Radiant energy inventions 01/06

20060016957 - Systems and methods for displaying images and processing work pieces: A method of displaying an image on a work piece positioned on a movable work surface. A method of processing a work piece, as well as a method of displaying an image on a moveable work surface, is also provided. A system for machining a work piece in accordance with...

20060016958 - Objective optical element and optical pickup apparatus: An objective optical element for use in an optical pickup apparatus which conducts reproducing and/or recording information for first, second and third optical information recording mediums, comprises a first lens which is made of a material A having Abbe's number being within a range of 20 to 40 for d-line...

20060016959 - Feed-forward methods and apparatus for setting the light intensities of one or more leds: In one method, an operating current of an LED is varied and, at one or more values of the operating current, a corresponding voltage of the LED is measured. The measured voltages are then used as feed-forward variables to set the light intensity of the LED. In another method, an...

20060016960 - Systems and methods for calibrating light output by light-emitting diodes: A system and method for calibrating light output from an LED is provided. The system includes a support on which an LED is positioned, a photosensor to measure the light output from the LED, and means for calibrating and adjusting the light output of the LED. Calibration is accomplished by...

20060016961 - Imaging apparatus and solid-state imaging device: A solid-state imaging device includes: plural kinds of groups of photoelectric conversion devices, the solid-state imaging device being so constructed that a difference between an amount of light incident to each photoelectric conversion device in a peripheral portion and an amount of light incident to each photoelectric conversion device in...

20060016962 - Photoelectric transducer and photoelectric transducer element array: A photoelectric transducer has an optical waveguide and a photoelectric transducer element array of photoelectric transducer elements optically coupled to the optical waveguide. The photoelectric transducer element array has a common conductive layer, and the photoelectric transducer elements are mounted on the common conductive layer in alignment with entrance or...

20060016963 - Medical sensors: A medical sensor includes a CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) photo detecting sensor array with a sensitivity and SNR (signal to noise ratio) sufficient for medical purposes and a processing unit to generate an output signal indicating the amount of light impinging on said photo sensor array. The sensitivity is at...

20060016964 - Light quantity detection circuit: A detection circuit which converts an output current into a voltage is added to a photosensor of a thin film transistor. Thereby, a very small current can be converted into a voltage in a desired range where a feedback can be provided. Since the circuit is composed of three TFTs...

20060016965 - Optics elements configured for light sensing applications and related methods of manufacturing: The present invention relates to improved optical elements configured for light sensing applications and to systems comprising the improved optical elements....

20060016966 - Input devices for control of airborne camera systems: An sensor/emitter system includes a sensor/emitter payload capable of generating image signals in response to radiation falling thereon and of emitting a radiation beam includes a manually controllable input device. In a first embodiment, a hand held control unit (HCU) comprises an enclosure for housing input control actuators, and a...

20060016967 - Optical device, and optical mouse incorporating the optical device: An optical mouse includes a base and a lens for forming an image on an image sensor package. An LED projects light into the field of view of the lens via a prism. The prism enables the LED to be set horizontally, which reduces optical losses. The prism and lens...

20060016968 - Particle size distribution analyzer: The particle size distribution analyzer of the present invention is equipped with cells C; a light source 2 that irradiates a light L onto particles within the cells C; multiple photo-detectors 31 and 32 that detect the light intensity of a diffraction light and/or a scattering light generated from the...

20060016969 - Optical delay lines.: This invention relates to optical delay lines, particularly to modifying an optical signal passing through an optical delay line. A method of applying a Doppler shift to an optical signal as it passes through an optical delay line is provided, the method comprising the step of progressively altering a property...

20060016970 - Reflective encoder and electronic device using such reflective encoder: In an embodiment of a reflective encoder, the reflective encoder is provided with a light emitting portion having a light emitting element capable of irradiating light and a light emitting side transparent resin body for covering and protecting the light emitting element, a light detecting portion having a light receiving...

20060016971 - Image forming apparatus, optical scanning device and manufacturing method of optical scanning device: An optical scanning device that emits a light beam and scans a scanning subject with the light beam, includes: a holder mounted with a light source that emits the light beam, a collimator lens that converts the emitted light beam to approximately collimated beam, and a slit that interrupts apart...

20060016972 - Temperature compensation for qkd systems: Systems and methods for compensating a QKD system for variations in temperature are disclosed. One of the methods includes identifying an optimum detector gating signal timing as a function of temperature for a single-photon detector (SPD) control board in one of the QKD stations. The detector gating signal timing versus...

20060016973 - Multi-chip image sensor package module: A multi-chip image sensor package module includes a substrate having an opening, an IC chip, an image sensor chip and a glass cover. The IC chip includes a plurality of bumps on its mounting surface to mount on the lower surface of the substrate. The glass cover is disposed above...

20060016975 - Analytical instruments, assemblies, and methods: Instrument assemblies including a support coupled to an active substrate are provided with the support being configured to be coupled to an interior portion of an ionization chamber. Instruments are also provided that can include a chamber being configured to contact at least a portion of a sample with an...

20060016974 - Energy filter image generator for electrically charged particles and the use thereof: The invention relates to an energy filter image generator for filtering electrically charged particles. The inventive energy filter comprises at least two toroidal energy analysers (30, 40) arranged one inside the other. A transfer lens device (20) is disposed between the plane of emergence (5) of the first energy analyser...

20060016976 - Method and apparatus for controlling the ion population in a mass spectrometer: A method of controlling the population of ions in a mass spectrometer in which a first sample of ions is provided in the mass spectrometer, a measure of abundance of a species of interest in the first sample of ions is determined, the measure of abundance comprising an intensity value,...

20060016977 - Time-of-flight analyzer: In order to provide a time of flight analyzer in which the timings of the ion generation and the ion signal recorder are synchronized, and the peak center position can be determined at high accuracy with fewer measurements, the time of flight analyzer of the present invention includes an ion...

20060016979 - Apparatus and method for analyzing samples in a dual ion trap mass spectrometer: The present invention is an improved apparatus and method for mass spectrometry using a dual ion trapping system. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, three “linear” multipoles are combined to create a dual linear ion trap system for trapping, analyzing, fragmenting and transmitting parent and fragment ions to...

20060016982 - Atmospheric pressure ion source high pass ion filter: For generation and delivery of ions from an ionization chamber through an ion entrance orifice to a mass analyzer operating at high vacuum, high pass ion filtration is effected within the ionization chamber by application of electrical potentials to an electrode associated with the ion entrance orifice and to an...

20060016981 - Method and apparatus for multiple frequency multipole: The invention relates to a means and a method for the manipulation of ions. Specifically, the invention teaches a multipole device consisting of a multitude of electrodes which are of such a geometry that the proper application of RF and DC potentials between the electrodes will result in the transmission...

20060016980 - Mixing chamber probe adaptor: A mixing chamber probe adaptor comprising a chamber connector and a probe connector is provided. The mixing chamber probe adaptor imparts a fixed spatial joining of a chamber to a probe and allows a mixing chamber to be received by the chamber connector. In some embodiments, the mixing chamber probe...

20060016983 - Orthogonal acceleration time-of-flight mass spectrometer: An orthogonal acceleration time-of-flight (oa-TOF) mass spectrometer has an ion source producing ions, a first region of a low degree of vacuum, an ion reservoir, and a second region of a high degree of vacuum. A space for transporting the ions produced by the ion source is placed in the...

20060016978 - Pulsed ion source for quadrupole mass spectrometer and method: A variable duty cycle ion source assembly is coupled to a continuous beam mass spectrometer. The duty cycle can be adjusted based on previous scan data or real time sampling of ion intensities during mass analysis. This provides the ability to control the total number of ions formed, mass analyzed...

20060016984 - Sample preparation plate for mass spectrometry: Disclosed herein is a sample preparation plate used to prepare a sample for mass spectrometry. In particular, a sample plate used to concentrate a sample as well as remove contaminants from the sample while providing easy manipulation of small liquid droplets on a surface with minimal sample loss....

20060016985 - Apparatus and method for electronically driving a quadrupole mass spectrometer to improve signal performance at fast scan rates: An apparatus for electronically controlling a quadrupole in a mass spectrometer, comprises radio frequency (RF) drive circuitry and direct current (DC) drive circuitry coupled to a quadrupole, an RF control loop associated with the RF drive circuitry, a DC control loop associated with the DC drive circuitry, and control loop...

20060016986 - Mems differential actuated nano probe and method for fabrication: A MEMS differential actuated nano probe includes four suspension beams arranged in parallel, a connecting base connecting to the suspension beams, a nano probe. Two of the suspension beams elongate due to thermal expansion to allow the deflection of the probe. By heating the suspension beams at different positions, the...

20060016988 - Beam directing system and method for use in a charged particle beam column: A method and system are presented for directing a charged particle beam towards and away from a sample. The system comprises a lens arrangement having an electrode formed with a beam opening for a charged particle beam passage therethrough; and a magnetic deflector. The magnetic deflector has a magnetic circuit...

20060016990 - Charged particle beam apparatus: A charged particle beam apparatus obtains an image by detecting a generation signal inclusively indicative of secondary electrons generated from a specimen. The apparatus has an input unit for inputting current and voltage values to be applied to a charged particle optical system through which the charged particle beam travels,...

20060016989 - Electron beam apparatus and a device manufacturing method using the same apparatus: Disclosed is an electron beam apparatus, in which a plurality of electron beams is formed from electrons emitted from an electron gun 21 and used to irradiate a sample surface via an objective lens 28, said apparatus comprising: a beam separator 27 for separating a secondary electron beams emanating from...

20060016991 - Electron beam apparatus with aberration corrector: An electron beam apparatus with an aberration corrector using multipole lenses is provided. The electron beam apparatus has a scan mode for enabling the operation of the aberration corrector and a scan mode for disabling the operation of the aberration corrector and the operation of each of the aberration corrector,...

20060016987 - Method and apparatus for rapid sample preparation in a focused ion beam microscope: A coupon for preparing a TEM sample holder comprises a sheet of material that includes a TEM sample holder form. There is at least one section of the sheet connecting the TEM sample holder form to other portions of the sheet. A TEM sample holder is formed by cutting the...

20060016992 - Electron beam apparatus: An electron beam (4) to be irradiated onto a sample (10) is two-dimensionally scanned by a scanning coil (9), and secondary electrons generated from the sample (10) by the scanning are detected by a secondary electron detector (13). A deflection coil (15) for image shifting is used for electrically deflecting...

20060016993 - Ir remote plow control: The IR Remote Plow Control gives the driver of a vehicle connected to a plow or a front-loading mechanism the ability to control its movement by an infra-red device that sends a frequency for movement of the plow or mechanism. The two remote IR transmitters mounted on the steering wheel...

20060016995 - Microstructured infrared sensor and method for its manufacture: A microstructured infrared sensor includes: a sensor chip having a diaphragm; a cavity formed underneath the diaphragm; a thermopile structure formed on the diaphragm and having bonded printed conductors; an absorber layer formed on the thermopile structure for absorbing infrared radiation; and a cap chip attached to the sensor chip....

20060016994 - System and method to prevent cross-talk between a transmitter and a receiver: According to at least one embodiment of the invention, a method includes mounting a transmitting device and a receiving device on a circuit board, wherein the circuit board includes a layer that blocks waves (e.g., light waves) emitted from the transmitting device, and wherein the transmitting device and the receiving...

20060016996 - Device for identifying types of sheet materials: A device for identifying types of sheet materials comprises: a detecting unit for detecting information regarding moisture of a sheet material; external force applying means for applying an external force to the sheet material; information obtaining means for obtaining information according to a force that is attenuated by the presence...

20060016997 - Sub-millimeter wave frequency heterodyne detector system: The present invention relates to sub-millimeter wave frequency heterodyne imaging systems. More specifically, the present invention relates to a sub-millimeter wave frequency heterodyne detector system for imaging the magnitude and phase of transmitted power through or reflected power off of mechanically scanned samples at sub-millimeter wave frequencies....

20060016998 - Radiation image generating system: A radiation image generating system, comprising: a plurality of radiation image detecting apparatuses, each including at least a scintillator layer having a scintillator to emit light according to an entered radiation, a photoelectric conversion layer to detect the light emitted by the scintillator to convert the detected light into electric...

20060016999 - Apparatus for displaying the necessary suntan lotion and the skin care: An apparatus for displaying the necessary suntan lotion and the skin care includes a UVA sensor and a UVB sensor respectively electrically connected to an operational amplifier that is electrically connected to a micro-processor for transmitting signal to the micro-processor. A UVA/UVB selector and a skin property selector are respectively...

20060017000 - Neutron source detection camera: A neutron imaging apparatus for obtaining an image of the general shape of a neutron emitting source and a bearing of the source relative to the apparatus, the apparatus comprising a chamber comprising a gas with a high probability of interacting with low energy neutrons, releasing collision products that maintain...

20060017001 - Method and apparatus for fluorescent confocal microscopy: A new and improved confocal fluorescence microscope is presented. The new microscope has significant advantages relative to existing implementations of microscope confocal imagers. In common with previous confocal imagers the instant invention has the advantages relative to conventional wide-field and confocal fluorescence imagers, however it addresses the drawbacks of confocal...

20060017003 - Dynamic biasing of ion optics in a mass spectrometer: A device for dynamically biasing an ion optic element, for example, in a mass spectrometer. The device includes a voltage source, a first ion optical element coupled with the voltage source, a second ion optical element resistively coupled with the first ion optical element; and a pulse generator capacitively coupled...

20060017002 - Non-axisymmetric charged-particle beam system: The charged-particle beam system includes a non-axisymmetric diode forms a non-axisymmetric beam having an elliptic cross-section. A focusing element utilizes a magnetic field for focusing and transporting the non-axisymmetric beam, wherein the non-axisymmetric beam is approximately matched with the channel of the focusing element....

20060017004 - Staged emitter-attractor ion drive: An ion drive system for creating a propulsion force or thrust has at least one stage having an emitter and an attractor spaced from the emitter by a gap. An ionizable dielectric media is located within the gap. The drive system further has a propellant source for introducing a propellant...

20060017005 - Exposure chuck and method for fabricating liquid crystal display device using the same: An exposure chuck includes a lift bar to transfer a substrate; a lift bar mounting unit including the lift bar to move the substrate; and a substrate loading unit to load the substrate as the lift bar in the lift bar mounting unit transfers the substrate such that the substrate...

20060017006 - Laser scanning microscope, storage medium storing spectral data acquisition program, and spectral data acquisition method: A laser scanning microscope enables an observation of a specimen through emitting a laser beam onto the specimen marked by a plurality of fluorescent probes and receiving a fluorescent light back from the specimen corresponding to the emission, and comprises a laser source for generating a laser beam in an...

20060017007 - Radiation image conversion panel and manufacturing method thereof: It is an object to provide a radiation image conversion panel exhibiting excellent X-ray irradiation resistance property and a manufacturing method thereof. Disclosed is a radiation image conversion panel having a stimulable phosphor layer containing a stimulable phosphor provided on a support, wherein the stimulable phosphor is expressed by the...

20060017009 - Apparatus and method for determining radiation dose: A radiation dosimeter system and method for estimating a deposited radiation dose to an object involves locating at least one radiation dosimeter at the object. The radiation dosimeter includes a radiation sensitive medium having an optical property that changes due to the deposited radiation dose. An optical interrogation signal is...

20060017008 - Dyed microspheres for characterization of photochemical reactor behavior: A method for photochemical reactor characterization includes an application of using dyed microspheres exposed to UV irradiation under a collimated-beam system. Particle specific fluorescence intensity measurements are conducted using samples form the collimated beam and flow-through reactor results using flow cytometry. A numerical model may be used to simulate the...

20060017013 - Charged particle beam drawing equipment, method of adjusting aperture mask, and method of manufacturing semiconductor device: A charged particle beam drawing equipment includes charged particle beam source, first and second shaping aperture masks with first and second opening portions for rotation adjustment, detection section to detect charged particle beam intensity distribution in a plane parallel to the second mask, the beam being emitted from the source...

20060017012 - Ion implantation apparatus: An ion source capable of generating only a monoatomic ion is used as an ion source, and a gas supplying section is provided between a first mass spectrograph and a second mass spectrograph. In order to irradiate a cluster molecule ion, a polyatomic molecule gas is introduced into the gas...

20060017011 - Ion source with particular grid assembly: An ion source (1) to be used in optical thin film deposition by IAD process includes a discharge chamber (10), a gas source, an actuator (11), a grid assembly (20) and an outer shell (30). The grid assembly includes a screen grid (21), an accelerator grid (22) and a decelerator...

20060017010 - Magnet for scanning ion beams: An ion beam implanter includes an ion beam source for generating an ion beam moving along a beam line and a vacuum or implantation chamber wherein a workpiece, such as a silicon wafer is positioned to intersect the ion beam for ion implantation of a surface of the workpiece by...

20060017014 - Patterned wafer inspection method and apparatus therefor: An electron beam (area beam) having a fixed area is irradiated onto the surface of a semiconductor sample, and reflected electrons from the sample surface are imaged by the imaging lens, and images of a plurality of regions of the surface of the semiconductor sample are obtained and stored in...

20060017017 - Ion implanter and method of manufacturing semiconductor device: An ion implanter includes a sample stage for setting a sample having a main surface, an ion generating section configured to generate a plurality of ions, the ion generating section including a container into which an ion source gas is introduced and a filament for emitting thermal electrons provided in...

20060017016 - Method for the removal of a microscopic sample from a substrate: By performing cutting with at least two beams, the sample 1 can be extracted without having to change the orientation of the substrate 2 with respect to the means that produce the beams. Both the act of working with two beams simultaneously and the attendant possibility of keeping the orientation...

20060017018 - Super alloy ionization chamber for reactive samples: The present invention relates to an ionization source having a chamber for ionizing a sample. The ionization chamber has surfaces to reduce the overall interaction with reactive samples. The inner surface walls of the ionization chamber or the ionization chamber may be formed from an inert super alloy. For instance,...

20060017019 - Charged particle beam exposure apparatus, charged particle beam exposure method and device manufacturing method: In a charged particle exposure apparatus which exposes a substrate using a blanking unit to repeat blocking and exposure of charged particle beam to the substrate, a blanking direction is adjusted. As an example of the blanking direction, a direction vertical to a raster scanning direction is used....

20060017020 - Electron beam lithography method, patterned master carrier for magnetic transfer, lithography method for patterned master carrier for magnetic transfer, and method for producing performatted magnetic recording media: A fine pattern having first elements within track widths and second elements, which are shifted half a track pitch from the first elements, are drawn across the entire surface of a disk accurately and at high speed. A transfer pattern for a magnetic transfer master carrier is drawn by scanning...

20060017021 - Multi-electron beam exposure method and apparatus: A multi-electron beam exposure method and apparatus, wherein electron beams are applied to a sample surface mounted on a traveling sample stage to perform repeated exposure of chip patterns. An exposure region of the sample surface is partitioned into multiple stripe regions having a width in an x-axis direction, and...

20060017015 - Programmable particle scatterer for radiation therapy beam formation: Interposing a programmable path length of one or more materials into a particle beam modulates scattering angle and beam range in a predetermined manner to create a predetermined spread out Bragg peak at a predetermined range. Materials can be “low Z” and “high Z” materials that include fluids. A charged...

20060017022 - Patient alignment system with external measurement and object coordination for radiation therapy system: A patient alignment system for a radiation therapy system. The alignment system includes multiple external measurement devices which obtain position measurements of components of the radiation therapy system which are movable and/or are subject to flex or other positional variations. The alignment system employs the external measurements to provide corrective...

20060017026 - Arrangement and method for metering target material for the generation of short-wavelength electromagnetic radiation: The invention is directed to an arrangement for metering target material for the generation of short-wavelength electromagnetic radiation from an energy beam induced plasma, in particular X radiation and EUV radiation. The object of the invention is to find a novel possibility for metering target material for the generation of...

20060017024 - Extreme ultraviolet illumination source: According to a first embodiment of the invention, a dual cathode electrode for generating EUV light is disclosed. The dual cathode electrode may include a first outer cathode, a second inner cathode, and an anode disposed between the inner and outer cathodes. The dual cathode electrode also includes a plasma...

20060017023 - High flux, high energy photon source: A high energy photon source for generating EUV radiation comprises a nozzle emitting a supersonic stream of source material, a laser or electrical/magnetic pre-ionization mechanism and a laser or electrical/magnetic excitation mechanism and a skimmer plate between them providing a collimated high density beam of source material for excitation....

20060017025 - High-intensity uv-c gun and methods of use: A portable high-intensity ultraviolet (UV-C) light gun is provided, the gun comprised of a high-intensity UV-C emitting light bulb mounted into a gun assembly. The gun assembly includes means for gathering and directing the high-intensity light emitted from the bulb and focusing the light into a beam that can be...

20060017027 - Debris mitigation device: Numerous embodiments of a debris mitigation device are disclosed. One embodiment of the claimed subject matter may comprise a debris mitigation device for use in photolithography processes. In one embodiment, the debris mitigation device comprises a foil trap device. The foil trap device, in this embodiment, comprises a plurality of...

20060017028 - Radiation image detector and radiation image generating system: The radiation image detector having: a radiation image obtaining section to detect radiation irradiated and obtain a radiation image data; a communication unit to transmit the radiation image data to an external apparatus; a storing section attachment part which is capable of removably holding a storing section for storing the...

20060017029 - Medical image recording apparatus and medical radiography cassette: A medical image recording apparatus comprising: a recording medium to record an X-ray transmitted through a subject; and an anti-scattering member for X-rays transmitted through the recording medium or an X-ray absorbing member for the X-rays transmitted through the recording medium, wherein the anti-scattering member or the X-ray absorbing member...

20060011803 - Light raster microscope with sampling in the form of a line and its use: In a light raster scanning microscope with illumination arrangement (2) in the form of a line which provides an illumination beam for the illumination of a sample (23) in the form of points or point groups, a scanning arrangement (3, 4) which guides the illumination beam in the form of...

20060011804 - Process for the observation of at least one sample region with a light raster microscope with linear sampling: Process for the observation of at least one sample region with a light raster microscope by a relative movement between the illumination light and sample via first scanning means along at least one scanning axis essentially perpendicular to the illumination axis wherein several illuminated sample points lie on a line...

20060011805 - Method and device for recording the position of an object in space: The invention relates to a method for recording the position of an object in space, comprising a fixing step in which three light sources are fixed to the object such as to define a triangle, an activation step, in which the light sources are switched on, a recording step in...

20060011808 - Cmos front end process compatible low stress light shield: An improved imaging device having a pixel arrangement featuring a multilayer light shield. The multilayer light shield includes stacked layers of light-shielding and light-transparent material. The light-transparent material, such as a dielectric, is selected to have a stress, such as a tensile stress, that offsets the stress, such as a...

20060011813 - Image sensor having a passivation layer exposing at least a main pixel array region and methods of fabricating the same: A CMOS image sensor with improved sensitivity includes a main pixel array region of an active pixel array region formed on a semiconductor substrate. A passivation layer is formed over the sensor, and it is at least partially removed from the main pixel array region, such that incident light being...

20060011811 - Image sensor package: An image sensor module structure includes a substrate, a photosensitive chip, a lens holder, and a lens barrel. The substrate has an upper surface on which first electrodes are formed, and a lower surface on which second electrodes are formed. The photosensitive chip is mounted on the upper surface of...

20060011806 - Method and sensor for determining the local contrast of an observed scene by detection of the luminance from said scene: The invention relates to a method of calculating the local contrast at each pixel (PC) in a network (Mp) of photosensitive pixels which are arranged in at least one dimension (x, y). The inventive method consists in, during successive image acquisition cycles, producing a signal which is representative of the...

20060011809 - Microelectronic imagers with optical devices and methods of manufacturing such microelectronic imagers: Microelectronic imager assemblies comprising a workpiece including a substrate and a plurality of imaging dies on and/or in the substrate. The substrate includes a front side and a back side, and the imaging dies comprise imaging sensors at the front side of the substrate and external contacts operatively coupled to...

20060011812 - Procedure for the optical acquisition of objects by means of a light raster microscope with punctual light source distribution: Procedure for the image acquisition of objects by means of a light raster microscope with punctual light source distribution, whereas a scanning of the probe for the creation of a probe image occurs in scanning steps and the distance between at least two scanning steps is variably adjustable and at...

20060011807 - Simple/cascode configurable current source for image sensor: A configurable current source for imager readout system that can be operated as a simple-current-source or as a cascode-current-source. The configurable current source can be operated in a simple-current-source mode during circumstances when a low power supply voltage or large output signal swing is needed to output a pixel signal....

20060011810 - Wide dynamic range imager with selective readout: A wide dynamic range imager with a dual integration, selective readout operating method that requires only one readout chain. First signals from a row of pixels are digitized and stored into a memory after a first integration period. A flag is set and stored in the memory for each pixel...

20060011815 - Photo-receiving amplifier element, optical pickup unit, and optical disk device: A feedback resistor of a feedback circuit included in a photo-receiving amplifier element is formed on an island region in which an electric potential is in a floating state. The island region is electrically isolated from an island region on which an element other than the feedback resistor is formed....

20060011816 - Circuit arrangement with non-volatile memory module and method for registeting light- attacks on the non-volatile memory module: In order to further develop a circuit arrangement (100) for electronic data communication, comprising—at least a non-volatile memory module (10) for storing data, and—at least an interface logic (20) associated with the memory module (10)—for addressing the memory module (10) and—for writing data to the memory module (10) or—for reading...

20060011814 - Optoelectronic arrangement and a method for controlling the output power of a transmission component: The invention relates to an optoelectronic arrangement which has a transmission component which emits electromagnetic radiation, a receiving component which detects a portion of the radiation emitted from the transmission component, and a transparent material which at least partially surrounds the transmission component and the receiving component and provides a...

20060011817 - Method and apparatus for equalizing pressure between rollers in a printing press: Apparatus for equalizing pressure along a nip between a photosensitive imaging cylinder (PIC) and an intermediate transfer member (ITM) in a printing press comprising: first and second optical sensors having first and second fields of view respectively that view different first and second regions of a substrate printed by the...

20060011818 - Optical element, method for manufacturing such an element and a method for aligning a light beam and such an element: Optical element, provided with a receiving plane (10) comprising a receiving section (11) for receiving at least one light beam (2), wherein the receiving plane (10) is provided with at least one light-detection element (3) being arranged to detect whether at least part of said light beam is projected thereon....

20060011819 - Variable light signal delay apparatus, and variable light signal delay system using the same: A variable light signal delay apparatus includes a first delay optical fiber, a second delay optical fiber having a length different from the first delay optical fiber, and an optical switch having two input ports, two output ports, and paths, through which a light signal propagates, provided between the first...

20060011820 - Fiber-optic sensing system: The invention provides a fiber-optic sensing system, utilizing a fiber-grating-based sensor, for a physical parameter, e.g., a pressure or a temperature. Different kinds of fiber-grating-based sensors may be used for this purpose but in-fiber gratings such as Fiber Bragg Grating, Long Period Grating and Surface Corrugated Long Period Fiber Grating...

20060011821 - Opto-electronic encoder with three-dimensional scales: A single-, two- or three-axis opto-electronic encoder, or error-inputting device, with an optical scale which is overall cylindrical, spherical or volumetric, as opposed to extant planar, circular optical scales; mostly parallel rays of light enter from the cylindrical or spherical surface of the scale, travel, with or without being modulated...

20060011822 - Light scanning microscope and use: Light scanning microscope with an at least single-dimensional light distribution for grid-shaped illumination of a sample in a locally limited grid field and detector means for recording sample light as well as a sample table that moves in at least one direction, whereby in a first process step an illumination...

20060011823 - Differential method for layer-to-layer registration: A system for precisely measuring layer-to-layer mis-registration is provided. The system includes a new type of mark and a comparison system, which compare the right and left signals from the mark to eliminate non-alignment noise, to enlarge the alignment information hundreds times then the actual shiftiness between two layers and...

20060011824 - Process for the observation of at least one sample region with a light raster microscope with light distribution in the form of a point: Process for the observation of at least one sample region with a light raster microscope by a relative movement between the illumination light and sample via first scanning means along at least one scanning axis essentially perpendicular to the illumination axis wherein the illumination light illuminates the sample in parallel...

20060011825 - Standing-wave electron linear accelerator: A particle accelerator system, including apparatuses and methods, for producing a beam of bunched charged particles at high intensities and with minimal energy dispersion comprises a bunching section having a plurality of bunching cavities, an accelerating section having a plurality of accelerating and coupling cavities, and an electromagnetic drive subsystem...

20060011826 - Focal plane detector assembly of a mass spectrometer: A focal plane detector assembly of a mass spectrometer includes an ion detector configured to detect ions crossing a focal plane of the spectrometer and an electrically conductive mesh lying in a plane parallel to the focal plane, positioned such that ions exiting a magnet of the mass spectrometer pass...

20060011827 - Reflectron: A reflectron (109) is provided with at least two sets of field resistances (131a-131n, 137a-137n) which may be connected together or separately to the reflectron electrodes (123a-123n) in order to be able to provide a plurality of different shaped electrical fields inside the reflectron (109)....

20060011829 - Gas chromatograph and mass spectrometer: An integral gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer system is assembled by attaching a gas chromatograph assembly on one side and a mass spectrometer assembly on the other side of a master flange. The gas chromatograph assembly is accurately positioned on a holder board integrally connected to the master flange. The mass spectrometry...

20060011828 - Spectrograph time of flight system for low energy neutral particles: A mass spectrometer is provided for identifying mass and velocity distributions in a continuous ion beam is configured with a circular dispersive system creating a rotating electromagnetic field, which is capable of deflecting the ion beam from an initial direction, and a circular position-sensitive detector intercepting the deflected ion beam...

20060011830 - Method of manufacturing the multi-tip probe, a multi-tip probe, and surface characteristic analysis apparatus: In order to establish processing techniques capable of making multi-tip probes with sub-micron intervals and provide such microscopic multi-tip probes, there is provided an outermost surface analysis apparatus for semiconductor devices etc provided with a function for enabling positioning to be performed in, such a manner that there is no...

20060011831 - Real-time s-parameter imager: Disclosed is a fully automated system capable of producing high quality real-time S-parameter images. It is a useful and versatile tool in Material Science and Solid State Technology for determining the location of subsurface defect types and concentrations in bulk-materials as well as thin-films. The system is also useful in...

20060011835 - Electron microscope and electron beam inspection system: An electron microscope includes an illuminating lens system that illuminates an electron beam that is emitted from an electron source onto a specimen as a planar illuminating electron beam having a two-dimensional spread, an imaging lens system that projects and magnifies the reflecting electron beam emitted from the specimen to...

20060011836 - Element mapping unit, scanning transmission electron microscope, and element mapping method: There is provided an element mapping unit, scanning transmission electron microscope, and element mapping method that enable to acquire an element mapping image very easily. On the scanning transmission electron microscope, the electron beam transmitted through an object to be analyzed enters into the element mapping unit. The electron beam...

20060011834 - Low vacuum scanning electron microscope: High resolution observation is achieved at a low acceleration voltage of 5 kV or below under a high pressure condition of a sample chamber. A sample chamber has a double structure and an inner sample chamber for keeping low vacuum is arranged inside an outer sample chamber having high vacuum....

20060011832 - Optical zoom system for a light scanning electron microscope: For a confocal scanning electron microscope (1) an optical zoom system (41) with linear scanning is provided, which not only makes a zoom function possible, in that a variable magnification of an image is possible, but rather which additionally produces a pupil image in the illuminating beam path (IB) [BS]...

20060011833 - Projection imaging type electron microscope: It is an object of the present invention to provide an projection imaging type electron microscope in which the imposition of restrictions on the design of the illumination electron optical system by the conditions of the projection electron optical system is alleviated, so that the degree of freedom in the...

20060011837 - Method of forming a three-dimensional image of a pattern to be inspected and apparatus for performing the same: In a method and apparatus for forming a three-dimensional image for an inspection pattern, a reference intensity function of an inspection X-ray is formed in accordance with a continuous scanning depth, and is differentiated with respect to the scanning depth. The differential reference intensity function is decomposed into a start...

20060011838 - Sample observation method and transmission electron microscope: Preparations are made for the transmission image of an object tilted as a reference image and the image obtained by polar coordinate conversion of this transmission image, and correlation is established with the image obtained by polar coordinate conversion of the transmission image of the object in a sample....

20060011839 - Polycrystalline optical window materials from nanoceramics: Optical windows for protecting infrared sensing instruments are manufactured from nano-sized crystallites by compressing the crystallites into a continuous mass under high pressure in the presence of a pulsed electric current, preferably one produced by spark plasma sintering. The resulting materials have excellent optical and mechanical properties that make them...

20060011840 - Coherent differential absorption lidar (dial): A coherent differential absorption lidar (DIAL) device 2 comprises a transmit portion 4 for directing a combined light beam to a remote target and a receive portion 5 for receiving light returned from the remote target and for coherently mixing the received light with its associated local oscillator beam. The...

20060011841 - Dispersive near-infrared spectrometer with automatic wavelength calibration: The present invention is a dispersive, diffraction grating, NIR spectrometer that automatically calibrates the wavelength scale of the instrument without the need for external wavelength calibration materials. The invention results from the novel combination of: 1) a low power He—Ne laser at right angles to the source beam of the...

20060011842 - Gas sensor arrangement with reduced settling time: A gas sensor arrangement for detecting the presence or concentration of an analyte in a measuring gas comprises a gas measuring chamber having an inlet for receiving the measuring gas. A measuring radiation source is arranged in the gas measuring chamber. The measuring radiation source emits radiation in a non-uniform...

20060011843 - Method and apparatus for large signal detection passive infrared sensor applications: Apparatus for passive infrared sensing of an intruder that discriminates between signals corresponding to a human target and much larger signals may include first and second IR sensors, at least a first amplifier having a first voltage operating range. The first amplifier may be connected to the first IR sensor...

20060011844 - Method of and apparatus for determining the amount of impurity in gas: Impurity is removed from gas, the resultant gas is introduced into a cell 15, and the intensity of light transmitted through the cell 15 is measured as a reference. Gas containing impurity of which concentration is known, is introduced into the cell 15, and the intensity of light transmitted through...

20060011845 - Method of enhancing performance of doped scintillation crystals: A method for enhancing the light yield of a doped scintillation crystal may include a reducing step if the crystal includes a dopant, such as cerium in a first oxidation state, such as the 4+ state. The scintillation crystal may include a rare earth silicate. The reducing may include heating...

20060011846 - Video data correction circuit, control circuit of display device, and display device and electronic apparatus incorporating the same: Accumulated usage data of each pixel of the correction circuit is divided into a plurality of data portions, each of which is stored in a different storing means. For example, the accumulated usage data is divided into the upper bit and the lower bit to be stored separately, and the...

20060011847 - Peak detection calibration for gamma camera using non-uniform pinhole aperture grid mask: Point source responses of pinhole apertures in a non-uniform grid mask used to spatially calibrate a gamma camera can be modeled as a two-dimensional Gaussian function with a set of seven parameters. The Gaussian parameters can be measured using a surface-fitting algorithm that seeks minimum error in the least squares...

20060011849 - Gate monitoring system and method for instant gamma analysis: A gate radiation monitoring system and method for instant gamma analysis on passing by objects is related to two photomultiplier tubes respectively installed at the two ends of the column plastic scintillation detectors. By use of precise high frequency clock with period about 10 nsec, the analog pulse signals from...

20060011848 - X-ray inspection system and method: An X-ray inspection system in which a thin X-ray absorber is placed upstream of an object under investigation so as to remove low energy X-rays, typically below 0.5 MeV. The absorber may be a sheet of lead 10 mm thick. Where the X-ray inspection system which incorporates a detector which...

20060011850 - Multilayer polarization sensor (mps) for x-ray and extreme ultraviolet radiation: A multilayer polarization sensor (MPS) for measuring the polarization of radiation in the x-ray and extreme UV wavelength regions. The MPS includes a silicon photodiode with a multilayer (e.g. 50 bilayers) interference coating. The interference coating selectively transmits the orthogonal (p) polarization component in the desired wavelength to generate a...

20060011851 - Component carrier for at least one x-ray sensitive detector element and detector for an imaging x-ray device: A component carrier is for at least one x-ray sensitive detector element. On the carrier, at least one signal-processing component can be arranged. The carrier includes an x-ray absorbing material for the protection of the signal-processing component from x-rays....

20060011852 - Radiation detector head: A radiation detection camera head having a focal-plane array of pixelated detectors having constant pitch between pixels over the whole of the camera head, while using detector modules having normal production tolerances, and which can nevertheless be readily removed and replaced in the detector array by means of predetermined gaps...

20060011853 - High energy, real time capable, direct radiation conversion x-ray imaging system for cd-te and cd-zn-te based cameras: A calibrated real-time, high energy X-ray imaging system is disclosed which incorporates a direct radiation conversion, X-ray imaging camera and a high speed image processing module. The high energy imaging camera utilizes a Cd—Te or a Cd—Zn—Te direct conversion detector substrate. The image processor includes a software driven calibration module...

20060011854 - Particle detector and neutron detector that use zinc sulfide phosphors: The characteristics of the phosphor ZnS:Ag,Cl which has a considerably high fluorescence yield in response to incident particles thus allowing for their easy detection are used as such and combined with the finding that the fluorescence components in the range of shorter wavelengths are short-lived, which led to an improvement...

20060011855 - Movable carriage for a lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method: A movable carriage for moving an article support member in a lithographic apparatus is provided. The article support member is constructed and arranged to move and support an article to be placed in a beam path of the lithographic apparatus. The carriage includes a compartmented composite structure....

20060011856 - Disinfection and decontamination using ultraviolet light: An apparatus and method for disinfecting a cryostat is provided. The cryostat disinfecting device comprises an ultraviolet emitter, a pulsed power control system, a mirrored cover and a safety shield. The device is lowered into a cryostat chamber and produces high intensity pulsed UV energy, disinfecting the cryostat chamber. After...

20060011858 - Process for the observation of at least one sample region with a light raster microscope: Process for the observation of at least one sample region with a light raster microscope by a relative movement between the illumination light and sample via first scanning means along at least one scanning axis essentially perpendicular to the illumination axis wherein at an angle to the plane of the...

20060011857 - Raster scanning light microscope with line pattern scanning and applications: Raster Scanning Light Microscope with line pattern scanning with at least one illumination module, in which the means to achieve a variable partition of the laser light into least two illumination channels are envisioned and joint illumination of a sample takes place at the same or at different areas of...

20060011859 - Procedure for the optical acquisition of objects by means of a light raster microscope: Procedure for the image acquisition of objects by means of a light raster microscope with line by line scanning, whereas a scanning of the probe for the creation of a probe image occurs in scanning steps and the distance between at least two scanning steps is variably adjustable and at...

20060011861 - Procedure for the optical acquisition of objects by means of a light raster microscope: Procedure for the image acquisition of objects by means of a light raster microscope, whereas a scanning of the probe for the creation of a probe image occurs in scanning steps and the distance between at least two scanning steps is variably adjustable and at least a second scanning of...

20060011860 - Process for the acquisition of images from a probe with a microscope: Process for the acquisition of images from a probe with a microscope, wherein detected image data that correspond to three dimensional probe regions are detected and stored to memory, wherein data compression ensues in that the data of images lying next to one another and over one another on the...

20060011862 - Methods and apparatus for biomolecule identification: The apparatus and methods described herein provide improved resolution, high-throughput, biomolecule identification by exciting sub-wavelength regions of biomolecules drawn through a microfluidic channel....

20060011863 - Electron beam method and apparatus for improved melt point temperatures and optical clarity of halogenated optical materials: A controlled electron beam and heat will increase the melt point temperature and improve the optical clarity of a halogenated optical material. The electron beam and heat irradiation will occur in a chamber under near vacuum conditions. The electron beam imparts sufficient energy to the chemical bonds within the halogenated...

20060011864 - Radiation generating device, lithographic apparatus, device manufacturing method and device manufactured thereby: A device for generating radiation source based on a discharge includes a cathode and an anode. The cathode and anode material are supplied in fluid state. The material forms a plasma pinch when the device is in use. Optionally, nozzles may be used to supply the material. The cathode and/or...

20060011866 - High-energy ion implanter and method of operation thereof: A high-energy ion implanter monitors the recycling of a charge exchanging gas that is supplied to a stripper of a tandem accelerator. When the charge exchanging gas leaks out from the stripper and then flows into both energy boxes adjacent the tandem accelerator, gas sensors in the energy boxes measure...

20060011867 - Method and apparatus for sample formation and microanalysis in a vacuum chamber: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for forming a sample of an object, extracting the sample from the object, and subjecting this sample to microanalysis including surface analysis and electron transparency analysis in a vacuum chamber. In some embodiments, a method is provided for imaging an object cross section surface of...

20060011869 - Measurement method of electron beam current, electron beam lithography method and system: In an electron-beam lithography system for performing a pattern drawing by causing electron beams to be switched ON/OFF at a high speed in an exposure/non-exposure portion, non-straight line property of beam shot dosage relative to beam ON time worsens dimension accuracy of the drawing pattern formed on a sample. In...

20060011868 - Method and apparatus for sample formation and microanalysis in a vacuum chamber: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for forming a sample of an object, extracting the sample from the object, and subjecting this sample to microanalysis including surface analysis and electron transparency analysis in a vacuum chamber. In some embodiments, a method is provided for imaging an object cross section surface of...

20060011865 - Method and apparatus for in situ depositing of neutral cs under ultra-high vacuum to analytical ends: The present invention relates to a method for modifying the electronic properties of a surface to analytical ends, such as SIMS or electron spectroscopy, characterised in that it comprises in situ deposition of pure neutral cesium (Cs0), under ultra-high vacuum, said neutral cesium being enabled in the form of a...

20060011870 - Light source unit and exposure apparatus having the same: A light source unit supplies the light radiated from the plasma, and includes a stabilizer for reducing a fluctuation of a position of the light radiated from the plasma....

20060011871 - Isolator: The isolator includes a photodiode (first photodiode), a first and a second amplifier, and a carrier discharging circuit. The photodiode is an input element that converts an optical signal input from an LED (signal source) into an electrical signal, and outputs the electrical signal to the first amplifier. The first...

20060011872 - Apparatus for focusing particle beam using radiation pressure: The present invention relates to an apparatus for focusing particle beams using a radiation pressure capable of obtaining the same flow amount and a narrower particle beam width with respect to the particle size and a higher numeral density. It is possible to form the particle beams by applying the...

20060006308 - Autofocus control apparatus and method: Provided is an autofocus control apparatus in an image sensing apparatus which includes: an optical system including a focus lens; a solid-state image sensing device that photoelectrically converts light incident via the optical system into image signals and outputs the image signals; and a focus drive motor that drives the...

20060006309 - Method and apparatus for high resolution 3d imaging: A system and method for imaging a three-dimensional scene having one or more objects. The system includes a light source, a detector array, a timing circuit, an inertial guidance system and a processor connected to the timing circuit and the inertial guidance system. The light source generates an optical pulse...

20060006311 - High-sensitivity optical scanning using memory integration: An inspection system includes a CMOS integrated circuit having integrally formed thereon an at least two dimensional array of photosensors and providing an inspection output representing an object to be inspected. A defect analyzer is operative to receive the inspection output and to provide a defect report....

20060006310 - Image sensor package structure: An image sensor package structure with plastic substrate includes a substrate, a frame layer, a photosensitive chip, wires and transparent layer. The substrate is formed with a plurality of via hole, and the each via hole is arranged at the periphery of the substrate, then an interval is formed between...

20060006312 - Photoreceptor amplifier circuit and optical pickup: A photoreceptor amplifier circuit comprises a differential amplifier circuit, which includes a differential transistor pair constituted of two transistors and active loads corresponding to said differential transistor pair, said differential amplifier circuit outputting a voltage according to an output current of a photoreceptor. The photoreceptor amplifier circuit further comprises a...

20060006314 - Object detection method and system: A method and system for monitoring a region of interest are presented. Incident radiation is transmitted towards the region of interest with a certain transmitting angle and with a predetermined angular intensity distribution of the incident radiation. The transmitting angle defines a plane of propagation of the incident radiation, the...

20060006313 - Optoelectronic component: Provided are optoelectronic components which include an optoelectronic device and a structure for self-aligning the optoelectronic device. Also provided are optoelectronic modules and methods of forming optoelectronic components....

20060006315 - Multiple laser safety system: A method of operating a safety system for an industrial press having a moveable section and a stationary section, the safety system providing a plurality of continuous planar laser beams having a generally constant lateral width, each laser beam being spaced at varying distances from the moveable section, the method...

20060006316 - Self-running robot: A self-running robot tracking and imaging a human body with an inexpensive arrangement includes: first to fourth sensors; a camera; a driving device moving the first to fourth sensors and camera simultaneously; a rotary encoder detecting that the first to fourth sensors and camera have stopped; a control unit which,...

20060006317 - Optical fiber probe, light detection device, and light detection method: An optical fiber probe is disclosed that comprises an optical fiber and an optical probe. The optical fiber includes a core though which light emitted from a light source travels. The optical probe is configured to emit the light from a projecting end portion of the core. An inclination angle...

20060006318 - Exterior element sensor: An exterior element sensor can include an optical element mounted on a window. The optical element can include a cylindrical lens having both ends shaped spherically and a central portion that exerts little or no influence on exterior element detection (such as rain, snow, ice, water, liquid, debris, or other...

20060006319 - Light sensor configurations for automatic vehicle equipment control: The inventive sensor device includes a support structure, a sensing element mounted on the support substrate for sensing optical radiation and generating an electrical output signal in response thereto, and an encapsulant encapsulating the sensing element on the support structure. The encapsulant being configured to define a lens portion for...

20060006320 - Optoelectronic component: Provided are optoelectronic components which include an optoelectronic device and a structure for self-aligning the optoelectronic device. Also provided are optoelectronic modules and methods of forming optoelectronic components....

20060006321 - Optoelectronic component: Provided are optoelectronic components which include an optoelectronic device and a structure for self-aligning the optoelectronic device. Also provided are optoelectronic modules and methods of forming optoelectronic components....

20060006323 - Method and an apparatus for evaluating toxicity of chemical agents: The present invention provides an apparatus for evaluating an interaction between a chemical agent and a receptor, which apparatus comprises, a devise determining an infrared (IR) spectrum of the vicinity of an active center in the receptor and an IR spectrum of the chemical agent, a devise characterizing, by major...

20060006322 - Weighted noise compensating method and camera used in millimeter wave imaging: Unpredictable response variations of the output value signals from radiometer or receiver channels due to noise are minimized when composing a millimeter wave image. The image is composed from composition signals which are each related to the corresponding output value signals from the channels. Some composition signals are weighted by...

20060006326 - A-priori biomarker knowledge based mass filtering for enhanced biomarker detection: Methods and apparatus for mass filtering based on a-priori biomarker knowledge and elution time intervals for selected ion species from a separation device. A sample may be screened for biomarker patterns based on distinct elutions times for selected ions or peptides. A mass spectrum for species of interest can be...

20060006325 - Method for interpreting tandem mass spectrometry data for clinical diagnosis: A method for interpreting data that is produced after a group of amino acids and acylcarnitines are derivatized from blood spots taken from newborn babies and scanned by a tandem mass spectrometer. Concentration levels of each metabolite, which are directly proportional to the butyl ester fragment after derivatization, are compared...

20060006324 - Simulating ion impingement: A method and a computer software program for predicting and modeling ion flux colliding with an ion-propelled vehicle traversing a magnetic field predicts a colliding ion path based upon an ion exhaust velocity, an ion charge-to-mass ratio, and a localized magnetic field vector. An ion-propelled vehicle path is predicted based...

20060006327 - Dual outlet pyrolyzer for biological agent detection system: A chemical biological detection system detects the presence of biological agents in the air. The system includes a pyrolyzer having an inlet through which air is drawn into the pyrolyzer and a pyrotube that collects a sample of particles extracted from the air. The pyrolyzer further includes an exhaust line...

20060006328 - Characterizing resist line shrinkage due to cd-sem inspection: A CD-SEM (critical dimension-scanning electron microscope) system may utilize a technique for characterizing and reducing shrinkage carryover due to CD-SEM measurements. The system may identify the affects of CD-SEM measurements on the resist and adjust the operating parameters for a particular resist to avoid or significantly reduce shrinkage carryover. In...

20060006329 - Charged particle guide: A charged particle guide adapted to be coupled with a charged particle detector, such as a secondary electron detector. The charged particle guide, in one example, comprising two wires extending from the charged particle detector toward a source of charged particles, such as secondary electrons emitted from an IC upon...

20060006330 - Sample observing apparatus and sample observing method: There is provided a sample observing apparatus for observing the surface of a sample by irradiating an electron beam thereto, having an electron gun for irradiating the electron beam to the surface of the sample, a potential control section for adjusting electric potential of the surface of the sample to...

20060006331 - Method for representing a front field of vision from a motor vehicle: A method for representing the front field of vision from a motor vehicle on a display panel of a display includes sensing, by an infrared camera system, the field of vision and feeding corresponding infrared data to a data processing unit. The infrared data is modified in the data processing...

20060006332 - Radiation sensor device and fluid treatment system containing same: The invention relates to a radiation sensor device comprising a housing and a plurality of radiation sensor modules secured to the housing. Each radiation sensor module comprises a radiation sensor arranged to detect radiation incident on the radiation source module. Preferably, each radiation sensor module contains an entire so-called optical...

20060006333 - Infrared radiation detecting device: An infrared radiation detecting device is provided that comprises a substrate, an infrared radiation absorbing unit, at least one support beam and a thermopile. The at least one support beam has a first end portion coupled to the substrate and a second end portion coupled to the infrared radiation absorbing...

20060006334 - Memory element and memory device: A memory element wherein a spin conduction layer having a sufficient spin coherence length and a uniform spin field can be obtained, and thereby practical use is attained and a memory device are provided. A spin conduction layer (paramagnetic layer) (24) is a fullerene thin film being from 0.5 nm...

20060006335 - Method for detecting and managing nematode population: The present invention is directed to methods and apparatus for pest management using remote sensing technology. One aspect of the present invention relates to a method for detecting plant-parasitic nematodes using hyperspectral reflectance data. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a device for determining the population of reniform...

20060006336 - Process for producing a transparent optical element, optical component involved in this process and optical element thus obtained: To produce a transparent optical element, the process starts with the production of an optical component having at least one transparent array of cells that are juxtaposed parallel to one surface of the component, each cell being hermetically sealed and containing a substance having an optical property. This optical component...

20060006337 - Optical system: In preferred forms of the invention an array of MEMS mirrors or small mirrors inside an optical system operates closed-loop. These mirrors direct external source light, or internally generated light, onto an object—and detect light reflected from it onto a detector that senses the source. Local sensors measure mirror angles...

20060006338 - Apparatus and method for detecting weapons of mass destruction: An apparatus, which may have an adjustable length, and system for detecting items, such as weapons of mass destruction, in cargo shipping containers or other types of containers. The apparatus comprises one or more detection means and can be releasably secured to a container handling means, such as a crane...

20060006339 - Radiation sensor device and fluid treatment system containing same: The invention relates to a radiation sensor device comprising a housing, a radiation sensor secured with respect to a first portion of the housing and a heat pipe in thermal communication with the first portion of the housing, the heat pipe being configured to transfer heat from portion of the...

20060006340 - Method of adjusting a height of protrusions on a support surface of a support table, a lithographic projection apparatus, and a support table for supporting an article in a lithographic apparatus: A lithographic projection apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a beam production system configured to provide a beam of radiation, pattern the beam, and project the patterned beam onto a target portion of a substrate, and a support table for supporting an article so that a planar surface of the...

20060006342 - Mechanism for sealing: An assembly having first and second members arranged through a sealing member sandwiched between them is disclosed. The second member has a reference portion having a reference surface. The assembly includes a pressing portion which presses the first member against the reference surface in a direction substantially parallel to a...

20060006341 - Stage apparatus: A stage apparatus including a guide unit having a first guide and a second guide spaced from each other; a movable unit provided between the first guide and the second guide and being movable relative to the guide unit; an air bearing provided between the first guide and the movable...

20060006344 - Achromatic lens array: A luminescence detection system may include an excitation light source, a single element achromat, and a detector. The single element achromat may be configured to regulate the excitation light from the light source and direct the regulated light to a target, and the detector may be configured to detect luminescence...

20060006343 - Optical measurement system for living bodies and method thereof: A response period is determined arbitrarily. A satisfactory detecting ability may not be provided because of an artifact or the like contained in a signal. Therefore, an effective detection method and an effective display method of presenting results of detection must be developed. A series of tasks (stimuli) or a...

20060006345 - Inductively-driven light source for lithography: An apparatus for producing light includes a chamber that has a plasma discharge region and that contains an ionizable medium. The apparatus also includes a magnetic core that surrounds a portion of the plasma discharge region. The apparatus also includes a pulse power system for providing at least one pulse...

20060006348 - Apparatus and method for doping: There is proposed an apparatus for doping a material to be doped by generating plasma (ions) and accelerating it by a high voltage to form an ion current is proposed, which is particularly suitable for processing a substrate having a large area. The ion current is formed to have a...

20060006346 - Device and method for measurement of beam angle and divergence normal to plane of scanned beam or ribbon beam: The present invention facilitates semiconductor device fabrication by obtaining angle of incidence values and divergence of an ion beam normal to a plane of a scanned beam. A divergence detector comprising a mask and profiler/sensor is employed to obtain beamlets from the incoming ion beam and then to measure beam...

20060006347 - Method for preventing wafer surface from bombardment by micro-dust particles during the ion implantation process: A method for preventing wafer surface from bombardment by micro-dust particles during the ion implantation process is disclosed. The method adjusts, in mobile way, the rotation direction of the rotating disk system in association with the inclined direction of the wafer to make the ion-implanting surface, having deep micro-size circuit...

20060006349 - Optical switching in lithography system: A maskless lithography system for transferring a pattern onto the surface of a target. At least one beam generator generates a plurality of beamlets. A plurality of modulators modulate the magnitude of a beamlet, and a control unit controls each of the modulators. The control unit generates and delivers pattern...

20060006350 - Lithographic projection apparatus and reflector assembly for use therein: A lithographic projection apparatus includes a grazing incidence collector. The grazing incidence collector is made up of several reflectors. In order to reduce the amount of heat on the collector, the reflectors are coated. The reflector at the exterior of the collector has an infrared radiating layer on the outside....

20060006351 - Container system for the transport and storage of highly reactive materials: The invention relates to a container system for the transport and storage of highly reactive materials, which comprises an outer container (1) that encompasses at least one inner container (2) in which the radioactive material is disposed. The inner container (2) is resiliently received in the inner container so as...

20060006352 - Apparatus and method for inspecting ribbed containers: An apparatus for inspecting a container having a central axis and a sidewall with circumferentially extending external ribs. The apparatus includes a light source for directing a line-shaped light beam onto an external surface of the container, a light sensor disposed to receive reflected portions of the line-shaped beam, and...

20060006353 - Optical transducer for continuously determining liquid level: An optical transducer for determining liquid level within a container includes a sensing probe having a first elongate measurement face and a second elongate measurement face that converges toward the first measurement face. A light source is positioned for directing radiant energy into the sensing probe and a photosensor is...

20060000962 - Biological sample observation system and biological sample observation method: An object is to provide a biological sample observation system wherein light damage to the biological sample is decreased, and observation can be performed accurately and quickly over a long period of time. A biological sample observation system which continuously obtains information on a biological sample that is cultured inside...

20060000963 - Light source calibration: A light source is calibrated and operated. During calibration of the light source, calibration light is provided from a calibration light source. The calibration light is detected. A representation of the detected calibration light is stored. During operation of the light source, light is generated by the light source. The...

20060000965 - Imaging system for examining biological material: Improved biological material imaging systems and related methods are provided by using an imaging system for imaging biological materials, the imaging system comprising a sensor having one or more receptors, and an image transfer medium to scale the one or more receptors to an object field of view....

20060000964 - System and method for lithography process monitoring and control: In one aspect, the present invention is a technique of, and a system and sensor for measuring, inspecting, characterizing and/or evaluating optical lithographic equipment, methods, and/or materials used therewith, for example, photomasks. In one embodiment, the system, sensor and technique measures, collects and/or detects an aerial image produced or generated...

20060000966 - Sensing apparatus: Motion sensing apparatus including at least one light sensitive electronic component, said component responsive to at least a first and second incident light level each level creating in said light sensitive component a first state and a second state, wherein the apparatus is configured to measure the response of the...

20060000967 - Tof rangefinding with large dynamic range and enhanced background radiation suppression: A method for measuring time of flight of radiation includes emitting modulated radiation in response to a first modulation signal, projecting the modulated radiation onto a scene, receiving radiation, the received radiation comprising a first portion being the modulated radiation reflected by the scene and a second portion being background...

20060000968 - Glass bottle inspection device: A glass bottle inspecting apparatus is presented which can detect a defect at a specific location of a bottle-mouth portion of a glass bottle. An inspecting apparatus detects a defect of a glass bottle by imaging light from the glass bottle while the glass bottle (2) is illuminated and rotated,...

20060000969 - Rotation angle detecting device: A rotation angle detecting device includes a housing which is constituted by a combination of a case and a cover; a resistance board; a code wheel; a slider rotating plate; a slider; a circuit board; signal detecting elements; and a gear which transmits the rotation of the code wheel at...

20060000971 - Intelligent sensory platform for wireless two-way sensory surveillance: A intelligent surveillance platform is provided with wireless two-way sensory surveillance in environments wherein the entire surveillance unit and its supporting structure fit within a standard light switch junction box and otherwise also functions as a light switch. The platform serves as a sensory ‘edge-of-network’ subsystem for use with a...

20060000970 - Photon energized cavity and system: In a first exemplary embodiment of the invention, an externally and photonically energized unit comprises a shaped resonant cavity, with selected material for converting the incident photons into other electromagnetic radiation for resonance within the cavity; and a pick-up element for receiving and applying the resonant electromagnetic radiation to one...

20060000972 - Method and system for detecting a property of a pavement by measuring gamma-radiaton: For detecting a property of at least one layer (301) of a pavement (300), a flux of radiation of energy levels or at least one range selected from an energy spectrum received from the pavement is measured in a position above the pavement. The measured radiation includes g-radiation emitted by...

20060000973 - Method for the removal of a microscopic sample from a substrate: performing an adhesion process whereby the sample 1 is adhered to a probe 3, characterized in that the cutting process and the adhesion process overlap each other temporally. By simultaneously carrying out the culling process and the adhesion process, a time-saving is realized as compared to a method in which...

20060000974 - Polarization and wavelength-selective patch-coupled infrared photodetector: A photodetector for detecting the polarization or wavelength of incident infrared radiation (IR) is described. The polarization sensitive photodetector operates using two sets of patches and corresponding cavities, the first set resonating with IR having a first polarization, while the second set resonates with IR having an orthogonal, second polarization....

20060000975 - Mixing ratio detecting apparatus, method of controlling mixing ration detecting apparatus, and fuel cell system incorporating mixing ratio detecting apparatus: A mixture ratio detecting apparatus comprises: a light source which emits light including light of an infrared region; a first light detecting unit which detects the light of the infrared region from the light source; a second light detecting unit which detects light of a region having a range different...

20060000976 - Photodetector employing slab waveguide modes: A photodetector for detecting infrared radiation (IR) using a slab waveguide is described. The slab waveguide photodetector operates by resonating transverse magnetic or electric modes within the slab from the incident IR. An IR absorbing layer is located within the slab waveguide photodetector where the magnitude of the electric field...

20060000977 - Device for generating images and/or projections: The invention relates to a device for generating images and/or projections, which device includes a device for the detection of input radiation. The device for the detection of input radiation comprises a sensor with a Pr3+-activated scintillator for converting the input radiation into UV radiation. The Pr3+-activated scintillators have short...

20060000979 - Device and method for digitizing pet radiation events: A device and method used in the high resolution Positron Emission Tomography (PET) systems for digitizing radiation events for a scintillation camera and a data acquisition system. The device comprises a scintillation digitizer, including a plurality of comparators and amplifiers, two ADCs, and an analyzer for resolving the digital values...

20060000978 - Multi-pinhole collimation for nuclear medical imaging: A multi-pinhole collimator nuclear medical imaging detector divides a target object space into many non-overlapping areas and projects a minified image of each area onto a segmented detector, where each segment functions as an independent detector or imaging cell. Septa may be provided between the collimator and the detector, to...

20060000980 - System with response to cosmic ray detection: In some embodiments, a system includes a cosmic ray detector to detect cosmic rays and to generate cosmic ray detection signals indicative of the detected cosmic rays. The system also includes first circuitry to receive input signals and to produce output signals, and wherein the first circuitry speculates that the...

20060000981 - Cosmic ray detectors for integrated circuit chips: In some embodiments, a cosmic ray detector includes a cantilever with a first tip. The detector also includes a second tip and circuitry to provide a signal indicative of a distance between the first and second tips being such as would be caused by a cosmic ray interaction event. Other...

20060000982 - Non-linear signal amplifiers and uses thereof in a mass spectrometer device: Signal amplifiers having a non-linear transfer function. A high speed (high bandwidth) circuit with a non-linear transfer function over a limited range of input signal is provided. By appropriate choice of components, the non-linear transfer function can be used to accurately approximate any monotonic function such as a square root...

20060000983 - Fast dynamic imaging protocol using a multi-head single photon emission computed tomography system: An imaging system for acquiring multi-dimensional tomographic image data of an object, the imaging system having (1) a plurality of detectors to acquire image data, the detectors coupled to a supporting structure, wherein at least one of the detectors is adapted to move relative to the object during image data...

20060000984 - Method for increasing the spectral and spatial resolution of detectors: A method of optical detection of characteristic quantities of an illuminated specimen comprising detecting a signal that is backscattered, reflected and/or fluoresced and/or transmitted from the specimen by a spatially resolving detector wherein radiation coming from the specimen is imaged on the detector, shifting the position of the radiation which...

20060000985 - Optics for extreme ultraviolet lithography: According to an embodiment of the invention, extreme ultraviolet (EUV) photolithography is performed using lobster eye transmission optics. A light source, such as a source plasma, is located at the center of a circle. Several mirror segments are arranged on an arc of the circle. The mirror segments may be...

20060000986 - Liquid crystal alignment using electron beam exposure: An apparatus (10, 10″) for producing an alignment surface on an associated substrate (12, 12″) of a liquid crystal display. An electron source (40) produces a collimated electron beam (50). A substrate support (20, 20″) supports the associated substrate (12, 12″) with a surface normal (80) of the substrate arranged...

20060000987 - Active sensor receiver detector array for countermeasuring shoulder-fired missiles: A focal plane architecture is provided which includes direct reading of an array of infrared detectors, each coupled to its own threshold circuit, the output of which is coupled to one input of a NAND gate, with the other input to the NAND gate being provided with a delayed threshold...

20060000988 - Sensor-guided threat countermeasure system: A countermeasure system for use by a target to protect against an incoming sensor-guided threat. The system includes a laser system for producing a broadband beam and means for directing the broadband beam from the target to the threat. The countermeasure system comprises the steps of producing a broadband beam...

20060000989 - Method of generating image and illumination device for inspecting substrate: For generating an image for inspection of a substrate, a camera is provided above this substrate with an optical axis orienting downward and a plurality of multi-colored light emitting members are set around the optical axis of the camera so as to be within a specified angular range with respect...

20060000990 - Optical scanning device and image forming apparatus using the same: An optical scanning device deflects, by a common optical deflecting part, a plurality of groups of light beams emitted from a plurality of light sources and directs, by a scanning and imaging optical system, the groups of deflected light beams to respective scan surfaces so as to optically scan the...

20060000991 - Image input device: An image input apparatus which includes a detection section (10) to detect radiographic image from a recording member (4) having radiographic image information recorded thereon, and reads the detected radiographic image, the image input apparatus including: a creation section (17) to create a plurality of correction values for correction of...