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20140271050 | WAFER HANDLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A wafer handling system may include upper and lower linked robot arms that may move a wafer along a nonlinear trajectory between chambers of a semiconductor processing system. These features may result in a smaller footprint in which the semiconductor processing system may operate, smaller transfer chambers, smaller openings in process chambers, and smaller slit valves, while maintaining high wafer throughput. In some embodiments, simultaneous fast wafer swaps between two separate chambers, such as load locks and ALD (atomic layer deposition) carousels, may be provided. Methods of wafer handling are also provided, as are other aspects. | 09-18-2014 |
20140271055 | SUBSTRATE DEPOSITION SYSTEMS, ROBOT TRANSFER APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING - Electronic device processing systems are described. The system includes a mainframe housing having a transfer chamber, a first facet, a second facet opposite the first facet, a third facet, and a fourth facet opposite the third facet, a first carousel assembly coupled to a first facet, a second carousel assembly coupled to the third facet, a first load lock coupled to the second facet, a second load lock coupled to the fourth facet, and a robot adapted to operate in the transfer chamber to exchange substrates from the first and second carousels. Methods and multi-axis robots for transporting substrates are described, as are numerous other aspects. | 09-18-2014 |
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20080231184 | Higher efficiency incandescent lighting using photon recycling - A metallic photonic crystal (MPC) structure used as a filter with incandescent lighting is presented that significantly improves efficiency, while retaining the desirable color rendering index of incandescent lighting. The resulting efficiency is higher than many existing lighting types. The MPC filter is implemented with only a single layer of square lattice or two layers of woodpile-like lattice has high reflection from the photonic band edge to infinitely long wavelength. The MPC filter can be used in a spherical, cylindrical or flat form depending on the illumination scheme. | 09-25-2008 |
20100294325 | Metallic Layer-by-Layer Photonic Crystals for Linearly-Polarized Thermal Emission and Thermophotovoltaic Device Including Same - Metallic thermal emitters consisting of two layers of differently structured nickel gratings on a homogeneous nickel layer are fabricated by soft lithography and studied for polarized thermal radiation. A thermal emitter in combination with a sub-wavelength grating shows a high extinction ratio, with a maximum value close to 5, in a wide mid-infrared range from 3.2 to 7.8 μm, as well as high emissivity up to 0.65 at a wavelength of 3.7 μm. All measurements show good agreement with theoretical predictions. Numerical simulations reveal that a high electric field exists within the localized air space surrounded by the gratings and the intensified electric-field is only observed for the polarizations perpendicular to the top sub-wavelength grating. This result suggests how the emissivity of a metal can be selectively enhanced at a certain range of wavelengths for a given polarization. | 11-25-2010 |
20110203656 | Nanoscale High-Aspect-Ratio Metallic Structure and Method of Manufacturing Same - Nanoscale high-aspect-ratio metallic structures and methods are presented. Such structures may form transparent electrode to enhance the performance of solar cells and light-emitting diodes. These structures can be used as infrared control filters because they reflect high amounts of infrared radiation. A grating structure of polymeric bars affixed to a transparent substrate is used. The sides of the bars are coated with metal forming nanowires. Electrodes may be configured to couple to a subset of the rails forming interdigitated electrodes. Encapsulation is used to improve transparency and transparency at high angles. The structure may be inverted to facilitate fabrication of a solar cell or other device on the back-side of the structure. Multiple layered electrodes having an active layer sandwiched between two conductive layers may be used. Layered electro-active layers may be used to form a smart window where the structure is encapsulated between glass to modify the incoming light. | 08-25-2011 |
20120031487 | Nanoscale High-Aspect-Ratio Metallic Structure and Method of Manufacturing Same - Nanoscale high-aspect-ratio metallic structures and methods are presented. Such structures may form transparent electrode to enhance the performance of solar cells and light-emitting diodes. These structures can be used as infrared control filters because they reflect high amounts of infrared radiation. A grating structure of polymeric bars affixed to a transparent substrate is used. The sides of the bars are coated with metal forming nanowires. Electrodes may be configured to couple to a subset of the rails forming interdigitated electrodes. Encapsulation is used to improve transparency and transparency at high angles. The structure may be inverted to facilitate fabrication of a solar cell or other device on the back-side of the structure. Multiple layered electrodes having an active layer sandwiched between two conductive layers may be used. Layered electro-active layers may be used to form a smart window where the structure is encapsulated between glass to modify the incoming light. | 02-09-2012 |
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20090232869 | Filamentous Embolization Device With Expansible Elements - An embolization device for occluding a body cavity includes one or more elongated, expansible, hydrophilic embolizing elements non-releasably carried along the length of an elongated filamentous carrier that is preferably made of a very thin, highly flexible filament or microcoil of nickel/titanium alloy. At least one expansile embolizing element is non-releasably attached to the carrier. A first embodiment includes a plurality of embolizing elements fixed to the carrier at spaced-apart intervals along its length. In second, third and fourth embodiments, an elongate, continuous, coaxial embolizing element is non-releasably fixed to the exterior surface of the carrier, extending along a substantial portion of the length of the carrier proximally from a distal tip, and optionally includes a lumenal reservoir for delivery of therapeutic agents. Exemplary methods for making these devices include skewering and molding the embolizing elements. In any of the embodiments, the embolizing elements may be made of a hydrophilic, macroporous, polymeric, hydrogel foam material. In the second, third and fourth embodiments, the elongate embolizing element is preferably made of a porous, environmentally-sensitive, expansile hydrogel, which can optionally be made biodegradable and/or bioresorbable, having a rate of expansion that changes in response to a change in an environmental parameter, such as the pH or temperature of the environment. | 09-17-2009 |
20120283769 | Embolization Device Constructed From Expansile Polymer - Devices for the occlusion of body cavities, such as the embolization of vascular aneurysms and the like, and methods for making and using such devices. The devices may be comprised of novel expansile materials, novel infrastructure design, or both. The devices provided are very flexible and enable deployment with reduced or no damage to bodily tissues, conduits, cavities, etceteras. | 11-08-2012 |
20120289995 | EMBOLIC DEVICES - Described herein are apparatus, compositions, systems and associated methods to occlude structures and malformations of the vasculature with radiopaque hydrogel filaments with delayed controlled rates of expansion. Further described is a device for implantation in an animal comprising a difunctional, low molecular weight ethylenically unsaturated shapeable macromer; an ethylenically unsaturated monomer; and a radiopaque element, wherein said device contains no support members. Methods of forming such devices are also disclosed. | 11-15-2012 |
20130302251 | EMBOLIC DEVICES - Described herein are apparatus, compositions, systems and methods for occluding vascular structures and vascular malformations with radiopaque hydrogel filaments. The filaments can contain no support members and can be CT and MR compatible. Methods of forming such filaments are also disclosed. | 11-14-2013 |
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20110184455 | Embolization Device Constructed From Expansile Polymer - Devices for the occlusion of body cavities, such as the embolization of vascular aneurysms and the like, and methods for making and using such devices. The devices may be comprised of novel expansile materials, novel infrastructure design, or both. The devices provided are very flexible and enable deployment with reduced or no damage to bodily tissues, conduits, cavities, etceteras. | 07-28-2011 |
20110212178 | Injectable Hydrogel Filaments For Biomedical Uses - Described herein are apparatus, compositions, systems and associated methods to occlude structures and malformations with radiopaque hydrogel filaments with delayed controlled rates of expansion permitting the repositioning of the device once inside the structure or malformation. Further described is a device for implantation in an animal comprising a difunctional, low molecular weight ethylenically unsaturated shapeable macromer; an ethylenically unsaturated monomer; and a radiopaque element, wherein said device contains no support members. Methods of forming such devices are also disclosed. | 09-01-2011 |
20130131716 | EMBOLIZATION DEVICE CONSTRUCTED FROM EXPANSILE POLYMER - Devices for the occlusion of body cavities, such as the embolization of vascular aneurysms and the like, and methods for making and using such devices. The devices may be comprised of novel expansile materials, novel infrastructure design, or both. The devices provided are very flexible and enable deployment with reduced or no damage to bodily tissues, conduits, cavities, etceteras. | 05-23-2013 |
20130253087 | HYDROGEL FILAMENTS FOR BIOMEDICAL USES - Described herein are apparatus, compositions, systems and associated methods to occlude structures and malformations with radiopaque hydrogel filaments with delayed controlled rates of expansion permitting the repositioning of the device once inside the structure or malformation. Further described is a device for implantation in an animal comprising a difunctional, low molecular weight ethylenically unsaturated shapeable macromer; an ethylenically unsaturated monomer; and a radiopaque element, wherein said device contains no support members. Methods of forming such devices are also disclosed. | 09-26-2013 |
20130274362 | HYDROGELS THAT UNDERGO VOLUMETRIC EXPANSION IN RESPONSE TO CHANGES IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT AND THEIR METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE - Hydrogels are described that expand volumetrically in response to a change in their environment and as well as their methods of manufacture and use. | 10-17-2013 |
20130336917 | POLYMERIC TREATMENT COMPOSITIONS - Compositions are described comprising a polymer; a non-physiological pH solution; and a visualization agent; wherein the polymer is soluble in the non-physiological pH solution and insoluble at a physiological pH. Methods of forming the solutions and polymers are disclosed as well as methods of therapeutic use. | 12-19-2013 |
20140107251 | POLYMERIC TREATMENT COMPOSITIONS - Polymeric compositions are described comprising a biocompatible polymer including a biodegradable linkage to a visualization agent and a non-physiological pH solution; wherein the biocompatible polymer is soluble in the non-physiological pH solution and insoluble at a physiological pH. Methods of forming the solutions and polymers are disclosed as well as methods of therapeutic use. | 04-17-2014 |
20140256837 | HYDROGELS THAT UNDERGO VOLUMETRIC EXPANSION IN RESPONSE TO CHANGES IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT AND THEIR METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE - Hydrogels are described that expand volumetrically in response to a change in their environment and as well as their methods of manufacture and use. | 09-11-2014 |
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20100281733 | BOLT ACTION FIREARM AND ITS METHOD OF ASSEMBLY - Several improvements to the components and assembly method of a bolt-action firearm are disclosed. An improved bolt includes two separate members, which makes the bolt less expensive to manufacture while having a stronger extension handle. An improved takedown system and buttonless stop provide two easy ways to remove a bolt from a receiver when desired without misplacing any parts. An improved scope mount has a base connected to a receiver with two ends that substantially cover the top surface of the receiver and a middle portion that is narrowed over an opening to the receiver to accommodate a cartridge. A method of assembling a firearm involves providing a barrel with a threaded portion, fitting a crush washer over the threaded portion, inserting the threaded portion into a corresponding threaded portion of a receiver, and adjusting the barrel about the crush washer until a proper headspace is achieved. | 11-11-2010 |
20100281738 | STRIKER ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH A FIREARM - A striker assembly for a firearm and a method of assembly the striker assembly is disclosed. The striker assembly includes a generally cylindrical body having a first distal end, a middle portion, and a second distal end. A coaxial spring encompasses the middle portion of the body and abuts an annular ring on the first distal end. The striker assembly also has a spacer having a first side and a second side with the first side of the spacer abutting a ridge on the second distal end of the body. A snap ring holds the spacer in place on the spacer's second side, and the snap ring is secured by a circumferential groove in the second distal end of the body. Finally, the striker assembly includes a cap that abuts the coaxial spring and encompasses the second distal end of the body, the spacer, and the snap ring. | 11-11-2010 |
20110067222 | STRIKER ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH A FIREARM - A striker assembly for a firearm and a method of assembly the striker assembly is disclosed. The method includes providing a generally cylindrical body having a first distal end, a middle portion, and a second distal end, sliding a coaxial spring onto the middle portion from the second distal end toward the first distal end, sliding a spacer having a first side and a second side from the second distal end toward the first distal end, sliding a snap ring from the second distal end toward the first distal end, and sliding a cap over the second distal end of the body, the spacer, and the snap ring. | 03-24-2011 |
20120030981 | BOLT ACTION FIREARM AND ITS METHOD OF ASSEMBLY - Several improvements to the components and assembly method of a bolt-action firearm are disclosed. An improved bolt includes two separate members, which makes the bolt less expensive to manufacture while having a stronger extension handle. An improved takedown system and buttonless stop provide two easy ways to remove a bolt from a receiver when desired without misplacing any parts. An improved scope mount has a base connected to a receiver with two ends that substantially cover the top surface of the receiver and a middle portion that is narrowed over an opening to the receiver to accommodate a cartridge. A method of assembling a firearm involves providing a barrel with a threaded portion, fitting a crush washer over the threaded portion, inserting the threaded portion into a corresponding threaded portion of a receiver, and adjusting the barrel about the crush washer until a proper headspace is achieved. | 02-09-2012 |
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20090258024 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASES - This invention relates to methods and compositions for diagnosis and treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases by blocking CD147 interaction with extracellular cyclophilin. Specifically, the methods and compositions of this invention regulate recruitment of leukocyte to the infection site by specifically blocking the CD147 domain involved with the chemotactic function without blocking the CD147 domain involved with EMMPRIN function. | 10-15-2009 |
20120058932 | ACTIVE INGREDIENT-PEPTIDE CONSTRUCT FOR EXTRACELLULAR CONCENTRATION - The present invention relates to an active ingredient-peptide construct for extracellular concentration, a process for the concentration of active ingredients in an extracellular space of a multicellular object, the use of the active ingredient-peptide construct according to the invention for the production of a medicinal product and a pharmaceutical composition containing the active ingredient-peptide construct according to the invention. | 03-08-2012 |
20120196749 | Cyclosporin Derivatives - A cyclosporin derivative of general Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically compatible salt thereof, which have a pharmaceutical effectiveness, for example in the case of chronic inflammatory diseases. The cyclosporin derivatives are preferably free from a peptide section capable of passing through the membrane of a biological cell. | 08-02-2012 |
20140316104 | CYCLOSPORIN DERIVATIVES - The present invention relates to novel cyclosporin derivatives that do not cross the cellular membrane. The compounds according to the invention are used in medicine, more particularly in the treatment/diagnosis of acute and chronic inflammatory diseases, viral infections, cancer, degenerative muscle diseases, neurodegenerative diseases and damage that is associated with calcium homeostasis impairment. The novel cyclosporin derivatives additionally have no immunosuppressive effect. | 10-23-2014 |
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20130297366 | MANAGING MULTIPLE AND/OR REPEATED OUT OF OFFICE NOTIFICATION PERIODS - An out of office auto-response system that generates a calendaring user interface through which multiple out of office periods can be managed. The calendaring user interface enables a user to define, simultaneously view, and/or modify, multiple out of office periods during which auto-response messages will be generated. The out of office periods of the disclosed system are manageable as a specific type of calendar entries, and/or as a settable attribute of various types of calendar entries (e.g. vacation type calendar entries, meeting type calendar entries, etc.). The system generates user interface objects that allow a user to define an out of office period as repeated. The repeated office action may be defined as repeated a user-specified number of times, and over a user-specified interval, e.g. daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, etc. | 11-07-2013 |
20130339308 | PROTOCOL COMPLIANT ARCHIVING - Disclosed herein are techniques for archiving data objects. It is determined whether a data object was rejected by an archiving module due to an information field thereof violating a protocol. If it is determined that the data object was rejected due to violation of the protocol, a compliant information field that complies with the protocol is generated such that the compliant information field causes the archiving module to permit archiving of the data object violating the protocol. | 12-19-2013 |