Radiant energy inventions 03/09

20090078850 - System for dispersion-force-based actuation: A system and method for dispersion-force-based actuation are disclosed. In some embodiments, a light beam is used to change the dispersion force between two spaced apart surfaces. The change in the dispersion force causes a change in the gap between the surfaces. The actuation system can be used in conjunction... Agent: Demont & Breyer, LLC

20090078852 - Chrominance compensation method and panel lightening method in a display apparatus: An area-control based LED backlight system for a panel is divided into a plurality of independently controllable light emitting regions. A single color sensor or light sensor detects light emitting status of the regions. Reference values corresponding to the regions are set based on a white balance parameter. The reference... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090078851 - Far ultraviolet with high luminance emitting high-purity hexagonal boron nitride monocrystalline powder and method of manufacturing the same: While high-purity hexagonal boron nitride monocrystal (hBN) obtained by way of a high temperature/high-pressure treatment in the presence of a high-purity solvent has excellent properties in terms of far-UV luminescence characteristics, it has drawbacks including that it can be easily adversely affected by mechanical vibrations and impetus, that monocrystal shows... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20090078853 - Light emitting device and control method thereof: A light emitting device includes at least one light emitting unit, a switching unit, a comparator unit, a charge storage unit and a sensing unit. The switching unit is electrically connected to the light emitting unit. The comparator unit is electrically connected to the switching unit. The charge storage unit... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090078855 - Imaging sensor having microlenses of different radii of curvature: The present invention provides an image sensor which comprises improved microlenses to cope with different optical requirements for oblique incident light or different components of light. In one embodiment, the image sensor comprises at least two microlenses having different radii of curvature. In another embodiment, the image sensor comprises at... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20090078854 - Optical writing device and method of manufacturing the same: A plurality of photo emitters are arrayed on a transparent substrate in a first direction to form at least one photo emitter array. An electrode is provided on the substrate and electrically connected to the photo emitters in common. A dimension of the electrode in a second direction perpendicular to... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20090078856 - Solid-state image capturing device and electronic information device: A solid-state image capturing device includes a multilayer wiring layer to open regions above a plurality of respective light receiving sections for performing photoelectric conversion on incident light to generate a signal charge; a color filter of each color provided above the multilayer wiring layer in a corresponding manner to... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090078857 - Optical pickup device and optical disk device: A laser emitting device (9) includes a light emitting portion (4) that emits light of a wavelength λ1 (approximately 405 nm), a light emitting portion (5) that emits light of a wavelength λ2 (approximately 650 nm), and a light emitting portion (6) that emits light of a wavelength λ1 (approximately... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090078858 - Orientation determination utilizing a cordless device: A system for generating orientation information includes a reflector, an image collection system, and a processor. The image collection system is configured to collect at least two sets of image data, where one set of image data includes a stronger indication of the reflector than the other set of image... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20090078859 - Photodetector with embedded infrared filter: A photodetector and method for making the same are disclosed. The photodetector includes a photodetector die mounted on a substrate, an infrared filter, and an encapsulating layer. The infrared filter is positioned over the photodetector, the infrared filter blocking light in an infrared region of the optical spectrum while allowing... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20090078860 - System and method for downhole optical anaysis: A method is disclosed for measuring optical properties of a fluid downhole, the method comprising measuring intensity of light interacting with the fluid downhole for each of one or more wavelengths; integrating each intensity of light for each wavelength for an integration time; and estimating the optical property from a... Agent: Michael Roebuck, P.C.

20090078863 - Determination of chemical empirical formulas of unknown compounds using accurate ion mass measurement of all isotopes: A method of determining an empirical formula of an analyte ion from a measured mass spectrum including a main peak and one or more isotope peaks. The method comprises comparing a relative isotopic intensity of the measured isotope peak to a calculated relative isotopic intensity of an isotopic ion of... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20090078862 - Ion mobility spectrometry analyzer for detecting peroxides: The present invention provides IMS analyzers and methods for detecting, identifying, and characterizing (e.g., measuring the concentration of) peroxides in samples. Methods and systems of the present invention utilize sample inlet conditions and dopant strategies providing an enhancement in selectivity and sensitivity for the detection of peroxide compounds relative to... Agent: Greenlee Winner And Sullivan P C

20090078861 - Ion mobility spectrometry method and apparatus: The invention includes an ion mobility spectrometer having a liquid filled drift chamber. The chamber has an ionization region partitioned from and an ion separation region by a reversible ion-migration block. An electrical field within the chamber allows ions to migrate toward the electrode collector. Passage of ions from the... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20090078865 - Apparatus and systems for processing samples for analysis via ion mobility spectrometry: The invention provides an interface assembly for delivering an ionized analyte from an ionization apparatus into an ion mobility spectrometer. This allows analysis of biological and non-biological samples, even non-volatile solids, via differential mobility spectrometry, without fragmentation of molecules. The invention also provides portable sample analysis systems that operate at... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20090078864 - Molecular sieves: A molecular sieve (20) for an IMS is formed of a solid block (24) of zeolite within a closely fitting housing (21). The block (24) has multiple passages (25) to (28) through which gas can flow along the block. The block (24) may be made by casting or extrusion and... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090078866 - Mass spectrometer and electric field source for mass spectrometer: An electric field source for a mass spectrometer and a mass spectrometer are described.... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20090078867 - Method and system for generating and reviewing a thin sample: A system and method for generating a thin sample, the method includes: milling an intermediate section of a thin sample such as to enable an upper portion of the thin sample to tilt in relation to a lower portion of the thin sample; wherein the lower portion is connected to... Agent: Applied Materials, Inc. C/o Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20090078868 - Method and apparatus for a high-resolution three dimensional confocal scanning transmission electron microscope: A confocal scanning transmission electron microscope which includes an electron illumination device providing an incident electron beam propagating in a direction defining a propagation axis, and a precision specimen scanning stage positioned along the propagation axis and movable in at least one direction transverse to the propagation axis. The precision... Agent: Quarles & Brady

20090078869 - Magnetic electron microscope: Below 50-nm-diameter extremely narrow electrically-conductive fiber is used instead of the electron beam biprism used in the conventional interference electron microscope method. A phenomenon is utilized where a focus-shifted shadow of this fiber is shifted from a straight line by a distance which is proportional to a differentiation of phase... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20090078870 - Infrared imaging system: The present invention relates to a long-life, low-power consumption infrared imaging system having a structure for realizing with a high reliability both the taking of an image of its surrounding environments and the detection of objects. The infrared imaging system comprises a light source section, an image pickup section, a... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090078871 - Outgassing rate detection: A workpiece processing system includes a platen configured to support a workpiece, a source configured to provide an electromagnetic wave proximate a front surface of the workpiece, and a detector. The detector is configured to receive at least a portion of the electromagnetic wave and provide a detection signal representative... Agent: Varian Semiconductor Equipment Assc., Inc.

20090078872 - Doped carbon nanostructure field emitter arrays for infrared imaging: An infrared imaging device and method for making infrared detector(s) having at least one anode, at least one cathode with a substrate electrically connected to a plurality of doped carbon nanostructures; and bias circuitry for applying an electric field between the anode and the cathode such that when infrared photons... Agent: Ut-battelle, LLC Office Of Intellectual Property

20090078873 - Image acquisition apparatus, conversion apparatus and image acquisition method: An image acquisition apparatus acquires an image indicating an intensity distribution of infrared light. The image acquisition apparatus includes a conductive thin film, a dielectric layer placed on the thin film, a base to support the thin film and the dielectric layer in this order on a principal surface, a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090078874 - Computed radiography system for mammography: A computed radiography system including a stimulating light source such as a laser, a photostimulable glass imaging plate (PGIP) substantially transparent to the stimulating light positioned such that the stimulating light impinges the PGIP perpendicularly thereto producing photostimulated luminescence light (PLL), a light collector having a light reflecting inner surface... Agent: Olson & Cepuritis, Ltd.

20090078876 - Method and system for using tissue-scattered coincidence photons for imaging: Methods and systems for determining a location of a photon event for an imaging system including a plurality of 3-D detectors. For one of the photons in the photon pair, an interaction in a first 3-D detector is detected. For the other of the photons in the photon pair, at... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20090078875 - Radioimaging: Radioimaging methods, devices and radiopharmaceuticals therefor.... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan D/b/a Prtsi, Inc.

20090078878 - Radiation imaging cassette: A radiation imaging cassette is provided with two types of communicating means within a housing. One is a wireless communicating means for communicating wirelessly with an imaging control means, and the other is a wired communicating means for communicating with the imaging control means. A metal detecting sensor for detecting... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20090078877 - Radiation imaging element: A radiation imaging element that includes a plurality of pixel portions each having a phosphor layer that absorbs radiation transmitted through a subject to emit light, a photoelectric conversion portion that includes an upper electrode, a lower electrode, and a photoelectric conversion layer disposed between the upper electrode and the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090078879 - Image detecting device and image capturing system: A radiation solid-state detecting device includes a timing control signal detector, which detects the output of a timing control signal from a timing control circuit, and which outputs the detected output to a temperature controller as an image information output detection signal. When the temperature controller is supplied with the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090078880 - Ultraviolet sensor: r

20090078881 - Time-resolved, optical-readout detector for neutron and gamma-ray imaging: An efficient, large-area-detector and readout-system for combined sub-mm spatial imaging and time-of-flight spectrometry of fast and slow neutrons, as well as gamma-rays, capable of loss-free operation in mixed neutron-gamma fields of very high intensity.... Agent: Dekel Patent Ltd., David Klein

20090078882 - Device and arrangement for sensing and displaying radiation: An arrangement for detecting and initiating indication of doses of radiation includes radiation dose receiving elements and function handling elements for storing and displaying received radiations/radiation doses. The arrangement is operable by one or several power sources, and includes one or several portable meters exhibiting miniature external dimensions and having... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090078883 - Techniques for optical ion beam metrology: Techniques for providing optical ion beam metrology are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as an apparatus for controlling beam density profile, the apparatus may include one or more camera systems to capture at least one image of an ion beam and a control system... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP/varian Semiconductor, Equipment Associates, Inc.

20090078884 - Automatic radioactivity analyzer of mixed liquid beta emitter: The present invention relates to an automatic radioactivity analyzer of mixed liquid beta emitter which comprises: a sample preparation part (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7) for extracting a liquid sample from liquid-phase radioactive nuclear wastes; a sample injection part (9 and 10), including a sample transportation part... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090078885 - Sample manipulation device: In a sample manipulation device of this type, there are provided a manipulation tool, which is spatially shiftable relative to the observation unit and comprises a manipulation tip by which portions are removed from the sample, a control unit, which controls the shifting of the manipulation tool, as well as... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20090078886 - Method and apparatus for checking documents of value: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for recognizing forged documents of value, wherein the documents of value are illuminated with clocked excitation light of a light source. Within the bright phase of the excitation light a first luminescence intensity is detected, within the dark phase a second... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090078887 - Radiation image conversion panel and preparation method thereof: There is provided a radiation image conversion panel having strong resistance to physical impact, and in which enhanced sharpness and adhesion are balanced, especially, enhanced adhesion of a photostimulable phosphor layer onto a support is achieved, and a preparation method of the radiation image conversion panel. The radiation image conversion... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20090078888 - Method and apparatus for detecting and adjusting substrate height: A method and apparatus 10 for detecting the height of non-flat and transparent substrates using one or more reflectors 30 patterned on the surface of the substrate 40 and adjusting the position of the substrate in its holder based on measurement of the height of the reflectors in comparison to... Agent: Lariviere, Grubman & Payne, LLP

20090078889 - Water-based fluorescent ink, recorded image using the same, and judging method: The present invention relates to a water-based fluorescent ink for the purpose of measurement or judgment of the fluorescence emission in a visible light region by an excitation wavelength in a predetermined ultraviolet range, containing water, a coloring material dissolved or dispersed in water, and an organic solvent, having a... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090078890 - Ion source, ion implantation apparatus, and ion implantation method: This ion source generates a ribbon-like ion beam whose dimension in the Y direction is larger than the dimension in the X direction. This ion source includes a plasma generating vessel having an ion extraction port extending in the Y direction, a plurality of cathodes arranged in a plurality of... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20090078891 - Radiation shielding sheet: A radiation shielding sheet formed by filling a shielding material into an organic polymer material. The shielding material is an oxide powder containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of lanthanum (La), cerium (Ce), praseodymium (Pr), neodymium (Nd), samarium (Sm), europium (Eu) and gadolinium (Gd). The oxide... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090078892 - Computed radiography system and method for manufacturing the same: A computed radiography system is provided. The computed radiography system includes an imaging plate configured to store a radiation energy pattern of an object or emit multiple prompt emission photons of the radiation energy pattern upon irradiation or a combination thereof. The computed radiography system also includes at least one... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20090078893 - Image reading apparatus: An image reading apparatus includes an optical unit for reading the image information by scanning and irradiating the photostimulable phosphor plate with the excitation light from a light source and converging photo-stimulated luminescence light emitted from the photostimulable phosphor plate to conduct photoelectric conversion, a base table, a linear motor... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090072119 - Backlight unit and method of driving the same: Provided is a backlight unit including one or more white light emitting diodes (LEDs) for generating light; an LED module having a printed circuit board (PCB), the LED module supporting and driving the white LED; a sensor for detecting the color temperature of the white LED; a heat generating element... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090072120 - Circuits and methods allowing for pixel array exposure pattern control: An image processing system includes an image sensor circuit. The image sensor circuit is configured to obtain an image using a type of shutter operation in which an exposure pattern of a pixel array is set according to exposure information that changes over time based at least partially on charge... Agent: Cognex Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090072121 - Device for detecting an electromagnetic radiation with current limitation: This device for detecting an electromagnetic radiation, comprises a matrix of juxtaposed elementary sensors (1), each associated with a common substrate in which a sequential addressing read circuit is prepared, specific to each of the sensors, thereby constituting as many pixels, the interaction of the radiation with the sensors generating... Agent: Marjama Muldoon Blasiak & Sullivan LLP

20090072122 - Image sensor and method for manufacturing the same: An image sensor 1 has a substrate 2 and primary light-receiving pixels 4 arrayed in the direction of the surface of the substrate, and the primary light-receiving pixels are formed by laminating plural secondary light-receiving pixels 10, 20 and 30 which sense lights in different wavelength ranges, respectively, via at... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090072125 - Solid-state imaging apparatus and method for producing the same: A solid-state imaging apparatus includes a plurality of photosensitive cells, and a driving unit provided for driving the plurality of photosensitive cells. Each photosensitive cell includes a photodiode formed to be exposed on a surface of a semiconductor substrate for the purpose of accumulating signal charge obtained by subjecting incident... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson P.C.

20090072123 - Solid-state imaging device and drive control method for the same: A CMOS sensor has unit pixels each structured by a light receiving element and three transistors, to prevent against the phenomenon of saturation shading and the reduction of dynamic range. The transition time (fall time), in switching off the voltage on a drain line shared in all pixels, is given... Agent: Robert J. Depke Lewis T. Steadman

20090072124 - Vehicular image sensing system: An image sensing system for a vehicle includes an imaging sensor comprising a two-dimensional array of light sensing photosensor elements formed on a semiconductor substrate. The imaging sensor is disposed at an interior portion of the vehicle, and may be at or proximate to an interior rearview mirror assembly of... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP

20090072126 - Light source frequency detection circuit for image sensor: An apparatus for measuring the power frequency of a light source includes a photo-sensor, a modulator, and a logic unit. The photo-sensor generates an electrical signal that is responsive to light incident thereon from the light source. The modulator generates a modulated signal based on the electrical signal that toggles... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090072127 - Adjustable shroud for adjusting a detection field associated with a detector: An adjustable shroud for use with a detector having an aperture for detecting electromagnetic radiation. The adjustable shroud includes a base element, a cover element and a directional shroud. The cover element and the directional shroud may be adjusted over an aperture of a detector to increase and/or decrease a... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20090072128 - Spectrally stabilized broadband optical source: Methods and apparatus enable compensation of source light wavelength fluctuations due to instability of a broadband source within an optical sensing system. Tapping off two or more portions of the light output from the source at specific wavelength bands enables power based measurements of these portions. The measurements provide compensation... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20090072129 - Optical encoder and electronic equipment having the same: An optical encoder of the invention has an OR circuit 21 to which light reception signals A+, B+ are inputted, an OR circuit 22 to which light reception signals A−, B− are inputted, and an AND circuit 23 to which an output signal C of the OR circuit 21 and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090072130 - Rotary encoder apparatus and method: Rotary encoder apparatus is described that comprises an encoder scale or ring and an encoder scale reader. The encoder scale includes an incremental scale and one or more reference marks. The encoder scale reader comprises at least a first readhead and a second readhead that each produce a reference mark... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090072131 - Estimation of crystal efficiency with axially compressed sinogram: t

20090072134 - Data acquisition system for a spectrometer using various filters: A data acquisition system and method are described that may be used with various spectrometers. The data acquisition system may include an ion detector, an initial processing module, and a spectra processing module. The initial processing module is provided for processing the ion detection signals and for supplying processed signals... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20090072132 - Mass spectroscopy system and mass spectroscopy method: An inexpensive mass spectrometer system is provided. This mass spectrometer is capable obtaining structural information of a substance at an improved efficiency, and the time required for the analysis and identification of the substance has been reduced. Identification precision has also been improved. More specifically, this invention provides a tandem... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20090072133 - Multi-beam ion mobility time-of-flight mass spectrometer with bipolar ion extraction and zwitterion detection: The present invention relates generally to instrumentation and methodology for the characterization of chemical samples in solutions or on a surface which is based on modified ionization methods with or without adjustable pH and controllable H-D exchange in solution, an improved ion mobility spectrometer (IMS), a multi-beam ion pre-selection of... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20090072135 - Micro sample heating probe and method of producing the same, and analyzer using the micro sample heating probe: An object of the present invention is to extract a micro foreign body of a few μm, which may cause a product defect of a device or the like, and to subject the foreign body to a mass analysis at a favorable S/N ratio without any contamination. A micro sample... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090072136 - Mass spectrometer: A mass analyser (2) is provided comprising a plurality of electrodes having apertures through which ions are transmitted in use. A plurality of seudo-potential corrugations are created along the axis of the mass analyser (2). The amplitude or depth of the pseudo-potential corrugations is inversely proportional to the mass to... Agent: Waters Technologies Corporation C/o Waters Corporation

20090072137 - Nanowire electron scattering spectroscopy: Methods and devices for spectroscopic identification of molecules using nanoscale wires are disclosed. According to one of the methods, nanoscale wires are provided, electrons are injected into the nanoscale wire; and inelastic electron scattering is measured via excitation of low-lying vibrational energy levels of molecules bound to the nanoscale wire.... Agent: Steinfl & Bruno

20090072139 - Substrate inspection apparatus, substrate inspection method and method of manufacturing semiconductor device: A substrate inspection apparatus includes: an electron beam irradiation device which emits an electron beam and causes the electron beam to irradiate a substrate to be inspected as a primary beam; an electron beam detector which detects at least one of a secondary electron, a reflected electron and a backscattered... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090072138 - Test apparatus: A scan control unit for generating two-dimensional coordinates for performing a scan with an electron beam of an electron scanning microscope is provided with first and second transforming units for transforming coordinates in the horizontal (X) direction and the vertical (V) direction. An area to be tested in a sample... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090072140 - Radiation image capturing apparatus: The invention relates to a radiation image capturing apparatus that includes a signal reading circuit for reading an image signal from a sensor substrate. The signal reading circuit includes a charge detecting circuit and a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of the charge detecting circuit, and controls the gain... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090072141 - Neutron detector and neutron imaging sensor: A neutron detector includes a plurality of neutron detecting element sections, each of the neutron detecting element sections having; a superconducting element including a substrate having at least one of surfaces thereof formed of a dielectric material, a strip line of the superconducting material formed on the surface and electrodes... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090072142 - Scanning system and techniques for medical and/or forensic assessment using the same: A data recording system for scanning tissues of human beings or other objects from crime scenes includes a hand-held scanner and computer. The scanner has a housing including a platen along the bottom surface of the housing, a scanning mechanism including an illumination source and sensor positioned within the housing... Agent: Krieg Devault LLP

20090072143 - Pyroelectric infrared sensor: There is provided a pyroelectric infrared sensor being capable of changing its shape and having high sensitivity. The sensor comprises the substrate 11 made of a polymer material such as polyimide or polyethylene terephthalate and having flexibility, the layer 13 comprising vinylidene fluoride (VDF), and the flexible electrodes 12 and... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090072144 - Infrared retina: Exemplary embodiments provide an infrared (IR) retinal system and method for making and using the IR retinal system. The IR retinal system can include adaptive sensor elements, whose properties including, e.g., spectral response, signal-to-noise ratio, polarization, or amplitude can be tailored at pixel level by changing the applied bias voltage... Agent: Mh2 Technology Law Group, LLP

20090072145 - Nanowire multispectral imaging array: A multispectral imaging array system and method of forming the same. A substrate and a group of antennas can be located with respect to one another on the substrate, such that respective gaps are formed between each antenna group and wherein different antenna sizes may be used for different spectral... Agent: Kris T. Fredrick Attorney, Intellectual Property

20090072146 - Correlated ghost imager: A method and system for detecting concealed weapons and explosives by imaging THz scenes using conventional optics and detectors is provided. Photon fields with two different wavelengths can be sent through a chopper and towards a wavelength-selective mirror. A light beam with a wavelength in the visible or IR range... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Attorney, Intellectual Property

20090072147 - Detector arrangement for electromagnetic radiation and method for measuring electromagnetic radiation: A detector arrangement for electromagnetic radiation has at least an absorbing element and a cantilever sensor which are in operational connection with each other, so that the sensor is bendable in response to electromagnetic radiation absorbed by the absorbing element. The arrangement further includes an interferometer for measuring bending of... Agent: Stiennon & Stiennon

20090072148 - Method and apparatus for detecting wood eating insect infestation in enclosed shipping containers or in trees: An apparatus and method for detecting wood eating insect infestations. For trees, a baseline air sample is taken outside of the tree to determine a baseline CO2 concentration. A second CO2 sample is taken from underneath the bark of the tree. The results of the sample taken from underneath the... Agent: Michael E. Mauney Attorney At Law

20090072150 - Scintillator-based micro-radiographic imaging device: A scintillation based imaging system. The device utilizes a single-crystal inorganic scintillator to convert ionizing radiation to light in a spectral range or ranges within the visible or ultraviolet spectral ranges. The conversion takes place inside the single crystal material, preserving special resolution. The single crystal scintillator is sandwiched between... Agent: John R. Ross

20090072152 - Apparatus for automatic calibration of pet/ct systems: A calibration system for a combined Positron Emission Tomography (PET)/Computed Tomography scanner system, may have a support structure carrying a rotation motor driving a phantom, wherein the phantom has at least two phantom rods and the rods are positioned such that they are neither parallel nor connected to each other.... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090072154 - Hybrid method for randoms variance redcution: A method for reducing randoms variance in a Positron Emission Tomograph (PET) or Positron Emission Tomograph combined with another Medical Imaging device is disclosed. An average of an element of the randoms event (delayeds) sinogram may be estimated by dividing fan sums in delayeds sinogram by singles rates taken from... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090072151 - Parameter adjustment for medical device: A medical device with a high voltage connection line for carrying a high DC supply voltage has a control unit generating said high DC supply voltage which is fed through a first AC block unit to said high voltage connection line and generating a digital control signal fed through a... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090072153 - Signal acquisition in pet scanners: A Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanner has a plurality of photo detector blocks. Each photo detector block or region has a plurality of photo detectors, a multiplexer receiving output signals from the plurality of photo detectors and generating a multiplexer output signal, a multiplexer control unit controlling switching of the... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090072155 - Time-of-flight (tof) positron emission tomography (pet) reconstruction from time-truncated projection data: A method of TOF-PET image reconstruction using time-truncated TOF-PET projection data. The time-truncated TOF-PET data is obtained by narrowing the scanner time window to a smaller “time window field of view,” which reduces the field of view of a TOF-PET scanner. This results in a lower list mode stream transfer... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090072156 - Methods and systems for imaging: Methods and systems for producing an image. Measurement data is obtained for a coincidence photon event, and a line projector function is generated based on the obtained measurement data. Additional measurement data is obtained for a single photon event, and a cone-surface projector function is generated based on the additional... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20090072149 - Magnetically retained interchangeable collimators for scintillation cameras: A grid suitable for being positioned and held in relation to a detector has positive positioning means and at least one magnet for holding the grid.... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090072157 - Method of manufacturing a radiation detector: In a method of manufacturing a radiation detector according to this invention, a lattice frame 40 is stored in a receptacle 50, and scintillators 1SF and 1SR are also stored therein. The lattice frame 40 and scintillators 1SF and 1SR are once taken out of the receptacle in a state... Agent: Cheng Law Group, PLLC

20090072158 - Method of detecting x-rays and x-ray detecting apparatus: Apparatus and method of accurately detecting X-rays employs a photodiode substrate wherein a first reverse bias is applied to the photodiode to generate a photodetect voltage according to the X-rays incident on the photodiode. After an image signal is output in response to the X-rays applied to the photodiode in... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20090072160 - Radiation image conversion panel, scintillator panel, and radiation image sensor: The radiation image conversion panel in accordance with the present invention has an aluminum substrate; an alumite layer formed on a surface of the aluminum substrate; a metal film, provided on the alumite layer, having a radiation transparency and a light reflectivity; a protective film covering the metal film and... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20090072159 - Semiconductor detection module and radiation detection apparatus and radiological imaging apparatus using the semiconductor detection module: Semiconductor detection modules 10 according to the present invention each comprises: one or more semiconductor detection elements 14 that receive radiation to generate induced charges as signals; and a pair of electrodes 12, 13 that are disposed to sandwich the one or more semiconductor elements 14, and obtains a data... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20090072161 - Plasmonic laser nanoablation methods: A novel femtosecond laser nano-ablation technique called Plasmonic Laser Nano-Ablation (PLN). The technique takes advantage of surface-enhanced plasmonic scattering of ultrashort laser pulses by nanoparticles to vaporize sub-cellular structures in attoliter volumes. The use of nanoparticles may overcome problems associated with current FLMS techniques and does not rely on heating... Agent: Baker Botts, LLP

20090072162 - Laser annealing method and semiconductor device fabricating method: When the second harmonic of a YAG laser is irradiated onto semiconductor films, concentric-circle patterns are observed on some of the semiconductor films. This phenomenon is due to the non-uniformity of the properties of the semiconductor films. If such semiconductor films are used to fabricate TFTs, the electrical characteristics of... Agent: Eric Robinson

20090072164 - Ion implanting apparatus: An ion implanter for manufacturing a single crystal film by extracting a hydrogen ion or a rare-gas ion from an ion source, selects a desired ion with a first sector electromagnet, scanning the ion with a scanner, collimates the ion with a second sector electromagnet, and implants it into a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090072163 - Techniques for controlling a charged particle beam: Techniques for controlling a charged particle beam are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a charged particle acceleration/deceleration system. The charged particle acceleration/deceleration system may comprise an acceleration column. The acceleration column may comprise a plurality of electrodes having apertures through which a charged... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP/varian Semiconductor, Equipment Associates, Inc.

20090072167 - Exposure apparatus, light source apparatus and device fabrication: An exposure apparatus for exposing a pattern of a mask onto an object, said exposure apparatus includes a light source for generating a plasma, said light source including a condenser mirror that condenses a light irradiated from the plasma, an illumination optical system for illuminating the mask using the light... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20090072165 - Flexible work and utility lamp: A rope light is provided comprising a plurality of infrared lamps that enable a user to stealthily operate the light under cover of darkness. The method of using the rope light comprises either signaling to an observer or operating on a workpiece. The rope light can be positioned to signal... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20090072166 - Infra-red lighting system and device: A chemiluminescent system and device is disclosed wherein a first polymeric sheet having a shaped cavity therein is sealed around its periphery to a second polymeric sheet and the cavity contains a cured PVC plastisol having admixed an oxalate solution and finely divided semiconductor laser crystals and a sealed receptacle... Agent: Mchale & Slavin, P.A.

20090072168 - Radical cleaning arrangement for a lithographic apparatus: A cleaning arrangement is configured to clean an EUV optic of an EUV lithographic apparatus. The partial radical pressure ranges between 0.1-10 Pa. The cleaning arrangement can be configured inside a cleaning cocoon of the lithographic apparatus for offline cleaning. It can also be configured at particular positions inside the... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20090072169 - Leak resistant syringe cover: A cover for a syringe includes an elongated flexible envelope and an absorbent material. The elongated flexible envelope includes a body portion and a needle-receiving portion. The body portion has a first end that defines an opening and an opposite second end. The needle-receiving portion extends from the second end... Agent: Bryan W. Bockhop, Esq. Bockhop & Associates, LLC

20090072170 - Spatial information detection system: A spatial information detection system is provided, which is capable of, even when detecting spatial information from a common target space by use of a plurality of detection devices, achieving accurate detection without causing interference between the detection devices. Each of the detection devices has a light emitting source for... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090072171 - Systems and methods for volumetric tissue scanning microscopy: In accordance with preferred embodiments of the present invention, a method for imaging tissue, for example, includes the steps of mounting the tissue on a computer controlled stage of a microscope, determining volumetric imaging parameters, directing at least two photons into a region of interest, scanning the region of interest... Agent: Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP

20090065678 - Systems and methods for a tilted optical receiver assembly: Systems and methods are provided for depositing solder in a first pattern over a first bonding pad on the substrate; depositing solder in a second pattern over a second bonding pad on the substrate, wherein the second pattern defines a larger area than the first pattern; placing the electronic device... Agent: Patent Group 2n Jones Day

20090065680 - Image detecting device: An image detecting device includes a substrate including plural accumulating portions, plural data lines, plural first protection lines, plural first diodes, and plural second diodes. The plural accumulating portions, due to the irradiation of incident electromagnetic waves expressing an image which is an object of detection, charges expressing the image... Agent: Taiyo Corporation

20090065679 - Imaging apparatus: An imaging apparatus for capturing a synthesized image of a visible-spectrum image and an infrared-spectrum image implements a proper synthesis balance without amplification of the signal of the infrared-spectrum image obtained by a solid-state image sensor or attenuating the visible light incident on the image sensor. A visible light source... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090065681 - Solid-state image pickup device, electronic apparatus using such solid-state image pickup device and method of manufacturing solid-state image pickup device: A back-illuminated type solid-state image pickup device (1041) includes read circuits (Tr1, Tr2) formed on one surface of a semiconductor substrate (1042) to read a signal from a photo-electric conversion element (PD) formed on the semiconductor substrate (1042), in which electric charges (e) generated in a photo-electric conversion region (1052c1)... Agent: Robert J. Depke Lewis T. Steadman

20090065682 - Soi structure including nanotaper with improved alignment capabilities to external light guide: An arrangement for providing alignment between an optical nanotaper coupler and a free space optical signal includes the formation of a “ridge” structure around the location of the nanotaper coupler to reduce stray light-related errors in the alignment process. The ridge is preferably formed by etching vertical sidewalls through the... Agent: Wendy W. Koba, Esq.

20090065683 - Vehicle rearview mirror system: 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

20090065684 - Image sensor and method of fabricating the same: An image sensor and a method for fabricating the same having enhanced sensivity. The image sensor enhances sensitivity and minimizes optical loss by isolating color filters from each other using a metal that has superior light reflection properties while having no effect on the color filters during deposition of the... Agent: Sherr & Vaughn, PLLC

20090065685 - Monitoring device, light source device, optical scanning device, and image forming apparatus: A monitoring device includes a first aperture plate, a second aperture plate, and a photodiode. The first aperture is disposed in a light path of a light beam emitted by a light source and includes a first aperture arranged such that a portion of the light beam having maximum light... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090065686 - Methods and systems for background correction in tandem mass spectrometry based quantitation: A corrected reporter ion intensity is calculated in tandem mass spectrometry based quantitation using isobaric labels. An analyte in each of two or more samples of a mixture of samples is labeled with a different isobaric label. The analyte is eluted from the mixture of samples and intensities of the... Agent: Kasha Law LLC

20090065687 - Multiplexing matrix-analyte stereo electronic interactions for high throughput shotgun metabolomics: A shotgun metabolomics approach using MALDI-tandem mass spectrometry was developed for the rapid analysis of cellular metabolites. Through the use of neutral organic solvents to inactivate endogenous enzyme activities (i.e., methanol/chloroform/H2O extraction), multiplexed extraction conditions and combinatorial alterations in matrix stereoelectronic composition and analyte interactions, multiple suites of metabolites were... Agent: Patent Docket Department Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20090065688 - Analytical instrument: The present invention achieves accurate quantitative determination without reducing measurement throughput and also without having to add a multi-component reference standard. An analytical instrument of the present invention for determining the concentration of a target compound contained in a target sample includes: a means for ionizing a mixture having a... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090065691 - High throughput quadrupolar ion trap: A method and apparatus are provided for operating a linear ion trap. A linear ion trap configuration is provided that allows for increased versatility in functions compared to a conventional three-sectioned linear ion trap. In operation, the linear ion trap provides multiple segments, the segments spatially portioning an initial population... Agent: Thermo Finnigan LLC

20090065689 - Mass analysis using alternating fragmentation modes: A method for the analysis of mixtures of components includes separating or partially separating different components of a mixture of a sample by means that causes the components to elute sequentially over a period of time, forming precursor ions from the components in the eluent, repeatedly switching, altering or varying... Agent: Waters Investments Limited C/o Waters Corporation

20090065690 - Mass analysis with alternating bypass of a fragmentation device: A method for analyzing a mixture of components includes forming precursor ions from the components, alternately causing the precursor ions to pass to and to by-pass a fragmentation device, to form product ions from the precursor ions that pass to the device and to form substantially fewer product ions from... Agent: Waters Investments Limited C/o Waters Corporation

20090065692 - High pressure collision cell for mass spectrometer: A high pressure collision cell for use in a mass spectrometer. The high pressure collision cell has a cell length L selected to be in a range such that upon application of voltages to a pair of opposed elongate electrically conducting electrodes there is produced an electric field of sufficient... Agent: Ralph A. Dowell Of Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20090065693 - Method and apparatus for probing nuclear material by photofission: The invention relates to a method and a system for using photofission to probe an article containing potentially radiation-emitting elements. The article is bombarded by a beam of electrons of sufficient energy, and they are converted into photons by bremsstrahlung directly within the article to be probed, which article is... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090065694 - Scanning electron microscope: Energy of the charged particle beam to be irradiated onto the sample is set so that generation efficiency of secondary electrons generated from the sample becomes equal to 1 or more. A flat-plate electrode (26) is located in such a manner as to be directly opposed to the sample. Here,... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20090065695 - Infrared camera for locating a target using at least one shaped light source: An infrared camera including optics and a detector sensitive to infrared radiation is used in conjunction with at least one light source, such as a laser, to locate a reference point on a target. Two intersecting line segments are produced by the one light source or a combination of two... Agent: Hoffman, Wasson & Gitler, P.C. Suite 522

20090065696 - Detection method and apparatus: In a terahertz radiation detection system, an array of harmonic transmitters/receivers can be scanned across a field of view. By using an unbalanced pair of Schottky diodes in the mixer of a heterodyne receiver, the receiver can be converted to a transmitter, generating terahertz radiation at even harmonics of the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090065697 - Sub-millimeter wave frequency heterodyne detector system: The present invention relates to sub-millimeter wave frequency heterodyne imaging systems. More specifically, the present invention relates to a sub-millimeter wave frequency heterodyne detector system for imaging the magnitude and phase of transmitted power through or reflected power off of mechanically scanned samples at sub-millimeter wave frequencies.... Agent: Stallman & Pollock LLP

20090065698 - Control unit and control method for radiation source and radiation inspection system and method thereof: A radiation inspection system is disclosed. The radiation inspection system comprises: an inspection passage through which a moving object under inspection can pass, a radiation source disposed on a side of the inspection passage for emitting radiation, an array of detectors disposed on the other side of the inspection passage... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20090065699 - Tomography scanner with axially discontinuous array: A tomography scanner has intentionally designed, well defined gaps between detector rings with image reconstruction obtained with the use of conventional tomography data processing. The scanner is particularly advantageous as a small animal PET scanner.... Agent: Epstein & Gerken

20090065700 - Reduced edge effect detector: Embodiments of a radiation detector and subassemblies thereof are provided having a scintillator with a face and a reflector constructed and arranged to redirect a majority of light leaving the face of the scintillator at an angle within a range of 45 to 135 degrees compared to the direction in... Agent: Larson Newman Abel Polansky & White, LLP

20090065701 - Cdznte device using constrained design for high-flux x-ray spectroscopic imaging applications: A CdZnTe photon counting detector includes a core material of Cd1-xZnxTe, where (0≦x<1), an anode terminal on one side of the core material and a cathode terminal on a side of the core material opposite the anode terminal. At least one of the following is selected in the design of... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090065702 - Readout apparatus and imaging apparatus: An imaging apparatus includes a sensor array, readout apparatus, and control circuit. The readout apparatus includes first LPFs arranged in correspondence with signal lines, an analog multiplexer, and a second LPF. The cut-off frequencies of the first and second LPFs can be switched on two stages, and the control circuit... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090065703 - Assembly features and shock protection for a digital radiography detector: A digital radiography detector includes a casing having a planar member and side walls defining a cavity; a baseplate located within the cavity; and a radiography detector assembly mounted on the baseplate. Means are provided for locating the baseplate on the casing planar member. The means includes protrusion features projecting... Agent: Susan L. Parulski Patent Legal Staff

20090065704 - Implementation of avalanche photo diodes in (bi) cmos processes: A radiation detector (46) includes a semiconductor layer(s) (12) formed on a substrate (14) and a scintillator (30) formed on the semiconductor layer(s) (12). The semiconductor layer(s) (12) includes an n−doped region (16) disposed adjacent to the substrate (14), and a p−doped region (18) disposed adjacent to the n−doped region... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090065705 - Scintillator plate: A scintillator plate has a radiation permeable and moisture-impermeable substrate, a scintillator on the substrate, a first transparent organic layer that covers the scintillator, a second transparent organic layer arranged on the first transparent organic layer, and a transparent inorganic layer that is arranged on the second transparent organic layer.... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20090065706 - Particle beam therapy system: A particle beam therapy system using a spot scanning method includes a synchrotron, a beam transport system, an irradiation system, and a controller. A controller is configured to turn on a radio frequency electromagnetic field to be applied to an extraction system when a charged particle beam is to be... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20090065707 - Inspection container: The present invention discloses an inspection container, comprising: a bottom and a sidewall, said bottom is coupled to one side of said sidewall to form a space, wherein, there are a plurality of protrudes set on the lower surface of said bottom. The inspection container further comprises a division part,... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20090065708 - Moon grid for transmission electron microscopy tomography and method of fabricating the same: Disclosed is a moon grid for transmission electron microscopy tomography, including a mesh sheet for protecting an upper objects and a support film formed on the mesh sheet and having nanoparticles dispersed throughout, in which the nanoparticles dispersed throughout the support film are used as reference points in the reconstruction... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20090065709 - Laser scanner device: Relates to a laser scanner device (1) for imaging and/or measuring fluorescent samples located on slides and treated using fluorescent pigments. Such a device comprises a sample table (2) defining a sample plane (49) and a motorized transport device (3) for moving a slide from a storage unit (4) to... Agent: Notaro & Michalos P.C.

20090065710 - Trace evidence detection using multiple laser light sources: A method for detecting trace evidence materials on a surface comprises irradiating the surface with radiation from two or more lasers emitting radiation at different wavelengths selected to stimulate luminescence in the trace materials. The evidence is detected by observing the surface through an optical filter arranged to transmit the... Agent: Stallman & Pollock LLP

20090065711 - Charged particle beam exposure system: A charged particle beam exposure apparatus for transferring a pattern onto a surface of a target, comprising a beam generator comprising a plurality of n changed particle sources, substantially in one plane, each source adapted for generating a charged particle beam, a first aperture array, comprising a plurality of groups... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090065712 - Dual neutron-gamma ray source: A dual neutron-gamma ray source comprises a compact neutron generator, a shield, a collimator, and an internal gamma target. The shield surrounds the compact neutron generator. The collimator traverses the shield from the compact neutron generator to a collimator port. The internal gamma target is positioned within the collimator to... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20090065713 - Variable-ratio neutron-gamma ray source: A variable-ratio neutron-gamma ray source comprises a neutron generator, a shield, a collimator, and an external gamma target. The neutron generator generates neutrons and the shield reduces external radiation exposure. The collimator collimates the neutrons into a neutron beam that traverses the shield. The external gamma target generates a dual... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20090065714 - Eletrofluid collisional accelerator and fusion reactor: At least one exemplary embodiment is directed toward accelerating charged hydrogenated fluid into collisions of sufficient energy to initiate at least partial fusion of the collisional hydrogenated fluid, where one of the products of the collision is a product including an element higher in the periodic tables than at least... Agent: Dr. John P. Keady

20090065716 - Shoe sanitizer: Introducing ultraviolet (UV) light (102, 202) to alter the environment inside a shoe destroys microorganisms or inhibits their growth. Visible light can also be used to prevent further growth. A preferred embodiment comprises an adjustable shoe tree (200) equipped with a UV germicidal light source (202) and electronic safeguards (284,... Agent: Stoel Rives LLP

20090065715 - Universal ultraviolet/ ir/ visible light emitting module: A miniature, battery operated plastic module designed to project at least three different frequencies of energy from light emitting diodes is described. A first frequency is between 390 nm-420 nm just above harmful Ultraviolet Frequencies, a second frequency is between 850 nm-1200 nm in the infrared band and a third... Agent: Feldman Law Group, P.C.

20090065717 - Particle therapy system: A particle therapy system is provided. The particle therapy system includes an imaging unit and a rotatable gantry with an irradiation unit. The irradiation unit projects into an irradiation room delimited by a wall. The imaging unit is arranged on a C-arm. The C-arm is operable to be moved between... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090057534 - Light source device: The invention discloses light source devices applied in backlight modules of image display panels. The light source device includes a current source unit generating a driving current, a plurality of light emitting units coupled in series to the current source unit, a plurality of current shunts corresponding to the light... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090057535 - Cmos image sensor and operating method thereof: A CMOS image sensor may be provided. The CMOS image sensor may include at least one floating diffusion column line, a plurality of pixels, and/or a charge/voltage conversion circuit. The plurality of pixels may be connected to the floating diffusion column line in parallel. The charge/voltage conversion circuit may be... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090057538 - Image reading device and image reading method: An image reading device which reads a document as an image includes a light source unit, a light receiving unit, a transporting mechanism which relatively transports either one of the light receiving unit or the document, a light reception control unit, and an irradiation control unit which irradiates the light... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090057536 - Image sensor and electromagnetic radiation imaging device: To provide a small-size image sensor and electromagnetic radiation imaging device which can obtain a good image without relying on the condition of an object, the image sensor including a plurality of pixel units arranged two-dimensionally, wherein each of the plurality of pixel units includes: a first photodiode and a... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090057537 - Pixel with spatially varying sensor positions: An image sensor including a substrate, at least one metal layer, and a plurality of pixels arranged in array. Each pixel includes a sense element disposed in the substrate and at least one metal interconnect segment disposed in the at least one metal layer. The array includes a pair of... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20090057539 - Solid-state image pickup device, electronic apparatus using such solid-state image pickup device and method of manufacturing solid-state image pickup device: A back-illuminated type solid-state image pickup device (1041) includes read circuits (Tr1, Tr2) formed on one surface of a semiconductor substrate (1042) to read a signal from a photo-electric conversion element (PD) formed on the semiconductor substrate (1042), in which electric charges (e) generated in a photo-electric conversion region (1052c1)... Agent: Robert J. Depke Lewis T. Steadman

20090057541 - Image sensor module and light guiding member used for the same: An image sensor module includes a light source, a light guide elongated in a first direction, a reflector covering the guide, and a light receiver for linear light reflected on a reading target in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The guide includes an incident surface for entering... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20090057540 - Smart integrated distributed light-powered process control system: A light-powered data acquisition and control system immune to electromagnetic interference employs smart sensors in a network configuration capable of decentralized communication. A smart sensor with integral transducer encloses a microprocessor, fiber optic transceiver, and photovoltaic converter within a Faraday cage. Optical fibers link plural sensors for duplex communication with... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (grumman)

20090057542 - Absolute encoder utilizing light of different wavelengths to recude cross talk: An encoder having a code scale, an illumination system, and a plurality of photodetectors is disclosed. The code scale has a plurality of tracks that are illuminated by the illumination system. Each photodetector receives light from a corresponding one of the tracks and generates a signal indicative of a quantity... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20090057543 - Optical scanning probe, optical scanning probe device and method for controlling the optical scanning probe: An optical scanning probe is provided and includes an optical scanning element which scans a subject with light, and a signal switching section for switching a drive signal for making the optical scanning element perform optical scanning. The optical scanning element includes a movable portion having a micro mirror which... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090057544 - Camera module lens cap: A camera module lens cap is provided to protect a camera module in a mobile device where the camera module is exposed. The camera module lens cap includes an optically transparent member for positioning adjacent a camera lens, and a housing for carrying the optically transparent member. The housing includes... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20090057545 - Downhole tools with solid-state neutron monitors: A nuclear tool includes a tool housing; a neutron generator disposed in the tool housing; and a solid-state neutron monitor disposed proximate the neutron generator for monitoring the output of the neutron generator. A method for constructing a nuclear tool includes disposing a neutron generator in a tool housing; and... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20090057548 - Electron multiplier having electron filtering: A system for detecting ions is disclosed. The system includes a detector having a plurality of dynodes arranged in an electron cascading configuration, and a power supply circuit electrically coupled to the plurality of dynodes. The plurality of dynodes include a first dynode and a second dynode. The power supply... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20090057546 - Mass spectrometer: A device (6) for separating ions according to differences in their ion mobility as a function of electric field strength is disclosed. The device (6) comprises an upper electrode (7a), a lower electrode (7b) and a plurality of intermediate electrodes (8). An asymmetric voltage waveform is applied to the upper... Agent: Waters Investments Limited C/o Waters Corporation

20090057547 - Mass spectrometer: A method of mass spectrometry is disclosed wherein distortions in a mass spectrum are corrected for by determining or estimating the number of ions Qi which arrived in an ith time bin, wherein: Formula (I) and wherein qi is the actual total number of ion arrival events recorded in the... Agent: Waters Investments Limited C/o Waters Corporation

20090057549 - Method of excising sugar chain from glycoprotein, method of mass spectrometry of sugar chain, and method of mass spectrometry of glycoprotein: The present invention provides a method of enzymatic reaction on a membrane by a sugar chain releasing enzyme, for an MALDI-TOF MS analysis of a glycoprotein that is solid-phased on a membrane is conducted directly on the membrane; a method of mass spectrometry of a sugar chain in which a... Agent: Cheng Law Group, PLLC

20090057550 - Systems and methods for discovery and analysis of markers: e

20090057551 - Low pressure electrospray ionization system and process for effective transmission of ions: A system and method are disclosed that provide up to complete transmission of ions between coupled stages with low effective ion losses. A novel “interfaceless” electrospray ionization system is further described that operates the electrospray at a reduced pressure such that standard electrospray sample solutions can be directly sprayed into... Agent: Battelle Memorial Institute Attn:IPServices, K1-53

20090057552 - Mass spectrometer equipped with maldi ion source and sample plate for maldi ion source: A mass spectrometer is equipped with a MAILDI ion source facilitating both individual management of sample plates and mass calibration based on information about distortion in the sample plates. Also, sample plates adapted to be used in the MALDI ion source are provided. Identification information about each sample plate and... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090057553 - Method and apparatus for fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry: A novel method and apparatus for Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry (FTICR-MS). The FTICR-MS apparatus has a pre-ICR mass separation and filtering device capable of receiving ionized molecules with a plurality of mass to charge (M/Z) sub-ranges. The pre-ICR mass separation and filtering device divides the ionized molecules... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP - Patent Group

20090057554 - Method for photoresist characterization and analysis: A method for photoresist characterization includes forming a photoresist on a supportive structure; and characterizing the photoresist using a metrology tool selected from the group consisting of a transmission electron microscope (TEM), a scanning electron microscope (SEM), an atomic force microscope (AFM), a small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and a... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLPIPSection

20090057557 - Localized static charge distribution precision measurement method and device: A charged particle beam device including a function for measuring localized static charges on a sample. A primary charged particle beam scans a sample positioned in a mirror state to acquire an image. The acquired image may be an image of the sample or may be an image of a... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20090057556 - Method and apparatus of an inspection system using an electron beam: The inspection novel method provided by the present invention comprises the steps of: generating an electron beam; converging the generated electron beam on a specimen by using an objective lens; scanning the specimen by using the converged electron beam; continuously moving the specimen during scanning; detecting charged particles emanating from... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090057555 - Scanning electron microscope: A scanning electron microscope is provided. The scanning electron microscope includes an electron beam source generating a primary electron beam, a condenser lens converging the primary electron beam, a base plate with a diamond film formed on the surface thereof having an aperture for passing of the primary electron beam,... Agent: Joe Mckinney Muncy

20090057558 - Scanning electron microscope: To achieve the object, the scanning electron microscope including the permanent magnet forming the condenser lens as an embodiment of the invention, includes a mechanism for adjusting a distance between an electron source and an anode electrode. Further, the mechanism for adjusting the distance between the electron source and the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090057559 - Distance adjusting apparatus and method, and object examining apparatus and method: In apparatuses and methods for adjusting a distance to an object, or examining an object, by using terahertz radiation, a sensor portion and a distance changing portion are used. The sensor portion includes a generator for generating terahertz radiation, a transmission line for transmitting the terahertz radiation, and a detector... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090057561 - Dirty isotope pet reconstruction: A method for use in dirty isotope positron imaging uses information about a measured characteristic of an object (118) to generate a spurious coincidence correction. The spurious imaging correction is applied to data from a positron imaging examination of the object. The corrected data is used to generate a human... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090057560 - Truncation compensation in transmission reconstructions for a small fov cardiac gamma camera: A method and system for compensating truncated transmission projection data used for attenuation correction in a SPECT apparatus. The method and system include generating an initial estimate of a transmission reconstruction without modeling source geometry or detector collimator response and refining the transmission reconstruction by using the initial estimate with... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090057562 - Method, apparatus and computer program for measuring the dose, dose rate or composition of radiation: A method and an apparatus for measuring the dose, the dose rate and/or the composition of radiation is disclosed. In the method, a detector means is exposed to a radiation environment, the detector means comprising an array of radiation sensing detector elements. The detector means is switched in a sensitive... Agent: Duane Morris LLP

20090057563 - Radiation image detector: Edge portions of detection electrodes, such as a first linear electrode and a second linear electrode, that include the side surfaces of the detection electrodes and parts of surfaces of the detection electrodes, the surfaces continuing from the side surfaces and facing a photoconductive layer for recording, are covered with... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090057564 - Photosensor and x-ray imaging device: A parasitic capacitance is reduced between a lower electrode of a photodiode and data line. A photosensor according to this invention includes a glass substrate; an underlying insulator which is provided on the glass substrate, and has a dielectric constant lower than that of the glass substrate; and a switching... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090057565 - Cosmic ray detectors for integrated circuit chips: A cosmic ray detector includes a cantilever with a first tip. The detector also includes a second tip and circuitry to provide a signal indicative of a distance between the first and second tips being such as would be caused by a cosmic ray interaction event.... Agent: Caven & Aghevli C/o Intellevate, LLC

20090057566 - Gas ion source with high mechanical stability: A gas field ion source is described for a charged particle beam device having a charged particle beam column. The gas field ion source includes an emitter unit, a cooling unit, and a thermal conductivity unit for thermal conductivity from the cooling unit to the emitter unit, wherein the thermal... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20090057567 - Gas management system for a laser-produced-plasma euv light source: Devices and corresponding methods of use are described herein which may comprise an enclosing structure defining a closed loop flow path and a system generating a plasma at a plasma site, e.g. laser produced plasma system, where the plasma site may be in fluid communication with the flow path. For... Agent: Matthew K. Hillman Cymer, Inc., Legal Dept.

20090057569 - Light irradiation device, fine particle analyzing apparatus, and light irradiation method: A light irradiation device irradiates a specimen in a flow channel with directional light. The light irradiation device includes a light source that emits the directional light, and an irradiation control unit that irradiates the specimen in the flow channel with light, obtains positional information of the specimen, and controls... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20090057568 - Production device and production method for an optical device component having a grating structure: A production device and a production method for a grating-type optical component enabling formation of a variety types of FBGs using a single phase mask and an optical component made by the production method or production device for a grating-type optical component are provided. The method involves diffusing at least... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090057570 - Writing data creation method and charged particle beam writing apparatus: A method of creating writing data for writing a pattern on a target workpiece by using a writing apparatus provided with a plurality of columns that emit charged particle beams includes inputting information on distance between optical centers of the plurality of columns, inputting layout data and virtually dividing a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090057574 - Methods for modifying features of a workpiece using a gas cluster ion beam: Embodiments of methods of modifying surface features on a workpiece with a gas cluster ion beam are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (tokyo Electron)

20090057573 - Techniques for terminal insulation in an ion implanter: Techniques for terminal insulation for an ion implanter are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as an ion implanter comprising a terminal structure defining a terminal cavity. The ion implanter may also comprise a grounded enclosure defining a grounded cavity and the terminal structure may... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP/varian Semiconductor, Equipment Associates, Inc.

20090057572 - Terminal structures of an ion implanter having insulated conductors with dielectric fins: Terminal structures of an ion implanter having insulated conductors with dielectric fins are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the terminal structures of an ion implanter may be realized with insulated conductors with one or more dielectric fins. For example, the ion implanter may comprise an ion source configured to... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP/varian Semiconductor, Equipment Associates, Inc.

20090057575 - Charged particle beam lithography apparatus and charged particle beam lithography method: A charged particle beam lithography apparatus includes a first block area divider configured to divide a pattern forming area into a plurality of first block areas in order to make a number of shots when forming a pattern substantially equal; an area density calculator configured to calculate, using a plurality... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090057576 - Charged particle beam writing method: A writing method includes emitting a first charged particle beam formed to be a first shape by passing through a first shaping aperture and a second shaping aperture, onto a target workpiece; and emitting a second charged particle beam formed to be a second shape by passing through the first... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090057577 - Optics for generation of high current density patterned charged particle beams: A direct-write electron beam lithography system employing a patterned beam-defining aperture to enable the generation of high current-density shaped beams without the need for multiple beam-shaping apertures, lenses and deflectors is disclosed. Beam blanking is accomplished without the need for an intermediate crossover between the electron source and the wafer... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

20090057571 - Charged-particle beam lithography apparatus and device manufacturing method: This invention discloses a charged-particle beam lithography apparatus which comprises a projection system which projects a charged-particle beam, and images a pattern on a substrate with the projected charged-particle beam. The projection system comprises a symmetrical magnetic doublet lens configured to generate a magnetic field, and an electro-static lens configured... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090057578 - Method of plasma particle simulation, storage medium, plasma particle simulator and plasma processing apparatus: A method of plasma particle simulation capable of preventing solution divergence. A space within a housing chamber of a plasma processing apparatus is divided into a plurality of cells. A weighting factor corresponding to the number of plasma particles represented by a superparticle is set in each of the divided... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090057579 - Spinning infrared emitter: A spinning infrared emitter is disclosed which has a light source that in one aspect emits infrared and/or near-infrared light and a controller that spins the light. Also disclosed are methods of using the light produced by the spinning infrared emitter. The light produced by the spinning infrared emitter is... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20090057581 - Collimator fabrication: A collimator that formed from a plurality of metal layers that are shaped by use of lithographic techniques in specific shapes. The formed metal layers are stacked and aligned together and then connected together to form the collimator.... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20090057580 - Radiation shielding device: Radiation shielding devices are provided herein. In particular, the devices provided herein can be adapted to shield radiation emitted by one or more radioactive brachytherapy seeds contained within, for example, a vial or a cartridge.... Agent: Dla Piper LLP (us )

20090057582 - Docking stand for analytical instrument: An analytical instrument may be docked in a stand. The stand provides electrical power, cooling, gas to purge air from an analytical gap within the instrument and/or other supplies or services to the instrument. The stand contains a contactless memory, such as an RF-ID tag, which stores information about the... Agent: Thermo Finnigan LLC