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20120132786 - Solid state imaging device: According to one embodiment, a solid state imaging device includes a pixel cell including an FD node to convert a charge stored in a photodiode into a signal voltage and an amplifier transistor in which a gate is connected to the FD node, a source is connected to an output... Agent:

20120132787 - Solid-state imaging device, driving method thereof, and electronic device: Disclosed herein is a solid-state imaging device including a pixel region in which a plurality of pixels are arranged. The pixels each includes a photoelectric conversion section, a transfer transistor, a plurality of floating diffusion sections receiving a charge from the photoelectric conversion section through the transfer transistor, a reset... Agent: Sony Corporation

20120132788 - Radiation sensor: A radiation sensor is provided comprising: one or more first pixels and one or more second pixels. A first optical element is provided over the first and second pixels, having a first field of view. A second optical element is provided over the one or more second pixels, having a... Agent: Stmicroelectronics (research& Development)

20120132789 - Detection circuit with correlated double sampling with improved anti-blooming circuit: The detection circuit with correlated double sampling comprises two transimpedance amplifiers connected by means of a sampling capacitor. A photodiode is connected to the input of the first transimpedance amplifier. The circuit comprises an anti-blooming circuit connected between the input and output of the first transimpedance amplifier. The anti-blooming circuit... Agent: Societe Francaise De Detecteurs Infrarouges - Sofradir

20120132790 - Electronic device having proximity detection function: An electronic device having proximity detection function includes a front cover, a frame arranged under the front cover, a light emitter and a photo sensor received in the frame. A spacer is arranged between the front cover and the frame to prevent a portion of light from the light emitter... Agent: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

20120132791 - Method for driving photosensor, method for driving semiconductor device, semiconductor device, and electronic device: This invention has for purpose to provide a photosensor that is small in size and can obtain high-contrast image data and to provide a semiconductor device including the photosensor. In the photosensor including a light-receiving element, a transistor serving as a switching element, and a charge retention node electrically connected... Agent: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

20120132792 - Optical module comprising optical hybrid using metal optical waveguide and photo detector: An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides an optical module including: an optical hybrid including a metal optical waveguide; a photo detector configured to receive light; and a platform including an optical hybrid supporting section for supporting the optical hybrid, a photo detector supporting section for supporting the photo... Agent: Electronics And Telecommunications Research Institute

20120132793 - Proximity sensor: A proximity sensor includes a sensor package having an attachment pad with a radiation source and a radiation detector housed within the sensor package. The source and the detector are held in a fixed relation to the attachment pad, and are mounted by one of a direct or indirect attachment... Agent: Stmicroelectronics (research & Development) Limited

20120132794 - Apparatus and components thereof for liquid chromatography: The invention provides chromatographic apparatus and components manufactured from a corrosion resistant alloy typically comprising iron, nickel, chromium and molybdenum. The apparatus and components exhibit superior biocompatibility and corrosion resistance, especially to mobile phases containing chlorides. They are especially useful in HPLC and HPLC, and are particularly useful in conjunction... Agent: Waters Technologies Corporation

20120132795 - Differential mobility spectrometer with spatial ion detector and methods related thereto: Differential mobility spectrometer with spatial ion detector and methods related thereto are disclosed. The use of one or more spatial detector within differential mobility spectrometry can provide for the identification and separation of ions with similar mobility and mass.... Agent:

20120132796 - Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry methodology: A method of enhanced speciation of both positive and negatives species in an analyte is disclosed. The method can include producing a first analyte solution comprising an analyte composition and an effective amount of silver triflate, and analyzing the first analyte solution with an electrospray ionization mass spectrometer. The method... Agent: Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.

20120132797 - Means and methods for diagnosing thyroid disorders: The present invention relates to a method for diagnosing thyroid disorders. It also relates to a method of determining whether a compound is capable of inducing a thyroid disorder in a subject and to a method of identifying a drug for treating a thyroid disorder. Furthermore, the present invention relates... Agent: Basf Se

20120132799 - Mass spectrometer: A samples stage (2) on which a sample (4) is placed can reciprocally move along a guide (5) by a driving mechanism. An image taken by an imaging unit (7) when the sample stage (2) is at an observation position (A) is processed by an image processor (34) and is... Agent: Shimadzu Corporation

20120132798 - Preconcentrator for analysis instruments: An interchangeable preconcentrator assembly for delivering an analyte to an analysis instrument. The assembly includes a housing defining an inner chamber. An inlet is in fluid communication with the inner chamber, an outlet is in fluid communication with the inner chamber for delivering fluid to the inlet of the analysis... Agent: University Of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.

20120132800 - Vacuum system: The invention provides a vacuum system (12) comprising a plurality of vacuum chambers (14, 16, 18, 20) connected in series and a vacuum pumping arrangement (10) for differential pumping the chambers. The vacuum pumping arrangement comprises a primary pump (22) having an inlet (23) connected for pumping a first vacuum... Agent: Edwards Limited

20120132803 - Charged particle beam device and image display method: According to the present invention, in a charged particle beam device having a charged particle source, an objective lens for focusing a primary-charged particle beam emitted from the charged particle source, a scan deflector for scanning the primary-charged particle beam on a sample, and a detector for detecting signal particles... Agent: Hitachi High-technologies Corporation

20120132802 - Gas field ionization ion source apparatus and scanning charged particle microscope equipped with same: A gas field ionization ion source apparatus is provided which is small-sized, has high-performance, and is capable of performing a tilt adjustment in a state in which an emitter tip position is maintained approximately constant. An emitter (1) is surrounded by a chamber wall (4) of an emitter chamber and... Agent:

20120132801 - Method and an 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:

20120132804 - Thermal image sensor with chalcogenide material and method of fabricating the same: A thermal image sensor including a chalcogenide material, and a method of fabricating the thermal image sensor are provided. The thermal image sensor includes a first metal layer formed on a substrate; a cavity exiting the first metal layer adapted for absorbing infrared rays; a bolometer resistor formed on the... Agent:

20120132805 - Electronic circuit for biasing and reading a resistive thermal detector: t

20120132806 - Sensor array microchip: A sensor array microchip apparatus includes a substrate and a lens positioned over the substrate. A plurality of radiation sensor elements are formed on the substrate in an array format and spatially separated from each other. The substrate further includes power supply circuitry (generating power for the radiation sensor elements)... Agent: Stmicroelectronics (research & Development) Limited

20120132808 - Detection circuit, sensor device, and electronic apparatus: A detection circuit includes a pyroelectric element; a first P-type transistor provided between an output node and a low-potential-side power node of the detection circuit, a detection signal being inputted from the pyroelectric element to a gate of the first P-type transistor; and a second P-type transistor provided between a... Agent: Seiko Epson Corporation

20120132807 - Infrared light sensor having a high signal voltage and a high signal/noise ratio: An infrared light sensor for an infrared light detector (1), including a substrate membrane section (2) and at least two sensor chips (7 to 10), which are fastened next to each other on the substrate membrane section (2) and each comprise a layer element (11) which is produced from pyroelectrically... Agent: Pyreos Ltd.

20120132809 - Radiation sensor: A radiation sensor includes first and second pixels with a radiation absorption filter positioned over the first pixel and an interference filter positioned over both the first and second pixels. The combined spectral response of the absorption filter and the first pixel has a first pixel pass-band and a first... Agent: Stmicroelectronics (research & Development) Limited

20120132810 - Radiation imaging apparatus and control method: A radiation imaging apparatus connected to a radiation generation apparatus which generates radiation and a sensor which accumulates a charge corresponding to an irradiating dose on a detection surface acquires a radiation image by driving the sensor upon generation of radiation by the radiation generation apparatus and acquires a dark... Agent: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

20120132812 - Method to produce a scintillator-photosensor sandwich, scintillator-photosensor sandwich, and radiation detector: In a method to produce a scintillator-photosensor sandwich, as well as a scintillator-photosensor sandwich and a radiation detector with such a scintillator-photosensor sandwich, the scintillator-photosensor sandwich is generated by gluing a first support frame onto an adhesive layer (covered on at least one side with a second protective film on... Agent:

20120132813 - Optical sensor comprising a layer soluble in the medium to be measured and device comprising it, and process for their production: An optical is provided with reduced sensitivity to radiation, more particularly gamma radiation. The optical sensor is suitable for determining at least one parameter in a medium and includes a matrix containing a fluorescent dye. The matrix is supported by a transparent support. On the side facing the medium, the... Agent: Sartorius Stedim Biotech Gmbh

20120132811 - Scintillator-photosensor sandwich and radiation detector and production method therefor, embodying same: In a method to produce a scintillator-photosensor sandwich for use in a pixel-resolving radiation detector for ionizing radiation, either a scintillator layer or a photosensor layer can respectively be the first and second function layers (alternatively). A transfer adhesive tape carries an adhesive layer having an exposed first side and... Agent:

20120132814 - Radiation detection device, system and related methods: An omni-directional sensor device is provided for detecting radiation emission sources, such as nuclear and atomic weapons and dirty bombs. The omni-directional sensor device is constructed as a three-dimensional structure formed of a plurality of walls of gamma ray detector arrays. The walls face in multiple directions to establish omni-directional... Agent:

20120132815 - Radiation detection system, a radiation sensing unit, and methods of using the same: A radiation sensing unit for a radiation detection system can include a scintillator and a photosensor optically coupled to the scintillator. In an embodiment, the radiation detection system may provide an output signal to a particular radiation flux that is substantially temperature independent over a normal operating temperature range for... Agent: Saint-gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.

20120132817 - Encapsulated photomultiplier device of semiconductor material, for use, for example, in machines for performing positron-emission tomography: An embodiment of a photomultiplier device is formed by a base substrate of insulating organic material forming a plurality of conductive paths and carrying a plurality of chips of semiconductor material. Each chip integrates a plurality of photon detecting elements, such as Geiger-mode avalanche diodes, and is bonded on a... Agent: Stmicroelectronics S.r.i.

20120132816 - Method to prepare a scintillator layer for application onto a photosensor layer to produce an x-ray detector or element thereof: A scintillator layer is applied onto a photosensor layer to produce an x-ray detector or an x-ray detector element for imaging detection of ionizing radiation. The production process is improved by, in the production of the scintillator layer, an adhesive layer with a protective layer is applied onto the scintillator... Agent:

20120132818 - Low-interference sensor head for a radiation detector, as well as a radiation detector which contains this low-interference sensor head: The invention relates to a low interference sensor head for a radiation detector and a radiation detector containing said low interference sensor head. Preferably, the radiation detector according to the invention is an X-ray detector. The invention further relates to the use of the low interference sensor head or the... Agent: Bruker Nano Gmbh

20120132819 - Neutron porosity logging tool using microstructured neutron detectors: A neutron porosity measurement device uses semiconductor detectors located at different distances from a cavity configured to accommodate a neutron source. Each of the semiconductor detectors includes (i) a semiconductor substrate doped to form a pn junction, and having microstructures of neutron reactive material formed to extend from a first... Agent: Sondex Limited

20120132822 - Radiation detection element and radiographic imaging device: The present invention provides a radiation detection element and a radiographic imaging device that may provide optimal resolution that corresponds to the purpose of imaging and to imaging speed, and that may suppress increase in device size. Namely, TFTs of plural pixels in a column direction are connected to the... Agent: Fujifilm Corporation

20120132821 - Radiation image detecting device and control method thereof: When all TFTs are turned on, an electric signal is compared with a first threshold value. If the electric signal is equal to or more than the first threshold value, a first judgment unit judges that X-ray irradiation has been started. A second judgment unit compares second and third threshold... Agent: Fujifilm Corporation

20120132820 - Radiographic image detecting apparatus and radiographic image capturing system: A radiographic image detecting apparatus and a radiographic image capturing system are provided. The radiographic image detecting apparatus includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements for generating electric charge by emission of radiation, a bias line through which a bias voltage is supplied to the photoelectric conversion elements, a power... Agent: Fujifilm Corporation

20120132823 - Radiation detection system and method of analyzing an electrical pulse output by a radiation detector: A radiation detection system can include a photo sensor to receive light from a scintillator via an input and to send an electrical pulse at an output in response to receiving the light. The radiation detection system can also include a pulse analyzer that can determine whether the electrical pulse... Agent: Saint-gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.

20120132825 - Radiation image capturing device: Disclosed is a radiation image capturing device including a control section which detects at least a start of irradiation based on a current value of a current detected by a current detection section, wherein the control section applies an ON-state voltage having a predetermined voltage value from a scan driving... Agent: Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic, Inc.

20120132824 - Radiographic image detecting apparatus and radiographic image capturing system: A radiographic image detecting apparatus and a radiographic image capturing system are provided. The radiographic image detecting apparatus includes photoelectric conversion elements for generating electric charge by emission of radiation, a bias line through which a bias voltage is supplied to the photoelectric conversion elements, a power supply for applying... Agent: Fujifilm Corporation

20120132826 - Particle beam irradiation apparatus and particle beam therapy system: There is provided a particle beam irradiation apparatus in which two or more pairs of scanning electromagnets are utilized so that scanning of a charged particle beam can be performed with a high accuracy and with a high flexibility in the speed, from a low speed to a high speed.... Agent: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

20120132827 - Ion acceleration method, ion acceleration apparatus, ion beam irradiation apparatus, and ion beam irradiation apparatus for medical use: A laser light is emitted from a laser light source and focused inside a cluster-gas. A nozzle is installed in a vacuum. The nozzle is configured so that a jet of gas can be jetted from its top into the vacuum. The gas is a mixed gas of helium and... Agent: Japan Atomic Energy Agency

20120132828 - Holder for an electron microscopy sample carrier: A mount (100, 200) for holding an electron microscopy sample carrier (310) comprises a base plate (101) having an opening (103) through a middle region thereof and a support surface (107) for the sample carrier (310) extending at least partly around the opening (103), a holding apparatus (104a, 104b) for... Agent: Leica Microsystems (schweiz) Ag

20120132829 - Robotic arm and transporting device with the same: The present invention discloses a robotic arm including a supporting member, a cavity body and a telescopic member. The cavity body includes a gate. The cavity body accommodates the supporting member. The telescopic member is connected with the supporting member for driving the supporting member to extend out of or... Agent: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.

20120132830 - Optical detector for detecting radiation: The present disclosure provides an optical detector for detecting radiation. The optical detector includes an optical light guide that incorporates a sensing region. The sensing region includes a sensing material that emits luminescence light when the sensing material is exposed to suitable ionizing radiation and accrues trapped charge which is... Agent: Adelaide Research & Innovation Pty Ltd

20120132831 - Energy application device and energy application method: An energy application device applies optical energy on an adhesion sheet by a light radiator and, subsequently, applies heat energy on the adhesion sheet by a heater. With this arrangement, even the adhesion sheet, which includes an adhesive layer having an energy barrier that cannot be overcome only with optical... Agent: Lintec Corporation

20120132832 - Passive terahertz radiation source: The invention concerns a passive terahertz radiation source configured to emit electromagnetic radiation having frequency in the range of 10 GHz to 50 THz and a method for generating a terahertz radiation. The passive terahertz radiation source comprises: a source of a pulsed excitation light; an emitter comprising one or... Agent: Baden-wurttemberg Stiftung Ggmbh

20120132834 - 2d collimator for a radiation detector and method for manufacturing such a 2d collimator: A 2D collimator is disclosed for a radiation detector. In at least one embodiment, the 2D collimator includes 2D collimator modules arranged in series, wherein adjacent 2D collimator modules are glued together to establish a fixed mechanical connection to facing module sides, and wherein, on their free-remaining side, the outer... Agent: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

20120132833 - Collimator for a radiation detector and method for manufacturing such a collimator as well as method for manufacturing a radiation detector comprising collimators: A collimator is disclosed for a radiation detector including at least three spacing elements arranged on a radiation exit face of the collimator. In at least one embodiment, they are embodied so as to mount the collimator in a stable manner with respect to a radiation converter of the radiation... Agent: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

20120126093 - Device and method for preventing detection or speed detection by external laser measuring apparatus: A vehicle with a device including a central processing unit, at least one detector with at least one detection surface and designed for detecting, in a detection direction, laser pulses or a light beam coming from an external measuring apparatus which emits laser pulses or light beams for the purpose... Agent: Stichting Noble House

20120126094 - Analog to digital ramp converter: A method of analog to digital voltage conversion including: generating a quadratic signal based on an analog time varying reference signal; generating a ramp signal based on the quadratic signal; and converting an analog input voltage to a digital output value based on a time duration determined by a comparison... Agent: Stmicroelectronics S.a.

20120126095 - Detection apparatus and radiation detection system: A detection apparatus includes conversion elements and switch elements disposed below the conversion elements; insulating layers are disposed between the conversion elements and switch elements. Each conversion element includes a first electrode corresponding to a switch element. A second electrode extends over the plurality of conversion elements; and a semiconductor... Agent: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

20120126097 - Image sensing device using a photoelectric converter and a control method therefor: An image sensing apparatus has a plurality of pixels arranged two dimensionally, each pixel containing a photoelectric converter that outputs a photoelectrically converted signal in response to a quantity of received light, an output unit containing a clamping circuit, a signal supply circuit that outputs a reference signal to the... Agent: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

20120126096 - Solid-state imaging device and manufacturing method of solid-state imaging device: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor layer in which a photoelectric conversion unit is formed for each pixel, a readout circuit that is formed on a front side of the semiconductor layer and reads out a signal from the photoelectric conversion unit, a light incident surface provided on a back... Agent: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

20120126099 - Method for reducing glare from light sources through windscreens: A method of reducing glare may include sensing a first light source with a second vehicle, and sensing a second light source with a first vehicle and oscillating a first light source ICF between a substantially opaque state and a substantially clear state on a first schedule. A second windscreen... Agent: Gm Global Technology Operations, Inc.

20120126101 - Detection circuit with anti-blooming circuit: The detection circuit comprises a photodiode connected to a readout circuitry. The photodiode and readout circuitry are connected by means of a transistor arranged to operate as a closed switch when the readout circuitry biases the photodiode in a predefined range and to operate as an open switch in the... Agent: Societe Francaise De Detecteurs Infrarouges - Sofradir

20120126098 - Light guiding device: The present invention relates to a light guide device for the introduction of sunlight into the interior of a building, having a multitude of movably mounted light deflection surfaces which are adjustable by control means depending on the position of the sun. According to the present invention the light deflecting... Agent: Bartenbacch Holding Gmbh

20120126100 - Photoelectric switch: A photoelectric switch can be widely applied with a function to sensuously and intuitively display a light-receiving amount as an artificial numeric value in a given range. A preset display value “100” is set to an average value of sampled light-receiving amounts (S2). A preset display value “0” is allocated... Agent: Keyence Corporation

20120126103 - Optical displacement detection apparatus: An optical displacement detection apparatus includes a scale and a sensor head. The scale has a first and second pattern. The head includes a first photodetector that detects a beam through the first pattern and generates a first signal, and a second photodetector that detects the beam through the second... Agent: Olympus Corporation

20120126102 - Optical encoder: Optical encoders supply binary logic signals representing the relative position increments of two elements of the encoder, the two elements being mobile relative to one another. The first element bears at least one mark and the second element bears a pair of detection cells for detecting the mark. The dimensions... Agent: Thales

20120126104 - Apparatus and method for controllable downhole production of ionizing radiation without the use of radioactive chemical isotopes: Apparatus for the controllable downhole production of ionizing radiation (12), the apparatus including at least a thermionic emitter (11) which is arranged in a first end portion (7a) of an electrically insulated vacuum container (9), and a lepton target (6) which is arranged in a second end portion (7b) of... Agent:

20120126105 - Non-rotating logging-while-drilling neutron imaging tool: A method and apparatus for obtaining neutron images of a rock formation are provided. The neutron images can be obtained from a tool in a logging-while-drilling system but which need not rotate to obtain neutron data from a plurality of azimuthal orientations.... Agent:

20120126106 - Neutron detection using a shielded gamma detector: A tool having a neutron source, a gamma ray detector, and a photomultiplier tube is provided. The gamma ray detector and the photomultiplier tube are at least partially surrounded by a layer of boron. The tool is used to make measurements, and the number of prompt gamma rays emitted by... Agent:

20120126108 - Dual source mass spectrometry system: A dual source mass spectrometer system (10) is operable in a first mode with an LC source [LC/MS] (12) and in a second mode with a GC source [GC/MS] (18). The GC source inputs into an ion source chamber (22) for delivering the ionized output from the GC source to... Agent: Micromass Uk Limited

20120126107 - Enhanced sensitivity for analysis of carbonyl containing compounds using mass spectrometry: d

20120126111 - Method of evaluating cancer risk in human: Disclosed is a method of providing a risk evaluation and diagnosis of human cancer, by examining the presence, in the volatile fraction of a human saliva sample, of a combination of particulate biochemical volatile organic compounds, which is indicative of an increased risk of developing cancer.... Agent:

20120126110 - Method of processing mass spectral data: A method of processing mass spectral data is disclosed comprising digitizing a first signal output from an ion detector to produce a first digitised signal. A first set of peaks in the first digitised signal is detected and the arrival time To and peak area So of one or more... Agent: Micromass Uk Limited

20120126109 - Multi-dimensional ion mobility spectrometry methods and apparatus: Various embodiments of a multi-dimensional ion mobility analyzer are disclosed that have more than one drift chamber and can acquire multi-dimensional ion mobility profiles of substances. The drift chambers of this device can, for example, be operated under independent operational conditions to separate charged particles based on their distinguishable chemical/physical... Agent: Excellims Corporation

20120126112 - Molecular ion accelerator: A novel system and methods for accelerating analytes including, without limitation, molecular ions, biomolecules, polymers, nano- and microparticles, is provided. The invention can be useful for increasing detection sensitivity in applications such as mass spectrometry, performing collision-induced dissociation molecular structure analysis, and probing surfaces and samples using accelerated analyte.... Agent: Academia Sinica

20120126113 - Analyzer constituted by gas chromatograph combined with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer: The invention provides a new GC/ICP-MS capable of preventing carbon deposition caused by the analysis sample or its solvent. With a GC/ICP-MS, it is effective to introduce oxygen continuously or during a specific period to the part where argon or other makeup gas is introduced to the ICP-MS, and this... Agent:

20120126114 - Magnetic sector mass spectrometry based multi-parametric particle analyzer: An analytical instrument has a sample introduction system for generating a stream of particles from a sample and an ionization system for receiving the particles. The ionization system is operable to atomize the particles received from the sample introduction system and ionize atoms from the atomized particles. The instrument has... Agent: Perkinelmer Health Sciences, Inc.

20120126116 - Pattern shape selection method and pattern measuring device: The present invention has an object to propose a method and an apparatus for selecting a pattern shape, wherein, when estimating a shape based on comparison between an actual waveform and a library, the method and the apparatus can appropriately estimate the shape. As an embodiment to achieve the object,... Agent: Hitachi High-technologies Corporation

20120126115 - Specimen holder having alignment marks: For the microscopy of an object or a specimen with a combination of optical microscopy and particle beam microscopy, an electrically conducting specimen carrier (1) is used which is configured for use in a particle beam microscope as well as in an optical microscope and has at least one alignment... Agent:

20120126118 - Charged particle beam apparatus and method for stably obtaining charged particle beam image: Since charging characteristics differ between the outer circumferential portion and the center portion of a sample to be inspected, equivalent inspection sensitivities cannot be obtained in the outer circumferential portion and the center portion of the sample to be inspected. A sample cover is provided in the outer circumferential portion... Agent:

20120126119 - Charged-particle-beam device: To automatically measure patterns arranged symmetrically with respect to the axis of rotation on a sample by following predetermined procedures, a charged-particle-beam device of the present invention automatically rotates a template image to be used for template matching by an angle (θ1) calculated from the coordinates on the sample. Accordingly,... Agent: Hitachi High-technologies Corporation

20120126117 - Scanning electron microscope and method for processing an image obtained by the scanning electron microscope: In the case where a specimen is imaged by a scanning electron microscope, it is intended to acquire an image of a high quality having a noise component reduced, thereby to improve the precision of an image processing. The intensity distribution of a beam is calculated on the basis of... Agent:

20120126120 - Solar cell evaluation method, evaluation device, maintenance method, maintenance system, and method of manufacturing solar cell module: A method and device for evaluating a solar cell each of which makes it possible to easily evaluate a defect of a solar cell especially in such a manner that an internal cause defect and an external cause defect are distinguished from each other. The device includes: electric current passing... Agent:

20120126122 - High repetition rate photoconductive terahertz emitter using a radio frequency bias: A terahertz generation system that emits pulsed THz radiation and incorporates a rapidly oscillating, high voltage bias across electrodes insulated from a photoconductive material. The system includes an ultrafast optical pulse source configured to generate an optical pulse having a duration between about ten picoseconds and ten femtoseconds, the pulse... Agent:

20120126121 - Processing detector array signals using stacked readout integrated circuits: According to certain embodiments, an apparatus comprises a first readout integrated circuit (ROIC), a second ROIC, and a dual band detector array. The first ROIC comprises first unit cells. The second ROIC is disposed outwardly from the first ROIC and comprises a second unit cells. Electrically conductive vias are disposed... Agent: Raytheon Company

20120126123 - Method of measuring characteristics of specimen, measuring device, and filter device: A method of measuring specimen characteristics that includes holding a specimen on a gap array structure that includes gaps regularly arrayed in at least one array direction, applying a linearly-polarized electromagnetic wave to the gap array structure on which the specimen is held, detecting the electromagnetic wave scattered by the... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

20120126124 - Radiographic image capturing apparatus: A radiographic image capturing apparatus includes a resetting light source, a switching filter, a photodetector substrate, and a scintillator, which are arranged successively in this order. If the switching filter is made permeable to resetting light from the resetting light source, the switching filter applies the resetting light to the... Agent: Fujifilm Corporation

20120126125 - Data processing method for nuclear medicine, and a nuclear medicine diagnostic apparatus: A PET apparatus and a processing method according in this invention carry out arithmetic processes in parallel, in steps S4 (forward projection) and S5 (back projection), for every LOR, on list data (created from event data obtained by detecting gamma rays), and can therefore be applied to other arithmetic mechanisms... Agent:

20120126126 - Radiation detection apparatus and radiation detection system: A radiation detection apparatus includes a scintillator configured to convert incident radiation into visible light, a photoelectric conversion unit and an electrically conductive member. The photoelectric conversion unit includes a two-dimensional array of pixels arranged on a substrate. Each pixel is configured to convert the visible light into an electric... Agent: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

20120126128 - Radiation detection apparatus and radiation detection system: A radiation detection apparatus includes a scintillator, a photoelectric conversion unit, and a grid for removing scattered radiation. The photoelectric conversion unit includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a two-dimensional array on a substrate. Each pixel is configured to convert visible light output from the scintillator into an electric... Agent: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

20120126127 - Radiation detection system and a method of using the same: A radiation detection system can include a scintillator that is capable of emitting scintillating light in response to capturing different types of targeted radiation, a photosensor optically coupled to the scintillator, and a control module electrically coupled to the photosensor. The control module can be configured to analyze state information... Agent: Saint-gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.

20120126129 - Radiographic image capturing apparatus: A radiographic image capturing apparatus includes a photodetector substrate, a scintillator, a switching filter, and a resetting light source, which are arranged successively in this order. If the switching filter is made permeable to resetting light from the resetting light source, the switching filter allows resetting light to be applied... Agent: Fujifilm Corporation

20120126130 - Reduction of noise caused by absorption of x-ray photons in pixelated image sensors: There is provided a method and corresponding device for noise generated by absorption of x-ray photons in an image sensor having a number of pixels. The method is based on identifying (S1) so-called hot pixels affected by absorption of x-rays, and calculating (S2), for each hot pixel, directional gradients in... Agent: Scint-x Ab

20120126131 - Pixilated radiation sensing device: A radiation sensing device subdivided in N*M pixels, comprising: a conversion part to convert an impinging radiation into an electrical signal, a processing part having: for each pixel, at least two counters associated to different regions, so that a ratio of counters to pixels is at least equal to 2,... Agent: Organisation Europeene Pour La Recherche Nucleaire

20120126133 - X-ray detection device: The invention concerns an X-ray detection device, comprising: a semiconducting X-ray detecting member provided with first and second electrode contacts; first and second electric wires connected to the first and second electrode contacts, respectively; a dose adjusting element comprising tissue equivalent material, wherein the dose adjusting element is arranged such... Agent: Rti Electronics Ab

20120126132 - X-ray detector and method of driving the same: An X-ray detector comprises: a plurality of light sensing pixels including a photodiode generating an electrical detection signal corresponding to incident light and a switching device transmitting the detection signal; a gate driver supplying to the switching device, via a plurality of gate lines, a gate pulse for turning on... Agent: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.

20120126134 - Disinfection device and method: An ultraviolet area sterilizer or disinfector is incorporated into a building structure where concern exists regarding the presence of pathogenic bacteria on environmental surfaces. Ultraviolet C (UV-C) generators generate UV-C that is directed to architectural partitions of an enclosed area. The architectural partitions reflect UV-C to kill pathogens in the... Agent:

20120126135 - Dosimeter and method for determining an energy dose of a pulsed radiation field: The invention concerns a dosimeter for the determination of an absorbed dose (D) of a radiation field (26), the dosimeter having a dosimeter probe (12), which has (a) a sensor (14), which has a sensor volume that emits electrical charges (Q) when exposed to ionizing radiation, (b) a cable (18)... Agent: Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Vertreten Durch Das Bundesministerium Fur Wirtschaft Und Technologie,

20120126136 - Charged-particle beam exposure apparatus and method of manufacturing article: A charged-particle beam exposure apparatus which includes a deflector that deflects a charged-particle beam, and a stage mechanism that drives a substrate, and draws a pattern on the substrate while scanning the charged-particle beam in a main-scanning direction by the deflector and scanning the substrate in a sub-scanning direction by... Agent: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

20120126138 - Charged particle beam drawing apparatus and article manufacturing method using same: The drawing apparatus of the present inventions includes a detector having a size for which the detector can simultaneously detect two adjacent charged particle beams among a plurality of charged particle beams, and configured to detect an intensity of a charged particle beam incident thereon. A controller is configured to... Agent: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

20120126137 - Ion implantation method and ion implanter: An ion implantation method and an ion implanter with a beam profiler are proposed in this invention. The method comprises setting scan conditions, detecting the ion beam profile, calculating the dose profile according to the detected ion beam profile and scan conditions, determining the displacement for ion implantation and implanting... Agent: Advanced Ion Beam Technology, Inc.

20120126139 - Multi-dimensional ion mobility spectrometry methods and apparatus: Various embodiments of a multi-dimensional ion mobility analyzer are disclosed that have more than one drift chamber and can acquire multi-dimensional ion mobility profiles of substances. The drift chambers of this device can, for example, be operated under independent operational conditions to separate charged particles based on their distinguishable chemical/physical... Agent: Excellims Corporation

20120126140 - Charged particle radiation therapy: A system includes a patient support and an outer gantry on which an accelerator is mounted to enable the accelerator to move through a range of positions around a patient on the patient support. The accelerator is configured to produce a proton or ion beam having an energy level sufficient... Agent:

20120126143 - Apparatus and method for operating optical microcavity by light emitting diode: An optical cavity mode apparatus comprising at least one microresonator; a light emitting diode for supplying light irradiation to the microresonator to stimulate the excitation level of the microresonator; and an optical detector to obtain spectra of the microresonator stimulated by the light emitting diode.... Agent: Fujirebio Inc.

20120126142 - Fluorescent analysis method: Disclosed is a fluorescent analysis method whereby the throughput in DNA sequence analysis or the like can be improved. The method comprises irradiating a substrate, which carries biological molecules such as oligonucleotides immobilized thereon, with light for fluorescent measuring, collecting the generated fluorescence, dispersing the collected light, forming an image... Agent:

20120126141 - Surface coating for inspection: A method of inspecting an article, comprising applying an organic liquid substance over at least a portion of the article to be inspected so as to form a surface layer thereon, wherein said surface layer is luminescent. The article is irradiated with the surface layer thereon; and, scanning the article... Agent: Rolls-royce PLC

20120126144 - Light emitting device package and method of fabricating the same: Provided are a light emitting device package and a method of fabricating the light emitting device package. The light emitting device packages includes a body, a light emitting device disposed in the body, and a wavelength converting partwavelength converting part disposed on the light emitting device to convert a wavelength... Agent: Lg Innotek Co., Ltd.

20120126147 - Semiconductor structure made using improved pseudo-simultaneous multiple ion implantation process: Methods and apparatus provide for: a source simultaneously producing first plasma, which includes a first species of ions, and second plasma, which includes a second, differing, species of ions; an accelerator system including an analyzer magnet, which cooperate to simultaneously: (i) accelerate the first and second plasma along an initial... Agent:

20120126145 - Charged particle beam writing apparatus and charged particle beam writing method: A charged particle beam writing apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store writing data in which there are defined a plurality of figures and resizing information indicating, with respect to each of the plurality of figures, a resizing status whether or not to perform resizing and a resizing direction... Agent: Nuflare Technology, Inc.

20120126146 - Ion milling device: Disclosed is a shield (8, 10) disposed between an ion source (1) of an ion milling device and a sample (7) so as to be in contact with the sample. The shield is characterized by having a circular shape having an opening at the center, and by being capable of... Agent: Hitachi High-technologies Corporation

20120126148 - Device for generating a secondary source by laser-material interaction comprising an optical device for controlling the orientation and the position of a surface in movement: A device for generating a secondary source from a primary optical source emitting a first optical beam focused onto a surface in movement, with which said first beam interacts so as to generate a secondary beam, includes an optical device for controlling the orientation and position of said surface to... Agent: Ecole Polytechnique

20120126149 - Controlling electromagnetic radiation in a data center: Controlling electromagnetic (‘EM’) radiation in a data center having a number EM sections, including: receiving, by an EM controller, a specification of preferred EM radiation characteristics for the data center; and setting, by the EM controller, a state of each EM section in accordance with the specification, where the state... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation

20120126150 - Transportation container of fuel assembly: There are provided: a container body (11) that has an opening in one end; a lid member (12A) that seals the opening; a prismatic pipe (30) that is arranged in the container body (11); a fuel holder (20) that covers a side surface of a fuel assembly when inserted into... Agent: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

20120126151 - Methods and apparatus for determination of parameters related to a coiled tubing string: Systems and techniques for non-contact measurement of coiled tubing motion are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes a laser source and a laser motion sensor. The laser source is configured to provide laser light that illuminates the coiled tubing as the tubing moves. The laser motion sensor is configured... Agent: National Oilwell Varco, L.p.

20120126153 - Light grid: A light grid detects objects in a monitored area. The grid includes a number of transmitters that emit light rays pulses. A number of receivers, corresponding to the number of transmitters, receive the light rays. Respectively one transmitter is assigned to one receiver to define a light axis. With a... Agent: Leuze Electronic Gmbh

20120126152 - Method for the optical monitoring of a monitored zone and light sensor: In a method and a light sensor for the optical monitoring of a monitored zone, light is transmitted into the monitored zone and light reflected back or remitted back from the monitored zone is detected by first and second light receivers, each having two spatial detection zones for the scanned... Agent: Sick Ag

20120119062 - Energy-saving 3-d sensor: A 3-D sensor for controlling a control process comprising a light source that includes at least one illumination source, a reception matrix for receiving a complete image of light reflected from areas from a spatial section, an evaluation device for determining the distance between the areas and the reception matrix,... Agent: Cedes Ag

20120119066 - Ccd: A back-illuminated CCD includes a two-dimensional array of charge collection sites arranged in rows and columns. Each row is associated with a plurality of electrodes at the front face extending in the direction of the row and corresponding to respective phase voltages. A plurality of conducting strips is provided with... Agent: E2v Technologies (uk) Limited

20120119070 - Image sensing apparatus, image sensing apparatus control method, and imaging system: An image sensing apparatus comprises: an output unit which includes an output line group, a plurality of difference circuits, a first dummy line, and a second dummy line, and wherein the output line group is interposed between the first dummy line and the second dummy line, a readout unit includes... Agent: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

20120119067 - Image sensing device for fast signal processing: An image sensing device includes a first circuit unit configured to convert an image signal provided from a first pixel into a digital value and generate first image data, a second circuit unit configured to convert an image signal provided from a second pixel into a digital value and generate... Agent: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.

20120119064 - Image sensor: An image sensor for electronic cameras includes a plurality of light sensitive pixels arranged in rows and columns, wherein the pixels of a respective column can be read out via a respective column line and includes a plurality of data outputs, wherein a plurality of column lines are associated with... Agent: Arnold & Ritcher Cine Technik Gmbh & Co., Bertriebs Kg

20120119065 - Image sensor: An image sensor for electronic cameras has an image field having at least one image field block which includes a plurality of light sensitive pixels arranged in rows and columns for generating exposure dependent pixel signals, wherein the pixel signals of the pixels of the respective column of the respective... Agent: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik Gmbh & Co. Betriebs Kg

20120119068 - Solid state image sensor: A solid state image sensor includes a plurality of pixels, each having a photoelectric conversion section formed in the inside of a substrate and a light-receiving section formed on the side of a light-receiving surface of the substrate. At least a part of the plurality of pixels is ranging pixels.... Agent: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

20120119063 - Solid-state imaging device and method of adjusting reference voltage: A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel array unit that includes a plurality of pixels arranged two dimensionally and a plurality of read-out signal lines used for reading out pixel signals from the plurality of pixels; test voltage applying units that are disposed at the read-out signal lines and apply... Agent: Sony Corporation

20120119069 - Solid-state imaging device and signal processing circuit: A solid-state imaging device includes a semiconductor substrate having a principal surface, and three or more pixel regions formed in at least one direction of two different directions along the principal surface of the semiconductor substrate. Each pixel region includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion regions having different sensitivities. The... Agent: Sony Corporation

20120119073 - Input/output device and driving method thereof: An input/output device includes a pixel area; a light emission circuit provided in the pixel area and configured to emit light; and a photodetection circuit provided in the pixel area and configured to generate a voltage having a value corresponding to an intensity of incident light. The light emission circuit... Agent: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

20120119072 - Optically patterned virtual electrodes and interconnects on polymer and semiconductive substrates: An optical electrical system that converts a photo image pattern to a conductance pattern comprises a photoconductive layer for receiving light image patterns and a conversion layer for converting an electrostatic voltage into a conductance pathway for a current flow. The light image pattern can be generated into a page... Agent: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated

20120119071 - Vehicle rearview mirror system: An interior rearview mirror system for a vehicle includes an interior rearview mirror assembly having a reflective element and ambient and glare light sensors. A control circuit is operable to establish a reflectance level of the reflective element. At least one of (a) the mirror system includes a charge accumulation... Agent: Donnelly Corporation

20120119074 - Sensor apparatus for detecting and monitoring a crack propagating through a structure: A sensor apparatus is provided for detecting and monitoring a crack propagating through a structure. The sensor apparatus comprises: light source apparatus; detector structure; and a plurality of optical fibers having proximal and distal ends. The fibers may be spaced apart from one another and associated with the structure such... Agent:

20120119075 - Optical sensor for identifying and/or authenticating objects: The invention relates to an optical sensor for identifying and/or authenticating objects on the basis of characteristic reflection patterns, and to a device comprising a plurality of sensors connected to one another.... Agent: Bayer Technology Services Gmbh

20120119076 - Method and apparatus for detecting while drilling underbalanced the presence and depth of water produced from the formation and for measuring parameters related thereto: The invention relates to methods and apparatus for determining a downhole parameter in an underbalanced drilling environment which include: selectively activating a first fluid flowing from the formation through a wellbore while under balanced drilled; detecting the activated first fluid, and determining a depth at which said fluid enters the... Agent:

20120119077 - Method and apparatus for interrogating a subterranean annulus: Monitoring scattered gamma rays is used to identify substances disposed between coaxial tubulars disposed in a subterranean wellbore. Gamma rays are strategically directed from within an inner most tubular and into the annulus, some of the gamma rays scatter from the substance between the tubulars and are detected with detectors... Agent: Ge Oil & Gas Logging Services, Inc.

20120119081 - Insect-based model for pharmaco-kinetic studies: There is provided a new methodology for initial assessment of compound PK. The invention is generally particular useful for efficient screening of and assessment of PK profiles of newly synthesized compounds in the early phase of drug discovery.... Agent: Entomopharm Aps

20120119079 - Ion generation using wetted porous material: The invention generally relates to systems and methods for mass spectrometry analysis of samples. In certain embodiments, the invention provides a mass spectrometry probe including at least one porous material connected to a high voltage source, in which the porous material is discrete from a flow of solvent.... Agent: Purdue Research Foundation (prf)

20120119078 - Ion population control device for a mass spectrometer: A mass spectrometer is disclosed wherein an ion beam attenuator is arranged upstream of an ion trap mass analyser. An ion tunnel ion trap comprising an upstream ion accumulation section and a downstream ion accumulation section is arranged upstream of the ion beam attenuator. Ions are released from the ion... Agent: Micromass Uk Limited

20120119080 - Prediction of phenotypes and traits based on the metabolome: The invention provides methods for characterizing metabolic profiles, phenotypic profiles and trait profiles in plants or groups of plants. Additionally, methods for establishing an unbiased model between a phenotypic profile and a metabolic profile, or between a trait profile and metabolic profile, are also provided by the invention. Further, methods... Agent: Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

20120119082 - Sampling system for use with surface ionization spectroscopy: In various embodiments of the invention, a device permits more efficient collection and transmission of ions produced by the action of a carrier gas containing metastable neutral excited-state species into a mass spectrometer. In one embodiment of the invention, the device incorporates the source for ionization in combination with a... Agent: Ionsense, Inc.

20120119083 - Ion trap device: Ions supplied in the form of a pulse are introduced into an ion trap through an ion entering orifice while a rectangular voltage of a frequency higher than the frequency at which the best trap is accomplished is applied to a ring electrode from a trap voltage generating unit. With... Agent: Shimadzu Corporation

20120119084 - Method and apparatus for rapid preparation of multiple specimens for transmission electron microscopy: A method and apparatus for in-situ lift-out rapid preparation of TEM samples. The invention uses adhesives and/or spring-loaded locking-clips in order to place multiple TEM-ready sample membranes on a single TEM support grid and eliminates the use of standard FIB-assisted metal deposition as a bonding scheme. Therefore, the invention circumvents... Agent: Nanotem, Inc.

20120119085 - Specimen potential measuring method, and charged particle beam device: As one mode to achieve the object, there are proposed a specimen potential measuring method and a device to implement the method characterized in that when specimen potential information obtained by a first specimen potential measuring device disposed outside a specimen chamber or specimen potential information beforehand obtained is equal... Agent: Hitachi High-technologies Corporation

20120119086 - Gas field ion source, charged particle microscope, and apparatus: A gas field ion source that can simultaneously increase a conductance during rough vacuuming and reduce an extraction electrode aperture diameter from the viewpoint of the increase of ion current. The gas field ion source has a mechanism to change a conductance in vacuuming a gas molecule ionization chamber. That... Agent: Hitachi High-technologies Corporation

20120119087 - Charged-particle microscope: A charged-particle-beam device is characterized in having a control value for an aligner coil (29) being determined by: a coil current and an electrode applied-voltage at a control value for objectives (30, 31), which is an electromagnetic-field superposition lens; a control value for image-shift coils (27, 28); and the acceleration... Agent: Hitachi High-technologies Corporation

20120119088 - Infrared imaging device: An infrared imaging device according to an embodiment includes: an imaging area formed on a semiconductor substrate, the imaging area having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form, the plurality of pixels including a plurality of reference pixels arranged in at least one row and a plurality of... Agent: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

20120119089 - Optical system, method and computer program for detecting the presence of a living biological organism: The system is comprised of at least one pair of light sources (1; 2; 3) that emit pulsed electromagnetic radiation in the near-infrared zone; at least one pair of light sources (1; 2; 3) that emit radiation in the near-ultraviolet zone; at least one photodetector (4) with the absorption band... Agent: HanscanIPB.v.

20120119090 - Readout integrated circuit for infrared signal and method of reading out infrared signal: There is provided a readout integrated circuit for an infrared signal that is able to operate at low power and reduce a pixel pitch without the use of a skimming capacitor.... Agent: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.

20120119091 - Infrared sensor module: An infrared sensor module includes a first infrared sensor that includes a first light emitting unit configured to emit infrared light to an object and a first light receiving unit configured to detect an amount of infrared light reflected from the object, a second infrared sensor that includes a second... Agent: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

20120119092 - Scintillating material having low afterglow: The invention relates to a scintillator material comprising a cerium-doped rare-earth silicate, characterized in that its absorbance at a wavelength of 357 nm is less than its absorbance at 280 nm. This material has an afterglow of generally less than 200 ppm after 100 ms relative to the intensity measured... Agent: Saint-gobain Cristaux Et Detecteurs

20120119093 - Procedures to minimize the orientation dependency of automatic drift compensation of a scintillation counter: A method of minimizing the orientation dependence of an automatic drift compensation of a scintillation counter having a rod-shaped scintillator is provided. The cosmic radiation energy spectrum is analyzed above a predefined energy threshold value for the automatic drift compensation. A counting rate of particles having an energy deposition in... Agent: Berthold Technologies Gmbh & Co. Kg

20120119094 - Scintillator, radiation detecting apparatus, and radiation imaging apparatus: A scintillator includes a scintillator layer which converts radiation into light, the scintillator layer having a first end forming part of a contour of the scintillator layer and a second end forming another part of the contour, wherein the first end and the second end are located on opposite sides... Agent: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

20120119095 - Multigrid high pressure gaseous proportional scintillation counter for detecting ionizing radiation: s

20120119096 - Method and apparatus for using image cumulative distribution function for tomographic reconstruction quality control: Methods and apparatuses for quality control in image space for processing with an input data set are disclosed. A method includes providing an image object, including multiple voxels, and an input data set. A data model is determined from the image object. A cumulative distribution function (CDF) for the input... Agent: Siemens Medical Solutions Usa, Inc.

20120119097 - Radiographic imaging device and radiographic imaging system: There is provided a radiographic imaging device including: an imaging panel at which sensor portions, that detect radiation or light converted from radiation, are formed at a detection region, and that captures a radiographic image expressed by radiation or light converted from radiation; a light illuminating section at which light-emitting... Agent: Fujifilm Corporation

20120119099 - Method and system of reducing false triggering of an x-ray sensor: A system and method for automatic detection of x-rays at an x-ray sensor. A source emits x-ray radiation towards an x-ray sensor, and the x-ray sensor automatically detects the x-ray radiation. The x-ray sensor automatically detects x-ray radiation by evaluating a time series and determining that a voltage threshold is... Agent:

20120119100 - Radiographic-image capturing device and radiographic-image capturing system: The radiographic-image capturing device is provided with: a detecting unit that has multiple scanning lines and multiple signal lines arranged so as to intersect with each other, and has multiple radiation detection elements arranged two-dimensionally at each of the areas partitioned by the multiple scanning lines and multiple signal lines;... Agent: Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic, Inc.

20120119098 - Ruggedized enclosure for a radiographic device: In one embodiment, a portable X-ray detector assembly is provided comprising a detector array and a housing for the detector array. The housing is provided as a multi-layer structure in which at least one layer improves or increases the structural integrity of other layers of the housing. In certain embodiments,... Agent: General Electric Company

20120119101 - Miniature uv sensor utilizing a disposable flow cell: An optical sensor is provided utilizing a disposable flow cell with a cell body, an inlet tube and an outlet tube providing a flow passageway extending between the inlet tube and the outlet tube through the cell body. The sensor comprises a first housing component comprising an open front end... Agent: Endress + Hauser Conducta Gesellschaft Fur Mess-und Regeltechnik Mbh + Co. Kg

20120119102 - Neutron detection by neutron capture-initiated relaxation of a ferroelectrically, ferromagnetically, and/or chemically metastable material: A system for detecting radiation using an array of cells containing a metastable material together with sensing apparatus and display apparatus.... Agent: Alliant Techsystems Inc.

20120119103 - Identifying fissionable material: Fissionable materials are distinguished from other high-effective atomic number materials by producing dual-energy x-ray radiation sufficient to cause fission in fissionable materials and directing the dual-energy x-ray radiation sufficient to cause fission in fissionable materials towards a physical region. X-ray radiation and a product of fission from the physical region... Agent: L-3 Communications Security And Detection Systems, Inc.

20120119104 - Pane with optically transparent sensor field: A pane having an optically transparent sensor field is described, comprising: at least one panel; at least one optically transparent sensor field on the pane; at least one hydrophilic coating applied on the optically transparent sensor field; and at least one encapsulation applied to the optically transparent sensor field and... Agent:

20120119105 - Bolus, bolus manufacturing method, particle beam therapy system, and treatment planning apparatus: The objective is to obtain a bolus, with which there can be formed an irradiation field that is accurately suited to the depth-direction shape of an irradiation subject, and a particle beam therapy system. An irradiation orbit of a particle beam is defined by a first slant with respect to... Agent: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

20120119106 - Charged particle beam irradiation apparatus, charged particle beam irradiating method, and method of attaching and detaching transport line: A charged particle beam irradiation apparatus includes an accelerator that accelerates the charged particle beam; a first transport line that transports the charged particle beam which is delivered from the accelerator; a plurality of second transport lines that may be provided for each of plurality of irradiation chambers and further... Agent: Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.

20120119107 - Method for axial alignment of charged particle beam and charged particle beam system: A method for axial alignment of a charged particle beam relative to at least three stages of multipole elements and a charged particle beam system capable of making the axial alignment. Some parts of the orbit of the beam or the distributions of three astigmatic fields, or both, are simultaneously... Agent: Jeol Ltd.

20120119108 - Air sterilizing assembly: where h is the distance between the orifices of the upper and lower levels, m; Supper—total surface area of the orifice in the upper level, m2; Slower—total surface area of the orifice in the lower level, m2; A=(2÷30)·1013J2/m5s2—power correlation coefficient; C—capacity of energy storage capacitor, F; U0—charge voltage of the... Agent:

20120119109 - Specimen holder with 3-axis movement for tem 3d analysis: Provided is a holder capable of a precise observation from 3 or more directions to analyze complicated internal structures of a specimen thereof, and more particularly, a specimen holder capable of a 3-axis movement for transmission electron microscope (TEM) 3D analysis that rotates cradles for supporting the specimen and moves... Agent: Korea Basic Science Institute

20120119110 - Apparatus, and associated method, for detecting contamination of an object: An apparatus, and an associated method, for a portable electronic device, such as a wireless device, to determine luminescence of an object of interest. Ultraviolet A (UVA), or other appropriate, light energy is cause to be generated at a flicker rate. Images of the object of interest are recorded both... Agent: Research In Motion Limited

20120119111 - Method and apparatus for reading out image information stored in a storage phosphor of a storage medium: A method for reading out image information stored in a storage phosphor of a storage medium includes moving a light beam over the storage medium. A luminescence signal is generated by the photostimulation of the storage phosphor. In first time intervals a respective output value is determined from the luminescence... Agent:

20120119112 - Thermal marking systems and methods of control: A target marking system includes a light source emitting a thermal beam and an optics assembly directing the thermal beam to impact a target, the target directing radiation to the optics assembly in response to the impact. The target marking system further includes a detector, and an optics assembly optically... Agent:

20120119113 - Implementation of co-gases for germanium and boron ion implants: An ion implantation system for improving performance and extending lifetime of an ion source is disclosed. A fluorine-containing dopant gas source is introduced into the ion chamber along with one or more co-gases. The one or more co-gases can include hydrogen or krypton. The co-gases mitigate the effects caused by... Agent: Axcelis Technologies, Inc.

20120119114 - Method for operating a particle therapy system: The present embodiments relate to a method for operating a particle therapy system. The particle therapy system includes a particle generation device, a beam generating device for generating a particle beam from at least one portion of the generated irradiation particles, a measuring device for automatically measuring a particle beam... Agent:

20120119115 - Respiratory induction apparatus, respiratory induction program, and particle beam therapy system: The objective is to obtain a respiratory induction apparatus and a particle beam therapy system in which respiration can appropriately be induced by accurately evaluating the respiration. There are provided a respiratory induction control unit (7cC) that generates a desired respiratory signal (Rtj(t)) for respiratory induction; a real respiration measurement... Agent: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

20120119116 - Extreme ultraviolet light source apparatus: An extreme ultraviolet light source apparatus in which a target material is irradiated with a laser beam and turned into plasma and extreme ultraviolet light is emitted from the plasma may include: a chamber in which the extreme ultraviolet light is generated; an electromagnetic field generation unit for generating at... Agent: Gigaphoton Inc.

20120119118 - Extreme ultraviolet light source system: An extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light source system in which parts of an EUV light source apparatus can easily be replaced. The system includes: (i) an extreme ultraviolet light source apparatus having a chamber in which extreme ultraviolet light is generated, a target supply unit for supplying a target material into... Agent: Gigaphoton Inc.

20120119117 - Remote nanoscale photochemistry using guided emission in nanowires: A method of fabricating a nanodevice includes providing a nanowire having a first portion and a second portion. The nanowire has a polymer coating. A nanostructure is provided that is proximate to the second portion of the nanowire. Solely the first portion of the nanowire is irradiated with near-infrared radiation,... Agent: University Of Maryland, College Park

20120119119 - Uv-converter, uv lamp arrangement with the uv-converter, and a lighting unit comprising the uv lamp arrangement: The invention relates to, UV-converter for transforming radiation of wavelengths above 200 nm to UVA and UVB radiation, having at least a light transmitting sheet (11, 12), with a luminescent coating (13) on one side of the sheet. According to the invention, the light transmitting sheet is of a material... Agent:

20120119120 - Physical wedge positioning: A method for modulating a radiation beam toward a target, including rotating a radiation beam gantry through an arc segment while irradiating a target with a radiation beam, placing a physical wedge in a beam path of the radiation beam to modify at least one of a beam aperture and... Agent:

20120112037 - Three-dimensional imaging device: An image capture device according to the present invention includes an imaging lens 3, a light-transmitting section 2 with two polarizers, a rotation driving section 2A that rotates the light transmitting section 2, and a solid-state image sensor 1 that has multiple pixels and their associated polarization filters. A first... Agent: Panasonic Corporation

20120112039 - Image sensor: An image sensor with a small circuit area is provided. In the image sensor, a TX decoder which generates transfer signals TX<3:0> includes a latch circuit. The latch circuit is set when a corresponding row group is selected and when a set signal is set to an “H” level, and... Agent: Renesas Electronics Corporation

20120112040 - Image sensor: There is provided an image sensor, including an input control unit configured to control signal paths between a plurality of pixels and a plurality of sampling units and supplying outputs from the plurality of pixels in row units to the plurality of sampling units during a normal operation, while supplying... Agent: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.

20120112038 - Method and system for active imaging with a large field: The present disclosure relates to an imaging system comprising an impulsion light source for an input light beam oriented toward an observed area and an optoelectronic sensor having a photosensitive surface with a visibility capable of substantially covering the observed area. An impulsion of the incident light beam is backscattered... Agent:

20120112041 - Method and system for an image sensor capable of performing selective analog binning operation: Provided is an image sensor including a plurality of sampling units, a plurality of signal lines connected to an amplification unit; and a plurality of first switches positioned between the plurality of sampling units and the plurality of signal lines, connecting a plurality of sampling units to the plurality of... Agent: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.

20120112042 - Molded image sensor package and method: An image sensor package includes an image sensor, a window, and a molding, where the molding includes a lens holder extension portion extending upwards from the window. The lens holder extension portion includes a female threaded aperture extending from the window such that the window is exposed through the aperture.... Agent: Amkor Technology, Inc.

20120112043 - Semiconductor image sensor array device, apparatus comprising such a device and method for operating such device:

20120112044 - Method of signal adjustment in an optical sensing device and the optical sensing device: A method of signal adjustment in an optical sensing device is provided. The optical sensing device includes a first optical sensor and a first reference optical sensor. The first optical sensor corresponds to a first specified ideal spectral response and generates a first output signal corresponding to light detected thereby.... Agent: Lite-on Semiconductor Corp.

20120112045 - Semiconductor device and method for driving transistor: When a positive bias voltage is applied to a gate electrode of a transistor including an oxide semiconductor for longer than or equal to 10 msec, electric characteristics of the transistor, which have varied due to the light irradiation, can be brought to the state which is substantially the same... Agent: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

20120112047 - Sensor circuit and display apparatus: A sensor circuit or a display apparatus from which a highly accurate sensor output can be obtained includes a photodiode, a capacitor that is connected to the photodiode via an accumulation node and accumulates charges according to an electric current in the photodiode; a sensor switching element transistor that causes... Agent: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha

20120112046 - Visible light receiver circuit: A visible light receiver circuit, which reduces the influence of ambient light, has a simple configuration, and generates low noise, is provided. The visible light receiver circuit includes a photoelectric conversion unit. The photoelectric conversion unit includes a photodiode having a cathode connected to a power source, a resistor connected... Agent: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.

20120112048 - Composite optical element and optical head device: A composite optical element includes: a single lens; a first resin layer formed on a surface of the single lens; a second resin layer formed on the first resin layer, wherein: the first resin layer has a diffraction grating of a Fresnel lens configuration; and a refractive index of the... Agent: Asahi Glass Company, Limited

20120112049 - Multi-optical axis photoelectric sensor: A multi-optical axis photoelectric sensor is provided having a casing that forms an outer shape of each of a projector and an optical receiver. The casing includes a frame body having a front face and two ends opened, a pair of caps to cover both ends of the frame body,... Agent: Omron Corporation

20120112050 - Optical position-measuring device: An optical position-measuring device includes a scanning bar extending in a first or second direction, and a scale extending in the other direction. The scale is offset by a scanning distance from the scanning bar in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions. The device has a... Agent:

20120112051 - Atmospheric pressure charge-exchange analyte ionization: A non-radioactive atmospheric pressure method for ionization of analytes comprises creating an electrical discharge in a carrier gas thus creating metastable neutral excited-state species. The carrier gas is directed at the analytes and the analytes under conditions to suppress protonated water and water clusters.... Agent: Jeol Usa, Inc.

20120112052 - Detection of vitamins a and e by tandem mass spectrometry: Methods are described for measuring the amount of one or more of vitamin A, α-tocopherol, and the combination of β-tocopherol and γ-tocopherol in a sample. More specifically, mass spectrometric methods are described for detecting and quantifying one or more of vitamin A, α-tocopherol, and the combination of β-tocopherol and γ-tocopherol... Agent: Quest Diagnostics Investments Incorporated

20120112056 - Electrostatic ion trap: An ion trap includes an electrode structure, including a first and a second opposed mirror electrodes and a central lens therebetween, that produces an electrostatic potential in which ions are confined to trajectories at natural oscillation frequencies, the confining potential being anharmonic. The ion trap also includes an AC excitation... Agent:

20120112054 - High resolution excitation/isolation of ions in a low pressure linear ion trap: Methods for improved separation of ions from an ion trap employing a combination of low pressure and low amplitude ion excitation, including methods for removing, from an ion trap ion population, ions having a m/z value neighboring that of an ion of interest, mass spectrometry methods providing improved resolution of... Agent: Dh Technologies Development Pte. Ltd.

20120112055 - Mass spectrometer: A method of searching for potentially unknown metabolites of pharmaceutical compounds is disclosed. The accurate mass of a pharmaceutical compound will generally be known and can be rendered in the form of an integer nominal mass or mass to charge ratio component and a decimal mass or mass to charge... Agent: Micromass Uk Limited

20120112059 - Mass spectrometer and mass spectrometry method: An object is to measure both cations and anions with high duty cycle. In a mass spectrometer comprising an ion source (1), an ion guide part (31), and an ion trap (32), while ions are being mass-selectively ejected from the ion trap, ions having a polarity reverse to that of... Agent: Hitachi High-technologies Corporation

20120112057 - Membrane for holding samples for use with surface ionization technology: The present invention is a device to restrict the sampling of analyte ions and neutral molecules from surfaces with mass spectrometry and thereby sample from a defined area or volume. In various embodiments of the present invention, a tube is used to sample ions formed with a defined spatial resolution... Agent: Ionsense, Inc.

20120112053 - Saliva assay technique for heavy metal: A method for determining heavy metal loading in a subject includes collecting a saliva sample from the subject containing a concentration of a heavy metal. The saliva sample is subjected to inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry to yield a heavy metal loading measurement for the subject. The saliva sample is... Agent: Coventry Diagnostics LLC

20120112058 - Surface coating for laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry of molecules: The present invention refers to a process for laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry using a polymer of aniline or an aniline derivative, or phenyl acrylate or a phenyl acrylate derivative. The polymer is a UV absorbing polymer onto which polymer a sample probe can be deposited. With the use of... Agent: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.v.

20120112060 - Multi-turn time-of-flight mass spectrometer: A multi-turn time-of-flight mass spectrometer creates, an accurate mass spectrum of a wide mass range, with the smallest number of measurements. Deflecting electrodes are provided on an ejection path through which ions deviating from a loop orbit fly to a detector having a two-dimensional array elements. A varying voltage applied... Agent: Shimadzu Corporation

20120112061 - Mass spectrometer: A mass spectrometer of reduced size and weight is provided which is capable to conduct highly accurate mass spectroscopy. The mass spectrometer includes an ion source adapted to ionize gas flowing in from outside in order to ionize a measurement sample and a mass spectroscopy section for separating the ionized... Agent: Hitachi High-technologies Corporation

20120112065 - Apparatus and method for estimating change of status of particle beams: This invention provides an apparatus for estimating change of status of a plurality of particle beams, the apparatus includes a plurality of particle detectors and an estimating unit, wherein the one or the plurality of particle beams is projected to a substrate. The particle detectors detect the one or the... Agent: National Taiwan University

20120112066 - Defect review apparatus and defect review method: A defect review apparatus includes: an electron scanning part which irradiates and scans an electron beam over an observation region on a surface of a sample; four electron detectors arranged around the optical axis of the electron beam with 90° intervals; and a signal processing unit which generates multiple pieces... Agent:

20120112062 - Environmental cell for charged particle beam system: An environmental cell for a charged particle beam system allows relative motion between the cell mounted on an X-Y stage and the optical axis of the focusing column, thereby eliminating the need for a sub-stage within the cell. A flexible cell configuration, such as a retractable lid, permits a variety... Agent: Fei Company

20120112063 - Method and apparatus for generating three-dimensional image data: A method and an apparatus for generating three-dimensional image data of a sample are disclosed. A first particle beam is provided for exposing a surface and a second particle beam is provided for generating an image of the surface are used. By moving the sample, it suffices if the first... Agent:

20120112064 - Sample holder, method for use of the sample holder, and charged particle device: A sample holder for efficiently performing the processing or observation of a sample by means of charged particles while cooling. Particularly, disclosed is a sample holder whereby the processing or observation of a material which may be affected by the influence of heat damage can be performed in a state... Agent:

20120112067 - Scanning electron microscope system and method for measuring dimensions of patterns formed on semiconductor device by using the system: The present invention is for providing a scanning electron microscope system adapted to output contour information fitting in with the real pattern edge end of a sample, and is arranged to generate a local projection waveform by projecting the scanning electron microscope image in the tangential direction with respect to... Agent:

20120112068 - Charged particle beam device: The present invention provides a charged particle beam device in which the change of expansion/contraction of a specimen which is an observing object is restricted thereby eliminating position deviation of the observing object and significantly increasing its throughput. The present invention includes specimen holding means for holding a specimen, temperature... Agent:

20120112069 - Fiber optical asssembly for fluorescence spectrometry: System is provided for detecting the presence of an analyte of interest in a sample, said system comprising an elongated, transparent container for a sample; an excitation source in optical communication with the sample, wherein radiation from the excitation source is directed along the length of the sample, and wherein... Agent: Los Alamos National Security ,llc.

20120112070 - Device for controlled distribution of micro- or nano- volumes of a liquid based on the piezoelectric effect in functionalised materials, without using external electric sources: The invention concerns a method for the controlled distribution of pico- or nano-volumes of a liquid, comprising the step of: A. Deposing the liquid as a film or separated sessile drops on a surface of a starting substrate; the liquid being extracted and distributed on the surface of a substrate... Agent: Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche

20120112071 - Detection apparatus and method: Apparatus for detection of infrared radiation emitted from a taggant following excitation of the taggant sample measures the decay time of the radiation used. If the decay characteristic is accurately measured, the particular taggant can be accurately identified. The apparatus comprises an electronic controller, light-emitting diodes, a photo-detector, a first... Agent: Filtrona C & Sp Limited

20120112072 - Device and method for determining the composition of a mixture of fluids: A device for determining the composition of a mixture of fluids by spectral absorption, comprises: a radiation source; a detector for detecting radiation that has been attenuated by the mixture; and a device for separating the radiation into a wavelength band corresponding to an absorption band of one of the... Agent: Pietro Fiorentini S.p.a.

20120112073 - Detector: A detector includes a housing with at least one window for allowing radiation to enter, at least one sensor for sensing entered radiation, a unit for processing sensor signals, and mirrors that are shaped and mounted in the housing for reflecting radiation from outside detection zones better than radiation from... Agent: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

20120112074 - Neutron scintillator composite material and method of making same: A neutron scintillator composite (NSC) material is made of a neutron scintillator material and a binder material. The binder material has an index of refraction substantially identical to the neutron scintillator material. The neutron scintillator material and binder material are mixed into a solid or semi-solid neutron scintillator composite material... Agent: General Electric Company

20120112075 - Radiation detector: There is provided a radiation detector including: a support body; a scintillator layer that is deposited further to the inside than outside edges of the support body and that converts incident radiation into light; a photo detector plate that converts light emitted from the scintillator layer into charge and has... Agent: Fujifilm Corporation

20120112076 - Remote detection of radiation: Various embodiments of the present invention provide a method of detecting inaccessible radiation sources by measuring corresponding ions and excited molecules created by radiation, using LIDAR technology. The LIDAR system of the present invention employs a pulsed laser transmitter, a telescope receiver, and associated control and acquisition systems. Light propagates... Agent: Georgia Tech Research Corporation

20120112077 - Method for the detection of the irradiance distribution in an extreme ultraviolet light source device and an extreme ultraviolet light source device: An extreme ultraviolet light source device, comprising a collector mirror focusing extreme ultraviolet radiation at a focal point, wherein a porous plate having a plurality of through holes arranged such that only radiation focusing at said focal point passes is provided insertably between said collector mirror and said focal point... Agent: Ushio Denki Kabushiki Kaisha

20120112078 - Mobile cardiac positron emission tomography (mopet) camera: A mobile PET imager and method for the same is provided. The mobile PET imager includes a plurality of detector modules forming a ring detector, each for nuclear radiation detection. The imager may include a plurality of attenuation source housings including sources for attenuation such that each attenuation source housing... Agent:

20120112079 - Strip device and method for determining the location and time of reaction of the gamma quanta and the use of the device to determine the location and time of reaction of the gamma quanta in positron emission tomography: The subject of the invention is a strip device and method for determining the place and time of the gamma quanta interaction as well as the use of the device for determining the place and time of the gamma quanta interaction in positron emission tomography.... Agent: Uniwersytet Jagiellonski

20120112081 - Radiation image photographing apparatus: A radiation image photographing apparatus is provided with a bias source to apply a bias voltage via bias lines to radiation detecting elements arranged in a two dimensional form in regions divided by scanning lines and signal lines. The bias lines are connected to the radiation detecting elements with a... Agent: Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic, Inc.

20120112080 - Systems for increasing the sensitivity of gamma-ray imagers: Systems that increase the position resolution and granularity of double sided segmented semiconductor detectors are provided. These systems increase the imaging resolution capability of such detectors, either used as Compton cameras, or as position sensitive radiation detectors in imagers such as SPECT, PET, coded apertures, multi-pinhole imagers, or other spatial... Agent: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC.

20120112083 - High density, proportional-mode, apd arrays for individual scintillator readout in pet applications: The present invention is a photodetector including improved photosensors configured of an array of small (sub-millimeter) high-density avalanche photodiode cells utilized to readout a single scintillator. Each photosensor comprises a plurality of avalanche photodiodes cells arranged in an (n×n) array of avalanche photodiode cells (where, n>1) that are coupled to... Agent: Siemens Medical Solutions Usa, Inc.

20120112082 - Scintillator panel having uniform output response: A scintillator panel assembly for gamma ray detection includes a scintillator panel having fluorescent material therein for generating a photon when a gamma ray enters the panel, and one or more non-scintillating segments embedded in opposing edges of the scintillator panel which conduct light but do not generate a photon... Agent: Nucsafe, Inc.

20120112084 - Radiation detection apparatus: According to one embodiment, a radiation detection apparatus includes a radiation detection panel, a support member, a circuit board, a flexible circuit board, a housing, a connecting member, a thermally radiative member, and a thermally conductive member. The support member supports the radiation detection panel on one surface thereof. The... Agent:

20120112085 - Exposure amount evaluation method and photomask: According to the exposure amount evaluation method of the embodiment, a photomask including a long-wavelength light reflective film and a mask pattern is set in an EUV exposure apparatus. The long-wavelength light reflective film reflects long-wavelength light having a wavelength longer than that of EUV light and absorbs the EUV... Agent:

20120112086 - System and method for estimating change of status of particle beams: This invention provides a system for estimating change of status of one or a plurality of particle beams, the system comprises a plurality of particle detectors and an estimating unit, wherein one or a plurality of particle beams is being projected to a substrate. The particle detectors detect the one... Agent: National Taiwan University

20120112087 - Apparatus and method for detecting gamma-ray direction: It is an object of the present invention to allow a gamma-ray-source's existing position direction to be detected using a small-volume gamma-ray detector. A gamma-ray's direction detecting apparatus including a plurality of detection pixels for detecting gamma rays, a memory device for memorizing a correspondence relationship in advance, the correspondence... Agent: Hitachi, Ltd.

20120112088 - Enhanced photon detection for scanner: The techniques described herein provide for correcting for pulse pile-up and/or charge sharing in a radiation scanner (100). It finds particular application with the use of a pixilated radiation detector (1 16) (e.g., a photon counting detector). A circuit (200), comprising a plurality of comparators (204, 206, 208), is configured... Agent:

20120112089 - Aperture unit for a particle beam device: An aperture unit for a particle beam device, in particular an electron beam device, is disclosed. Deposit supporting units are arranged at the aperture unit, with which deposit supporting units contaminations can be bound in such a way that the contaminations can no longer deposit at an aperture opening of... Agent:

20120112090 - Charged particle source with integrated electrostatic energy filter: A charged particle filter with an integrated energy filter, in which the charged particle emitter, the focusing electrodes, and the deflection electrodes are arranged round a straight axis. Where most energy filters used have a highly curved optical axis, and thus use parts with forms that are difficult to manufacture,... Agent: Fei Company

20120112091 - Method for adjusting status of particle beams for patterning a substrate and system using the same: This invention provides a system capable of adjusting status of one or a plurality of particle beams, the system includes a plurality of particle detectors, an estimating unit and a controller, wherein one or a plurality of particle beams are projected to a substrate. The particle detectors detect the one... Agent: National Taiwan University

20120112092 - Mobile radiation therapy: The invention provides techniques for diagnosing medical conditions and providing appropriate treatment at a patient's home residence. A mobile x-ray team can be dispatched to the patient's home residence. A technical team reviews patient data to determine a proper therapy plan. A mobile radiation therapy apparatus is dispatched to the... Agent:

20120112094 - Stimulated emission-based optical detection system: The present invention provides an optical detection system comprising an illumination unit and a detection unit. The illumination unit comprises two laser beams of two different wavelengths. One beam is used to excite targeted molecules in a sample to their excited states. The other beam is used to induce the... Agent: National Yang Ming University

20120112093 - System and method for measuring depolarization: An apparatus for determining the depolarization efficiency of a environment includes a transmitter, a receiver, and signal processing circuitry. A reference object is located within the environment at a reference distance. The transmitter includes a radiation source providing incident radiation that has an initial polarization as it enters the environment.... Agent: U.s. Government As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army

20120112098 - Enhancing visual assessment of samples: Methods and systems for imaging a biological sample are disclosed, and include: (a) staining the sample with a first stain that includes eosin and at least one additional stain; (b) directing excitation light to the sample to cause each of the stains to emit fluorescence; and (c) recording images of... Agent:

20120112095 - High resolution microscopy using an optically switchable fluorophore: The invention relates to a method for high resolution visualization of a compound that can be switched by a switching signal from a state of low fluorescence to a state of higher fluorescence, and then revert to the state of low fluorescence. Said switching signal is directed to a spot... Agent:

20120112097 - Method and apparatus for quantitative analysis of the extent of membrane fouling by using fluorescent protein structures: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for quantitative analysis of the extent of separation membrane fouling using a fluorescent protein structure, allowing easy quantitative analysis of the extent of separation membrane fouling and improving accuracy thereof. The disclosed method for quantitative analysis of the extent of separation membrane fouling... Agent: Korea Institute Of Science And Technology

20120112096 - System and method for determining three-dimensional information from photoemission intensity data: A method and system for investigating properties of an object comprising: a transmitter, including a radiation source, the transmitter providing incident radiation having a plurality of predetermined polarization states; the incident radiation illuminating an object and thereby causing the object to emit photoemission; a receiver, receiving photoemission from the object... Agent: U.s. Government As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army

20120112099 - System and method for the identification of radiation in contaminated rooms: Devices and methods for the characterization of areas of radiation in contaminated rooms are provided. One such device is a collimator with a collimator shield for reducing noise when measuring radiation. The determination system uses a radiation detector comprising a plurality of overlapping layers of radiation sensitive film interspersed with... Agent: Savanna River Nuclear Solutions, LLC

20120112100 - Bactericidal lighting device: A bactericidal lighting device includes a bactericidal lighting bar and a charging base for charging the bactericidal lighting bar. The bactericidal lighting bar includes a housing, a bactericidal lamp unit for generating ultraviolet light, and a control unit. The control unit includes a control circuit operable to activate and deactivate... Agent: Sino Mind Group Limited

20120112101 - Method and arrangement for the stabilization of the source location of the generation of extreme ultraviolet (euv) radiation based on a discharge plasma: The invention is directed to a method and an apparatus for stabilizing the source location during the generation of EUV radiation based on a discharge plasma. The object of finding a novel possibility for stabilizing the source location during the generation of EUV radiation which allows changes in position of... Agent: Xtreme Technologies Gmbh

20120104225 - Detection of configuration changes in an illumination system: Technology for detecting a change in a configuration position of one or more elements in an illumination system is described. A light source generates an illumination signal, and an element of the system directs a portion of the light of the signal back to a light detector. In one example,... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20120104226 - Method for maximizing the contrast of an image: A method 100 maximizes the contrast between light and dark markings 13 that carry information. The markings are illuminated by a variable output light source 16, and a reflected image is received by a detector 18 and processed by a controller 20. The method calculates a histogram of the reflected... Agent:

20120104227 - Coordinate recognizing apparatus and control method therefor: According to one embodiment, a coordinate recognizing apparatus includes plural light emitting elements, plural light receiving elements, a memory, and a controller. The memory stores, concerning plural pairs of the light emitting elements and the light receiving elements set in advance, reference values used for determination of blocking of a... Agent: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha

20120104231 - Dual speed readout integrated circuit for high spatial and temporal resolution applications: A dual speed Read-Out Integrated Circuit employs a native pixel array with associated high resolution integration circuits for each pixel and a superpixel array created within the native pixel array by combination of native pixels for charge sharing integration in reduced resolution integration circuits simultaneously with the integration of the... Agent: Nova Research, Inc.

20120104230 - Image pick-up module and method for producing an image pick-up module: An image pick-up module and method for producing an image pick-up module. An image pick-up module, particularly for installation in an endoscope, the image pick-up module having an electronic image sensor, a first circuit board, a second circuit board and a cable.... Agent:

20120104234 - Image pickup circuit: An image pickup circuit including a plurality of circuit blocks. Each of the plurality of circuit blocks includes a plurality of comparing elements, a single counter, and a plurality of storage units. Each of the comparing elements compares a pixel signal supplied through a vertical signal line connected to vertically... Agent: Sony Corporation

20120104232 - Image sensor having sub-sampling function: An image sensor includes, inter alia, a pixel array, read-out circuit blocks, and switching units. The pixel array includes unit pixels arranged in rows and columns. Two or more read-out circuit blocks sample, amplify, and perform analog-to-digital conversion on unit pixel data to read image data of the pixel array.... Agent: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.

20120104235 - Method of controlling semiconductor device, signal processing method, semiconductor device, and electronic apparatus: A pre-amplifier (column region unit) of a solid-state imaging device including a pixel-signal controller. The pixel-signal controller, for each vertical signal line, detects the level of each pixel signal independently by a pixel-signal detector on the output side of a pixel-signal amplifier, and sets a gain independently to the pixel-signal... Agent: Sony Corporation

20120104228 - Pixel circuit, imaging integrated circuit, and method for image information acquisition: A pixel circuit uses two storage transistors to store two image signal samples, which include a reference signal produced by background noise of the pixel circuit and a signal produced by optical exposure of a photodetector and the background noise of the pixel circuit. An imaging integrated circuit uses a... Agent: Avago Technologies EcbuIP(singapore) Pte. Ltd.

20120104233 - Solid-state imaging device and method of driving the same: A solid-state imaging device counts down clock pulses until a comparator indicates a predetermined comparison result using a counter while comparing, in the comparator, a reset component outputted from one of pixel circuits which is yet to receive light with a reference signal, and holds in a latch a value... Agent: Panasonic Corporation

20120104229 - Temperature sensor and image sensor having the same: A temperature sensor includes a band gap reference (BGR) circuit, a voltage generation unit and a digital CDS circuit. The band gap reference (BGR) circuit generates a reference voltage proportional to a temperature. The voltage generation unit generates a first voltage and a second voltage based on the reference voltage,... Agent:

20120104236 - Hysteresis-compensating interpolation circuits in optical encoders: Disclosed are various embodiments of circuitry and methods to compensate for variations in hysteresis associated with the comparators of an interpolation circuit in a single track optical encoder. Such variations in hysteresis may be minimized or eliminated by providing appropriately configured resistor ladder circuits to condition the inputs to the... Agent: Avago Technologies Ecbu (singapore) Pte. Ltd.

20120104237 - Energy beam burn through sensor and method therefor: A system for monitoring an energy beam burn through has a sheet formed of a material approximately transparent to optical radiation at a desired operating wavelength. A light detector is attached to the sheet. A coating is applied to the sheet and the light detector, wherein penetration of the coating... Agent:

20120104238 - Photoelectric conversion device and method for operating the same: To provide a photoelectric conversion device with low power consumption and a method for operating the photoelectric conversion device. The photoelectric conversion device includes a charge storage capacitor portion, a photodiode, and a plurality of transistors. The charge storage capacitor portion is charged after being reset. Then, the charge storage... Agent: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

20120104239 - Photon detector: Provided is a photon detector that enables an APD response by a sinusoidal wave-shaped gate signal and is operable at an arbitrary drive frequency without requiring a special band removing filter. The photon detector of the present invention includes: a sinusoidal wave generator (3) that generates a sinusoidal wave-shaped gate... Agent: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

20120104240 - Fiber optic transceiver (fot) module having a molded cover in which an optical beam transformer is integrally formed: An FOT module is provided that has a molded cover in which an optical beam transformer is integrally formed. The molded cover includes at least a nontransparent molded part that is secured to a mounting structure, such as a molded leadframe or a PCB, on which at least one active... Agent: Avago Technologies FiberIP(singapore) Pte. Ltd.

20120104241 - Interpolation method and device for increasing the resolution of encoders: A method for interpolating an encoded signal of encoders is disclosed. The first step may include generating four first stage signals having a first frequency that are 45 degrees out of phase. The four signals may then be multiplied to obtain a plurality of second stage signals that are 90... Agent:

20120104242 - Optical reflective encoder systems, devices and methods: Disclosed are various embodiments of high-speed, high-performance, low-noise, low-cost, compact, optical encoders having a multi-faceted flat-faced lens disposed over the light emitters and light detectors thereof. Disclosed also are various means for preventing undesired stray light from reaching light detectors incorporated therein. Structures employed to block stray light in the... Agent: Avago Technologies Ecbu (singapore) Pte. Ltd.

20120104244 - Petroleum oil analysis using liquid nitrogen cold stage - laser ablation- icp mass spectrometry: A novel application of a cold-stage coupled to a laser ablation-ICP-MS system is disclosed herein. The novel system of the present invention offers significant advantages over other systems employed for cooling samples prior to LA-ICP-MS analysis. The system discloses herein has multiple applications, including detection of one or more metal... Agent: University Of North Texas

20120104243 - Silver and silver nanoparticle maldi matrix utilizing online soft landing ion mobillity: Silver nanoparticles as a sample matrix for Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization (MALDI) along with a novel method for nanoparticle development is described herein. The silver nanoparticles were generated from silver ions on the surface of a MALDI plate utilizing a Soft Landing Ion Mobility (SLIM) instrument. Upon interaction with... Agent: University Of North Texas

20120104245 - Multi-channel detection: A mass spectrometer and method of mass spectrometry wherein charged particles in a beam undergo multiple changes of direction. A detection arrangement detects a first portion of the charged particle beam, and provides a first output based upon the intensity of the detected first portion of the charged particle beam.... Agent:

20120104248 - Combined ion source for electrospray and atmospheric pressure chemical ionization: A ion source for a mass spectrometer comprises: a capillary having a nozzle for emitting a nebulized fluid sample; an electrode of the capillary; a high voltage power supply; a second electrode disposed within or configurable to be disposed within a path of the nebulized fluid sample; and at least... Agent:

20120104246 - Dual source mass spectrometry system: In or for a dual source mass spectrometer system (10) operable in a first mode with an LC source [LC/MS] (12) and in a second mode with a GC source [GC/MS] (18). The GC source input into an ion source chamber (22) for delivering the ionized output from the GC... Agent: Micromass Uk Limited

20120104247 - Mass spectrometer: A sample stage (2) on which a sample (4) is placed can be reciprocally moved along a guide (5) by a driving mechanism (6). A cutter (9) which is moved in an X-Y plane by a driving mechanism (10) is placed at a sample cutting position (B). When the sample... Agent: Shimadzu Corporation

20120104249 - Mass spectrometer and liquid-metal ion source for a mass spectrometer of this type: The invention relates to a mass spectrometer comprising an ion source for producing a primary ion beam, which has a heatable ion emitter coated by a liquid metal layer essentially comprised of pure metallic Bismuth or of a low-melting-point alloy containing, in essence, Bismuth. A Bismuth ion mixed beam can... Agent: Ion-tof Technologies Gmbh

20120104253 - Charged particle beam microscope and measuring method using same: A charged particle beam device is equipped with a function of: obtaining an approximation function of a sample drift from a visual field shift amount among plural images (S1); capturing a save image while correcting the drift on the basis of the approximation function (S2); and creating from the save... Agent: Hitachi High-technologies Corporation

20120104250 - Microscope system, method for operating a charged-particle microscope: A method of operating a charged-particle microscope, the method comprising: recording a first image of a first region of an object in a first setting; recording a second image of a second region of the object using the charged-particle microscope in a second setting; reading a third image of a... Agent: Carl Zeiss Nts Ltd.

20120104252 - Particle-optical systems and arrangements and particle-optical components for such systems and arrangements: A particle-optical arrangement comprises a charged-particle source for generating a beam of charged particles; a multi-aperture plate arranged in a beam path of the beam of charged particles, wherein the multi-aperture plate has a plurality of apertures formed therein in a predetermined first array pattern, wherein a plurality of charged-particle... Agent: Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh

20120104251 - Scanning electron microscope device, evaluation point generating method, and program: An image acquisition condition necessary to so arrange FOV's as not to overlap along a device shape so that all constituent arreas necessary for electric characteristic measurement may be confined in the FOV's is determined from device shape information (including circuit design data and layout design data) possessed by CAD... Agent:

20120104254 - Charged particle beam device: A charged particle beam device enabling prevention of degradation of reproducibility of measurement caused by an increase of the beam diameter attributed to an image shift and having a function of dealing with device-to-device variation. The charged particle beam device is used for measuring the dimensions of a pattern on... Agent:

20120104255 - Method for inspecting a photovoltaic substrate: A method for inspecting a substrate having intrinsic heterogeneous patterns for the presence of cracks comprises the steps of providing an optical device and front-side lighting on a first side of the substrate and providing near-infrared lighting on a second side of the substrate opposite to the first side. The... Agent:

20120104257 - Processing method and apparatus for energy saving of an active infrared induction instrument powered by a dry battery: An active infrared induction instrument powered by a dry battery capable of reducing power consumption through the adjustment of the emitter pulse width. The infrared emitted LED emits infrared signals, which, after being reflected by an object, are received by the infrared photodiode. The infrared signals received the infrared signals... Agent: Shanghai Kohler Electronics, Ltd.

20120104256 - Value documents and other articles having taggants that exhibit delayed maximum intensity emissions, and methods and apparatus for their authentication: Value documents or other articles having authentication features, authentication apparatuses, and methods of authentication are provided that relate to the use of taggants that absorb radiation from an illumination source and emit radiation in a manner that has a maximum intensity occurring a duration of time after the illumination source... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20120104258 - Infrared detector based on suspended bolometric micro-plates: A bolometric array detector for detecting electromagnetic radiation in a predetermined range of infrared wavelengths includes a substrate; an array of bolometric micro-plates for detecting the radiation suspended above the substrate by support arms; and metallic reflectors formed on the substrate underneath the micro-plates to reflect that portion of the... Agent: Commissariat A L'energie Atomique Et Aux Energies Alternatives

20120104259 - Apparatus for time to digital conversion: A time-to-digital converter device includes a first delay chain circuit that generates a first value corresponding to a time delay between a start signal and a stop signal. The time-to-digital converter device also includes at least one second delay chain circuits that generates a second value corresponding to a time... Agent: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

20120104261 - Fuel assembly radiation measuring apparatus and method of measuring radiation of fuel assembly: A fuel assembly radiation measuring apparatus has a radiation signal generation apparatus including a LaBr3(Ce) scintillator, an A/D converter, a signal processing apparatus, and a data analysis apparatus. The signal processing apparatus has a FPGA and a CPU. γ rays emitted from a fuel assembly disposed in water in a... Agent: Hitachi-ge Nuclear Energy, Ltd.

20120104260 - Method and apparatus to facilitate crystal identification in a pet detector: A method for creating a look-up table includes arranging a mask configured to cover a subset of crystals of a plurality of crystals in a scintillation array. The method includes collecting a first set of data from at least one photosensor positioned to receive light generated by the scintillation array.... Agent: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

20120104264 - Anatomical imaging system with centipede belt drive and bottom notch to accommodate base of patient support: m

20120104262 - Evaluation of measurements from a pixelated detector: The invention relates to a method and a data processing device for evaluating measurement signals provided by a layered, pixelated radiation detector. A generalized detector response function is provided that describes the energy-related crosstalk caused by radiation incident in the d-th neighboring pixel. With the help of this GDR-function, crosstalk... Agent: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.v.

20120104263 - Positron emission tomography system with hybrid detection geometries and sampling: A gamma ray detection system includes a plurality of detector modules having a same length, where each detector module is configured to detect gamma rays generated from positron annihilation events. A first detector module of the plurality of detector modules is shifted by a predetermined distance in an axial direction... Agent: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

20120104265 - Radiation detector having a ribbed scintillator: A system for efficient neutron detection is described. The system includes a neutron scintillator formed with a number of protruding parallel ribs each side of the scintillator, forming a first set of ribs and a second set of ribs. The ribs have a protrusion height that provides a selected neutron... Agent:

20120104266 - Radiation detecting element, method of producing same, radiation detecting module, and radiation image diagnostic apparatus: A method of producing a radiation detecting element with an improved resolution property, a radiation detecting element, a radiation detecting module, and a radiation image diagnostic apparatus are provided. The radiation detecting element includes a scintillator layer on a substrate. The scintillator layer includes a plurality of columnar crystals having... Agent: Sony Corporation

20120104267 - Imaging apparatus, radiation imaging system, and control method of image sensor: An imaging apparatus including: a plurality of pixels including a photoelectric conversion element and a sample hold circuit; a plurality of signal lines configured to read from the plurality of pixels an electric signal held in the sample hold circuit therein; a imaging control unit configured to perform a first... Agent: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

20120104268 - Apparatus for fine-delay adjustments of analog signals in positron emitter tomography sensors: A variable delay device is connected to a photosensor of a time-of-flight gamma ray detection system and includes a substrate on which a plurality of conductive pins are affixed. A first terminal connected to a first of the plurality of pins and a second terminal connected to the second of... Agent: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

20120104269 - Noble-gas-excimer detectors of slow neutrons: The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for use in highly sensitive and efficient neutron detection, that includes using trigger reactions to initiate far-ultraviolet (FUV) optical emissions. In some embodiments of the present invention, a method for the detection of slow neutrons includes absorption of a slow neutron with... Agent:

20120104270 - Device and method for monitoring a hadron beam: The present invention relates to a device for dosimetry monitoring of a hadron beam, comprising n successive ionization chambers i obtained by a serie or stack of n+1 parallel detector plates separated from each other by a gas filled gap, each detector plates having a collecting part comprising a collecting... Agent:

20120104271 - Radiation imaging apparatus: A radiation imaging apparatus includes a radiation flat panel detector configured to detect radiation incident thereupon and to generate a radiation image, a control unit configured to control a drive of the radiation flat panel detector, a heat insulation member arranged between the radiation flat panel detector and the control... Agent: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

20120104272 - Charged particle gun and charged particle beam device: The present invention provides a charged particle gun including: a charged particle source (1); an extraction electrode (2); an opening (14) through which a charged particle beam passes; and a barrier provided in an area defined by connecting the charged particle source to the opening, the barrier serving to prevent... Agent: Hitachi High-technologies Corporation

20120104274 - Ion beam generating apparatus, substrate processing apparatus and method of manufacturing electronic device: There is provided an ion beam generating apparatus capable of reducing power consumption and obtain highly-accurate uniformity in a substrate process without providing a mechanism to rotate a substrate. Each of ion beam generating apparatuses 1a and 1b includes a discharging tank for generating plasma, an extraction electrode including an... Agent: Canon Anelva Corporation

20120104273 - Ion source and a method of generating an ion beam using an ion source: Multiple control electrodes are provided asymmetrically within the plasma chamber of an ion source at respective positions along the length of the plasma chamber. Biasing the control electrodes selectively can selectively enhance the ion extraction current at adjacent positions along the length of the extraction slit. A method of generating... Agent: Twin Creeks Technologies, Inc.

20120104275 - Aircraft potable water system: A water purification device (30) is provided for installation in an aircraft potable water system. The device (30) comprises a treatment cell (40) incorporated into the water system's plumbing and a flashlamp (50) positioned to productively transmit into the treatment chamber (41) of the cell (40). The flashlamp (50) emits... Agent: Goodrich Corporation

20120104276 - Modular patient support system: A radiation treatment system (100) for accurately delivering radiation to a targeted site within a cancer patient (108) that includes a modular patient support system and a patient positioner (114). The modular patient support system includes a modularly expandable patient pod (200) and at least one immobilization device, such as,... Agent: Loma Linda University Medical Center

20120104277 - Oled phototherapy device: The invention provides a phototherapy device that includes a controlled environment defined by a plurality of transparent panels and at least one light emitting diode portion that projects light into the controlled environment.... Agent: Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.v.

20120104279 - Fluorescence light scanning microscope having a birefringent chromatic beam shaping device: A fluorescence light scanning microscope (2) comprises a light source providing excitation light (8) for exciting a fluorophore in a sample to be imaged for spontaneous emission of fluorescence light, and suppression light (7) for suppressing spontaneous emission of fluorescence light by the fluorophore on a common optical axis (4),... Agent: Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum

20120104278 - System and method for the excitation, interrogation, and identification of covert taggants: Apparatuses and methods relating to excitation, interrogation, and identification of covert taggants, are described. In one exemplary embodiment, a multi-measurement interrogator comprising an emitter and an optical sensing subsystem that is capable to sense more than one type of a response signal from a taggant is described. The multi-measurement interrogator... Agent:

20120104280 - Method of fluorescent measurement of samples, and devices therefrom: The invention provides a method and device for fluorescent measurement of a sample. The method includes impinging an incident beam having an excitation wavelength and a focus diameter on the sample to yield a laser spot that defines sample volume. The laser spot is displaced relative to sample volume in... Agent:

20120104281 - System, method, and luminescent marker for improved diffuse luminescent imaging or tomography in scattering media: A method and system for luminescence molecular imaging or tomography of a region of interest in a scattering medium is disclosed. The system comprises a non-linear luminescent marker material arranged in the scattering medium. Contrast and resolution of the imaging or tomography is thus improved. The non-linear marker is for... Agent: Lumito Ab

20120104283 - Irradiation system: The present embodiments relate to a system for irradiating a patient. The system for irradiating the patient includes a horizontal guide and a vertical guide. The vertical guide is connected horizontally-adjustably to the horizontal guide. The system also includes a support element that is attached vertically-adjustably to the horizontal guide... Agent:

20120104284 - Patterning device for generating a pattern in and/or on a layer: The invention relates to a patterning device (10, 12) for generating a pattern (20, 22, 24) in and/or on a layer (32, 34) via a condensed light beam (40). The patterning device comprises a light source (50) for generating the condensed light beam (40), a diffractive optical element (60) for... Agent: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.v.

20120104282 - Target tracking system and method with jitter reduction suitable for directed energy systems: Embodiments of a target tracking system and method with jitter reduction suitable for directed energy systems are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the directed energy system includes a target tracking system to track one or more track points on a moving target, and a beam transmission unit to maintain... Agent:

20120104285 - Ion implantation method and ion implantation apparatus: An ion implantation method and the like by which a circular implantation region and a peripheral implantation region surrounding it and the dose amount of which is different from that of the circular implantation region can be formed within the surface of the substrate without the use of the step... Agent: Nissin Ion Equipment Co., Ltd.

20120104286 - Method for resizing pattern to be written by lithography technique, and charged particle beam writing method: A method for resizing a pattern to be written by using lithography technique includes calculating a first dimension correction amount of a pattern for correcting a dimension error caused by a loading effect, for each small region made by virtually dividing a writing region of a target workpiece into meshes... Agent: Nuflare Technology, Inc.

20120104287 - Locating badge: A locating badge comprising a housing containing an opaque medium and an IR transmitting device. At least a portion of the housing is transparent to visible light and a portion to IR, and the housing preferably comprises two releasably mechanically engageable housing members. The opaque medium, viewable through the transparent... Agent:

20120104288 - Plasmonic device, system, and methods: A thin-film plasmonic device including a layer of a conductive material positioned over an array of electrodes of alternating polarity.... Agent:

20120104291 - Composition for producing a filter material for radiation, method for producing a composition for a filter material, material for filtering radiation, and an optoelectronic device comprising the material: Composition for producing a filter material for radiation includes a silicone and at least one dye dispersed in the silicone, wherein the composition has a relative transmission of less than 20% for radiation of the wavelength of 400 nm to 700 nm, and has a relative transmission of greater than... Agent: Osram Opto Semiconductors Gmbh

20120104289 - Droplet generation and detection device, and droplet control device: A droplet generation and detection device may include: a droplet generation unit for outputting a charged droplet; at least one droplet sensor including a magnetic circuit including a coil configured of an electrically conductive material, the magnetic circuit being disposed such that the charged droplet passes around the magnetic circuit,... Agent:

20120104290 - Extreme ultraviolet light generation system: An apparatus for generating extreme ultraviolet light by exciting a target material to turn the target material into plasma may include: a frame; a chamber in which the extreme ultraviolet light is generated; a target supply unit for supplying the target material into the chamber; a first connection member for... Agent: