Radiant energy inventions 09/07

20070221821 - Variable focal length constant magnification lens assembly: Aspects of the invention can provide an imaging device that can include a first optical element having a first focal length, and a second optical element having a variable second focal length. The second optical element can be located at a fixed first distance of approximately the first focal length... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070221822 - Headlight, taillight and streetlight detection: A method in a computerized system including an image sensor mounted in a moving vehicle. The image sensor captures image frames consecutively in real time. In one of the image flames, a spot is detected of measurable brightness; the spot is matched in subsequent image frames. The image frames are... Agent: Dr. Mark M. Friedman C/o Bill Polkinghorn - Discovery Dispatch

20070221825 - Imaging apparatus with resolution adjustability: An imaging apparatus with resolution adjustability is provided. The imaging apparatus comprises an image sensor and a prism assembly. The prism assembly guides the imaging beam to the image sensor. The prism assembly comprises a first prism and a second prism. The second prism moves between a first position and... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070221826 - Vision system: The present invention relates to improved optical structures, related manufacturing processes and assemblies incorporating the improved optical structures. In at least one embodiment accurate light source color information is provided throughout substantially the entire associated field of view.... Agent: Brian J. Rees Gentex Corporation

20070221824 - Device and method for identifying an object in or on a closable opening: The invention relates to a device and a method for identifying an object O in an opening that can be closed by means of a mobile element (12). Light is fed into at least one fibre-optic light guide (33, 34) from a light source (1, 2), and variations in the... Agent: Stites & Harbison, PLLC

20070221823 - Method and apparatus for providing a rolling double reset timing for global storage in image sensors: An apparatus for and a method of operating an array of pixels of an image sensor, where each pixel includes at least a photosensor, an associated storage device and a floating diffusion region and the array of pixels is configured in a plurality of rows and columns. The photosensors associated... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070221827 - Photon counting optically preamplified photoreceivers with micro-digitized pixels: An array of photon counting phototoreceivers is constructed as an imager with micro-digitized pixels. Each photoreactive comprises a vertical cavity optical amplifier (VCSOA) as an optical amplifier, an avalanche photodiode as detector and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) in an integrated structure. The ADC serves as a 1-bit digitizer and uses... Agent: Hungchang Lin

20070221828 - Optical input device, and methods of detecting input to an electronic device: In one embodiment, an optical input device for providing input to an electronic device is disclosed. The optical input device includes a panel operable to transmit light from a first side to a second side, and a matrix of photodetectors. The first side of the panel is disposed for interaction... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20070221829 - Solid-state imaging device and method for fabricating the same: A solid-state imaging device includes: a plurality of light-receiving parts arranged in an array in a substrate and performing photoelectric conversion on incident light; and a plurality of color separators each provided for adjacent four of the light-receiving parts arranged in two rows and two columns. Each of the color... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070221831 - Optical encoder: An optical encoder includes a code strip having a first side, a second side, a first track comprising indicia thereon, and a second track comprising indicia thereon. The code strip is moveable along a displacement path with respect to the optical encoder. A light source positioned on the first side... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20070221832 - Portable electronic device with electronic lock: The present invention provides a portable electronic device with an electronic lock, comprising a rotary encoder and a micro-controller. The rotary encoder is rotatable to generate encoding signals. The micro-controller is connected to the rotary encoder and receives the encoding signals. The micro-controller then uses the encoding signals to determine... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070221833 - Plasma generating apparatus and method using neutral beam: A plasma generating apparatus and method using a neutral beam, capable of readily generating plasma at the same gas flow rate by changing the structure of an ion gun, without a separate ignition device, are provided. The apparatus includes a plasma generating part formed of a quartz cup, a radio... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070221834 - Gel electroelution and sample separation devices and associated processes: A gel electroelution device can have a gel spot column having upstream and downstream openings in fluid communication with an inlet and outlet, respectively. The gel spot column receives a gel spot and negative and positive electrodes are fluid communication with the inlet and outlet, respectively. A gel electroelution process... Agent: John E. Grosselin, Iii Spilman Thomas & Battle PLLC

20070221836 - Mass analysis system: An object of the present invention is to evaluate quantitatively a peptide derived from a protein, whose analysis has been difficult so far, by analyzing a peptide ion derived from a protein already measured but having a different total ion amount as the tandem mass analysis target at the time... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070221835 - Combined spectroscopic method for rapid differentiation of biological samples: A method for differentiating complex biological samples, each sample having one or more metabolite species. The method comprises producing a mass spectrum by subjecting the sample to a mass spectrometry analysis, the mass spectrum containing individual spectral peaks representative of the one or more metabolite species contained within the sample;... Agent: Bose Mckinney & Evans LLP James Coles

20070221838 - Add-on device with sample injection tip for mass spectrometer: An add-on device which cooperates with a mass spectrometer to realize unique approaches to sample preparation, sample injection, and interchangeability among samples and users. The add-on device includes a sample injection tip adjacent an optional chromatography capillary column (“nano”) and a high voltage source, with the sample injection tip being... Agent: Spillman Thomas & Battle PLLC C/o Intellevate

20070221839 - Analytical system and method: The invention provides an analytical system having a separating system and a liquid chromatography chip. The liquid chromatography chip has an emitter that includes a material that prevents charge buildup on the emitter surface. Methods of using the analytical system, chip and emitter are also disclosed.... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070221837 - Multiple electrospray probe interface for mass spectrometry: In one embodiment, an analytical apparatus is provided that includes a carriage; and a plurality of electrospray probes pivotably mounted on the carriage, wherein movement of the carriage engages a feature with a selected one of the electrospray probes whereby movement of the feature pivots the selected one of the... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20070221841 - Method and apparatus for two-dimensional profiling of doping profiles of a material sample with scanning capacitance microscope: A method and an apparatus is disclosed for two-dimensional profiling of doping profiles of a material sample with scanning capacitance microscope. A scanning of a two-dimensional structure of a dielectric or partially dielectric material sample with a tip of a probe of the scanning microscope is carried out. The change... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

20070221840 - Monolithic high aspect ratio nano-size scanning probe microscope (spm) tip formed by nanowire growth: A scanning probe where the micromachined pyramid tip is extended by the growth of an epitaxial nanowire from the top portion of the tip is disclosed. A metallic particle, such as gold, may terminate the nanowire to realize an apertureless near-field optical microscope probe.... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20070221842 - Workpiece size measurement method and apparatus: A workpiece size measurement method suitable for length measurement of multilayered circuit elements with increased complexities is disclosed. This method employs a technique for changing measurement conditions in a way pursuant to either an image of workpiece or the situation of a target semiconductor circuit element to be measured when... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070221844 - Metrology system of fine pattern for process control by charged particle beam: The present invention provides a pattern inspection technique that enables measurement and inspection of a fine pattern by a charged particle beam to be performed with high throughput. A metrology system of fine pattern according to the pattern inspection technique has: a the column that includes a charged particle source,... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070221843 - Ion sources, systems and methods: Ion sources, systems and methods are disclosed.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070221845 - Charged particle beam system: A charged particle beam system wherein the output of the secondary electron detector is detected while the retarding voltage is varied between the values for which the secondary electrons do not reach the sample and the values for which the secondary electrons reach the sample, and the surface potential of... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070221846 - Scanning electron microscope: A scanning electron microscope with an energy filter which can positively utilize secondary electrons and/or reflected electrons which collide against a mesh electrode and are lost. The scanning electron microscope which has a porous electrode for producing an electric field for energy-filtering electrons produced by applying a primary electron beam... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070221847 - Illumination method and apparatus: Imaging apparatus is disclosed for passive microwave, millimetre wave, sub-millimetre wave or infrared imaging, the apparatus including a receiver (10) for receiving radiation from the scene or subject being imaged, means for directing such radiation onto the receiver, a cold source (16) or a hot source (16), i.e. a source... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070221848 - Infrared radiation sources, sensors and source combinations, and methods of manufacture: A blackbody radiation device (110) includes a planar filament emission element (102) and a planar detector (104) for respectively producing and detecting radiation having width dl/l less than about 0.1 to test a sample gas, where l is the wavelength of the radiation; a reflector (108); a window (W); an... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070221849 - Infrared laser illuminated imaging systems and methods: Systems and methods for long range recognition and identification of objects and targets, and, more particularly, to long range imaging systems that include the use of mid-wave infrared laser illumination technology are provided. In particular, mid-wave infrared laser illuminated imaging systems and methods are disclosed for addressing, among other things,... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070221850 - Attenuation correction for nuclear medical imaging scanners with simultaneous transmission and emission acquisition: For patient transmission data acquired simultaneously with patient emission data, blank transmission data are acquired in the absence of the patient emission and therefore under count rate conditions different from the count rate conditions of the patient transmission data. To prevent the different count rate conditions from causing artifacts in... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070221851 - Compact spect retrofit for a ct scanner: A compact SPECT imaging device generally includes a base assembly, a control tower assembly, a linkage assembly and a pair of detectors. The base assembly includes a plurality of fastening and/or anchoring assemblies such that the base assembly can be detachably fastenably secured between a gantry of an existing CT... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070221852 - Mobile spect retrofit for ct scanner: A compact mobile SPECT imaging device generally includes a base assembly, a control tower assembly, a linkage assembly and a pair of detectors. The base assembly includes a plurality of wheels such that the base assembly can be removably positioned between a gantry of an existing CT imaging device and... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070221853 - Adjustable focal length pinhole collimator: A pinhole collimator is provided that eliminates or at least minimizes the need for collimator exchange, to manage system sensitivity versus spatial resolution tradeoff, and to control imaging FOV (field of view) depending on object size by controlling the focal length of the collimator. There is also provided a detector... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070221854 - Direction finding radiation detector, and radiation monitoring method and apparatus: A direction finding radiation detector for detecting the direction of incidence of radioactive rays, comprising: a plurality of scintillators (41, 42, 43) (101, 102, 103) made of the same material, being arranged to overlap circumferentially at least in part so that they are shadowed by each other from radioactive rays... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070221856 - Photo sensor panel for high resolution pet: Apparatus and method for providing nuclear medical imaging, in particular positron emission tomography, wherein a panel detector including scintillation blocks with a light guide is attached thereto. The scintillation block is arranged to cover a plurality of photosensors in an N by N configuration where there are outer photosensors which... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070221855 - Scintillation crystal surface treatment: A method for enhancing the light output efficiency of a scintillation crystal, e.g. a NaI(Tl), scintillation crystal generally includes providing an input face of the scintillation crystal with a first set of substantially spaced apart, parallel channels that extend in a first direction along a portion of the input face... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070221857 - Radiation image sensing apparatus and its driving method: This invention has as its object to realize a radiation image sensing apparatus which can adjust (AEC-controls) the amount of incoming light or dose without requiring high-speed driving. Since a second photoelectric conversion element (108) which is used to detect the total dose of radiation that enters a conversion unit... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20070221858 - Modular x-ray measurement system: An x-ray detector assembly includes a first substrate and a second substrate. An array of photodetectors, which have coplanar contacts, are disposed on the top surface of the first substrate. The x-ray detector assembly further includes a plurality of x-ray scintillator elements arranged in an array. The photodetectors are aligned... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070221859 - Radiation image information capturing apparatus and method of detecting temperature of amplifier thereof: Amplifiers are mounted on flexible boards connected to a solid-state detector. A first temperature adjustment member is disposed near one of the surfaces of the amplifiers and the flexible boards, and a second temperature adjustment member is disposed near the other surface of the flexible boards. The first temperature adjustment... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070221860 - Charged particle beam column: A scanning electron microscope includes an electron gun to generate an electron beam, and an electron optical system directing the electron beam to a specimen. The electron optical system includes an objective lens that converges the electron beam to a surface of the specimen, an aberration corrector disposed between the... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070221861 - Electrospray ionization process and add-on device with sample injection tip: A process for ionizing a liquid can comprising flowing the liquid through a capillary wire bonding tip and applying sufficient voltage to electrospray the liquid sample as it exits therefrom. The electrospray ionization process can further involve passing a liquid sample through an axially disposed aperture in a ceramic capillary... Agent: John E. Grosselin, Iii Spilman Thomas & Battle PLLC

20070221862 - Coupled electrostatic ion and electron traps for electron capture dissociation - tandem mass spectrometry: A mass spectrometer employing an electrostatic ion trap and electron trap. An ion source generates a stream of ions that are directed into the mass spectrometer. The mass spectrometer includes an ion-focusing region for focusing the ions along a predetermined axis. The focused ions are injected into the electrostatic ion... Agent: MillerIPGroup, PLC Wayne State University

20070221863 - Emission detector for the remote detection of explosives and illegal drugs: An emission detector for detecting explosives or illegal drugs is disclosed. The emission detector is portable, non-invasive, and easily hidden. The emission detector includes an illumination module, including a light source for outputting a flash of ultraviolet light having a wavelength of from 190 nm to 350 nm, the output... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070221864 - Dosing film and associated method: A dosing film for measuring ultraviolet rays and/or electron beams, formed of a radiation-sensitive layer having covering films on both sides.... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.A.

20070221865 - Photoluminescent sheet: A photoluminescent sheet is disclosed. In one embodiment, the photoluminescent sheet includes i) a phosphor, for absorbing some light, of at least one wavelength, of light emitted from a light source and emitting particular light of a wavelength different from the wavelength of the emitted light, ii) a matrix, for... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070221866 - Photoluminescent sheet: A photoluminescent sheet is disclosed. In one embodiment, the photoluminescent sheet has a phosphor, absorbs some light, of at least one wavelength, of light emitted from a light source, emits particular light of a wavelength different from the wavelength of the emitted light and allows the remaining of the light... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070221868 - Columnar structure, method of its production and devices based thereon: Described herein is a columnar structure on a transparent substrate that incorporates emitting, light-guiding, dielectric, and conduction elements. At least one emitting element of the columnar structure is a column that conducts and/or emits a particle flux, with the surface of one butt-end of the column facing the inside of... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070221867 - Wavelength conversion chip for use in solid-state lighting and method for making same: A wavelength conversion chip is formed by depositing a wavelength conversion material layer on a substrate, segmenting the wavelength conversion layer into a plurality of wavelength conversion chips, and then removing the wavelength conversion chips from the substrate. The wavelength conversion of the chips can be increased by thermal annealing... Agent: William Propp, Esq. Goldeneye, Inc.

20070221869 - Radiotherapy apparatus: The invention described herein solves the problem of keeping the target-to-skin dose ratio high while simplifying the complex structure of the source and the radiation beams; thus, lowering the cost of the radiotherapy device. Taught are radiotherapy devices for treating a patient having a treatment volume comprising a drum with... Agent: Matthias Scholl

20070221871 - Determining ion beam parallelism using refraction method: A system, method and program product for determining parallelism of an ion beam using a refraction method, are disclosed. One embodiment includes determining a first test position of the ion beam while not exposing the ion beam to an acceleration/deceleration electrical field, determining a second test position of the ion... Agent: Varian Semiconductor Equipment Assc., Inc.

20070221872 - Ion implanter with variable scan frequency: An ion implanter includes an ion beam generator configured to generate an ion beam, a scanner configured to scan the ion beam in at least one direction at a scan frequency, and a controller. The controller is configured to control the scan frequency in response to an operating parameter of... Agent: Varian Semiconductor Equipment Assc., Inc.

20070221870 - Technique for isocentric ion beam scanning: A technique for isocentric ion beam scanning is disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the technique may be realized by an apparatus for isocentric ion beam scanning. The apparatus may comprise an end station having a mechanism for holding and translating a wafer. The apparatus may also comprise a deflector... Agent: Varian Semiconductor Equipment Assc., Inc.

20070215787 - Beam irradiation apparatus: Two mirrors are placed in such a manner as to line in a Z-axis direction in a beam irradiation head. These mirrors are located at a position beyond a normal scan range of the laser light in the Z-axis direction and within a limit range of scanning of the laser... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20070215788 - Exposure apparatus: An exposure apparatus of the invention has a dot array head of a fluorescent type having light-emitting units UR, UG, UB of three primary colors. A controller E is provided with an area dividing unit that divides the dot array head into an image area, in which control of light... Agent: Smith Patent Office

20070215791 - Imaging device driver and auto focus unit: An imaging device driver that drives an imaging device, comprising a detector and a controller, is provided. The imaging device has a light-receiving surface. A plurality of pixels are arranged on the light-receiving surface. Each individual pixel generates a pixel signal according to the intensity of light received by the... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070215790 - Photo-electric conversion element array, integrated apparatus of the same, mounted structures of them, and optical information processing apparatus: A photoelectric conversion element array having a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements (emitting optics 4, receiving optics 5) arranged in an array, and the photoelectric conversion elements 4, 5 are arranged alternately at different positions so that every second one is aligned on the same line in the direction of... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20070215789 - Scanned-beam imager with phase offset photon emission imaging: Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to attributing light emissions to spots a light was scanned over. In aspects, the scanned light includes light capable of increasing light emissions from at least one type of matter. A detector detects emitted light that comes from spots the light was... Agent: Jardine Law Offices

20070215792 - Color enhanced optical mouse: A pointing device and method for using the same to measure the motion of that pointing device over a surface is disclosed. The pointing device includes an illumination system, an imaging system, and a controller. The illumination system generates light in a plurality of wavelength bands and illuminates a surface... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20070215793 - Electronic device with integrated optical navigation module and microlens array therefore: A portable device includes a transparent surface; a microlens array having lenslets, each lenslet forming a corresponding image of an object using light received through the transparent surface; a light sensor having pixels, each pixel corresponding uniquely to one of the plurality of lenslets, to detect the formed images of... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20070215794 - Light sensor and light sensing method: A sensor includes a light detector for dividing light in an environment into optical zones and detecting light from the optical zones. The sensor also includes a processor coupled to the light detector; and a memory coupled to the processor for storing the detected light as historic light readings.... Agent: Kurt Luther Honeywell International Inc.

20070215795 - Differential absorption lidar apparatus: A differential absorption lidar includes: a light signal generation unit for generating first, second CW light signals with first, second wavelengths having different absorption coefficients with respect to a target, a light intensity modulation unit for subjecting the first, second CW light signal to intensity modulation with a first, second... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070215798 - Optical audio microphone arrangement: This invention relates to an optical audio microphone arrangement comprising at least a sensor arranged to be movable in response to sound waves and a Michelson type interferometer for measuring the displacement of the sensor, which comprises a reflecting surface. The interferometer comprises at least a light source, a reference... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070215797 - Photoelectric encoder: A photoelectric encoder has a telecentric optical system in which a first lens and an aperture located at a focal position of the first lens are interposed between a main scale and a photoreceptor. At least a second lens is interposed between the aperture and the photoreceptor with a focus... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20070215799 - Reflective encoder with three-dimensional code carrier: An encoder having a code pattern on a carrier and an emitter detector module is disclosed. The code pattern includes alternating reflective and opaque regions on a carrier that includes a planar surface. The emitter-detector module includes a light source that generates light and directs a portion of the generated... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20070215800 - Optical scanning device and image forming device: Light beams emitted from a plurality of light source devices are deflected by a shared light deflector. The light beams are respectively concentrated on different scanning subjects using a first scanning lens and second scanning lenses and are used to perform a scan. All light beams make an angle in... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070215801 - Method and apparatus for accurate calibration of a reflectometer by using a relative reflectance measurement: A reflectometer calibration technique is provided that may include the use of two calibration samples in the calibration process. Further, the technique allows for calibration even in the presence of variations between the actual and assumed properties of at least one or more of the calibration samples. In addition, the... Agent: O'keefe, Egan, Peterman & Enders LLP

20070215802 - Systems and methods for a gas field ion microscope: In one aspect the invention provides a gas field ion microscope that includes an ion source in connection with an optical column, such that an ion beam generated at the ion source travels through the optical column and impinges on a sample. The ion source includes an emitter having a... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070215803 - Method and an apparatus of an inspection system using an electron beam: Problems encountered in the conventional inspection method and the conventional apparatus adopting the method are solved by the present invention using an electron beam by providing a novel inspection method and an inspection apparatus adopting the novel method which are capable of increasing the speed to scan a specimen such... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070215804 - Quantum beam aided atomic force microscopy and quantum beam aided atomic force microscope: A quantum beam aided atomic force microscopy and quantum beam aided atomic force microscope that can simultaneously perform atomic-level configuration observation and elemental analysis with the use of an atomic force microscope and further can effect analysis of the chemical state of sample surface and that as being operable in... Agent: Koda & Androlia

20070215806 - Active infrared barrier with two-way cells that can both transmit and receive ir signals: The present invention relates to an active infrared barrier consisting of at least two exactly identical columns arranged opposite each other. The active infrared barrier possesses two-way infrared cells that fulfill both the transmission and receiving functions, allowing time-division multiplexing by optical synchronization. Thus, each cell can emit and receive... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20070215807 - Infrared detecting apparatus and infrared imaging apparatus using the same: An infrared detecting apparatus includes: a substrate; an infrared detector which detects infrared radiation; a first supporting member which extends between the infrared detector and the substrate, and which supports the infrared detector apart from the substrate; a second supporting member which extends between the infrared detector and the substrate,... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070215805 - Imaging sensor: A sensor that is responsive to at least two distinct spectral bands, e.g., infrared radiation and ultraviolet or infrared and visible light makes use of the junction of a diode-based bolometer as a photocell in addition to its temperature dependence for detecting infrared radiation. More specifically the diode bolometer is... Agent: Lucent Technologies Inc. Docket Administrator

20070215808 - Detection device and image forming device: There is a need for a detection device which has high photoreceptive sensitivity in a generally wide frequency region including the infrared region. Therefore, in the present invention, by utilizing a phenomenon in which electric field strength is enhanced by surface plasmon resonance in a negative dielectric constant medium, a... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070215809 - Microfluidic preconditioning of (bio)fluids for reagent-free infrared clinical analysis and diagnostics: A number of reagent-free infrared spectroscopic diagnostic and analytical methods have been established previously, making use of dry biofluid films. For example, this approach has successfully measured high concentration analytes of serum and urine. However, a number of low concentration diagnostically relevant analytes presently elude detection by infrared spectroscopy. This... Agent: Ade & Company Inc.

20070215810 - Sensing device employing electromagnetic waves: A sensing device includes a transmission path, an electromagnetic-wave input unit through which an electromagnetic wave enters the transmission path, an electromagnetic-wave detector configured to detect the electromagnetic wave propagating through the transmission path, and a bent portion provided in the transmission path. The electromagnetic wave propagates through the transmission... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070215811 - Tomographic device and method with translational movement between object and detector: The invention relates to a device for carrying out a tomographic method, in particular for carrying out single-photon tomography, with at least one multi-hole collimator and at least one detector, for recording photons which pass through the multi-hole collimator. The above is characterised in comprising means which permit a relative... Agent: K.f. Ross P.C.

20070215813 - Electronic energy switch: An energy switch for use in a radiation system includes an element located within a structure having a cavity, the element capable of being biased by a magnetic field, and a device for generating the magnetic field to thereby bias the element. An energy switch for use in a radiation... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20070215812 - Correction lens system for a particle beam projection device: A correction lens system for a particle beam projection device with at least a first magnetic lens and a second magnetic lens is disclosed. A plurality of correction lens pairs is arranged between the first magnetic lens and second magnetic lens and the particle beam.... Agent: Reed Smith, LLP Attn: Patent Records Department

20070215814 - Particle beam current measurement system: A method and apparatus for measuring the beam current of a particle beam in an accelerator by charging the capacitor across an operational amplifier and controlling the scaling of the amplifier output with a programmable gain amplifier (PGA). The out put of the (PGA) is sampled and storing with an... Agent: Stiennon & Stiennon

20070215817 - Fluorescence detection system: Single molecular measurement is conducted with a high throughput. Fluorescence from labeled target molecules flowing a sample flow cell is measured by a line CCD element to realize single molecular measurement with a high throughput. Where, the number of photo detecting pixels of the line CCD element is smaller than... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070215815 - Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy with single excitation wavelength: At least two fluorophores (e.g. fluorescein-biotin and tetramethylrhodamine-streptavidin conjugate) for use in fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, characterised in that the fluorophores have substantially the same excitation wavelength (a) and different emission wavelengths (b and d). The fluorophores are used for simultaneous excitation with a single laser wavelength in fluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopy... Agent: Michael W. Taylor

20070215816 - Laser system for photonic excitation investigation: A laser system (10) for use in photonic excitation investigation of a target object, in which the target object interacts with incident photons and emits a corresponding photon which is detected and used to generate an image of the target object. The laser system (10) includes a pulsed fiber laser... Agent: Spencer, Fane, Britt & Browne

20070215818 - Phosphor panel with stabilizer: Phosphor-containing panels or screens have improved resistance to yellowing and image defects by the incorporation of a primary or secondary amine having a pKa of 8.5 or more and a molecular weight of less than 10,000 daltons into the phosphor layer or an overcoat layer. A peroxide scavenger can also... Agent: Patent Legal Staff Eastman Kodak Company

20070215820 - Methods and systems for thermal-based laser processing a multi-material device: A method and system for locally processing a predetermined microstructure formed on a substrate without causing undesirable changes in electrical or physical characteristics of the substrate or other structures formed on the substrate are provided. The method includes providing information based on a model of laser pulse interactions with the... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070215819 - Ion beam therapy system and its couch positioning method: A therapy system using an ion beam, which can shorten the time required for positioning a couch (patient). The therapy system using the ion beam comprises a rotating gantry provided with an ion beam delivery unit including an X-ray tube. An X-ray detecting device having a plurality of X-ray detectors... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070215821 - Shielded irradiation zone of production line: A shielding apparatus for an irradiator having an enclosed irradiation zone comprises conveying means adapted to convey carts carrying products for irradiation through an entry port into a shielded first tunnel section extending in a substantially straight path to the irradiation zone, and thence through a shielded second tunnel section... Agent: Maine & Asmus

20070215823 - Imaging method based on calculation of topological energy: The method for obtaining an image of a part (10) to be inspected includes the steps consisting in determining, by simulation, the ultrasonic field (s0) generated by the propagation of a wave in a flawless reference part (9); transmitting an ultrasonic wave toward the part to be inspected; measuring the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070215822 - Device for optoelectronic monitoring of objects: A device for optoelectronic monitoring of an object (26) contains a transmitting unit (12) and a receiving unit (14) that are located in a housing (10) covered by a faceplate (16). The transmitting unit (12) emits light beams (24) in a structured illuminating pattern. The illuminating pattern of the illuminated... Agent: Nath & Associates PLLC

20070215824 - Cerebral-ischemia supervisory monitor: A cerebral-ischemia supervisory monitor includes: a pair of optical fibers which each have a tip part that can be placed substantially perpendicularly to an exterior surface of a cerebrum; an irradiation portion which is connected to a basic end part of one of the optical fibers, and via this optical... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070210238 - Optical pickup apparatus: An optical pickup apparatus for recording and/or reproducing information for an optical information recording medium, comprising a light converging optical system including a coupling lens and an objective lens, wherein a first diffraction structure is installed on the objective lens, and a second diffraction structure is arranged on the coupling... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070210239 - Image sensor with high fill factor pixels and method for forming an image sensor: An image sensor comprises: an array of photoelectric conversion elements in a substrate, the photoelectric conversion elements being arranged in rows and columns extending in a first direction and a second direction respectively; a plurality of first junction isolation regions in the substrate that each isolate side portions of neighboring... Agent: Mills & Onello LLP

20070210240 - Multiple axis multipoint non-contact measurement system: Apparatus for optically measuring a remote object comprises at least one source for projecting a plurality of discrete zones of electromagnetic radiation (for example laser spots) along a projection plane. Imaging apparatus images a plurality of reflections from the remote object. By spatially offsetting the imaging apparatus from the projection... Agent: Glenn Patent Group

20070210241 - Light detector: The light detector is a light meter having a processor receiving a signal from a photoelectric device. The processor compares the signal to a lower threshold of a user-selectable light intensity range to determine if the signal is greater than or equal to the lower threshold. If the signal is... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20070210242 - Optical sensor module: Disclosed is an optical sensor module for measuring organic constituents of a portion of a living body, which comprises at least a light source for generating a light; an optical sensor having a light reception surface for detecting the intensity of a light resulting from the interactance of the light... Agent: Cha & Reiter, LLC

20070210243 - Optical pickup: An optical pick with a reflective coating device is provided, including a laser diode (LD), an optical element, and a photo detector integrated circuit (PDIC). The LD emits 1-3 lights with different wavelengths but the same polarization orientation. The beam transmits the optical element set and focus on a recording... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property

20070210244 - Spectral filter for optical sensor: The present invention provides a spectral filter for an optical sensor. The spectral filter includes a substrate having a focus region and a defocus region, a panchromatic filter region disposed on the focus region of the substrate and a multi-spectral filter region disposed on the defocus region of the substrate.... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20070210245 - Optical scanning device and image forming apparatus: Image forming apparatus and optical scanning apparatus each includes a light source, a deflector, an fθ lens, and first and second light-beam detectors. The light source outputs light beams, and is turned on and is controlled in accordance with image data. The deflector deflects the output light beams in a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070210246 - Stacked image sensor optical module and fabrication method: An optical module includes a substrate, a spacer coupled to the substrate, at least one electronic component, e.g., a passive component, coupled to the substrate, and an image sensor coupled to the spacer. The spacer spaces the image sensor above the at least one electronic component.... Agent: Gunnison Mckay & Hodgson, LLP Garden West Office Plaza, Suite 220

20070210247 - Stabilization of a scintillation detector: The invention relates to a method for stabilizing the signals generated by a scintillation detector for measuring radiation, especially ionizing radiation, using the radiation which is at least partially absorbed in the detector, said signals depending on the operating temperature of the detector. According to said method, the temperature-dependent calibration... Agent: Ip Strategies

20070210248 - Technique for monitoring and controlling a plasma process: An in-situ ion sensor is disclosed for monitoring ion species in a plasma chamber. The ion sensor may comprise: a drift tube; an extractor electrode and a plurality of electrostatic lenses disposed at a first end of the drift tube, wherein the extractor electrode is biased to attract ions from... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070210249 - Electron spectroscope with emission induced by a monochromatic electron beam: An electroscope system excites a certain area of a surface of a sample to emit electrons with a characteristic distribution of kinetic energies. The analyzed area of the sample is excited by an electron beam produced by a field emission source. A monochromator energy filter for the electron beam is... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20070210250 - Ion sources, systems and methods: Ion sources, systems and methods are disclosed.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070210251 - Ion sources, systems and methods: Ion sources, systems and methods are disclosed.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070210252 - Scanning electron microscope and a method for imaging a specimen using the same: (1) part or all of the number, coordinates and size/shape and imaging sequence of imaging points each for observation, the imaging position change method and imaging conditions can be calculated automatically from CAD data, (2) a combination of input information and output information for imaging recipe creation can be set... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070210253 - Methods for sem inspection of fluid containing samples: A method of visualizing a sample in a wet environment including introducing a sample into a specimen enclosure in a wet environment and scanning the sample in the specimen enclosure in a scanning electron microscope, thereby visualizing the sample.... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20070210254 - Optical and laser differential absorption remote detection of tatp peroxide based explosives: A triacetone triperoxide cloud associated with a triacetone triperoxide explosive attached to a hard target is remotely detected by operating differential-absorption lidar lasers to transmit a laser beam toward the hard target at differing wavelengths. A backscattered laser beam reflected from the lidar target (hard target, person, aerosols, clouds, buildings)... Agent: Smith Hopen, Pa

20070210255 - Dual energy radiation scanning of objects: In one embodiment, a method of examining an object is disclosed comprising scanning an object at first and second radiation energies, detecting radiation at the first and second energies, and calculating a function of the radiation detected at the first and second energies. The function may be calculated for corresponding... Agent: Varian Medical Systems Technologies, Inc. C/o Brandon N. Sklar, Kaye Scholer, LLP

20070210256 - Scintillator crystals, method for making same, use thereof: The invention concerns an inorganic scintillator material of general composition M1−xCexCl3, wherein: M is selected among lanthanides or lanthanide mixtures, preferably among the elements or mixtures of elements of the group consisting of Y, La, Gd, Lu, in particular among the elements or mixtures of elements of the group consisting... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070210258 - Radiation imaging apparatus and radiation imaging system: A radiation imaging apparatus comprises a read unit reading the electric signal in the radiation detecting elements in a radiation detecting unit comprises the radiation detecting elements converting incident radiation into electric signals arranged two-dimensionally, a control unit controlling the radiation detecting unit with such that a first radiation detecting... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070210257 - Radiation image pickup apparatus: At the time of the radiation irradiation, in the photo diode of all detecting elements G11-G1n, the photoelectric conversion operation is conducted. In this case, when TFT of the detecting elements used for conducting the radiation measurement is made ON, it is connected to each output circuit of the output... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070210259 - Cross-talk and back side shielding in a front side illuminated photo detector diode array: A front side illuminated photo detector array is shielded from X-ray cross-talk by filling the septa between individual photo detector diodes with a high atomic number material such as tungsten. The processing circuitry is also shielded from stray X-rays by a barrier such as tungsten placed between each photo detector... Agent: Hogan & Hartson LLP

20070210260 - Method and apparatus for extending equipment uptime in ion implantation: The service lifetime of an ion source is enhanced or prolonged by the source having provisions for in-situ etch cleaning of the ion source and of an extraction electrode, using reactive halogen gases (F or Cl), and by having features that extend the service duration between cleanings. The latter include... Agent: Patent Administrator Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20070210261 - Specimen holding device and charged particle beam device: A specimen holding device has a plurality of electrodes, and a moving mechanism for moving upward and downward a part of the plurality of electrodes. Further, the moving mechanism moves the part of the plurality of electrodes downward to evacuate from a path through which a specimen is introduced. Further,... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070210262 - Non-contact oil spill detection apparatus and method: Apparatus for detecting the presence of a targeted group of hydrocarbons, such as diesel/fuel oil, lube oil, motor oil, hydraulic oil, jet fuel, mineral oil and crude oil in a highly reliable manner even though present at only extremely low concentration. A high power, pulsed light source is focused into... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070210263 - Method of forming a slip-resistant photo-luminescent device: A method of manufacturing a slip-resistant photo-luminescent device includes dispensing first and second powdered components into respective recesses (8, 13) provided in a substrate (7) such as a metal strip. The first powdered component includes a resin and a friction enhancing material, the second powdered component includes a resin and... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070210264 - Uv-c sensitive composition and dosimeter: The invention is a UV sensitive composition that undergoes a color change upon exposure to a predetermined dosage of UV-C radiation. The UV-C sensitive composition comprises a halogenated polymer, such as polyvinylidene chloride, that produces an acid upon exposure to UV radiation, and a pH sensitive dye. Upon exposure to... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070210265 - High-emissivity radiator: This invention relates to a radiator 10 and to a method of making a radiator. In particular, this invention relates to a radiator 10 having thin-film coatings that serve to increase the thermal emissivity of the entire structure. A radiator 10 is provided comprising a substrate 12, an amorphous carbon... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070210266 - Precision spacecraft payload platforms: One or more fixed-orientation fanned laser beams and one or more displacement measurement devices to precisely measure the orientation of a payload platform are disclosed in a metrology system and method. The measurement devices may be distributed at locations across a payload platform such that displacement changes of these devices... Agent: Canady & Lortz - Boeing

20070210267 - Optical ranging sensor and warm water wash toilet seat: A light receiving device 12 that receives reflected light condensed by a light receiving condenser means 14 has two first and second electrodes 15, 16 provided on a light receiving surface at prescribed intervals along a baseline that connects a light emitting device 11 with the light receiving device and... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070210268 - Flow speed measuring apparatus and flow speed measuring method: Two different kinds of fluids are sent to a flow path for measurement in which a plurality of detection sections are provided, transit time of consecutive fluid, following preceding fluid, at each detection unit is detected, and a flow speed of the fluid is found from time required for the... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070210269 - Apparatus for photon detection: The object of the present invention is to acquire the brightness of NA>1 while alleviating the requirement for the precision of positioning for the collection lens of the sample cell in a non-liquid immersion system. In order to achieve the object mentioned above, the bottom of the sample cell is... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070205353 - Photoelectric imaging sensor and output electrode array used therein: A photo cathode (2) converts an incident light into photoelectrons. A photomultiplier (3), kept vacuum inside thereof, amplifies photoelectrons converted by the photo cathode (2). Photoelectrons intensified by the photomultiplier (3) arrives at an output electrode array (4), and a current signal produced by the photoelectrons arriving at the output... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070205355 - Image reading apparatus: An image reading apparatus that includes: a light source with a first luminescent portion that outputs light with a first wavelength range and a second luminescent portion that outputs light with a second wavelength range, the wavelength ranges being different from each other; a light-receiving portion that receives light reflected... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070205354 - Image sensor light shield: A structure and method of reducing optical cross talk in an image sensor by using a light shield having light shield portions comprising a plurality of separated blocks of opaque material above each pixel cell's photosensor. The light shield portions have an aperture allowing light to pass through to the... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070205356 - Pixel with spatially varying metal route positions: A method for configuring an image sensor including an array of pixels having an optical center, each pixel of the array including a metal segment disposed in a second metal layer and an interlayer connect element coupled between the metal segment and a first metal layer. The method includes modeling... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070205357 - Image capturing apparatus: This invention relates to an image capturing apparatus for illuminating and capturing an image of an object using reflected light therefrom, and is objective to a miniaturized construction and simplified assembly. A plurality of light-emitting devices is mounted around an image sensor, and a light guide member guides the light... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070205358 - Laser atom probe: A laser atom probe (100) situates a counter electrode between a specimen mount and a detector (106), and provides a laser (116) having its beam (122) aligned to illuminate the specimen (104) through the aperture (110) of the counter electrode (108). The detector, specimen mount (102), and then be pulsed... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20070205359 - Electronic gas pump: A method and apparatus are provided for pumping gas. The method includes the steps of providing an orifice with an entry diameter that is substantially larger than an exit diameter, imposing a non-uniform electric field between the entry and exit of the orifice and pumping permanent and field induced molecular... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070205360 - Time of flight ion trap tandem mass spectrometer system: Apparatus for delivering ions to the mass analyzer. The apparatus includes a time of flight ion guide, a pulsing device for receiving a continuous ion stream containing ions of different atomic mass and for delivering pulses of ions to the ion guide wherein ions in each of the pulses of... Agent: Agilent Technologies, Inc. Legal Department, Dl429

20070205362 - Sampling system for use with surface ionization spectroscopy: In various embodiments of the invention, a device permits more efficient collection and transmission of ions produced by the action of a carrier gas containing metastable neutral excited-state species into a mass spectrometer. In one embodiment of the invention, the device incorporates the source for ionization in combination with a... Agent: Fliesler Meyer LLP

20070205361 - Pulsed internal lock mass for axis calibration: A method and apparatus for calibrating a mass spectrometry system in which lock mass ions are introduced into the transport region of a mass spectrometer intermittently in a pulsed manner and analyte ions and/or lock mass ions are then detected at the mass analyzer. In one embodiment, analyte ions are... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070205363 - Photoelectron measuring device: A photoelectron measuring device that emits ultraviolet light from an ultraviolet light generating source 1 onto a sample S while changing the wavelength and detects the wavelength at which photoelectrons start to be discharged from the sample S, with the section up to an emission outlet 2 being housed in... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070205364 - Bolometric detector with thermal isolation by constriction and device for detecting infrared radiation that uses such a bolometric detector: A bolometric detector including an absorbing part intended to convert incident electromagnetic radiation into calories, an active part (2) including a sensitive area made of a bolometric material the resistivity of which varies, in a known manner, with temperature, and electrodes that are in contact with the bolometric material (6)... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070205365 - Sensing apparatus having optical assembly that collimates emitted light for detection: An apparatus for optical sensing of samples includes an optical source, an optical assembly, a sample holder, an objective lens, and a detector. The objective lens collimates light emitted by the sample. Preferably, the optical assembly rotates about an axis, allowing the sensing apparatus to sense results from plural locations... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070205366 - Laser beam steering system and method for use in a directional infrared countermeasures system: A laser beam steering module includes an optics assembly that directs a first portion of a laser beam through an output aperture and a second portion of through a sensing path. The optics assembly adjusts a position of the laser beam through the output aperture and sensing path responsive to... Agent: Bae Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration Inc.

20070205367 - Apparatus and method for hybrid computed tomography imaging: A system is presented. The system includes a plurality of energy integrating detector elements configured to acquire energy integrating data. Further, the system includes a plurality of energy discriminating detector elements configured to acquire energy discriminating data, where the plurality of energy integrating detector elements and the plurality of energy... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070205368 - Method and system for calibrating a time of flight positron emission tomography system: A method and system for calibrating a time of flight (TOF) positron emission tomography (PET) scanner are provided. The method stores acquired scan data from detector pairs including data and timing information. The method further calculates an intensity distribution of emission sources based on the scan data and defines a... Agent: Dean D. Small The Small Patent Law Group LLP

20070205369 - Scintillator with improved light collection: The light collection efficiency of plastic scintillators used to detect low energy γ-ray radiation is improved by utilizing diffuse reflective materials instead of specular reflective materials.... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi, LLP S1432

20070205370 - Radiation detector: The invention is a digital radiation detector utilizing the stable timing functions of a microcontroller or plurality of microcontrolling devices to perform three independent functions. A first timer generates a continuous square wave output that is fed through a class B amplifier to yield a stable, drift-free power supply for... Agent: Trevor Murdoch

20070205371 - Radiation detecting apparatus, scintillator panel, radiation detecting system, and method for producing scintillator layer: A radiation detecting apparatus includes: a sensor panel that has a substrate, and has a plurality of pixels each of which has a photoelectric conversion element for converting light into an electric signal, arranged on the substrate; and a scintillator layer arranged on a reverse side of the pixels with... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070205372 - Apparatus and method for reducing microphonic susceptibility in a radiation detector: The invention provides a system for removing or minimizing microphonic noise from a radiation detector signal, such as from a neutron detector, without creating excessive false counts in the electronics that count the radiation events. The system solves the microphonic noise problem using a 3-prong approach: (1) maintaining high dynamic... Agent: Luedeka, Neely & Graham, P.C.

20070205373 - Localization of a radioactive source within a body of a subject: A computerized system 40 for locating a device. System 40 includes a sensor module 20 and a CPU 42. A radioactive source 38, associated with the device, produces a signal in the form of radioactive disintegrations. Module 20 includes a radiation detector 22 capable of receiving a signal from source... Agent: Martin Moynihan Prtsi, Inc.

20070205374 - Cantilever microprobes for contacting electronic components and methods for making such probes: Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to compliant probe structures for making temporary or permanent contact with electronic circuits and the like. In particular, embodiments are directed to various designs of two-part probe elements, socket-able probes and their mounts. Some embodiments are directed to methods for fabricating such probes and mounts.... Agent: Microfabrica Inc. Att: Dennis R. Smalley

20070205375 - Ion sources, systems and methods: Ion sources, systems and methods are disclosed.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070205376 - Gas blowing nozzle of charged particle beam apparatus and charged particle beam apparatus as well as working method: There are provided a gas blowing nozzle adapted such that, by the fact that a groove-like notch structure has been provided in a side to which a beam IB comes flying in a nozzle tip part of a gas gun used on the occasion of a beam assist deposition or... Agent: Bruce L. Adams, Esq.

20070205378 - Laser scanning microscope: A laser scanning microscope provides advantages that replacement of any optical element becomes unnecessary, and ease of operation and positioning repeatability of light stimulation are improved. The laser scanning microscope includes an exciting observation light source, a stimulation light source, a first scanning portion that two-dimensionally scans the exciting observation... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070205379 - System and method for structured illumination and collection for improved optical confocality of raman fiber array spectral translator imaging and interactive raman probing: The disclosure relates generally to methods and apparatus for using a fiber array spectral translator-based (“FAST”) spectroscopic system for improved imaging, spectral analysis, and interactive probing of a sample. In an embodiment, the confocality of a fiber array spectral translator-based spectroscopic system is improved through the use of structured illumination... Agent: Mark C. Comtois Suite 700

20070205377 - Secure tag validation: A reader for validating a secure tag. The reader comprises: an optical source operable to illuminate the secure tag; a processor coupled to the optical source and operable to activate and de-activate the optical source; and a luminescence detector coupled to the processor and operable to measure a luminescence spectrum... Agent: Christopher P. Ricci Intellectual Property Section, Law Department

20070205380 - Radiation image conversion panel and process for producing the same: The radiation image conversion panel includes a stimulable phosphor layer formed by a vapor-phase deposition and solely formed of columnar crystals, a matrix layer formed under the stimulable phosphor layer, is substantially free of an activator of a stimulable phosphor, and has a columnar crystal region and an underlying non-columnar... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070205381 - Electron beam irradiation device: An electron beam irradiation device having an electron beam generating unit R, an irradiation chamber E for irradiating an electron beam to a irradiated object F, and an oxygen cutoff section S for blowing inert gas N on an upstream side of the irradiated chamber. The oxygen cutoff section is... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20070205382 - Organism growth suppression using ultraviolet radiation: A solution for suppressing organism growth using ultraviolet radiation generated by solid state ultraviolet radiation emitters, such as ultraviolet diodes is provided. The invention includes a connection structure that includes a plurality of solid state ultraviolet radiation emitters disposed thereon. Each of the plurality of solid state ultraviolet radiation emitters... Agent: Hoffman Warnick & D'alessandro, LLC