Radiant energy inventions 07/07

20070170347 - Laser underwater camera image enhancer: An apparatus to obtain images of a target by an underwater video camera in a waterproof container wherein the target is illuminated by a laser beam. The shutter of the video camera is kept closed until a laser pulse has covered the distance to the target and nearly back to... Agent: Stites & Harbison PLLC

20070170348 - Optical module and optical communication device: An optical module includes a light emitting element, a connector part that supports one end of an optical fiber and optically couples the optical fiber to the light emitting element, and a monitoring light receiving element that has a characteristic to increase photosensitivity with an increase in an ambient temperature,... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070170350 - Microelectronic imagers with optical devices and methods of manufacturing such microelectronic imagers: Microelectronic imager assemblies comprising a workpiece including a substrate and a plurality of imaging dies on and/or in the substrate. The substrate includes a front side and a back side, and the imaging dies comprise imaging sensors at the front side of the substrate and external contacts operatively coupled to... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070170349 - Photonic crystal-based filter for use in an image sensor: The invention, in various exemplary embodiments, incorporates a photonic crystal filter into an image sensor. The photonic crystal filter comprises a substrate and a plurality of pillars forming a photonic crystal structure over the substrate. The pillars are spaced apart from each other. Each pillar has a height and a... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070170351 - Method and apparatus for correcting excess signals in an imaging system: A method and apparatus for excess signal compensation in an imaging system is described. In one particular embodiment, the invention provides for non-linear background, offset (due to time dependent dark current) and/or lag (including constant, linear and non-linear terms, due to image persistence) corrections of large area, flat panel imaging... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070170352 - Method and system for wavelength-dependent imaging and detection using a hybrid filter: Apparatus and methods for wavelength-dependent detection are provided. A detector includes a hybrid filter having unpatterned and patterned filter layers and at least one light-detecting sensor that detects light in first and second wavelength bands from the patterned filter layer of the hybrid filter. The unpatterned filter layer passes light... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070170353 - Photoncounting methods and devices: Photon counting electronics and method that allow for counting single photons with sensitivity, linearity, and accuracy. The method for accurately counting photon numbers entering a photon multiplier tube comprising the steps of counting the number of the electrical pulses generated by photons; measuring the duration of the electrical pulses with... Agent: Liu & Liu

20070170354 - Light grid: A light grid can be constructed with individual modules (10). Each module (10) is an independent functional transmitter and/or receiver unit in an enclosed housing (12). The modules (10) can be coupled to each other in series in a galvanically separate manner for purposes of energy and/or signal transmission.... Agent: The Nath Law Group

20070170355 - Optical encoder: A Two-Dimensional Optical encoder (“2-D Encoder”), including a light emitter and a light detector array. The light detector array includes at least one band of light detectors arranged on at least one diagonal of an X-Y grid having an X-axis and a Y-axis, wherein the X-axis and Y-axis are approximately... Agent: Avago Technologies, Ltd.

20070170356 - Light scanning apparatus: Provided is a light scanning apparatus, including a light source, a light source controller to control an on/off operation of the light source, a light deflector deflecting light emitted from the light source, an image formation optical system to direct light deflected by the light deflector on a scan area... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070170357 - Afterglow dc-offset calibration in a nuclear imaging system: Method and system are provided for calibrating a nuclear medical imaging apparatus for DC shift caused by gamma event afterglow pulses. Detector responses to weak and to high count rate radiation sources are compared with each other, and a zero correction value is incremented until the detector response is the... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070170358 - Scanning electron microscope: There is provided an electron microscope which can clearly detect a microscopic unevenness in a sample. According to a scanning electron microscope, when luminance signals from one pair of backscattered electron detectors are given by L and R, and when a luminance signal from a scattered electron detector is given... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070170360 - Systems and methods for bonding: Systems and methods for bonding semiconductor devices and/or multiple wafers, in the form of a first segmented wafer and a second unsegmented wafer which may have different temperature coefficients of expansion (TCE), and which may be bonded together, with or without the presence of a vacuum.... Agent: O'keefe, Egan, Peterman & Enders LLP

20070170359 - Systems and methods for integrating focal plane arrays: Systems and methods for providing multi-spectral image capability using an integrated multi-band focal plane array that, in one example, may be employed to simultaneously image in the visible spectrum and infrared spectrum using an integrated dual-band focal plane array, e.g., by including visible imaging circuitry within read out integrated circuitry... Agent: O'keefe, Egan, Peterman & Enders LLP

20070170361 - Infrared ray detection device, method of fabricating the same and infrared ray camera: An infrared ray detection device has a detection cell which has a thermoelectric converting part and an infrared ray absorption layer formed via a space on a semiconductor substrate, a first wiring part formed on the semiconductor substrate, and a supporting part, the detection cell being formed via the space... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070170362 - Method and apparatus for internal reflection imaging: An internal reflectance element assembly, that is defined by a crystal that has at least one measured dimension of about 5 mm or greater that is held in a holder structure shaped to hold the crystal, and a backer plate to secure a sample to the crystal.... Agent: Los Alamos National Security, LLC

20070170363 - Infrared detector elements and methods of forming same: Infrared detector elements and methods for forming infrared detector elements in which the top metal layer of CMOS circuitry of the detector element is employed as a lead metal reflector for the infrared detector.... Agent: O'keefe, Egan, Peterman & Enders LLP

20070170364 - Alpha ray dose rate measuring method: The α ray dose rate measuring method according to the present invention comprises the first step of leaving a solid state track detector 12 and a sample 10 superimposed on each other for a prescribed period of time; the second step of etching the solid state track detector to thereby... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070170365 - High-resolution-imaging system for scanned-column projectors: A system and method for generating a high-resolution image using a scanned-column projector is disclosed. The method includes the operation of generating a time-varying line image. A further operation includes collimating the time-varying line image in at least one plane. An additional operation involves scanning the collimated time-varying line image... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20070170367 - Narrow-band transmission filter for euv radiation: The object of the invention is to provide a transmission filter for EUV radiation which has a sufficiently narrow transmission window to characterize EUV radiation in a narrowly defined spectral region. This object is met by providing a transmission layer system having at least one uranium-containing layer.... Agent: Reed Smith, LLP Attn: Patent Records Department

20070170366 - Ultraviolet detector: An ultraviolet detector (UV-detector) including a substrate, a first electrode, and a second electrode is provided. The UV-detector substrate comprises an active region for absorbing ultraviolet light and generating charges. The first electrode is electrically connected to the active region and has a plurality of first tips. Additionally, the second... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070170368 - Miniature multinuclide detection system and methods: The present invention is directed toward an apparatus and methods for detection and identification of target radionuclides and threatening radionuclides that may be present in a sample volume. One aspect of the invention discloses a digital computational apparatus that determines similarity or identity to a target radionuclide or a threatening... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20070170370 - Structures and methods for coupling energy from an electromagnetic wave: A device couples energy from an electromagnetic wave to charged particles in a beam. The device includes a micro-resonant structure and a cathode for providing electrons along a path. The micro-resonant structure, on receiving the electromagnetic wave, generates a varying field in a space including a portion of the path.... Agent: Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey LLP

20070170369 - Technique for improving uniformity of a ribbon beam: A technique for improving uniformity of a ribbon beam is disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a first corrector-bar assembly and a second corrector-bar assembly, wherein the second corrector-bar assembly is located at a predetermined distance from the first corrector-bar assembly. Each of a first plurality... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP/varian Semiconductor, Equipment Associates, Inc.

20070170371 - Microplasma-based sample ionizing device and methods of use thereof: Aspects of the invention include sample ionizing devices and methods of use thereof. Embodiments of the sample ionizing devices include a microplasma generation source with a plasma generation region, a sample input port for delivering a sample to the plasma generation region, and a gas flow element configured to flow... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070170372 - Dual mode ion source for ion implantation: An ion source is disclosed for providing a range of ion beams consisting of either ionized clusters, such as B2Hx+, B5Hx+, B10Hx+, B18Hx+, P4+ or As4+ or monomer ions, such as Ge+, In+, Sb+, B+, As+, and P+, to enable cluster implants and monomer implants into silicon substrates for the... Agent: Patent Administrator Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20070170373 - Image-based flat panel alignment: Some embodiments include determination of a first misalignment between an imaging device and an axis of a radiation beam emitted from a treatment head, determination of a rotational misalignment between the imaging device and the treatment head within a plane normal to the axis of the radiation beam, acquisition of... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070170374 - Pattern area value calculating method, proximity effect correcting method, and charged particle beam writing method and apparatus: A method for calculating area values of a pattern written by using a charged particle beam, includes virtually dividing a pattern into a plurality of mesh-like first square regions surrounded by first grids defined at intervals of a predetermined size, virtually dividing the pattern into a plurality of mesh-like second... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070170375 - Device for outputting high and/or low energy x-rays: Disclosed is a device for outputting high and/or low energy X-rays, in which the electron gun power supply provides power to the electron linear accelerating tube under the control of the control system; the microwave power source accelerates electron beams generated by the electron linear accelerating tube under the control... Agent: Judson K. Champlin Westman, Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20070170377 - Extreme ultra violet light source device: An EUV (extreme ultra violet) light source device in which a degree of vacuum or cleanness in a plasma generation chamber is improved while the construction is simplified. The device includes: a first chamber; a second chamber connected to the first chamber through an opening portion; a target supplier that... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070170378 - Euv light source optical elements: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for forming plasma generated EUV light source optical elements, e.g., reflectors comprising MLM stacks employing various binary layer materials and capping layer(s) including single and binary capping layers for utilization in plasma generated EUV light source chambers, particularly where the plasma source material is reactive... Agent: Cymer Inc Legal Department

20070170376 - Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method: An attenuation adjustment device is disclosed that includes a plurality of members configured to cast penumbras in a radiation beam illuminating a patterning device in a lithography apparatus. Furthermore, an attenuation control device may be provided to adjust the members in such a manner as to control attenuation of a... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070170379 - Cooled optical filters and optical systems comprising same: An exemplary apparatus for filtering electromagnetic radiation includes a filter element, an actuator, and a filter-cooler. The filter element has multiple selectable regions situated so that electromagnetic radiation impinges on a selected filter region to transmit therethrough a first wavelength while limiting transmission of a second wavelength. Absorption of impinging... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070170380 - Moving object detecting photointerrupter and electronic device using the same: A moving object detecting photointerrupter comprises one light emitting element for emitting light, at least two light receiving elements for receiving and detecting light emitted from the light emitting element and reflected off a moving object, and a detecting means for detecting movement of the moving object based on detection... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070170381 - Semiconductor device structure that includes markings covered by visibly opaque materials: Semiconductor device structures include markings that are covered by visibly opaque materials. The markings include alpha-numeric characters and are recessed within the surface of a fabrication substrate. Each character may include a series of circular holes in the substrate. The recessed characters may be filled with a material that does... Agent: Trask Britt, P.C./ Micron Technology

20070164193 - Image sensor and method for manufacturing the same: An image sensor includes a color filter, an over-coating layer formed on the color filter, and a medium layer formed on the over-coating layer, wherein the medium layer is configured with at least two medium layers of which refractive indices are different from each other.... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070164194 - Observation apparatus with focal position control mechanism: An AF apparatus for a microscope (1) of the present invention includes: an observational optical system (6) which radiates light on an object under inspection (3) via one of multiple interchangeable objective lens (2) and which has a CCD (imaging device) (5) for observing reflected light from the object under... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070164195 - Electro-optical element and method for manufacturing thereof, optical module and method for driving thereof:

20070164196 - Image sensor with pixel wiring to reflect light: An image sensor with a plurality of photodiodes pixels. At least one of the photodiodes pixels includes a reflective element that prevents light from traveling onto an adjacent photodiode pixel. The reflective element may be a floating contact adjacent a routing wire of the image sensor. The reflective element may... Agent: Irell & Manella LLP

20070164197 - Linear distributed pixel amplifier: A pixel circuit that partially incorporates an associated column amplifier into the pixel circuitry. By incorporating part of a mirrored amplifier into the pixel, noise from the pixel is reduced.... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070164198 - Optical communication device: There is provided a PD-TIA module that can be used for recognition of an address of an optical packet signal in a system having variation in mark rate all the time, such as an optical packet communication system. An optical communication module comprises a photoelectric converter for converting an optical... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070164199 - Camera module for compact electronic equipments: In a camera module of a so-called multi-chip type, an imaging device and a semiconductor element for processing are mounted. The semiconductor element is encapsulated by a mold resin. Protruding parts are formed by the mold resin on a mounting surface of the mold resin. A metal film forming a... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070164201 - Optical input device based on doppler shift and laser self-mixing: In an optical input device based on movement of an object (15) and the device relative to each other and which comprising at least one optical sensor unit including a laser (3) having a laser cavity for generating a measuring beam (13), converging means (50) for converging the measuring beam... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070164200 - Safety mechanism comprising a height-adjustable holding device: The invention relates to a safety device (45), in particular a beam-emitting and beam-receiving device, for a manufacturing machine (1), e.g. an edging press, with at least one retaining mechanism (51) for the safety device (45) designed as an adjusting mechanism (52) on a press beam (15,16) fitted with bending... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070164202 - Large depth of field line scan camera: A system for imaging an object comprising a surface for receiving the object to be imaged and an imaging device. The imaging device comprises a housing and a fixed focusing optical device mounted to the housing, whereby the fixed focusing optics comprises a lens for focusing light reflected from the... Agent: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP

20070164204 - Optical beam scanning device and image forming apparatus: It is an object of the present invention to provide an optical beam scanning device and an image forming apparatus which suppress displacement of plural images formed by a different photoconductor in a sub-scanning direction by means of a simple structure even if temperature changes. The optical beam scanning device... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070164203 - Speckle reduction method and apparatus: An apparatus adapted for con focal imaging of a non-flat specimen comprising a coherent light source for producing a light beam, imaging optics adapted to focus the light beam into at least one spot on a surface of a specimen, and a detector adapted to receive and detect light reflected... Agent: Nath & Associates PLLC

20070164205 - Method and apparatus for mass spectrometer diagnostics: A mass spectrometer system comprises an internal surface exposed to contamination and an optical sensor assembly positioned so as to monitor a reflection of optical radiation from said internal surface. A method of determining a level of contamination of an internal surface within a mass spectrometer comprises illuminating the internal... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070164208 - Isolating ions in quadrupole ion traps for mass spectrometry: Ions in a predefined narrow mass to charge ratio range are isolated in an ion trap by adjusting the field and using ejection frequency waveform(s). The ejection waveforms have frequency components in a first and a second dimension, and, are applied across electrodes aligned along a first and a second... Agent: Thermo Finnigan LLC

20070164207 - Mass defect triggered information dependent acquisition: Systems and methods for analyzing compounds in a sample. In one embodiment, a mass spectrometer includes an ion source for emitting a plurality of ions from a sample together with a detector positioned downstream of said ion source and configured to detect the impact of emitted ions on the detector.... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20070164206 - Supercritical fluid jet method and supercritical fluid jet mass analysis method and device: A supercritical fluid jet generating device (1) wherein a pulse valve (5) is used to supersonic-jet a mixture of a supercritical fluid and a non-volatile sample or a mixture of a supercritical fluid and a pyrolytic sample and obtain a supersonic jet expansion, the supersonic jet expansion is introduced via... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070164211 - Analysis arrray comprising heatable electrodes, and methods for chemical and biochemical analysis: The invention relates to an analysis array comprising heatable electrodes and methods for chemical and biochemical analysis. According to the invention, the surface (1) of at least one heatable electrode (13) is brought to a specific homogeneous temperature for chemical and biochemical analysis. The cross-sectional area of the electrode (1)... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20070164209 - High speed combination multi-mode ionization source for mass spectrometers: The present invention combines ionization modes produced by, for example, electrospray (ESI), atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI), and thermospray for analysis of molecules. Specifically, this invention relates to the creation of a new source apparatus combining APCI and ESI which will interface with existing mass spectrometers, as well as the... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070164212 - Mass spectrometer and method of analyzing isomers: The invention intends to determine a presence ratio between mixed compounds which are difficult to separate from each other by a separation unit and cannot be discriminated by MS. In a mass spectrometer with an MSn analysis function for ionizing a sample eluted from a separation unit for separating the... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20070164210 - Reverse-taylor cone ionization systems and methods of use thereof: Ionization systems, methods of using ionization systems, ion source systems, methods of using ion source systems, and methods of ionization, are described herein.... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070164213 - Concentrating mass spectrometer ion guide, spectrometer and method: An ion guide includes multiple stages. An electric field within each stage guides ions along a guide axis. Within each stage, amplitude and frequency, and resolving potential of the electric field may be independently varied. The geometry of the rods maintains a similarly shaped field from stage to stage, allowing... Agent: Smart And Biggar

20070164214 - Conductive carbon nanotube tip, probe having the conductive carbon nanotube tip, and method of manufacturing the conductive carbon nanotube tip: A conductive carbon nanotube tip and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The conductive carbon nanotube tip includes a carbon nanotube tip substantially vertically placed on a substrate, and a ruthenium coating layer covering a surface of the carbon nanotube tip and extending to at least a part of the... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070164215 - Method and device for distance measurement: A method and a device for determining the distance from the sample to be examined to at least one reference point which function independently of the type of sample. A signal is modulated to a first potential of a sample and a primary particle beam is directed at the sample,... Agent: Muirhead And Saturnelli, LLC

20070164216 - Scanning ion probe systems and methods of use thereof: Briefly described, embodiments of this disclosure, among others, include scanning ion probe systems, methods of use thereof, scanning ion source systems, methods of use thereof, scanning ion probe mass spectrometry systems, methods of use thereof, methods of simultaneous ion analysis and imaging, and methods of simultaneous mass spectrometry and imaging.... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070164219 - Charged particle beam apparatus and methods for capturing images using the same: The present invention provides a charged particle beam apparatus used to measure micro-dimensions (CD value) of a semiconductor apparatus or the like which captures images for measurement. For the present invention, a sample for calibration, on which a plurality of polyhedral structural objects with known angles on surfaces produced by... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070164217 - Projection electron microscope, electron microscope, specimen surface observing method and micro device producing method: The illuminating beam 4 emitted from the cathode 1 is incident on a deflector 3. In a state in which a voltage is applied to the deflector 3, the optical path of the illuminating beam 4 is altered by the deflector 3; the illuminating beam 4 then passes through a... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070164218 - Sem technique for imaging and measuring electronic transport in nanocomposites based on electric field induced contrast: Methods and apparatus are described for SEM imaging and measuring electronic transport in nanocomposites based on electric field induced contrast. A method includes mounting a sample onto a sample holder, the sample including a sample material; wire bonding leads from the sample holder onto the sample; placing the sample holder... Agent: John Bruckner PC

20070164220 - Method and system for remote exhaust emission measurement: A remote vehicle emissions measurement system comprising a radiation source, an adaptable radiation detection unit and a processing unit, characterized in that the radiation source comprises an infrared source, an ultraviolet source or a combination thereof; the radiation detection unit comprises one or more detachable and expandable detecting elements for... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070164221 - Microspectrometer gas analyzer: A robust, compact spectrometer apparatus for determining respective concentrations or partial pressures of multiple gases in a gas sample with single as well as multiple and even overlapping, absorption or emission spectra that span a wide spectral range.... Agent: Michael W. Haas Respironics, Inc.

20070164222 - Method and apparatus for detecting presence of an opthalmic lens in a package: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for detecting the presence of an ophthalmic lens, particularly a contact lens, in a package. The method for detecting the presence of an ophthalmic lens, particularly a contact lens, in a package, is characterised in that the package is checked for presence... Agent: Ciba Vision Corporation Patent Department

20070164223 - Structured scintillator and systems employing structured scintillators: A structured scintillator and a detection system employing structured scintillators. More specifically, a structured scintillator comprising a scintillator material having a plurality of isolated structures is disclosed. The structures may be conical in shape. The structures may be formed on a substantially transparent material layer which has been patterned to... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070164224 - Methods and systems for automatic body-contouring imaging: Methods and systems for imaging a subject using an imaging system are provided. The method includes rotating a first detector and a second detector about a subject and determining a distance of the first detector and the second detector from the subject. The method further includes automatically adjusting the position... Agent: The Small Patent Law Group LLP

20070164225 - Cerenkov x-ray detector for portal imaging: The present invention provides a practical design of a megavoltage x-ray detector with both high quantum efficiency (QE) and high resolution. The x-ray detector includes an optical-fiber taper (OFT) made from a large number of optical fibers, each of which is aligned with the incident x-rays from an x-ray source... Agent: Ralph A. Dowell Of Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20070164226 - Electron beam apparatus and device manufacturing method using the same: An electron beam apparatus including an electron gun for directing a plurality of primary electron beams onto a sample, an objective lens for forming an electric filed to accelerate a plurality of secondary electron beams emitted from the sample, and a separator for separating the plurality of secondary electron beams... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070164229 - Technique for providing a segmented electrostatic lens in an ion implanter: A technique for providing a segmented electrostatic lens in an ion implanter is disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the technique may be realized as an electrostatic lens for use in an ion implanter. The lens may comprise an entrance electrode biased at a first voltage potential, wherein an ion... Agent: Varian Semiconductor Equipment Assc., Inc.

20070164228 - Aberration correction device and method for operating same: The present invention provides an aberration correction device (100). The aberration correction device comprises a Wien filter element (110), a quadrupole element (310) for compensating a focusing property of the Wien filter element (110), and at least one multipole element (410) for spherical aberration correction. The Wien filter element (110)... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20070164227 - Particle-beam exposure apparatus and particle-beam therapeutic apparatus: A particle-beam exposure apparatus and a particle-beam therapeutic apparatus are obtained, in which, by reducing diameter increase, due to scattering in a range shifter, of a charged particle beam, the charged particle beam whose diameter is so narrow that spatially accurate exposure into the target is possible can be supplied,... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070164230 - Patient alignment system with external measurement and object coordination for radiation therapy system: A patient alignment system for a radiation therapy system. The alignment system includes multiple external measurement devices which obtain position measurements of components of the radiation therapy system which are movable and/or are subject to flex or other positional variations. The alignment system employs the external measurements to provide corrective... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070164231 - Apparatus and method for ion calibrant introduction: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for introducing calibrant ions into a conduit, ion source and/or mass spectrometry system.... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070164232 - Devices and methods for sanitization: Devices and methods using ultra-violet C (UV-C) radiation and/or its by-product to sanitize and/or deodorize. In use, a device's housing may be placed over the opening of a vessel. The housing may be held in place by a clip(s) that attach(es) to the periphery of the opening. A UV-C radiation... Agent: Nora M. Tocups

20070164233 - Method for the inactivation of pathogens in donor blood, blood plasma or erythrocyte concentrates in flexible containers under agitation: The invention relates to a method for the inactivation of pathogens such as bacteria and viruses in donor blood, blood plasma and erythrocyte concentrates by photodynamic treatment and/or irradiation with ultraviolet light in flexible irradiation bags under intense movement.... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20070164234 - Exposure apparatus and device manufacturing method: An exposure apparatus is provided in which, even when a projection optical system and substrate are in close proximity, collisions between the projection optical system and the substrate or the substrate stage can be easily avoided. An exposure apparatus EX having a projection optical system (30) which projects and transfers... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070164235 - Method for fabricating semiconductor device: A method for forming a fine photoresist pattern of a semiconductor device, the method comprising the steps of forming a chemically amplified photoresist film over an underlying layer formed over a semiconductor substrate to form a first photoresist pattern; exposing the first photoresist pattern without exposure mask to bake the... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070164237 - Application of digital frequency and phase synthesis for control of electrode voltage phase in a high-energy ion implantation machine, and a means for accurate calibration of electrode voltage phase: An improved HE LINAC-based ion implantation system is disclosed utilizing direct digital synthesis (DDS) techniques to obtain precise frequency and phase control and automated electrode voltage phase calibration. The DDS controller may be used on a multi-stage linear accelerator based implanter to digitally synchronize the frequency and phase of the... Agent: Eschweiler & Associates, LLC National City Bank Building

20070164236 - Method for retrieving signal from circuit: The present invention relates to a method for retrieving a signal from a circuit within a substrate. The method comprising steps of: (a) selecting at least one from the plurality of electrodes for signal retrieving; (b) removing materials covering said selected electrode with a focused ion beam (FIB) or a... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070164238 - Mobile radiation treatment vehicle and method: A mobile radiation treatment vehicle is disclosed including, a patient treatment compartment having at least one radiation shield member, the at least one radiation shield member positioned to prevent at least a portion of radiation emitted from a treatment device from passing through an interior of the patient treatment compartment... Agent: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky And Popeo, P.C.

20070164239 - Variable stop collimator: A variable stop collimator for use in a radiation therapy machine having a radiation source for producing a radiation beam directed toward a patient. The variable stop collimator includes a plurality of radiation attenuating leaves, with each leaf having an opposing leaf to collimate a ray of the radiation beam.... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070164241 - Optical pickup and optical information apparatus: An optical pickup includes a detector, a plurality of light guiding units, and a switching controller. The detector detects, using a plurality of detection areas, a reflected light beam that is emitted from a predetermined light source and is reflected off an optical recording medium. Each of the light guiding... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070164240 - Reflection type optical sensor and method for detecting surface roughness: A reflection type optical sensor can include a light emitting and receiving unit. The light emitting and receiving unit can include both a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit having light receiving sensitivity to light emitted from the light emitting unit. The light emitting unit and the light... Agent: Cermak & Kenealy, LLP

20070164242 - Radiation image read-out apparatus and radiation image convertor panel: A radiation image read-out apparatus includes a condenser optical system which converges stimulated emission emitted from a radiation image convertor panel upon exposure to stimulating light. A photodetector receives the stimulated emission converged by the condenser optical system and has a sensitivity to light longer in wavelength than the stimulating... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070158529 - Closed loop compensation system and method: Closed loop compensation for a deformable mirror having an array of spaced actuators is achieved by: mapping an array of spaced sensors in optical space to reside between pairs of the actuators; focusing sub-apertures of a wavefront from the deformable mirror onto individual ones of the spaced array of sensors;... Agent: Iandiorio & Teska

20070158530 - Electric screen: An electric screen for a projector is provided. The electric screen utilizes a photo-electric conversion apparatus to convert received photon energy into electric energy and stores the electric energy in a storage battery. A motor is driven by the electric energy stored in a storage battery to extend or retract... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070158531 - Array with shared output lines: Multiple pixels within a pixel array share a common output line. Each output line from the array is connected to one or more storage elements. Each of the storage elements receives a counter signal corresponding to levels of a reference voltage within each of the pixels. When an output line... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 003797 & 013797

20070158533 - Method and system to enhance differential dynamic range and signal/noise in cmos range finding systems using differential sensors: Dynamic range of a differential pixel is enhanced by injecting, synchronously or asynchronously, a compensating offset (ΔCOMP) into a differential signal capacitor whenever magnitude of the differential signal across the capacitor exceeds a predetermined value. Positive and negative magnitudes of ΔCOMP need not be equal. The number (N) of ΔCOMP... Agent: Canesta, Inc.

20070158532 - True color image by modified microlens array: An image sensor array includes a substrate having at least three image sensors located therein. The image sensor array also includes a blue filter positioned proximate to the first image sensor; a green filter proximate to the second image sensor; and a red filter proximate to the third image sensor... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070158534 - Controlled fusion in a field reversed configuration and direct energy conversion: A system and apparatus for controlled fusion in a field reversed configuration (FRC) magnetic topology and conversion of fusion product energies directly to electric power. Preferably, plasma ions are magnetically confined in the FRC while plasma electrons are electrostatically confined in a deep energy well, created by tuning an externally... Agent: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLPIPProsecution Department

20070158535 - Color imaging using monochrome imagers: A system for capturing color images using monochrome image sensors is herein disclosed. Differences in monochrome pixel intensity are correlated with color using known reflection/transmission ratios of a beam splitter.... Agent: Dicke Billig & Czaja, PLLC Attn: Christopher Mclaughlin

20070158536 - Method for compensation for dust for an image scanner with a moving document: Image data in an image scanner is examined to determine whether lines (light or dark) are present in the image data. By examining whether the lines are present in image data for multiple colors, and whether calibration gains for corresponding photosensors are normal, it can be determined whether the lines... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070158538 - Image sensor module and method for manufacturing the same: An image sensor module includes a substrate having a central protrusion formed on an upper surface thereof, an optical sensor chip disposed on the central protrusion and electrically coupled to the substrate, and a lens module disposed on the upper surface of substrate at a location outside the central protrusion.... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070158537 - Package for image sensor and identification module: A package for an image sensor and an identification module is disclosed. The package for image sensor and identification module includes a substrate having an image sensing device, a central processor and a memory thereon and a holder having a window which is onto the image sensing device, wherein the... Agent: Law Offices Of Lai And Associates, P.C.

20070158539 - Radiation system: Radiation systems, including apparatuses and methods, for providing multiple independent RF electron accelerators with RF power from a single RF generator. The radiation systems may be employed in radiation treatment systems for treating subject objects by irradiating them from different directions and in inspection systems for producing images of the... Agent: CourseyIPLaw, P.C.

20070158541 - Atomic device: A trapping position 30 is defined on a substrate 1, and an electrode pattern 2 is formed on the substrate 1, having a first pair of electrodes 21 including electrodes 22 and 23 formed at positions opposite each other with the trapping position 30 placed therebetween along a diagonal x-axis,... Agent: William B Patterson Moser Patterson & Sheridan

20070158540 - Liquid trap for collecting liquids in a vacuum device: A liquid trap (10), in particular, for collecting liquids a vacuum device is described, with a trap container (11), which has an inner space (13) and an inflow element (13), through which liquid can enter from an outer space (20) of the liquid trap (10) into the inner space (12)... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20070158544 - Feedback fragmentation in ion trap mass spectrometers: In an RF ion trap mass spectrometer, selected parent ions are fragmented by collisions or electrons and a spectrum of the ion fragments is measured. The measured fragment ion spectrum is then analyzed for the presence of a dominant ion species and, when a dominant ion species is present, selected... Agent: Law Offices Of Paul E. Kudirka

20070158546 - Fragmenting ions in mass spectrometry: Systems, methods, and computer program products useful in controlling the fragmentation of ions. Control of fragmentation is achieved by varying the collision energy imparted to precursor ions.... Agent: Torys LLP

20070158545 - Linear ion trap with an imbalanced radio frequency field: An imbalanced radio frequency (RF) field creates a retarding barrier near the exit aperture of a multipole ion guide, in combination with the extracting DC field such that the barrier provides an m/z dependent cut of ion sampling. Contrary to the prior art, the mass dependent sampling provides a well-conditioned... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20070158543 - Mass analysis of mobility selected ion populations: Particular aspects provide novel methods for analysis of ion populations, the methods comprising filtering and selecting an ion population using a low-field dual-gate ion mobility spectrometer comprising a drift tube, the spectrometer operating at a pressure of at least 100 Torr, to provide mobility-selected ions. Certain aspects comprise: (i) subsequently... Agent: Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP

20070158542 - Mass spectrometry: Provided is a method for processing data from a mass spectrum generated from a sample, which method comprises: (a) selecting a first peak in the mass spectrum; (b) selecting a first monoisotopic reference ion having a first charge state, which first reference ion could contribute to the first peak; (c)... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070158547 - Probes for a gas phase ion spectrometer: The invention provides a probe and a method of making the probe that is removably insertable into a gas phase ion spectrometer, the probe comprising a substrate having a surface and a hydrogel material on the surface, the hydrogel material comprising binding functionalities for binding with an analyte detectable by... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070158548 - Ion trap mobility spectrometer: An ITMS includes an inlet for receiving a sample that will be tested for a substance of interest. The inlet communicates with an ionization chamber and a drift chamber communicates with the downstream end of the ionization chamber. A first grid electrode extends across the downstream end of the ionization... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20070158549 - Base plate for use in mass spectrometry analysis, and method and apparatus for mass spectrometry analysis: A base plate for mass spectrometry analysis is disclosed, which is used in a method in which a substance immobilized on a surface of the base plate is desorbed from the surface by application of laser light thereto and the ion of the desorbed substance is captured for mass spectrometry... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070158550 - Increasing ion kinetic energy along axis of linear ion processing devices: In a method for increasing the kinetic energy of an ion in a linear electrode structure, axial motion of the ion is constrained substantially to a selected axial end the electrode structure. The ion is driven to move axially from the selected end toward the other end and to reflect... Agent: Varian Inc. Legal Department

20070158551 - Radiation detecting system with double resetting pulse count: A device for measuring exposure to radiations including at least a component for detecting photons including at least a component for detecting photons or particles associated with at least one circuit for acquiring and counting detection events. The response curve of the number of counted events versus the number of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070158552 - Two-axis micro optical scanner: A two-axis micro scanner is provided in which horizontal driving required for high frequency motion uses a vertical comb-type electrode structure and vertical driving required for low frequency motion uses a piezo-actuator. The micro scanner includes: a frame; a horizontal driving unit including a micro mirror, a plurality of vertical... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070158560 - Charged particle beam system, semiconductor inspection system, and method of machining sample: Provided is a technique for accurately taking out a defect detected by an electron beam, and for analyzing the defect. In this technique, a defective portion in a wafer is detected by the irradiation of the electron beam. A mark made of a deposition layer is formed by irradiating the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070158553 - Dynamics bionems sensors and arrays of bionems sensor immersed in fluids: A bioNEMS device comprises a piezoresistive cantilever having flexing legs of which attach the cantilever to a support and a biofunctionalized portion at the tip. A bias current applied to the legs is limited by a maximal acceptable temperature increase at the biofunctionalized tip. The length of the cantilever has... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070158555 - Ion sources, systems and methods: Ion sources, systems and methods are disclosed.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070158556 - Ion sources, systems and methods: Ion sources, systems and methods are disclosed.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070158557 - Ion sources, systems and methods: Ion sources, systems and methods are disclosed.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070158558 - Ion sources, systems and methods: Ion sources, systems and methods are disclosed.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070158554 - Probe for probe microscope using transparent substrate, method of producing the same, and probe microscope device: A probe for a probe microscope, a manufacturing method of the probe, and a probe microscope device are provided, the probe having an optically transparent substrate with high accuracy and a cantilever provided on a front surface thereof, the substrate being small in size and having an observation window function.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070158559 - Scanning probe apparatus: In a scanning probe apparatus capable of always effectively canceling an inertial force to suppress vibration even in repetitive use while replacing a sample holding table or a probe, a stage for a sample or the probe includes a drive element for moving the sample holding table and movable portions... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070158563 - Charged-particle beam instrument: A charged-particle beam instrument is offered which can cancel out deflection aberrations arising from a first deflector or oblique incidence on the surface of a workpiece without (i) increasing the electrode length, (ii) reducing the inside diameter of the electrode, or (iii) increasing the deflection voltage too much. The instrument... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070158565 - Electron beam apparatus and device manufacturing method using the same: An electron beam apparatus is provided for reliably measuring a potential contrast and the like at a high throughput in a simple structure. The electron beam apparatus for irradiating a sample, such as a wafer, formed with a pattern with an electron beam to evaluate the sample comprises an electron-optical... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070158564 - Method and apparatus for processing a micro sample: An object of the invention is to realize a method and an apparatus for processing and observing a minute sample which can observe a section of a wafer in horizontal to vertical directions with high resolution, high accuracy and high throughput without splitting any wafer which is a sample. In... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070158561 - Single stage charged particle beam energy width reduction system for charged particle beam system: The present invention provides a charged particle beam device. The device comprises a first lens (101; 510) generating a crossover a second lens (102; 512) positioned after the crossover and a element acting in a focusing and dispersive manner in an x-z-plane with a center of the element having essentially... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20070158562 - Three-dimensional imaging using electron beam activated chemical etch: Methods and apparatus for imaging a structure and a related processor-readable medium are disclosed. A surface of a substrate (or a portion thereof) is exposed to a gas composition. The gas composition includes one or more components that etch the substrate upon activation by interaction with a beam of electrons.... Agent: Joshua D. Isenberg Jdi Patent

20070158567 - Apparatus and adjusting method for a scanning transmission electron microscope: A scanning transmission electron microscope is provided including an electron beam source (1), convergent lenses (3), scan coils (10), a dark field image detector (16), a bright field image detector (17), an A/D converter (21), and an information processing device (24). In the scanning transmission electron microscope, a spherical aberration... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070158568 - Apparatus and measuring method of aberration coefficient of scanning transmission electron microscope: In the type of scanning transmission electron microscopes carrying an aberration corrector, a method of assuring more simplified and manipulatable adjustment of the corrector and a scanning transmission electron microscope having that function are provided. A Ronchigram image is acquired using a spherical standard specimen and parameters necessary for the... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070158566 - Method for creating observational sample: According to the present invention, a method for creating a sample for a TEM (Transmission Electron Microscope) observation comprising: forming an observation surface at a specific area of a semiconductor device; forming an amorphous protection film on the observation surface; and thinning a portion of the semiconductor device including at... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070158569 - Method and apparatus for projection of subsurface structure onto an object's surface: An imaging system illuminates an object with infrared light to enhance visibility of buried structure beneath the surface of the object, and projects a visible light image of the buried structure onto the surface of the object. The system may include an illumination source for generating the infrared light. The... Agent: Butler, Snow, O'mara, Stevens & Cannada PLLC

20070158570 - Infrared detection element: An infrared detection element is configured to prevent decreases in detection precision when a beam bends. The infrared detection element basically has a substrate structure, a light receiver configured and arranged to receive infrared rays and at least one beam having one end fixed to the substrate and another end... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070158571 - Terahertz probe array imaging system: A probe array (1) for an imaging system for examining an object (19) comprising at least one emitter (7) for emitting radiation, a plurality of detectors (9) for detecting radiation and means for directing radiation emitted by the at least one emitter (7) to the object (19) and for directing... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070158572 - Method, a system for generating a spatial roadmap for an interventional device and a quality control system for guarding the spatial accuracy thereof: The invention relates to a radiation detector apparatus (10) with an array (12) of detector pixels. Each pixel (20) of the detector comprises a photogate electrode (21) under which electrical charges produced by incident radiation (v, X) are collected. The change of these charges gives rise to displacement currents in... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070158573 - Dual energy x-ray detector: A dual-energy x-ray detector includes a plurality of x-ray detector elements that detect x-rays that are generated by an x-ray source and that have passed through an object. Each of the x-ray detector elements includes a first scintillator layer adapted to convert x-rays from the x-ray source that have passed... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070158574 - Solid state detector packaging technique: A radiation detector package includes a radiation-sensitive solid-state element (10) having a first electrode (12) and a pixelated second electrode (14) disposed on opposite principal surfaces of the solid-state element. An electronics board (20) receives an electrical signal from the solid-state element responsive to radiation incident upon the radiation-sensitive solid-state... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070158575 - Temperature-controlled circuit integrated in a semiconductor material, and method for controlling the temperature of a semiconductor material having an integrated circuit: A circuit is disclosed, integrated in a semiconductor material, for measuring signals of a sensor assigned to the integrated circuit. In at least one embodiment, the circuit includes an active component; a temperature sensor; and a circuit to control the temperature of the semiconductor material. The active component is provided... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070158576 - Method of calculating deflection aberration correcting voltage and charged particle beam writing method: A method of calculating a deflection aberration correcting voltage includes writing predetermined patterns at a plurality of focus height positions measuring dimensional variations of width sizes of the predetermined patterns written at the plurality of focus height positions, calculating effective resolutions of the written predetermined patterns by using the dimensional... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070158577 - Method and apparatus for generating laser produced plasma: The present invention provides a method of delivering solid material at a position far enough from any surrounding solid with high enough target density without scattering debris to the environment. In the present invention, radiation is generated from plasma produced by laser irradiation on a material. This material is a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070158578 - Air assist for ac ionizers: At least one orifice is added to an AC ionizer with nozzles and ionizing electrodes that are used to remove static charge. The orifice is placed in a location where electrostatic forces are weak and where gas ions can be easily extracted from the ionizer. Ionizer effectiveness is enhanced by... Agent: Uriarte Law

20070158579 - Optical apparatus, lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method: An optical apparatus includes an illumination system configured to form a pulsed radiation beam, an optical element with a surface on which the radiation beam is incident in operation, and a gas source arranged to supply a mixture of a first type of gas and a second type of gas... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070158580 - Ion sources, systems and methods: Ion sources, systems and methods are disclosed.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070158581 - Ion sources, systems and methods: Ion sources, systems and methods are disclosed.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070158582 - Ion sources, systems and methods: Ion sources, systems and methods are disclosed.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070158583 - Disk assembly of ion implanter: A disk assembly of an ion implanter includes a disk rotating in one direction, at least one wafer site on the disk for holding a wafer, at least one fence positioned outside an outer edge of the at least one wafer site and perpendicularly to the disk, a finger positioned... Agent: Lee & Morse, P.C.

20070158584 - Heat sink with carbon nanotubes and method for manufacturing the same: A heat sink includes a base and a plurality of carbon nanotubes. The base has a first surface and a second surface facing away from the first surface. The carbon nanotubes each have a main portion and a distal portion. The distal portion is embedded in the base and extends... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070158585 - Time-domain method and apparatus for determining the depth and concentration of a fluorophore in a turbid medium: Methods and apparatuses for determining the depth and concentration of fluorophores in a turbid medium are disclosed. The method advantageously provides for a rapid estimation of the depth of the flurophore using characteristics of a temporal point spread function. The concentration of the flurophore can be determined using the method... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20070158586 - Method and apparatus for determination of oscillations on a rotating blade disc of a turbine: Said method and corresponding device operate on a rotor, on which a substance, emitting quanta of light, is arranged at least one point, a radiation source, by means of which radiation my be emitted onto the rotating vane and the substance arranged thereon, a sensor, by means of which the... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070158587 - Mehtod for generating oscillation data for supporting vitality of living body: The present invention aims at realizing mass production of an oscillation data recorded in oscillation data recording water for supporting vitality of living bodies on the industrial basis. Using an oscillation data in-printer, the negative code, the positive code, and the intermediate code are respectively recorded in the oscillation data... Agent: Omori & Yaguchi Usa, LLC

20070158588 - Charged particle beam emitting device and method for operating a charged particle beam emitting device: A method for operating a charged particle beam emitting device and, in particular, an electron beam emitting device including a cold field emitter is provided. The method includes the steps of placing the cold field emitter in a vacuum of a given pressure, the emitter exhibiting a high initial emission... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20070158589 - Method for charging substrate to a potential: A surface of an insulating substrate is charged to a target potential. In one embodiment, the surface is flooded with a higher-energy electron beam such that the electron yield is greater than one. Subsequently, the surface is flooded with a lower-energy electron beam such that the electron yield is less... Agent: Okamoto & Benedicto LLP

20070158590 - Focused ion beam processing method: There is provided a focused ion beam processing method in which damage to a workpiece is minimized when the surface of the workpiece is irradiated and processed with an ion beam. The method comprises the steps of: generating an acceleration voltage between an ion source and a workpiece; focusing an... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070158592 - Ion beam delivery equipment and an ion beam delivery method: The invention is intended to increase the number of patients treatable using one wheel having a thickness varied in the rotating direction to change energy of an ion beam passing the wheel. Ion beam delivery equipment for irradiating an ion beam to a patient for treatment comprises a beam generator... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070158591 - Method and apparatus for processing a micro sample: An object of the invention is to realize a method and an apparatus for processing and observing a minute sample which can observe a section of a wafer in horizontal to vertical directions with high resolution, high accuracy and high throughput without splitting any wafer which is a sample. In... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070158596 - Euv light source: An apparatus and method is described which may comprise a plasma produced extreme ultraviolet (“EUV”) light source multilayer collector which may comprise a plasma formation chamber; a shell within the plasma formation chamber in the form of a collector shape having a focus; the shell having a sufficient size and... Agent: Cymer Inc Legal Department

20070158597 - Euv light source: An apparatus and method for EUV light production is disclosed which may comprise a laser produced plasma (“LPP”) extreme ultraviolet (“EUV”) light source control system comprising a target delivery system adapted to deliver moving plasma initiation targets and an EUV light collection optic having a focus defining a desired plasma... Agent: Cymer Inc Legal Department

20070158595 - Extreme ultraviolet source with wide angle vapor containment and reflux: An extreme ultraviolet source with wide-angle vapor containment and reflux is described. In the optical output directions radiating from the source plasma there is an array of tapered buffer gas heat pipes, with wick structures in the walls. In directions toward the insulators separating the discharge electrodes there are disc-shaped... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20070158594 - Extreme uv radiation source device: An EUV radiation source device with a chamber that is divided into a discharge space and a collector mirror space provided with EUV collector optics 3a. Between them an aperture component with an opening which is cooled is provided. First and second discharge electrodes are rotated. Sn or Li is... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070158593 - Infrared tag and track technique: A method of covertly tagging an object for later tracking includes providing a material capable of at least one of being applied to the object and being included in the object, which material includes deuterium; and performing at least one of applying the material to the object and including the... Agent: Alan D. Kirsch

20070158599 - Optical properties apparatus, the restoration method, and an optical system used in the apparatus: The objectives of the present invention are to prevent or inhibit the deterioration of optical systems that determine the longevity of an optical apparatus which delivers effects such as light transmission, diffraction, reflection, spectrum generation, and interference, and these combinations, and by so doing, decrease the frequency of maintenance operations... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070158598 - Optical properties restoration apparatus, the restoration method, and an optical system used in the apparatus: The objectives of the present invention are to prevent or inhibit the deterioration of optical systems that determine the longevity of an optical apparatus which delivers effects such as light transmission, diffraction, reflection, spectrum generation, and interference, and these combinations, and by so doing, decrease the frequency of maintenance operations... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070158600 - Optical properties restoration apparatus, the restoration method, and an optical system used in the apparatus: The objectives of the present invention are to prevent or inhibit the deterioration of optical systems that determine the longevity of an optical apparatus which delivers effects such as light transmission, diffraction, reflection, spectrum generation, and interference, and these combinations, and by so doing, decrease the frequency of maintenance operations... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070152129 - Method and apparatus for intensity control of multiple light sources: Light from a plurality of light sources is combined in a beam combiner. Photo-sensors are used to sense the intensity of each light source. Signals from the photo-sensors may be used to control the intensity of the light sources. The photo-sensors can be located in the beam combiner or located... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20070152130 - System and method for utilizing an autofocus feature in an automated microscope: The invention relates to a method for adjusting focus in an automated microscope. The method may comprise the steps of: providing an optical detector for image acquisition, wherein the optical detector comprises an array of sensor pixels; designating a region of interest in the array of sensor pixels to emulate... Agent: Ge Healthcare Bio-sciences Corp. Patent Department

20070152131 - Transmitter, receiver, and system with relative position detecting functionality between transmitters and receivers: A method is disclosed that includes transmitting from an emitter a pulse of an energy beam. The beam creates a field with a varying gradient, where the gradient has a direction substantially transverse to a propagation direction of the beam. One or more detectors receive a portion of the field.... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20070152132 - Apparatus for detecting electromagnetic wave and protecting eyes from glare: An anti-glare eye protection apparatus includes an anti-glare eye protection plate, an optical detector, an electromagnetic wave sensor, an electromagnetic wave detector, a user interface, a main controller, and a light transmittance controller. The electromagnetic wave sensor senses an electromagnetic wave generated by a welding or cutting torch using at... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070152133 - Image sensor array with ferroelectric elements and method therefor: A light sensing circuit (400) and image sensor array includes at least one light sensing element (402), such as a photodiode, and at least one ferroelectric element (404), such as a CMOS ferroelectric gate field effect transistor (FET), that is operatively coupled to the light sensing element to form a... Agent: Vedder Price Kaufman & Kammholz

20070152134 - Pinhole type imaging device: A pinhole type imaging device of the present invention includes a pinhole type aperture stop which allows advancing of light ray into an optical system and imaging, and at least one lens which is attached to the pinhole type aperture stop. Accordingly, an imaging device where it is realized that... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070152135 - Planar illumination device and liquid crystal display device using the planar illumination device as a backlight: A polygonal flat plate-like light guide plate GLB is combined with a plurality of LED chips D1, D2, D3 emitting light with different colors from each other to constitute a color mixing unit DUT. A plurality of the color mixing units are arranged on printed circuit boards RFB having a... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070152136 - Transimpedance amplifier protection circuits: A TIA protection circuit comprises a TIA bias supply VTIA for applying a bias voltage to the TIA, an APD bias supply VAPD for applying a bias voltage to an APD connected to an input of the TIA, and TIA protection means for reducing the bias voltage applied to the... Agent: Mark D. Saralino (general) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070152137 - Differential column readout scheme for cmos aps pixels: The present invention provides an improved column readout circuitry and method of operation which minimizes substrate and other common mode noise during a read out operation. The circuit improves the consistency of the pixel to pixel output of the pixel array and increases the dynamic range of the pixel output.... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070152138 - Light receiving method of an avalanche photodiode and a bias control circuit of the same: The present invention provides a method to maintain a multiplication factor of an avalanche photodiode independent on temperatures without additional devices. The light-receiving apparatus of the invention includes an avalanche photodiode (APD), a dividing circuit, and a bias supplying circuit. The APD has a first region, where a significant multiplication... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20070152139 - Techniques to control illumination for image sensors: Techniques to control illumination for an image sensor are described. An apparatus may include an image sensor having an array of pixels, and a sensor cover to modify an amount of illumination received by at least a subset of the pixels. Other embodiments are described and claimed.... Agent: Kacvinsky LLC C/o Intellevate

20070152140 - Sensing system and method: A sensing system for detecting movement of an object is disclosed, including a laser source having a cavity emitting laser beams, a reflecting film, one side acting as a reflecting surface for the laser beams and the other side allowing the object to move thereover, with a plurality of pores... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070152141 - Line and rope system and method for movement of an object through three-dimensional space: Uses line(s) to enable movement of an object through three-dimensional space having clearance limitations or obstructions over an area. Does not require large nearby support structures. The object coupled with the movement line(s) is/are supported by at least three support lines that are arranged about a perimeter of the area.... Agent: Dalina Law Group, P.C.

20070152142 - Microresonator-based high-performance high-pressure sensor and system: An optically-powered integrated microstructure pressure sensing system for sensing pressure within a cavity. the pressure sensing system comprises a pressure sensor having an optical resonant structure subject to the pressure within the cavity and having physical properties changing due to changing pressures within the cavity. A substrate supports the optical... Agent: Dunlap, Codding & Rogers P.C.

20070152143 - Process to determine the absolute angular position of a motor vehicle steering wheel: The invention relates to a process for determining the absolute value of a rotational angle, in particular the angular position of a motor vehicle steering wheel, by means of a transceiver comprising a light source and a sensor array having a plurality of optoelectronic transducers, and a code disk arranged... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070152144 - Method and system for scanning apertureless fluorescence microscope: Methods and systems for operating an apertureless microscope for observing one or more features to a molecular sensitivity on objects are described. More particularly, the method includes moving a tip of a probe coupled to a cantilever in a vicinity of a feature of a sample, which emits one or... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070152145 - Compensation apparatus for image scan: A compensation apparatus for image scan, applied to an optical scanner with a platform, on which an object to be scanned is disposed. The optical scanner has a photosensitive apparatus with a set of scan photosensitive devices and a storage apparatus. When the object is scanned by the set of... Agent: Berkeley Law & Technology Group, LLP

20070152146 - Assembling structure for a solid image pickup device: An assembling structure for a solid image pickup device in accordance with the present invention is mounted on a substrate and comprises a mounting base, a lens tube and an adhesive material. The adhesive material is arranged on the bottom surface of an engaging recess of the mounting base. When... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070152147 - Camera module fabrication method: An image sensor package includes an image sensor, a window, and a molding, where the molding includes a lens holder extension portion extending upwards from the window. The lens holder extension portion includes a female threaded aperture extending from the window such that the window is exposed through the aperture.... Agent: Gunnison Mckay & Hodgson, LLP Garden West Office Plaza, Suite 220

20070152148 - Package structure of image sensor device: An image sensor package mainly includes a substrate cover having a chip cavity, an image sensor chip, a flexible circuit, and a transparent carrier. The flexible circuit is attached to the transparent carrier. The image sensor chip is flip-chip mounted on the flexible circuit, and then the substrate cover is... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070152149 - Systems and methods for calculating ion flux in mass spectrometry: Systems and methods for calculating ion flux. In one embodiment, a mass spectrometer includes an ion source for emitting a beam of ions from a sample through a plurality of pulses during an analysis period, and a detector positioned downstream of said ion source. A clock is provided which is... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20070152150 - Charged particle beam apparatus: The charged particle beams is provided, which can analyze contamination of the inner wall of the system without being disassembled and supply information on appropriate maintenance timing. The contamination level of the inner wall of the system is identified by measuring the spectrum of the X-rays emitted from the inner... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070152151 - Method and sample for radiation microscopy including a particle beam channel formed in the sample source: A method and sample for radiation microscopy include a sample source that includes an area of interest, an outer side of a sample formed in the sample source adjacent to the area of interest, an inner side of the sample formed inside the sample source wherein at least a portion... Agent: Lsi Logic Corporation

20070152152 - Apparatus and method for thermal side detection in a vehicle: A detecting device for a vehicle, the detecting device comprising: a first infrared detector configured to repeatedly measure a temperature of a first target area by receiving infrared radiation of the first target area, the first infrared detector being configured to provide a plurality of first signals each corresponding to... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070152153 - Compact emissivity and temperature measuring infrared detector: A hand-held, fleet deployable infrared camera with integrated hardware and software providing real time processing of infrared images. The camera senses variable temperature images over a selected object of interest and senses variable emissivities over the object. The camera also measures and corrects for reflected environmental radiation as well as... Agent: Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLP Attn: Gregory M Stone

20070152154 - Method and apparatus for two-dimensional spectroscopy: Preferred embodiments of the invention provide for methods and systems of 2D spectroscopy using ultrafast, first light and second light beams and a CCD array detector. A cylindrically-focused second light beam interrogates a target that is optically interactive with a frequency-dispersed excitation (first light) pulse, whereupon the second light beam... Agent: Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP

20070152155 - Mobile fuel analysis apparatus and method thereof: The invention provides a method for determining fuel quality. A mobile fuel analysis apparatus comprising a vehicle is provided. A database comprises near-infrared spectra of standard fuel from a plurality of suppliers to establish correlation between quality parameter and the spectra of the oils. A near-infrared spectrometer is equipped on... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20070152156 - Passive infra-red detectors: A passive infra-red detector including at least three sub-detectors, each sub-detector being operative to receive infra-red radiation from a corresponding one of at least three sub fields-of-view, each sub field-of-view being exclusively defined by an optical element which does not define any other sub field of view, the sub fields-of-view... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070152157 - Simulation arena entity tracking system: A system and method employing visual tracking devices to locate simulation players and objects within an enclosed space. These visual tracking devices capture a perspective view of the arena and analyze the image at a fixed perception frame rate. Each player and object to be tracked is identified by a... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070152158 - System and method for fire detection: A system and method for detecting radiation indicative of fire, such as forest fire. In one embodiment, a threshold energy level is determined based on ambient sensor conditions. A sensor unit may be setup to scan a predetermined area for electromagnetic radiation. Any detected electromagnetic radiation may then be band... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070152160 - Portable compton gamma-ray detection system: A Compton scattered gamma-ray detector system. The system comprises a gamma-ray spectrometer and an annular array of individual scintillators. The scintillators are positioned so that they are arrayed around the gamma-ray spectrometer. The annular array of individual scintillators includes a first scintillator. A radiation shield is positioned around the first... Agent: Eddie E. Scott Assistant Laboratory Counsel

20070152161 - Method and system of adaptive exposure for a camera: A method and/or device of adaptively controlling an exposure duration for a camera. A determination is made as to whether motion is present. If it is determined that motion is present, exposure duration for one or more images is automatically decreased. If it is determined that motion is not present,... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20070152162 - Achieving accurate time-of-flight calibrations with a stationary coincidence point source: A method for calibrating an imaging system includes coincident detecting scatter radiation events from a calibration source located within a bore of the imaging system. The scatter radiation events are subsequently used to compute calibration time offsets for each detector channel in the imaging system. Each detector channel is then... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070152159 - 2d collimator and detector system employing a 2d collimator: A two dimensional (2D) collimator assembly and a detector system employing a 2D collimator assembly. More specifically, a collimator assembly is provided, having elements extending in the x and z-planes of a detector system. The 2D collimator assembly includes a number of blades arranged in parallel. Each of the blades... Agent: Patrick S. Yoder Fletcher Yoder

20070152163 - Semiconductor radiation detector and radiological imaging apparatus: A radiation imaging apparatus with high spatial resolution including semiconductor radiation detectors arranged on a wiring board capable of detecting γ-rays by separating their positions in the direction of incidence of γ-rays is provided. A semiconductor radiation detector is constructed by including five semiconductor devices made up of, for example,... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070152164 - Method and x ray detector: In order to increase the imaging rate in the case of, in particular dynamic, X ray applications, a method for operating an X ray detector is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes applying an X radiation during an X ray time window and converting the X radiation into electric... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070152165 - Apparatus and method for generating ions of an ion implanter: An ion generator of an ion implanter, the ion generator includes: an arc chamber provided with a slit for ion extraction and forming an equipotential surface with a first voltage; a filament installed inside of the arc chamber, heated to a predetermined temperature and generating electrons; magnetic field devices provided... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070152167 - Reticle discerning device, exposure equipment comprising the same and exposure method: A reticle discerning device includes a memory in which images of to-be-illuminated patterns of a plurality of reticles are stored as reference pattern images, respectively, a detection unit comprising an optical image sensor, and a processing unit connected to the memory and to the detection unit. The processing unit is... Agent: Volentine Francos, & Whitt PLLC

20070152169 - Move mechanism for moving target object and charged particle beam writing apparatus: A move mechanism for horizontally moving a target object in an accelerating manner, includes a moving unit configured to be horizontally moved in an accelerating manner, a plate part arranged on the moving unit and supported by the moving unit at a substantially center-of-gravity height position, and a mirror part... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070152168 - Substrate protecting member and method of forming analysis sample using the same: In a substrate protecting member and a method of forming an analysis sample using the same, the substrate protecting member includes a protective layer attached to a semiconductor substrate to protect a defect portion of the semiconductor substrate and a sensing line including first, second and third conductive lines located... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20070152170 - Methods and systems for characterising and optimising immersion lithographic processing: A method is provided for characterising an immersion lithography process of a device using an immersion liquid. In order to study pre-soak and post-soak effects on the image performance of an immersion lithography process, the method includes determining at least one image performance characteristic as function of contact times between... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20070152174 - Focused ion beam apparatus and aperture: In an aperture for use in an ion beam optical system having its surface coated with a liquid metal, instability of an ion source attributable to sputtering and re-deposition of an aperture base material is prevented. A focused ion beam apparatus using a liquid metal ion source has an aperture... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070152173 - Ion implantation apparatus and ion implanting method: An ion implantation apparatus includes an ion irradiation unit. The ion irradiation unit irradiates a plurality of areas of a target substrate with ion beams each of which reaches the substrate at corresponding one incident angle. An incident angle measuring instrument measures the incident angle of each of the ion... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070152171 - Free electron laser: A free electron laser is disclosed. The free electron laser separates pulse bunching at a first electron energy from light generation stage at a second electron energy. A first wiggler pulse bunches the electrons and a second wiggler generates light. The first wiggler may be an optical buncher with an... Agent: Stephen M. De Klerk Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP

20070152172 - Optical properties restoration apparatus, the restoration method, and an optical system used in the apparatus: The objectives of the present invention are to prevent or inhibit the deterioration of optical systems that determine the longevity of an optical apparatus which delivers effects such as light transmission, diffraction, reflection, spectrum generation, and interference, and these combinations, and by so doing, decrease the frequency of maintenance operations... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070152175 - Radiation source: A radiation source generates short-wavelength radiation, such as extreme ultraviolet radiation, for use in lithography. Rotating electrodes are provided which dip into respective baths of liquid metal, for example, tin. An electrical discharge is produced between the electrodes to generate the radiation. Holes are provided in the electrodes and/or in... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070152176 - Selectable frequency light emitter: We describe an ultra-small resonant structure that produces electromagnetic radiation (e.g., visible light) at selected frequencies. The resonant structure can be produced from any conducting material (e.g., metal such as silver or gold). In one example, a number of rows of posts are etched or plated on a substrate, with... Agent: Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey LLP

20070152177 - Device for detecting fluorescent trace material: A fluorescent trace material is provided within at least a portion of an electrical contact or interrupter assembly component, or a cavity defined therein. At least a portion of the fluorescent trace material is exposed or released from the electrical contact or interrupter assembly component, indicating a degree of component... Agent: Sanford E. Warren, Jr.

20070152178 - Sensor and lithographic apparatus: A sensor for use in a lithographic apparatus, the sensor having a liquid to prevent optical losses, especially when receiving radiation with a high NA. The liquid is fixed between two surfaces by capillary forces in an area through which radiation passes.... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070152179 - Apparatus for reading out x-ray information stored in storage phosphor layer and radiography module: An apparatus (1) for reading out X-ray information of an X-ray image stored in a storage phosphor layer (4) is pivotable and includes acquiring unit (24) for acquiring an orientation of the apparatus (1). In this way, in a technically simple way, good image quality of an X-ray image read... Agent: Houston Eliseeva

20070152180 - Organic electroluminescent devices and fabrication methods thereof: Organic electroluminescent devices are disclosed. A representative device incorporates a substrate that comprises a control area and a sensitive area. A switch device and a driving device are disposed overlying the control area. A photo sensor is disposed overlying the sensitive area. An OLED element is disposed in the sensitive... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP