Radiant energy inventions 04/06

20060086887 - Laser scanning microscope: A laser scanning microscope which focuses light beams from a laser beam source to a sample by means of an objective lens and detects transmission light from the sample, reflection light, or fluorescence generated from the sample, includes an observation laser scanning optical system which irradiates coherent light from one...

20060086888 - Sensor-controlled led array apparatus and method: An apparatus for selectively emitting light is provided. The apparatus has at least one light-emitting diode (LED) for emitting light. and a sensor that responds to the presence of a signal, such as infra-red light. The apparatus has a controller that controls the activation of the at least one LED...

20060086889 - Opto-electronic arrangement to capture relative movements or relative positions of two objects, and design methodology: The invention concerns an opto-electronic arrangement for capturing relative movements or relative positions of two objects, including at least one position-sensitive detector. The opto-electronic arrangement is characterized in that the position-sensitive detector is illuminated by at least two light emission devices, to form two measuring cells with a common detector....

20060086890 - Package structure of image sensor device: An image sensor package mainly includes a substrate cover having a chip cavity, an image sensor chip, a flexible circuit, and a transparent carrier. The flexible circuit is attached to the transparent carrier. The image sensor chip is flip-chip mounted on the flexible circuit, and then the substrate cover is...

20060086891 - Signal-enhancement system for photodectector outputs: A light scattering photometer signal-enhancement systems includes an adaptive sample and subtract circuit controlled by a computer or microcontroller (MCU). The MCU controls the gain of a programmable-gain amplifier (PGA) cascade that is used to amplify the raw photometer signal. In order to maintain the DC accuracy, the DC offset...

20060086892 - Photosensitive lights for an electric vehicle: A photosensitive light includes a photosensitive resistor set on the power supply circuit of the headlight, and on a predefined location (such as the control panel) of the electric vehicle. Through the installation of the photosensitive resistor, the on or off states of the headlight and the taillight can be...

20060086893 - System and method for connecting electrical devices using fiber optic serial communication: A system and method for communicating between serially connected electrical devices of a network is provided. The network includes a series of electrical devices, and fiber optic connectors between electrical devices of the series of electrical devices forming a closed communication ring in which output of each electrical device is...

20060086895 - Method and apparatus for using optical signal time-of-flight information to facilitate obstacle detection: One or more optical signals (wherein at least some of a plurality of optical signals are at different angles of travel with respect to one another and are directed towards an area comprising a movable barrier-controlled point of passage) create reflections when striking passageway boundaries as correspond to a given...

20060086896 - Multi-touch sensing light emitting diode display and method for using the same: Apparatus and method for both displaying graphical output and for sensing, e.g., multi-touch input are provided. A light-emitting diode (“LED”) matrix-array may be configured to both emit and sense light. The array may be driven in such a way so as to enable the array itself to act as the...

20060086894 - Security door: A system for monitoring the passage of people through a controlled location, the system comprising: a security access device for selectively allowing and preventing the passage of one or more people through the controlled location; an array of imaging sensors which, in use, emit a curtain of light and detect...

20060086897 - Integrating chamber cone light using led sources: A system to provide radiant energy of selectable spectral characteristic (e.g. a selectable color combination) uses an integrating cavity to combine energy of different wavelengths from different sources. The cavity has a diffusely reflective interior surface and an aperture for allowing emission of combined radiant energy. Sources of radiant energy...

20060086898 - Method and apparatus of making highly repetitive micro-pattern using laser writer: An apparatus for making a highly repetitive micro-pattern using a laser writer includes one or more diffractive optical elements. At least one diffractive optical element is adapted to split a beam of a laser writer into sub-beams based on a separation distance matching a period of a repetitive structure to...

20060086900 - Connector: Terminal fittings (21A, 21B) are inserted into cavities (45) of a housing (40) and are locked by locks (28). A cover (70) is mounted on the rear of the housing (40), and is locked by cover locks (60). The cover (70) functions as a retainer by engaging rear surfaces of...

20060086899 - Structure of image sensor package: An image sensor package comprises a carrier, an image sensor chip, and a transparent substrate where the carrier has a chip cavity and a plurality of first pads formed around the chip cavity. A plurality of bonding pads are formed on the active surface of the image sensor chip. The...

20060086901 - Methods and apparatus for improving the reliability and accuracy of identifying, analyzing and authenticating objects, including chemicals, using multiple spectroscopic techniques: An integrated apparatus capable of both molecular and elemental spectroscopic analysis includes, in an exemplary embodiment, a molecular spectroscopic analysis system, an elemental spectroscopic analysis system, and a computational and analysis module. The computational and analysis module is coupled to the molecular spectroscopic analysis system and to the elemental spectroscopic...

20060086902 - Multispectral selective reflective lidar: A multispectral selective reflection Lidar system generates alternating pulses of at least two wavelengths and senses returns for determining the presence of a predetermined material absorbing and reradiating one wavelength as selective reflections, but not the other. A detector can readily determine the presence or absence or an absorbing and...

20060086903 - Gas sensors: A gas sensor of the type having a housing defining a chamber within which light is transmitted from a source to a detector through an optical path, includes internal mirror portions having part ellipsoidal shape. Light is transmitted from a source to a detector via the reflective portions. The detector...

20060086904 - Diversity processing of coincidence data: In a PET scanner, a method for processing coincidence data includes associating a selected portion of the coincidence data with one of a plurality of subspaces of a coincidence space; deriving, from the coincidence data associated with subspace, a contribution to be used in forming an image; and weighting the...

20060086905 - Combined transmission/emission tomography apparatus: A combined transmission/emission tomography apparatus for generation of tomographic slice images of an examination subject (preferably of a patient), has a supporting structure composed of a stationary stator and a rotor that rotates in operation, with at least one radiation-emitting device and at least one radiation-detecting device mounted on the...

20060086906 - Method and circuit arrangement for compensating for rate dependent change of conversion factor in a drift-type radiation detector and a detector appliance: For compensating for the rate dependent change of charge-to-voltage conversion factor in a drift-type radiation detector there is detected a change in a momentary photon hit rate affecting said drift-type radiation detector. A drain current flowing through an integrated amplifier of said drift-type radiation detector is changed by an amount...

20060086907 - Radiological imaging apparatus: A radiological imaging apparatus allowing semiconductor radiation detectors to be easily replaced with new ones and densely arranged. Terminals (31cjk) and (33cjk) are provided on a bottom surface of a detector aggregate (40mn) including a plurality of semiconductor radiation detectors (1); the terminals is connected to electrodes (3 and 4)...

20060086908 - Multimode ionization mode separator: A multimode ionization source includes an electrospray ionization source for providing a charged aerosol, an atmospheric pressure ionization source downstream from the electrospray ionization source for further ionizing said charged aerosol, and a mode separator, or mask, situated so as to separate a portion of the charged aerosol and prevent...

20060086909 - Radiation shielding syringe container with anti-stick barrier: A radiation-shielding container for storing a syringe includes a base assembly, a sleeve and a cap assembly securable to the base assembly. The base assembly includes a body portion defining a chamber portion for receiving the syringe and including a base portion coupled to the body portion. The base portion...

20060086910 - Alignment systems and methods for lithographic systems: An alignment system for a lithographic apparatus has a source of alignment radiation; a detection system that has a first detector channel and a second detector channel; and a position determining unit in communication with the detection system. The position determining unit is constructed to process information from said first...

20060086911 - Photoelectric detector: A photoelectric detector includes an electronic card connected to an emit member and a receive member, the emit member emits at least a first light signal, and the receive member receives at least a second light signal reflected from the first light signal; a cap that includes an emit lens...

20060086912 - System for detecting structural defects and features utilizing blackbody self-illumination: A system is disclosed which utilizes the substantially steady-state temperature of a coated object, in conjunction with an optical detection system, to selectively view defects and features of the object below the coating without the necessity of transient heating or IR illumination and reflectance imaging. The optical detector, such as...

20060086913 - Digital radiographic unit and a method for taking radiographs in a digital radiographic unit: A digital radiographic unit is disclosed which includes a counting flat image detector for taking radiographs from an x-radiation with the aid of pixel readout units, adjacent in a matrix, for measuring and counting charge pulses generated by x-ray quanta of the x-radiation. A coincidence, occurring within a specific time...

20060086914 - Image transfer and output method and system using the same: A plurality of original image signals representing radiation image information, which have been fed out from an image signal input apparatus, are fed into an operation processing device. Predetermined operation processing is performed on the plurality of the received original image signals in the operation processing device to obtain an...

20060081760 - Camera having focus detection device: In a camera having a focus detection device which detects a focus state of an object at a plurality of focus detection spots in an imaging area, there are provided an operation portion which selects an arbitrary focus detection spot in the imaging area, and a setting portion which sets...

20060081761 - Optical pickup apparatus and optical disk apparatus: An optical pickup apparatus, comprises: a light source in which a plurality of light emitting points having different wavelengths are provided; a light receiving unit, receiving light reflected from an optical disk to produce an electric signal; and an optical system, collecting light emitted from the respective light emitting points...

20060081762 - Extended life biopolymer array scanner system: A biopolymer array optical scanner system that is configured to accommodate the needs of its working environment, but offer extended life over common scanners as typically used, is provided. The scanner is programmed to allow a user to set times or adopt a schedule by which the scanner will automatically...

20060081764 - Coherent imaging that utilizes orthogonal transverse mode diversity: A technique for imaging an object with a coherent beam of electromagnetic radiation involves sequencing at least a portion of the coherent beam through a set of orthogonal transverse spatial modes and summing the output signals that result from set of orthogonal transverse spatial modes. To create an image of...

20060081763 - Image reading apparatus and circuit board unit used therefor: An image reading apparatus (X) includes a light source, a case (2) for accommodating the light source, and a substrate (8) mounted to the case (8). A plurality of sensor IC chips (7) for detecting the light traveling from an image reading region are mounted on the substrate (8). The...

20060081766 - Image sensing apparatus: An image sensing apparatus is provided, which is provided with a plurality of image sensing elements each including a plurality of photoelectric conversion sections and an adding circuit adapted to add signals from the plurality of photoelectric conversion sections to obtain a one-pixel signal, wherein the adding circuit adds the...

20060081765 - Semiconductor integrated circuit device having a plurality of photo detectors and processing elements: A semiconductor integrated circuit device, having a plurality of processing elements accommodated on a single semiconductor chip, has a latch circuit and a selecting circuit. The latch circuit is provided at an output of each of the processing elements. The selecting circuit selects an input source from a group consisting...

20060081767 - Semiconductor integrated circuit device having a plurality of photo detectors and processing elements: A semiconductor integrated circuit device, having a plurality of processing elements accommodated on a single semiconductor chip, has a latch circuit and a selecting circuit. The latch circuit is provided at an output of each of the processing elements. The selecting circuit selects an input source from a group consisting...

20060081769 - Emccd detector, as well as a spectrometer and a microscope having an emccd detector: An EMCCD detector includes a first gain register and a photoactive area divided into at least a two detection regions. At least one of the detection regions is assigned to the first gain register....

20060081770 - Low-photon flux image-intensified electronic camera: A low-photon flux image-intensified electronic camera comprises a gallium arsenide phosphide (GaAsP) photocathode in a high vacuum tube assembly behind a hermetic front seal to receive image photons. Such is cooled by a Peltier device to −20° C. to 0° C., and followed by a dual microchannel plate. The microchannels...

20060081768 - Multicolor photodiode array and method of manufacturing: Novel structures of the photodetector having broad spectral ranges detection capability are provided. The photodetector can offer high quantum efficiency >95% over wide spectral ranges, high frequency response >10 GHz (@3 dB). The photodiode array of N×N elements is also provided. The array can also offer wide spectral detection ranges...

20060081771 - Motion sensitive illumination system and method for a mobile computing device: A motion sensitive illumination method for a mobile device is provided. The method comprises measuring a first motion attribute of the mobile device using a motion sensor to produce a first value; comparing the first value with a threshold value; and adjusting illumination intensity of an illuminating mechanism that illuminates...

20060081772 - Embeddable polarimetric fiber optic sensor and method for monitoring of structures: The present invention provides the capability of ascertaining, through a quick and simple measurement, locations on a structure that may have experienced damage that could result in reduced structure lifetime, strength, or reliability. The sensing element is a connectorized section of polarization maintaining (“PM”) optical fiber, where a length of...

20060081773 - Optical integrating chamber lighting using multiple color sources: A system to provide radiant energy of selectable spectral characteristic (e.g. a selectable color combination of light) uses an optical integrating cavity to combine energy of different wavelengths from different sources. Sources of radiant energy of different wavelengths, typically different-color LEDs, supply radiant energy into the interior of the cavity....

20060081774 - Mirror positioning structure for compensation of skew and bow and laser scanning unit employing the same: A mirror positioning structure for compensating skew and bow includes a mirror rotating member having a recess at one side to hold a mirror inserted therein and a rotation shaft protruding from an opposite side. A mirror position changing member has an opening through which the rotation shaft of the...

20060081775 - Ionization chambers for mass spectrometry: An ionization chamber for a mass spectrometry system is described. The ionization chamber comprises a housing defining an ionization region, and the housing comprises a carbon nanotube material....

20060081776 - Probe with hollow waveguide and method for producing the same: A probe for detecting light or irradiating light comprises a cantilever supported at an end thereof by a substrate, a hollow tip formed at a free end of the cantilever, a microaperture formed at the end of the tip, and a hollow waveguide formed inside the cantilever. A method for...

20060081777 - Compact emissivity and temperature measuring infrared detector: A hand-held, fleet deployable infrared camera with integrated hardware and software providing real time processing of infrared images. The camera senses variable temperature images over a selected object of interest and senses variable emissivities over the object. The camera also measures and corrects for reflected environmental radiation as well as...

20060081778 - Portable radiometry and imaging apparatus: An infrared (IR) camera and associated electronics including power are integrated into portable, self-contained, vision-enhancement apparatus useful in environments of dense air-borne particulate and thermal extremes such as encountered in fire fighting situations, in accordance with the invention. The IR camera is integral with a self-contained power supply so that...

20060081780 - Ultra sensitive silicon sensor readout circuitry: A readout circuit for a bolometer type sensor including a pair of back-to-back temperature sensing diodes connected in an electro-thermal feedback loop including a semiconductor amplifier circuit located in an intermediate stage between a detector stage and a heat bath stage and wherein the heat generated by the amplifier equalizes...

20060081779 - Variable noise control for an optical transducer: In one embodiment, an optical transducer, such as an infrared transducer, generates an output signal that is representative of optical irradiance. A noise control circuit is coupled in a power supply path of the optical transducer. A switching circuit varies the noise control provided by the noise control circuit, in...

20060081781 - Sensitive silicon sensor and test structure for an ultra-sensitive silicon sensor: A thermal radiation sensor is disclosed wherein a semiconductor thermocouple comprised of a pair of silicon diodes is connected in back-to-back relationship, with one of the diodes being located in a detector stage. The other diode is located in a heat bath stage together with a sensed temperature difference amplifier....

20060081782 - Remote detector system: A mobile detecting apparatus which can include the ability to transmit data to and receive instructions from a remote location, detect multiple objects (e.g. stacked or side by side containers or cargo), and provide efficient traffic flow (e.g. at cargo port)....

20060081783 - Infrared detection apparatus and method for installing the same: According to an embodiment, an infrared detection apparatus is provided which comprises a plurality of light receiving means for detecting infrared light and outputting a signal corresponding to the infrared light, and forms a plurality of detection areas adjacent to each other in space using the light receiving means. The...

20060081784 - Methods and systems for positron emission tomography data correction: Methods and systems for image overlap correction are provided. The method includes acquiring the emission projection data from a plurality of scan frames that extend across at least a portion of a length of an object being imaged wherein elements of the object lie between a region of overlap between...

20060081785 - X-ray detector: An x-ray detector includes a large number of pixels, each of the latter being configured from one or more sub-pixels. Each of the sub-pixels include a detector material for the direct conversion of incident X-ray radiation into an electric signal. A device for converting the electric signals into corresponding digital...

20060081786 - Method and apparatus for detecting ionizing radiation: A method for detecting ionizing radiation with the aid of a scintillation counter and a photomultiplier using an inorganic solid-matter scintillator that incorporates at least one decay time component greater than 100 ns and measures the photons emitted by the scintillator with a fast single-photon counter. The single-photon counter is...

20060081787 - Absolute nuclear material assay: A method of absolute nuclear material assay of an unknown source comprising counting neutrons from the unknown source and providing an absolute nuclear material assay utilizing a model to optimally compare to the measured count distributions. In one embodiment, the step of providing an absolute nuclear material assay comprises utilizing...

20060081788 - Method for operating a flat detector with reduced switching artifacts: A method is disclosed for operating a flat detector in different dose ranges and at different amplifier levels. A previously measured detector sensitivity is respectively used for the calibration. The detector sensitivity is determined for each amplifier level at a multiplicity of different points in the overall gain-specific dose range....

20060081789 - Stimulable phosphor panel: The stimulable phosphor panel includes a rigid substrate, a stimulable phosphor layer formed on the rigid substrate and a transparent moisture-resistant protective layer formed on the stimulable phosphor layer. The stimulable phosphor layer is housed and sealed in an airtight area formed between the rigid substrate and the transparent moisture-resistant...

20060081790 - Alignment systems and methods for lithographic systems: An alignment system for a lithographic apparatus has a source of alignment radiation; a detection system that has a first detector channel and a second detector channel; and a position determining unit in communication with the detection system. The position determining unit is constructed to process information from said first...

20060081791 - Alignment systems and methods for lithographic systems: An alignment system for a lithographic apparatus has a source of alignment radiation; a detection system that has a first detector channel and a second detector channel; and a position determining unit in communication with the detection system. The position determining unit is constructed to process information from said first...

20060081792 - Alignment systems and methods for lithographic systems: An alignment system for a lithographic apparatus has a source of alignment radiation; a detection system that has a first detector channel and a second detector channel; and a position determining unit in communication with the detection system. The position determining unit is constructed to process information from said first...

20060081793 - Head-worn video display with viewing screen: A head-worn video display includes a compact light source including at least two laser diodes. A MEMS scanner scans a composite beam from the two light sources across a viewing screen. The viewing screen is operable to diffuse light from one laser diode and convert light from a second laser...

20060081795 - Breast image obtaining method and apparatus: A breast image obtaining apparatus using a solid-sate detector, or stimulable phosphor panel capable of correctly obtaining image information up to the area closer to the chest wall of a subject. when picking up the image, the solid-state detector is moved to a place close to the side wall of...

20060081794 - Methods and apparatus for imaging elongate objects: A storage phosphor cassette for use in recording radiographic images of elongated objects. The cassette comprises a shell and a single storage phosphor plate. The shell includes first and second opposite open ends. The single storage phosphor plate is housed within the shell and is adapted to be at least...

20060081796 - Image reading apparatus: The image reading apparatus is providing with an optical unit 1 that illuminates the stimulable phosphor plate P with excitation light L1 from the light source while scanning it and reads the image information by condensing the photo-stimulated luminescence light emitted from the stimulable phosphor plate P and carrying out...

20060076472 - Single chip stereo imaging system with dual array design: A stereo imaging chip is presented that contains two imaging arrays located at opposite edges of the chip. Support circuitry, including a computational unit, is located on the chip in areas not occupied by the imaging arrays. A FPGA located on the chip is used to provide instructions to the...

20060076473 - Lenslet/detector array assembly for high data rate optical communications: An assembly is provided that may be used in high data rate optical communications, such as free-space communication systems. The assembly may include a main optical receiver element and a lenslet array or other optical element disposed near the focal plane that collects an optical signal and focuses that signal...

20060076474 - Pyramid-shaped near field probe using surface plasmon wave: Disclosed herein is a pyramid-shaped near field probe which forms and changes a near field at the aperture of the probe. The pyramid-shaped near field probe of the present invention includes a probe body and metal films. The probe body is constructed in the form of a pyramid using a...

20060076475 - System and method for associating container defect information to a specific path of manufacturing: This application relates to an apparatus and method for automated inspection of formed metal containers. More specifically, it pertains to the use of machine vision systems to identify and correlate manufacturing defects occurring in formed food and beverage containers to specific manufacturing paths or sources of origin (eg., body makers)...

20060076476 - Optical wavelength interrogator: An optical wavelength readout system for application in optical sensing systems is disclosed. The system includes a Master unit including a wavelength swept optical source for launching light into a string of optical sensors, and a detection and processing unit for detecting and processing the light emitted by the source....

20060076478 - Moisture sensor: The present invention provides various improvements in components for optical based moisture sensing systems and to moisture sensing systems incorporating the components....

20060076477 - Raindrop detection apparatus: A raindrop detection apparatus includes a light emitting unit for emitting light to an inner side of a windshield, a light receiving unit for receiving the light reflected by an outer surface of the windshield, a first lens unit which is arranged between the windshield and the light emitting unit...

20060076479 - Method and apparatus using liquid crystal light valve to filter incident light on a photodetector: In one embodiment, light is detected using a photodetector. If the detected light is causing the photodetector to saturate, one or more liquid crystal light valves are adjusted to filter the amount of incident light on the photodetector....

20060076480 - Encoder output signal correction apparatus and method: An offset error, an amplitude error, a phase error and a third harmonic component contained in two-phase sinusoidal signals are removed using relatively simple digital computations. An offset error contained in two-phase sinusoidal signals with a phase difference output from an encoder is detected and corrected. Then, an amplitude error...

20060076481 - Light scanning apparatus: Provided is a light scanning apparatus, including a light source, a light source controller to control an on/off operation of the light source, a light deflector deflecting light emitted from the light source, an image formation optical system to direct light deflected by the light deflector on a scan area...

20060076482 - High throughput systems and methods for parallel sample analysis: Systems and methods for analyzing multiple samples in parallel using mass spectrometry preferably coupled with fluid phase separation techniques are provided. A modular mass spectrometer includes a vacuum enclosure, multiple sample inlets, multiple common vacuum pumping elements, and multiple mass analysis modules disposed substantially within the enclosure, with each module...

20060076483 - Optical bench for a mass spectrometer system: Mass spectrometer systems for measuring mass/charge ratios of analytes are described. A mass spectrometer system includes a vacuum flange, a PCB base plate coupled to the vacuum flange, and an ion optic assembly coupled to the PCB base plate. The PCB base plate may include signal-processing electronics. The system may...

20060076485 - Ion guides with rf diaphragm stacks: The invention relates to RF voltage-operated ion guides based on stacked apertured diaphragms. The invention provides ion guides consisting of diaphragm stacks that permit the ion beam to be shaped in cross-section so that it corresponds to the acceptance profile of the subsequent section of the device, therefore yielding optimal...

20060076484 - Mass spectrometer: A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising a guide wire ion guide 1 having an outer cylindrical electrode 2 and an inner guide wire electrode 3. AC and DC potential differences are maintained between the outer electrode 2 and the inner electrode 3 so that ions are radially confined within the...

20060076486 - Material surface analyzing method: A material surface analyzing method includes measuring composition of elements at each data point after setting M-number data points on a sample surface containing N-number elements, calculating a concentration distance value between the data points using the measured composition of the elements, and determining a phase distribution of the sample...

20060076487 - Semiconductor probe, method of manufacturing the same, and method and apparatus for analyzing semiconductor surface using semiconductor probe: Provided are a semiconductor probe, a method of manufacturing the same, and an apparatus and method for analyzing a semiconductor surface using the semiconductor probe. The semiconductor probe includes a semiconductor tip containing a low concentration of impurities and a cantilever having a conductive area formed in close proximity to...

20060076488 - Surface shape measuring apparatus, surface measuring method, and exposure apparatus: An apparatus measures a surface position of an object. The apparatus includes an array of members, each of which comprises a probe for an atomic force from the object and is configured to move in accordance with the atomic force, an optical system configured to project a measurement light onto...

20060076489 - Charged particle beam apparatus: A charged particle beam apparatus in which an electrostatic lens is used as a main focusing element to obtain a subminiature high-sensitivity high-resolution SEM, a drift tube for an electron beam is located inside a column between an electron source and a sample, and a detector for secondary electrons is...

20060076490 - Inspection method and inspection apparatus using electron beam: An inspection method and an inspection apparatus using an electron beam enabling more detailed and quantitative evaluation at a high throughput level. The method comprises the steps of irradiating, based on previously prepared information concerning a defect position on the surface of a sample, the defect and its vicinity with...

20060076491 - Mask inspection apparatus, mask inspection method, and electron beam exposure system: A mask inspection apparatus includes: an electron gun for generating an electron beam; an exposure mask for shaping the electron beam into a predetermined cross-sectional shape; means for scanning the electron beam shaped by the exposure mask; means for selecting and transmitting part of the shaped electron beam, which selecting...

20060076492 - Transmission electron microscope and image observation method using it: Drift generated at the time of photographing a TEM image is corrected simultaneously with photographing, so that a TEM image free form influence of drift is photographed. While the TEM image is recorded, drift in the place out of the view field subjected to recording is measured from moment to...

20060076493 - Focal plane antenna to sensor interface for an ultra-sensitive silicon sensor: An electrical interface between a scene to be imaged and a bolometer type sensor is disclosed. Efficiency is improved by means of a thermal energy concentrator including a lens and an antenna. Where a plurality of bolometer pixels are located in an array, a microantenna is provided for each pixel...

20060076494 - Method and apparatus for the depth-resolved characterization of layer of a carrier: The present invention relates to a method for the depth-resolved characterization of a layer of a carrier. This involves firstly producing a cutout in the layer of the carrier with a sidewall and subsequently removing carrier material adjoining the sidewall with the aid of an ion beam. During the removal...

20060076495 - Device for determining the surface condition of a roadway: The invention concerns a device for determination of the surface condition of a roadway, in which the device includes a light-sensitive sensor to measure a light signal reflected from the surface of the roadway and an analyzer to determine the surface condition of the roadway as a function of the...

20060076496 - Spect gamma camera: A method and apparatus of obtaining and reconstructing an image of a portion of a body, administered by a radiopharmaceutical substance, by using Single-photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) for determination of functional information thereon. The method comprises (a) acquiring gamma ray photons emitted from said portion by means of a...

20060076497 - Radiation detector: A plurality of optical transducers converts the first radiation to a first light having a first wavelength, and converts the second radiation to a second light having a second wavelength. A shielding unit is arranged between the optical transducers to shield the first radiation, the second radiation, the first light,...

20060076498 - X-ray detector device and method for producing an x-ray detector device: To permit straightforward assembly of an X-ray detector including matricially arranged detector modules, detector modules are initially combined to form a bar. A plurality of the bars are subsequently fastened next to one another on a detector support mechanism to form the X-ray detector....

20060076499 - Radiation image pick-up apparatus and system: A radiation image pick-up apparatus includes a conversion element, accumulation element, read element, detection element, driving circuit, and controller. The conversion element converts radiation into an electrical signal. The accumulation unit accumulates the electrical signal converted by the conversion element. The read unit reads out the electrical signal accumulated in...

20060076500 - Control of temperature of flat panel type of radiation detector: A radiation detector is realized as, for example, a flat panel detector (FPD) for two-dimensionally detecting X-rays. The detector comprises a detection board and a control unit. The detection board on which a plurality of detection elements for detecting a radiation are two-dimensionally disposed in a matrix and circuits for...

20060076502 - Method and apparatus for a photodetector responsive over a selectable wavelength range: Photodetectors are constructed with ternary semiconductor alloys, for which the band gap varies with composition, to fabricate a photodetector and optical filter combination. The detectors are part of a measuring system that measures, stores and displays UV intensity versus time, peak intensity, total UV energy and temperature. It simultaneously measures...

20060076501 - Ultraviolet ray measuring method and ultraviolet ray measuring device: An ultraviolet ray measuring method using an ultraviolet ray receiving element having a specific spectral sensitivity. The method includes: estimating an estimated value of an entire region from the spectral sensitivity of the ultraviolet ray receiving element and a solar spectral radiation spectrum; estimating an estimated value of a specific...

20060076503 - Optical coupling apparatus for a dual column charged particle beam tool for imaging and forming silicide in a localized manner: An optical coupling apparatus for a dual column charged particle beam tool allowing both optical imaging of an area of an integrated circuit, as well as localized heating of the integrated circuit to form silicide. In one embodiment, optical paths from a whitelight source and a laser source are coupled...

20060076504 - Electron source, and charged-particle apparatus comprising such an electron source: The invention provides an electron source suitable for use in a charged-particle apparatus, in which source a beam of electrons can be extracted from an electrode that is subjected to at least one of an electric potential, thermal excitation and photonic excitation, whereby at least part of the electrode comprises...

20060076505 - Ion sampling for appi mass spectrometry: An atmospheric pressure ion source, e.g. for a mass spectrometer, that produces ions by atmospheric pressure photoionization (APPI). It includes a vaporizer, a photon source for photoionizing vapor molecules upon exit from the vaporizer, a passageway for transporting ions to, for example, a mass spectrometer system, and a means for...

20060076506 - Micro-organism reduction in liquid by use of a metal halide ultraviolet lamp: A method and apparatus for disinfection/pasteurization of fluids. There is provided a mercury/gallium metal halide ultraviolet lamp enclosed within an ozone free metallic doped quartz envelope, an ozone free, metallic doped quartz enclosure for the lamp, an in-line stationary spiral or internal thread of single or multiple leads surrounding the...

20060076507 - Air sterilizing system: A system for sterilizing air includes an air duct for flowing the air therethrough. A first electron beam generator is positioned relative to the duct for irradiating the air flowing therethrough with a first electron beam. The first electron beam for disabling biological substances within the air....

20060076508 - System, method and a program for correcting conditions for controlling a charged particle beam for lithography and observation, and a program and method for manufacturing a semiconductor device: A system for correcting a charged particle beam lithography condition including: an error calculation unit configured to calculate an error in an illumination position of a charged particle beam, the charged particle beam is controlled by a lithography condition corrected by initial correction parameters; a temporary correction unit configured to...

20060076509 - Electron beam irradiating method and manufacturing method of magnetic recording medium: The present invention is to make it possible to form a fine pattern, and improve a recording density on a magnetic recording medium and increase signal intensity. There is provided an electron beam irradiating method which irradiates an electron beam on a resist to perform irradiating using an electron beam...

20060076510 - Ion beam implant current, spot width and position tuning: An ion beam tuning method, system and program product for tuning an ion implanter system are disclosed. The invention obtains an ion beam profile of the ion beam by, for example, scanning the ion beam across a profiler that is within an implant chamber; and tunes the ion implanter system...

20060076512 - Ion implantation apparatus: An ion implantation apparatus structure is provided that does not allow gas to accumulate in the vicinity of a wafer when implantation ions to the wafer. The ion implantation apparatus includes a rotating body that rotates in a fixed direction, a vacuum chamber that houses the rotating body, and an...

20060076511 - Shallow angle cut along a longitudinal direction of a feature in a semiconductor wafer: A cut of a longitudinal feature (such as a trench in a semiconductor wafer), is made not perpendicular to or parallel to the feature, but instead at an angle to the longitudinal direction of the feature. Specifically, if the longitudinal feature is oriented along an X axis, then several embodiments...

20060076514 - Charged particle beam processing apparatus: A charged particle beam processing apparatus includes a sample chamber to process a substrate including side faces by a charged particle beam, a movable stage in the sample chamber, the stage including a place on which the substrate is to be mounted, a height and position acquiring unit to acquire...

20060076513 - Variable rectangle-type electron beam exposure apparatus and pattern exposure-formation method: A variable rectangle-type electron beam exposure apparatus for forming rectangular beams of different angles is provided which is capable of highly finely conducting exposure with respect to a predetermined fine line pattern having an arbitrary angle in the pattern region. The apparatus comprises: a first slit member (10) in which...

20060076515 - Particle beam irradiation apparatus and particle beam irradiation method: To ensure irradiation accuracy and safety, even when an irradiation device employing a different irradiation method is used, disclosed is herein a charged particle beam irradiation apparatus that irradiates an irradiation target with charged particle beams includes: a charged particle beam generator for generating the charged particle beams; a passive...

20060076516 - Reflective optical element, optical system and euv lithography device: In order to obtain optimal reflectivity on optical elements for the EUV and the soft X-ray range, multilayers constructed of a number of layers are used. Contamination or degradation of the surface leads to imaging defects and transmission losses. In the prior art, it has been attempted to counter a...

20060076517 - Optical curing apparatus: An optical curing apparatus to rapidly cure a dental resin filling in a decayed tooth includes a case, a radiation member located at the front end of the case having a light generating element built thereon and a seat coupling with a light channeling element. The seat is coupled with...

20060076518 - Thermally powered terahertz radiation source using photonic crystals: Although THz radiation is naturally emitted by hot objects, the intensity levels are too weak to be considered as a practical THz source for most applications. Photonic crystal structures are used to modify the thermal emission peak associated with the standard Planck blackbody spectral distribution so that the THz region...

20060076519 - Collimators for an array of radioactive lines for use on a spect system for non-uniform attenuation correction measurements: According to the present invention, an improved source collimator for use in nuclear medicine imaging is provided. The improved source collimator utilizes a larger collimation angle than has previously been used in the art. The use of the larger collimation angle for the source collimator reduces the sensitivity of the...

20060076520 - Radiation shielding container that encloses a vial of one or more radioactive seeds: An apparatus in one example comprises a vial that comprises a vial bottom and a vial cap that connect to enclose one or more radioactive seeds; and a radiation shielding container that comprises a bottom portion and a top portion that connect to enclose the vial. The radiation shielding container...

20060076521 - Device for influencing, deflecting and/or reflecting terrestrial and atmospheric radiation or fields: The invention relates to a device for influencing, deflecting and/or reflecting terrestrial and atmospheric radiation or fields, especially from geopathogenic zones. The inventive device is characterized by a shield-shaped element (1) which can be attached to the wall or ceiling of a room. At least the surface (2) of the...

20060076522 - Radiation barrier: A radiation barrier for shielding a person from radiation emitted from a radiation source. The barrier includes a radiopaque wall extending between opposite lateral edges, wherein the wall is positionable between the radiation source and the person to prevent radiation from traveling directly between the radiation source and the person,...

20060076523 - Light sensor, and detecting mechanism and light-measuring mechanism in analyzing device: The present invention relates to an analyzing device provided with: a light-measuring mechanism (6) that includes a light-emitting unit for emitting light onto a test tool (7) to analyze a sample and a light-receiving unit for receiving reflection light from the test tool (7); and a detecting mechanism (4) for...

20060076524 - Sensor device and wiper controller: A sensor device for detecting wetting on a windshield includes a light emission element for emitting a light, a first light reception element for receiving the light in a first light path that includes reflective redirection by the windshield, and a second light reception element for receiving the light in...

20060076525 - Binderless storage phosphor screen: An image storage screen or panel, suitable for use in applications related with computed radiography comprises, on a support, a binderless needle-shaped stimulable CsBr:Eu phosphor layer, wherein, besides low amounts of a europium activator or dopant in favor of homogeneous distribution of said activator in the CsBr matrix, presence of...

20060071143 - High speed microscope with three-dimensional laser beam scanning: A system and method for independently controlling the collimation and lateral positioning of a light beam comprises at least one acousto-optic deflector and a pair of counter propagating acoustic waves with offset frequencies. While the frequency offset controls the lateral positioning of the light beam, a frequency gradient across the...

20060071144 - System and method of wavefront sensing: A system and method of wavefront sensing with a Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor precisely locates focal spots on a detector array, and determines the location of the lenslet array with respect to the detector array....

20060071145 - System and method for calibrating light emitting device: A light emitting device calibration system includes a device under test including a light emitting device to be calibrated and a microprocessor electrically coupled to the light emitting device. A light detector is coupled to the device under test. During a calibration mode, the microprocessor controls power of the light...

20060071146 - System, method and apparatus for regulating the light emitted by a light source: In one embodiment, apparatus is provided with a light source, an optic element, at least one photosensor, and a control system. The optic element has a reflective material on a surface thereof, and is positioned to receive and reflect light emitted by the light source. The at least one photosensor...

20060071147 - Image sensor and pixel that has variable capacitance output or floating node: A pixel and image sensor formed in accordance with the present invention has two modes of operation: a 3T mode and a 4T mode. The present invention switches from a 3T to a 4T mode based upon the amount of illumination on the image sensor. The amount of illumination on...

20060071148 - Pixel with differential readout: An imager in which two adjacent pixels share row and reset lines and a row selection circuitry while the output transistors of the two pixels are configured as a differential amplifier. In operation, both pixels are reset at the same time, causing differential reset signals to be output from the...

20060071150 - Combined laser transmitter and photodetector receiver package: Reflective optical sensors. A reflective optical sensor for sensing the presence of an object can include a reflective sensor package having a first cavity and a second cavity. The first and second cavities can be located side-by-side in the sensor package. a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) can be...

20060071149 - Microlens structure for opto-electric semiconductor device, and method of manufacture: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor material substrate, an opto-electric component formed on the substrate, and a first transparent layer formed on an upper surface of the substrate over the component, the layer having a planar upper surface with a cavity formed therein. The first transparent layer has a selected...

20060071152 - Semiconductor device and method for producing same: A wafer-level chip scale package in which a semiconductor element is encapsulated in a hollow structure that is not easily filled with moisture is provided. Also provided is a method for producing such a package. The semiconductor device has a semiconductor substrate; a semiconductor element provided in an element region...

20060071151 - Semiconductor optical sensor device and range finding method using the same: A semiconductor optical sensor device includes a lens, a semiconductor optical sensor chip, onto which an object image is formed via the lens, and a transparent filler which is filled into a space between lens and optical sensor chip and which exhibits a high thermal conductivity. The optical sensor chip...

20060071154 - Multiple-optical-axis photoelectric sensor: The present invention provides a multiple-optical-axis photoelectric sensor in which an error in detection of an object caused by disturbance light is prevented easily and efficiently by adjusting a light projection/reception cycle in accordance with a state where mutual interference is recognized. In the invention, by detecting a range in...

20060071155 - Safety device for garage door: A safety device of a garage door includes a light guiding mirror disposed on a location adjacent to each of four corners of the garage door. A transmitter and a receiver are installed in a garage door control mechanism. Through the surrounding light guiding mirrors, the light emitted from the...

20060071153 - Sensor system: A sensor system has a video camera and an evaluation unit, the evaluation unit receiving a video signal from the video camera and providing output information relating to luminance and movement of an observation space. The evaluation unit can include a microcontroller that undertakes calculations in order to provide the...

20060071156 - Infrared imaging apparatus: The infrared imaging apparatus comprises a CCD sensor 13 having sensitivities in the infrared region and visible region; three color filters FR, FG, FB each transmitting visible light in a specific wavelength region and infrared light in a specific wavelength region; and an infrared transmission filter 12 for allowing infrared...

20060071157 - Funneled light pipe for pixel sensors: A photo sensing structure and methods for forming the same. The structure includes (a) a semiconductor substrate and (b) a photo collection region on the semiconductor substrate. The structure also includes a funneled light pipe on top of the photo collection region. The funneled light pipe includes (i) a bottom...

20060071158 - Coiled optical fiber assembly for measuring pressure and/or other physical data: A method and system are disclosed for measuring pressure and other physical data such as the temperature, elongation, torsion and bending at any point along the length of an elongate carrier tube by means of one or more coiled optical fibers that are embedded in the wall the tube such...

20060071159 - Ion-mobility spectrometer and ion-mobility analysis method: There is provided an ion-mobility spectrometer. This apparatus includes the following configuration components: An ion source for generating first ions, a first drift unit for separating the first ions by flight drift times, an ion dissociation unit for generating second ions by dissociating the first ions separated, and a second...

20060071160 - Laser system for the ionization of a sample by matrix-assisted laser desorption in mass spectrometric analysis: The invention relates to a laser system for the ionization of a sample by matrix-assisted laser desorption in mass spectrometric analysis. The invention consists in providing a laser system which generates a spatially modulated intensity distribution with intensity spots on the sample, which significantly improves the quality and the robustness...

20060071162 - Mass spectrometer multipole device: The invention provides a multipole device for a mass spectrometer system. In general, the multipole device contains a plurality of conductive rods each comprising a conductive layer, a resistive layer, and an insulative layer between the conductive and resistive layers. The invention finds use in a variety of applications, including...

20060071161 - Monolithic micro-engineered mass spectrometer: A method of constructing a micro-engineered mass spectrometer from bonded silicon-on-insulator (BSOI) wafers is described with reference to a quadrupole spectrometer. The quadrupole geometry is achieved using two BSOI wafers (200), which are bonded together to form a monolithic block (410). Deep etched features and springs formed in the outer...

20060071163 - Ion counter: Ions in a steady flow sample are counted by colliding the ions in a mixing chamber with a numerical excess of uncharged or neutral aerosol particles, suitably glycerol, entrained in air, to transfer respective charges from the ions to charge individual aerosol particles and passing the gases through a separating...

20060071165 - Bulk synthesis of long nanotubes of transition metal chalcogenides: Nanotubes of transition metal chalcogenides as long as 0.2-20 microns or more, perfect in shape and of high crystallinity, are synthesized from a transition metal material, e.g., the transition metal itself or a substance comprising a transition metal such as an oxide, water vapor and a H2X gas or H2...

20060071164 - Characterizing dimensions of structures via scanning probe microscopy: A method comprising characterizing the dimensions of structures on a semiconductor device having dimensions less than approximately 100 nanometers (nm) using one of scanning probe microscopy (SPM) or profilometry....

20060071166 - Charged particle beam apparatus and dimension measuring method: There is provided a charged particle beam apparatus which allows implementation of a high-reliability and high-accuracy dimension measurement even if height differences exist on the surface of a sample. The charged particle beam apparatus includes the following configuration components: An acquisition unit for acquiring a plurality of SEM images whose...

20060071167 - Scanning electron microscope: To make it possible to observe the bottom of a contact hole and internal wires, in observation of the contact hole 102, by scanning it at a predetermined acceleration voltage, the positive charge 106 is formed on the surface of the insulator 101, and the secondary electrons 104 are attracted...

20060071168 - Radiation detector: A radiation detector for imaging a sheet-shaped beam (11) of ionizing radiation comprises an electron multiplication chamber (12) filled with a medium for electron multiplication; and a solid multichannel structure (14) arranged in the path of the sheet-shaped beam within the chamber, wherein the structure liberates electrons (16a) in response...

20060071169 - Diamond radiation detector: A method of detecting radiation that includes providing a layer of high purity single crystal CVD diamond, applying an electric field of no greater than 0.5 V/μm to the layer, exposing the layer to the radiation thereby generating a signal, and detecting the signal....

20060071170 - Photon counting imaging device: The invention is directed to increasing the time resolution capabilities of a photon counting imaging device. This is achieved by a photon-counting imaging device for single x-ray counting, including: a layer of photosensitive material; an N×M array of photodetector diodes arranged in the layer of the photosensitive material; an N×M...

20060071171 - Radiographic imaging apparatus and system, method therefor, and program: A radiographic imaging apparatus includes an imaging means which captures a radiation image based on a radiation pulse emitted from a radiation generator, a radiation pulse detection means which detects the radiation pulse, and a control means which controls the imaging means based on a detection result obtained by the...

20060071173 - Module assembly for multiple die back-illuminated diode: A computerized tomography imaging scanner module includes a plurality of scintillators, a plurality of back-illuminated photodiodes optically coupled with the scintillators, a multi-layer substrate having a plurality of substrate electrical conductors to which the photodiodes are electrically coupled, wherein each of the plurality of substrate conductors is connected to a...

20060071172 - X-ray detector with impact absorbing cover: The present invention is a directed to a cover assembly for an x-ray detector that incorporates impact-absorbing material designed to absorb the shock, vibration, stress, and strain placed on the detector when dropped or subjected to a load. The cover assembly may include a layer or inserts of impact-absorbing material....

20060071174 - 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...

20060071175 - Extractor for an microcolumn, an alignment method for an extractor aperture to an electron emitter, and a measuring method and an alignment method using thereof: The present invention provides a new extractor for a micro-column and an alignment method of the aperture of the extractor and an electron emitter for a micro-column. Further, the present invention provides a measuring system, a method for measuring, and an alignment method using the principle of the alignment....

20060071176 - Electron beam method and apparatus for reducing or patterning the birefringence of halogenated optical materials: A controlled electron beam and heat will decrease the birefringence of a halogenated optical material under tensile stress. The electron beam and heat irradiation will occur in a chamber under near vacuum conditions. After electron beam irradiation and heating, the crystalline structure of the halogenated optical material layer has been...

20060071177 - Transfer line for measurement systems: An enhanced transfer system that increases the accuracy and sensitivity of a measurement system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the transfer system includes transfer tubing that transports samples from a spray chamber to an ionizer in a mass spectrometer system. The transfer system also includes a transfer gas line that...

20060071178 - Atmospheric electric acupuncture monitor: Atmospheric electric acupuncture monitor, according to FIG. 5 consist of an ion generator (1) a feed back generator (4), connecting cables (2) and an insulative cover (3). The ion generator will deliver the ions to the object to be treated (human or animal) resting on the insulative cover. The connecting...

20060071179 - Fluorescence measuring equipment: A measuring substance (2) is excited by light emitted from a light source (1), fluorescence generated from the substance (2) is directed to transmission-type band-pass filters (4, 6, 8) sequentially, and light having a specific wavelength that has passed through the band-pass filters (4, 6, 8) is detected by light-receiving...

20060071180 - Radiation generating device, lithographic apparatus, device manufacturing method and device manufactured thereby: A device for generating radiation or a 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...

20060071181 - Bellows liner for an ion beam implanter: An ion beam implanter includes ion beam forming and directing apparatus and an implantation station where workpieces are implanted with ions from an ion beam. The beam travels along an evacuated path from an ion source to the implantation station. A flexible bellows couples the implantation station to the beam...

20060071182 - Method of processing semiconductor apparatus: The present invention relates to a method (apparatus) of processing a semiconductor apparatus, wherein a processing beam is irradiated on a semiconductor apparatus comprising an insulation film and a conductor embedded in the insulation film while the insulation film is scanned from a surface side thereof so that the insulation...

20060071183 - Method of manufacturing semiconductor device, semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, and stencil mask: A manufacturing apparatus of a semiconductor device is disclosed, which comprises an implantation source which applies particles or an electromagnetic wave into an implantation region of a semiconductor substrate in a θ direction shifted by an angle θ from a vertical direction of the semiconductor substrate, a first stencil mask...

20060071184 - Gas supply unit, gas supply method and exposure system: A gas supply unit supplies gas to a certain space via a channel, and includes a first switch mechanism located in the channel for selectively changing the channel of the gas....

20060071185 - Systems and methods for improving calibration of a linear array sensor: Systems and methods provide calibration for a linear array sensor. A test pattern having a plurality of lines is used. Comparison between expected and measured spacing between a pair of neighboring lines is used to determine sensor position displacement....

20060071186 - Image readout apparatus: An image readout apparatus capable of reliably eliminating residual image information remaining on the image recording medium after the image information has been read out from the medium. Linear light is irradiated on the image recording medium from the readout light source constituted by a plurality of electroluminescence elements arranged...