Radiant energy inventions 05/07

20070120041 - Sealed package with glass window for optoelectronic components, and assemblies incorporating the same: A package includes one or more optoelectronic components and a cap with an embedded glass window attached to a substrate. The optoelectronic component(s) is supported by the substrate and is capable of detecting or emitting light through the glass window. The glass window may serve as an optical filter. Techniques... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070120042 - Optical information recording-reproduction apparatus: A collinear system optical information recording-reproduction apparatus is provided which gives sufficiently high interference modulation degree even with inexpensive semiconductor laser as the recording-reproduction light source. Specifically in this apparatus, recording is conducted by introducing a light flux from a light source to a spatial light modulator having an information... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070120043 - Accessory mounting system for mounting a plurality of accessories to the windshield of a vehicle: An accessory mounting system suitable for mounting a plurality of accessories at a windshield portion within the interior cabin of a vehicle includes a housing adapted for releasable mounting to a receiving structure on the interior surface of the windshield of the vehicle, and at least two accessories housed in... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn And Burkhart, LLP

20070120045 - Organic photoelectric conversion device and stack type photoelectric conversion device: An organic photoelectric conversion device comprising; a lower electrode; an organic layer; and an upper electrode provided in this order, in which at least one of the lower electrode and the upper electrode is a transparent electrode and an electron is collected in a side of one of the lower... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070120044 - Light receiving device for reducing influence of dark current and stray light: Disclosed is a light receiving device for reading an optical medium compliant with any of different standards. The receiving device includes light receiving elements and an amplifier circuit. Each light receiving element is for receiving light reflected from an optical medium compliant with a different one of the standards and... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070120046 - Multi-spectrum image capturing device and multi-spectrum illuminating device: A multi-spectrum image capturing device includes a multi-spectrum illuminating device comprising LED's for emitting lights of different wavelengths from one another, a plurality of optical rods for relaying the lights emitted from the LED's, an optical diffusion element for diffusively reflecting the lights from the optical rods by a white... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070120049 - Optical encoder with sinusoidal photodetector output signal: An optical encoder includes an optical encoder pattern of alternating light elements and dark elements, and an optical unit, including an optical emitter providing light to the encoder pattern, and an optical sensor including a photo-detector receiving the light from the optical encoder pattern and in response thereto outputting a... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070120048 - Reflective encoder module: An encoder having a carrier that passes through an opening in a mounting body is disclosed. The carrier includes an encoding region having a plurality of clear and opaque regions, the carrier having first and second surfaces. The clear and opaque regions of the carrier pass through the opening in... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070120047 - Ring-configured photodiode array and optical encoders using the same: A photodiode array and an encoder utilizing the same is disclosed. The encoder includes the photodiode array, a code wheel, a light source, and an optical system. The photodiode array includes a plurality of photodiodes arranged in a ring, each photodiode includes an annular sector of the ring, each photodiode... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070120050 - Imaging apparatus: In an imaging apparatus constituted of a case body for mounting an imaging device and a flexible substrate bonding to an external connection terminal provided on the case body, the flexible substrate is bent along each face of case body 41 so as to surround case body 41. By bending... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070120051 - Apparatus and method for imaging fluids downhole: The disclosure, in one aspect, provides a method for providing an image of a fluid that includes passing light through the fluid, detecting light passing through the fluid at least one wavelength and producing signals corresponding to the detected light, and processing the signals to provide the image of the... Agent: Madan, Mossman & Sriram, P.C.

20070120052 - Multiplexed tandem mass spectrometry: One or more methods for determination and/or deconvolution of complex mass spectra, using quadrupole ion trap mass spectrometry... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.c. Attn: Linda Kasulke, Docket Coordinator

20070120053 - Method and apparatus for mass selective axial transport using pulsed axial field: A mass spectrometer system has an elongated rod set having an entrance end, an exit end, a plurality of rods and a central longitudinal axis. The mass spectrometer system is operable to perform the following steps: a) admitting a first plurality of groups of ions into the entrance end of... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20070120055 - Method of measuring aberrations and correcting aberrations using ronchigram and electron microscope: A method and apparatus for correcting aberrations using a Ronchigram. A STEM apparatus has first calculation means for taking autocorrelation of minute regions on a Ronchigram of an amorphous specimen, detection device for detecting aberrations in the beam formed from local angular regions on an aperture plane from the autocorrelation... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070120054 - Method of scanning a substrate, and method and apparatus for analyzing crystal characteristics: In an embodiment, a method of scanning a substrate, and a method and an apparatus for analyzing crystal characteristics are disclosed. A sequential scan on the scan areas using a first electron beam and a second electron beam are repeatedly performed. The electrons accumulated in the scan areas by the... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.C.

20070120056 - Method and apparatus for evaluating pattern shape of a semiconductor device: The present invention provides a semiconductor pattern shape evaluating apparatus using a critical dimension SEM, which eliminates the necessity of data conversion corresponding to each process of semiconductor manufacturing conventionally required; controls possessed data integratedly; can select data effective for use in each process from the possessed data easily; if... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070120057 - Apparatus for sensing plural gases: The apparatus for sensing plural gases is substantially a gas sensor adopting planar lightwave circuit for constructing reference optical path and sensing optical path, which is a flat structure with abilities of high accuracy, long-term stability, and short response time. The gas sensor can be widely applied for monitoring the... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20070120058 - Uncooled infrared sensor: An uncooled infrared sensor can be used for a plurality of applications such as fire fighting, surveilling a border or any desired area, and limb sounding. The uncooled infrared sensor includes manually or automatically adjustable optics that receive an electromagnetic signal, focus the electromagnetic signal and provide a focused electromagnetic... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20070120059 - Use of spinel ferrites as sensitive material for bolometric infrared detector devices:

20070120060 - Thermal sensor with thermal barrier: The invention provides a sensor element formed in a first substrate and having a thermal barrier disposed between the sensor element and a heat source provided elsewhere on the first substrate. The thermal barrier includes at least one pair of trenches formed within the first substrate, individual trenches of the... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20070120061 - Scintillator plate for radiation: An object is to provide a scintillator plate exhibiting even sharpness, and further exhibiting enhanced sharpness by use of CsI crystals. Disclosed is a scintillator plate for radiation comprising a support and provided thereon a phosphor layer emitting light caused upon exposure to radiation, wherein the phosphor layer comprises a... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070120063 - Image sensor, and imaging apparatus using the same: An FPD controller controls a flat panel X-ray detector (FPD) to perform a reading operation for reading carriers (charge information) and a reset operation for resetting and discarding the carriers, during a frame cycle from a reading point of time for reading charge information collectively from a predetermined read area... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070120062 - Subpixel routing and processing for an imaging sytstem or the like: Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, count rates may be obtained from one or more subpixels for a given pixel in an imaging system detector. Count rates may be obtained from individual subpixels, or may be from electronically binned subpixels at least in part in various subpixel arrangements... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070120064 - Wire-free, dual-mode calibration instrument for high energy therapeutic radiation: An instrument for checking quality of therapeutic x-ray and electron radiation provides modes optimized for both electrons and for photons obtained by physically flipping the unit to interpose the necessary build-up material between the radiation beam and contained detectors. The invention provides an improved method of constructing ionization detectors for... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson Newholm Stein & Gratz, S.c.

20070120065 - Charged particle beam apparatus: A charged particle beam apparatus is provided which can prevent the accuracy of positional shift detection from being degraded owing to differences in picture quality, so that even when the state of a charged particle beam is changed at the time that optical conditions are changed or the optical axis... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070120066 - Spray glow discharge ionization method and system: The present invention provides an in-spray glow discharge ionization method and apparatus which can be used together or alternately with the most widely used ionization method of mass spectrometry, such as an atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) method or an electrospray ionization (ESI) method while enhancing ionization efficiency using a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070120067 - Means to establish orientation of ion beam to wafer and correct angle errors: One or more aspects of the present invention pertain to a measurement component that facilitates determining a relative orientation between an ion beam and a workpiece. The measurement component is sensitive to ion radiation and allows a relative orientation between the measurement component and the ion beam to be accurately... Agent: Eschweiler & Associates, LLC National City Bank Building

20070120068 - Charged particle beam apparatus: A sample measuring method and a charged particle beam apparatus are provided which remove contaminants, that have adhered to a sample in a sample chamber of an electron microscope, to eliminate adverse effects on the subsequent manufacturing processes. To achieve this objective, after the sample measurement or inspection is made... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070120069 - Laser-scanning microscope system: A condition-setting apparatus improves the flexibility of examination. The condition-setting apparatus includes a display unit configured to display a prescan image and a region-specifying section configured to specify at least one region to be irradiated with a laser beam on a prescan screen displaying the prescan image. When a region... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070120070 - Multiphoton-excitation-type examination apparatus: The invention provides a multiphoton-excitation-type examination apparatus that efficiently generates a multiphoton-excitation effect, that makes the measurement head compact, and that can be easily adjusted when the measurement head is replaced. The multiphoton-excitation-type examination apparatus comprises a laser light source that oscillates ultrashort pulsed laser light; an optical fiber that... Agent: John C. Altmiller, Esq. Kenyon & Kenyon

20070120071 - Electron-beam device and detector system: An electron-beam device having a beam generator for generating an electron beam, an objective lens for focusing the electron beam on an object, and at least one detector for detecting electrons scattered on the object or emitted by the object. Furthermore, a detector system for detecting electrons is described. With... Agent: Muirhead And Saturnelli, LLC

20070120072 - Illumination system particularly for microlithography: There is provided a projection objective for a projection exposure apparatus that has a primary light source for emitting electromagnetic radiation having a chief ray with a wavelength ≦193 nm. The projection objective includes an object plane, a first mirror, a second mirror, a third mirror, a fourth mirror; and... Agent: Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, LLP

20070120075 - Beam current stabilization utilizing gas feed control loop: One or more aspects of the present invention pertain to stabilizing the current or density of an ion beam within an ion implantation system by selectively adjusting a lone parameter of feed gas flow. Adjusting the gas flow does not necessitate adjustments to other operating parameters and thereby simplifies the... Agent: Eschweiler & Associates, LLC National City Bank Building

20070120076 - Integrated ionizers for process metrology equipment: Ionizers are integrated with the computer and software that is used to operate process equipment. Communication is bidirectional. Operating information from the ionizer is displayed on the equipment computer terminal. Commands from the equipment computer control the ionizer. This enables the ionizer to react to ionizing requirements that change with... Agent: Mks Instruments Inc.

20070120073 - Ion implanation method and device using thereof: An ion implantation method and device for forming an ion implantation area in a predetermined area of a substrate is provided. The method comprises the following steps. First, an ion beam is provided, then a first shape of cross-section and a first ion density distribution of the ion beam are... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070120074 - Ion implantation beam angle calibration: One or more aspects of the present invention pertain to determining a relative orientation between an ion beam and lattice structure of a workpiece into which ions are to be selectively implanted by the ion beam, and calibrating an ion implantation system in view of the relative orientation. The beam... Agent: Eschweiler & Associates, LLC National City Bank Building

20070120077 - Method and apparatus for increasing illuminator brightness in a liquid crystal on silicon (lcos) based video projection system: Ultra Violet (UV) light produced by a light source is converted to visible light and utilized in a visible light output of the light source. The light source is, for example, a light source in an illuminator of a projection device. UV light that is typically filtered out of the... Agent: Arthur Berman

20070120079 - Measuring device and measuring method for verifying the cut quality of a sheet: The present invention concerns a measuring device for testing the cut quality of a sheet as well as a measuring method for testing the cut quality of a sheet, with which the cut quality can be tested reliably by the fact that the measuring device is provided with a transparent... Agent: Venable LLP

20070120078 - Method of measuring pattern dimension and method of controlling semiconductor device process: A method of measuring pattern dimensions includes evaluating a relationship between cross-sectional shapes of a pattern and measurement errors of a pattern in a specified image processing technique, and conducting an actual measurement in which dimension measurement of an evaluation objective pattern from image signals of a microscope is carried... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070114358 - Dynamic focusing method and appartus: A method and apparatus for dynamically focusing an imaging mechanism on a moving target surface having a variable geometry is herein disclosed. Apparatus for focusing an imaging mechanism may include an objective, a prism, or another optical device that forms part of an optical train of an imaging mechanism, a... Agent: Dicke Billig & Czaja, PLLC Attn: Christopher Mclaughlin

20070114359 - Distinguishing mirror speckle from target images in weak signal applications: Apparatus, and a related method, for eliminating the effect of speckle images caused by surface imperfections in a primary mirror of a stellar coronagraph. Depending on their size, mirror imperfections can result in speckles in a field of view that also includes an image of a distant target planet. By... Agent: Carmen B. Patti, Esq. Carmen B. Patti & Associates, LLC

20070114361 - Automatic control of laser diode current and optical power output: An automatic power control system provides a control signal that regulates the output power of at least one laser diode. Coarse adjustment of the control signal is provided by a first means, preferably a digital variable resistor, while fine adjustment and compensation is provided by a second means, preferably by... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney, LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070114360 - System and method for calibrating the light source for an optical navigational system: Advantage is taken of the fact that in optical navigation devices it is possible to measure the intensity of light impacting the pixel array of photo-diodes. Based upon such an intensity determination, a feedback signal is used to reduce the intensity of the light to a point where it is... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070114362 - Confocal imaging methods and apparatus: The invention provides imaging apparatus and methods useful for obtaining a high resolution image of a sample at rapid scan rates. A rectangular detector array having a horizontal dimension that is longer than the vertical dimension can be used along with imaging optics positioned to direct a rectangular image of... Agent: Illumina, Inc.

20070114363 - Photoelectric converter and x-ray image pick-up device: A photoelectric converter includes a plurality of substrates, which are located adjacent to each other and on which a plurality of photoelectric conversion devices are two-dimensionally arranged, and either scan circuits or detection circuits that are arranged on two opposing sides of the photoelectric converter, whereby scanning directions either from... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070114364 - Dielectric microcavity fluorosensors excited with a broadband light source: A microresonator sensor apparatus has a microcavity resonator that defines equatorial whispering gallery modes (EWGMs), whose frequencies are separated by the free spectral range (FSR). The EWGMs lie in a plane perpendicular to a microcavity resonator axis. A light source is optically coupled to inject light into the microcavity resonator.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070114366 - Optical article having a multi-component structure as an anti-theft feature and a system and method for inhibiting theft of same: A multi-component structure capable of being removably attached to a plastic element is provided. The multi-component structure includes an adhesive layer having a selectively modifiable tack strength at pre-determined locations on a first surface. The first surface is coupled to the plastic element and defining a first region. The multi-component... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070114365 - Optical article having anti-theft feature and a system and method for inhibiting theft of same: An optical article that can transform from a pre-activated state of functionality to an activated state of functionality is provided. The optical article includes a radio frequency circuitry coupled to the optical article for interacting with a signal, wherein said signal comprises a thermal signal, an electrical signal, or both,... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070114367 - Optical sytem, an analysis system and a modular unit for an electronic pen: A modular unit is designed for an electronic pen. The modular unit comprises a carrier (70) with a receiver for a writing implement, a printed circuit board (72), a two-dimensional radiation sensor (78) mounted on the printed circuit board, and an imaging unit (82) which defines an image plane. The... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070114368 - Keyboard for mobile communication device: A mobile communication device having a keyboard with a set of keys representing alpha-numeric characters, the keyboard comprising a light source, located within said mobile communication device; for providing a light; a set of sensors, associated with said keys, for sensing an amount of said light in a vicinity of... Agent: Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

20070114369 - Raindrop sensor: A raindrop sensor for sensing water attached to a second surface of a transparent body includes a light emitting element, a light guide body, a light receiving element, and an abnormality determining device. The light emitting element is provided in a first surface side of the transparent body for emitting... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070114370 - Fiber optic remote reading encoder: A system and method for instantaneously determining the absolute position of a linear or rotary actuator. A code plate having a series of digital words thereon is associated with the linear or rotary actuator. A magnetic or optical code plate is utilized, each code plate provided with N tracks. M... Agent: Mitchell B. Wasson Hoffman, Wasson & Gitler, P.C.

20070114371 - Optical tweezers: The present invention relates to optical tweezers having a structure for realizing a great object-trapping force. The optical tweezers form an optical trap for trapping an object in, and in the vicinity of, each of plural trapping positions by converging output beams in each of the trapping positions. The optical... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070114372 - Water detection and 3-phase fraction measurement systems: Methods and apparatus enable monitoring a hydrocarbon well for water within a flow stream of the well. A water detector includes a light source for emitting into a flow stream infrared light that includes a water absorbent wavelength band. A detector detects attenuation of the water absorbent wavelength band upon... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20070114373 - Determination of chemical empirical formulas of unknown compounds using accurate ion mass measurement of all isotopes: A method of determining an empirical formula of an analyte ion from a measured mass spectrum including a main peak and one or more isotope peaks. The method comprises comparing a relative isotopic intensity of the measured isotope peak to a calculated relative isotopic intensity of an isotopic ion of... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070114374 - Dynamic adjustment of ion monitoring periods: Methods, systems and computer readable media for dynamically controlling a time period of ion detection by an ion detector of a mass spectrometer. A current resulting from conversion of an output of the detector is surveyed during the ion detection by the detector. The time period for the ion detection... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070114376 - Method and apparatus for scanning an ion trap mass spectrometer: A mass spectrometer system having an ion trap and a downstream mass spectrometer is provided. A plurality of groups of ions are provided to the ion trap and a first mass-to-charge ratio is selected. The downstream mass spectrometer is configured to filter out one of (i) ions having a first... Agent: Miller, Matthias & Hull

20070114375 - Methods for direct biomolecule identification by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (maldi) mass spectrometry: The present invention relates to the use of post source decay (PSD) or collision induced dissociation (CID) direct tissue (DT) MALDI-TOF or DT-MALDI-TOF-TOF mass spectrographic identification of biological molecules in a tissue or cellular sample without the need for further protein extraction. This method provides for studying cells or tissues... Agent: Klauber & Jackson

20070114377 - Micro-hydrocarbon analysis: The present invention is a method to determine the composition of a hydrocarbon feedstream from a small sample of hydrocarbons including the steps analyzing the sample with a combination of chromatograph and mass spectrometer, and reconciling output from step a) with other analytical measurements to determine to determine the composition... Agent: Exxonmobil Research And Engineering Company

20070114381 - Charged particle harvesting: Particle harvesting apparatus and method. The apparatus can include at least one electric field configured to separate charged particles and to confine some of the charged particles. The apparatus can be used to separate desired charged particles from other particles, for example, in space. The apparatus can reduce kinetic energies... Agent: Peter K. Trzyna, Esq.

20070114380 - Containing / transporting charged particles: Particle storing apparatus including only one electric field restraining charged particles, such as antiprotons, in an ultrahigh vacuum from striking a container surface for a half-life of at least 1 hour. Depending on implementation, restraining can be devoid of a magnetic field, and the container can be devoid of cryogenic... Agent: Peter K. Trzyna, Esq.

20070114379 - Multipath data acquisition system and method: Improved data acquisition systems and methods that enable large numbers of data samples to be accumulated rapidly with low noise are described. In one aspect, a data acquisition system includes an accumulator that has two or more parallel accumulation paths and is configured to accumulate corresponding data samples across a... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070114378 - Speedup in coordinate difference calculation: A coordinate difference calculation apparatus of the present invention is a coordinate difference calculation apparatus for calculating a coordinate difference between an i-particle and a j-particle included in one of a plurality of minute cells obtained by dividing a basic cell, includes a first storage section that stores in advance... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070114382 - Ion mobility spectrometer: An ion mobility spectrometer comprises a drift tube defining a drift tube inlet configured to receive ions and a drift tube outlet. The drift tube is configured to separate ions in time as a function of ion mobility. The drift tube defines a first ion activation region between the drift... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070114384 - Method and apparatus for ion fragmentation in mass spectrometry: An apparatus for mass analyzing molecules includes a mass spectrometer configured to select precursor ions having a mass to charge ratio range, a metastable species generator configured to generate a metastable species for introduction into the mass spectrometer, and a mass detector configured to detect a mass of the product... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070114383 - Time of flight mass spectrometer: In a time of flight mass spectrometer (TOFMS) having a flight space in which ions fly in a loop orbit formed by a plurality of electric sector fields, the present invention provides a simple structure that creates a spiral path by deflecting the ions in the axial direction of the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070114388 - Imaging mass spectrometer: An imaging mass spectrometer, an image of a sample is generated, and a region in the image is selected in accordance with predetermined criteria. Then, a mass analysis of the region is performed while scanning the sample in the selected region with a laser beam spot. By computing the total... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20070114387 - Matrix assisted laser desorption ionization (maldi) support structures and methods of making maldi support structures: Matrix assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) sample substrates, methods of fabricating MALDI sample substrates, methods of ionizing a sample, and mass spectrometry systems including MALDI sample substrates, are disclosed.... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070114390 - Method and apparatus for enhanced sequencing of complex molecules using surface-induced dissociation in conjunction with mass spectrometric analysis: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for enhanced sequencing of complex molecules using surface-induced dissociation (SID) in conjunction with mass spectrometric analysis. Results demonstrate formation of a wide distribution of structure-specific fragments having wide sequence coverage useful for sequencing and identifying the complex molecules.... Agent: Battelle Memorial Institute Attn:IPServices, K1-53

20070114385 - Microfluidic device comprising an electrospray nose: A microfluidic device including a microfluidic chip assembled to an electrospray structure. The microfluidic chip includes at least one microfluidic channel leading through an outlet aperture to a surface area of the microfluidic chip. The electrospray structure includes at least one thin, planar point provided with a capillary slot that... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070114389 - Non-contact detector system with plasma ion source: A system for the non-contact detection of analyte chemicals, including explosives, chemical warfare agents and the like, employs a non-equilibrium plasma that is maintained at a temperature sufficiently low so as to avoid thermal damage to a surface, such as clothing or skin, that is being examined to thereby produce... Agent: Roland H. Shubert

20070114386 - Reference mass introduction via a capillary: A mass calibration apparatus for a mass spectrometer includes a capillary, an analyte ion source coupled to the capillary at a first point, a reference mass ion source coupled to the capillary at a second point, downstream from the first point and a mass analyzer coupled to the capillary at... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070114392 - Mass spectrometer: Disclosed is a mass spectrometer, which includes an ion optical system for converging ions and transporting the ions to a subsequent stage. Instead of a conventional rod-shaped electrode, the ion optical system includes an electrode formed of a thin metal plate member. Specifically, each of four electrodes 41a to 41d... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070114391 - Precision segmented ion trap: The invention provides an ion trap assembly. In general terms, the ion trap assembly contains: a) a segmented linear ion trap; b) an insulator disposed around the segmented linear ion trap; and c) a bonding material for attaching and spacing the insulator and said segmented linear ion trap. The ion... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070114393 - Q-pole type mass spectrometer: A Q-pole type mass spectrometer can be used under a high-pressure atmosphere of more than 0.1 Pa. The Q-pole type mass spectrometer can analyze the mass of gas molecules continuously, and can separate mass properly even if an ion is injected at high speed in order to reduce the influence... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070114394 - Method and system for determining and quantifying specific trace elements in samples of complex materials: A system for determining and quantifying specific trace elements in samples of complex materials has a laser ablation (LA) apparatus (1) coupled to a Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer (FT-ICR-MS) (2) with a mass range of at least 2 to 300 amu and a mass resolution of at... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20070114395 - Photoemissive ion mobility spectrometry in ambient air: A photoemissive ion mobility spectrometer is disclosed for of chlorinated hydrocarbons and nitro-organic materials. Backside illumination of a thin gold film by pulsed laser radiation, pulsed ultraviolet xenon flashlamp, or like UV source, is used to produce bursts of low energy photo-emitted electrons. These swarms of thermalized electrons are directly... Agent: John P. O'banion O'banion & Ritchey LLP

20070114397 - Circuit pattern inspection apparatus: The via chain conduction failure due to non-conduction caused by insufficient etching in a contact plug/via plug forming process can be detected precisely in a short time. For its achievement, a defect is detected at high speed by taxing advantage of characteristics of a potential contrast method using a via... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070114396 - Critical area calculation method and yield calculation method: An effective critical area value of each circuit element of a target product is obtained on the basis of an effective critical area value per unit area or per unit capacity of each circuit element previously calculated and the area or capacity of each circuit element of the target product.... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070114398 - Method and apparatus for observing a specimen: A method and device for observing a specimen in which an electron beam is irradiated and scanned from an oblique direction, onto a surface of a calibration substrate on which a pattern with a known shape is formed, and an SEM image of the surface of the calibration substrate is... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070114399 - Pattern measuring method: A pattern measuring method calculates an average pattern shape from a plurality of the same patterns appearing within an image captured using an electron microscope, and compares pattern information at each measuring position with average pattern information to determine roughness.... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070114401 - Direct write nanolithography using heated tip: A device for sculpting a substrate includes a vertically displaceable probe having a nano-scale dimensioned probe tip. A displacement mechanism is configured to adjust a vertical displacement between the probe tip and the substrate. A heating mechanism selectively heats the probe tip to a preselected temperature that is sufficient to... Agent: Bryan W. Bockhop, Esq.

20070114402 - Object inspection and/or modification system and method: A scanning probe microscope system (100) includes an objective lens (147), a clamping circuit (404), a tip deflection measurement circuit (421), a cantilever (136), and a probe (137) for modifying and inspecting an object (102) disposed on a stage (129).... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070114400 - Probe: Abstract: A probe comprising support (12) of a gold wire and, fixed thereon, intermediate excited medium (18a) having been excited to an excited triplet state by supply of external energy thereto, wherein transfer of excited triplet energy is effected from the intermediate excited medium toward a first molecule having a... Agent: Venable LLP

20070114408 - Charged-particle beam system: There is disclosed a charged-particle beam system equipped with a higher-order aberration corrector capable of correcting fifth-order spherical aberration and third-order chromatic aberration such that the primary trajectory of an electron beam is not affected by the strength of a transfer lens. The corrector is so adjusted that the image... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070114409 - Electron beam apparatus with aberration corrector: An electron beam apparatus with an aberration corrector using multipole lenses is provided. The electron beam apparatus has a scan mode for enabling the operation of the aberration corrector and a scan mode for disabling the operation of the aberration corrector and the operation of each of the aberration corrector,... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith LLP

20070114403 - Electron microscope: An electron microscope has a spherical aberration correction system having transfer optics inserted between a spherical aberration corrector and the objective lens. The transfer optics consists of first and second lenses each of which is made of a magnetic lens. Electrons passing across a point located at distance r0 from... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070114404 - Method and system for detecting hidden defects: A method for detecting hidden defects and patterns, the method includes: receiving an object that comprises an opaque layer positioned above an intermediate layer; defining an energy band in response to at least one characteristic of the opaque layer and at least one characteristic of a scanning electron microscope; illuminating... Agent: Patent Counsel, Ms/2061 Legal Affairs Dept.

20070114407 - Particle detection auditing system and method: A system is presented for evaluating the performance of a particle detecting and measuring instrument wherein the instrument receives a specimen and detects the number of particles on the specimen and measures the descriptive parameters of the particles. The system includes a known specimen received by the instrument and wherein... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070114406 - Scanning probe in pulsed-force mode, digital and in real time: Microscope, in particular a scanning probe microscope, comprising a programmable logic device... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP 111 E. Wayne Street

20070114405 - Tool-to-tool matching control method and its system for scanning electron microscope: A system for controlling a tool-to-tool matching between a plurality of scanning electron microscopes for pattern dimension measurement includes a measuring unit for, at regular intervals, measuring a tool-to-tool disparity between scanning electron microscopes based on secondary electron image data, and measuring indicators indicating states of the microscopes, a tool-to-tool-disparity... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070114410 - Testing method for semiconductor device, testing apparatus therefor, and semiconductor device suitable for the test: The present invention relates to a method of testing, in the manufacturing process of an LSI (large scale integration) device, a result obtained by the manufacturing process, a testing apparatus therefor, and a semiconductor device suitable for the test. The present invention relates, in particular, to a testing method used... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070114411 - Apparatus for generating corona discharges: The invention relates to an apparatus for generating corona discharges, comprising a corona discharge space (2); a discharge electrode disposed in the corona discharge space; as well as a high voltage source (3, 4), an output of which is connected to the discharge electrode. The object of the present invention... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070114412 - Ultra low power ndir gas sensor fire detector: A fire detector and method for generating an alarm signal in response to a fire uses an NDIR sensor to generate a detector signal based upon one or more absorption bands selected from the 15.1μ absorption band of CO2, the 6.27μ absorption band of H2O and the 4.67μ absorption band... Agent: Roy L. Anderson, Esq. Law Offices Of Roy Anderson

20070114414 - Energy signal detection device containing integrated detecting processor: An energy signal detection device includes a pyroelectric sensor sensing an infrared radiation within a detecting area, a microprocessor, and an integrated detecting processor. The infrared radiation as an input signal is converted into a DC signal as an output signal having a real signal with low frequency and a... Agent: Raymond Y. Chan

20070114415 - Infrared sensor and method of producing the same: A method of producing an infrared sensor includes the steps of preparing a base integrally provided with a first electrode, and a plurality of supporting portions made of a material with low thermal conductivity, on one of principal surfaces of the base, preparing a pyroelectric element which has a second... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070114413 - Integrated detecting processor: An infrared sensor includes an infrared generator for generating infrared radiation within a detecting area, a pyroelectric sensor, a microprocessor, and an integrated detecting processor. The pyroelectric sensor is electrically communicated with the infrared generator, wherein the infrared radiation as an input signal is converted into a DC signal as... Agent: Raymond Y. Chan

20070114416 - Infrared ray sensing element and method of producing the same: An infrared ray sensing element, includes: 1) a semiconductor substrate; 2) an infrared ray receiver disposed above the semiconductor substrate in such a manner as to be isolated from the semiconductor substrate, the infrared ray receiver being configured to receive an infrared ray; and 3) a beam configured to support... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070114417 - Method for cross interference correction for correlation spectroscopy: Correlation spectroscopy measure is improved by correcting for cross interference. This is achieved through applying different gains to the output signals whereby the effect of background interferent species can be calculated and an automatic correction factor applied.... Agent: Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP

20070114418 - Security portal with thz trans-receiver: A portal for security screening of transport passengers includes a THz trans-receiver. In one example of the portal, the trans-receiver includes a small-spot, reflective scanning arrangement including a single detector in a heterodyne receiver configuration. In another example, the trans-receiver includes a large-beam reflective scanning arrangement with the trans-receiver in... Agent: Stallman & Pollock LLP

20070114419 - Apparatus and method for detecting a designated group of materials and apparatus and method for determining if a designated group of materials can be distinguished from one or more other materials: A method for detecting the presence of a target material comprising a source of a beam of terahertz radiation comprising illuminating a suspected subject with THz radiation having been determined to provide sufficiently clustered PCA classification to distinguish the target materials from non-target materials. The method further provides for determining... Agent: Lawrence S. Cohen

20070114421 - Gas sensor array with a light channel in the form of a conical section rotational member: A gas sensor array includes a housing having a gas measuring chamber. A detector at least partially arranged in the gas measuring chamber measures radiation and generates an output signal as a function of the measured radiation. The detector is arranged on a main axis of the housing. Radiation sources... Agent: Barley Snyder, LLC

20070114420 - Ultra low power ndir carbon dioxide sensor fire detector: A fire detector and method for generating an alarm signal in response to a fire uses an NDIR CO2 sensor to generate a detector signal based upon a 15μ absorption band of CO2 and generates an alarm signal when a signal processor receives the detector signal and a preselected criterion... Agent: Wagner, Anderson & Bright, LLP

20070114422 - System to monitor the health of a structure, sensor nodes, program product, and related methods: A system to monitor the health of a structure, sensor nodes, program product, and associated methods are provided. The system includes an array of health monitoring sensor nodes connected to or embedded within a structure to monitor the health of the structure. The health monitoring sensor nodes include sensor elements... Agent: James E. Bradley

20070114423 - Method and apparatus for processing of detector signals: A method and an apparatus are disclosed for processing of detector signals, for example in nuclear-medical imaging. In at least one disclosed embodiment, the signals from N photodetectors are transmitted to a total of approximately M=ld(N) output lines, with the signals from the photodetectors each being weighted with +1 or... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070114430 - Image detector and manufacturing method of the same: In an image detector that includes the following layers arranged on top of another: a charge generation layer that generates charges when exposed to a recording electromagnetic wave representing image information; and a charge detection layer that includes multitudes of detection elements disposed two-dimensionally, each having a switch element and... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070114424 - Method and arrangement relating to x-ray imaging: An X-ray apparatus is provided for acquisition of images containing spectral information. An X-ray source and a collimator having multiple slits are operable together with a set of line detectors, the line detectors including linear arrays of photon counting channels. Each of the channels includes a photon conversion channel element... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070114426 - Multi-layered detector system for high resolution computed tomography: X-ray detector system 18 with improved spatial resolution for a computed tomography systems is provided. Detector system 18 may include pairs of first and second detector arrays 50 and 52, with each array containing detector elements of a different design. In one embodiment, the first array 50 may comprise a... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070114427 - Radiation detection circuit and apparatus for radiographic examination: An apparatus for radiographic examination includes a detection unit including a detector configured to detect a gamma ray emitted from a radioactive isotope in an object and to output a detected signal, a first measurement unit configured to determine a first crossing time at which a pulse height of the... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20070114428 - Radiation image capturing condition correction apparatus and radiation image capturing condition correction method: A radiation image capturing condition correction apparatus for use with a) an image-capturing unit which captures a radiation image of a predetermined imaging subject; and b) a radiation generating unit which generates radiation, said radiation image capturing condition correction apparatus comprising: a measuring unit which measures an amount of physical... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070114425 - Radiographic image sensing system: An x-ray imaging source comprises a radiation source (12) providing x-ray radiation. A substrate comprised of a scintillating material (16) responsive to a level of incident radiation provides output light according to the level of incident radiation. A Fresnel lens (40) is disposed proximate to the substrate for directing the... Agent: Mark G. Bocchetti Patent Legal Staff

20070114429 - X-ray detector and method: We provide an x-ray detector having a housing with one or more internal surfaces defining an internal volume. The housing is adapted in use to contain a vacuum within the internal volume. An x-ray sensor is located within the internal volume of the housing. A window, located within the housing,... Agent: Maine & Asmus

20070114431 - Composite material with electromagnetically reactive cells and quantum dots: A composite material and related methods are described, the composite material configured to exhibit at least one of a negative effective permittivity and a negative effective permeability for incident radiation of at least one wavelength. The composite material comprises an arrangement of electromagnetically reactive cells of small dimension relative to... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070114432 - Exposed conductor system and method for sensing an electron beam: A detector is disclosed for sensing an intensity of an electron beam generated along a path. An exemplary detector includes an exposed conductor attached to a support which is configured to locate the exposed conductor within a path of an electron beam; a grounded conductor isolated from the exposed conductor,... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070114433 - Sensor and system for sensing an electron beam: The present invention refers to a sensor (10) for sensing an intensity of an electron beam generated by an electron beam generator along a path, the electron beam being exited from the generator through an exit window (24). The invention is characterized in that the sensor (10) comprises a conductor... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070114434 - Multi-pixel electron microbeam irradiator systems and methods for selectively irradiating predetermined locations: Multi-pixel electron microbeam irradiator systems and methods are provided with particular applicability for selectively irradiating predetermined cells or cell locations. A multi-pixel electron microbeam irradiator system can include a plurality of individually addressable electron field emitters sealed in a vacuum. The multi-pixel electron microbeam irradiator system can include an anode... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20070114435 - Filament member, ion source, and ion implantation apparatus: A filament member configured to discharge thermions may be employed in an ion source of an ion implantation apparatus. A filament member may include an anode disposed around a central portion of the filament member, a cathode disposed around a periphery of the filament and/or enclosing the anode, and at... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070114436 - Filament member, ion source, and ion implantation apparatus: A filament member, ion source, and an ion implantation apparatus. The filament member may have a plate shape, and the thermoelectron emitter may include slots and a plurality of conductive paths disposed around the slots to emit thermoelectrons.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070114437 - Maldi/ldi source: A MALDI/LDI source includes an ion collection device, e.g., a skimmer, orifice, mass analyzer, ion transfer optics and/or ion guide, configured for use with a short focal length lens with a large aperture. In some embodiments, the ion collection device includes an outer edge that can be disposed approximately parallel... Agent: Thermo Finnigan LLC

20070114438 - Automatic cleaning of ion sources: The invention relates to the automatic cleaning of ion sources inside mass spectrometers, especially the cleaning of ion sources where the ions are generated by matrix-assisted laser desorption (MALDI). The invention consists in cleaning the electrodes of the ion source, which are contaminated with organic material, in the mass spectrometer... Agent: Law Offices Of Paul E. Kudirka

20070114439 - Mass spectrometer: An Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionisation (“APCI”) ion source is disclosed comprising a housing 14 having a corona discharge chamber 1, a reaction chamber 2 and a passage 6 connecting the corona discharge chamber 1 to the reaction chamber 2. Reagent ions are formed in the corona discharge chamber 1 and... Agent: Carla T. Screen

20070114440 - Multi-chambered substrate processing equipment having sealing structure between chambers thereof, and method of assembling such equipment: Sealing structure provided between a transfer chamber and a chamber, such as a process chamber, connected to the transfer chamber includes an insert member, a docking member, and annular seals. The insert member is fixed to the exterior of the transfer chamber and the docking member is fixed to the... Agent: Volentine Francos, & Whitt PLLC

20070114441 - Scanning stage for scanning probe microscope: A scanning stage for a scanning probe microscope includes a specimen support that holds an observation specimen and a scanning mechanism that is configured to move the specimen support in X, Y, and Z directions. The specimen support is fixed to the scanning mechanism by wax.... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070114442 - Fluid ultraviolet sterilization system: The invention provides a fluid UV sterilization system capable of automatically and stably keeping the fluid level, which includes a channel, a UV lamp module group, an electrical controller and a mounting bracket for UV lamp module(s), each UV lamp module comprising a frame and a plurality of UV lamps,... Agent: Saliwanchik Lloyd & Saliwanchik A Professional Association

20070114443 - Apparatus and method for system identification: Methods and apparatus for system identification operate by computing phase and amplitude using linear filters. By digitally processing the linearly filtered signals or data, the phase and amplitude based on measurements of the input and output of a system, are determined.... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20070114444 - System and method for a fluorescence excitation and detection having distinct optical paths: A system and method for fluorescence excitation and detection having distinct optical paths is disclosed. A system for detecting fluorescence comprises a light source that emits an excitation light into an illumination tube; a plurality of collection optics located around an aperture in the illumination tube for collecting fluorescence; and... Agent: Palmer & Dodge, LLP Kathleen M. Williams / Str

20070114445 - Canister-type dosimeter and multidimensional mapping of absolute radiation dosage distribution using said dosimeter: The invention pertains to a dosimeter using a canister-type irradiator having a void area adapted to contain material to be processed by irradiation and absolute dose distribution indicia which indicia comprises (i) a radiochromic, self-developing, radiation sensitive film enclosed in a radiation transmitting leak proof housing and fixedly mounted in... Agent: William J. Davis International Specialty Products

20070114446 - Production method of phosphor plate and phosphor plate: A method of producing a phosphor plate comprising the step of vapor depositing a phosphor raw material on a substrate to form a phosphor layer on the substrate in a vacuum container of a vapor deposition apparatus, wherein the vapor deposition is carried out in an atmosphere of a fluorinated... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070114447 - Scintillator plate: An object is to provide that a moisture resistance property is maintained, and reduction of sharpness is further avoided. Disclosed is a scintillator plate possessing a support and provided thereon a phosphor layer, and further a protective film provided on the phosphor layer to protect the phosphor layer, wherein an... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070114448 - Cassette for storage phosphor plate and apparatus for removing storage phosphor plate from cassette: A cassette (1) for a storage phosphor plate (2) comprises a cassette housing (4) with an opening (7) and a support (3) disposed movably within the cassette housing (4), wherein the storage phosphor plate (2) lies on the support (3). In order to simplify the structure of the cassette (1)... Agent: Houston Eliseeva

20070114450 - Mask-making member and its production method, mask and its making method, exposure process, and fabrication method of semiconductor device: A mask blank has a plurality of pattern formation regions in which mask circuit patterns are to be formed, and a supporting region in which any mask circuit pattern is not to be formed. The supporting region is provided for holding the plurality of pattern formation regions while separating the... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20070114449 - Standard component for length measurement calibration, method for manufacturing the same, and calibration method and apparatus using the same: There is provided a standard component used in an electron beam system for performing length measurement calibration with high precision. A one-dimensional grating is disposed on a bonding wafer to enable high-precision calibration at the same height as that of a real wafer to be measured and calibration among systems.... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20070114451 - Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method: In an immersion lithographic apparatus, bubble formation in immersion liquid is reduced or prevented by reducing a gap size or area on a substrate table and/or covering the gap.... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070114453 - Beam dose computing method and writing method and record carrier body and writing apparatus: A beam dose computing method includes specifying a matrix of rows and columns of regions as divided from a surface area of a target object to include first, second and third regions of different sizes, the third regions being less in size than the first and second regions, determining first... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070114454 - Charged particle beam scan and irradiation method, charged particle beam apparatus, workpiece observation method and workpiece processing method: After a scan area for observing or processing a mask is set, a computer of the charged particle beam apparatus determines a plurality of scan lines in the scan area by the following steps of: setting a scan line along the outer circumference of the scan area; determining a scan... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070114452 - Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method: Lithographic Apparatus and Device Manufacturing Method In an immersion lithographic apparatus, bubble formation in immersion liquid is reduced or prevented by reducing a gap size or area on a substrate table and/or covering the gap.... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070114458 - Apparatus for manufacturing semiconductor substrates: This apparatus for manufacturing semiconductor substrates has support disks and holding units holding semiconductor substrates on the support disks. The holding unit has a stopper which is formed of a conductive material and holds the brim of the semiconductor substrate, a stopper holder which supports the stopper at the outer... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20070114455 - Ion beam device: An ion beam apparatus comprises an ion source 2 which extracts an ion beam 4, a mass separation electromagnet 6 which separates an ion beam 4 of desired mass from the ion beam 4 extracted from the ion source 2, a scanner 12 which scans the injected ion beam 4... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070114456 - Ion implanter and ion implantation control method thereof: An ion implanter is provided with a system for monitoring parameters of the ion implanter in real time to control respective components in the ion implanter. This system is allowed to have a function of calculating an accumulated dose distribution during ion implantation treatment and correcting a mechanical scan speed... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20070114457 - Nano tip and fabrication method of the same: The present invention relates to a nano tip and a fabrication method of the nano tip that is generally usable in mechanical, physical, and electrical devices for detecting surface signals or chemical signals, or is usable for a source scanning energy beam. The fabrication method of a nano tip according... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20070114461 - Charged beam drawing apparatus and charged beam drawing method: There is provided a charged beam drawing apparatus which includes main/sub two-stage deflectors, divides a main deflection drawing region on a sample into sub deflection drawing regions determined by the deflection width of the sub deflector, selects one of the sub deflection drawing regions by use of the main deflector... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070114462 - Charged particle beam irradiation method and charged particle beam apparatus: A computer sets a process area based on an image obtained by observing a mask, and determines the positions of representative points that form a contour of the process area for each pixel with sub-pixel accuracy that is better than a pixel, the position of each of the representative points... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070114460 - Charged particle beam processing method and charged particle beam apparatus: A reference area that contains a straight contour of a workpiece pattern is irradiated with a beam at a fixed interval to form images. The positions of the contour line in the images before and after a certain time of image formation are compared with each other and the amount... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070114459 - Charged particle beam writing method and apparatus and readable storage medium: A charged particle beam writing method includes inputting pattern data for writing a writing region, predicting a writing time for writing the pattern of the pattern data, acquiring, by using a correlation among a time required from a writing start time, the predicted writing time and a base dose of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070114463 - Charged particle beam exposure method of character projection system, charged particle beam exposure device of character projection system, program for use in charged particle beam exposure device, and manufacturing method of semiconductor device: A charged particle beam exposure method is disclosed, which includes preparing an aperture mask having character apertures, correcting dimensions of designed patterns in design data in consideration of at least one of factors such as a forward scattering distance of a charged particle, a rearward scattering distance of the charged... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070114464 - Particle therapy device and method of designing a radiation path: A particle therapy device and method of designing a radiation path is provided. The particle therapy device comprising an accelerator and particle beam delivery unit that accelerates particles and delivers particles to at least two irradiation positions. A control system monitors and directs the particle along a particle beam path.... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070114468 - Collector for euv light source: An apparatus/method is disclosed that may conmprise an EUV light source which may comprise a collector which may comprise an elliptical collector mirror having a first focus at a plasma initiation point and a second focus at an intermediate focus of the EUV light source; a debris shield intermediate the... Agent: Cymer Inc Legal Department

20070114469 - Collector for euv light source: It will be understood that an apparatus and method is disclosed, which may comprise a multi-layer reflecting coating forming an EUV reflective surface which may comprise a spectral filter tuned to selectively highly reflect light in a band centered about at a first preferred wavelength and to significantly reduce the... Agent: Cymer Inc Legal Department

20070114470 - Collector for euv light source: An apparatus/method may comprise, a multi-layer reflecting coating forming an EUV reflective surface which may comprise an inter-diffusion barrier layer which may comprise a carbide selected from the group ZrC and NbC or a boride selected from the group ZrB2 and NbB2 or a disilicide selected from the group ZrSi2... Agent: Cymer Inc Legal Department

20070114465 - Gemicidal uv reactor and uv lamp: A germicidal UV reactor for use in fluid purifiers is provided, in which the UV reactor comprises an UV lamp with an UV transparent primary envelope and also an UV transparent secondary envelope around the primary envelope. The outer surface of the secondary envelope is in contact with a flowing... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20070114467 - Lithographic projection apparatus, gas purging method, device manufacturing method and purge gas supply system: A lithographic projection apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a radiation system for providing a beam of radiation, and a support for supporting a patterning device. The patterning device serves to pattern the beam of radiation according to a desired pattern. The apparatus also includes a substrate support for supporting... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070114466 - Optical element for radiation in the euv and/or soft x-ray region and an optical system with at least on optical element: An optical element, especially a normal-incidence collector mirror, for radiation in the EUV and/or soft X-ray region of wavelengths is described. The element has a substrate, a multilayer coating with an optically active region, and a capacitor, having a first and a second capacitor electrode. At least one layer of... Agent: Hudak, Shunk & Farine, Co., L.p.a.

20070114472 - Particle beam irradiation apparatus, treatment planning unit, and particle beam irradiation method: A particle beam irradiation apparatus includes a synchrotron, two scanning electromagnets, an beam delivery apparatus for outputting an ion beam extracted from the synchrotron, and an accelerator and transport system controller, and a scanning controller. These controllers stop the output of the ion beam from the beam delivery apparatus; in... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070114473 - Particle beam irradiation apparatus, treatment planning unit, and particle beam irradiation method: A particle beam irradiation apparatus includes a synchrotron, two scanning electromagnets, an beam delivery apparatus for outputting an ion beam extracted from the synchrotron, and an accelerator and transport system controller, and a scanning controller. These controllers stop the output of the ion beam from the beam delivery apparatus; in... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070114471 - Particle therapy system, method and device for requesting a particle beam: A particle therapy system, method and device for requesting a particle beam is provided. The particle therapy system includes an accelerator that accelerates particles; a particle beam directing unit that directs particles to at least one irradiation location; and an assignment unit that assigns and monitors the correct particle beam... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070114474 - High dosage radioactive drug subpackaging shielding device: The present invention provides an improved high dosage radioactive drug subpackaging shielding device, which allows for transversal rotational movements by means of a disk, while outer grooves of support posts hook into inner grooves of long supports, thereby enabling longitudinal rotational adjustments of a drug canister disposed on the long... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC Suite 1404

20070114475 - Ion generator: An ion generator (10) generally includes: a shielding shell (11), a cathode device (16), and an annular anode (14). The shielding shell has a first end (113), an opposite second end (115) and a main body (111) therebetween. The first end has an electron-input hole (13). The second end has... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070114476 - Low radiocarbon nucleotide and amino acid dietary supplements: Methods for significantly lowering the carbon-14 content of DNA and histones in vertebrates, especially humans, to about 10% to about 98% below normal background levels and thereby reduce chromosomal damage using dietary supplements based on low radiocarbon nucleotides, amino acids, and other DNA and histone precursors. Administration of the supplements... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070114477 - Enhanced sensitivity of a whispering gallery mode microsphere sensor by a high-refractive index surface layer: The use of whispering gallery mode (WGM) evanescent waves to detect adsorption of molecules to the surface of microsphere sensors and more particularly to the utilization of a high refractive index surface layer to increase the sensitivity thereof. The present invention examines the sensor capability of WGM in a dielectric... Agent: Powell Goldstein LLP

20070114478 - Medical image recording apparatus and medical radiography cassette: A medical image recording apparatus comprising: a recording medium to record an X-ray image transmitted through a subject; and an anti-scattering member for X-rays transmitted through the recording medium or an X-ray absorbing member for the X-rays transmitted through the recording medium, wherein the anti-scattering member or the X-ray absorbing... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070114479 - Apparatus and method for reading out storage phosphor plate: An apparatus and a corresponding method for reading out a storage phosphor plate (2) with an insertion device for inserting a cassette (1) in which a movably disposed support (3) is located, on top of which the storage phosphor plate (2) lies, a read-out device (20) for reading out the... Agent: Houston Eliseeva

20070108368 - Focus masking structures, focus patterns and measurements thereof: Methods and device structures used to determine the focus quality of a photolithographic pattern or a photolithographic system are disclosed. One aspect of the invention relates to focus masking structures configured to form focus patterns that contain focus information relating to the focus quality. The focus masking structures generally include... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070108370 - Cmos image sensor circuit and method of supplying initial charge thereof: Provided are a CIS circuit that does not increase an initial voltage charge time allocated by a CDS even if a pixel size is reduced and a method of providing an initial charge to the CIS circuit. The CIS circuit may include an APS block, a current source block and... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070108369 - Method for controlling active pixel elements and active pixel arrays having a column-read transistor for reading signals: An active pixel element of an image sensor array includes a sensor, a transfer transistor, a reset transistor, and a source follower. There is a column-read transistor positioned in each column of the image sensor array for controlling the read signals. When the sensor is reset, all column-read transistors are... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070108375 - Amplification with feedback capacitance for photodetector signals: Signals from an imager pixel photodetector are received by an amplifier having capacitive feedback, such as a capacitive transimpedance amplifier (CTIA). The amplifier can be operated at a low or no power level during an integration period of a photodetector to reduce power dissipation. The amplifier can be distributed, with... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070108374 - Photocurrent amplifier circuit and optical pick-up device: A photocurrent amplifier circuit which freely combines photocurrent obtained by light receiving devices and amplifies the combined photocurrents includes: light receiving devices which generate photocurrent in accordance with the amount of light received; amplifier circuits; and device selector switches which are connected between the amplifier circuits and the light receiving... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070108372 - Photoelectric conversion device for reducing radiation noise on large screen sensors: For providing a photoelectric conversion device that can prevent radiation noise by a low-cost and simple mounting method, the photoelectric conversion device having a photoelectric conversion element is provided in which a conductive member such as a thin metal sheet is stuck on the photoelectric conversion element.... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070108371 - Pmos pixel structure with low cross talk for active pixel image sensors: An image sensor with an image area having a plurality of pixels each having a photodetector of a first conductivity type, the image sensor includes a substrate of the first conductivity type; a first layer of the second conductivity type between the substrate and the photodetectors, spanning the image area... Agent: Pamela R. Crocker Patent Legal Staff

20070108373 - Slow tail compensation: Systems and methods for slow tail compensation are provided. A photodetector signal is pre-amplified to thereby produce an uncompensated photodetector signal that includes a fast component and a slow component. The fast component is removed from the uncompensated photodetector signal to thereby produce a compensating signal that includes the slow... Agent: Fliesler Meyer LLP

20070108376 - Mark detector, displacement detector, and image forming apparatus capable of effectively increasing accuracy and stability of rotating member: A mark detector to detect a plurality of marks which are arranged in a predetermined cycle on a moving member, such as a photo conductor belt, a transfer belt, a paper conveyance belt, a photo conductor drum, a transfer drum, etc. especially in an image forming apparatus, has an optical... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070108377 - Sensor for use in a lithographic apparatus: A sensor for use at substrate level in a high numerical aperture lithographic apparatus, the sensor having a transparent plate that covers a sensing element and includes elements that improve coupling of radiation into the sensing element. The improved coupling elements include a flowing liquid medium disposed between the transparent... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070108378 - High pressure optical cell for a downhole optical fluid analyzer: An apparatus for analyzing subterranean formation fluids includes a downhole tool, a fluid analysis module disposed in the downhole tool, a formation fluid flow path through the fluid analysis module, first and second cavities disposed in the fluid analysis module, and first and second windows disposed in first and second... Agent: Schlumberger K.k.

20070108379 - Real time gamma-ray signature identifier: A real time gamma-ray signature/source identification method and system using principal components analysis (PCA) for transforming and substantially reducing one or more comprehensive spectral libraries of nuclear materials types and configurations into a corresponding concise representation/signature(s) representing and indexing each individual predetermined spectrum in principal component (PC) space, wherein an... Agent: James S. Tak Assistant Laboratory Counsel

20070108380 - Measuring inflow performance with a neutron logging tool: A method for evaluating an inflow performance for completed intervals in a well includes pulsing neutrons into a fluid flow in the wellbore, detecting gamma rays from decays of nitrogen-16 in the well fluid flow with a first gamma ray detector, determining an in situ water velocity from the measurement... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20070108381 - Mass spectrometry system and method with window assembly: A housing, mass spectrometry system, and system for aligning a capillary in an ion source includes a housing having a movable panel and a window. A capillary is associated with the housing and the window. When the panel is in an open position the window provides a line of sight... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070108382 - Specimen testing element, specimen information obtaining method and specimen testing apparatus: A specimen testing element, a specimen information obtaining method and a specimen testing apparatus is used to obtain information on a specimen by utilizing a specific phenomenon attributable to wavelength selectivity, resonance characteristics and so on. The specimen testing element obtains information on a specimen by utilizing a change in... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070108384 - Infrared sensor systems and devices: An organic material can be used in a modified strain gauge for IR transduction, resulting in an organic IR sensor. Infrared radiation incident on the organic material modulates a displacement of the material in order to detect the presence and intensity of IR radiation. This innovative design doesn't require cooling,... Agent: John P. O'banion O'banion & Ritchey LLP

20070108383 - Thermal detector: A device for detecting infrared radiation is described that comprises a resonator element (36; 72; 96; 120) fixably attached to a supporting frame (32;130). The supporting frame (32;130) is arranged to absorb infrared radiation received by the device. The resonator element (36; 72; 96; 120) has a resonant property, such... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070108385 - Pyroelectric sensor: A ferroelectric/pyroelectric sensor employs a technique for determining a charge output of a ferroelectric scene element of the sensor by measuring the hysteresis loop output of the scene element several times during a particular time frame for the same temperature. An external AC signal is applied to the ferroelectric scene... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070108386 - Sheet which can be authenticated by means of near infrared spectroscopy and authentication method: The invention relates to a sheet identifiable by near infrared spectroscopy, which includes at least one NIR component sensitive to radiation in the near infrared, and qualifiable and/or quantifiable by near infrared spectroscopy using a specific calibration. It also relates to the method of authenticating this sheet.... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070108387 - Tunable x-ray fluorescence imager for multi-element analysis: A full-field x-ray fluorescence imager capable of recording high resolution maps of elemental concentrations with high signal to background in one image is described. Furthermore the methodology to have the same instrument record maps of different elements in series and how to register and overlay these maps properly is discussed.... Agent: Houston Eliseeva

20070108388 - Die temperature sensors: The invention provides a sensor array having a plurality of sensor elements formed in a first substrate and having a plurality of die temperature sensors located thereabout. Each of the die temperature sensors are configured to provide an output related to the temperature of the die on which they are... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, PC

20070108389 - Uv radiation meter using visible light sensors: An apparatus for quantifying irradiance has a first sensor having an output for providing a reference signal of irradiance within a first band, such as the visible light band. A filter and a second sensor are in optical series so that irradiance sensed at the second sensor is filtered. The... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20070108390 - Technique for shaping a ribbon-shaped ion beam: A technique for shaping a ribbon-shaped ion beam is disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the technique may be realized as an apparatus for shaping a ribbon-shaped ion beam. The apparatus may comprise an electrostatic lens having a substantially rectangular aperture for a ribbon-shaped ion beam to pass through, wherein... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP/varian Semiconductor, Equipment Associates, Inc.

20070108391 - Method of analyzing dioxins: A dioxin analyzing method sensitively detecting dioxins is provided. The method includes the first step of obtaining respective specific wavelength spectra of a plurality of dioxin isomers whose concentrations are known, selecting a plurality of specific wavelengths from each of the specific wavelength spectra, and preparing calibration curves, each showing... Agent: Muramatsu & Associates

20070108392 - Secure tag reader: A reader for a secure tag. The reader comprises a first excitation source (such as one or more LEDs) that stimulates at least one transition in the secure tag. The reader also comprises a second excitation source that stimulates more transitions than were stimulated by the first excitation source. The... Agent: Christopher P. Ricci Law Department

20070108393 - Scintillator plate for radiation and production method of the same: A scintillator plate for radiation comprising a substrate having thereon a phosphor layer comprising CsI and two or more activators ach having a melting point different from a melting point of CsI, wherein each content of the two or more activators is 0.01% or more based on CsI; and the... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070108394 - Ion implantation ion source, system and method: An ion source for an ion implantation system includes a vaporizer for producing a process gas; an electron source for generating an electron beam to ionize the process gas within a ionization chamber. The ionization chamber includes an extraction aperture for extracting an ion beam. The ion source, in accordance... Agent: Patent Administrator Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20070108395 - Method and apparatus for extracting ions from an ion source for use in ion implantation: Thermal control is provided for an extraction electrode of an ion-beam producing system that prevents formation of deposits and unstable operation and enables use with ions produced from condensable vapors and with ion sources capable of cold and hot operation. Electrical heating of the extraction electrode is employed for extracting... Agent: Patent Administrator Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20070108396 - Device for generating and emitting xuv radiation: Device for generating and emitting XUV radiation includes a target which emits XUV radiation when impacted by electrically charged particles, in use. The target has a base, and the base is at least partially provided with a first layer. The first layer includes a material which emits XUV radiation when... Agent: Shlesinger, Arkwright & Garvey LLP

20070108397 - Current transfer ratio temperature coefficient compensation method and apparatus: An optocoupler system includes a buffer, isolation, and a detector. The system includes a current transfer ratio (CTR) with a temperature coefficient. The buffer includes a light source that generates light that passes through the isolation. A detector receives light that passes through the isolation and generates an output signal... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070108398 - Radiation image detector: A radiation image detector includes a first electrode for transmitting an electromagnetic wave for recording, the electromagnetic wave carrying a radiation image, a photoconductive layer for recording, a plurality of charge-collecting electrodes, and a substrate. The photoconductive layer for recording generates charges by irradiation with the electromagnetic wave for recording... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070102619 - Focus detection device, optical system and focus detection method: A focus detection device comprises a micro lens array disposed near an estimated focal plane of an image forming optical system and formed by arraying a plurality of micro lenses, a light receiving device provided in correspondence to each of the plurality of micro lenses, which includes three or more... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070102620 - Method and array for determining the focal position during imaging of a sample: According to the invention, in a process of the above-mentioned type, imaging of the field stop onto the specimen (4) is at least partially superposed by an optical lattice; the position-sensitive receiving device is used to determine intensity values for the light reflected by the specimen; these intensity values are... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070102622 - Apparatus for multiple camera devices and method of operating same: There are many, many inventions described herein. In one aspect, what is disclosed is a digital camera including a plurality of arrays of photo detectors, including a first array of photo detectors to sample an intensity of light of a first wavelength and a second array of photo detectors to... Agent: Neil A. Steinberg

20070102623 - Device for short wavelength visible reflectance endoscopy using broadband illumination: A system for performing short wavelength imaging with a broadband illumination source includes an image processor that receives signals from a color image sensor. The image processor reduces the contribution of red illumination light to an image by computing blue, green, and blue-green (cyan) color components of display pixels from... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20070102621 - Image sensor and fabricating method thereof: An image sensor includes the steps of forming a sublayer including a photodiode, a transistor and a metal line on a substrate, forming a pattern layer on the sublayer to be overlapped with the photodiode and to having a curved surface, and forming a combined color filter and microlens on... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20070102624 - Row driven imager pixel: An imaging system includes a pixel that does not require a row select transistor. Instead, an operating voltage is selectively provided to the pixel's readout circuitry, and the readout circuitry provides output signals based on charge or voltage of a storage node. The operating voltage can be selectively provided to... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070102625 - Light-receiving diode: A light-receiving diode comprises: a bearing frame on which a light-receiving chip, a SMD capacitor, and a transimpedance amplifier are mounted; a plurality of pins, wherein the bearing frame is coupled to one of the pins and the light-receiving chip is connected to the other pins via a plurality of... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070102626 - Displacement and velocity sensor: A sensor system that is attachable to a moving object to calculate a displacement of the object relative to a fixed surface includes three laser light sources. The sources are fixedly aligned to direct beams along three respective beam paths toward the surface. Reflections from the surface are then received... Agent: Neil K. Nydegger Nydegger & Associates

20070102627 - Position detection system: A plurality of optical beacons that emit light in respective light emitting patterns containing an ID code are distributed and installed in a space in which of a mobile body are moved. The mobile body is provided with a detection unit. The detection unit identifies at least three optical beacons... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070102628 - Glass bottle inspection machine: A camera based inspection system for inspecting glass bottles made in a glass-forming machine. A single picture shows the heat distribution of an inspected portion of the bottle over a period of time whereby the operator will see a loss of stability in the glass process.... Agent: Spencer T. Smith Emhart Glass Research, Inc.

20070102629 - Device for detecting non-metallic objects located on a human subject: The field of the invention is that of devices for detecting objects concealed on human subjects. These devices are more particularly dedicated to the surveillance and protection of airport areas and transport airplanes. Currently, the devices rely either on X-ray detection or on microwave imaging. In the former case, the... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Gilman & Berner, LLP

20070102630 - Method and apparatus for measuring displacement: At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to an optical encoder which includes a first diffraction grating having a desired optical effective aperture ratio at an appropriate gap position so as to eliminate and/or reduce high-harmonic components from the light intensity distribution of interference fringes and reduce high-order spatial frequency... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20070102631 - Optical scanning unit and method for mounting the same: An optical scanning unit of a position measuring system for measuring a relative position of a first machine element with respect to a second machine element in a measuring direction. The optical scanning unit includes a support of a scanning grating attached to the first machine element and a detector... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070102632 - Apparatus for combined laser focusing and spot imaging for maldi: A MALDI ion source includes a sample plate for receiving a sample, a laser for producing laser radiation to ionize the sample, a first optical element arranged so as to direct the laser radiation along a first optical path toward the target area, and a second optical element arranged along... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070102634 - Electrospray ionization ion source with tunable charge reduction: This invention provides methods, devices and device components for preparing ions from liquid samples containing chemical species and methods and devices for analyzing chemical species in liquid samples. The present invention provides an ion source for generating analyte ions having a selected charge state distribution, such as a reduced charged... Agent: Greenlee Winner And Sullivan P C

20070102633 - Mass spectrometer having an embedded web server: A mass spectrometer includes an embedded web server that serves one or more web pages to a client computer in data communication with the mass spectrometer via a network. A user may access the one or more web pages via a web browser, and may thereby read data from, and/or... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070102637 - Color wheel module for a projection apparatus: A color wheel module includes a color wheel having a side face defining a plurality of color regions and a detection region, a light source for emitting light beams toward the side face of the color wheel and a light detection device for detecting the light beams from the color... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070102636 - Infrared reflective tape squares: An elongated strip of release paper supports infrared reflective tape releasably attached to the backing paper. The infrared reflective tape is cut to form segments that can be dispensed like labels that can be held in place by an adhesive backing to enable the segment of reflective tape to be... Agent: Jeffrey C. Maynard, Esq. Whiteford Taylor & Preston, LLP

20070102635 - Methods and systems for identifying ink: The present invention relates to methods for tagging an ink with a detectable marker and methods for identifying an ink. The tagged ink includes a colorant visible under visible light and a detectable marker capable of fluorescing when subjected to infrared light. A method for identifying an ink includes obtaining... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070102638 - Semiconductor apparatus and infrared light sensor: A semiconductor apparatus includes a pair of first and second field effect transistors formed on a semiconductor substrate. The pair of first and second field effect transistors has the same configurations except for respective gate electrode sections. The gate electrode sections include material having different respective work functions. A radiant... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20070102639 - Gas sensor: A gas sensor comprises a cavity for containing a gas, means for generating radiation which is transmitted through the cavity and includes one or more wavelengths which is absorbed in use by a gas to be detected; and a detector for detecting radiation which has passed through the cavity. The... Agent: Snell & Wilmer

20070102640 - Apparatus and method for detection of fissionable materials: An apparatus and method for the detection of fissionable materials (e.g. uranium and plutonium) in cargo, vehicles, soil, waste, etc. utilizing a penetrating photon beam causing emission of neutrons from such materials. The neutrons are detected by selected detectors able to function throughout an appropriate test and emission period. Suitable... Agent: Ian Fincham

20070102641 - Combined pet/mr imaging system and apd-based pet detector for use in simultaneous pet/mr imaging: APD-based PET modules are provided for use in combined PET/MR imaging. Each module includes a number of independent, optically isolated detectors. Each detector includes an array of scintillator (e.g. LSO) crystals read out by an array of APDs. The modules are positioned in the tunnel of a MR scanner. Simultaneous,... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070102642 - Diagnosis device and diagnosis method for radiographic and nuclear medical examinations: The invention relates to a diagnosis device for combined or combinable radiographic and nuclear medical examinations with: an x-ray source, an examination room for accommodating a patient, a gamma radiation source arranged in the body of a patient, a detector system for simultaneously measuring the x-ray and gamma radiation without... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070102645 - Diagnosis device for radiographic and nuclear medical examinations: The object underlying the invention is to propose a diagnosis device for increasing accessibility to a patient. To this end, a diagnosis device (1) is proposed for combined and/or combinable radiographic and nuclear medical examinations with an x-ray source (9), with an examination room for accommodating a patient (5), with... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070102643 - Efficient approach for reducing image transfer time in wireless portable x-ray detectors: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide for an imaging system including an index value source, a transmitter, a receiver, and an image processing component. The index value source is capable of generating an index value. The index value source is part of and/or included in an imaging system detector.... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070102644 - Method for gain calibration of an x-ray imaging system, and x-ray imaging system: In order to increase the useful surface of an X-ray detector, in particular a flat image detector, a method is provided for gain calibration of an X-ray imaging system with a digital X-ray detector including an active matrix having pixel readout units. Pixels are read out from the pixel readout... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070102646 - Method and system for detecting substances, such as special nuclear materials: A system for detecting substances, the system including a dual-energy radiography (DER) system including a gamma-ray radiation source, including a beam accelerator and a target to which the accelerator sends a beam thereby producing gamma rays, and a plurality of gamma ray detectors positioned to detect gamma rays that pass... Agent: David Klein Dekel Patent Ltd

20070102647 - Multi-radiation large area detector: A radiation detector having glass emitting photons by scintillation in response to incident neutrons and/or electromagnetic radiation of at least about 1 keV, and a system associated with the glass for detecting the presence of photons emitted by scintillation. The glass ceramic material is a fluoride glass matrix having nanocrystalline... Agent: Harry M. Levy Olson & Hierl, Ltd.

20070102648 - Method and system for nuclear substance revealing using muon detection: A method and system for nuclear substance revealing using muon detection technique is presented. In some aspects, naturally occurred muons are selected from the flow of charged particles. Muon coordinate and incidence angle measured above and below the interrogated volume can be used for the decision making on the presence... Agent: Celight, Inc.

20070102649 - System and method for attenuating the effect of ambient light on an optical sensor: The present invention provides systems and methods for attenuating the effect of ambient light on optical sensors and for measuring and compensating quantitatively for the ambient light.... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20070102652 - Ion implanter with contaminant collecting surface: An ion implanter includes an ion source for generating an ion beam moving along a beam line and a vacuum or implantation chamber wherein a workpiece, such as a silicon wafer is positioned to intersect the ion beam for ion implantation of a surface of the workpiece by the ion... Agent: Tarolli, Sundhelm, Covell & Tummino, LLP

20070102650 - Charged particle beam apparatus: There is provided a compact charged particle beam apparatus with a non-evaporable getter pump which maintains high vacuum even during emission of an electron beam without generating foreign particles. The apparatus comprises: a charged particle source; a charged particle optics which focuses a charged particle beam emitted from the charged... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20070102651 - Methods for improving angled line feature accuracy and throughput using electron beam lithography and electron beam lithography system: Methods to reduce the write time for forming mask patterns having angled and non-angled features using electron beam lithography are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, non-angled features of the mask pattern are formed by exposure to an electron beam. The orientation of the substrate and a path of the generally... Agent: Trask Britt, P.C./ Micron Technology

20070102653 - Euv light source: An EUV light source and method of operating same is disclosed which may comprise: an EUV plasma production chamber comprising a chamber wall comprising an exit opening for the passage of produced EUV light focused to a focus point; a first EUV exit sleeve comprising a terminal end comprising an... Agent: William C. Cray Cymer, Inc.

20070102654 - Sensor comprising polymeric components: The invention relates to an optical sensor comprising at least one detection module which comprises an organic light emitting diode (1) and an organic detection photodiode (2, 2a) for measuring emitted light which during the use of the sensor reaches the photodiode via the sample holder. Optionally, a sensor according... Agent: Swanson & Bratschun L.L.C.

20070096007 - Distributed fiber optic sensor with location capability: A spatially distributed sensor system has an optical transmitter, an optical conduit optically coupled to the optical transmitter at an input position, and a sensing element optically coupled to the optical conduit at a position along the optical conduit spatially separated from the input position. The sensing element is structured... Agent: Venable LLP

20070096008 - Systems and methods to shape laser light as a homogeneous line beam for interaction with a film deposited on a substrate: Systems and methods are disclosed for shaping and homogenizing a laser beam for interaction with a film. The shaping and homogenizing system may include a lens array and a lens that is positioned to receive laser light from the lens array and produce a respective elongated image in a plane... Agent: Matthew K. Hillman Cymer, Inc.

20070096009 - Slave strobe: A slave strobe is built including a photodetector, a flash tube, a flash controller, a mode switch, a body, and a top rotatable with respect to the body, and depressible with respect to the body. The photodetector is configured to detect a flash of light. The flash controller is electrically... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070096011 - Imaging device driver, imaging device driving method, and image signal processor: An imaging device driver that drives an imaging device, comprising a controller, is provided. The imaging device has the light receiving surface divided into a plurality of pixel blocks. Each pixel block has a plurality of pixels. The pixel generates a pixel signal according to received light amount. The imaging... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070096010 - Multifunctional optical sensor comprising a photodetectors matrix coupled to a microlenses matrix: Multifunctional optical sensor, comprising a matrix of photodetectors of the CCD or CMOS type, having a sensitive area divided into sub-areas, each of which, individually or combined with others, is dedicated to a specific function of monitoring the scene or measuring environmental parameters. The optical sensor comprises a matrix of... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20070096012 - Vehicle service system digital camera interface: A machine-vision vehicle wheel alignment system configured with a high-speed communications network and protocol for communicating data between one or more imaging sensors and at least one system processor.... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20070096013 - Light-receiving amplifier and optical pickup device: A light-receiving amplifier circuit of the present invention includes: a first preamplifier circuit to which a light-receiving element is connected; a second preamplifier circuit which is the same type as the first preamplifier circuit and which is apart from the light-receiving element; and a differential amplifier circuit for amplifying output... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070096014 - Confocal scanner: There is achieved a confocal scanner capable of being adjusted can be achieved with ease so as to be in a well-balanced state where a utilization ratio of an excited light is high and light quantity distribution on the cross-section of beams is excellent in evenness even in the case... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070096016 - Layered lens structures and methods of production: A microlens structure includes lower lens layers on a substrate. A sputtered layer of glass, such as silicon oxide, is applied over the lower lens layers at an angle away from normal to form upper lens layers that increase the effective focal length of the microlens structure. The upper lens... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070096015 - Optoelectronic sensor device for a motor vehicle: A sensor for detecting moisture on a pane includes a coupler having prisms arranged in coupling areas for coupling light from a transmitter into the pane at an input angle and prisms arranged in decoupling areas for decoupling light reflected from the pane to a receiver at a corresponding output... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070096017 - Positioning device: A positioning device includes a housing and a shaft that is able to swivel relative to the housing and at one end of which an element to be positioned is attachable. The positioning device further includes a roller-bearing unit for supporting the shaft with respect to the housing, a swivel... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070096018 - Rotary encoder, belt conveyance apparatus, and image forming apparatus: A rotary encoder includes a shaft which serves as a rotation axis, a disc supporting plate fixed to the shaft, an encoder disc having a center hole, a first side face, and a second side face opposing the first side face, an elastic member contacting and pressing the second side... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070096019 - Apparatus and methods for integrating encoding functions in material placement machines: A method of providing input to an inspection system for inspecting material laid by a composite material placement machine. A placement machine component that drives a first encoder output is used to drive a second encoder output. The second encoder output is used to trigger image acquisition by the inspection... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, PLC

20070096020 - Method of fixing an optical element and method of manufacturing optical module: In the optical element fixing method, when optical element 10 is adhesively fixing member 20 by using the optical-curing adhesive, the optical-curing adhesive is applied on at least one of the adhesion sections of the optical element and the adhesive section of the fixing member, and the optical-curing adhesive is... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070096021 - Method, system and computer software product for specific identification of reaction pairs associated by specific neutral differences: A first mass spectrum and a second mass spectrum of the same ion sample can be analyzed to determine reaction pairs. These reaction pairs are determined based on a selected neutral difference by shifting the second mass spectrum by the neutral difference relative to the first mass spectrum to provide... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20070096022 - Means for removing unwanted ion from an ion transport system and mass spectrometer: The present invention relates to inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICPMS) in which a collision cell is employed to selectively remove unwanted artifact ions from an ion beam by causing them to interact with a reagent gas. The present invention provides a first evacuated chamber (6) at high vacuum located... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070096023 - Mems mass spectrometer: A MEMS mass spectrometer having metal walls connected between a lid and base, with the walls defining a plurality of interior chambers including sample gas input chambers, an ionizer chamber, a plurality of ion optics chambers and a ion separation chamber. A detector array at the end of the ion... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070096024 - Image-capturing apparatus: A digital camera automatically determines a scene for image capturing. A temperature sensor detects the temperature of a field, and a temperature-based information characteristic extraction circuit classifies the temperature into any of “high temperature,” “body temperature,” and “low temperature” categories. A scene determination circuit determines a scene by combination of... Agent: Pamela R. Crocker Patent Legal Staff

20070096025 - Methods and apparatus for sensor systems: A sensor system according to various aspects of the present invention comprises a sensor viewing an area via an optical path and a strut at least partially interposed across the viewing area. The strut is configured to taper along the optical path towards the sensor. In an exemplary embodiment, the... Agent: Noblitt & Gilmore, LLC.

20070096026 - Reflective collimation optic: An optical system includes a light source 102 disposed for generating light preferably in a line. An optical element 104 includes a stepped reflecting surface 106 that includes reflecting surfaces 132 and step surfaces 130. The reflecting surfaces 132 have a metalized coating thereon so that the plurality of metalized... Agent: Artz & Artz, P.C.

20070096027 - System and method for providing emission mammography: A system and method for providing emission mammography are provided. The system includes a first gamma emission detector and a second gamma emission detector. The first and second gamma emission detectors are configured to compress an object therebetween. The system further includes a radioactive transmission source. A least one of... Agent: The Small Patent Law Group LLP

20070096028 - Nuclear medicine imaging apparatus and a method for generating image data: The present invention provides a nuclear medicine imaging apparatus and image data generation method that achieves restarting of the generation of projection data and at an early stage while monitoring a variation of count values for detecting an occurrence of non-permissible body movement of a patient. The image processing apparatus... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070096029 - Methods and systems for controlling data acquisition system noise: Methods and systems for an imaging system including a detector and a data acquisition system are provided. The data acquisition system includes a plurality of terminations, at least one of the terminations coupled to a signal lead of a respective detector element, the circuit board connector positioned proximate the detector... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche (12553 - 1000)

20070096030 - Solid state detector module structure and radiation imaging system: The present invention discloses a solid state detector module structure, comprising: an upper support plate and a lower support plate provided opposing to each other, a collimator provided between the upper support plate and the lower support plate for collimating the incident rays; and solid state detector arrays provided between... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070096033 - Detector having an array of photodiodes: A detector is disclosed, in particular for X-radiation. The detector includes an array of photodiodes, each respectively corresponding to a pixel with regard to size of their photosensitive receiving surface. Each photodiode is subdivided in the same way into at least two sub-photodiodes. Further, each photodiode includes at least one... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070096034 - Edge effects treatment for crystals: A scintillator, for use in a radiation imaging device, has a light-emitting face, a radiation receiving face, and a perimeter extending between the light-emitting face and the radiation receiving face, the perimeter including an edge, the edge having an edge thickness. The scintillator emits scintillation light from the light emitting... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20070096031 - Modular radiation detector with scintillators and semiconductor photodiodes and integrated readout and method for assembly thereof: A modular radiation detector (10) with scintillators (13) and semi-conductor photodiodes (12) and integrated readout (15) can be used in positron emission tomography (PET) for functional imaging of humans and animals. Spatial resolution is improved by measuring the depth-of-interaction and modules using photodiodes and integrated readout circuits according to the... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070096032 - Radiation image pickup apparatus and controlling method thereof and radiation image pickup system: The radiation image pickup apparatus is provided with a sensor array in which a plurality of pixels are two-dimensionally arranged, in which the pixels are provided with a conversion element for converting radiation into electric charge and a switch element for transferring an electrical signal according to the electric charge... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070096035 - Residual charge erasing method for solid state radiation detectors and radiation image recording/readout apparatus: In a solid state radiation detector which includes an electrostatic recording section having a photoconductive layer that shows conductivity when exposed to recording light, and is constructed to receive recording light representing image information to record the image information in the detector, and to output image signals representing the recorded... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070096036 - Method and equipment for discriminating materials by employing fast neutron and continuous spectral x-ray: Disclosed is a method of discriminating materials by employing fast neutron and continuous spectral X-ray and an equipment for the same. The method comprising the steps of: (a) transmitting a fast neutron beam produced by a fast neutron source and a continuous spectral X-ray beam produced by a continuous spectral... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20070096037 - Method and apparatus for detection of radioactive material: A radioactive material detection system includes a plurality of radioactive material detection apparatuses and a command center. Each apparatus is disposed in or on a cargo receptacle. Each apparatus includes a wireless transmitter, a radiation sensor, a detection controller and an identification tag. The radiation sensor is configured to detect... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld L.L.P.

20070096039 - Evaluation of multicomponent mixtures using modulated light beams: A method of flow cytometry analyzes a stream of sample material having more than one fluorescing species. The method comprises the steps pf providing a plurality of intensity-modulated excitation light beams each being modulated at a respective unique frequency; directing the intensity-modulated excitation light beams to interact with the sample... Agent: Hodgson Russ LLP

20070096038 - Method and system for far-field microscopy to exceeding diffraction-limit resolution: The bio-sample (e.g., a live cell) is labeled with a proper number of nanoparticles. Each nanoparticle is pre-co-doped with a controlled ratio of fluorophore donors and acceptors. Two laser pulses are applied to the bio-sample. The first laser pulse has a center wavelength near the peak of absorption spectrum of... Agent: Roger H. Chu

20070096040 - Radiographic image conversion panel and radiographic image acquisition system: The radiographic image conversion panel includes a recording layer formed of a first accumulative phosphor that is irradiated with a radiation as a first primarily exciting light beam to excite primarily and accumulate energy, and is irradiated with a first secondarily exciting light beam to excite secondarily and generate a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070096041 - Stimulable phosphor panel and method of producing stimulable phosphor panel: The stimulable phosphor panel includes a support having a substrate or the substrate and a sealing member, a stimulable phosphor layer formed on the substrate being the support through gas phase deposition, a moisture-proof protective layer for sealing the stimulable phosphor layer and a sealing adhesive layer for bonding an... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070096042 - Wavelength stabilized light source: An apparatus for producing wavelength stabilized electromagnetic radiation is provided, the apparatus comprising a broadband semiconductor radiation source configured to produce broadband electromagnetic radiation having a mean wavelength λm, and a bandpass radiation filter, an input of said bandpass radiation filter being in optical connection to an output of said... Agent: Rankin, Hill, Porter & Clark LLP

20070096043 - No-contact alignment apparatus and no-contact alignment method: An exemplary alignment apparatus (2) includes a light source (50) for emitting light (501), a polarized light generator (51) for receiving the light and generating polarized light (504), a polarized light separator (52) for receiving the polarized light and separating the polarized light into a reflection polarized light beam (521)... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070096044 - System and method of imaging the characteristics of an object: A system and method for imaging the characteristics of an object (2) having at least a first (2a) and a second (2b) layer. The object (2) is illuminated by means of incident light (4), and light (5b) reflected from the object (2) is detected by means of an imaging sensor... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070096045 - Solid state radiation detector: For a solid state radiation detector of multi-layered body including a photoconductive layer, the photoconductive layer is sealed by a polymer film formed by chemical vapor deposition as the sealing method that does not develop any gap in the sealing section and requires no adhesive, in order to prevent the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC