiated with radiation; a first extraction unit to extract an object area where an object exists from an exposure field region of radiation in a first frame image of the moving image; a second extraction unit to extract a region of interest as a target for calculation of a first feature amount indicating a feature of an image from a region corresponding to the object area in a second frame image following the first frame image; a first calculation unit to calculate the first feature amount of a region of interest in a third frame image following the second frame image from a region corresponding to the region of interest in the third frame image; and a control unit to control a radiation generating unit based on the first feature amount. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226957 | RADIOACTIVE RAY DETECTING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND IMAGING SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a radioactive ray detecting apparatus includes: a scintillator that produces visible light from a radioactive ray; a light detecting portion including a light receiving element that generates an electrical signal on a basis of intensity of visible light; a first board; a first electrical connection unit that electrically connects the light detecting portion and a first surface of the first board to each other; a second board disposed to face the first board; a second electrical connection that electrically connects a first surface of the second board and a second surface of the first board being opposite from the first surface of the first board to each other; and a data acquisition device that processes an electrical signal transmitted from the light detecting portion through the first electrical connection unit, the first board, the second electrical connection unit, and the second board. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226958 | Neutron Detection Based on Induced Charges - Neutrons can be detected using first information derived from a first charge induced on an input electrode of a microchannel plate and second information derived from a second charge induced on an output electrode of the microchannel plate. For example, a ratio between the first charge and the second charge is calculated, a sum of the first and second charges is calculated, and whether a neutron has been detected can be determined based on the ratio and the sum. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226959 | ADJUSTABLE MEDICAL IMAGING DEVICE - A medical imaging device is provided. The medical imagining device includes an object support; a handle; a radiation source configured to emit radiation from a plurality of positions about the object support, wherein the positions are located substantially in a plane; a radiation detector configured to detect the radiation emitted by the radiation source; and displacement means configured to shift the handle relative to the radiation detector and to the radiation source. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226960 | CARBON NANOTUBE FILM COMPOSITE STRUCTURE, TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE GRID USING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a transmission electron microscope grid including graphene sheet-carbon nanotube film composite. The graphene sheet-carbon nanotube film composite structure includes at least one carbon nanotube film structure and at least one functionalized graphene sheet. The carbon nanotube film structure includes at least one pore. The pore is covered by the functionalized graphene sheet. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226961 | QUANTUM EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT METHOD, QUANTUM EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, AND INTEGRATOR - A quantum efficiency measurement method includes the steps of: disposing a sample at a predetermined position in an integrator having an integrating space; applying excitation light to the sample and measuring a spectrum in the integrating space as a first spectrum through a second window; configuring an excitation light incident portion so that excitation light after having passed through the sample is not reflected in the integrating space; applying the excitation light to the sample and measuring a spectrum in the integrating space as a second spectrum through the second window; and calculating a quantum efficiency of the sample based on a component constituting a part of the first spectrum and corresponding to a wavelength range of the excitation light, and a component constituting a part of the second spectrum and corresponding to a wavelength range of light generated by the sample from the received excitation light. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226962 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING FLUORESCENCE EMITTED BY PARTICLE-BOUND FLUOROPHORES CONFINED BY PARTICLE TRAPS - A method of detecting a fluorescence signal emitted by fluorophores bound to particles confined in a particle trap, includes an objective lens having a focal plane, which is normally the focal plane for incident collimated light. The particle trap is typically located in the focal plane, and a beam of excitation light is directed via the objective lens onto the confined particles in the trap. The excitation light is in the form of a divergent beam coming to focus at a plane displaced from the focal plane. The divergent beam has a spot diameter at the focal plane determined by the divergence of the beam. The fluorescent light emitted by the fluorophores is detected with a confocal detector. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226963 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING MULTIPOINT FCS - A method of performing fluorescence correlation spectroscopy with a fluorescence microscope includes selecting an illumination area of a sample, generating an illumination light beam and splitting the illumination light beam into at least three partial beams. The partial light beams are focused onto the selected illumination area using a microscope optical system of the fluorescence microscope so as to excite fluorescent dye particles in the illumination area to fluoresce. Fluorescent light emitted by the dye particles is detected and at least one diffusion coefficient representative of a diffusibility of the fluorescent dye particles is determined based on the detected fluorescent light. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226964 | PARTICLE OR CELL ANALYZER AND METHOD - A particle analyzer in which tagged particles to be analyzed are drawn through a suspended capillary tube where a predetermined volume in the capillary tube is illuminated. The illumination scattered by said particles is detected by a detector to count all particles. The fluorescent illumination emitted by tagged particles is detected and the output signals from the fluorescent detectors and scatter detector are processed to provide an analysis of the particles. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226965 | INCREASED RESOLUTION MICROSCOPY - Method for spatially high-resolution luminescence microscopy in which label molecules in a sample are activated to emit luminescence radiation comprising activating only a subset of the label molecules in the sample, wherein activated label molecules have a distance to the closest activated molecules that is greater or equal to a length which results from a predetermined optical resolution, detecting the luminescence radiation, generating a frame from the luminescence radiation, identifying the geometric locations of the label molecules with a spatial resolution increased above the predetermined optical resolution, repeating the steps and forming a combined image, and controlling the acquisition of the several frames by evaluating at least one of the frames or a group of the frames and modifying at least one variable for subsequent repetitions of the steps of generating frames for combining into an image. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226966 | OUTDOOR WATER TREATMENT APPARATUS TO KILL BACTERIA WITH ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT - Bacteria in water | 2011-09-22 |
20110226967 | Electron beam lithography apparatus and electron beam lithography method - An electron beam lithography apparatus includes a storage for storing data on a drawing pattern assigned a rank based on an accuracy required for a device pattern, a drawing pattern adjustment unit to generate data on divided drawing patterns based on the rank, a settlement wait time adjustment unit to determine a settlement wait time based on the rank, and a controller to draw the device pattern while irradiating an electron beam based on the data on the divided drawing patterns and the settlement wait time. The drawing pattern adjustment unit determines upper limits on the long-side length of a divided drawing pattern or on the area of the divided drawing pattern based on the rank, and divides the drawing pattern based on the upper limits. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226968 | METHOD FOR MULTI-BEAM EXPOSURE ON A TARGET - For irradiating a target with a beam of energetic electrically charged particles comprising a plurality of beamlets, the target is exposed in a sequence of exposure stripes composed image pixels. These stripes (s | 2011-09-22 |
20110226969 | ION IMPLANTATION DEVICE AND A METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING BY THE IMPLANTATION OF BORON HYDRIDE CLUSTER IONS - An ion implantation device and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device is described, wherein ionized boron hydride molecular clusters are implanted to form P-type transistor structures. For example, in the fabrication of Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) devices, the clusters are implanted to provide P-type doping for Source and Drain structures and for Polygates; these doping steps are critical to the formation of PMOS transistors. The molecular cluster ions have the chemical form B | 2011-09-22 |
20110226970 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING DIRECT-WRITE PATTERN - A direct-write system is provided which includes a stage for holding a substrate, a processing module for processing pattern data and generating instructions associated with the pattern data, and an exposure module that includes beams that are focused onto the substrate and a beam controller that controls the beams in accordance with the instructions. The processing module includes vertex pair processors each having bit inverters. Each vertex pair processor is operable to process a respective vertex pair of an input scan line to generate an output scan line. Each bit inverter is operable to invert a respective input bit of the input scan line to generate a respective output bit of the output scan line if a bit position is located between the respective vertex pair, otherwise the respective input bit is copied to the respective output bit. The instructions correspond to the output bits for each beam. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226971 | DETECTING DEVICE - A detecting device is provided, which collocates with an electronic device to constitute a diagnostic system. The detecting device comprises a main-body, a carrier, an image sensor, a controller and a transmission interface. The carrier is disposed within the main-body for carrying a specimen. The image sensor is disposed within the main-body for detecting the specimen and generating a sensor signal. The controller is electrically connected with the image sensor for processing the sensor signal into an image signal. The transmission interface is electrically connected with the controller and the image signal is transmitted to the electronic device via the transmission interface. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226972 | Reflective Focusing and Transmissive Projection Device - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a reflective focusing and transmissive projection device having a body, a set of reflective-focusing components and a light detector. The body has a surface layer with first and second surfaces, and a detecting layer outside the second surface. The set of reflective-focusing components is in the surface layer. Each reflective-focusing component has a contouring element and a curved reflective element conformed to the contouring element. The curved reflective element is configured to reflect light of a first type, transmit light of a second type and focus the light of the first type outside the first surface of the surface layer. The light detector is in the detecting layer, and is configured to receive light and generate light data associated with the received light. Also, the contouring element can be configured to focus the light of the second type on the light detector. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226973 | LIFT ASSIST AND DAMPER ARRANGEMENT - A lockable lift assist assembly includes a piston assembly moveable between an extended position and a retracted position. A valve assembly is coupled in movement together with the piston assembly. The valve assembly is configured to selectively alter a flow of a hydraulic fluid through a fluid communication path established within the valve assembly to control movement of the piston assembly. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226974 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATING DEVICE, PARTICULARLY FOR ACTUATING VALVES, AND ACTUATING DEVICE PRODUCED ACCORDING TO THE METHOD - The invention relates to a method for producing an electromagnetic actuating device, particularly for actuating valves, an armature ( | 2011-09-22 |
20110226975 | PRESSURE CONTROL VALVE - A pressure control valve includes a housing with a lower part and an upper part. The housing includes a coil wound on a coil carrier, an armature configured to be axially displaceable within a bearing, a core, a flux guiding device, a connection bore, and a connector comprising a valve seat for the armature. The connector and the connection bore are disposed in the lower part of the housing. The upper part of the housing is arranged in a force-locked or a form-fitting manner. A bearing bushing for the armature is provided in a portion of the connector directed towards the core. A stop bushing for the armature is provided in an opposite portion of the connector. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226976 | VALVE FOR CONTROL OF HIGH PRESSURE AIR PRESSURE AIR PULSE - A valve for use in the control of pressurised air from a pressure tank, the pressure tank including a wall in which an outlet port is formed, the wall having an inner surface and an outer surface. The valve comprises a valve body of generally cylindrical configuration having an inner end which in use is located inside the pressure tank and an outer end which in use is located outside of the tank. A flow passage extends through the valve body, the flow passage having an inlet at or adjacent the inner end of the body and an outlet at or adjacent the outer end of the body. A valve seat surrounds the flow passage and a valve closure member is moveable towards and away from the valve seat to close and open the valve respectively. An operating means is provided for moving the valve closure member in order to operate the valve. The valve is characterised in that the valve body has at least one laterally extending mounting formation at or adjacent the inner end thereof, the mounting formation being shaped and dimensioned to enable the inner end and the mounting formation to be introduced into the pressured tank through the outlet port, and when in position, the mounting formation engages with the inner surface of the wall of the tank adjacent the outlet port. The valve includes a mounting collar movable towards the mounting formation so as to engage the outer surface of the wall adjacent the opening and thereby clamp the tank wall between the mounting formation and the mounting collar. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226977 | FLUSH VALVE - A flush valve has a valve body having an inlet and an outlet, and a piston disposed in the valve body between the inlet and said outlet to regulate flow through the valve body. The piston has a shoulder. A neck depends from the shoulder and has a smaller perimeter than the shoulder. And, a flange depends from the neck and has a larger perimeter than the neck. Better flow characteristics of fluid about the shoulder, neck, and flange minimize noise coming from the valve and increase reliability thereof. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226978 | FLUSH VALVE SEAT - A flush valve has a valve body having an inlet and an outlet, and a piston disposed in the valve body between the inlet and the outlet. A surface is disposed in the valve body for seating the piston. The surface tapers inwardly as it passes into the outlet wherein the taper improves the flow characteristics of fluid passing by the taper thereby minimizing water hammer and leakage therethrough. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226979 | FLUSH VALVE PRESSURE BALANCE - A flush valve has a valve body having an inlet and an outlet. A piston is disposed in the valve body between the inlet and the outlet. A piston cap is disposed within the valve body and has a wall along which the piston is guided. A groove is disposed in the piston cap wall for equalizing pressure on sides of the piston translating therein. The groove has a shallow, semicircular shape whereby a possibility that fluid flow therethrough is diminished is minimized. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226980 | VALVES HAVING CERAMIC TRIM WITH PROTECTED SHUT-OFF SURFACES - Valve trim apparatus having ceramic trim with protected shut-off surfaces are described. An example valve trim apparatus includes a valve seat composed of a non-ceramic material and having a sleeve insert composed of a ceramic material. A closure member has a primary flow control member and a secondary flow control member. The secondary flow control member is composed of the ceramic material and fitted within a cavity of the closure member. The primary flow control member sealingly engages the non-ceramic material of the valve seat and the secondary flow control member moves within an aperture of the sleeve insert to modulate a fluid flow through the valve seat as the primary flow control member disengages from the non-ceramic material of the valve seat. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226981 | MULTILAYERED CAP BARRIER IN MICROELECTRONIC INTERCONNECT STRUCTURES - Structures having low-k multilayered dielectric diffusion barrier layer having at least one low-k sublayer and at least one air barrier sublayer are described herein. The multilayered dielectric diffusion barrier layer are diffusion barriers to metal and barriers to air permeation. Methods and compositions relating to the generation of the structures are also described. The advantages of utilizing these low-k multilayered dielectric diffusion barrier layer is a gain in chip performance through a reduction in capacitance between conducting metal features and an increase in reliability as the multilayered dielectric diffusion barrier layer are impermeable to air and prevent metal diffusion. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226982 | FERRITE COMPOSITION AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A ferrite composition includes a main component having 46.0 to 49.8 mol % of an iron oxide in terms of Fe | 2011-09-22 |
20110226983 | REFRIGERANT COMPOSITION - A refrigerant composition consists essentially of three hydrofluorocarbon components selected from HFC134a, HFC125 and HFC143a and an additive selected from a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon or mixture thereof boiling in the range −50° C. and +40° C. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226984 | HEAT-GENERATING COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A heat-generating composition is produced by blending magnalium (A1), an oxidizing agent (B), at least one binder (C) selected from a cellulose-based water-soluble polymer and a vinyl-based water-soluble polymer, and a solvent containing water as a main component, and drying the mixture thereof. The heat-generating composition has a water content ratio of not higher than 1.0% by mass. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226985 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, CATHODE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING CATHODE - A cathode active material including a lithium metal oxide represented by Formula 1 below: | 2011-09-22 |
20110226986 | Ni-, Co-, and Mn- MULTI-ELEMENT DOPED POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM BATTERY AND ITS PREPARATION METHOD - A Ni—, Co—, and Mn— multi-element doped positive electrode material for lithium ion batteries and its preparation method are provided. The method for preparing said material consists of: first forming a Ni—, Co—, and Mn— multi-element doped intermediate compound by coprecipitation or chemical synthesis; mixing said multi-element intermediate compound with lithium salt and pre-processing the resulting mixture; adding polyvinyl alcohol into the mixture and mixing uniformly, then pressing the resulting mixture into blocks, and calcining these at 800˜930° C.; cooling outside the furnace, crushing and passing through a 400-mesh sieve; calcining the resulting powder at 700˜800° C., cooling outside the furnace and crushing to obtain the product. The positive electrode material obtained by the method described is in the form of non-agglomerated monocrystal particles, with a particle diameter of 0 5˜30 μm, the chemical formula LiNi | 2011-09-22 |
20110226987 | ANODE FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEM - The present invention provides an anode including a host material capable of absorbing or desorbing lithium in an electrochemical system. A stabilized lithium metal powder coated with a wax is dispersed in the host material. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226988 | CHEMICAL PROCESSES AND REACTORS FOR EFFICIENTLY PRODUCING HYDROGEN FUELS AND STRUCTURAL MATERIALS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Chemical processes and reactors for efficiently producing hydrogen fuels and structural materials and associated systems and methods. A representative process includes dissociating a hydrogen donor into dissociation products by adding energy to the hydrogen donor, wherein the energy includes waste heat generated by a process other than dissociating the hydrogen donor. The process can further include providing, from the dissociation products, a structural building block and/or a hydrogen-based fuel, with the structural building block based on carbon, nitrogen, boron, silicon, sulfur, and/or a transition metal. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226989 | GAS STREAM MULTI-POLLUTANTS CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In some embodiments, the invention provides systems and methods for removing carbon dioxide and/or additional components of waste gas streams, comprising contacting the waste gas stream with an aqueous solution, removing carbon dioxide and/or additional components from the waste gas stream, and containing the carbon dioxide and/or additional components, in one form or another, in a composition. In some embodiments, the composition is a precipitation material comprising carbonates, bicarbonates, or carbonates and bicarbonates. In some embodiments, the composition further comprises carbonate and/or bicarbonate co-products resulting from co-processing SOx, NOx, particulate matter, and/or certain metals. Additional waste streams such as liquid, solid, or multiphasic waste streams may be processed as well. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226990 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING SILICA MICROPARTICLES - Silica core-shell microparticles are prepared by growing a porous silica shell from a silica precursor onto the surface of non-porous silica particle dispersed in a mixed surfactant solution under basic pH conditions. The particles are hydrothermally treating in an oil-in-water emulsion system and the particles are calcined to remove residual surfactants. Optionally, the particles of may be base etched to expand the size of the pores in the silica shell. Core-shell silica particles with an ordered mesoporous layer are produced. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226991 | STABLE NANOPARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SUCH PARTICLES - A population of nanoparticles is disclosed. The population is comprised of a plurality of core/shell nanocrystals, each including: a semiconductor core, an intermediate semiconductor shell layer disposed over the semiconductor core, an external semiconductor shell layer disposed over the intermediate semiconductor shell layer, and a hydrophilic organic layer in direct contact with the external semi-conductor shell layer. The population of nanoparticles has a α | 2011-09-22 |
20110226992 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIAL COMPOSITIONS - An organic electroluminescence material composition including an organic electroluminescence material and a solvent, the organic electroluminescence material being a naphthacene derivative, and the solvent being a solvent which is represented by the following formula (1). | 2011-09-22 |
20110226993 | Improved Optical Brightening Compositions for High Quality Ink Jet Printing - The instant invention relates to improved liquid sizing compositions comprising derivatives of diaminostilbene, binders, protective polymers and divalent metal salts for the optical brightening of substrates suitable for high quality ink jet printing. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226994 | Fluorescent Polymeric Materials Containing Lipid Soluble Rhodamine Dyes - Fluorescent polymeric materials are disclosed comprising a polymer and one or more lipid soluble rhodamine dyes. The materials are especially useful in the preparation of multicolored microparticles, especially multicolored polystyrene microparticle, for use in the multiplexed analysis of a plurality of analytes in a single sample. When excited by a light source, the materials give off a unique emission based on the nature, concentration and ratio of the dyes therein. Methods of preparing and using said materials are also disclosed. | 2011-09-22 |
20110226995 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR FUNCTIONALIZING OR CROSSLINKING LIGANDS ON NANOPARTICLE SURFACES - This disclosure provides novel ways to modify/functionalize, including crosslink, ligands in the surface coating or molecules in other coatings on a nanoparticle, by using radical addition reactions to add a reactant group onto a ligand/molecule of a nanoparticle. Examples include using a functionalized benzophenone that can be attached or crosslinked to a ligand in the surface coating of a nanocrystal by photochemically-initiated radical addition. | 2011-09-22 |