Electricity: measuring and testing inventions 10/07

20070247137 - Wafer bevel particle detection: An apparatus adapted to detect a particle present on a bevel of a wafer. The apparatus includes a substrate support and a sensor housing adapted to receive an edge of the wafer. The sensor housing includes one or more probe electrodes and one or more position sensors. The apparatus also... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070247138 - Communicating with an implanted wireless sensor: Aspects of the present invention determine the resonant frequency of a sensor by obtain sensor signals in response to three energizing signals, measure the phase of each sensor signal, and using a group phase delay to determine the resonant frequency. The phase difference between the first and second signal is... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20070247139 - Method and system for detecting the phase of wiring of an unknown phase voltage relative to a reference phase voltage: A system for detecting the wiring phase of an unknown phase voltage at a remote location (200) relative to a reference phase voltage (R) at a reference location (100) in an electrical power distribution system having a single phase or poly phase power line (L), comprises a circuit (1, 3,... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070247140 - Apparatus, systems and methods for processing signals between a tester and a plurality of devices under test at high temperatures and with single touchdown of a probe array: Apparatus is for processing signals between a tester and devices under test. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes at least one multichip module. Each multichip module has a plurality of micro-electromechanical switches between a set of connectors to the tester and a set of connectors to devices under test. At... Agent: Verigy

20070247141 - Continuosly calibrated magnetic field sensor: A magnetic field sensor comprises a reference magnetic field generator (8), a magnetic field sensing cell (6) including Hall effect sensing elements (12), and a signal processing circuit (4) connected to the output (11) of the magnetic field sensing cell and comprising one or more feedback lines (27, 28) for... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20070247142 - Variable reluctance type angle detector: A variable reluctance type angle detector 1 is provided with a rotor 5 and a stator 4. The rotor 5 is provided rotatably on the stator 4. The stator 4 has twelve teeth 2 disposed circumferentially. An excitation wire 7, a SIN output wire 8, and a COS output wire... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20070247144 - Rotation detecting device: A rotation detecting device for detecting a rotating object includes a housing having a bearing and an mounting surface, a rotor member having magnetic peripheral portion and a rotary shaft that is supported by the bearing, a biasing permanent magnet for providing magnetic field around the mounting surface and the... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070247143 - Rotational angle sensor and method manufacturing same, and throttle control device with rotational angle sensor: A rotational angle sensor and a method for manufacturing the same, and a throttle control device with a rotational angle sensor, which may lower the cost, are provided. The rotational angle sensor includes each sensor IC 50(1), 50(2) for detecting a rotational angle of a rotor based on a magnetic... Agent: Dennison, Schultz & Macdonald

20070247145 - Device for detecting defects on metals: A stray flux measurement device for detection of defects near the surface and remote from the surface on ferromagnetic specimens (10) is characterized by at least one coil (20) or an equivalently acting core/coil combination that faces the specimen (24, 22) and at least one coil (30, 40) or an... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070247146 - Integrated sensor: An electronic circuit includes a first substrate having a first substrate surface and a device supported by the first substrate surface. The device is selected from among a passive electronic component and an active electronic component. The electronic circuit also includes a second substrate having a second substrate surface and... Agent: Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP

20070247147 - Detection with evanescent wave probe: Methods and systems for spatially resolved spin resonance detection in a sample of material are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods and systems for spatially resolved impedance measurements in a sample of material. The disclosed methods and samples can be used in screening of plurality of biological, chemical and material samples.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070247148 - Magnetic resonance steady state imaging: A high-sensitivity acquisition involves a (dynamic) steady-state that is achieved by repetitive applying flip angles with the same sign. Read-out of the magnetic resonance signals is done in the form of gradient echoes that are generated by applying temporary magnetic gradient fields. Preferably, all gradients are completely compensated for Accordingly,... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070247149 - Nuclear magnetic resonance gyroscope: A method comprises the steps of providing a nuclear magnetic resonance cell with first, second, and third nuclear moment gases and at least one optically pumpable substance; obtaining first, second, and third measured precession frequencies that correspond to the first, second, and third nuclear moment gases, wherein the first, second,... Agent: Patti, Hewitt & Arezina LLC

20070247150 - Magnetic resonance imaging using blood flow navigation: An fMRI study is conducted using a 2D EPI pulse sequence. A separate blood flow navigator pulse sequence is interleaved with the fMRI data acquisition to monitor blood flow in arteries that feed the brain tissue. Information in the blood flow navigator data is used to reduce errors in the... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20070247154 - Calibration maps for parallel imaging free of chemical shift artifact: A method for generating a calibrated parallel magnetic resonance image is provided in a manifestation of the invention. A magnetic resonance imaging excitation is applied. A plurality of echoes at different echo times (TE) is acquired. The acquired plurality of echoes from different echo times is used to create a... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070247152 - Method and apparatus for polarization transfer in the detection enhancement of mr spectroscopy: In a method and apparatus for detection and spectral editing in MR spectroscopy by polarization transfer in which the high spin population difference of two or more energy levels of a particular nuclear spin system is transferred to the energy levels of an other nuclear spin system with lower spin... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20070247151 - Method and apparatus of mr imaging with two dimensional phase and magnitude correction: Phase and magnitude correction is performed in two dimensions to reduce ghosting in single shot and multi-shot EPI scans. First, a phase/magnitude correction in the readout direction is carried out to reduce echo shifts and gradient waveform distortions. Then, a two dimensional phase/magnitude correction is performed to remove the remaining... Agent: Ziolkowski Patent Solutions Group, Sc (gems)

20070247153 - Simultaneous chemical species separation and t2* measurement using mri: A method for generating a magnetic resonance image is provided. A magnetic resonance imaging excitation is applied for a plurality of cycles at a cycle rate. A plurality of magnetic resonance image echoes is acquired for each cycle. A decay map is estimated from the plurality of magnetic resonance image... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070247158 - Cylindrical magnetic resonance antenna: A cylindrical magnetic resonance antenna suitable for use as a local antenna for the reception or transmission of magnetic resonance signals, has an antenna arrangement, such as a birdcage antenna arrangement with longitudinal conductors connected at their opposite ends by end rings. In each case, two adjacent longitudinal conductors and... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20070247156 - Gradient coil cooling device and method and gradient coil embodying same: A cooling apparatus for arrangement between two surface coils of a gradient coil to dissipate the heat produced when current is supplied to the surface coils by a coolant flowing into the cooling apparatus, is formed as a flexible, mat-type surface structure, and has a coolant-holding space with at least... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20070247157 - Mr tomography with a system for contrast optimization of mrt images: An MR tomography apparatus has a system for contrast optimization of MRT images, with: an input unit for measurement parameters such as, for example, TR, TE, FOV, matrix size, flip angle, . . . etc. a unit for establishment of the anatomical area to be examined in the examination subject;... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20070247155 - Sar reduction in mr imaging with parallel rf transmission: A computer readable storage medium in an example has a computer program stored thereon and represents a set of instructions that when executed by a computer during MR imaging causes the computer to: acquire a B1 field map for each transmit coil of a parallel RF transmit coil array; determine... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070247159 - Magnetic resonance imaging involving movement of patient's couch: A magnetic resonance imaging system performing various types of imaging that involves movement of a patient's couch. The system has a patient's couch having a tabletop movable in a predetermined direction passing through a static magnetic field as well as reception multiple RF coils consisting of for example a plurality... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070247160 - Rf coil for imaging system: An RF coil suitable for use in imaging systems is provided which coil has a dielectric filled cavity formed by a surrounding conducting enclosure, the conducting enclosure preferably being patterned to form continuous electrical paths around the cavity, each of which paths may be tuned to a selected resonant frequency.... Agent: Crompton, Seager & Tufte, LLC

20070247161 - Net-like electrode array for marine electric and magnetic field measurements: An electrode array for electric and magnetic measurements in a marine environment includes a first set of electrodes connected to a first cable, wherein the first set of electrodes and the first cable are configured to sink to a sea floor in the marine environment; a second set of electrodes... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20070247162 - Tracking the positional relationship between a boring tool and one or more buried lines using a composite magnetic signal: A boring tool is moved through the ground in a region which includes at least one electrically conductive in-ground line and which is subject to static magnetic fields including the magnetic field of the earth. Tracking a positional relationship between the boring tool and the line, as well as a... Agent: Pritzkau Patent Group, LLC

20070247163 - Electromagnetic wavefield analysis: A method of analysing an electromagnetic wavefield. The method comprises the steps of measuring the electric and magnetic fields at least one receiver; formulating a respective filter in respect of each of mutually orthogonal components of each of the electric and magnetic fields; and applying the filters to the measured... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070247164 - Ion sensing arrangement for small gasoline engine: An ion sensing arrangement for a small internal combustion engine includes an ion sensor placed in the engine's combustion chamber to measure the conductivity of the combusted fuel-air mixture. Scaling circuitry, such as variable voltage divider circuitry, is connected to be in electrical communication with an output of the ion... Agent: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP

20070247165 - Wafer backside particle detection for track tools: A particle detection apparatus includes a substrate support adapted to support a substrate. The substrate support includes a number of proximity pins extending a predetermined distance from a surface of the substrate support and a number of probe electrodes coupled to the surface of the substrate support. The particle detection... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070247166 - Electric potential measuring device and image forming apparatus: An electric potential measuring device comprises a detection electrode of a conductive material disposed in opposition to an object and a movable structure comprised of a first solid material portion of a dielectric and a second solid material portion of another dielectric or a conductive material. A charge induced on... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070247167 - Method to monitor critical dimension of ic interconnect: An example method of monitoring and measuring the line width of interconnects comprising the following steps. First, we measure an I-V profile of a sample interconnect structure to obtain a sample I-V profile. The I-V profile is comprised of leakage current measurements at two or more voltages. The sample interconnect... Agent: William Stoffel

20070247168 - Impedance conversion circuit and intergrated circuit including thereof: An impedance conversion circuit including: a first voltage-to-current converter and a second voltage-to-current converter supplied with differential input signal voltages; an inverting amplifier; and a third voltage-to-current converter for feedback; wherein a first resistance and a second resistance are connected in series with each other between an input terminal and... Agent: Robert J. Depke Lewis T. Steadman

20070247169 - Microwave sensor for measuring the moisture of masonry surfaces comprising a microstrip resonator coupled with an open coaxial probe: The measurement device includes a microwave sensor, a microwave analyzer which is essentially composed of a microwave signal generator and a microwave power meter, and a processing unit to which the analyzer is interfaced. The sensor 3 includes a resonator 9 and an open coaxial probe 11. The resonator 9... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20070247170 - Field-effect device for the detection of small quantities of electric charge, such as those generated in bio-molecular process, bound in the vicinity of the surface: The device (1) allows the detection of small quantities of electrical charge (Qs) utilised for recognition of the gybridisation process of a single strand of DNA. It comprises a chip (2) in which is integrated an MOS device having a floating gate (7) a first portion (7a) of which extends... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070247171 - One terminal capacitor interface circuit: A differential capacitor one terminal capacitor interface circuit for sensing the capacitance of first and second capacitors includes a differential integrating amplifier having first and second summing nodes and an input common mode voltage; and a switching circuit for charging a first capacitor of said differential one terminal capacitor to... Agent: Iandiorio & Teska

20070247172 - Charge transfer device and method, touch sensing device and method: The disclosure relates to a touch sensing device and method. An embodiment of the disclosed method that comprises starting to count with a counter while charging a sensing point which has distributed capacitance periodically, then transferring the charge on the sensing point to a second capacitor. Next, the voltage on... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070247173 - Resonance-induced sensitivity enhancement method for conductivity sensors: Methods and systems for improving the sensitivity of a variety of conductivity sensing devices, in particular capacitively-coupled contactless conductivity detectors. A parallel inductor is added to the conductivity sensor. The sensor with the parallel inductor is operated at a resonant frequency of the equivalent circuit model. At the resonant frequency,... Agent: Hiscock & Barclay, LLP

20070247174 - Signal coincidence detection circuit: Signal coincidence detection circuits and methods implemented in such circuits are disclosed. An example signal coincidence detection circuit includes a first differential transistor pair, a second differential transistor pair coupled with the first differential transistor pair and a third differential transistor pair coupled with the first differential transistor pair in... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070247176 - Method of manufacturing a probe card: A method of designing and manufacturing a probe card assembly includes prefabricating one or more elements of the probe card assembly to one or more predefined designs. Thereafter, design data regarding a newly designed semiconductor device is received along with data describing the tester and testing algorithms to be used... Agent: N. Kenneth Burraston Kirton & Mcconkie

20070247178 - Probe station with low inductance path: A probe assembly suitable for high-current measurements of an electrical device.... Agent: Chernoff, Vilhauer, Mcclung & Stenzel

20070247175 - Probe structures with electronic components: A probe apparatus can include a substrate, a contact structure attached to the substrate, and an electronic component electrically connected to the contact structure. The electronic component can be attached to the contact structure.... Agent: N. Kenneth Burraston Kirton & Mcconkie

20070247177 - Test apparatus for semiconductor elements on a semiconductor wafer, and a test method using the test apparatus: A test apparatus for semiconductor elements on a semiconductor wafer has test probes in a test area, which are held by a needle card. The needle card is held by a test area housing which surrounds the test area. Pressure is applied to the test area, and the test area... Agent: Baker Botts, L.L.P.

20070247180 - Probe station having multiple enclosures: A probe station for probing a test device has a chuck element for supporting the test device. An electrically conductive outer shield enclosure at least partially encloses such chuck element to provide EMI shielding therefor. An electrically conductive inner shield enclosure is interposed between and insulated from the outer shield... Agent: Chernoff, Vilhauer, Mcclung & Stenzel

20070247179 - Surface mount component rf test fixture: A surface mount component RF test fixture and method for testing a surface mount device are provided. The test fixture includes a testing board configured to receive a surface mount device and at least one testing interface configured to connect the testing board with the surface mount device. The at... Agent: Brian C. Oakes Tyco Electronics Corporation

20070247181 - Testing apparatus, testing method, jitter filtering circuit, and jitter filtering method: There is provided a testing apparatus for evaluating a device-under-test, having an extracting section for extracting jitter components out of an output signal outputted out of the device-under-test, a filter for passing predetermined frequency components in the jitter components, a phase control section for controlling phase of the output signal... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20070241739 - Power consumption measuring device and power control system: A single-phase, 3-wire watthour meter which can measure power consumption, alter a contract capacity, control the stop/start of power supply/distribution, and easily update programs from a higher-level control apparatus by providing a central processing unit, a storing means, a communicating means and various interfaces, can measure, for example, every 0.2... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070241740 - Hand-held probe: A handheld probe comprises means for sensing a physical property such as current, voltage, temperature and pressure by locating the probe in contact with an article or in close proximity to an article, a battery for alimenting the probe, and means for wirelessly transmitting sensed data from the probe to... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20070241741 - Method and device for estimating variations of the position of the rotor of an electric motor: A method estimates variations of position of the rotor of a motor having a plurality of uniformly spaced sensors that generate a position pulse at every rotation by a pre-established angle of the rotor. The method may include generating a first clock signal at a first frequency, generating a second... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20070241742 - Rotation angle detection apparatus: A rotation angle detection apparatus including a main rotatable body, a pair of sub rotatable bodies, and a control circuit. The sub rotatable bodies are rotated in a linked motion with the rotation of the main rotatable body and are overlapped with each other. The control circuit detects a rotation... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070241743 - Apparatus which detects the thickness of a sheet of paper such as a bank note: A thickness detecting apparatus comprises a printed board in a part of which a coil is patterned, a detection roller which is disposed near the coil, which detects thickness of a sheet P of paper as a displacement amount, and a thickness detection circuit mounted on the surface of the... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20070241744 - Measurement method and mobile information device: A measured physical quantity calculating part 41 calculates a measurement result-corrected value obtained by correcting a measurement result of a sensor unit 25 by the use of corrected values for the sensor unit 25. Subsequently, a measurement environment estimating part 42 estimates a terrestrial magnetism measurement environment on the basis... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20070241745 - Magnetic flux viewer: In an embodiment, the claimed invention is a device to for optical presentation of magnetic flux. A ferromagnetic colloidal mixture is substantially evenly dispersed and sealed between two optically transmissive lenses. At least one magnetic source is juxtaposed about the viewer. A light source is positioned to project through the... Agent: Cohen & Grigsby, P.C.

20070241746 - Method for controlling characteristics of double relaxation oscillation squid with reference junction: The present invention relates to a method of controlling the characteristics of a double relaxation oscillation SQUID having a reference junction. In the method of controlling characteristics of a reference junction-type double relaxation oscillation SQUID (RJ-DROS) having a signal SQUID and a reference junction, a reference DC current flows through... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070241747 - Multiple squid magnetometer: Multiple SQUID magnetometers that include at least two SQUID loops, each of which is composed of at least two Josephson Junctions connected in parallel with superconducting wires, are provided. The SQUID loops are fabricated such that they share a common Josephson Junction. Devices and application that employ the multiple SQUID... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070241748 - Field imager: A detection apparatus for detecting the presence of a sample, the detection apparatus comprising a chamber, ports for introducing a sample within the chamber, an actuation unit for establishing a controllable electromagnetic field in the chamber; and a sensing unit for sensing changes in the electromagnetic field due to the... Agent: Lambert Intellectual Property Law

20070241749 - Device and method for examining magenetic characteristics of objects: Therein the invention proceeds from a device (1) and a method for examining magnetic properties of objects (BN), in particular of sheet material such as for example bank notes, with a magneto-optical layer (42) having magnetic domains, the optical properties of the magneto-optical layer (42) being influenceable by the magnetic... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070241750 - System and methods for t1-based logging: System and methods for using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) T1 measurements for wireline, LWD and MWD applications and down-hole NMR fluid analyzers. The T1 measurements are characterized by insensitivity to motion, as the detrimental effects arising from tool motion or fluid flow are effectively reduced or eliminated. T1 measurements alone... Agent: Jones Day

20070241753 - Magnetic resonance imaging and radio frequency impedance mapping methods and apparatus: In one aspect, a method of obtaining magnetic resonance (MR) and radio-frequency impedance mapping (RFIM) data from a region of an object arranged proximate a plurality of radio-frequency (RF) coils is provided. The method comprises detecting nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) signals emitted from the region to form, at least in... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20070241752 - Nuclear electric quadrupolar properties of hyperpolarized gases to probe surfaces and interfaces: Methods and related devices are provided for probing a surface by application of a hyperpolarized noble gas having a nuclear electric quadrupole moment to the surface. In an embodiment, the hyperpolarized noble gas is substantially free of alkali metal vapor, such as rubidium vapor used to hyperpolarize the noble gas.... Agent: Greenlee Winner And Sullivan P C

20070241751 - Ppa mrt method and apparatus with scaled contribution of k-space data to the reconstructed image: In a PPA MRT method and apparatus, a selected region of k-space containing respective portions of some of the incomplete, measured data lines and respective portions of some of the complete, reconstructed data lines is designated. For each data line in the selected region, a level of the noise therein... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20070241754 - Magnetic resonance imaging system and magnetic resonance imaging method: Provided is a magnetic resonance imaging system capable of reducing degradation in a magnetic resonance spectrum derived from a change in a static magnetic field. A sequence controller performs non-water-suppressed spectrum measurement (pre-scan) cyclically during water-suppressed spectrum measurement (main scan) accompanied by repetitive measurement intended for averaging of signals, and... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070241755 - Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and static magnetic field correction method: A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes: a static magnetic field generating unit which generates a static magnetic field, a measuring unit which measures the strength distribution characteristic of the static magnetic field, a determination unit which determines correction amounts for first- to nth-order (n is a natural number of more... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070241756 - Method of and apparatus for non-destructively measuring moisture content of dried objects: It is an object of the present invention to provide means for measuring electric characteristics of dried objects having different shapes and characters, and means which, by measuring an impedance and an electrostatic capacity, non-destructively and high accurately measures a moisture content of the dried objects of different shapes and... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070241757 - Group wiring system allowing locating of wire pairs and method for locating wire pairs in group wiring system: A group wiring system includes a hub of a server system, a distribution frame including a plurality of wire pair receptacles, a plurality of remote receptacles, a testing device, and a plurality of testing circuits. Each testing circuit is coupled between conductive wires of contacts of an associated wire pair... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20070241758 - Leakage detection circuit and battery electronic control unit: A leakage detection circuit of the present invention includes a branch having a body ground, a protective resistance, a switch element, a detection resistance, and a variable power supply that are coupled in series. A low voltage side of the variable power supply is connected to a negative electrode of... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20070241759 - Method for measuring stability margin at a node of a polyphase power grid: A method for measuring a stability margin at a node of a polyphase power grid injects suppressed-carrier stimulus into a node of the power grid by low-level amplitude modulation of the output voltage of a pre-exiting generator connected to the node. Response signals are obtained and product demodulated on a... Agent: Taylor & Aust, P.C.

20070241760 - Method for partial re-calibrating a network analyzer, and a network analyzer: A calibrated network analyzer is re-calibrated by measuring a circuit parameter of a standard device, specifying the type of error coefficient relating to this measured circuit parameter, and calculating an error coefficient of this specified type using this measured circuit parameter. Moreover, of the circuit parameters necessary for this calculation,... Agent: Paul D. Greeley, Esq. Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20070241761 - System and method for determining attenuation of electromagnetic waves impacting an electromagnetic shield: A method for determining attenuation of electromagnetic waves impacting an electromagnetic shield. A reference amplitude is provided. A signal exhibiting a first frequency is converted to a converted signal exhibiting a second frequency higher than the first frequency. Electromagnetic waves corresponding to the converted signal are transmitted from a first... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070241762 - Radiofrequency based sensor arrangement and a method: A sensor arrangement for a sensor arrangement remotely readable by radio frequencies. The sensor arrangement includes an LC resonator that includes a capacitor and a coil, and a sensor element coupled to the LC resonator whose properties change as a function of a measurable quantity. A sensor element according to... Agent: Venable LLP

20070241763 - Differential level shifter with automatic error compensation: For measuring a voltage difference between two measurement potentials at the input of a voltage converter that can be controlled via a control input, the measurement potentials are shifted by a voltage potential defined by a first pair of impression currents to obtain a first pair of shifted measurement potentials... Agent: Baker Botts, L.L.P.

20070241765 - Probe card and measuring method for semiconductor wafers: A probe card for use in testing wafers for semiconductor devices is provided. In the probe card, a region having a plurality of probes corresponding to respective chips is divided into a plurality of subregions. A tester signal is switched between a pair of subregions thus divided so that the... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070241764 - Wired circuit board assembly sheet: A wired circuit board assembly sheet has a plurality of wired circuit boards, distinguishing marks for distinguishing defectiveness of the wired circuit boards, and a supporting sheet for supporting the plurality of wired circuit boards and the distinguishing marks. Each of the distinguishing marks has an indication portion for indicating... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070241766 - Semiconductor integrated circuit: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a wiring capable of connecting a plurality of chips on a wafer and has a configuration which is capable of cutting the wiring electrically and which allows all the chips to be tested at one time. Specifically, an exclusive test circuit region capable of being... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070241767 - Semiconductor device and method for testing semiconductor device: A method for testing a semiconductor device incorporating a controller, which generates first and second complementary signals, and a memory, which operates in accordance with the first and second complementary signals. The method includes selectively switching the first and second complementary signals to an intermediate potential signal having an intermediate... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070236206 - System and method for voltage noise and jitter measurement using time-resolved emission: Time-resolved emission can be used to measure loop-synchronous, small-signal voltage perturbation in integrated circuits. In this technique the measurements are completely non-invasive and so reflect the true device behavior. The time-dependant propagation delay caused by Vdd modulation also shows the expected qualitative signature. This technique should find applications in circuits... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070236207 - Systems and methods for evaluating electromagnetic interference: Systems and methods for evaluating electromagnetic interference that may be employed, for among other things, to evaluate electronic system immunity to radiated electromagnetic fields and/or to identify particular electronic system areas that are susceptible to electromagnetic radiation.... Agent: O'keefe, Egan, Peterman & Enders LLP

20070236208 - Protective relay device, system and methods for rogowski coil sensors: Relay devices, systems and methods for obtaining an accurate representation of a current monitored with a Rogowski coil, without integration of the Rogowski coil output voltage signal in the time domain.... Agent: John S. Beulick Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20070236210 - Transmission line pulse (tlp) system calabration technique: A transmission Line Pulse (TLP) device calibration method wherein the TLP device includes a pulse generator for generating a pulse, a cable having an input terminal coupled to said pulse generator, an output terminal, and at least one ground return terminal, for coupling said pulse to a device under test... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070236209 - Measuring device: The invention refers to a measuring device, in particular a measuring unit, as well as to a method for evaluating the position of a pointer, and furthermore to a measuring system, respectively an evaluation system, where the measuring unit is used. The measuring device serves for displaying an electric signal,... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20070236211 - True speed sensor: A hub cap assembly couplable to an axle of a vehicle and operable to obtain data indicative of wheel velocity includes a housing, a hub cap rotatably coupled to said housing, and a speed sensor coupled to said hub cap. The assembly may be inserted into or otherwise coupled to... Agent: Don W. Bulson (goodrich) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070236212 - Thin-film structure magnetizable bead detector: A ferromagnetic thin-film based magnetic field detection system used for detecting the presence of selected molecular species. A magnetic field sensor supported on a substrate has a binding molecule layer positioned on a side thereof capable of selectively binding to the selected molecular species held on a magnetic particle. The... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20070236214 - Primary windings having multiple parallel extended portions: Reference standards or articles having prescribed levels of damage are fabricated by monitoring an electrical property of the article material, mechanically loading the article, and removing the load when a change in electrical properties indicates a prescribed level of damage. The electrical property is measured with an electromagnetic sensor, such... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20070236213 - Telemetry method and apparatus using magnetically-driven mems resonant structure: A telemetry method and apparatus using pressure sensing elements remotely located from associated pick-up, and processing units for the sensing and monitoring of pressure within an environment. This includes remote pressure sensing apparatus incorporating a magnetically-driven resonator being hermetically-sealed within an encapsulating shell or diaphragm and associated new method of... Agent: Dennis R. Haszko Patent Law Office Of D.r.haszko

20070236215 - System and method for obtaining well fluid samples: A system and method facilitates the sampling of well fluid during a well logging operation. A sampling tool may be coupled into a logging tool string and delivered downhole into a wellbore. At a desired location within the wellbore, the sampling tool may be triggered to intake a well fluid... Agent: Schlumberger Technology Corporation

20070236216 - Mr imaging with an rf pulse producing reduced magnetization transfer: A system and method are provided herein for designing and transmitting RF pulses which cause a reduced off-resonance magnetization transfer saturation. An RF pulse shape may be optimized according to a set of Bloch solutions defining a desired magnetization profile. An RF pulse may be transmitted according to this optimized... Agent: Ziolkowski Patent Solutions Group, Sc (zps)

20070236217 - Magnetic resonance data acquisition method and apparatus: In a method and magnetic resonance apparatus for acquisition of image data for a magnetic resonance image, the image data are acquired with an acquisition sequence, in which a k-space matrix corresponding to the image data is scanned in segments with at least two partial acquisitions and in which each... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20070236218 - Mri/mrs gradient coil with integrated cooling circuits: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which heat produced in the patient examination space by the power used to create electromagnetic fields in an MRI/MRS system is significantly reduced by coolant carried by one of two split connected concentric coil layers of one of two of the primary gradient... Agent: International Patent Counselors

20070236219 - Radio-frequency antenna arrangement for acquisition of a magnetic resonance signal: A radio-frequency antenna for acquisition of a magnetic resonance signal has two electrodes that are connected with one another via a discrete tuning device. The first radio-frequency antenna) is tuned to a resonance frequency by the tuning device. The tuning device has a first tuning element influencing the resonance frequency... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20070236220 - Apparatus to receive signals from electromagnetic coupler: In at least one embodiment an apparatus is provided that includes an electromagnetic coupler probe to provide sampled electromagnetic signals and an electronics component to receive the sampled electromagnetic signals from the electromagnetic coupler probe and to provide recovered sampled electromagnetic signals. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.... Agent: Fleshner-kim, LLP Intel Corporation

20070236221 - Method and apparatus for the use of multicomponent induction tool for geosteering and formation resistivity data interpretation in horizontal wells: Measurements made with a multicomponent logging instrument when used in a substantially horizontal borehole in earth formations are diagnostic of the direction of beds relative to the position of the borehole. When the logging instrument is conveyed on a drilling assembly, the drilling trajectory may be maintained to follow a... Agent: Madan, Mossman & Sriram, P.C.

20070236222 - Method and apparatus for determining formation resistivity ahead of the bit and azimuthal at the bit: A method and apparatus for obtaining a resistivity measurement of an earth formation surrounding a borehole in an MWD device uses the drillbit and the adjacent portion of the drill collar as a focusing electrode for focusing the measure current from a measure electrode on the face or side of... Agent: Madan, Mossman & Sriram, P.C.

20070236223 - Sensor for measuring the position of an actuator: A sensor measures the position of an actuator of an internal combustion engine, wherein the actuator is electromotively driven by means of a drive connection. The housing of the actuator accommodates at least one position sensor which detects the position at the drive connection. At least one position sensor is... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20070236224 - Monolithically integrated hybridisation sensor assembly and associated production method: A monolithically integrated sensor assembly is for detecting molecules that are potentially contained in an analyte. The assembly includes: a substrate; at least one sensor electrode, which is located on or in the substrate and is coated with a sensor-active layer, on which electrochemically active particles are generated in the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070236225 - State of health recognition of secondary batteries: An invention is provided for determining a state of health of a battery. The invention includes applying a predefined load profile to a battery, and obtaining a plurality of battery response voltage data corresponding to points along the predefined load profile. A matrix of parameters, which includes, among other data,... Agent: Patent Venture Group

20070236226 - Sensor device for a household appliance: Sensor device for a household appliance that comprises a body (2), detector means to measure at least one variable of a fluid and which comprise a conductivity sensor, and a printed circuit (3) that receives the variables measured by the detector means. The body (2) comprises a housing (20) where... Agent: The Kline Law Firm, P.C.

20070236227 - Waveform converting apparatus, waveform converting method test apparatus and test method: An waveform converting apparatus is provided. The waveform converting apparatus includes: an amplitude converting section that multiplies an amplitude component of the input signal more than a predetermined amplitude value by a conversion coefficient which gradually decreases in accordance with the amplitude value; and a filter that removes a frequency... Agent: Robert E. Lockman, Jr.

20070236228 - Baggage compartment, in particular an enclosed compartment for an aircraft cabin:

20070236229 - Specific absorption rate measuring system, and a method thereof: A biological tissue equivalent phantom unit to be used by the specific absorption rate measuring system for evaluating absorption of electromagnetic wave energy includes a biological tissue equivalent phantom for absorbing an electromagnetic wave. In addition, two or more electro-optical crystals are arranged at two or more measurement points in... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070236230 - Vector network analysis system and method using offset stimulus signals: A vector network analysis system and a method of measuring use offset stimulus signals to stimulate a balanced device under test (DUT) to determine performance parameters. The system includes an offset stimulus source that provides a plurality of stimulus signals and a vector network analyzer. At least one stimulus signal... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070236231 - Capacitive physical quantity sensor and diagnosis method: A capacitive sensor for detecting a physical quantity includes a sensor element and a detecting circuit. The sensor element includes a movable electrode and a fixed electrode. A periodic voltage is applied to the fixed electrode. A high-voltage generating circuit applies a diagnostic voltage to an input side of a... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070236232 - System and apparatus for using test structures inside of a chip during the fabrication of the chip: The fabrication of the wafer may be analyzed starting from when the wafer is in a partially fabricated state. The value of a specified performance parameter may be determined at a plurality of locations on an active area of a die of the wafer. The specified performance parameter is known... Agent: Shemwell Mahamedi LLP

20070236233 - Probe interposers and methods of fabricating probe interposers: The invention includes probe interposers and methods of fabricating pose interposers. In one implementation, a method of fabricating a probe interposer includes providing a substrate having a frontside and a backside. Probe tips are lithographically patterned on the substrate frontside. The probe tips have electrically conductive outer ends configured to... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20070236234 - Method and system for the optical inspection of contact faces at semiconductor devices with different appearances: A system and method that reliably determines the position of contact needle tips on the contact pad irrespective of the contact pad geometry and the character of the contact pad surface is disclosed. A first image is taken of the surface of the contact pad prior to the contacting of... Agent: Dicke, Billig & Czaja

20070236235 - Handlers for testing semiconductor devices that are capable of maintaining stable temperature in test environments: A semiconductor device test handler for maintaining stable temperature in a test environment may include a loading unit that loads a plurality of semiconductor devices mounted on a test tray; a soak chamber configured to receive the test tray from the loading unit and to age the semiconductor devices at... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070236236 - Electronic device test set and contact used therein: A contact for use in a test set which can be mounted to a load board of a tester apparatus. The contact, which serves to electrically connect at least one lead of a device being tested with a corresponding metallic trace on the load board, has a first end defining... Agent: Nawrocki, Rooney & Sivertson Suite 401, Broadway Place East

20070236237 - A test structure and method for detecting charge effects during semiconductor processing using a delayed inversion point technique: A semiconductor process test structure comprises a gate electrode, a charge-trapping layer, and a diffusion region. The test structure is a capacitor-like structure in which the charge-trapping layer will trap charges during various processing steps. A CV measurement can then be used to detect whether a Vfb shift has occurred.... Agent: Baker & Mckenzie LLP Patent Department

20070236240 - Device for the testing of packaging material: The present invention relates to a device for the testing of a packaging material comprising an applicator 101 with an opening 104, a holder 105, whereby the holder 105 is positioned in a inner chamber 106 with an in- and outlet and means 103 for applying a vacuum in the... Agent: Graybeal, Jackson, Haley LLP

20070236239 - Integrated circuit having a semiconductor device and integrated circut test method: An integrated circuit having a semiconductor device an integrated circuit test method for testing a semiconductor device is disclosed. In a normal operation mode of the semiconductor device, a signal present at a connection of the semiconductor device is transmitted to a circuit core of the semiconductor device, and in... Agent: Dicke, Billig & Czaja

20070236238 - Systems and methods for reducing testing times on integrated circuit dies: Disclosed herein are various embodiments of systems and method for testing dies on semiconductor wafers that reduce testing times on future wafers. The disclosed systems and methods may be employed to determine which BINs, if any, should be reprobed during a second testing pass. Specifically, the disclosed principles provide this... Agent: Baker & Mckenzie On Behalf Of Tsmc

20070236242 - Integrated circuit with improved test capability via reduced pin count: An integrated circuit that supports testing of multiple pads via a subset of these pads includes at least two sections. Each section has multiple pads and multiple test access circuits coupled to these pads. For each section, one pad is designated as a primary pad and the remaining pads are... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070236243 - Liquid crystal display driver including test pattern generating circuit: A liquid crystal display (LCD) driver including a normal mode circuit, a test pattern generating circuit, a selection circuit, and a timing controller. The normal mode circuit generates a normal mode signal related to a normal image data writing operation of an LCD. The test pattern generating circuit generates a... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20070236244 - Test method, semiconductor device, and display: The present invention allows an efficient test as to the presence of line defects in data lines and gate lines in a liquid crystal display. A logic circuit for a test is provided according to the interconnect layout structure on a semiconductor substrate of a liquid crystal display, and ends... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070229055 - Digital oscilloscope and method for displaying signal: A measured value processing circuit records measured values for a predetermined number of repeated patterns converted by an A/D converter, in a measured value memory. A calculation section calculates standard deviations of measured values for the predetermined number of repeated patterns obtained at corresponding sample times of predetermined period. A... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070229054 - Operating an integrated circuit at a minimum supply voltage: In one embodiment, an integrated circuit comprises at least one measurement unit configured to generate an output indicative of a supply voltage at which the integrated circuit is operable for a given operating frequency and a control unit coupled to receive the output. The control unit is configured to generate... Agent: Lawrence J. Merkel Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.

20070229056 - Local oscillator diversity system for reducing spectrum analyzer synthesis spurs: A local oscillator (LO) diversity system for a spectrum analyzer generates a first LO signal having a designated frequency and a first set of spurious signals, acquires a first record of an input signal applied to the spectrum analyzer with the first LO signal set to the designated frequency, generates... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070229057 - Beam current sensor: A beam current sensor is composed of a cylindrical super-conductive body having a bridge unit formed on the outer diameter side wherein a beam passes through the inner diameter side. The sensor improves efficiency of creating a magnetic field from a current and can measure a beam current as 1... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070229060 - Rotation detecting sensor: A rotation detecting sensor includes a magnetic element group including at least three magnetic elements each of which detects rotations of a rotary body that includes a magnetic body, output portions each for outputting a signal generated at each of the magnetic elements to an outside, and element selecting means... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070229058 - Displacement sensor: A linear displacement sensor including a hollow cylindrical flux concentrator, at least one magnetic flux sensor and a magnetic circuit. The hollow cylindrical flux concentrator has an inner opening and an outer surface. The at least one magnetic flux sensor is fixedly associated with the outer surface of the flux... Agent: Max W. Garwood

20070229059 - Position determination device and method of position determination: The position determination device for an essentially linear moving body comprises at least one deformation element extending along the range of body movement, a deformation initiation device movable relative to said deformation element, a deformation sensor assigned to a measurement end of the deformation element and an evaluation unit for... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20070229061 - Rotation angle detection device: The present invention attains downsizing of a permanent magnet with a simple structure to reduce a manufacturing cost thereof. Provided is a rotation angle detection device, including: a cylindrical magnetic circuit mounted to a shaft; and non-contact sensors provided in an inner void of the magnetic circuit, in which the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070229062 - Rotational angel detector: A small-sized rotational angle detector can output both the absolute rotational angle α including the frequency of the steering shaft and the relative rotational angle signal. The amount of change of the absolute rotational angle is calculated on a sampling-period basis. A transition interval is determined based on the sampling... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070229063 - Rotational angle detector: A rotational angle detector includes a rotor, a detecting body, a light emitting device, an annular-shaped light receiving device, and a controller. The detecting body rotates relatively to the rotor and is provided with a light transmitting path, which permits light to pass in a direction parallel to a rotating... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070229064 - Motion transducer for motion related to the direction of the axis of an eddy-current displacement sensor: A motion transducer comprising one or more electromagnetic coils provided on a first element, each of the coils having a magnetic axis of symmetry.... Agent: William W. Haefliger

20070229066 - Eddy current flaw detection sensor and method: Two excitation coils 1a, 1b cause eddy current B to flow in the axial direction of a tubular test object 31. A detection coil 2 disposed between the excitation coils 1a, 1b detects bypass eddy current D which flows in the circumferential direction of the test object 31 while bypassing... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20070229065 - Eddy current sensor and sensor coil for the same: The invention pertains to an eddy current sensor with a sensor circuit having a head portion, including a sensor coil, a base portion and a transmission cable connecting the head portion to the base portion. The transmission cable is a triaxial cable and the sensor coil is connected between the... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070229068 - Magnetic detection device having magnetic detection element in magnetic detection circuit and fabricating method thereof: A magnetic detection device of which an output can be completely switched over with an external magnetic field is formed in a small size. A detection circuit is formed by forming circuit elements such as an active element layer and interconnection layers on a substrate. An insulating layer is formed... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070229067 - Magnetic sensor having resistance adjusting unit and method of manufacturing the same: A magnetic sensor capable of properly reducing a deviation of a central potential and a method of manufacturing the magnetic sensor are provided. A conductor is connected to an end of a fixed resistance element. The conductor includes a plurality of divisional path pieces and a common path piece. A... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070229069 - Metal shield alarm in a nuclear quadrupole resonance/x-ray contraband detection system: This invention relates to a combined nuclear quadrupole resonance and X-ray contraband detection system with a metal shield alarm that is activated when the area of the metal in the object being scanned as determined by the resonance frequency shifts of the NQR sensors exceeds the area of the metal... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070229070 - Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and magnetic resonance imaging method: A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprises: a chemical shift data storage unit, a first frequency adjusting unit, a first imaging unit, a second frequency adjust unit and a second imaging unit. The chemical shift data storage unit stores chemical shift data. The first frequency adjusting unit adjusts a center frequency... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070229071 - Method for correction of image artifacts during acquisition of magnetic resonance imaging data: A method for correcting image artifacts during the acquisition of magnetic resonance imaging data includes the following steps. At least one part of the linear location-dependent and spatially constant interference fields arising at the measurement location is determined in a time interval between an excitation point in time and a... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20070229072 - Method and device for high-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy using a hyperpolarised medium: Weak magnetic fields within the sense of the invention are fields having a strength of less than 200 G. For example, they are very weak fields in the range of under B0=0.001, T=10 G. The advantage of the determination of the chemical shift in weak fields is that appropriate devices... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070229075 - Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and magnetic resonance imaging method: A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a data acquisition unit, a frequency offset acquisition unit, a frequency modulation unit and a phase shift correction unit. The data acquisition unit acquires pieces of echo data due to nuclear magnetic resonance after applying an excitation pulse. The frequency offset acquisition unit acquires... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070229073 - Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and rf coil: A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus capable of receiving magnetic resonance signals with a plurality of coils while uniformly exciting such signals is to be provided. An RF coil of the magnetic resonance imaging apparatus is provided with an original loop unit, and a conductor which is so connected to the... Agent: General Electric Co. Global Patent Operation

20070229074 - Rf coil and magnetic resonance imaging apparatus: For the purpose of making available an RF coil which makes possible a reduction in elements to be controlled in varying the size of the RF coil, there are provided an original loop unit, a conductor so connected to the original loop unit as to split the original loop unit... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20070229076 - Coil apparatus and nuclear magnetic resonance apparatus using the same: An RF coil apparatus suitable for a high magnetic field MRI apparatus includes a plurality of subcoils arranged substantially in a cylindrical form. Each subcoil includes a first conductor part and a second conductor part. The second conductor part is disposed on the inside of a cylinder, i.e., on the... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20070229077 - Method for determining construction parameters of magnet structures designed to generate magnetic fields in predetermined volumes of space and method for correcting magnetic fields in predetermined volumes of space, particularly in mri apparatus: A method for determining construction parameters of magnet structures designed to generate magnetic fields in predetermined volumes of space, comprising the steps of: a) defining a predetermined volume of space in which a static magnetic field is to be generated; b) defining the nominal strength and profile of the magnetic... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070229078 - Device and method using magnetic pattern on disk: As embodiment of the invention relates to a device for performing NMR or ESR analysis. The device comprises a detection unit, a magnet, and a disk having a magnetic pattern. The detection unit comprises a sample holding space for holding a sample and a microcoil for detecting NMR or ESR... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070229080 - Electro-optical magnetic resonance transducer: A receive coil (46, 46′, 46″) receiving a magnetic resonance signal includes an optical resonant cavity (82, 82′, 82″) having an electro-optically active medium (90, 90′, 90″). A radio frequency antenna (80, 80′, 80″) is coupled with the electro-optically active medium such that reception of the magnetic resonance signal by... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070229079 - Magnetic resonance imaging system provided with an electrical accessory device: A magnetic resonance imaging system is provided with one or more electrical accessory devices, for example, catheters (10) or RF surface coils (6), which are intended for use during the examination of an object, as well as with a connection lead (13) which is arranged so as to extend through... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070229081 - System and method for calibration of well logging tools: By breaking the calibration into two parts—one calibration offset being associated with a first portion, and the other calibration offset being associated with a second portion, it is possible to combine the various calibration offsets for a particular first portion mated with a particular second portion. Thus, any one of... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20070229082 - Method and system for calibrating downhole tools for drift: A method and related system calibrating downhole tools for drift. Some of the illustrative embodiments are a logging tool comprising a tool body, a transmitter antenna associated with the tool body, a transmitter electronics coupled to the transmitter antenna, a first receiver antenna associated with the tool body, a first... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20070229083 - Low noise, towed electromagnetic system for subsurface exploration: A detector for a marine electromagnetic survey system includes a housing arranged to minimize turbulence when the housing is towed through a body of water, and to minimize motion of the housing in any direction other than the tow direction. The housing includes at least one of an electric field... Agent: E. Eugene Thigpen Petroleum Geo-services, Inc.

20070229084 - Discharge lamp driving circuit having a signal detection circuit therein: A discharge lamp driving circuit includes an inverter, a ballast capacitor, a discharge lamp, and a lamp current detecting circuit. The inverter converts a DC voltage into an AC voltage with high frequency to output the AC voltage to an output port based on a pulse width modulation control signal.... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20070229085 - Analyzer: The present invention relates to an analyzer (1) to be used with an analytical tool (2) mounted thereto and used for analyzing a particular component contained in a sample supplied to the analytical tool (2). The analyzer (1) includes at least one detection terminal pair (11, 12) including a first... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20070229086 - Electric potential measuring instrument and image forming apparatus: The electric potential measuring instrument comprises an electrode arranged on a semiconductor substrate at a position opposite to the object of measurement and a modulation means for modulating the coupling capacitance between the object of measurement and the electrode. The electrode is the gate electrode of a field effect type... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070229087 - Ion balance sensor: An ion balance sensor includes an antenna 20 charged with positive ions or negative ions, and a normally-on type MOSFET 11 in which a gate electrode G is connected to the antenna 20, an ion balance-detecting resistance R is connected between a grounded source electrode S and the gate electrode... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070229088 - Failure display unit and disk drive device with failure display function: The failure display unit includes a heat-sensitive material which changes its color irreversibly according to a temperature, a heater provided near the heat-sensitive material for generating heat when power applied, a power supply circuit for supplying power to the heater, and a casing in which the heat-sensitive material and the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070229089 - Method, apparatus and computer-readable code for detecting an incipient ground fault in an electrical propulsion system: Method, apparatus and computer-readable code are provided for detecting a location of an incipient ground fault in an electrical propulsion system. The apparatus may include a sensor configured to sense a respective ground leakage signal associated with a ground of the propulsion system. The apparatus may further include a compensator... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, P.A.

20070229090 - Method, apparatus and computer-readable code for detecting an incipient ground fault in an electrical propulsion system: Method, apparatus and computer-readable code are provided for detecting a location of an incipient ground fault in an electrical propulsion system. The apparatus may include a sensor configured to sense a respective ground leakage signal associated with a ground of the propulsion system. The apparatus may further include a second... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, P.A.

20070229091 - Method, apparatus and computer-readable code for detecting an incipient ground fault in an electrical propulsion system: Method, apparatus and computer-readable code for detecting an incipient ground fault. The apparatus includes a sensor for sensing a ground leakage signal. The apparatus further includes a correlator that receives the ground leakage signal, and at least one signal indicative of a respective energization state of a respective electrical phase... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, P.A.

20070229092 - Test structures and method of defect detection using voltage contrast inspection: Test structures and a method for voltage contrast (VC) inspection are disclosed. In one embodiment, the test structure includes: a gate stack that is grounded by a ground to maintain the gate stack in an off state during VC inspection, which allows NFET defect detection using VC inspection prior to... Agent: Hoffman, Warnick & D'alessandro LLC

20070229094 - Analysis method and analysis apparatus: Provided are an analysis method and an analysis apparatus that can perform analysis of a substance and information obtainment with relatively high accuracy and reproducibility without previously allowing a carrier to carry a reagent for a color reaction. In the analysis method and the analysis apparatus, the information on an... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070229093 - Bi-directional three-dimensional microwave scanning and volumetric mapping of a whole roll or pallet of paper: Bi-directional (longitudinal and angular) three-dimensional volumetric microwave scanning of a whole roll or pallet of paper (FIGS. 3, 4), including three-dimensional volumetric mapping of internal properties and characteristics (moisture content, density, material uniformity, defects and types thereof, and variabilities thereof) of the roll or pallet of paper. Transmitted microwaves propagate... Agent: Martin D Moynihan Prtsi Inc

20070229095 - Method and apparatus for corrosion detection: A corrosion monitoring device for monitoring corrosion in fluid containing systems and other equipment exposed to a corrosive environment comprising sensor elements having a composition substantially the same as the equipment being monitored, the sensor elements having a predetermined thickness for exposure to a corrosive solution of the fluid containing... Agent: Wegman, Hessler & Vanderburg

20070229096 - System and method for detecting single event latchup in integrated circuits: A method for testing an integrated circuit for potential latchup sites includes applying a voltage to the integrated circuit, measuring a current through the integrated circuit, applying at least one radiation beam to at least one area of the integrated circuit, and detecting an occurrence of a latchup by detecting... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070229098 - Detection method of probe's tip location, storage medium storing the method, and probe device: A method for detecting tip positions of probes which is performed prior to the wafer test includes a first step of attaching the transparent film F on the test substrate W having the electrodes P arranged same as those of the wafer; a second step of detecting the electrodes P... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070229100 - High performance probe system: A probe system for providing signal paths between an integrated circuit (IC) tester and input/output, power and ground pads on the surfaces of ICs to be tested includes a probe board assembly, a flex cable and a set of probes arranged to contact the IC's I/O pads. The probe board... Agent: N. Kenneth Burraston Kirton & Mcconkie

20070229101 - Inspection method and inspection apparatus: Disclosed is an inspection method for inspecting the electrical characteristics of a device by bringing an inspecting probe into electrical contact with an inspection electrode. An insulating film formed on the surface of the inspection electrode is broken by utilizing a fritting phenomenon so as to bring the inspection electrode... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070229102 - Mechanically reconfigurable vertical tester interface for ic probing: A wafer test assembly includes multiple probe head substrates arranged like tiles with connectors attached to one side and probes supported on the opposing side. In one embodiment, flexible cable connectors directly connect the connectors on the probe head tile to a test head, while in another embodiment the flexible... Agent: N. Kenneth Burraston Kirton & Mcconkie

20070229097 - Probe, probe card, and testing device: An object is to provide a probe, a probe card, and a testing device which can precisely perform a test for conductive state of a conductive wiring in, for example, a through hole or a contact hole provided in a circuit board. Provided is a probe (10) for performing a... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20070229099 - Resistive test probe tips and applications therefor: A test probe tip constructed substantially from resistive material. The resistive material is made of resistive conducting material substantially enclosed in and dispersed throughout encapsulating material. The test probe tip has a probing end for probing electronic circuitry and a connection end for interfacing with a probing head. The resistive... Agent: Oster-lecroy Law Office Of Karen Dana Oster, LLC

20070229104 - Micro kelvin probes and micro kelvin probe methodology with concentric pad structures: A micro Kelvin probe assembly and method of accomplishing a micro Kelvin measurement that determines the resistance or impedance of a device under test (DUT) that has two spaced contacts. An ammeter is used to flow current through the DUT, and a voltmeter is used to measure the voltage drop... Agent: Brian M. Dingman Mirick, O'connell, Demallie & Lougee

20070229103 - Socket, a circuit component having the socket and an information processing system having the circuit component: A socket for mounting an IC device having an opening formed in the socket body is disclosed. At least a probe in electrical contact with the IC device is partly exposed to the opening and cooled by cooling air passing through the opening.... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070229105 - Desktop wafer analysis station: A small-footprint wafer analysis, or test, station, suitable for personal or desktop use, includes a chuck mounted upon a base, an x-y motion mechanism slidably attached to the base, a contact array carrier slidably attached to the x-y motion mechanism, and an optical alignment mechanism attached to the contact array... Agent: Raymond J. Werner

20070229106 - Measuring and identifying analog characteristics of a microelectronic component at a wafer level and a platform level: A die includes circuit components to perform normal operations and duplicated components of selective ones of the circuit components. Each end of the duplicated components is connected to a pad on the die to allow access by measurement devices. The measurement devices apply electricity to the pads to measure analog... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070229108 - Probe system: A probe apparatus and a probe system are provided. The probe apparatus uses a larger printed circuit board to dispose a plurality of testers. The layout of each of the testers on the circuit board is modified accordingly, such that more number of the testers can be disposed on the... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070229107 - Stacked integrated circuit package system with connection protection: A stacked integrated circuit package system is provided connecting an interconnect between a first integrated circuit device and a substrate, the first integrated circuit device on the substrate, applying a protective dot on the first integrated circuit device, mounting a second integrated circuit device, having an adhesive, on the protective... Agent: Ishimaru & Zahrt LLP

20070229109 - Carriage for liquid crystal module: A plurality of individually retractable racks on which a single module is mounted on each rack is disposed on the upper and middle tiers of a portable carriage main body. Provided to the lower tier of the carriage main body are a operating panel for setting work content and conditions;... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070229110 - Power supply method for semiconductor integrated circuit in test and cad system for semiconductor integrated circuit: In a power supply port decision step, first, a required minimum number of power supply ports for use in a test is found based on power consumption information and the required minimum number of power bumps out of plural power bumps are decided as the power supply ports for use... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP