48th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 45 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120301914 | High Resolution Label-Free Sensor - An optical sensor for label-independent detection, having improved spatial resolution and reduced angular sensitivity, the sensor including:
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20120301915 | SYSTEM AND AUTOMATED DEVICE FOR ANALYSING A CELL SUSPENSION - A system for analyzing a cell suspension includes at least one well for decanting ( | 2012-11-29 |
20120301916 | Growth Medium For The Detection Of Microorganisms By Fluorescence Allying A Fluorogenic Substrate And A PH-Sensitive Fluorophore - The invention relates to a growth medium allying a fluorogenic substrate and a pH-sensitive fluorophore, in particular the combination of 4-methylumbelliferone (4-MU) and derivatives of fluorescein. This growth medium is used for the detection by fluorescence of microorganisms by coupling the fluorescence measurements relating to the pH-sensitive fluorophor and the fluorescence measurements relating to the activation of the fluorogenic substrate(s) by the microorganisms. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301917 | HYDROPHILIC IR TRANSPARENT MEMBRANE, SPECTROSCOPIC SAMPLE HOLDER COMPRISING SAME AND METHOD OF USING SAME - The present invention features hydrophilic IR-transparent porous membranes, particularly hydrophilic IR-transparent porous polyethylene membranes and methods of preparing the hydrophilic membranes by treatment of hydrophobic IR-transparent porous membranes with plasma. The present invention further features spectroscopic sample holders which incorporate the hydrophilic IR-transparent porous membranes and methods of identifying bacteria and other microorganisms in samples by infrared spectroscopy. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301918 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALPHA-L-ASPARTYL-L-PHENYLALANINE-BETA-ESTER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALPHA-L-ASPARTYL-L-PHENYLALANINE-ALPHA-METHYL ESTER - A method of producing an α-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine-β-ester by forming the α-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine-β-ester from L-aspartic acid-α,β-diester and L-phenylalanine using an enzyme or enzyme-containing substance that has an ability to selectively link L-phenylalanine to an α-ester site of the L-aspartic acid-α,β-diester through a peptide bond. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301919 | IRES MEDIATED MULTICISTRONIC VECTORS - This invention relates to nucleic acid molecules comprising at least one nucleic acid sequence encoding for a peptide or protein of interest, at least one nucleic acid sequence encoding for a selectable marker, and at least one IRES sequence, wherein the at least one IRES sequence is located between the at least one nucleic acid sequence encoding for the peptide or protein of interest and the at least one nucleic acid sequence encoding for the selectable marker. Furthermore, this invention relates to host cells comprising such nucleic acid molecule and to methods of recombinant protein expression using such host cells. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301920 | BACTERIAL HOST STRAIN COMPRISING A MUTANT SPR GENE AND A WILD-TYPE TSP GENE - The present invention provides a recombinant gram-negative bacterial cell comprising a mutant spr gene encoding a mutant spr protein and wherein the cell comprises a non-recombinant wild-type chromosomal Tsp gene. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301921 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF TREATING DISEASE WITH FGFR FUSION PROTEINS - The invention provides FGFR fusion proteins, methods of making them, and methods of using them to treat proliferative disorders, including cancers and disorders of angiogenesis. The FGFR fusion molecules can be made in CHO cells and may comprise deletion mutations in the extracellular domains of the FGFRs which improve their stability. These fusion proteins inhibit the growth and viability of cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. The combination of the relatively high affinity of these receptors for their ligand FGFs and the demonstrated ability of these decoy receptors to inhibit tumor growth is an indication of the clinical value of the compositions and methods provided herein. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301922 | NOVEL P. PASTORIS PASTORIS PROMOTERS, AND THE USE THEREOF TO DIRECT EXPRESSION OF PROTEINS IN YEAST, PREFERABLY USING A HAPLOID MATING STRATEGY - Novel promoters which are derived from | 2012-11-29 |
20120301923 | DIALYSIS FERMENTER-BIOREACTOR WITH DIALYSIS DEVICE - The present disclosure provides systems and methods of using a semipermeable membrane in a dialysis fermenter as a separation layer between a cell-containing liquid culture medium and a non-cell-containing dialysis medium. In some embodiments, the semipermeable membrane may have a molecular cut-off of 15 kDa to 50 kDa. The instant disclosure also provides a dialysis fermenter with compartments for cell-containing culture medium, non-cell-containing nutrient solution as well as an exchange unit having a semipermeable membrane, wherein mass transfer takes place between the culture medium and the dialysis medium by means of diffusion and/or ultrafiltration. Methods for culturing cells are also disclosed. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301924 | METHOD FOR INCUBATING THE CONTENTS OF A RECEPTACLE - In a computer-controlled, automated method, a nucleic acid amplification procedure is performed within a prescribed incubation temperature range within an instrument that comprises at least one thermal element situated at a first location of the instrument and an amplification incubator situated at a second, spaced-apart location of the instrument. A receptacle and its contents are exposed to the thermal element for a predetermined period of time at the first location, such that the temperature of the contents of the receptacle is adjusted to approximate the incubation temperature. The receptacle is then moved from the first location and into the amplification incubator, and, in the amplification incubator, a nucleic acid contained in the contents of the receptacle is subjected to the nucleic acid amplification procedure. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301925 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DNA FRAGMENTATION AND TAGGING BY TRANSPOSASES - The present invention provides new compositions for transposase-mediated fragmenting and tagging DNA targets. The invention relates to the surprising discovery that use of manganese ions (Mn | 2012-11-29 |
20120301926 | METHODS FOR MANIPULATING BIOMOLECULES - In some embodiments, the present teachings provide compositions, systems, methods and kits for generating a population of nucleic acid fragments. In some embodiments, nucleic acids can be fragmented enzymatically. For example, methods for generating a population of nucleic acid fragments can include a nucleic acid nicking reaction. In one embodiment, the methods can include a nick translation reaction. A nicking reaction can introduce nicks at random positions on either strand of a double-stranded nucleic acid. A nick translation reaction can move the position of nicks to a new position so that the new positions of two of the nicks are aligned to create a double-stranded break. In some embodiments, methods for generating a population of nucleic acid fragments can include joining at least one end of a fragmented nucleic acid to one or more oligonucleotide adaptors. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301927 | Production Of Maltotetraose Syrup Using A Pseudomonas Saccharophila Maltotetraohydrolase Variant - Variants of a | 2012-11-29 |
20120301928 | PREPROCESSING METHOD OF HYDROLYZING LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SUGAR COMPOUND AND BIOETHANOL FROM BIOMASS PROCESSED USING THE PREPROCESSING METHOD - The present invention relates to a method of pretreating lignocellulosic biomass prior to hydrolysis, and, more particularly, to a method of pretreating lignocellulosic biomass prior to hydrolysis using wet milling in combination with popping, a method of manufacturing a sugar compound from the biomass pretreated using the method, and a method of manufacturing bioethanol from the biomass pretreated using the method. According to the present invention, energy consumption can be reduced, lignocellulosic biomass can be easily pretreated in an environment-friendly manner without treating chemicals, and the efficiency of hydrolyzing lignocellulosic biomass can be remarkably improved. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301929 | METHOD FOR DEGRADING ORGANIC MATERIAL USING MOTHER CELL LYASES FORMED IN ASSOCIATION WITH SPORE FORMATION OF MICROORGANISM - Provided is a method for degrading an organic material. Also provided is a useful low-molecular organic material. The method for degrading an organic material is characterized by comprising a step for preparing the organic material to be degraded, and a step for treating said organic material with mother cell lytic enzymes which are formed through cytolysis associated with the spore formation of a spore-forming aerobic bacterium. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301930 | BIO-ENGINEERED MULTI-ENZYME COMPLEXES COMPRISING XYLANASES AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to bio-engineered multi-enzyme complexes having synergistic enzyme activity comprising xylanases and optionally further comprising additional carbohydrate active enzymes. Such complexes are advantageous for degrading recalcitrant cellulosic biomass. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301931 | PROCESS FOR THE REDUCTION OF CINNAMALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE EMPLOYING ENOATE REDUCTASES - The present invention relates to a novel enzymatically catalyzed method for the production of asymmetric aromatic aldehydes in an aqueous reaction medium containing certain organic co-solvents. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301932 | EXPRESSION OF CALEOSIN IN RECOMBINANT OLEAGINOUS MICROORGANISMS TO INCREASE OIL CONTENT THEREIN - Recombinant oleaginous microorganisms having increased oil content due to the expression of a caleosin polypeptide are described. A recombinant oleaginous microorganism of the disclosed invention produces at least 25% of its dry cell weight as oil, and comprises a functional polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) biosynthetic pathway and at least one genetic construct encoding a caleosin polypeptide. A method for increasing the amount of oil in a recombinant oleaginous microorganism is also described. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301933 | PHA-PRODUCING BACTERIA - The present disclosure relates to isolated bacterial strains producing polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), microbial consortia including such strains, and cultures of such strains and microbial consortia. In particular, the present disclosure relates to compositions including such strains, microbial consortia, and cultures and methods of use thereof. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301934 | Process for the Production of Esters - Methods for producing an ester from a gas comprising carbon monoxide. More specifically the invention provides for methods for producing one or more products by the anaerobic fermentation of a gaseous substrate comprising CO and the subsequent conversion of the one or more products to an ester in a down-stream reaction. The invention further provides methods for improving the efficiency of the production of esters from gaseous substrates. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301935 | RECOMBINANT MICROORGANISM FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY PRODUCING 3-HYDROXYPROPIONIC ACID AND 1,3 PROPANEDIOL - A method of simultaneously producing 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP) and 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PDO) using a microorganism is provided. The method includes converting glycerol into 3-HP and 1,3-PDO using a recombinant microorganism having both 3-HP and 1,3-PDO producing genes. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301936 | RECOMBINANT MUTANT MICROORGANISMS HAVING INCREASED ABILITY TO PRODUCE ALCOHOLS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING ALCOHOLS USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to recombinant mutant microorganisms having an increased ability to produce alcohol and a method of producing alcohol using the same, and more particularly to recombinant mutant microorganisms which have an increased ability to produce butanol, ethanol, isopropanol or mixed alcohols, which can be used as fuel, while producing little or no producing acetone as a byproduct, and to a method of producing butanol, ethanol, isopropanol or mixed alcohols using the same. The inventive recombinant mutant microorganisms having an increased ability to produce butanol or mixed alcohols and to remove acetone are those in which genes that encode enzymes involved in producing butanol from butyryl-CoA or butylaldehyde and in producing isopropanol from acetone were amplified or introduced in host microorganisms. The recombinant mutant microorganisms produce little or no byproducts such as acetone and can have an increased ability to produce alcohols, as a result of manipulating metabolic pathways. Thus, the recombinant mutant microorganisms are useful for industrial production of butanol or mixed alcohols comprising butanol and isopropanol. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301937 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING AND HARVESTING ETHANOL AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING AND HARVESTING THE SAME - The invention relates to methods for producing and harvesting ethanol from fermentable sugars derived from sugar crops, starch-containing and lignocellulose-containing materials, and apparatuses for producing and harvesting the same. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301938 | Method and Apparatus for Continuous Flow Bio-Fuel Production - A continuous flow system for production of bio-fuels using microbial cultures is provided. The present invention does not utilize batch type production, but follows a continuous flow protocol that eliminates much downtime inherent in conventional bio-fuel production systems while greatly reducing space and equipment requirements. Production is enhanced via controlled program of aeration for microbial growth and anaerobic conditions to ensure fermentation efficiency. As the system becomes more tolerant of alcohol content, efficiency increases. Feedstocks include, but are not limited to, material normally discarded from food production facilities including drink syrups, juices or waste water from corn or sugar processing plants. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301939 | METHODS OF TREATING BIOMASS - A process for producing biofuel from biomass that includes free monosaccharides is provided. The process comprises the steps of mixing the biomass with a recycled hydrolysate for a sufficient time to elute a portion of the free monosaccharides from the biomass thereby forming a sugar enriched hydrolysate. Sugar enriched hydrolysate is then separated from the biomass and monosaccharides contained in the separated sugar enriched hydrolysate are fermented. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301940 | METHOD FOR PRETREATING CRUDE OIL USING MICROORGANISM - A method for pretreating a crude oil prior to a crude oil distillation process comprising the step of propagating a culture of a hydrocarbon-utilizing and biosurfactant-producing microbial strain and treating the crude oil with the propagated culture. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301941 | NOVEL GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING THE SAME - The present invention provides novel glycosyltransferase proteins produced by ascomycetous filamentous fungi (preferably species belonging to the genus | 2012-11-29 |
20120301942 | CHIP PROVIDED WITH FILM HAVING HOLE PATTERN WITH THE USE OF THERMORESPONSIVE POLYMER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A chip useful for treating cells and the like which has a mechanism and a structure wherein the size of a hole pattern is arbitrarily changed so that cells can easily move in and get out from the hole in scattering or collecting cells but can hardly get out from the hole during washing or antigen-stimulation. The chip comprises a crosslinked product of a temperature-responsive polymer as a constituting member and being provided with a film having a hole pattern on the surface of a baseboard. A method of producing the chip comprises applying a composition containing a crosslinkable temperature-responsive polymer on the surface of a baseboard to thereby form a coating film, crosslinking the coating film to thereby form the crosslinked product as described above and then forming a hole pattern on the coating film of the crosslinked product. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301943 | Dry Reagent, Dry Reagent Kit, Reagent Container, and Method for Producing Dry Reagent - The present invention provides a dry reagent capable of amplifying a nucleic acid even after being stored in a dry state at room temperature, a dry reagent kit, a reagent container, and a method for producing the dry reagent and methods of producing and using thereof. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301944 | BGL6 BETA-GLUCOSIDASE AND NUCLEIC ACIDS ENCODING THE SAME - The present invention provides a novel β-glucosidase nucleic acid sequence, designated bgl6, and the corresponding BGL6 amino acid sequence. The invention also provides expression vectors and host cells comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding BGL6, recombinant BGL6 proteins and methods for producing the same. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301945 | PROTEASE SCREENING METHODS AND PROTEASES IDENTIFIED THEREBY - Methods for identifying modified proteases with modified substrate specificity or other properties are provided. The methods screen candidate and modified proteases by contacting them with a substrate, such as a serpin, an alpha macroglobulins or a p35 family protein or modified serpins and modified p35 family members or modified alpha macroglobulins, that, upon cleavage of the substrate, traps the protease by forming a stable complex. Also provided are modified proteases. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301946 | THERMOLYSIN FOR EASY-CLEANING OF INSECT BODY STAINS - A substrate or coating is provided that includes a protease with enzymatic activity toward a component of a biological stain. Also provided is a process for facilitating the removal of a biological stain is provided wherein an inventive substrate or coating including a protease is capable of enzymatically degrading of one or more components of the biological stain to facilitate biological stain removal from the substrate or said coating. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301947 | ENZYMATIC SYSTEMS FOR CARBON FIXATION AND METHODS OF GENERATING SAME - A system for carbon fixation is provided. The system comprises enzymes which catalyze reactions of a carbon fixation pathway, wherein at least one of the reactions of the carbon fixation pathway is a carboxylation reaction, wherein products of the reactions of the carbon fixation pathway comprise oxaloacetate and malonyl-CoA, wherein an enzyme which performs the carboxylation reaction is selected from the group consisting of phophoenolpyruvate (PEP) carboxlase, pyruvate carboxylase and acetyl-CoA carboxylase and wherein an export product of the carbon fixation pathway is glyoxylate. Additional carbon fixation pathways are also provided and methods of generating same. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301948 | Novel method of acid hydrolysis of biomass and the recovery of sugars thereof by solvent extraction - The present invention provides for a method of hydrolyzing a cellulose, hemicellulose, or ligno-cellulose comprising: (a) contacting (i) an ionic liquid (IL) or ionic liquid-aqueous (ILA) phase comprising cellulose, hemicellulose, or ligno-cellulose, or a mixture thereof, and (ii) an acid, such that the cellulose, hemicellulose, or ligno-cellulose is hydrolyzed into sugar, and (b) optionally adding water to the IL or ILA phase wherein the proportion of water in the IL or ILA phase does not exceed about 60% by weight. The present invention also provides for a method of recovering a sugar comprising contacting an IL or ILA phase and an organic phase comprising an organic acid. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301949 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN FROM CARBON-CONTAINING RAW MATERIALS - The invention refers to a process to produce H | 2012-11-29 |
20120301950 | BIOLOGICAL SYNTHESIS OF DIFUNCTIONAL HEXANES AND PENTANES FROM CARBOHYDRATE FEEDSTOCKS - Provided herein are methods for the production of difunctional alkanes in microorganisms. Also provided are enzymes and nucleic acids encoding such enzymes, associated with the difunctional alkane production from carbohydrates feedstocks in microorganisms. The invention also provides recombinant microorganisms and metabolic pathways for the production of difunctional alkanes. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301951 | PREVENTION OF CONTAMINATION OF NUTRIENT FEED RESERVOIRS & FEED LINES IN BIOREACTOR SYSTEMS - A method to prevent contamination of feed line(s) and nutrient feed reservoirs(s) is disclosed. In this method the growth medium which flows from the nutrient feed reservoir through the feed line to the bioreactor contains at least one nutritional component supplied at a concentration which is inhibitory to cell growth. The inhibitory nutritional component in the growth medium prevents back growth of cells from the bioreactor into the feed line(s). The growth medium with inhibitory nutritional component is diluted prior to or at entering the bioreactor. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301952 | SYSTEM FOR HYPOTHERMIC TRANSPORT OF SAMPLES - A system for the hypothermic transport of biological samples, such as tissues, organs, or body fluids. The system includes a self-purging preservation apparatus to suspend the sample in preservation fluid, and perfuse a tissue with preservation fluid. The self-purging preservation apparatus is placed in an insulated transport container having a cooling medium. When assembled, the system allows for transport of biological samples for extended periods of time at a stable temperature, while self-purging trapped gases. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301953 | GRAPHENE NANOMESH AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A graphene nanomesh includes a sheet of graphene having a plurality of periodically arranged apertures, wherein the plurality of apertures have a substantially uniform periodicity and substantially uniform neck width. The graphene nanomesh can open up a large band gap in a sheet of graphene to create a semiconducting thin film. The periodicity and neck width of the apertures formed in the graphene nanomesh may be tuned to alter the electrical properties of the graphene nanomesh. The graphene nanomesh is prepared with block copolymer lithography. Graphene nanomesh field-effect transistors (FETs) can support currents nearly 100 times greater than individual graphene nanoribbon devices and the on-off ratio, which is comparable with values achieved in nanoribbon devices, can be tuned by varying the neck width. The graphene nanomesh may also be incorporated into FET-type sensor devices. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301954 | SENSOR ATTACHMENT ARRANGEMENT FOR FLEXIBLE BAGS - An attachment arrangement for providing a sensor in a flexible bag, said attachment arrangement comprising:
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20120301955 | Modified messenger RNA stabilizing sequences for expressing genes in bacterial cells - The present invention relates to methods of producing a polypeptide having biological activity in a bacterial cell, comprising: (a) cultivating a bacterial host cell in a medium conducive for production of the polypeptide, wherein the bacterial host cell comprises a nucleic acid construct comprising a promoter region operably linked to a polynucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide and a modified mRNA processing/stabilizing sequence located downstream of the promoter region and upstream of the ribosome binding site of the polynucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide, wherein the modified mRNA processing/stabilizing sequence promotes higher expression of the polynucleotide sequence compared to an unmodified mRNA processing/stabilizing sequence; and (b) isolating the polypeptide having biological activity from the cultivation medium. The present invention also relates to such modified mRNA processing/stabilizing sequences, nucleic acid constructs, and bacterial host cells and to methods of obtaining such bacterial host cells. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301956 | Novel hydroxylated enantiomers of (-) 3a,6,6,9a-tetramethylperhydronaphtho[2,1-b]furan as perfuming agents derived from a fungal fermentation process - (−)3a,6,6,9a-tetramethylperhydronaphtho[2,1-b]furan (ambrox) is a strong aromatic compound used widely in a variety of perfumery applications and is highly prized for its musky odor. We report novel polar metabolites of (−)3a,6,6,9a-tetramethylperhydronaphtho[2,1-b]furan prepared by a novel process of microbial fermentation using a fungi, | 2012-11-29 |
20120301957 | Method and Apparatus for Collecting Biological Materials - A method and apparatus can separate and concentrate a selected component from a multi-component material. The multi-component material may include a whole sample such as adipose tissue, whole blood, or the like. The apparatus generally includes a moveable piston positioned within a separation container and a withdrawal tube that is operable to interact with a distal end of the collection container past the piston. Material can be withdrawn through the withdrawal tube. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301958 | BIOARTIFICIAL PROXIMAL TUBULE SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE - This application invention discloses bioartificial proximal tubule device, constructed by preparing a decellularized biological matrix, seeding the biological matrix with mammalian kidney-derived cells and optionally mammalian endothelial cells. The device may then be cultured statically or matured using bioreactor culture to allow differentiation of the kidney cells into functioning proximal tubule cells. The device is capable of carrying out proximal tubule functions. The application also describes various methods of making the proximal tubule devices. The application also further describes methods of use of bioartificial proximal tubule devices for e.g. in vitro studies of tubule cell transport, toxicity effects of various compounds or pharmaceutical compound screening. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301959 | Cryoconserved Mature Dendritic Cells - The invention relates to a method for producing ready to use, antigen loaded or unloaded, cryoconserved mature dendritic cells especially for the production of a vaccine containing said dendritic cells, wherein immature dendritic cells are cultivated in the presence of suitable maturation stimuli and the mature dendritic cells thus obtained are frozen. The dendritic cells can be loaded with antigen before freezing. The invention also relates to a vaccine which can be obtained according to the inventive method and to a composition containing frozen, mature dendritic cells which are loaded with antigen. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301960 | Lance Device and Associated Methods for Delivering a Biological Material Into a Cell - Systems, devices, and methods for delivering a biological material into a cell are provided. In one example, a lance device for introducing biological material into a cell and configured for use in a nanoinjection system including a microscope is provided. Such a device can include a lance having a tip region and a shaft region, wherein the lance is structurally configured to allow entry and movement of the tip region into the cell along an elongate axis of the tip region and along a focal plane of the microscope. In another example, the lance can be configured to allow substantially horizontal entry and movement of the tip region into the cell. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301961 | POLYPEPTIDE HAVING AFFINITY FOR ENVELOPE VIRUS CONSTITUENT AND USE THEREOF IN TRANSFERRING SUBSTANCE INTO CELL - Delivery proteins are provided for transferring a protein, antibody or foreign substance into a cell without impairing the function or structure thereof. Further, methods of transferring a foreign substance into a cell at a high efficiency by using the delivery protein or an envelope virus or inactivated envelope virus in combination with said delivery protein are provided. The inventors discovered that a protein containing a polypeptide having an affinity for a constituent of the envelope virus contributes to the efficient enclosure of the foreign substance in the envelope. Moreover, the inventors discovered that use of the delivery protein enables foreign substances to be included in an envelope virus or inactivated envelope virus and therefore makes it possible to efficiently transfer the substances into cells without damaging the physiological function thereof. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301962 | VITRONECTIN-DERIVED CELL CULTURE SUBSTRATE AND USES THEREOF - Vitronectin-derived cell culture substrates and methods of using the same for culturing pluripotent stem cells are presented. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301963 | COVERED MICRO GEL FIBER - A microfiber showing improved mechanical strength, which comprises a micro gel fiber consisting of collagen gel or the like covered with high strength hydrogel such as alginate gel. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301964 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR GENETICALLY ENGINEERING CLOSTRIDIA SPECIES - The present invention relates to methods and compositions for engineering Clostridia species. In particular, embodiments of the present invention relate to the expression of recombinant resolvase proteins in Clostridia species. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301965 | CELL PROGRAMMING - The present invention is concerned with methods for reprogramming of mammalian somatic cells and in particular to reprogramming of mature mammalian somatic cells into multi-potent precursor cells. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301966 | Microchip for Platelet Examination and Platelet Examination Device Using Same - A microchip for measuring platelet function by allowing blood to flow through a channel to induce platelet aggregation, wherein the microchip comprises a channel provided inside thereof, wherein at least a part of the channel is coated with collagen for allowing adhesion of platelets; a plurality of walls extend along the direction of the flow of blood in the channel and divide the width of the channel to form a channel dividing section; and the walls are treated to have a surface roughness (Ra) of 10 to 200 nm. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301967 | OPTICAL THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATION OF BLOOD COAGULATION METRICS - Device, method, and computer program product for determining a material parameter of a blood coagulation cascade based on parameters of light diffused at a biofluid sample. In one example, the biofluid sample includes a blood sample. Laser light scattered by the sample is collected by the optical system in reflection and/or transmission mode. An image of the sample in so collected light is formed, and data representing fluctuations of laser speckle intensity with is processed to derive numerical descriptors associated with blood coagulation and fibrinolysis. In a specific case, such numerical descriptors are derived based on temporal dynamic of a viscoelastic characteristic of the blood sample. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301968 | MASS SPECTROMETRY METHOD - The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a method for treating a polypeptide including a cysteine residue for enhancing the sensitivity of detection thereof in mass spectrometry using charged particles. A mass spectrometry method for a polypeptide including a cysteine residue is provided which includes treating the polypeptide including a cysteine residue with a cyanation agent, treating the cyanated polypeptide with a base, and then desorption ionizing the base-treated polypeptides using charged particles for mass spectrometry. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301969 | ACETAMINOPHEN ASSAY - In general, the present invention provides a reliable assay for the quantitative determination of p-aminophenol in an aqueous sample. More particularly, the present invention provides a rapid enzyme-based assay for the quantitative determination of acetaminophen in a sample. The assay employs a xylenol chromophore and a catalyst that is preferably a weak oxidizer. The assay provides reliable results in the presence or absence of N-acetylcystiene (NAC) and can therefore be used to monitor acetaminophen levels during NAC treatment. Methods and kits for determining acetaminophen concentration in an aqueous sample are also provided. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301970 | METHODS AND KITS FOR QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATION OF TOTAL ORGANIC ACID CONTENT IN A COOLANT - The invention relates to methods and kits for determining the total organic acid content in a coolant sample. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301971 | FLUORESCENT PARTICLE, WITH SEMICONDUCTOR NANOPARTICLES DISPERSED THEREIN, FABRICATED BY THE SOL-GEL PROCESS - An object of the present invention is to prepare a fine particle with high durability and high brightness, in which semiconductor nanoparticles are assembled. The present invention provides fluorescent fine particles comprising Cd- and Se-containing semiconductor nanoparticles dispersed in silicon-containing fine particles, wherein the average particle size of the silicon-containing fine particles is 20 to 100 nm, and the number of semiconductor nanoparticles dispersed in the silicon-containing fine particles is 10 or more. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301972 | CENTRIFUGATION APPARATUS, USE THEREOF AND CENTRIFUGATION METHOD - The present invention relates to a centrifuge apparatus ( | 2012-11-29 |
20120301973 | CLOZAPINE IMMUNOASSAY - Novel conjugates and immunogens derived from clozapine and antibodies generated by these immunogens are useful in immunoassays for the quantification and monitoring of clozapine and N-desmethylclozapine in biological fluids. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301974 | Clozapine Immunoassay - Novel conjugates and immunogens derived from clozapine and antibodies generated by these immunogens are useful in immunoassays for the quantification and monitoring of clozapine in biological fluids. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301975 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING A MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTION DEVICE INCLUDING A LAMINATED STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A semiconductor device having a MTJ device excellent in operating characteristics and a manufacturing method therefor are provided. The MTJ device is formed of a laminated structure which is obtained by laminating a lower magnetic film, a tunnel insulating film, and an upper magnetic film in this order. The lower and upper magnetic films contain noncrystalline or microcrystalline ferrocobalt boron (CoFeB) as a constituent material. The tunnel insulating film contains aluminum oxide (AlO | 2012-11-29 |
20120301976 | METHOD FOR DESIGNING SOI WAFER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOI WAFER - A method for manufacturing an SOI wafer that has an SOI layer formed on a buried insulator layer and that is to be used in a device fabrication process or an inspection process including a process of controlling a position of the SOI wafer on the basis of intensity of reflected light from the SOI wafer when the SOI wafer is irradiated with light having a wavelength λ. The method includes the steps of: designing a thickness of the buried insulator layer of the SOI wafer on the basis of the wavelength λ of the light for use in the process of controlling the position that is to be implemented on the SOI wafer after manufacturing; and fabricating the SOI wafer having the SOI layer formed on the buried insulator layer having the designed thickness. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301977 | SILICON CARRIER STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME - A silicon carrier structure for electronic packaging includes a base substrate, a silicon carrier substrate disposed on the base substrate, a memory chip disposed on the silicon carrier substrate, a microprocessor chip disposed on the silicon carrier substrate, an input/output chip disposed on the silicon carrier substrate, and a clocking chip disposed on the silicon carrier substrate. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301978 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND LIGHT BEAM IRRADIATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - There is provided a method for producing a photoelectric conversion device in which an object to be processed is processed by directing a light beam to a position determined based on information including temperature information and distortion information acquired in advance. There is also provided a light beam irradiation processing apparatus including a control portion capable of controlling a light beam generating portion and a drive portion in such a manner that a light beam can be directed to a position determined based on information including temperature information acquired by a temperature information acquiring portion and distortion information stored therein. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301979 | System and Method for Preconditioning Photovoltaic Modules for Performance Testing - A system and method for preconditioning a photovoltaic device is described. One embodiment includes a method for preconditioning a photovoltaic device, the method comprising applying a forward-bias to the photovoltaic device, wherein a forward-bias current is equal to or greater than I | 2012-11-29 |
20120301980 | METHODOLOGY FOR EVALUATION OF ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CARBON NANOTUBES - The present disclosure relates to a structure comprising
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20120301981 | METHOD FOR THE FABRICATION OF ELECTRON FIELD EMISSION DEVICES INCLUDING CARBON NANOTUBE FIELD ELECTRON EMISSON DEVICES - The present invention is directed to a method for the fabrication of electron field emitter devices, including carbon nanotube (CNT) field emission devices. The method of the present invention involves depositing one or more electrically conductive thin-film layers onto a electrically conductive substrate and performing lithography and etching on these thin film layers to pattern them into the desired shapes. The top-most layer may be of a material type that acts as a catalyst for the growth of single- or multiple-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Subsequently, the substrate is etched to form a high-aspect ratio post or pillar structure onto which the previously patterned thin film layers are positioned. Carbon nanotubes may be grown on the catalyst material layer. The present invention also described methods by which the individual field emission devices may be singulated into individual die from a substrate. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301982 | Optoelectronic Headlight, Method for Production of an Optoelectronic Headlight and a Luminescence Diode Chip - An optoelectronic headlight which emits electromagnetic radiation is specified, which has a luminescence diode chip with at least two spatial emission regions or which has at least two luminescence diode chips each having at least one spatial emission region. The headlight is suitable in particular for a front headlight for motor vehicles. The emission regions, in a plan view of a main extension plane associated with them, are shaped differently, are of different sizes and/or are not shaped rectangularly and are differently oriented. Particularly preferably, the emission regions can be driven independently of one another. Methods for production of an optoelectronic headlight and a luminescence diode chip are furthermore specified. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301983 | METHOD OF FORMING ALIGNMENT LAYER AND FABRICATION METHOD OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY USING THE SAME - An alignment layer is formed by forming an alignment solution on a base substrate, baking the alignment solution to form an alignment layer, and irradiating light having a wavelength of about 280 nanometers to about 340 nanometers to the alignment layer, thereby aligning the alignment layer. A liquid crystal display is manufactured using the method of forming the alignment layer. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301984 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE FOR IN-PLANE SWITCHING MODE LIQUID CRYTAL DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING DOUBLE-LAYERED METAL PATTERNS AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - An array substrate of an in-plane switching liquid crystal display device includes, among other features, a gate electrode and a gate line having a first double-layered structure consisting of a first barrier layer and a first low resistance metallic layer; a data line defining a pixel region with the gate line, the data line having a second double-layered structure consisting of a second barrier layer and a second low resistance metallic layer; a plurality of common electrodes disposed in a direction opposite to an adjacent gate line; a thin film transistor (TFT) near a crossing of the gate and data lines, each of the source and drain electrodes of the TFT having the same double-layered structure as the data line; and a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in an alternating pattern with the common electrodes and disposed in the direction opposite the adjacent gate line. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301985 | METHOD OF ADJUSTING GAP BETWEEN BUMPS IN PIXEL REGION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE METHOD - A method of manufacturing a display device includes forming a buffer layer on a top surface of a substrate, forming an amorphous silicon layer on a top surface of the buffer layer, and forming a polysilicon layer by irradiating the amorphous silicon layer with a laser beam. A plurality of first protrusions are formed on the top surface of the polysilicon layer, and a plurality of second protrusions are formed on a surface of the buffer layer by transferring the shape of the polysilicon layer to the buffer layer. A gate insulator on the buffer layer is then formed in the shape of bumps of the second protrusions. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301986 | ORGANIC LAYER DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS BY USING THE SAME - An organic layer deposition apparatus including: a deposition source configured to discharge a deposition material; a deposition source nozzle unit arranged at a side of the deposition source and including a plurality of deposition source nozzles; a patterning slit sheet facing the deposition source nozzle unit and including a plurality of patterning slits, the patterning slit sheet being smaller than the substrate in at least one of a first direction or a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a blocking member configured to be disposed between the substrate and the deposition source to block at least a portion of the substrate; and a heating member on the blocking member and configured to heat the blocking member, and the substrate is spaced apart from the organic layer deposition apparatus by a predetermined distance, and the substrate or the organic layer deposition apparatus is movable relative to the other. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301987 | TOP EMISSION TYPE ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A top emission type organic electroluminescent display device includes a first substrate including a pixel region, a switching TFT and a driving TFT, a passivation layer exposing a drain electrode of the driving TFT, a connection electrode contacting the drain electrode of the driving TFT, a partition wall corresponding to a border between adjacent pixel regions and overlapping an edge portion of the connection electrode, an x-ray shield layer on the connection electrode between adjacent partition walls, the x-ray shield layer patterned in the pixel region due to the partition wall, a first electrode on the x-ray shield layer, a bank covering the partition wall and contacting an edge portion of the first electrode, an organic emission layer on the first electrode between adjacent banks, a second electrode on the organic emission layer, and a second substrate facing the first substrate and being transparent. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301988 | METHOD OF FORMING PIXEL STRUCTURE - A method of forming a pixel structure is provided. A pixel electrode made of transparent conductive material is formed to electrically connect a data line and a source electrode of a switching element of the adjacent sub-pixel region so that a plurality of sub-pixels can share the same data line. The number of data lines can be reduced, and the aperture ratio (AR) can be improved. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301989 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a solid-state image pickup device that includes a pixel portion and a peripheral circuit portion, includes: forming a first insulating film in the pixel portion and the peripheral circuit portion, forming a second insulating film above the first insulating film, etching the second insulating film in photoelectric conversion elements, forming a metal film on the etched second insulating film in the photoelectric conversion elements and on the second insulating film in the peripheral circuit portion, and removing the metal film in the peripheral circuit portion and forming light-shielding films from the metal film in the photoelectric conversion elements. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301990 | PIXEL SENSOR CELL WITH A DUAL WORK FUNCTION GATE ELECTODE - Pixel sensor cells, methods of fabricating pixel sensor cells, and design structures for a pixel sensor cell. The pixel sensor cell has a gate structure that includes a gate dielectric and a gate electrode on the gate dielectric. The gate electrode includes a layer with first and second sections that have a juxtaposed relationship on the gate dielectric. The second section of the gate electrode is comprised of a conductor, such as doped polysilicon or a metal. The first section of the gate electrode is comprised of a metal having a higher work function than the conductor comprising the second section so that the gate structure has an asymmetric threshold voltage. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301991 | COMPOSITION SUITABLE FOR USE AS A CROSS-LINKING MASTERBATCH INCLUDING A FUNCTIONAL POLYOLEFIN - A composition including a mixture of a cross-linking agent and a first polyolefin including a functional monomer selected from among unsaturated carboxylic diacid or carboxylic acid anhydrides, the unsaturated carboxylic acids and the unsaturated epoxides being suitable for cross-linking with a second polyolefin in order to form an assembly adhered to a substrate, said assembly and the substrate forming an integral structure having two separate layers, characterized in that the amount of cross-linking agent is no lower than 5% of the total weight of the composition. Said masterbatch enables, even in the absence of silanes, cross-linking of polymers, in particular polyolefins, in order to increase the adhesive capacity thereof to substrates such as polymers, metals, metal oxides or silicon. Said masterbatch can be used in particular for encapsulating photovoltaic cells. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301992 | ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION FOR DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL, AND DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL USING SAME - It is to provide an electrolyte solution for a dye sensitized solar cell that does not generate a gas, can be used in a wide temperature range, and is excellent in durability. The electrolyte solution contains a chain sulfone compound represented by formula (1) as a solvent. (In the formula, R | 2012-11-29 |
20120301993 | SOLAR CELL - A method for generating electric power including the steps of: (a) preparing a solar cell having a condensing lens and a solar cell element, wherein the solar cell element includes an n-type GaAs layer, a p-type GaAs layer, a quantum tunneling layer, an n-type InGaP layer, a p-type InGaP layer, a p-type window layer, an n-side electrode, and a p-side electrode, and satisfies the following equation (I): d | 2012-11-29 |
20120301994 | VERTICAL WAVEGUIDES WITH VARIOUS FUNCTIONALITY ON INTEGRATED CIRCUITS - An embodiment relates to a device comprising an optical pipe comprising a core and a cladding, the optical pipe being configured to separate wavelengths of an electromagnetic radiation beam incident on the optical pipe at a selective wavelength through the core and the cladding, wherein the core is configured to be both a channel to transmit the wavelengths up to the selective wavelength and an active element to detect the wavelengths up to the selective wavelength transmitted through the core. Other embodiments relate to a compound light detector. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301995 | METHOD FOR LCOAL HIGH-DOPING AND CONTACTING OF A SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE WHICH COMPRISES A SOLAR CELL OR A PRECURSOR OF A SOLAR CELL - The invention relates to a method for local high-doping and contacting of a semiconductor structure which is a solar cell or a precursor of a solar cell and has a silicon semiconductor substrate ( | 2012-11-29 |
20120301996 | BACK SIDE ILLUMINATION IMAGE SENSOR REDUCED IN SIZE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A back side illumination image sensor reduced in chip size has a capacitor disposed in a vertical upper portion of a pixel region in the back side illumination image sensor in which light is illuminated from a back side of a subscriber, thereby reducing a chip size, and a method for manufacturing the back side illumination image sensor. The capacitor of the back side illumination image sensor reduced in chip size is formed in the vertical upper portion of the pixel region, not in the outside of a pixel region, so that the outside area of the pixel region for forming the capacitor is not required, thereby reducing a chip size. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301997 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING LIGHT TO CURRENT CONVERTER DEVICES - Processes for making light to current converter devices are provided. The processes can be used to make light to current converter devices having P-N junctions located on only the top surface of the cell, located on the top surface and symmetrically or asymmetrically along a portion of the inner surface of the via holes, located on the top surface and full inner surface of the via holes, or located on the top surface, full inner surface of the via holes, and a portion of the bottom surface of the cell. The processes may isolate the desired P-N junction by etching the emitter, forming a via hole after forming the emitter, using a barrier layer to protect portions of the emitter from etching, or using a barrier layer to prevent the emitter from being formed on portions of the substrate. | 2012-11-29 |
20120301998 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL - There is provided a method for manufacturing a solar cell, including the steps of: applying an antireflective-film-forming solution containing at least one of a metal oxide and a precursor of the metal oxide onto one main surface of a semiconductor substrate; and heating the semiconductor substrate having the antireflective-film-forming solution applied thereon, wherein in the step of applying an antireflective-film-forming solution, the antireflective-film-forming solution is applied in such an atmosphere that a water content is 0 g/m | 2012-11-29 |
20120301999 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN AMORPHOUS/CRYSTALLINE SILICON HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELL - A method for manufacturing a solar cell includes
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20120302000 | LASER ANNEAL FOR IMAGE SENSORS - A technique for fabricating an image sensor including a pixel circuitry region and a peripheral circuitry region includes fabricating front side components on a front side of the image sensor. A dopant layer is implanted on a backside of the image sensor. A anti-reflection layer is formed on the backside and covers a first portion of the dopant layer under the pixel circuitry region while exposing a second portion of the dopant layer under the peripheral circuitry region. The first portion of the dopant layer is laser annealed from the backside of the image sensor through the anti-reflection layer. The anti-reflection layer increases a temperature of the first portion of the dopant layer during the laser annealing. | 2012-11-29 |
20120302001 | Ultraviolet Sensor - A diode type ultraviolet sensor having a layered-structure body including a conductive layer composed of a sintered ceramic body having conductivity and a semiconductor layer composed of an oxide semiconductor including ZnO. The semiconductor layer is disposed on a principal surface of the conductive layer and forms a heterojunction with the conductive layer. The ultraviolet sensor is used in such a condition that the semiconductor layer is positioned at a light-receiving side irradiated by ultraviolet rays. The semiconductor layer is preferably composed of a sintered body. The sintered body serving as the conductive layer and sintered body serving as the semiconductor layer are preferably formed by co-firing. Terminal electrodes are provided on a principal surface and the other principal surface of the layered-structure body, respectively. | 2012-11-29 |
20120302002 | Method of Manufacture of Sodium Doped CIGS/CIGSS Absorber Layers for High Efficiency Photovoltaic Devices - A method for processing a thin-film absorber material with enhanced photovoltaic efficiency includes forming a barrier layer on a soda lime glass substrate followed by formation of a stack structure of precursor layers. The method further includes subjecting the soda-lime glass substrate with the stack structure to a thermal treatment process with at least H | 2012-11-29 |
20120302003 | DOUBLE SELF-ALIGNED METAL OXIDE TFT - A method of fabricating MOTFTs on transparent substrates includes positioning opaque gate metal on the front surface of a transparent substrate and depositing transparent gate dielectric, transparent metal oxide semiconductor material, and passivation material on the gate metal and the surrounding area. Portions of the passivation material are exposed from the rear surface of the substrate. Exposed portions are removed to define a channel area overlying the gate area. A relatively thick conductive metal material is selectively deposited on the exposed areas of the semiconductor material to form thick metal source/drain contacts. The selective deposition includes either plating or printing and processing a metal paste. | 2012-11-29 |
20120302004 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An object is to provide a method for manufacturing a highly reliable semiconductor device including a transistor with stable electric characteristics. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a gate electrode over a substrate having an insulating surface; forming a gate insulating film over the gate electrode; forming an oxide semiconductor film over the gate insulating film; irradiating the oxide semiconductor film with an electromagnetic wave such as a microwave or a high frequency; forming a source electrode and a drain electrode over the oxide semiconductor film irradiated with the electromagnetic wave; and forming an oxide insulating film, which is in contact with part of the oxide semiconductor film, over the gate insulating film, the oxide semiconductor film, the source electrode, and the drain electrode. | 2012-11-29 |
20120302005 | SELF ALIGNED CARBIDE SOURCE/DRAIN FET - A field effect transistor includes a metal carbide source portion, a metal carbide drain portion, an insulating carbon portion separating the metal carbide source portion from the metal carbide portion, a nanostructure formed over the insulating and carbon portion and connecting the metal carbide source portion to the metal carbide drain portion, and a gate stack formed on over at least a portion of the insulating carbon portion and at least a portion of the nanostructure. | 2012-11-29 |
20120302006 | DISTRIBUTED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE METHODS, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMS - Some embodiments include a device having a number of memory cells and associated circuitry for accessing the memory cells. The memory cells of the device may be formed in one or more memory cell dice. The associated circuitry of the device may also be formed in one or more dice, optionally separated from the memory cell dice. | 2012-11-29 |
20120302007 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING SEMICONDUCTOR CHIPS WITH DIFFERENT THICKNESS - In a stacked-type semiconductor device, a first semiconductor device and at least one second semiconductor device are stacked. The first semiconductor device includes a wiring board and a first semiconductor chip mounted on the wiring board. The second semiconductor device includes a wiring board and a second semiconductor chip mounted on the wiring board. The thickness of the second semiconductor chip of each second semiconductor device is thicker than the thickness of the first semiconductor chip. | 2012-11-29 |
20120302008 | Packaging Jig and Process for Semiconductor Packaging - An embodiment is a method for semiconductor packaging. The method comprises attaching a chip to a carrier substrate through a first side of a jig, the chip being attached by bumps; applying balls to bond pads on the carrier substrate through a second side of the jig; and simultaneously reflowing the bumps and the balls. According to a further embodiment, a packaging jig comprises a cover, a base, and a connector. The cover has a first window through the cover. The base has a second window through the base. The first window exposes a first surface of a volume intermediate the cover and the base, and the second window exposes a second surface of the volume. The first surface is opposite the volume from the second surface. The connector aligns and couples the cover to the base. | 2012-11-29 |
20120302009 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Provided is a technology of suppressing, in forming an initial ball by using an easily oxidizable conductive wire and pressing the initial ball onto a pad to form a press-bonded ball, an initial ball from having a shape defect, thereby reducing damage to the pad. To achieve this, a ball formation unit is equipped with a gas outlet portion for discharging an antioxidant gas and a discharging path through this gas outlet portion is placed in a direction different from a direction of introducing the antioxidant gas into a ball formation portion. Such a structure widens a region for discharging the antioxidant gas, making it possible to prevent a gas flow supplied from the side of one side surface of the ball formation portion from being reflected by the other side surface facing with the one side surface and thereby forming a turbulent flow. | 2012-11-29 |
20120302010 | MULTILAYER PRINTED WIRING BOARD - A method for manufacturing a printed wiring board includes forming an uncalcined layer containing a raw ceramic material on a first metal layer, firing the uncalcined layer formed on the first metal layer such that a high dielectric constant layer having a ceramic body calcined in a sheet form is formed on the first metal layer, forming a second metal layer on the high dielectric constant layer on the opposite side of the high dielectric constant layer with respect to the first metal layer such that a layered capacitor having the high dielectric constant layer and first and second layer electrodes sandwiching the high dielectric constant layer is formed, and disposing the layered capacitor in a main body. | 2012-11-29 |
20120302011 | CHARGING-FREE ELECTRON BEAM CURE OF DIELECTRIC MATERIAL - An ultra low-k dielectric material layer is formed on a semiconductor substrate. In one embodiment, a grid of wires is placed at a distance above a top surface of the ultra low-k dielectric material layer and is electrically biased such that the total electron emission coefficient becomes 1.0 at the energy of electrons employed in electron beam curing of the ultra low-k dielectric material layer. In another embodiment, a polymeric conductive layer is formed directly on the ultra low-k dielectric material layer and is electrically biased so that the total electron emission coefficient becomes 1.0 at the energy of electrons employed in electron beam curing of the ultra low-k dielectric material layer. By maintaining the total electron emission coefficient at 1.0, charging of the substrate is avoided, thus protecting any device on the substrate from any adverse changes in electrical characteristics. | 2012-11-29 |
20120302012 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING PACKAGING SUBSTRATE WITH EMBEDDED SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT - A packaging substrate with an embedded semiconductor component and a method of fabricating the same are provided, including: fixing a semiconductor chip with electrode pads to an assisting layer with apertures through an adhesive member, wherein each of the electrode pads has a bump formed thereon, each of the apertures is filled with a filling material, and the bumps correspond to the apertures, respectively; forming a first dielectric layer on the assisting layer to encapsulate the semiconductor chip; removing the bumps and the filling material to form vias; and forming a first wiring layer on the first dielectric layer and forming first conductive vias in the vias to provide electrical connections between the electrode pads and the first wiring layer, wherein the first wiring layer comprises a plurality of conductive lands formed right on the first conductive vias, respectively. | 2012-11-29 |
20120302013 | SRAM CELL WITH DIFFERENT CRYSTAL ORIENTATION THAN ASSOCIATED LOGIC - An integrated circuit containing logic transistors and an array of SRAM cells in which the logic transistors are formed in semiconductor material with one crystal orientation and the SRAM cells are formed in a second semiconductor layer with another crystal orientation. A process of forming an integrated circuit containing logic transistors and an array of SRAM cells in which the logic transistors are formed in a top semiconductor layer with one crystal orientation and the SRAM cells are formed in an epitaxial semiconductor layer with another crystal orientation. A process of forming an integrated circuit containing logic transistors and an array of SRAM cells in which the SRAM cells are formed in a top semiconductor layer with one crystal orientation and the logic transistors are formed in an epitaxial semiconductor layer with another crystal orientation. | 2012-11-29 |