Radiant energy inventions 05/08

20080121780 - Light source device, light source driving device, light emission amount control device and liquid crystal display: A light source device capable of further reducing fluctuations in the intensity or the like of illumination light with a simple configuration is provided. The light source device may include a light source including a plurality of lighting sections controllable independently of one another; a drive means for driving the... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20080121784 - Image capture unit and methods: A lens array block comprises a plurality of lens barrels joined to one another form a three-dimensional unitary structure. Each lens barrel comprises a stepped cylindrical chamber having a through hole with an internal profile having first and second steps that are spaced apart through the height of the through... Agent: Janah & Associates A Professional Corp

20080121783 - Image reading device: An image reader (A) includes a conductive case (1), a substrate (3) and a plurality of light receiving elements. The image reader (A) further includes a first electrode (10) formed at the case (1) and a second electrode (11) formed on the substrate (3). The case (1) is formed with... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20080121785 - Image sensor, multi-chip module type image sensor and contact image sensor: The invention is to suppress a loss in image quality resulting from a sensitivity difference among different colors and to suppress an increase in a chip area. The invention provides for example an image sensor including three light detecting element rows respectively having R, G and B color filters on... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080121781 - Method and apparatus to improve filter characteristics of optical filters: An optical filter structure for an imager which has customized sub-wavelength elements used to maintain the filter characteristics accordingly across a photo-conversion device to optimize the structure for the angle of incidence as it changes across the imager photo-conversion device. In particular, the layout (e.g., grating period among other parameters)... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080121782 - Remote control systems that can distinguish stray light sources: Remote control systems that can distinguish predetermined light sources from stray light sources, e.g., environmental light sources and/or reflections are provided. The predetermined light sources can be disposed in asymmetric substantially linear or two-dimensional patterns. The predetermined light sources also can output waveforms modulated in accordance with one or more... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20080121786 - Method of compacting optical systems comprising multiple optical channels into confined spaces: The present invention is a method of compacting an optical system comprising multiple optical channels. The method comprises providing one or more beam splitters and a plane mirror located one after the other along the principal ray in order to divert split-off beams into separate optical channels. Each of the... Agent: Paul D. Greeley Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20080121787 - Input apparatus and touch screen using the same: An input apparatus includes: a light waveguide having a slanted lower surface; a light source for emitting rays in a direction to the light waveguide, the light source facing the lower slanted surface of the light waveguide; and an image sensor, disposed at one side surface of the light waveguide... Agent: Cha & Reiter, LLC

20080121788 - Photoelectric encoder: A photoelectric encoder using a lens array for dividing an image of a scale pattern into a plurality of regions to be detected and focusing them onto an array of light receiving elements, comprises, between the scale pattern and the lens array, a light-shielding array for reducing the effect of... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080121789 - System and method for optically imaging objects on a detection device by a pinhole aperture: Systems and method for optically imaging objects and in particular optical patterns or codes onto a detection device by a pinhole aperture are described. According to an embodiment of the invention these systems have optical attenuation elements between the illumination devices and the object which substantially compensate the system-inherent imaging... Agent: Roche Diagnostics Operations Inc.

20080121790 - Holographic microfabrication and characterization system for soft matter and biological systems: A method and system for micromanipulation of objects of any shape. The method and system creates various forms of holographic optical traps for a variety of commercial purposes. Some alternate forms of traps include a dark form of optical traps, optical vortices with different helical winding numbers and optical traps... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080121792 - Image quality evaluation/calculation method, apparatus and program: A pixel value of an evaluation region within a radiation image, which is obtained by imaging a phantom having one or more image quality evaluation patterns formed thereon with a radiation image detector, where at least one of the image quality evaluation patterns is imaged is shading-corrected using a pixel... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080121791 - Standard reference component for calibration, fabrication method for the same, and scanning electron microscope using the same: The present invention provides a standard reference component for calibration for performing magnification calibration used in the scanning electron microscope with high precision, and provides a scanning electron microscope technique using it. Provided is a standard reference component for calibration for calibrating a scanning electron microscope that measures a length... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080121795 - Mass spectrometer and mass spectrometry method: A mass spectrometer that is switchable to operate as a linear trap or as a mass filter, and attaining both high ejection efficiency when operated as a linear trap and high mass resolving power when operated as a mass filter. A mass spectrometer includes an ion source for ionizing a... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith LLP

20080121793 - Mass-analyzing method: In a mass analysis of a sample, candidate compositions Y of a fragment ion produced by a dissociating operation are deduced from the mass of that fragment ion (Steps S6 to S9). If the number of the candidates Y is larger than a predetermined value (“No” in Step S10), the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080121794 - Systems and methods for ion mobility control: The invention provides, in various embodiments, systems and methods relating to controlling ion behavior in an ion-based analysis system.... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20080121796 - Mass spectrometer: An ion detector for a mass spectrometer is provided wherein a mask (10) is provided between a first microchannel plate (2a) and a second microchannel plate (2b). The mask (10) prevents ion arrival events causing a cloud of secondary electrons to be from the second microchannel plate (2b) which would... Agent: Waters Investments Limited C/o Waters Corporation

20080121797 - Practical ion mobility spectrometer apparatus and methods for chemical and/or biological detection: This invention describes an ion mobility spectrometer system for chemical detection in the field. The system allows: a high throughput operation, an interface to new ionization methods, and an interface to a mass spectrometer.... Agent: Ching Wu

20080121798 - Laser desorption ionization ion source with charge injection: An innovative ion source is disclosed that in some embodiments provides an injected independent ion beam to increase the ionization efficiency of the ion source.... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (sv2)

20080121800 - Cantilever holder and scanning probe microscope including the same: A cantilever holder includes a glass substrate on which a cantilever chip is to be placed, a holding stage to hold the glass substrate, a vibrator fixed to the lower surface of the glass substrate, and a holding mechanism to position and hold the cantilever chip at a position opposing... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080121799 - Sample analyzing apparatus: A sample analyzing apparatus includes: an irradiation system which irradiates a charged particle onto a sample having a concave portion partially on a surface thereof; a light condensing reflecting mirror which condenses luminescence obtained from the surface based on the irradiation of the charged particle; a light detector which detects... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080121803 - Charged particle beam apparatus, scanning electron microscope, and sample observation method using the same: A charged particle beam apparatus for acquiring high-definition and highly contrasted observation images by detecting efficiently secondary signals without increasing aberration of the primary electron beam, detecting defects from observation images and thus increasing the inspection speed and enhancing the sensitivity of inspection. The desired area of the sample is... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith LLP

20080121801 - Deicing of radiation detectors in analytical instruments: In an analytical instrument having a radiation detector, such as an electron microscope with an X-ray detector, a thermoelectric element (such as one or more Peltier junctions) is driven by a cooling power supply to cool the detector and thereby decrease measurement noise. Oil condensates and ice can then form... Agent: Thermo Finnigan LLC

20080121802 - Method, computer program and apparatus for the characterization of molecules: The present invention relates to a method, computer program and device for determining the crystal structure and/or the range of crystal structures of one or more crystalline tubular molecules from a set of calibration-free properties of a diffraction pattern of the one or more crystalline tubular molecules.... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080121804 - Method for inspecting substrate, substrate inspecting system and electron: The present invention relates to a substrate inspection apparatus for inspecting a pattern formed on a substrate by irradiating a charged particle beam onto the substrate. The substrate inspection apparatus comprises: an electron beam apparatus including a charged particle beam source for emitting a charged particle beam, a primary optical... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080121805 - Ge short wavelength infrared imager: A germanium (Ge) short wavelength infrared (SWIR) imager and associated fabrication process are provided. The imager comprises a silicon (Si) substrate with doped wells. An array of pin diodes is formed in a relaxed Ge-containing film overlying the Si substrate, each pin diode having a flip-chip interface. There is a... Agent: Sharp Laboratories Of America, Inc. C/o Law Office Of Gerald Maliszewski

20080121806 - Wavelength shifting lightguides for optimal photodetection in light-sharing applications: A scintillation detector for PET imaging devices includes a wavelength shifting material for shifting the emission wavelength of a scintillator toward the peak wavelength sensitivity of a photodetector array coupled to receive light from the scintillator. Preferably the scintillator is an LSO scintillator and the photodetector array is a silicon-based... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080121807 - Radiation detector of the deltae-e type with insulation trenches: A radiation detector of the ΔE-E type is proposed. The detector is integrated in a chip of semiconductor material with a front surface and a back surface opposite the front surface, the detector having at least one detection cell arranged on the front surface for receiving a radiation to be... Agent: Bryan A. Santarelli

20080121808 - High resolution integrated x-ray cmos image sensor: An X-ray image sensor having scintillating material embedded into wave-guide structures fabricated in a CMOS image sensor (CIS). After the CIS has been fabricated, openings (deep pores) are formed in the back side of the CIS wafer. These openings terminate at a distance of about 1 to 5 microns below... Agent: Bever Hoffman & Harms, LLP Tri-valley Office

20080121809 - Plasma panel based ionizing radiation detector: A radiation detector is formed from a plasma panel that includes a front substrate, and a back substrate that forms a generally parallel gap with the front substrate. X (column) and Y (row) electrodes are coupled by gas discharge events to define one or more pixels. Impedances are coupled to... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20080121810 - System and method for a charged particle beam: System and method for charged particle beam. According an embodiment, the present invention provides a charged particle beam apparatus. The apparatus includes a charged particle source for generating a primary charged particle beam. The apparatus also includes at least one condenser lens for pre-focusing the primary charge particle beam. Furthermore,... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080121811 - 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, and by having features that extend the service duration between cleanings. The latter include accurate vapor flow... Agent: Patent Administrator Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20080121812 - Uv treatment reactor: An apparatus for treating fluids with UV comprises a housing for receiving a flow of fluid having a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, a reaction chamber; and an assembly of UV sources positioned substantially perpendicular to the fluid. The assembly includes at least first and second pairs of UV sources... Agent: Cohen & Grigsby, P.C.

20080121813 - Method and apparatus of compensating for position shift: A levitated XY stage with a mechanism to disable the bearing element to allow the physical elements of the stage to come into contact with one another and “Coulomb weld” together, thereby eliminating drift. Preferably, the XY position shift of the stage that results from disabling the bearing is measured,... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20080121814 - Laser analytical instrument, laser analytical method, and gas leak inspection instrument: Laser light generated from laser light generating means (10) is fed through laser light transfer means (11) including a demagnification optical system (23) so as to be condensed in a part Ex where an object gas of analysis exists. The laser light is imparted with energy for causing a multiple... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP

20080121815 - Phosphorescent compositions and methods for identification using the same: Disclosed are methods of identification or detection utilizing photoluminescent compositions containing photoluminescent phosphorescent materials and photoluminescent fluorescent materials whose emission signature lies partly or fully in the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum onto or into objects for the purpose of identifying or detecting the objects. Also disclosed are methods... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20080121816 - Ultraviolet radiation gauge: An ultraviolet radiation gauge is provided. The gauge includes a UV light sensing element that changes color in accordance with the amount of incident ultraviolet radiation. A scale element is provided for matching the color of the light sensing element. Indicia is provided to coordinate the matched color to an... Agent: Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP

20080121817 - Luap scintillator: An LuAP scintillation detector and a method for improving the light output and uniformity of an LuAP scintillator crystal is provided, wherein the method includes disposing the scintillator crystal in a predetermined environment at a threshold temperature to generate an initial scintillator crystal, annealing the initial scintillator crystal in the... Agent: Schlumberger-doll Research Attn: Intellectual Property Law Department

20080121818 - Phosphorescent compositions for identification: Disclosed are photoluminescent compositions containing photoluminescent phosphorescent materials and photoluminescent fluorescent materials whose emission signature lies partly or fully in the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum. Also disclosed are photoluminescent compositions containing photoluminescent phosphorescent materials and photoluminescent fluorescent materials whose emission signature lies partly or fully in the infrared... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20080121819 - Substrate with marker, manufacturing method thereof, laser irradiation apparatus, laser irradiation method, light exposure apparatus, and manufacturing method of semiconductor device: To provide a laser irradiation apparatus which performs alignment of an irradiated object and emits a laser beam precisely, a laser irradiation method, and a manufacturing method of a TFT with high reliability with the use of a method for precisely targeting a desired irradiation position of the laser beam.... Agent: Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler, Ltd.

20080121822 - Ion implantation apparatus: An ion implantation apparatus is provided with first and second magnets arranged so as to face each other in a Y direction across a path for a ribbon-shaped ion beam. The first and second magnets cross a traveling direction of the ribbon-shaped ion beam. Each of the first and second... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20080121821 - Techniques for low-temperature ion implantation: Techniques for low-temperature ion implantation are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a wafer support assembly for low-temperature ion implantation. The wafer support assembly may comprise a base. The wafer support assembly may also comprise a platen configured to mount to the base via... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP/varian Semiconductor, Equipment Associates, Inc.

20080121820 - Projection electronic microscope for reducing geometric aberration and space charge effect: A projection electronic microscope is provided for improving geometric aberration and a space charge effect within a zooming range using a zoom type transfer lens system in a projection/image formation optical system. The projection electronic microscope comprises an irradiation system for emitting a primary electron beam irradiated to a sample,... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080121824 - Extreme uv radiation focuing mirror and extreme uv radiation source device: In an EUV focusing mirror in which there are several thin concave nested high precision mirrors in the form of an ellipsoid of revolution, a paraboloid of revolution, a Wolter type or the like, the sides which do not constitute the reflection surfaces are made in the shape of a... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20080121823 - Ultraviolet lamp with absorptive barrier: A heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising a heat exchanger plenum having a surface located therein that is susceptible to degradation upon exposure to light, and a light bulb located within the plenum. In one embodiment, the light bulb has a side directed toward the surface and a... Agent: Hitt Gaines P.C.

20080121825 - Electronically controlled capsule for releasing radiation: A method and system (2100) are provided for dispensing radiation to a patient from a location internal to the patient. The system (2100) includes a radioactive assembly (2106) having a radioactive material (2107); a first radiation resistant assembly (2102) having at least one first radiation resistant panel (2116), wherein at... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080121827 - Frequency-optimized detection of gun muzzle flashes: Methods for remotely detecting a gun muzzle flash, using frequency-optimized detection methods. Small explosive charges are best detected at I/R and visible wavelengths, using optical detectors, whereas large explosive charges may also be detected with antennas. Details of the time course and spectral properties of the flash can be used... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20080121826 - Laser source detection system and method: A system and method for laser source detection. An exemplary embodiment of the system includes a first array of lenses, a second array of opto devices (including light sources and light detectors), and at least one processor. Energy from the light source may be detected at the array of opto... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080116353 - Focus assist system and method: The invention relates to image focus. In particular, it relates to a focus assist system that conveys focus level data to a user. There are a wide variety of different display methods, including, but not limited to, graphs, highlights, symbols, and varied levels of brightness or color.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080116356 - Automated dispenser with sensor arrangement: An automatic electrically powered dispenser for dispensing a product stored in the dispenser includes an active IR sensor system for detecting a user. The IR sensor system includes at least one IR emitter and at least one IR receiver. The IR sensing system is arranged to scan for the presence... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080116354 - Method for determination of the direction to an object to be surveyed: According to the invention, an image (4) with a form (6) of the object is recorded, for the purpose of measuring the direction to said object, the further surveying of which will follow. In order to achieve an optimum stability for the above for rapid changes to the object position,... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080116355 - Photo-detector filter having a cascaded low noise amplifier: Method and systems related to obstructing a first predefined portion of at least one defined wavelength of light incident upon a first photo-detector array; and detecting the at least one defined wavelength of light with a photo-detector in a second photo-detector array.... Agent: Searete Llc

20080116357 - Motion-detecting module: A motion-detecting module includes a PCB, a light-emitting unit, and a light-sensing unit. The light-emitting unit is electrically disposed over the PCB. The light-sensing unit has a light-sensing die electrically disposed on the PCB and a package cover covered on the light-sensing die, and the package cover has a through... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080116358 - Machine for inspecting glass containers: A machine for inspecting glass containers which are being rotated at an inspection station. A light source illuminates a selected area on a rotating glass container while the container rotates through a selected angle and a camera is triggered to capture an image while the bottle rotates through that angle.... Agent: Emhart Glass Research, Inc.

20080116359 - Optical sensor, method for producing an optical sensor, and method for detecting an object with an optical sensor: An optical sensor having a light source (3) and a structured front plate (11), which expands the focused light beam (9) of the light source (3) at least in one direction. In one advantageous construction, the structure includes an array with several cylindrical lenses (11). They are preferably constructed by... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.c.

20080116360 - Image input device: In an image input apparatus for detecting an image of a fingertip by irradiating the light rays emitted from a light emitting device and transmitting the light rays from the fingertip through an image guide guiding the light rays, the lighting efficiency is improved, power consumption is reduced, and the... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080116361 - Apparatus and method for chemical and biological sensing: Apparatus and method are provided for chemical and biological agent sensing. The sensing apparatus includes a resonator having a resonance frequency and one or more optical fiber coils. The optical fiber coil has a permeable cladding and an indicator embedded in the cladding that reacts to an agent (e.g., a... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080116362 - One-dimensional phase contrast microscopy: A method for imaging a surface includes generating a traveling lens in an acousto-optic material and incorporating a traveling mask into a portion of the traveling lens so as to produce a composite traveling lens. The method further includes irradiating the composite traveling lens so as to produce a composite... Agent: Applied Materials, Inc. C/o Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080116363 - Microwave-assisted chromatography preparation: An instrument and associated method are disclosed for preparing samples for column chromatography. The method includes the steps of applying microwave energy to a sample composition containing at least one solvent to encourage a chemical reaction and generate desired products, thereafter mixing an absorbent media with the sample to absorb... Agent: Summa, Allan & Additon, P.a.

20080116364 - Thermal imaging cameras: A modular hyperspectral thermal camera that combines a wide field-of-view with a low erroneous recognition rate is described. The modular hyperspectral thermal camera provides such low erroneous recognition rates without any requirement for cryogenically cooling the associated optical components. The modular nature of the hyperspectral thermal camera permits easy exchange... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20080116365 - Gamma ray spectral tool for improved accuracy and reproducibility in wellbore logging: An apparatus and method for logging information concerning the identity and/or condition of materials present within a wellbore is based on gamma ray spectroscopy. The apparatus includes a gamma ray source and at least one spectral gamma ray detector, with a controller capable of commanding or effecting digitization of the... Agent: Paul S Madan Madan, Mossman & Sriram, Pc

20080116366 - Laser desorption device, mass spectrometer assembly, and method for ambient liquid mass spectrometry: An electrospray-assisted laser desorption ionization device includes: an electrospray unit including a nozzle; a voltage supplying member disposed to establish between the nozzle and a receiving unit a potential difference such that liquid drops of the electrospray medium formed at the nozzle are laden with charges, and such that the... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080116367 - Sample plate for glycoprotein analysis by maldi mass spectrometry and preparation method of the same: The present invention relates to a sample plate for matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry having a stable glyco-affinity layer of a carboxyalkyl boronic acid or carboxyaryl boronic acid and a preparation method of the sample plate. The sample plate shows excellent selectivity for glycoprotein, and can be easily... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080116368 - Luminous body, electron beam detector using the same, scanning electron microscope, and mass analysis device: A light-emitting body of rapid speed of response and high light emission intensity, and an electron beam detector, scanning electron microscope and mass spectroscope using this are provided. In the light-emitting body 10 according to the present invention, when fluorescence is emitted by a nitride semiconductor layer 14 formed on... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20080116370 - Apparatus and method for a multi-stage ion transfer tube assembly for use with mass spectrometry: An apparatus and method for introducing ions into a vacuum chamber of a mass spectrometer includes producing ions in an ionization chamber of an ion source. The ions are sampled into an intermediate pressure chamber via a first ion transfer tube. In particular, the pressure within the intermediate pressure chamber... Agent: Thermo Finnigan Llc

20080116371 - Apparatus and method for providing ions to a mass analyzer: A method and apparatus for directing ions from an ionization source to a mass analyzer is provided. The method includes producing ions from a sample in an ionization source. Some of the ions are transferred to a first region via a passageway that is in fluid communication with the ionization... Agent: Thermo Finnigan Llc

20080116369 - Method and apparatus for selectively performing chemical ionization or electron ionization: An ion source includes structure having separate first and second ion volumes therein, and electron source structure having first and second portions that selectively supply electrons to the first and second ion volumes, respectively. The electron source structure has a first operational mode in which the second portion substantially prevents... Agent: Thermo Finnigan Llc

20080116373 - Hybrid ion guide: Disclosed is a hybird ion guide which combines the advantages of the conventional electrostatic ion guide and the RF ion guide, comprising an electrostatic ion guide for transmitting the injected ions and applying a voltage for the ions to be focused upon the center axis of the ion transmission direction,... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20080116372 - Mass spectrometer and method of mass spectrometry: A linear trap having high ejection efficiency and low ejection energy is realized. In a mass spectrometer in which ion generated by an ion source are introduced to a quadrupole rod structure applied with RF voltage and ejected from the quadrupole rod structure so as to be detected by a... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080116374 - Ojbect information acquisition apparatus and object information acquisition method: An object information acquisition apparatus for acquiring information on the inside of an object includes an electromagnetic wave generation unit capable of outputting a terahertz-wave and of changing the output intensity, an irradiation unit that irradiates an electromagnetic wave onto an object, a scanning unit and a detection unit that... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080116375 - Scanning electron microscope having time constant measurement capability: In a scanning electron microscope, an optimum scanning method for reducing the amount of deflection of a primary electron beam and secondary electrons is determined to acquire stable images. An energy filter is used to discriminate between energy levels. The change in yield of obtained electrons is used to measure... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080116376 - Charged particle beam apparatus: It is an object of the present invention to obtain an image which is focused on all portions of a sample and to provide a charged particle beam apparatus capable of obtaining a two-dimensional image which has no blurred part over an entire sample. In order to achieve the above... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080116378 - Long-term stable optical sensor arrangement, especially a hydrogen sensor, and combined gas sensor arrangement: The present invention relates to optical sensor arrangements, especially sensors of the type that can be used in motor vehicles and which can detect hydrogen in a gaseous measured medium. According to the invention, an optical sensor arrangement has the at least one radiation source (108) for emitting radiation, the... Agent: Barley Snyder, Llc

20080116377 - Method and system for passive remote exhaust emission measurement: The present invention relates to methods and systems for passive remote exhaust emissions measuring, comprising: an infra-red radiation detection sensor array, a lens and a processing unit; wherein the infra-red radiation detection sensor array detects IR radiations in multiple IR regions for a common physical area and generates multiple IR... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, Pc

20080116379 - Multi-mode rain sensor: The present invention relates to a rain sensor that adaptively functions in a variety of different modes when deployed on vehicle windows of different thicknesses and compositions. The arrangement of multiple lens segments and reflecting surfaces in a nonsequential configuration allows utilization of a greater proportion of light rays from... Agent: Marshall & Melhorn, Llc

20080116381 - Scintillator panel, method of manufacturing the same and radiation imaging apparatus: A scintillator panel comprising: a radiation-transparent substrate; and a phosphor layer provided on the substrate, the phosphor layer emitting light when irradiated with a radiation, wherein at least one edge of the substrate and at least one edge of the phosphor layer are arranged on a same plane.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080116380 - X-ray imaging method and x-ray imaging system: An X-ray imaging system 1A is constituted of: an X-ray imaging device 10 that includes a scintillator, which converts an X-ray image to an optical image, and an imaging element, which acquires an X-ray observed image by detecting the optical image generated by the scintillator; a first subtracter 25 that... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20080116382 - Light diffuser used in a testing apparatus: An apparatus for photometrically testing several specimens each irradiated by a light source, the light altered by the specimens being detected by an optical device and analyzed, the apparatus including a light source, a plurality of sample holders configured adjacent to one another on a support, a detector that receives... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20080116383 - Stationary multi-pinhole cardio vascular spect system: A dynamic Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) system utilizes an array of modular detectors structured in a dome shape and being independently tiltable in polar or azimuth angle. The system can be used to image cardiovascular studies as well as other quantitative studies and 3D imaging studies, without requiring... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080116384 - Feedback circuit for output control in a semiconductor x-ray detector: An X-ray detector using a semiconductor detector, most preferably a Silicon Drift Detector, utilizes a field effect transistor or other voltage-controlled resistance to generate an output voltage proportional to its input charge (which is generated by the X-ray photons incident on the semiconductor detector). To keep the charge (and thus... Agent: Thermo Finnigan Llc

20080116385 - Photo-conductor, radiation detector, and radiation imaging panel: A photo-conductor, which is adapted for use in constituting a radiation detector and which is capable of forming electric charges by being exposed to radiation, contains Bi12MO20, in which M represents at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of Ge, Si, and Ti. The photo-conductor has... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080116386 - Multi-aperture single photon emission computed tomography (spect) imaging apparatus: Methods and systems for improving image quality of single photon nuclear imaging systems, such as single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) systems for imaging of an object under study, such as small objects including small animals of different sizes using synthetic apertures. The methods and systems include processes and instrumentations... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080116387 - Interface assembly for thermally coupling a data acquisition system to a sensor array: An interface assembly for a sensor array is provided. The interface assembly may be made up of an integrated circuit package thermally coupled to the sensor array. The interface assembly may include a temperature control system for controlling the temperature of the sensor array. The temperature control system includes a... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080116388 - System and apparatus for heat management: A heat management apparatus for disposition in a medical imaging system is disclosed. The apparatus includes a thermally conductive detector module, sensor components disposed upon the detector module, and signal processing electronics in thermal communication with the detector module, the signal processing electronics disposed proximate the sensor components. A main... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080116389 - Beam analyzing system and method for analyzing pulsed particle or laser beams: The present invention relates to a beam analyzing system and a method for analyzing pulsed particle or laser beams. The inventive beam analyzing system comprises a detector unit, a unit for generating a pulsed reference laser beam, a first electro-optical modulator and a first read-out photo detector, wherein the optical... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20080116391 - Charged particle beam orbit corrector and charged particle beam apparatus: The present invention relates to an orbit correction method for a charged particle beam, and aims to solve problems inherent in conventional aberration correction systems and to provide a low-cost, high-precision, high-resolution optical converging system for a charged particle beam. To this end, employed is a configuration in which a... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080116390 - Delivery of a charged particle beam: Delivering a beam of charged particles includes providing the beam along a first trajectory to a linear array of magnets and energizing two or more of the magnets in the linear array to deflect the beam to a second trajectory, in which the second trajectory is substantially orthogonal to the... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.c.

20080116392 - Method and system for wide-field multi-photon microscopy having a confocal excitation plane: A wide field microscope includes a stage configured to hold a specimen having a fluorescent material therein, and a multi-photon excitation light source configured to produce excitation light having a single photon energy less than an absorption energy required for single photon excitation of said fluorescent material. A beam expansion... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080116393 - Optical system and method for inspecting flourescently labeled biological specimens: A system for imaging a fluorescently labeled sample is presented, The system comprises a capsule, which is a closable structure made of a material isolating the inside of the capsule from its surrounding environment, and which has a support stage for receiving the sample and carrying it thereinside during the... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080116394 - Portable x-ray fluorescence instrument with tapered absorption collar: An instrument and method for measuring the elemental composition of a test material. The instrument has a source of penetrating radiation for irradiating an irradiated region of the test material, a detector for detecting fluorescence emission by the test material and for generating a detector signal, and a controller for... Agent: Bromberg & Sunstein LLP

20080116395 - Dark box apparatus for fluoroscopy, fluoroscopy system, and fluroscopy method: Noise in a fluorescence image acquired during fluoroscopy is eliminated to present a clear fluorescence image, and the relative positional relationship between the fluoroscopy unit and the specimen can be recognized even while fluoroscopy is in progress. A dark box apparatus for fluoroscopy includes: a dark-box main body enclosing a... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080116399 - Method and system for improving particle beam lithography: A method for particle beam lithography, such as electron beam (EB) lithography, includes forming a plurality of cell patterns on a stencil mask and shaping one or more of the cell patterns with a polygonal-shaped contour. A first polygonal-shaped cell pattern is exposed to a particle beam so as to... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20080116398 - Method and system for proximity effect and dose correction for a particle beam writing device: A method of particle beam lithography includes selecting at least two cell patterns from a stencil, correcting proximity effect by dose control and by pattern modification for the at least two cell patterns, and writing the at least cell two patterns by one shot of the particle beam after proximity... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20080116397 - Stencil design and method for cell projection particle beam lithography: A method and system for particle beam lithography, such as electron beam (EB) lithography, is disclosed. The method and system include selecting one of a plurality of cell patterns from a stencil mask and partially exposing the cell pattern to a particle beam, such as an electron beam, so as... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20080116396 - Exposure apparatus and exposure method: An exposure apparatus and exposure method that produces plasma from a target material, generates pulsed light, and carries out exposure with the pulsed light. In particular, a light emitting source generates pulsed light by producing plasma from an intermittently supplied target material. A reticle stage holds a reticle that is... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080116400 - Method and device for producing extreme ultraviolet radiation or soft x-ray radiation: A device for generating extreme ultraviolet (EUV) or soft X-ray radiation comprising: a laser source for producing a laser radiation which is focused to intensities beyond 106 W/cm2 onto a target to produce a plasma; and said electrodes located around the path of the plasma produced by the laser source;... Agent: Reed Smith, LLP Attn: Patent Records Department

20080116401 - Methods and apparatus for stabilizing a subject undergoing phototherapy treatment: A method of treating a subject is provided. The subject is placed in a garment or the garment is placed on the subject so as to cover a portion of the surface area of the subject with the garment. The garment is substantially transparent to a predetermined range of wavelengths.... Agent: Jones Day

20080116402 - Method and a device for measurement of scattered radiation at an optical system: Method and devices for measurement of scattered radiation at an optical system are disclosed. The methods can include: emitting radiation with a radiation source; passing the radiation from the radiation source through a first mask having locally varied transmission; passing the radiation from the first mask through the optical system;... Agent: Fish & Richardson Pc

20080111053 - Apparatus for detecting radiation and munition incorporating same: An apparatus for detecting radiation includes an entry window configured to receive radiation from a target, the entry window having an outer surface and an inner surface, such that the outer surface is not parallel to the inner surface. The apparatus further includes a radiation transmission assembly configured to receive... Agent: Law Offices Of James E. Walton, Pllc

20080111054 - System, method and medium tracking motion: A system, method and medium tracks a motion of a subject using a laser by synchronizing an incident axis of the input image with an exit axis of the laser in order to radiate the laser based on an input image. The system includes a half mirror to reflect a... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080111055 - Light source control apparatus, image reading apparatus, image forming apparatus, medium storing light source part control program, and method for controlling of light source part: A light source control apparatus includes a light quantity detection unit that respectively detects light quantities of three color light emitted from a light source part, a light quantity ratio calculation unit that calculates light quantity ratios of reflection light detected by the light quantity detection unit, a determination unit... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080111057 - Cmos image sensor and image signal detecting method thereof: A complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor includes a photodiode, a switch and a comparator. The switch transfers a sensing signal to a sensing node from the photodiode. The comparator, which is directly connected to the sensing node, compares the sensing signal of the sensing node with a reference... Agent: Volentine & Whitt Pllc

20080111058 - Integrated optical systems and associated methods: An integrated optical imaging system includes a first substrate having first and second opposing surfaces, a second substrate having third and fourth opposing surfaces, a spacer between a substantially planar portion of the third surface of the second substrate and a substantially planar portion of the second surface of the... Agent: Digital Optics Corporation

20080111056 - Method for growing a back surface contact on an imaging detector used in conjunction with back illumination: A method is provided for growing a back surface contact on an imaging detector used in conjunction with back illumination. In operation, an imaging detector is provided. Additionally, a back surface contact (e.g. a delta-doped layer, etc.) is grown on the imaging detector utilizing a process that is performed at... Agent: Zilka-kotab, Pc

20080111059 - Digital double sampling method, a related cmos image sensor, and a digital camera comprising the cmos image sensor: A digital double sampling method, a related complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor, and a digital camera comprising the CMOS image sensor are disclosed. The method includes generating first digital data corresponding to an initial voltage level apparent in a pixel in response to a reset signal, inverting the... Agent: Volentine & Whitt Pllc

20080111060 - Passive safety system with a direction sensing exit zone for use in a mobile storage system: A mobile storage system includes a number of storage units supported by a supporting surface, including first and second storage units that are movable toward and away from each other to create an aisle. A sensing system detects the presence of persons or objects in the aisle and the direction... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20080111062 - Coding element with integrated limit switch: An optical encoder. The optical encoder includes a coding element, an emitter, and a detector. The coding element has a track with a track pattern. The track pattern includes a plurality of optically distinguishable sections. The plurality of optically distinguishable sections includes a limit switch section. The emitter generates a... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20080111061 - Encoder with a combined position and index track: An optical encoder. The encoder includes a coding element, an emitter, and a detector. The coding element has a track with a track pattern. The track pattern includes a plurality of optically distinguishable sections, which include a plurality of position sections and an index section. The emitter generates a light... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20080111063 - Optical encoder: An optical encoder (100) is provided with: a light-emitting element (30) including a main-signal light-emitting element (31) having a red LED (31A) that emits red light and an origin light-emitting element (32) having an infrared LED (32A) that emits infrared light; and a receiver unit (40) including a main-signal photo... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080111064 - Downhole measurement of substances in earth formations: A method for determining a property of earth formations surrounding a borehole, including the following steps: isolating a region of the borehole, and obtaining a sample of borehole fluid from the isolated region; and implementing measurements, dowhole, of the Raman scattering of electromagnetic energy directed at the fluid sample; the... Agent: Schlumberger-doll Research Attn: Intellectual Property Law Department

20080111065 - Nuclear density gauge: A nuclear density gauge includes a base and at least one gamma radiation detector mounted at a predetermined location relative to an axis extending longitudinally of the base. The gauge further includes a gamma radiation source and a source mount that mounts the gamma radiation source for movement along a... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080111068 - Data-dependent accurate mass neutral loss analysis: A method is disclosed for data-dependent neutral loss analysis of biomolecules and other materials in a hybrid mass spectrometer. Candidate product ions are selected by identifying peaks in a MS/MS spectrum acquired in a first mass analyzer that exhibit a specified nominal neutral loss value, which may be representative of... Agent: Thermo Finnigan Llc

20080111066 - Derivatization and low level detection of drugs in biological fluid and other solution matrices using a proxy marker: New and improved mass spectrometry methods of determining the pharmacokinetic fate of a compound of interest are described. The methods involve PEGylating the compound, administering to a biological system, withdrawing an analyte from said system, and subjecting said analyte to in-source ionization and fragmentation into PEG ions that are then... Agent: Heller Ehrman LLP

20080111069 - Determining dopant information: Methods that include using a noble gas ion beam to determine dopant information for a sample are disclosed, the dopant information including dopant concentration in the sample, dopant location in the sample, or both.... Agent: Fish & Richardson Pc

20080111067 - Octapole ion trap mass spectrometers and related methods: Octapole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometers and Related Methods. A mass spectrometer according to one embodiment can include first and second endcap electrodes, first and second outer ring electrodes, and a central ring electrode. The first outer ring electrode can be positioned downstream of the first endcap electrode. The central ring... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20080111070 - Obtaining tandem mass spectrometry data for multiple parent ions in an ion population: This invention relates to tandem mass spectrometry and, in particular, to tandem mass spectrometry using a linear ion trap and a time of flight detector to collect mass spectra to form a MS/MS experiment. The accepted standard is to store and mass analyze precursor ions in the ion trap before... Agent: Thermo Finnigan Llc

20080111071 - Mass spectrometer: A mass filter is disclosed comprising an orthogonal acceleration electrode 9. Ions entering the mass filter are orthogonally accelerated by the orthogonal acceleration electrode 9 in a primary acceleration region 2 and enter a flight region 3. The ions 6,7,8 are then reflected by a reflectron 4 and are directed... Agent: Waters Investments Limited C/o Waters Corporation

20080111072 - Method and apparatus for analyzing sample: Method and apparatus for performing sample analysis using both the WDS and an energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDS). The analysis starts with irradiating the sample with an electron beam. Characteristic X-rays emanating from the sample are spectrally dispersed and detected by the WDS. The intensities of the characteristic X-rays at positions... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.c.

20080111073 - Dynamic emergency radiation monitor: A dynamic radiation monitor having a detector coupled to a computer to determine at any given location, the amount of time a person has before a pre-selected maximum permissible radiation exposure is received. The device dynamically calculates and outputs the user's permissible stay time for a given area based on... Agent: John P. O'banion O'banion & Ritchey LLP

20080111074 - Method for infrared imaging of substrates through coatings: A system for visual inspection of coated substrates is disclosed. Painted substrates can be inspected for environmental and physical damage such as corrosion and cracks without removing the paint through the use of infrared imaging. The present invention provides the ability to view abnormalities or defects in the substrate at... Agent: Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP

20080111075 - Photosensitive sensor in the automotive field: A sensor that is photosensitive vis-à-vis at least part of the radiation in the visible range and/or in the near infrared range installed on a vehicle, the sensor being associated with an objective having a first zone that is focused to infinity and a second zone focused in near field.... Agent: Matthew R. Jenkins, Esq.

20080111076 - Optical imaging pen for use with infrared ink: Provided is an optical imaging pen configured to detect information encoded on a page with ink which is substantially invisible to the human eye. The pen includes a housing and an ink pen cartridge and a stylus mounted side by side within the housing, the ink cartridge and stylus configured... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20080111077 - Compact near-ir and mid-ir cavity ring down spectroscopy device: This invention relates to a compact cavity ring down spectrometer for detection and measurement of trace species in a sample gas using a tunable solid-state continuous-wave mid-infrared PPLN OPO laser or a tunable low-power solid-state continuous wave near-infrared diode laser with an algorithm for reducing the periodic noise in the... Agent: Juneau Partners

20080111078 - Method for thermal tomography of thermal effusivity from pulsed thermal imaging: A computer-implemented method for automated thermal computed tomography includes providing an input of heat, for example, with a flash lamp, onto the surface of a sample. The amount of heat and the temperature rise necessary are dependent on the thermal conductivity and the thickness of the sample being inspected. An... Agent: Joan Pennington

20080111079 - Method for stabilizing the temperature dependency of light emission of an led: Method for correction of the temperature dependency of a light quantity L emitted by a light emitting diode (LED), being operated in pulsed mode with substantially constant pulse duration tP, and measured in a light detector, using a predetermined parameter X, correlated to the temperature T of the LED in... Agent: Ip Strategies

20080111080 - Single-pulse-switched multiple energy x-ray source applications: An x-ray inspection system for identifying fissile material includes one or more sources of penetrating radiation that generate first, second, and third instantaneous spectra where the object is exposed to the second only if there is no penetration of the first and the object is exposed to the third only... Agent: Bromberg & Sunstein LLP

20080111081 - Imaging system and method for the non-pure positron emission tomography: Disclosed is an imaging system and method for the non-pure positron emission tomography (NPET). The NPET comprises a PET subsystem to detect the annihilated photons, and a SPECT subsystem to detect the associated gamma. These two subsystems are connected by a triple coincidence circuit. The source position can be determined... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property, Inc.

20080111082 - Methods and systems of combining magnetic resonance and nuclear imaging: A multi-modality imaging system for imaging of an object under study, e.g., a whole body or parts of the body of animals such as humans, other primates, swine, dogs, rodents (especially mice and rats), that includes a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and a cadmium zinc telluride (CZT)-family semiconductor, single-photon imaging... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080111083 - Scintillator panel, production method of the same and radiation image sensor: A scintillator panel containing a substrate having thereon a reflection layer, and intermediate layer, and a scintillator layer in the sequence set forth, wherein the intermediate layer contains a resin having a glass transition temperature, and the intermediate layer has been subjected to a process of heating to a temperature... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080111084 - Column simultaneously focusing a particle beam and an optical beam: Column for simultaneously producing a focused particle beam and a focused light beam and method for treating a sample using the column. The column has lateral walls, an input electrode having a particle aperture for emitting a particle beam, an electrostatic lens, an optical focusing device within the lens, and... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080111085 - Method and device for generating ultra-high pressure: A pressure source material is loaded into a space having constraint device 1, which is formed partly by optically transparent material 1a, 1b, and is disrupted under volume constraint. Light energy is externally supplied to the pressure source material constrained in the space through the optically transparent material by employing... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080111086 - Optical microscopy with phototransformable optical labels: First activation radiation is provided to a sample that includes phototransformable optical labels (“PTOLs”) to activate a first subset of the PTOLs. Deactivation radiation is provided to the sample to transform activated PTOLs to an unactivated state. The deactivation radiation has a spatially-structured radiation field including intensity minima, such that... Agent: Brake Hughes Bellermann LLP

20080111087 - Infrared detector and process for fabricating the same: An infrared detector includes a circuit block carrying an infrared sensor element and electronic components. The circuit block is composed of a dielectric resin layer and a first substrate formed with a circuit pattern and mounting the electronic components. The dielectric resin layer is formed in its top with a... Agent: Cheng Law Group, Pllc

20080105819 - Image sensor package and image sensing module using the package: An image sensor package (110) includes a base board (111), a supporter (113), an image sensor (112), a plurality of wires (114), a main adhesive (115) and a cover board (116). The supporter includes a through hole and a plurality of top pads (113c) formed around the through hole, and... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080105820 - Resonant structures for electromagnetic energy detection system and associated methods: An electromagnetic energy detection system, for detecting electromagnetic energy incident thereon, includes a resonant structure which includes first and second reflective regions separated by a photosensitive region such that electromagnetic energy entering the resonant structure is multiply reflected therein for detection by the photosensitive region.... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20080105821 - Shielded pads for detecting subsurface radiation phenomena: Apparatus and method for detecting subsurface radiation phenomena. An elongated support member, adapted for disposal within a wellbore traversing a subsurface formation, includes a recess along its longitudinal axis. A pad is linked to the support member. The pad is configured with a surface correspondingly shaped to fit in juxtaposition... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20080105822 - Method and system for thermal imaging having a selective temperature imaging mode: The present invention is a method for operating a thermal imaging camera for selective temperature imaging, and a thermal imaging system having a selective temperature imaging mode. When first entering the selective temperature imaging mode of operation, the system and method automatically determine the hottest area in a scene and... Agent: Stites & Harbison, PLLC

20080105823 - Cargo container craning apparatus equipped with radiation detection device: The invention teaches a cargo container craning apparatus comprising a crane; a trolley mounted flexibly on the crane; a spreader attached to the trolley by a suspension rope; a drive mechanism capable of moving the trolley; and a radiation detection device. The radiation detection device serves to detect the contents... Agent: Matthias Scholl

20080105824 - Multi-stage system for verification of container contents: A multi-stage process utilizes one or more sensors, including radiation sensors, on a distributed network for the detection and identification of radiation, explosives, and unauthorized hazardous materials within a shipping container. The sensors can be configured as nodes on the network. The system collects data, such as radiation data, from... Agent: Fleit, Kain, Gibbons, Gutman, Bongini & Bianco P.l.

20080105825 - Laser scanning apparatus and method using diffractive optical elements: Laser scanning apparatus and method using diffractive optical elements are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a radiation source to generate a radiation beam with an intensity profile and a wavelength capable of heating a region of a substrate, a beam shaping device based on a diffractive optical element... Agent: Raj Abhyanker, LLP C/o Intellevate

20080105826 - Structures useful in creating composite left-hand-rule media: This invention relates to structures which display negative magnetic permeability in response to a relatively broad range of wavelengths. This invention further relates to manufacture of negative magnetic permeability or negative electric permittivity structures by rapid prototyping methods. Finally, this invention relates to structures which display negative permittivity and negative... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20080105827 - System and method for charged-particle beam lithography: A charged-particle beam lithography system is provided. A region to be patterned is divided into plural frames, a main deflection positions a beam to a subfield within the frame, and an auxiliary deflection draws a pattern in units of subfield. The deflection control portion draws a pattern in units of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080105828 - Techniques for removing molecular fragments from an ion implanter: Techniques for removing molecular fragments from an ion implanter are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as an apparatus for removing molecular fragments from an ion implanter. The apparatus may comprise a supply mechanism configured to couple to an ion source chamber and to supply... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP/varian Semiconductor, Equipment Associates, Inc.

20080105829 - Apparatus and method of moving micro-droplets using laser-induced thermal gradients: Described are an apparatus and method of moving micro-droplets. A surface has a liquid phase thereon. In the liquid phase is a droplet. Focused at an edge of the droplet is a beam of light. The light beam produces a thermal gradient sufficient to induce the droplet to move according... Agent: Guerin & Rodriguez, LLP

20080105830 - Gas discharge lamp, system and method for the hardening of materials hardenable by uv light as well as material hardened by uv light: s

20080105831 - Systems, methods and apparatus for single molecule sequencing: An embodiment generally relates to a system for analysis of an analyte. The system can include a transparent substrate. The system also includes an excitation light source configured to induce an evanescent wave excitation of a fluorescently labeled molecule near the access to the transparent substrate and a detector for... Agent: Mh2 Technology Law Group, LLP

20080105832 - Radiation image conversion panel, and manufacturing method and cassette thereof: An objective is to provide a radiation image conversion panel exhibiting no generation of cracks in a phosphor layer, easy cutting, improved image and excellent productivity, and also to provide a manufacturing method and a cassette thereof. Disclosed is a radiation image conversion panel possessing a support and provided thereon,... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20080105833 - Ion implantation device with a dual pumping mode and method thereof: An ion implantation device with a dual pumping mode and method thereof for use in producing atomic or molecular ion beams are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, an ion implantation apparatus is provided for controlling a pressure within an ion beam source housing corresponding to an ion beam species... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP/varian Semiconductor, Equipment Associates, Inc.

20080105834 - Ion implanter with function of compensating wafer cut angle and ion implantation method using the same: Provided are an ion implanter for compensating for a wafer cut angle and an ion implantation method using the same. The ion implanter may include an orienter for rotating a wafer mounted on an alignment stage thereof to align a notch of the wafer and a wafer stage for mounting... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080105835 - Coherent duv illumination for semiconductor wafer inspection: An apparatus for inspecting a specimen, such as a semiconductor wafer, is provided. The apparatus comprises a laser energy source, such as a deep ultraviolet (DUV) energy source and an optical fiber arrangement. The optical fiber arrangement comprises a core surrounded by a plurality of optical fibers structures used to... Agent: Smyrski Law Group, A Professional Corporation

20080105836 - Workpiece handling scan arm for ion implantation system: An ion implantation apparatus, system, and method are provided for connecting and disconnecting a workpiece holder from a scan arm. A twist head is provided, wherein an electrostatic chuck is operable to be mounted, wherein one or more rotating and non-rotating members associated with one or more of the twist... Agent: Thomas G. Eschweiler Eschweiler & Associates, LLC

20080105837 - Sensor for detecting contaminants and/or rain and method for operating a sensor: The invention relates to a sensor to detect contaminants and/or water with at least one transmission unit (12, 112) and at least one receiver unit (16, 116) as well as a test surface (22, 122) in which the deposit (30, 32) can be detected on the test surface (22, 122)... Agent: Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20080099661 - Focusing method for the high-speed digitalisation of microscope slides and slide displacing device, focusing optics, and optical rangefinder: A focusing method is provided for the high speed digitalization of microscope slides using an imaging device, wherein the slide is divided into fields of view according to the imaging device and focusing is performed. During rough focusing, several images are captured within the focus range using large focus steps.... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080099662 - Method for adjusting an object detection apparatus: A method for adjusting an object detection apparatus is disclosed and which includes the steps of providing an image intensifier tube having an electroluminescent screen, and which produces a screen current output when the image intensifier tube processes electromagnetic radiation; measuring the screen current output produced by the electroluminescent screen;... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20080099663 - Controller for an electronic line-scan camera: A method for controlling an electronic line-scan camera having at least two lines with light-sensitive pixels by means of external trigger signals. A predetermined number of lines of the sensor are exposed due to a first external trigger signal and the image information of the first exposed line and that... Agent: Howson And Howson

20080099664 - Semiconductor device: A semiconductor device including a first element including a photodiode and an amplifier circuit which amplifies output current of the photodiode, over a first insulating film; and a second element including a color filter and an overcoat layer over the color filter over a second insulating film is manufactured. The... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080099665 - Vehicle panel with integral sensor: A proximity/motion sensor is formed so as to be integral with an interior vehicle panel, such as a dashboard, in which it is provided. Preferably, the sensor is molded behind a transparent or translucent portion of the panel and is sealed inside a plastic material. Preferably, the sensor is an... Agent: Kaplan Gilman Gibson & Dernier L.L.P.

20080099666 - Photoelectric encoder, scale and method of manufacturing scale: A photoelectric encoder includes: a scale having a grating formed thereon along a measuring axis; a light source operative to emit light to the scale so as to form a light spot on the grating; and a photoreceiver operative to receive reflected light from the scale. The light source and... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080099667 - Methods and apparatus for sensing a physical substance: Methods and apparatus for sensing a physical substance, in which the physical substance is positioned in close proximity to a first surface of at least one surface plasmon enhanced illumination apparatus. The first surface is irradiated with electromagnetic radiation, and a change in a resonance condition of the at least... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20080099668 - Keypad with optical waveguide: A keypad is provided. The keypad includes an optical waveguide on the top surface of which at least one prism pattern is formed, a light source for generating light and causing the light to be incident to a side surface of the optical waveguide, and at least one optical detector... Agent: JeffersonIPLaw, LLP

20080099669 - Optical jog wheel with spiral coding element: A user navigational apparatus. The user navigational apparatus includes a dial, a coding element, and an encoder. The coding element is coupled to a dial. The coding element includes a track of alternating reflective and non-reflective sections, each having a substantially oblique leading edge relative to a direction of movement... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20080099670 - Light receiving module: A light receiving module includes a substrate, a light receiving element mounted on the substrate, a resin package covering the light receiving element, and a shield cover into which the resin package is inserted in an insertion direction. The shield cover includes first and second press plates configured to press... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20080099671 - Diagnosis and calibration system for icp-ms apparatus: A diagnostic system designed such that an aggregate of parameter combinations is stored, which is an aggregate of combinations of parameters consisting of a first parameter for determining the output of the high-frequency power source, a second parameter for determining the flow rate of the carrier gas in the aerosol,... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20080099672 - Apparatus and method for improving fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer signal: Disclosed is apparatus and method for improving the signal by changing the voltage applied to an analyzing trap of a high resolving power Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance (FT-ICR) mass spectrometer. More specifically, after the ion activation, a voltage different from that of a trap electrode is applied to an... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20080099673 - Electron beam apparatus and electron beam inspection method: The present invention provides a charged-particle beam inspection technology that enables to acquire a shadow contrast enhanced image, and to detect a shallow roughness with sufficient sensitively, which is caused by a micro-scale or nano-scale foreign matter in an inspection of a semiconductor device having a circuit pattern or the... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080099674 - Electron microscope for inspecting and processing of an object with miniaturized structures and method thereof: The disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing an object with miniaturized structures. The method involves processing the object by supplying reaction gas during concurrent directing an electron beam onto a location to be processed, to deposit material or ablate material; and inspecting the object by scanning the surface of... Agent: Jones Day

20080099675 - Inspection apparatus and an inspection method: An inspection apparatus includes an irradiation optical system for irradiating an inspection target with an electron beam, a scanning unit for scanning an irradiation position in the X direction and the Y direction, an electrification control electrode for controlling secondary electrons or reflected electrons generated on the inspection target by... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080099676 - Scanning electron microscope and a method for pattern composite inspection using the same: A scanning electron microscope capable of performing alone the critical dimension measurement and the defect inspection is provided. The scanning electron microscope has a reference image storage unit for storing a reference image transcribing a reference pattern, an inspected image pick-up unit for picking up, on the basis of the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080099677 - Method for measuring information transfer limit in transmission electron microscope, and transmission electron microscope using the same: A crystal thin film is adopted as a specimen for measurement. A change in the contrast of crystal lattice fringes is measured under a condition that a diffracted wave and other wave are caused to interfere with each other. Thus, an information transfer limit of a transmission electron microscope can... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith LLP.

20080099678 - Camera with visible light and infrared image blending: A camera that can capture a visible light image and an infrared image of a target scene. The camera includes a focusable infrared lens and a display. The display provides the visible light and infrared images in a focus mode or an analysis mode. In the focus mode, the percentage... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20080099679 - Thermal-type infrared imaging device and operation method thereof: Thermal-type infrared imaging device comprises an infrared ray detection unit in which pixels, each of which includes a bolometer, are arranged two-dimensionally; and a signal processing unit that sequentially reads signal of each bolometer in synchronization with switching operation of a horizontal shift register and a vertical shift register, integrates... Agent: Nec Corporation Of America

20080099680 - Systems, methods and apparatus for non-volatile storage of healthcare image data: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments a non-volatile storage medium is or can be operably coupled to a medical image acquisition device to reduce the risk of loss of medical image data.... Agent: Ramirez & Smith

20080099681 - Infrared detector and process for fabricating the same: First, an electrode is formed on an insulation layer that has been formed on a silicon substrate, when manufacturing an infrared detection device. The electrode has a shape matching that of a thermal resistance element constituting the infrared detection device. A semiconductor substrate is placed in a reaction chamber, given... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080099682 - Quantum nanodot camera: A quantum nanodot camera, comprising: a quantum nanodot camera sensor including: at least one visible pixel sensor configured to capture scenes including actors and/or objects in a visible band; and at least one IR pixel sensor configured to capture motions of at least one quantum nanodot (QD) marker tuned to... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20080099683 - Multiple view infrared imaging system: An infrared imaging system used for providing images from a plurality of views. The multiple view infrared imaging system includes a plurality of lens and infrared focal plane array (FPA) pairings, wherein each pairing can be used to provide an image and/or sample scene data of a distinct view. A... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20080099684 - Radiation detection device: Barium chloride (BaCl2) is used as the scintillation crystal. A radiation detection device comprising a barium chloride (BaCl2) crystal as a scintillator and a photomultiplier tube to receive the light from the scintillator wherein the wavelength of the light emitted from the scintillator is between 250 nm and 350 nm... Agent: Gary C. Cohn, PLLC

20080099685 - Lanthanum halide scintillators for time-of-flight 3-d pet: A Lanthanum Halide scintillator (for example LaCl3 and LaBr3) with fast decay time and good timing resolution, as well as high light output and good energy resolution, is used in the design of a PET scanner. The PET scanner includes a cavity for accepting a patient and a plurality of... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20080099686 - Discrete axial re-binning of time-of-flight positron emission tomography data: Axial rebinning methods are provided for 3D time-of-flight (TOF) positron emission tomography (PET), based on 2D data rebinning. Rebinning is performed separately for each axial plane parallel to the axis of the PET scanner. An analytical approach is provided that is based on a consistency condition for TOF-PET data with... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080099687 - Radiation image detector: A radiation image detector comprising: a scintillator panel comprising a substrate having thereon a phosphor layer; a protective cover provided on a side of the substrate opposite the phosphor layer, wherein a radiation is incident on the side of the substrate opposite the phosphor layer; a light receiving element provided... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080099688 - Radiographic imaging substrate, radiographic imaging apparatus, and radiographic imaging system: A radiographic imaging apparatus, comprising: a photoelectric conversion substrate including a pixel area where there are arranged a plurality of pixels each formed of a photoelectric conversion element and a switching element connected to the photoelectric conversion element in a matrix formed on an insulating substrate, a bias line for... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080099689 - Photon counting imaging detector system: An imaging detector system includes a radiation detector having a plurality of pixels for generating a plurality of detection signals in response to radiation. Each of the pixels is used to generate a corresponding one of the detection signals. The imaging detector system includes a plurality of photon counting channels.... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080099690 - Microscope with vacuum objective: A microscope for inspecting a surface in an evacuated volume, including an optical objective assembly which is located in the evacuated volume in proximity to the surface. The assembly is arranged to collect and convey radiation from the surface while focusing the radiation so as to form an image of... Agent: Applied Materials, Inc.

20080099692 - Improvised explosive device detection / destruction / disablement: Apparatus and accompanying methods for the detection and subsequent destruction or disablement of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) while maintaining a satisfactory level of human safety. Operationally, our inventive method and apparatus detects the IED using one or more methods including: detecting internal battery components; detecting magnetic signature(s) of the IED;... Agent: U.s. Army Tacom-ardec Attn: Amstra-ar-gcl

20080099693 - Charged-particle exposure apparatus: In a particle-beam projection processing apparatus a target (41) is irradiated by means of a beam (pb) of energetic electrically charged particles, using a projection system (103) to image a pattern presented in a pattern definition means (102) onto the target (41) held at position by means of a target... Agent: Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey LLP

20080099694 - Scintillator panel: A scintillator panel comprising a substrate having thereon a reflective layer and a scintillator layer, wherein a light absorbing layer having a maximum absorption wavelength of 560 to 650 nm is provided between the reflective layer and the scintillator layer.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080099695 - Sample preparation system: A sample preparation system in which an ion beam is made to hit the surface of a sample while rotating the sample about an axis perpendicular to the processed surface of the sample under the condition where the processed surface of the sample is not perpendicular to the beam. The... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20080099696 - Shaped apertures in an ion implanter: This invention relates to shaped apertures in an ion implanter that may act to clip an ion beam and so adversely affect uniformity of an implant. In particular, the present invention finds application in ion implanters that employ scanning of a substrate to be implanted relative to the ion beam... Agent: Robert W. Mulcahy Applied Materials, Inc.

20080099697 - Charged particle beam apparatus, method of adjusting astigmatism using same and method of manufacturing device using same: [Means] A charged particle beam apparatus 300 for observing and estimating a sample W by applying a charged particle beam to sample W to detect secondary charged particles, such as electrons emitted from the sample, reflected electrons and backscattered electrons comprises astigmatism adjusting means 17 for adjusting astigmatism of the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080099698 - Dendrimer based terahertz generator: A high efficiency electro-optic dendrimer based technology for nanophotonic integrated circuit devices is presented. In particular, a high power terahertz (THz) source is implemented using an electro-optic dendrimer via electro-optic rectification. Electro-optic rectification provides inherent power scalability, because, pump-THz conversion is not limited either by emission saturation or by heat... Agent: Gibbons P.C.

20080099699 - Extreme ultraviolet radiation source device: An extreme ultraviolet radiation source device comprises a vessel; an electric discharge section including a pair of main discharge electrodes; a material supply unit which supplies an extreme ultraviolet radiating species to the electric discharge section; a high voltage generating section which impress high voltage to the pair of main... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20080099700 - Optical module with integrated source of light: An optical module includes a lens arrangement which is used to project electromagnetic radiation to a semiconductor element and a light source disposed in the surrounding area of the radiation inlet area of the lens arrangement. The lens arrangement and the light source are provided with a covering which is... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP