Radiant energy inventions 02/07

20070040093 - Control unit and optical disk drive including the control unit: To provide an apparatus that can prevent an objective lens from colliding against a member of a disk drive, can get disk loading/unloading operations done quickly and can establish a focus controlled state swiftly. An information processing apparatus includes: a converging section for converging light; a shifting section for shifting... Agent: Mark D. Saralino (mei) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070040094 - Method and system for handling large data sets in a statistical language: Methods and systems for providing support for large data sets are provided. Example embodiments provide a Big Data Object Library “BDOL,” which defines data structures and routines for handling big data objects using out of memory techniques. In one embodiment, the BDOL defines a bdFrame object which stores the data... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20070040095 - Method and system of array imaging: The present invention relates to a method and system of array imaging that extends or maximizes the longevity of the sensor array by minimizing the effects of photobleaching. The imaging system has a light source, a variable exposure aperture, and a variable filter system. The system extends the longevity of... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP

20070040096 - Photodetector using photomultiplier and gain control method: The present invention relates to a photodetector that has a structure capable of realizing a wide range gain adjustment for each of electron multiplier channels respectively assigned to a plurality of light incidence regions of a multi-anode multiplier. The photodetector comprises a multi-anode photomultiplier, and a bleeder circuit unit. The... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070040098 - Binocular telescope: A binocular telescope includes a first CCD array and a first LCD array both disposed within one lens barrel, a second CCD array and a second LCD array both disposed within the other lens barrel, first and second CCD drive units and first and second LCD drive units disposed within... Agent: Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi, Blackstone & Marr, Ltd.

20070040097 - Electronic flash, imaging device and method for producing a flash of light having a rectangular radiation pattern: An electronic flash, imaging device and method for producing flashes of light uses a diffractive optical element to produce a flash of light having a rectangular radiation pattern. The diffractive optical element is configured to diffract light emitted from a light source such that the radiation pattern of the light... Agent: Avago Technologies, Ltd.

20070040099 - Radiation image pickup apparatus, radiation image pickup system, their control method and their control program: A radiation image pickup apparatus which selectively executes a first reading operation driving a detection unit irradiated with the radiation to read a first signal value, a second reading operation driving the detection unit without being irradiated with any radiations before the first reading operation to read a second signal... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070040100 - Scanning imager employing multiple chips with staggered pixels: A solid state imaging system has at least one CMOS imager with first and second series of pixels in which the pixels of one series are offset, i.e., staggered, in respect to the pixels of the other series. Multiple imagers can be arrayed end to end, with jumper wires connecting... Agent: Bernhard P. Molldrem, Jr.

20070040104 - Electronic circuit, electronic device, method of driving electronic device, electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus: An electronic device includes a plurality of first wiring lines, a plurality of second wiring lines that intersect the plurality of first wiring lines, a plurality of unit circuits that are disposed so as to correspond to intersections between the plurality of first wiring lines and the plurality of second... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070040103 - Technique for reducing a parasitic dc bias voltage on a sensor: A technique for reducing a parasitic DC bias voltage on a sensor monitors the parasitic DC bias voltage on a first element of the sensor. A controlled bias voltage that is applied between the first element of the sensor and a second element of the sensor is then modified to... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070040105 - Driver for solid-state image sensing device: A solid-state image sensing device drive unit of the present invention includes a randomly accessible SRAM for storing waveform information on a drive signal for a solid-state image sensing device, and a comparator for reading the waveform information from the SRAM and creating the drive signal based on the read... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070040106 - Device for day and night vision: The invention concerns an optronic observation device comprising a detector, the detector comprising a photocathode and a sensor arranged to receive an incident light beam, the device also comprising switching means able to position an optical element opposite said detector on the pathway of the incident beam or to retract... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070040102 - Method and apparatus providing an optical guide for an imager pixel having a ring of air-filled spaced slots around a photosensor: A device and method to provide an optical guide of a pixel to guide incoming light onto a photosensor of the pixel and to improve the optical crosstalk immunity of an image sensor. The optical guide consists of an optically reflecting barrier formed as a trench that mitigates against optical... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070040101 - Radiation detector: The invention concerns a radiation detector for detecting radiation having a defined spectral sensitivity distribution (14) that exhibits a sensitivity maximum at a defined wavelength λ0, wherein the radiation detector preferably contains a III-V semiconductor material and particularly preferably comprises at least one semiconductor chip (1) and at least one... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070040108 - Optical sensor light switch: A switch for controlling a lighting device includes a contact surface, a light source, and an optical navigation sensor. The contact surface includes a generally transparent zone and is configured for removably receiving a fingertip adjacent to the transparent zone. The light source is configured to illuminate the transparent zone... Agent: Avago Technologies, Ltd.

20070040107 - Optical tactile sensor and method of reconstructing force vector distribution using the sensor: The invention relates to a tactile sensor capable of obtaining information for a plurality of degrees of freedom at each point on a surface. An optical tactile sensor is provided with a sensing part and a photographing device, the sensing part comprising a transparent elastic body and a plurality of... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070040109 - Spotlight mounted motion detector: The present invention provides an object-detection system for use with a police vehicle that is operative to provide an alarm to the police officer sitting in the vehicle of an approaching object. The system includes an object-detection device and at least one alarm generator in communication with the object-sensing device... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Groh, Sprinkle & Citkowski, P.c

20070040110 - Measuring wellbore diameter with an lwd instrument using compton and photoelectric effects: A method for determining the diameter of a wellbore, the wellbore being drilled by a drill string immersed in weighted mud, the weighted mud having a significant weight fraction of a heavy component. A well logging instrument having a gamma ray source and energy-sensitive gamma ray detectors rotates within the... Agent: Schlumberger-doll Research Attn: Intellectual Property Law Department

20070040111 - Dual mode ion mobility spectrometer and method for ion mobility spectrometry: Ion mobility spectrometer apparatus may include an ion interface that is operable to hold positive and negative ions and to simultaneously release positive and negative ions through respective positive and negative ion ports. A first drift chamber is operatively associated with the positive ion port of the ion interface and... Agent: Alan D. Kirsch

20070040112 - Glow discharge source: The invention relates to a glow discharge source, in particular for the analysis of solid specimens by means of glow discharge, with an anode and a cathode and with means for the direct or indirect cooling of a specimen. The glow discharge source according to the invention is characterized in... Agent: Powell Goldstein LLP

20070040113 - Ion trap in a semiconductor chip: A micrometer-scale ion trap, fabricated on a monolithic chip using semiconductor micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) technology. A single 111Cd+ ion is confined, laser cooled, and the heating measured in an integrated radiofrequency trap etched from a doped gallium arsenide (GaAs) heterostructure. Single 111Cd+ qubit ions are confined in a radiofrequency linear... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20070040114 - Measuring cell for ion cyclotron resonance spectrometer: This invention relates to a measuring cell for an Ion Cyclotron Resonance (ICR) spectrometer. The present invention provides a measurement cell for an FTMS spectrometer, comprising an excitation electrode arrangement positioned about a longitudinal axis which extends in a direction generally parallel to the field direction of an applied homogeneous... Agent: Thermo Finnigan LLC

20070040115 - Method for calibrating particle beam energy: Disclosed are methods for determining the energy of a particle beam, for example a proton beam, by measuring the ratio of the radioactivities associated with two radioisotopes that are simultaneously produced within a plurality of target foils versus the calculated beam energy drop through each individual foil. This method relies... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070040116 - Semiconductor probe having resistive tip with low aspect ratio and method of fabricating the same: A semiconductor probe having a resistive tip with a low aspect ratio and a method of fabricating the semiconductor probe are provided. The semiconductor probe includes a resistive tip and a cantilever having an end portion on which the resistive tip is located. The resistive tip doped with a first... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070040117 - Standard specimen for probe shape evaluation and method for evaluating probe shape: The present invention relates to a standard specimen for evaluating a shape of a probe of a probe microscope, which includes a multi-layer film subjected to a selective etching and a line width and a line space defined by a thickness of the layer and a line height defined by... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070040118 - Method and apparatus for scanning and measurement by electron beam: A inspecting and measurement method and inspecting and measurement apparatus for semiconductor devices and patterns such as photomasks using an electron beam which can measure the charged potential of a sample with higher precision than in the prior art, and a inspecting and measurement apparatus which can measure charged potential... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070040119 - Fast microbolometer pixels with integrated micro-optical focusing elements: Fast microbolometer pixels integrating micro-optical focusing elements are provided. Each microbolometer pixel includes a focusing element located between the pixel body and a substrate, this focusing element preferably sending radiation back towards the central portion of the microbolometer. There is also provided a microbolometer array having a plurality of such... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070040120 - Module substrate with antenna and radio module using the same: An object of the present invention is to further miniaturize a module substrate with an antenna while maintaining desirable characteristics. A module substrate 100 with an antenna according to the invention has a substrate body 110 and first and second radiation conductors 121 and 122 provided on one surface 111... Agent: Wolff Law Office, PLLC

20070040121 - Multi-sensors and differential absorption lidar data fusion: A method of acquiring data uses multiple sensors in an aircraft. The method includes the steps of: (a) turning ON a DIAL sensor to detect a target of interest during a first flight pass over a region of interest (ROI), wherein the target of interest is a gas or oil... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070040122 - Technique for reconstructing pet scan images: The invention is directed to a technique for reconstructing PET scan images. According to one embodiment, the invention relates to a method for reconstructing PET scan images. The method comprises: detecting a plurality of coincidence events in a PET scanner; storing data associated with the plurality of coincidence events in... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070040123 - Positron emission tomography time-of-flight list mode reconstruction with detector response function: A PET system includes an improved image reconstruction algorithm based on an improved modeling of the point-spread function. PET time of flight data is used to obtain a mean emitting point and a time of flight probability function. This information is then used to model the point-spread function. The time... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070040124 - Coded aperture imager: The invention is based on the discovery that using at least two detectors in near-field imaging, wherein each detector is located on opposing sides of an object at about a 180 degree angle relative to the other detector, and equipping the detectors with two different copies of the same coded... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20070040125 - Scintillator panel, scintillator panel laminate, radiation image sensor using the same, and radiation energy discriminator: The stacked scintillator panel according to the present invention is comprised of stacking a plurality of panels 1, 2, 3, 4, having scintillator 1b, 2b, 3b, and 4b deposited by vapor deposition on substrates 1a, 2a, 3a, and 4a for crystal deposition. Each of the substrates 1a, 2a, 3a, and... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070040126 - Three dimensional radiation detector: A pixelated detector assembly comprising a stack of thin detector crystals, each detector crystal having a pair of planar surfaces bound by edges substantially thinner than the dimensions of the surfaces. The stack is disposed such that the radiation to be detected is incident on one set of edges of... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070040127 - Radiation modulator: The present invention involves a radiation beam modulator (1; 100; 200; 300; 400; 500; 600) that can be employed for modulating a radiation beam (60) in a radiation system. The modulator (1; 100; 200; 300; 400; 500; 600) comprises an array of multiple columns (125; 225; 325; 425; 525; 625)... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070040128 - Processing apparatus using focused charged particle beam: A sample to be observed or processed with a focused charged particle beam is formed small, and only the micro sample is locally cooled. Alternatively, a sample mount part is used which has the structure that can relax a thermal drift.... Agent: Bruce L. Adams, Esq. Suite 1231

20070040129 - Radiation image conversion panel: An object of the present invention is to provide a radiation image conversion panel exhibiting excellent sharpness, excellent graininess and high luminance, accompanied with high aging performance. Also disclosed is a radiation image conversion panel possessing an alkali metal halide based stimulable phosphor layer formed by a vapor deposition method,... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070040131 - 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,... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070040130 - Electron beam irradiating apparatus: An electron beam irradiating apparatus includes a chamber being kept under vacuum, and housing a planar electron emitting element and a positioning unit and an object to be irradiated is directly irradiated with an electron beam emitted from the element. The planar electron emitting element includes: an emitter portion composed... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070040132 - Electromagnetic launch system: An electromagnetic launch system including an electrothermal launcher, an inductive power supply (IPS), including a DC source (Vb) and a storage inductor (L), and an opening switch (OS), wherein at least a portion of at least one of the IPS and the OS is integrated in a projectile.... Agent: Dekel Patent Ltd., David Klein

20070040133 - Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method: A map of the surface of a substrate is generated at a measurement station. The substrate is then moved to where a space between a projection lens and the substrate is filled with a liquid. The substrate is then aligned using, for example, a transmission image sensor and, using the... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070034772 - Image sensor chip package: A digital camera module includes a barrel (10), a seat (20) and an image sensor chip package (30) in accordance with a preferred embodiment is shown. The image sensor chip package includes a carrier (32), a chip (34), a number of bonding wires (36) and a cover (38). The carrier... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070034773 - Inspection system with auto-focus: Apparatus for optical inspection of a sample includes a detector assembly, which is configured to receive radiation from a focal area on the sample, and a translation mechanism, which is operative to impart motion to at least one of the detector assembly and the sample so that the focal area... Agent: Applied Materials, Inc. C/o Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20070034774 - Active camouflage using real-time spectral matching: An invention is provided for concealing an object. The invention includes a plurality of electromagnetic radiation sources that generate an electromagnetic radiation spectrum, and a controller in communication with the plurality of electromagnetic radiation sources. The controller includes logic that compares the electromagnetic radiation spectrum generated from the plurality of... Agent: Canady & Lortz

20070034775 - Calibrated led light module: A light source and method for making the same are disclosed. The light source includes a plurality of LEDs mounted on a substrate and a sensor for measuring light from the LEDs. Each LED emits light having a different spectrum from the other LEDs, the average intensity of light from... Agent: Avago Technologies, Ltd.

20070034776 - Active search sensor and a method of detection using non-specular reflections: It has been found that target optics produce non-specular, augmented optical returns when interrogated by a laser pulse. This non-specular radiation is detected by an active laser search system employing a direct-reading, thresholded focal plane detector that is able to detect non-cooperating targets with optics that employ a detector or... Agent: Bae Systems Patent Dept.

20070034779 - Highly sensitive, fast pixel for use in an image sensor: The pixel (1) for use in an image sensor comprises a plurality of small-sized radiation-sensitive elements (2.1-2.9) for converting incident radiation into electric signals, the radiation-sensitive elements (2.1-2.9) being properly interconnected to form a larger radiation-sensitive area. The pixel (1) further comprises a plurality of storage elements (3A-3D) for storing... Agent: Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP

20070034777 - Image sensor employing a plurality of photodetector arrays and/or rear-illuminated architecture: Image sensors are provided having a plurality of photodetectors in a detector layer Optionally, an optically transparent substrate is provided for a rear-illuminated sensor architecture. The photodetectors may be arranged in three or more arrays. Typically, each array is contiguous and is associated with light of a different color and/or... Agent: Tessera Lerner David Et Al.

20070034778 - Method and device for redundant distance measurement and mismatch cancellation in phase-measurement systems: The method serves for canceling errors caused by mismatch of different signal paths in a photodetector with a plurality (k) of storage elements for the photogenerated signals, as typically used in phase-measurement systems. The signal-capturing process is performed in at least two measurement cycles (j) . A first cycle (j=1)... Agent: Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP

20070034780 - Light intensity sensor for optical fibers: A light intensity sensor includes photodiode or other light sensitive device, and a capacitor connected to the photodiode. A microcontroller measures the time interval required for the capacitor to reach a predetermined voltage level. The current produced by the photodiode as a function of the light intensity is known, such... Agent: Jeffrey S. Kapteyn Price, Heneveld, Cooper, Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20070034781 - Low-level light detector and low-level light imaging apparatus: A low-level light detector includes an avalanche photodiode (APD) to which is applied a bias voltage adjusted to produce a multiplication factor of not more than 30, and a capacitor for accumulating carriers produced by light in the APD and multiplied using the APD characteristics, the capacitor being connected to... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070034782 - Image detecting module: An image detecting module. The image detecting module comprises a base, a seat movably disposed on the base, an image detecting unit disposed on the seat, a first guide member by which the seat is joined to the base, moving relative to the base in a first direction, a first... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070034783 - Multitasking radiation sensor: A system and a method for using a single 2-D-radiation detector for simultaneously detecting radiation from a plurality of independent applications and for outputting a signal from which information relating to each application may be derived. The radiation from each application is provided to individuals parts of the sensor.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070034784 - Photosensitive device that easily achieves a required photosensitive response: A photosensitive device has packaging elements, a sensor chip and a light-filtering layer. The packaging elements include encapsulant to cover, environmentally seal and protects the photosensitive device against damage from external contaminants and moisture. The sensor chip has a top and a photosensitive area formed on the top. The light-filtering... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070034785 - 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... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070034788 - Encoder and printer using the same: A light emitter is operable to emit light. A scale comprises a transparent main body and a plurality of marks. The transparent main body has a first face and the second face which is opposite to the first face. The plurality of marks is provided on at least one of... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070034786 - Optical encoder: In an optical encoder comprising an optical scale in which a light transmission portion and a light non-transparent portion are arranged and an output pattern obtained by emitting an incident light functions as an optical code, a light source portion and a light detecting portion, the light non-transparent portion is... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070034787 - Rotary encoder: A rotary encoder is clamped coaxially with its pickup shaft (14) on a drive shaft (12) which is to be measured. Two collet chucks are provided for this purpose. The one collet chuck is constructed as a clamping sleeve, which penetrates the pickup shaft (14) axially and has clamping jaws... Agent: Nath & Associates

20070034790 - Mirror positioning unit of laser scanning unit and laser scanning unit employing the same: A mirror positioning structure of a reflection mirror for correcting skew and bow and a laser scanning unit employing the same are provided. The mirror positioning structure includes a mirror holder, a fixing member, and a positioning cap. The mirror holder has a reflection mirror on one side and a... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070034789 - Optical module having optical path adjustable mechanism: The optical module includes a sensing member, a main body and an adjustable mechanism. The sensing member includes an optical sensor. The main body guides an external light beam into the optical sensor. The adjustable mechanism is disposed at first edges of the sensing member and the main body for... Agent: Berkeley Law & Technology Group

20070034791 - Temperature sensing circuit: A temperature sensor includes a photodiode or other suitable light-sensitive device connected to a power source in a reverse bias configuration. A capacitor and a controller are connected to the photodiode. The controller measures the length of time required for the capacitor to charge to a predetermined voltage, and the... Agent: Price, Heneveld, Cooper, Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20070034792 - Method and apparatus for detecting gas concentration with infrared absorption characteristics: A method and an apparatus for detecting gas concentration with infrared absorption characteristics have the function of automatic calibration. The function of automatic calibration is accomplished in such a manner that a reference chamber filled with CO2 gas of a known concentration is added in the apparatus; by switching the... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070034793 - Downhole navigation and detection system: A photodiode whose long-wavelength cutoff is in the short-wavelength range (preferably, between ultraviolet and yellowish-green) having reduced temperature sensitivity is used in downhole applications. It may be matched with scintillation devices having an output matched to the response curve of the photodiode for use with nuclear logging devices. The photodiode... Agent: Madan, Mossman & Sriram, P.C.

20070034794 - Tandem time-of-flight mass spectrometer: A tandem mass spectrometer includes a linear time-of-flight mass analyzer and curved field reflectron mass analyzer. The curved-field reflectron mass analyzer is disposed at an end of the linear time-of-flight mass analyzer such that ions having a plurality of ion masses formed in the linear time-of-flight analyzer such that ions... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070034795 - Device for injecting electromagnetic radiation into a reactor: Device for injecting electromagnetic radiation into a reactor and a reactor comprising this device A device for injecting electromagnetic radiation into a reactor for carrying out free-radical gas-phase reactions and a reactor comprising such a device are described. This comprises the elements: a) a compartment which is separated from the... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070034796 - Mass spectrometer: A magnetic sector mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising an ion detector (11) wherein a reflecting electrode (13) is used to divide an ion beam in the direction of mass dispersion into two separate ion beams. The two ion beams are directed onto two detectors which preferably comprise two or more... Agent: Waters Investments Limited C/o Waters Corporation

20070034797 - Electron beam apparatus, and inspection instrument and inspection process thereof: A beam source of an inspection apparatus discharges a beam, and a stage system holds a specimen and moves in at least one direction. A primary optical system directs the beam to the specimen, and a secondary optical system guides a secondary beam coming from the specimen. A sensor outputs... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070034798 - Ir camera: An IR camera for recording and presenting a thermal image of an object comprises optical receiving means for focusing infra-red radiation received from the object onto a focal plane array and processing means for receiving and processing the data from the focal plane array to form a thermal image, presentation... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070034799 - Infrared sensor having thermo couple: An infrared sensor includes a base plate having a membrane portion at the center thereof an a thick portion around the membrane, a thermocouple unit having a hot side contact member formed on the membrane portion and a cool side contact member formed on the thick portion, a heater formed... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070034800 - Thermal imager: A mobile phone like thermal imager including a housing and infrared imaging system. The housing is in a shape of a mobile phone with function keys and a display screen, a lens is on top of the housing, and a detector is positioned at an upper side of the interior... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070034801 - Radiation detector and radiation apparatus: A practical semiconductor radiation detector capable of collecting electrons rapidly with a large volume is disclosed. A multiple layers of grid electrodes around an anode formed on a semiconductor element limits the generation of the induced charge signal for the anode to the space in the neighborhood of the anode,... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070034802 - System and method for detecting water vapor within natural gas: A system and method are disclosed for the detection of water vapor in a natural gas background. The system includes a light source operating in a wavelength range such as, 1.877-1.901 μm, 2.711-2.786 μm, or 920-960 nm, passes through the natural gas to be detected by a detector. In one... Agent: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky And Popeo, P.c

20070034803 - Method and apparatus for real-time polarization difference imaging (pdi) video: A method and apparatus for real-time polarization difference imaging (PDI) video including an imaging lens focusing the light on to a collimating lens, whereby the stimulus beams becomes parallel before striking a polarizing beam-splitter. Segregated orthogonally polarized components of the stimulus are then focused on imaging sensors, and one sensor's... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20070034804 - Collimator and detector arrangement including a collimator: A collimator is disclosed for a detector sensitive to radiation and having a contact electrode. The collimator includes a bottom element which is connectable to the contact electrode of the detector. In the bottom element, there is introducible into the recess in such a manner that when the bottom element... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070034805 - Linear array detector system and inspection method: A linear array detector (LAD) for scanning an object is provided. The detector includes a scintillator layer configured for generating a number of optical signals representative of a fraction of an incident X-ray beam passing through the object. The plane of the scintillator is parallel to the X-ray beam. The... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070034806 - Solid-state detector and method for resetting residue charges by illumination in the case of a solid-state detector: For a uniform image quality of digital X-ray records, a solid-state detector is provided. The detector includes light-sensitive pixel elements arranged in an active matrix, and a reset light source arranged behind them in the radiation direction of X-ray radiation, with the reset light source being in the form of... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070034807 - Detector module, detector and computed tomography unit: A detector module includes an array of detector elements and a printed circuit board. On a first side of the circuit board, the array of detector elements is arranged, and on a second side at least one component used for signal processing is arranged. The printed circuit board makes electrical... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070034808 - Method and system for detection and identification of rapidly moving radioactive sources: A system to detect low-level nuclear devices concealed in vehicles on public roadways. Non-Poissonian background fluctuations occur in a single radiation detector, in a period of time small compared to the passage of a radioactive source in front of a detector. The background fluctuations do not correlate from detector to... Agent: Ted Sabety

20070034809 - Alkali metal-wax micropackets for alkali metal handling: A method of making alkali-metal vapor cells by first forming microscale-wax micropackets with alkali metals inside allows fabrication of vapor cells at low cost and in a batch fabricated manner. Alkali metals are enclosed in a chemically inert wax to preform alkali metal-wax micropackets, keeping the alkali metals from reacting... Agent: Jones, Tullar & Cooper, P.C.

20070034810 - Ion extraction devices, mass spectrometer devices, and methods of selectively extracting ions and performing mass spectrometry: There is disclosed a method of selectively extracting ions comprising the steps of: providing a supply of ions in a body of gas; generating a ponderomotive ion trapping potential generally along an axis; generating further potentials to provide an effective potential which prevents ions from being extracted from an extraction... Agent: Waters Investments Limited C/o Waters Corporation

20070034811 - Energy economizing combination: An energy economizing combination includes a switch device coupled to an energy output unit, an energy discharging device coupled to the switch device for energy dissipating purposes, and one or more energy units coupled to the switch device, for selectively receiving energy from the energy output unit. The energy unit... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070034812 - Method of modulating laser-accelerated protons for radiation therapy: Methods of optimizing a laser-accelerated proton radiation dose to a targeted region are disclosed. Disclosed methods include providing a plurality of modulated polyenergetic proton beamlets and irradiating the targeted region with the plurality of modulated beamlets.... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20070034813 - Terahertz radiation sources and methods: The invention relates to improved terahertz radiation sources and associated methods. A terahertz radiation source is described, comprising: an emitter (202) comprising a semiconductor material (12); a pair of electrodes (204a,b) adjacent a face of said semiconductor, said pair of electrodes defining a gap between said electrodes; a pulsed light... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070034814 - Methods and apparatus for presenting images: An imaging system for presenting an image to a viewer comprises a radiation source configured to generate radiation having different spectral characteristics, and multiple independently operable optical switches configured to selectively transmit, reflect, and/or block radiation from the radiation source to the viewer.... Agent: Noblitt & Gilmore, LLC.

20070034815 - Expanding, monitoring, or adapting a particle energy distribution of a therapeutic particle beam installation: A device for expanding a particle energy distribution of a therapeutic particle beam installation and method of producing the same is provided. The device for expanding a particle energy distribution of a therapeutic particle beam installation comprises an expansion element with a structured surface. The expansion element comprises a flexible... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070034816 - Lateral shift measurement using an optical technique: Alignment of layers during manufacture of a multi-layer sample is controlled by applying optical measurements to a measurement site in the sample. The measurement site includes two diffractive structures located one above the other in two different layers, respectively. The optical measurements comprise at least two measurements with different polarization... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070029463 - Image sensor and method of manufacturing the same: Dark current caused by a crystalline defect in an interfacial surface of a device isolating layer is prevented according to an image sensor and a method of manufacturing the same. A first device isolating layer adjacent to a photodiode disposed on an upper surface of a semiconductor substrate protrudes from... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20070029461 - Image sensor device and a method for outputting digital signals: An image sensor device for outputting digital signals and a method thereof are disclosed. The image sensor device has a sensor module, a photoelectric converter module, an encoder module and a decoder module integrated with each other. The digital signals are outputted by the photoelectric converter module, are transferred to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070029465 - Pixel driving circuit and method of driving the same: Contacts and/or a transistor are shared by neighboring pixel circuits in an image sensor. In addition, a common interconnect line provides common control signals for minimizing metal wiring. Such minimization of space for the shared contacts, transistor, and control signals enhances the fill factor of photodiodes in the image sensor.... Agent: Law Office Of Monica H Choi

20070029462 - Repositioning inaccuracies in an automated imaging system: Systems and techniques for reducing repositioning inaccuracies in imaging systems. Initial image data and positional information is received and cross-correlated with additional image data and positional information. An offset may be determined based on the cross-correlation.... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20070029469 - Cmos imaging for alc and cds: Embodiments of the invention provide pixel cells that allow both automatic light control and correlated double sampling operations. The pixel cell includes first and second photo-conversion devices that can be separately read out. For example, the second photo-conversion device can be the pixel cells' floating diffusion region, with an area... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070029468 - Measurement of current-voltage characteristic curves of solar cells and solar modules: A solar cell or solar module is measured during a short pulse of light in such a way that the resulting data for current and voltage at each light intensity is the same as would be measured under steady-state illumination conditions and therefore predictive of the actual performance of the... Agent: Beyer Weaver & Thomas, LLP

20070029470 - Field-modulating angular position measuring device and method for operating the same: A field-modulating angular position measuring device includes a scanning device, a measuring graduation, and evaluation electronics, the scanning device and the measuring graduation being arranged at a scanning distance rotatably relative to each other, and angle-dependent output signals being producible by the scanning device, which may be processed further in... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070029471 - Optical beam scanning device and image forming apparatus: An optical beam scanning device includes a single light deflection device, a pre-deflection optical system which causes a light beam emitted from a light source to be incident to the light deflection device, and a post-deflection optical system which images the light beam, reflected from the light deflection device, onto... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070029472 - Light emitting and receiving integrated device and optical disk apparatus: A light emitting and receiving integrated device is disclosed wherein a light emitting element can be sealed with a sufficiently high degree of air-tightness. The light emitting and receiving integrated device includes a package body, a light emitting element mounted on a first face side of the package body, and... Agent: Robert J. Depke Lewis T. Steadman

20070029473 - Multi-reflecting time-of-flight mass spectrometer and a method of use: A multiple reflecting time-of-flight mass spectrometer (MR-TOF MS) and method of analysis are disclosed. The flight path of ions is folded along a trajectory by electrostatic mirrors. The longer flight path provides higher resolution while maintaining a moderate instrument size.... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20070029474 - Time-of-flight mass spectrometer combining fields non-linear in time and space: A time-of-flight mass spectrometer which has an iron source, an evacuated tube proximate the ion source and adapted to receive ions from the ion source, and a detector disposed at an end of the evacuated tube opposite an end proximate the ion source. The ion source is constructed to generate... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070029475 - Nebuliser: A nebuliser for a fluid which has a conveying tube for conveying fluid and a method for producing a thick-walled capillary. The conveying tube or the capillary is of multipart and/or double-walled construction, and in particular, is made up of a number of parts, such as an inner tube and... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070029477 - Compact gas chromatography and ion mobility based sample analysis systems, methods, and devices: The invention relates generally to ion mobility based systems, methods and devices for analyzing samples and, more particularly, in some embodiments to compact GC-DMS systems, methods, and devices employing enhanced GC column temperature control and configurations to identify various sample constituents.... Agent: Fish & NeaveIPGroup Ropes & Gray LLP

20070029476 - Two-dimensional quadrupole ion trap: An aperture design for a linear ion trap is provided in which the aperture is optimized to minimize possible axial field inhomogeneities whilst preserving the structural integrity of the quadrupole rods. In general, the invention provides a linear ion trap for trapping and subsequently ejecting ions. The linear ion trap... Agent: Thermo Finnigan LLC

20070029479 - Method for sem measurement of features using magnetically filtered low loss electron microscopy: A magnetically focused scanning charged particle microscope having an array detector placed to detect scattered particles, wherein the particles fall substantially non-tangentially to the surface of the array detector.... Agent: Innovation Interface, LLC

20070029478 - Method of forming a sample image and charged particle beam apparatus: An object of the present invention is to provide a sample image forming method and a charged particle beam apparatus which are suitable for realizing suppressing of the view area displacement with high accuracy while the influence of charging due to irradiation of the charged particle beam is being suppressed.... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070029480 - Integrated electron beam tip and sample heating device for a scanning tunneling microscope: An electron beam heating device with the temperature up to 2200 K is provided for heating a sample and a tip for a scanning tunneling microscope (STM). The electron beam heating device includes a base stage for mating respectively with an electron beam sample heating carrier and an electron beam... Agent: Joan Pennington Unit 1804

20070029481 - Specimen tip and tip holder assembly: A specimen tip holder assembly for mounting a specimen tip in a transmission electron microscope (TEM) is described. The specimen tip holder assembly comprises a tip holder for supporting a specimen tip. The tip holder is coupled to an elongate support for movement in a direction substantially perpendicular to the... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20070029482 - Infrared imager: An infrared imager for detecting infrared (IR) radiation of a scene in a field of view (FOV) of an optical system and converting the IR into a visible image wherein the imager consists of an array of uncooled microbolometers in a focal plane of the optical system and a array... Agent: Stites & Harbison PLLC

20070029483 - Millimetre and sub-millimetre imaging device: The terahertz camera has a fixed objective lens (2) and a plurality of detectors (3) positioned at the focal plane of the objective lens (2). Each of the detectors (3) is mounted on a movable support (10) so that the antenna is capable of movement across the focal plane of... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070029484 - Microbolometer focal plane array with temperature compensated bias: A readout circuit for an array of substrate-isolated microbolometer detectors includes a bias source that varies in accordance with changes in substrate temperature as detected by a temperature sensor that has temperature characteristic that resembles the temperature characteristic of the microbolometer detector array so as compensate detector measurements for temperature... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20070029485 - Method of operating an avalanche photodiode for reducing gain normalized dark current: An avalanche photodiode is operated in avalanche mode at a selected reverse bias that achieves high gain and a reduced gain normalized dark current.... Agent: Norris Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.A.

20070029486 - Passive infra-red detectors: A passive infra-red detector including at least three sub-detectors, each sub-detector being operative to receive infra-red radiation from a corresponding one of at least three sub fields-of-view, each sub field-of-view being exclusively defined by an optical element which does not define any other sub field of view, the sub fields-of-view... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070029487 - Ultra low cost ndir gas sensors: The concentration of a gas species is detected by using a single beam NDIR gas sensor in which an infrared source element is driven at two different temperatures, a feed back loop senses an operation voltage of the source, a differential gain amplifier creates a high cycle amplified output during... Agent: Law Offices Of Roy Anderson

20070029488 - Simple multi-channel ndir gas sensors: Concentrations of N gas species can be detected from a single beam NDIR gas sensor having a differential infrared source and an (N+1)-passband filter (having a neutral passband and N absorption passbands for N gases) mounted at a single infrared detector by driving the infrared source with N input power... Agent: Law Offices Of Roy Anderson

20070029489 - Portable nuclear detector: A portable nuclear material detector generally includes a scintillating fiber radiation sensor, a light detector, a conditioning circuit, a frequency shift keying (FSK) circuit, a fast Fourier transform (FFT) circuit, an electronic controller, an amplitude spectral addition circuit, and an output device. A high voltage direct current (HVDC) source is... Agent: Us Army Corps Of Engineers Humphreys Engineer Center, Cehec-oc

20070029490 - Measurement: Methods and apparatus are provided for measuring emissions from radioactive material in a matrix. Consideration is made in the variation in counts observed at different rational positions of the body of material so as to establish the information about the position of the radioactive material within the matrix.... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070029491 - Scanning focal point apparatus: A collimator, and in particular a method for making a collimator for use with a small high resolution single-photon emission computed tomographic (SPECT) imaging tool for small animal research. The collimator is sized, both functionally and structurally, particularly smaller than known collimators and appropriately scaled to achieve a highly sensitive... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20070029494 - Burst-mode readout for solid state radiation detectors using partitioned pipeline architecture: A partitioned pipeline read-out circuit architecture eliminates real-time constraints from off-chip read-out control electronics in a solid-state radiation detector system, so that an efficient decoupled architecture is possible. The front-end electronics includes a multi-channel ASIC with independently triggered charge sensitive pre-amplifiers, shaper circuits, and switched sample-and-hold capacitor circuits for each... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070029493 - Gamma and neutron radiation detector: A sensing element or detector activated by radiation comprising a first scintillator activated by gamma radiation; and a neutron sensing layer comprising a second scintillator activated by neutron radiation.... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070029495 - Alignment method and apparatus for pixilated detector: A detector (20) for a nuclear imaging system (10) includes a plurality of sockets (44) which each support an array of individual detector elements (48). Each socket (44) includes a plurality of electrical connectors (54) and socket alignment structures (72). The sockets (44), carrying the detector elements (48), are installed... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070029496 - Method and apparatus for reducing polarization within an imaging device: A method and apparatus for reducing polarization within an imaging device are provided and include a method of controlling an image detecting device. The method includes applying heat to the image detecting device having at least one ohmic contact and controlling the applied heat to adjust a temperature level of... Agent: The Small Patent Law Group LLP

20070029499 - Apparatus for generating a plurality of beamlets: The invention relates to an apparatus for generating a plurality of charged particle beamlets, comprising a charged particle source for generating a diverging charged particle beam, a converging means for refracting said diverging charged particle beam and a lens array comprising a plurality of lenses, wherein said lens array is... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070029497 - Electron beam directed energy device and methods of using same: A method and apparatus is disclosed for an electron beam directed energy device. The device consists of an electron gun with one or more electron beams. The device includes one or more accelerating plates with holes aligned for beam passage. The plates may be flat or preferably shaped to direct... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070029498 - Enhanced heteroscopic techniques: An enhanced heteroscopic turbine including a macroscopic rotor and an interaction, sorting, or interaction and sorting element incorporated into the rotor that operates on individual particles in a fluid. The heteroscopic turbine is enhanced by one or more of pre-processing, enhanced interaction or sorting, or post-processing. The enhancement can involve... Agent: Swernofsky Law Group PC

20070029500 - Plasma source and applications thereof: A low-power atmospheric pressure plasma source, comprising a plasma-forming region for injection of a plasma-forming gas; an excitation region for injection of a source reactive species downstream of the plasma-forming region; and a narrow converging plasma exit for producing a narrow plasma jet, the source being electrically decoupled from a... Agent: Goudreau Gage Dubuc

20070029501 - Ion source: An ion source, comprising: a discharge chamber, in which is formed an opening; a coil, provided outside said discharge chamber, for generating plasma within said discharge chamber; an extraction electrode, which extracts ions in said plasma generated in said discharge chamber from said opening and generates an ion beam; a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070029502 - Apparatus for the cold sterilization of a fluid by ultraviolet rays: An apparatus for continuous cold sterilization of a fluid which comprises at least one ultraviolet radiation source and at least one duct, through which the fluid flows, permeable to such radiation. The duct has a helically shaped portion around the ultraviolet radiation source arranged in a chamber having walls with... Agent: Pollack, P.C.

20070029503 - Grid structure for holding specimen of electron microscopy: In an embodiment, a grid structure for holding a specimen of an electron microscopy is made up of materials which have etch resistance in ion etch processes such as FIB ion etch process or ion beam milling process. In the embodiment, the grid structure includes a first specimen holder for... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.C.

20070029504 - Vacuum conveying apparatus and charged particle beam equipment with the same: A charged particle beam examination equipment for examining and measuring a semiconductor wafer, comprising a wafer exchange portion for exchanging an unexamined wafer and an examiner wafer with each other, which has a first arm longitudinally sliding for reciprocation, a first wafer gripping part provided to the distal end of... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070029505 - Phase shift measurement for luminescent light: A phase shift measurement system comprises an excitation system, a luminescent material, and a detection system. The excitation system transfers an excitation light wave. The luminescent material transfers a luminescent light wave in response to the excitation light wave. The detection system detects the luminescent light wave and generates a... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20070029506 - Systems, control subsystems, and methods for projecting an electron beam onto a specimen: Systems, control subsystems, and methods for projecting an electron beam onto a specimen are provided. One system includes a stage configured to move the specimen with a non-uniform velocity. The system also includes a projection subsystem configured to project the electron beam onto the specimen while the stage is moving... Agent: Baker & Mckenzie LLP

20070029507 - Reliability in a maskless lithography system: The invention pertains to a maskless lithography system for transferring a pattern onto a surface of a target, comprising at least one beamlet optical unit for generating a plurality of beamlets, at least one measuring unit for measuring properties of each beamlet, at least one control unit for generating and... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070029509 - Apparatus for generating a plurality of beamlets: The invention relates to an apparatus for generating a plurality of charged particle beamlets, comprising a charged particle source for generating a diverging charged particle beam, a converging means for refracting said diverging charged particle beam and a lens array comprising a plurality of lenses, wherein said lens array is... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070029508 - Integrated half-beam profile measurement and polar profile for circular radiation field symmetry assessment: A method for routine monitoring and quality assurance of field asymmetry of high energy circular radiation beam producing equipment. The quality assurance process of field symmetry for devices such as stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) systems is simplified by directly measuring the integration of the half-beam profile. The method of the invention... Agent: Steven Pinkert, Esq. Pinkert Law Firm, P.A.

20070029510 - Gantry system for a particle therapy facility: The invention relates to a gantry system for a particle therapy facility, having a beam guidance gantry which has elements for beam guidance, and having a measurement gantry which has a device for beam monitoring. The measurement gantry and beam guidance gantry are thus of a mutually independent design and... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070029511 - High repetition rate laser produced plasma euv light source: An EUV light source apparatus and method are disclosed, which may comprise a pulsed laser providing laser pulses at a selected pulse repetition rate focused at a desired target ignition site; a target formation system providing discrete targets at a selected interval coordinated with the laser pulse repetition rate; a... Agent: Cymer Inc Legal Department

20070029512 - Systems for protecting internal components of an euv light source from plasma-generated debris: Systems and methods are disclosed for protecting an EUV light source plasma production chamber optical element surface from debris generated by plasma formation. In one aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, a shield is disclosed which comprises at least one hollow tube positioned between the optical element and... Agent: Matthew K. Hillman Cymer, Inc., Legal Dept.

20070029513 - Radiation shield: A radiation shield includes a radio-opaque drape which has an open area extending completely through the drape to provide a viewing site. Radiation control structure in the form of a vent system is located in the open area. The vent system includes a plurality of radio-opaque slats extending at least... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070029514 - Method and system for detecting the position of an edge of a web: A method and system for determining the lateral position of an edge of a web are disclosed. The system includes an array of light transmitting elements and a corresponding array of lenses and an array of light receiving elements and a corresponding array of lenses. The light transmitting elements are... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070023608 - Image sensor chip package: A chip package (200) includes a carrier (20), a chip (22), a second conductive means (26) and a transparent cover (28). The carrier (20) includes a base (24). The chip is mounted on the base and has an active area (222). The second conductive means electronically connects the chip with... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070023609 - Sunlight-detecting sensor for vehicles: A sunlight-detecting sensor for vehicles includes a housing mountable on an inside of either front window or rear window, a sunlight sensor provided on a top of the housing, the sunlight sensor including a first sensor, a second sensor and a sensor holder, a printed circuit board (PCB) mounted between... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070023610 - Method of testing a semiconductor chip and jig used in the method: A method of and testing jig for sequentially testing front and rear surfaces of a semiconductor chip is shown. The testing jig includes a support package having a first cavity over which the semiconductor chip mounts; an infrared filter affixed relative to the first cavity and attached to a rear... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.C.

20070023612 - Unit pixel of cmos image sensor: The invention provides a unit pixel of a CMOS image sensor which compensates for a dark current generated in a photo diode to enhance its driving range. In the unit pixel, a photo diode generates a charge in accordance with a received light amount. A drive has a gate for... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070023613 - Vehicle headlight control using imaging sensor: A vehicle headlamp control method and apparatus includes providing an imaging sensor that senses light in spatially separated regions of a field of view forward of the vehicle. Light levels sensed in individual regions of the field of view are evaluated in order to identify light sources of interest, such... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn And Burkhart, LLP

20070023611 - Vehicle outside rear-view mirror assembly prepared for carrying an image detector device: An outside rear-view mirror for a vehicle, which is designed to support an image-detector device is disclosed. The assembly comprises a casing with a reflector fastening device and a detector fastening device configured to mount either a first reflector installed over the detector fastening device, hiding them, or a second... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070023615 - Method and system for facilitating burst-mode optical power maeasurement: An optical line termination comprises a DC current load, power measurement circuitry, upstream data path circuitry and current mirror circuitry. The current mirror circuitry is connected between the DC current load, the power measurement circuitry and the upstream data path circuitry. The DC current load is connected in parallel with... Agent: Alcatel Usa Intellectual Property Department

20070023616 - Signal detection system: A signal detection system for use in detecting a patient medical parameter includes a photo-detector device and an amplifier having an input terminal and an output terminal. A transformer has a primary winding coupled to the photo-detector device and a secondary winding coupled to the input terminal of the amplifier.... Agent: Jack Schwartz & Associates Suite 1510

20070023617 - Low cost planar image intensifier tube structure: An image intensifier tube is provided. The image intensifier tube has a microchannel plate (MCP), a photocathode and phosphor screen deposited on a fiber optic substrate. A first spacer is positioned between the microchannel plate and the fiber optic substrate. A second spacer is positioned between the fiber optic substrate... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070023614 - Cmos image sensor having dark current compensation function: A CMOS image sensor has a function to compensate a photodetector pixel from a dark current by using a dark pixel. In the CMOS image sensor, the photodetector pixel includes a first reset transistor with a drain connected to a supply voltage and a photodetector diode connected between a source... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070023618 - Arrangement for monitoring electric devices on stray light arcs: The invention concerns an arrangement for monitoring electrical equipment for the emergence of accidental arcs. The object is to more reliably recognize the occurrence of an arc on lines, cables and/or contact sites or in devices than has been possible with previously known solutions. The proposed arrangement comprises at least... Agent: Kriegsman & Kriegsman

20070023619 - Power transfer device with contactless optical encoder and color reflective surface: An angular offset sensing device includes an optical encoder having a light generating element and a light sensor. An armature includes a reflective surface having a generally semicircular shape and a spectrum of color disposed thereon varying from a first end of the surface to a second end of the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070023620 - Light scanning device: A light scanning device, including a light source including plural light emitting elements arranged linearly, a deflection section that deflects plural light beams emitted from the light source to scan a surface to be scanned, a photosensor that receives at least one of the plural light beams that are deflected... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070023622 - Apparatus and method to generate and control optical traps to manipulate small particles: The present invention relates generally to an apparatus and method to generating and controlling optical traps for manipulation of small particles. An upstream modification of an input laser beam provides a beam with a square or other preselected, cross section of intensity which can be used to form optical traps... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070023621 - Nanoelectromechanical and microelectromechanical sensors and analyzers: The present invention provides methods, devices and device components for detecting, sensing and analyzing molecules. Detectors of the present invention provide good detection sensitivity over a wide range of molecular masses ranging from a few Daltons up to 10s of megadaltons, which does not decrease as function of molecular mass.... Agent: Greenlee Winner And Sullivan P C

20070023625 - Measurement of formation gas pressure and gas saturation in cased wellbores using pulsed neutron instrumentation: A pulsed neutron tool with three or more detectors is used for making measurements inside casing. The measurements may be used to determine gas saturation at a constant gas pressure, pressure at constant gas saturation, or to determine both gas saturation and gas pressure.... Agent: Madan, Mossman & Sriram, P.C.

20070023624 - Measurement of formation gas pressure in cased wellbores using pulsed neutron instrumentation: A pulsed neutron tool with three or more detectors is used for making measurements inside casing. The measurements may be used to determine gas saturation at a constant gas pressure, pressure at constant gas saturation, or to determine both gas saturation and gas pressure.... Agent: Madan, Mossman & Sriram, P.C.

20070023623 - Measurement of formation gas saturation in cased wellbores using pulsed neutron instrumentation: A pulsed neutron tool with three or more detectors is used for making measurements inside casing. The measurements may be used to determine gas saturation at a constant gas pressure, pressure at constant gas saturation, or to determine both gas saturation and gas pressure.... Agent: Madan, Mossman & Sriram, P.C.

20070023626 - Measurement of water-oil saturation using pulsed neutron instrumentation: A pulsed neutron tool with three or more detectors is used for making measurements inside casing. The ratio of capture gamma ray counts for a near and extra-long spaced detector are used to determine oil saturation... Agent: Madan, Mossman & Sriram, P.C.

20070023627 - Adsorption, detection and identification of components of ambient air with desorption/ionization on silicon mass spectrometry (dios-ms): The present invention provides a device, system, and associated methods to actively or passively sample air by directing it onto the surface of a porous light-absorbing semiconductor, for example, a desorption/ionization on porous silicon (“DIOS”) chip. Upon adsorption of an analyte, the surface may be analyzed directly by laser desorption/ionization... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070023629 - All-mass ms/ms method and apparatus: A method of obtaining a mass spectrum of elements in a sample is disclosed. Sample precursor ions having a mass to charge ratio M/Z are generated, and fragmented at a dissociation site, so as to produce fragment ions of mass to charge ratio m/z. The fragment ions are guided into... Agent: Thermo Finnigan LLC

20070023633 - Application of comprehensive calibration to mass spectral peak analysis and molecular screening: A method of performing mass spectral analysis involving at least one of the isotope satellites of at least one ion, comprising acquiring a measured mass spectral response including at least one of the isotope satellites; constructing a peak component matrix with mass spectral response functions; performing a regression analysis between... Agent: David Aker

20070023628 - Labeling agents for mass spectrometry comprising tertiary amines: Provided is a method for characterising a molecule by mass spectrometry, which molecule comprises one or more free amino groups, which method comprises: (a) reacting one or more free amino groups in the molecule with a mass tag reagent comprising a reactive functionality capable of reacting with an amino group,... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070023635 - Mass spectrometer and method of mass spectrometry: A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising an ion mobility spectrometer in combination with a quadrupole mass filter which is scanned in synchronisation with the pulsing of ions into the ion mobility spectrometer thereby enabling ions having a particular charge state to be preferentially transmitted. Another embodiment replaces the quadrupole mass... Agent: Diederiks & Whitelaw, PLC #301

20070023634 - Method and apparatus for de-convoluting a convoluted spectrum: Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods, systems, and apparatus suitable for performing a survey scan of one or more analytes or labeled fragments of analytes to obtain a convoluted spectrum and to de-convolute the convoluted spectrum using, for example, a mass spectrometer and associated processing system.... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20070023630 - Method and apparatus for mass spectormetry: The present invention relates to mass spectrometry and, more particularly, to the scheduling of the steps involved in performing mass spectrometry. The present invention will be of particular benefit to types of mass spectrometry that generate large quantities of data and hence give rise to lengthy data-processing. The present invention... Agent: Charles B Katz Thermo Electron Corporation

20070023631 - Parallel sample handling for high-throughput mass spectrometric analysis: A system to handle a set of samples for mass spectrometric analysis includes a set of elements that couples to a sample plate containing the set of samples. Each element is integrated with a respective mass analyzer, and includes an ionizer to ionize the respective sample. The set of samples... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070023632 - System and method for analysis of compounds using a mass spectrometer: Systems, methods, and computer programming for identifying, and/or verifying the identification of, substances through the use of mass spectrometers. A plurality of analytes of known composition are added to an analyte of unknown composition, and the combination(s) are analyzed. Data acquired during the analysis are compared to each other, and/or... Agent: Torys LLP

20070023637 - Device for spectroscopy using charged analytes: A device for spectroscopy using charged analytes has an electron generator, which sends electrons through membrane into a charging chamber. The thermal strain of the membrane may be lowered significantly if a material is selected for the membrane which contains at least one component from the group of oxides, nitrides,... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20070023638 - Mass spectrometer: A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising an ion trap wherein ions which have been temporally separated according to their mass to charge ratio or ion mobility enter the ion trap. Once at least some of the ions have entered the ion trap, a plurality of ion trapping regions are created... Agent: Diederiks & Whitelaw, PLC

20070023636 - Time-of-flight spectrometer with orthogonal pulsed ion detection: This invention provides an apparatus and method for efficient detection of ions in a time-of-flight mass spectrometer. The apparatus of the invention provides for orthogonal deflection of ions in the flight tube of a time of flight mass spectrometer to a detector or detectors positioned along or in the wall... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070023642 - Apparatus and method for processing of mass spectrometry data: A mass spectrometry system is described. The mass spectrometry system includes an ion source to ionize a sample stream, a detector positioned downstream with respect to the ion source to acquire mass spectrometry data of the sample stream, and a data analyzer connected to the detector. The data analyzer includes... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070023641 - Conformational real-time atmospheric and environmental characterization sampling apparatus and method: The present invention relates generally to a method and apparatus for real-time environmental gas sampling. A manifold is disclosed allowing for real-time gas sampling and monitoring/analysis of atomospheric over a wide range of oxygen contents, e.g., oxygen-rich as well as oxygen-deficient sampling environments in conjunction with mass-sepectrometric analysis achieving detection... Agent: Battelle Memorial Institute Attn:IPServices, K1-53

20070023643 - Differentially encoded biological analyzer planar array apparatus and methods: A method of probing a plurality of analyzer molecules distributed about a detection platform is disclosed. The method includes contacting a test sample to the plurality of analyzer molecules, scanning the plurality of analyzer molecules at a rate relating to a carrier frequency signal, and detecting the presence or absence... Agent: Bose Mckinney & Evans LLP James Coles

20070023640 - Frontal affinity chromatography/maldi tandem mass spectrometry: Sol-gel derived monolithic silica columns containing entrapped dihydrofolate reductase were used for frontal affinity chromatography of small molecule mixtures. The output from the column combined with a second stream containing the matrix molecule (HCCA) and was directly deposited onto a conventional MALDI plate that moved relative to the column via... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20070023639 - Liquid chromatographic apparatus: An apparatus has a one-dimensional analysis column for separating a sample into a plurality of components, a preparative portion for fractionating the separated components, component by component and for keeping a fractionated component, a plurality of trap columns for trapping a component supplied from the preparative portion, a two-dimensional analysis... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070023644 - Pressure-flow reducer for aerosol focusing devices: A pressure-flow reducer, and an aerosol focusing system incorporating such a pressure-flow reducer, for performing high-flow, atmosphere-pressure sampling while delivering a tightly focused particle beam in vacuum via an aerodynamic focusing lens stack. The pressure-flow reducer has an inlet nozzle for adjusting the sampling flow rate, a pressure-flow reduction region... Agent: James S. Tak Assistant Laboratory Counsel

20070023645 - Method and system for mass analysis of samples: A system and method of analyzing a sample is described. The system includes an ion source and a deflector for producing a plurality of ion beams each of which is detected in distinct detection regions. A detection system uses the information obtained from the detection region to analyze the sample.... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20070023646 - Ion trap with built-in field-modifying electrodes and method of operation: An apparatus and method for correcting deviations in a quadrupole field in a quadrupole ion trap is provided. More specifically the invention provides for correction electrodes positioned in at least one primary quadrupole electrode and a method of using the correction electrodes to provide a field correction potential.... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070023647 - Ion mobility spectrometer with parallel drift gas and ion carrier gas flows: An ion mobility spectrometer is provided with at least one ionization chamber (1) through which analyte-containing gas can flow. A radiation source (2) is provided from which ionizing radiation is suitable for ionizing the analyte-containing gas at least partially, enters the ionization space (1). A separation area is located behind... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20070023648 - Mass spectrometer: A mass spectrometer having an ion source section capable of creating positive ions and negative ions at high efficiency. The ion source is comprised of an ion source section for creating ions of a sample gas, a mass spectrometric section for conducting mass separation of created ions, linear RF generating... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20070023649 - Scanning probe microscope control system: A system for controlling the operation of a scanning probe microscope that greatly simplifies the microscope's operation is disclosed. The software design incorporates several advanced features such as a sample designator file, video tutorials, automation algorithms, and the ability to remotely load sample designator files and video tutorials.... Agent: William C. Milks, Iii Russo & Hale LLP

20070023650 - Irrigation control system and method: An irrigation control system comprises a probe insertable into an area to be irrigated, the probe configured to generate a signal in response to an electrolytic response in the area. The system also comprises a valve activatable to provide a water supply to the area. The system further comprises an... Agent: Munsch, Hardt, Kopf & Harr, P.C. Intellectual Property Docket Clerk

20070023651 - Methods for sample preparation and observation, charged particle apparatus: In an SEM observation in a depth direction of a cross section processed by repeated FIB cross-sectioning and SEM observation to correct a deviation in an observation field of view and a deviation in focus, are corrected, the deviations occurring when a processed cross section moves in the depth direction... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070023657 - Charged particle beam apparatus: It is an object of the present invention to obtain an image which is focused on all portions of a sample and to provide a charged particle beam apparatus capable of obtaining a two-dimensional image which has no blurred part over an entire sample. In order to achieve the above... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070023654 - Charged particle beam application system: An object of the present invention is to measure a landing angle even in a multi electron beam lithography system in which current amount of each beam is small. Another object thereof is to measure an absolute value of the landing angle and a relative landing angle with the high... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20070023652 - Electron beam detection device and electron tube: An insulating tube has one end and another end. An An avalanche photodiode (APD) is provided outside the one end of the insulating tube. The another end of the insulating tube is air-tightly connected to an outer flange through a stem inner wall. Capacitors electrically connected to the APD are... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070023653 - Method and apparatus of pattern inspection and semiconductor inspection system using the same: A pattern inspection apparatus can be provided, for example, in a scanning electron microscope system. When patterns of a plurality of layers are included in a SEM image, the apparatus separates the patterns according to each layer by using design data of the plurality of layers corresponding to the patterns.... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070023656 - Method for inspecting substrate, and method and apparatus for inspecting array substrates: A method for inspecting a substrate comprising a mother substrate, a first array area and a second array area which are formed on the mother substrate and opposed to each other with respect to a line intended for division, and each of which includes scanning lines, signal lines, switching elements... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070023658 - Method of inspecting pattern and inspecting instrument: An electron beam apparatus equipped with a review function of a semiconductor wafer includes a scanning electron microscope to obtain image information of a semiconductor wafer, and an information processing apparatus to process the image information. The information processing apparatus includes a data input unit to receive positional information of... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070023655 - Sample measuring device: An object of this invention is to make it easy to adjust a position of the energy beam to irradiate and a position of a focal point of a light collecting mirror part, and to prevent displacemen