Radiant energy inventions 06/08

20080149809 - Method and apparatus for the generation and control of multiple near-field light sources at subwavelength resolution: Methods and devices for generating multiple, closely spaced, independently controlled near-field light sources are disclosed. By providing an aperture having at least two, orthogonally oriented ridge structures, two or more closely spaced near-field light sources can be generated by controlling the polarization direction of the illuminating radiation. Control of the... Agent: D'arcy H. Lorimer

20080149810 - Lighting configuration and circuits: A method and system for adjusting a light source that is capable of displaying light of different colors receives inputs from various sources and provides an output color selection signal. The output color selection signal is applied to the light source to adjust the intensity and color thereof.... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080149811 - Peripheral light sensor and liquid crystal display device using the same: Disclosed are a peripheral light sensor and a liquid crystal display device using the same. The device includes: a peripheral light sensor including: one or more transistors each coupled between an output line and a ground power sources, and having a gate electrode coupled to the ground power source and... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080149812 - Hdr camera with multiple sensors: An electronic camera comprises two or more image sensor arrays. At least one of the image sensor arrays has a high dynamic range. The camera also comprises a shutter for selectively allowing light to reach the two or more image sensor arrays, readout circuitry for selectively reading out pixel data... Agent: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation

20080149813 - Imaging system: An imaging system is provided. An imaging system comprises a plurality of vortex lenses aligned to cover a field of view and produce multiple images of an area near a point source.... Agent: Klein, O'neill & Singh, LLP

20080149814 - Optical navigation system and method of controlling the light output power of the system: An optical navigation system and method of controlling the light output power of the system uses an optical feedback system to control the driving signal being applied to a light source of the optical navigation system.... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20080149815 - Shaft encoder with anti-backlash gears: An encoder shaft assembly includes a drive shaft having a drive gear, and an array of encoder units each having an encoder shaft and anti-backlash gears which engage the drive gear.... Agent: Edward Yoo C/o Bennett Jones

20080149816 - Method and system for calibrating a rotary encoder and making a high resolution rotary encoder: A calibration system for a rotary encoder comprises a rotary encoder disposed on a manufacturing substrate, the rotary encoder including an encoder pattern. The calibration system also includes a calibration pattern written onto a surface of the substrate, the calibration pattern comprising a ring that includes a grating pattern, where... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080149817 - Method and apparatus for optically detecting and identifying a threat: An optical detection apparatus includes a housing having a circumferential opening therein. A primary mirror reflects light rays to form a first set of light rays to a secondary mirror that has a generally concave shape coupled to the housing. A tertiary mirror having a generally concave shape coupled to... Agent: Ostrager Chong Flaherty & Broitman, P.c.

20080149818 - Procedure for the optical acquisition of objects by means of a light raster microscope with line by line scanning: Procedure for the image acquisition of objects by means of a light raster microscope with line by line scanning, whereas a scanning of the specimen for the creation of a specimen image occurs in scanning steps and the distance between at least two scanning steps is variably adjustable and at... Agent: Jacobson Holman Pllc

20080149819 - Apparatus and methods for oil-water-gas analysis using terahertz radiation: Methods and apparatus for analyzing gas-oil-water compounds in oilfield and other applications are disclosed using terahertz radiation. A sample analyzer includes a sample chamber having a fluid communication port configured to receive the sample. The analyzer also includes a filter to filter samples and selectively remove oil, water or gas... Agent: Schlumberger-doll Research Attn: Intellectual Property Law Department

20080149820 - Method to apply an invisible mark on a media: The present application aims to propose a solution for embedding invisible mark suitable for very large production volumes. This is achieved by a method for applying an invisible mark on a media based on a pattern, and comprising the following steps: determining an area to apply this mark, applying a... Agent: Dla Piper Us LLP Attn: Patent Group

20080149823 - Cell structure, device and method for gas analysis: The invention relates to a gas analysis based on the mobility of ions. The invention relates to a cell structure of an analysis device, the cell structure comprising the reference cell (201), the ionisation section (202) and the analysis cell (203) for identifying the electric mobility of ions. The invention... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.a.

20080149821 - Method and apparatus for identifying the apex of a chromatographic peak: A technique for mass spectrometry includes: receiving first time domain data generated from a chromatographic output, the first time domain data including mass spectra; extracting second time domain data from the first time domain data, the second time domain data corresponding to a selected range of mass-to-charge ratios; transforming the... Agent: Thermo Finnigan Llc

20080149822 - Protein microscope: A system and method for analyzing and imaging a sample containing molecules of interest combines modified MALDI mass spectrometer and SNOM devices and techniques, and includes: (A) an atmospheric-pressure or near-atmospheric-pressure ionization region; (B) a sample holder for holding the sample; (C) a laser for illuminating said sample; (D) a... Agent: Juneau Partners

20080149825 - Apparatus for mass analysis of ions: An apparatus for mass analysis of ions comprises a high current ion source, in particular an ion source providing at least 5 million ions/s, preferably at least 50 million ions/s, at an output of the ion source, a time-of-flight mass spectrometer for analysis of ions transmitted from the ion source... Agent: Matthew R. Jenkins, Esq.

20080149824 - Tandem differential mobility spectrometers and mass spectrometer for enhanced analysis: The invention relates generally to systems, methods and devices for analyzing samples and, more particularly, to systems using tandem differential mobility spectrometers in combination with a mass analyzer to enhance the analysis process of constituents of a sample.... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20080149827 - Apparatus and method for analyzing contaminants on wafer: Provided is an apparatus and method for analyzing contaminants on a wafer. The apparatus includes: a wafer holder for supporting a wafer on which contaminants to be analyzed are located, a laser ablation device for irradiating a laser to the wafer to extract a discrete specimen from the wafer, an... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.c.

20080149826 - Techniques for providing a ribbon-shaped gas cluster ion beam: Techniques for providing a ribbon-shaped gas cluster ion beam are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as an apparatus for providing a ribbon-shaped gas cluster ion beam. The apparatus may comprise at least one nozzle configured to inject a source gas at a sufficient speed... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP/varian Semiconductor, Equipment Associates, Inc.

20080149828 - Low terahertz source and detector: A detector system for performing at least one of transmitting and receiving electromagnetic radiation at a low-terahertz frequency. The detection of electromagnetic radiation at low-terahertz frequencies can be useful in the detection of various chemicals. Preferably a detector includes a microresonant structure that is caused to resonate by electromagnetic radiation... Agent: Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey LLP

20080149829 - Scanning probe microscope with automatic probe replacement function: Provided is a scanning probe microscope (SPM), a probe of which can be automatically replaced and the replacement probe can be attached onto an exact position. The SPM includes a first scanner that has a carrier holder, and changes a position of the carrier holder in a straight line; a... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.l.p.

20080149830 - Ameliorating charge trap in inspecting samples using scanning electron microscope: A sample inspection apparatus to inspect a sample using a scanning electron microscope irradiates the sample with electron beams. The sample inspection apparatus includes a charge collecting unit that collects charges generated from a surface of the sample due to irradiation thereof by the electron beams. The cost required for... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20080149831 - Beam apparatus: A beam apparatus has a beam source producing a primary electron beam, an objective lens focusing the beam onto an observed sample, and at least one condenser lens mounted between the beam source and the objective lens. The condenser lens operates such that the beam forms one crossover point between... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.c.

20080149833 - Electron microscope and combined illumination lens: An object of the present invention is to provide an electron microscope that employs a hologram of a diffraction pattern to reconstruct a microscopic image involving no imaging aberration due to image forming lenses, as well as a combined illumination lens used for such an electron microscope. The electron microscope... Agent: Nath & Associates

20080149832 - Scanning probe microscope, nanomanipulator with nanospool, motor, nucleotide cassette and gaming application: This invention has applications as a scanning probe microscope/nanomanipulator with consumer gaming applications. An integrated compound lever cantilever which can function simultaneously as both a sample substrate actuator and probe tip scanner actuator for modulation of one or more probe tip. In one embodiment a piezoelectric multimorph MEMS structure is... Agent: Miguel Zorn

20080149834 - Hot spot and ember detection system and method: The present invention provides a system for detecting hot spots on a product being produced on a production line. The system has an infrared or near-infrared camera positioned proximate to a production line producing a product such that the camera can image the product being produced. Connected to the infrared... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc. Catherine E. Wolf

20080149835 - Dosimeter fitting wear and body surface exposure dose distribution measurement method and apparatus using the same: Dosimeters 140 are housed in dosimeter housing pockets 130 of a dosimeter fitting wear including: wear main bodies 120, 150 which cover measuring positions on at least subject bodies 100, 102, and 110, and can be detachably fitted on the subject bodies, and the dosimeter housing pockets 130 provided at... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080149836 - Method for determining the coating quantity on a material web: This invention relates to a method for determining the quantity of a coating applied to a material web, in particular a fibrous web, with which radiation is directed onto the material web coated with the coating and the radiation interacts at least with the coating, and with which at least... Agent: Taylor & Aust, P.c.

20080149837 - Optical frost sensor: The present invention relates to a device and method for operating a fully automatic, “on demand” refrigeration defrost cycle and controlling the frost build-up on the evaporative surfaces of both medium temperature (above freezing), and low temperature (below freezing) refrigeration devices or on any system or device requiring control by... Agent: Gregory Smith & Associates

20080149838 - Dial-phoswich hybrid system for remote sensing of radioactive plumes in order to evaluate external dose rate: An interactive combination of Phoswich detector array (PDA) and differential absorption lidar (DIAL) is proposed to trace the unknown radioactive plumes released into the atmosphere from a reactor stack, containment of the nuclear power plants, radioisotope separation laboratories, reprocessing plants or the uranium conversion facilities. The hybrid system represents a... Agent: Barry Choobin

20080149839 - Multi-short-scan technique in spect imaging: A SPECT system which scans over multiple separate scans and individually motion compensates the information obtained from each of these scans. The separate scans may be over different angular extents and may be for different purposes. One of the scans for example may be a scout scan, and the other... Agent: Law Office Of Scott C Harris

20080149840 - Fluorescence detector for microfluidic diagnostic system: The present technology provides for an fluorescent detector that is configured to detect light emitted for a probe characteristic of a polynucleotide. The polynucleotide is undergoing amplification in a microfluidic channel with which the detector is in optical communication. The detector is configured to detect minute quantities of polynucleotide, such... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.c.

20080149841 - Light gathering apparatus: Devices, systems and methods for radiation treatment are disclosed herein. The device may include a light gathering element having an outer surface, a portion of the outer surface of the light gathering element being substantially omni-directional. A portion of the outer surface of light gathering element is coupled to an... Agent: Jennifer Hayes Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080149842 - Radiation detector circuit: Apparatus for detecting radiation, including a detector which is configured to generate electrical charges responsive to incidence of a photon on the detector. The apparatus includes a plurality of detector circuits coupled to the detector at different respective locations. Each detector circuit consists of an amplifier which is configured to... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080149843 - Imaging array for multiple frame capture: An imaging array has a plurality of pixel sites (22), each having a photosensing element (24) providing a variable signal in response to incident radiation. A first frame storage circuit (46a) is electrically coupled to the photosensing element and has a first charge storage element for storing a first photosensing... Agent: Carestream Health Inc,

20080149844 - Use of solder mask as a protective coating for radiation detector: A radiation detector is described having a semiconductor substrate with opposing front and rear surfaces, a cathode electrode located on the front surface of said semiconductor substrate, a plurality of anode electrodes located on the rear surface of said semiconductor substrate and a solder mask disposed above the anode electrodes.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080149845 - Ion implantation with a collimator magnet and a neutral filter magnet: This disclosure describes an ion implanter having a collimator magnet that is configured to shape an ion beam. A first deceleration stage is configured to manipulate energy of the ion beam shaped by the collimator magnet. A neutral filter magnet is configured to filter neutral atoms from the ion beam... Agent: Scott Faber, Esq. Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc

20080149846 - Particle-beam apparatus with improved wien-type filter: In a particle-beam apparatus for irradiating a target, a pattern defined in a pattern definer is projected onto the target through a projection system by a beam of energetic electrically charged particles of, largely, a species of a nominal mass having a nominal kinetic energy. To generate the beam, a... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080149847 - System for the control, verification and recording of the performance of a radioisotope generator's operations: This invention is referred to a digital technetium Tc-99m generator obtained by incorporating devices to allow the control, verification and recording of all the operations performed by the generator. The invention includes a conventional traditional generator Mo-99/Tc-99m, using either a dry or wet column, such as the ones commercially available... Agent: Egbert Law Offices

20080149848 - Sample inspection apparatus and sample inspection method: The present invention provides an inspection apparatus capable of suppressing leak electric current to a specimen and a probe, and thus capable of measuring highly sensitive electrical characteristics, when the specimen is heated by a heater. A specimen heating unit that heats a specimen is configured of: a heater; a... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080149849 - Apparatus for the collection and transmission of electromagnetic radiation: A collector for propagating incident radiation is disclosed. The collector may comprise a light directing component coupled to a buffer component, a first propagation component coupled to the buffer component and configured to transmit the incident radiation into a collector region through one of a plurality of windows, and an... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20080149850 - Optical coding device by plasmon effect and authentication method using the device: This optical coding device comprises a plurality of aggregates suitable for emitting infrared, visible or ultraviolet rays by luminescence, at least one of the said aggregates comprising at least one luminophore. This aggregate further comprises at least one particle consisting of a surface plasmon effect material, the said luminophore and... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080149851 - Fluorescence detecting apparatus and a fluorescence detecting method: A fluorescence detecting apparatus is disclosed that includes a substrate on which an examining spot including a sample labeled with a fluorescent label is arranged, an excitation light irradiating optical fiber that irradiates excitation light on the examining spot, a fluorescence detecting optical fiber that detects fluorescent light generated from... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080149852 - Manufacturing method of scintillator panel, scintillator panel and vacuum evaporation apparatus: A method of manufacturing a scintillator panel comprising the sequential steps of: forming an electroconductive metal reflection layer on a polymer film substrate; forming a protective layer on the electroconductive metal reflection layer; cutting the polymer film substrate having thereon the electroconductive metal reflection layer and the protective layer into... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080149854 - Illumination system, lithographic apparatus, mirror, method of removing contamination from a mirror and device manufacturing method: An EUV illumination system, for example, for use in a photolithographic apparatus is configured to condition a radiation beam. A hydrogen radical source configured to supply gas containing hydrogen or hydrogen radicals into the illumination system. The hydrogen gas is effective to remove carbonaceous contamination from the surface of a... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080149855 - Imaging of two-dimensional arrays: Images of two-dimensional chromatograms or other sample arrays are formed on a scanning instrument that utilizes a line of illumination light that sweeps the length of the array either by moving across the array or by the array moving relative to the light, in either case scanning the entire two-dimensional... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080149853 - Light shaping apparatus: Light shaping apparatuses and methods and testing apparatuses are described. In one embodiment, a light shaping apparatus includes a diffuser to diffuse an intensity of a light passed through the diffuser, and an aperture forming layer having a first surface and a second surface and having an aperture formed therebetween... Agent: Brooks, Cameron & Huebsch , Pllc

20080149858 - Irradiation with high energy ions for surface structuring and treatment of surface proximal sections of optical elements: A method for processing the surface of a component, or the processing of an optical element through an ion beam, directed onto the surface to be processed, so that the surface is lowered and/or removed at least partially, wherein the ions have a kinetic energy of 100 keV or more,... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080149857 - System and method for two-dimensional beam scan across a workpiece of an ion implanter: A workpiece or semiconductor wafer is tilted as a ribbon beam is swept up and/or down the workpiece. In so doing, the implant angle or the angle of the ion beam relative to the workpiece remains substantially constant across the wafer. This allows devices to be formed substantially consistently on... Agent: Eschweiler & Associates, Llc National City Bank Building

20080149856 - Techniques for reducing contamination during ion implantation: Techniques for reducing contamination during ion implantation is disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized by an apparatus for reducing contamination during ion implantation. The apparatus may comprise a platen to hold a workpiece for ion implantation by an ion beam. The apparatus may also comprise... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP/varian Semiconductor, Equipment Associates, Inc.

20080149859 - Irradiation pattern data generation method, mask fabrication method, and plotting system: An irradiation pattern data generation method includes: a process for providing a design pattern having diagonal side portions that extend diagonally with respect to an X-axis direction and a Y-axis direction on an XY plane; a rectangular approximation process for approximating the design pattern to rectangles to generate a rectangular... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080149860 - System, method and apparatus for rf directed energy: Systems and methods are disclosed for emitting electromagnetic (EM) energy. A source emits EM energy that is incident on a first material. The first material transmits EM energy to a second material. The second material can have a first surface adjacent to the first material and a thickness and shape... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080149861 - Low-temperature adjustable blackbody apparatus: An adjustable, low-temperature blackbody radiation system includes a blackbody enclosure having an optical port formed therein, and a cold element provided within the blackbody enclosure adjacent the optical port, the cold element configured to emit thermal radiation through the optical port. A dry gas source is in fluid communication with... Agent: Duke W. Yee

20080149862 - Laser produced plasma euv light source: An EUV light source is disclosed which may comprise a plurality of targets, e.g., tin droplets, and a system generating pre-pulses and main-pulses with the pre-pulses for irradiating targets to produce expanded targets. The system may further comprise a continuously pumped laser device generating the main pulses with the main... Agent: Matthew K. Hillman Cymer, Inc., Legal Dept.

20080149865 - External light shielding film and optical filter for display apparatus having the same: Disclosed is an external light shielding film. The external light shielding film comprises a transparent substrate; and an external light shielding pattern formed on a surface of the transparent substrate and including a plurality of external light shielding parts. Each of the plurality of external light shielding parts has a... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080149863 - Lead-containing flat glass produced by a metal bath float glass process: The invention relates to a process for manufacturing flat glass rich in lead oxide, comprising the continuous floating, in a float plant with a neutral gaseous atmosphere, of a glass comprising at least 30% lead oxide by weight on a bath of molten metal having a higher density than that... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080149864 - Method and apparatus for providing radiation shielding for non-invasive inspection systems: Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for providing radiation shielding for non-invasive inspection systems. An embodiment of the apparatus may include a radiation shield having a plurality of slats, where each of the plurality of slats comprises a radiation attenuating material. The radiation shield may further include a support... Agent: General Electric Co. Global Patent Operation

20080149866 - Random number generation using a scattering waveguide: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for random number generation using a scattering waveguide. The apparatus includes a light source for providing coherent light and a scattering waveguide for receiving the coherent light and providing scattered light. The relative position of the light source and the scattering waveguide... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson

20080149867 - Microscope objective and fluorescent observation apparatus therewith: An immersion type microscope objective is configured by, in order from the object side to an image side, a positive lens group Ga including a cemented lens obtained by cementing a plano-convex lens whose plane surface faces the object side to a meniscus lens whose concave surface faces the object... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, Pc

20080142681 - Focus control method: A focus control method able to further correctly control a focal point of an optical system or optical apparatus. A reference system of the system as a whole is set by using a reference pattern for focal point control. A focal point of an optical apparatus for inspecting a sample... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20080142682 - Illuminating device, electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus: An illuminating device includes a plurality of light sources, a light guide plate that has plate surfaces on front and rear sides and a plurality of end faces formed around the plate surfaces, receives light emitted from the plurality of light sources through a light incident surface, which is at... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080142683 - Optical position sensor architecture for servo systems: System and method for an optical position sensor architecture for use in servo systems. A preferred embodiment comprises a light source configured to produce a light with an intensity dependent upon a control signal, a first light sensor and a second light sensor positioned adjacent to one another, each light... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080142684 - Opto-electronic oscillator clock with optical distribution network: Clock circuitry, for an electronic system including a component requiring a clock signal, comprises an opto-electronic oscillator for producing an optical clock signal at an optical clock output; and a feedback loop coupling the optical clock output back to the opto-electronic oscillator.... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20080142685 - Integrated image sensor having a color-filtering microlens, and related system and method: An integrated image sensor includes a sensing element and a microlens disposed over the sensing element, where the microlens incorporates a first material that blocks a first wavelength of visible light. By eliminating separate color filters and incorporating the color-filtering function into a microlens, such an integrated image sensor may... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20080142686 - Solid-state imaging element, photo-detector and authentication system using the photo-detector: In a solid-state imaging element, reflecting layers are provided on both sides of a photoelectric conversion means, a light entrance window 128 is provided in the first reflecting layer 121 disposed on the photon incidence side, and a concentration means 122 is provided at a position corresponding to the window.... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080142687 - Driving circuit for backlight module: An exemplary driving circuit (400) for a backlight module includes a control circuit (420), a first driving branch circuit (440), a second driving branch circuit (450), and a light source (430). The control circuit is configured for providing a driving signal to the light source via the first driving branch... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080142689 - High throughput multi beam detection system and method: A system and method for inspecting an article, the system includes a spatial filter that is shaped such as to direct output beams towards predefined locations and an optical beam directing entity, for directing the multiple output beams toward multiple detector arrays. The method includes spatially filtering multiple input light... Agent: Applied Materials, Inc. C/o Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080142688 - Reflection type optical detector: A reflection type optical detector of the invention is constituted by a relatively moving main slit (1) and a detecting unit (2) opposed thereto, the detecting unit is constituted at least by a light emitting portion (5) and a light emitting portion slit (7) and a light receiving portion (6),... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080142691 - Optical navigation device that utilizes a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (vcsel) configured to emit visible coherent light: An optical navigation device includes a housing, a light source, a navigation sensor, and optics. In accordance with the invention, the light source is a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) that is configured to generate coherent light in the visible light spectrum. For example, the VCSEL generates red coherent... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20080142690 - Optical trackball: A trackball in one embodiment includes a PCB including an aperture, a socket including upper and lower chambers communicated with each other, rollers disposed around bottom of the upper chamber, a ball rotatably supported by the rollers, a ring cover secured to the socket, a light guide plate mounted between... Agent: G. Link Co., Ltd.

20080142692 - Intelligent tripwire system: A basic system having a light source emits light through a fiber optic conductor to a light detector that converts the receiving status to an electrical signal. In event of a break event of the fiber optic the detector sends electrical energy to an actuator whereby a device is activated.... Agent: Lanny R. Lee

20080142693 - Physical quantity measuring system: A physical quantity measuring system, includes an optical fiber in which plural fiber Bragg gratings having different reflection wavelength changing bands are formed along said optical fiber in a longitudinal direction, a light source which outputs a broadband light covering the reflection wavelength changing bands of all of the fiber... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, Pllc

20080142694 - Encoder and encoder cover with strain relief: An encoder includes a base member and a cover attachable to the base member. The cover includes a surface with an opening and a strain relief device associated with the opening. The strain relief device includes at least one extension member extending from the surface of the cover and at... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080142699 - Analytical apparatus: An IMS or other analytical instrument has a corona discharge needle (20) to ionize sample gases or vapours. A gate (3) is opened or closed to admit or prevent entry of the ions produced by the corona discharge to a drift chamber (4). The operation of the corona discharge needle... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080142695 - Characterisation of glycans: A method for characterising the structure or sub-structure of a glycan or glycan derivative, experimentally derives the mass of an unidentified glycan molecule and compares the mass of the unidentified glycan molecule with identified and characterised glycan structures to select candidate structures for the glycan molecule. Next the mass of... Agent: Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP

20080142697 - Continuous sampling ion mobility spectrometers and methods therefor: An ion mobility spectrometer may include a flow channel having an inlet end and an outlet end. A deflection electrode is positioned within the flow channel so that a non-linear electric field is created between at least a portion of the flow channel and at least a portion of the... Agent: Battelle Energy Alliance, Llc

20080142696 - Method of mass spectrometry: A method of identifying molecules of biological origin is disclosed. The molecules are identified and the basis of the accurately determined mass to charge ratio of the molecules and at least a further physico-chemical property such as elution time or charge state. Further physico-chemical properties may be used. The experimentally... Agent: Waters Investments Limited C/o Waters Corporation

20080142698 - Plural bore to single bore ion transfer tube: An ion source includes an ion transfer tube having two segments for transporting a sample fluid containing ions between a first chamber and a second chamber maintained at a reduced pressure relative to the first chamber. A first segment may include a plurality of channels and heat conductive walls forming... Agent: Thermo Finnigan Llc

20080142700 - Ion mobility spectrometers and methods for ion mobility spectrometry: An ion mobility spectrometer may include an inner electrode and an outer electrode arranged so that at least a portion of the outer electrode surrounds at least a portion of the inner electrode and defines a drift space therebetween. The inner and outer electrodes are electrically insulated from one another... Agent: Battelle Energy Alliance, Llc

20080142704 - Charged droplet spray probe: An improved sample introduction probe is disclosed for the production of ions from liquid sample solutions in an electrospray ion source. Nebulization of a liquid sample emerging from the end of an inner flow tube is pneumatically assisted by gas flowing from the end of an outer gas flow tube... Agent: Levisohn, Berger , LLP

20080142702 - Gas field ion source for multiple applications: A focused ion beam device is described. The device includes an ion beam column including an enclosure for housing an emitter with an emitter area for generating ions, a first gas inlet adapted to introduce a first gas to the emitter area, a second gas inlet adapted to introduce a... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.l.p.

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20080142703 - Preparation of a matrix layer for mass spectrometry: The invention relates for preparing a matrix layer on a sample support for mass spectrometric analysis. An aspect of the invention includes detecting a light signal that is attenuated, reflected or scattered by the matrix layer, and using the light signal to examine the matrix layer or to regulate the... Agent: O'shea, Getz & Kosakowski, P.c.

20080142705 - Differential-pressure dual ion trap mass analyzer and methods of use thereof: A dual ion trap mass analyzer includes adjacently positioned first and second two-dimensional ion traps respectively maintained at relatively high and low pressures. Functions favoring high pressure (cooling and fragmentation) may be performed in the first trap, and functions favoring low pressure (isolation and analytical scanning) may be performed in... Agent: Thermo Finnigan Llc

20080142706 - Linear rf ion trap with high mass resolution: In a linear ion trap in which an essentially quadrupole RF electrical field is generated between at least four rod-shaped electrodes, ions may be mass-selectively ejected orthogonally to the axis. An aspect of the invention comprises compensating for field irregularities along the axis of a linear ion trap, which result,... Agent: O'shea, Getz & Kosakowski, P.c.

20080142707 - X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis system for surface analysis and method therefor: An X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis system for analysing an insulating sample 20, and a method of XPS analysis. The system comprises an X-ray generating means 30 having an exit opening 32 and being arranged to generate primary X-rays 46,56 which pass out of the exit opening in a sample direction... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20080142710 - Cold cathode pressure sensor: The invention relates to a cold cathode pressure sensor comprising a gastight housing having a test gas inlet, an anode and a cathode arranged in said housing, and a radiation source directed to said cathode for igniting a cold cathode discharge. Said housing is at least partly made of glass.... Agent: Marjama Muldoon Blasiak & Sullivan LLP

20080142709 - Monolithic ta-c nanoprobes and ta-c coated nanoprobes: Monolithic tetrahedra amorphous carbon (ta-C) nanoprobes and ta-C coated nanoprobes and methods for fabricating such nanoprobes are provided. The nanoprobes provide hard, wear-resistant, low friction, and chemically inert probes for use in such applications as atomic force microscopy, nanolithography and metrology.... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080142708 - System for scanning probe microscope input device: In accordance with the invention, a computer pointing device is interfaced with an SPM system to provide real time control of the SPM and improve the ease of use.... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20080142711 - Methods and systems of performing device failure analysis, electrical characterization and physical characterization: An analysis system has a charged particle beam instrument and a scanning probe microscope operably coupled with the charged particle beam instrument. A stage defines an aperture, the stage is adapted to support the sample over the aperture and finely move the sample at least along an X and Y... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080142712 - Defect inspection and charged particle beam apparatus: In a defect inspection apparatus which combines a plurality of probes for measuring electric properties of a specimen including a fine circuit line pattern with a charged particle beam apparatus, the charged particle beam apparatus reduces a degradation in resolution even with an image-shift of ±75 μm or more. The... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080142713 - Vehicular occupant sensing using infrared: Vehicle including a system for obtaining information about an occupant in a compartment in the vehicle includes illuminating an area of the compartment in which the occupant is expected to be situated with infrared illumination, the infrared illumination being generated from at least one common source and being simultaneously directed... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080142714 - Image pickup device, vision enhancement device, night-vision device, navigation supporting device, and monitoring device: There is provided an image pickup device which picks up an image of an object by absorbing light in a near infrared region reflected from the object and which has semiconductor photodetectors including an absorption layer of a bandgap wavelength in the range of 1.65 to 3.0 μm.... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.c.

20080142715 - Microscale gas discharge ion detector: A microscale planar device for detecting particles under high pressure with high sensitivity. The device may have an anode and cathode with an insulator situated between them. The insulator may have a number of holes, cavities or channels between the anode and cathode. There may be conductive rings at the... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080142716 - Power-saving circuit: A power-saving circuit is provided for saving electrical power by detecting a presence or absence of an object in a localized area. The power-saving circuit includes a sensor module, and a switch module connected to the sensor module. The detector is adapted for outputting a control signal at a first... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080142717 - Method and apparatus for generating nuclear fusion using crystalline materials: Gently heating a pyroelectric crystal in a deuterated atmosphere can generate fusion under desktop conditions. The electrostatic field of the crystal is used to generate and accelerate a deuteron beam (>100 keV and >4 nA), which, upon striking a deuterated target, produces a neutron flux over 400 times the background... Agent: John P. O'banion O'banion & Ritchey LLP

20080142718 - System for measuring ionizing radiation: According to the invention, one scintillator element (11), one sheath element (12) and two face-end window elements (131, 132) form a scintillator module (10) in each case, which is optically and mechanically connectable to additional scintillator modules. The individual scintillator elements can thus be produced as encapsulated scintillator modules by... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080142719 - Cross-slit collimator method and system: Collimator assemblies that include an outer slit collimator having one or more slits therein, and an inner slit collimator having one or more slits therein are provided. Imaging systems that include a collimator assembly and a detector array are also provided. The collimator assembly includes an outer slit collimator having... Agent: General Electric Company (pcpi) C/o Fletcher Yoder

20080142720 - Compound optical coupler and support mechanism: A support mechanism for protecting an object is described. The support system includes at least one support or friction ring for providing dynamic protection to the object. One embodiment includes a support ring having corrugated bumps. Another embodiment includes multiple support rings axially separated by spacers. In another embodiment a... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080142721 - X-ray detector: An x-ray detector is provided comprising a converter layer converting x-ray radiation into light. An array is provided for detection of the light uncoupled from the converter layer. The photodiodes are produced from an organic semiconductor material and surrounded by a casing substantially impermeable to substances reacting with the semiconductor... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20080142722 - Detection of peroxides and superoxides with fast neutrons: A system for detecting a compound in a sample includes a neutron source, at least one gamma ray detector positioned proximate the sample, and a signal processor. The neutron source directs a neutron beam toward the sample. The gamma ray detector collects gamma rays emitted from the sample and the... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.a.

20080142723 - Charged-particle beam system: A charged-particle beam system has a demagnifying lens for reducing the dimensions of an electron beam produced from an electron beam source, an objective lens for focusing the demagnified beam onto the surface of a target, a first deflector located before the demagnifying lens, a second deflector placed such that... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.c.

20080142724 - Divergent charged particle implantation for improved transistor symmetry: The present invention provides a method for implanting charged particles in a substrate and a method for manufacturing an integrated circuit. The method for implanting charged particles in a substrate, among other steps, includes projecting a beam of charged particles (320) to a substrate (330), the beam of charged particles... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080142725 - Inertial electrostatic confinement fusion: A device for accelerating ions between a potential towards a central point in space is disclosed. The device can be used to accelerate ions along a collision path with other accelerated ions or other present particles resulting in a nuclear fusion reaction. The device improves upon the prior art by... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick Llc

20080142727 - Ion beam diagnostics: This invention relates to a method of measuring a property of an ion beam, for example an ion beam current profile or the emittance of an ion beam. A Faraday array comprising an array of ion beam current sensors is employed. The array can provide an ion beam current profile... Agent: Robert W. Mulcahy Applied Materials, Inc.

20080142728 - Mechanical scanner: A mechanical scanner for ion implantation of a substrate, the mechanical scanner comprising a hexapod with a movable platform for holding the substrate, wherein the hexapod is arranged to have six degrees of freedom to allow the movable platform to be traversed relative to an ion beam along a predetermined... Agent: Robert W. Mulcahy Applied Materials, Inc.

20080142726 - Multi-directional mechanical scanning in an ion implanter: This invention relates to a scanning arm assembly for multi-directional mechanical scanning of a semiconductor wafer or other substrate to be implanted. The present invention provides a scanning arm assembly comprising a pair of drive arms connected by two linkage arms to form a quadrilateral. Rotary joints are provided to... Agent: Robert W. Mulcahy Applied Materials, Inc.

20080142729 - Inductively-coupled plasma source: A method and apparatus for exciting gas that involves generating an alternating magnetic field unidirectionally through a magnetic core defining a gap, across the gap and through a plasma vessel that includes dielectric material. The magnetic field induces an electric field in the plasma vessel that generates the plasma.... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20080142730 - Fluorescence detecting device: To provide a technology of increasing a sensitivity of detecting fluorescence. A fluorescence detecting device includes an excitation light source emitting excitation light that excites a fluorescence-marked measured object, a first optical path via which the excitation light impinges on the fluorescence-marked measured object, a detector detecting fluorescence emitted when... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080142731 - Thermoluminescent dosimeter for radiation monitoring, comprising lif doped with mg, cu, and si, and fabrication method thereof: Disclosed herein are a thermoluminescent dosimeter for radiation monitoring, comprising LiF doped with Mg, Cu and Si, and a fabrication method thereof. The LiF:Mg,Cu,Si thermoluminescent dosimeter is fabricated by heating a LiF-based thermoluminescent powder material having a composition of LiF mother material, 0.1-0.5 mol % of a Mg compound, 0.001-0.05... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20080142732 - Single sided dual scanning for computed radiography: A radiation image formation read out method for a storage phosphor screen. A phosphor screen is exposed to a first stimulating radiation from a first side of the screen to release a first stimulated radiation in the pattern of the stored image. The first stimulating radiation is at a first... Agent: Susan L. Parulski Patent Legal Staff

20080142733 - Substrate processing apparatus and method: A substrate processing apparatus and method are disclosed.... Agent: Joshua D. Isenberg Jdi Patent

20080142735 - Charged-particle-beam processing using a cluster source: A cluster source is used to assist charged particle beam processing. For example, a protective layer is applied using a cluster source and a precursor gas. The large mass of the cluster and the low energy per atom or molecule in the cluster restricts damage to within a few nanometers... Agent: Michael O. Scheinberg

20080142738 - Generator for flux specific bursts on nano-particles: Methods, systems and apparatus for producing a variable, known number of nanoparticles of various materials in an expanding mist in a vacuum or enclosure. The configurations allow for this mist of small particles to be produced in bursts, at repetition rates over a wide range of frequencies. The technique produces... Agent: Brian Steinberger/ucf

20080142737 - Microwave solvent stripping process: A process for stripping chemically bonded spinning solvent from a solution-spun nonwoven web comprising the steps of providing a nonwoven web comprising solvent-laden polymeric fibers having average fiber diameters of less than about 1 micrometer, and transporting the nonwoven web through a solvent stripping zone wherein microwave radiation irradiates the... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080142736 - Radiation system and lithographic apparatus: A radiation system for generating a beam of radiation that defines an optical axis is provided. The radiation system includes a plasma produced discharge source for generating EUV radiation. The discharge source includes a pair of electrodes constructed and arranged to be provided with a voltage difference, and a system... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080142734 - Tactical integrated illumination countermeasure system: A method for generating visible light and a deceptive signature pattern for an emissions producing asset is disclosed. The method comprises illuminating at least one lighting assembly of the asset in a pattern. The pattern produces visible light synchronous with a signature of a wavelength in a substantially similar range... Agent: Tobin, Carberry, O'malley, Riley, Selinger, P.c.

20080142739 - Synchronous raster scanning lithographic system: A multi-beam synchronous raster scanning lithography system includes a processor that generates electrical signals representing a desired exposure pattern at an output. A multi-beam source of exposing radiation generates a plurality of exposure beam. A beam modulator receives the electrical signals generated by the processor and modulates the plurality of... Agent: Rauschenbach Patent Law Group, Llc

20080142740 - Plasma radiation source, method of forming plasma radiation, apparatus for projecting a pattern from a patterning device onto a substrate and device manufacturing method: A patterned beam of radiation is projected onto a substrate. A reflective optical element is used to help form the radiation beam from radiation emitted from a plasma region of a plasma source. In the plasma source, a plasma current is generated in the plasma region. To reduce damage to... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080142741 - Radiation system and lithographic apparatus: The invention relates to a radiation system for generating electromagnetic radiation. The radiation system includes a pair of electrodes constructed and arranged to generate plasma of a first substance and a pinch in the plasma. The radiation system also includes a plasma recombination surface that is arranged proximate to the... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080142742 - Integrated searchlight lighthead: A lighthead for a dual-mode searchlight including a generally concave housing with an attached infrared (IR) light source assembly, an insulating barrier and air gap between the visible and IR portions of the assembly, and a reflector integral to the housing.... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services Ab-2b

20080142743 - Filling system for potentially hazardous materials: Systems, devices, and methods for filling containers with radioactive materials are described. In certain embodiments, the systems comprise a shielding material that substantially defines a chamber and, preferably, substantially blocks radioactivity, a conduit extending through the shielding material into the chamber, and a securing unit that is disposed in the... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20080142744 - Optical coupler, manufacturing method therefor, and electronic equipment employing the optical coupler: A device unit 46 is constituted by including a lead frame 50 on which a light-emitting mold portion 48 and a light-receiving mold portion 49 are mounted. Moreover, an exterior casing for housing the device unit 46 is constituted of two parts dividable into an upper casing 45 and a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080142745 - Single sided dual scanning for computed radiography: A radiation image formation read out method for a storage phosphor screen. A phosphor screen is exposed to a first stimulating radiation from a first side of the screen to release a first stimulated radiation in the pattern of the stored image. The first stimulating radiation is at a first... Agent: Carestream Health Inc,

20080135723 - Focal plane and method for adjusting a focal plane of this type: A focal plane assembly for an optical sensor system, includes at least two photosensitive components and a focal plane plate, on which the photosensitive components are mounted. The focal plane plate is formed out of a number of modules, where the photosensitive components are distributed over the modules and connected... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20080135724 - Automatic focus device and method thereof: An auto focus device and method are provided. The device comprises a beam splitter set; a laser emitting device disposed at a first side of the beam splitter set for providing a laser beam to the beam splitter; a lens set disposed at a second side of the beam splitter... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.c.

20080135725 - Pump set and pump with electromagnetic radiation operated interlock: A medical pump including an electromagnetic emitter and detector is provided. The emitter emits electromagnetic radiation of a predetermined wavelength. A pump set that is compatible with the medical pump modifies the emitted electromagnetic radiation when properly installed in the pump. The detector receives electromagnetic radiation, and a filter excludes... Agent: Tyco Healthcare - Edward S. Jarmolowicz

20080135726 - Light sensor: A light sensor for recording the position of a light source includes a photo detector and a light modulator. The light modulator is configured to modulate the quantity of light hitting the photo detector based on an incident angle (α) of the light from the light source on the sensor.... Agent: Fish & Richardson Pc

20080135728 - Image sensor module: The present invention provides an image sensor module. The image sensor module has a die formed on a substrate, the die having a micro lens area, a lens holder formed on the substrate and over the die, a lens formed in the lens holder. A filter is formed within the... Agent: Kusner & Jaffe Highland Place Suite 310

20080135733 - Multi-band tracking and calibration system: A camera system includes at least two camera units, wherein each camera unit comprises at least one detection element for detecting an optical signal. At least one of the at least two camera units includes at least one element operative to enable detection of light in at least two different... Agent: Don W. Bulson (brai)

20080135727 - 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 Clarence T. Tegreene

20080135731 - Photoarray for detecting time-dependent image data: A photoarray includes a one-dimensional or two-dimensional array of cells, each having a photosensor generating a sensor signal dependent on a light intensity at the cell, a first capacitor charged by a time-derivative of a current, at least one threshold detector detecting if a voltage over the first capacitor exceeds... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080135730 - Solid state imaging device and output circuit thereof: An output circuit of a solid state imaging device comprises: a source follower circuit that amplifies a voltage value signal converted by a charge detecting portion in accordance with an amount of a signal charge stored by each of pixels and outputs the amplified voltage value signal; a reset transistor... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080135729 - Solid-image-pickup device, image-pickup device, and method of driving solid-image-pickup device: A method of driving a solid-image-pickup device is provided. The driving method includes the steps of converting light incident on a plurality of pixels arranged in matrix form into an electric signal, selecting and controlling the pixels for each of rows and/or columns, and scanning the pixels in sequence, converting... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080135732 - Solid-state image pickup device, method for manufacturing solid-state image pickup device, and camera: A solid-state image pickup device includes a plurality of pixels on a light-receiving surface, photodiodes disposed on the light-receiving surface of a semiconductor substrate while being partitioned on the pixel basis, signal transferring portions which are disposed on the semiconductor substrate and which read signal charges generated and stored in... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080135734 - Method and system for controlling an air-conditioning unit: In a method for controlling an air-conditioning unit, in which the incident solar radiation is captured by means of at least three spatially arranged sensors, the calculation of the incident solar radiation is performed on the basis of a vector representation of the incident solar radiation. In this way a... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.c.

20080135735 - Signal-enhancement system for photodetector outputs: A light scattering photometer signal-enhancement systems includes an adaptive sample and subtract circuit controlled by a computer or microcontroller (MCU). The MCU controls the gain of a programmable-gain amplifier (PGA) cascade that is used to amplify the raw photometer signal. In order to maintain the DC accuracy, the DC offset... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080135736 - Bias control apparatus for avalanche photodiode and optical apparatus utilizing the bias control apparatus: An apparatus is provided with a biasing unit supplying a bias signal to a first avalanche photodiode and a second avalanche photodiode, the bias signal having a first level and a second level, the first level causing a multiplying effect and the second level causing a non-multiplying effect for the... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080135737 - Light source device and method for modulating brightness of light emitted by same and liquid crystal display using same: An exemplary light source device (10) includes a power supply (12), a light source (14), and a photodetector (16). The photodetector includes a light sensor (17) and a resistor (18) connected in parallel. The power supply, the light source, and the photodetector are connected in series. When the intensity of... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080135738 - Device for detecting ambient light and light in the area in front of a motor vehicle: An ambient light sensor system is provided for sensing ambient light and light in the area in front of a motor vehicle, wherein the ambient light sensor system includes a light guide element arranged behind a transparent surface of the motor vehicle and at least two sensors arranged on the... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, Pllc

20080135739 - Metal nanowire based bandpass filter arrays in the optical frequency range: A metal nanowire array acts as a band pass filter in the visible to IR range. The filter may be used in a monochromator, spectrometer, color camera, analyte detector or other devices.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080135741 - Method for providing light signals for photometers and a photometer: The present invention relates to photometers wherein light signals on different wavelengths are directed to samples and a light scattered from or penetrated through the sample is measured with a photodetector. Method provides a required filtered light signal for a photometer (4). The method comprises providing a source of white... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080135740 - On-vehicle imaging device: A vehicle-mounted imaging device that is mounted in an automobile and performs color imaging has been provided with a plurality of two-dimensionally arranged pixel cells. In each of the pixels, a color filter separates incident light by a multilayer interference filter. The multilayer interference filter is composed of two λ/4... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080135742 - Hyperthermal neutral beam source and method of operating: Method and system for pumping a hyperthermal neutral beam source is described. The pumping system enables use of the hyperthermal neutral beam source for semiconductor processing applications, such as etching processes. An embodiment is described having a neutral beam source coupled to a processing chamber through a neutralizing grid. Control... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (tokyo Electron)

20080135743 - Device for use in normalizing readings on a testing machine: An optic module verification device for normalizing between X photon counters, including a verification tray with X verification wells and a modular photon emitter in each verification well. Each photon emitter includes a spring, a Beta source disk, a scintillator disk adjacent the Beta source disk, and a neutral density... Agent: Paul D. Yasger Abbott Laboratories

20080135744 - Method of mass spectrometer: A method of identifying molecules of biological origin is disclosed. The molecules are identified and the basis of the accurately determined mass to charge ratio of the molecules and at least a further physico-chemical property such as elution time or charge state. Further physico-chemical properties may be used. The experimentally... Agent: Waters Investments Limited C/o Waters Corporation

20080135745 - Explosives detection using differential mobility spectrometry: The invention relates generally to ion mobility based systems, methods and devices for analyzing samples and, more particularly, in some embodiments to compact GC-DMS systems, methods, and devices employing enhanced GC column temperature control and configurations to identify various sample constituents.... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20080135747 - Collision-induced decomposition of ions in rf ion traps: In an RF ion trap, analyte ions are fragmented by applying a moderately high RF storage voltage to the trap. The ions are then excited via dipolar excitation, and after a short time, the ions are forced into a resting state, again using dipolar excitation. The RF storage voltage is... Agent: Law Offices Of Paul E. Kudirka

20080135746 - Mass spectrometer: A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising an ion mobility spectrometer or separator (3) arranged upstream of a collision or fragmentation cell (5). Ions are separated according to their ion mobility within the ion mobility spectrometer or separator (3). The kinetic energy of the ions exiting the ion mobility spectrometer or... Agent: Waters Investments Limited C/o Waters Corporation

20080135748 - Spherical aberration corrected electrostatic lens, input lens, electron spectrometer, photoemission electron microscope and measuring system: A mesh (M) having an ellipsoid shape or a shape close to the ellipsoid shape is attached to an electrode (EL1) among electrodes (EL1 to ELn). Voltages of the later-stage electrodes (EL2 to ELn) are appropriately set. With this arrangement, a local negative spherical aberration generated by the mesh (M)... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080135750 - High speed measurement, analysis and imaging systems and methods for length scales from meter to sub-nanometer: An system for the measurement, analysis, and imaging of objects and surfaces in a variety of sizes is provided. In the most general terms, the invention relates to a device capable of measuring an object using a combination of low-resolution optical, high-resolution optical, SPM/AFM and/or material analysis techniques. The data... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080135749 - Microscope probe having an ultra-tall tip: A microscope probe including a coaxial tip and a coplanar waveguide (CPW) formed on a silicon substrate is provided. The coaxial tip includes a tip shaft and a tip nib formed from the silicon substrate with the tip nib extending from the tip shaft opposite the silicon substrate. The tip... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080135751 - Sample inspection method, sample inspection apparatus, and sample holder: A sample holder is offered which is used when a sample is inspected by irradiating the sample with a primary beam consisting of a charged-particle beam (such as an electron beam) via a film. Furthermore, method and apparatus for preventing destruction of the film due to a pressure difference by... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.c.

20080135752 - Probe-holding apparatus, sample-obtaining apparatus, sample-processing apparatus, sample-processsing method and sample-evaluating method: A sample processing apparatus includes a stage for supporting a sample, a first temperature controller for controlling a temperature of the sample, an ion beam generator for irradiating the sample with an ion beam, and a detector for detecting a signal emitted from the sample in response to the irradiation... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080135756 - Charged beam gun: The present invention provides a highly reliable charged beam gun designed in consideration for environmental protection, which prevents faulty insulation in a high-voltage connection. An insulating liquid is present in a gap formed between a connecting bushing and a receiving-side flange placed in a vacuum container, and the connecting bushing... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080135754 - Charged-particle beam system: A charged-particle beam system capable of reliably detecting defects in an interconnect pattern, which is formed, for example, on a semiconductor device. The system uses an electron source for producing an electron beam. A specimen on which the interconnect pattern is formed is scanned with the electron beam in two... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.c.

20080135753 - Ion implanter: [Means for Resolution] The ion implanting apparatus has: an ion source 100 which generates an ion beam 50; electron beam sources Gn which emit an electron beam to be scanned in the Y direction in the ion source 100; a power source 114 for the sources; an ion beam monitor... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080135755 - Scanning electron microscope: The present invention was made in view of a problem of an electron microscope in which a reduction in detection efficiency of electrons detected by a detector should be prevented by eliminating any influence of a leakage magnetic field through a gap in an objective lens onto the electrons emitted... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080135757 - Infrared radiation imager having sub-pixelization and detector interdigitation: An infrared radiation (“IR”) focal plane array (“FPA”) imager includes a detector array chip containing pixels having substantially one-hundred percent operability. Each of the pixels contains a plurality of interdigitated sub-detectors, where the sub-detectors are selectively operable to provide for collection of photogenerated minority charges representative of all or substantially... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080135758 - Bolometer and method of manufacturing the same: Provided are a bolometer and a method of manufacturing the bolometer. The bolometer includes: a semiconductor substrate comprising a detection circuit; a reflective layer disposed in an area of a surface of the semiconductor substrate; metal pads disposed on the surface of the semiconductor substrate beside both sides of the... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, Pc

20080135759 - Image sensor and image forming apparatus: An image sensor includes a housing which receives heat of a circuit board, and a light source which is supported in the housing and radiates light toward a document. The light source is an EL light-emitting element including a light emission section which emits light by organic electroluminescence. The EL... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080135760 - System and method for measuring water vapor in natural gas: The amount of water vapor in natural gas at different levels, including at levels below 10 ppmv, is measured by directing a light from a quantum cascade laser at a frequency in the 5.01 to 5.03 micron or the 5.07 to 50.9 micron wavelength range through natural gas containing water... Agent: William J. Mason Maccord Mason Pllc

20080135761 - Multi-channel infrared optical phase fraction meter: Methods and apparatus for measuring a phase fraction of a flow stream are disclosed. An infrared phase fraction meter includes a light source for emitting into a flow stream infrared radiation that includes first and second wavelength bands. The first wavelength band substantially transmits through first and second phases of... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.l.p.

20080135762 - Passive, remote sensor: A passive, remote sensor including an optical subsystem for receiving electromagnetic radiation scattered off a surface. A detector is responsive to electromagnetic radiation received by the optical subsystem and generates a composite signal comprising a DC current component and an AC current component. A filter extracts the DC current component... Agent: Iandiorio & Teska Intellectual Property Law Attorneys

20080135763 - Small detector array for infrared imaging microscope: An infrared imaging microscope, particularly of the type used to carry out FT-IR measurement, has a detector in the form of a small detector array of individual detector elements. The outputs of the detector elements are fed in parallel to processing means which process the output signals. The use of... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, Llc

20080135764 - Device and method for locally resolved control of a radiation dose: A device for locally resolved control of a radiation dose (ρ(γ,e+)({right arrow over (r)})) applied with a pulsed particle beam (6) in particle beam therapy, with a processing unit (24), which is set up to detect continuously a count rate of x-ray quanta (14) measured with a positron emission tomograph... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080135765 - Staggered array imaging system using pixilated radiation detectors: A radiation detection/imaging system includes a first set of radiation detectors spaced from each other in a first direction and a second set of radiation detectors spaced from each other in the first direction. The second set of radiation detectors is positioned laterally adjacent the first set of radiation detectors... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.c.

20080135766 - Digital x-ray image detector using an fed device: Disclosed is a digital X-ray image detector using an FED, including an upper substrate and a lower substrate disposed to face each other; an anode formed beneath the upper substrate; a photoconductive layer formed beneath the anode for forming electron-hole pairs using X-rays; a cathode formed on the lower substrate;... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080135767 - Gamma imagery device: s

20080135768 - Single photon emission computed tomography (spect) system for cardiac imaging: A single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) system for cardiac imaging including an open arc-shaped frame. A collimator subsystem is shaped to approximately match the thoracic contour to optimize the geometric efficiency for detecting photons emitted from the heart of patients having different sizes and weights and shaped to surround... Agent: Iandiorio & Teska

20080135770 - Afterglow dc-offset calibration in a nuclear imaging system: Method and system are provided for calibrating a nuclear medical imaging apparatus for DC shift caused by gamma event afterglow pulses. Detector responses to weak and to high count rate radiation sources are compared with each other, and a zero correction value is incremented until the detector response is the... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080135769 - Attenuation correction of pet image using image data acquired with an mri system: A method for correcting attenuation in a positron emission tomography (PET) image includes acquiring images of tissue using a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system. The images of tissue are acquired by the MRI system at substantially the same time that sinogram data are acquired from the PET scanner. An attenuation... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080135771 - Signal discriminator for radiation detection system and method: A radiation detection system is operative for converting (1, 2) a radiation event into an electrical signal having an amplitude related to the energy of said radiation event, converting (3, 6) at least a portion of the electrical signal into a count value related to the amplitude of the electrical... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.c.

20080135772 - Method and system for special nuclear material detection: A method of analyzing a container for presence of special nuclear materials (SNM) is disclosed. The method includes obtaining information regarding at least one of the container and contents therein, automatically selecting an operational parameter in response to the information; and, performing a screening of the container according to the... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080135773 - Data display system and method: A method for processing transmission data from neutron and gamma-ray radiation to form an image, the neutron and gamma-ray radiation having traversed through an object and representing a measure of neutron attenuation and gamma-ray attenuation introduced by the object, comprising forming a neutron mass attenuation matrix ‘n’ and gamma-ray mass... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080135774 - Scatterometer, a lithographic apparatus and a focus analysis method: To detect whether a substrate is in a focal plane of a scatterometer, a cross-sectional area of radiation above a certain intensity value is detected both in front of and behind a back focal plane of the optical system of the scatterometer. The detection positions in front of and behind... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080135775 - Techniques for confining electrons in an ion implanter: Techniques for confining electrons in an ion implanter are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as an apparatus for confining electrons in an ion implanter. The apparatus may comprise a first array of magnets and a second array of magnets positioned along at least a... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP/varian Semiconductor, Equipment Associates, Inc.

20080135777 - Ion implanter: [Means for Resolution] An analyzing electromagnet 200 constituting an ion implanting apparatus has a first inner coil 206, a second inner coil 212, three first outer coils 218, three second outer coils 224, and a yoke 230. The inner coils 206, 212 are saddle-shaped coils cooperating with each other to... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080135776 - Magnetic monitoring of a faraday cup for an ion implanter: This disclosure provides an approach for magnetic monitoring of a Faraday cup for an ion implanter. In this disclosure, there is a vacuum chamber and a Faraday cup located within the vacuum chamber. The Faraday cup is configured to move within the path of an ion beam entering the vacuum... Agent: Scott Faber, Esq. Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc

20080135779 - Ion beam system and machining method: An ion beam system includes a sample stage which holds a sample, an irradiation optical system which irradiates a sample held on the sample stage by an ion beam, and a charged particle beam observation system for observing a cross-section of the sample which is machined by the ion beam.... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080135778 - Specimen kit and fabricating method thereof: A specimen kit for enclosing a specimen is described, including a first substrate, a second substrate and a sealant. The first substrate has a first observation window at which a thickness thereof is smaller than that of the other parts thereof. The second substrate has a second observation window at... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080135780 - Device and method for verifying value documents: s

20080135781 - Substrate for mass spectrometry, and method for manufacturing substrate for mass spectrometry: A substrate for mass spectrometry for effectively performing ionization has been demanded. The substrate for mass spectrometry includes a base, a porous film formed on the base, and an inorganic material film formed on the porous film. The inorganic material film has a plurality of concaves formed vertically to the... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080135782 - Apparatus and method for the irradiation of radiation sensitive materials: An apparatus for the irradiation of a radiation sensitive material. The apparatus includes at least one thermally conductive tank for containing a heat transfer medium therein, said at least one thermally conductive tank having a first wall and a second wall in a parallel spaced relationship, said second wall having... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20080135785 - Method of and apparatus for manufacturing semiconductor thin film, and method of manufacturing thin film transistor: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor thin film includes (A) forming an amorphous semiconductor film on a substrate, (B) irradiating a beam to a surface of the amorphous semiconductor film such that a predetermined region of the amorphous semiconductor film is melted and solidified to form a crystallized semiconductor film,... Agent: Muirhead And Saturnelli, Llc

20080135784 - Patterning compositions, masks, and methods: Electromagnetic radiation sensitive mask materials are provided. The mask materials are chosen such a first percentage of electromagnetic radiation at a first wavelength is transmitted through the mask material prior to the exposure of the mask material to electromagnetic radiation at a second wavelength and a second percentage of electromagnetic... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20080135783 - Bushing unit with integrated conductor in ion accelerating device and related method: An ion accelerating device includes a series of bushing units and a series of resistor circuit units. Each resistor circuit unit is coupled to one bushing unit. A bushing unit includes three integrated conductors to establish connections to the coupled resistor circuit unit and to an immediately adjacent bushing unit... Agent: Scott Faber, Esq. Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.

20080135786 - Adjustable aperture element for particle beam device, method of operating and manufacturing thereof: A charged particle beam device is provided. The device includes an emitter for emitting a charged particle beam in a propagation direction essentially along an optical axis of the charged particle beam device, an aperture arrangement within the charged particle beam device. The aperture arrangement includes a first aperture element... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.l.p.

20080135787 - Vcsel on silicon integrated circuit: Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) on silicon substrate. One embodiment described herein includes an apparatus with functionality for communicating optical signals on a silicon integrated circuit chip. The apparatus includes a silicon based integrated circuit chip die. An optical waveguide is formed at the silicon based integrated circuit chip... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080135788 - Wafer center finding with contact image sensors: A number of wafer center finding methods and systems are disclosed herein that improve upon existing techniques used in semiconductor manufacturing.... Agent: Strategic Patents P.c..

20080135789 - Material decomposition image noise reduction: A diagnostic imaging system in an example comprises a high frequency electromagnetic energy source, a detector, a data acquisition system (DAS), and a computer. The high frequency electromagnetic energy source emits a beam of high frequency electromagnetic energy toward an object to be imaged. The detector receives high frequency electromagnetic... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080135790 - Real-time high-magnification stereoscopic microscope: A microscope produces a high magnification stereoscopic image of a specimen by generating in the specimen two needle shaped illuminated regions tilted in optical axis of the microscope using a plurality of pinholes, moveable mirrors, and beamsplitters (37, 70). Light emitted from the needle shaped regions is detected using separate... Agent: Stephen C. Baer

20080128586 - Sun sensor assembly and related method of using: The present invention includes a sun sensor assembly having an aperture that defines an area that is less than the area of the photo-detecting surface of a corresponding first photo-detector. According to another aspect, the present invention also includes a solar concentrator includes at least two sun sensor assemblies mounted... Agent: Kagan Binder, Pllc

20080128587 - Apparatus and method for controlling optical power and extinction ratio: The present invention relates to an optical power and extinction ratio controlling device and method. An optical signal output from a light source is detected and optical power and extinction ratio of the light source are controlled. In detail, a feedback signal is provided to the light source to automatically... Agent: Lexyoume Ip Group, Llc

20080128588 - Temperature control apparatus and method, and program: A temperature control apparatus is provided which may control temperature of an optical component that operates upon receipt of light from a light source. The apparatus may include a light quantity detector which detects a quantity of light based on the light source; and a temperature regulator which performs regulating... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20080128589 - Vehicle rearview mirror system having a variable reflectance control: A vehicle rearview mirror system includes an electro-optic reflective element, an ambient light sensor that is operable to sense ambient light, a glare light sensor that is operable to sense glare light and a circuit that is responsive to the ambient glare light sensors which establishes a reflectance level of... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP

20080128590 - Image sensor: In an autofocus image sensor, monitoring pixels are disposed adjacent to a pixel array over a length equal to that of the pixel array in each of a standard portion and a reference portion. Signals from the monitoring pixels of both of the standard portion and the reference portion are... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080128591 - Intensity detector circuitry: An analog to digital converter and related systems.... Agent: Searete Llc Clarence T. Tegreene

20080128595 - Monitoring light pulses: To monitor light pulses from a light source, such as a laser, sense signals are provided to a photosensing component or array, causing photosensing during a series of one or more sense periods for the light pulse. Each light pulse can be provided through a transmission structure, such as a... Agent: Leading Edge Law Group, Plc/xerox-parc

20080128593 - Image processing apparatus, image reading device, and image forming device: An image processing device includes: a spectral reflectance calculation unit that calculates a spectral reflectance on the basis of intensities of reflection light and irradiation intensities; a color value calculation unit that obtains color values based on the spectral reflectance; a coefficient calculation unit that calculates coefficients respectively for a... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080128592 - Light receiving element: In a photosensor for composing pixels of an image sensor, a wide dynamic range having self-suppression action in the sensor unit in every pixel is realized. The photosensor includes a semiconductor substrate, a first electrode film formed on the semiconductor substrate, an insulator film being between the semiconductor substrate and... Agent: Matthew K. Ryan Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20080128594 - Backlight module with controlled output light intensity and driving method for same: An exemplary backlight module (1) includes a light source (11), a control circuit (15) and an ambient light detector (17). The ambient light detector is configured for detecting an intensity of ambient light beams and generating a corresponding current output to the control circuit. The control circuit is configured for... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080128596 - Laser trackball: A trackball in one embodiment includes a socket mounted on a PCB and including an upper chamber, a lower chamber in communication with the upper chamber, an opening on a periphery of the lower chamber, rollers disposed around a bottom of the upper chamber, a ball mounted in the upper... Agent: G. Link Co., Ltd.

20080128597 - Portable reactor for real-time nucleic acid amplification and detection: The present invention provides core technologies necessary for a portable, low cost LED-based handheld fluorometer. The fluorometer is based on a heater integrated within the walls of the reaction chamber, and an orthogonal geometry LED based light source to provide optical excitation. Power is supplied through either an internal power... Agent: Smith Hopen, Pa

20080128598 - Imaging device camera system and driving method of the same: An imaging device includes: a pixel array part in which a plurality of pixels with different characteristics of spectral sensitivity are arranged in an array and which converts light transmitted through the pixel into an electric signal, wherein in the pixel array part, among a first color filter pixel, a... Agent: David R. Metzger Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080128599 - Optical elements, related manufacturing methods and assemblies incorporating optical elements: The present invention relates to various optical elements, related manufacturing methods and systems incorporating the optical elements. In at least one embodiment an optical element is provided that improves a vision system's capability to accurately measure a spectral characteristic of a distant light source.... Agent: Price, Heneveld, Cooper, Dewitt, & Litton, LLP/gentex Corporation

20080128600 - Impact detection system: Disclosed is an impact detection system including: an optical fiber including a plurality of sensor sections to reflect light, a wavelength band of the reflected light vibrates depending on an elastic wave propagating through a subject to be inspected; a light source to input light into the optical fiber; optical... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, Pllc

20080128601 - Encoder: In this encoder, each of light relay portions 4 formed along an operational direction α in the scale plate has a pattern of a one-dimensional array of some of optically transparent potions 5 and optically nontransparent portions 6 different from those of the other light relay portions. This allows the... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20080128602 - Apparatus for producing nuclear spin-polarized noble gas, nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, and nuclear magnetic resonance imager: An apparatus for producing a nuclear spin-polarized noble gas by spin-polarizing a noble gas in the presence of an optical pumping catalyst under application of magnetic field and laser light, including a cell having a thin reaction chamber, a gas introduction conduit connected in fluid communication with the reaction chamber... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.l.p.

20080128603 - Infrared sensor calibration system and method: An infrared sensor calibration system including a calibration body at a known temperature a fixture for a package with at least two infrared sensors each aimed at a different location on the calibration body. Relative motion is provided between the calibration body and the fixture so each infrared sensor is... Agent: General Electric Co. Global Patent Operation

20080128604 - Geological tomography using cosmic rays: Disclosed are a system and method configured for detecting cosmic ray muon (CRM) flux along a variety of trajectories through a subterranean test region, collecting the muon detection data, and processing the data to form a three-dimensional density distribution image corresponding to the test region. In at least one embodiment,... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080128605 - Mass spectrometers: In one implementation, processes for designing mass separators from a series of mass separator electric field data and processes for designing an ion trap from a range of data pairs and a mass analyzer scale are provided. Methods for producing mass separators including ion traps having Z0/r0 ratios from about... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20080128607 - Mass spectrometry analysis method and system: The invention relates to a method and device for analyzing a sample containing a number of substances. The method comprises the following steps: recording one or more mass spectra (mass spectra data D) of the sample (P); deconvoluting the mass spectra in a first evaluating device (A), which assigns the... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080128606 - Methods and systems for the quantitative analysis of biomarkers: Disclosed are methods and systems using liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS and 2D-LC-MS/MS) for the analysis of endogenous biomarkers, including steroid hormones, such as estrone and estradiol, thyroid hormones, such as free thyroxine, and metabolites, such as 25-hydroxyvitamin D2 and 25-hydroxyvitamin D3, in biological samples.... Agent: Kilpatrick Stockton LLP

20080128608 - Nanostructure-initiator mass spectrometry: A substrate for use in providing an ionized target comprising a structured substrate has a plurality of recesses, at least a portion of the plurality of recesses containing an initiator, the substrate being capable of having a target loaded on it. In one methods, irradiation of the substrate can cause... Agent: Welsh & Katz, Ltd

20080128609 - Systems for differential ion mobility analysis: Disclosed herein are systems, methods and apparatus, for detection and identification of chemical warfare agents (CWAs) using a differential mobility spectrometer.... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20080128610 - Method and apparatus for collisional activation of polypeptide ions: A method and apparatus for identification of activating ions by collisions is described. The method uses a plurality of linear ion traps and a plurality of sources of ions and a mass measuring device. A first source is operated to dispense first ions into a first trap, where the ions... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080128611 - Method and apparatus for transmission mode ion/ion dissociation: A method an apparatus for analyzing biomolecules is described. The method includes injecting and storing one species of ionized molecule in a linear ion trap and injecting second species of oppositely polarity ionized molecule such that the second species is transmitted through the stored first species. The resultant reaction products... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080128612 - Method and apparatus for chromatography high field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry: Method and apparatus for chromatographic high field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry, including a gas chromatographic analyzer section intimately coupled with an ionization section, an ion filter section, and an ion detection section, in which the sample compounds are at least somewhat separated prior to ionization, and ion filtering proceeds... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20080128613 - Electric sector time-of-flight mass spectrometer with adjustable ion optical elements: The invention provides apparatus and methods for performing time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometry. A TOF mass spectrometer of the present invention comprises one or more ion focusing electric sectors. At least one of the electric sectors is associated with an ion optical element. The ion optical elements comprise at least one... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20080128614 - Mass spectrometry with laser ablation: A mass spectrometric analysis of surface material is performed by vaporizing the surface material with pulses of laser light and then collecting the vaporized material by dissolving it in a liquid. The liquid with the dissolved material is then fed to an ionization process, preferably an electrospray ionization process. The... Agent: Law Offices Of Paul E. Kudirka

20080128615 - Real time analyzer and method for analysis: An analyzer carrying out analysis with a high degree of qualitative accuracy by separating impurities which hinder the analysis while analyzing in real time. An introducing tube is branched with one branched tube directly leading to an ion source for real time analysis. The other branched tube leads to the... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith LLP

20080128616 - Resin film evaluation method and method for manufacturing a semiconductor device: In the resin film evaluation method and method for manufacturing a semiconductor device applying the resin film evaluation method of the present invention, first, a substrate having a resin film formed on an insulating film with an opening in which the surface of the insulating film is exposed is irradiated... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080128617 - Scanning electron microscope: A technique executes autofocus adjustment stably even when a plurality of patterns or foreign matter capable of being imaged only by a specific detector are included independently. Such an image as a concavo-convex image having a weak contrast can be picked up. The technique can automatically focus such an image... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080128618 - Dendrimer based electro-optic sensor: A high efficiency electro-optic dendrimer based technology for nanophotonic integrated circuit devices is presented. In particular, an electro-optic waveguide dendrimer for electro-optic sensor applications is implemented. A terahertz system for detecting and imaging objects is implemented using electro-optic dendrimer based terahertz emitters and probing sensors.... Agent: Gibbons P.c.

20080128619 - Infrared imaging element: To provide an infrared imaging device having a higher temperature resolution that includes a plurality of pixel cells (1a-1d) arranged one-dimensionally or two-dimensionally, in which each pixel cell includes a thermal resistor composed of a strongly-correlated electron material.... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080128620 - Method of making a thermopile detector and package: A method of making a radiation sensor wherein a plurality of thermopiles are formed on one wafer and a plurality of packages for the thermopiles are formed in another wafer. Each package includes a formed well covered by a window. The two wafers are bonded in a controlled gas or... Agent: General Electric Co. Global Patent Operation

20080128621 - Use of ion induced luminescence (iil) as feedback control for ion implantation: An ion implantation system utilizing detected ion induced luminescence as feedback control that comprises, a wafer, a spectrometer, a photodetector, an ion source generator, wherein the ion source generator is configured to implant the wafer with ions, and the photodetector is configured to detect ion induced luminescence both on and... Agent: Eschweiler & Associates, Llc National City Bank Building

20080128622 - Infrared spectrometer: Method and apparatus for detecting, by absorption spectroscopy, an isotopic ratio of a sample, by passing first and second laser beams of different frequencies through the sample. Two IR absorption cells are used, a first containing a reference gas of known isotopic ratio and the second containing a sample of... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080128625 - Device limiting the appearance of decoding artefacts for a gamma camera with a coded mask: The invention relates to a device limiting the appearance of decoding artefacts for a gamma camera with a coded mask comprising a gamma radiation detector (3) opposite the coded mask (1) and having a field of view with an area partially coded (20) by the coded mask (1). It comprises... Agent: Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

20080128624 - Nanocomposite scintillator and detector: A nanocomposite scintillator is prepared using fast, bright, rare-earth doped nanopowder phosphor and a binder that is transparent to the emission of the phosphor.... Agent: Los Alamos National Security, Llc

20080128623 - Scintillator compositions containing cerium and praseodymium activator ions, and related methods and articles of manufacture: A scintillator composition is provided. The scintillator composition includes a lutetium phosphate matrix, a cerium activator ion for the matrix material, a praseodymium activator ion, and any reaction products thereof. Radiation detectors that use the scintillators are also described, as are related methods for detecting high-energy radiation.... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080128626 - Radioimaging: Radioimaging methods, devices and radiopharmaceuticals therefor.... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan Prtsi, Inc.

20080128627 - Substrates, systems and methods for analyzing materials: Substrates, systems and methods for analyzing materials that include waveguide arrays disposed upon or within the substrate such that evanescent fields emanating from the waveguides illuminate materials disposed upon or proximal to the surface of the substrate, permitting analysis of such materials. The substrates, systems and methods are used in... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20080128628 - Neutron detectors based on organic and inorganic polymers, small molecules and particles, and their method of fabrication: A neutron detector, and method for fabricating same, having an active layer comprised of organic and inorganic materials such as polymers and/or small molecules. These materials function as a semiconductor host matrix that transports carriers excited by neutron absorption. The active layer is comprised of host semiconductor materials, composites of... Agent: Gates & Cooper LLP

20080128629 - Monitoring ionizing radiation in silicon-on insulator integrated circuits: A method, device and system for monitoring ionizing radiation. The method including: collecting an ionizing radiation induced charge collected by the depletion region of a diode formed in a silicon layer below an oxide layer buried below a surface of a silicon substrate; and coupling a cathode of the diode... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20080128631 - Radiation cameras: The invention describes radiation cameras consisting of interlaced scintillation fiber arrays and a fiber readout method using pixellated photo-detector cameras. Several fabrication methods of the fiber arrays are described. The use of such Radiation Cameras in Medical Imaging systems is also described.... Agent: Avraham Suhami

20080128630 - Radiation detecting apparatus, manufacturing method therefor, and radiation image pickup system: The present invention provides a radiation detecting apparatus having a radiation conversion element laminated on a switch TFT, including: a gate electrode of the switch TFT; a first insulating layer, a first semiconductor layer, and an ohmic contact layer, which are laminated on the gate electrode in order; and a... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080128632 - Multidirectional ultraviolet sensor: A multidirectional ultraviolet sensor includes a substrate and a UV-sensitive layer. The UV-sensitive layer contains nano-sized or micro-sized particles of a UV-sensitive material, which is attached to a top surface of the substrate by sintering process to enable sensing of ultraviolet light incident on the ultraviolet sensor from various directions.... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080128633 - Using large field-of-view data to improve small field-of-view imaging: A large field of view projection image is obtained and a small field of view projection image is obtained. The two images are normalized, to take into account the difference between the count data between the images, and the way the images represent data. The large field of view image... Agent: Law Office Of Scott C Harris

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20080128634 - Method and apparatus for surface potential reflection electron mask lithography: A method (and structure) for controlling a beam used to generate a pattern on a target surface includes generating a beam of charged particles and directing the beam to a mask surface and causing the beam to be either absorbed by or reflected from the mask surface, thereby either precluding... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, Pllc

20080128636 - Gas analyzing system, lithographic apparatus and method of improving a sensitivity of a gas analyzing system: A gas analyzing system is disclosed, the system including a gas analyzer and a reduced pressure chamber in which interior the gas analyzer is arranged, the reduced pressure chamber having an inlet configuration for a gas mixture inflow and an outlet configuration for a gas mixture outflow, wherein the outlet... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080128637 - Method and system for logic design for cell projection particle beam lithography: A method for particle beam lithography, such as electron beam (EB) lithography, includes predefining a stencil design having a plurality of cell patterns with information from a cell library, fabricating the stencil design, synthesizing a functional description into a logic circuit design after predefining the stencil design so that one... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20080128638 - Multi-beam modulator for a particle beam and use of the multi-beam modulator for the maskless structuring of a substrate: The invention discloses a multibeam modulator which generates a plurality of individual beams from a particle beam. The particle beam illuminates the multibeam modulator at least partially over its surface. The multibeam modulator comprises a plurality of aperture groups composed of aperture row groups. The totality of all aperture rows... Agent: Reed Smith, LLP Attn: Patent Records Department

20080128641 - Apparatus and method for introducing particles using a radio frequency quadrupole linear accelerator for semiconductor materials: A system for forming one or more detachable semiconductor films capable of being free-standing. The apparatus includes an ion source to generate a plurality of collimated charged particles at a first energy level. The system includes a linear accelerator having a plurality of modular radio frequency quadrupole (RFQ) elements numbered... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080128639 - Ion implantation apparatus and method for obtaining non-uniform ion implantation energy: An ion implantation apparatus includes an ion beam source for generating an ion beam; an implantation energy controller disposed on a path of the ion beam for controlling the ion implantation energy of the ion beam so that an ion beam having a first implantation energy is created for a... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080128640 - Partial ion implantation apparatus and method using bundled beam: An ion implantation apparatus comprises an ion beam source for generating an initial ion beam, a bundled ion beam generator adapted to change the initial ion beam into a bundled ion beam based on a predetermined frequency to pass the bundled ion beam for a first time while passing the... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080128642 - Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method: A lithographic apparatus includes an illumination system configured to condition a radiation beam, a support for a patterning device, a substrate table for a substrate, a projection system, and a control system. The patterning device is capable of imparting the radiation beam with a pattern in its cross-section to form... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080128643 - Projection exposure tool for microlithography having a radiation detector for spatially resolved registration of electromagnetic radiation: A microlithography projection exposure tool with a radiation detector for the locally resolved recording of electromagnetic radiation. The radiation detector comprises: a solid state body which is configured to multiply electric charge and a collector which is configured to determine the location of the multiplied electric charge by means of... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080128644 - Inspection method and apparatus, lithographic apparatus, lithographic processing cell and device manufacturing method: A fault detection and classification method is disclosed that uses raw back-focal-plane image data of radiation from a substrate surface, detected by a scatterometer detector, to determine a variation in the raw data and correlate the variation in the raw data with a possible fault in a lithographic apparatus or... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP