Radiant energy inventions 09/08

20080230679 - Integrated photoreceptor circuit and optoelectronic component inlcuding the same: The integrated photoreceptor circuit includes a photosensitive area for picking up light and a processing unit area for processing the signals provided by the photosensitive area. This photoreceptor circuit includes electric contact pads, which are arranged symmetrically solely on the side of the processing unit area, which is juxtaposed with... Agent: Griffin & Szipl, PC

20080230680 - Electron multiplying solid-state image pickup apparatus, method and computer program product for adjusting electron multiplying gain: An electron multiplying solid-state image pickup apparatus which obtains a desired electron multiplying gain through adjusting a voltage applied to an electron multiplying gate electrode includes an electron multiplying unit, a test signal supply unit and a control unit. The electron multiplying unit multiplies an electron corresponding to an input... Agent: Nec Corporation Of America

20080230681 - Image capture device: An image capture device, which illuminates a subject and receives light reflected from the subject to capture an image of the subject, is provided to achieve a small-size configuration and easy assembly. A plurality of light-emitting elements are mounted in positions on the periphery of an image sensor, and a... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080230683 - Light receiving circuit: A light receiving circuit includes: a first transimpedance amplifier configured to convert an input signal to a voltage signal, the input signal being current-converted by a first photodiode; a second transimpedance amplifier connected to a light-shielded second photodiode, and being configured to output a reference voltage; a differential amplifier; a... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080230682 - Method for manufacturing a semiconductor device: A semiconductor device is manufactured through steps in which a photoelectric conversion element and an amplifier circuit are formed over a first substrate with a release layer interposed therebetween, and the photoelectric conversion element and the amplifier circuit are separated from the first substrate. Output characteristics of the amplifier circuit... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080230685 - Photoelectric conversion device and camera using photoelectric conversion device: A photoelectric conversion device is configured to include a light receiving region, for converting light to signal charges, and transistors. An insulation film is arranged on a surface of the light receiving region and under gate electrodes of the transistors. A first reflection prevention film of a refractive index higher... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080230684 - Gain control system for visible light communication systems: An optical receiver having a photodetector, a variable gain amplifier, and a gain control circuit is disclosed. The photodetector generates a photodetector output signal related to an intensity of light received by the photodetector, the photodetector output signal being characterized by a peak-to-peak signal value. The variable gain amplifier amplifies... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20080230686 - Charged-particle detecting apparatus: The present invention relates to a charged-particle detecting apparatus having a structure which enables adjustment of a potential distribution so as to stably maintain flight loci of charged particles without depending on a change in a voltage-applied state. The charged-particle detecting apparatus comprises a first electrode, an MCP, a second... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20080230687 - Automatic analysis device and method for monitoring polymer production by means of mass spectroscopy: The invention relates to a method, which is used to monitor the composition of a polymer blend, melt and/or solution used to produce a polymer and to an automatic analysis device (27). To produce the polymer, the polymer blend, melt and/or solution is guided through an installation volume and a... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080230689 - Chemical identification of peroxide-based explosives: A method of detecting the presence of an analyte in an ion mobility spectrometer using an amide ionization reagent is provided. This method is particularly useful for the detection of peroxide-based explosives.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080230688 - Ion selector: The present invention provides an ion selector gate having a first deflection zone 32 and a second deflection zone 34 spaced from the first deflection zone, wherein in use, a single low voltage trigger pulse generated by timing electronics with a width in time equal to or proportional to the... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20080230690 - Method for analyzing minute amounts of pd, rh and ru, and high-frequency plasma mass spectroscope used for same: The invention provides a method for analyzing minute amounts of Pd, Rh and Ru with high accuracy by a high-frequency plasma mass spectroscope. The method comprises (1) a step of pretreating a sample by an alkali fusion method using a sodium compound; and (2) a step of analyzing the pretreated... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080230691 - Method for operating an ion trap mass spectrometer system: A method of operating a mass spectrometer system having an ion trap is provided. The method comprises encoding a selected characteristic in at least one of the first group of precursor ions and the first plurality of fragments, wherein the encoding operation is applied to at least one of the... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20080230692 - High resolution mass spectrometery method and system for analysis of whole proteins and other large molecules: A matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) method and related system for analyzing high molecular weight analytes includes the steps of providing at least one matrix-containing particle inside an ion trap, wherein at least one high molecular weight analyte molecule is provided within the matrix-containing particle, and MALDI on the high... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080230693 - Reverse-taylor cone ionization systems and methods of use thereof: Ionization systems, methods of using ionization systems, ion source systems, methods of using ion source systems, and methods of ionization, are described herein.... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080230694 - Beam optical component having a charged particle lens: The present invention relates to a beam optical component including a charged particle lens for focusing a charged particle beam, the charged particle lens comprising a first element having a first opening for focusing the charged particle beam; a second element having a second opening for focusing the charged particle... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20080230695 - Method of imaging radiation from an object on a detection device and an inspection device for inspecting an object: A method of imaging radiation from an object on a detection device. The method includes directing a beam of coherent radiation to the object, scanning the beam of radiation over an angle in or out of a plane of incidence relative to the object, and imaging scattered radiation from the... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080230696 - Surface treatment and surface scanning: Provides surface treatment devices, surface scanning devices, methods of operating a surface treatment device and methods of operating a surface scanning device. An area within a medium comprises at least one sharpening location for sharpening a tip of a probe mechanically. The tip is conically shaped with a radius of... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.

20080230697 - Charged particle beam apparatus: A charged particle beam apparatus that can achieve both high defect-detection sensitivity and high inspection speed for a sample with various properties in a multi-beam type semiconductor inspection apparatus. The allocation of the primary beam on the sample is made changeable, and furthermore, the beam allocation for performing the inspection... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20080230699 - Microcantilever infrared sensor array: A radiation sensor array that exhibits improved fill factor is disclosed. The radiation sensor array incorporates sensors having support arms that are nested in vertical fashion with the support arms of neighboring sensors. This vertically-nested structure enables the radiation-sensing portions of the sensors to be more closely-packed.... Agent: Demont & Breyer, LLC

20080230698 - Tunable microcantilever infrared sensor: An electromagnetic radiation sensor that exhibits improved performance by virtue of an ability to tune its sensitivity is disclosed. The electromagnetic radiation sensor incorporates thermal actuators that act in opposition to one another, but which have a slight difference in responsivity. A temperature controller is used to tune the sensitivity... Agent: Demont & Breyer, LLC

20080230700 - Method and device for the quantitative analysis of solutions and dispersions by means of near infrared spectroscopy: The present invention relates to a method for quantifying the composition of a product, including: irradiating the product with a radiation source in the near infrared range; receiving radiation which is reflected by or transmitted through the product; providing an output signal corresponding to the intensity of the radiation received... Agent: Andrea Q. Ryan Sanofi-aventis U.s. LLC

20080230701 - Method for detecting a fire condition in a monitored region: A method of detecting a fire condition in a monitored region including the operations of: concurrently monitoring the region using: a plurality of fire combustion product emission band sensors, each band sensor sensitive to radiation within a respective waveband which includes at least part of a respective fire combustion product... Agent: Dr. Mark M. Friedman C/o Bill Polkinghorn - Discovery Dispatch

20080230702 - Radioimaging: Radioimaging methods, devices and radiopharmaceuticals therefor.... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan Prtsi, Inc.

20080230704 - Novel positron emission detectors and configurations: A three-dimensional detector module for use in detecting annihilation photons generated by positrons emitted from radio-labeled sites within a body is formed from multiple solid state photo-detectors attached to one or more scintillators. Each photo-detector can be attached to a scintillator to form a photo-detector/scintillator combination and multiple photo-detector/scintillator combinations... Agent: Koppel, Patrick & Heybl

20080230703 - Rapid multi-tracer pet imaging systems and methods: Methods are provided for recovering component signals or estimates of component signals from combined signals of multiple tracers in the context of imaging multiple PET tracers, a single tracer injected repeatedly, or a combination of tracers using multiple-timepoint or dynamic scanning, where the tracer administrations are simultaneous or staggered in... Agent: Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP

20080230705 - Radioimaging: Radioimaging methods, devices and radiopharmaceuticals therefor.... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan Prtsi, Inc.

20080230706 - Modular device for the detection and/or transmission of radiation: The invention relates to a device for the detection and/or transmission of radiation, particularly an X-ray detector 1, that consists of a carrier 10 on which an array of detector modules 20 is arranged. The carrier 10 comprises holes 11 through which a ball at the backside of the detector... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080230707 - High resolution near-field imaging method and apparatus: A device and method are disclosed for imaging. Coded aperture arrays are used in conjunction with macro-collimators, on either side or both sides of the coded aperture arrays, to produce coded images, which are then used to produce a decoded image. Various parameters, including the distances between the radiation source... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C

20080230708 - Radiographic imaging method and radiographic imaging system: A radiographic imaging method and system use a radiation solid state detector or a flat panel detector (FPD). The method and system enable radiographic imaging to be continued for a while after occurrence of pixel defects that may lower image quality and minimizing adverse effects of the pixel defects. The... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080230709 - Energy discriminating detector different materials direct conversion layers: A diagnostic imaging system includes a high frequency electromagnetic energy source that emits a beam of high frequency electromagnetic energy toward an object to be imaged. An energy discriminating (ED) detector receives high frequency electromagnetic energy emitted by the high frequency electromagnetic energy source. The ED detector includes a first... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080230710 - Radiation detector and method for producing photoconductive layer for recording thereof: In a radiation detector, electrodes are provided on both sides of a photoconductive layer for recording. When the photoconductive layer for recording is irradiated with radiation during application of a predetermined bias voltage between the electrodes, electric charges are generated within the photoconductive layer for recording. Then, the generated electric... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080230712 - Beam control assembly for ribbon beam of ions for ion implantation: A beam control assembly to shape a ribbon beam of ions for ion implantation includes a first bar, second bar, first coil of windings of electrical wire, second coil of windings of electrical wire, first electrical power supply, and second electrical power supply. The first coil is disposed on the... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080230711 - Charged-particle exposure apparatus with electrostatic zone plate: In a particle-beam projection processing apparatus for irradiating a target by a beam of energetic electrically charged particles, including an illumination system, a pattern definition system for positioning an aperture arrangement composed of apertures transparent to the energetic particles in the path of the illuminating beam, and a projection system... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080230713 - Ion source arc chamber seal: An exemplary ion source for creating a stream of ions has a chamber body that at least partially bounds an ionization region of the arc chamber. The arc chamber body is used with a hot filament arc chamber housing that either directly or indirectly heats a cathode to sufficient temperature... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20080230714 - Apparatus and methods of forming a gas cluster ion beam using a low-pressure source: Embodiments of a gas cluster ion beam apparatus and methods for forming a gas cluster ion beam using a low-pressure process source are generally described herein. In one embodiment, the low-pressure process source is mixed with a high-pressure diluent source in a static pump to form a mixed source, from... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (tokyo Electron)

20080230715 - Optical imaging: An optical imaging apparatus (100) for examination of an object of interest (101), the optical imaging apparatus (100) comprising an optical radiation source (102) adapted to emit a primary optical radiation beam onto the object of interest (101), an optical radiation detector (106) adapted to detect a secondary optical radiation... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080230716 - Dna biosensor and methods for making and using the same: Disclosed herein are biosensors and methods for making and using the same. In one embodiment, the sensor for detecting an analyte comprises: a substrate, recognition elements specific for the analyte, an excitation source, a detector, a chamber located between the substrate and the excitation source and between the substrate and... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080230718 - Feedback control system: An optical sensor feedback control device is provided comprising a luminescent sensing film, an optical processor adjacent the sensing film capable of sinusoidally photoexciting the luminescent sensing film and detecting the luminescent emission resulting therefrom, and a control means in communication with the optical processor for control of the magnitude... Agent: Townsend & Banta C/o Portfolio Ip

20080230717 - Photoacoustic indicators: A method of measuring fluorophore excited state lifetimes comprising initiating an excitation laser pulse at a dye to excite dye molecules of the dye from a ground state to an excited state and initiating a probing pulse at the dye molecules thereby generating a first set of photoacoustic waves at... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080230719 - Systems and methods for material authentication: Systems and methods for authentication of materials used in imaging members and assemblies. Authentication of imaging materials ensure that compatible components are being used with the imaging members and assemblies. Embodiments provide a system and method for efficiently detecting whether materials being used in the imaging members and assemblies are... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP Xerox Corporation

20080230720 - Method and system for irradiating and inspecting liquid-carrying containers: A method and system of irradiating a liquid-carrying container for inspection, including rotating the container, its contents or both around a rotation axis and irradiating the container with an electromagnetic radiation beam, wherein the irradiated cross-section of the container, irradiated by the electromagnetic radiation beam, is less than the cross-section... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080230723 - Beam homogenizer, laser irradiation apparatus, and method for manufacturing semiconductor device: The beam homogenizer, one of the present invention, is to shape the beam spot on the surface to be irradiated into a rectangular spot having an aspect ratio of 10 or more, preferably 100 or more, and comprises an optical waveguide for homogenizing the energy distribution of the rectangular beam... Agent: Eric Robinson

20080230722 - Integrated circuit and method including a patterning method: A method of making an integrated circuit including a patterning method using chemically amplified photoresists and exposure apparatus is disclosed. One embodiment provides a photoresist layer exposed using a screened particle beam or a projection exposure with a projection wavelength of less than a limit wavelength below which secondary electrons... Agent: Dicke, Billig & Czaja

20080230721 - Uv light irradiating apparatus with liquid filter: A UV light irradiating apparatus for irradiating a semiconductor substrate with UV light includes: a reactor in which a substrate-supporting table is provided; a UV light irradiation unit connected to the reactor for irradiating a semiconductor substrate placed on the substrate-supporting table with UV light through a light transmission window;... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080230724 - Contamination reduction during ion implantation: A method includes generating an ion beam having ions at a first charge state, accelerating the ions at the first charge state to a final energy, altering the first charge state to a second charge state for some of said ions, the second charge state less than the first charge... Agent: Varian Semiconductor Equipment Assc., Inc.

20080230725 - Crystallization apparatus, crystallization method, device, and light modulation element: A crystallization apparatus includes a light modulation element, and an image forming optical system that forms a light intensity distribution set based on light transmitted through the light modulation element on an irradiation surface. The crystallization apparatus irradiates a non-single crystal semiconductor film with light having the light intensity distribution... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080230726 - Foil trap and extreme ultraviolet light source device using the foil trap: An extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light source device and foil trap, the device including a vessel; an EUV radiating species supply means that feeds an extreme ultraviolet radiating species into the vessel; a discharge part with discharge electrodes that heat and excite the EUV radiating species and generate a high-temperature plasma;... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C.

20080230727 - Photo coupler and method for producing the same: In structures of the typical conventional photo couplers, an unwanted rotation or a dislocation during the manufacturing thereof is occurred during the manufacture of the couplers. The photo coupler according to the embodiment includes a lead frame (first lead frame), a lead frame (second lead frame) having an end section... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080230728 - Characterization of fancy yarn: According to the method for characterizing fancy yarn, at least one characteristic of the fancy yarn is scanned along the longitudinal direction of the fancy yarn. Values of the scanning are evaluated and the results of the evaluation are outputted. The results of the evaluation are the fancy yarn parameters... Agent: Luedeka, Neely & Graham, P.C.

20080224024 - Control system for an illumination device incorporating discrete light sources: The present invention provides an illumination system enabling dynamic colour control of the illumination produced by the system. The illumination system comprises light-emitting elements for producing illumination, and at least one detecting device which collects information relating to the illumination, which is inherently non-linear. The illumination system also integrates a... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080224025 - Step-wise intensity control of a solid state lighting system: A solid state lighting system controls overall light output level in a step-wise manner by discretely controlling the ON/OFF state of its light emitters. Solid state emitters that are ON at a given time are set and kept at a level intended to produce a desired output characteristic, e.g. at... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080224026 - Rf controlled sequential lighting system: An RF controlled lighting system that activates lights in adjacent spaces when a person walks into a first space and then traverses the spaces in sequence. A detection device senses the entry of a person into a first space controlled by the system. A micro-controller activates the lights in that... Agent: Joseph R. Delmaster, Jr.

20080224027 - Display device: A display device according to an embodiment of the invention includes a display panel, a drive circuit that drives the display panel, an illuminating unit that illuminates the display panel, a photosensing section Ls having an ambient light photosensor Ts that senses the brightness of ambient light and a capacitor... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080224028 - Optical head apparatus and optical information recording or reproducing apparatus: Light emitted from a light source and having a wavelength of 400 nm is reflected by a beam splitter (BS), and converged on a disk according to a next-generation standard. Reflection light therefrom passes through the BS and is received by a photodetector. Light emitted from a light source and... Agent: Hayes Soloway P.C.

20080224029 - Foil-type pressure sensor: A foil-type pressure sensor includes a first foil and a second foil. A spacer is arranged in between the first and second foils, which keeps the foils at a certain distance from each other. The spacer presents an opening that defines a sensing region. In this sensing region, the first... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080224030 - Non-contact thermal imaging system for heterogeneous components: A non-contact thermal imaging system for heterogeneous materials, the system including a translating head that is parallel to a reference plane; an infrared probe connected to data acquisition electronics in order to collect first data, the first data being nitrated intensity readings; a transmitter for sending one or more signals... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - IBM Fishkill

20080224031 - Method and apparatus for high resolution gamma ray measurements: A method for measuring radiation, the method includes selecting at least two radiation detectors, each detector having a spatial resolution that differs from the spatial resolution of other detectors; measuring the radiation with the detectors; and combining a response from at least two of the detectors to produce a composite... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP- Baker Atlas

20080224032 - Micromachined field asymmetric ion mobility filter and detection system: A micromechanical field asymmetric ion mobility filter for a detection system includes a pair of spaced substrates defining between them a flow path between a sample inlet and an outlet; an ion filter disposed in the path and including a pair of spaced filter electrodes, one electrode associated with each... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20080224033 - Mass spectrometer: This invention relates to mass spectrometers comprising a reaction cell and where mass spectra are collected both from unreacted ions and also from reaction product ions. In particular, although not exclusively, this invention finds use in tandem mass spectrometry where mass spectra are collected from precursor and fragment ions. The... Agent: Thermo Finnigan LLC

20080224034 - System and method for locating one or more persons: An apparatus (10) for locating a subject is disclosed the apparatus includes an illumination/detection module (12) containing a source in this case a high-power laser (14) capable of radiating light at a wavelength in the infrared portion of the em spectrum. The optical output of the laser (14) is directed... Agent: Indiano Vaughan LLP

20080224035 - Pattern displacement measuring method and pattern measuring device: An evaluation method and apparatus is provided for evaluating a displacement between patterns of a pattern image by using design data representative of a plurality of patterns superimposed ideally. A first distance is measured for an upper layer pattern between a line segment of the design data and an edge... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080224037 - Charged particle beam device: There is provided a charged particle beam device which can prevent a specimen from not being able to be observed due to entering of a part of a grid of a mesh in a field of view, each pixel of a scanning transmission electron microscope image is displayed on the... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080224036 - Method and device to quantify active carrier profiles in ultra-shallow semiconductor structures: A method and device for determining, in a non-destructive way, at least the active carrier profile from an unknown semiconductor substrate are disclosed. In one aspect, the method comprises generating 2m independent measurement values from the m reflected signals and correlating these 2m measurement values with 2m independent carrier profile... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080224038 - Method of determining the power transfer of nuclear component with a layer of material placed upon a heating surface of the component: A method to characterize the power transfer of a nuclear component is provided including the steps of obtaining a sample of a deposit layer on a side of a nuclear component, obtaining a scanning electron microscope image of an outside surface of the sample, obtaining a scanning electron microscope image... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080224039 - Scanning electron microscope with length measurement function and dimension length measurement method: A scanning electron microscope with a length measurement function includes an electron gun emitting an electron beam, a measurement target region setting unit for setting a measurement region for a pattern formed on a sample, a storing unit for storing the designated measurement region, a beam blanker unit for controlling... Agent: Muramatsu & Associates

20080224040 - Image forming method and electron microscope: As an image forming method including comparison between images for three-dimensional image construction or the like and an apparatus for forming such images, there are provided an image forming method and an electron microscope capable of obtaining with high accuracy or efficiency information required for comparison. In the image forming... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080224041 - Method and apparatus for subsurface anomaly detection and image projection: A method of detecting subsurface anomalies that includes the steps of utilizing a detector to determine the existence of a subsurface anomaly at a location behind the surface, and generating a signal representative of the anomaly. The signal is transmitted to a projector mounted in image alignment with the detector.... Agent: Adams Intellectual Property Law, P.A.

20080224042 - Radiation image detector: A radiation image detector includes: a photoconductive layer that generates electric charges when irradiated by recording electromagnetic waves which have passed through an electrode layer; and detecting electrodes, for detecting signals corresponding to the electric charges generated in the photoconductive layer. The radiation image detector further includes: dielectrics that cover... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080224043 - Artifact scanning with infrared radiation generated within a cold cathode lamp: Visible and infrared radiation is generated from phosphors within a cold cathode lamp. At least partially transparent media is irradiated with the visible and infrared radiation from the cold cathode lamp. Infrared radiation that passes through the at least partially transparent media is sensed, and an artifact signal is generated... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080224044 - Equipment for non-contact temperature measurement of samples of materials arranged under vacuum: The invention concerns an equipment for non-contact temperature measurement (1) of samples of materials (2) arranged in a vacuum chamber (12). A UV lamp (6) illuminates the samples (2) through a window (4), so as to subject them to a predetermined thermal cycle and to perform an environmental test, in... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20080224046 - Method of treating non-refrigerated, spectrally-selective lead selenide infrared detectors: The invention relates to a method of processing non-refrigerated lead selenide infrared detectors, consisting in: 1) selecting the substrate and preparing same; 2) delineating and depositing multilayer interference filters; and 3) treating polycrystalline lead selenide infrared detectors on the interference filters, comprising the following steps, namely 3a) metal deposition, 3b)... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20080224045 - Ultra-sensitive silicon sensor, long-wave infrared microantenna: Hybrid microantennas and improved sensor structures incorporating hybrid microantenna embodiments are described herein. A hybrid long-wave infrared (LWIR) microantenna includes four inner pie-shaped arms in which the four inner pie-shaped arms are in a double bow-tie configuration and a plurality of outer pie-shaped arms in which a subset of the... Agent: Andrews Kurth LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080224047 - Radiation image capturing apparatus and method of detecting malfunction of radiation image capturing apparatus: A mammographic system as a radiation image capturing apparatus includes a radiation source for emitting radiation, a solid-state detector for detecting radiation emitted from the radiation source and generating a radiation image based on such radiation, AEC sensors for detecting a radiation dose emitted from the radiation source, a radiation... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080224049 - Planar radiation detector using radiation-induced-charge conversion film of amorphous selenium: In a planar radiation detector having a substrate; a charge-collection electrode; a radiation-induced-charge conversion film formed mainly of amorphous selenium; and an upper electrode which transmits radiation, or in a planar radiation detector having a substrate; a charge-collection electrode; a light-induced-charge conversion film which is formed mainly of amorphous selenium... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080224048 - Radiation converter and method for production thereof: A radiation converter has a luminophore layer formed by needle-shaped crystals applied on a substrate, the crystals being composed of Csl. doped with Tl. The emission spectrum is modified to obtain smaller values by making the Tl content between 200 ppm and 2,000 ppm.... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20080224050 - Method of and software for calculating a scatter estimate for tomographic scanning and system for tomographic scanning: The method calculates a scatter estimate for annihilation photons in a subject having a distribution of attenuation. The method can be used for scatter correction of detection data from a positron emission tomographic scanner. The method uses the following steps: —select a first scatter point S1 and a second scatter... Agent: Ge Healthcare, Inc.

20080224051 - Multi-axis moveable gantry gamma camera: A multiaxis gantry camera has additional axes of movement that allow unexpected functions. A first function allowed the collimator is to be exchanged while maintaining them in a configuration that saves space. The device can also be used to calibrate in a space-saving configuration. Different turning configurations can be allowed... Agent: Law Office Of Scott C Harris Inc

20080224052 - Threshold cerenkov detector with radial segmentation: C) Counting particles as an event when a gated pulse is created when at least one of two scintillation counters on top of the detector and at least one of two scintillation counters beneath the detector are struck when a particle traverses the detector volume to create a blue photon... Agent: Jerome J. Norris

20080224053 - Radiation image pickup device: A radiation image pickup device receives radiation passing through a subject and outputs an image pickup signal responsive to an amount of the radiation. The radiation image pickup device comprising pixel part each of which comprising: a photoelectric conversion section comprising a lower electrode on or above a substrate, a... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080224054 - Photon detection device: The present invention discloses a photon detection device that is adapted to detect at least one packet of photons. The photon detection device may include a photon-sensitive element having an output, an amplifier; and a non-linear feedback (NLF) element. The photon-sensitive element generates charges upon the engagement of at least... Agent: Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP

20080224055 - Radiation detecting system: In a radiation detecting system including a first electrode which is imparted with a positive bias and permeable to a recording electromagnetic wave carrying thereon image information, a recording photoconductive layer which generates electric charges in response to receipt of projection of the recording electromagnetic wave, an organic polymer layer... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080224057 - Apparatus for and method of capturing radiation image: While a solid-state detector is not being irradiated with a radiation, unexposed image data R0 are acquired from an exposure area of the solid-state detector and non-exposure image data r0are acquired from a non-exposure area, which is shielded by a shield plate against exposure to the radiation, of the solid-state... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080224056 - Energy detector and related apparatus: A method includes purposefully electromagnetically shielding a portable x-ray detector.... Agent: Thomas M. Fisher Fisher Patent Group LLC

20080224058 - Photoelectric converter and x-ray image pick-up device: A photoelectric converter includes a plurality of substrates, which are located adjacent to each other and on which a plurality of photoelectric conversion devices are two-dimensionally arranged, and either scan circuits or detection circuits that are arranged on two opposing sides of the photoelectric converter, whereby scanning directions either from... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080224059 - Method for determining an integral sun protection factor encompassing uva and uvb radiation: p

20080224060 - Method and system for detecting explosives: A method of detecting explosives in a vehicle includes providing a first rack on one side of the vehicle, the rack including a neutron generator and a plurality of gamma ray detectors; providing a second rack on another side of the vehicle, the second rack including a neutron generator and... Agent: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC

20080224061 - Compton camera configuration and imaging method: An approach for the selection of Compton camera shapes, configurations, positions, orientations, trajectory paths, and detector element sets is provided for collecting data for analysis using the surface integral and integral-of-line-integral methods of reconstruction Compton data. Methods are introduced for (1) selecting one or more imaging lines through a radioactive... Agent: Eric W. Cernyar, P.C.

20080224064 - Charged particle accelerator: A charged particle accelerator in which discharge is less likely to occur between a charged particle source, and an extraction electrode, and an acceleration electrode without the need for increasing the capacity of a high voltage power supply for extraction. The charged particle accelerator includes a charged particle source which... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080224063 - Charged particle optics with azimuthally-varying third-order aberrations for generation of shaped beams: A charged particle shaped beam column includes: a charged particle source; a gun lens configured to provide a charged particle beam approximately parallel to the optic axis of the column; an objective lens configured to form the charged particle shaped beam on the surface of a substrate, wherein the disk... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

20080224062 - Lens coil cooling of a magnetic lens: A magnetic lens for a charged particle beam device and a charged particle beam device are provided. The magnetic lens includes a coil with coil windings to be excited for generation of a magnetic field, a pole piece to guide the magnetic field, a heat shield, which is connected to... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20080224065 - System and method for eluting radioisotope to a container disposed outside of a radioisotope generator assembly: The invention, in one characterization, may be said to be directed to a radiopharmaceutical system that may be utilized in radioisotope elution procedures. In some embodiments, the system may include a radioisotope generator assembly having a radiation shield with a receptacle and a cover disposed over the receptacle. The system... Agent: Mallinckrodt Inc.

20080224066 - Modular, high volume, high pressure liquid disinfection using uv radiation: A device for exposure of a fluid to radiation comprising a tube (20) through which a fluid is caused to flow , a plurality of radiation sources (14), and a plurality of reflectors (48) to cause the radiation to be focused on the fluid.... Agent: Mark Rogers Safe Foods Corporation

20080224067 - Laser forensic detection method and apparatus: A method for detecting traces of material on a surface for forensic evidence gathering is disclosed. The surface is periodically illuminated with laser radiation. Pairs of images of the surface are recorded with one image in each pair recorded while the surface is illuminated and the other being recorded while... Agent: Stallman & Pollock LLP

20080224069 - Fake id finder: A counterfeit detection device that is useful for optically examining the security features of Drivers Licenses to determine its authenticity. The apparatus places the driver's license at the optimum focal point of a loupe suitable for enlarging the image of the micro printing as well as examining other fine security... Agent: David M. Feyler

20080224068 - Light illuminating element: A light illuminating element including a transparent closed casing, an exciting gas, a first exciting coating, and a first dielectric multi-layer long-pass filter is provided. The transparent closed casing has a first inner side, a second inner side, a first outer side corresponding to the first inner side, and a... Agent: Wpat, PC

20080224070 - Method and electronic control system to compensate for the aging-related brightness loss of an electroluminescent element: The invention relates to a method for compensating the ageing-related loss of luminosity of an electroluminescence element, according to which the cumulative electrical energy supply, i.e. the integral of the supplied electrical power over the period of operation, is used as a criteria for the compensating regulation of the operating... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080224071 - Inspection apparatus: The invention is to provide an inspection apparatus causing interactions of plural times between an object and an electromagnetic wave, thereby enabling inspection with a satisfactory sensitivity even for an object of a trace amount. The inspection apparatus detects information from an object 112 based on a change in an... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080224072 - Apparatus for and method of preparing a small amout of a radioactive substance combination: The invention relates to an apparatus for preparing a small amount of a radioactive substance combination, including a one-part body, a mixing device integrated in the body and adapted to receive a small amount of chemical substances, and at least one receptacle integrated in the body and connected to the... Agent: Saliwanchik Lloyd & Saliwanchik A Professional Association

20080217508 - Photoelectric conversion apparatus, photoelectric conversion system, and method of driving the same: A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a photoelectric conversion element, an amplification transistor having a gate electrically connected to the output terminal of the photoelectric conversion element, a switching element having one terminal electrically connected to an electrical path which connects the output terminal of the photoelectric conversion element to the... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080217510 - Illumination system, light-sensing plate and display device: The illumination system has a plurality of light sources (R, G, B), a light-transmissive light-sensing plate (5) and surface-modification structures (21, 22) provided at a limited number of pre-determined locations on a surface of the light-sensing plate (5). The surface-modification structures divert a portion of the light traveling through the... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080217509 - Increased color depth modulation using fast response light sources: Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a display system and method of using one or more fast response light sources and one or more spatial light modulator devices to modulate light. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention relates to a display system and method of using one... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.l.p.

20080217511 - Optical feedback control unit, optical communication system, feedback control method, and recording medium for recording program: The present invention is to provide an optical feedback control unit for determining an optical output by a feedback control, an optical communication system, a feedback control method, and a recording medium for recording a program. According to the present invention, even when used in the system to which a... Agent: Nec Corporation Of America

20080217512 - Colour point control system: Colour point control system (1) comprising a LED device (2) comprising a plurality of light-emitting diodes (3a,3b,3c,3d) emitting a first light, said diodes (3a,3b,3c,3d) fixed on a substrate (4), a layer (5) on at least one light-emitting diode (3a,3b,3c,3d) capable to convert at least a first portion of the first... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080217513 - Imaging apparatus: An imaging apparatus includes a solid state imaging device having a light receiving characteristic in which an amount of light received reaches a maximum when an angle of incidence of parallel light, radiated at continuously changing angle, is not vertical (angle θ of incident light in the range of 3°... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, Pllc

20080217514 - Pixel for cmos image sensor having a select shape for low pixel crosstalk: A novel CMOS image unit pixel layout having a photodiode including an optically optimized square image sensing region. The square image sensing layout provides for reduced electrical and color crosstalk and improved modulation transfer function (MTF) between neighboring pixels of an array of pixels.... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080217515 - Illuminance detection apparatus and sensor module: A silicon substrate is used as a substrate body of a wiring substrate and also, plural light receiving elements for outputting a detection signal according to illuminance of light at the time of receiving light applied from the outside, an amplification circuit element for amplifying the detection signal outputted by... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20080217518 - Electronic detecting apparatus: An electronic detecting apparatus is provided for detecting an output of an external device such as a light emitter. The apparatus comprises a detector operative to detect a variable relating to the output of the external device, and a controller operative to receive a detector signal from the detector indicative... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20080217517 - Monolithic ambient light detector: A monolithic ambient light detector. The detector includes on a single CMOS integrated circuit a photodiode matching almost perfectly the spectral response of the human eye and CMOS integrated circuitry for providing output digital signals indicating ambient light levels for controlling light intensity of electronic display monitors. The entire detector... Agent: Trex Enterprises Corp.

20080217516 - Photodetector: There is provided a photodetector applicable to communications requiring a high speed and broad dynamic range. When a photocurrent output of a photodiode 14 for detecting optical power is lower than a specified value, the output of a comparator COMP1 is rapidly switched, however, a low pass filter SC removes... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20080217519 - Photoelectric conversion device: Provide is a photoelectric conversion device capable of correcting an optical signal with high accuracy and more adaptable to high-speed operations, including: an optical signal common output line (10) commonly connected to all the photoelectric conversion units (30), for outputting an amplified optical signal from each of the photoelectric conversion... Agent: Bruce L. Adams, Esq. Adams & Wilks

20080217521 - Method and apparatus for providing non-linear, passive quenching of avalanche currents in geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes: A method and apparatus for providing non-linear, passive quenching of avalanche currents in Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes (APDs) is provided. A non-linear, passive, current-limiting device is connected in series with the APD and a bias source. The non-linear, passive, current-limiting device rapidly quenches avalanche currents generated by the APD in response... Agent: Mccarter & English, LLP

20080217520 - Optical apparatus with light sensing: Optical apparatus comprising a generally closed housing defining an interior, an arrangement of optical elements in optical communication, the arrangement housed within the interior of the generally closed housing, and an optical sensor within the interior and arranged for sensing interior ambient light for monitoring an optical characteristic of the... Agent: Nufern Peter J. Rainville

20080217522 - Illuminance detecting component and illuminance detecting apparatus: An illuminance detecting component includes: a supporting substrate including a substrate body made of silicon, and pads provided on an upper surface of the substrate body; a plurality of light receiving elements connected electrically to the pads and receiving light irradiated from an outside, the plurality of light receiving elements... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20080217523 - Condensation-induced gamma radiation as a method for the identification of condensable vapor: In methods according to the invention, subsurface formations below the surface of the earth are detected by introducing a condensable material in vapor form into the subsurface formation, measuring radiation of the condensable material, increasing the concentration of the condensable material through condensation, measuring radiation of the condensable material of... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.l.p.

20080217524 - Document sampler and method of sampling a document: A document sampler can be arranged to receive a document in an insertion area of the document sampler. With such arrangements, a document can be directly inserted into a document sampler without an extra step of swabbing a document with a sample collection device. By eliminating the extra step of... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080217527 - Chemical structure-insensitive method and apparatus for dissociating ions: In a method for exciting a precursor ion in an ion trap, the ion is trapped in a nonlinear trapping field that includes a quadrupolar field and a multipole field. The quadrupolar field is generated by applying a radio-frequency (RF) trapping voltage to the ion trap at a trapping amplitude... Agent: Varian Inc. Legal Department

20080217525 - Mass spectrometry and mass spectroscope: A magnetic field gradient is generated in a space, and a microparticle is flied downward in the space, thereby applying a magnetic force from the magnetic field gradient onto the microparticle. Then, a velocity and an acceleration of the microparticle due to the magnetic force are measured, thereby measuring a... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080217526 - Metastable cid: Systems and methods of generating ions at atmospheric pressure are presented. These systems and methods include spatially dependent analysis of a sample using an effusive ionization source. Systems and methods of isolating samples at atmospheric pressure are presented. These systems and methods include using a barrier to prevent metastables or... Agent: Steven M. Colby

20080217528 - Ion guide chamber: An ion guide chamber comprising a gas-tight elongate chamber, at least one first electrode for generating a field for transporting ions along the elongate chamber and at least one second electrode for generating a field for focusing ions within the elongate chamber. The elongate chamber, e. g. constituted by a... Agent: Matthew R. Jenkins, Esq.

20080217529 - Method for adjusting imaging magnification and charged particle beam apparatus: For a given measuring point coordinate, a line segment or a vertex representing a change in concavity and convexity near the measuring point coordinate is searched, and an imaging magnification is set so that coordinates on a sample corresponding to both ends which gives a length that serves as a... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge Pc

20080217531 - Integrated deflectors for beam alignment and blanking in charged particle columns: A charged particle beam column package includes an assembly (e.g., comprising a plurality of layers, which can have a component coupled to one of the layers), and at least one deflector between an extractor and aperture of the assembly. Further, at least one of the layers has interconnects thereon.... Agent: Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

20080217532 - Method and apparatus for setting sample observation condition, and method and apparatus for sample observation: A method and apparatus for setting a sample observation condition and a method and apparatus for sample observation which allow sample observation by speedily and simply finding an optimum condition while suppressing damage to the sample are provided. The setting of a sample observation condition according to the present invention... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge Pc

20080217530 - Semiconductor inspection system and apparatus utilizing a non-vibrating contact potential difference sensor and controlled illumination: A method and system for identifying a defect or contamination on the surface of a semiconductor or in a semiconductor. The method and system involves providing a semiconductor with a surface, such as a semiconductor wafer, providing a non-vibrating contact potential difference sensor, providing a source of illumination with controllable... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080217533 - Charged particle spin polarimeter, microscope, and photoelectron spectroscope: The present invention provides a charged particle spin polarimeter capable of resolving with high efficiency the magnetic moment of a charged particle. The charged particle spin polarimeter has a pair of convex and concave magnetic poles to apply a magnetic field with gradient to an incident charged particle and a... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.c.

20080217535 - Method of forming a sample image and charged particle beam apparatus: In order to attain the above object, the present invention provide a method of forming a sample image by scanning a charged particle beam on a sample and forming an image based on secondary signals emitted from the sample, the method comprising the steps of forming a plurality of composite... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080217534 - Scanning electron microscope: An object of the present invention is to provide a scanning electron microscope capable of facilitating the cleaning of an electrostatic chuck and also reducing unavailable time due to contamination of the electrostatic chuck. To solve the above problems, there is a proposal of an electron microscope in which a... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080217536 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes an electromagnetic wave radiating portion, an electromagnetic wave detecting portion, a driving portion, a periodical signal generating portion for generating plural periodical signals, a memory portion, a processing portion, and an image forming portion. The driving portion changes the relative positional relationship between an object... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080217537 - Detector apparatus: A detector apparatus is disclosed. In one embodiment, the detector apparatus includes i) a radiation detector configured to generate an analog signal representative of radiation incident upon the radiation detector and ii) an analog-to-digital converter configured to convert the analog signal to a corresponding digital signal, wherein the radiation detector... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080217538 - Optical semiconductor device: The present invention provides an optical semiconductor device including a semiconductor thin film (4) having photoconductivity and a pair of electrodes (5) and (10) for applying an electric field to an inside of the semiconductor thin film (4) in a direction approximately vertical to a surface of the semiconductor thin... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080217539 - Detection beyond the standard radiation noise limit using reduced emissivity and optical cavity coupling: The present invention provides thermal detectors having an optical cavity that is optimized to couple light into a sensor. Light that is on resonance is coupled with the sensor with as high as 100% efficiency, while light off resonance is substantially reflected away. Light that strikes the sensor from the... Agent: Kagan Binder, Pllc

20080217540 - Incorporation of axial system response in iterative reconstruction from axially compressed data of cylindrical scanner using on-the-fly computing: A method and system for reconstructing PET image data from a cylindrical PET scanner by incorporation of axial system response. The method includes the steps of: assuming the decomposition of axial components into individual line-of-response (LOR) contributions, approximating each LOR spreading in image space as depth-independent, implementing each LOR response,... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080217541 - Ct gantry mounted radioactive source loader for pet calibration: A medical imaging system is provided including a positron emission tomography (PET) imaging apparatus and a computed tomography (CT) imaging apparatus. The CT imaging apparatus includes a rotatable gantry. A radioactive source loader is attached to the rotatable gantry to rotate therewith. The radioactive source loader further includes a radioactive... Agent: Ziolkowski Patent Solutions Group, Sc (gems)

20080217543 - Energy dispersive x-ray i-fet sdd detector appliance and a method for pulsed reset neutralization of accumulated charges within an energy dispersive x-ray i-fet sdd detector appliance: The present invention is directed to an energy dispersive X-ray detector appliance and a method for pulsed reset of said appliance. The present invention provides a ramp-and-neutralize cycled I-FET SDD in which the voltage dependency and nonlinearity due to the integrated FET is reduced via a compensation circuit to a... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.a.

20080217542 - Plasmon energy converter: An energy converter employing plasmons. In a specific embodiment, a receiver receives a first type of energy or signal and provides one or more plasmons in response thereto. A detector is coupled to the receiver. The detector converts the one or more plasmons into a second type of energy or... Agent: Kevin Dinniene Tanner Research, Inc.

20080217544 - Radiation image capturing apparatus and method of processing image information therefor: A radiation detector includes two radiation conversion panels for detecting radiation image information representing a radiation image of a subject. A signal combination judging circuit judges a combination of two serial signals representing the detected radiation image information. Based on the judged combination, an amplitude/phase modulator modulates the serial signal... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080217545 - Compact cmos-based x-ray detector adapted for dental applications: An image sensor having a two-dimensional array of pixel sensors, a layer of scintillation material, and a controller is disclosed. The layer of scintillation material is adjacent to the two-dimensional array, the scintillation material emits light in response to x-rays impinging thereon. The pixel sensors detect this light. The controller... Agent: The Law Offices Of Calvin B. Ward

20080217547 - Electro-medical imaging apparatus having chalcogen-thin film transistor array: Provided is an electro-medical imaging apparatus manufactured using a thin film transistor (TFT) array including chalcogen-based semiconductor elements that can generate and store an electric signal from an X-ray signal so as to be able to replace a traditional film type X-ray reader. The electro-medical imaging apparatus includes: a signal... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP Floor 30, Suite 3000

20080217548 - Imaging apparatus, radiation imaging apparatus, and radiation imaging system: An imaging apparatus capable of reducing a line noise artifact in a simple configuration without complicated operations includes: a plurality of pixels arranged in row and column directions and having a photoelectric conversion element and a switch element; a plurality of signal wirings connected to the plurality of switch elements... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080217546 - Pixel implemented current to frequency converter: The present invention provides a radiation sensor (104) that has a plurality of sensor elements, wherein each sensor element has a photoelectric detection portion and an integrated current to frequency converter for a built-in analog digital conversion of an acquired analog signal being indicative of an intensity of electromagnetic radiation... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080217550 - Radiation image detector: A radiation image detector comprising: a scintillator panel comprising a radiation transmitting substrate having thereon a phosphor layer having a columnar crystal structure produced with a vapor deposition method; a protection cover provided at a side of the radiation transmitting substrate opposite the phosphor layer, provided that incident radiation enters... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080217549 - Scintillator element, scintillator unit, and radiation detector using the same: A scintillator element 2 has a rod-like base material 11, and a scintillator 12 is formed by being vapor deposited radially onto a side face of the base material 11. A plurality of these scintillator elements 2 are aligned and bundled together to form a scintillator unit 1. By mounting... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20080217551 - Real time radiation monitoring system and portable telepositional radiation dosimeter: The present invention provides a system, device, computer program product and article for a telepositional dosimeter (TPD) and a radiation measurement system (RMS) having one or more TPDs capable of communicating environmental radiation measurements to a network, database or other data management technology. The present invention combines radiation measurement technology,... Agent: Sawyer Law Group LLP

20080217552 - Method and apparatus for gamma ray detection: A high sensitivity, three-dimensional gamma ray detection and imaging system is provided. The system uses the Compton double scatter technique with recoil electron tracking. The system preferably includes two detector subassemblies; a silicon microstrip hodoscope and a calorimeter. In this system the incoming photon Compton scatters in the hodoscope. The... Agent: Fish & Associates, Pc Robert D. Fish

20080217553 - Focusing method of charged particle beam and astigmatism adjusting method of charged particle: A focusing method of a charged particle beam includes measuring a first set value to focus a beam on a position of a reference plane by using a lens coil, acquiring a first factor to change a set value of an electrostatic lens depending on a distance and a second... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080217554 - Charged particle beam writing apparatus and charged particle beam writing method: A charged particle beam writing apparatus includes an irradiation part configured to irradiate a charged particle beam; a first shaping aperture member having passing areas, that the charged particle beam passes through, on both sides of an area blocking the charged particle beam; a deflection part configured to deflect the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080217555 - Systems and methods for a gas field ionization source: In one aspect the invention provides a gas field ion source assembly that includes an ion source in connection with an optical column such that an ion beam generated at the ion source travels through the optical column. The ion source includes an emitter having a width that tapers to... Agent: Fish & Richardson Pc

20080217556 - Electronic apparatus: An electronic apparatus of the present invention includes an ion generator which generates ions in an atmosphere to remove chemical emission such as VOC and odor. The ion generator is arranged inside the duct which leads the chemical emission generated from the fixing unit to the discharge opening, and also... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080217558 - Luminescence sensor comprising at least two wire grids: The present invention proposes a sub-wavelength luminescence sensor, such as e.g. a luminescence biosensor or a luminescence chemical sensor, comprising at least two wire grids (1, 2) positioned perpendicular with respect to each other. The luminescence sensor, in which the excitation radiation is efficiently used and the luminescence radiation is... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080217557 - Method and apparatus for analyzing a dynamic sample: A method of analysing a sample of biological material including components (2a to 2d) tagged with respective fluorescent labels (4a to 4d), comprises the steps of identifying a specific labelled component (2d) to be monitored, and irradiating with an energy beam at least one region (8) of the sample which... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20080217559 - Computed tomography measuring arrangement and method: A computer tomography measuring device includes a radiation source for generating invasive radiation, in particular X-rays, and a rotating device which is embodied and arranged in such a way that it enables a measurement object to be rotatable about an axis of rotation of the rotating device, thereby enabling the... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080217560 - Rfid silicon antenna: The system of producing an RFID antenna using the silicon in an integrated circuit as the resonant antenna material for the purpose of reducing the cost of an RFID system and for the purpose of increasing the range and selectivity of the RFID system. According to this invention the base... Agent: James Rodgers

20080217563 - Manufacturing method of semiconductor device and semiconductor manufacturing apparatus: The present invention is a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus by which an impurity can be introduced into an active layer at a low and a stable concentration in order to form semiconductor elements that have little variation in threshold voltage. In the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus that includes a washing unit; an... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20080217562 - Method for reforming carbonaceous materials: A carbonaceous material containing 30 atm % or more of carbon atom is reformed. The reforming is carried out by applying a DC pulse voltage to an electrode set within a chamber to generate an electron beam, and by then irradiating a surface of the carbonaceous material with the electron... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080217561 - Phantom for ion range detection: A phantom for heavy ion radiation therapy provides characterization of an ion beam that may enter but not exit from the phantom. The phantom may include multiple materials and multiple spatially dispersed ion detectors to obtain signals that may be fit to known beam curves to accurately characterize the location... Agent: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

20080217564 - Protected control console apparatuses: An apparatus for control of a procedure, comprising: a communications interface; a control console, wherein the control console is adapted to provide control commands via the communications interface to at least one of: at least one imaging device or at least one medical instrument used to perform the procedure; and,... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan Prtsi, Inc.

20080210845 - Photodiode having rounded edges for high electrostatic discharge threshold: In one example, an optical detector includes a photosensitive layer, and a group of additional layers associated with that photosensitive layer. The group of additional layers may include first and second contact layer configured for electrical communication with the photosensitive layer. In this example, one of the group of layers... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080210846 - Driven light shield for imagers: An actively driven, metal light shield for shielding floating diffusion regions and amplifiers of multi-port CCD or CMOS imager arrays from unwanted light is disclosed. The driven shield overlies one or more floating diffusion regions and buffer amplifiers lying outside the active pixel area of the imager (non-imaging area), which... Agent: Patent Docket Administrator Lowenstein Sandler P.C.

20080210847 - Illumination device: An illumination device comprising an organic light-emitting diode (1) (OLED) having a light output that changes with use with an illumination/active area (2,3), where light is being emitted for an illumination purpose, a reference area (4) being substantially smaller than the illumination area (2), wherein the reference area (4) is... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080210848 - Column current source: A column current source for an image sensor includes an array of pixels arranged in rows and columns, a reference current source, a transistor connected as a source follower to the reference current source and forming one half of a current mirror, and a plurality of current sources each connected... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20080210849 - Direct attach optical receiver module and method of testing: A direct attach optical receiver module and a system and method for testing the direct attach optical receiver module are provided. An optical receiver module may include an optical detector and an integrated circuit with an integrated amplifier circuit and at least one integrated capacitor. In one example, the optical... Agent: Patent Group 2n Jones Day

20080210850 - Light receiving module: A light receiving module includes a substrate, a light receiving element mounted on the substrate, and a resin package for covering the light receiving element. The top portion of the resin package is formed with a lens for collecting external light to the light receiving element. The lens includes a... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20080210851 - Optical sensor: An optical sensor for a touch-sensitive push button of a control mechanism for an electronic household appliance has a transmitter, which emits electromagnetic radiation, and a receiver, which receives reflected electromagnetic radiation. A cover is at least partly transparent to the electromagnetic radiation and the transmitter and the receiver are... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080210852 - Fiber optic security system for sensing the intrusion of secured locations: A sensor for a security system is disclosed to detect intrusions at one or more predetermined locations wherein each location includes a moveable member which must be moved in order to intrude the location. The system includes a fiber network routed in close proximity to one or more locations. The... Agent: Mcnair Law Firm, P.A. *intrusion Of Secured Locations

20080210853 - Medical apparatus and procedure for positioning a patient in an isocenter: A medical device, in particular a radiation therapy device, includes both an examination table that can be positioned at an isocenter and an optical coordinate display system. The optical coordinate display system has at least one radiation source, in particular a laser emitter, that is intended for emitting a test... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080210854 - Foreign matter or abnormal unsmoothness inspection apparatus and foreign matter or abnormal unsmoothness inspection method: A foreign matter or abnormal unsmoothness inspection apparatus is constituted by a detecting member for detecting a foreign matter or abnormal unsmoothness by measuring smoothness of a surface of a substrate-like measuring object, a marking device for providing an dent on the surface of the measuring object with a predetermined... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080210859 - Coaxial hybrid radio frequency ion trap mass analyzer: A coaxial hybrid ion trap that uses two substantially planar opposing plates to generate electrical focusing fields that simultaneously generate at least two different types or shapes of trapping regions, wherein a first trapping region is a quadrupole trapping region disposed coaxially with respect to the opposing plates, and wherein... Agent: Morriss Obryant Compagni, P.C.

20080210856 - Fingerprinting of complex hydrocarbon containing mixtures: The invention provides a method of analysing a complex hydrocarbon-containing mixture, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining a liquid sample of the complex hydrocarbon-containing mixture; injecting the sample into a liquid carrier flowing to a mass spectrometer, wherein the mass spectrometer is set so as to ionise molecules in... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20080210858 - High stability polyionic liquid salts: Polyionic liquid salts are provided comprising polycationic or polyanionic molecules. Further provided are solvents comprising one or more polyionic liquid salts, and the use of such polyionic liquid salts as stationary phases in gas chromatography, and as a reagent in electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (ESI-MS).... Agent: Harness, Dickey, & Pierce, P.l.c

20080210857 - Imaging mass spectrometer with mass tags: A method of analyzing biological material by exposing the biological material to a recognition element, that is coupled to a mass tag element, directing an ion beam of a mass spectrometer to the biological material, interrogating at least one region of interest area from the biological material and producing data,... Agent: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC

20080210855 - Method and device for determining the content of lubricating oil in an exhaust gas mixture: The invention relates to a method for determining the lubrication oil content in an exhaust gas mixture comprising the steps of ionizing the exhaust gas mixture by means of an ion source (3), feeding the ions of the exhaust gas mixture to a filter unit (5) which is embodied as... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080210860 - Segmented ion trap mass spectrometry: An ion trap is provided with at least two discrete trapping regions or segments. Both segments are located in a vacuum chamber of a mass spectrometer system. An entrance of the ion trap is disposed downstream to a laser based ionization source to receive the ions with a wide range... Agent: Thermo Finnigan LLC

20080210861 - Methods and apparatus of ion mobility spectrometer: The present invention describes apparatuses and methods that provide energy to ions in a non-thermal manner. The elevated ion energy minimizes or eliminates interferences due to clustering with polar molecules, such as water. The energized ions are separated in an ion mobility spectrometer. During the ion transportation and separation process,... Agent: Ching Wu

20080210862 - Mass spectrometer: A mass spectrometer is provided in which ions are favorably introduced into a loop orbit or favorably led out from the loop orbit without affecting the motion of the ions flying along the loop orbit. An ion-introduction orbit 5 is set to correspond to the orbit (ejection orbit portion 4)... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080210863 - Device for obtaining the image and/or spectra of electron energy loss: The inventive device for obtaining the electron energy loss image and/or spectra comprises an image sensor (17), a control (31) for at least two deflectors (48a, 48b) for alternately exposing at least two photosensitive parts of the image sensor, sensor raigmeans for generating the representative signal of an image captured... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20080210864 - Local injector of spin-polarized electrons with semiconductor tip under light: The invention is directed to a spin-polarized electron injector using a semiconductor tip, in which tip the injected electrons are photocreated by a circularly polarized light excitation incident on the rear of the tip. This tip is supported by a transparent lever or cantilever and undergoes a surface treatment for... Agent: Lowe Hauptman & Berner, LLP

20080210865 - Pattern measuring method and electron microscope: An object of the present invention is to provide a pattern measuring method and an electron microscope that achieve truly high measurement throughput by achieving both precise location of a measurement target position and high-speed movement of the scanning position of an electron beam to the measurement target position. In... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080210866 - Motioning equipment for electron column: Provided is motioning equipment which provides relative motion between electron column emitting electron beam and a sample on which the electron beam is irradiated. The motioning equipment includes multi-microcolumn for emitting electron beams on the sample, supports for supporting the multi-microcolumns, and driving means for driving the supports to move... Agent: Park Law Firm

20080210869 - Apparatus for observing a sample with a particle beam and an optical microscope: An apparatus for observing a sample (1) with a TEM column and an optical high resolution scanning microscope (10). The sample position when observing the sample with the TEM column differs from the sample position when observing the sample with the optical microscope in that in the latter case the... Agent: Michael O. Scheinberg

20080210867 - Scanning electron microscope and calibration of image distortion: In method and apparatus for obtaining a scanning electron microscope image devoid of distortion by measuring a scanning distortion and calibrating the scanning distortion, there occurs a problem that an error takes place in dimension control owing to a scanning distortion of an electron beam. To cope with this problem,... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080210868 - Transmission electron microscope: Chirality distribution in the molecular structure of protein or the like and magnetic domain structure are analyzed with high resolution less than 10 nm. A transmission electron microscope equipped with a spin-polarized electron source is used for holography observation. The phase of transmission spin-polarized electrons changes due to the existence... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith LLP

20080210870 - Active night vision image intensity balancing system: A vision system (10) for a vehicle (14) includes a light source (46) that generates an illumination beam (20). A receiver (62) generates a first image signal and a second image signal. The first image signal is generated in response to a reflected portion of the illumination beam (20). A... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20080210871 - Radiation image detector: A radiation image detector with a moisture-proof structure which is formed easily. The radiation image detector includes: a substrate, a rectangular radiation detection unit provided on the substrate, with signal lines drawn out from each of a pair of opposing sides of the radiation detection unit; electrically insulative rib members... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080210872 - Radiometry using an uncooled microbolometer detector: An infra-red imaging camera comprises focusing optics for gathering infra-red energy from an external scene, and an uncooled and unshielded detector arranged to detect infra red energy. Internal temperature sensing together with approximation of the temperature response of the camera provides a time varying calibration that allows the infra-red energy... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan Prsti, Inc.

20080210873 - Analysis apparatus and analysis method: An analysis apparatus and analysis method are provided for obtaining information on a sample from change in propagation state of a magnetic wave caused thereby, with less influence of frequency characteristics on the detection unit side. The analysis apparatus comprises a generating unit for generating a terahertz wave, a signal-making... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080210874 - Doped cadmium tungstate scintillator with improved radiation hardness: This invention provides novel cadmium tungstate scintillator materials that show improved radiation hardness. In particular, it was discovered that doping of cadmium tungstate (CdWO4) with trivalent metal ions or monovalent metal ions is particularly effective in improving radiation hardness of the scintillator material.... Agent: Quine Intellectual Property Law Group, P.C.

20080210875 - Gamma vector camera: A gamma vector camera is described for detecting and determining the energy spectrum of a gamma ray source and the direction to the gamma ray source. The gamma vector camera includes a detection system that records a track of a recoil electron produced by a Compton-scattering of an incident gamma... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080210876 - Nuclear medical diagnosis apparatus: A nuclear medical diagnosis apparatus capable of attaining improvement of the sensitivity by the reduction of a count loss of the data is provided. A data sort section inside a data acquisition unit re-arranges and outputs the data packet from a plurality of auxiliary data acquisition unit in order of... Agent: John R. Mattingly

20080210877 - Double decker detector for spectral ct: A radiation detector (24) includes a two-dimensional array of upper scintillators (30τ) which is disposed facing an x-ray source (14) to convert lower energy radiation into visible light and transmit higher energy radiation. A two-dimensional array of lower scintillators (30B) is disposed adjacent the upper scintillators (30τ) distally from the... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080210878 - Plasma panel based radiation detector: A radiation counting detector includes a first substrate and a second substrate that is generally parallel to first substrate and forms a gap with the first substrate. A gas is contained within the gap. A photocathode layer is coupled to one side of the first substrate and faces the second... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20080210879 - Method for controlling leakage rate of active carbon filters: r

20080210880 - Two-dimensional detection system for neutron radiation in the field of neutron scattering spectrometry: A two-dimensional detection system for neutron radiation is disclosed. The detection system includes a means (1) for emitting a neutron beam (10), a support means (2) adapted for receiving a sample (3), a photoemission means (5) adapted for being activated by a neutron radiation, and a cooled low light level... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20080210881 - Laser measurement device and method: A measurement device, such as a laser radar, is described that comprises a transmitter portion for transmitting radiation to a remote probe volume, a receiver portion for detecting radiation returned from the remote probe volume and a processor for analysing the detected return radiation. The device is suitable for transmitting... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20080210882 - Multi-stage waveform detector: A waveform detector may include multiple stages.... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20080210883 - Liquid metal ion gun: An emitter of a Ga liquid metal ion source is constituted to include W12 of a base material and Ga9 of an ion source element covering a surface as construction materials. By making back-sputtered particles become elements (W and Ga) of the Ga liquid metal ion sour source, if back-sputtered... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080210884 - Device for irradiating liquids with uv radiation in a throughflow: The invention relates to a device for irradiating an absorbing liquid, for example waste water to be disinfected, in a throughflow. Said device comprises at least two radiator units having one cylindrical UV radiation source and three concentric sheaths. A cooling medium for carrying off heat from the UV radiation... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.C.

20080210885 - Fluorescent ceramic and fabrication method thereof: The present invention relates to a fluorescent ceramic having the general formula Gd2O2S doped with M, whereby M represents at least one element selected form the group Ce, Pr, Eu, Tb, Yb, Dy, Sm and/or Ho, whereby said fluorescent ceramic comprises a single phase in its volume; to a method... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080210886 - Laser processing method and laser processing apparatus: The present invention relates to a laser processing method and the like having a structure for making it possible to process an object to be processed in various ways while accurately adjusting the installation state of the object. The method irradiates the object with plural adjustment laser light beams that... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080210887 - Charged particle system: A charged particle system comprises a particle source for generating a beam of charged particles and a particle-optical projection system. The particle-optical projection system comprises a focusing first magnetic lens (403) comprising an outer pole piece (411) having a radial inner end (411′), and an inner pole piece (412) having... Agent: Jones Day

20080210888 - Exposure apparatus, exposure method and device manufacturing method: A pattern image generation device generates a pattern image, and at least a part of the pattern image which has been generated or the pattern image which is generated and is formed on an object is photoelectrically detected by a detection system. Then, a correction device corrects design data that... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20080210889 - Extreme ultra violet light source apparatus: An EUV light source apparatus capable of preventing deterioration and/or breakage of a filter for filtering EUV light. The EUV light source apparatus includes an EUV generation chamber in which EUV light is generated; a target material supply unit for supplying a target material into the EUV light generation chamber;... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080210890 - Radiopharmaceutical container having a syringe capper: According to at least one aspect, the present invention is directed a radiation-shielding container for holding a radiopharmaceutical syringe including a needle and a syringe cap covering the needle. This radiation-shielding container is equipped with what may be characterized as a cap retainer for selectively holding the syringe cap. The... Agent: Mallinckrodt Inc.

20080210891 - Radiation-shielding assemblies and methods: The invention relates to the handling of radioactive material. For instance, a radiation shield of the invention may include a body having a cavity therein for receiving radioactive material. An opening to the cavity may be defined in the body. A base may be releasably attachable to the body (generally... Agent: Mallinckrodt Inc.

20080210892 - Radiation-shielding container having status-indicative labeling system: One or more aspects of the invention is directed to a radiation-shielding container for housing a radiopharmaceutical. A labeling system is attached to an exterior surface of the container. The labeling system is adapted to selectively convert from a first state to a second state. In the first state, the... Agent: Mallinckrodt Inc.

20080210893 - Thermally switched optical downconverting filter: A thermally switched optical downconverting (TSOD) filter is a self-regulating device including a downconverter that converts incoming light at a variety of wavelengths into longer-wavelength radiation and then directs it using one or more bandblock filters in either the inward or outward direction, depending on the temperature of the device.... Agent: Hensley Kim & Holzer, LLC

20080210894 - Sealant dispenser and control method thereof: Disclosed is a sealant dispenser for more precisely dispensing a sealant onto a substrate, and a control method thereof. The sealant dispenser includes a stage on which a substrate is mounted; a nozzle for dispensing a sealant while making a relative motion with the substrate; a syringe coupled to the... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP