40th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090242735 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND MASK MANUFACTURING METHOD - A solid-state image pickup device includes: a light receiving region where photoelectric conversion elements are two-dimensionally arranged; and a microlens layer which has microlenses that introduce incident light into the photoelectric conversion elements. The microlens layer has a plurality of regions each having different microlens pitches. At least one region has a plurality of microlenses, and a pitch of the microlenses is different from a pitch of the photoelectric conversion elements. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242736 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A solid-state imaging device is provided. The solid-state imaging device includes a substrate having a light sensing part for each of pixels; and one or more rod members made of a light transmissive material above the light sensing part for each of the pixels. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242737 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A solid-state imaging device includes a light receiving section (LRS) comprising pixels. The LRS is divided into division regions; a charge transferring section (CTS) transferring charges accumulated in the LRS; an accumulation control electrode provided between the LRS and the CTS transfers charge accumulated in the LRS to the CTS responsive to an accumulation control signal; a monitoring sensor group comprising monitoring sensors respectively provided for the division regions, outputting sensor outputs of the monitoring sensors corresponding to charges amounts of the division regions; a charge detecting circuit outputting a charge detection signal indicating that a predetermined charge quantity is accumulated in at least one of the division regions, based on the sensor outputs from the monitoring sensor group; and a signal control circuit outputting the accumulation control signal in response to the charge detection signal. The charge detecting circuit comprises division region charge detecting sections for the monitoring sensors. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242738 | METHOD AND APPARATUS EMPLOYING DYNAMIC ELEMENT MATCHING FOR REDUCTION OF COLUMN-WISE FIXED PATTERN NOISE IN A SOLID STATE IMAGING SENSOR - An imager having a switching circuit that couples pixel columns to different sample and hold circuits to reduce the noticeability of column-wise fixed pattern noise. A controller randomly couples a pixel column to a sample and hold circuit, therefore fixed pattern noise emanating from a particular sample and hold circuit is not always associated with a single pixel column. Therefore the visual perception of fixed pattern noise associated with a particular sample and hold circuit is reduced. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242739 | SEMICONDUCTOR IMAGING DEVICE HAVING A PLURALITY OF PIXELS ARRANGED IN A MATRIX-LIKE PATTERN - In an arrangement with four PDs (PD | 2009-10-01 |
20090242740 | SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD OF DRIVING SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device which includes a pixel unit, a plurality of pixels in the pixel unit which are two dimensionally arranged in rows and columns and each include a photoelectric conversion element and a reset element, a driver unit which sequentially applies selective scanning to each respective row of the pixel unit, a mode switching circuit, where the mode switching circuit is configured to charge a portion of the pixels in the pixel unit and to apply an intermediate voltage to a gate of each reset element in the non-charged pixels. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242741 | Solid-state image capturing apparatus, manufacturing method for the solid-state image capturing apparatus, and electronic information device - A solid-state image capturing apparatus is provided, where each of the pixels comprises a pixel light receiving section for converting incident light into a signal charge by photoelectric conversion, a charge storing section for storing the signal charge and generating a signal voltage in accordance with the stored signal charge, and an amplifying transistor for amplifying and outputting the signal voltage. A second-conductivity type semiconductor region, in which the amplifying transistor is formed, on the semiconductor substrate has an impurity concentration profile different from an impurity concentration profile of a different second-conductivity type semiconductor region, in which a peripheral circuit transistor that constitutes the peripheral circuit is formed. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242742 | OPTICAL ENCODER - An optical encoder includes a scale which is installed on one member of which, displacement is detected, and a detecting head which is installed on the other member which moves relatively with respect to the one member, and is disposed facing the scale. A predetermined optical pattern in a direction of relative movement is provided, and the detecting head includes a light emitting section which irradiates a predetermined light on the scale, a light detecting section which includes a light receiving surface which receives light through the optical pattern, which is irradiated on the scale from the light emitting section, and which detects light distribution formed on the light receiving surface, a first light transmitting member which is disposed in an optical path between the light emitting section and the scale, and a second light transmitting member which is disposed in an optical path between the scale and the light detecting section. The optical encoder further includes a stray-light reduction element which is interposed between a surface of the first light transmitting member and a surface of the second light transmitting member, and which reduces stray light which does not contribute to signal detection. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242743 | GUIDED COHERENT ATOM SOURCE AND ATOMIC INTERFEROMETER - A guided coherent atom source ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090242744 | ARRANGEMENT FOR PRODUCING ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAID ARRANGEMENT - A method for operating an assembly configured to produce electromagnetic radiation, especially X-ray radiation or extreme ultraviolet radiation. Particles, especially electrons, are guided onto a target by way of an adjustable focusing device. The particles produce electromagnetic radiation in the target. At least one object, especially a calibration object, is penetrated by the electromagnetic radiation and a radiogram of the object is recorded. The radiogram or a plurality of radiograms is automatically evaluated and the focusing device is adjusted depending on the evaluation. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242745 | Method for Detecting of Geotectonic Signals Triggered by a Geotectonic Event - For the detection of geotectonic signals triggered by a geotectonic event, an infrasonic wave accompanying the geotectonic event and being generated at the ground and temperature fluctuations are utilized, causing a modulation of an airglow. The modulation of the airglow is detected from the ground by means of an infrared spectrometer and the mesopause temperature is measured with a high temporal resolution. For the detection of a geostationary event, a number of simultaneously operated infrared spectrometers is provided in regions sensitive to geotectonic events. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242746 | INELASTIC BACKGROUND CORRECTION FOR A PULSED-NEUTRON INSTRUMENT - A method for correcting data collected with a neutron emitting instrument, includes: obtaining characterization data for the instrument, the characterization data including inelastic background data of the instrument; and correcting the collected data according to the characterization data. A computer program product and an instrument are provided. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242747 | Removable Ion Source that does not Require Venting of the Vacuum Chamber - A method and apparatus of combining an ion volume, a lens stack, and an ion optic that similarly cooperates with a detached multipole ion guide is herein incorporated into a single sub-assembly that can be removed from a mass spectrometer instrument without venting. Such an arrangement allows an operator to clean all parts of the ion path that get contaminated in normal operation, reassemble and reinsert in a timely manner and then pump down to an acceptable vacuum without having to vent the system. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242748 | Monopole Time-of-Flight Tandem Mass Spectrometer - A tandem mass spectrometer operable to determine properties of chemical and biochemical compounds (analytes) comprises an ion source, a monopole ion processing cell positioned to receive primary ions from the ion source and a mass analyzer positioned to receive secondary ions output from the monopole ion processing cell. The monopole ion processing cell comprises an elongate inner electrode and an elongate outer electrode radially offset from and partially surrounding the inner electrode. In one embodiment, the elongate inner and outer electrodes of monopole ion processing cell are segmented, and at least one of the outer electrode segments defines an axial slot through which the secondary ions are radially output to the mass analyzer. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242749 | MASS SPECTROMETER - An Electrospray ionisation ion source is disclosed comprising a capillary tube ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090242750 | PROTEIN PURIFICATION AND IDENTIFICATION - The present invention relates to a method for protein purification and identification. More closely the invention relates to a method for protein pre-fractionation and identification resulting in improved yield of identified proteins. The method for pre-fractionation of protein samples, includes the following steps: a) reducing disulphide bridges (S-S bridges) or protecting cysteines in the proteins in the sample; b) loading the sample onto an ion exchange column; c) eluting the sample; d) collecting each fraction from the column separately in air sealed containers devoid of chromatographic media; e) desalting each fraction on a single RPC (reversed phase chromatography) trap column; f) separating each fraction in a second dimension RPC step to obtain further separated proteins which are collected in fractions; and g) identifying the further separated proteins by MS. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242751 | Power Supply Regulation Using A Feedback Circuit Comprising An AC And DC Component - In various aspects, ion sources, mass spectrometer systems, and a power supply circuit coupled to a feedback circuit are provided. A power supply is provided that includes at least the power supply circuit and is operable to transfer charge to a load. The feedback circuit is responsive to a DC component of an output voltage supplied by the power supply in a first feedback loop and an AC component of the output voltage in a second feedback loop to produce a feedback signal representative of at least one of: a value of the output voltage before a charge transfer from a capacitor of the power supply to a load; the value of the output voltage during the charge transfer from the capacitor of the power supply to the load; or the value of the output voltage after the charge transfer from the capacitor of the power supply to the load. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242752 | SAMPLE HOLDING DEVICE AND MASS SPECTROSCOPE AND MASS SPECTROSCOPIC METHOD USING THE SAMPLE HOLDING DEVICE - A sample holding device used for a mass spectroscope includes a substrate on which a detection surface is formed, a measuring region formed on the detection surface of the substrate and having placed thereon at least an analyte, and a reference region formed in another region of the detection surface of the substrate except for the measuring region, the reference region having the same configuration as the measuring region except that the former does not have the analyte placed thereon. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242753 | DEVICE AND MASS ANALYSIS OF MOLECULES USING UV OR VISIBLE LASER BEAM PHOTODISSOCIATION - The invention relates to a device for mass analysis of molecules comprising a quadripolar ion trap equipped with an inlet for injection of molecules to be analysed in ionised form and an outlet for ejection of the ions to be detected, comprising an electrode system for generating a three-dimensional quadripolar field, capable of trapping the molecules to be analysed in ionised form, as a function of their mass to charge (m/z) ratio in a trapping volume, said trap being coupled to a UV or visible laser beam ensuring dissociation of the molecules to be analysed, characterised in that the laser beam is introduced to the trap without passing via fibre optics via an opening made in one of the electrodes, separate from the inlet and the outlet and blocked tightly by a viewing window allowing the laser beam to pass through, the dimension of the viewing window being selected such that the laser beam covers the entire trapping volume, as well as a process for mass analysis, with laser beam dissociation. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242754 | Microchip and sample analysis method - The present invention provides a microchip and a sample analysis method in which mass analysis of a separated sample can be performed with high sensitivity without damaging resolution of a microchip. A microchip includes a channel formed on a substrate and sample collection portions which are formed along the channel, apart from the channel and are apart from each other. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242755 | LOW PRESSURE ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR EFFECTIVE TRANSMISSION OF IONS - Systems and methods that provide up to complete transmission of ions between coupled stages with low effective ion losses. An “interfaceless” electrospray ionization system is further described that operates an electrospray at a reduced pressure such that standard electrospray sample solutions can be directly sprayed into an electrodynamic ion funnel which provides ion focusing and transmission of ions into a mass analyzer. Furthermore, chambers maintained at different pressures can allow for more optimal operating conditions for an electrospray emitter and an ion guide. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242756 | INTENSIFIED NEUTRAL LOSS TAGS AND USE THEREOF IN MASS SPECTROMETRY - Ultrasensitive detection of a chemical substance (analyte) by mass spectrometry is achieved by employing a molecular tag that yields an intense parent ion and then an intense daughter ion in a multi-stage mass spectrometer. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242757 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS AND METHOD ADJUSTING AXIS OF APERTURE - There are provided a charged particle beam apparatus and a method of adjusting an axis of an aperture capable of adjusting a position of a center axis of the aperture easily and accurately in a short period of time. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242758 | MULTISTAGE GAS CASCADE AMPLIFIER - A novel detector for a charged particle beam system which includes multiple gas amplification stages. The stages are typically defined by conductors to which voltage are applied relative to the sample or to a previous stage. By creating cascades of secondary electrons in multiple stages, the gain can be increased without causing dielectric breakdown of the gas. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242759 | SLICE AND VIEW WITH DECORATION - Imprecisely located defects are imaged by milling a series of slices and performing a light, preferential etch to provide a topographical interface between materials having similar secondary electron emission characteristics. The slices are sufficiently small to capture small defects, but are sufficiently large to overcome problems with redeposition. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242760 | Method and Apparatus for Measuring Dimension of Circuit Patterm Formed on Substrate by Using Scanning Electron Microscope - In the dimension measurement of a circuit pattern using a scanning electron microscope (SEM), in order to make it possible to automatically image desired evaluation points (EPs) on a sample, and automatically measure the circuit pattern formed at the evaluation points, according to the present invention, in the dimension measurement of a circuit pattern using a scanning electron microscope (SEM), it is arranged that coordinate data of the EP and design data of the circuit pattern including the EP are used as an input, creation of a dimension measurement cursor for measuring the pattern existing in the EP and selection or setting of the dimension measurement method are automatically performed based on the EP coordinate data and the design data to automatically create a recipe, and automatic imaging/measurement is performed using the recipe. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242761 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM INSPECTION - A method, apparatus and computer readable medium for charged particle beam inspection of a sample comprising at least one sampling region and at least one skip region is disclosed. The method, apparatus and computer readable medium comprise receiving an imaging recipe which at least comprises information of the area of the sampling and skip regions; calculating a default stage speed according to the imaging recipe; calculating an alternative stage speed at least according to the default stage speed, the sampling region area information, and the skip region area information; calculating at least one imaging scan compensation offset at least according to the alternative stage speed; and inspecting the sample at the alternative stage speed while adjusting the motion of the charged particle beam according to the imaging scan compensation offsets, such that the charged particle beam tightly follows the motion of the stage and images only the sampling regions on the sample. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242762 | Apparatus and Method for Inspecting Sample - Method and apparatus have a film including a first surface to hold the liquid sample thereon, a vacuum chamber for reducing the pressure of an ambient in contact with a second surface of the film, primary beam irradiation means connected with the vacuum chamber and irradiating the sample with a primary beam via the film, signal detection means for detecting a secondary signal produced from the sample in response to the beam irradiation, a partitioning plate for partially partitioning off the space between the film and the primary beam irradiation means in the vacuum chamber, and a vacuum gauge for detecting the pressure inside the vacuum chamber. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242763 | Environmental Cell for a Particle-Optical Apparatus - The invention relates to an environmental cell for use in e.g. an electron microscope. The environmental cell shows an aperture ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090242764 | SPIN-TORQUE PROBE MICROSCOPE - A spin-torque probe microscope and methods of using the same are described. The spin-torque probe microscope includes a cantilever probe body, a magnetic tip disposed at a distal end of the cantilever probe body, an electrically conductive sample disposed proximate to the magnetic tip, an electrical circuit providing a spin-polarized electron current to the electrically conductive sample, and a vibration detection element configured to sense vibration frequency of the cantilever probe body. The spin-polarized electron current is sufficient to alter a local electron spin or magnetic moment within the electrically conductive sample and be sensed by the magnetic tip. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242765 | SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE - It is facilitated in a scanning electron microscope to save the labor of executing the reproduction test, conduct basic analysis on a problem caused in execution of the automatic observation process, and confirm details resulting in the error. Upon detecting an error from an abnormality, the scanning electron microscope extracts a sample image lm(t2) obtained by retroceding from a sample image lm(te) stored so as to be associated with time te of error occurrence by a predetermined video quantity (for example, total recording time period t2) previously set and registered by an input-output device, from sample images stored in a recording device while being overwritten, and stores a resultant sample image in another recording device. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242766 | TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE HAVING ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPE - A transmission electron microscope is capable of correcting, with high efficiency and high accuracy, an electron energy loss spectrum extracted from each of measured portions included in an electron energy loss spectral image with two axes representing the amount of an energy loss and positional information on a measured portion. The transmission electron microscope has an electron spectroscope and a spectrum correction system. The spectrum correction system corrects a spectrum extracted from each measured portion included in an electron energy loss spectral image acquired from a sample based on a difference between a spectrum extracted from a standard portion of a standard spectral image and a spectrum extracted from a portion different from the standard portion. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242767 | Radiation image capturing system, controller, program, and radiation image capturing method - A radiation image capturing system includes an image capturing apparatus for acquiring radiation image information of a subject by controlling a radiation source according to predetermined image capturing conditions, an image capturing order supply apparatus for supplying an image capturing order including the image capturing conditions, and a controller for controlling the image capturing apparatus according to the image capturing order. The controller includes an image capturing order changer for changing the image capturing order, an image capturing detail editor for editing image capturing details of the radiation image information acquired when the image capturing apparatus is controlled according to the image capturing order, and an image capturing detail supply unit for supplying the edited image capturing details. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242768 | THERMAL-TYPE INFRARED SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - The thermal-type infrared solid-state imaging device comprises a infrared detector having at least a substrate provided with an integrated circuit for reading out a signal, a diaphragm for detecting a temperature change by absorbing infrared rays, and a support section for supporting the diaphragm above a surface of one side of the substrate with space in between, and includes an eaves section connected to a connection area provided in the vicinity of outer circumference of the diaphragm and covering at least components other than the diaphragm across a space and transmitting the heat generated by absorbing incident infrared rays to the diaphragm, wherein the eaves section has the thickness of a first region covering the components other than the diaphragm across a space thicker than the thicknesses of a second region contacting the connection area of the diaphragm and a third region rising upward in mid air from the diaphragm. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242769 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETECTING HUMAN PRESENCE - A detector of human emitted Blackbody radiation includes a plurality of series connected thermocouples. A lens can be associated with each of the thermocouples. Incoming radiation produces a different response in each of the thermocouples in accordance with a respective angle of arrival even from a motionless radiation source. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242770 | Automatic And Continuous Quantitative Analysis Method And Apparatus For Multiple Components - An automatic and continuous quantitative analysis method and apparatus capable of accurately and quickly quantifying the concentration of each component of a plurality of known components having close infrared absorption regions and similar infrared absorption curve shapes, included in a measurement sample. As a quantification wave number for each component of the plurality of components, a wave number at a tip of one absorption peak that overlaps as little as possible with absorption peaks in infrared absorption spectra of the other components, selected as a particular absorption peak for the component, is specified. A step is repeated in which the concentration of each component of the plurality of components having a prescribed highest order in the measurement sample is quantified from an absorbance at an absorption peak corresponding to the quantification wave number of the component having the prescribed highest order, in the spectrum of the measurement sample or a difference spectrum generated immediately before and from a calibration curve generated in advance for the component having the prescribed highest order, and an infrared absorption spectrum for the component having the prescribed highest order alone, where an absorbance at the quantification wave number for the component having the prescribed highest order is set to have the same intensity as the absorbance is subtracted from the spectrum of the measurement sample or the difference spectrum generated immediately before to generate a difference spectrum. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242771 | Non-invasive qualitative measurement of chemistry of blood and bodily fluids - Mid-IR spectrometer with no moving parts, which is small and compact, low power consuming, and can monitor blood sugar (glucose) and other blood and bodily fluid analytes on a continuing basis. It has many applications in the health, forensic, environmental and other areas. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242772 | Motor Driven Variable Optical Attenuator with IR Sensor Closed-loop Control - Attenuators used to regulate optical signals are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, an assembly including an IR source and an IR sensor is provided to sense blockage of optical signals transmitted between two collimators via a fixed common light blocker that is driven by a stepper motor. The movement of the light blocker is sensed by a sensing assembly including an IR source and IR sensor. By detecting the photocurrent from the IR sensor and a feedback circuit, the attenuation of the optical signals can be well controlled. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242773 | Positioning of photodetection events - Improved position estimation for a square photodetector having terminals at its corners is provided by first estimating an event position in a coordinate system aligned with the diagonals of the square, and then performing a coordinate rotation to provide an estimated position in a coordinate system aligned with the sides of the square. These two steps can also be mathematically combined. It is believed that the improved accuracy of this position determination approach is a result of a greater degree of linearity in charge division between terminals along diagonal axes than along orthogonal axes of a square detector. Flood images provided by this method have been compared to flood images provided by the conventional Anger method, and substantially less image distortion is observed with the present method than with the Anger method. This reduced distortion can enable automatic crystal segmentation from raw flood image data, which is particularly beneficial in connection with simplifying positron emission tomography (PET) system calibration. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242774 | RADIATION DETECTOR - A problem of local pin-hole defects generated in avalanche multiplication is avoided. Before an anode and a cathode are assembled as a light receiving element, a position of a pin-hole defect is specified by a vacuum container for specifying a defect position having a previously prepared field emission array for inspection. If the cathode is a field emission array when the anode and cathode are assembled as a light receiving element, the anode and cathode are assembled such that a field emission chip corresponding to the position of the pin-hole defect does not discharge an electron beam to the field emission array serving as an actual detector. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242775 | Radiation Detection Device, Scintillation Device and Detection Method, as Well as Multiple Image-Forming Device - The invention provides a radiation detection device ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090242776 | IMAGE GENERATION METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY - A first γ-ray generating in a body, caused by a PET pharmaceutical, and a second γ-ray emitted from a γ-ray source and transmitting through the body are detected with a radiation detector. The emission image information (E image information), E | 2009-10-01 |
20090242777 | Photomultiplier tube interface device - The present invention provides a photomultiplier tube interface device (PMT), comprising a PMT module and a circuit substrate. The PMT module comprises a plurality of pins formed at a front end. A plurality of contacts are disposed on a lateral side of the circuit substrate to be electrically connected to the plurality of pins while a connecting base is arranged at a peripheral portion on another lateral side of the circuit substrate to be electrically connected to the contacts. By means of the interface device, not only the connecting pins of the PMT can be protected from being damaged and generating high frequency noise but also the convenience for assembling or replacing the PMT can be improved. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242778 | Radiation Detection Unit and Radiographic Inspection Apparatus - Plural detection boards | 2009-10-01 |
20090242779 | X-RAY IMAGING SENSOR AND X-RAY IMAGING METHOD - The invention concerns an x-ray imaging sensor and an x-ray imaging method in which, in a scintillator element ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090242780 | RADIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND RADIOLOGICAL IMAGING SYSTEM - A radiological measurement system protecting an amplifier from damage caused by a surge current, ensuring temporal continuity of measurement with a minimum dead time, and including a high voltage DC supply for applying a bias voltage to a radiation detector formed of semiconductor crystal, a controller for exercising on-off control on the bias voltage supplied from the high voltage DC supply, an amplifier, a protection circuit for protecting the amplifier from a surge current generated when the bias voltage is subjected to the on-off control, a control unit for preventing the surge current from flowing to the amplifier, and a switch provided in parallel with the protection circuit and controlled in operation state by the control unit, wherein the control unit controls the operation state of the switch in synchronism with the on-off control exercised by the control unit to prevent the surge current from flowing to the amplifier. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242781 | X-RAY DETECTOR - An X-ray detector includes: a semiconductor substrate to generate charged particles by an irradiation of an X-ray; a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in matrix on an X-ray incident surface of the semiconductor substrate and applied with a first electric potential to detect the charged particles; and a platy electrode provided on a surface opposite to the X-ray incident surface of the semiconductor substrate and applied with a second electric potential different from the first electric potential. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242782 | SURFACE DIODE SENSOR FOR MEGAVOLTAGE RADIATION THERAPY MACHINES WITH REDUCED ANGULAR SENSITIVITY - An improved diode sensor for calibration of megavoltage radiation machines eliminates high atomic number metallic components adjacent to a bottom surface of the diode substrate (away from the depletion region) to decrease a sensitivity of the diode sensor to incident angle of the radiation. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242783 | Non-Radioactive Electron Capture Detector for GC - Electron capture detector for use with an effluent stream from a gas chromatograph includes a non-radioactive electron source means and an adjacent ionization chamber in which electron capture take place. The detector comprises two partial chambers, of which one contains the electron source, and the other contains connections for input and output of analysis gas as well as a collector electrode for detecting ions. The collector electrode and the electron source are each of cylindrical configurations, and are coaxially aligned but are spaced apart with respect to each other. The electron current to the collector electrode provides an indication of the presence of electronegative constituents in the gas passing into the second partial chamber. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242784 | BRIGHT AND FAST NEUTRON SCINTILLATORS - A scintillating material Cs | 2009-10-01 |
20090242785 | SUPER CONDUCTING BEAM GUIDANCE MAGNET, WHICH CAN ROTATE AND HAS A SOLID-STATE CRYOGENIC THERMAL BUS - The beam guidance magnet for deflection of a beam of electrically charged particles can rotate about an axis located outside the magnet, and free of ferromagnetic material influencing the beam guidance. The beam guidance magnet contains a system of at least four curved superconducting individual coils which extend in the guidance direction of the particle beam and are arranged in pairs, in the mirror-image form with respect to a beam guidance plane which is predetermined by the curved particle path. The beam guidance magnet also contains a cooling apparatus having at least one heat sink and at least one solid-state cryogenic thermal bus, with super convecting individual coils being thermally coupled to the at least one heat sink via the solid-state cryogenic thermal bus. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242786 | ABERRATION CORRECTOR FOR TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE - To provide an aberration corrector that guarantees freedom in designing a coma-free plane transfer portion even when the mechanical configuration of the aberration corrector is already decided, and has a flexible adjustment margin regarding the corrector exterior. The aberration corrector causes an electron beam trajectory emanating from a specimen plane (physical surface of objective lens) to be incident in parallel with a multipole lens (HEX | 2009-10-01 |
20090242787 | CHARGED-PARTICLE BEAM WRITING METHOD AND CHARGED-PARTICLE BEAM WRITING APPARATUS - A pattern density distribution and a dose distribution calculated using the pattern density distribution are multiplied by each other to calculate an exposure distribution. A fogging electron amount distribution is calculated using the exposure distribution and a function descriptive of a fogging spread distribution. Charge amount distributions in irradiation and non-irradiation regions are calculated using the exposure distribution and the fogging electron amount distribution. A position displacement amount distribution is calculated using the charge amount distributions and a response function for converting a charge amount to a position displacement error. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242788 | ELECTRON BEAM WRITING METHOD, FINE PATTERN WRITING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING UNEVEN PATTERN CARRYING SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC DISK MEDIUM - When writing the shapes of elements of a fine pattern on a substrate by microscopically vibrating the electron beam back and forth in a radial direction of the substrate or in a direction orthogonal to the radial direction and deflecting the electron beam in a direction orthogonal to the vibration direction to scan the electron beam so as to completely fill the shapes of the elements, a proximity-effect correction is performed according to the arrangement density of the elements in which the amount of dose is adjusted by setting the deflection speed faster for the writing of an element in a densely arranged region than for the writing of an identical element in a sparsely arranged region. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242789 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM IRRADIATING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a charged particle beam irradiating apparatus capable of irradiating a charged particle beam using both a wobbler method and a scanning method. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242790 | ION ENERGY ANALYZER AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AND OPERATING - An ion energy analyzer is described for use in diagnosing the ion energy distribution (IED) of ions incident on a radio frequency (RF) biased substrate immersed in plasma. The ion energy analyzer comprises an entrance grid exposed to the plasma, an ion selection grid disposed proximate to the entrance grid, an electron rejection grid disposed proximate to the ion selection grid, and an ion current collector disposed proximate to the electron rejection grid. The ion selection grid is coupled to an ion selection voltage source configured to positively bias the ion selection grid by an ion selection voltage, and the electron rejection grid is coupled to an electron rejection voltage source configured to negatively bias the electron rejection grid by an electron rejection voltage. Furthermore, an ion current meter is coupled to the ion current collector to measure the ion current. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242791 | Two-grid ion energy analyzer and methods of manufacturing and operating - An ion energy analyzer is described for use in diagnosing the ion energy distribution (IED) of ions incident on a radio frequency (RF) biased substrate immersed in plasma. The ion energy analyzer comprises an entrance grid exposed to the plasma, an electron rejection grid disposed proximate to the entrance grid, and an ion current collector disposed proximate to the electron rejection grid. The ion current collector is coupled to an ion selection voltage source configured to positively bias the ion current collector by an ion selection voltage, and the electron rejection grid is coupled to an electron rejection voltage source configured to negatively bias the electron rejection grid by an electron rejection voltage. Furthermore, an ion current meter is coupled to the ion current collector to measure the ion current. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242792 | ELECTRON MICROSCOPY - Using, as a detector, a CCD detector having a CCD element to which a scintillator is closely fixed, a backscattered or scanning transmission image is obtained by the following method. The detector is disposed directly under an objective lens to obtain the backscattered electron image. When one point of a specimen is irradiated with an electron beam, backscattered or transmission electrons generated from the specimen collide with the scintillator to form a luminescent pattern. This pattern is detected by the CCD detector, and stored in a memory. This processing is sequentially repeated for each irradiation position to obtain all the patterns in an electron beam scanning range. Arithmetic processing is performed on each pattern to convert it into an image. Usually, image data for one pixel is calculated from one pattern. By sequentially repeating this, a backscattered or transmission electron image in the electronic beam scanning range can be obtained. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242793 | Flexible ion source - Liner elements to protect the ion source housing and also increase the power efficiency of the ion source are disclosed. Two liner elements, preferably constructed from tungsten, are inserted into the ion source chamber, one placed against each of the two sidewalls. These inserts are electrically biased so as to induce an electrical field that is perpendicular to the applied magnetic field. Such an arrangement has been unexpectedly found to increase the life of not only the ion chamber housing, but also the indirectly heated cathode (IHC) and the repeller. In addition, the use of these biased liner elements also improved the power efficiency of the ion source; allowing more ions to be generated at a given power level, or an equal number of ions to be generated at a lower power level. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242794 | Charged particle beam equipment - Charged particle beam equipment has a processing unit for calibrating dimension values of an enlarged specimen image, and means for changing the amount by which a charged particle beam is scanned. Also, a specimen stand has a mechanism for holding a specimen having a periodical structure or a specimen simultaneously having a periodical structure and a non-periodical structure, and a storage device for automatically changing a magnification for an enlarged specimen image, and storing measured values at all magnifications. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242795 | Cryo-charging specimen holder for electron microscope - The present invention relates to a cryo-charging specimen holder for the electron microscope, particularly to a cryo-charging specimen holder for the electron microscope to hold various biological materials. The major feature of the invention is to charge the biological specimen and freeze the specimen at low temperature. The ice around the biological sample is also doped, so that after charging the doped ice surrounding the sample has a conductivity level comparable to that of conductor. Therefore, the sample can be embedded by the doped and charged ice obtaining the property of conductor, in order to be observed by the electron microscope. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242796 | SPECIMEN PRE-TREATMENT APPARATUS AND SPECIMEN HOLDER - In a specimen pre-treatment apparatus, a specimen support part is screwed in a hollow column casing part while facing a specimen support end toward the same direction as an open end of the hollow column casing part. A specimen holder is arranged so that the specimen support end which supports a specimen is opposite to an end portion of an anode (electrode). The change of the screwing depth can adjust a position of the specimen support part with respect to the hollow column casing part. Accordingly, it allows adjusting the distance between the specimen that is supported by the specimen support part and the end portion of the anode. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242797 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-MODE OPTICAL IMAGING - A technique is provided for multi-mode optical imaging. The technique includes directing a visible light and an excitation light multiplexed in time towards a specimen. The excitation light is configured to induce luminescence in the specimen. The technique also includes detecting visible light scattered or reflected from the specimen and luminescent light emitted via luminescence via a single detector that is in synchronization with the one or more illumination sources. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242798 | 3D Biplane Microscopy - A microscopy system is configured for creating 3D images from individually localized probe molecules. The microscopy system includes a sample stage, an activation light source, a readout light source, a beam splitting device, at least one camera, and a controller. The activation light source activates probes of at least one probe subset of photo-sensitive luminescent probes, and the readout light source causes luminescence light from the activated probes. The beam splitting device splits the luminescence light into at least two paths to create at least two detection planes that correspond to the same or different number of object planes of the sample. The camera detects simultaneously the at least two detection planes, the number of object planes being represented in the camera by the same number of recorded regions of interest. The controller is programmable to combine a signal from the regions of interest into a 3D data. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242799 | METHOD FOR THE DETECTION OF BIOLOGIC PARTICLE CONTAMINATION - Methods for detecting particles in a fluid, including determining particle size and intrinsic fluorescence of a particle, and time correlating the particle detection data with image data in the vicinity of the detector or detector inlet to identify contamination sources in clean environments are described. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242800 | Electron-beam dimension measuring apparatus and electron-beam dimension measuring method - An electron-beam dimension measuring apparatus includes: electron-beam irradiating means for irradiating a surface of a sample with an electron beam; a stage on which the sample is placed; a photoelectron generating electrode disposed so as to face the sample; ultraviolet light irradiating means for emitting ultraviolet light; and control means for causing the ultraviolet light irradiating means to irradiate the sample and the photoelectron generating electrode with the ultraviolet light for a predetermined length of time, to cause the sample and the photoelectron generating electrode to emit photoelectrons, for applying a voltage to the photoelectron generating electrode, the voltage applied to supply energy corresponding to a difference between energy of photoelectrons emitted by the sample and energy of photoelectrons emitted by the photoelectron generating electrode, and thereby for controlling an electric potential of the surface of the sample to set the electric potential at 0 V. The control means measures the dimension of the sample after keeping the electric potential constant on the surface of the sample. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242801 | METHOD OF FLUORESCENCE-MICROSCOPICALLY IMAGING A STRUCTURE IN A SAMPLE WITH HIGH THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPATIAL RESOLUTION - For imaging a structure in a sample with three-dimensional spatial resolution, a fluorophore is selected which is transferable by means of an optical transfer signal out of a first into a second photochromic state having specific fluorescence properties, and which displays a return rate back into the first photochromic state. The structure is labeled with the fluorophore. Via a common objective, the sample with the labeled structure is subjected both to the optical transfer signal in a spatially limited transfer-volume, and to an optical excitation signal exciting a portion of the fluorophore being in its second photochromic state for fluorescence in a spatially limited excitation-volume, the transfer-volume and the excitation-volume having a common centre of maximum intensity of the transfer signal and of the excitation signal, and a decrease of intensity of the transfer signal with the distance to the common centre of maximum intensity being substantially stronger than any decrease of the effective return rate of the fluorophore. Fluorescence light emitted by the excited fluorophore is detected. The common centre of maximum intensity is shifted with regard to the sample; and the steps of subjecting and detecting are repeated. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242802 | FLOURESCENCE DETECTING METHOD AND FLUORESCENCE DETECTING APPARATUS - An excitation light beam of a wavelength that excites fluorescent labels and a reference light beam having a wavelength longer than the excitation light beam are irradiated through a dielectric block toward an interface between the dielectric block and a metal film, to cause a first electric field enhancing field and a second electric field enhancing field on the upper surface of the metal film, in fluorescence detection that utilizes surface plasmon. The intensity of scattered light of the second electric field enhancing field, which is substantially proportionate to the intensity of the second electric field enhancing field, is employed to normalize and correct the intensity of fluorescence emitted by fluorescent labels with respect to the intensity of the first electric field enhancing field, based on the relationship between the intensities of the first and second electric field enhancing fields. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242803 | Method and apparatus for measuring optical property of fluorescent sample - An optical property measuring method and an optical property measuring apparatus according to an aspect of the invention are operable to select bi-spectral characteristics relatively close to bi-spectral characteristics of a fluorescent sample, out of multiple bi-spectral characteristics stored in advance, based on a relative ratio between excitation efficiencies of the fluorescent sample illuminated by excitation illuminations whose spectral distributions are different from each other, in calculating an optical property of the fluorescent sample. The inventive optical property measuring method and optical property measuring apparatus are advantageous in calculating an optical property of a fluorescent sample easily and with high precision. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242804 | METHOD FOR FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS AND FLUORESCENCE ANALYZER - The present invention aims at reducing background noise derived from a substance that is present in the vicinity of a target substance such as a DNA and protein and attached to the surface of a substrate without an effect on a fluorescent dye labeling the target substance. The substrate that has a probe and is capable of interacting with the target substance is irradiated with noise removing light such that an evanescent field is generated on the surface of the substrate. A target substance and a foreign particle, which are non-specifically stuck to the surface of the substrate, are decomposed by the evanescent field generated by the irradiation with the noise removing light. The evanescent field present near the surface of the substrate has almost no effect on the probe. It is possible to reduce the background noise derived from the substance that is present in the vicinity of the target substance and attached to the surface of the substrate and suppress effects on the probe and the target substance interacting with the probe. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242805 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UNIFORM SEQUENTIAL LATERAL SOLIDIFICATION OF THIN FILMS USING HIGH FREQUENCY LASERS - Under one aspect, a method for processing a thin film includes generating a first set of shaped beamlets from a first laser beam pulse, each of the beamlets of the first set of beamlets having a length defining the y-direction, a width defining the x-direction, and a fluence that is sufficient to substantially melt a film throughout its thickness in an irradiated film region and further being spaced in the x-direction from adjacent beamlets of the first set of beamlets by gaps; irradiating a first region of the film with the first set of shaped beamlets to form a first set of molten zones which laterally crystallize upon cooling to form a first set of crystallized regions including crystal grains that are substantially parallel to the x-direction and having a length and width substantially the same as the length and width of each of the shaped beamlets and being separated from adjacent crystallized regions by gaps substantially the same as the gaps separating the shaped beamlets; generating a second set of shaped beamlets from a second laser beam pulse, each beamlet of the second set of beamlets having a length, width, fluence, and spacing that is substantially the same as the length, width, fluence, and spacing of each beamlet of the first set of beamlets; and continuously scanning the film so as to irradiate a second region of the film with the second set of shaped beamlets to form a second set of molten zones that are displaced in the x-direction from the first set of crystallized regions, wherein at least one molten zone of the second set of molten zones partially overlaps at least one crystallized region of the first set of crystallized regions and crystallizes upon cooling to form elongations of crystals in said at least one crystallized region. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242806 | Electroactive polymers for lithography - Systems and methods for lithography include actuating an electroactive polymer member to position mask and/or substrate. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242807 | CORRECTING SUBSTRATE FOR CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS - A correcting substrate for a charged particle beam lithography apparatus includes a substrate body using a low thermal expansion material having a thermal expansion lower than that of a silicon oxide (SiO | 2009-10-01 |
20090242808 | TECHNIQUES FOR IMPROVED UNIFORMITY TUNING IN AN ION IMPLANTER SYSTEM - Techniques for uniformity tuning in an ion implanter system are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for ion beam uniformity tuning. The method may comprise generating an ion beam in an ion implanter system. The method may also comprise measuring a first ion beam current density profile along an ion beam path. The method may further comprise measuring a second ion beam current density profile along the ion beam path. In addition, the method may comprise determining a third ion beam current density profile along the ion beam path based at least in part on the first ion beam current density profile and the second ion beam current density profile. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242809 | Radiation-Shielding Glass and Method of Manufacturing the Same - Provided is a radiation-shielding glass, including a glass composition in % by mass of 10 to 35% SiO | 2009-10-01 |
20090242810 | Pressure control valve - A pressure control valve is provided with a valve main body ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090242811 | WATER CONTROL VALVE CORE WITH A SEGMENTED LOCKING FUNCTION - The present invention provides a water control valve core with a segmented locking function. The invention includes a valve casing, a brake unit, and a water control element. A bottom plate under the tube portion of the seat of the brake unit is placed within the hold tank of the valve casing. A driven portion penetrates the bottom plate. The fixed valve, free valve and driving seat of the water control element are arranged within the hold tank of the valve casing. An upper locking portion is assembled under the bottom plate of the seat of the brake unit; and a collapsible lower locking unit is individually manufactured and then assembled onto the locating portion at top of the driving seat of the water control element. The lower locking unit could be interlocked with the upper locking portion. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242812 | LIQUID DISTRIBUTOR VALVE - A liquid distributor valve includes a compartmented base body with a cover and several outlets and one inlet. A rotatable obturator bell is inwardly arranged and has a shaft projecting through the cover and governed by an externally arranged electronic control having an independent assembly adapted to fit onto the base body. The actuation on the shaft of the obturator bell from the gearmotor of the externally arranged electronic control is carried out through a pinion driven by the shaft of the gearmotor and enmeshed with a gear wheel linked to the shaft of the obturator bell. The linking between the gear wheel and the shaft of the obturator bell is accomplished by a tubular body having an external thread matching the thread provided in the inside of the neck forming an extension of the gear wheel. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242813 | Piezoelectric Valve - A piezoelectric valve includes a valve body having a valve chamber and a piezoelectric element that is bent and displaced by application of a voltage thereto and thereby opening and closing a channel opening. The piezoelectric element is a rectangular shape, and both ends thereof in the length direction are fixedly held by the valve body. The piezoelectric element has a first region in a central part and a second region adjacent to both ends thereof. The first region and the second region are bent and displaced oppositely by application of a voltage thereto such that the central part of the piezoelectric element opens and closes the channel opening. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242814 | VALVE - A valve comprises a cup-shaped element presenting an outer surface on which a driver element is mountable and, inserted in said cup-shaped element, a core comprising at least one seal element arranged to block a first fluid passage provided in a bush, said core being movable within said cup-shaped element against the action of an elastic element between a first position in which said seal element rests on said bush such as to close its first passage and a second position in which said seal element is detached from said bush such as to open its first passage, said bush being associated with a closure element for the cup shaped element, the closure element presenting, for its fixing to the cup-shaped element, means cooperating with an inner surface of said cup-shaped element. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242815 | SOLENOID VALVE - A solenoid valve includes a bobbin, a coil, a rod, and at least one ball. The bobbin has a through hole and a multiple-turning-point groove in the inner wall of the bobbin. The coil winds around the bobbin. The rod is disposed in the through hole and is capable of moving inward or outward along the through hole, and has a recess in the outer wall of the rod. Each ball is received in the groove and the recess at the same time. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242816 | Fuel filter housing with snap lock valve asssembly - A valve assembly that is useable with a fuel filter housing to control the flow of fuel through the fuel filter housing. The valve assembly comprises two primary parts that are connected together via a snap connection, and when the valve assembly is installed on the fuel filter housing, means on the fuel filter housing prevent disconnection of the snap connection. One or both of the primary parts of the valve assembly can be provided with a tamper evident feature that will indicate whether someone has tried to remove or disassemble the valve assembly. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242817 | Apparatus for uninterrupted flushing a well bore - The apparatus for uninterrupted flushing a well bore being drilled with a jointed drill string comprises a continuous flushing valve (CFV) and a connector for temporarily attaching a bypass line to the valve. The CFV is a ball-type three way valve in a housing adapted for including in the drill string. Inside the housing there are two axial and two side sealing seats which provide for flow only through designated paths. The plug is prevented from loosening by a spring. An operating stem is mounted to operate the valve by a wrench from outside the housing. A connector facilitates fast tying a hose of a bypass line to the side port. A securing mechanism keeps a valve ball in full open position while a CFV is in the well. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242818 | WELDED DIAPHRAGM VALVE - A diaphragm valve including a valve body, a diaphragm assembly and an actuator assembly having a housing body that isolates the actuator from the ambient atmosphere. The diaphragm assembly is welded to the valve body to reduce and/or eliminate fluid leakage around the diaphragm assembly. Additionally or alternatively, the housing body for the actuator assembly may be welded to the valve body to reduce fluid leakage. The welding may be performed using ultrasonic welding techniques. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242819 | ADJUSTABLE WATER VALVE OF TIME-CONTROLLED TYPE - An adjustable water valve of time-controlled type consists of an inner shell and a time-controlled apparatus. The time-controlled apparatus is disposed inside the inner shell and includes an elastomer and a push rod. The elastomer is disposed between a support lid and the push rod. When the push rod is pushed into the inner shell, the water valve is opened, so the user can wash with the water ejected. After certain time, the water pressures are balanced and the elastomer which has been compressed will push the push rod back to its initial position to close the valve. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242820 | FUEL FILTER HOUSING WITH SNAP LOCK VALVE ASSEMBLY - A valve assembly that is useable with a fuel filter housing to control the flow of fuel through the fuel filter housing. The valve assembly comprises two primary parts that are connected together via a snap connection, and when the valve assembly is installed on the fuel filter housing, means on the fuel filter housing prevent disconnection of the snap connection. One or both of the primary parts of the valve assembly can be provided with a tamper evident feature that will indicate whether someone has tried to remove or disassemble the valve assembly. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242821 | WATER CONTROL VALVE CORE WITH A SEGMENTED LOCKING FUCTION - The present invention provides a lateral draft tube for a water control valve core, which is defined by a through-type groove and upper and lower openings. The through-type groove is sleeved around the shell of the water control valve core. The upper and lower portions have different diameters on the external wall of the draft tube. A ring flange is formed on the upper portion, and a guide ring surface is formed on the lower portion. The ring flange is provided with a sealing ring, and a drainage portion is arranged at the lower end of the draft tube to connect the through-type groove and guide ring surface. The draft tube can be located higher than the water control valve core, such that upward flow of the guide ring surface is not limited by the water control valve core. Thus, the upward flow of the water control valve core improves. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242822 | PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTITUTED PHENOL DERIVATIVES AS SURFACE MODIFIERS - The instant invention relates to a composition comprising a) an organic material which is susceptible to oxidative, thermal or light-induced degradation, and b) at least one compound of the formula (I) wherein the general symbols are as defined in claim | 2009-10-01 |
20090242823 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING POLYIMIDE BASED COMPOSITIONS USEFUL IN HIGH FREQUENCY CIRCUITRY APPLICATIONS - The invention is directed to polyimide based materials having improved electrical and mechanical performance, and also to a process of making such materials. The compositions of the invention comprise: i. a polyimide base polymer in an amount of at least 60 weight percent; ii. a discontinuous phase of inorganic material present in an amount of at least 4 weight percent; iii. a non-ionic halogenated dispersing agent in an amount of at least 0.1 weight percent; and iv. up to 30 weight percent of other optional ingredients, such as, fillers, processing aids, colorants, or the like. The compositions of the invention generally exhibit excellent high frequency performance and can be manufactured by incorporating the dispersing agent and inorganic material into a polyamic acid solution and then converting the polyamic acid solution into a polyimide by conventional or non-conventional means. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242824 | CEMENTED CARBIDE WITH REFINED STRUCTURE - The present invention relates to a WC—Co cemented carbide alloy. By adding an extremely small amount of Ti, V, Zr, Ta or Nb or a combination of these, a grain refined cemented carbide structure with less abnormal WC-grains has been obtained. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242825 | IRON-BASED SOFT MAGNETIC POWDER FOR DUST CORE, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND DUST CORE - An iron-based soft magnetic powder for dust core includes an iron-based soft magnetic matrix powder, and arranged thereon in the following order, a phosphate coating and a silicone resin coating. The phosphate coating contains P, Co, Na, and S in combination with at least one of Al and Cs. This iron powder for dust core has superior mechanical strength, in which effective insulation is achieved between iron powdery particles even when the amount of an insulating material is reduced for realizing high-density molding. The iron powder for dust core is also superior in thermal stability, so that electrical insulation is maintained even after a heat treatment at high temperatures. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242826 | HIGH-FREQUENCY MAGNETIC MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - To provide a high-frequency magnetic material having a superior radio wave absorption property in a high frequency region and a method of manufacturing the same. The high-frequency magnetic material and the method of manufacturing the same includes a magnetic substance containing metal nanoparticles, the metal nanoparticles are magnetic metals containing at least one kind of Fe, Co, and Ni, an average particle diameter of the metal nanoparticles is equal to or less than 200 nm, first clusters having network-like structures with continuous metal nanoparticles and the average diameter equal to or less than 10 μm are formed, second clusters having network-like structures with the continuous first clusters and the average diameter equal to or less than 100 μm are formed, and the entire magnetic substance has a network-like structure with the continuous second clusters. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242827 | FERRITE SINTERED BODY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - The ferrite sintered body of the present invention contains main components consisting of 52 to 54 mol % Fe | 2009-10-01 |
20090242828 | REFRIGERANT COMPOSITION - A refrigerant composition consists essentially of a combination of two hydro fluorocarbon components selected from R125 and R143a and an additive selected from a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon or mixture thereof boiling in the range −50° C. and +40° C. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242829 | Heat transfer fluids for low temperature application comprising aromatic hydrocarbons - Heat transfer fluids which can be used over a broad range of temperatures such as from −125° C. to +175° C. are disclosed. These transfer fluids consist essentially of a mixture of two either narrowly defined structurally non-identical alkyl- or polyalkyl-benzene components or a mixture of a narrowly defined aromatic alkyl- or polyalkyl-benzene component and an aliphatic hydrocarbons component. The level of the various ingredients is such that the transfer fluids exhibit a cloud point below −100° C., a vapor pressure at +175° C. below 827 kPa and a viscosity, measured at the cloud point temperature +10° C., below 400 cP. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242830 | ANODE POWDERS FOR BATTERIES - Methods and compositions relate to anode powders for use in batteries. The powders may provide limited surface area per volume of powder material. Further, the powders may include limited amounts of particles below a threshold size within a particle size distribution. Some embodiments utilize regular or anode grade petroleum coke as a precursor. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242831 | AROMATIC HALOSULFONYL ISOCYANATE COMPOSITIONS - The present invention provides a monomer composition comprising an aromatic halosulfonyl isocyanate having structure I | 2009-10-01 |
20090242832 | AZEOTROPE-LIKE COMPOSITIONS OF 2-CHLORO-3,3,3-TRIFLUOROPROPENE (HCFC-1233xf) AND 2-CHLORO-1,1,1,2-TETRAFLUOROPROPANE (HCFC-244bb) - Provided are azeotropic and azeotrope-like compositions of 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (HCFO-1233xf) and 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropane (HCFC-244bb). Such azeotropic and azeotrope-like compositions are useful as intermediates in the production of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf). | 2009-10-01 |
20090242833 | Self-situating stimuli-responsive polymer compositions in soil additives and methods for use - Disclosed are soil additives comprised of self-situating, stimuli-responsive polymer compositions and methods of their use. In one embodiment, the polymer composition or polymer network comprises permanent cross-links and non-permanent cross-links, wherein the non-permanent cross-links are capable of being removed upon application or exposure to a stimulus, typically located within the soil. In another embodiment, the method of increasing water retention in soils includes applying a soil additive, comprising polymer networks of the present invention admixed with an aqueous solution to form a colloidal dispersion solution or suspension, to a soil surface. The suspension or colloidal dispersion solution facilitates penetration of the polymer composition through the soil surface and into the soil, migrating typically to lower water potential areas and, more typically, along drainage channels located within the soil. After penetration of the soil surface, the polymer network is then exposed to a stimulus, typically present in the soil, whereby the non-permanent cross-links are removed and the polymer composition undergoes a volumetric change. This results in the prevention, arrest or decelerated loss of water from the targeted area, for example the plant root zone, which allows for improved water usage efficiency by plants, grasses, vegetation, etc. | 2009-10-01 |
20090242834 | IDENTIFYING MEDIUM, IDENTIFYING MEDIUM MANUFACTURING METHOD, ARTICLE, AND IDENTIFYING MEDIUM IDENTIFYING METHOD - An identifying medium comprises a nematic liquid crystal layer for forming a latent image with gradation, and the nematic liquid crystal layer has a thickness distribution corresponding to the gradation. | 2009-10-01 |