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20080264147 | Matrix nanocomposite containing aminocarbon nanotubes for carbon dioxide sensor detection - The design and synthesis of a matrix nanocomposite containing amino carbon nanotubes used as a functionalized sensing layer for carbon dioxide detection by means acoustic wave sensing devices, e.g., SAW/BAW devices. These sensing materials contain a type of amino carbon nanotubes (single walled or multi-walled) and a polymer (or other compounds) which are sensitive to carbon dioxide in the acoustic wave sensing device based gas sensors. The sensitivity of the matrix consisting of the amino carbon nanotubes and a polymer (or other compounds) is ensured by the presence of amino groups which can react at room temperature with CO | 10-30-2008 |
20090159124 | SOLAR CELL HYPERPOLARIZABLE ABSORBER - A solar cell may include a light sensitive molecule such as a hyperpolarizable molecule. In one example, a solar cell may include a layer of hyperpolarizable molecules disposed between a p-type electrode and an n-type electrode. In some cases, at least some of the hyperpolarizable molecules may include an electron donating group that is bonded or otherwise linked to the n-type electrode as well as an electron accepting group that is bonded or otherwise linked to the p-type electrode. In some instances, at least some of the hyperpolarizable molecules may include an electron donating group that is bonded or otherwise linked to the p-type electrode as well as an electron accepting group that is bonded or otherwise linked to the n-type electrode. | 06-25-2009 |
20100012168 | QUANTUM DOT SOLAR CELL - Solar cells and solar cell assemblies that may be tuned for greater sensitivity to particular ranges of energy within the electromagnetic spectrum. In some instances, a solar cell may include a tunable electron conductor that permits greater choices in quantum dots, thereby providing solar cells that can be constructed to utilize a larger fraction of the solar spectrum. In some cases, the electron conductor may include group III nitride-based materials. A solar cell assembly is also disclosed that may include a first quantum dot solar cell and a second quantum dot solar cell. The first and second quantum dot solar cells may be tuned for differing portions of the electromagnetic spectrum. | 01-21-2010 |
20100012191 | QUANTUM DOT SOLAR CELL - Example solar cells and methods for making and using the same are disclosed. An example solar cell may include an electron conductor layer, a quantum dot layer, a bifunctional ligand layer coupling the electron conductor layer and the quantum dot layer, and a hole conductor layer coupled to the quantum dot layer. The bifunctional ligand layer may include an antibiotic, and in some cases, a cephalosporin-based antibiotic. | 01-21-2010 |
20100193025 | QUANTUM DOT SOLAR CELL - A solar cell is disclosed that may include a quantum dot, an electron conductor, and a bifunctional ligand disposed between the quantum dot and the electron conductor. The bifunctional ligand may include a first anchor group that bonds to the quantum dot and a second anchor group that bonds to the electron conductor. The solar cell may include a hole conductor that is configured to reduce the quantum dot once the quantum dot absorbs a photon and ejects an electron through the bifunctional ligand and into the electron conductor. The hole conductor may be a p-type polymer. | 08-05-2010 |
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20080278887 | Systems and Methods for a Thin Film Capacitor Having a Composite High-K Thin Film Stack - Systems and methods are provided for fabricating a thin film capacitor involving depositing an electrode layer of conductive material on top of a substrate material, depositing a first layer of ferroelectric material on top of the substrate material using a metal organic deposition or chemical solution deposition process, depositing a second layer of ferroelectric material on top of the first layer using a high temperature sputter process and depositing a metal interconnect layer to provide electric connections to layers of the capacitor. | 11-13-2008 |
20090017591 | Local Oxidation of Silicon Planarization for Polysilicon Layers Under Thin Film Structures - In accordance with the teachings described herein, a method for fabricating a patterned polysilicon layer having a planar surface may include the steps of: depositing a polysilicon film above a substrate material; depositing an oxide-resistant mask over the polysilicon film; patterning and etching the oxide-resistant mask to form a patterned mask layer over the polysilicon film, such that the polysilicon film includes masked and unmasked portions; etching the unmasked portions of the polysilicon film for a first amount of time; oxidizing the etched polysilicon film for a second amount of time to form an oxide layer that defines the patterned polysilicon layer; and removing the patterned mask layer; wherein the first and second amounts of time are selected such that the oxide layer and the patterned polysilicon layer have about the same thickness and form a planar surface. | 01-15-2009 |
20090121316 | Electronic Component with Reactive Barrier and Hermetic Passivation Layer - An electronic component is provided on a substrate. A thin-film capacitor is attached to the substrate, the thin-film capacitor includes a pyrochlore or perovskite dielectric layer between a plurality of electrode layers, the electrode layers being formed from a conductive thin-film material. A reactive barrier layer is deposited over the thin-film capacitor. The reactive barrier layer includes an oxide having an element with more than one valence state, wherein the element with more than one valence state has a molar ratio of the molar amount of the element that is in its highest valence state to its total molar amount in the barrier of 50% to 100%. Optionally layers of other materials may intervene between the capacitor and reactive barrier layer. The reactive barrier layer may be paraelectric and the electronic component may be a tunable capacitor. | 05-14-2009 |
20100238602 | Electrostrictive Resonance Suppression for Tunable Capacitors - A multi-layered capacitor includes three or more capacitor layers. A first layer includes a first DC-biased, tunable capacitor. A second layer, acoustically coupled to the first layer, includes a second DC-biased, tunable capacitor. A third layer, acoustically coupled to the second layer, includes a third DC-biased, tunable capacitor. Each dielectric of the first, second, and third capacitors has a resonance of about the same frequency, within 5%, and inner electrodes of the first, second, and third capacitors have a resonance of about the same frequency, within 5%. The resonance of each layer is a function of at least thickness, density, and material. The first, second, and third layers are biased to generate destructive acoustic interference, and the multi-layer capacitor is operable at frequencies greater than 0.1 GHz. | 09-23-2010 |
20120194966 | Systems and Methods for a Thin Film Capacitor Having a Composite High-K Thin Film Stack - Systems and methods are provided for fabricating a thin film capacitor involving depositing an electrode layer of conductive material on top of a substrate material, depositing a first layer of ferroelectric material on top of the substrat e material using a metal organic deposition or chemical solution deposition process, depositing a second layer of ferroelectric material on top of the first layer using a high temperature sputter process and depositing a metal interconnect layer to provide electric connections to layers of the capacitor. | 08-02-2012 |
20120218733 | Electrostrictive Resonance Suppression for Tunable Capacitors - A multi-layered capacitor includes three or more capacitor layers. A first layer includes a first DC-biased, tunable capacitor. A second layer, acoustically coupled to the first layer, includes a second DC-biased, tunable capacitor. A third layer, acoustically coupled to the second layer, includes a third DC-biased, tunable capacitor. Each dielectric of the first, second, and third capacitors has a resonance of about the same frequency, within 5%, and inner electrodes of the first, second, and third capacitors have a resonance of about the same frequency, within 5%. The resonance of each layer is a function of at least thickness, density, and material. The first, second, and third layers are biased to generate destructive acoustic interference, and the multi-layer capacitor is operable at frequencies greater than 0.1 GHz. | 08-30-2012 |
20130241036 | Electronic Component with Reactive Barrier and Hermetic Passivation Layer - An electronic component is provided on a substrate. A thin-film capacitor is attached to the substrate, the thin-film capacitor includes a pyrochlore or perovskite dielectric layer between a plurality of electrode layers, the electrode layers being formed from a conductive thin-film material. A reactive barrier layer is deposited over the thin-film capacitor. The reactive barrier layer includes an oxide having an element with more than one valence state, wherein the element with more than one valence state has a molar ratio of the molar amount of the element that is in its highest valence state to its total molar amount in the barrier of 50% to 100%. Optionally layers of other materials may intervene between the capacitor and reactive barrier layer. The reactive barrier layer may be paraelectric and the electronic component may be a tunable capacitor. | 09-19-2013 |
20140240893 | Electrostrictive Resonance Suppression for Tunable Capacitors - A multi-layered capacitor includes three or more capacitor layers. A first layer includes a first DC-biased, tunable capacitor. A second layer, acoustically coupled to the first layer, includes a second DC-biased, tunable capacitor. A third layer, acoustically coupled to the second layer, includes a third DC-biased, tunable capacitor. Each dielectric of the first, second, and third capacitors has a resonance of about the same frequency, within 5%, and inner electrodes of the first, second, and third capacitors have a resonance of about the same frequency, within 5%. The resonance of each layer is a function of at least thickness, density, and material. The first, second, and third layers are biased to generate destructive acoustic interference, and the multi-layer capacitor is operable at frequencies greater than 0.1 GHz. | 08-28-2014 |
20140370673 | Electronic Component with Reactive Barrier and Hermetic Passivation Layer - An electronic component is provided on a substrate. A thin-film capacitor is attached to the substrate, the thin-film capacitor includes a pyrochlore or perovskite dielectric layer between a plurality of electrode layers, the electrode layers being formed from a conductive thin-film material. A reactive barrier layer is deposited over the thin-film capacitor. The reactive barrier layer includes an oxide having an element with more than one valence state, wherein the element with more than one valence state has a molar ratio of the molar amount of the element that is in its highest valence state to its total molar amount in the barrier of 50% to 100%. Optionally layers of other materials may intervene between the capacitor and reactive barrier layer. The reactive barrier layer may be paraelectric and the electronic component may be a tunable capacitor. | 12-18-2014 |
20150108083 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A THIN FILM CAPACITOR HAVING A COMPOSITE HIGH-K THIN FILM STACK - Systems and methods are provided for fabricating a thin film capacitor involving depositing an electrode layer of conductive material on top of a substrate material, depositing a first layer of ferroelectric material on top of the substrate material using a metal organic deposition or chemical solution deposition process, depositing a second layer of ferroelectric material on top of the first layer using a high temperature sputter process and depositing a metal interconnect layer to provide electric connections to layers of the capacitor. | 04-23-2015 |
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20110048922 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR STEAM ADDITION TO A REBOILER COUPLED TO AN EXTRACTIVE DISTILLATION COLUMN FOR IMPROVED EXTRACTIVE DISTILLATION - Methods and apparatuses for extractive distillation using internal addition of steam to an extractive distillation column from a reboiler are described herein. The apparatuses include an extractive distillation column, a reboiler (for example, a kettle reboiler) coupled to the extractive distillation column, and a steam input line. The steam input line is coupled to an internal steam sparger device of the reboiler. Methods utilizing the apparatuses to perform extractive distillation of a hydrocarbon feed stream are also described herein. | 03-03-2011 |
20110306816 | HEAVY HYDROCARBON REMOVAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Apparatuses and systems for removing heavy hydrocarbons from a solvent stream are disclosed herein. The apparatuses extract heavy hydrocarbons into light hydrocarbons and provide a solvent stream having the heavy hydrocarbons removed. Two water washing steps are used to remove residual solvent from the heavy hydrocarbon solution in light hydrocarbons. In some embodiments, the second water wash is used for processing subsequent batches of the solvent stream. The heavy hydrocarbons and solvent can be recovered and processed further. Methods for removing heavy hydrocarbons from a solvent stream are also disclosed herein. | 12-15-2011 |
20130150640 | PRODUCTION OF XYLENES BY METHYLATION OF AROMATIC COMPOUNDS - The inventive method is directed to the production of xylenes by methylation of aromatic compounds with methanol. The process uses fixed bed reactors, operates at lower pressure, and without the need for hydrogen or other gas recycle. | 06-13-2013 |
20130267746 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF XYLENES THROUGH INTEGRATION OF METHYLATION AND TRANSALKYLATION - The inventive process is directed to the production of xylenes through integration of aromatics methylation and transalkylation. This integrated process maximizes the production of xylenes and eliminates or minimizes the production of benzene. | 10-10-2013 |
20140034446 | HEAVY HYDROCARBON REMOVAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Apparatuses and systems for removing heavy hydrocarbons from a solvent stream are disclosed herein. The apparatuses extract heavy hydrocarbons into light hydrocarbons and provide a solvent stream having the heavy hydrocarbons removed. Two water washing steps are used to remove residual solvent from the heavy hydrocarbon solution in light hydrocarbons. In some embodiments, the second water wash is used for processing subsequent batches of the solvent stream. The heavy hydrocarbons and solvent can be recovered and processed further. Methods for removing heavy hydrocarbons from a solvent stream are also disclosed herein. | 02-06-2014 |
20140100398 | PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS FOR OBTAINING AROMATICS FROM CATALYTIC CRACKING HYDROCARBONS - Methods and processes for producing paraxylene from catalytic cracking hydrocarbons, particularly C | 04-10-2014 |
20150210934 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR THE REMOVAL OF HEAVY HYDROCARBONS - Apparatuses, systems and methods for separating heavy hydrocarbons from a solvent stream are disclosed. The heavy hydrocarbons and solvent can be recovered and processed further. | 07-30-2015 |
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20090186776 | Microcolumn-platform based array for high-throughput analysis - A device and methods for performing biological or chemical analysis is provided. The device includes an array of three-dimensional microcolumns projecting away from a support plate. Each microcolumn has a relatively planar, first surface remote from the support plate. An array of multiple, different biological materials may be attached to the first surface. The device, when used in combination with existent micro-titer well plates, can improve efficiency of binding assays using microarrays for high-throughput capacity. | 07-23-2009 |
20090220633 | Methods of making extrusion dies - Methods for making extrusion dies using a LIGA process, a German acronym for lithography (Lithographie), electroplating (Galvanoformung), and molding (Abformung), are described. The resulting extrusion dies can be used, for example, for extrusion of cellular ceramic substrates, precision extrusion of optical fiber or optical fiber precursors, or other applications where profile extrusion requires high dimensional precision and/or has otherwise intricate patterns. | 09-03-2009 |
20100316856 | Dies For Forming Extrusions With Thick and Thin Walls - A die for forming an extrusion includes a die body, a body feed section and an extrusion forming section. The die body may include an inlet and an outlet defining an extrudate flow path through the die body. The body feed section may be positioned between the inlet and outlet and includes an arrangement of body feed channels. The extrusion forming section may be positioned between the body feed section and the outlet and includes a thin-wall forming portion fluidly coupled to at least one thick-wall forming portion. The thin-wall forming portion may include an array of pins extending from the body feed section towards the outlet and the thick-wall forming portion may include at least one baffle section positioned in the extrudate flow path through the thick-wall forming portion. The area of the thick-wall forming portion may be greater than an interstitial area between the pins. | 12-16-2010 |
20110291330 | REPLICATION METHOD AND ARTICLES OF THE METHOD - A lamination or replication method for making an article having a structured solid layer, including:
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20140220853 | Geometric Systems for Building 3-D Structures - Geometric systems for building 3-D structures from a plurality of 2-D building elements, including a first building element defining a first shape defined by edges with a first dimension, and a second building element defining a second shape incongruent to the first shape defined by edges with a second dimension incongruent to the first dimension. Further, each building element defines an imaginary circle having a center aligned with the center of the building element, and defines a plurality of notches positioned at and tangential to the circumference of the imaginary circle, where the plurality of building elements are configured to fit together at their respective notches to torn a 3-D structure. Geometric systems may include a first building element defining a first shape with a first contour, and a second building element defining a second shape incongruent to the first shape with a second contour incongruent to the first contour. | 08-07-2014 |
20150099417 | GEOMETRIC SYSTEMS FOR BUILDING 3-D STRUCTURES - Geometric systems including 2-D building elements configured to connect together for building 3-D structures, the of 2-D building elements each have a body that is at least: a central main body, tabs extended away from the central main body, and notches, one of the notches being disposed between each of the tabs and the central main body are described. The notches are oriented to form an underlying polygon of the central main body, and a width of each of the tabs is no greater than one half a length of one side of the underlying polygon. In some examples, where each of the tabs is comprised of a substantially rigid material, the width of the tab is no greater than one third the length of one side of the underlying polygon. In other examples, where each of the tabs is comprised of a substantially flexible material, the width of the tab is no less than one third the length of one side of the underlying polygon. | 04-09-2015 |
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20100323171 | Apparatus and Method for Providing Resist Alignment Marks in a Double Patterning Lithographic Process - A method is described for alignment of a substrate during a double patterning process. A first resist layer containing at least one alignment mark is formed on the substrate. After the first resist layer is developed, a second resist layer is deposited over the first resist layer, leaving a planar top surface (i.e., without topography). By baking the second resist layer appropriately, a symmetric alignment mark is formed in the second resist layer with little or no offset error from the alignment mark in the first resist layer. The symmetry of the alignment mark formed in the second resist can be enhanced by appropriate adjustments of the respective thicknesses of the first and second resist layers, the coating process parameters, and the baking process parameters. | 12-23-2010 |
20110075238 | Method and System for Increasing Alignment Target Contrast - A semiconductor wafer is aligned using a double patterning process. A first resist layer having a first optical characteristic is deposited and foams at least one alignment mark. The first resist layer is developed. A second resist layer having a second optical characteristic is deposited over the first resist layer. The combination of first and second resist layers and alignment mark has a characteristic such that radiation of a pre-determined wavelength incident on the alignment mark produces a first or higher order diffraction as a function of the first and second optical characteristics. | 03-31-2011 |
20130017378 | Apparatus and Method for Providing Resist Alignment Marks in a Double Patterning Lithographic Process - A method is described for alignment of a substrate during a double patterning process. A first resist layer containing at least one alignment mark is formed on the substrate. After the first resist layer is developed, a second resist layer is deposited over the first resist layer, leaving a planar top surface (i.e., without topography). By baking the second resist layer appropriately, a symmetric alignment mark is formed in the second resist layer with little or no offset error from the alignment mark in the first resist layer. The symmetry of the alignment mark formed in the second resist can be enhanced by appropriate adjustments of the respective thicknesses of the first and second resist layers, the coating process parameters, and the baking process parameters. | 01-17-2013 |
20140051016 | METHOD OF PREPARING A PATTERN, METHOD OF FORMING A MASK SET, DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - In a multiple patterning techniques, where two or more exposures are used to form a single layer of a device, the splitting of features in a single layer between the multiple exposures is carried out additionally with reference to features of another associated layer and the splitting of that layer into two or more sets of features for separate exposure. The multiple exposure process can be a process involving repeated litho-etch steps desirably, the alignment scheme utilized during exposure of the split layers is optimized with reference to the splitting approach. | 02-20-2014 |
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20120091334 | METHOD OF OPERATING TANDEM ION TRAPS - A method for operating tandem ion traps is provided, involving a) accumulating ions in the first ion trap at a first time; b) transmitting a first plurality of ions out of the first ion trap and into the second ion trap at a second time, the first plurality of ions having masses within a first mass range; c) retaining a second plurality of ions in the first ion trap at the second time, the second plurality of ions having masses within a second mass range different from the first mass range; d) transmitting the first plurality of ions out of the second ion trap at a third time; and, e) transmitting the second plurality of ions out of the first ion trap and into the second ion trap at the third time. | 04-19-2012 |
20120168619 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING A SUBSTANTIALLY QUADRUPOLE FIELD WITH A HIGHER ORDER COMPONENT - A two-dimensional substantially quadrupole field is provided. The field comprises a quadrupole harmonic of amplitude A | 07-05-2012 |
20140131569 | METHOD TO CONTROL SPACE CHARGE IN A MASS SPECTROMETER - A method for operating a mass spectrometer having an ion trap over a plurality of selected mass-to-charge ranges constituting an overall mass-to-charge range is disclosed. For each of the plurality of selected mass-to-charge ranges the method comprises filling the ion trap with fragmented ions of the selected mass-to-charge ranges, cooling the fragmented ions trapped in the ion trap for a first cooling period, applying an RF voltage and a resolving direct current voltage to the ion trap for eliminating any remaining fragmented ions outside the selected ion mass-to-charge range and retaining ions within the selected ion mass-to-charge range, cooling the retained ions in the ion trap for a second cooling period, and scanning the retained ions out of the ion trap and detecting the ions released therefrom. | 05-15-2014 |
20140319338 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING CURTAIN GAS FLOW IN A MASS SPECTROMETER - A system of mass spectrometry is disclosed having an ion source for generating ions at substantially atmospheric pressure. The system has a sampling member with an orifice disposed therein. The sampling member forms a vacuum chamber with a mass spectrometer. The system also has a curtain plate between the ion source and the sampling member. The curtain plate has an aperture therein, having a cross-section and being spaced from the sampling member to define a flow passage between the curtain plate and the sampling member, and to define an annular gap between the orifice and the aperture. The area of the annular gap is less than the cross-sectional area of the aperture. The system also has a power supply for applying a voltage to the curtain plate, and a curtain gas flow mechanism for directing a curtain gas into the flow passage and the annular gap. | 10-30-2014 |
20150041639 | METHOD OF OPERATING TANDEM ION TRAPS - A method is provided comprising accumulating ions in a first ion trap at a first time; transmitting a first plurality of ions out of the first ion trap through a timed-ion selector; applying a pulsed DC voltage to the timed-ion selector; transmitting the first portion of selected ions into a second ion trap at a second time; retaining a second plurality of ions in the first ion trap at the second time; transmitting the first portion of selected ions out of the second ion trap at a third time; transmitting the second plurality of ions out of the first ion trap through a timed-ion selector; applying a pulsed DC voltage to the timed-ion selector transmitting a second portion of selected ions into the second ion trap at a fourth time; and transmitting the second portion of selected ions out of the second trap. | 02-12-2015 |
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20090095898 | Collision cell for mass spectrometer - A novel curved collision cell for a mass spectrometer is described. The collision cell includes a straight section having a length that is selected to cause a precursor ion entering the straight section to lose a desired amount of kinetic energy such that when the precursor ion enters the curved section of the collision cell the precursor ion will tend to neither escape nor contact the collision cell, and thereby tending to survive its passage within the curved portion. | 04-16-2009 |
20090194683 | METHOD OF OPERATING A LINEAR ION TRAP TO PROVIDE LOW PRESSURE SHORT TIME HIGH AMPLITUDE EXCITATION - In accordance with an aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for fragmenting ions in an ion trap of a mass spectrometer. The method comprises a) selecting parent ions for fragmentation; b) retaining the parent ions within the ion trap for a retention time interval, the ion trap having an operating pressure of less than about 1×10−4 Torr; c) providing a RF trapping voltage to the ion trap to provide a Mathieu stability parameter q at an excitement level during an excitement time interval within the retention time interval; d) providing a resonant excitation voltage to the ion trap during the excitement time interval to excite and fragment the parent ions; and, e) within the retention time interval and after the excitement time interval, terminating the resonant excitation voltage and changing the RF trapping voltage applied to the ion trap to reduce the Mathieu stability parameter q to a hold level less than the excitement level to retain fragments of the parent ions within the ion trap. | 08-06-2009 |
20090194684 | METHOD OF OPERATING A LINEAR ION TRAP TO PROVIDE LOW PRESSURE SHORT TIME HIGH AMPLITUDE EXCITATION WITH PULSED PRESSURE - Methods for fragmenting ions in an ion trap are described. These methods involve a) selecting parent ions for fragmentation; b) retaining the parent ions within the ion trap for a retention time interval, the ion trap having an operating pressure of less than about 1×10-4 Torr; c) providing a RF trapping voltage to the ion trap to provide a Mathieu stability parameter q at an excitement level during an excitement time interval within the retention time interval; d) providing a resonant excitation voltage to the ion trap during the excitement time interval to excite and fragment the parent ions; e) providing a non-steady-state pressure increase of at least 10% of the operating pressure within the ion trap by delivering a neutral gas into the ion trap for at least a portion of the retention time interval to raise the pressure in the ion trap to a varying first elevated-pressure in the range between about 6×10-5 Torr to about 5×10-4 Torr for a first elevated-pressure duration; and f within the retention time interval and after the excitement time interval, terminating the resonant excitation voltage and changing the RF trapping voltage applied to the ion trap to reduce the Mathieu stability parameter q to a hold level less than the excitement level to retain fragments of the parent ions within the ion trap. The excitation time interval and the first elevated-pressure duration substantially overlap in time. | 08-06-2009 |
20090194686 | METHODS FOR FRAGMENTING IONS IN A LINEAR ION TRAP - Methods for fragmenting ions retained in an ion trap are described. In various embodiments, a non-steady-state pressure of a neutral collision gas of less than about 5×10 | 08-06-2009 |
20090302215 | METHOD OF OPERATING TANDEM ION TRAPS - A method for operating tandem ion traps is provided, involving a) accumulating ions in the first ion trap at a first time; b) transmitting a first plurality of ions out of the first ion trap and into the second ion trap at a second time, the first plurality of ions having masses within a first mass range; c) retaining a second plurality of ions in the first ion trap at the second time, the second plurality of ions having masses within a second mass range different from the first mass range; d) transmitting the first plurality of ions out of the second ion trap at a third time; and, e) transmitting the second plurality of ions out of the first ion trap and into the second ion trap at the third time. | 12-10-2009 |
20110155902 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING A SUBSTANTIALLY QUADRUPOLE FIELD WITH A HIGHER ORDER COMPONENT - A two-dimensional substantially quadrupole field is provided. The field comprises a quadrupole harmonic of amplitude A2 and an octopole harmonic of amplitude A4, wherein A4 is greater than 0.01% of A2, A4 is less than 5% of A2, and, for any other higher order harmonic with amplitude An present in the field, n being any integer greater than 2 except 4, A4 is greater than ten times An. | 06-30-2011 |
20130181125 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INCREASING THE DYNAMIC RANGE OF ION DETECTORS - A mass spectrometer system can include a mass analyzer operable to mass transmit streams of ions to a detector in a mass dependent fashion for measurement of ion flux intensity. An ion attenuator can be located in the extraction region between the mass analyzer and detector, downstream of the mass analyzer, and can be operable to provide selective attenuation of the ion beam by attenuating ion flux intensity also in mass dependent fashion. Higher concentration ions can be selected and attenuated, while other lower concentration ions can be left unattenuated. Different ions can be attenuated to different degrees. Locating the ion attenuator downstream of the mass analyzer so that the ion beam is already mass differentiated when attenuated can avoid mass discriminatory effects associated with ion beam attenuators. Selective attenuation of only certain ions but not others can extend the dynamic range of the detector without necessarily sacrificing detector sensitivity. | 07-18-2013 |
20130240724 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING A SUBSTANTIALLY QUADRUPOLE FIELD WITH SIGNIFICANT HEXAPOLE AND OCTAPOLE COMPONENTS - A system and method involving processing ions in a linear ion trap are provided, involving a two-dimensional asymmetric substantially quadrupole field having a hexapole and octopole component. | 09-19-2013 |
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20080205712 | Separating Directional Lighting Variability in Statistical Face Modelling Based on Texture Space Decomposition - A technique for determining a characteristic of a face or certain other object within a scene captured in a digital image including acquiring an image and applying a linear texture model that is constructed based on a training data set and that includes a class of objects including a first subset of model components that exhibit a dependency on directional lighting variations and a second subset of model components which are independent of directional lighting variations. A fit of the model to the face or certain other object is obtained including adjusting one or more individual values of one or more of the model components of the linear texture model. Based on the obtained fit of the model to the face or certain other object in the scene, a characteristic of the face or certain other object is determined. | 08-28-2008 |
20090003661 | Separating a Directional Lighting Variability In Statistical Face Modelling Based On Texture Space Decomposition - A technique for determining a characteristic of a face or certain other object within a scene captured in a digital image including acquiring an image and applying a linear texture model that is constructed based on a training data set and that includes a class of objects including a first subset of model components that exhibit a dependency on directional lighting variations and a second subset of model components which are independent of directional lighting variations. A fit of the model to the face or certain other object is obtained including adjusting one or more individual values of one or more of the model components of the linear texture model. Based on the obtained fit of the model to the face or certain other object in the scene, a characteristic of the face or certain other object is determined. | 01-01-2009 |
20130182148 | Separating Directional Lighting Variability in Statistical Face Modelling Based on Texture Space Decomposition - A technique for determining a characteristic of a face or certain other object within a scene captured in a digital image including acquiring an image and applying a linear texture model that is constructed based on a training data set and that includes a class of objects including a first subset of model components that exhibit a dependency on directional lighting variations and a second subset of model components which are independent of directional lighting variations. A fit of the model to the face or certain other object is obtained including adjusting one or more individual values of one or more of the model components of the linear texture model. Based on the obtained fit of the model to the face or certain other object in the scene, a characteristic of the face or certain other object is determined. | 07-18-2013 |
20130182149 | Separating Directional Lighting Variability in Statistical Face Modelling Based on Texture Space Decomposition - A technique for determining a characteristic of a face or certain other object within a scene captured in a digital image including acquiring an image and applying a linear texture model that is constructed based on a training data set and that includes a class of objects including a first subset of model components that exhibit a dependency on directional lighting variations and a second subset of model components which are independent of directional lighting variations. A fit of the model to the face or certain other object is obtained including adjusting one or more individual values of one or more of the model components of the linear texture model. Based on the obtained fit of the model to the face or certain other object in the scene, a characteristic of the face or certain other object is determined. | 07-18-2013 |
20130182920 | Separating Directional Lighting Variability in Statistical Face Modelling Based on Texture Space Decomposition - A technique for determining a characteristic of a face or certain other object within a scene captured in a digital image including acquiring an image and applying a linear texture model that is constructed based on a training data set and that includes a class of objects including a first subset of model components that exhibit a dependency on directional lighting variations and a second subset of model components which are independent of directional lighting variations. A fit of the model to the face or certain other object is obtained including adjusting one or more individual values of one or more of the model components of the linear texture model. Based on the obtained fit of the model to the face or certain other object in the scene, a characteristic of the face or certain other object is determined. | 07-18-2013 |
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20100195048 | Adaptive Optics Line Scanning Ophthalmoscope - A first optical module scans a portion of an eye with a line of light, descans reflected light from the scanned portion of the eye and confocally provides output light in a line focus configuration. A detection device detects the output light and images the portion of the eye. A second optical module detects an optical distortion and corrects the optical distortion in the line of light scanned on the portion of the eye. | 08-05-2010 |
20110234978 | Multi-functional Adaptive Optics Retinal Imaging - An optical apparatus includes a system of optical components capable of operating in a scanning laser ophthalmoscope (SLO) mode and an optical coherence tomography (OCT) mode. The system of optical components includes a first optical module for the SLO mode, a second optical module for the OCT mode, and a first scanning device. The first optical module for the SLO mode includes a first source adapted to provide a first imaging beam for the SLO mode and a first detection device configured to receive a first signal associated with a first image of a retina of an eye. The second optical module for the OCT mode includes a second source adapted to provide a second imaging beam for the OCT mode and a second detection device configured to receive a second signal associated with a second image of the retina. The first scanning device is configured to move the first imaging beam along the retina in the slow axis of the SLO mode to acquire the first image and (ii) to move the second imaging beam along the retina in the fast axis of the OCT mode to acquire the second image. | 09-29-2011 |
20120101390 | Multi-Modal Imaging for Diagnosis of Early Stage Epithelial Cancers - Epithelial cancer screening can include a staining tissue with a cancer targeting agent, identifying a potentially cancerous lesion using fluorescence imaging, and imaging the potentially cancerous lesion for a cancer diagnosis using optical coherence tomography. | 04-26-2012 |
20120294328 | Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Freeze Drying Microscopy - A product critical temperature during freeze drying is determined. The product is imaged using optical coherence tomography (“OCT”). The product is freeze dried while the temperature of the product is measured. The product critical temperature is the temperature at which a product structure event occurs during freeze drying. | 11-22-2012 |
20130229620 | Enhanced Sensitivity Line Field Detection - A retinal imaging device includes an optical system configured to (i) scan a portion of the retina of the eye with a line of light, (ii) descan reflected light from the scanned portion of the retina, and (iii) provide output light in a line focus configuration. The device includes a detection device including a linear array of asymmetric pixels having at least a 2:1 ratio of length to width, a detection device with multiple adjacent linear arrays, and/or a detection device using a time delay and integration (TDI) architecture. | 09-05-2013 |
20140031677 | Apparatus and Method for Aiding Needle Biopsies - A handheld optical coherence tomography imaging and tissue sampling system and method of imaging and sampling a tissue is disclosed. The method includes inserting a catheter probe into a biopsy needle. The biopsy needle can be attached to a hand-held scanning and sampling device. The biopsy needle is maneuvered to an investigation site. A three-dimensional image of the tissue at the investigation site is captured with the catheter probe. | 01-30-2014 |
20140213897 | Combined Reflectance Confocal Microscopy-Optical Coherence Tomography System for Imaging of Biological Tissue - A dual-modality apparatus for imaging of biological tissue includes a reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) imaging apparatus and an optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging apparatus. A first optical component reflects a first beam of light provided by a RCM imaging apparatus towards a sample and passes a second beam of light provided by an OCT imaging apparatus towards the sample, such that the first and second beam of lights share at least a portion of an imaging path. | 07-31-2014 |
20140247425 | Multi-Functional Adaptive Optics Retinal Imaging - An optical apparatus includes a system of optical components capable of operating in a scanning laser ophthalmoscope (SLO) mode and an optical coherence tomography (OCT) mode. The system of optical components includes a first optical module for the SLO mode, a second optical module for the OCT mode, and a first scanning device. The first optical module for the SLO mode includes a first source adapted to provide a first imaging beam for the SLO mode and a first detection device configured to receive a first signal associated with a first image of a retina of an eye. The second optical module for the OCT mode includes a second source adapted to provide a second imaging beam for the OCT mode and a second detection device configured to receive a second signal associated with a second image of the retina. The first scanning device is configured to move the first imaging beam along the retina in the slow axis of the SLO mode to acquire the first image and (ii) to move the second imaging beam along the retina in the fast axis of the OCT mode to acquire the second image. | 09-04-2014 |
20140268040 | Multimodal Ocular Imager - An imaging probe for imaging a sample includes at least one light source that provides light to a sample. The imaging probe also includes a first imaging objective that focuses a first light reflected from the sample and a second light reflected from the sample, such that the first light and the second light share at least a portion of an imaging path. The imaging probe also includes a first optical component that receives the first light and the second light from the first imaging objective, directs the first light towards an imaging camera to obtain a first image of the sample, and directs the second light toward an optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging apparatus to obtain a second image of the sample. | 09-18-2014 |
20150063406 | Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Freeze Drying Microscopy - A product critical temperature during freeze drying is determined. The product is imaged using optical coherence tomography (“OCT”). The product is freeze dried while the temperature of the product is measured. The product critical temperature is the temperature at which a product structure event occurs during freeze drying. | 03-05-2015 |
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20100237216 | POWER SEAT HEIGHT ADJUSTER MECHANISM - A power seat height adjuster mechanism for a seat of a vehicle includes a motor having an output shaft, a speed reduction mechanism cooperating with the output shaft of the motor to reduce an output speed of the motor, a nut drive mechanism cooperating with the speed reduction mechanism and having a translatable output member to rotate an adjustment component of the seat to adjust a height of the seat, and a locking mechanism cooperating with the speed reduction mechanism to allow the height of the seat to be adjusted and to prevent the height of the seat from moving once the height has been adjusted. | 09-23-2010 |
20110240820 | Low profile seat track system - A seat track system for a seat of a vehicle includes at least one seat track having a lower track member adapted to be fixed to a vehicle structure and an upper track member adapted to be connected to a seat and moveable relative to the lower track member. The seat track system also includes a manual positive engagement locking system cooperating with the at least one seat track to allow longitudinal adjustment of the upper track member relative to the lower track member and to positively engage the at least one seat track such that a locking element does extend through the locking plate but does not extend below the lower track member. | 10-06-2011 |
20140271010 | METHODS FOR GENERATING GEAR TEETH OF A DOUBLE INVOLUTE PINION-FACE GEAR DRIVE SYSTEM - Methods for generating gear teeth of a double involute-face gear drive system, curved in their longitudinal direction in form of either shortened, normal or an extended involute curve, include methods for generating the teeth of both components. Methods for generating the teeth of a double involute pinion, shaped in form of a normal involute in their profile direction and curved in their longitudinal direction in form of an either shortened, a normal or an extended involute curve, include the use of one of the following tools (1) a face hob and (2) a conical hob. Methods for generating the teeth of a face gear curved in their longitudinal direction in form of an either shortened, a normal or an extended involute curve include the use of one of the following tools (1) a rack cutter, (2) a shaper cutter and (3) a conical hob. | 09-18-2014 |
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20090038023 | Lyase Enzymes, Nucleic Acids Encoding Them and Methods For Making and Using Them - This invention provides polypeptides having lyase activity, polynucleotides encoding these polypeptides, and methods of making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. In one aspect, the invention is directed to polypeptides having ammonia lyase activity, e.g., phenylalanine ammonia lyase, tyrosine ammonia lyase and/or histidine ammonia lyase activity, including thermostable and thermotolerant activity, and polynucleotides encoding these enzymes, and making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. The polypeptides of the invention can be used in a variety of pharmaceutical, agricultural and industrial contexts. | 02-05-2009 |
20110027346 | Lyase Enzymes, Nucleic Acids Encoding Them and Methods for Making and Using Them - This invention provides polypeptides having lyase activity, polynucleotides encoding these polypeptides, and methods of making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. In one aspect, the invention is directed to polypeptides having ammonia lyase activity, e.g., phenylalanine ammonia lyase, tyrosine ammonia lyase and/or histidine ammonia lyase activity, including thermostable and thermotolerant activity, and polynucleotides encoding these enzymes, and making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. The polypeptides of the invention can be used in a variety of pharmaceutical, agricultural and industrial contexts. | 02-03-2011 |
20120177722 | Lyaseenzymes, Nucleic Acids Encoding Them and Methods For Making and Using Them - This invention provides polypeptides having lyase activity, polynucleotides encoding these polypeptides, and meth-°ds of making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. In one aspect, the invention is directed to polypeptides having ammonia lyase activity, e.g., phenylalanine ammonia lyase, tyrosine ammonia lyase and/or histidine ammonia lyase activity, including thermostable and thermotolerant activity, and polynucleotides encoding these enzymes, and making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. The polypeptides of the invention can be used in a variety of pharmaceutical, agricultural and industrial contexts. | 07-12-2012 |
20140178460 | Lyase Enzymes, Nucleic Acids Encoding Them and Methods for Making and Using Them - This invention provides polypeptides having lyase activity, polynucleotides encoding these polypeptides, and methods of making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. In one aspect, the invention is directed to polypeptides having ammonia lyase activity, e.g., phenylalanine ammonia lyase, tyrosine ammonia lyase and/or histidine ammonia lyase activity, including thermostable and thermotolerant activity, and polynucleotides encoding these enzymes, and making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. The polypeptides of the invention can be used in a variety of pharmaceutical, agricultural and industrial contexts. | 06-26-2014 |
20160068832 | Lyase Enzymes, Nucleic Acids Encoding Them and Methods for Making and Using Them - This invention provides polypeptides having lyase activity, polynucleotides encoding these polypeptides, and methods of making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. In one aspect, the invention is directed to polypeptides having ammonia lyase activity, e.g., phenylalanine ammonia lyase, tyrosine ammonia lyase and/or histidine ammonia lyase activity, including thermostable and thermotolerant activity, and polynucleotides encoding these enzymes, and making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. The polypeptides of the invention can be used in a variety of pharmaceutical, agricultural and industrial contexts. | 03-10-2016 |
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20140317641 | CONTROLLING RUNTIME ACCESS TO APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACES - The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for controlling runtime access to application programming interfaces Embodiments of the invention allow library developers to more precisely and easily control which of their libraries' APIs can be called dynamically. Thus, their servicing and versioning burden can be more appropriately controlled. Further, application developers can control which such APIs to further exclude from dynamic calling scenarios, to minimize the runtime support overhead (e.g., preventing generation of metadata). | 10-23-2014 |
20150277881 | SUPPORTING DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR IN STATICALLY COMPILED PROGRAMS - Support for dynamic behavior is provided during static compilation while reducing reliance on JIT compilation and large runtimes. A mapping is created between metadata and native code runtime artifacts, such as between type definition metadata and a runtime type description, or between method definition metadata, a runtime type description, and a native code method location, or field definition metadata, a runtime type description, and a field location. A mapping between runtime artifacts may also be created. Some compilation results include trampoline code to support a reflection invocation of an artifact in the reduced runtime support environment, for virtual method calls, call-time bounds checking, calling convention conversion, or compiler-intrinsic methods. Some results support runtime diagnostics by including certain metadata even when full dynamic behavior is not supported. | 10-01-2015 |
20150277899 | HIERARCHICAL DIRECTIVES-BASED MANAGEMENT OF RUNTIME BEHAVIORS - Support for dynamic behavior is specified while reducing reliance on JIT compilation and large runtimes; semantic characteristics are selectively attached to types and type members outside source code. A directives document contains human-readable directives in a parsable format for submission to an innovative compiler. The directives specify whether a type T or type member M is required, optional, or prohibited in a runtime environment. Some reference an application, library, assembly, or namespace group, and others reference group components: type, type instantiation, method, method instantiation, field, property, or event. Some directives force a generic instantiation. Some directives indirectly reference a type through a parameter, type parameter, or generic directive. Some directives reference degrees to manage runtime activation of type instances, runtime introspection over types, reflection, and/or runtime or static serialization. Degrees may enable or disable types, instance constructors, property setters, property getters, fields, or all type members. Directives may be composed. | 10-01-2015 |
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20100125558 | Framework for Open Dynamic Reflective Applications - A framework for open, dynamic, and reflective applications contains high level metadata that define blocks of composable elements using a service definition, which defines specific keys for using the block of code. The service definition may be exported from the code using reflection without having to load the code into memory, and decisions on which block of code and how to load the code may be made at runtime. The composable elements may be grouped into composable parts. Composable part definitions may be used to instantiate or produce composable parts. At runtime, dynamic applications may search from many composable elements, and instantiate and execute the composable element as part of the application. | 05-20-2010 |
20110307520 | REFLECTION OVER OBJECTS - Different views on an object that has metadata. For instance, one code segment might have one view of the object and be able to view some of the metadata of that object, while another code segment might have a different view of the object and have a view on a different set of the metadata of that object. This may be done even though the code segments reside in the same application. Thus, each code segment may have a view of the metadata on the object that is most useful for that code segment to use the object without getting confused by metadata that is less or not relevant to the manner in which the code segment is to use the object. | 12-15-2011 |
20120210300 | MECHANISM FOR COMPATIBILITY AND PRESERVING FRAMEWORK REFACTORING - The subject disclosure relates to enabling the evolution of a framework by providing public surface area factorings for both old and new public surface areas. The factoring can mitigate changes in the implementation of existing distributions of framework. The factoring can also mitigate breaking existing binaries. Further, the factoring can be provided while mitigating a degradation in the security guarantees of the linking model. The factorings can be applied for runtime and/or for a development toolkit. Thus, multiple, almost simultaneous, interoperable views of a framework implementation can be enabled at runtime and/or at design or build time. The views can represent different versions of the framework. | 08-16-2012 |
20130339928 | ADAPTIVE PORTABLE LIBRARIES - Platform-agnostic source code can be augmented with one or more portions of source code annotated for different platforms and/or versions. The source code including both the platform-agnostic and platform-specific and/or version-specific portions can be compiled once to create a single executable that can be distributed to and can run on multiple device platforms and/or multiple versions of one or more platforms. Platform-specific or version-specific executables (e.g., assemblies, binaries, etc.) can be embedded into a binary or executable as resources (e.g., data). When the compiled code is executed on a device, the runtime can extract the platform-specific portion corresponding to the device on which the executable is being run, can bind the extracted portion to the executable and can load and execute the executable. Hence the same binary can produce different results or functionalities depending on the capabilities of the platform on which the binary runs. | 12-19-2013 |
20140380275 | MECHANISM FOR COMPATIBILITY AND PRESERVING FRAMEWORK REFACTORING - The subject disclosure relates to enabling the evolution of a framework by providing public surface area factorings for both old and new public surface areas. The factoring can mitigate changes in the implementation of existing distributions of framework. The factoring can also mitigate breaking existing binaries. Further, the factoring can be provided while mitigating a degradation in the security guarantees of the linking model. The factorings can be applied for runtime and/or for a development toolkit. Thus, multiple, almost simultaneous, interoperable views of a framework implementation can be enabled at runtime and/or at design or build time. The views can represent different versions of the framework. | 12-25-2014 |