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| 20090084315 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PARTICLE FILTRATION AND ENHANCING TOOL PERFORMANCE IN FILM DEPOSITION - This disclosure pertains to a method and apparatus to permit changing a filter on the input line to a vacuum deposition chamber without breaking or reducing the vacuum for the deposition chamber and other components in the deposition system. Isolation valves are provided at the inlet and outlet of the filter so the filter can be isolated from the source of vacuum and the deposition chamber for removal and replacement of the filter. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090293807 | Apparatus for filtration and gas-vapor mixing in thin film deposition - An apparatus removes particles from a gas/vapor mixture while at the same time improves the uniformity of gas/vapor mixture to create a more uniformly-mixed mixture stream for thin film deposition and semiconductor device fabrication. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100065972 | Method and apparatus for liquid precursor atomization - An apparatus for atomizing a precursor liquid for vapor generation and thin film deposition on a substrate. The precursor liquid is atomized by a carrier gas to form a droplet aerosol comprised of small precursor liquid droplets suspended in the carrier gas. The droplet aerosol is then heated to form vapor, producing a gas/vapor mixture that can be introduced into a deposition chamber to form thin films on a substrate. The liquid is introduced into the atomizing apparatus in such a manner as to avoid excessive heating that can occur or lead to the formation of undesirable by-products due to material degradation as result of thermal decomposition. The apparatus is particularly suited for vaporizing high molecular weight substances with a low vapor pressure that requires a high vaporization temperature for the liquid to vaporize. The apparatus can also be used to vaporize solid precursors dissolved in a solvent for vaporization. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100085569 | APPARATUS FOR HIGH-ACCURACY FIBER COUNTING IN AIR - The present disclosure has an apparatus for detecting fibers in a gas flowing along a passageway. A laser beam is provided at one end of the passageway and the beam is directed along a length of the passageway through which the gas flows. An electrode system, as disclosed, a quadrupole electrode system is mounted along the passageway to cause fibers carried in the gas to oscillate in a detection zone. A photo detector is positioned laterally of the passageway and detects light scattered by the oscillating fibers and projected through an opening in the passageway to provide an output signal that is a function of the light scattered by the fibers in the detection zone. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100203244 | High accuracy vapor generation and delivery for thin film deposition - The present invention involves injecting a liquid and gas into a vapor holding chamber held at a sufficiently high temperature to insure all the liquid injected is vaporized and held in the chamber as a vapor. The gas/vapor mixture is then delivered to the deposition chamber in which the deposition substrate is held. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20110091649 | Method and apparatus for counting particles in a gas - The present disclosure describes a method and apparatus for detecting particles in a gas by saturating the gas with vapor and causing the gas to flow through a chamber with walls that are at a temperature different than the temperature of the entering gas creating a gas turbulence within the chamber resulting in the gas becoming super-saturated with vapor and causing said super-saturated vapor to condense on said particles and form droplets, which are then detected and counted by an optical light-scattering detector. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110097507 | Method for generating charged particles - A method for establishing a calibrating standard for wafer inspection includes depositing solid ionized particles of a known size range with an aerosol onto a wafer. The method also includes depositing particles onto a wafer in a deposition chamber by using an aerosol stream and the solid particles suspended in a gas; ionizing the aerosol stream with a negative or positive charge polarity or both by passing the aerosol stream through a non-radioactive ionizer to produce charged particles and supplying such aerosol stream to the deposition chamber. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110192909 | Fine droplet atomizer for liquid precursor vaporization - The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for forming a droplet aerosol for vaporization and subsequent thin film deposition on a substrate. The apparatus includes a mechanism to control the rate of liquid flow through the apparatus, the mechanism including a piezoelectric actuator to adjust the rate of liquid flow and an atomizing mechanism drawing gas from a compressed gas source such that when the gas source conjoins with the liquid, the liquid is atomized to form droplets suspended in the gas thereby forming a droplet aerosol suitable for subsequent thin film deposition on a substrate. The method includes drawing a gas from a compressed gas source and drawing a liquid from a liquid source. The liquid and gas are conjoined in either a coaxial flow relationship or a radial flow relationship or an angular relationship between radial and coaxial flow wherein the gas engages the liquid to faun droplets suitable for vaporization and subsequent thin film deposition on a substrate. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110220811 | Electrical ionizer for aerosol charge conditioning and measurement - A method and apparatus are disclosed for exposing particles in a gas in order to cause the charge on the particles to change, the apparatus comprising a chamber with an inlet for the gas to enter and an outlet for the gas to exit. The chamber is surrounded by an enclosure with a conductive wall, the wall being held at a ground potential. An electrode with an exposed tip is in contact with the gas in the chamber, the electrode being held at a different potential from the ground potential. The electrode is connected to a source of voltage sufficient to cause a corona discharge to occur forming ions in the chamber, and creating a region of space with a high electric field intensity and another region of space in which the electric field intensity is lower. The inlet and outlet define a gas flow path from the inlet to the outlet such that the gas flow path passes mainly through the region with the lower electric field intensity. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110232588 | Integrated system for vapor generation and thin film deposition - An apparatus and method for generating vapor from a liquid precursor for a thin film deposition on a substrate includes an inlet section in fluid communication with a downstream vaporization chamber section. The inlet section comprises a gas inlet for receiving gas from a gas source through a gas flow sensor and a gas flow control valve and a liquid inlet for receiving liquid from a liquid source through a liquid flow sensor and a liquid flow control valve. An electronic controller controls the gas and liquid flow control valves thereby controlling the rates of gas and liquid flow into the inlet section to generate vapor in the downstream vaporization chamber section for thin film deposition on the substrate. | 09-29-2011 |
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| 20080276317 | Detection of Multi-Step Computer Processes Such as Network Intrusions - Multi-step processes such as intrusions into computer networks are detected from individual activities or events such as communications by identifying anchor points (FIG. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20090201899 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ROUTING DATA IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - A method includes identifying, at a first wireless node, routing costs associated with routing data to a destination through multiple paths in a wireless network. The method also includes identifying, at the first wireless node, information propagation values associated with the first wireless node and at least one second wireless node. The information propagation values are based on the routing costs and wireless link qualities associated with the wireless nodes. The method further includes scheduling transmission of the data by the first wireless node based on the information propagation values and transmitting the data based on the scheduling. The routing costs may include potential values associated with distances of the wireless nodes from the destination. Also, the information propagation values indicate which of the wireless nodes have a greater chance of propagating the data towards the destination in a single broadcast. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090268674 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - A method includes identifying a white space at a first wireless node and selecting a channel in the identified white space. The white space includes at least one frequency or frequency band not in use (like a licensed frequency or frequency band). The method also includes identifying at the first wireless node a channel access factor for each of multiple wireless nodes including the first wireless node. The method further includes determining if the first wireless node has a specified channel access factor. In addition, the method includes transmitting data from the first wireless node on the channel when the first wireless node has the specified channel access factor. The channel access factors can be identified and the determination whether the first wireless node has the specified channel access factor can be performed without using control signals transmitted between the wireless nodes. The channel access factor could represent a hash function value. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20100157801 | WIRELESS MESH NETWORK FOR INTER-COMPONENT DATA COMMUNICATIONS IN SATELLITE SYSTEMS - A network system for inter-component communications in an electronic device is disclosed. The system comprises a plurality of components for an electronic device, where each of the components communicates with at least one other component over a communications medium for a wireless mesh network. Each of the components comprises a communications transceiver operable to determine network traffic load levels for an exchange of communication data between the components, and allocate the network traffic between at least one pair of the components over a plurality of wireless links within the wireless mesh network based on potential-field based measurements at each of the components. In addition, each of the communications transceivers share the exchange of the communication data between the components based on a prescribed priority level for allocation of the network traffic. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100272090 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTERFEROMETRIC FREQUENCY MODULATION TO EXPLOIT COOPERATIVE INTERFERENCE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - A method includes receiving a first wireless signal and demodulating data in the first wireless signal using a first demodulation technique. The method also includes receiving multiple second wireless signals simultaneously (where the second wireless signals interfere to produce an interfered signal) and demodulating data in the interfered signal using a second demodulation technique. The method could also include (i) determining that a single transmitter transmitted the first wireless signal and selecting the first demodulation technique in response and (ii) determining that multiple transmitters transmitted the second wireless signals and selecting the second demodulation technique in response. Determining that the single transmitter transmitted the first wireless signal could include determining that a fundamental frequency of the first wireless signal is below a threshold. Determining that the multiple transmitters transmitted the second wireless signals could include determining that a fundamental frequency of the interfered signal is above the threshold. | 10-28-2010 |
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| 20090316462 | MAGNETIC TRACKS WITH DOMAIN WALL STORAGE ANCHORS - Magnetic shift registers in which data writing and reading is accomplished by moving the magnetic domain walls by electric current. Various embodiments of domain wall nodes or anchors that stabilize a domain wall are provided. In some embodiments, the wall anchors are elements separate from the magnetic track. In other embodiments, the wall anchors are disturbances in the physical configuration of the magnetic track. In still other embodiments, the wall anchors are disturbances in the material of the magnetic track. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100038735 | MAGNET-ASSISTED TRANSISTOR DEVICES - A transistor device includes a magnetic field source adapted to deflect a flow of free electron carriers within a channel of the device, between a source region and a drain region thereof. According to preferred configurations, the magnetic field source includes a magnetic material layer extending over a side of the channel that is opposite a gate electrode of the transistor device. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20110007538 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CELL SELECTION IN CROSS-POINT ARRAY MEMORY DEVICES - The disclosure is related to three dimensional cross-point array memory devices and selecting cells within a three dimensional cross-point array memory. In a particular embodiment, three different voltages levels are applied to bit lines of the cross point array to allow for selection of a specific cell. Series of select devices may be implemented to provide a high voltage and a low voltage to specific bit lines, while a middle voltage may also be provided. In a particular embodiment, the select devices comprise Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field Effect Transistors (MOSFETs). | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110193148 | MAGNET-ASSISTED TRANSISTOR DEVICES - A transistor device includes a magnetic field source adapted to deflect a flow of free electron carriers within a channel of the device, between a source region and a drain region thereof. According to preferred configurations, the magnetic field source includes a magnetic material layer extending over a side of the channel that is opposite a gate electrode of the transistor device. | 08-11-2011 |
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| 20090312740 | Balloon Inflation Device - One embodiment provides a method implemented by a powered inflation device to prepare a balloon catheter for use during a medical procedure. In this embodiment, the method includes drawing an amount of medical fluid from a fluid reservoir into the inflation device during a first motorized operation of the inflation device, removing an amount of air from the balloon catheter during a second motorized operation of the inflation device, and injecting the amount of medical fluid from the inflation device into the balloon catheter during a third motorized operation of the inflation device to inflate a balloon located at a distal end of the balloon catheter The powered inflation device may be a stand-alone device in one embodiment. In one embodiment, the powered inflation device is coupled to an angiographic injector system. When it is coupled to an angiographic injector system, the balloon inflation device and the injector system may be controlled by a common control panel, or console, in one embodiment. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100249587 | ANGIOGRAPHIC INJECTOR AND INJECTION METHOD - An angiographic injector system includes a manifold and valve which selectively connects either a syringe pump or a low pressure system to a catheter which is inserted into a patient. The valve is normally biased to a state which connects the low pressure system to the catheter for pressure monitoring, saline flushing, or aspirating functions. When an injection is to be made, the valve automatically switches so that the low pressure system is disconnected and not exposed to high pressure, while the syringe pump is connected through the manifold to the catheter. | 09-30-2010 |
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| 20090251917 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE - The present invention is generally directed to illumination devices, and particularly directed to illumination devices which utilize thin light sources or edge-lit sources in combination with a light turning plate. The illumination devices may be used in a broad range of applications, and are particularly suited for the interior lighting of vehicles. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20110206923 | ELECTRON BEAM CURED SILICONE MATERIALS - Methods of preparing silicone materials using electron beam curing are described. The materials are hot melt processed and cured in the absence of an effective amount of catalysts and initiators. Both functional and nonfunctionalized silicone materials may be used. Exemplary cured materials include silicone pressure sensitive adhesives, silicone foams, and non-tacky silicon films. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110206924 | ELECTRON BEAM CURED, NONFUNCTIONALIZED SILICONE PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVES - Methods of preparing silicone pressure sensitive adhesives are described. The methods include electron beam curing nonfunctionalized silicone materials, e.g., silicone fluids and gums. Hot melt processing the nonfunctionalized silicone materials prior to electron beam crosslinking, and crosslinked adhesives prepared by such methods are also described. Adhesives prepared by hot melt coating and electron beam curing nonfunctionalized silicone materials and adhesive articles incorporating such adhesives are also disclosed. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110212325 | GENTLE TO SKIN ADHESIVE - Electron beam and gamma radiation crosslinked, silicone gel adhesives are described. Both nonfunctional and functional poly diorganosiloxanes are used. Methods of forming the adhesives, and medical articles incorporating such adhesives are also described. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110303120 | ELECTRON BEAM CURED SILICONE RELEASE MATERIALS - Methods of electron beam curing nonfunctional polysiloxanes and silanol terminated polysiloxanes are described. The resulting release materials are also described. | 12-15-2011 |
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| 20080241733 | RADIATION CURABLE THERMAL TRANSFER ELEMENTS - Radiation curable thermal transfer elements including a substrate and a light-to-heat conversion layer overlaying the substrate, and processes to make the thermal transfer elements. The light-to-heat conversion layer is derived from a radiation curable material capable of being cured by exposure to radiation at a curing wavelength and an imaging radiation absorber material not substantially increasing radiation absorbance at the curing wavelength. The radiation curable transfer elements can be used in processes for making organic microelectronic devices. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080274352 | OPTICAL FILM COMPRISING ANTISTATIC PRIMER AND ANTISTATIC COMPOSITIONS - Optical films are described that comprise an antistatic primer disposed on the substrate and a high refractive index layer disposed on the primer. The primer comprises a sulfopolymer and at least one antistatic agent. The high refractive index layer comprises surface modified inorganic nanoparticles dispersed in a crosslinked organic material. The antistatic agent is preferably selected from conductive inorganic particles, conductive polymer, and mixtures thereof. Also describes are antistatic compositions and surface treated conductive inorganic oxide particles. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20100003501 | FLEXIBLE HIGH REFRACTIVE INDEX HARDCOAT - Antireflective films comprising a flexible high refractive index layer that comprises at least 60 wt-% of inorganic nanoparticles, the nanoparticles having a refractive index of at least 1.60, dispersed in a crosslinked organic material. Also described are surface treated nanoparticles. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100171929 | DRY ERASABLE PROJECTION ARTICLE AND SYSTEM - A communication article and system comprising a writing member having a dry erasable front surface and a projection member is disclosed. The projection member includes an asymmetric optical diffuser that scatters light in a first direction with a first viewing angle A | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100173093 | FLUORO(METH)ACRYLATE POLYMER COMPOSITION SUITABLE FOR LOW INDEX LAYER OF ANTIREFLECTIVE FILM - Antireflective film articles and low refractive index coating compositions are described that comprises a fluorinated free-radically polymerizable polymeric (e.g. intermediate) material. The free-radically polymerizable fluorinated polymeric intermediate comprises the reaction product of i) at least one multi-functional free-radically polymerizable material having a fluorine content of at least 25 wt-%, and ii) optionally other multi-functional free-radically polymerizable material. The total amount of multi-functional materials is preferably at least about 25 wt-%. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100232021 | DURABLE ANTIREFLECTIVE FILM - Antireflective films are described having a surface layer comprising a the reaction product of a polymerizable low refractive index composition comprising at least one fluorinated free-radically polymerizable material and surface modified inorganic nanoparticles. A high refractive index layer is coupled to the low refractive index layer. In one embodiment, the high refractive index layer comprises surface modified inorganic nanoparticles dispersed in a crosslinked organic material. The antireflective film is preferably durable, exhibiting a haze of less than 1.0% after 25 wipes with steel wool using a 3.2 cm mandrel and a mass of 1000 grams. | 09-16-2010 |
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| 20090262348 | METHOD OF MODIFYING LIGHT WITH SILICONE (METH)ACRYLATE COPOLYMERS - A method of modifying light is disclosed and includes: providing an optical element having an oriented polymer network of a silicone (meth)acrylate copolymer and exhibiting a first phase and a second phase, the first phase and the second phase being chemically connected and having different refractive indices, the first phase being continuous, and the second phase comprising a plurality of structures dispersed within the first phase; illuminating the optical element with light from a light source; and detecting polarized or directionally diffused light transmitted by the optical element. Optical elements including the polymer network and a variety of additional layers are also disclosed, as are optical devices such as prisms, display panels, lenses, and the like. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20100124667 | ISOTROPIC LAYER OF MULTILAYER OPTICAL FILM COMPRISING BIREFRINGENT THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER - Multilayer optical films are described comprising at least one first optical layer comprising a birefringent thermoplastic polymer having an in-plane birefringence of at least 0.15 at 632.8 nm; and at least one second optical layer having an in-plane birefringence of less than 0.040 at 632.8 nm. The second optical layer comprises a copolymerized blend of at least one birefringent thermoplastic polymer and at least one second thermoplastic polymer. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100171929 | DRY ERASABLE PROJECTION ARTICLE AND SYSTEM - A communication article and system comprising a writing member having a dry erasable front surface and a projection member is disclosed. The projection member includes an asymmetric optical diffuser that scatters light in a first direction with a first viewing angle A | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100201242 | LIGHT CONTROL FILM AND MULTI-LAYER OPTICAL FILM STACK - Film stacks and displays incorporating the same are described. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100277668 | OPTICAL FILM LAMINATES - Optical film laminates of birefringent polyester films and adhesive are disclosed. The laminates have a thickness of at least 10 mils (0.25 mm). The laminates of the invention are useful in displays having a diagonal of 37 in (94 cm) or greater. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110051040 | THICK POLYESTER FILMS FOR OPTICAL ARTICLES AND OPTICAL ARTICLES - In one embodiment, the invention provides a polyethylene terephthalate film comprising a biaxially oriented and birefringent film polyethylene terephthalate film having at least one layer having a thickness of from 10 mils (0.25 mm) to 25 mils (0.64 mm), wherein the film is formed from a polyethylene terephthalate resin comprising the reaction product of dimethyl terephthalate, terephthalic acid, or a combination thereof ethylene glycol, a diol or triol monomer other than ethylene glycol and from 0.9 to 3 mol percent of a sulfonate monomer having an inorganic counterion based on 100 mol percent dimethyl terephthalate, terephthalic acid, or a combination thereof. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110109966 | Multilayer Optical Film Layer Comprising Blend of Methyl Methacrylate Polymer and Styrene Acrylonitrile Polymer - Presently described are multilayer optical films comprising an optical stack comprising at least one first birefringent optical layer; at least one (e.g. isotropic) second optical layer having a birefringence of less than 0.04 at 633 nm, and optionally at least one skin layer. The second layer, skin layer, or a combination thereof comprises a blend of at least one methyl methacrylate polymer and at least one styrene-acrylonitrile polymer. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110116012 | PASSIVE DAYLIGHT-COUPLED BACKLIGHT WITH TURNING FILM HAVING PRISMS WITH CHAOS FOR SUNLIGHT VIEWABLE DISPLAYS - A passive daylight-coupled display having an LCD panel, a diffuser, a turning film behind the LCD panel, and a curved reflector behind the turning film. For passive backlighting, the diffuser transmits daylight to the reflector, which reflects the daylight to the LCD panel through the turning film and provides for substantially uniform distribution of the daylight on the LCD panel for backlighting it. The turning film has prisms with chaos for an improved viewer experience. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110207087 | PREFORMED MALLEABLE DENTAL ARTICLES AND METHODS - Protected hardenable dental article comprising a hardenable dental article comprising a base and at least one outer surface extending from the base, wherein at least the base and the at least one outer surface of the hardenable dental article comprise a hardenable dental material; and a multi-layer polymeric film in contact with at least a portion of the at least one outer surface; wherein the multi-layer polymeric film comprises at least two dissimilar polymers in separate layers; kits including the protected hardenable dental article; and methods of making hardenable dental articles are disclosed. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110222263 | HIGH TRANSMISSION FLUX LEVELING MULTILAYER OPTICAL FILM AND RELATED CONSTRUCTIONS - A reflective film includes microlayers arranged into optical repeat units, each optical repeat unit including a negatively birefringent microlayer. The microlayers are tailored to provide the film with on-axis polarizing properties, such that normally incident light polarized along a block axis is substantially reflected and normally incident light polarized along a pass axis is substantially transmitted. On-axis transmission for the block axis may be <20%, and on-axis transmission for the pass axis may be >70%. The microlayers also provide the film with angularly dependent polarizing properties: p-polarized light incident in a block plane of incidence is substantially reflected at near-normal angles but substantially transmitted at an oblique angle. The film transmits unpolarized light incident in this plane more strongly at the oblique angle than at normal. The films can be used in direct-lit backlights, luminaires, and similar lighting systems for flux leveling to promote spatial brightness uniformity. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110261436 | METHOD OF MODIFYING LIGHT WITH SILICONE (METH) ACRYLATE COPOLYMERS - A method of modifying light is disclosed and includes: providing an optical element having an oriented polymer network of a silicone (meth)acrylate copolymer and exhibiting a first phase and a second phase, the first phase and the second phase being chemically connected and having different refractive indices, the first phase being continuous, and the second phase comprising a plurality of structures dispersed within the first phase; illuminating the optical element with light from a light source; and detecting polarized or directionally diffused light transmitted by the optical element. Optical elements including the polymer network and a variety of additional layers are also disclosed, as are optical devices such as prisms, display panels, lenses, and the like. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20120013851 | FRONT PROJECTION SCREEN WITH HIGH CONTRAST - A light diffusing optical construction is disclosed. The optical construction includes an asymmetric optical diffuser that scatters light in a first direction with a first viewing angle A | 01-19-2012 |
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| 20110071390 | ROTARY MEDICAL MANIFOLD - A rotary medical manifold, for delivering various fluids through a patient delivery mechanism is described. The rotary manifold can include a manifold body and a valve stem. The manifold body can include a central cavity, an output port, a first fluid port, and a second fluid port. The valve stem can include an injector port, and a single central fluid passage. The valve stem can be adapted to slibably engage the central cavity of the manifold body and provide selective fluidic connectivity between the injector port and the output port, the first fluid port and the second fluid port. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110071393 | LOCKING SYRINGE WITH INTEGRATED BIAS MEMBER - A locking syringe with an integrated bias member, for delivering medical fluids at high pressure, can include a housing, a shaft, a piston, a cap assembly, a bias member, and a locking member. A distal end of the housing can interface with a patient delivery apparatus. The housing includes an internal cavity into which a distal end of the shaft can be inserted. The piston can be connected to the distal end of the shaft and can include a peripheral sealing surface that can slidably engage the inside surface of the housing to form a movable seal. The cap assembly at the proximal end of the housing can engage the shaft. A base cap can secure the piston within the housing. The bias member can have a distal end coupled to the piston and a proximal end restrained, such as to help pressurize the internal cavity. The user-actuatable locking member can user-selectively engage and inhibit unwanted movement of the shaft. | 03-24-2011 |
